Appleinfo: Re: [apple-iphone] Considering changing cell plan

dimanche 1 septembre 2019

Re: [apple-iphone] Considering changing cell plan

I know this is a late response to Dave's comment, but I whole heartedly agree with the national coverage. I used to travel to wind turbine sites, which are often in areas of low populations per square mile. AT&T and Verizon were the better national carriers. Sometimes a local regional carrier might have better coverage, if you happen to be standing in some farmers field (literally). Most carriers have decent highway area coverage. Also check to see if your plan has coverage if you are covering as AT&T pay-as-you-go coverage does not include many partnership coverage when traveling, but contract service does. Learned that the hard way when traveling from Oregon to Colorado for a transfer. Coverage is Colorado was also crapping in the Denver area. (I forget what they call it, something plains.)

As to international, Verizon is CDMA and most countries are GMA, so the V phones won't work.

If you don't travel a lot, then find the carrier that works best in the area you frequent for the best price. Then a cheap pay as you go if you travel to a large city.

Brent

On Jul 18, 2019, at 1:37 AM, dskolnick@gmail.com [apple-iphone] wrote:

---In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, <pattiandken@...> wrote :

> I'm considering moving to one of AT&T's unlimited plans at either $160 or $190 per month for 4 lines and
> then one more line costs about $35 (I think).

Hello Patti,

I too have a legacy AT&T unlimited data plan. AT&T has frankly been pretty decent letting us old folks hang on.

I haven't ever noticed being throttled but I'm rarely in very urban dense areas. I use a lot of data as I'm often away from alternative access to Internet up and down the US Atlantic seaboard, Bermuda, Bahamas, throughout the Caribbean, and sometimes UK and EU.

You cannot use legacy AT&T data for a hotspot. On the other hand newer unlimited contracts include clauses that allow AT&T to change terms, including unlimited in its entirety. For me the assurance of truly unlimited data is a good trade for no hotspot. I only have two lines - my phone and a data stick for my laptop. For your scenario I think I'd switch contracts. I think.

If you travel around the US at all I would stick with AT&T or Verizon for best aggregate coverage. If you travel internationally there is no substitute for AT&T. Make sure your phone is unlocked for a local SIM.

dave
Annapolis MD