Stupid Question # 16
Ok, I know nothing about prepay. My nephew had a prepay phone, lost it, bought another one, then found his first one (in say a 3 month period). He gave the second one to my mother, who just really wants something she can open and dial "in an emergency" which will probably be never. The phone shows a balance and a payment date of 3/24/10, but there's no # attached to this phone anymore and I'm not sure that balance even exists. Do we just buy her a prepaid card and it will somehow also give her a phone number? Or can this phone not be activated?
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easystreet has a good point about being able to call 911, even without a number on the phone.
Over the years, I've seen two scenarios for people who say they would like a phone "only for emergencies."
For some, they figure that they'll have a phone for when their tire blows out or they have a serious emergency. While a flat tire makes sense, when was the last time you had a flat tire, as well as the time before that? I haven't had a flat tire in so long, that I can't remember it. It was probably 15 years ago, or more.
And if you're in a serious emergency, do you honestly think you'll be in the position to make a phone call, or that you'll be somewhere were someone else won't be able to call 911 for you? I lived in the western de...
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Over the years, I've seen two scenarios for people who say they would like a phone "only for emergencies."
For some, they figure that they'll have a phone for when their tire blows out or they have a serious emergency. While a flat tire makes sense, when was the last time you had a flat tire, as well as the time before that? I haven't had a flat tire in so long, that I can't remember it. It was probably 15 years ago, or more.
And if you're in a serious emergency, do you honestly think you'll be in the position to make a phone call, or that you'll be somewhere were someone else won't be able to call 911 for you? I lived in the western de...
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Thanks. It was a Verizon prepay phone. I don't know why my 75 year old mother thinks she needs a phone since she's always with someone who has a phone. I'll mention the 911 option without activating. That might work for her because she's truly technologically-illiterate.
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