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Small List compiled for Flip phone service. Regular service with unlimited data and all to come.

1.Tracfone-All Carriers $20 Talk/Text 1GB ($30 for first 6 months)
1b. Unlimited talk and text, no data $15/month ($10 with auto pay)

2.Mobi-Verizon $10 (Additional $5 off the 1st three months)

3.Tello-Tmobile $8 , US Mobile.

4.HelloMobile-Tmobile $5 (first 2 months for $5)

                 -EXPLAINED A BIT MORE IN DETAIL-
Tracfone Wireless- (CDMA/GSM Verizon/T-Mobile/AT&T)
First 6 months at $30 plus taxes.
Pay for the first 2 months $15 each month with autopay, then use reward points for the next 4 months. Use Referral code OOAB-E354 to get you 8,000 points. You must activate and set up the rewards within 14 days of activating Phone service.
  They limit 5 uses per month, so feel free to PM before using if you want to confirm they work for this month, as well they seem to be changing the referral code after every use. So feel free to post in the thread or message me for a new code.
       The points will only kick in after 60 days of service(hence the reason for keeping paid service for 60 days) the points will kick in getting you 8,000 Points, which is enough for 4 months free. You can redeem 2,000($20) increments for a free month of service and do that for a total of 4 months free.
  Now you must turn off auto pay after the first 2 months in order for the free 4 months that you added to kick in.  If you don't turn off auto pay it will continue billing your credit card and you will not get those free months until you turn off auto pay.
 Works on CDMA or GSM.

 Mobi Wireless- (Verizon/CDMA)
 $10 a month. With a referral code you can get another $5 off the 1st three months which I can give you. You need to sign up in the first week for the referral bonus to kick in.
Click here to pm me for the info.

Tello Mobile (GSM/T-Mobile)
$8 Month with Unlimited t&t and no data. Picture message might not work without data services.
$10 unlimited Talk/Text + 1GB. 60 free international destinations - UK, Canada, France etc but not Israel
(Find someone with a referral code or $10 off referral code = P3VB48C7)
wifi calling and ESim supported

Hello Mobile (GSM/T-Mobile)
 $5 Month with Talk/Text 500mb.
Unlimited calling to most international destinations. Canada/Israel/UK and many more.  2nd month free as well. Free sim card.

If you know of others please add to the wiki.
  Feel free to PM me with any questions or post in this thread so a dedicated member can help you out.

Mobi for me comes out to $14.05 in NY after taxes.
Vs
Us mobile i pool 2 phones and I  pay just $20.96 for 2 lines after tax. Both on the Verizon network

Use this website to find the best deals
https://prepaidcompare.net/#plans

H2O which runs on AT&T has a annual plan unlimited talk and text for $60 plus tax with free international calling as well

http://www.whistleout.com/cellphones
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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1040 on: December 20, 2020, 03:41:59 PM »
if i put my mobile phone sim card into a mobile hotspot and conect it to my computer via usb do mobile providers consider that as mobile hotspot data or regular data?
Depends on the carrier

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1041 on: December 29, 2020, 12:28:17 AM »
Do you already have a phone ? Depends on the network you are looking for.
Cheapest I found is on the Tmobile network unlimited talk and text no data meaning no picture mail as well is liberty wireless. $60 a year plus around $5 tax https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Mo-Liberty-Wireless-Prepaid-Wireless-Phone-Plan-/133314392847?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Us mobile is on Verizon network and is not really unlimited they have a cap I am not sure the exact number, And no data at all meaning no picture mail

I recently found this . They told me it’s really unlimited no caps, plus 1 Gb data. I have not tried it yet https://mobi.com/plan

If the liberty wireless network runs on T-Mobile, then do I have to unlock my T-Mobile phones to use on liberty wireless?

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1042 on: January 04, 2021, 07:50:14 PM »
If the liberty wireless network runs on T-Mobile, then do I have to unlock my T-Mobile phones to use on liberty wireless?
It should work without unlocking,

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1043 on: January 04, 2021, 09:58:15 PM »
What is the cheapest mobile phone plan that I can buy to be able to port a land-line number to on the way to porting the number to Google Voice?

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1044 on: January 05, 2021, 08:41:38 PM »
It should work without unlocking,

I emailed liberty Network this question. And they told me that any phone has to be unlocked for their service.

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1045 on: January 24, 2021, 02:09:01 AM »
Anyone have any luck bargaining down fees incurred for calling international while roaming, due to user not knowing?
This is with a Tmobile postpaid plan

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1046 on: January 27, 2021, 09:10:30 PM »
Anyone have any luck bargaining down fees incurred for calling international while roaming, due to user not knowing?
This is with a Tmobile postpaid plan
Update:
Was able to get off a third of the charge

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1047 on: January 28, 2021, 02:39:22 AM »
This is a very interesting Service plan.

 Seems if you buy a plan from tracfone, let's say the unlmtd talk and text which gets you 1gb of data and 9999 texts, 9999 Minutes.
 This would extend that for one years time for $59.

 I just closed a phone line today, or by accident had the line shut. Otherwise would have tried this.
 Don't think I need more than 1200 min a month. Even if it lasts me 6 months it's still worth it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tracfone-Service-Extension-1Year-365-Days-Please-Read-Description/393110730238?
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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1048 on: January 28, 2021, 11:37:55 PM »
Trying to migrate my sprint biz to t-mobile biz and not having success. CS tells me to go to the store and vice versa. One store told me that he hasn't seen a successful migration since October. Instead I will port my 2 lines to another carrier and port back to t-mobile. Any ideas of carriers that will be cheapest + fastest?

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« Reply #1049 on: January 29, 2021, 12:15:12 AM »
Trying to migrate my sprint biz to t-mobile biz and not having success. CS tells me to go to the store and vice versa. One store told me that he hasn't seen a successful migration since October. Instead I will port my 2 lines to another carrier and port back to t-mobile. Any ideas of carriers that will be cheapest + fastest?

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1050 on: January 29, 2021, 12:22:30 AM »
Contact T-force. They’re amazing!
Twitter?

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1051 on: January 29, 2021, 12:28:45 AM »
I just did it on a personal account, I requested a T-Mobile sim via online chat. Received the sim 2 days later.
But activation was not successful via online chat. I had to call. It took a 20 minute call to finish

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« Reply #1052 on: January 29, 2021, 08:27:36 AM »
I just did it on a personal account, I requested a T-Mobile sim via online chat. Received the sim 2 days later.
But activation was not successful via online chat. I had to call. It took a 20 minute call to finish
Online chat with sprint.com?

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« Reply #1053 on: January 29, 2021, 08:28:51 AM »
Online chat with sprint.com?
Actually I did it on my phone and it works via text messages. But it’s the same idea

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Re: Need help finding a cellphone plan? Post here! US edition (Master thread)
« Reply #1054 on: January 29, 2021, 08:47:16 AM »
Twitter?

Twitter, Facebook of iMessage. I recently used iMessage and could not believe how quickly, efficiently, and verbosely the responses were coming back. If it wasn’t so perfectly responsive to my very specific inquiries i would have thought it was a bot.
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« Reply #1055 on: January 29, 2021, 09:01:48 AM »
Twitter, Facebook of iMessage. I recently used iMessage and could not believe how quickly, efficiently, and verbosely the responses were coming back. If it wasn’t so perfectly responsive to my very specific inquiries i would have thought it was a bot.
Thanks! Whats the number/link for iMessage?

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« Reply #1056 on: January 29, 2021, 09:03:02 AM »
Actually I did it on my phone and it works via text messages. But it’s the same idea
How did you initiate the chat on your phone? Were you eligible for any new customer promotions with T-Mobile like BOGO?

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« Reply #1057 on: January 29, 2021, 09:18:42 AM »
Thanks! Whats the number/link for iMessage?

That’s t-force as well.
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« Reply #1058 on: January 29, 2021, 09:22:46 AM »
How did you initiate the chat on your phone?

It only works on the iPhone, scroll all the way left for search, search for T-Mobile, scroll down to Business, and click the chat icon for T-Mobile:


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« Reply #1059 on: January 29, 2021, 12:11:13 PM »
How did you initiate the chat on your phone? Were you eligible for any new customer promotions with T-Mobile like BOGO?

I used this

I did not try any promos . Just switched networks