What is the best unlimited Data / cell phone provider

Discussion in 'Cellular - Voice - Data' started by RockyTopTn4life, Dec 17, 2016.

  1. RockyTopTn4life

    RockyTopTn4life Light Load Member

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    thanks for any advice, on coverage etc .. seems unlimited data would be nice on road ..
     
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  3. White Dog

    White Dog Road Train Member

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    They're pretty much all the same now-a-days. There REALLY is no such thing as "unlimited"...because, though you don't get CHARGED for using too much Data...they ALL slow you down to a buffer ridden snail pace after a certain amount of Data---and it's even written in the small print of each plan.
     
  4. againstthewind

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    i use sprint, although recently i was out west and found out it doesnt include roaming data, but that was becasue i was using the gps on my phone, and it still didnt go over till the end of my billing cycle. other than that its been great. i get a kick out of these guys worrying about how much data they have left or complainng about the pilot wifi. i use my phone alot out here so i couldnt imagine anything else. i heard sprint wasnt the best out west but i havnt had any issues unless im in the middle of nowhere where theres prob no service anyway. if someone wasnt happy with the service i get i would say they prob need to stay home.
     
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  5. RockyTopTn4life

    RockyTopTn4life Light Load Member

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    Thanks , was thinking to try sprint Againstthewind .. nice screen name Seger is one of my favorites..
     
  6. rabbiporkchop

    rabbiporkchop Road Train Member

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    at&t unlimited was 100 bucks a month.
    Verizon Unlimited was $155 per month.
    They both usually work where Sprint doesn't.
    Gotta buy a grandfathered plan on Ebay to get unlimited though.
     
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  7. icsheeple

    icsheeple Trailing the Herd

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    I used to have Verizon, but that was too expensive. I now use straight talk. $45/month and unlimited data. Doesn't seem that slow after the data cap. Straight talk seems to have the same voice coverage as Verizon.
     
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  8. againstthewind

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    i have heard that verizon is better out west, i havnt had many issues with sprint out there but i live on the east coast and i havnt had enough issues out west that would cause me to switch. im on a family plan for 62 a month but i would pay more than that if i had to
     
  9. TequilaSunrise

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    We have three phones one of them is with Verizon and it has at the absolute best coverage the other one is on straight talk and it's on the Verizon network the coverage is very good the data is unlimited first 10 superfast our third phone is also on straight talk but it is not on the Verizon network the coverage is terrible it goes into Roaming constantly...

    If you decide to get straight talk make sure you buy a Phone with the red map on the cover or you will not have the same coverage as Verizon
     
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  10. Brandt

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    I got a Moto 4G plus phone. Is cheap and not a power house. But it unlock and you can get bring your own phone to Straight Talk and they have Verizon ATT and T mobile sim cards in the package. So basically you can switch sims if you want. Verizon does limit their download speed to 5MB unless your actually a Verizon customer. I been using the T Mobile sim card and it's ok coverage not as good as Verizon. Might put Verizon sim in my phone next. On Straight Talk you can get 10GB and unlimited talking and text for $60. I like the idea of buying a unlocked phone and I can put it on any carrier I want.

    The Moto 4G Plus has fingerprint reader and Marshmallow OS. I just added a 120GB SD card and formated is as internal storage. My phone has I believe all the antennas. It will pickup Verizon CDMA and GSM. I have not tried the ATT sim card
     
  11. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    I know of some places where sprint works and Verizon don't.

    Have you tried sprint in the last couple of years????? They now have coverage within 1% of verizon.
     
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