You are probably not surprised to hear that they have grown on me and I find myself using them more and more. Unfortunately, I have hit the 1990s technological limit when it comes to group-texting. My phone simply falls well short in this regard.
So I would like to upgrade my phone, but I can't bring myself to shell out even more money every month to Verizon whose monthly bills are starting to add up to a small car payment (not really but I'm cheap). Plus, since I can't take my phone into work with me I have a hard time justifying the cost.
Enter Republic Wireless a MVNO carrier riding on Sprint's network. They offer a slightly-subsidized Motorola MotoX for $299 and no-contract plans starting at $5/mo and topping out at $40/mo. They are a little different in that their phone uses WiFi first before using the cell network. This keeps their data usage down on the rented Sprint network and allows them to offer cheaper plans.
I ordered my phone and signed up for the $10/mo plan which gets me Unlimited Talk/Text on Cell but no data (keep in mind everything is available when you're on WiFi). I'm treating this mentally as an upgrade to my flip phone that adds group texting for 20 bucks less per month.
If this fancy phone stuff continues to grow on me I can upgrade to unlimited 3G for $25 or unlimited 4G (throttled after 5GB) for $40.
Sprint's coverage isn't stellar, but I'm banking on having WiFi most places that I stay.
I will post an update once I get my phone and have some usage under my belt. I have 30 days to get my money back if I end up not liking it.
What is everyone else using for cellphone carriers?
2 comments:
That is pretty cool. Unfortunately I am not even sure if Sprint works in VT. I am on Verizon and love their quality and speed of their network; however, it is expensive as hell. I am paying about $100 a month! On my line I have grandfathered unlimited data and I am afraid to change my plan to get rid of it. The lousy thing is that I have to pay full price for a phone to upgrade. $40 a month for 5GB of data is pretty sweet for your plan though!
Check here for a list of MVNO providers. There are a few that use Verizon's network, but I don't have any experience with any of them. Happy hunting!
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