Yes Ampd Mobile did file bankruptcy recently. Apparently if you activate a new prepaid phone with a new provider than you have to purchase a new phone and also purchase refill cards. It doesnt switch or rollover to another company if you go to another prepaid cell phone company. Here are some prepaid cell phone companies to check out at your local retailer such as best buy, Target, or circuit city. Yes, if you buy an unlocked gsm mobile phone from a reputable seller on eBay you can set it up to work with T Mobile. You could either go to your local T Mobile store and purchase a SIM card and set up the prepaid service at the same time. Yes, if its an UNLOCKED GSM phone from sony ericsson it will work with T Mobile Pay As you Go or their regulary monthly cellular services. 100 worth of time right off the bat. It will be a total of 1000 minutes and they expire 1 year from the date of purchase. The time expires after 90 days but if you refill prior to the expiration date, the minutes you have at the time will rollover when you refill. 100 worth of minutes youre automatically enrolled in the Gold rewards program. Important information: Airtime rates apply to voicemail retrieval, each call during a conference call, and call waiting. Caller ID not available on some calls. Long distance rates apply to international dialing. Keep your phone number To keep your mobile number active, refill within 90 days after your minutes expire.

After 90 days, your account will be canceled and you will lose your phone number. Their prepaid refill system is currently down in some areas, so they are allowing use of the phones even with no credit on them. Dont get too used to it, though, as it can come back up at any time. 10 each month to your bill. Since you are billed after the fact, there will also be a credit check to ensure that you are a reliable payer. Many offer features such as unlimited calling on nights and weekends or to designated numbers.

Also, if you exceed your allotted minutes for the month, the overage charges are incredibly high. When you deplete your balance, you simply add more money. 20 depending on how fancy a phone you want.

Since you pay before you use, there is no need for a credit check. In the past, prepaid rates were incredibly high and typically used only by people with bad credit. Prepaid accounts always have an expiration date, but some providers plans allow for longer expiration periods than others. Verizon expiration periods run shorter. If your account balance falls below a minimum level, you will not be able to make or receive calls until you bring your balance back above the minimum. Incoming calls incur the same charges as outgoing calls. Text messages are usually billed at a different rate. 10 for outgoing text messages. Mobile or Cingular, there will be no additional charges for domestic long distance calls. International long distance rates, on the other hand, are quite high. There is no difference between a local and long distance text message as far as billing is concerned. 10 and go up depending on the provider.