All convenience, no commitment. The phone is ready to use right out of the box, comes preloaded with 15 minutes of calling and can be used across the U.S. to call anywhere in North America and to some 200 countries around the world. Digital multi-network phones operate with other wireless carriers TDMA and analog networks and therefore are capable of providing service to customers across North America. Prepaid wireless enables consumers to pay in advance for wireless calls in much the same manner as standard prepaid cards allow consumers to prepay for long distance calls. With prepaid wireless, consumers enjoy the benefits of having a wireless phone without the typical credit checks, long-term contracts and billing agreements associated with standard wireless offers.
Consumers follow simple voice prompts to add the new minutes to their phone.
The specific per-minute rate a customer pays which is good on domestic calls, including long distance and roaming depends on the value of refill card they buy or other method they use to purchase the refill minutes. Many competitive prepaid wireless offers have a confusing array of rates for both local and long distance calls that vary not only by time of day, by the day of week, and many of these offers also can t be used across the nation, said Howard McNally, President, Transaction Services. Prepaid cards have enjoyed tremendous growth in the U.S. in recent years and we ve worked very hard to make them available to consumers everywhere. The new National PrePaid Wireless offer will be conveniently available at retailers across the U.S. and gives consumers the benefits of a prepaid product with the freedom of wireless. The product will also be available in the weeks ahead at select major national retailers.