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Prepaid plan costs: first month of second year

March 23rd, 2010 at 10:27 pm

So late March marks the beginning of our second year on three prepaid phones instead of a family plan. We bought some minutes recently:

CJ 1000 minutes T-Mobile fillup: $107.78
NT 300 minutes Net10 fillup: $32.82
Total cost for the year: $140.60

So our average monthly cost for this year is $140.60, since we're in the first month. Obviously, I expect that average to drop considerably over the next few months.

RECAP: I switched to prepaid in late March 2009. We have 2 phones on T-Mobile prepaid and 1 on Net10 prepaid. AS and I refill in 1000-minute increments and only need to refill when we run out or when it's been a year since our last fillup to stay active. NT needs to buy 300 more minutes every 60 days to keep his phone activated.

(Our cellphone bill, for three phones on a family plan, used to range from $80-$95, depending on texts, calls to 411, etc. Usually it was close to $85. My goal for next year is to get my average cost to $50 per month, but any average number below $85 will be a savings.)

2 Responses to “Prepaid plan costs: first month of second year”

  1. cptacek Says:
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    what was the average per month for last year?

  2. ceejay74 Says:
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    It averaged out to $60.71 per month.

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