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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Back Room => Topic started by: uglymike on February 28, 2022, 10:08:33 AM
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I'm trying to save a couple bucks on my cell phone bill. I use my old flip phone to send/receive phone calls, that's it. No text, camera, internet, etc. Just send/receive calls. I'm presently with Viero, paying more than $50 a month. Any Consumer Cellular customers on GTA?
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I'm trying to save a couple bucks on my cell phone bill. I use my old flip phone to send/receive phone calls, that's it. No text, camera, internet, etc. Just send/receive calls. I'm presently with Viero, paying more than $50 a month. Any Consumer Cellular customers on GTA?
Sorry Mike, Mint users here. $15 mo.
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Tracphone + $11 per month - using a $30 lg smartphone works for me..........
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$50/month for basic flip-phone?
YIEKS!!!! Gotta say, I paid less with unlimited data, text, and calls on TMobile 3 years ago with a top-of-the-line OnePlus phone. You're WAYYYYYY over-paying.
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I'm trying to save a couple bucks on my cell phone bill. I use my old flip phone to send/receive phone calls, that's it. No text, camera, internet, etc. Just send/receive calls. I'm presently with Viero, paying more than $50 a month. Any Consumer Cellular customers on GTA?
We've been with them for about 5 years. No issues at all.No billing problems, no connectivity problems. You've obviously looked at the rates, so no need to point that out.
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I haven't used Consumer Cellular, but there are some plans out there (Tracfone for one) that you can get, complete with a smart phone and basic calling/ texting/ data plans for about half what you are now paying.
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I use PureTalk and pay $20.00/mth. Service has been the same as my old AT&T plan. Will you be able to utilize the flip-phone once all carriers transition to 5G networks??
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I've been using Ting for the last 4 years. Base price is $9/mo. any phone. Go to their web site to get all the details. They have great cutomer service.
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Not an endorsement…and from reading other post cheaper plans out there….having said that I got AT&T prepaid….no contract…auto pay…...unlimited talk,text,data …$30 monthly….good luck on your choice…
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Check Straight Talk from Walmart.
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I've been with Consumer Cellular for 2-3 years now. I like it. Uses AT&T network, unlimited talk, text, and a bunch of data-way more than I'll ever use. My bill for two lines is $55 per month. One thing They do have that many others do not is EXCELLENT customer service. You can call them and get actual help for setting up a phone or anything else. They also have a wide range of reasonably priced phones.
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No Consumer Cellular experience but have Tracfone prepaid.
Currently have a new(not refurb) MotoE6 32GB $0 (free upgrade from an old/outdated/refurb ZTE).
Monthly plan is unlimited Talk and Text with 8GB "hotspot-able" data for $40 (+ ~$5 taxes/fees).
I dropped ALL other wired connections (cable TV/Internet, landline phone, and DSL Internet) and use the 8GB data as a hotspot for my home PC to take care of all my surfing, bill-pay, and email needs.
My needs are just UNDER the 8GB/month cap so this is the absolute lowest cost way to get all my connection needs in one simple package.
If you stream anything more than 1-2 movies a month (I don't), this plan is NOT for you.
edit: When I can do any Tracfone upgrades/changes electronically (no other humans involved) the process is usually smooth/fast/easy! IF that fails and I need to contact a customer service person, my results are 50/50 good/bad. Not that they don't try, but the interaction is usually long and difficult (language/accent barriers). Always successful... but not always a good experience.
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I use RedPocket Mobile. My wife and I have unlocked smartphones. Our plan is 10gB/month data, unlimited talk and text - that is 10gB each, not shared. We pay a total of $52 a month for both of us.. We’ve been using this almost three years, and it has been very good for us.
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T-Mobile user here: For unlimited chat/text/data I am paying ~$40/month.
No complaints, coverage in CA (especially in the LA area) is good. It may not be as good in less populated areas.
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Thanks for all the replies folks, I obviously have some research to do. A flip phone is all I need, I don't do pics, internet, text, etc. Reliability and reception out here in the Sandhills are my priorities.
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Check Straight Talk from Walmart.
Same here!
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Mike that's what I'm paying with VZ for 15gb of data a month with unlimited calls n texts for my smartphone. Way too high just for your needs.
Greg I can't recommend straight talk after my poor mother spending over an hour and a half with their customer service trying to get her phone activated all for not as they put her on hold then hung up. Now she has to return it to walkmart and try to activate another phone with another company. Walkmart's customer service has been garbage with her as well.
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Thanks for all the replies folks, I obviously have some research to do. A flip phone is all I need, I don't do pics, internet, text, etc. Reliability and reception out here in the Sandhills are my priorities.
I used to have a "simple" phone. It was good and all I really needed. My talk time usage was only about 90 minutes a month and when necessary I could receive text messages and (slowly) type brief responses. I'd buy a 1 year card with talk/text bucket for <$120 and that was it for the entire year. IMO <$10/month was a pretty good deal.
Sadly those old simple phones became useless as the networks upgraded and I was forced to trade up to newer phone versions compatible with the new networks. The newer flip phones became LESS SIMPLE to use with their new tiny displays and custom operating systems. Basically a difficult interface crippled smart phone.
When I RELUCTANTLY upgraded to my first smart phone (Tracfone w/android os) it took a little time to learn, but it quickly became much easier to use than the equivalent flip phones and I could do so much more with it.
I'm not as ATTACHED 24/7 as most folks are to their smart phones, but I do find it very much more useful than just a phone. NEVER thought I'd use a cell phone for email, grocery shopping, bill-pay, surfing, MAPS, alarm clock, camera, video, music-player, and home PC internet access. It's even capable of backing up a big chunk of my home PC's data! Now it would be difficult for me to NOT have a smartphone.
To my surprise even my mid 80's parents are learning how to use (and appreciate the features) of current smart phones.
Good luck finding a "simple" phone.
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As mikeyb says, you might be surprised how much you start using features of a better phone. I used to think texting was stupid: just pick up the phone and call for God's sake. But now I find that it is handy a lot of the time.
I'm not a big user of all the features, but it's nice to have them on those times when they are handy. Checking the weather radar when you're doing something outdoors and need to see if you can get it done is a very useful feature for example.
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The other advantage of text is that you can often send and receive messages when the signal strength, quality or user load won't support a voice call. Or you don't want to make noise hunting. ;D
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I will add …as mentioned also 3g phone was phased out….I called apple online store ….told them what I wanted…this was on a Sunday morning….that afternoon uber courier delivered my order…Monday went to att store and they installed SIM card and I was good to go….my 5s smart was a hand me down …so I treated myself to a 13mini…hopefully be the last phone I buy……I dont talk much and text with family….but that camera is a keeper….I do like being plugged into my bank and cc for alerts…good luck
Ive got almost new flip…dont know the G’s but anybody is welcome to it….has sim in it,
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I used them for a few years, back in the early 2000. Never had any issues.
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We had Cricket but they phased out 3G as well and made so our phones would no longer work on the network so we moved to Mint, the old phones work fine and no indication that we cant continue using them.
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Company iPhone on Verizon 5g unlimited...
Free is good, right? ;)
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Company iPhone on Verizon 5g unlimited...
Free is good, right? ;)
I have the same for work, I am not supposed to use it for personal stuff though. ::)
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I have the 12 now and due for an upgrade to the 13.
I turned off my personal phone when I first got it and we put a house phone in for Betty Lou.
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The other advantage of text is that you can often send and receive messages when the signal strength, quality or user load won't support a voice call. Or you don't want to make noise hunting. ;D
...or you're hearing impaired, as I am.
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I have mint, pre pay for a year, best deal for me. BUT, it is a reseller of Tmobile. Tmobile is fine in urban - populated areas, along the intersate system. In more rural areas I think Verizon is best (also in all the other areas). SWMBO has prepaid verizon, so on our travels we have a phone with coverage, ( I can hotspot off hers for wifi calling, so I can access my bank email etc.)
Look at coverage in the areas you expect to use it, if you travel some, look at those areas also, a higher price plan might be the cheapest if it works when you really need it, and the other wouldnt have. As we get older being able to call 911 is a real concern.
Having a phone with wifi calling ability is handy in some settings.
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Actually, T-Mobile has a bigger coverage map for cell service and that's why we use Mint as well. $150 annually prepaid.
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5g may not going to work for the older flip phone. Verizons map looks very different.
https://www.verizon.com/coverage-map/ (https://www.verizon.com/coverage-map/)
My experience is Verizon has better coverage (at least or 4G LTE) through out the geographic areas, Tmobile has most of the population covered, not most of the physical area.
Anyway, OP, you may need to upgrade your phone, as 3G disappears. Again, check service in your area, and places you go.
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Actually, T-Mobile has a bigger coverage map for cell service and that's why we use Mint as well. $150 annually prepaid.
That big white area on that map where there is no coverage in the center of the country........that's dead in the middle of where I live. Sandhills. Where you can drive for an hour and not see another vehicle, then see 6-8 vehicles ALL sitting on the top of 1 hill, 50 miles from the closest traffic light. 'Cause that's the only place you get reception.
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Actually, T-Mobile has a bigger coverage map for cell service and that's why we use Mint as well. $150 annually prepaid.
That big white area on that map where there is no coverage in the center of the country........that's dead in the middle of where I live. Sandhills. Where you can drive for an hour and not see another vehicle, then see 6-8 vehicles ALL sitting on the top of 1 hill, 50 miles from the closest traffic light. 'Cause that's the only place you get reception.
It still really surprises me that in this day and age, that such a highly advanced and wealthy country like the US still has such a massive cell reception dead/barren area.