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AMB444 07-03-2024 10:16 PM

The best cellphone plans/coverage for TV
 
Are there phone companies that are better than the others for coverage/price in TV?

Thanks!

villagetinker 07-04-2024 02:22 PM

We have Verizon and except for the bowling alley, have very good coverage, I cannot provide comments about other companies as we have only used Verizon, and this is with both android and apple phones.

Stu from NYC 07-04-2024 02:24 PM

Different areas of the villages will have different quality of reception.

We like T Mobile friends of ours North of 466 say reception is terrible

Bogie Shooter 07-04-2024 03:08 PM

XFinity Mobil …….no issues.

JGibson 07-04-2024 04:11 PM

They're all about equal except T-Mobile has 9 data breaches since 2018.
But don't worry they will give you lifetime credit monitoring.

Packer Fan 07-04-2024 04:38 PM

Mint mobile - unlimited talk, text, and data for $240 a year. My wife has this and has great coverage everywhere in TV. In fact pretty much everywhere Period. If you are paying more than $20 a month, you should look at this.
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Caymus 07-04-2024 05:44 PM

[QUOTE=JGibson;2347072]They're all about equal except T-Mobile has 9 data breaches since 2018.
But don't worry they will give you lifetime credit monitoring.[/QUOTE

Any worse than the AT&T and Verizon data breeches?:)

biker1 07-04-2024 05:56 PM

Mint Mobile, which uses the T-Mobile network, is $15 per month, plus some taxes and fees. It is a pre-paid plan for unlimited voice, text, and data, although bandwidth might be throttled after 5 gigabytes per month of data. Higher data plans before possible throttling are also available. I have never come close to using 5 gigabytes of data in a month.

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Originally Posted by AMB444 (Post 2346766)
Are there phone companies that are better than the others for coverage/price in TV?

Thanks!


MorTech 07-05-2024 02:11 AM

Tello...They use t-mobile network.

JGibson 07-05-2024 03:31 AM

[QUOTE=Caymus;2347100]
Quote:

Originally Posted by JGibson (Post 2347072)
They're all about equal except T-Mobile has 9 data breaches since 2018.
But don't worry they will give you lifetime credit monitoring.[/QUOTE

Any worse than the AT&T and Verizon data breeches?:)

AT&T had a big one in 2021 which they tried to deny and never told their customers until a year later.

There has been no major breaches with Verizon other than individual cases at Verizon stores.

Out of all of them Verizon takes security the most serious but I still wouldn't give any cell carrier my social security number ever again.

I also wouldn't try to save a few bucks with ghetto carriers who don't offer proper sim swamp protection.

Verizon offers the most robust sim and number lock security.

Remember you get nothing for nothing in life so personally my one and only phone is not the area in my life that I cheap out.

Also Mint is owed by T-Mobile which is deprioritized and has the worst security and has the highest amount of low level employees who will sell your phone number sim swap.

But everyone says they have no problem with their budget carrier until there is a problem, then good luck.

But for each it’s own.

jbartle1 07-05-2024 04:30 AM

Consumer Cellular

ColtsFan 07-05-2024 05:18 AM

Consumer Cellular---never have had a problem.

dewilson58 07-05-2024 05:20 AM

Verizon.

We want coverage everywhere, including international if needed.

dtennent 07-05-2024 05:58 AM

We have stayed with Verizon. Since we travel internationally quite a bit, we pay $10/24 hours when we need to use it outside the USA.

Also, you will need to set your phone up to use your home WiFi if you buy any a home built in the last 10 years or so. The insulation acts as a Faraday cage making reception in the home difficult.

westernrider75 07-05-2024 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMB444 (Post 2346766)
Are there phone companies that are better than the others for coverage/price in TV?

Thanks!

We have Spectrum which uses Verizon towers. No problems, good customer service and cheaper than Verizon.

bowlingal 07-05-2024 06:57 AM

Consumer Cellular, definitely! 2 brick and mortar stores here, one in Brownwood and one in Lake Sumter. Talk to a real person face to face. Customer Service is top drawer.

New Englander 07-05-2024 07:06 AM

[QUOTE=JGibson;2347151]
Quote:

Originally Posted by Caymus (Post 2347100)

AT&T had a big one in 2021 which they tried to deny and never told their customers until a year later.

There has been no major breaches with Verizon other than individual cases at Verizon stores.

Out of all of them Verizon takes security the most serious but I still wouldn't give any cell carrier my social security number ever again.

I also wouldn't try to save a few bucks with ghetto carriers who don't offer proper sim swamp protection.

Verizon offers the most robust sim and number lock security.

Remember you get nothing for nothing in life so personally my one and only phone is not the area in my life that I cheap out.

Also Mint is owed by T-Mobile which is deprioritized and has the worst security and has the highest amount of low level employees who will sell your phone number sim swap.

But everyone says they have no problem with their budget carrier until there is a problem, then good luck.

But for each it’s own.

What are sim swamp and sim swamp protection?

Skip 07-05-2024 07:29 AM

Give Tracfone a look. I get a NEW Samsung Galaxy smart phone every year with limited talk, text and data (1,500 ea.) for one year at $89.95. That's for the whole year not per month. You can refill text or minutes if you start to run out, very cheaply, like $5. Unused talk, text and data carries over into the next year. At the end of the year we go back and buy a NEW phone again. Coverage is the best - you're on the Verison Network. Move your old phone number to Tracfone, no problem. We buy ours through QVC or HSN. Comes with accessories. Arrives in 5 days. Transfer apps and contacts to the new phone wirelessly. Just be patient. Price may be higher or lower now depending on sale prices. My better half insists on keeping her old iPhone on Verison, so we just switched to Tracfone Service and saved a bundle per month. Same number and service coverage as before. Been with Tracfone for years now. Never had a problem or outages. Worth investigating Tracfone.

Just checked: A NEW Samsung A03s phone with 1 yr. service &1500 talk/text/data is selling at $49.95 + tax, free shipping on HSN. May not be the best model but the price is hard to beat.

Skip

donfey 07-05-2024 08:31 AM

T-Mobile service
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2347042)
Different areas of the villages will have different quality of reception.

We like T Mobile friends of ours North of 466 say reception is terrible

We have T-Mobile, live near the Savannah Center. Service is OK, 2 bars, but we use VoIP (Cellular service) while home.

LianneMigiano 07-05-2024 09:59 AM

Consumer Cellular
 
We have had Consumer Cellular for about a decade. The price is very, very good and their customer Service is excellent.

frostola 07-05-2024 10:23 AM

At&T has a program for Florida seniors, 2 lines with unlimited data for $80.

Badger 2006 07-05-2024 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by frostola (Post 2347368)
At&T has a program for Florida seniors, 2 lines with unlimited data for $80.

Also check out Cricket Wireless. Owned by AT&T and uses their towers. Allows for WiFi calling anywhere you’re WiFi connected. $25/line/month unlimited
talk-text-data with no contract.

dpmers 07-05-2024 10:33 AM

We live near Nancy Lopez, have T Mobile for 2 years, service is great here and all over the place for us

JMintzer 07-05-2024 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtennent (Post 2347193)
We have stayed with Verizon. Since we travel internationally quite a bit, we pay $10/24 hours when we need to use it outside the USA.

Also, you will need to set your phone up to use your home WiFi if you buy any a home built in the last 10 years or so. The insulation acts as a Faraday cage making reception in the home difficult.

When traveling, get a "ESim card"...

It's loaded via an app. You're entire trip will most likely cost less than the one day charge from Verizon...

LeRoySmith 07-05-2024 03:10 PM

T mobile for us, live in the South East corner of TV with good reception, 2 phones with unlimited everything and home Internet for 120 a month.


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