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

[Kevin]

I've had Ting for almost a year now and I agree with Obi-Wan; the only real
downside is going from Verizon coverage to Sprint coverage.

On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> 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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