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Cy Valley


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So, is Uke updating to one of these marketing gimmicks? If not, what's the point of posting the story? Just wondered.


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This just might be the time for an upgrade... Then again...

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Sprint. Then there's all the no-contract outfits. Actually, there's a lot of them. Several seem to use the Sprint network, spotty service in large parts of the country, it seems. There's the Straight Talk deals from your friendly local Walmart but it's there.  Some of those also run on Sprint networks, although there's a few options for phones that work off the AT&T and Verizon networks.  Even AT&T and Verizon have some pay-as-you-go plans but they're limited on GB use with smartphones, if you're so inclined.

Also, my figures were for two phones and two GBs per month. And all those taxes and fees. You could do it cheaper.

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-- Edited by Cy Valley on Tuesday 10th of September 2013 08:22:29 PM

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Diggin' in... Found that four of 'em are THE heavies...

 

Largest U.S. wireless providers

The top wireless telecommunications facilities-based service providers in the United States are, from greatest to smallest by current subscribers: [1]

Of these, AT&T and T-Mobile use the GSM standard, while Verizon and Sprint use CDMA, all are currently rolling out networks using LTE as their future standard. Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile each operate nationwide wireless networks which cover most of the population in the United States. The smaller carriers provide native network coverage across selected regions of the United States while supplementing nationwide coverage through roaming agreements with other carriers.

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The Jitterbug cell-fone thingie hitches on Verizon... They pay for that, and I pay part of that with my "plan" which is a 1500 any time minutes. Seems pretty decent so far... But when I forget where it is, the battery dies, and no phone!

Then I remembered...



-- Edited by Uke on Tuesday 10th of September 2013 08:31:17 PM

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Maybe this isn't such a big deal, but the new iPhone 5C can be bought in a whole variety of colors! And if that ain't enough ta get your attention, how 'bout the price? Cheap!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=221121221



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How about the two year contract? Not cheap.

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Thousands, even if you go cheap. I was weakening but it's a whole lotta dough. It's nearly $4,000 for two years, to sign a contract, two phones, sticking with the (admittedly) reliable carrier.

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Seriously? Jeezuss! That's some serious moolah, which includes the phone, texting, and talking, and internets, all kindsa data (pichers, music, pron, and other schitt) that ya can't get if ya don't pay a contract.

I wonder about "deals" from the carriers... Who's left out there... AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and who else? Never really dug deeply enough ta buy in... Mainly because I hate yakkin' on a cell phone ta begin with.

Then there's this: Nobody wants ta talk ta me anyway! I bought in because of all the shit this gang was giving me
over my not being able ta call 'em from the road... SummiTen drove that fact home!

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Yeah, or when you leave it somewhere. There is that.

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A person would be a PHOOL to have an iPhone that worked on the Sprint non-network. Just sayin'. Sorry if Snippy ophphended any BJ.com hpools.

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Poster/member (In pretty good standing) Uke thanks Snippy for that inphormative, and enlightening pots!

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Snippy has offended the youngest Valley child. Mean Snippy. I won't tell him.

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Sprint is pathetic.



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Uke wrote:

Seriously? Jeezuss! That's some serious moolah, which includes the phone, texting, and talking, and internets, all kindsa data (pichers, music, pron, and other schitt) that ya can't get if ya don't pay a contract.

I wonder about "deals" from the carriers... Who's left out there... AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and who else? Never really dug deeply enough ta buy in... Mainly because I hate yakkin' on a cell phone ta begin with.

Then there's this: Nobody wants ta talk ta me anyway! I bought in because of all the shit this gang was giving me
over my not being able ta call 'em from the road... SummiTen drove that fact home!

 



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