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cell phone service?

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:47 am
by whitbey
Anyone use Clear talk? How good has it been? Troubles?
On Verizon. Thinking about saving some coin and switching.

Re: cell phone service?

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:58 am
by Conn100HGuy
I've been using Consumer Cellular for 4 years. 2 lines, unlimited talk/text, 5GB data, $53 including all fees and taxes.

Re: cell phone service?

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:02 am
by officermayo
Visable - no data limits for $25 a month.

Re: cell phone service?

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:05 am
by hyperbolica
Conn100HGuy wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:58 am I've been using Consumer Cellular for 4 years. 2 lines, unlimited talk/text, 5GB data, $53 including all fees and taxes.
same here.

Re: cell phone service?

Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:23 am
by SimmonsTrombone
I've used StraightTalk for about a decade. $45 for unlimited everything. In my area, it used Verizon.

Re: cell phone service?

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:17 pm
by robcat2075
NY Times...

We No Longer Need a Big Carrier’s Wireless Plan. Discount Ones Are the Way.
...On the surface, these budget carriers, which include Cricket Wireless, Straight Talk, Boost Mobile, Mint Mobile and Visible, lack a cool factor. They do not operate their own cell networks; instead, they lease wireless services from the big carriers and market them toward retirees. The no-frill plans often have trade-offs, including slower download speeds, since Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers have priority access to faster network performance.

Yet in the past few years, so much has changed that I can now confidently recommend discount phone plans for most people, including white-collar professionals and Instagram-obsessed youths. Here’s why...