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Cell Phone Plan Advice

Posted on 07/10/2016 6:37:01 PM PDT by Ferndina

I have seen Freepers discuss different cell phone plans, my son is in search of a new plan and when I searched for past articles, nothing was found.

I was hoping if you would share positive experiences with your cell phone carrier and plan. I'm not super excited about mine.

My sone have Republic Wireless now and is thinking of switching to Cricket.

Thank you in advance.


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KEYWORDS: cellphone; cellphoneplans; cellphones; telephone
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1 posted on 07/10/2016 6:37:01 PM PDT by Ferndina
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To: Ferndina

I use Cricket, and am very satisfiedI


2 posted on 07/10/2016 6:40:26 PM PDT by FLCowboy, ( When does Bill Clinton go away?)
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To: Ferndina

Tracfone: $9 a month.


3 posted on 07/10/2016 6:41:21 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: Ferndina

Check out straight talk that is sold at Walmart. It’s unlimited minutes and data. (all though they do throttle back the speed if you use too much I think)

We’ve had good luck with it... and it’s affordable.


4 posted on 07/10/2016 6:41:33 PM PDT by babygene (Make America Great Again)
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To: Ferndina
usage, usage, usage

How is it to be used ?

If it is hi ... yeah ... milk and eggs ? ... K .... I love you.
Then a pay as you go will last two months on a 20 buck card (we use trackphone)

Outside of that ... they're all about 50 bucks a month

5 posted on 07/10/2016 6:42:55 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true ... and it ticks people off)
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To: Ferndina
Options to consider for economical data and calls:

- Consumer Cellular (Consumer Reports rated this well for cost and coverage)
- T-Mobile (Another less expensive option CR thought was okay)

Further down the list:
- StraightTalk (Walmart)
- Sprint (which we use-grandfathered on unlimited data)

6 posted on 07/10/2016 6:44:15 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (If 0bama had a son...he would be killing people.)
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To: Ferndina

Patriot Mobile. They don’t donate to liberals. They donate to conservative candidates or to the charity if your choice.


7 posted on 07/10/2016 6:47:29 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: Ferndina

Had Sprint. Had Verizon. Both about 100/ month.

Then used my old Sprint phone for a Boost Mobile monthly pre-pay...$31/month...using Sprint network. 2 gig....unlimited talk/ text. And if i go over date limit, no overage charges.....just a reduction in speed, until the next cycle. Very happy with the people who work the store, too. No hard sell. Knowledgeable and honest. Save $70/month.

I understand they now have an unlimited data plan for $30/ month. Looking into it.


8 posted on 07/10/2016 6:47:36 PM PDT by dasboot
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To: knarf

What is a cell phone? I’ve heard about them. Is that the thing people use to help make them better drivers? If it is it doesn’t seem to help that much.


9 posted on 07/10/2016 6:48:32 PM PDT by disndat
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To: Ferndina

I use Verizon for $35, the one adavantage for verizon is signal strength. I can actually use it indoors.


10 posted on 07/10/2016 6:53:47 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: Ferndina

If your son lives in a major metro area, nearly any service provider should do just fine. Just read the fine print of any agreement. If he lives outside of a metro area, then his options could be limited. I have AT&T only because I am a LOOONG time customer AND I received a new S7 with a new two-year contract. (This was an online-only deal for existing customers for $199.99 w/tax and applicable fees.)

AT&T is not bad. Not stellar, but not bad. I was, however, hissed off that the only way I found out about the online deal was to look at their website while logged into my account. Neither phone reps nor in-store reps made mention of the deal. They all attempted to foist their AT&T NEXT program on me. Total BS that is.

Just do your due dilligence before signing on the dotted line, so to speak.


11 posted on 07/10/2016 6:55:03 PM PDT by bigredkitty1 (March 5, 2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
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To: Ferndina

I know google is like a four letter word around these parts but I use google fi
http://fi.google.com/

Can’t be beat in terms of cost and coverage (in my area) assuming he needs a data plan. the biggest downside is...well... its google :)

You get credits back if you don’t use your full gig and if you go over a gig, you pay by the megabyte (a penny each?) instead of big chunks/bands of data.


12 posted on 07/10/2016 6:56:56 PM PDT by PissAndVinegar
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I have ATT gophone and one metro PCS. not sure where you’re at but because FR is full of peeps who hate the gubmint’ spying, there’s no registration, just make up a name. And my $65 plan with ATT gophone if I dont use the 5 GB per month, it rolls over. I have around 22 GB of data collected so far.


13 posted on 07/10/2016 6:59:48 PM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: Ferndina

Husband has Verizon, with data & text - $120/mo
I have Boost mobile with data & text - $45/mo

There is no difference in coverage and he drops more calls than I do.

I used to have Virgin Mobile at same price, but Boost bought out Virgin Mobile, so I figured go ahead & switch.

Before all this had AT & T for 2 phones/$250. mo


14 posted on 07/10/2016 7:02:09 PM PDT by conservativesister
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To: Ferndina

Page Plus. Have used them for yeas and never a problem. The 29 dollar plan works for me.


15 posted on 07/10/2016 7:02:29 PM PDT by wrench
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I love cricket, I think its the best deal for families, we have 5 phones with unlimited data, text etc (2 gb at high speed and then it throttles down to slower speed)

$100 per month and that includes all taxes and fees. Best deal around.


16 posted on 07/10/2016 7:07:45 PM PDT by bigtoona (The media, GOPe, dems, commie Pope, hate Trump. He is the destroyer we've been waiting for!)
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To: Ferndina

Check Tracfone.

They are pre-pay and the unused minutes roll over. Monthly service fee is about $6/month depending on the plan you select.

QVC and HSN have occasional deals on Tracfone smartphones (LG or Motorola or Samjunk) with triple talk-text-data minutes for the life of the phone and one year of service.


17 posted on 07/10/2016 7:10:14 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Ferndina

I use Boost... have been for around 5 years now. I use a Samsung Galaxy S5. $40/month for unlimited everything. Never ran into any issues at all.


18 posted on 07/10/2016 7:10:29 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: bigtoona

One more thing, Cricket uses the ATT towers so coverage is excellent. There is no overseas roaming or hotspot capability. That is where verizon and ATT offer more but cost a lot.


19 posted on 07/10/2016 7:10:43 PM PDT by bigtoona (The media, GOPe, dems, commie Pope, hate Trump. He is the destroyer we've been waiting for!)
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To: Ferndina

One way to save money is to get a group of friends and family on one plan. I put my mother on my plan with my 4 family members. We have Verizon, sharing 10 gigs of very high speed data among 5 people. Bring your own phone and the cost is $15/line plus $64 for the data. Thats less than $35/line. However that is the Everything plan which I am grandfathered in. The new plan costs $20 per line and $70 for 8 gigs of data and $90 for 16 gigs.


20 posted on 07/10/2016 7:13:04 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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