[olug] OT: Leaving Verizon? ...for Ting? Net10? Cricket? Other?

Thu Sep 25 08:35:24 CDT 2014

Ting will not use Verizon towers for data, just for voice; I know this from
personal experience. And while there's no lock in per set, the effective
lock in is that you have to plunk down a good chunk is change for the
phone. I suspect that Ting subsidizes the phone a bit, though. I paid less
for the phone(HTC One) through Ting than if I'd bought it outright. But you
can then take this phone to another carrier.
On Sep 25, 2014 6:46 AM, "Joseph Gulizia" <joseph.gulizia at gmail.com> wrote:

> As I and others have already stated there is a great difference in using
> Sprint and Verizon versus Ting.  I work in Western Iowa
> (Underwood/McClelland) and live in CB.  I frequently go into Omaha and
> nearby and haven't had any reception problems.  Ting uses Sprint AND
> Verizon towers and provides excellent support.
>
> So my experience does make me a fanboy....but I feel you'd be happy with
> Ting and since there's no contract or lock-in you can change at any time.
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Dan Anderson <dan-anderson at cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> > YMMV I guess.
> >
> > I've been on Sprint in Bellevue and then Omaha for 15 years with zero
> > problems (nor with Ting).
> >
> > And my wife's Verizon contract is the only one I've ever had to buy my
> way
> > out of since we had no service at her work or at home, yet the Verizon
> > position was, "If it's colored on our map then you have service".
> >
> > So you're probably better off asking people who live near you or work
> near
> > you what their experience is.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Aric Aasgaard <aric at omahax.com> wrote:
> >
> > > At my work on 102nd and I St I had to set up an Airave so we could
> simply
> > > make phone calls on Sprint.  .......and when it worked I got about
> > > 200-400kb of data bandwidth from my home on about 84th and I-80.  Using
> > > Sprint in Omaha is like using AOL dialup because it is cheaper than
> Cox.
> > >
> > > -------- Original message --------
> > > From: Kevin <sharpestmarble at gmail.com>
> > > Date: 09/24/2014  11:59 AM  (GMT-06:00)
> > > To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [olug] OT: Leaving Verizon? ...for Ting? Net10? Cricket?
> > > Other?
> > >
> > > Don't know where you're talking about. I'm at Bellevue University and
> > Olde
> > > Town and haven't had problems at all.
> > > On Sep 24, 2014 11:30 AM, "Tony Gies" <tony.gies at gruppe86.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sprint's network is practically nonexistent in Bellevue, for what
> it's
> > > > worth, and what poor service there is is intermittent. I got out of
> my
> > > > contract with them because the towers covering my home and work were
> > > > out of service for 3 months with no fix in sight and I couldn't use
> > > > the service at all. They tried to argue the point, for some reason.
> > > > I'm currently paying a whole lot more with Verizon but the difference
> > > > is that the services for which I am paying are actually delivered.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tony Gies <tony.gies at gruppe86.net>
> > > > Technical Projects Director
> > > > gruppe86 | IT Consulting, Software Development, Systems Integration
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Greg Gerke <ggerke at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > It's amazing to call Ting for support and actually get an english
> > > > speaking
> > > > > person within 2-3 rings. For those rare times that I've got a
> > recording
> > > > it
> > > > > genuinely sounded like they were bummed to have missed the call.
> > > > >
> > > > > The only thing really wrong with Ting is that it rides on Sprint's
> > > > network.
> > > > > If you're in a major city or within eyesight of I80 you're pretty
> > good.
> > > > If
> > > > > you stray too far from there (like up to Burwell, NE or down to
> > Crete,
> > > > NE)
> > > > > you're out of luck getting a signal. I've also got Vonage and with
> > > their
> > > > > app on my Android phone I can still make a call over wi-fi so
> that'd
> > be
> > > > an
> > > > > option.
> > > > >
> > > > > But if you're out in the middle of nowhere without wi-fi...? Well,
> we
> > > > never
> > > > > had cellphones back when I was a kid and we seemed to survive ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Joseph Gulizia <
> > > > joseph.gulizia at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> @Jason Troy.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I've heard about how bad Sprint was/is...but decided to give Ting
> a
> > > try.
> > > > >> Even though they need sprint enabled phones and use Sprint's and
> > > > Verizon's
> > > > >> networks.  The service has been outstanding and when you call
> their
> > > > >> Customer Support it has been fantastic.  Family and I had Verizon
> > > before
> > > > >> Ting and the family (wife and kids) now have US Cellular...they
> are
> > > > wishing
> > > > >> they went with me to Ting.  I can't say anything bad at all about
> > > > Ting.  I
> > > > >> am primarily in Western Iowa...not sure if that makes a difference
> > or
> > > > not.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Just my two cents.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Joe
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Joseph Gulizia <
> > > > joseph.gulizia at gmail.com>
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> > Ting.  Love it.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > I have more info about it on the
> > > > >> > Gulizia Technologies Facebook page...or I can email you what is
> > > posted
> > > > >> > there.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > (Link included in that posting)
> > > > >> >
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