Cellular carrier - who do you use?
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ting! I really, really like this MVNO. They use the Sprint or Nextel network, depending on the phone you have. So two different coverage maps, that you really won't know for sure unless you already or know people that use Sprint/Nextel. https://ting.com/coverage Price wise, they work it how I always thought it should be. You pay full price up front for your phone (which is why I'm limping through with an SIII at the moment), $6/month for each device on the network, and then you get billed for the amount of minutes, text, and data that you use each month. https://ting.com/rates
My average bill is $26/month. I spend almost all my time on WIFI, it only hit $36 even after sucking down 700+MB the week of MangoCon. Didn't have any issues loosing network access on the road, but I don't travel internationally at all, so I have no idea how their overseas pricing looks like.
Edit: Almost forgot, if you signup for ting, you should use my link: https://z6q0sjd201.ting.com/
Wonder if I should say hey, spend some advertising dollars over @mangolassi.it? -
Moving to Tmobile would raise my bill by $20 ($140 + taxes for three phones).
yeah i said before I have two, I really have three phones on my current plan.
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I would consider Google Project Fi, but that would raise my bill even more - either I'd have to purchase two new nexus/pixel phones or leave them on AT&T and the combined bill would be higher than my current one.
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@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Moving to Tmobile would raise my bill by $20 ($140 + taxes for three phones).
yeah i said before I have two, I really have three phones on my current plan.
That's crazy, I've never seen a plan under the TMobile costs before.
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@scottalanmiller said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Moving to Tmobile would raise my bill by $20 ($140 + taxes for three phones).
yeah i said before I have two, I really have three phones on my current plan.
That's crazy, I've never seen a plan under the TMobile costs before.
Tmobile is $70 first phone $50 Second phone $20 Third phone = $140
ATT $80 for the data package, $20 per phone including the first. 3 phones = $140
in this situation they are the same price. Once you move to 4 phones, Tmobile becomes cheaper becuase they give you the fourth line free.
There's also the 'unlimited' data portion on Tmobile, but I don't know when they slow your speeds down (if they do). So if you're family a a large user of data, then Tmoblie is also a win. -
Now me personally, I get a 25% discount on the base and one phone line charge because of my employer. So my bill is $20 less.
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@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Now me personally, I get a 25% discount on the base and one phone line charge because of my employer. So my bill is $20 less.
Ok looked into TMobile's discount program.
Well, I don't have a company provided TMobile phone, I guess no discount for me.
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Something else to consider.
TMobile doesn't include hotspotting at there included rates either, for that you'll pony up another $25/m per phone
I wonder what they mean by Twice the Speed? So they are intentionally capping my speed with the normal plan, and they are doubling that speed for $25 more a month.. sigh. lol
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Looks like T-Mobile is very popular in the US. Same here, but they are also by far the most expensive option here.
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Three
Sim 900 plan includes: (all incoming calls free)
1125 cross network minutes
1150 text messages
1000 Landline Minutes
2000 3 to 3 Minutes
Unlimited Data (Tethering Included)12GB data roaming and all calls back to the UK inclusive in Australia, Channel Islands, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Estonia, Gibraltar, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Spain, United States, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Indonesia, Latvia, Macau, Norway, Romainia, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Liechenstein, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden
Monthly cost exc. VAT: £17.29
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@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
I wonder what they mean by Twice the Speed? So they are intentionally capping my speed with the normal plan, and they are doubling that speed for $25 more a month.. sigh. lol
Isn't that better than not offering the faster speed at all?
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@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Something else to consider.
TMobile doesn't include hotspotting at there included rates either, for that you'll pony up another $25/m per phone
I could have sworn that we had that. Never needed to use it, so it's never come up. But I thought that it was there.
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@scottalanmiller said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
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$100 a month for your cell phone? You need some Republic Wireless in your life.
My AT&T costs me $130/month for two phones.
Only $130? Nice... Mine is twice that... But I'm still in the original Data plan from like 6 years ago... Unlimited everything.
yep, $130 - now my real bill is closer to $200/month, but that includes the fees for the phones. But we shouldn't consider those fees when we are talking about the base plan costs.
I considered one of those unlimited everything plans - and perhaps If I started streaming everything over cellular, it might be worth a more expensive plan. But today I have 15 GB/month for 2 people.. I rarely go over 5 GB, so unless I drastically change my habits and start streaming music for example... I don't need more.
200$? Per month? What kind of contract is that? Free new phone every week?
Little price check, Vodafone is EUR 63,07 and T-Mobile EUR 90,63 incl. a iPhone 7, allnet flat and 10GB/month. 19% VAT already included.
Just an FYI, as a Verizon customer already paying over $100/mo for a Verizon phone, to ADD Vodafone onto your existing plan is like an ADDITIONAL $150/mo. I've done it a few times. It's insane how expensive European plans are for Americans.
I'm not sure that's right. When we had international travelers at the last place I worked the upgrade to international, they sent you a new phone for the duration, was only $15 or so a month before international talk, text, and data. We didn't do it often but we had to people who regularly traveled in the EU this way. They were even able to keep their number.
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@thwr said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Looks like T-Mobile is very popular in the US. Same here, but they are also by far the most expensive option here.
Have other carriers starting having international plans in Europe? If TMobile is the only one, it makes sense that they would be expensive, comparatively, but for the traveler it would probably be well worth it for the lower/lack of hassle.
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@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
@thwr said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Looks like T-Mobile is very popular in the US. Same here, but they are also by far the most expensive option here.
Have other carriers starting having international plans in Europe? If TMobile is the only one, it makes sense that they would be expensive, comparatively, but for the traveler it would probably be well worth it for the lower/lack of hassle.
TMobile is the local carrier in Germany. That's their base.
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@scottalanmiller said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
@thwr said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Looks like T-Mobile is very popular in the US. Same here, but they are also by far the most expensive option here.
Have other carriers starting having international plans in Europe? If TMobile is the only one, it makes sense that they would be expensive, comparatively, but for the traveler it would probably be well worth it for the lower/lack of hassle.
TMobile is the local carrier in Germany. That's their base.
and?
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VZW.
But now that I am with DirecTV at home, I can port to AT&T and get a lot more cool features at a lower cost.
Been with VZW for ages, no service issues. Ever. All of my issues have been equipment issues.
I hate AT&T with a passion.
Do I stick with Quality or sell my soul for budget? -
@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Something else to consider.
TMobile doesn't include hotspotting at there included rates either, for that you'll pony up another $25/m per phone
I wonder what they mean by Twice the Speed? So they are intentionally capping my speed with the normal plan, and they are doubling that speed for $25 more a month.. sigh. lol
My plan includes tethering. Same price.
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@JaredBusch Mine too
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@JaredBusch said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
@Dashrender said in Cellular carrier - who do you use?:
Something else to consider.
TMobile doesn't include hotspotting at there included rates either, for that you'll pony up another $25/m per phone
I wonder what they mean by Twice the Speed? So they are intentionally capping my speed with the normal plan, and they are doubling that speed for $25 more a month.. sigh. lol
My plan includes tethering. Same price.
Ting actively encourages tethering. They make the most money from data, tethering is a checkbox in your account management page.
