I have never been so excited over a new phone as far as I can remember. I mean, I was happy when I got my first Nokia 3210 before I went to the university, but that was different. I got that phone because my family thought it would be easier for them to keep in touch with me while I was away.
But this time, it was the other way round.
I got myself a phone because I wanted to get in touch with my family. I was looking for IDD cards that I could use with my phone so that I could call home in the convenience of my room at my host’s instead of using the public payphones. But nobody quite understood what I wanted. Until I went to Wal-Mart the other day with Robert (he wanted to get a video camera for his wife for Mother’s Day) and I came across a lot of phones and minute (pre-paid) cards.
The store assistant was extremely knowledgeable and helpful, and she answered all my questions like a professional 
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I got myself a Motorola C139 for USD 12.88 and 400 units of talk and SMS time worth USD 39.88.
The wonderful thing about the TracFone package is that it costs only 10 cents per minute per call, regardless of whether it is a US (domestic) or international number! Isn’t that cool? I mean, compared to my current Maxis roaming charges of RM 6 per minute, TracFone is definitely more worth it in the long run!
Anybody wants my phone number? 
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Pelf, check out http://voipdiscount.com or http://voipbuster.com. If you have access to a land line, it costs 5 cents (Euro) per connection for an hour of talk. That’s how my husband and I have been keeping in touch on a daily basis.
You call me 10cent
I call you Rm6
no no
I don’t want your phone number
YAY! Congrats on the new phone!
congrats on the new phone!
Wah, got new toy and boy is that cheap.
I think roaming is just expensive
I wonder your number might be something like 553 181 PELF
Congrats on the new phone and the cheap price
I like my pre-paid phone from Virgin Mobile, no roaming charges and no problem calling outside of the country either, although I never call anybody but my wife and my child LOL
zeroimpact, I like that number! But unfortunately, no, I didn’t get to choose my number because it was only revealed to me after I have purchased the phone and added the minutes card. So it was more of a surprise
YaY! New phone! Nice one (=
Hey pelf,
nice one
Did you ever thought on buying a skypephone? It’s cheaper I think …
I use it since almost 1 year… With an flatrate to non-cellular phone within ur country for just 2$ it’s quite cheap, hm?
But just right now I see that you paid only 12$…
Really good price I think…
That’s a spiffy new phone! It must feel great to have gotten a cheap package like that. Have fun.
Hey Pelf! I was just thinking about you the other day and wasn’t aware you’d already gone off to the USA! Hope you have lots of fun and learn lots and stay safe and warm
Take care!
US$ 12.88 for a phone??? WAH, SO CHEAP! imagine if phones in m’sia go as cheap as RM12… Hohohoho~
I bought a new SE phone too.. I love it very much le