I agree with the original post as I have MetroPCS, which is a no contract flat rate carrier. They are based in Dallas and provide phone service all over Florida and part of California, Texas, Georgia, and Michigan. They charge $30 flat rate for unlimited calling in all of their service areas and for $40 a month you get unlimited long distance as well. The topper is the unlimited ultra which gives you local talk time, long distance talk time, unlimited text messaging, unlimited picture messaging, unlimited email, unlimited AIM IM, and unlimited web! Not to mention you can add unlimited directory assistance for $2 more and they have cool features like caller tones and forwarding for a few bucks more. They also have great prices for worldwide long distance! I forgot to mention the best part: NO CONTRACTS! You buy your phone outright and you even get the first month of service FREE with a new account and phone purchase! MetroPCS is now the fastest growing mobile phone company in the US and if they can do it for their prices why can't the big three? It makes me sick to think some people paid $700+ for the iPhone and a 2 year contract. Not to mention they are paying over $59.99 a month for those two years for crappy minutes and service. Long live flat rate providers such as MetroPCS and Cricket.
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