Whats the difference between pre paid and contract for cell phones?

Question by mia: Whats the difference between pre paid and contract for cell phones?
i got a cell phone for the first time and i have contract but i dotn know the difference?


Best answer:

Answer by Amanda54
With contract you pay a monthly bill and the minuets every month are atomaticly put on there. With most Pre paid phones you have to buy little cards with minutes on it and every time you run out or are just about out of minuets you have to go and buy those cards and call the number on the card a physicaly put the minuets on there. You also don't have to worry about having a huge phone bill to pay each month either. With the pre paid you have just what you put on there and no overages. Also with pre paid you don't have a contract that you have to uphold.
~!~Amanda~!~

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