My parents want me to look into cellphones for them, and while I am at it, I decided to look into lowering my own cellphone bill as well. Here's a quick profile of my parents and I:
My mom looooves to talk on the phone. I am not sure what her usage is like, but basically, she needs unlimited minutes. No need for data or text.
I, on the other hand, am a data junkie. I am terrible. As difficult as it may be, I would love to have unlimited data. Very little need for voice and text, though I do need them.
My dad is the easiest, since he only needs to be contacted when he is out playing tennis, and that's IF he's not in the middle of a game. So, very little need for voice, no need for data and text.
So, anybody know what's the best rates out there for the three of us?
In the meantime, I've looked around myself, and I believe
And how much are we talking about? For my parents, they are only $10 a month each! For that price, you get unlimited voice and text, whereas on Ting, you can only get 100 minutes, 100 texts, or 100 mbs.
As for me, I know that Sprint's 4G coverage is spotty where I am, so really, I could probably get by with only 3G. I am used to 4G LTE, and I currently chew through roughly 10gigs a month, so this would be a dramatic cutback for me. However, I am willing to cut back in exchange for a $25 a month phone bill!
Total, that's $45 a month for three people! You can't beat that with a stick! Well, yes you can, but I meant that figurately. Actually, I would probably want to try their 4G again, so at least the first month would be $60, but that rate is still amazing for the three of us.
There is a downside to this, and it is the paltry phone selection and their price tags. From what I understand, only so many phones are capable of this wifi feature right out of the box. That means the cheapest phone available right now is the Moto G for $150 a pop. I am willing to upgrade to the Moto X for $300.
However, if you extend that to calculate for the total cost of ownership over the course of a typical two year period, that still equates to only $390 per phone for my parents. For me, the cost would be $925 for the 3G plan, and $1260 for the 4G plan. For two years, that's still pretty good.
So, that's the best deal I've found so far. Can you guys find anything better? Would love to hear it if you can.
August 23rd, 2014 at 03:08 pm 1408806527
August 23rd, 2014 at 03:10 pm 1408806659
Perhaps they would be ok with a phone from the secondary aps like GPS, To Do, camera, shopping list come to mind...
August 23rd, 2014 at 05:11 pm 1408813892
I would like to get them off landline eventually. Yes. Because for the cost of their landline rate right now, it could be paying for both of these cellphones.
August 23rd, 2014 at 06:04 pm 1408817098
August 23rd, 2014 at 08:32 pm 1408825958
Also, if your hubby only makes these international calls at home, then VoIP options like Skype or Vonage is also available to you for very little to no money extra.
August 24th, 2014 at 05:08 pm 1408900118
September 2nd, 2014 at 12:56 pm 1409662568
September 2nd, 2014 at 01:29 pm 1409664548
Or you can use something like Skype and keep it completely free....
Only downside is the need for home broadband internet of course.
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