oldgoat Posted November 30, 2011 Share #1 Posted November 30, 2011 got a package from Amber my daughter today and i forgot to open it. well i just opened it and what do i see? a new cell phone an AT&T one nothing fancy just a samsung one with a camera. she said dear Dad im tired of you and that damn tracfone. i cant talk to you with out useing up your minutes. so Justin (son-inlaw) and I said you need this. it comes with 700 minutes and unlimited phone to phone? you can now call me anytime. boy is she asking for it now! so i have to learn this phone. im not good with new things. but now im at least in the circle? what do you do with kids like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman Posted November 30, 2011 Share #2 Posted November 30, 2011 Nice... Gotta love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 30, 2011 Share #3 Posted November 30, 2011 Good for you. I find that I don't use near as many minutes as I thought. I am on Verizon and most of the people that I talk to happen to be on Verizon also. Therefore, I am not charged any time for the people that I talk to the most. It works out really well for me. I never use 700 minutes a month due to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctraylor Posted November 30, 2011 Share #4 Posted November 30, 2011 I have ATT with 5 phones with the kids. We have 800 mins. to share and I think we have about 2500 mins. in rollover. We never use all the mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted November 30, 2011 Share #5 Posted November 30, 2011 tracfone IS a good product for those that don't have a lot of usage. I got one for a friend that calls his brother and family in Germany every day. No contract, no obligations and crystal clear conversations across the pond. A global phone from Verizon can run $50 a month or so(don't ask me how I know), the tracfone is less than $30 a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyR Posted November 30, 2011 Share #6 Posted November 30, 2011 I'm fairly happy with my Tracfone, in fact just upgraded my old pushbutton flipphone to a new touchscreen model. But in general,I don't talk alot. And I can still get incoming calls on my old landline for free, which I have my DSL for computer on. I also use Yahoo Voice for calling out from my computer. I bought $10 worth of minutes there a year ago, and still have time left (voice over IP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Eagle Posted November 30, 2011 Share #7 Posted November 30, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakester Posted November 30, 2011 Share #8 Posted November 30, 2011 Wonderful gift. Now set a time--once a day , or once a week, etc. and make your one on one time to visit. I added a phone to my familys plan and gave to my Mom when she was alive. It gave me peace knowing, if she got stranded, she could call me or somebody for help. She barely if ever used it, but it was there. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideoftheroad Posted November 30, 2011 Share #9 Posted November 30, 2011 Good for you. I find that I don't use near as many minutes as I thought. I am on Verizon and most of the people that I talk to happen to be on Verizon also. Therefore, I am not charged any time for the people that I talk to the most. It works out really well for me. I never use 700 minutes a month due to that. Don, I don't know how many minutes you normally use but a few years ago a corp. rep. came to our business and I asked about any alternative plans. We had 700 as well and were barely touching 300. He told us about a plan for 550 shared minutes. I just logged into our account our family plan is called Nationwide Loyalty Share 550. If I recall it was at least $20 cheaper. oldgoat. It is always nice to know that you have family looking out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgoat Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted November 30, 2011 it did come with a few rules from her rule #1 keep it charged rule # 2 every friday at 7 pm you must call me or the son-inlaw to check in. if its a half hour late i will call you dad. rule #3 you must call dianne on sunday and check in with her at least once every 2 weeks. rule #4 it must go with you where ever you go. gee looks like the kids are staring to be the parents these days:rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted November 30, 2011 Share #11 Posted November 30, 2011 got a package from Amber my daughter today and i forgot to open it. well i just opened it and what do i see? a new cell phone an AT&T one nothing fancy just a samsung one with a camera. she said dear Dad im tired of you and that damn tracfone. i cant talk to you with out useing up your minutes. so Justin (son-inlaw) and I said you need this. it comes with 700 minutes and unlimited phone to phone? you can now call me anytime. boy is she asking for it now! so i have to learn this phone. im not good with new things. but now im at least in the circle? what do you do with kids like this? Yup, a big hug is probably most appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnston Posted December 1, 2011 Share #12 Posted December 1, 2011 couple of big ones: 1) never stop braggin on yer kids 2) dont forget to turn it off then back ON once in awhile for the auto updates if any apply JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midrsv Posted December 1, 2011 Share #13 Posted December 1, 2011 For those without a landline but you have internet, you can get a free Google Gmail account and utlize their free phone call feature from your computer. All you need is a webcam or microphone. The calling is free nationwide. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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