Wireless Department

	AT&T (Cingular) http://www.cingular.com (888-333-7055)		T Mobile http://www.tmobile.com (800-866-2453)		US Cellular http://www.uscellular.com (888-944-9400)			Unicel http://www.unicel.com (800-336-4455)-local (800-462-3558)-national			Verizon http://www.verizon.com (800-256-4646)
	Nation 450 with Rolllover	Nation 550 Family	Get More	Family Time Basic	Wide Area 700	Wide Area Family	National 450	Expanded Local	Local Family	True Nationwide	America's Choice Individual	America's Choice Family
Monthly Fee	$40	$60 (2 lines)	$40	$60	$40	$70 (2 lines)	$40	$40	$70 (2 lines)	$40	$40	$70 (2 lines)
Anytime Minutes	450*	550*	600	700	700	1000	450	800	1800	600	450	700
Offpeak Minutes	5000	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	$6 Unlimited	Unlimited	$8 Unlimited	1000	1000	500	Unlimited
Cost per extra min.	45¢		40¢	40¢	49¢			30¢	35¢	30¢	45¢	45¢
Cost of extra lines	N/A	$10	N/A	$10	N/A	$10	N/A	$20	$9	$20	NA	$10
Roaming Rate	0		0	0	69¢		0	40¢		0	0
From Canada	79¢		49¢		69¢*			50¢			69¢
To Canada	19¢		20¢		19¢			30¢			49¢
Home Area	U.S.		U.S.	U.S.	ME, NH, (excluding Portsmouth) VT and parts of 22 other states in south, midwest and west		U.S.	Most of ME, MA, NH, VT, and NY		U.S.	US
Type of Network	GSM/TDMA		GSM		CDMA			GSM			CDMA
Notes	Rollover applies-minutes rollover for up to 1 yr.Extra $1.25 "regulatory fee" applies to all plans.*Plus unlimited mobile to mobile minutes between Cingular users in calling area.		1000 minutes for $40/mo with no extra offpeak minutes."MyFaves" option-unlimited calls to any five numbers for $10/mo.Family Plan includes free mobile to mobile minutes in area.Regulatory fee of 86¢ per line.		96¢/monthly "regulatory fee."Unlimited mobile to mobile between US Cellular customers in area.Family-45 roaming minutes included.National family plans start at $70.$30 plan available with 300 minutes.*New Brunswick or Quebec, other Provinces much higher.			Service contract is optional-price per phone is cheaper with contract. (Our advice: choose no contract.)$2/mo. for unlimited Unicel to Unicel with local and nationwide plans.Family Plan includes unlimited incoming minutes and Unicel to Unicel minutes.			Unlimited "in-calling" among Verizon Wireless customers.$60 plan offers 900 minutes.

Roaming charge —applies when calling from outside home area. International roaming may cause additional toll charges and administrative fees.
Toll rate—applies only to some local plans when call destination is outside home area. Toll rates apply to international calls.
Important—call and check websites for latest promotions and always verify coverage quality in area of use.
Activation fees —($30 to $36) often apply but are sometimes waived upon request when purchasing online.
Cancellation fees—($150 to $200) generally apply if you cancel service before expiration of contract term.
Cost of phone—Phone is often free when signing a 1 or 2-year contract. Ask about current promotions.
Right to terminate—Some carriers reserve the right to terminate service if 50% of usage occurs outside of their licensed area.
Features—Most plans include Caller ID, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, 3-Way Calling, Voicemail, and other advanced features.
Grace period—Right to cancel contract within first 14-30 days.
Note—Your wireless phone may not be usable with other wireless plans when you change service. Many advertised promotions require two-year contracts, which should be avoided.
Dial 611 from cellular phones for customer service. 911 emergency calls may work from cell phones even without activation.
Each carrier offers many other plans.

Prepaid wireless plans

	CingularPay As You http://www.Gocingular.com (888) 333-6651	Net 10 http://www.net10.com (877) 836-2368	T-MobileTo Go http://www.tmobile.com (877) 387-4324	Tracfone http://www.tracfone.com (800) 867-7183	Unicel Unicel Express http://www.unicel.com (800) 462-3558
Initial Cost-Including phone & starting minutes	$20 to $200	$20 to $90	$30 to $400 (includes $10 card)	$10 to $100 (includes 10 minutes)	$15 to $110
Home Area	Much of US (spotty in Maine)	Much of US (spotty in Maine)	Much of US	Much of Maine*	Much of US
Airtime Rate Per Minute (US)	25¢	10¢	10¢ to 33¢	20¢ to 34¢	10¢ plus $10/month
Roaming Charge Per Minute	0	0	0	Double the airtime rate	0
Toll Charge Per Minute	0	0	0	0	0
Minimum Recharge Dollars	$15	$15	$10	$20	$20
Expiration of Minutes (days) (varies by refill amount chosen)	30-365	30-365	30-365	45-365	30-90
Sample Annual Cost (Does Not Include Cost of Initial Package or Roaming Calls)
10 minutes/month
Cost	$100	$150	$100	$80	$360
Minutes purchased	400	1500	1000	240	2400
Type of refill	1 x 365 days	1 x 365 days	1 x 365 days	4 x 90 days	4 x 90 days
50 minutes/month
Cost	$150	$150	$100	$150	$360
Minutes purchased	600	1500	1000	630	2400
Type of refill	6 x 90 days	1 x 365 days	1 x 365 days	1 x 365, 1 x 90, 1 x 30 days	4 x 90 days
100 minutes/month
Cost	$300	$150	$150	$240	$360
Minutes purchased	1200	1500	1400	1200	2400
Type of refill	2 x 365 days	1 x 365 days	1 x 365 and 1 x 90	6 x 90 days	4 x 90 days
NOTES Customers who use more than 100 minutes per month should consider regular monthly fee cellular plans. Watch for and ask about promotions.	With unlimited mobile-to-mobile 10¢ plan, a charge of $1.00 per day applies when there is any incoming or outgoing use. 10¢ plan allows unlimited mobile to mobile (Cingular to Cingular) 15¢ per minute + airtime to Canada Canada roaming 79¢ Minutes roll over	Minutes roll over You will not be able to make or receive calls from any location outside of the US, Puerto Rico or US Virgin Islands	$100 refill gets 15% more minutes and 365 days expiration on further refills Canada roaming 49¢40¢/min. + airtime for calls to Canada	Depending on number and duration of minutes purchased Roaming coverage in much of US* Home area depends on selected phone No extra charge for calls to Canada and 60 other int'l destinations - call 800 706-3839 to activate	Canada roaming 50¢15 cents/min. to Canada

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Wireless Department

Prepaid wireless plans

Sample Annual Cost (Does Not Include Cost of Initial Package or Roaming Calls)