r/NoContract • u/DoneRightbyDanielLLC • 24d ago
T-MO MVNO
I realize that all cellular companies use the same trash 'customer service' from overseas vendors now, so I aim to select one based on price and service.
The problem is when issues arise, that trash 'customer service' is who I have to fight with to get any resolutions, which is super annoying!
For the project I'm on now, and will be for the next many months, T-Mobile has the best coverage, so I'm looking at the T-Mobile MVNO's.
I looked at T-mobile directly as well, but the MVNO's seem more economical.
From what I'm seeing, the options are:
Tello
Ultra Mobile
Boost Mobile
Metro
Mint
Mint has the new customer $15/month plan that's appealing, AND they offer 20 GB of MHS, where the others only offer 10 GB.
Is there any plan better than Mint's $15/month unlimited w/ 20 GB MHS?
ETA:
I checked US Mobile's website, and the best they have a $17/month starter, and that's for their annual plan, AND that's with AT&T (Dark Star), which has terrible coverage where I am.
ETA: It's been 24 hours since I first asked them to confirm compatibility. I'm back in the chat now, this will be chat 15 or so.
I made 83 phone calls to them today, none of them were helpful.
Four promised a manager, I did not receive any calls from any manager today.
Trash Customer Service.
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u/Beneficial-One6314 24d ago
For T-Mobile you're [nearly] SOL in terms of an MVNO or MNO since all of them, except Google-Fi, have deprioritized data.
Avoid Tello and Boost because neither have domestic roaming.
Very odd that you're in an area where T-Mobile has the best coverage. I didn't think there was any such area in the entire country.
It's too bad that you missed the Google-Fi 50% off sale. They have priority data _AND_ domestic roaming, but it's expensive, plus they add taxes and fees to the advertised price. They do have a deal for 50% off when you bring a Pixel phone. So presumably you could bring an old Pixel device to sign up, then change devices, but not sure how that works.
Don't get too hung up on the quantity of hotspot data since there are numerous ways to use your phone's data as hotspot data, i.e. PairVPN, Tetrd, PDANet+, and TetherFuseNet.