Cheap cell + plan for a relative

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  1. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    Lol he’s an adult... but having hard times. I’m gonna help. Already buying him clothes and guess what, shelter too.

    Ok let’s say you’re right. If I get him a phone with internet and add him to my AT@T family plan, what’s the cheapest internet phone that route? I don’t want to get a surprise huge bill for data either. So I’m not sure if data is really necessary.
     
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    Add a line qualifies you for a discount. And maybe a new phone for free. They’ve been blowing my email up about a free phone.

    You’re plan will be his plan. He will use your data. That’s why I took my mom off of mine. (Unlimited data) $85 a month for a #### flip phone. For someone who doesn’t know how to text or internet. And has no interest in learning.
     
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    I think Walmart has a plan that comes with a Seinfeld box set. You just have to set the time machine to 1998.
     
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    Straight Talk has nice plans cheaper one and their best deal is $55 for unlimited talk and text and 60GB of high speed data. You can buy a cheaper like Moto G6 phone that is unlocked and has all the antennas for all cell Phone networks. Then you pick the one you like and get the SIM card from Straight Talk. So you can pick you phone and cell phone network. It nice deal for $55 and 60GB, ends up at $60 with taxes.

    The Motorola phones like G6 are running almost pure Android. Updates are slow but they are also cheap phones
     
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    I think ST and cricket actually offer FREE phones with some of their plans.

    They have one unlimited talk and text for 25 a month.
     
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    I was going to mention Cricket's $25 plan but Brandon gave you a head's up on that one. Instead, I will throw out a different one.

    AirVoice may have what you are looking for. Unlimited Talk and Text and 1Gb of data for $20 or $18 with autopay. AirVoice uses the AT&T network.
    Unlimited talk text and international wireless phone calls

    Get a good, used phone from Swappa and you're in business.

    Good on ya for helping out the relative like you are doing.
     
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    I have a Republic wireless phone. it used wifi as the default first . then cell if no wifi is available. Verizon and Sprint. The good. Its got $15 plans. They have quite a few phones . I never used up my data. you get warned if you approach a limit. I been using it almost 5 years and I like it. You can add a GB for $5 as a one shot if necessary. All calls including international are free. And text too. On wifi. I t never dropped a call and it switches over by itself. My wifes phone has unlimited data for $25. sometimes she uses 10 Gb. streaming movies with Chinese subtitles from China. No charge, The bad. customer service is a forum where you open tickets. You break your phone no warranty., You have to buy phones up front. You have a virtual phone number. You can set it to not do stuff on data if you want. If you put it on cell overide, you get charged for overages.
     
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    No but he is interested in a Pontiac slant four!
     
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    I can hook him up with a Wankle. Only slant 4 I’ve ever seen was a foreign job I bought as a teen. I don’t even remember what it was. Yeh, it was that impressive lol
     
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    Pontiac actually used them in the early 60's in the tempest. It was a 389 split down the middle.194.5 cubic inches.
     
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