****Plan starts October 9th (this Friday) but has been OFFICIALLY confirmed by PagePlus***
Plan includes 1200 minutes / 1200 texts or MMS / 50mb data usage
1) Offered by Page Plus Cellular; a Verizon Wireless MVNO (Reseller). 2) No activation fee. No fees. No taxes. 3) Same coverage area as Verizon Wireless Prepaid. 4) You may use: a) ANY Verizon handset with a clean ESN. b) Other CDMA handsets may possibly be used with/without flashing. 5) $29.99/Month fee can be lowered even further by purchasing refill cards at various discounters.
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NO, YOUR iPHONE WON'T WORK. And NO, T-Mobile** AND AT&T** PHONES WON'T WORK. AT ALL. EVER. These **other networks are GSM networks and Verizon [and therefore PagePlus Cellular (PPC)] and US Cellular are CDMA networks - the two networks are NOT interchangeable. NEVER WILL BE... EVER!
NO TAXES! USD$29.99 (or less if you buy from a reseller, just search!). The only chance for paying taxes is the standard state tax you might pay if you bought an item from a retail store. I would assume PPC charges tax in Ohio for both retail and online purchases. I live in Florida. I buy online from PPC or another out of state reseller, and I pay USD$29.99. Nothing more.
WARNING: If you are going to buy a VERIZON InPulse/Prepaid wireless phone (the ones that come in blister packs... sold at WalMart, Target etc.), DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED, WITH THE PHONE. DO NOT PRESS THE SEND KEY... See more details at howardforums.com. If you activate it on Verizon's network accidentally, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE IT ON PAGE PLUS CELLULAR FOR SIX MONTHS, after you cancel the InPulse service. This also applies to users already on Verizon's InPulse (PrePaid) service; after you cancel InPulse you will need to wait 6 months(?) before being able to activate it on PagePlus.
This plan is good for you if you talk and text a lot. This plan is good for you if you think Verizon's network is the most reliable. This plan is good for you if you want Verizon at a non-Verizon price. This plan is good for you if you want a choice of handsets. This plan is good for you if you don't like contracts. This plan is good for you if you don't like to pay additional fees/taxes every month. This plan is NOT good for you if you use a lot of data.
Handsets: ANY Verizon handset with a clean ESN will probably work. Other CDMA handsets may possibly be used with/without flashing. Check HoFo for vital information!
Best place to purchase NEW, inexpensive Verizon handsets: WalMart, Target, Best Buy, eBay (used).
Activation Fee: None (USD$29.95 TnT card must be purchased initially for first month of service/activation).
Monthly Fee: USD$29.95 Fee can be lowered even further by purchasing refill cards at various discounters: eBay (CashBack, e-bates, eBay bucks), Callingmart, etc. Any combination of cards/pins may be used to fulfill the monthly fee. May also be deducted automatically by PPC, but fee is always 29.95/month (no discount).
USD$10.00 CHARGE TO CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT PHONE WHILE ALREADY ON PAGEPLUS SERVICE, PER PAGEPLUS TELEPHONE REP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fine print: PagePlus Cellular only provides customer service for phones they sell on their website. Don't buy a 3rd party phone and complain when it doesn't work! PPC customer service MIGHT try to help, but don't bet on it. Read the HowardForums PagePlus wiki for phones that work out of the box.
Message edited by: javaman2003 on 2009-10-13 11:35:45 CDT
Nice! Thanks for posting. I've not been reading howardforums much lately so would have missed out. When my PP minutes run out, I'm going for this plan!
I wish they had some sort of family plan. I have three phones in my family and prepay for all three is only like $10-20 cheaper for me at this new rate.
I'm wondering how customer service issues will be because I tried calling the number about 5 times and the recording says, "We are unable to take your call at this time...." 800-550-2436.
Good deal but I have a question. Will this include the full signal strength as a regular Verizon contract plan? For instance, Virgin Mobile and Cricket Wireless vs Sprint & Boost Mobile vs Nextel. (Though they use the same network, go into a building with your Boost Mobile phone and compare how many bars you have with someone with a Nextel phone/service.)
Also whoever did the QuickSummary, can you fix your links so they actually show up correctly? (Howard and Wiki links)
Regardless, green for the OP.
Message edited by: desynced on 2009-10-07 20:11:44 CDT
desynced said:Good deal but I have a question. Will this include the full signal strength as a regular Verizon contract plan?
Yes. Acts just like a native Verizon phone -- as long as you are in a PP service area, there should be little to no difference compared to a Verizon handset on PP and a Verizon hanset on native Verizon assuming you have two %100 identical phones.
edit: tried to clean up the Wiki some.. but it's pretty much a mess of random information. Better than nothing I guess. Thanks to the original Wiki editor for getting it started
Message edited by: Paperbag on 2009-10-07 20:55:30 CDT
xnkennyh said:You have to buy a refill card of 30$ every month?
Yes and no. They have an auto replenish you can manually setup to charge a debit or credit card on a specific date each month. One Page Plus month is 30 days.
Edit: to be more precise, you just need to have $29.95 in your account. You can buy $80 cards and not worry about it. I tend to run a $0.00 balance and just renew via the auto-replenish.
Message edited by: Paperbag on 2009-10-07 20:43:01 CDT
Not exactly. Go to Verizon's website to check their post-paid and prepaid coverage, you will see nation-wide there is a lot of difference, i.e., prepaid coverage is a lot less.
Paperbag said:desynced said:Good deal but I have a question. Will this include the full signal strength as a regular Verizon contract plan?
edit: tried to clean up the Wiki some.. but it's pretty much a mess of random information. Better than nothing I guess. Thanks to the original Wiki editor for getting it started
inthemood said:Not exactly. Go to Verizon's website to check their post-paid and prepaid coverage, you will see nation-wide there is a lot of difference, i.e., prepaid coverage is a lot less.
Paperbag said:desynced said:Good deal but I have a question. Will this include the full signal strength as a regular Verizon contract plan?
Yes. Acts just like a native Verizon phone.
From what I understood, he was talking signal strength based on two phones in a service area compared side to side (assuming same phones, and all other factors of course). Verizon does not gimp your signal because you are using one of their MVNOs. Full bars on a Verzion phone will be full bars on a PP phone (again, within reason due to no two phones being the same). The new pageplus coverage map provides the best estimate. It was updated a few weeks ago and contains some places not on the Verizon pre-paid map.
You are correct in that the tower coverage will be different, however. Sorry for the confusion
Message edited by: Paperbag on 2009-10-07 20:58:36 CDT
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