[geeks] GSM coverage in southeastern PA.

[Lionel Peterson]

The pay-as-you-go plans are very reasonable, she could go to a best  
buy or a Wal-Mart and get a phone for as little as $20, plus airtime,  
with airtime as low as 10 to 15 cents a minute...

We've used such phones in the Trenton, NJ area for a son that seems to  
lose more than his share of electronics, and we've never had a  
problem. Service is fine, and coverage is good.

For about $20 for the phone an $25+ for airtime she should be fine,  
and you can avoid any possible credit card/billing excitement...

If you want more info, I'll look a little deeper for you.

Lionel

On May 25, 2009, at 5:49 AM, gsm at mendelson.com wrote:

> I know there are some people from PA (or nearby) on this list and  
> thought
> I would ask.
>
> My wife will be in the Philly area late July for a week.
>
> Obviously, she will be bringing her cell phone with her. It is a  
> quad bad
> GSM Nokia. She will be staying in Gilbertsville, but won't need the  
> phone
> there.
> Mostly what she will need is a phone to call local (215) numbers as  
> she goes
> around and does her errands. My expectation is that her using her  
> Israeli
> phone for anything but emergencies will result in a rediculous phone  
> bill.
>
> Is there GSM coverage in Philly? Does it reach out as far as  
> Gilbertsville?
>
> Is there a cheap celluar alternative? I have an old GSM 1900mHz  
> phone, can one
> get a cheap SIM for it, assuming the battery works.
>
> Is there an alternative service to GSM in that area?
> She is going to be in touch with us via a 215 number, so there is no  
> need
> to have the Israeli phone if we can call her and she can call us  
> with a
> Philly one.
>
> This is only going to be for a week, so I don't want to invest a lot  
> of money
> in it.
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> Geoff.
>
> -- 
> Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel gsm at mendelson.com  N3OWJ/ 
> 4X1GM
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