pay-as-you-go phones
Credit-based cellular devices
Pay-as-you-go phones are mobile phones where service is purchased in advance rather than billed monthly.
Users buy prepaid minutes or data, and service stops when the balance runs out.
Also called prepaid phones or burner phones, they require no credit check or contract: I picked up a pay-as-you-go phone at the convenience store.
The term sometimes implies disposability or anonymity.
- prepaidSettled in advance
- prepaid planService purchased before usage
- burnerHeat-producing device component
- drug dealIllegal substance sale
- crime showTV program about lawbreaking
minutes · top-up · SIM · disposable · anonymous · convenience · store · airtime · credit · refill · cheap · temporary · untraceable · cash · cash only · no strings attached · mobile · flip
- old phonesNokia 3310, Motorola Razr, Siemens, Sanyo, Panasonic