Consumer Cellular

[willie]

Consumer Reports says Consumer Cellular is super good but AT&T is not good. CC uses AT&T hardware so that sounds odd. How is AT&T's signal here in our area?

[RoseRed (Premo)]

Originally Posted by willie

Consumer Reports says Consumer Cellular is super good but AT&T is not good. CC uses AT&T hardware so that sounds odd. How is AT&T's signal here in our area?

Where in Calvert?

[willie]

Originally Posted by RoseRed

Where in Calvert?

Anyplace....especially Lusby. I want to get far away from Verizon, contracts, big money, ignorant service but I'm concerned about paying less and getting zero.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-575...arrier-in-u.s/

[itsbob]

Originally Posted by willie

Anyplace....especially Lusby. I want to get far away from Verizon, contracts, big money, ignorant service but I'm concerned about paying less and getting zero.
AT&T yet again the worst-rated carrier in U.S. | Mobile - CNET News

I agee with you..

But finding a company that offers services comparable to Verizon (4G) locally is impossible.

Staight Talk would be a GREAT deal for me.. BUT it also uses AT&T and little 3G service here, and NO 4G service South of the Base.

Straight Talk $45 per phone unlimited Voice Text and Data.

Verizon, >$90 for the plan THEN 40 a month per phone or device, with very limited or expensive data

No set monthly fee, or unlimited plans use Verizon that I can find.

[czygvtwkr]

Originally Posted by itsbob

I agee with you..

But finding a company that offers services comparable to Verizon (4G) locally is impossible.

Staight Talk would be a GREAT deal for me.. BUT it also uses AT&T and little 3G service here, and NO 4G service South of the Base.

Straight Talk $45 per phone unlimited Voice Text and Data.

Verizon, >$90 for the plan THEN 40 a month per phone or device, with very limited or expensive data

No set monthly fee, or unlimited plans use Verizon that I can find.

There are certian straight talk phones that use verizons network, that said I have no issue with AT&T. In my building on base I have reception and the Verizon customers don't.

[maxima87]

Originally Posted by itsbob

I agee with you..

But finding a company that offers services comparable to Verizon (4G) locally is impossible.

Staight Talk would be a GREAT deal for me.. BUT it also uses AT&T and little 3G service here, and NO 4G service South of the Base.

Straight Talk $45 per phone unlimited Voice Text and Data.

Verizon, >$90 for the plan THEN 40 a month per phone or device, with very limited or expensive data

No set monthly fee, or unlimited plans use Verizon that I can find.

The ST smart phones have the red map on them. They cost more than the AT&T and Sprint ones.

The ST non smart phones with a C behind the model number are Verizon.

[itsbob]

Originally Posted by maxima87

The ST smart phones have the red map on them. They cost more than the AT&T and Sprint ones.

The ST non smart phones with a C behind the model number are Verizon.

SO the next question would be..

And I've sent them one question: Can I buy a Verizon compatible SIM for the Smart Phone I already own??


OR another question would be, could I buy one of their Verizon Netork phones and pop the SIM out of it, and put it my phone? I don't believe there is a connection between SIM card and phone/ Phone Number until you activate your phone.

AND just noticed their only Verizon phones are are only 3G, no 4G phones.

[MMM_donuts]

Originally Posted by czygvtwkr

There are certian straight talk phones that use verizons network, that said I have no issue with AT&T. In my building on base I have reception and the Verizon customers don't.

Ugh, I'm the total opposite. In my building on base only the Verizon customers have a good signal. I rarely get a good AT&T signal anywhere - even at my own house in Wildewood.

[stockgirl]

Originally Posted by czygvtwkr

There are certian straight talk phones that use verizons network, that said I have no issue with AT&T. In my building on base I have reception and the Verizon customers don't.

Straight Talk phones use Verizon's prepay network that is not the same as their plan network. I found this out the hard way. Same goes for Verizon's prepay phones. They use a different network as well. I bought Set Your Location and cannot use it. Now it's just sitting in my dresser drawer. I even tried to sell the damn thing and couldn't sell it anywhere.

[lamx]

"Can I buy a Verizon compatible SIM for the Smart Phone I already own??"

If your current phone is AT&T, it uses GSM technology and a SIM card. Verizon phones use CDMA technology and do not use SIM cards (except their global phones which also contain a GSM section for overseas use).

Phones obtained from a specific carrier are "locked" to that carrier's network and do not transfer to other carriers' networks unless they are "unlocked". I have never looked into ST phones to learn whether they are locked to a specific network.

T-Mobile has phones with a feature called "wi-fi calling" that uses any available wi-fi network for incoming and outgoing calls. I live in an area with no T-Mobile signal but use my T-Mobile phone over my home wi-fi. T-Mobile doesn't have the best coverage in this area but wi-fi calling extends their coverage considerably. That might be an option.