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I like Ting [0] a lot it's only $6 per line and they only charge you for what you use. Even in months where I have heavy usage the total bill for two lines typ

I like Ting [0] a lot it's only $6 per line and they only charge you for what you use. Even in months where I have heavy usage the total bill for two lines typically ends up in the $60 range. US based phone support. Easy to use and understand website. Can't say enough good things about it. The also offer fiber Internet if you are lucky enough to live in one of the handful of cities where they offer it. [0] https://ting.com/ https://ting.com/

PopeDotNinja 6y ago
Ting data is not cheap, but I suppose it's reasonable for light users. My irrational self would rather pay a lot more to avoid getting slammed w/ high, unexpected costs (e.g. binging watching a show and forgetting my wifi was off).
- pmorici 6y ago
  Ting has really good software to help you limit your usage for example you can set warnings when you go over certain usage levels and you can set hard limits so you don't go over a limit you can set super easy to control. I looked at what I actually was using and used their billing estimator to see what equivalent usage would cost on Ting and it came out cheaper. Ting Data is the same price as data on Google Fi. If you live in a house hold with multiple lines it is absolutely cheaper than paying for multiple "unlimited" plans that aren't fully utilized.
harshreality 6y ago
Ting doesn't really look like a good deal except for extremely low usage, like for a secondary phone or if you do everything connected to wifi and not using mobile talk or text. 1 line = $6, 1-100 minutes = $3, 1-100 texts = $3, 101-500MB = $10. Total, with that low usage, is $22/mo with Ting. Compare against some cheap MVNO like Mint Mobile where you can get unlimited talk and text, 3GB 4G for $20/mo prepaid for 6 months, or $15/mo prepaid for 1 year. Which is very similar to T-Mobile Connect (their new prepaid thing). I don't know if "T-Mobile Connect" is technically a separate entity that's a MVNO running on T-Mobile's network, or whether it's a genuine 1st class service on T-Mobile's network. Even if T-Mobile Connect is a MVNO, I would probably choose it if I were reevaluating plans today, except... the last time I used T-Mobile's website it was horrible, and Mint's is very simple and clean. Google Fi would be more, but if you go over 100 minutes or 100 texts, the Ting price goes up, while the Fi price is unchanged. More than some cheap MVNO, but Google Fi has some special features that might make that worthwhile for some people.
- pmorici 6y ago
  I don't like Mint because it is gimicky ie: introductory rates, and you have to remember to commit to a new X month contract every X months. Use Ting's billing estimator to look at what your real usage is and see what it would cost. The real sweet spot is if you have multiple lines with medium usage since they pool usage and you aren't paying for an "unlimited" plan for multiple lines.

PopeDotNinja 6y ago

Ting data is not cheap, but I suppose it's reasonable for light users. My irrational self would rather pay a lot more to avoid getting slammed w/ high, unexpected costs (e.g. binging watching a show and forgetting my wifi was off).

pmorici 6y ago
Ting has really good software to help you limit your usage for example you can set warnings when you go over certain usage levels and you can set hard limits so you don't go over a limit you can set super easy to control. I looked at what I actually was using and used their billing estimator to see what equivalent usage would cost on Ting and it came out cheaper. Ting Data is the same price as data on Google Fi. If you live in a house hold with multiple lines it is absolutely cheaper than paying for multiple "unlimited" plans that aren't fully utilized.

harshreality 6y ago

Ting doesn't really look like a good deal except for extremely low usage, like for a secondary phone or if you do everything connected to wifi and not using mobile talk or text. 1 line = $6, 1-100 minutes = $3, 1-100 texts = $3, 101-500MB = $10. Total, with that low usage, is $22/mo with Ting. Compare against some cheap MVNO like Mint Mobile where you can get unlimited talk and text, 3GB 4G for $20/mo prepaid for 6 months, or $15/mo prepaid for 1 year. Which is very similar to T-Mobile Connect (their new prepaid thing). I don't know if "T-Mobile Connect" is technically a separate entity that's a MVNO running on T-Mobile's network, or whether it's a genuine 1st class service on T-Mobile's network. Even if T-Mobile Connect is a MVNO, I would probably choose it if I were reevaluating plans today, except... the last time I used T-Mobile's website it was horrible, and Mint's is very simple and clean. Google Fi would be more, but if you go over 100 minutes or 100 texts, the Ting price goes up, while the Fi price is unchanged. More than some cheap MVNO, but Google Fi has some special features that might make that worthwhile for some people.

pmorici 6y ago
I don't like Mint because it is gimicky ie: introductory rates, and you have to remember to commit to a new X month contract every X months. Use Ting's billing estimator to look at what your real usage is and see what it would cost. The real sweet spot is if you have multiple lines with medium usage since they pool usage and you aren't paying for an "unlimited" plan for multiple lines.