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T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls

Started byArlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com>
First post2020-08-01 04:44 +0000
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  T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-01 04:44 +0000
    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2020-08-01 10:50 +0000
      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-01 18:24 +0000
        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2020-08-01 19:29 +0000
          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-02 02:08 +0000
            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-02 13:19 +0200
              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-08-02 11:21 -0400
                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-02 16:10 +0000
              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2020-08-02 08:55 -0700
                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-02 22:08 +0200
                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2020-08-02 20:29 +0000
                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-02 20:57 +0000
                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-03 00:04 +0200
                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-02 22:43 +0000
                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-03 22:08 +0200
                            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 22:03 +0000
                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-03 00:03 +0200
                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-02 20:43 +0000
                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-03 00:05 +0200
                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-02 22:43 +0000
                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-02 13:54 -0700
                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> - 2020-08-02 16:07 -0500
                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-08-02 16:16 -0700
                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-02 16:31 -0700
                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-02 19:38 -0400
                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-08-02 16:47 -0700
                            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-03 08:37 -0700
                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-03 12:36 -0400
                                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-08-03 10:24 -0700
                                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-03 13:41 -0400
                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 18:21 +0000
                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-08-03 17:19 -0700
                                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-03 21:48 -0400
                                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-08-03 19:27 -0700
                                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-04 10:05 -0400
                                            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-08-04 08:15 -0700
                                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-04 12:27 -0400
                                                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-08-04 12:13 -0700
                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-08-03 17:13 -0400
                                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-04 03:19 +0000
                                Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-04 10:10 -0700
                                  Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-08-04 14:42 -0700
                                    Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-04 18:00 -0400
                                    Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-04 15:02 -0700
                                      Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-05 00:41 +0000
                                      Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-08-05 08:18 -0700
                                        Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-06 07:15 -0700
                                          Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-06 10:27 -0400
                                    Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2020-08-05 11:34 -0700
                                      Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-05 14:45 -0700
                                        Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-05 18:18 -0400
                                        Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2020-08-05 20:28 -0700
                                          Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-06 07:13 -0700
                                            Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-06 10:27 -0400
                                            Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2020-08-06 18:43 -0700
                                              Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-06 19:24 -0700
                                                Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 00:58 -0400
                                                Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 09:07 -0700
                                                  Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-07 10:44 -0700
                                                    Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 14:39 -0400
                                                      Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2020-08-10 14:45 +0000
                                                        Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-10 10:54 -0400
                                          Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-06 09:48 -0700
                                        Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls] Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-08-06 06:24 +0000
                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> - 2020-08-02 19:16 -0500
                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-08-02 17:40 -0700
                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2020-08-02 14:56 -0700
                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2020-08-05 14:10 -0700
                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2020-08-05 15:14 -0700
                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-05 18:18 -0400
                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-02 21:56 +0000
                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2020-08-02 15:56 -0700
                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-03 18:40 +0200
                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 18:02 +0000
                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-03 22:05 +0200
                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-03 13:12 -0700
                            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 21:12 +0000
                            Re: Ignoring posts "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-08-03 23:15 +0200
                              Re: Ignoring posts Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 21:53 +0000
                            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-08-03 17:21 -0400
                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-04 09:51 -0700
                                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-04 13:07 -0400
                                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2020-08-04 17:56 +0000
                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-04 14:09 -0400
                                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-08-04 23:49 -0400
                                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-05 00:47 -0400
                                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-08-05 02:03 -0400
                                            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-05 02:25 -0400
                                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-08-05 22:02 -0400
                                                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-05 22:08 -0400
                                                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-05 21:07 -0700
                                                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-06 00:17 -0400
                                            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-05 04:50 -0700
                                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-05 08:13 -0400
                                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-05 14:06 +0000
                                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-08-05 22:11 -0400
                                            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-06 19:08 -0700
                                              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-07 08:31 -0700
                                                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 11:40 -0400
                                                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-08-07 14:31 -0400
                                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 14:39 -0400
                                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-07 12:56 -0700
                                                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 15:59 -0400
                                                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-08-07 16:36 -0400
                                                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 19:47 -0400
                                                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-07 17:32 -0700
                                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> - 2020-08-07 19:29 -0500
                                                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 20:34 -0400
                                                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-08-07 23:52 +0000
                                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 19:56 -0400
                                                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> - 2020-08-07 19:14 -0500
                                                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 20:21 -0400
                                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> - 2020-08-07 19:20 -0500
                                                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-08-08 22:29 +0000
                                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-05 05:30 -0700
                                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-05 08:48 -0400
                                        Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-05 18:18 -0700
                                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-05 22:08 -0400
                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-04 11:35 -0700
                                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-04 14:41 -0400
                                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-04 12:47 -0700
                                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-04 16:14 -0400
                          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 21:18 +0000
                      Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-03 12:47 -0700
          Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2020-08-03 11:04 -0700
            Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-03 14:23 -0400
              Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 18:52 +0000
                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-03 14:54 -0400
                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 21:44 +0000
                    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-03 18:54 -0400
                Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2020-08-03 20:18 +0000
                  Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-08-03 21:43 +0000
    Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-13 04:55 +0000

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#70456 — Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2020-08-04 10:10 -0700
SubjectKeeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgc4r3$n5j$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70422
On 8/3/2020 2:13 PM, JF Mezei wrote:
> On 2020-08-03 11:37, sms wrote:
> 
>> If you have a second phone anyway, it makes sense to keep it active on
>> another network, especially when it doesn't cost anything per month.
> 
> In what universe can you have a phone remain active at no cost per month
> forever?
> 
> In my universe, prepaid "pay as you go" plan require you deposit money
> every month even if you don't use phone in order to keep acccount active
> and reytain the phone number.  Carriers want to be able to release phone
> numbers for inactive phones so they can be re-used.
> 
> I would be quite interested in what company and what plan structures
> allow you to keep a phone active with no monthly spending on your part.

In my universe (at least my part of it in the Virgo Supercluster of 
galaxies) there are several options.

Truphone charges no monthly fees, you pay for whatever data, voice, and 
SMS you use. It's a good emergency phone but the per unit costs are 
high, especially for data. <https://www.truphone.com/us/consumer/sim/>. 
Available in most countries. See 
<https://www.prepaidphonenews.com/2014/06/truphone-price-cut-9-per-minute-sms-or.html>

Knowroaming is similar to Truphone, no monthly cost. Available in most 
countries <https://www.knowroaming.com/product/travel-sim-card/>.

FreedomPop's free plan has no monthly cost. U.S. only. 
<https://www.freedompop.com>

Vodaone U.K. also has a plan like this.

I suspect that there are others as well.

For all of these there is a modest start-up cost, typically $5-30.

There are also ome non-phone devices where having a plan like this is 
useful. I.e. there are tracking devices that communicate by SMS. You 
send an SMS and it responds with longitude and latitude coordinates. You 
can have a "poor man's Lojack" with these devices and a non-monthly cost 
plan. Send an SMS every few months to keep the account active (plus on 
Truphone incoming texts are free).

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#70466 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

FromKen Blake <ken@invalidemail.com>
Date2020-08-04 14:42 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<hou31iFo72aU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#70456
On 8/4/2020 10:10 AM, sms wrote:
> On 8/3/2020 2:13 PM, JF Mezei wrote:
>> On 2020-08-03 11:37, sms wrote:
>> 
>>> If you have a second phone anyway, it makes sense to keep it active on
>>> another network, especially when it doesn't cost anything per month.
>> 
>> In what universe can you have a phone remain active at no cost per month
>> forever?
>> 
>> In my universe, prepaid "pay as you go" plan require you deposit money
>> every month even if you don't use phone in order to keep acccount active
>> and reytain the phone number. 


T-Mobile has a plan where you need to buy more minutes every *year* (not 
month) to keep the account active and retain the minutes you have left. 
I don't think they offer it anymore but if you started with it when they 
did, you can be grandfathered into it.

That's what my wife uses. Her service costs her the grand total of $10 a 
year. It's just cellular service on her dumb phone--no data.

-- 
Ken

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#70467 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2020-08-04 18:00 -0400
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<040820201800150874%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#70466
In article <hou31iFo72aU1@mid.individual.net>, Ken Blake
<ken@invalidemail.com> wrote:

> T-Mobile has a plan where you need to buy more minutes every *year* (not 
> month) to keep the account active and retain the minutes you have left. 
> I don't think they offer it anymore but if you started with it when they 
> did, you can be grandfathered into it.

they still offer it, but it now has a minimum monthly usage.

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#70470 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2020-08-04 15:02 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgcluh$9jn$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70466
On 8/4/2020 2:42 PM, Ken Blake wrote:

> T-Mobile has a plan where you need to buy more minutes every *year* (not 
> month) to keep the account active and retain the minutes you have left. 
> I don't think they offer it anymore but if you started with it when they 
> did, you can be grandfathered into it.
> 
> That's what my wife uses. Her service costs her the grand total of $10 a 
> year. It's just cellular service on her dumb phone--no data.

I had that plan on, a dumb phone, until recently. While the dumb phone 
supported LTE, I doubt if it supported VoLTE, but I'm not sure. I let 
the plan lapse and lost all the money on the account, but really even 
the $10 per year was not worth it anymore to me. That plan charged 10¢ 
per voice minute and 10¢ per SMS.

For comparison, the free Freedom Pop plan gives you 200 voice minutes, 
500 SMS, and 200MB of data per month. The Truphone plan charges 9¢ per 
outgoing SMS, and 9¢ per outgoing voice minute, but incoming voice calls 
and incoming SMS are not charged, so figure it's less than half the cost 
compared to T-Mobile's per minute and per SMS cost. There's no need to 
add money to the Truphone plan every year. Also, on Truphone, data is 
available at 9¢/MB. That's very high ($90/GB) but if you need just a 
little data, i.e. to book an Uber or Lyft ride, it's okay. Truphone uses 
AT&T in the U.S., so the coverage is better too.

Last year I got a SIM card from T-Mobile's salesperson that was asking 
us to try out their network. That worked for a year, and I also used it 
overseas, but the low-speed data was not much use. It stopped working 
sometime in the past few weeks so now I have no T-Mobile service at all.

Given the coverage issues of T-Mobile in my area I would not pay money 
for their service. Maybe in a few years they'll be able to provide 
equivalent coverage to AT&T and Verizon, but for now even T-Mobile's own 
coverage comparison tool shows the big differences in non-urban coverage 
<https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/lte-comparison-map>.

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#70472 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost

FromArlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com>
Date2020-08-05 00:41 +0000
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost
Message-ID<rgcv8j$516$1@news.mixmin.net>
In reply to#70470
On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 15:02:55 -0700, sms wrote:

> For comparison, the free Freedom Pop plan gives you 200 voice minutes, 
> 500 SMS, and 200MB of data per month. The Truphone plan charges 9¢ per 
> outgoing SMS, and 9¢ per outgoing voice minute, but incoming voice calls 
> and incoming SMS are not charged, so figure it's less than half the cost 
> compared to T-Mobile's per minute and per SMS cost. There's no need to 
> add money to the Truphone plan every year. Also, on Truphone, data is 
> available at 9¢/MB. That's very high ($90/GB) but if you need just a 
> little data, i.e. to book an Uber or Lyft ride, it's okay. Truphone uses 
> AT&T in the U.S., so the coverage is better too.

One point of view that nobody has mentioned is that all cellphones in the
USA, I believe, are legally obligated, I think, to maintain the 911 long
after the service is cancelled.

I'm not exactly sure of the details, or even if that's true, but in my
experience, even my ten year old cellphones seem to be able to make calls
to 911 and 611 even without an active SIM card installed.

The point is that if this is true (and I'm not quite sure if it is), then
that's another reason to keep an extra old cell phone with you when camping
or in your car's emergency kit or in the earthquake kit, or whatever.

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#70490 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

FromKen Blake <ken@invalidemail.com>
Date2020-08-05 08:18 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<hp00u3F1h0vU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#70470
On 8/4/2020 3:02 PM, sms wrote:
> On 8/4/2020 2:42 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> 
>> T-Mobile has a plan where you need to buy more minutes every *year* (not 
>> month) to keep the account active and retain the minutes you have left. 
>> I don't think they offer it anymore but if you started with it when they 
>> did, you can be grandfathered into it.
>> 
>> That's what my wife uses. Her service costs her the grand total of $10 a 
>> year. It's just cellular service on her dumb phone--no data.
> 
> I had that plan on, a dumb phone, until recently. While the dumb phone
> supported LTE, I doubt if it supported VoLTE, but I'm not sure. I let
> the plan lapse and lost all the money on the account, but really even
> the $10 per year was not worth it anymore to me. That plan charged 10¢
> per voice minute... 


Yes. She uses the phone so seldom that it barely adds up to $1 a year. 
Her most common use is if we're in a large store together and she can't 
find me.


> ...and 10¢ per SMS.

I don't know what SMS costs; she never uses it. But I'll believe you.

I used to have that plan too, but I let it lapse several years ago when 
I moved to a smart phone. It's fine for my wife though. I offered to get 
her a smart phone, but she didn't want one. She hardly ever even uses 
her dumb phone; in fact, she usually doesn't even have it turned on.

-- 
Ken

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#70519 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2020-08-06 07:15 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgh3ab$tti$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70490
On 8/5/2020 8:18 AM, Ken Blake wrote:

<snip>

> I used to have that plan too, but I let it lapse several years ago when 
> I moved to a smart phone. It's fine for my wife though. I offered to get 
> her a smart phone, but she didn't want one. She hardly ever even uses 
> her dumb phone; in fact, she usually doesn't even have it turned on.

Yeah, in a store, in a city, that works fine. But one big advantage of 
Truphone is that in the U.S. it uses AT&T, so you'll have much more 
geographic coverage than with T-Mobile.

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#70520 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2020-08-06 10:27 -0400
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<060820201027007834%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#70519
In article <rgh3ab$tti$2@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

>    But one big advantage of 
> Truphone is that in the U.S. it uses AT&T, so you'll have much more 
> geographic coverage than with T-Mobile.

not necessarily. in many areas, t-mobile is better.

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#70495 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

FromThe Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date2020-08-05 11:34 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgeu33$8r5$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70466
On 08/04/2020 02:42 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
> On 8/4/2020 10:10 AM, sms wrote:
>> On 8/3/2020 2:13 PM, JF Mezei wrote:
>>> On 2020-08-03 11:37, sms wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you have a second phone anyway, it makes sense to keep it active on
>>>> another network, especially when it doesn't cost anything per month.
>>>
>>> In what universe can you have a phone remain active at no cost per month
>>> forever?
>>>
>>> In my universe, prepaid "pay as you go" plan require you deposit money
>>> every month even if you don't use phone in order to keep acccount active
>>> and reytain the phone number.
>
> T-Mobile has a plan where you need to buy more minutes every *year* (not
> month) to keep the account active and retain the minutes you have left.
> I don't think they offer it anymore but if you started with it when they
> did, you can be grandfathered into it.
>
> That's what my wife uses. Her service costs her the grand total of $10 a
> year. It's just cellular service on her dumb phone--no data.

I've got that too.  If you refill with a CC you get charged an 
additional fee.  It's hard to find the $10 top-up cards now, but 
Smart&Final has them.  I won't need one until December, and there's an 
expiration date based on the purchase date.  By December they'll 
probably all be gone :-(



-- 
Cheers, Bev
    I love the way Microsoft follows standards. In much the
    same manner that fish follow migrating caribou.
                                         -- Paul Tomblin

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#70498 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2020-08-05 14:45 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgf9ah$f2q$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70495
On 8/5/2020 11:34 AM, The Real Bev wrote:

<snip>

> I've got that too.  If you refill with a CC you get charged an 
> additional fee.  It's hard to find the $10 top-up cards now, but 
> Smart&Final has them.  I won't need one until December, and there's an 
> expiration date based on the purchase date.  By December they'll 
> probably all be gone :-(

As cheap as that plan is, the reality is that the Truphone plan is 
cheaper, plus you can use data if necessary, plus it's on AT&T in the U.S..

The FreedomPop free tier plan is really free, once you pay the $11 to 
sign up for it. There is no need to have a credit card available for 
them to charge you extra. To be extra safe, pay the set up fee with a 
new Paypal account, funded with a Virtual Credit Card, then close both 
the Paypal account and the Virtual Credit Card. Freedom Pop won't let 
you pay the set-up fee directly with a credit card, but paying with 
Paypal is fine. That's what I did on the free account.

Obviously Freedom Pop would like you to sign up for a paid plan, but 
it's not required. They do have a 1GB/unlimited/unlimited per month plan 
for $50 per year, if you need more than the free tier.

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#70501 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2020-08-05 18:18 -0400
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<050820201818575479%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#70498
In article <rgf9ah$f2q$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> The FreedomPop free tier plan is really free, once you pay the $11 to 
> sign up for it.

that's a new definition of free.

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#70510 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

FromThe Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date2020-08-05 20:28 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgftcs$lpi$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70498
On 08/05/2020 02:45 PM, sms wrote:
> On 8/5/2020 11:34 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> I've got that too.  If you refill with a CC you get charged an
>> additional fee.  It's hard to find the $10 top-up cards now, but
>> Smart&Final has them.  I won't need one until December, and there's an
>> expiration date based on the purchase date.  By December they'll
>> probably all be gone :-(
>
> As cheap as that plan is, the reality is that the Truphone plan is
> cheaper, plus you can use data if necessary, plus it's on AT&T in the U.S..
>
> The FreedomPop free tier plan is really free, once you pay the $11 to
> sign up for it. There is no need to have a credit card available for
> them to charge you extra. To be extra safe, pay the set up fee with a
> new Paypal account, funded with a Virtual Credit Card, then close both
> the Paypal account and the Virtual Credit Card.

Where did you get one?  I tried 6 different cards, including the one at 
my own bank.  Nada.

> Freedom Pop won't let
> you pay the set-up fee directly with a credit card, but paying with
> Paypal is fine. That's what I did on the free account.
>
> Obviously Freedom Pop would like you to sign up for a paid plan, but
> it's not required. They do have a 1GB/unlimited/unlimited per month plan
> for $50 per year, if you need more than the free tier.

I wonder how they make their money on the $5/everything free SIMs. 
Advertising?


-- 
Cheers, Bev
    "We thought about one of those discount store caskets, but,
     frankly,  we were worried about the quality."
                                        -- mortuary commercial

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#70518 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2020-08-06 07:13 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgh35m$tti$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70510
On 8/5/2020 8:28 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 08/05/2020 02:45 PM, sms wrote:
>> On 8/5/2020 11:34 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> I've got that too.  If you refill with a CC you get charged an
>>> additional fee.  It's hard to find the $10 top-up cards now, but
>>> Smart&Final has them.  I won't need one until December, and there's an
>>> expiration date based on the purchase date.  By December they'll
>>> probably all be gone :-(
>>
>> As cheap as that plan is, the reality is that the Truphone plan is
>> cheaper, plus you can use data if necessary, plus it's on AT&T in the 
>> U.S..
>>
>> The FreedomPop free tier plan is really free, once you pay the $11 to
>> sign up for it. There is no need to have a credit card available for
>> them to charge you extra. To be extra safe, pay the set up fee with a
>> new Paypal account, funded with a Virtual Credit Card, then close both
>> the Paypal account and the Virtual Credit Card.
> 
> Where did you get one?  I tried 6 different cards, including the one at 
> my own bank.  Nada.

The only credit card that I know of that still allows true virtual 
credit cards (with distinct card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV 
codes) is the Citibank Doublecash Mastercard.

But using a new Paypal account, then closing it after paying the 
start-up fee, is probably just as safe.

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#70521 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2020-08-06 10:27 -0400
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<060820201027017888%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#70518
In article <rgh35m$tti$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> 
> The only credit card that I know of that still allows true virtual 
> credit cards (with distinct card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV 
> codes) is the Citibank Doublecash Mastercard.

citi used to offer that on almost all of its cards, however, they are
now in the process of discontinuing it because it uses flash. there was
also a windows app for non-flash users, except it hasn't worked in
years. 

bank of america, which used the same back end, discontinued it last
year.

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#70523 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

FromThe Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date2020-08-06 18:43 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgibjr$dl9$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70518
On 08/06/2020 07:13 AM, sms wrote:
> On 8/5/2020 8:28 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> On 08/05/2020 02:45 PM, sms wrote:
>>> On 8/5/2020 11:34 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> I've got that too.  If you refill with a CC you get charged an
>>>> additional fee.  It's hard to find the $10 top-up cards now, but
>>>> Smart&Final has them.  I won't need one until December, and there's an
>>>> expiration date based on the purchase date.  By December they'll
>>>> probably all be gone :-(
>>>
>>> As cheap as that plan is, the reality is that the Truphone plan is
>>> cheaper, plus you can use data if necessary, plus it's on AT&T in the
>>> U.S..
>>>
>>> The FreedomPop free tier plan is really free, once you pay the $11 to
>>> sign up for it. There is no need to have a credit card available for
>>> them to charge you extra. To be extra safe, pay the set up fee with a
>>> new Paypal account, funded with a Virtual Credit Card, then close both
>>> the Paypal account and the Virtual Credit Card.
>>
>> Where did you get one?  I tried 6 different cards, including the one at
>> my own bank.  Nada.
>
> The only credit card that I know of that still allows true virtual
> credit cards (with distinct card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV
> codes) is the Citibank Doublecash Mastercard.

I have that and use it for everything that doesn't give me a better 
rebate.  That's the one that required flash, windows, and the Chat 
person eventually told me that they didn't do those any more.

> But using a new Paypal account, then closing it after paying the
> start-up fee, is probably just as safe.

I think I'll just trust FP to do the right thing and use my Discover 
card.  Target had (apparently they're out now) the cards for 99 cents, 
but my local had only one.  BUT Best Buy across the street (who was also 
out of them) placed an order for 3 of them, matching the Target price. 
I had to go into the store instead of doing the whole thing on line, but 
it's right across the street.  AND I get a 5% rebate!


-- 
Cheers, Bev
    Don't you just KNOW that there is more than one
    Sierra Club member who is absolutely sure that the
    dinosaurs died out because of something humans did?

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#70525 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2020-08-06 19:24 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgie0s$haf$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70523
On 8/6/2020 6:43 PM, The Real Bev wrote:

<snip>

> I have that and use it for everything that doesn't give me a better 
> rebate.  That's the one that required flash, windows, and the Chat 
> person eventually told me that they didn't do those any more.

The Flash version still works fine. Haven't tried the downloadable 
version for Windows in a while. I guess that Mac users are out of luck 
unless they run Windows as well.

I've also run the Flash version on my Android phone.

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#70526 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2020-08-07 00:58 -0400
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<070820200058044331%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#70525
In article <rgie0s$haf$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> > I have that and use it for everything that doesn't give me a better 
> > rebate.  That's the one that required flash, windows, and the Chat 
> > person eventually told me that they didn't do those any more.
> 
> The Flash version still works fine.

no it doesn't, as citibank is in the process of discontinuing their
virtual cards given that flash will be completely dead in less than
five months.

> Haven't tried the downloadable 
> version for Windows in a while.

the windows version hasn't worked for a few years, not that it ever
worked particularly well.

> I guess that Mac users are out of luck 
> unless they run Windows as well.

no they aren't, given that there are numerous alternatives for virtual
cards that do not involve citibank, flash or windows.

> I've also run the Flash version on my Android phone.

android hasn't supported flash in nearly a decade.

the browsers that claim to provide flash support proxy it on their
servers and send the rendered content, and using someone else's server
to log into your bank and create a virtual card is well beyond stupid.

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#70529 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

FromThe Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date2020-08-07 09:07 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgju8l$j5o$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70525
On 08/06/2020 07:24 PM, sms wrote:
> On 8/6/2020 6:43 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>
>> I have that and use it for everything that doesn't give me a better
>> rebate.  That's the one that required flash, windows, and the Chat
>> person eventually told me that they didn't do those any more.
>
> The Flash version still works fine. Haven't tried the downloadable
> version for Windows in a while. I guess that Mac users are out of luck
> unless they run Windows as well.
>
> I've also run the Flash version on my Android phone.

Linux is probably just different.  Firefox 73 (NOT going to upgrade) no 
longer allows it in the list of plugins in spite of the fact that I just 
downloaded and 'installed' the latest version.

-- 
Cheers, Bev
   "To liberals, building a wall across the Mexican border is a
    violation of the Voting Rights Act."         -- Ann Coulter

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#70530 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2020-08-07 10:44 -0700
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<rgk3tg$onc$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#70529
On 8/7/2020 9:07 AM, The Real Bev wrote:

<snip>

> Linux is probably just different.  Firefox 73 (NOT going to upgrade) no 
> longer allows it in the list of plugins in spite of the fact that I just 
> downloaded and 'installed' the latest version.

Try Opera for Linux, which still supports Flash I believe. There are 
still a lot of web sites out there that require Flash, I hope Citibank 
does something about this soon, and doesn't discontinue virtual credit 
cards.

I only keep the Citibank Double Cash card because of the Virtual Account 
Numbers. Citibank defeatured the Double Cash card in 2019 by removing 
Worldwide Car Rental Insurance, Trip Cancellation & Interruption 
Protection, Worldwide Travel Accident Insurance, Citi® Price Rewind, 90 
Day Return Protection, Damage & Theft Purchase Protection, and Extended 
Warranty. I have a card that offers 3% cash back on mobile wallet 
purchases, though it has a net annual fee of $75, and another card with 
2% cash back on everything and that includes mobile phone coverage.

The Citibank Costco Card has especially good extended warranty 
protection (an extra two years over whatever the manufacturer offers).

See 
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/17YbETbGHNWLZO5yBEVMQRFRw4_5EOCTQboNTEI86RmQ> 
for a document I created comparing various credit cards.

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#70532 — Re: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]

Fromnospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date2020-08-07 14:39 -0400
SubjectRe: Keeping a phone active at no monthly cost [was: Re: T-Mobile Sprint Merger: Say goodbye to scam calls]
Message-ID<070820201439137198%nospam@nospam.invalid>
In reply to#70530
In article <rgk3tg$onc$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> Try Opera for Linux, which still supports Flash I believe. There are 
> still a lot of web sites out there that require Flash,

no there aren't, and the very few that remain will cease to work in a
few months, when flash is finally killed for good.

> I hope Citibank 
> does something about this soon, and doesn't discontinue virtual credit 
> cards.

they've already stated it's going to be discontinued. 

they don't have any choice and since it's not widely used, they have
little incentive to come up with something new.

> I only keep the Citibank Double Cash card because of the Virtual Account 
> Numbers.

then it's time to close it.

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