Phone plan research help?
I'm looking for a cheap plan for two unlocked phones that I already have. I'd like a plan that has 5-10 gigs per line, works with T-Mobile or Verizon, and available in Ohio.
Once upon a time, there was a lovely website that would easily and clearly compare cell phone plans from any provider who had service in a given area. It has since been filled with ads, featured partners and compares only introductory rates.
Is there another site that compiles and compares real world information on data plans and stuff? Do I have to just poke around on multiple different websites and compile information myself?
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I’ve been pretty happy with mint mobile the past few years. 5gb for $15 per month if paid a year up front
https://www.mintmobile.com/plans/
As someone who A/B tested mint and T-Mobile. They are virtually the same (mint is owned by T-Mobile) but in the middle of no where Kansas T-Mobile had full data but mint only had voice/text. I'm 98% sure that's because it was a dead zone for T-Mobile so you defaulted to roaming on a locally owned tower. So keep that in mind if you travel a lot to sparsely populated areas.
We decided to stick with T-Mobile in the end just because both the W and I got big pay bumps but if we hadn't I would have strongly considered switching.
Mint has issues if you're in cities: you get deprioritized on busy towers like a T-Mobile customer who has gone over their maximum data.
I'm actually switching off mint this cycle because it's bad enough in NYC as to be unusable during peak commute times - which is when I want data most.
Using home WiFi reduces data consumption but yeah months with overages this can be annoying.
That's not what I'm talking about: even with full data at the start of the month you only get access to T-Mobile towers if there's excess capacity.
During rush hour in the subway there is no excess capacity so you don't get to connect. 0 gigs used or Max doesn't matter: no connection if you're not t-mobile.
This is also true of t-mobile essentials plan users: they're deprioritized like mvno.
Most places this isn't a big deal but cities you'll definitely notice.
Ah, yes, I have experienced that before with other cheap plans.
If you're in suburban Ohio you'll probably be good and you'll have major savings.
If you're in an urban environment it really depends on how overbuilt the network is.
MetroPCS in southern US has same "issues", running on T-Mobile. 🤦♂️ I've bounced between the two services enough times to understand the difference.
Spring Break here.... Only T-Mobile customers get usable and consistent data.
Thanks for clarifying.