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This may be slightly off topic but I'm considering the Droid X.
I currently have a Sprint Everything plan that costs 79.00 a month. Unlimited minutes for mobile calls and 450 minutes for regular phone calls. Unlimited web and txt.
What is the closest plan from Verizon to what I have at Sprint and how much more would I be paying if I went with the Droid X?
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Your base price would be $69.9x for 450 minutes plus data.
Beyond that, it depends what part of that package you really value. Hard to compare bundles. For instance, if you use Google Voice, you get free txt. Sprint includes their nav, but Google Nav is free and better. VZ includes only free VZ mobile, so depends who you tend to call. Sprint starts night-time unlimited at 7 instead of 9, so also depends when.
On the other hand, if you call landlines a lot (e.g. for work/business), for the $20 higher plan level, 900 minutes, you get 5 unlimited numbers. Though for a bit more ($30?) you can get altogether unlimited voice from Sprint.
Plus, both offer many and varying discounts depending on your employer or various community and professional groups, so that can make a difference too.
Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, but I've noticed a lot of people being caught by surprise when they hear how little I pay for my data plan. I'd like to make a list of all prepaid plans, how much you pay, what you get, and what the coverage is for smartphones. Let's go!
Virgin Mobile ($35/month = 300 mins, unlimited txt+data)
Pros: Cheap, simple plans, good customer service
Cons: Not many high-end phones, have to buy VM branded phone (can't bring your own), Sprint coverage, expensive if you talk a LOT
T-Mobile's 4g plan ($30/month = 100 mins, unlimited txt+3g data, 5gb 4g data)
Pros: Perfect for people who talk very little, tons of fast data without throttling, can bring your own phone or buy through 3rd party (ebay, craigslist, amazon, etc)
Cons: Low minutes, if you go over your minutes, you are automatically upgraded to the next teir plan which only includes 300mb data and cannot switch back unless you buy a new sim card (aka, confusing plan), T-Mobile coverage
Straight Talk's BYOD Sim Card ($45/month = unlimited voice+data, ~2gb HSPA+ data)
Pros: AT&T coverage, unlimited minutes, can bring virtually any gsm device (offer both t-mobile and at&t sim cards)
Cons: Customer service is horrible, plans and coverage confusing*
*Straight Talk has deals with all major carriers, which is why they have several different coverage maps. For the prepaid android phones you buy from them, you get Sprint coverage. If you choose the BYOD sim plan, you get either T-Mobile or AT&T coverage (depending on which sim card you choose). Some of their prepaid dumbphones use Verizon's towers, so you'll see that coverage map, too. Basically, get an AT&T sim and you get AT&T coverage. Not too bad.
Also, it's worth noting that T-Mobile and Virgin are both very clear about data limits and what happens when. Straight Talk is a lot less clear, basically saying if you don't tether or stream, you have unlimited data, but if they catch you using a TON of data they do have the right to kick you off their plan. If you want to stream pandora 16 hours a day, this isn't the plan for you.
Please feel free to add to this list or make corrections if you see them. I wrote this in response to an article on Cnet today, and am basically just copying and pasting. I know there are more carriers, but there are the three I personally have experience with. If you have experience and know a carrier inside and out, send a reply! I'd like to eventually get all prepaid carriers in the US.
I just ordered an att sim for my pre2
If I don't like it I'll put it on my razr n give it to my mom
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There are other options but none are really much better than what you posted. However, there is a pretty huge thread in the Galaxy Nexus forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
There's also RedPocket. They run on AT&T's network. They have payAsYouGo by the minute and PayMonthly. I'm use Their Unlimited Talk, Text and 2GB Data plan for $59.99. I would suggest them if Straight Talk's nebulous data limits don't work for you and you prefer AT&T's network. I use RedPocket in my HTC One X....
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There's also RedPocket. They run on AT&T's network. They have payAsYouGo by the minute and PayMonthly. I'm use Their Unlimited Talk, Text and 2GB Data plan for $59.99. I would suggest them if Straight Talk's nebulous data limits don't work for you and you prefer AT&T's network. I use RedPocket in my HTC One X....
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Good stuff, but there is a little bit of misinformation here. Straight Talk has two different BYOD sim cards: one runs off of T-Mobile's network and one off of AT&T's.
With that in mind, is there any compelling reason to spend an extra $15/month? (Not trying to be a ****, just wondering if customer service is better, if they subsidize phones, or some other benefit over straight talk.)
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Straight Talk's BYOD Sim Card ($45/month = unlimited voice+data, ~2gb HSPA+ data)
Pros: AT&T coverage, unlimited minutes, can bring virtually any gsm device (offer both t-mobile and at&t sim cards)
Cons: Customer service is horrible, plans and coverage confusing*
*Straight Talk has deals with all major carriers, which is why they have several different coverage maps. For the prepaid android phones you buy from them, you get Sprint coverage. If you choose the BYOD sim plan, you get either T-Mobile or AT&T coverage (depending on which sim card you choose). Some of their prepaid dumbphones use Verizon's towers, so you'll see that coverage map, too. Basically, get an AT&T sim and you get AT&T coverage. Not too bad.
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corrections:
old ST android phones run on Sprint for ST actually only 2 of them does,
the LG Optimus Q and Samsung Galaxy Precedent
we use verizon and TMO for newer android phones (though i was not able to catch up since i transfered to AT&T, last time i was there the LG Optimus Black runs on TMO networks)
Verizon Tower Phones-
all CDMA dumbphones
AT&T & TMO Tower phones-
sim card dependent
Sprint Tower Phones-
Only LG Optimus Q and Samsung Galaxy Precedent
CS is well trained if they are tier 2-3 (that is the supervisors and managers desk)
if you call CS ask immediately to be transfered to a supervisor if you are not contented to a supervisor ask for a manager
tier 1 reps or beginners are the main reason why people say the CS is horrible
they are actually the front-liners and will recieve every given call
30% of tier 1 reps are actually on training (new hires on the job with no experience)
50% of them are less than 6 months tenure
So you think if I switch to ST and do just that I would get good CS?
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Haha, I've gotten a manager who insisted that the byod att sim card wouldn't work with my Galaxy Nexus. They might be "well trained", but if they don't understand English, then they aren't helpful. And to be fair, I have had a few good managers, but you really take your chances.
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So you think if I switch to ST and do just that I would get good CS?
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i dont know,
i hate thier management, thats why i left
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Haha, I've gotten a manager who insisted that the byod att sim card wouldn't work with my Galaxy Nexus. They might be "well trained", but if they don't understand English, then they aren't helpful. And to be fair, I have had a few good managers, but you really take your chances.
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did you happen to ask where was he from?
Yeah. I like T-Mobile but my phone doesn't get 3g. Im hoping the 1900 refarm will fix that. The only other downside is I have 100 minutes, no nights and weekends. I can use Sipdroid but I hate having two numbers and don't use my GV number because it doesn't do MMS or things like how you can text your Facebook status to 32665. Idk. Sorry I just was ranting.
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i dont know,
i hate thier management, thats why i left
did you happen to ask where was he from?
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She was quite obviously from India lol.
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She was quite obviously from India lol.
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we don't have a center from india
you must have misinterpreted her voice
it was from south america maybe guatemala or bogota
Really? I thought for sure her accent was Indian. Do people from those other countries have Indian-sounding accents? I definitely could be wrong about that.
Regardless of where she was from, I have had quite a few atrocious experiences with their customer service.
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Really? I thought for sure her accent was Indian. Do people from those other countries have Indian-sounding accents? I definitely could be wrong about that.
Regardless of where she was from, I have had quite a few atrocious experiences with their customer service.
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yea,
tracfone does not contract a center in india cuz they prefer south america for the reason that the head office of our center is in mexico and tracfone is a mexican company
yea, south american agents who are our contact partners does sound indian-like, they are mostly in port related, fraud and android support group,
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Good stuff, but there is a little bit of misinformation here. Straight Talk has two different BYOD sim cards: one runs off of T-Mobile's network and one off of AT&T's.
With that in mind, is there any compelling reason to spend an extra $15/month? (Not trying to be a ****, just wondering if customer service is better, if they subsidize phones, or some other benefit over straight talk.)
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Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my first post.
I know they do, however they don't seem to be quite as strict with data use on T-Mobile's network. Also, most people I know prefer Simple Mobile as the MVNO of choice for T-Mobile.
I think the extra 15$ is worth it to have a defined data allotment. On HoFo there are complaints of ST harassing them over as little 1.3GB of usage in a month. I don't like nebulous ToS.....
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So I can put my T-Mobile sim card in a tracfone and it will operate?Do they run on the same frequencies as T-Mobile?how much for just a data plan with tracfone that I can use in my T-Mobile phone.
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I use Platinumtel with my Nexus S 4G.
It's:
Sprint's Network
BYOD
$0.05 per minute
$ 0.02 per text
$.10 per Mb data
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I use Platinumtel with my Nexus S 4G.
It's:
Sprint's Network
BYOD
$0.05 per minute
$ 0.02 per text
$.10 per Mb data
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yea,
tracfone does not contract a center in india cuz they prefer south america for the reason that the head office of our center is in mexico and tracfone is a mexican company
yea, south american agents who are our contact partners does sound indian-like, they are mostly in port related, fraud and android support group,
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I had no idea Tracphone was a base out of Mexico. Cool
booda3000 said:
I use Platinumtel with my Nexus S 4G.
It's:
Sprint's Network
BYOD
$0.05 per minute
$ 0.02 per text
$.10 per Mb data
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I use Platinumtel with my Nexus S 4G.
It's:
Sprint's Network
BYOD
$0.05 per minute
$ 0.02 per text
$.10 per Mb data
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This seems to be a pretty terrible deal, and here's my logic (correct me if I'm wrong):
Let's compare to Virgin Mobile, since they also use Sprint's Network. So with VM, you pay for data and voice, and basically get charged $0 per text. Let's do some math!
Assuming you're going with VM's $35/month plan, you're getting 100 minutes and 2.5gb of data (until they throttle you, after which is unlimited. But let's pretend throttled data doesn't exist and they hard capped you instead). Let's look at how much it would cost to use 100 minutes and 2.5gb data on Platinumtel:
100 mins x $0.05/minute = $5
2.5gb data x $0.10/mb x (1000mb/gb) = $250
Total: $5 + $250 = $255/month
Keep in mind this doesn't include texts, which are "free" through VM. Now, let's say you're big on talking. Let's jump up to Virgin's next plan, 1200 minutes for $45.
1200 mins x $0.05/minute = $60
Total: $60 + $255 = $315/month
And the it's really downhill from there (VM has a final plan, which is $55/month with unlimited minutes, but you get the idea).
This plan also fares very poorly against every other prepaid plan, unless you don't do much of anything other than use wifi with your phone and simply need something for emergencies.
But still, if you use 0 minutes, 0 texts, and only 450 mb per month, you're paying as much as you would for Straight Talk, or Virgin's 2nd plan, or a host of other more competitive plans. While pay as you go smartphone plans are cool, this is just way too expensive for what you get.
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I had no idea Tracphone was a base out of Mexico. Cool
This seems to be a pretty terrible deal, and here's my logic (correct me if I'm wrong):
Let's compare to Virgin Mobile, since they also use Sprint's Network. So with VM, you pay for data and voice, and basically get charged $0 per text. Let's do some math!
Assuming you're going with VM's $35/month plan, you're getting 100 minutes and 2.5gb of data (until they throttle you, after which is unlimited. But let's pretend throttled data doesn't exist and they hard capped you instead). Let's look at how much it would cost to use 100 minutes and 2.5gb data on Platinumtel:
100 mins x $0.05/minute = $5
2.5gb data x $0.10/mb x (1000mb/gb) = $250
Total: $5 + $250 = $255/month
Keep in mind this doesn't include texts, which are "free" through VM. Now, let's say you're big on talking. Let's jump up to Virgin's next plan, 1200 minutes for $45.
1200 mins x $0.05/minute = $60
Total: $60 + $255 = $315/month
And the it's really downhill from there (VM has a final plan, which is $55/month with unlimited minutes, but you get the idea).
This plan also fares very poorly against every other prepaid plan, unless you don't do much of anything other than use wifi with your phone and simply need something for emergencies.
But still, if you use 0 minutes, 0 texts, and only 450 mb per month, you're paying as much as you would for Straight Talk, or Virgin's 2nd plan, or a host of other more competitive plans. While pay as you go smartphone plans are cool, this is just way too expensive for what you get.
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This is true. PAYGO is only good for people who either don't use their phone alot or are next to WIFI enough to satisfy their needs.
I personally like to only pay for what I use and nothing more.
I don't need much data, because I'm either at work or near WIFI.
BTW, PTel has monthly plans also.
If I had WIFI at work, I could probably spend less that $2 a month.
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T-Mobile's 4g plan ($30/month = 100 mins, unlimited txt+3g data, 5gb 4g data)
Pros: Perfect for people who talk very little, tons of fast data without throttling, can bring your own phone or buy through 3rd party (ebay, craigslist, amazon, etc)
Cons: Low minutes, if you go over your minutes, you are automatically upgraded to the next teir plan which only includes 300mb data and cannot switch back unless you buy a new sim card (aka, confusing plan), T-Mobile coverage
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That's a bit incorrect. If you run out of minutes they charge you $.05 a minute. They won't change your plan.
There are quite a few more prepaid providers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
I'm currently on the $25 Virgin Mobile plan (Unlimited data/text, $300 minutes), and I was planning on upgrading my phone. With the recent announcement of the price of the Nexus 4, I think I might get on that. However is there any plan that is comparable to my Virgin Mobile plan? Seems all carriers have ridiculously expensive plans.
TMobile has some pretty good plans.
Tmobile 30 dollars for unlimited text/data (first 5 gb at "4g speeds") and 100 minutes is what I use. Only available from t mobiles website and walmart. I use Groove IP at home for free calls, but I also already used GV for years so the number is the same for me.
I'm pretty happy with my $45 straight talk unlimited minutes, text and unlimited data (it's really limited to about 2-2.5gb per month then your thottled) on the at&t side of things. You can get the same deal on straight talk with a t-mobile sim card and I hear they are lot more lenient on data consumption. I read about people routinely using 5-7gb's and not being throttled. That's my two cents.
IT's hard to beat the tmobile $30 unlim data/text plan.
where are you people getting these prices for prepaid? All I see is $70 a month for 5GB data
Basically buy the prepaid activation sim kit from T-Mobile website (only .99 cents) then when you activate it it's one of the options.
More info here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297804
Prepaid options here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
Value Plan for T-Mo is not bad if you need multiple lines.
I use red pocket which gives unlimted text/calls,25mb data and 250 min of international calling for 39.99$
I'm currently with Bell and my contract is expiring in Nov. My plan isn't great so I might end up switching but honestly, I don't know if there is much better out there. All other companies plans seem to suck just as much. Who you guys with/going with?
To take advantage of DC-HSPA+ I recommend going with Bell and Telus. I am however with Big Red. They have never let me down...
What is your current plan?
I'm also with bell I have:
- 200 mins
- unlimited evenings and weekends after 6pm
- unlimited txt/picture/video
- fab10
- VM/CID
- 6gb LTE
Total: 72$
I'm changing to Fido's $57 plan which includes:
- unlimited canada-wide calling
- unlimited international txt/picture/video
- 1gb LTE
- VM/CID
I honestly don't need 6gb of data because I have wifi at home and at work which is where I spent 80% of my time. If I ever go over the 1gb, it's only $10 for an extra 1gb.
I have family all over Canada and no home phone so for me having unlimited Canada wide calling is the main reason for switching.
Fab 10 Promo 55
Conference Calling and Call Waiting
200 anytime local minutes
Unlimited nights (6 p.m. - 7 a.m.) and weekends (6 p.m. Friday - 7 a.m. Monday)
National Fab 10 - Text & Talk
Text Messaging - Unlimited Package
Unlimited Picture and Video Messaging
Email & Internet 1GB
Basic Long Distance Rate
With Bell ATM
Honestly, no callerID drives me since it comes with like half the other companies and I'm not paying bell 7 bucks for it lol. I don't tend to go over my 1gig, but I feel like I would use more data if I knew I had more.
Might try Telus or even Koodo (like the Canada long distance and international texts). Just wish we had those crazy american plans that are like 30 dollar 6gig or whatever nonsense lol.
These Nexus 4 phones don't have LTE so paying Bell for high speed is pointless just go with any unlimited Mobilicity or Wind, or other reseller 21Mbps HSPA+ contract good enough speed for a phone. I pay $30/mth "unlimited" data and voice/sms but have never reached the monthly limit, the speeds are of course throttled but since I only use mine for calling people, jabber chat, ssh logging into servers and casual surfing the speed is fine.
- 250 mins everywhere
- unlimited evenings and weekends after 6pm
- unlimited txt/picture/video
- VM/CID
- 2gb LTE
Total: $46, all-in
I'm with Rogers. Took a few calls to Retentions. No reason to switch, really. I'll be selling my Raider for $150 (only got it in February, for free) to offset a bit of the N4 cost, but if I can't get rid of it I have no problem eating the full price.
Rogers and when my plan expires in March 2014 I will be going straight to WIND. I'm hoping cell service will be better by then.
Im with virgin mobile, i have:
150min
2GB of data
Unlimited text/picture/video messaging
$50 a month
We get hosed here in canada :/
I'm on Rogers and will be sticking with them. Sadly I pay a lot, or my company does but I go through a fair amount as well. 200-300 texts, 5+ GB's and about ~1300 minutes a month.
Sadly Wind coverage sucks where I am so I can't even attempt to go with them.
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- 250 mins everywhere
- unlimited evenings and weekends after 6pm
- unlimited txt/picture/video
- VM/CID
- 2gb LTE
Total: $46, all-in
I'm with Rogers. Took a few calls to Retentions. No reason to switch, really. I'll be selling my Raider for $150 (only got it in February, for free) to offset a bit of the N4 cost, but if I can't get rid of it I have no problem eating the full price.
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Holy ****, how did you get that ?? I understand retention, but were you on or off contract when you bargained??? I'm with bell and get evenings and weekends, texting, 200 any time minutes, and 500mb of data, no VM or CID...
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I'm with Fido
200 minutes canada wide
unlimited incoming/evening/week-end
sms, caller-id and voice-mail
6 gigs data
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$66 per months
Got this plan when I bought the Galaxy Nexus back in february. I just hate their phone selection but in overall I'm very happy with the service they provide in my area. Of course this was an hidden plan that I had to negociate but during last summer all major companies did a "6 gigs promo" with a similar plan for new consumers.
Koodoo had some realy interessing plans back in february, you should check with them too!
Go with wind mobile... hahahaha
40$ month an unlimited service for everything data text calls voice mails... n everything you can imagine... plus always off contract.
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Hit thanks if that helped :thumbup:
I have the wind $40 holiday miracle plan.
Unlimited Calling (CA/US)
Unlimited Text/MMS (CA/US)
Unlimited global text
Unlimited Data (throttled after 5 gb I believe)
Voicemail, caller id, call forwarding also included
I have great reception for where I spend most of my time. There are ofcourse pockets I know of where data is very slow. Pretty happy with Wind at the end of the day. Unless you spend lots of time underground or deep inside buildings, I think you'll be happy with them too.
I'm a Telus user
Promo Voice and Data 65 6GB
-caller id
- 200 mins
- unlimited txt/picture/video
- unlimited evenings and weekends after 6pm
- fab10
- 6pm Local Nights & Weekends
- 6gb LTE
$65 / month
I'm currently on Koodo paying $20/month for unlimited texting and 50 minutes month. Since I have WiFi at school and at my house my only need is unlimited texting. Im going to be using this same plan when I get my Nexus 4.
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Not sure on the nexus 4 yet. But I'm on Fido and for $64.96 taxes included I have
200 Anytime Minutes
Unlimited Evenings/Weekends
Unlimited Fido to Fido
Voicemail
Caller Id
2500 text messages.
6GB LTE.
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I'm with Rogers atm and probably staying with them since I have a pretty good retention plan. I'm due for an HUP, probably going to upgrade to iphone5 and then sell it to cover costs of the unlocked N4.
My plan is $47 all in and includes:
350 daytime min
Ultd evening/weekends @ 6pm
Ultd text
Ultd network calling
200 LD minutes
CID/VM etc...
6GB Data (not LTE)
Can anyone tell me about Wind Mobile reception in Ottawa? Data speed in particularly.
I love the fact that it's pentaband, which means I can use this phone next year while overseas
I'm with WIND as well for their $40 (not HMP though).
- unlimited Canada-wide calling
- unlimited texting
- unlimited data (throttled after 5 GB)
- call forward, call display, call waiting
- no VM
$40/month
I'm getting the 16 GB version. I was with Mobilicity on their $25/month when I got the Nexus S which I still have right now.
deltatux
I get a Cprail discount lol.
6 GB data
400 anytime minutes
Unlimited evenings and weekends from 5
Unlimited picture and text messaging
VM/CD
50 plus tax
Had to sign a new three year deal with Telus to get it but picked up an iPhone 5 and sold it for 800.
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Hi folks,
First post on the Verizon side. I've been on Sprint forever but am looking at converting to Verizon for their better coverage and better customer satisfaction (at least according to Consumer Reports). We went to the local Verizon store and it seems like we could save money by switching to their 2 year contract. But I want to confirm a couple of things with the forum, as I know sometimes you get, um, incomplete info from the sales folks.
On Sprint, you have to pay an additional charge to make the phone a hotspot. It is THE reason I rooted my S4, to be able to do that for free. I was told it is a free include on the Verizon smartphone plans. So can y'all confirm that is true, and talk about any issues/details I should know about? It would sure make the deal pretty sweet if that is included and pain free!
It sounds like it's easy to change the plan we are on for anticipated data usage. Most of the time, we have very little data usage during the month as we're almost always on a wifi connection. But we own an RV and can use a lot of data (hotspot) when on the road, for up to 2 months at time. Is it as easy as they say to call and bump it up for a couple of months, and then back down when done? Any pitfalls or costs associated with it?
How about roaming data usage? I was told at the store that as long as 50% or less of the data usage is roaming, they don't care. True? Horror stories?
Yes Hotspot usage is included in the plans for everyone except people like myself who still have unlimited data plan. You can also bump up your data if you expect to go over your limit and also bump it back down whenever needed without any problem or extra charges. Your roaming question im not sure about.
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Yes Hotspot usage is included in the plans for everyone except people like myself who still have unlimited data plan. You can also bump up your data if you expect to go over your limit and also bump it back down whenever needed without any problem or extra charges. Your roaming question im not sure about.
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That's technically incorrect. It's not free on the $60 2gb unlimited talk and text plan, it's $15 each device(not a more everything plan). In a more everything plan it'll be included.
OP say you get 4gb of data.
1. On more everything it would be $70 for data and $40 for each smart phone so $150 total. The data is one allotment.
2. You do it on the individual plans on a family account, it can be done, but it would be $60 for 2gb per line and unlimited talk and text, so $120 for two with 4gb total. Add $15 per phone for hotspot, if it's on both then the plan cost is equal.
3. Edge, a bit more complicated but if you 4gb just get 10gb as the cost is the same because of the access fee discount per line.
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That's technically incorrect. It's not free on the $60 2gb unlimited talk and text plan, it's $15 each device(not a more everything plan). In a more everything plan it'll be included.
OP say you get 4gb of data.
1. On more everything it would be $70 for data and $40 for each smart phone so $150 total. The data is one allotment.
2. You do it on the individual plans on a family account, it can be done, but it would be $60 for 2gb per line and unlimited talk and text, so $120 for two with 4gb total. Add $15 per phone for hotspot, if it's on both then the plan cost is equal.
3. Edge, a bit more complicated but if you 4gb just get 10gb as the cost is the same because of the access fee discount per line.
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Thanks for the break down. I think I get it.
Another question about the hotspot. When hooked to the Hotspot, can the phone still make/receive calls? Assuming S5 and Note 3.
jejb said:
Thanks for the break down. I think I get it.
Another question about the hotspot. When hooked to the Hotspot, can the phone still make/receive calls? Assuming S5 and Note 3.
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You're welcome, unfortunately I understand it all too well as I work at Best Buy and I'm fairly certain it wouldn't as voice is still a separate network frequency and CDMA can't use voice and data simultaneously. When they do VoLTE (voice over lte) it will work. They're suppose to be rolling out anytime.
joshua.justice said:
You're welcome, unfortunately I understand it all too well as I work at Best Buy and I'm fairly certain it wouldn't as voice is still a separate network frequency and CDMA can't use voice and data simultaneously. When they do VoLTE (voice over lte) it will work. They're suppose to be rolling out anytime.
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Mostly right.
If you're in a 4G area, you can make/receive a call and still use 4G data at the same time.
quantumalpha said:
Mostly right.
If you're in a 4G area, you can make/receive a call and still use 4G data at the same time.
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Ding ding a ding ding ...
Data drops on phone call if on 3g .... LTE and voice work simultaneously no problem I do it all the time.