Cell phones: Prepaid or contract?

I like contract phone better for the same reasons you do, plus there phones just seem to be better for some reason. I think I am going to just get another straight talk phone for now, save up money and get it from my online earnings. When I get a real job I will just use one of these sites where you can recycle your phone and get money or gift cards... I've had Virgin Mobile For Prepaid and Now Straight Talk. I've had Cricket and Sprint for Contract Phones.

In Malaysia, all of the Telco provider have both contract and prepaid line. So all of them treat their custmer regardless the customer use contracted (also known as postpaid) or prepaid line. Even if I lose my prepaid sim card or damaged, I can eaasily get it replace instantly with all my credit still as it was before. Personally, I would prefer prepaid. I'm not a guy that use my phone very much. I just used it as an emergency or something important. If I used contracted line, I will have to pay monthly access fee even if i'm not using it. So I feel that it just a waste of money. Postpaid is good for someone that always use their phone because they offer lower call and text msg rate. Postpaid or prepaid is up to your phone usage.

For me, I would prefer the prepaid one. I would not have control of my phone bills if it would be in contract. I am the type of person want to have a quick conversation, so if ever I would go for the phone under contract, I might got headache for phone bills. So for a person like me, prepaid would be better to minimize the phone expenses. But I make sure especially when I'm going to travel to always have a prepaid card just incase an emergency arise.

both of them are good, in case of contract as u said u can track ur phone if there something happen you can easily contact your service provider that you loss your phone so that then can turn the phone off permanently..but if your using this even your not using ur phone regularly you will paid in what is in the contract. and in prepaid you can not even track it if you loss your phone, and you will not paid as like as on your contract even ur not using your phone regularly..

Hello I used to give preference to the Prepaid cell phone because all the cell hone service companies are offering to call their customer service centres at free of cost. So this will not make much difference betwen contract cell phone and the prepaid cell phone. So My idea is that we can use prepaid cell phones for the communication and better profitability

I personally prefer the prepaid option because I do not need to bother for the bills to pay, I often check my balance and try to use it accordingly.

I always use prepaid cellphone because i really don't like to worry about contracts and the bills i have to pay with this contract. I have never lost any of my phones so the tracking device is of no use to me, and i also like prepaid better because it's much easier, just buy the phone and buy the minutes.

I just got my first cell phone a couple of months ago. My phone isn't on a contract, but it isn't prepaid. It's on a month-to-month unlimited plan by MetroPCS. I like this because it doesn't force me to enter any long-term contracts, and I don't have to worry about putting minutes into my phone (which can end up being even more expensive than having your phone on a plan sometimes). If I had to choose between prepaid or contract though, I would have to choose prepaid for now because I am not working. I would just have to use my home phone for long calls and my cell for emergencies if that were the case. If I had a job then I would probably choose contract.

I prefer subscribing to prepaid than contract because I don't usually text or call that much. And if I use prepaid I can subscribe to different kinds of services such as unlimited text a day or unlimited call a day, which I think is more efficient.

Here in the Philippines, it is better to get the contract phone or what we call postpaid service. Not only is their phone assistance service better than prepaid, but I never have to worry of running out of credit especially whn using it to call or text other networks.

I have a contract with my mobile provider and i think that is much better than prepaid cell phones