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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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To: disndat
What is a cell phone?

Just a passing fad. Sort of like that Internet thingy.
21 posted on 07/10/2016 7:13:08 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Ferndina

AT&T Go Phones work on H2O Wireless, and don’t need to be unlocked. Just change the AT&T sim for an H2O sim. H2O users AT&T cell towers. Pay as You Go Minute cards start at $10 (10 cents minute talk, 10 cents text and 10 cents a mega byte data) good for 90 days.

The also have various unlimited plans. We use H2O and really like it.

https://www.h2owirelessnow.com/mainControl.php?page=index


22 posted on 07/10/2016 7:13:55 PM PDT by r_barton (GO TRUMP!!!)
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To: Ferndina

Verizon is expensive but i pay for the quality of their coverage and signal strength. Rarely have a coverage issue with them wherever i am. They just redid their data plans and I get a nice 16G package thats enough for the whole family at $90/month.


23 posted on 07/10/2016 7:16:08 PM PDT by usafa92 (Trump 2016 - Destroying the GOPe while Making America Great Again)
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To: Ferndina
I have Metro PCS. $30/month. No contract. Got nice smart phone by just paying the tax ($9).

Unlimited text. Unlimited phone. Unlimited internet. The only limit is that if I go over so many minutes of internet, then my communication is downgraded from 4G to 3G. I get no surprises.

I pay no tax ... or if I do ... it's incorporated into my $30/month fee.

24 posted on 07/10/2016 7:16:31 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: PissAndVinegar

I’m on Fi also. Typical bill is $30 a month after taxes. I’ve had coverage in the middle of nowhere traveling through WVa too :-). It uses both Sprint and TMobile networks (hops onto the better of the two depending on location) when there is no WiFi present.

Yes, Google is a liberal cesspool, but so are all of the others out there (I am going to check into Patriot after reading about it on this thread).


25 posted on 07/10/2016 7:18:50 PM PDT by edh (I need a better tagline)
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To: Ferndina

https://www.clubcellular.com


26 posted on 07/10/2016 7:20:26 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: disndat

Well it DOES tend to shrink the car down in size so it can better parallel park ... ‘course .. the driver’s dead, so .....


27 posted on 07/10/2016 7:20:39 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

I use T-Mobile $30 plan. I get 100 mins of talk and 5gb of data at 4g and after that 3g speeds. I had bought my LG3 from Ebay (new).
Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Cell-Phones-and-Smartphones/9355/bn_320094/i.html

T-Mobile Plans:
https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/other-prepaid-plans
A phone that uses Verizon can swap out a SIM card to use with T-Mobile.
Check if you can transfer http://www.t-mobile.com/switch/
What carriers work with each other:
https://www.whistleout.com/Tablets/Guides/Can-I-use-my-verizon-sprint-phone-on-a-different-network

I use Skype for phone calls. It uses your data. A phone call uses 1 to 3mb per minute so if you divide that into 5gb data you get 1000 to 3000 minutes of talk. I use the 100 mins from T-Mobile for emergencies if Skype cannot connect. A Skype account is about $30 a year. http://www.skype.com

I am about 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles and I get reception everywhere I go in the San Fernando valley. I work up in Calabasas which is another 20 miles north of LA. Get great reception within several miles but inside the building I work in it is weak. The co-workers who have Verizon get great reception inside. Data like 40mbs down where I get maybe 1mb so phone service is spotty using T-Mobile or Skype. I either step outside or go near a window for calls. I can get data at my desk, example for websites.
I have viewed movies at Netflix and Youtube.


28 posted on 07/10/2016 7:39:49 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: max americana

I’ll second ATT GoPhone plan. It’s prepaid month to month. No long term contract. Bring your own phone, if you wish. I really like not being locked in long term.


29 posted on 07/10/2016 7:43:07 PM PDT by Flick Lives (TRIGGER WARNING - Posts may require application of sarcasm filter)
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To: Ferndina
I have been using a smart phone I bought online at Amazon. It is an LG and I bought my wife one when it was $20. She liked it so much that when I went to buy one for me it had actually doubled in price to $39. They work phenomenally and am very impressed especially since I can see little difference in these from the ones costing hundreds of dollars.

It is prepaid with Verizon @ $45 a month with unlimited text and voice with 1 GB of data. Since we are both usually on WiFi data has never been an issue. Also Verizon is a little expensive, but in our market it is simply the best coverage hands down, so worth the extra $. I just do not see the need to spend hundreds of dollars a month on plans hundreds on a phone. Even though I use it extensively for work, I ave found it to be reliable and cheap.

30 posted on 07/10/2016 7:48:34 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Flick Lives

I had the windows phone gophone edition and it was awesome. But the lack of apps forced me to the android.


31 posted on 07/10/2016 7:51:39 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

My wife and I both use Moto E basic smartphones on tracfone. I spend about $10.00a month mostly text. You can refill with a 90 day minute card for $19.99. Includes triple minutes. You can also refill 1000 text min for $10.00 or a 300 mb data card for $10.00.. phone runs on Verizon good coverage where I use it.


32 posted on 07/10/2016 7:56:07 PM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: conservative98

Yep. Tracfone.


33 posted on 07/10/2016 7:56:56 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: Ferndina

Tracfone year service card. If you want the absolute lowest cost. You can get a decent phone too now.


34 posted on 07/10/2016 8:21:49 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Ferndina

I don’t have a smart phone and pay little for talk/text only.

Had to stop and ask a cop for directions a couple of weeks ago. It was 2004 all over again.


35 posted on 07/10/2016 8:28:46 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Ferndina

Check out Consumer Cellular.


36 posted on 07/10/2016 8:46:05 PM PDT by Taxman ((H. L. Mencken correctly observed: Government is actually the worst failure of civilized man.))
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To: babygene

My whole family has used straight talk for years. I am a retired truck driver and I have used it in several states and never had a problem with reception.
If AT&T or verizon will work there, so will straight talk.
You can ask the walmart employee to give you a phone that will activate on verizon or at&t depending on what works best in your area.


37 posted on 07/10/2016 8:46:18 PM PDT by cajun-jack
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To: Ferndina
Other than a initial $25 top up fee which covered porting, phone change out and 4 cents per mms(Texted photos) I haven't spent a penny since last Nov. with Ringplus. I get 1500 min. Talk, 1500 texts and 1500 mb Data per month. I will need to top up again in Sept as texted photos are whittling down my balance. The Ringplus Plans change all the time so my deal is long gone, but others this last Spring were getting as much as 3000 min, texts and mb. Uses Sprint leased service, not 100% dependable for cell service as calls go to Ringplus servers before Sprints but I have never lost Data or texting ability.
38 posted on 07/10/2016 8:55:59 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: Ferndina

I just went over 5 years of using Verizon. Very happy with it. The great thing about Verizon is it is everywhere so you never have interruptions like you do with all the other companies. Good luck with your decision.


39 posted on 07/10/2016 9:02:42 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Ferndina
FreedomPop

Can't vouch for this place, never did 'em, but the price is right...FREE.

40 posted on 07/10/2016 9:06:27 PM PDT by BikerTrash
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