Talk:Prepaid mobile phone

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New to wikipedia. Have not figured out how to cite refrence. Change that occured was from a report on prepaid telephone link: http://www.sfu.ca/cprost/prepaid/docs/Gow-PrivacyRightsAndPrepaidCommunicationServices.pdf As I have been doing work on this material there are other changes I will make to keep it up with current knowlege. However the main one is the name needs to change. In all the litrature it is refered to a prepaid mobile phones. This title is confusing and misleading by anybody who want to look at this information. Also this report quoted also has some demographical information about prepaid mobile phone that should also get included. Jumpspark 00:38, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

I think the concept was first developed in Portugal by the TMN company with the MIMO mobile phone. Correct me if I'm wrong. --- Mmcarvalho 15:22, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Same year as Eircells launch, 1995. Eircell always claimed to be the first, anyway --Kiand 14:43, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
See the article on the Portuguese company TMN or Telecomunicações Móveis Nacionais, SA.--- Mmcarvalho 16:11, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
I did, which is where I saw that it was also 1995 for TMN, albeit towards the end of that year. I have no idea when Eircell Ready To Go started in 1995. --Kiand 22:30, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, you are both right. I was leader of the Service Design Team in Eircell. Ready to Go was launched at the end of October 1997 and was influenced by successful prepaid mobile propositions elsewhere including Timmy (Italy). Dublinblue 12:48, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Article title

Wouldn't Prepaid mobile phone be a better title than Pay as you go (phone)? —Tokek 00:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

-Yes! or Prepaid Wireless... -Tghare

[edit] Prepaid Cellular

lets get some cites into this Wiki -Tghare

[edit] Article needs work

The article needs work. I created a proper intro but their is more that can be done. Some suggestions:

  • The article ahould explain how pay as you go commonly work such as adding airtime via a prepaid card, the fact that you have to add airtime at certain intervals (every 2 or 3 months for example) in order to keep your mobile phone and it's associated number activated (at least the U.S.).
  • Create a sections explaining the advantages and disadvantages of prepaid vs. standard monthly fee based mobile phone service.
  • Consider moving this to "Prepaid cellular service" or "Prepaid mobile phone service" or something like that as already suggested.

--Cab88 19:43, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

  • The title is not a proper noun; therefore, under WP:MOS, only the first word should be capitalized. This needs an admin to do because there is already a redirect at the proper title. --Russ (talk) 15:33, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other countries

I can't vouch for any of the other countries mentioned, but some of the information for prepaid phones in the UK (usually called pay-as-you-go) seems incorrect or misleading. I'm not completely sure of myself, however, so I'm only suggesting someone else look at it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raylin (talk • contribs) 22:22, 29 December 2007 (UTC)