Thinking of changing from Verizon

We are ATT people but have always used MVNOs since their pricing is so much better and flexible. You just can't expect the same customer service.

I have CC using their ATT service. Same as when I had ATT. Their customer service is excellent. Beware they do try to get you on their T-mobile service,which has poor coverage where I go. Check the coverage maps.

Some of the "off brands" (not Verizon or ATT) do piggyback on the "majors" cell towers. Others, out of a metropolitan area simply aren't that good, coverage wise.

My OPINION....if you travel cross country, or even state to state, stay with Verizon or ATT.

Irregardless, check things out before you switch.

swphotobug wrote:
We are ATT people but have always used MVNOs since their pricing is so much better and flexible. You just can't expect the same customer service.

List of United States mobile virtual network operators

I have been a Sprint customer for about 20 years. A couple of years ago I switched to Ting (MVNO that rides on Sprint). My monthly bill for 2 iPhone (already purchased) and 1 other non-smart phone is $50-$60/month (pay as you go, very little data). And the customer service is BETTER !

Just make sure that you get coverage that you are happy with.
We switched from Verizon to T-Mobil and switched back a week later..Much better coverage from Verizon....especially in outlaying areas.

I have been a Verizon customer for years but about 5 years ago I bought a phone for my wife from Consumer Cellular just to compare. Then we added our daughter about 2 years ago. Coverage is almost the same wherever we go and the bill is about half of my Verizon plan. I'm switching to CC as soon as possible.

I changed to Consumer Cellular from AT&T four years ago. I have unlimited voice and texts with a small 250MB data plan that satisfies my needs for only $28.31 per month. Good service with excellent coverage. In fact the rate went down nearly $10.00 per month last September. Much, much, cheaper than what I paid AT&T.

ryoung

I moved from Verizon to Straightalk using Verizon towers - didn't notice any difference except for reduced bill. I then migrated to Xfinity using Verizon tower. If your a low data user and already an Xfinity customer then your cell phone bill will likely be close to zero.

We switched from Verizon to Ting 2-1/2 years ago. With 2 smart phones our average bill is $34.00 a month with the largest was $55.00 one month when on vacation. You pay for what you use so if you use a lot of data you'll pay more, but so far it's been great. They use both formats- I'm on GSM (ATT/T-Mobile) and my wife is on GSMA (Sprint/ Verizon/ US Cellular), so when one of us is in a dead zone, the other usually isn't. I'm not up to date, but looking at phones on their website it looks like the newer phones use both formats?? 2 of our adult daughters and their families and a sister-in-law also switched to Ting.

I just switched from Verizon to T-Mobile for the 55+ plan and I have been very happy so far. I am currently in a place where the T-Mobile internet service is not very good but this is a first having traveled from FL to TX and now Central Coast of CA. It's still usable but .5 up and 4.5 down makes it a bit painful. Luckily I also have an AT&T hotspot and it's getting 6 up and 26 down.