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Prepaid Cellular EZ Comparison
| Product |
Handset |
Rebate |
Activation |
Rate/ |
Card |
Minutes |
Coverage |
U.S. LD |
Roaming Charges |
Voice |
Caller |
Over The Air Charge |
Digital/ |
| Cost |
Charge |
Minute |
Cost |
On Card |
Mail |
ID |
Analog |
| Voip
Telecom International |
$99.95 |
60 min. |
None |
0.59 |
17.70 |
30 |
Nationwide |
Free |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CDMA |
| "EZ
PCS" |
0.49 |
44.10 |
90 |
| |
0.39 |
97.50 |
250 |
| |
$100-$129 |
|
None |
0.65 |
25.00 |
38 |
Nationwide |
Free |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
TDMA |
| AT&T |
$30 |
0.50 |
50.00 |
100 |
| "Free
2 Go" |
25 min. |
0.35 |
100.00 |
286 |
| |
|
0.25 |
200.00 |
800 |
| |
$75 |
None |
$30 |
0.50 |
10.00 |
20 |
25 States |
Free |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Analog |
| Cingular |
0.40 |
20.00 |
50 |
$1.95
|
| (Bell
South) |
0.40 |
30.00 |
75 |
per min.* |
| |
0.40 |
50.00 |
125 |
|
| |
$50-$100 |
None |
None |
0.77 |
10.00 |
13 |
Nationwide |
Free |
|
No |
No |
Yes |
Analog |
| MCI/Worldcom |
0.60 |
25.00 |
42 |
$.78-$1.58 |
| "Cell
Ease" |
0.49 |
50.00 |
102 |
per min.* |
| |
0.39 |
100.00 |
256 |
|
| TracFone |
$50 |
$30 |
None |
0.79 |
7.99 |
10 |
Nationwide |
$.19-$.39 per min.* |
|
No |
No |
No |
Analog |
| 0.66 |
19.99 |
30 |
$1.52-$3.16 |
| 0.49 |
49.99 |
100 |
per min.* |
| 0.38 |
99.99 |
260 |
|
| |
$60-$145 |
None |
$35 |
0.50 |
30.00 |
60 |
Nationwide |
Free |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CDMA |
| Verizon
Wireless |
0.40 |
50.00 |
125 |
$1.95
|
| "National
Prepay" |
0.35 |
75.00 |
214 |
per min.* |
| |
0.20 |
150.00 |
750 |
|
| VoiceStream |
|
None |
None |
0.40 |
29.95 |
75 |
29 States |
Free |
Not Available |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
GSM |
| "Easy
Speak" |
0.33 |
49.95 |
150 |
| |
0.25 |
99.95 |
400 |
| AllTell |
|
None |
None |
0.50 |
25.00 |
50 |
19 States |
$.25 per min.* |
Not Available |
No |
No |
No |
Analog |
| "To
Go Wireless Pkg" |
0.50 |
50.00 |
100 |
| |
0.50 |
100.00 |
200 |
| Buy The Minute |
$60-$130 |
$30 |
None |
0.59 |
10.00 |
17 |
Regional |
Free |
|
No |
No |
No |
Analog |
| 0.49 |
30.00 |
61 |
$1.16-$2.36 |
| 0.39 |
50.00 |
128 |
per min.* |
| 0.29 |
100.00 |
345 |
|
| |
$70 |
None |
$20 |
0.35 |
10.00 |
29 |
|
Free |
Not Available |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
GSM |
| PowerTel |
0.35 |
20.00 |
57 |
Southeast |
| "Ready
To Call |
0.35 |
30.00 |
85 |
U.S. Only |
| |
0.35 |
45.00 |
129 |
|
| |
0.35 |
90.00 |
257 |
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| *Charges in addition to regular per minute charges |
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