TRACFONE - Superb Pay-As-You-Go Cell Phone Service

Up until October 2005, I was a Verizon wireless customer, generally satisfied with the service and calling plan. I initially used the cell phone a lot, maintaining close communication with my stockbroker for multiple daily trades. My usage was fairly heavy, particularly during fast market days.

After having less than optimal results with trading stock futures (read: lost too much money!), my number of calls dwindled down considerably. The adequate calling plan I had was now overkill. And my excess minutes didn’t carry over at the time, so I was wasting valuable minutes by not engaging in worthless conversations like most cell phone users.

Then, as luck (bad) would have it, something happened that forced a decision with my cell phone service: I was struck by a car while crossing a street at night last October. When I saw the headlights the first time, they seemed much further away. When I saw them the second time, they were approximately one foot away from me.

After literally flying on my own, with some help from the car, I landed on the pavement. Besides my brand new glasses being destroyed, my Motorola cell phone was rendered useless. But hey! I survived being hit by a car with minimal injuries sustained. I was fifty-eight last year and managed to squeak through yet another close call.

Okay. What does this have to do with a review of cell phone service? A lot. I had to make a decision as to what service I would subscribe to, particularly with the life-changing events such as no need for brokerage calls.

I set about doing what a cell-phone-using-man has to do: I Googled cell phone plans; zeroing in those that offered the best comparisons. My mind went numb shortly after perusing the confusing jumble of cell phone providers’ plans. It was much worse than trying to decide on what large screen TV to buy. That process requires a degree in Video Engineering. The cell phone research requires a degree in Wireless Engineering.