Need help finding a no frills Wireless plan for emergency only

Is there any plan that if let's say i pay upfront <$100 and then have the line available for next one year

Max intended Voice usage - 100 mins for the entire year and the calls will be to/from a handful of numbers.

Text - Not needed
Data - Not needed

I've an unopened T-mobile sim from one of the slickdeals and have an unlocked iphone 3g, again thanks to SD.
Also have a dumb phone if need be.

Please suggest the best plan for emergency only.

Page Plus Cellular has the $80 for 2000 minutes for a year plan.
http://www.pagepluscellular.com/P...0Plan.aspx

Pageplus runs on the Verizon network.

OR... you could do this (I'm doing this for my aunt).
For $30 a year you could purchase the $10 plan 3x a year.
This would give you 100 minutes to use over 4 months.
Apply another $10 before the end of the 4th months end to keep the same number.

EDIT: I don't think this will work with your iPhone 3g if it uses a sim card (as Page Plus / Verizon is CDMA) , but they may have changed this recently.

Linkage to Page Plus Customer support [pagepluscellular.com]

Take a look at this article [prepaidreviews.com] as it may help give you a few options to consider.

TMobile has a plan where you only pay on the day you use it. I use this for my alarm system backup.

It is a dollar per day on days it gets used plus 10c / minute.

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.co...hone-plans

http://www.platinumtel.com/

30 bucks for 6 months. value does not expire if you top off every 6 months.. so 60 dollars a year. You can buy a phone for 60 bucks that comes with a 50 dollar card so your good for almost a year off the bat.

When you say emergency use do you mean just being able to dial 911? If so, a inactivated phone can do that for free

Quote from BuffaloBillius : Page Plus Cellular has the $80 for 2000 minutes for a year plan. http://www.pagepluscellular.com/P...0Plan.aspx Pageplus runs on the Verizon network. OR... you could do this (I'm doing this for my aunt). For $30 a year you could purchase the $10 plan 3x a year. This would give you 100 minutes to use over 4 months. Apply another $10 before the end of the 4th months end to keep the same number. EDIT: I don't think this will work with your iPhone 3g if it uses a sim card (as Page Plus / Verizon is CDMA) , but they may have changed this recently. Linkage to Page Plus Customer support [pagepluscellular.com]

Quote from menace33 : Take a look at this article [prepaidreviews.com] as it may help give you a few options to consider.

Quote from TheSilverRing : TMobile has a plan where you only pay on the day you use it. I use this for my alarm system backup. It is a dollar per day on days it gets used plus 10c / minute. http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.co...hone-plans

Quote from merkurfan : http://www.platinumtel.com/ 30 bucks for 6 months. value does not expire if you top off every 6 months.. so 60 dollars a year. You can buy a phone for 60 bucks that comes with a 50 dollar card so your good for almost a year off the bat. When you say emergency use do you mean just being able to dial 911? If so, a inactivated phone can do that for free

Thanks a lot, people. I'll check out these options. BTW, by emergency i meant a line which won't be used most of the time, but on rare occasion to call other people also not just 911

This is what I use for my 88 year old Mom.... 8.9 cents per minute pre-paid.

Comes also with dirt cheap international rates.

I load $50 (can set up automatic re-bill) at a time lasts her a looooooong time.
You figure $50 can last almost 550 days if she uses it sparingly.
Thats almost a year and a half!

http://www.stimobile.com/rates-services.aspx

Just 9¢ per day + 8.9 cents per minute
Minutes do not expire with active service (as long as you make or receive 1 call every 60 days)
Buy airtime as you need it

NOTE: International rates do not include airtime.
Rates only apply to customers who activate
on or after June 12, 2008.

http://vitelwireless.com/sweetdeal