Unlocked phones are the way to go

Re:Unlocked phones are the way to go by colanderman on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @12:34PM (#6641359)

From personal experience, Net10 customer service sucks, and you can't bring your own phone.

For the past year or so I've been using a $10 plan from Airvoice Wireless (an AT&T MVNO) for voice & text on an unlocked old BlackBerry (= good signal quality + long battery life). I'm not sure how long Airvoice will last (they seem like a tiny operation) but at least their customer service has been more responsive than Net10's.

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Re:Unlocked phones are the way to go by freehunter on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @12:40PM (#6641395)

I did Bring Your Own Phone on Net10. I used a Lumia 920 and a Nexus 4 interchangeably. I bought the Smartphone BYOP SIM card from Best Buy and just popped it in my phone and changed the APN settings.

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Re:Unlocked phones are the way to go by colanderman on Sunday November 03, 2013 @12:49AM (#6662267)

Ah; didn't know Net10 did BYOP now.

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Re:Unlocked phones are the way to go by tesmar2 on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @07:18PM (#6644199)

I am thinking of going with the $10 plan with a a Nexus 4. Turn on data when you need it for 6cents/MB. Have you been happy with the call quality, etc?

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Re:Unlocked phones are the way to go by colanderman on Sunday November 03, 2013 @12:48AM (#6662265)

Ya; call quality is same as with AT&T (haven't had any dropped calls; good signal even in rural areas). Site is simple to use & easy to pay. Only time I had to call customer service (during porting) they were responsive and intelligent.

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