Impromptu phone-use poll

[unixronin]

This is as much just for my own curiosity as anything.

[Poll #887212]

Comments

[elegantelbow.livejournal.com]

Even though my employer does not provide me with a cell phone, they take it for granted that I have it. When mine was stolen last weekend and they couldn't reach me -- they were unreasonably perturbed.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

That's sort of unreasonable.

By contrast, cymrullewes' boss at CP Blouin provided a new phone although she already had one, and said, "I don't really care if you use it for personal calls, but I HATE it when I can't get in touch with someone from my own office."

[bfudlmint.livejournal.com]

If the boss said she can use it for personal call you should probably get yourself a cingular phone. If you don't plan on using it every day a pay as you go plan is probably the most economical. That is what I do.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm thinking, go with Cingular and just get the one. From what I can see, though, the pay-as-you-go plans work out more expensive than just getting the cheapest regular individual plan, unless you plan on cancelling service before the contract is up.

[bfudlmint.livejournal.com]

I guess it depends on how you use it. If your going to use it just to call other cingular customers it will be under $30/month.

My plan is:
If (phone==used) then charge $1
If (otherperson <> cingular customer) then charge $0.05/minute


So when I don't use it I don't get charged. Since I only use my phone maybe 10 days a month it is cheaper.