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2014 US cell phone plans

Discussion in 'Canadian Truckers Forum' started by johnnyh55, Aug 12, 2014.

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  1. Aug 12, 2014 #1
    johnnyh55

    johnnyh55 Bobtail Member

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    I just started running the US quite often and would like to get a US phone with the best coverage so I was thinking Verizon. I seen some old treads about the Canada plan but I don't think they still have it anymore. Did anyone recently signed up with Verizon? If so what plan did you guys take?

    I run mainly the east coast from upstate New York down to Florida, is their a truck stop along the way that could help me setup an account with Verizon?
     
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  3. Aug 12, 2014 #2
    dog-c

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    Try the walmart brand: straight talk. It's 45$ a month and contract free. And it runs on Verizon's network
     
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  4. Aug 12, 2014 #3
    johnnyh55

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    I actually tried it for one month but on the AT&T network, I bought a sim and put it in my unlocked phone and use the 60$ international plan. It worked good it's just that I didn't like the fact that you had to dial a switchboard for international numbers, you couldn't dial them directly and I also tired to use google voice to bypass this but the call quality was no good. And the one thing I missed with straight talk was international text it would of been quite handy to talk with my dispatch, although I was using e-mails as a last resort.

    Also when you're in walmart how can you tell which straight talk phone uses the verizon network since they use CDMA? I don't think it's written on the packaging?
     
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  5. Aug 12, 2014 #4
    Tai

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    The package will say cmda-V if its Verizon.

    Others will say CDMA-S for sprint or GSM-A or GSM-T for att or t-mobile.
     
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  7. Aug 12, 2014 #5
    mp4694330

    mp4694330 Road Train Member

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    Also saw LTE lately,not sure what carrier???
     
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  8. Aug 12, 2014 #6
    Tai

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    AT&T or T-Mobile from what I've seen.

    I don't know how about being stuck on CDMA without 4g... evdo isn't exactly a fast technology.
     
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  9. Aug 12, 2014 #7
    upnorthwpg

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    Lte is Internet speed.
     
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  10. Aug 14, 2014 #8
    johnnyh55

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    So does any Canadian driver use Verizon at all?
     
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  11. Aug 16, 2014 #9
    gokiddogo

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    I do but I have a grandfathered plan that is no longer available. I pay about $175 us per month. Unlimited everything except minutes, I get I think 900 minutes for the month, plenty for me, unlimited data and hotspot while in the USA. For Canada data I have a Telus internet card that costs me from $10 up per month, depending how much I use it ... if I go over they just move me up into the next plan for that month, they do not gouge me ... I know the Verizon is expensive, but the service is excellent, I never pay roaming, anywhere, any country ... it is always the same amount, it is better than any of the previous Canadian phone companies could do ...
     
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  12. Aug 16, 2014 #10
    Tai

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    You must not use a lot of data in canada if you are sticking in the $10 slot of those data packages
     
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