[ale] fyi - cheaper way to add a smart phone to verizon account

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Thanks to Greg & Brian for the tips.  I might look into Page Plus, Straight Talk, and Millenicom.

I have to deal with some other things or I'd talk more.

Sincerely,

Ron


Brian MacLeod <nym.bnm at gmail.com> wrote:

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>On 7/14/13 2:50 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>> This message is for those of you, if any, who have verizon and
>> don't have any smart phones on your plan.  I have an old family
>> share plan with two dumb phones, 750 shared minutes, and 250 text
>> messages on one phone.  I talked to a verizon rep yesterday to see
>> what my smartphone options are.
>> 
>> For purposes of this discussion, I'm talking about bringing my own 
>> used device rather than buying one from verizon.
>> 
>> One option they rave about is the share everything unlimited plan. 
>> For this, the dumb phone costs $ 30 / mo, the smart phone costs $
>> 40 / mo, and the 2 GB (used to be 3) data plan costs $ 60 / mo.
>> So, that totals to $ 130 / mo.
>> 
>> However, the rep said I could actually keep my old plan, which
>> costs $ 75 / mo, and add a smart phone for $ 30 / mo.  So, that
>> only adds up to $ 105 / mo.  So, while I would not have unlimited
>> minutes and texts, and would still have 2 GB of data, that's $ 25 /
>> mo cheaper. I don't know if I'll do this, since I can still use my
>> tablet at wifi hotspots.  But, I thought I'd pass it along.
>> 
>
>Depending on your devices, you might be interested in something I've
>switched to:
>
>PagePlus for cell/text access (uses Verizon network). Looks like you
>are carrying two phones, depending on usage, you might get individual
>plans for cheaper.
>
>I'm personally on the 12 plan because I also can and do use SIP +
>Google Voice since work and home have good wifi.
>
>Millenicom for portable 3G/4G hotspot via their "Hotspot Plan" 69.99.
>This plan uses the Verizon network as well.
>
>$82, 20Gb of data to use outside of home/work, and the ability to
>share that with many of my devices without ticking the carrier off,
>and 250min/250 texts.  More than enough connectivity.
>
>This compares to my full Verizon plan for my Thunderbolt at $79, which
>had the "unlimited" 5Gb data and because I was grandfathered in that
>plan, no right (by contract) to tether on that plan.
>
>
>Brian
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