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Sad to see that Ting was left out of their list of MVNOs. Ting just added GSM service, too, so they offer service on both the Sprint and T-Mobile networks. Spri

by ISL 12y ago

Sad to see that Ting was left out of their list of MVNOs. Ting just added GSM service, too, so they offer service on both the Sprint and T-Mobile networks. Sprint roams on Verizon, so there's no loss in voice/SMS coverage by switching. There's a thriving used market in phones at Glyde, and Ting's refurbished phones have been great. I've heard good things about the other MVNOs too, but haven't tried them. Decoupling from Verizon was a great financial move; as a bonus, I'm actually happy about my phone company. (Disclaimer: I'm both a happy Ting customer and happily own a few shares in Tucows)

pzxc 12y ago
I was happily paying $120/mo for two phones to the "uncarrier" (T-Mobile) for the last 4 years or so, because I didn't even know what an MVNO is. I thought the Big 4 were my only options. I just switched to Ting last month, and I can't believe it! Their billing plan is AWESOME -- you don't have to try and guess how much service you will use. Instead, however many minutes you use (combined with all phones on your account) determines which bucket you fall into (less than 100 minutes? 3 bucks), and the same for texts and data/megabytes. Less than 100 texts? 3 bucks. Less than 100 megabytes used for the month? 3 bucks. 100-500? 9 bucks. Add a base charge of $6/mo/device and my bill this month was a total of $36 for both phones. Quite a change from giving T-mobile over a hundred bucks every month! And I love t-mobile for pioneering the no-contract plans, stellar customer service, etc -- but I switched in a heartbeat when I realized I was paying triple what I needed to! And the customer service at Ting seems to be just as good! Can't recommend them enough.
akhilcacharya 12y ago
The problem with Ting is that it is not designed for people that use their devices exclusively with data, like me.
- pzxc 12y ago
  Why do you say that? I think it's perfect for that situation, because Ting allows you to set alerts or even hard limits for going over certain usages. (hard limit can be anything, even zero) Ting will let you set your account so it is impossible for you to use minutes or text messages. (Or cap them at a certain number) That's perfect for data-only usage, isn't it?

by ISL 12y ago

pzxc 12y ago

I was happily paying $120/mo for two phones to the "uncarrier" (T-Mobile) for the last 4 years or so, because I didn't even know what an MVNO is. I thought the Big 4 were my only options. I just switched to Ting last month, and I can't believe it! Their billing plan is AWESOME -- you don't have to try and guess how much service you will use. Instead, however many minutes you use (combined with all phones on your account) determines which bucket you fall into (less than 100 minutes? 3 bucks), and the same for texts and data/megabytes. Less than 100 texts? 3 bucks. Less than 100 megabytes used for the month? 3 bucks. 100-500? 9 bucks. Add a base charge of $6/mo/device and my bill this month was a total of $36 for both phones. Quite a change from giving T-mobile over a hundred bucks every month! And I love t-mobile for pioneering the no-contract plans, stellar customer service, etc -- but I switched in a heartbeat when I realized I was paying triple what I needed to! And the customer service at Ting seems to be just as good! Can't recommend them enough.

akhilcacharya 12y ago

The problem with Ting is that it is not designed for people that use their devices exclusively with data, like me.

pzxc 12y ago
Why do you say that? I think it's perfect for that situation, because Ting allows you to set alerts or even hard limits for going over certain usages. (hard limit can be anything, even zero) Ting will let you set your account so it is impossible for you to use minutes or text messages. (Or cap them at a certain number) That's perfect for data-only usage, isn't it?