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Consumer Cellular Adds Data Plans for Seniors

Mar 13, 2009, 11:31 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Mar 13, 2009, 2:39 PM

Today Consumer Cellular announced that it is now offering basic data and messaging plans as part of its service. The Wireless Web feature will allow Consumer Cellular customers to send picture messages, check news, as well as download ringtones, wallpaper images, screen savers and games. Messages cost 10 cents to send or receive, though bundles are also available. Wireless Web will include up to 1MB for $5, 5MB for $10, and 10MB for $20. Overage charges for all three plans will cost 1 cent per kilobyte. Consumer Cellular markets its services to the senior population and does not require contracts.

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ecycled

Mar 17, 2009, 4:32 PM

Seniors congratulations!!

Somehow you found phone scoop we hope you found this article educational and exciting.

NO! None seniors have ever even heard, found or learned how to operate phone scoop.

I'm sorry phone scoop, this article has fallen on deaf ears (or maybe just hearing impaired). 😈

asLeepLessman

That was just wrong. My friends grandma be pimping with me on her laptop when we visit her. Shes 92 years old and she knows all about myspace (shes a MySpace Hoe) lol. Grant it, she cant type very well due to her age and cant see very well either (hen...
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Overmann

Mar 14, 2009, 9:15 AM

And people say Verizon is expensive...

Verizon: $1.99/MB

$1.99 < $5

$9.95 < $10

$19.90 < $20

Also,

$15 < $20 and has unlimited data

Menno

Overage charges: 10.24 per MB

1024kb @ .01 per

mingkee

Mar 14, 2009, 9:00 AM

ATT GoPhone is cheaper

ATT has $20 for 100MB, can be rolled over
isn't it better?

tetero

Mar 13, 2009, 12:52 PM

LOL, Senior?? for What??

Seriously, they'll spend more time trying to explain senior people on how to send a txt/pix msg or doing some web browsing than getting more $$ out of them.

tlgreene1021

Yea seriously! Oh man, I would hate to be a sales rep for that company 😁

Plus, why aren't they doing contracts? If I was 80 years old and needed a cell phone, I would totally get it under a contract. The longer, the better...cuz hell, I'm pro...
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KG4PEQ

Mar 13, 2009, 12:36 PM

Who?

Who?

And kilobit or kilobyte?

liquidfire

exactly my thoughts

a penny per kiloBYTE isnt too bad. but a penny per kiloBIT....OMG 😳

i really hope thats a typo

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