Comments on: Net 10 Wireless Comparison

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:53:08 +0000

I bought a Net10 phone so I could phone home to Canada while travelling in the US. The phone was cheap and the rates seemed good, but I could not get it activated for out-of-country calls (this seems to require a separate step which is not advertised). For several days I called the 1-800 number listed in their manual, but no one ever answered it. Then I found another 1-877 number to call, and this time I talked to someone and he said he would activate it, but it could take up to 3 days. 11 days after purchasing the phone, I still could not call Canada and my vacation was coming to an end, so I took it back to Sears and got a refund.

By: peeceebee

peeceebee — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:26:13 +0000

Bill from Moscow has it right. For a light user, Net10 is not that cheap. It’s all about the days. ATT will get you 90 days for $25 and 1 year for $100. If you are a light user, the minutes are irrelevant because you will have minutes left to roll over anyway. You’ll find yourself with more and more minutes rolling over that you’ll never use (and they know that).

Net10’s CS is horrible and their website is not much better either. I am an immigrant and I know how to speak slowly and communicate with foreign speakers but with Net10, I could not understand what they were saying, there was a horrible echo in the background and in the end, they either could not or would not answer my questions.

US telecoms are basically performing legalized thievery but because most Americans never leave the country, the don’t know it. So they become ecstatic when a crap company offers them a cheap service. I went to Greece for vacation (it’s like a second world country) and their cell plans were so much better, cheaper , and LESS CONFUSING. And all sort of little things. Like you don’t get charged for incoming calls. Why in the hell would I want to pay for someone to call me? How can Greece do that and the US can’t? Easy, the government there works for the people, not the corporations.

By: CindyH

CindyH — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:07:53 +0000

Net10 is absolutely amazing. I’ve had my phone now for almost six months and I have saved so much money. I have bought the Net10 Unlimited plans and its these bundles with unlimited texting, calling, and web browsing. I love it because these bundles can be used for additional service for like international calling too!!
There is no contract and the service has just been wondering. I highly reccomend it.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:59:12 +0000

I’ve had my Net10 phone for over a year now, and I really only have one complaint about it.

I live right near the Canadian border in Northern NY, and service can be spotty when I get too close to Canada. I suspect that’s more of a lack of towers in the area than anything, because it’s worked everywhere else I’ve needed to use it. It’s a great phone, and like everyone else has said, you can’t beat the price.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:09:21 +0000

I guess that’s about all you can do. My phone has the feature, but I never use it, because I don’t want to use up my minutes this way. I got my phone to use as a phone only.

By: NobodyUKnow

NobodyUKnow — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:58:47 +0000

I e-mailed Net10 and their reply was basically that it costs the same as a phone call – every minute you’re on the net uses a minute of airtime. I guess you’re at the mercy of how long the browser on the phone decides to keep the connection open. I would hope that it would only keep it up until the end of the current minute (after receiving whatever data you asked for), but I doubt I’ll be able to get confirmation of that from their customer service, so if I really want to know I guess I’ll just have to bite the bullet and try it.

By: NobodyUKnow

NobodyUKnow — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:33:49 +0000

I’ve been a Net10 user for a couple years and I was unaware there was web access. They certainly don’t advertise it! I could really use Google Maps or Mapquest while on the road occasionally – not enough use to require a GPS (I’m also a news junkie so if it was cheap enough I might use it for that, too). I cannot find any info on their site detailing what they charge for web use (and I’d be absolutely flabbergasted if they allowed tethering). Can anyone provide info on the web use charges (and whether the map sites are even a possibility)?

By: briyanna evans

briyanna evans — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:16:57 +0000

Thanks Alot

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:57:02 +0000

You don’t have a monthly bill per se, but you buy a phone card that has X amount of minutes and X amount of days. When the days on that card run out, you have to buy more minutes, or you’ll lose your phone number. So, you don’t have a monthly contract, but to keep your phone #, you’ll have to always have a current card. Calls are 10 cents per minute. Texts are 5 cents each, sending and receiving.

By: briyanna evans

briyanna evans — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:52:03 +0000

I`m considering a net 10 phone but is a little confused do u have to pay a bill monthly fot the phone? The reason i ask is because it say something like 10 cent a min for a text wat exactly does that mean.