Snackbar is chillin'....at Shaffer

I am testing the cell network Visible so I can kick the high priced T-Mobile to the curb. I am using the dual sim option on my phone so I can keep my T-Mo while I do a free trial on other networks. While I heading down 84 from the new scales there east of Burley, ID I lost the Vision service, so I checked for available networks, and this is what it showed me





Space-X? I know T-Mo is advertising their new service has 600 satellites that their new phones can access. But Elon's satellite company is Starlink. Kinda wondering what kind of collusion T-Mo has with Space-X....no wonder my friggin bill went up 4 months ago.

 

I had Verizon when I was at Moore, but our plan didn't include Canada, so I went to T-Mo, and until I bought this phone, I had pretty good service. This one has the worst reception (I had to buy a cheap Chinese knockoff, and have a 2nd line for a short while when I was at SPD). The cheap knockoff always had better service then this phone, so it might be something with his phone. I just need a lot of hotspot data, and T-MO took away my 100gb hotspot when I dropped the 2nd line, they said I could get it back if I wanted to pay an additional $50. Visible is part of Verizon and their top tier of service is only $44 and has unlimited 15gbs hotspot. But, if today was any indication of where it's network has gaps, then I will opt out and try US Mobiles Darkstar service to see if it's better. The plan I need at Verizon is out of my price range

 

$200 a month? Holy ####. I was paying $135 for 2 phone lines with unlimited on device data and 50g of hotspot per phone, and a special tablet plan with unlimited on device data. When T-mo raised it by $10/line the plan changed, so I dropped the extra line, but then they said I had to change plans because when they changed the plan and raised prices, it required me to keep 2 active phone lines. When I dropped that line I had to drop to 15gig of hotspot. I use my tablet for streaming, but lately, when I am streaming shows, I get to my 2nd or 3rd show, then it starts buffering really bad like T-Mo is throttling me, but if I swap to my phones hotspot, it stops buffering. So I need a plan with a lot of hotspot data so I can kick my tablet plan to the curb.

 

There is no way I could afford that much for phone service. I am choking having to pay $90 now. For $135 a month I could get Starlink unlimited and use it for WiFi calling and TV, but that's still too much.