I'm about ready to take the plunge to update my phones. My phone is ancient (hey, I use it for a phone) but I'd like to update to a couple Iphone 6 or 7 models on an unlimited plan. How big a deal is the storage in an I-Phone? is 32GB generally enough if you primarily use it as a frickin' phone? I'd also like it to serve as a mobile wifi hot spot if possible.
I've only been paying Sprint about $95 a month for two lines. My wife does text but I don't. I do most of my internet stuff on my laptop or IPad, but would like to have internet access at places like Arrowhead on my phone.
So, who's currently got the best deal?
I know Verizon's customer data just got hacked.
I've been with Sprint for 20 years but would leave for a better deal. Certainly don't feel obligated to stay with them.
TMobile seems pretty decent. Two lines unlimited for $80 total.
Boost says they use Sprint's Network but looks like kind of like a cheezy back door kinda company.
Anybody got a plan or service currently that they love? [Reply]
Definitely don't get anything less than 32GB of storage. The camera on an iPhone is pretty phenomenal so even though you just used it "as a phone" before, doesn't mean that you will continue to do so when you start carrying a nice camera in your pocket all the time.
Between an Android or an iPhone, you're more likely to get important things like security updates quickly with an iPhone, and if it breaks you can talk to someone at the Apple Store or their online support.
In terms of a carrier the most important thing is that your phone will work where you are. So everyone saying "VZW is the best!!" doesn't matter a tinkers damn if you can't get a signal in your living room. [Reply]
We were forced to go with Verizon when we relocated to the Ozarks, as they have a tower we can see not too far from our house.
We had been with Cell One, then Cingular and finally AT&T through the years all the way back to "the brick." They had no signal here and I am not sure any others do either.
Verizon has become too expensive for us with two smart phones (her I-phone and my android) and my contract expires soon.
I am considering going back to a cheap flip phone, but I sure enjoy the picture/text capability.
I'm going to install one of those video doorbells on my house, and wanted a phone that can handle the app for that. My wife's had a couple packages stolen off our front porch in the last year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
I'm pretty sure you guys on outdated plans need to upgrade to the new unlimited plans. Once Verizon came out with their unlimited data plan, every other carrier followed suit and slashed their plan prices to make sure they are well above Verizon.
I was paying almost $30 more a month on an old unlimited plan through Sprint for months. They weren't going to plan on telling me I could get a superior plan at a less of a cost as long as I kept paying the man.
Sprint has been unlimited for like 4 years. Verizon and T-Mobile just did it in the past year.
Saying that. If you like phone tech Verizon has all the best phones. Moto and Google pixl and carry every other phone the competitors do.
T-Mobile and sprint are cheaper unless you are rocking a 4 phone plan with Verizon.
You can't go wrong with any carrier right now. [Reply]
Tmobile does me right. Bill is $120/month for 3 phones w/ unlimited data. No problems with service. I had sprint but left them mostly because the cdma. Tried verizon once and that was freaking hell of expensive. Att too. At one point used boost but they don't have fam plans and it's kind of a pain the ass to manage the account. Great for single people who don't want contracts. [Reply]
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
I'm going to install one of those video doorbells on my house, and wanted a phone that can handle the app for that. My wife's had a couple packages stolen off our front porch in the last year.
I've got one of those too. If you run into problems, it's likely related to a weak wireless signal. We really like ours. If you can put the hard-wired Ring Pro onto your house, go with that option. [Reply]
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
I'm going to install one of those video doorbells on my house, and wanted a phone that can handle the app for that. My wife's had a couple packages stolen off our front porch in the last year.
A little off topic, but I had a package lost from UPS about 10 years ago that was left at my front door (supposedly). From that point on, my address was blacklisted by UPS so that any package delivered to my house had to have signature confirmation, which basically resulted in me having to drive 20 miles to their warehouse to pick up my package because I work during the day and can't be home to sign for packages. [Reply]
Unlimited plans are a joke. Make sure you read the fine print, and if you think that bump down to lower speeds won't bother you, you've forgotten what 3g really feels like.
As for phones, the only compelling argument for iPhone is that they are almost necessary if others in your household are using iThings. The compelling argument against iPhones is iTunes, which is the most user-unfriendly piece of trash software to ever reach widespread use.
We pay $120-ish total for 5 lines with 4gb of high-speed data each on T-mobile. Happy with their customer service. Provider really depends on your coverage/dead-spots. We are also all-Android phones, all the time. T-mobile is very BYOD friendly; none of our phones were bought from them. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buns:
We pay $120-ish total for 5 lines with 4gb of high-speed data each on T-mobile. Happy with their customer service. Provider really depends on your coverage/dead-spots. We are also all-Android phones, all the time. T-mobile is very BYOD friendly; none of our phones were bought from them.
that actually depends on the carriers they were originally purchased from to get them unlocked [Reply]