Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 15 October 2014, 14:38:10
What's a good phone to go with it?
I'm tired of paying Verizon. >:D
Post by: codyeatworld on Wed, 15 October 2014, 14:42:45
But I use t-mobiles pre-paid plan, its $30 for 100 minutes and unlimited data. The coverage is really good in my area.
You just provide your own phone.
I'm pretty sure there is a $45 plan with unlimited minutes, but I usually just text.
Might be worth checking out/comparing with straight talk.
Post by: trizkut on Wed, 15 October 2014, 14:45:22
Not sure about staighttalk.
But I use t-mobiles pre-paid plan, its $30 for 100 minutes and unlimited data. The coverage is really good in my area.
You just provide your own phone.
I'm pretty sure there is a $45 plan with unlimited minutes, but I usually just text.
Might be worth checking out/comparing with straight talk.
It seems like T-Mo's coverage is great in CA, but it's absolutely abysmal up and down the east coast, from my experience. :(
Post by: heedpantsnow on Wed, 15 October 2014, 14:45:23
Moral: you're going to 'pay' one way or another. Either out your wallet or up your ***.
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 15 October 2014, 14:47:08
I had enough of straight talk (dropped calls, no internet access even though 3G connected, no service in weird places) and moved to Verizon. Moved my number and clicked 'cancel service' on their site. Got billed two more cycles, called them, took forever to get sby on the phone. They finally told me that I did didn't stop them from billing me (even though I had no number or service). To do that I had to both cancel online and call and have my account stopped. Escalated, twice. Talked to a lawyer. Talked to them. They finally took the charges off.
Moral: you're going to 'pay' one way or another. Either out your wallet or up your ***.
Ouch, that sucks.
Post by: heedpantsnow on Wed, 15 October 2014, 14:49:14
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 15 October 2014, 14:52:46
I don't mean to say that no one has problems with V. For me, Verizon isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread but their service reps seem to be reasonable and their coverage is good.
Yeah I definitely like Verizon's coverage around here. Right now it costs me ~$150/month for 2 phones, that's only 1Gb of data between the two.
Post by: evolveS on Wed, 15 October 2014, 15:46:16
Pros:
Sims are cheap ($15 each), service is cheap, customer service is okay. BYOD is great if you change phones more than once every two years. Decent coverage with AT&T (never tried T-Mo). Autopay monthly electronic billing is nice.
Cons:
Configuring the APNs on smartphones is a massive pain in the ass. Prepare to spend about an hour searching the internet for the correct settings.
Post by: HardCelery on Mon, 20 October 2014, 17:54:58
Post by: terrpn on Mon, 20 October 2014, 18:40:43
my iPhone 6 should be here this week, so i am switching up
$45.00 per month vs getting it in the toques with the other carriers
Post by: Lain1911 on Mon, 20 October 2014, 19:34:02
Post by: heedpantsnow on Mon, 20 October 2014, 19:39:27
I switched from Verizon to Straight Talk and I've never looked back. I'm on East Coast. I went from $100+ a month to $32 a month.
Man, that's what I was hoping for but didn't work out for me
Post by: Lain1911 on Mon, 20 October 2014, 21:02:53
Post by: terrpn on Mon, 20 October 2014, 21:52:09
I switched from Verizon to Straight Talk and I've never looked back. I'm on East Coast. I went from $100+ a month to $32 a month.
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