[Cialug] OT, .. T-Mobile vs. Verizon

[Jarrod Igou]

Visible (www.visible.com) is another option that Verizon has put out there
- ALL online for account creation, management, etc. Jump through a couple
of hoops, and you can end up with unlimited (but throttled) phone /
messaging / data for $25 a month with their "Party Pay" plan. I used
r/VisiblePartyPay on Reddit to get linked up into a party pay group with
other random people who know nothing but my first name; everyone pays their
own part, done.

The speed is JUST enough to stream HD video over a FireTV stick. (That's
essentially my use case - that phone is set up providing full-time internet
in my RV.)

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Jarrod Igou
jarrod.igou at gmail.com


On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 9:12 AM Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:

> During the Derecho I needed an alternate form of internet access.  I
> couldn't hotspot my cellular phone, because the US Cell network in my area
> was overloaded for nearly 3 weeks.  Voice calls but no internet access.
>
> One thing to note, is that during this time the Verizon network was up and
> running.  Slightly slower than normal, but 100% viable.  I almost bought a
> stand alone verizon wifi hotspot, but at the last minute I was able to rent
> some office space that had an underground heart of iowa fiber connection.
>
> If I had to choose a cell provider today, I would probably go with Verizon.
>
> :)   Dave
>
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 9:02 AM Theron Conrey <theron at conrey.org> wrote:
>
> > +1 to Dave's comments about Ting. I used it and loved it. It uses the ATT
> > network if I remember correctly, and there are options out there for sure
> > that get the benefit of the network with the added layer of customer
> > service of a smaller company.
> >
> > For Verizon, I've been a customer of Total Wireless (a tracphone company)
> > for a while and it's simple and intuitive. I'm also a fan of Mint Mobile,
> > (also verizon network) and recently ported my personal number over that
> > way.
> >
> > -theron
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 12:32 PM Kyle H <khamil8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I’ve always had Uscc just cuz i like them and family has them. How is
> > > signal normally on the other networks like tmobile? vzw was great but i
> > > didn’t like the service
> > >
> > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 12:29 PM L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 22 Nov 2020, Dave Weis wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Did ting move from sprint to Verizon recently?
> > > > >
> > > > Yep! The new "Flex" plan is great - $10/mo for unlimited voice &
> text,
> > ..
> > > > data $5/gb.
> > > >
> > > >         Lee
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