how small? Minutes, texts, data usage?Although, if she gets subsidized phones via her parents plan, $40 is tough to beat.Girlfriend is trying to decide whether to stay on her parents' plan (Verizon) for $40/month or go it on her own. Our zip is 28205 and her usage is quite small.
She will need a new phone regarless. Would appreciate any suggestions y'all have.
i was coming here to post this! Scooped again. Jaysus, if you want to write an article for planleap, just say the word.
Both phones on the same plan puts you on Ting @ $50 a month for 2 lines, 500 minutes, 1000 texts, and 1 GB of data.Hi Hulk, what's my best option for two lines in 06611. First is a data phone (400 minutes, 500 txt, ~ 1 gb data). Second is a dumb phone, emergency use only (generally less than 10 minutes/month), no texting.
- switched just a few weeks ago and got a nice double-hitNice deal! Should have waited 2 months to switch...Heck of a deal, and its permament!
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Thanks, I will research these options! Both lines are currently billed through my company's corporate Verizon plan (and are subsidized by my phone being the primary), but it may make sense to move the corporate plan to Share Everything and then it's hard for me to justify continuing the subsidy when the dumb phone is charged $30/month on the bill. Currently that phone only has a line item of $9.99/month plus taxes.Both phones on the same plan puts you on Ting @ $50 a month for 2 lines, 500 minutes, 1000 texts, and 1 GB of data.Hi Hulk, what's my best option for two lines in 06611. First is a data phone (400 minutes, 500 txt, ~ 1 gb data). Second is a dumb phone, emergency use only (generally less than 10 minutes/month), no texting.
If you put them on seperate plans, you could do this:
Dumbphone: There are several options here that would work for cheap.
Kajeet (Sprint network): $4.99 for 10 minutes. No roaming. Must buy a phone from them.
Mingo Wireless (Sprint network): $5 for 50 minutes. No roaming. May be able to bring *some* used Sprint phones.
Talk For Good (Verizon network: $6 for 30 minutes, 30 texts, and 5 MB of data (lol). Free roaming on Sprint's network. May be able to bring *some* Verizon used phones.
Ting (Sprint Network): $6/$9. $6 if you don't use it. $9 if you use up to 100 minutes. Free roaming on Verizon's network. Maybe be able to bring *most* used Sprint phones.
Smartphone:
Voyager Mobile (Sprint's network): $39 for unlimited calls/texts + 5GB of data. No roaming. May be able to bring *most* used Sprint phones.
Both Ting and Voyager have access to Sprint's LTE.
None of these account for your local taxes/fees for cell service. You'd pay that twice if you went with seperate plans, which might make the cost savings from doing them seperate a wash. So, either Ting for both, or Voyager for the smart phone and one of the others for the emergency phone.
For the Nexus 4, those only work on AT&T or T-Mobile or one of their MVNOs.Thanks, I will research these options! Both lines are currently billed through my company's corporate Verizon plan (and are subsidized by my phone being the primary), but it may make sense to move the corporate plan to Share Everything and then it's hard for me to justify continuing the subsidy when the dumb phone is charged $30/month on the bill. Currently that phone only has a line item of $9.99/month plus taxes.Both phones on the same plan puts you on Ting @ $50 a month for 2 lines, 500 minutes, 1000 texts, and 1 GB of data.Hi Hulk, what's my best option for two lines in 06611. First is a data phone (400 minutes, 500 txt, ~ 1 gb data). Second is a dumb phone, emergency use only (generally less than 10 minutes/month), no texting.
If you put them on seperate plans, you could do this:
Dumbphone: There are several options here that would work for cheap.
Kajeet (Sprint network): $4.99 for 10 minutes. No roaming. Must buy a phone from them.
Mingo Wireless (Sprint network): $5 for 50 minutes. No roaming. May be able to bring *some* used Sprint phones.
Talk For Good (Verizon network: $6 for 30 minutes, 30 texts, and 5 MB of data (lol). Free roaming on Sprint's network. May be able to bring *some* Verizon used phones.
Ting (Sprint Network): $6/$9. $6 if you don't use it. $9 if you use up to 100 minutes. Free roaming on Verizon's network. Maybe be able to bring *most* used Sprint phones.
Smartphone:
Voyager Mobile (Sprint's network): $39 for unlimited calls/texts + 5GB of data. No roaming. May be able to bring *most* used Sprint phones.
Both Ting and Voyager have access to Sprint's LTE.
None of these account for your local taxes/fees for cell service. You'd pay that twice if you went with seperate plans, which might make the cost savings from doing them seperate a wash. So, either Ting for both, or Voyager for the smart phone and one of the others for the emergency phone.
For the Voyager and Ting options, these are not compatible with the Nexus 4 (or upcoming Nexus 5), right?
If you want those phones without paying full price, you need to sign on a contract. Which, as we've covered here extensively, is usually a very poor deal.Question from a friend at work - any suggestions or tips on good deals for a Samsung Galaxy 4 or the new Samsung Note (not sure that one's even out yet)?
He has the Samsung Galaxy 3 now but wants a newer, shinier phone without paying full price... he's on Verizon but has a long time left on the contract.
--Z
That's what I told him! But, he has some complex setup with a my-fi doo-hicky with Verizon and a bunch of others, so he's too hooked (and distrustful) to get away from the contracts. I tried...If you want those phones without paying full price, you need to sign on a contract. Which, as we've covered here extensively, is usually a very poor deal.Question from a friend at work - any suggestions or tips on good deals for a Samsung Galaxy 4 or the new Samsung Note (not sure that one's even out yet)?
He has the Samsung Galaxy 3 now but wants a newer, shinier phone without paying full price... he's on Verizon but has a long time left on the contract.
--Z
eBay.Question from a friend at work - any suggestions or tips on good deals for a Samsung Galaxy 4 or the new Samsung Note (not sure that one's even out yet)?
He has the Samsung Galaxy 3 now but wants a newer, shinier phone without paying full price... he's on Verizon but has a long time left on the contract.
--Z
Tell him to stop thinking about it as what he would have to pay right now and start thinking about how much he wants to spend over the next 2 years.That's what I told him! But, he has some complex setup with a my-fi doo-hicky with Verizon and a bunch of others, so he's too hooked (and distrustful) to get away from the contracts. I tried...If you want those phones without paying full price, you need to sign on a contract. Which, as we've covered here extensively, is usually a very poor deal.Question from a friend at work - any suggestions or tips on good deals for a Samsung Galaxy 4 or the new Samsung Note (not sure that one's even out yet)?
He has the Samsung Galaxy 3 now but wants a newer, shinier phone without paying full price... he's on Verizon but has a long time left on the contract.
--Z
--Z
Well, your location is tough... T-Mobile only has 2G coverage, Sprint doesn't even have voice in 14812, AT&T has "moderate" coverage there, and "best" in Horseheads, Verizon has some spots with no coverage at all in 14812, and very good coverage in Horseheads.Hey I spend most my time in zip codes
14812 and 14845
I am not currently attached with any particular phone (though I have a Galaxy SS i could use) I don't want apple.
I want at least 2GB data and unlimited text and about 2000 minutes.
Any recommendations?
Straight Talk by far. You can use ANY AT&T compatible unlocked phone. I would recommend the Nexus, but I think Google is out of stock. The new Nexus should be released sometime soon though.Thanks HULK, which choice has the better choice in phones?
I think I'm going to wait at least until pricing for the Nexus 5 comes out before I do anything. I thinking of getting the Nexus 5 on an AT&T MVNO for my wife and Talk for Good for my MIL. Hopefully her Verizon dumbphone will work, is there anyway to find out in advance?For the Nexus 4, those only work on AT&T or T-Mobile or one of their MVNOs.Thanks, I will research these options! Both lines are currently billed through my company's corporate Verizon plan (and are subsidized by my phone being the primary), but it may make sense to move the corporate plan to Share Everything and then it's hard for me to justify continuing the subsidy when the dumb phone is charged $30/month on the bill. Currently that phone only has a line item of $9.99/month plus taxes.Both phones on the same plan puts you on Ting @ $50 a month for 2 lines, 500 minutes, 1000 texts, and 1 GB of data.Hi Hulk, what's my best option for two lines in 06611. First is a data phone (400 minutes, 500 txt, ~ 1 gb data). Second is a dumb phone, emergency use only (generally less than 10 minutes/month), no texting.
If you put them on seperate plans, you could do this:
Dumbphone: There are several options here that would work for cheap.
Kajeet (Sprint network): $4.99 for 10 minutes. No roaming. Must buy a phone from them.
Mingo Wireless (Sprint network): $5 for 50 minutes. No roaming. May be able to bring *some* used Sprint phones.
Talk For Good (Verizon network: $6 for 30 minutes, 30 texts, and 5 MB of data (lol). Free roaming on Sprint's network. May be able to bring *some* Verizon used phones.
Ting (Sprint Network): $6/$9. $6 if you don't use it. $9 if you use up to 100 minutes. Free roaming on Verizon's network. Maybe be able to bring *most* used Sprint phones.
Smartphone:
Voyager Mobile (Sprint's network): $39 for unlimited calls/texts + 5GB of data. No roaming. May be able to bring *most* used Sprint phones.
Both Ting and Voyager have access to Sprint's LTE.
None of these account for your local taxes/fees for cell service. You'd pay that twice if you went with seperate plans, which might make the cost savings from doing them seperate a wash. So, either Ting for both, or Voyager for the smart phone and one of the others for the emergency phone.
For the Voyager and Ting options, these are not compatible with the Nexus 4 (or upcoming Nexus 5), right?
The Nexus 5, we'll see. It may work on Sprint. It probably won't work on Verizon. It definitely will work on AT&T and T-Mobile.
The T-Mobile plan is perfect. Best deal for her by far.Is there a better deal for a teen girl than the $30/month T-Mobile deal?
Would this phone work with the plan? (Samsung GS3 unlocked)
- Hardly ever talks. <30 mins/month
- 3000+ texts/month
- streams Youtube and Pandora frequently along with frequent social networking
If so, where can I find a better price, besides eBay?
If not, what offers better bang for the buck? She'd prefer an iPhone, but this one is right around my threshold for cost.
zip is 85234
Waldorf should have coverage from all 4, so thats good. He has a ton of options coming in @ the $40 range. Thing is, none of them are on Verizon's network, they're all on the other 3. Its tough to differentiate, but I'd say if he wants AT&T coverage he should go with Air Voice Wireless, $40 for unlimited calls/texts and 500 MB of data, free roaming. And if he wants Sprint's coverage, he should go with Voyager Mobile's $39 plan (but Sprint coverage tends to be the worst in our area, even if it is mostly okay). If he wants T-Mobile coverage, Spot Mobile has another unlimited/unlimited + 500 MB deal for $39.99.Hulk, et al,
A friend in zip code 20602 wants to get a smart phone. He doesn't know what his data use would be, but figures fairly low. I'd guess his other usage to be 750 minutes / 150 texts per month, and maybe 500MB of data. Thoughts? He is currently a Verizon Wireless customer, no contract flip phone. He's not against switching carriers as long as he gets service, although he has some past heartache with AT&T/Sprint; and is very interested in the unlocked phone/no-contract ideal. Doesn't want to break the bank on a new phone and has no ties to any particular phone/brand.
Thoughts?
--Z
FWIW, I have this plan and have been very happy with it. If you don't use many minutes and are in a good t-mobile area, you really can't beat this deal - even includes LTE if you are in an area that has it.Is there a better deal for a teen girl than the $30/month T-Mobile deal?
Would this phone work with the plan? (Samsung GS3 unlocked)
- Hardly ever talks. <30 mins/month
- 3000+ texts/month
- streams Youtube and Pandora frequently along with frequent social networking
If so, where can I find a better price, besides eBay?
If not, what offers better bang for the buck? She'd prefer an iPhone, but this one is right around my threshold for cost.
zip is 85234
FWIW, I have this plan and have been very happy with it. If you don't use many minutes and are in a good t-mobile area, you really can't beat this deal - even includes LTE if you are in an area that has it.Is there a better deal for a teen girl than the $30/month T-Mobile deal?
Would this phone work with the plan? (Samsung GS3 unlocked)
- Hardly ever talks. <30 mins/month
- 3000+ texts/month
- streams Youtube and Pandora frequently along with frequent social networking
If so, where can I find a better price, besides eBay?
If not, what offers better bang for the buck? She'd prefer an iPhone, but this one is right around my threshold for cost.
zip is 85234
Only gripe I have with T-mobile is that when I travel there really seems to be a lot of areas that are EDGE service.
I would really need to know more about what each phone's usage is to answer this better, and how much data you anticipate using.Greetings: I am in 49081.
Here's my situation: wifes verizon family plan. 3 lines (talk&text only)
1) wife: not under contract/available for upgrade
2) son: not under contract/available for upgrade
3) Me: upgraded last year & have 1 more year. Same as above talk&text only.
I Want to add my 13y/o daughter to "A" plan as well as add data and cool phones for all players. We currently use less than 700 shared minutes/ Texts Unlimited (good thing because he is 15 and texts like a maniac. (7000+ last month)
I would be able to switch mine out and go alone through my business and set those 3 up on the new plan and then catch up later... if needed.
Thanks for your input
If you can switch your son to using Google Voice for texts, you could cut that number WAY down. Google voice sends texts over wifi/data and its much cheaper that way typically. Given the wifi usage, I'd think hard about Ting and Zact, they're probably a bit cheaper.24months 0% does lean me toward T-Mo.
Here are the actual minutes used:
Wife:113min / 1001 text
Son: 124min / 7034 text
Me: 329min / 452 text
Adding Daughter would be roughly 100min / 1000 text.
Either way I can see roughly $70 saving /month. Even w/ the cost of the new phones + we all get Data. (Wi-Fi usage would be the norm.)
Thanks again!!
I was about to do the same thingLet's imagine I bought a Nexus 4 off craigslist. Checked the imei, all was good. Phone worked for 3 weeks. Now, I get a blocked imei from t-mobile. Phone shows up as being stolen.
Any mvno solution or am I completely screwed? I believe that t-mobile and ATT share their blacklisted phones, so pretty sure I can't just go to ATT.
oof. Contact the seller and ask for a refund? Sounds unlikely though.You might be able to get it working on an MVNO though. I'll look into it tomorrow for you.Let's imagine I bought a Nexus 4 off craigslist. Checked the imei, all was good. Phone worked for 3 weeks. Now, I get a blocked imei from t-mobile. Phone shows up as being stolen.
Any mvno solution or am I completely screwed? I believe that t-mobile and ATT share their blacklisted phones, so pretty sure I can't just go to ATT.
It's not the sim card, it's the imei of the phone. I pop the sim in my old iphone and it works fine.Jaysus said:Ummm... Wouldn't a new SIM card do the trick?
P.S. Nexus 5 on Sprint, huh?
Did you have to tell T-mobile the IMEI of the phone when you signed up?It's not the sim card, it's the imei of the phone. I pop the sim in my old iphone and it works fine.Jaysus said:Ummm... Wouldn't a new SIM card do the trick?
P.S. Nexus 5 on Sprint, huh?
It's an unlocked Nexus 4. Was using it with the 30 a month unlimited text/data plan on tmobile prepais
Well, with the data usage you and your wife have, you're going to end up on plans with unlimited minutes and texts anyways, that just how these are bundled.hey hulk,
i've finally had it with att. the $30 credit ran out and i'm back to $200/month for 2 iphones and some flip phone for my FIL. my iphone has unlimited data. wifes, 2G, she never goes over. she'd like to have unlimited for music, movies for the kid, etc. but she's very good/scared about going over. FIL, no data. unlimited text for all and plan is 1200 minutes. we rarely go over 700, which i think is next level down.
i don't want to buy new phones, don't care about new tech.
thoughts?
thanks man
you're amazing!Well, with the data usage you and your wife have, you're going to end up on plans with unlimited minutes and texts anyways, that just how these are bundled.hey hulk,
i've finally had it with att. the $30 credit ran out and i'm back to $200/month for 2 iphones and some flip phone for my FIL. my iphone has unlimited data. wifes, 2G, she never goes over. she'd like to have unlimited for music, movies for the kid, etc. but she's very good/scared about going over. FIL, no data. unlimited text for all and plan is 1200 minutes. we rarely go over 700, which i think is next level down.
i don't want to buy new phones, don't care about new tech.
thoughts?
thanks man
Your iphones, they're the 4 or the 5? Makes a difference as to which radios are in them and wether or not they can get T-Mobile's HSPA+42 or just T-Mobile's Edge (2G).
How many mins does your FIL use? It'd probably make sense for him to be on his own plan seperate from you guys. Off hand, and without further details, I could see this working:
You: T-Mobile $70 unlimited calls/texts/data... or if you think 4GB is enough, on Solavei for $49 with unlimited calls/texts/+ 4GB of highspeed data (switches to 2G speed after 4GB are used).
Wife: Probably on the Solavei plan. Or AT&T's Straight Talk which is $45 for unlimited mins/texts + 2.5 GB of highspeed data and the world's worst customer service
FIL: Net10 (AT&T Network) $25 for 750 mins, unlimited texts, no data
You can do these with your existing phones no sweat. Knocks you down to somewhere between $119 to $144 (plus taxes/local fees). Very decent savings.
Yup, you just port them over. Pretty much every MVNO allows that.and can i carry over the p[hone numbers?