Marketplace: A New Cell Plan Phones Home

Friday, August 19, 2005

A New Cell Plan Phones Home

Coming soon to a cell phone store near you... a plan that doesn't involve signing a contract in blood and doesn't erase your unused minutes. Sound too good to be true? Well, cellular expert Delly Tamer reads the fine print behind the biggest buzz in the wireless industry: pay as you go mobile plans.

Prepayment can keep a lid on tempting cell phone use. (Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP / (c) Getty Images)

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