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General Cell Phone Discussion
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:01 pm
by TheCatt
I'm sick of Verizon's high prices & lack of Nexus 5.
Anyone use anything else? AT&T looks to be just as expensive, which kinda leaves Sprint or TMobile.
Word is TMobile has finally been expanding their network and buying more frequency (especially with the free money from the AT&T divorce), but online ratings still seem pretty low on them.
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:12 pm
by TPRJones
ting.com
It's owned by Tucows. There's no contracts, they just charge you for the level you use each month and that's it. The prices are good and they don't try to screw you. Plus their customer service is superb and doesn't leave you on hold, and if they have to put you on hold for some reason the music is Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension.
I can't stress how much I love their service so far.
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Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:31 pm
by TheCatt
What device do you use on Ting? As I understand it, there's some issues about devices being behind the times, and not having LTE on most of the MVNOs?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:35 pm
by TheCatt
Nexus 5 coming to Ting relatively soon.
Maybe that'll be my jumping off point. Once it arrives.
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:58 pm
by TPRJones
I have a Galaxy II. I don't know the details about what does and doesn't work with Ting, but I think the general rule of thumb is if it would work on Sprint it will likely work on Ting?
The fact that you know what MVNO means implies you already know more about that than I do. :p
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:25 pm
by TheCatt
OK, I registered on their site to be notified when the Nexus 5 is available on their service.
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:08 am
by TheCatt
Phones shipped today, so will arrive soonish. Will activate on Ting and try it out.
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:48 am
by TPRJones
I hope you like it! I've found it very refreshing, not having my cell provider trying to screw me.
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:59 pm
by TheCatt
Impediment #1: Have to find a microSIM that's compatible. Ting doesnt have many. Local Spring store sold out.
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:32 pm
by TheCatt
Sweet, phones arrived today. And, they are now allowing SIM purchases, so that'll be here within a couple of week so I can get up and running.
"TPRJones" promotion has been successfully applied to your order.
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:12 pm
by TPRJones
Oh, neat! Yay! Free cellular service for about 1.5 months.
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:16 pm
by TheCatt
SIMs arrive Wednesday.
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:59 pm
by TPRJones
I got notice today that $50 will be credited to my account once you activate.
Let me know how you like it!
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:58 pm
by TheCatt
$50? I think it's only $25, right? It may look like 2 orders because I had to order my SIM and my wife's SIM separately (couldn't order a quantity of 2). At any rate... we'll find out this week.
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:07 pm
by TPRJones
Apparently it's $50 for the first referral, and then $25 for each subsequent referral after that one.
Shouldn't you be my first referral, and then your wife is yours?
Edited By TPRJones on 1386014860
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:26 pm
by TheCatt
My wife and I will be on the same account, so I don't think that counts. It's just $6/phone to add extra lines. (Great plan for kids/low users, etc)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:51 pm
by Paul
I'll be getting my daughter her first phone pretty soon (probably for her birthday this May), so I was looking at a similar thread on Reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r....oviders
I'm grandfathered into an old $89 (after taxes) unlimited nationwide calling, unlimited text, and unlimited (local) data plan and any change would lock me into a contract where I pay more for less.
The problem is that I live in the middle of nowhere.
My provider (Bluegrass Cellular) has great service in my area, but lousy coverage just about everywhere else.
I use roaming data in Louisville, Frankfort, and Lexington, and of course I'm roaming every time I visit family out-of-state.
I need to find people who use other providers and invite them over to my house so I can see what their coverage is like.
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:58 am
by TheCatt
I am activated. The process didn't quite follow either of their guides, but I figured it out. I've already got $35 in credits as well.
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:43 pm
by Paul
So did you spend the $20 to port your current cell # to Google Voice, then have it forward to your new number?
Or did you port the number directly?
Or not at all?
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:05 pm
by TPRJones
I ported directly myself. My use of Google Voice is somewhat limited. Mostly I give the number to people I don't want to actually talk to or have my real number, and then set it to go straight to voicemail. Like my mother.