iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·Verizon Online DSL
 ·RoadRunner Cable
·Comcast
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Re: WTH? Straight Talk doesn't run on VZW unless you want a limited selection of non-smartphones. Which is fine, but not comparable to Share Everything.
As for making things cheaper, technically the family plan still does...4GB of data shared between two smartphone lines ends up costing $75 per month per line...you'd have to get Verizon's lowest-minute individual plan with no texting to match the data for that price *though folks with double data on individual lines obviously come out ahead on the individual side).
Of course, comparing Share Everything with Verizon's individual plans may not be as apt as, say, comparing them with family plans (or inidividual ones) from other carriers, postpaid or prepaid. Though, on teh third hand, i a shared data allotment allows folks to buy less data overall (versus paying $30-plus per month per line for smartphone data), that's good.
A friend of mine is thinking of moving his family to the VZW Share Everything plan when the LTE iPhone comes out. Six lines, all of them smartphones, with 10GB of shared data would work fine, assuming family members keep their data usage low (which they have).
Don't get me wrong. The only VZW devices my family has are Tracfones (no contract, no data) and an iPad (mine, no contract). Sprint, via Virgin Mobile or directly, gets more of our monthly money than Verizon because with Sprint no one has to worry about data usage (though, to be fair, even i don't use a ton of data on my phone). What's funny is we have six cellular lines (just phones) spread over three carriers and are still doing better than if we bundled everyone up into a family plan. That's the flexibility of going with cheap prepaid for those who don't need super high end smartphones, and sticking with an old, cheap Sprint plan for the one person who wants the latest and greatest (yours truly). |
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 crazediamondMaybe you shouldn't be so proud?Premium
join:2002-01-19
Atlanta, GA | Indeed, I pay a little more than 75 for 300 minutes, 0 texts and unlimited data. I'd switch carriers since I'm pretty sure there's much better deals available, but every where I've lived, everyone who doesn't have verizon has absolutely terrible service. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to iansltx
said by iansltx:Straight Talk doesn't run on VZW unless you want a limited selection of non-smartphones. Which is fine, but not comparable to Share Everything. They have ONE phone. Not 4G; not high end but it cost $179. So I'm no sure if you're saving anything with straight talk. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Verizon Online DSL
·RoadRunner Cable
·Comcast
| Straight Talk has SIM-only plans ($45 plan only) that run on AT&T and T-Mobile. All their smartphones (they have multiple; the Ascend II, a few LG Optimus variants and the Samsung Galaxy Precedent are among them) that they sell directly run on Sprint. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by iansltx:Straight Talk has SIM-only plans ($45 plan only) that run on AT&T and T-Mobile. All their smartphones (they have multiple; the Ascend II, a few LG Optimus variants and the Samsung Galaxy Precedent are among them) that they sell directly run on Sprint.
Awesome I let you know when at&t offers something more than edge in my area. Sprint, coverage, what's that? T-Mobile? Maybe if I lived 50 miles away where there is actual coverage. Verizon has the best coverage in my area so I would only be interested in a phone that ran on their network. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | In that case, pick up a Verizon phone and activate it on Page Plus.
Some of us actually have good coverage from all four carriers. |
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