Which do you prefer, prepaid or post paid load?

Philippines
February 20, 2011 5:47am CST
There are many choices when it comes to load to our mobile phones. The prepaid or postpaid.. Which do you like? Prepaid or postpaid? Share your opinion..
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10 responses
@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
21 Feb 11
I've always used post-paid. Pre-paid can get little too expensive for me. I have unlimited plan that includes everything, voice calls, any type of messaging & data. I'm paying $92/month & that includes taxes & fees. I go through 2,500 - 3,000 minutes a month on phone calls alone, not counting messages & data usage. That's because I use my phone for work as well. Also coverage seems to suffer on carrier I'm with. I believe that has to do with agreements it has with other companies. Agreement doesn't extend to pre-paid customers. Rumor has it that at the end of this month, my plan will go on a promotion for $10 less as long as I'm on it. So it should bring my monthly bill down to little more than $80/month. That's really not that bad considering how I use my phone.
1 person likes this
• Philippines
22 Feb 11
Hello sk..I respect your opinion and maybe you have not worrying about the payment after the end of the month. Usually, as an ordinary people, I don't have lots of costumer so, I'm not prefer on postpaid..Sometimes, I do pay for just prepaid for almost 10$ a month..So, it is very affordable for me to use prepaid unlike the postpaid.. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless
@Monkeyrose (2840)
• Canada
20 Feb 11
I usually like a prepaid plan and a contract because often there are perks. Usually you get a free or really cheap phone. However I did get stuck in a contract that was way too expensive. Also, I travel a lot now and have to change my number often. It can be expensive calling long distance and often I have a home line where I live for local calls. So while I'm traveling I have a pay as you go plan. I also use facebook to ccntact friends and family from afar. Long Distance calling cards are actually cheaper.
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• Philippines
22 Feb 11
Hello monkeyrose..Just like us, we are ordinary people and we cannot afford to avail the postpaid so we better prefer a prepaid load.Yeah, it is very expensive if you are calling long distance. Much better that you keep in touch to your family through internet, either skype, ym or facebook. much better because no money needed. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless
@cloudi (330)
20 Feb 11
I like going prepaid. One of the reasons is that with post paid it is too easy to run up a large bill. If you have prepaid then you will run out of airtime and you can keep track of how much you use.
1 person likes this
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
Hello cloudi..I do agree with you.We cannot control how much we consume if we have a postpaid because sometimes, if we call that important person, we can enjoy talking with them without noticing that our conversation last for how many hours..That is also the disadvantages of having a postpaid..But for those people who were busy to buy prepaid and they were love postpaid because they can always call their costumers, its up to them as long as they have money to pay.. Yeah, we can know and aware of how much load remain in our balance and we can control our money by buying prepaid.. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless
@adnileb (5256)
• Philippines
20 Feb 11
I prefer prepaid because you don't have to consume what was given on the plan. I mean, when you don't use your load, it's ok. In postpaid, whether you use it or not, you will pay for the monthly bill. So, much better if prepaid.
1 person likes this
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
Hello adnileb..I agree lol..Lots of ordinary people just like us prefer to have a prepaid because they can track and control how much their balance. Unlike the postpaid, we can only our balance if we can receive our monthly bill which makes us shock at that moment..But for those rich people, they didn't care how much load they consume as long as their connection didn't off. They can call anytime, anywhere without having a problem.. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless
@yallit (3677)
• Philippines
20 Feb 11
I am a postpaid user. I prefer having a postpaid account than prepaid since I don't have to worry about not having a load when I need to call or text someone especially in times of emergency. When I was still a prepaid user, there was a time when I was unable to call or advise my supervisor that I'll be absent for work due to sickness because I don't have prepaid credits left.
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• Philippines
22 Feb 11
Hello yallit..Well, maybe it is good for you because you always need call and text all the time because of your work..As a prepaid user, my advantage is that I can't consume too much of load unlike the postpaid..But, in your case, it is good if you intend to be a postpaid user because I know you can pay and you didn't worry about the bill because you have a good job.That's all.. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless
• Philippines
20 Feb 11
I prefer to use prepaid. Why? It is convenient for those people who is not financially stable like me. I am a teller on a payment center which receive a salary that not reach the minimum wage. for me to budget my small amount of money i receive twice a month on my work, it is good for me too use prepaid. By using prepaid, I will not be dumped of full of disconnections letters for my bills. And the good thing in prepaid you can minimize the use of your loads, if you really need it then you can load it if you have enough money to purchase a load. That's why I am prefer to use prepaid.
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• Philippines
22 Feb 11
Hello Zhajhem..I do agree with you.Lot's of people now, used a prepaid load because they don't have enough money to buy the bills in postpaid..WE can't guarantee also that we can't consume too much of call. Postpaid is good to those people just like the telemarketers, etc whom they really need to call to their costumer.It is convenient for them and no hassle for loading and loading because they only paid by the end of the month. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
25 Feb 11
Normally i use pre paid method also because in this way it would be easier control your monthly bills and so having always under control than a post-paid mode.
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Feb 11
I have always been on a postpaid phone, as I don't have to worry about refilling it when I run out of minutes. I was with Verizon up until a week ago, and I switched to T-Mobile, because I can get more minutes for the same price I was paying with Verizon, and besides, I don't have the data plan added on as with T-Mobile it is included in the base price. My bill won't be much more than $90 a month after taxes and insurance, as that is only $6 a month, so I am saving roughly $35 a month, and it might not sound like much, but it does add up and to me that is quite a bit I am saving. I am for saving anyway I can. I use my phone everyday, so therefore prepaid would be hard to keep up with the minutes. I never go over my minutes on postpaid, and that is why I make sure I have enough to begin with. My daughter is on T-Mobile, so we don't use our minutes up. My son is on Verizon, so I use some whether he clals me on his landline or his cell. I am happy with m postpaid phone. Take care, and have a very good day.
• Philippines
22 Feb 11
Hello rosekiss..For those people just like you, you don't need to buy and buy the prepaid card because you are intended on postpaid. If I have lots of money, I am 100% sure that I will choose the postpaid because no more hassle in life and you just pay after the end of the month unlike the prepaid, we do always buy prepaid card..There are advantages and disadvantages of this two kind of load..It's up to us which we prefer to use.. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless
@jhaidro (877)
• Philippines
20 Feb 11
I think that I will go for prepaid. I do not want to be flooded by debt. I think that you can control more your expenses using prepaid. Its just that postpaid is like risky. If you get too excited having fun activities with your phone then you might be in trouble. Others may say that postpaid is safer since you will always have something to use especially on tight situations. Well I say that good thing that there are prepaid cards which you can put on your wallet so that anytime that you needed to be connected with somebody, nothing will stop you.
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• Philippines
21 Feb 11
Hello jhaidro..We are the same lol..I don't have lots of worry after the end of the month just like before..I used postpaid but I am very shocked that moment because I never expected that my bill is too much big that's why I don't want to happened again.. You were right, having a prepaid load can make us how to control our load because we are aware of how much load remain unlike the postpaid..Postpaid is like the sky that we can't control..But not all people can't control,. there are others who can control their needs in postpaid..But for me, I always prefer to prepaid.That's all.. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless
@Foinix (6)
• Netherlands
20 Feb 11
I use prepaid, but the disadvantage sometimes is that my credit runs out. Not being able to call or send texts is frustrating. The biggest problem propably is that I dont check my ballance frequently enough. So i am the only one to blame. Also prepaid can expire, which of course is waste of your money. Fortunatelly my prepaid takes way to long to expire, or i call to much to let it expire.
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• Philippines
21 Feb 11
Hello foinix..Well, that's a part of life.. All things have an expiration and we must be the one responsible on how to control it..Just like me, before I am using my phone, I always checking my balance so that I am aware of how much remained. Besides, there are advantages and disadvantages of these two the prepaid and postpaid..Better buy a prepaid which is fit for your consume. I mean, the 100 prepaid card expires within 60 days so, for me, that load cannot reach that long time of period..my 100 prepaid load only one week for me because I do always registered it fro a unlimited call for the talk n text and smart user to save money.. Well, thanks for sharing your comments with us and have a nice day ahead. Godbless