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Old 10-20-2015, 12:09 PM
 
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So I spoke with Verizon and this is the information that they gave me:

6 gig data, 3 total per line and phone are $140 a month for Verizon.

It would be $40 less a month if we used foot phones which my wife would never do LOL but I would

So basically it's $40 for each smart phone and then $60 for six gigs

Verizon is pretty reliable but I've heard pros and cons of using it so I'm curious on what others pay for the same amount of data because I always want to get the best bang for buck and I've heard AT&T does $100 and 10 GB or something like that but don't quote me on that.
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Old 10-20-2015, 12:14 PM
 
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I guess my main question is if I decided to go for 20 bucks less and activate a flip phone rather than a smart phone what I be using less data a month if I was browsing in going on the Internet to check emails and things like that because that's what I do
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Old 10-20-2015, 12:26 PM
 
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Correction:

20 each smart phone not 40)
$100 not including tax
Federal state and Verizon
Verizon is $4
10-12 together
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Old 10-20-2015, 12:37 PM
 
Location: Alexandria, VA
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Hre is the forum:
https://www.city-data.com/forum/cell-phones-smartphones/
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Old 10-20-2015, 12:42 PM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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I use Ting for my smart phone, and Republic Wireless for my son's smart phone.

If Sprint works well in your area, give them a look. Much cheaper than Verizon.
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Old 10-20-2015, 12:43 PM
 
Location: The analog world
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That seems high even for Verizon, but their pricing structure has changed. Maybe my information is out of date.
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Old 10-20-2015, 01:31 PM
 
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What is a foot phone please?
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Old 10-20-2015, 04:00 PM
 
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Default Voice Calls Only Cheap Phones

To use as landline. Any suggestions? Something where you can keep the phone for years and years and not rely on a landline. No texts needed. Only calls and voice mails.
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Old 10-20-2015, 04:08 PM
 
Location: Sugarmill Woods , FL
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To use as landline. Any suggestions? Something where you can keep the phone for years and years and not rely on a landline. No texts needed. Only calls and voice mails.
Republic Wireless https://republicwireless.com/plans/?..._viRoCiZ3w_wcB
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Old 10-20-2015, 11:18 PM
 
Location: NC
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I had Verizon and left for Net10 under Verizon. Using the 4G network the coverage is very similar to post paid inside the US.

We pay $88/month total for two smart phones and 5gb of data each including unlimited talk/text. We used our current phones we had on Verizon, no need to purchase a crappy prepaid phone.

If you want even cheaper ATT has Cricket which has excellent coverage as well for $70/month including taxes but you only get 2.5gb of data each.

The only downside is the 4G speed is capped around 6mbps. Still very useable, unless you do a lot of movie streaming or downloading it's not a huge difference at the user level compared to uncapped speeds.
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