Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)

[pixi]

Spoke with sprint beforehand and they couldn't give me reasons not to switch so it was an easy decision.

did you have sprint till now?  What's your experience with sprint?  I'm considering switching from Verizon to the sprint unlimited freedom plan.

[askmoses]

did you have sprint till now?  What's your experience with sprint?  I'm considering switching from Verizon to the sprint unlimited freedom plan.

Been a Sprint SERO customer for almost 11 years and prior to that was with Sprint as well for another couple years. I was please with them but was pleasantly surprised at this TMobile plan. I had an old s4 from Sprint when I cancelled and borrowed a family member's old Tmobile s4 when I switched over now so I was in position to see a real apples to apples comparison. Certainly in my immediate home and work locations Sprint has not been nearly as good as Tmobile has been. I'm getting solid 4g LTE everywhere with TMobile while Sprint would cycle in and out of it constantly. Calls had/have been clear on both networks so I can't complain there.

I guess it truly depends on where you will be using it most and the overall value. I'm pretty sure Verizon has the best coverage as that seems to be the consensus out there. That being said, for me, it was well worth the savings to use a different carrier. Your area may be different then mine however. 

[nescafe]

I'm looking for a basic unlimited talk & text plan (or prepaid). What would be my best option? Do an carriers offer free non-smartphones for such plans?

[David Smith]

I'm looking for a basic unlimited talk & text plan (or prepaid). What would be my best option? Do an carriers offer free non-smartphones for such plans?

You can buy your own phone on eBay for ~$20. There are a bunch of prepaid plans for $25/mo.

[grodnoking]

I'm looking for a basic unlimited talk & text plan (or prepaid). What would be my best option? Do an carriers offer free non-smartphones for such plans?

Chitchatmobile.com

Horrible CS, but cheap. $20 plus tax.

[bznt]

I'm looking for a basic unlimited talk & text plan (or prepaid). What would be my best option? Do an carriers offer free non-smartphones for such plans?

Verizon prepaid $30 unlimited talk and text. You can buy a basic phone at Walmart or at best buy for around $15

H2o works on at&t network $30 unlimited talk and text , you can buy a basic at&t phone at walmart or best buy for around $15

Ultra mobile works on tmobile , $20 a month unlimited talk and text. You can buy a basic t-mobile phone at walmart or best buy for around $20.

[Chaimsbox]

I have a promotion from sprint if I prot in a line. Where can I get a number for free or cheap to port in?

I know for google voice there is a charge of $3 but I don't know if it's good enough for them or it needs to be from a different carrier.

[David Smith]

I have a promotion from sprint if I prot in a line. Where can I get a number for free or cheap to port in?

I know for google voice there is a charge of $3 but I don't know if it's good enough for them or it needs to be from a different carrier.

Buy an H2O sim card for a penny on amazon, call the number on the packaging to activate it without selecting a plan, and port that out.

[Live N Learn]

Buy an H2O sim card for a penny on amazon, call the number on the packaging to activate it without selecting a plan, and port that out.

Have you personally tried that?

[Chaimsbox]

Have you personally tried that?

Im going to, and post if it works

[Live N Learn]

Im going to, and post if it works

Thanks.

[Toasted]

Airvoice has a downtime message on their contact page. Has anyone done ports with them recently?

https://www.airvoicewireless.com/Contact.aspx

[Mplace]

currently we're paying $240 for 4 lines unlimited with sprint,
we're thinking of switching to verizon;
wondering if there are any promotions out there?
does switching even make sense?
we would be going to 5-6 lines and we would need at least 12+2 gb
if anyone can help out a little will be appreciated:)
TIA

[yakov116]

currently we're paying $240 for 4 lines unlimited with sprint,
we're thinking of switching to verizon;
wondering if there are any promotions out there?
does switching even make sense?
we would be going to 5-6 lines and we would need at least 12+2 gb
if anyone can help out a little will be appreciated:)
TIA

Wow is this new thread opening day?

[Mplace]

Wow is this new thread opening day?

A. why not, is tomorrow a better day;) ?
B. if you think this discussion belongs somewhere, please direct me there

[yakov116]

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=20899.msg1587008#msg1587008

[chbochur]

currently we're paying $240 for 4 lines unlimited with sprint,
we're thinking of switching to verizon;
wondering if there are any promotions out there?
does switching even make sense?
we would be going to 5-6 lines and we would need at least 12+2 gb
if anyone can help out a little will be appreciated:)
TIA

If you need  5 (not 6) lines your best bet would be cricket you'd pay $100 flat after tax for the five lines and each line would get 2.5 GB of internet (after it just slows down) it runs off at&t so the service is very good

[Mplace]

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=20899.msg1587008#msg1587008

thanks, not sure wht i didnt see that

[Mplace]

If you need  5 (not 6) lines your best bet would be cricket you'd pay $100 flat after tax for the five lines and each line would get 2.5 GB of internet (after it just slows down) it runs off at&t so the service is very good

some ppl on the plan will not be happy with the slower speed

[chbochur]

some ppl on the plan will not be happy with the slower speed

Your can always pay a little more and get more high speed internet, but then you should look into other plans