Slache Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 We're thinking of switching from Cincinnati Bell because they were bought out and our bill is going up from $50 a month to about $180. Um, no. T-Mobile seems to be the cheapest. Also, if you have the 2 phones for $80 a month plan what does it *actually* cost per month? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 We have that plan, and we like it. We get unlimited everything for both phones, and the bill is around $96/mo including all the taxes and regulatory fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 T-Mobile was bad for me, but that's because I traveled a lot for work and coverage was extremely spotty. If I were always in my hometown, it would have been quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 We have been with T-Mobile for years and years. I really like them a lot. Their customer service has been really good. I used to sell long distance and cellular service and T-Mobile was always the least expensive (but that was about 10 years ago that I sold, too). We have four lines and pay about $110 a month with all fees and discounts. The only issue we've had is that there are two spots that we infrequently travel to where they don't have coverage. One of them is VERY infrequently and the other is a place where we're going to get away for a few days, so I don't want cell service anyway (there are other phones available for emergencies). In our hometown and in other places we go -- 99.9% of the time -- coverage is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 T-Mobile was bad for me, but that's because I traveled a lot for work and coverage was extremely spotty. If I were always in my hometown, it would have been quite good.. This. DH has T-Mobile. It's great around home. Not so much out in the rural areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 One of my kids has had T-Mobile for years. I usually pay the bill, so I figure that qualifies me. She's never had any trouble with either of her plans. She had unlimited texting only for many years and now she has texting and data but has to pay for minutes. I like that I can login and pay online, or she can pay from her phone, or I can even call from my non-T-Mobile phone and recharge hers. I've never had a reason to call customer service, which is not the case with the other carriers we use/used. I also don't recall her ever having a lapse in service, although of course there have been a few remote places where she's had no signal. My husband and I currently both have Straight Talk and really like it, but my phone is dying, and I don't like any of their phones. I checked T-Mobile, but I didn't like any of theirs either. My Virgin Mobile phone came today, but it's sitting here unopened, because I really hate change and I'll wait until my phone is worse before making the switch to the new carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 We have them, and haven't had any problems, except when James Bond was in Japan, but he was in a very remote area, with poor coverage, so I can't gig them for that. We do have the $80 plan, but with the phones (2 iPhone 5c's), it comes to $107/month. It's not bad for unlimited talk and text and whatever the data is. We never come close to using all the data, so it works well for us. I always swore I'd never use T-Mobile, after dealing with T-Mobile Deutschland, which is the devil, but they were the least expensive, and we've been quite happy with them so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I used to have it, and in my area the reception was pretty good. Then Straight Talk started the BYOP plan where you can bring an ATT or TMobile phone and have unlimited everything. Now dh has a TMobile phone and I have an ATT one through Straight Talk. You purchase a SIM from them, so they go off the towers of whichever of the two your phone is. I would ONLY use ST that way. The regular ST phones usually aren't the best because lots of them go off Sprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I switched from Verizon to TM when we recently moved back to San Diego to save money. So, not exactly rural. Not impressed. Coverage is very spotty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebbyribs Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I've had T-Mobile ever since I got a cell phone (maybe 10 years now?) I have a pay-as-you-go plan and buy 1000 minutes for $100, and that's about 1 year's worth of cell phone usage for me. I'm happy with the service here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 T-Mobile has a big presence here. we switched from Verizon to T-Mobile. got all set, brought the phones home - and they didn't work in dh's office. dh lives on his cell in his office - he can't work without it. within two days we were back at Verizon and cancelled T-Mobile. (we were within the rescission period. did have some hassle to get the full credit back to our account, but the manager was good - just a hassle.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 It is spotty here and at my work, it doesn't work in the back half of the building, where both ATT and Verizon have zero problems. I can't worry that my cell service is going to cut out all the time. I have it for safety and convenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Is the voice quality for T-Mobile as good as, say, Verizon, in areas where you do have coverage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Is the voice quality for T-Mobile as good as, say, Verizon, in areas where you do have coverage? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 We've had them for about 8 years and loved them. Where we live all service is spotty (dds' friends have many different providers and their phones rarely work here) but we make all calls through our wi-fi at home so we don't have trouble with that anymore. ETA: I most like that their plan for all four of us is affordable and I don't have to worry about overages with dds and their data. If they go over the limit, it just slows down to dial up speed. That hasn't happened yet since we always use wi-fi at home but it's nice to know we won't be hit with an unexpected bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I love T-Moble. We have the prepaid per minute plan. I don't talk on the phone much, so I pay less each month than the taxes and extra fees were back when I had a monthly plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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