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prepaid service as of 2021. Prepaid SIM cards are also becoming a variation of the traditional prepaid cellphone plans. Rather than needing to purchase an entirely new phone, existing phones can be used by simply replacing the SIM card within the device. Prepaid service has also evolved to include rate plans and buckets traditionally seen in postpaid plans but with a lower cost of ownership for the network operator. Such
Advance Pay plans are often monthly plans with either Unlimited Voice/SMS/MMS (or monthly buckets for some of these) and Prepaid Data Volume Add-ons and throttling mechanisms.
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be used by those unable to take out a contract (i.e. under age of majority). Depending on local laws, they may be available to those who do not have a permanent address, phone number, or credit card. This makes them popular among travelers and students away from their hometowns. Additionally, they are popular with parents who wish to have a way to stay connected with their college age students and have some control over the costs.
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that announces to the user that the account balance is low and suggests they add funds to the account so their service is not interrupted. When the user's account balance is depleted, the service is suspended until they added funds to their account. If the user's account balance is depleted, all call attempts are routed to the IVR. These patents expired in 2010 and 2012 respectively.
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message which is not charged for while roaming. Upon receipt of the USSD, the customer's operator will then return the call. When the service calls back, the user is being charged for the cost of the service from the credit available in the home network. The service will then prompt the user to enter
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is used to reload a mobile phone by entering the mobile number and choosing the amount to be loaded. This process is widely implemented in the
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the dialed number of the party to be called. The disadvantage of this method of roaming is that the user will not be able to dial numbers directly from the handset. The advantage is that it works in almost all locations around the world since USSD is ubiquitous and free.
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2448:
2447:
2341:
2334:
2327:
2318:
2317:
2080:Qualcomm Atheros
1850:Bouygues Telecom
1825:
1818:
1811:
1802:
1801:
1688:
1678:
1671:
1664:
1655:
1654:
1558:
1551:
1544:
1535:
1534:
1438:Midwest Wireless
1428:Houston Cellular
1381:
1311:Cricket Wireless
1306:AT&T Prepaid
1284:Total by Verizon
1242:Prepaid wireless
1235:
1228:
1221:
1212:
1211:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1053:
1052:
1040:
1039:
1033:
1032:
1025:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1014:
997:
991:
990:
988:
986:
971:
965:
964:
962:
960:
951:. Archived from
945:
939:
938:
924:
918:
917:
904:
898:
897:
890:
884:
883:
870:
864:
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808:
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783:
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766:
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753:. Archived from
747:
741:
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722:
716:
715:
713:
711:
695:
689:
688:
686:
684:
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663:
662:
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658:
649:. Archived from
643:
637:
636:
634:
632:
616:
598:
597:
596:
588:Mobile broadband
183:cellular network
122:
115:
111:
108:
102:
100:
59:
35:
27:
21:
3580:
3579:
3575:
3574:
3573:
3571:
3570:
3569:
3545:
3544:
3543:
3538:
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3492:
3490:
3482:
3424:
3361:
3283:
3247:
3204:
3153:
3145:
3086:
3079:
2985:Robert Metcalfe
2840:Tim Berners-Lee
2788:
2608:Information Age
2480:
2475:
2445:
2440:
2379:Hawaiian Telcom
2374:Cincinnati Bell
2350:
2345:
2315:
2310:
2279:
2237:
2229:
2200:NEC Corporation
2140:Chaudhary Group
2117:
2109:
1997:
1989:
1927:
1919:
1841:
1834:
1829:
1799:
1794:
1751:
1689:
1684:
1682:
1652:
1647:
1567:
1562:
1532:
1527:
1433:Indigo Wireless
1408:Dobson Cellular
1379:
1370:
1352:Spectrum Mobile
1294:Verizon Prepaid
1245:
1239:
1210:
1192:
1183:United Wireless
1116:
1085:
1080:
1045:
1037:
1036:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1012:
1010:
998:
994:
984:
982:
972:
968:
958:
956:
947:
946:
942:
928:"Pay as you go"
926:
925:
921:
906:
905:
901:
892:
891:
887:
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871:
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748:
744:
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724:
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719:
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707:
699:"Top up by ATM"
697:
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613:
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594:
592:
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491:
455:
435:emergency calls
431:
411:
402:
397:
395:Versus postpaid
324:post-paid basis
316:
310:
299:postpaid phones
260:migrant workers
214:
158:pay-as-you-talk
132:
123:
112:
106:
103:
60:
58:
48:
36:
23:
22:
15:
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11:
5:
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3214:
3212:
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3107:
3097:
3091:
3089:
3081:
3080:
3078:
3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3055:Camille Tissot
3052:
3047:
3042:
3037:
3032:
3030:Claude Shannon
3027:
3022:
3020:Tivadar Puskás
3017:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2997:
2992:
2990:Antonio Meucci
2987:
2982:
2977:
2972:
2967:
2962:
2960:Charles K. Kao
2957:
2952:
2947:
2942:
2937:
2935:Harold Hopkins
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2872:
2867:
2862:
2857:
2852:
2847:
2842:
2837:
2835:Emile Berliner
2832:
2827:
2822:
2817:
2812:
2807:
2802:
2796:
2794:
2790:
2789:
2787:
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2776:
2774:Videotelephony
2771:
2766:
2765:
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2759:
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2670:Radiotelephone
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2556:Internet video
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2192:
2190:LG Electronics
2187:
2182:
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2127:
2121:
2119:
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2110:
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2077:
2072:
2067:
2062:
2057:
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2042:
2037:
2032:
2022:
2017:
2012:
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1897:
1892:
1890:SoftBank Group
1887:
1882:
1877:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1852:
1846:
1844:
1836:
1835:
1828:
1827:
1820:
1813:
1805:
1796:
1795:
1793:
1792:
1787:
1785:Trumpet Mobile
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1761:
1759:
1753:
1752:
1750:
1749:
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1737:
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1528:
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1495:
1490:
1485:
1483:Rural Cellular
1480:
1478:Revol Wireless
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1448:Northcoast PCS
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1418:Element Mobile
1415:
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1390:
1384:
1382:
1376:
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1371:
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1364:Xfinity Mobile
1356:
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1315:
1314:
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1276:
1274:GoSmart Mobile
1271:
1266:
1264:NET10 Wireless
1261:
1250:
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1155:
1153:Docomo Pacific
1150:
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520:
517:
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506:
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489:Privacy rights
487:
486:
485:
478:
454:
451:
430:
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410:
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396:
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348:
347:
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312:Main article:
309:
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286:
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236:online payment
213:
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30:
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6:
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3:
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3509:
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3243:Code-division
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3228:Time-division
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3221:
3219:
3216:
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3207:
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3154:and switching
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3118:
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3105:optical fiber
3103:
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3095:Coaxial cable
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3010:Radia Perlman
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2886:
2885:Donald Davies
2883:
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2876:
2873:
2871:
2870:Claude Chappe
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2692:Semiconductor
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3415:Toasternet
3337:Television
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2752:Television
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2633:Smartphone
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1885:NTT Docomo
1870:Gruppo TIM
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606:References
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232:debit card
162:pay and go
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3252:Concepts
3176:terminal
3127:wireless
2950:Bob Kahn
2793:Pioneers
2618:Internet
2509:Cable TV
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2284:See also
2075:Qualcomm
2060:MediaTek
2020:Broadcom
2015:Audience
1985:VisualOn
1925:Software
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1900:T-Mobile
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2180:Kyocera
2160:Foxconn
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3317:Mobile
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1935:Access
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