Buying cell phones for use in Disney ?

[DisneyRookie2007]

I wish we lived closer to the border as that is exactly what I'm looking to do as well.

I'm giving some thoughts to getting someone from the USA to order from NET10 for me as 1 of their phone packages right now is for $25 and includes 750 minutes....I just have to find a friend or relative willing to order online for me and ship to me here in NB......

At least I have 9 months to put this in place....

We just got back from our vacation in NH. I dropped into RadioShack and bought 2 Tracfones for $10 each. Now all I need to do is go online to buy some airtime. The phones have double minutes for life, so I can buy a 30 minute card online for $10 and it doubles to 60 minutes. I think that is all I will need for us to keep track of our daughter and her friend from time to time during our 8 day trip.

So, in summary, my investment is only $20 for the phones and $20 for the airtime = $40 total

 

[squirrel]

I have a Virgin Mobile cell phone with the pay as you go. I have accumulated a large amount of money on it $200+, might even be $300+. I just use it for emergencies.

I was planning on taking it with me to WDW to use up some of the $. Will it work from the US?

Normally, I just purchase a $5 phone card and that's enough for 2 weeks.

 

[Da2154]

Yes, this worked for us too. We got a Verizon Prepaid as did a friend for a trip last year. They were basic LG cameraphones and we bought them at a Wal Mart in Kissimmee the day we arrived. Took only minutes to activate each phone with a 407 number. Worked well for the week, we could call each other as many times Verizon-to-Verizon as we needed to for the daily charge.

I still have the phone, so I could always reload it during another trip. The instructions state that the phone is not to be removed from the United States of America

Verizon Prepaid plans are another option, especially with larger groups. Verizon has a plan where you only pay for the days you use your phone, so no minutes to worry about expiring, however you need to keep the account active by making a payment to it. The cost is $1.99 per day for unlimited evening and weekend and $0.25/minute during the day. Or you can go to $0.99/day and pay $0.10 per minute evenings and weekend.

The best part though is that either of those options gives you unlimited Verizon to Verizon calling. So if you both have Verizon phones your cost is $2 a day or $14 for the week you are there if you use it every day. Skip a day and save the $2!

 

[iluvwesties]

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[yosh12]

I am def interested in the net 10. So the minutes that are on the phone....can you call back to Canada on it or only in the states. Can you accept incoming calls from Canada? Are you also able to text to Canada. Any information would be helpful.

Thanks

 

[drag n' fly]

One thing dh and I have been doing recently is using skype for android. He paid 2c a minute and I believe it is free on weekends ..i'll have to check not sure. We had really good reception when he called from Hungary, Greece and Mexico. We will try it down in Florida in a couple weeks.