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Best MVNO?
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Probably need more information from you to narrow things down :
1) Are you willing to buy a new phone unsubsidized? Or are you only going to use your current T-mobile phone?
If so that means you can only use MVNO's which use T-mobile towers and really cuts down the options available.
2) What do you mean by 'best'? Do you mean the cheapest? Do you mean the most value for your money?
3) What are you willing to spend? What's your limit?
1) Are you willing to buy a new phone unsubsidized? Or are you only going to use your current T-mobile phone?
If so that means you can only use MVNO's which use T-mobile towers and really cuts down the options available.
2) What do you mean by 'best'? Do you mean the cheapest? Do you mean the most value for your money?
3) What are you willing to spend? What's your limit?
Yep, that'll be perfect for Straight Talk. Just buy the AT&T nano sim and you'll get LTE. Can't beat $45.
It's like $48.47 after tax. Yes, you can port your number. Yes, AT&T sims are GSM, that'll work best.
Just curious, why Straight Talk over AIO wireless? Simply the 3gb instead of 2.5gb? I ask because I've heard strange things about Straight Talk like you have a daily limit of 200mb or so you can consume. In addition I've read horror stories before about how if people went over their limit for the month and had their account terminated / number lost.
I'm sure you will probably say that's never happened to you since you are recommending Straight Talk, but it seems a bit safer going with an AT&T owned company like AIO wireless no?
Well your right it's not happens to me. I actually have not heard any of those things either. Aio which is now cricket also caps your speed at 8mbps which is fast but just another restriction. It boils down to personal preference as well.
There is no speed cap at straight talk.
Like I said I've not heard of anyone losing their number. I just don't see how that's even possible.
i'm waffling between ST and AIO/Cricket for my wife. i am leaning towards the latter...while the speeds are capped, one attraction is that Visual Voicemail works.
i think that, for my wife, would have value over the higher speeds.
(and moreover, its likely the $35/mo plan with 500mb data would also fit her needs (after auto-pay))
i would love to hear comments on Visual VM and what happens without it from those of you on ST. (please PM if you feel its too far off topic.) thanks!
i think that, for my wife, would have value over the higher speeds.
(and moreover, its likely the $35/mo plan with 500mb data would also fit her needs (after auto-pay))
i would love to hear comments on Visual VM and what happens without it from those of you on ST. (please PM if you feel its too far off topic.) thanks!
Interested in knowing how you are paying $60/month for 3GB T-Mobile Unlimited Plan, I understand that they give you 1GB Free for Tablet until end of year.
Ya actually nvm I remember now that they upgraded from 2.5GB to 3GB but its pretty good for what you have, $60/month and all that data + data for tablet.