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Originally Posted by Whatever
Does anyone have a suggestion as to a good alternative (fees & service) to Verizon?
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We are still in Pennsylvania, but saw the PureTalk USA advertisement on the TOV site and decided to give them a try. So far so good... no problems with service or reception. There is no contract to sign and it's a pre-pay plan that only cost $10 per month (including taxes and fees) for 100 minutes. You would have to buy more minutes (at a nickel a minute) if you use your phone more than that. If you don't use it that much, your minutes will roll over. We don't use the phones often, so our minutes are already piling up and we are saving over $50 per month compared to what we were paying with Verizon.
If you call you will be able to tell that you are dealing with a much smaller operation than Verizon, but they have been good for their word as far as we are concerned... including sending a replacement phone immediately when we discovered one of our phones had a loose hinge. If you buy a phone from them (they are inexpensive) you will get a refurbished model, but all three phones we received looked brand new.
I understand they use the AT&T network, so I can not speak for the reception in Florida. Their coverage map is strong on the East Coast, but thins out going West.
A few more things to consider... It's basic service, including voice mail and text if you want it (or you can have the text messaging turned off as we did). You will not get a manual with the new phone (they said manuals are available online), but also said they would send us one when we requested it (the manual has yet to arrive, but an extra charger did show up at no charge when we asked about that). You can use your existing phone if it has a SIM Card in it.
Again, I am not claiming they are perfect, but we have had good service so far... and we figured we would give them a shot for 10 bucks a month... we felt we had nothing to lose.