Cell phone providers?

[ladytiffany24]

So...we've been on a Verizon plan with myself, DH, MIL, FIL and SIL for a while now. They called us up out of no where and told us they were switching providers (to some no name company I've never heard of).

So now what we pay monthly is going to skyrocket. Not cool in-laws, not cool at all. So we're basically going to suck it up until our contract ends in October. We'll probably leave Verizon at that time so we're going to do some research now on different providers. So, who do you all use? And how good is your service? In the Cincy area?

[JoBub]

We have Verizon. We pay a ridiculous amount, but in all my research, I've never found a compelling reason to switch. Verizon service (both cell service and customer service) is top-notch. I haven't found a rate with another provider that would be low enough for me to sacrifice that.

[mrscatfarmer13]

We have Sprint, we don't have any service issues, with the exception of my office building and have relatively few issues. We pay just under $200 for 2 smartphones with unlimited everything and a small data plan for a "free" tablet. $36 of that is the monthly fee for H's phone and protection plan. I hate paying as much as we do, but so far everything I've looked at isn't worth the heachache of changing plans.

[mominthemaking14]

Verizon here as well. I call every so often and threaten to leave they generally reduce my rates for a bit then I call again

[mom2boxers]

AT&T here. Mainly because I get the largest corporate discount by going with them and we have a grandfathered unlimited data on both of our phones. No issues with dropped calls. We could have also gotten one through Verizon but it was a smaller % and their service cost more overall.

It's worth a shot to see if either of your employers is on the list for a discount at Verizon or AT&T.

[mrscatfarmer13]

Jan 26, 2015 13:15:38 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

AT&T here. Mainly because I get the largest corporate discount by going with them and we have a grandfathered unlimited data on both of our phones. No issues with dropped calls. We could have also gotten one through Verizon but it was a smaller % and their service cost more overall.

It's worth a shot to see if either of your employers is on the list for a discount at Verizon or AT&T.

+1 for the bolded. 

I used to get a kickass Sprint discount (26%) off the total bill before taxes and fees. We had to switch plans so H could replace his broken phone before he was upgrade eligible,  and they changed the terms of my discount. Now I still get 26%, but it's only off the price of data, womp, womp, womp.  

[becole]

I have had both sprint and Verizon in the past and prefer sprint for price and coverage. I have 4g almost everywhere in Cincy. It's like using wifi.

[sstwinklinglites]

What JoBub said about Verizon is true imo. That being said, I have Sprint. We have two smart phones with unlimited everything, and pay $150. Nobody offers plans like that anymore, so I wouldn't leave them. I have WiFi at home, but both DH & I are very heavy data users, so unlimited is a must.

[narbuckle01]

I think Verizon has the best coverage, especially if you do rural travel. I have an ATT personal phone and Verizon work phone. Verizon gets way better coverage but my ATT plan is very cheap. 145 total for two smart phones and 2 old school phones ("dumb phones" for my tech ignorant parents).

[hbrockman01]

Verizon here! I switch from Sprint about 10yrs ago, b/c I had such problems. For mine and my husband's phone with a tablet is less than $200 but I too get a discount from my employer.

[udflyer]

Newbie/lurker chiming in.... :-)

We use Virgin Mobile and are very happy with it. It's a pay by month (no contract) plan and we pay $35 per phone per month for 300 minutes, unlimited texting, unlimited data. Service is a hair under verizon quality (I believe they use the sprint network) but worth the price for us. You do have to pay more for the phone up front but over the course of two years (a typical contract) it is cheaper.

Just another option to consider :-) (5 second intro - live on the east side with a baby girl born in June 2014 ?)

[mrscatfarmer13]

Welcome udflyer

[vlagroupie]

Welcome udflyer! I've wondered about virgin mobile before thanks for the info. I'm an eastsider too, DD was born April 2014.

[sstwinklinglites]

Welcome aboard udflyer! Jump right in!

[udflyer]

And that was not the emoji I intended.... Haha :-)

[ladytiffany24]

Welcome udflyer! And thanks for the info.

[becole]

Hey girl hey