Post by marathon55 on Sept 7, 2016 16:13:19 GMT -5
We have 2 iphone 6 phones that are out of contract in the next few days. I had mine replaced with Apple Care earlier this summer so the wear on mine is very minor.. DH is likely going to get a new replacement phone under his applecare plan on Friday (2 days left on coverage).. so again the condition of the phones should be very good for a long time.
Didn't really seemed too impressed with the new iphone 7 so I'm thinking we will hold on to our current phones rather than upgrading this time around (we have upgraded every 2 years since the phones have been around and sell our old ones).. but there isn't much of a compelling reason this time. The benefit is now we can go to a non-contracted plan and bring our phones along.
We have a nearly 3 year old and 6 year old that love to stream data when we are out watching disneyJR, youtube, or really anything... so we bust through a ton of data. DH still has the grandfathered unlimited AT&T plan so he abuses that a bit but could curb that a lot.
So my question is this: The Tmobile One plan looks compelling: For $120 a month you get unlimited data and all texting and calling. No contracts and the only downside is that video is streamed over LTE at 480i .. which should be fine for the kids.
We live in the northern Burbs of Chicago but have no idea if t-mobile is reliable or not. Any thoughts? We could do a large data plan for ATT or Verizon as well.
Have you looked into hotspots? Why not get a hotspot and a data package? If you have contracts with companies it tends to be cheaper (like AT&T is 40 bucks a month for 22GB at 4G and unlimited at a lower rate)
$120 a month! That comes with a side of gold coins, yes?
Kidding not kidding, as we pay less than $50 for our Republic wireless and Google Fi service. Take a peek at the pay as you go options in your area, as you could be saving more than $60/mo which is over $700 annually....not chump change....
PS: one of the more significant benefits of both RW and Google is that they allow you to jump on wifi....so you can offload streaming and calls to wifi, reducing your overall data load, while increasing the quality of your connection.
I have t-mobile. It's fine in metro areas, but Verizon and AT&T do better in rural areas. My parents live in upstate NY, and though I use wi-fi there, when I'm out of the house, it's spotty. I weighed some options and liked it better than the plans that run on the sprint network, though.
I also had to buy a new phone when I switched to T-Mobile, but it might have been because I was coming from Verizon.
PS: one of the more significant benefits of both RW and Google is that they allow you to jump on wifi....so you can offload streaming and calls to wifi, reducing your overall data load, while increasing the quality of your connection.
How is that different than other plans? My iPhone uses wi-fi when it's in range of an available connection.
$120 a month! That comes with a side of gold coins, yes?
Kidding not kidding, as we pay less than $50 for our Republic wireless and Google Fi service. Take a peek at the pay as you go options in your area, as you could be saving more than $60/mo which is over $700 annually....not chump change....
Are you able to bring your own iPhones to Republic? How much data do you get per month? We currently use wifi calling in our house and att and Comcast have fairly wide wifi networks as well.
I use Sprint because I need unlimited minutes and it was the cheapest of the mainstream plans when I was looking. I don't care about going to rural areas. Oddly enough, my rural relatives get excellent signal because they are not far from an interstate. I like my plan and I don't look forward to changing it in the new phone environment, so I'm planning to hold onto mine for a while. I had Apple Care and had it replaced earlier this year so I'm just going to keep it until wears out or doesn't make sense.
My boyfriend has T-Mobile and he loves it because it has an excellent plan for international calling. He was also concerned about driving in rural areas but it hasn't been a problem. He doesn't live in a rural area but sometimes drives through them.
I don't care too much about my phone plan but I started on Verizon and probably wouldn't go back due to cost. I know people who have complained about Sprint but it has been fine for me.
Post by liveintheville on Sept 8, 2016 9:08:22 GMT -5
I think we're switching AT&T plans. Right now I have unlimited data but the other 2 have 2gigs. We're going to 16 gigs for all 3 phones. It'll still be 150 but solves our overage issues.
I'm in Chicago and have T-Mobile. The only spot I ever have trouble is on LSD. Otherwise, service and coverage have been great around here.
I often have trouble with my service when I travel to more rural areas; however, DH also has T-Mobile and a newer phone and doesn't have the same issues.
We live in a semi-rural area outside of Seattle and I now use Consumer Cellular, which uses AT&T's network, while DH switched to Google Fi. My ILs are also on Consumer Cellular with me (we cover their cell phones). DH has better coverage where wi-fi is available, but I have better coverage when driving places.
Even with two bills, we're now usually around $100/month for 4 lines, versus $180/month with AT&T.