Compare and contrast Straight Talk to Net 10.....

[mikeleblanc413]

As I understand, they each operate from Verizon towers. While I'm pleased with Net 10 as a phone service, I'm lookin to have a Plan B! I have lost the Millenicom Hotspot and Straight Talk has a Hotspot that operates from the Verizon Towers. My question is: compare and contrast Straight Talk to Net 10 as a phone service and HotSpot. THANKS.

[riven1950]

WE have ST phones and HS and are pleased with price and service. Use phones daily and HS only when camping. No experience with Net 10.

[Merrykalia]

I can't compare them, but we have had a Straight Talk phone for over 5 years and have not had any problems with it. The only time we don't have service is in eastern Kentucky and we only go there once or twice a year for a few hours. We found a 10-12 mile stretch of I-81 in West Virginia that we didn't have service, but as soon as we crossed into MD, we had service again.

I have a Samsung Galaxy and DH has an Iphone and we have great service even though we only have 3G. It's a non-issue with us.

[Dutch_12078]

I transitioned my Millenicom hotspot to Verizon direct at $100/mo. For our usage, that's cheaper than Straight Talk, even with the $10/mo increase over Millenicom's rate. We typically use 23-24GB/mo, and our Verizon plan costs $5/GB for the first 20GB, and $8/GB over that. Straight Talk's cheapest rate is $10/GB. I am keeping my Straight Talk UMX 3G hotspot around though, for use as an emergency spare if something happens to my Verizon 4620LE hotspot.

[Merrykalia]

Here is a thread from a few months ago. This question about Straight talk, AT&T, Millenicom and Verizon hotspots has been asked numerous times, so there are all sorts of threads about them. This is just one of them.

Straight talk hotspot thread

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They're owned by the same company.