How to stop paying so much for your home phone ...

Still have a home phone?  Ready to get rid of your home phone?  Already got rid of your home phone but wish you hadn't?

nTelos Wireless has a way to cut your home phone bill to $20 a month - that includes unlimited long distance - while allowing you to keep your own phone number.

While it's true that we are best known for cell phone service, we do also provide a home phone service. you can set up that home phone service plan on a two-year contract or a month-to-month, no-contract plan as well.

Just imagine what you could do if you lowered your home phone bill to $20 a month. You'd had enough money to:

• Take your wife on a date
• Buy a new video game 
• Buy a month's supply of food for your pet Piranha (assuming you have a Piranha) 
• Add a new cell phone to your plan
• Add an order of wings each Sunday during the football games 
• Buy a new T-shirt

You get the point. Come see me at nTelos to see if I can save you money on your home phone bill.

Just out of curiosity, how many of you guys still use a home phone? And what would you do if you saved $30 dollars a month?

Chris Lassiter works at Staunton 250 nTelos store as a retail sales representative. The store is located in the business lot in front of Wal-Mart beside Firehouse Subs. Contact him at 540-569-0270 or lassiterc@ntelos.com 

Five nTelos phone plans sure to fit every possible customer

Recently, I had a conversation with a friend who had absolutely no financial budget for a cell phone.

My friend seemed skeptical that he could afford any type of plan.

I told him we did have a plan he could afford.

Actually, nTelos has cell phone plans that can fit any person or family.

Here are five examples:

1. Mrs. "Only for Emergenices."  We have a pre-paid plan that allows you to purchase a phone for cheap and then pay 10 cents a minute. The whole plan takes $32 dollars to set up (phone inlcuded) and it will stay active for a minimum payment of $2 every three months. That's an active cell phone for $40 dollars a year.

2. Mr. "I Don't Do Contracts" We have a prepaid plan called Frawg Wireless that provides cell phone service without a contract. There are plans for $35 monthly for unlimited calling, $40 for unlimited calling and texting and $45 for unlimited talk, text & data. There is also the one-time price of the phone as well.

3. Ms. "Can you buy out my contract?" Every cell phone company has a niche. At nTelos, we provide excellent local service and save people money. That's what we do. If switching is an option for you, we may be able buy out your contract  and let you start at nTelos today instead of waiting from that 2-year contract to end.

4. Mr. "Family Guy."  Dad, mom and the kids all needs phones? We can save you money (see commercial above) by charging a one-time unlimited data fee for the account. The more phones you add, the more you save.

5. "Spread the Wealth" guy. We have an option to keep costs down at the initial point-of-sale with a new  plan called EIP. Instead of paying the two-year contract price of the phone (which can be up to $200) you can spread out the cost of the phone over the contract.

I would love to hear from you. What do you look for in a cell phone plan?

Chris Lassiter works at Staunton 250 nTelos store as a retail sales representative. The store is located in the business lot in front of Wal-Mart beside Firehouse Subs. Contact him at 540-569-0270 or lassiterc@ntelos.com 

What's happening in April ...

Whether you are a potential new customer or a long-time customer, you can benefit by coming into nTelos and checking out what we have going on in April. 

For potential new customers: 

• Check out the $30 a month single-line plan for new customers. 
• We can buy out contracts through April. 
• Prepaid plans with unlimited data, text and calling are just $45 through April.

For existing customers: 

• Come see how easy and affordable it is to add an extra line or a 4G Wireless Internet Card to your existing count. 

However, some of these promotions end in April, so come see us today (Tuesday) or tomorrow (Wednesday) to take full advantage. 

Chris Lassiter is one of the newest members of the Staunton 250 East nTelos team. You can contact him at (540) 569-0270 or lassiterc@ntelos.com. Follow him on Twitter @nTelosLass 

My nTelos Story

For the past seven years, I had been bi-vocational in two jobs that I loved.

In one job, I covered sports for a newspaper. Yep, that's right. People paid me to watch sports! In my other job, I got to mentor students, some of whom may have been considered "at-risk." I loved the jobs so much that it is hard to even call it work. To borrow a phrase from a movie title, It Was a Wonderful Life.

However, as much as I loved both of those jobs, I came to two realizations:

1. I needed to be home more when my family was home.
2. I had underestimated the cost of providing for five kids.

Even though I loved the jobs, I knew change was necessary. I was all set to take a state job mentoring at-risk youth when the state froze the position. Fortunately, the temp agency Adecco placed me at the nTelos in Staunton in a seasonal holiday position. As my seasonal position was all set to end, a permanent position at the store opened up. And that's my story.

What about your story? Are you looking for work? Why not come work with me at nTelos?

You can apply online at www.ntelos.com/careers.  If you think you might be interested, watch this short video about the company, and then come work with me. 

Chris Lassiter is one of the newest members of the incredible nTelos team in the Staunton 250 store. You can contact him at (540) 569-0270 or by e-mail at lassiterc@ntelos.com. Follow him on Twitter at @nTelosLass