Do you prefer Postpaid or Prepaid? Why?

Hello Venkataraman. I had too many troubles and expenses with post paid, and I hated the long contract commitments they required. So now, I go with only pre-paid for my cell phone and love that method.

Karen

I use my cell phone way too much to be on pre-paid. I use my cell phone for work reasons as well & every month, I use somewhere between 3,000 - 5,000 minutes. My phone bill comes out to $123/month. With most of the pre-paid service, my bill would come out way more than that.

There is not much of a difference between Post paid and pre paid. The reason being in pre paid, they charge a service charge and for a refill of say Rs.100, you get only Rs.80 or so. In the case of Post paid, we are charged a fixed amount every month.
Since I use my mobile phone a lot, with my other collegues, I have a CUG post paid connection.

I always preferred prepaid. I think it is because I feel I am in full control over how much I spend and how I manage currency. And I don't like to have bills that should be paid compulsorily. I feel free with prepaid. I can use as much as I want and if I don't want I can stop refilling currency and then if I want the next minute I can recharge instantly!

So I prefer prepaid always

Happy mylotting!

Hi vraman,

I have two mobile phones that I carry along in my bag. One is post paid and the other is prepaid. If you ask me now which you prefer I would say I pick up the post paid one. The reason is that I can go on talking as long as I require, and this facility is not there in prepaid. I have had several embarrassing moment with this prepaid as before the talk was over it cut its connection like a stupid fellow.

I have always use postpaid as I use my phone everyday, and it would be spendy for prepaid. Since my cell is the only phone, having prepaid would be a hassle when I run out of minutes having to add some more. It just wouldn't be feasible to have prepaid. I use my cell everyday. I don't have a landline, so I do need my cell and postpaid is it for me. Now, if I has a home phone, and if I didn't need my cell everyday, then I would probably have prepaid. My cell is my way of life for me. Have a very good day, and happy mylotting.

I use a prepaid cell. I don't use one very often and can't have one on at work, so having a contract and a monthly fee isn't right for me. I like just loading it up once in a while when I need to. No hassle and one less bill for me to worry about.

hello venkat,

i use postpaid because i feel much more secured that in case of emergency i would never run out of balance and moreover most of the service providers offer cheaper call rates with postpaid compared to pre-paid.There are many more benefits associated with post paid for certain states in india donot have roaming with pre-paid.Post paid always saves time as because you donot have to top up your phone every week or so!!

Prepaid is the way to go to strickly control your spending; I only use prepaid and I absolutely love it! I never have any surprises, I get superior service, and I have never had one dropped call. Prepaid gets my vote.

hi venka.. i prefer postpaid because i dont have to keep checking for the available balance and run out of amount on important discussion. If you think mobile providers do lot of frauds then definitly happen even in prepaid. Till now my provider is going good and never had any problem for past five years