Ting-a-Ling! Save on Your Mobile Phone Bill - Comments Page 2

Anyone have any experience with Mint Mobile, I see the ads constantly, Ryan Reynolds owns it.

I expect Ting purchases bandwith from a major carrier. That carrier may not provide the coverage wanted particularly by Rural customers. Comment please?

EDITOR'S NOTE: I addressed that in the article. They buy services from Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile (but not AT&T).

We used Ting for years, but switched to Unreal last March. Unreal is $10 per month when purchased a year at a time for unlimited talk and text 2Gb of high-speed data and unlimited low-speed data per month. They have other plans with more data and monthly plans as well. We are quite satisfied.

Try Tello. $7/month for 1 Gb data, 100 calling minutes and unlimited texting.

Been using Mint Mobile for over a year. $15/month per phone. Check it out! They offer most of the incentives that the other guys do.

I still use a landline and don't have to waste my time diddling with this nonsense.

I am a senior citizen with a limited - fixed income. I qualify for an 'Obama' phone, so I use Q-Link. As a result of the pandemic, I get unlimited talk, text, and data until further notice. I am careful to not abuse their generosity because I would like for it to be able to continue as long as possible. IIRC, prior to the pandemic I had about 100 minutes, unlimited text, and (I think) 2 GB data per month. My plan's original limits were more than adequate to meet my needs (I have a MagicJack powered home phone).

I used part of the Stimulus money all Americans received as a result of the pandemic to get a Samsung Galaxy A 21 s phone. It has more than ample RAM and built-in storage, and it is much faster than the free phone(s) offered/provided by Q-Link even though it is nowhere near as fast as any of my PCs (even on WiFi), but for my needs it is more than adequate.

I mostly use my phone for 2FA with my Internet accounts, etc. and for security when away from home (driving to the store, friend's homes, etc.). I am required to make at least one call each month, so I usually call a family member or a friend to talk for a minute or so but sometimes these calls can extend up to an hour or longer :).

Like another commenter, this service saves me from needing a Triple-A membership. In fact, in the fall of 2021 (this past fall) the battery in my car died at a local grocery store. My older son was with me, and I used my phone to call my younger son who came out to help. My two sons went to a nearby Auto Parts store to get the battery checked out. It had developed a dead cell, so they got me a new battery and installed it right there in the groceries parking lot. Thanks to my two sons and my phone this turned out to be an inconvenience. I'd hate to think about how I would have had to deal with this situation without the phone. Thank you Q-Link and the Federal LifeLine program! You saved my bacon!

If I ever win the Lotto or Publisher's Clearing House's Sweepstakes (not likely) I'll try out some of the cellphone service options that are available. Even if I somehow become rich, I won't want to waste money needlessly so seeing the choices listed in these comments could be useful but probably not for me.

My2Cents,

Ernie

I LOOOVE Ting. That has nothing to do with the fact that I also have Ting fiber. You don't need their fiber to have their cellphone plan. I've had it for about 2 years now. I converted my landline number to my cell at no cost so, I didn't have to tell people I had a new number. It's been wonderful! I'm on their cheapest plan and very rarely go over the data I'm allowed. I pay around $25/month. I used to be AT&T and paid over $100/month. This is a real gem.

And I'm 74 years old and almost a power user.