Re: Verizon
Verizon recently uncoupled the phone from your plan. I think you can still do the contract thing... however I do not know that for sure. My bill went down $40/mo for two phones. I can still buy a phone and they will finance it, however you can now bring your own phone... I'm sure there are some restrictions and compatibility issues. This was good news for me because I replace my phone at about 4 years not two. I save a bunch this way. Interestingly I am now experiencing dropped calls. Not sure if that means anything or if that is just how it goes sometimes. On 2015-11-29 11:59, Michael Havens wrote: Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
I prefer Tmobile. More bang for the buck, Service is better (for me) and I get to choose devices that I want, not that verizon wants me to have. On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Keith Smith <techli...@phpcoderusa.com> wrote: > As far as I know all they did was uncouple the cellular phone purchase > from the account. I still get a statement. > > > > On 2015-11-29 12:48, Saul wrote: > >> Verizon Prepaid network does not have the same coverage as the regular >> Verizon network. There are other providers on the Verizon prepaid >> network, like PagePlus Cellular. >> >> On 11/29/2015 11:59 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything >>> with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 >>> dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] >>> >> >> >> >> Links: >> -- >> [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > -- > Keith Smith > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
Verizon Prepaid network does not have the same coverage as the regular Verizon network. There are other providers on the Verizon prepaid network, like PagePlus Cellular. On 11/29/2015 11:59 AM, Michael Havens wrote: Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
This is a recent anomaly. And maybe that is all it is. On 2015-11-29 12:19, Sesso wrote: I Am in az and we don't get dropped call. I have 7 lines on my account. However, we all use iPhones. Jason Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2015, at 12:15 PM, Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: Perhaps it is an AZ thing. my parents get dropped calls all the time as well and they are not under contract. However I (being in FL) never get calls dropped unless I am talking to them. On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Keith Smith <techli...@phpcoderusa.com> wrote: Verizon recently uncoupled the phone from your plan. I think you can still do the contract thing... however I do not know that for sure. My bill went down $40/mo for two phones. I can still buy a phone and they will finance it, however you can now bring your own phone... I'm sure there are some restrictions and compatibility issues. This was good news for me because I replace my phone at about 4 years not two. I save a bunch this way. Interestingly I am now experiencing dropped calls. Not sure if that means anything or if that is just how it goes sometimes. On 2015-11-29 11:59, Michael Havens wrote: Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] -- Keith Smith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] Links: -- [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
Perhaps it is an AZ thing. my parents get dropped calls all the time as well and they are not under contract. However I (being in FL) never get calls dropped unless I am talking to them. On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Keith Smith <techli...@phpcoderusa.com> wrote: > > Verizon recently uncoupled the phone from your plan. I think you can > still do the contract thing... however I do not know that for sure. My > bill went down $40/mo for two phones. I can still buy a phone and they > will finance it, however you can now bring your own phone... I'm sure > there are some restrictions and compatibility issues. This was good news > for me because I replace my phone at about 4 years not two. I save a bunch > this way. Interestingly I am now experiencing dropped calls. Not sure if > that means anything or if that is just how it goes sometimes. > > > > > > > On 2015-11-29 11:59, Michael Havens wrote: > >> Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything >> with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 >> dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. >> >> -- >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > -- > Keith Smith > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Verizon
Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
As far as I know all they did was uncouple the cellular phone purchase from the account. I still get a statement. On 2015-11-29 12:48, Saul wrote: Verizon Prepaid network does not have the same coverage as the regular Verizon network. There are other providers on the Verizon prepaid network, like PagePlus Cellular. On 11/29/2015 11:59 AM, Michael Havens wrote: Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] Links: -- [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
I use straight talk, which uses ATT or TMO networks (you choose) for 45/mo unlimited phone/data, throttle after 3gb. I just got a tablet plan too for 20/mo 3gb data for my nexus 9. I have no issues with coverage, other than oddly at my house I never get LTE. Good thing I have wifi and cable internet here. I disconnected vzw for the last time after a $900 bill one month over a technicality (which I ended up having to pay), AND paid to get out of a contract just to take away their revenue stream and make up my loss. Before, I switched to sprint for bit to save from vzw ~09ish, and went back because sprint coverage was terrible until the $900 incident, thus prior comments. Sprint at least let me out of my contract as admittedly they could see no coverage where I worked or lived with records of the drops. I also don't like locked vzw/sprint cdma phones I can't bootload unlock/root/rom (which is inherent to their cell security). -mb On 11/29/2015 11:59 AM, Michael Havens wrote: Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
I like TMobile except that I often have trouble getting a signal. But the ability to make calls through WIFI helps with that. Original Message From: Stephen Partington <cryptwo...@gmail.com> Sent: November 29, 2015 3:36:00 PM MST To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> Subject: Re: Verizon I prefer Tmobile. More bang for the buck, Service is better (for me) and I get to choose devices that I want, not that verizon wants me to have. On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Keith Smith <techli...@phpcoderusa.com> wrote: > As far as I know all they did was uncouple the cellular phone purchase > from the account. I still get a statement. > > > > On 2015-11-29 12:48, Saul wrote: > >> Verizon Prepaid network does not have the same coverage as the regular >> Verizon network. There are other providers on the Verizon prepaid >> network, like PagePlus Cellular. >> >> On 11/29/2015 11:59 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything >>> with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 >>> dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] >>> >> >> >> >> Links: >> -- >> [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > -- > Keith Smith > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss--- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
I went with Project Fi, it uses both Sprint and T-Mobile and selects the one that is stronger, but most importantly, it can go 100% all WiFi for both data and voice. $20/mo + $10/GB of data. You pay for what you use... Period. No allotments. So, on my plan, I told them I planned on using 3GB. So they bill me $53 something every month, minus a credit for whatever I did not use the previous month. Simple. Quit any time, no contract. The phones are limited, I have a Nexus 6 I picked up off of Amazon. But the limitation on the phones is due to the Beta nature of the service... They are trying to limit the variables while they improve the service. They have already expanded the phone list to about 3-4 phones, expect it to go up from there. All in all, mostly pleased, you may want to look into it. Kevin On Nov 29, 2015 11:10 PM, "Victor Odhner" <vodh...@cox.net> wrote: > I like TMobile except that I often have trouble getting a signal. But the > ability to make calls through WIFI helps with that. > > -- > *From:* Stephen Partington <cryptwo...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* November 29, 2015 3:36:00 PM MST > *To:* Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> > *Subject:* Re: Verizon > > I prefer Tmobile. More bang for the buck, Service is better (for me) and I > get to choose devices that I want, not that verizon wants me to have. > > On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Keith Smith <techli...@phpcoderusa.com> > wrote: > >> As far as I know all they did was uncouple the cellular phone purchase >> from the account. I still get a statement. >> >> >> >> On 2015-11-29 12:48, Saul wrote: >> >>> Verizon Prepaid network does not have the same coverage as the regular >>> Verizon network. There are other providers on the Verizon prepaid >>> network, like PagePlus Cellular. >>> >>> On 11/29/2015 11:59 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>> Gee. Verizon isn't as expensive as I thought! unlimited everything >>>> with 3GB of data is only $60 on a prepaid account. That is only 5 >>>> dollars more than what I'm paying for my stupid phone. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Links: >>> -- >>> [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> --- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> -- >> Keith Smith >> >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > -- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Verizon
Anything to do with Sprint scares me - they were absolutely horrid to use. That is odd, using sprint AND tmo sprint since it is cdma and tmo is gsm. Unless just staying on LTE or something that doesn't suck like the PCS spectrum... or just a backup plan to switch to gsm when (not if) sprint is unavailable. I'll need to look into Fi some, either way hybrid cell/wifi roaming is something of an emerging market opportunity being moved toward. I was looking at some cisco products that do that for fast roaming (ie. voice quality) between cell to wifi handoff, mostly for this purpose. I was wondering why one of the local providers was putting in the appliances to deal with the auth end of that, but when you're talking fast roaming between providers, cell, and wifi, it gets... interesting, thus solutions are born for apparently things like the Project Fi service. -mb On 11/29/2015 11:54 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: I went with Project Fi, it uses both Sprint and T-Mobile and selects the one that is stronger, but most importantly, it can go 100% all WiFi for both data and voice. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
