<div dir="ltr">Like Rich, I've been with Google Fi for a while (since 2016). I'm basically happy with it, and have had two phones replaced under warranty (first a Nexus and then a Moto X4), which they honored--plus one replaced after theft, which I had to buy. At the time I got mine, you had to get a special phone (very limited selection). I think now you can use pretty much any phone. Keeping my existing number was no problem.<div><br></div><div>My reason for switching from Consumer Cellular (which had great customer service and an AARP discount) was because CC doesn't support international calling AT ALL. Google works out of the box in over 100 countries--but what they don't tell you ahead is that it's 20 cents per minute. Still, it's great if you need to e.g. confirm a reservation, find out if a restaurant is open, or tell someone you're delayed in meeting them. And of course, for long calls, there are plenty of other options such as WhatsApp, Zoom, FaceTime, etc. If you never call internationally or have another way to do that, Consumer Cellular is a fine choice.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 5:26 PM Lynne Rudie via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Hello Hidden Techies<div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>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. </div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>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.</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>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.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>I would be very grateful for advice (pro and con) about other carriers who have good coverage, good customer service, and reasonable rates. </div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>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. </div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>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?</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>I don’t need wifi (I am sharing an account with my tenant and it works very well). </div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>And, because we don’t always know what questions to ask until it’s too late, what else should I be thinking about?</div><div><br></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Thanks so much everyone! Happy New Year!</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Lynne</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>
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