Which Cell Phone Service Should I Get?

[WonderingYid]

Hi, I just bought a Fully Unlocked iPhone X.

I only need service for 2-3 months so a sign up discount would work for me.

I'm going to be upstate for the summer, so the service needs to work there.

I need one line and fast data is important.

As of now I'm leaning towards Wing AT&Ts Unlimited Plus plan. They offered me 50% off my second month of service and they have pretty good CS for a phone company (I use them for my flip phone). Has anyone here used Wing upstate?

Has anyone tried H20? How much data do they actually give you on the Unlimited+ plan?

Anyone use Verizon? Sprint?

[JudahMcB]

I only need service for 2-3 months so a sign up discount would work for me.

Mint Mobile (T-Mobile) is probably the cheapest introductory service you can get: $15/Mo for 4GB or $20/Mo for 10GB for the first 3 months. But it's prepaid for 3 months upfront. So if your 2-3 months is really 2 then it might not be the best deal.

[WonderingYid]

Mint Mobile (T-Mobile) is probably the cheapest introductory service you can get: $15/Mo for 4GB or $20/Mo for 10GB for the first 3 months. But it's prepaid for 3 months upfront. So if your 2-3 months is really 2 then it might not be the best deal.

I'm going to be using a lot of data so I don't think Mint Mobile is going to work for me.

Data speeds reduce after 35GB but data is unlimited

What does it reduce to? 2G? Is there good service upstate?

[JudahMcB]

Is there good service upstate?

Depends where upstate. And what state. Why not check the coverage map?

[WonderingYid]

Depends where upstate. And what state. Why not check the coverage map?

The map is a bit confusing. This means that there is coverage?

[JudahMcB]

Yes. Dark green = 5G/LTE coverage. Zoom out and you'll see some mountainous areas with no coverage.

Liberty, NY is definitely not "upstate" (unless you're from the 5 boroughs in which case anything north of Monsey is upstate).

[WonderingYid]

Yes. Dark green = 5G/LTE coverage. Zoom out and you'll see some mountainous areas with no coverage.

Liberty, NY is definitely not "upstate" (unless you're from the 5 boroughs in which case anything north of Monsey is upstate).

I think ill pass on Mint because of the data limit. Is there really 5G up there?

[AsherO]

I think ill pass on Mint because of the data limit. Is there really 5G up there?

I believe Mint is just an MVNO (on T-mobile?), they don’t have any towers in the first place, they just sell their own branded service and plans, but the network isn’t theirs.

[bhoaem]

I think ill pass on Mint because of the data limit. Is there really 5G up there?

I believe most MVNO's have data limits if not all services in general. Above a certain limit they cap your speeds.

[WonderingYid]

I believe most MVNO's have data limits if not all services in general. Above a certain limit they cap your speeds.

Yes, but this is capped at 35GB/mo. Wing is 100GB a month then 2G.
Anyone use Google Fi?

[grodnoking]

I believe most MVNO's have data limits if not all services in general. Above a certain limit they cap your speeds.

I don't believe there is a data or speed cap on visible service ($25 a month if you join a party). It's an mnvo of Verizon.

[WonderingYid]

I don't believe there is a data or speed cap on visible service ($25 a month if you join a party). It's an mnvo of Verizon.

Visible looks good. I've got a few questions.
How do I become eligible for the $100 bonus? Anyone here in a "party"?

[grodnoking]

Visible looks good. I've got a few questions.
How do I become eligible for the $100 bonus? Anyone here in a "party"?

Port your number, keep the plan for 2 months to get the $100.

Heres a party to join:
https://visible.com/p/VisibleDDParty

[WonderingYid]

Port your number, keep the plan for 2 months to get the $100.

Heres a party to join:
https://visible.com/p/VisibleDDParty

Can I do that and also get the $100? How much will my service cost if I join that party? Are there really no Data Caps with visible?

[grodnoking]

Can I do that and also get the $100? How much will my service cost if I join that party? Are there really no Data Caps with visible?

Yes. $25. I haven't seen one.

[cozmohoot]

Just realize that visible is not the same as Verizon. Their service is not given the same priority as vzw.
For many this isnt an issue, just a heads up.
Ping levels are high, web can be intermittent and even calls aren't the same..

[WonderingYid]

Just realize that visible is not the same as Verizon. Their service is not given the same priority as vzw.
For many this isnt an issue, just a heads up.
Ping levels are high, web can be intermittent and even calls aren't the same..

I see all over the Web that Visible is owned by Verizon. Are they still deprioritized?

[WonderingYid]

Question: If I port in a number to Visible and get the $100 GC after two months of service (which will cost me about $50) wont I be "making" money off the service?

[grodnoking]

I see all over the Web that Visible is owned by Verizon. Are they still deprioritized?

They are still deprioritzed.

Question: If I port in a number to Visible and get the $100 GC after two months of service (which will cost me about $50) wont I be "making" money off the service?

Yes.

[Yehudaa]

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