[olug] OT: Leaving Verizon? ...for Ting? Net10? Cricket? Other?

[Obi-Wan]

I've been using Ting for a little over a year now.  The only down side I 
can find is Sprint's coverage. The prices are good and the customer 
service is awesome.  I'm far from a power user, but I guess that's why 
Ting is a good match for me.  If you use lots of data, the cost savings 
won't be as significant.

Ting does not subsidize the phones.  The do sell used phones, but that's 
a separate business, and their prices seem to be higher than what you 
can find off eBay.  I already had my Note 2 when we switched.  We bought 
my wife an S3 off eBay at a good price & activated it.

On 09/25/2014 09:19 AM, Joseph Gulizia wrote:
> Granted.  Good to know about the specifics on voice.  You've had the
> service longer than I have.  Any downsides from your point of view?  I got
> a refurbished Galaxy S II for a cheaper price.
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Kevin <sharpestmarble at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ting will not use Verizon towers for data, just for voice; I know this from
>> personal experience. And while there's no lock in per set, the effective
>> lock in is that you have to plunk down a good chunk is change for the
>> phone. I suspect that Ting subsidizes the phone a bit, though. I paid less
>> for the phone(HTC One) through Ting than if I'd bought it outright. But you
>> can then take this phone to another carrier.

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