I assume virgin mobile Canada is GSM.
Didn't know that, I thought sprint owned virgin mobile
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I assume virgin mobile Canada is GSM.
Didn't know that, I thought sprint owned virgin mobile
2 iPhones and a non-smartphone on AT&T:
$50.00 Family Talk 550
$30.00 iPhone w/ Unlimited
$30.00 Family Messaging
$39.99 iPhone w/ 3GB
$9.99 Non-smartphone
- $17.60 22% FAN discount
Bill w/ fees is usually about $160.
Would actually like to switch to their new 10GB family plan but can't seem to make the numbers work. Looks like we'd save about $15 a month but then have to buy our own phones at full price.
Also considering switching to T-Mobile when our contracts are up but not sure I'm willing to take the hit in service to save a few bucks. Ok, more than a few bucks.
$50.00 Family Talk 550
$30.00 iPhone w/ Unlimited
$30.00 Family Messaging
$39.99 iPhone w/ 3GB
$9.99 Non-smartphone
- $17.60 22% FAN discount
Bill w/ fees is usually about $160.
Would actually like to switch to their new 10GB family plan but can't seem to make the numbers work. Looks like we'd save about $15 a month but then have to buy our own phones at full price.
Also considering switching to T-Mobile when our contracts are up but not sure I'm willing to take the hit in service to save a few bucks. Ok, more than a few bucks.
In Finland:
- 1200 minutes
- 1000 SMS
- 10 GB 4G data, throttled to 256 kbps after the limit
20 / month
Can be used for roaming, minutes and SMS in Nordic countries and the Baltic as well so no need to worry about billshock on my immediate travels.
- 1200 minutes
- 1000 SMS
- 10 GB 4G data, throttled to 256 kbps after the limit
20 / month
Can be used for roaming, minutes and SMS in Nordic countries and the Baltic as well so no need to worry about billshock on my immediate travels.
I don't know about the states but in Canada Bell owns virgin mobile, and yeah it is GSM
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How come you paid so much for your phone? In canada I got the 64GB iPhone 5s no contract from apple.com for just under $1100.
Virgin Mobile operates in many countries and in all cases they originally set up joint ventures with a local carrier. Sprint in USA, Bell in Canada T-mobile in UK.
In most cases they eventually sold out their ownership to the carrier hence 100 percent Sprint in USA and 100 percent Bell in Canada. In the UK the reverse happened and Virgin bought out T-Mobile share which was eventually sold on to NTL.
yeah...i can't believe how low the prices are in Italy. i'm her for work and i got a plan that is 5 euros for 500 minutes which includes calling the US and 1gb of data.
TMO question
T-MOBILE plans of note at this page
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans:
1) $30/mo: 100 minutes talk & text | First 5 GB data at 4G speeds.
2) $3 on days used: Unlimited Talk | Unlimited Text | Unlimited Web, up to 200 MB of 4G LTE Data
Perhaps neither is designed for an iPhone but perhaps a sim could be activated outside of an iPhone and then inserted (after setting APN carrier)
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T-MOBILE plans of note at this page
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans:
1) $30/mo: 100 minutes talk & text | First 5 GB data at 4G speeds.
2) $3 on days used: Unlimited Talk | Unlimited Text | Unlimited Web, up to 200 MB of 4G LTE Data
Perhaps neither is designed for an iPhone but perhaps a sim could be activated outside of an iPhone and then inserted (after setting APN carrier)
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No need for any workarounds. Those plans work just fine on the iPhone. I've got a 5c on the $30/5GB plan. Unfortunately, coverage leaves a lot to be desired.
Thanks for the response however I should have mentioned that I have an iPhone 4 & 4s, unlocked from AT&T that I would use the TMO sim with.
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Thanks for the info. Will have to look into the 4s.
Any idea about an iPad Mini which has LTE while the 4s does not.
Doesn't matter as long as the phone's unlocked. My 5c is actually a Verizon version. Caveat, hardware might limit you to EDGE in some areas.
I'm not sure if the original iPad mini has LTE support for T-Mobile. I reckon Apple might have done something similar to the iPhone 5 here (same model numbers but later releases have hardware for TMo LTE and HSPA+). If you want guaranteed compatibility with T-Mobile's network, get the AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon iPhone 5c or 5s or any LTE iPad rMini or Air.
Verizon - 2 lines - unlimited talk and text - 4 GB of data to share - company discount - $135/month
Wow! You need to change your plan. We are on ATT and have 2 phones getting unlimited talk and text and 10 GB data for $130/mo, as are many on ATT right now.
I definitely signed up for a 2-year deal. I'm off contract in October and have yet to figure out how I'd save $ by buying my device outright
MS Value 10GB: $100
Line 1: $15
Line 2: $15
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Total: $130
If one of the phones is subsidized, then add $25 to the monthly cost bringing it to $155. Only way it can be $130 with one phone subsidized is if you have a hefty corporate discount or if you took advantage of AT&T allowing current customers on 2-year contract to switch to the new plans in which case, it's just a short term benefit.
