Cellphone Contracts

I think those cellphone companies know that you're gonna want to leave, so they make sure to sign you up for their contract. I have to admit that two years is a long time to be stuck in anything. I'm currently on Verizon, but I'm already counting the months down.

Today, I see that Wal-Mart of all place has come out with their own prepaid cellphone. I had looked at all the current offerings, and none were a good deal before I went with Verizon for my needs. Today, they came out with their StraightTalk plan. While you pay for the phone, $29 to $99 depending on the choice, at least there is no contract. While the phones are not quite current, the price is right. For $30, you can get 1000 minutes, 1000 texts, and even 30 megs of data. For $45, it all gets upped to unlimited minutes, texts and data. All of this is carried via Verizon's network, which has better coverage than most at least in my area.

What's the catch? So far, I haven't found any, and that is the frustrating part about that contract that I signed. Here is hoping that this wil put some pressure on lowering prices, or at least not charging 20 cents per text message!

Jonas

StraightTalk