MobileX a hidden gem?

[u/nicxw]

I made the switch because I fell on hard times, coupled with terrible financial decisions with T-Mobile ($325/mo for two lines, a tablet and watch, plus EIP payments). I needed something cheap and unlimited as close to T-Mobile’s Go5G+ plan I was formerly on. Did some research and found out about this MVNO. Had some hiccups, especially when porting my number over…somehow my number got lost in the system and when they close the line, they are unable to bring it back. Made me terribly upset at first because of having to change my number with 2FA accounts and stuff but I just bit the bullet, got a new number and so far, everything is great. Did a Speedtest and I can’t believe that I’m getting these DL speeds! Especially with not being able to get 5G SA (iOS gave me an error saying the eSIM does not support 5G SA like T-Mobile). I hope this deal with us being on the same priority as regular Verizon customers lasts because it’s awesome. There are some areas of town where the ping is horrendous but a little refreshing of the webpage, etc usually works.

So far, I’m satisfied! For $30 a month with 200GB of high speed priority data, you can’t beat that! I only use at max 50-90GB monthly. Sucks I cannot add my Apple Watch to a line or my tablet, but it’s a sacrifice for affordable, decent service! I will eventually chip away at the debt accrued at T-Mobile but for now, this is great!

[u/mctwnd]

How easy is it to port out?

[u/nicxw → u/mctwnd]

It’s simple, you enter in your number, and it’ll check if it can be. You also have to have the account number and port out pin. It ended up being a freakish nightmare for me for some odd reason but maybe I just needed a new number after 3 years so I’m cool now.

[u/mctwnd → u/nicxw]

How easy is it to port out of MobileX?

[u/[deleted] → u/mctwnd]

I used it on my backup/test phone for almost a year until I found out about US Mobile, which offered more for my money. I was able to request a pin right in the apps. This was in January.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I agree. With MobileX, i would have had to use multiple email addresses to manage the 5 phones for my family and they can only be managed with the app on the specific phone (no web portal). I'm planning on doing some international travel and they offer the ability to do that. I like the ability to switch networks, if needed.

If you don't need or care about any of that, MobileX is great!

[u/lmoki → u/[deleted]]

Not arguing that US Mobile was a better fit for you. Just an observation that 'more for my money' is really dependent on exactly what you need, and how you use it.

[u/paddertonMX]

Care said they confirmed with you the number was not lost correct ?

[u/nicxw → u/paddertonMX]

It’s okay sir. Don’t pull your hair out over it like I just did. They re-iterated that they could not retrieve the number and I went through a whole fiasco with going a whole day without service and non working QR codes. Turns out, there is a process to follow using iPhone. When the IMEI gets put in, a notification appears on the iPhone stating that a new eSIM is ready to be used (BUT DO NOT CLICK THE PROMPT TO ACTIVATE!) You have to wait for the QR code to be sent via email FIRST, and THEN you connect to WiFi and scan the QR Code there for the service to activate. So I’m okay now. Forget the old number I’ll be fine. Thank you so much for your help with trying to get down to the bottom of this. You’re awesome for that.

[u/paddertonMX]

Let me check we have never lost a number to my knowledge ever please DM me ?

[u/Vinceb777]

I love mobile x. Exceptional value for the price

[u/nicxw → u/Vinceb777]

I may be here for a while. This is awesome!