[olug] OT: Ting

[Greg Gerke]

I made a drive from Omaha to scenic Burwell, NE this past weekend and I can
say that from Hooper, NE on I had exactly zero bars of signal...  so I'd
like to argue falling back to Verizon.
On Apr 3, 2014 4:24 PM, "Dan Linder" <dan at linder.org> wrote:

> 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.
> > >
> > > --
> > > *Ben "Obi-Wan" Hollingsworth* obiwan at jedi.com <mailto:obiwan at jedi.com>
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> > >
> > >
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