Which cell service do you use?

last year

We have Verizon, our service is good but I need a Ph.D. in accounting to decipher the bill each month. They pro-rate and take off discounts and add discounts and credit for odd things and charge for odd things and it makes me crazy.

Is there a cell company with unlimited data that has simple plans for cranky old people?

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3katz4me
last year
I use AT&T but you may want to look into Consumer Cellular. They use the Verizon network but their market does seem to be cranky old people. 🙂
maddielee
last year
We have Boost, formerly Virgin. its a flat $35.00/month. Unlimited everything, great coverage.
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Tina Marie
last year
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Haha 2katz!! We are not cranky old people but 2 or 3 months ago we switched to CC. Here they use ATT towers and another, i think T Mobile. i double checked on the ATT since that is what we were using. So why oay more? We are paying less and actually are getting more. We were also needing to update our phones and got a better price on those too. so far, no problems.

eta: yes it is att and t mobile towers. i just checked to make sure i gave correct info 😁
Jinx
last year
We use AT&T.
3katz4me
last year
Consumer Cellular also uses Verizon if thats the best network in a particular area. If there’s heavy traffic on a particular network the Consumer Cellular customers getted bumped off in favor of the full price AT&T, Verizon, etc paying customers. I was going to switch but decided not to risk that kind of situation as long as DH uses his phone for business.
Springroz
last year
I have T-Mobile. I adore the people with this company. The last guy I talked to said, ”If you have to call back, I hope I get to speak to you again”.

Anyway, they are our only option…..we have hills blocking signal on all sides. Their billing is flat rate, though, which is nice! I did CC as a fill-in, but I NEED the hot-spotand unlimited data, which, at the time, they did not offer. I believe they do now. They had also cancelled the tablet service, but may have that now, too.
graywings123
last year
I use Mint Mobile which rides the T-Mobile backbone. Fabulously cheap at $15 month paid by the year in advance ($180). Unlimited talk and text, 4GB data.
Tina Marie
last year
Luckily we have never been bumped or had any problens, thus far. i honestly cant tell any difference. My husband also uses his phone for his business. we never had problems with att and dtill have internet through then. Our cell bill went down substantially.
IdaClaire
last year
I use Boost, pay monthly with no contract, a flat $50 and no statement to decipher. Been happy enough with it.
User
last year
Dee, Visible is a verizon offshoot that uses the same network. i pay $40 per month.
Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
last year
Verizon, but I live in a rural area and it is the one that gets the best coverage in black out areas although when I had AT and T, it was ok.
gsciencechick
last year
Verizon. Has best coverage here and I never have issues. My bill is the same every month, so I’m not sure what is going on with you. I have unlimited talk and text and then 4GB data. I thought about upping my data to ulimited data but then the pandemic happened and I had no more travel. I pay about $64 per month for this and I think I get a small discount for state employee. DH’s phone is paid through work.
Lukki Irish
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i use Verizon @ 51.00 a month. The service works well in my area. I have unlimited talk & text with 2 GB data. Any unused data from the current month will roll over to the next month which gives me on average 3 GB per month, more than plenty. I have a Verizon Hot Spot via Verizon as well, the service on it is sloooow. Personally, I don’t think it’s worth the $$ but it’s paid for by my job.
Feathers11
last year
I recently switched to Verizon unlimited at $75/mo... hmmmm... I did get a $300 gift card incentive that I can use toward the monthly payments. Once that runs out, it appears I need to shop around.

I used to have AT&T, and it was a mess. That company is so far behind in everything it does, it seems.
4kids4us
last year
We have Verizon with unlimited data. Our bills are totally straightforward. We have six phones on the plan - $30/month per line and another $4 in tax and fees per line.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
last year
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Tracfone here - about $24/month unlimited talk & text and their network is very good. I've never had a dropped call that came from my end - it's always been the iPhone/AT&T users in my family. No itemized bills for my plan, just a fixed monthly charge and that's it - no paperwork involved at all. I use autopay.

They have a points rewards system now and I use those to pay for my mom's little flip phone we keep activated for emergencies.

You don't even have to buy their phones either, you can bring your own.

Not sure about the data, since I don't need unlimited and barely use the monthly amount of gigs I have now.
3katz4me
last year
Curious - when a call is dropped how do you know which end caused it?
Feathers11
last year
2katz4me, in my experience, it's usually a pattern that is recognized by the user. One of my friends always loses service when she enters a certain room in her home.

And one of my sisters travels frequently and somehow knows when cell service will be sketchy even when we're talking. I've never thought to ask her how she knows--I think she just is accustomed to this being part of her traveling life.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
last year
Same here. The other person tells me afterwards.
bbstx
last year
AT&T here. The bills are horrific to try to decipher.

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