Save Tons of Money by Switching to Prepaid Cell Phone Service

Let me first say that unless you use your cell phone a LOT, then chances are you’re getting completely ripped off by your postpaid provider. But I’m sure you didn’t need me to tell you that.

I’ll tell you how you can get a Nokia 6030 (a very nice basic phone) and approximately 1200 prepaid minutes that will not expire for exactly 1 year for around $100-$105:

1.) Go to DealKing.com and create an account. Make sure you confirm your account via email if necessary and are logged in.
2.) Now navigate DealKing’s website and find the Nokia 6030 deal. It should be one of the “Hot Offers” on the right hand side of the page.
3.) It should navigate you to T-Mobile’s website. Locate the Nokia 6030 Prepaid phone by simply typing 6030 into the search bar. Add it to your cart and purchase it.
4.) (Optional) You can get a pre-activated SIM card on eBay with 150 minutes on it for about $10 shipped. I recommend doing this because not only is this around $0.07 per minute which is cheaper than any other way to load minutes onto this phone, but if you’re not transferring your old phone number you’ll already have one all set up when you get the phone.
5.) Now you have several options. I recommend purchasing a $100 refill card from CheapPhoneCards.com for $94 if you use coupon code “refill5″. I’ll explain why in a second.

That’s it! Once you get the phone, simply pop in your SIM card you got from eBay (or the one that comes with the phone if you didn’t). If you want to transfer a number or activate the included SIM, you’ll need to call T-Mobile’s customer support, which is pretty good. I was on the line with them less than 10 minutes before I was all set up. If you used the eBay SIM and bought the $100 refill, you should get around 1200 minutes.

The reason for purchasing $100 refill is because not only do you get the best per minute rate, but after you’ve put $100 of refills on your account, you become a Gold Rewards member. This gives you 15% more minutes per refill and makes any refill last an entire year before it expires. Once you’re a Gold Rewards member, you keep your status forever.

It might seem like a lot of work, but if you’re like me and don’t make phone calls that last more than 2-3 minutes, the 1200 minutes will last you a while and you’ll save a TON of money now that you’re off your postpaid plan.

One thing I forgot to mention was that you should be able to use your current cell phone with T-Mobile To Go if it’s GSM unlocked.