Voice-only Phone for Seniors:

• SeniorMobile: unlocked GSM ($97 phone); (T-mobile or AT&T); no data: large display; loud speakerphone; big buttons; simple phonebook; LED Flashlight; emergency E911 button on back . Buy prepaid GSM SIM cards, and replenish via PC or phone call. $25 prepaid service expires in 90 days
• SIMILAR to SeniorMobile: Alcatel A382G ($40 phone)- probably "locked" to Tracfone- below; $20 prepaid (120 minutes; 90 days)

Survey of Basic phones - (April, 2012 data)

Basic Phones From WALMART
(many models from $6 to $40)

• $10 TracFone Samsung S150G double minutes GSM "I bought for 9 yr old granddaughter for emergencies"
• AT&T Alcatel 5120A pre-paid phone (activate on any GoPhone plan)
• TracFone Alcatel A382G prepaid with double minutes 2MP camera $40
• $6 ("special buy") payLo Kyocera Kona prepaid cell phne model KYS2151APB - compatible with select Virgin Mobile plans

Basic TracFone Cell Phones (GSM on AT&T or TMobile) www.tracfone-orders.com

free Samsung S380C (reconditioned) 1.3MP camera; (get "triple minutes")

• free with purchase of 60 (X3) minutes @ $20; good for 90 days;

$10 Samsung S150G includes double minutes for life; unlimited carryover

• "I bought for 9 yr old granddaughter for emergencies"

$30 Alcatel A382G 3G/WiFi, includes double minutes for life

$130 LG Optimus-Android; TRIPLE minutes for life: 60 minute/60Texts/60MAB data Airtime Card (X3):

• $20 for 180minutes/180texts/180MB data)@$20 - good for 90 days
• $100 for 1200min/1200texts/1.2GB data and 365 days of service
• 1050 minutes over 365 days: $160; 400 minutes $100;(good for 365 days):
• 60 minutes $20; 450 minutes $80 (good for 90 days: ):

All about TracFone, NET10, and Straight Talk
(Prepaid Phone News)

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NET10 WIRELESS "BRING YOUR OWN PHONE" ("on Nation's Largest GSM Network")

• $25: 1000 minutes; 30 days
• $30: 300 minutes/600 texts for 60 days
• $100: 1500 minutes; 6 months; unused minutes roll-over. Text messaging and voice mail included (grandfathered?)

T-Mobile

• prepaid plan 1000 minutes for $100, for 1 year;
• new basic phones: $25;
• new android phones $99

PagePlus Cellular (Verizon MVNO):

• prepaid 2000 minutes for $80 for 1 year + $0.50/month service fee
• prepay 100 minutes for $10 good for 120 days
• Recurring $12/month: 250 minutes/ 250 text messages/ 10mB data

H20 Wireless (AT&T GSM):

• 2000 minutes for $100 for 1 year; additional minutes 5 cents; additional texts 5 cents each
• can use old AT&T phones with voice-only at $100/year - for kids!!

AT&T Go Sim Card ("AT&T Next" no contract):

Straight Talk (AT&T network): $6.99 for card (Walmart), plus minutes: $1.50/day for unlimted plans