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[kierthos]

I'm thinking about getting a cell phone (and getting rid of my land line), IF I can find a plan that is cheaper then my current phone bill.

The problem is, I don't understand what a lot of the crap listed in the plans I'm looking at mean. (I'm looking at Sprint/Nextel, btw, because I get a discount through work for their line of phones/plans.)



Okay... no roaming charges means that no matter where I am with the phone, I don't get charged extra, right? I'm pretty sure that's what it means.

But talk nights and weekends.... so if it's not on a night/weekend, then it would come off of my anytime minutes, right?

And unless it's some exceptionally weird plan, I should be able to call both other cell phones and land lines, right? (The only reason I ask is I saw something on a couple other plans that seemed to differentiate between unlimited talk and unlimited 'mobile to mobile'.)

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[copper-fingers.livejournal.com]

Yup you've got it right.
I'm not sure how it goes in the States but over here whether you call a mobile or a land line, if it's from a mobile then it will cost the same (unless somebody corrects me!)
Land lines differentiate between land line and mobile calls and charge more for calls to the cell phone.

Mobile to mobile (again, over here) is a special deal where you get one or a couple of numbers (on the same network) that you can call for free anytime. Usually for 20min or so then after that it charges.

But you might need a fellow American to help out with the specifics.