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I settled on PureTalk because they were the cheapest. I don\u2019t use a lot of data so their 3GB plan with unlimited talk and text serves my purposes very well and cost $20 a month.<\/p>\nThus far at least.<\/p>\n
After I got the initial eSim glitch taken care of everything has worked like a champ.<\/p>\n
I like saving $50 a month on service. Rather, I think I\u2019m going to like that.<\/p>\n
I did notice a bit of a data slowdown in one place I happened to be. However, that was only one spot and the issue seemed to resolve itself as I made it further down the road. I wonder if it was simple network congestion. AT&T is the underlying carrier for this particular company. I know in some areas they are a little more saturated than others.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s another 2nd tier company that is more expensive, but they buy blocks of data or cellular service from the big three. It looks as though they\u2019ve figured out some balancing system that puts you on the least congested of the three carriers or perhaps the carrier with the best coverage in the area you\u2019re in.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t go with them because they weren\u2019t much less expensive than T-Mobile and honestly aside from T-Mobile\u2019s customer service getting shitty and the cost of service going up\u2026 I was happy with T-Mobile. As I stated before, Their pricing and their Customer Service drove me away.<\/p>\n
The new guys, will have me as a customer for as long as they treat me well. I\u2019m probably never going to have \u201cLoyalty\u201d to a cellular provider again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I know it\u2019s a hassle but I\u2019d really suggest reviewing your cellular plan and doing some price comparisons. Especially if your phone is not under some contract.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a list of the folks I checked out.<\/p>\n
Mint Mobile – T-Mobile\u2019s Network
Consumer Cellular – Verizon (I think)
Patriot Mobile – All three Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T
PureTalk Mobile – AT&T\u2019s network<\/p>\n
What\u2019s really strange is that going through these folks is cheaper than going through the big three Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T. I still have no clue how that works.<\/p>\n
These companies typically have US based Customer service. I don\u2019t know how long that\u2019s likely to remain the case, but for the time being it\u2019s nice to talk to someone stateside.<\/p>\n
That being said, several have “business hours” so if you\u2019ve got a problem, you\u2019ll have to handle it during normal business hours extant wherever they happen to be.<\/p>\n
I settled on PureTalk because they were the cheapest. I don\u2019t use a lot of data so their 3GB plan with unlimited talk and text serves my purposes very well and cost $20 a month.<\/p>\n
There is one thing that is, or can be misleading.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re using an iPhone and their iMessage app. Sending text messages may not count in the unlimited text message column.<\/p>\n
Unless specifically set to be otherwise, iMessage uses data not SMS\/MMS (Cellular Text).<\/p>\n
So yes, the SMS\/MMS part of the cellular service is unlimited, but iPhone to iPhone will use your data plan by default.<\/p>\n
I haven\u2019t felt like forcing my phone to use SMS. As it stands, with me using my phone as normal I\u2019ve still got 88% of my 3 GB data available. If It becomes a problem or concern, I\u2019ll change to the $25 plan and have 5GB which is the same as I had on the T-Mobile Plan.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m really curious about how the new Google RCS standard fits. Does it use SMS or is it too data?<\/p>\n
Oh, if you do the comparison and decide to switch to PureTalk, kindly use this link.<\/p>\n