Another new $10/$15 per month unlimited cell plan

T18skyguy wrote:
My daughter's uses Ting for only $5 per month, plus a low rate per minute charge. She doesn't use it much. It's on the Sprint network. The bill doesn't even break 10 dollars a month, but you have to buy the flip phone up front.

I have been using TING for over a year. Two smart phones plus a home phone (3 total) and my bill is always less than $60 per month !

activate the SIM using a normal phone, and then put it into a hotspot. The only way they'll know is when you call in for technical support, so be sure to put the SIM back in a phone before you do.

I'm playing with a new toy right now, cheap from Jeff's website. A USB GSM/CDMA modem. It's an adapter that you can plug a laptop WWAN module into and use as if it were built into the computer. So far it's only working with my Linux systems - the WWAN module I bought is so old, it's not been supported by Windows since the days of XP.

I have a Freedompop SIM in there right now, through AT&T. I get about 20mbit on the download. This Freedompop account btw is one of those "NO HOTSPOT" accounts, but it works fine in a hotspot.

kerrlakeRoo wrote:
The newest straight talk plan offers 60 gigs of 4g data before they "review" your monthly service. $55 a month with unlimited talk and text.
Can be ATT or verizon towers depending on where you have the phone set up.

I looked at their offers and it appears that this plan cannot use a hotspot. Do you know if that is correct? Here are their HotSpot plans which are much more limited:

Straight Talk HotSpot Plans

2oldman wrote:
You get what you pay for. Verizon works almost everywhere.

It does and I use it. Usually 200-300GB a month worth.



I also hate all the “unlimited” talk...with the “but” somewhere in there. :M
It’s like buying a motorhome with 600hp...”but”...it has only 7 wheels and they take 1 wheel away for each 10mph you go over 45mph.

You get what you pay for. Verizon works almost everywhere.

kerrlakeRoo wrote:

Also, IF the claim is based on population, yes they cover no doubt 95% of Verizon or ATT customers. The problem is they dont cover the places RV folks tend to visit. Great coverage of cities is nigh on to useless to me. I want coverage in the middle of nowhere.

Absolutely.. I look at how much "Green" on the map not how many people.

I have been with T-mobile so long it was Omnipoint when I signed up.
Now for many years coverage was a tad... Week in some of the places I park. but of late they have really improved. Where I'm at right now (Park Wi-Fi much better) T-mobile 5 years ago would have been iffy and bandwidth limited. Today full 4Glte and strong.

The other park I summer at.. Same song 2nd verse.

The three parks I winter at.... One HAD good wi-fi iffy T-Mobile now Iffy-Wi-Fi and good T-moble.
The other two had no wifi One still does) and Great T-mobile.
The other one no has great Wi-Fi and the site I like for other reasons.... Well if the antenna falls over ... I'm at risk of damage so the signal is STRONG!!!!!

wa8yxm wrote:
I recall looking at coverage maps.

Then seeing Sprint ads "Our reliability IN NETWORK is within 1% of Verizion".

True. but why was this ad misleading... Their Network is also 1% of Verizons or was the last time I looked (Ok perhaps 10%) 100% In Network reliability is of no use if you are NOT in range of their network

Also, IF the claim is based on population, yes they cover no doubt 95% of Verizon or ATT customers. The problem is they dont cover the places RV folks tend to visit. Great coverage of cities is nigh on to useless to me. I want coverage in the middle of nowhere.

I recall looking at coverage maps.

Then seeing Sprint ads "Our reliability IN NETWORK is within 1% of Verizion".

True. but why was this ad misleading... Their Network is also 1% of Verizons or was the last time I looked (Ok perhaps 10%) 100% In Network reliability is of no use if you are NOT in range of their network

My daughter's uses Ting for only $5 per month, plus a low rate per minute charge. She doesn't use it much. It's on the Sprint network. The bill doesn't even break 10 dollars a month, but you have to buy the flip phone up front.

Colo Native wrote:
I have Boost which is on Sprint but I wouldn't give you dime for it the worst service I have ever had ...

The author did say that the Sprint network is probably the worst of the major networks.

Where I live and travel, Sprint works for me !