What is your personal cell phone plan and what isn't it MetroPCS?

[Zeze]

Jumping from crappy *** Sprint and their terrible data & coverage at $90~ mo, I finally switched.

Oh my god what a world of difference.

Metro PCS is $40 unlimited talk with 3 gb data. I said eff it and upgraded to $60/mo which has unlimited data. (truly unthrottled, unlimited)

I stream the eff out of everything without any reservation- Netflix in the car while wife and I are parked (waiting for something), youtube vids in full quality for toddler in the car, etc. I clock in at 12-15 gigs of data used a month.

$60 flat. Taxes included. Couldn't be happier.

Even T-Mobile has far worse plan (more $, less data) which is what MetroPCS leases their towers from. Crazy.

 

[mundane]

Google Fi. I'm a little concerned that down the road I may not be able to find a replacement 5x/6, and my only choice would be a Pixel (at flagship prices). But otherwise happy, I use *very* little data, and coverage (outside of places like Yosemite or Stanislaus National Forest) has been decent.

 

[quikah]

Even T-Mobile has far worse plan (more $, less data) which is what MetroPCS leases their towers from.

Nope, they merged with T-Mobile. MetroPCS == T-Mobile.

I am on T-Mobile $30 for 100 minutes/5GB data plan. I don't talk much. I use skype to dial into any concalls I need to be on while mobile (there is always an 800 number which are free with skype).

 

[TwiceOver]

T-Mobile and Sprint are garbage here so. Cricket 2 lines 2.5gb each $70/mo

 

[BW86]

Google Fi here. I'm always on WiFi so data costs arent a big deal for me.

Total bill comes out to ~$55/mo
$20 for service [unlimited talk/text]
$10/gig data (pro-rated so I usually pay $5)
$20 for Nexus 6P
$5 insurance
$6 tax

 

[Linux23]

Google Fi. I'm a little concerned that down the road I may not be able to find a replacement 5x/6, and my only choice would be a Pixel (at flagship prices). But otherwise happy, I use *very* little data, and coverage (outside of places like Yosemite or Stanislaus National Forest) has been decent.

Same here

 

[purbeast0]

I used to pay $180/mo for 2 devices on Verizon until I realized I had been on an old plan for like 3 years.

I just made the change and now pay $125 for 2 devices.

 

[Anubis]

because their coverage is shit where I live

 

[zinfamous]

Google Fi. I'm a little concerned that down the road I may not be able to find a replacement 5x/6, and my only choice would be a Pixel (at flagship prices). But otherwise happy, I use *very* little data, and coverage (outside of places like Yosemite or Stanislaus National Forest) has been decent.

Fi isn't limited to those phones only, though. I think Republic Wireless is the only WiFi/Network switching solution that is limited to specific phones. I'm pretty sure that it can work on any Android Phone Marshamllow? and newer.

I have Fi (5X) and it works OK, but the call quality/signal is awful over WiFi in many cases. The network switching isn't always great, either, but I'm satisfied enough with it @ ~$25/month that I am paying.

 

[ponyo]

Fi isn't limited to those phones only, though. I think Republic Wireless is the only WiFi/Network switching solution that is limited to specific phones. I'm pretty sure that it can work on any Android Phone Marshamllow? and newer.

I have Fi (5X) and it works OK, but the call quality/signal is awful over WiFi in many cases. The network switching isn't always great, either, but I'm satisfied enough with it @ ~$25/month that I am paying.

Project Fi supported device — a Pixel, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, or a Nexus 6. That's it. It does not work on any Android phone.

I'm on Cricket family plan. 5 lines with 2.5gb each for $100 total including taxes and junk fees. Still the best deal for families and friends.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I'm on the Unlimited Verizon plan. I had it set for 450 minutes, unlimited text messages and data. I was paying $65/month for that after my discounts until last Fall when they bumped the price up $20/month for all the Unlimited accounts that were grandfathered in.

I'm about to switch to Sprint to piggyback off my wife's plan. She's on the Freedom Unlimited Plan for $60/month + tax ($67). When I get on her plan, it'll be $40 more, but I bring a discount that will drop the price $10 total....so 2 lines unlimited everything @ $90+tax and she gets a $75 stipend through work...either way, the bill is off my books and on hers. The coverage here is decent according to my cousin and wife as she's been on for the past month and a half. I ordered a 32GB Moto X Pure edition to make the jump...so I'm free to wander if this thing goes South.

Since she's already got an account, I ordered the sim card from Sprint for $2.99+tax and signup through Sprint's website is free if I don't visit the store. If we weren't doing this, I would probably check MetroPCS or use cut-rate Verizon service through PagePlus.

 

[zinfamous]

Project Fi supported device — a Pixel, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, or a Nexus 6. That's it. It does not work on any Android phone.

I'm on Cricket family plan. 5 lines with 2.5gb each for $100 total including taxes and junk fees. Still the best deal for families and friends.

Ah, that sucks. I might eventually switch back to Cricket, which I really liked, but I'm still paying $10 less per month with P-Fi, because I use less than 100mb/month. I still prefer the $10 savings over the occasionally frustrating call service.

I do tend to recommend Cricket to anyone and everyone that will listen to me, though.

 

[Uppsala9496]

StraightTalk for the wife and I. $100 a month. Going to switch to Project Fi next week when my ST renewal comes up.
Tempted to switch now, but still have another week paid for.

 

[BoomerD]

Verizon for us. We had GhettroPCS wnen we lived in CA. It was decent service then, but here in W. WA, it sucks. We could barely get one bar of service most of the time...and sometimes, NO service...while folks around us got great signal with Verizon.
Sure, we occasionally get into service holes when we travel, but it's a lot more uncommon than it was with Metro.

 

[cyclohexane]

Project Fi here. Works for me, less than 30 bucks a month. Wifi at home, wifi at work. No need to use excessive data when I'm out.

 

[OutHouse]

I used to pay $180/mo for 2 devices on Verizon until I realized I had been on an old plan for like 3 years.

I just made the change and now pay $125 for 2 devices.

yea 3 months ago i was at 250 for 4 phones and went in to remove a phone and the sales guy ask me, "why are you on this ancient ass plan?" so i moved to the 8GB, with 3 phones and its 130 bucks. with the rollover data, from the past 2 months i now have 13gb of data i can use.

 

[Svnla]

Let see. I began my mobile phone usage way back when (many many years ago) with ATT then Bell South Mobile then Cingular then Sprint then Cricket (ATT network). Haven't try Verizon or TMobile yet.

None of the companies were bad. I guess I used my phone(s) mostly for making calls so data/speed was not critical.

Right now I am paying $35/month including everything for unlimited text/call and 2.5Gb high speed data then unlimit of slower data for the rest of the month. Not too shabby.

I can't believe there are people that are still paying over $100 a month per line/phone in 2016. Yike.

 

[ElFenix]

Metro PCS is $40 unlimited talk with 3 gb data. I said eff it and upgraded to $60/mo which has unlimited data. (truly unthrottled, unlimited)

it's not "optimizing" youtube/whatnot? huh. maybe a plan i'd actually switch to, currently on sprint unlimited no throttle everything for ~$90 prepaid/month

edit: nope

Stream your videos at resolutions that are ideal for smartphone screens - watch DVD-quality video and allow your high-speed data to last up to 3x longer on all our plans.

also

On all plans, during congestion the top 3% of data users (>26GB/mo.) may notice reduced speeds until next payment cycle.

 

[zinfamous]

Let see. I began my mobile phone usage way back when (many many years ago) with ATT then Bell South Mobile then Cingular then Sprint then Cricket (ATT network). Haven't try Verizon or TMobile yet.

None of the companies were bad. I guess I used my phone(s) mostly for making calls so data/speed was not critical.

Right now I am paying $35/month including everything for unlimited text/call and 2.5Gb high speed data then unlimit of slower data for the rest of the month. Not too shabby.

I can't believe there are people that are still paying over $100 a month per line/phone in 2016. Yike.

This is also mind-boggling to me. I think a lot of it is branding ("All those 'ghetto services ain't nothing!') and the old assumption that grandfathered yet subsidized phone plans are still somehow the best deal.

they aren't.

Buying phones outright and either going for a top company non-contract/pre-pay plan or a piggy back company is just way better than the model from 5 years ago. I've used T-Mobile > Verizon >T Mobile >Cricket (ATT) >Fi (Sprint/T-Mobile) and all were perfectly fine compared to each other. I don't plan to pay more than $30/month to call people ever again.

 

[manly]

Straight Talk using AT&T towers.

 

[Crono]

Cricket. $40 with no fees or taxes stacked on top for 2.5GB LTE and unlimited 2G (128kbps) after that.

 

[Ken g6]

T-Mobile, $50/month, but I keep thinking about switching to Ting.

Metro PCS is $40 unlimited talk with 3 gb data.

Does that allow tethering? That's important to me in case my wired Internet goes out.

 

[lxskllr]

Mine's Sprint, and work pays for it. Say what you want about Sprint, but it's fantastic at the price point of free :^D

 

[Perknose]

Ringplus here. Essentially free. I paid $10 once some months ago and get 3,000 plus minutes, 3,000 plus texts, and 3GB of data a month, at zero additional cost. They offer phones, I use a "bring your own." Beat that, homes.

The main downside is that it uses the Sprint network . . . not the best coverage.

 

[Pulsar]

Sprint. Parents care the primary plan, which is an unlimited plan with an additional $39 a line. I have 4 lines so I pay $160 a month. It's the cheapest route I've found for unlimited data.