[olug] OT: Ting

[Dan Linder]

When it falls back, does it use Verizon 4G, or just 3G/2G?

(Or if there's a map/URL you can point me to I'll read up myself...)

DanL


On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Jon Larsen <jon at jonlarsen.us> wrote:

> Ting uses Verizon's voice network when you are outside your main service
> area.  (this was just mentioned five minutes ago during the Ting Hangout on
> Google+ http://ting.com/hangout )
>
> Jon L.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 7:09 AM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:
>
> > Let's try this without the screenshot & see if it goes out to the list
> any
> > faster...
> >
> >
> > On 04/02/2014 11:34 PM, Joseph Gulizia wrote:
> >
> >> I'm looking at Ting for phone service.  Any referrals for it or reasons
> >> NOT
> >> to switch to it?
> >>
> >
> > I've been using Ting (my referral code: https://znt1he1mog3.ting.com)
> > since last summer.  It's great for low-usage users, as long as you don't
> > travel outside the main metro areas very often.  Sprint's service sucks
> in
> > rural Nebraska.
> >
> > Our family of 3 smartphones typically pays $52 per month combined.  That
> > saves us about $130/mo vs Verizon.  Pricing for service is a tiered
> > approach based on what your entire family uses that month.  There's a
> $6/mo
> > flat fee to have each line activated, plus some small regulatory taxes
> > (totaling about $8/mo for our family of 3 phones).  After that, you pay
> > separately for voice minutes, texts, and megabytes.  If you don't use one
> > of those at all during a month, you don't pay for it (you can turn off
> > services per device, too).  My family typically sits in the medium tier
> of
> > all three categories, though we have occasionally jumped into the large
> > tier for data when my son forgets what he's doing. View their tier
> pricing
> > and use their rate calculator at:
> > https://ting.com/rates
> >
> > Their customer service is unlike anything you've ever experienced in the
> > cell phone industry.  I actually enjoy interacting with them!  Very fast
> > response via phone or email, and they've got a great sense of humor.  You
> > can setup alerts so you automatically get notified if certain usage
> amounts
> > are surpassed, which is nice.  You also have detailed reports available
> > online or on a smartphone app.  I'll attach a screenshot of my dashboard
> as
> > an example (or not; the OLUG moderates any message over 40KB).  It's
> > updated daily.
> >
> > I live most of my life in a WiFi zone, so I'm actually the lightest user
> > in our family.  Ting's great for low-usage customers who don't leave
> major
> > metro areas all that often.  If you travel all over the state, you need
> to
> > go with Verizon.  If you're a power user that talks for thousands of
> > minutes or downloads many GB of data every month, then you should find an
> > unlimited plan. If you must stick with Verizon's network, I'm told that
> > Straight Talk is decent, at about $45/mo per line for unlimited usage.
> > Using a pay-what-you-use account has encouraged us to adjust our
> behavior a
> > bit.  For example, when we're at home or work, we make voice calls
> to/from
> > the land line instead of the cell as a first option, even if we're
> looking
> > up the number in our cell phone contacts.  We also avoid watching YouTube
> > or other high-volume services over 4G without good reason.  Those are
> > pretty small sacrifices to keep our payments low, IMHO.
> >
> > If you do sign up, please use my referral link (
> > https://znt1he1mog3.ting.com), which will save you and me each $25 off
> > our next bill.
> >
> > --
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> >
> >
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