Should I pay my ETF with Verizon now and go to Cricket?

[Anthony T]

I have an iPhone 6 and I plan on getting the 6S Plus when it's released. I just joined Verizon when I got my 6 last September so I still have over a year left on my contract. My ETF is $240. However, my Verizon bill is usually $90-$100 even though I have their limited-time $60 plan with 2GB of data and unlimited talk and text (I always go over my data).

I'd like to go to Cricket so I can get their Smart Plan which is 5GB of data for $45 a month. I'd be saving $50-$55 a month, which means after a few months I will have made up the money I paid for my ETF.

Should I switch now or wait until after I acquire the 6S Plus? I'll have to buy it at full retail/out of contract and sell my 6 either way.

 

[Orangeman13]

Cricket is HORRIBLE service especially when you travel.

 

[rexboe]

Cricket has better service now because they were bought by att and use their network

 

[geoff5093]

While you'd save upwards of $50/mo, you need to take into account that $240, which would take almost
5 months to recover after switching. Personally I'd ride it out for another year and see if Cricket offers another promo like their double data which was 20GB for $55. After switching to Cricket, depending on where you live you wouldn't have roaming, and your speeds are limited to 8Mbps with 2-4x higher pings.

Cricket is HORRIBLE service especially when you travel.

Cricket uses AT&T's native network, so it's on par with Verizon.

 

[perkedel]

something to consider when going to mvno, while cheaper, the data speed seem to be throttled.
that's my experience when i was using android and an mvno provider.
I liked the price, but did not like how slow and voice call sometimes get disconnected / choppy.

 

[SR71]

I'd go for it especially now that Cricket is using AT&T's network (albeit throttled, but honestly not that bad). This is coming from a guy who's used Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T. Verizon and AT&T's networks are essentially the same so service should be pretty much unchanged for you and you'd be saving tons more money with Cricket. Go for it man.

 

[thedeske]

Considering Cricket. I'm low use these days & well past 18 months with a 5S.