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No bashing here, just a question and if the answer is buried in a thread I couldn't find it...
Verizon Plan: 900min = $79, Unlimit data = $29...so approx total $120/month?
(I am looking at my current AT&T usage of voice and data and I am averaging about 700 minutes with peaks that are only covered by my roll over minutes...and about 28meg data on little Raphael.)
keep in mind mobile to mobile is unlimited within Verizon (depending on how much calling you make to Verizon people)
So not just that family/friends option? I thought that was only for five people.
Friends & Family: only domestic landline or wireless numbers
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well the 5 Friends & Family numbers is not limited to a carrier or mobile service so that's a bonus for calling house lines or someone on a different network (ATT/Sprint/etc.). But anyone on Verizon Wireless is free to call, so no minutes used at all.
sablesurfer said:
Verizon Plan: 900min = $79, Unlimit data = $29...so approx total $120/month?
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Are you looking at the one with unlimited text ($20 of that $79)? If so, you may want to consider Google Voice, which have free SMS (of course you'll have to use your GV #, but then you get the other GV benefits).
Regarding the mobile-to-mobile, it should be free between any Verizon customers.
exempli_gratia said:
Are you looking at the one with unlimited text ($20 of that $79)? If so, you may want to consider Google Voice, which have free SMS (of course you'll have to use your GV #, but then you get the other GV benefits).
Regarding the mobile-to-mobile, it should be free between any Verizon customers.
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I second that, with a 20% employee discount, the 450 minute plan with no texts will run me $55 before tax versus more than $80 with my iphone plan (lowest number of minutes, $20 unlimited texts and 20% employee discount). Problem is, with my iPhone I couldn't use my GV for SMS, even with it jailbroken, it never worked well with the unofficial app on cydia.
One reason I didn't go with the EVO and sprint is with the mandatory $10 4g charge and no option of a cheaper plan without unlimited texts, I would have paid more despite the general consensus that Verizon is more expensive than the other carriers.
I'm currently in the group of people still using an unlocked phone (Galaxy SII GT-i9100) on AT&T's $10/mo medianet plan. My wife uses an iPhone 4s on the grandfathered $30/mo unlimited plan. Between the two of us, 550 minutes, and unlimited text, our bill comes to $125.20 every month. It's not bad at all and I have no complaints. However, I'd like an exit strategy in case AT&T yanks the medianet plan as they've recently done to SGS3 and Galaxy Nexus owners.
Two of my options are to accept the $30/mo 3GB limit, or move to the 4GB family share plan. My wife typically uses 200-500MB of data and I average about 1.2GB a month with spikes up to 2GB. Getting raised to the $30/plan brings our bill to about $145/mo (our discount seems to negate the taxes), whereas going to the 4GB family share plan will put us at about $150, and takes away my wife's unlimited. Also, me going to the $10 medianet plan was out of principal, as I previously had the $30/mo unlimited plan, suspended my account during deployment, and then AT&T took it away, claiming that "military lose their grandfathered plans on deployments." I know that's not true, I just got a bad CS rep, but that's what I was told and I've been paying AT&T back ever since.
So, my other options are to try another GSM carrier. I'm in the Seattle area now and T-Mobile has excellent coverage up here, and by proxy, their MVNO carrier, Simple Mobile. In the case of Simple Mobile we could save quite a bit of money as well. But, as many people know, neither the iPhone 4S nor the SGSII support AWS bands. However, T-Mobile has been switching over to 1900mhz lately. Ideally, our phones should already support 3G/fake 4G in this area on T-Mobile. Can any Simple Mobile users comment on whether or not SM is using this new (to them) frequency?
Lastly, in the case of not being able to use 3G/fake 4G on Simple Mobile, are there any other GSM MVNOs worth considering?
I believe Straight Talk is unlimited everything for $45/month, and has support for (your choice of) AT&T, T Mobile, and Verizon (?).
So if you were to take both your phones, dumb them on two different ST plans for $45, you'd end up spending $90 a month for both your phone. Blam!
(Btw, I heard something about cutting you off or throttling at 3 to 4 GB of data usage, but since that's not in your range, I wouldn't worry)
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T-Mobile refarmed Seattle already I think (check airportal.de to verify) so I would switch to them. If you both get on the $30 plan and port your number to Google Voice you can use Talkatone or GrooveIP to talk on the phone. And if you get stuck on Edge Talkatone still works good.
Found what I want from T-Mobile.
http://explore.t-mobile.com/phone-sim-card
Two lines, 1000 minutes, unlimited text, unlimited data w/throttling after 2GB for $79.98/mo. No throttling if you pay $99.98/mo. In both cases, I'm eligible for a 15% military discount, unlike prepaid plans like Simple Mobile and straight Talk. However, I believe T-Mobile hides more below the line fees, making it nearly a wash in terms of advertised price. The difference being, unlike SM and ST, T-Mo won't kill my account for using more than 2Gb on an unlimited plan.
Also, they require a 2-year contract with a $200/line cancellation fee despite it being "bring your own phone," which is some straight up bull****.
As of today, I can save $25/mo moving to their unlimited plan, or $45/mo if I go to the 2GB throttling plan. I'd prefer the unlimited, so at $25/mo, it's only $300/year saved. However, I'd get slightly less coverage, and my wife wouldn't get her $200 iPhone upgrade every 2 years, which pretty much negates the savings (and she would miss her visual voice mail). So, unless AT&T rate jacks me by taking me off Medianet, we're not switching to this plan.
I'm currently on the $25 Virgin Mobile plan (Unlimited data/text, $300 minutes), and I was planning on upgrading my phone. With the recent announcement of the price of the Nexus 4, I think I might get on that. However is there any plan that is comparable to my Virgin Mobile plan? Seems all carriers have ridiculously expensive plans.
TMobile has some pretty good plans.
Tmobile 30 dollars for unlimited text/data (first 5 gb at "4g speeds") and 100 minutes is what I use. Only available from t mobiles website and walmart. I use Groove IP at home for free calls, but I also already used GV for years so the number is the same for me.
I'm pretty happy with my $45 straight talk unlimited minutes, text and unlimited data (it's really limited to about 2-2.5gb per month then your thottled) on the at&t side of things. You can get the same deal on straight talk with a t-mobile sim card and I hear they are lot more lenient on data consumption. I read about people routinely using 5-7gb's and not being throttled. That's my two cents.
IT's hard to beat the tmobile $30 unlim data/text plan.
where are you people getting these prices for prepaid? All I see is $70 a month for 5GB data
Basically buy the prepaid activation sim kit from T-Mobile website (only .99 cents) then when you activate it it's one of the options.
More info here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297804
Prepaid options here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
Value Plan for T-Mo is not bad if you need multiple lines.
I use red pocket which gives unlimted text/calls,25mb data and 250 min of international calling for 39.99$
I've been with Verizon for years, but when my contract is up and/if Verizon terminated my grandfathered unlimited data, I'd move to T-Mobile. I've been checking out their postpaid and prepaid plans, but I'm a bit confused on a few of them.
I know Walmart has the $30 plan for unlimited data, unlimited texts, and 100 minutes, which seems like the best plan for the price. I heard though that with this plan there is no roaming, so anything listed as being covered by a service partner on the T-Mobile site won't work.
Looking at their postpaid value plans, the prices seem pretty high. For unlimited data I'm looking at $60+ a month. Even though you bring your own phone, are you still locked into a contract?
Really what I'm looking for is a data plan of 3GB+ (unlimited preferred), 1000+ texts, and 100+ minutes a month.
There's a new prepaid MVNO that isn't Straight Talk but owned by Deutch Telekom (spelling) from what I read and they have $30, $40, and $45 plans. There is more talk in the T-Mobile HowardForums forum.
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There's a new prepaid MVNO that isn't Straight Talk but owned by Deutch Telekom (spelling) from what I read and they have $30, $40, and $45 plans. There is more talk in the T-Mobile HowardForums forum.
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Deutsche Telekom is the t-mo parent company. t-mo used to be Voicestream wireless which was owned by Western wireless before Deutsche telekom bought Voicestream
Thanks for sharing
I unlimited minutes,texts and data for 95.10 a month.I have been with T-Mobile for 5 yrs
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Hey guys, I currently have a contract with Rogers which sucks a lot (not coverage, but cost), and I'm thinking about switching to some prepaid plan after my contract expires. The best prepaid plan that I found is Virgin, which is $25(100mb) or $35(250mb). It is pretty decent, but I need more data. 100 minutes is enough for me, and unlimited texting needed.
Do you know any carriers that offer better deals?
If you could do month to month, no contract koodo has a promotion for $45, Unlimited incomming calls, picture text, after 5 free, 300 mins with 500mb data for $45.
https://shop.koodomobile.com/plans/plans/index.html
dima.rudeshko said:
Hey guys, I currently have a contract with Rogers which sucks a lot (not coverage, but cost), and I'm thinking about switching to some prepaid plan after my contract expires. The best prepaid plan that I found is Virgin, which is $25(100mb) or $35(250mb). It is pretty decent, but I need more data. 100 minutes is enough for me, and unlimited texting needed.
Do you know any carriers that offer better deals?
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look into Speakout Mobile.. their data is advertised as unlimited mobile browsing but you could always run a proxy / vpn on your phone to remove any limitations. I spend $30 a month for 100 mins, unlim texting, and "unlim" data..