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I've been resisting getting a smartphone for years because I didn't want to either pay $300+ for a phone or $80+ per month with one of the big carriers. Then a
by notdrunkatall 13y ago
I've been resisting getting a smartphone for years because I didn't want to either pay $300+ for a phone or $80+ per month with one of the big carriers.
Then a couple of weeks ago, someone on an HN thread told me about the Nokia Lumia 520. I checked it out, decided to buy one, and I'm damn glad I did! Windows Phone is frankly amazing - it does everything I need it to do, it's beautiful, and it just works. I ordered a sim card from Straight Talk for their Bring Your Own Phone program for $7, and voila, I have unlimited everything on ATT's network for $45 a month.
- zanny 13y agoThe other service I advocate for people is Ting, since its only $6 per phone, though you have to buy the device. But the Nexus 5 is such good value for hardware it isn't even that expensive, and they have that same early termination relief deal. I have around a dozen people on one Ting plan, and since the monthly bills adjust for usage I usually only owe around $120 total, and literally $60 of that is from the few people that use 1k+ minutes / texts a month. By comparison I know a family of 4 on Verizon with iphones and such that pay $400 a month for not even unlimited service.
- seoguru 13y ago+1 for ting.com. We have 6 phones on it, including the nexus 5 which rocks. bill is $74 this month. I love the web interface that enables me to turn off voice/sms/data on a per phone basis if they hit thresholds or if my kids don't get their homework done :-)
- e28eta 13y agoI love Ting's 'pay for what you use' model, but their pricing wasn't competitive enough for someone who primarily uses data.