Hi, I will spend about a month in Ft. Lauderdale, and I will need a phone during my stay. What are the options for such a short period of time? I heard that you can buy a phone from Metro PCS for about $100. Don't know if there are any other cheaper alternatives. I have a tri band phone that I can use anywhere in the world, but not sure how or where I can buy a chip for it and if I need to make a contract for it. Thank you for your answers.
I am not sure if you have to buy a phone from Metro or can just use their SIM card or etc. But they have no contract and like $40 for unlimited calls, data, texts per month......
You can get a cheap Tracfone and 60 minutes airtime at Walmart for about $40 You can also get a $10.00 phone from MetroPCS and unlimited text and talk for $40.00.
Capt. J and wscott52, I know for sure that you can not use Metro chips on another phone, even tri bands. I think they sell the phone for $40 + $40 for the plan you mentioned. $10 is the price after mail rebates. Thanks for replying.
There is a cell phone shop on 17th Street on the mainland side of the bridge. It's on the north side next to Georgio's restaurant. They help a lot of yacht crew. You can get a T-Mobile sim card there for your phone for a good price.
straighttalk has Nokia smartphones with full keyboards, unlimited talk, text, and internet for $45 a month, you can go to the nearest walmart and browse or go to the websites and get shipped to your door in 2 weeks. EDIT: forgot to say it's prepay no contract. This is the new hot one people are dropping their contracts for.