I am in a position where i can make a change to our cell provider right now or wait several more months. Currently we have verizon but i feel like we are getting shafted every time we pay the bill. I dont care if we have some hoodoo provider in name if they are on one of the big 3s network. What say you GB?

For your troubles:

oh what the hell. that first pic was quality idk why it wouldnt work

and FYI the search for a girl in a bikini with a cell phone is ultra NSFW if you do not have brave on safe search:strict mode.

I have att and they suck

I do Verizon prepaid no contract. $40 per month 15gb data. Only problem I have is in the Brownwood-Coleman-Brady-Goldthwaite area. Very spotty data service. But I think other carriers have issues there as well.

what about mint or tmobile? anyone have those?

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Try this site. You can search by area for best coverage. Then pick the best price versus service angle that works for you.

TequilaMockingbird said:

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I do Verizon prepaid no contract. $40 per month 15gb data. Only problem I have is in the Brownwood-Coleman-Brady-Goldthwaite area. Very spotty data service. But I think other carriers have issues there as well.

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llano to brady - brady to San Angelo is cell signal darkness. Good luck if you are in an accident out there.

As far as service companies go I think cell providers as a group are ranked the lowest of them all.

So no matter who you pick they're dog crap. Choose wisely.

I have Visible. They're decent. $50 for two phones.

Any chance you're a veteran? I'm on a family account with my brother and his military discount is amazing on T-Mobile.

Sea Speed said:

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what about mint or tmobile? anyone have those?

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I switched my wife and I from Verizon to Mint 3 years ago. My only complaint is that I didn't do it 6 years ago.

Dill-Ag13 said:

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I have Visible. They're decent. $50 for two phones.

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How you get $25 each for two lines? Thought you got to have at least four lines for your party pay?

vmiaptetr said:

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Sea Speed said:

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what about mint or tmobile? anyone have those?

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I switched my wife and I from Verizon to Mint 3 years ago. My only complaint is that I didn't do it 6 years ago.

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were you able to take your old phones over?

vmiaptetr said:

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Sea Speed said:

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what about mint or tmobile? anyone have those?

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I switched my wife and I from Verizon to Mint 3 years ago. My only complaint is that I didn't do it 6 years ago.

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also what do you like and dislike about it?

Sea Speed said:

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and FYI the search for a girl in a bikini with a cell phone is ultra NSFW if you do not have brave on safe search:strict mode.

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https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/top-view-of-a-sexy-woman-in-a-black-bikini-talking-on-mobile-phone-picture-id678688822?k=6&m=678688822&s=170667a&w=0&h=zsSiuE-COVZlcGDQT4_a1A0w571R9dZ3ltHZVBw_IvU=

We were able to take our old phones. Moving forward, we've bought unlocked iPhones directly from Apple and just changed out the SIM card.

We pre-pay our plans by the year. There are no "family plans." Everyone is on an individual contract, but you are able to set up a group thru their app for record keeping.

We had an unlimited data plan with Verizon. Talk about taking it right in the b-hole every time I paid that bill. I had been with them for almost 20 years. I reviewed my wife and I's average monthly data usage and chose our plans based on that average. When we first switched, I was watchful of going over our data. I've only gone over 1 month, and it is very easy to add more.

No complaints on coverage. It's on the T-Mobile network. Someone above mentioned a dead spot around Llano. That's accurate. Still dead on Mint, but I have service in Mason, which I didn't have on Verizon. Day-to-day, all my traveling is is within the triangle of Houston, Austin, and Dallas.

If you're looking at Mint, I'm sure you are aware that Ryan Reynolds has a pretty large stake in the company. You should hear some of the voicemails he leaves on our phones. Pretty funny. On Mother's Day, he sent a text out to call a number that had a 30-minute pre-recording of him telling the story of Hansel and Gretel. The purpose was so that mom could put it on speaker in front of the kids, and go have 30 minutes to herself.

Most importantly, my service takes care of me on the daily. Next, it's so much more affordable. $240 per year, per phone with 10 GB of monthly data per phone. They also have a 15 GB ($300) and Unlimited plan ($360). The Mint app is intuitive. And the little personal touches are nice add-one.

Now that you have my review, if you decide to make a move, shoot me a PM. They've had a referral promotion thing going on that ends August 24. If I refer someone who signs up, I get $100 per sign-up. I've never cashed in on any of their promotional periods, but I know I've converted some people. My parents switched over to Mint a few months after I did. They were also Verizon.

Do they also have the international benefits of t mobile by chance? I reckon I can look that up. I can probably handle the dead spots fine.

Can you use your phone as a mobile Hotspot? I do that a couple of times a month and my wife just started doing it periodically for her new business.

That price would save me a couple grand a year and just seems like a no brainer. Verizon really does bend you over. I really appreciate your review and if I do make the switch I will reach out. I doubt it will be by the 24th but maybe there will be another promotion.

On that note, has anyone messed with Google fi? I'm really surprised people haven't recommended that one yet.

I don't recall the international benefits. I have used it in a few European countries and Russia. I may have just used wi-fi calling in the hotel though.

You can still use your phone as a hotspot. My wife and I both do that often.

Like you, it was saving me just under $2000/year. The realization of how much money I was spending was frustrating. When cancelling Verizon, I asked if they could match the details of Mint. They wouldn't even consider it. I was not a bad client either. Not a single late payment in almost 20 years. They made the decision easy.

No worries about the referral. Their general referral program is that if you get 5 people to move over in a rolling year, you'll get a free year of service. The $100 was just a little razzle dazzle.

For a family of 5 mint mobile comes out to $150 a month for unlimited. That's pretty good.

I've enjoyed a corporate discount for almost 20 years with AT&T that has me less than that, but its close. I haven't worked for that company in over 15 years. If I were to lose that discount I would seriously consider going to mint mobile.

We've had TMobile for years and besides the data hacks I've liked them. We have an international data plan that's still like $50/month per line. Most countries have free data and texting, which saved us a lot of money. Reception for phone and data has been good in most places in North America (except Arkansas), in Europe, in Asia, and in Australia. The reception in South American countries and Mexico has been absolutely terrible, basically unusable.

Been with T-Mobile for 4+ years. Great reception in the Hill Country northwest of Fredericksburg. $70 per month for my single line.

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Dill-Ag13 said:

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I have Visible. They're decent. $50 for two phones.

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How you get $25 each for two lines? Thought you got to have at least four lines for your party pay?

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Yes. Reddit visible party pay

Dill-Ag13 said:

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RealTalk said:

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Dill-Ag13 said:

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I have Visible. They're decent. $50 for two phones.

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How you get $25 each for two lines? Thought you got to have at least four lines for your party pay?

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Yes. Reddit visible party pay

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Oh,..you got 2 other randoms on your party pay. Thought you meant you only had 2 total.

We switched to TMobile about 2 1/2 years ago. Even adding 2 phones still considerably cheaper than our AT&T bill was. Also TMobile has a great military discount.

Verizon

BallerStaf2003 said:

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Verizon

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Is wildly overpriced

I've had T Mobile for about 10 years and the only problem has been bad signal in rural New England.

That said, 'scuse me while I go lock down my credit...

Parties are actually unlimited size now. I think I'm in a party of 7 or 8

Love love love Google Fi.

Sea Speed said:

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oh what the hell. that first pic was quality idk why it wouldnt work

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She is a major provider!!!!!

i switched from google fi (~4yrs) to US Mobile recently

Slocum on a mobile said:

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AT&T.. ..

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Apparently she had been body shamed to the point where they hide her torso in all of the commercials.