Cell phone plans - share your opinions

[crossbow]

I am shopping for a more economical cell phone deal.

Interested in call drop rates, unlimited voice and text, don't care about data, courteous support (good luck with that one). Please post your experiences and comments. I have been doing google searches for a few days and it is a giant bitch session out there.

Just too much negativity to deal with. Also, I am getting a headache reading people's convoluted use of contractions (they think two, too, and to are interchangeable words as are There, They're, and Their). But that topic has been covered here before. So Pleeze show me what you got so I two can make a intelligent decision, their.

[loochy]

yo yo yo Boost Mobile dawg yo word whatup

[mikeyis4dcats.]

my wife has good luck with Virgin Mobile. Uses the Sprint network, she pays $32/mo for 300 min, unlim data and text. BYOD.

[Consistent1]

Originally Posted by loochy

yo yo yo Boost Mobile dawg yo word whatup

Boost is pretty darn good. You do have to pay for your phone, but they have a lot that aren't that terribly expensive anymore.

[BlackHelicopters]

I have used Boost and was pleased.

[The Franchise]

www.ting.com

[The Rick]

I just switched to StraightTalk last weekend. Uses AT&T's network including LTE. $45/month for unlimited talk, text, and data (throttled to 2G speeds after 2.5 GB). So far so good.

Had a little trouble activating/porting my number. Found that the stories online regarding poor customer service were true, so now that I'm up and running, I'm hoping I don't need them anymore. The actual service has been just fine though. I dumped AT&T for them and everything has been the same, except now I'm paying less for what I had before.

T-Mobile has a VERY good prepaid offer if you don't talk much. $30/month for 100 minutes of talk, unlimited text, and unlimited data (a whopping 5 GB of 4G speeds before being throttled). Thinking about checking it out the next time I upgrade my phone (current phone doesn't support T-Mobile's bands).

[TribalElder]

virgin mobile

omaha omaha

hurry hurry

[Eleazar]

Pro tip - they're all the same.

[jiveturkey]

T-Mobile pre-paid. 100 minutes, 5gb of data. $30/month.

I never get close to the data limit and since I'm on Google Voice I rarely get close to 100 minutes.

[Strongside]

I get TERRIBLE coverage with Sprint. It's hilarious, considering I live in the city that they call home. I think it's even more comical that I get no service in the Sprint Center.

[1moreTRich]

I recently switched over to Page Plus (via kittywireless) and have been pretty happy with them. This was my first smart phone as it was finally to the point where it sounded affordable. They use Verizon's network, which I need for all the small towns I go to. My plan is 1,200mins, 3,000texts, and 500mb data (I stay wireless for most things anyway) for $29.95. One of the downsides is they only support phones that are 3G LTE so you either can't use a lot of the newer phones or you would have to flash it so that it would work on the 3G. I bought a droid X off ebay for $40 bucks when I started with them. It can be slow at times, but works for what I need it to do.

[Consistent1]

My Boost is just $50 for unlimited everything and will work down to $40 with continued on time payments.

[crossbow]

Originally Posted by jiveturkey

T-Mobile pre-paid. 100 minutes, 5gb of data. $30/month.

I never get close to the data limit and since I'm on Google Voice I rarely get close to 100 minutes.

How does Google voice work? Just curious.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

www.ting.com

I switched to ting a few months ago. I like the idea (cheap plan that lets you keep your phone), but have had all sorts of issues since signing up, although I’m not sure if it’s a matter of my phone being old (Samsung EPIC/Galaxy S). I can’t send pic messages, texts sometimes take hours to receive, and occasionally I can’t make or answer calls.

Every month I can go without upgrading is a bonus, but that time is quickly winding down.