[Hidden-tech] Looking for advice about carriers for mobile phone

[Rich@tnr]

Since Don mentioned price, I have to add - I switched from a multi-line 
Tmobile (we had 5 phones at one point)
that was about $120/mn for 2 phones to the 2 line Goggle Fi at $35/mon

The only issue with Goggle fi, that does work over various networks and 
lots of phones beyond the Pixels is
that some older Apple (6 in our case) do not get MMS without cel data 
being on -- MMS is when you text
to multiple people or send photos/videos -- regular text (SMS) is no 
extra charge.
We've not had any dead regions since we got Fi including areas of VT 
that Tmobile didn't work (although that was over 2 yrs ago) and various 
places in southern EU (Spain/France/Italy) and Iceland

For reference, with 3 lines and a month where we had video cel calls we 
never went above $75 for that month.

Any yes, it's a bit of a pain and regular reviewing required !

Rich

On 12/31/2021 7:28 AM, Ptraining via Hidden-discuss wrote:
> Hi Lynne. Sarah and I have theTMobile senior plan. 2 lines, unlimited 
> talk and text $110/mn. Service has been fine and we haven’t found any 
> places where it drops. Unlike 10 years ago when TMobile had poor 
> service in this area. The Hadley store was extremely helpful. Happy 
> New Year.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Dec 30, 2021, at 6:17 PM, Lynne Rudie via Hidden-discuss 
>> <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>>
>>  Hello Hidden Techies
>> I am writing because I need to end my relationship with Verizon and 
>> find a better carrier and contract for my mobile phone, which is now 
>> my only phone.
>> I eliminated my land line several months ago. I won’t bore you with 
>> the details of dysfunction I have experienced trying to straighten 
>> out the invoicing for the existing mobile and the non-existent land 
>> line. No doubt I am not the only person who has had this experience 
>> and it continues after 3 different people at Verizon had assured me 
>> all was well.
>> This morning I was woken up by a call from (supposedly) Verizon 
>> saying my account had been discontinued for “verification.”  I spent 
>> more than half an hour on hold waiting to get a  real person to talk 
>> to me without any luck and decided I was done with Verizon.
>>
>> I would be very grateful for advice (pro and con) about other 
>> carriers who have good coverage, good customer service, and 
>> reasonable rates.
>> What I am looking for is an unlimited talk and text plan for one 
>> iPhoneSE and an Apple Watch. I want to keep the phone number I have 
>> now and I don’t need a second line. I am a senior citizen and I see 
>> that Consumer Cellular and T-Mobile have “55+” plans but it doesn’t 
>> look as though they are unlimited talk and text.
>> Some of the carriers offer a new phone as a perk on a new account. Is 
>> that a good deal or does it not work out to be as beneficial as they 
>> say it will be?
>> I don’t need wifi (I am sharing an account with my tenant and it 
>> works very well).
>> And, because we don’t always know what questions to ask until it’s 
>> too late, what else should I be thinking about?
>>
>> Thanks so much everyone! Happy New Year!
>> Lynne
>>
>>
>>
>> Lynne Rudié Graphic Design
>> 413/834-0889
>>
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