does the $35 dollar include tax? I remember when I had a contract phone it was the plan fee plus taxes. So this virgin mobile plan claims it 35 dollars. Is it 35 dollars flat or do you need to pay tax as well? does the $35 dollar include tax? I remember when I had a contract phone it was the plan fee plus taxes. So this virgin mobile plan claims it 35 dollars. Is it 35 dollars flat or do you need to pay... » Read More does the $35 dollar include tax? I remember when I had a contract phone it was the plan fee plus taxes. So this virgin mobile plan claims it 35 dollars. Is it 35 dollars flat or do you need to pay tax as well? « Show Less
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it depends on where you pay. If you use the Virgin Mobile website than there is additional tax, but if you pay in a store, such as radio shack, than tax is included.
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You can also purchase Top up Pins (like a gift card code) at various online sites. I use wirelessrefill.com. Typically they send out coupons for a small discount (usually 5%) each month. The last several times, I have paid $24.25 for my $25 plan (no extra taxes or anything).
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i pay online and im grandfathered in from the 25, and its 26.50 every month, 1.50 tax. kinda confusing, it will tell you that you need to top up (add) say 25 dollars for your next month, then when you top up it charges you 25 + tax, or in your case 35 + tax.
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I live in LI, NY. My $35 plan comes out to $38 with taxes/fees. So glad I ditched the big 3!!
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As for the price mehg, the price for that android phone is not actually $100, this is just the "deal" the provider gives you as you are signing a new contract. If you were to buy that phone without the contract it'd probably be around $600. Also I am pretty sure there is a SIM slot on the Samsung series 7 for 3G if a partner were to partner later (source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/samsungs-series-7-slate-pc-hands-on/) The problem is that the amount of data the thing would use would be as much as a laptop, as this device is basically that.. and carriers are going to want to limit that a lot. For me personally, everywhere I would use it has wifi so its not a big deal As for the price mehg, the price for that android phone is not actually $100, this is just the "deal" the provider gives you as you are signing a new contract. If you were to buy that phone without the contract it'd probably be around $600. Also I am pretty sure there is a SIM slot on the Samsung series 7 for 3G if a partner were to partner later (source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/samsungs-series-7-slate-pc-hands-on/) The problem is that the amount of data the thing would use would be as much as a laptop, as this device is basically that.. and carriers are going to... » Read More As for the price mehg, the price for that android phone is not actually $100, this is just the "deal" the provider gives you as you are signing a new contract. If you were to buy that phone without the contract it'd probably be around $600. Also I am pretty sure there is a SIM slot on the Samsung series 7 for 3G if a partner were to partner later (source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/samsungs-series-7-slate-pc-hands-on/) The problem is that the amount of data the thing would use would be as much as a laptop, as this device is basically that.. and carriers are going to want to limit that a lot. For me personally, everywhere I would use it has wifi so its not a big deal « Show Less
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So i jus ordered a phone off of amazon and T-moblie is my carrier and it say my grand total is 0.01 cent so i was wonderin when i get my phone b4 i cn activate it do i have to pay the 59.99 my mothly services charge 35 for my activation fee 10 for unlimited txtin?? im jus wonderin//
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Hi Paul, $14.95 is the basic monthly fee from 5*, but my actual monthly fee was about $18 with taxes. Recently, I added insurance on my 5* unit since I tend to be clumsy, so now my total monthly cost (with my state's taxes) is a few cents over $21. It's more than worth it to me. 5* has so many services. I wear mine all the time and I have felt safe ever since I got it. Even at $21 it's well below the monthly cost of units offered by other companies. 5* responds immediately and professionally. The unit is well made and I expect it to last a long time - I've had mine for several months, expect it to do well for years. Hope this helps in your decision-making. Hi Paul, $14.95 is the basic monthly fee from 5*, but my actual monthly fee was about $18 with taxes. Recently, I added insurance on my 5* unit since I tend to be clumsy, so now my total monthly cost (with my state's taxes) is a few cents over $21. It's more than worth it to me. 5* has so many services. I wear mine all the time and I have felt safe ever since I got it. Even at $21 it's well below the monthly cost of units offered by other companies. 5* responds immediately and professionally. The unit is well made and I expect it to last a long time - I've had mine for several months,... » Read More Hi Paul, $14.95 is the basic monthly fee from 5*, but my actual monthly fee was about $18 with taxes. Recently, I added insurance on my 5* unit since I tend to be clumsy, so now my total monthly cost (with my state's taxes) is a few cents over $21. It's more than worth it to me. 5* has so many services. I wear mine all the time and I have felt safe ever since I got it. Even at $21 it's well below the monthly cost of units offered by other companies. 5* responds immediately and professionally. The unit is well made and I expect it to last a long time - I've had mine for several months, expect it to do well for years. Hope this helps in your decision-making. « Show Less
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I'm on the same $25 a month plan. Have been since 2012. I just bought this phone to replace my old one, and I was able to keep the same $25 plan (300 anytime minutes, unlimited text & web/data). Best phone & plan around if you don't require a lot of fancy apps or memory storage like me. Works great for texting, browsing google, and streaming youtube. Camera could be a little better, but you get what you pay for.
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This is a virgin moblie phone and All smart phone plans with virgin moblie has unlimited texting & data. There three different plans$35 plan that only gives you 300 Mintues a month$45 plan that gives you 1,200 Mintues a month$55 plan that gives you unlimited Mintues
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I'm not sure Rose. That's probably a better question for the people at Page Plus. It's been a great phone though, and I have a similar pay-as-you-go plan through Verizon (no contract/$50 a month for unlimited phone text and web). For an extra $10 a month I'd go with Verizon... just my opinion.
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The cost of the phone itself is a one time charge. If you want to make or receive calls on it, you have to pay whatever phone company you use for their service.
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No it needs data plan. 30 more added to your plan. That's y I don't have it anymore. Now I have a iPhone 5 verizon but with tmobile service I only pay $50 and service is not bad. My iphone 5 with Verizon was $120 so I pay half in tmobile
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yes , this my 5th virgin mobile phone , but if you ever change say to unliminted , You cant go back to $25 ,its $35 after that
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im sure over time there will be sales as well as lowered prices. for example when i first was shopping for the evo design it was listed as 299.00 plus tax. it went on sale at Radio for about 229.00. since that time of purchase I see the same phone for 195.00 on the boost site that was selling it 100 dollars more a few months ago. hope this helps
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This is no contract pay as you go. They do have plans if you want a package of services like voice, text and data, or you can just pay for what you use. This service is actually a reseller of network T-Mobile so be sure that the T-Mobile network has coverage where you plan to use you phone with this SIM
185161
Yes at $45/mo. tax included for Verizon prepaid. A prepaid Virgin Mobile Blackberry is $35/mo + tax.
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No I did that , they just charge you like 20 bucks to take it off the agreement. But watch out never use the internet on your palm. the thing is that it still work on you phone and every time you logg in it cost you around 200 dollars i didnt know that, my son accidently logged in for 7 days and the bill came out to 1555 dollars so be very careful verizon will really screw you if you dont watch out
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I currently am under the minute to minute virgin mobile plan - will I be grandfathered in and be able to keep that plan if I get a newer paylo virgin mobile phone? Something a little newer than Kyocera k9 but not smart phone for daughter for texting and emergency calls. The minute to minute plan requires we add $15 every 90 days and then we pay by the minute/ text from our balance.
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I've transferred numbers about a half-dozen times between phones on Virgin Mobile and it's very easy on their website. Just swapped my son's phone about two weeks ago, and the new phone was up and running within 10 minutes. This was moving from an older phone that was grandfathered in at $25/month to the newer phone at $35/month. It'll ask you to confirm that you're moving to a new pricing plan. But I did everything online and, as I said, it was 10 minutes and we were making test calls and text on the new phone.
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It's not a prepaid phone. You may add it to your plan. We did without a problem.