Answers to questions about prepaid plans
Posted by phoneinfo on January 11, 2008
In this installment of Questions and Answers, we tackle questions about prepaid plans. Got a question you want answered? Submit your question here. Got something to add to the answers below? Leave a comment.
How do I get a network on my T-Mobile prepaid Samsung cell phone? I want to be able to send and receive picture mail and download ringtones. – Becey
So long as your T-Mobile Samsung cell phone has a prepaid SIM card inserted with available balance for making calls, you should have no problem downloading ringtones and getting picture mail. In order to download ringtones on the Samsung cell phone, just click on the T-zones area icon in the main menu and you should be able to listen to and purchase ringtones there. You can also create your own ringtone at ToneMine for free and send it to your cell phone (You will have to pay the standard text message fee, however, when you receive it.)
As for sending/receiving pictures, so long as your cell phone supports multimedia messaging (MMS) and has a camera, you should have no problem accomplishing this task. However, since you can’t purchase a text messaging plan, you’ll pay 25 cents each time you send and receive a picture message. In order to send a message from your prepaid camera phone, simply select the picture you want to send and choose Options. There will be a selection for Send; choose that and follow the directions from there.
Can you get the $15 or $5 text plan with a prepaid Verizon cell phone? – Merlemattia
Unfortunately, you can not purchase a text messaging bundle with a prepaid Verizon Wireless cell phone. If you do want to save some money on messages, select an INpulse power plan, which gets text messages down to about 2 cents each.
