RE: Re: [A/S] Cell phone internet hookups

[<cacijohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Cindy,

Thanks for the heads up, Hunter - there are so many little catches to check 
and watch out for with these phone plans.

The 'Regional' plans usually require you to make at least 50% of your calls 
from your home base.
We asked that question when we bought the plan.  Our National Plan (one of 
many,many)  does not require a certain % of calls from a home area.  We 
also dbl checked the "roaming" aspect - there are no roaming fees with our 
plan.  We can call anywhere in U.S. and can receive calls from any where 
without extra charges.  The two items we have to watch for are:
1) the 150 monthly minutes during M-F and 3000 minutes Sat, Sun.
2) we could get tripped up on the minutes because when calling out of our 
area it could be an extra month or two before the time appears on our bill, 
thus, if we used our minutes right up to the the limit say in November 
some additional minutes might show up from a September call made elsewhere 
causing us to go over ...

Everyone needs to be careful about comparing their plan with someone else's 
plan - it all depends on 'where' you buy your plan. Ask a lot of questions, 
do not assume.  One person can buy their Verizon National plan in Yuma, AZ 
and hear about different guidelines from someone who buys in Phoenix, AZ.   
The plan we bought in Yuma was not offered in Phoenix.  A guy working at a 
Verizon store in Phoenix said he's lucky in an 8 hour day if he talks with 
any two people who have the same plan.

Cindy & Carl