Are you satisfied with your cell phone ' carrier'?

I use Google Fi and am very happy with it. My data is unlimited but it does slow down at 50GB . I never come close to that limit because I use my home WIFI for my phone when at home. I do pay a little extra for the hotspot feature but it is worth it to me for those times when my home internet does go down.
 

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Absolutely. I have Consumer Cellular. In the past 10 or 12 years, the rate has only gone up $9. Compare that to my Frontier landline phone service, that kept having the rates jacked up all the time. I dropped the landline phone service, and converted my cordless phone into a 2nd cell phone line. They have a device call a home phone base. You plug your land line phone into it.

My landline phone was $81.66 a month. My cell phone was about $23.17 a month. Combined, it was $104 and change a month. With this new set up, the total bill is only $46.38 a month. So each month I'm now saving $58.15 on phone bills.
 
hollydolly said:
I pay Ā£5.00 per month for 10GB of data, and unlimited calls and texts.... if I need more data for any reason, for example to watch videos, or record videos I can up the data limit any time...
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Am I misunderstanding this? I don't have a key for the pound symbol, but Google converts 5 pounds to $6.80 in US $. I pay $45 a month plus tax for the same plan you described.
 
I prefer Verizon. I think they're a little pricey but the coverage seems to be better. I pay $71 and some odd cents a month and my phone was free with the plan. The phone was $350. I've been pondering something cheaper but I worry about coverage issues.
 
We use Verizon, which give us the best coverage around this area. Unlimited talk, text, hot spot. 2 new Samsung flip Z6 cellular phones, for a total of $147/month.
When my mother was alive Verizon also provided me with a $15/month fee to call Europe. (Unlimited time and unlimited calls).
 
Switched to Consumer Cellular last month from a free government phone I had for three years buy no longer qualify for. So far so good.

Paladin1950 said:
I dropped the landline phone service, and converted my cordless phone into a 2nd cell phone line. They have a device call a home phone base. You plug your land line phone into it.
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I saw that device on Consumer Cellular site and know what you're talking about. But I already had a device that home phone connected to and it provided for a blue tooth connection to the cell phone. So only one line and phone number and only a one time payment to purchase the blue tooth device.

Yeah, when not home and have the cell with me, the home phone doesn't ring of course ... the calls come to my cell ... but as soon as I'm back home and within blue tooth range, the cell automatically connects to the device the home phone is plugged into. I have the home phone base plugged into the blue tooth device and there are two wireless home handsets that ring too when there's an incoming call.

The call audio quality on the home phone via blue tooth to cell is quite good. People I speak with say it sounds like a normal landline.
Xtreme Technologies XLink BT HD - Only High Definiton Audio Bluetooth Cell to Home Telephone Adapter
 
Praying my service is non-existent (which is normal) when I'm hiding over in Yellowstone the next 10 days. BTW Old Faithful Lodge (and prob all the other lodges in YS) is still running 3G so that's a guaranteed dead spot, not that I spend any time looking for tourists all massed in one area.
 
MarkinPhx said:
I use Google Fi and am very happy with it. My data is unlimited but it does slow down at 50GB . I never come close to that limit because I use my home WIFI for my phone when at home. I do pay a little extra for the hotspot feature but it is worth it to me for those times when my home internet does go down.
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Same for me. Our 3 kids and their spouses have it, too. No extra charge to create a hotspot though.

Shortly after the wildfires six months ago-ish, we were notified that we would receive credits of $25 per phone line on our next bill due to the hardships being suffered in our area. Again, all of our kids got the same notification and credit. For DH & me, it was a $50 credit on a bill that was about $53.00 - so $3.00 for phone and cell internet service that month!

I thought that was a generous gesture.
 
MarkinPhx said:
I pay $50/month that includes the hotspot. There is an option which includes all but the hotspot option for $35/month.
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That's per line or for two lines? $35/two phones.

We buy data by the GB ($10 per shared GB). We use our wifi at home and our children's wifi in their homes, so rarely use more than 2 GBs. It's less expensive in the long run for us to be on the pay-by-GB plan.

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MarkinPhx said:
I pay $50/month that includes the hotspot. There is an option which includes all but the hotspot option for $35/month.
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One other thing I I like about Google Fi is that it sometimes offers users deep discounts on Pixel phones. Huge plus for me since I only buy Pixel phones.
 
MarkinPhx said:
One other thing I I like about Google Fi is that it sometimes offers users deep discounts on Pixel phones. Huge plus for me since I only buy Pixel phones.
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Absolutely. Me, too. They did a system update several months ago that affected the battery life on my four year old Pixel. They proactively reached out and offered me a new battery, a $50 check, or $100 off a new Pixel phone. Since my current Pixel 4a is 4 years old, I opted to buy a new phone.

Including tax and all discounts, the new Pixel 8a, which was already on sale, came to a total of $218. Love the phone and grateful for Google's professionalism throughout.
 
StarSong said:
Absolutely. Me, too. They did a system update several months ago that affected the battery life on my four year old Pixel. They proactively reached out and offered me a new battery, a $50 check, or $100 off a new Pixel phone. Since my current Pixel 4a is 4 years old, I opted to buy a new phone.

Including tax and all discounts, the new Pixel 8a, which was already on sale, came to a total of $218. Love the phone and grateful for Google's professionalism throughout.
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That's the phone I have and I love it also.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
Am I misunderstanding this? I don't have a key for the pound symbol, but Google converts 5 pounds to $6.80 in US $. I pay $45 a month plus tax for the same plan you described.
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yes you're correct...Ā£5.00 per month... I brokered a deal with them just last month ..they also supply my landline, tv and internet package.. for the package I pay Ā£40..ish a month.. and the phone is seperate at Ā£5.00 per month.. good deal huh ?... you should always be on my side when it comes to doing a deal... :sneaky::D:D
 
All iā€™ve ever used is a prepaid plan (no contract) thru Straight Talkā€¦never had a single problem with them.
Unlimited talk & text plus 10 GB of high speed data, 2G speed after 10 GB. $35 monthly ($36.89 with tax).
Straight Talk uses only Verizon at this time.
 
Lizzie00 said:
All iā€™ve ever used is a prepaid plan (no contract) thru Straight Talkā€¦never had a single problem with them.
Unlimited talk & text plus 10 GB of high speed data, 2G speed after 10 GB. $35 monthly ($36.89 with tax).
Straight Talk uses only Verizon at this time.
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Oh you see you're paying Ā£35 a month for pay as you go ?.. how is that happening ? here PAYG is dependent on how much money you put on the phone yourself.. usually Ā£10 per month is a common amount...

..further you're paying Ā£5 with no contract... ( altho' I'm out of contract now) while I'm paying Ā£5.00 per month on contract... nuts isnt it ?
 
hollydolly said:
Oh you see you're paying Ā£35 a month for pay as you go ?.. how is that happening ?
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ā€œStraight Talk is a prepaid wireless service. This means that you pay for your service in advance, typically in the form of a refill plan. You can choose from a variety of prepaid plans with different data, talk, and text allowances.Straight Talk does not offer traditional monthly billing or contracts.ā€œ
 
Lizzie00 said:
ā€œStraight Talk is a prepaid wireless service. This means that you pay for your service in advance, typically in the form of a refill plan. You can choose from a variety of prepaid plans with different data, talk, and text allowances.Straight Talk does not offer traditional monthly billing or contracts.ā€œ
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precisely the same here..only it's called Pay as you go... which in fact is Pre pay.... and unless you're a very heavy user, then the usual cost is around Ā£10 per month...
 

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