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Mar 13, 2014 8:50:01 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 8:50:01 GMT -5
Anyone use this for their phone? I'm intrigued and am considering it even though I have a really good plan ($50/month for unlimited everything).
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tloonya
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Mar 13, 2014 10:57:58 GMT -5
Post by tloonya on Mar 13, 2014 10:57:58 GMT -5
My friend has it. She is thrilled. She had iPhone before and was miserable. So good luck!
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Mar 13, 2014 11:06:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 11:06:32 GMT -5
It's so cheap its almost too good to be true but I've been reading a bunch of reviews today and they seem legit. I could add my son, keep my usage identical and pay less than $50 for two phones.
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Chocolate Lover
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Mar 13, 2014 11:11:10 GMT -5
Post by Chocolate Lover on Mar 13, 2014 11:11:10 GMT -5
Do you have to pay full price or bring your own phone? Whose system do they use? (Verizon, Sprint, etc) Will you have coverage in your area? I looked at a few less expensive companies once, but most seem to use the systems that have crappy coverage in my area OR want you to buy one of the 2 phones they offer at full price. Or bring your own as long as it's compatible of course.
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Mar 13, 2014 11:20:16 GMT -5
Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Mar 13, 2014 11:20:16 GMT -5
My one concern before switching is determining exactly which cell phone towers they use for their signal. If you don't see reviews in your area, you're going into an unknown unless you can find out what towers they use.
Something really isn't cheaper if you can't use it. Sprint cell phone service is abysmal in upstate NY and the month I was there, I pretty much turned off my cell phone because talking on it was so frustrating.
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Mar 13, 2014 12:25:36 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 12:25:36 GMT -5
It's Sprint which is who I've been with for the past 10 years and I don't have any issues here. You can use any Sprint phone (well, almost....there are a few newer ones, like the Galaxy S4 and iphone 5s that are still restricted by Sprint), but I have an S3 and an iphone 4 that would be fine. They have an interesting tiered system of billing where you get charged separate for talk/text/data. If one month you drop down a tier in something you pay less, go over, they just up you to the next tier rate. I've gone through my last 6 months of usage and I always fall right in the middle of these tiers. My son wouldn't use much at all, maybe 100 texts and 10 minutes of talk. I don't let him use data on his tracfone, so not sure what he'd use if it was more available. So basically $45 instead of $50 and I'd have both phones. The huge drawback is not being able to get the "free" phones every two years. Plus, I still have 6 months left on my contract, but Ting will pay 25% of the cancellation fee if I go that route.
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justme
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Mar 13, 2014 13:11:50 GMT -5
Post by justme on Mar 13, 2014 13:11:50 GMT -5
Check the fine print on the cancellation fee, I think it's T-Mobile that will pay your cancellation fee, but the fine print says you have to give them your current phone (and then buy a new one) to get that deal.
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Mar 13, 2014 13:25:19 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 13:25:19 GMT -5
Check the fine print on the cancellation fee, I think it's T-Mobile that will pay your cancellation fee, but the fine print says you have to give them your current phone (and then buy a new one) to get that deal. I couldn't look at the actual form without having an activated device, but the FAQ page doesn't say anything but send them the bill. ting.com/etf
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justme
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Mar 13, 2014 13:31:54 GMT -5
Post by justme on Mar 13, 2014 13:31:54 GMT -5
That's good. With limiting it to 25%/$75 I didn't think they'd be the same as T-Mobile.
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Bonny
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Mar 13, 2014 15:38:44 GMT -5
Post by Bonny on Mar 13, 2014 15:38:44 GMT -5
We've had it for nearly two years. Really happy with the service and the cost. We bought our own phones. DH just bought a refurbished phone for $98 and is thrilled.
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Mar 13, 2014 15:59:00 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 15:59:00 GMT -5
I've got such a good plan that I haven't thought about shopping around, but I want to get my ex off my plan and Sprint are being dicks saying they're going to kick him off the employee plan we're on if I do which would double his bill...which is really dumb because we were both on individual employee plans before we were married and I just put them together for ease of billing. He said he'd just keep paying me, but I'd rather not have to deal with that. I might use his phone as the guinea pig.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2014 8:12:40 GMT -5
Well, I transferred his phone last night. After two years of dealing with Tracfone for my son I was prepared for hell in porting the phone and not losing the number and all that, but holy cow it was easy. It took me all of 5 minutes before I went to bed last night and this morning it was just all ready to go. Completely seamless transition. I downloaded the app to meter the usage and the bill. We'll see how this goes, but I'm pretty excited about it.
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