Best cell phone plan for OTR

Discussion in 'Cellular - Voice - Data' started by Midnightrider909, Dec 2, 2016.

  1. Midnightrider909

    Midnightrider909 Road Train Member

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    We are currently with Verizon paying $150 per month for 2 lines and 18 gigs of data. We have researched other plans NF concluded that Sprint and boost are the best deal for unlimited data. Should be switch? Do you know of a better plan out there? I'm a little worried that if we go to Sprint is going to be a ton of dead spots across the country that will be extremely frustrating but I really want unlimited data so I can stream Netflix.
     
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  3. Steel Tiger

    Steel Tiger Road Train Member

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    If you like dropped calls, crappy 4G service and spotty signals in major cities, then Sprint is the way to go.
     
  4. TruckDrivingtn

    TruckDrivingtn Light Load Member

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    VERIZON PERIOD

    Adjust your plan I pay $206 18 gig and 5 lines
     
  5. KCCO

    KCCO Bobtail Member

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    I am using cricket for cell service and pay $70 a month, no contract, 4g LTE, cheap phone, good service. Unless you are heading West through New Mexico and Arizona you wont have service until you fet close to Albuquerque or Flagstaff and a few spots in the mountains in the West but all in all good service.
     
  6. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    I switched from T Mobile 2 years back. Not even close to the coverage of data Verizon has. If you do OTR I don't see alternative to Verizon.
     
  7. x1Heavy

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    I use tracphone prepaid.

    I was a sprint user almost 10 years with the older dual band phone long before 2G was the cats meow. All over the USA back then. One day I recieved a cold call from Sprint telling me my phone was obselete may we upgrade. Troubles started at that point. Should have never done that. To be fair two fat checks later they made us whole.

    I used DVD's of all businesses purchased from Staples each year. Brokers on there too. Call them right up. Immediately get yelled at DRIVERS DO NOT GET THIS NUMBER!! HOW THE [many vile and bad words...] did you get this *(&^% number. Fine forget about your load. *Click...

    I have deliberately and carefully disconnected from land lines due to excessive robotic political calls spammed during Obama's first election period. Paying #### near 200 a month for a land line at the house plus two additional cell phone lines, the old flips .. and then getting buried in robocalls we could not stop.. that made us angry then we decided that's it no phone in the house and just a #### cell phone on the table in addition to deaf relay (Yes Im deaf and it's lawful for me.) online.

    What with all the satellite communciations and precision tracking going on, the companys usually round up late drivers against a 45 mph fleet average versus distance remaining fleet wide around 5 am each day so they can send out a flood of call mes across the country to the unlucky ######## who now must grovel for the jobs while the trucks are even more late sitting on the truckstop. It's stupid. I don't call in. Im not a whipping boy. Load deliver first.

    Back to the tracphone, I discovered by feeding it with smart 5 dollar text and one month service cards, I can purchase the equivilant of one years active service for about 60 dollars. Instead of 100 plus dollars they normally charge for a flat one year air time. I stack those 5 dollar cards as much as possible because eventually the crowd will bury Tracphone in costs. I prefer text messaging. Phone calls are not used. Most of it is spammers and robo callers trying to sell something or win a air fare to nigeria or some bull.

    Im actually free from telecommunciations finally. Except one thing. Back home that 12 dollar a month phone did adequate service in 800 calls, regional local calls not long distance. That same service here in Arkansas was #### near 200 a month. That is what started us thinking to snip that cord.
     
  8. #1don

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    I am on AT&T prepaid. I pay $60 a month minus a $5 discount for auto-pay or so they claim. Starting when my plan renews I will have 8 gigs of data a month high speed. I have had very few dead spots. Or even dropped calls. As far as dead spots the very few I have only last for just a minute. Imo prepaid is the way to go. Even though you may be under a contract you're still come out cheaper paying the early termination Andover time the prepaid in itself will pay it off
     
  9. #1don

    #1don Medium Load Member

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    I even have my home phone prepaid. I think it's $ 12 -$15 month. It is through Straight Talk you can get the whole unit at WM
     
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  10. little cat 500

    little cat 500 Road Train Member

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    i have straight talk 40 month unlimited works every were i go
     
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  11. HalpinUout

    HalpinUout Road Train Member

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    After being with Sprint for over 10 years I made the switchto Verizon a couple years ago do to all the dead areas and dropped calls with Sprint. My only regret is having not switched sooner. Verizon is pricey but you get what you pay for. Well worth it IMO.
     
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