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Re: Switched to Virgin Yeah, the US gets ripped. This is well known, yet people rarely do anything about it. I think the Virgin Mobile plan is about as cheap as you can get. For $35 you get:
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-unlimted text
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| said by Killersaurus:Yeah, the US gets ripped. This is well known, yet people rarely do anything about it. I think the Virgin Mobile plan is about as cheap as you can get. For $35 you get:
VM comes close but what I absolutely hate about them is their ridiculous NO BYOD policy. In addition, they offer no option to roam for voice.
The issue with value carriers here is that rather than learn from the European and Asian model, they prefer to price close to the large carriers but just offer unlimited.
Like most people, I don't want or need unlimited and would like a plan like the ones above. |
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I have 2 lines on AT&T with unlimited data*, 450 minutes of voice + n/w, and we don't use TXT (too old school). and pay $94/month after taxes/discounts. |
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Mary Esther, FL | Does Virgin use Sprint or do they have truly nationwide coverage? I'm on boost and there's no service in ft walton beach.
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said by en103:I have 2 lines on AT&T with unlimited data*, 450 minutes of voice + n/w, and we don't use TXT (too old school). and pay $94/month after taxes/discounts.
$130 is the minimum today + taxes, fees, BS profit generating charges etc etc. |
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said by Rob_:Does Virgin use Sprint or do they have truly nationwide coverage? I'm on boost and there's no service in ft walton beach.
Much like Boost, Virgin uses Sprint only - no roaming. |
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kudos:2 | reply to Killersaurus
Come to Japan if you think you pay too much for your wireless service. |
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The Boost and Virgin Mobile brands are both owned by Sprint. So of course they use Sprint's network. |
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said by Killersaurus:Yeah, the US gets ripped. This is well known, yet people rarely do anything about it. I think the Virgin Mobile plan is about as cheap as you can get. For $35 you get:
-300 minutes (I don't come close)
-unlimted text
-unlimited data (up to 2.5 GB before they start to throttle)
Virgin Mobile sucks the biggest a** of any wireless service I've ever used. Actually, it wasn't even me using it, but my kid. Will NEVER touch that company again!!
My Boost cost me $35 a month for unlimited EVERYTHING!!!!
Any one spending $100 for wireless phone, unless it's some massive sharing plan, is an absolute pickle, in my mind.
From what I've ever seen with anyone using the newest gadgetry on phones, most of them don't have a clue what they're doing and only bought it because they think they're cool! Most don't have any concept of value for the dollar or common sense, basically. 
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Most prepaid in the US, excludes roaming Ting would be one exception I know of, that's why I choose to go with Straight Talk and an AT&T sim, their network is much bigger than T-mobile or Sprint so not having roaming isn't as big of a deal. |
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Rob_Premium
join:2008-07-16
Mary Esther, FL | reply to Telco
Now that TMobile has ul data, maybe they can start using their service. I don't understand why the prepaids use sprint. I lose service in town!
I hope that TMobile's prepaid will offer ul data in the future, 5 gigs for $70.00s is more expensive then their 69.99 value plan (one penny)
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