Smart phone - Which service & which phone?
This past weekend did it for me. I decided to get off my butt and get a smart phone instead of just talking about it. We were camped with friends in an open area just south of Quartzsite, AZ. Friday...
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Most will agree that Verizon has the best overall nationwide coverage, especially for a fulltimer (me).
I wanted Verizon but didn't want to pay their rates so I went to Walmart and got a Straight Talk Iphone and signed up for the $45/month unlimited talk/text/data plan with Straight Talk. But data is not exactly unlimited. I think you get 2 Gigs at high speed and then the remainder of the month is slower. Ask them to make sure.
I keep track of my data usage and generally do not use over 1 gig/month. Just don't stream videos or leave Google Maps on all the time and you won't use all that much data.
One thing about Straight Talk is that certain phones run on specific carrier's systems. So if you want Verizon (and you do), you need to figure out which of their phones run on the Verizon system.
Tim
I wanted Verizon but didn't want to pay their rates so I went to Walmart and got a Straight Talk Iphone and signed up for the $45/month unlimited talk/text/data plan with Straight Talk. But data is not exactly unlimited. I think you get 2 Gigs at high speed and then the remainder of the month is slower. Ask them to make sure.
I keep track of my data usage and generally do not use over 1 gig/month. Just don't stream videos or leave Google Maps on all the time and you won't use all that much data.
One thing about Straight Talk is that certain phones run on specific carrier's systems. So if you want Verizon (and you do), you need to figure out which of their phones run on the Verizon system.
Tim
