| Forum Home | ||||
| PC World Chat | ||||
| Thread ID: 60758 | 2005-08-12 05:30:00 | Portable Phones - for and against | Scouse (83) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 380480 | 2005-08-12 05:30:00 | Hi folks. Here I show my age and ignorance. Mrs S and I have never owned a portable phone. She now wishes to buy one because we "keep and eye on" a teenage granddaughter after college and she wants the ability to text same g'd to keep in touch. No photographs, no frills. Talk and text Today I looked around and sort of settled on a simple Nokia 1100 at about $99 and its mate a Nokia 1200 (Ithink). One version offered all-you-can-eat free texts over the weekend and 20 cents a call otherwise. The other offered $10 per month for all use. Any useful thoughts or ideas, other than telling me to make a choice and jump in. Thanks. :cool: |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 380481 | 2005-08-12 05:42:00 | Do you mean that the phone is for you and Mrs S to use? By that, I mean you aren't giving it to the granddaughter? $10 per month is just for the texting; phone calls are extra. Likewise with the all-you-can-eat over the weekend - it doesn't cover phone calls. Do you think you will make 50 or more text messages per month? If not then you just need a pre-paid plan and pay 20 cents per text message and top up when required. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 380482 | 2005-08-12 05:47:00 | Ooops. G'daughter is a long standing member of the phone-owners' brigade. We're just trying to catch up. Probably a meaningless exercise. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 380483 | 2005-08-12 05:57:00 | Unless you plan to send more than 50 texts a month, forget the $10 Telecom deal. If your granddaughter has Vodafone, and you also, text is free on the weekends. My wife has a Nokia 1100. Good value for money and the keypad is easy to use. If my wife can use it, ANYONE can ! |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 380484 | 2005-08-12 06:09:00 | Hi Steve. Now that.... If my wife can use it, ANYONE can ! really will sell it to my wife. Probably throw me and the phone out of doors. But thanks for the input. It did look neat and simple compared with others on the display rack. G'daughter has an 027 number.... does that matter? | Scouse (83) | ||
| 380485 | 2005-08-12 07:38:00 | She now wishes to buy one because we "keep and eye on" a teenage granddaughter after college and she wants the ability to text same g'd to keep in touch. Perhaps I'm thick but how does that enable you to keep an eye on her? If she is with you after school, then you wouldn't need to text or phone her. If she isn't and you text her - still don't see how that allows you to know where she is and what she's doing. She could say anything and you wouldn't know differently. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 380486 | 2005-08-12 07:51:00 | Hi pctek. Yes, appreciated. That's why I earlier said that it could be a meaningless exercise. I think g'ma wants to be available as a two way facility, in case the young lady wants to contact her/us when her mother is not available through working. I can see how easily a parent/grandparent can be conned, but.... she's a nice kid and an element of trust comes in to it all. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 380487 | 2005-08-12 11:39:00 | G'daughter has an 027 number.... does that matter? It just means that since it is Telecom, if you get a Vodafone the free texting on weekends will not apply (only Voda to Voda). As for a 'meaningless exercise'.... look at it this way: if your wife and your granddaughter only text or talk once in awhile, or if your wife only uses it once every two months or so .... but in so doing it brings nana and g'daughter closer, or helps your wife out of a mess or with an emergency.... then YES, I say it is worth it. The Nokia is only about $100 + pre-pay, so it is cheap. Go for it - your granddaughter will have a good feeling knowing that her nana can be contacted. If your granddaughter is young, she will text more and more as she gets older. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 380488 | 2005-08-13 01:44:00 | Unless you plan to send more than 50 texts a month, forget the $10 Telecom deal. If your granddaughter has Vodafone, and you also, text is free on the weekends. My wife has a Nokia 1100. Good value for money and the keypad is easy to use. If my wife can use it, ANYONE can ! i think your wrong here.if you go with telecom you can send 500 texts for $10, and that is to 025,027 and 021, but if you u go with boost (its also a part of telecom) you can send 1000 texts for $10 but only to 025/027. |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 380489 | 2005-08-13 01:53:00 | Hi folks. Thanks for your input. The new Nokia 2112 is purchased and is now on the charger. Telecom certainly don't seem to have made the various options/plans easy to follow, despite being laid out in a form of table. Although pre-paid, I need to sort out which of the mytime/anytime/go prepaid/go onebill/etc options will suit me before the charging is finished. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 1 2 | |||||