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September 21, 2016 at 10:03 PM #22133September 22, 2016 at 4:09 AM #801414
gzz
ParticipantBuy this on Amazon then go to t mobile for a sim card and voice and text only no data plan.
September 22, 2016 at 6:13 AM #801415The-Shoveler
ParticipantYou can get a free mostly less-than-smart-phone from most providers, After 2 years My battery lasts about three days of normal phone use and is good enough for basic google search (all I need it for really).
I laugh at my friends who have to frantically find an outlet to charge their phone half way through the day LOL.
September 22, 2016 at 6:17 AM #801416Hobie
Participant+1 to the Samsung. Had that one for years before smartphone. Batt will last a week with low use. Phone quality is better than my $$$ pos iphone. Actually considering reactivating just as phone. hmm. but then another thing to loose.
September 22, 2016 at 6:37 AM #801418CA renter
Participant[quote=gzz]Buy this on Amazon then go to t mobile for a sim card and voice and text only no data plan.
Thank you for your input, gzz (and everyone else). That happens to be one that I’ve been looking at, so it’s good to hear positive input from Piggs who know their stuff. 🙂
September 22, 2016 at 6:46 AM #801421Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]You can get a free mostly less-than-smart-phone from most providers, After 2 years My battery lasts about three days of normal phone use and is good enough for basic google search (all I need it for really).
I laugh at my friends who have to frantically find an outlet to charge their phone half way through the day LOL.[/quote]
With a contract, right? I’m just embarking on this search, but was at Verizon last night, and they now want a $20/mo. line access fee in addition to the monthly plan (that’s how I understand it). I just want a solid, reliable dumb phone for emergencies and the rare quick conversation/text, and cannot fathom paying more than ~$20-$25/month for it, at most.
Yeah, the low battery thing is a no-go for me. My DH is always running low on his iPhone, and I shake my head at people’s eagerness to pay hundreds of dollars for a phone with a battery that can’t hold a charge for much more than half a day. I’m old, and remember the days when car/cell phones were for emergencies, like when your car would break down on the side of the road and there was no pay phone or call box. Battery life and call quality/range were the most important factors. I still think of cell phones as primarily being used for emergencies and/or when you’re out and about without access to a landline or electrical outlet. I don’t need useless games and apps…I just want a phone that works when I need it to work.
September 22, 2016 at 6:54 AM #801422ParticipantNope, unless you consider $65 dollars for three lines unlimited data/talk as paying for the phone (we got three free Huawei somewhat-smartphones with the plan).
It seems very rugged as well, have dropped it many times,I sit on it all the time.
September 22, 2016 at 6:55 AM #801424Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]Nope, unless you consider $65 dollars for three lines unlimited data/talk as paying for the phone (we got three free Huawei somewhat-smartphones with the plan).
It seems very rugged as well, have dropped it many times,I sit on it all the time.[/quote]
Which phone(s) and providers? TIA!
September 22, 2016 at 7:13 AM #801426ParticipantCall T-Mobile
I can change the battery in about 30 seconds as well LOL.
September 22, 2016 at 7:33 AM #801429exsdgal
ParticipantRecently I switched one of the secondary phones to Google Fi, and have been happy with the decision. It costs ~$20/month. I did buy an unlocked Nexus out of pocket.
September 22, 2016 at 7:57 AM #801431XBoxBoy
ParticipantFor a cheap plan I suggest Ting.com. They buy bulk time on the major carriers networks and resell to their customers. My phone bill is typically $13 a month since I don’t use data and talk less than 100 minutes a month. And there is no commitment to a 2 year plan.
September 22, 2016 at 8:04 AM #801433spdrun
ParticipantT-mo prepaid is 10 cents per minute (min $3 per month). For under 100 minutes, you should be paying under $10/mo.
BTW. I would not get a flip phone. I’d get a candybar. Flip phones used to break at the hinge all of the time.
September 22, 2016 at 8:22 AM #801434
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September 22, 2016 at 8:55 AM #801436ParticipantWhat were your thoughts, flu? 🙂
September 22, 2016 at 9:26 AM #801437CoronitaParticipant[quote=CA renter]What were your thoughts, flu? :)[/quote]
I posted something about google fi, because I thought it was the cheapest plan. But then I saw someone post something above for $10/month.
https://fi.google.com/about/plan/
Some folks at work use it. Supposedly, the network coverage is good because it uses more than one carrier and picks among the ones the best one to use. The caveat is that you need to use a phone that has modem that all the carriers use.. Most of the phones on the markets are split so that they have radios for verizon+sprint or ATT/tmobile, but not both.
So you would need to get a phone like a Nexus5x or Nexus6,6p that has a modem for all the carriers.
The plan is $20/month for unlimited voice text, and $10/month for each 1GB of data you use, pro-rated based on your actual usage. No data usage, no data charge.
The cheapest phone would be about $199, which if you opted to, you can get it for $9/month.
No flip phone option.
In san diego, coverage would be covered by 3 leading carriers + WIFI.
(I believe that would be Tmobile, verizon, and ATT)The advantage i think is those that complain about spotty coverage by one carrier in the past haven’t had issues, since supposedly project fi choses the best of the 3 networks each time.
I have t-mobile, and the plan is cheaper because I have a corporate discount and my employer pays for it, and I need to be able to have service that allows me to use different types of phones, so project fi wouldn’t work with me. But, if I didn’t have that requirement, I would probably use it, because at $20/month it’s pretty cheap, and reliability should be as good if not better than each individual carrier. My experience with t-mobile is that the coverage is not that great. It’s tolerable for me, but for example, when I stepped right out side of the SFO airport, I had no reception so couldn’t get an uber cab…lol.
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