Virgin Mobile Underrated?

[Petrah]

Tmo has some interesting options but they don't quite work for me (not enough minutes on the $30 plan)

I'm on the $30 per month plan, with 5GB of data and 100 minutes. I never use any of those minutes because I use Google Voice in conjunction with GrooveIP for free phone calls. Never touches my T-Mobile minutes.

$35.00 per month at 2.5GB of data with VM USA vs $30 per month with T-Mobile with 4G and 5GB of data and superb coverage. The choice is obvious.

 

[swerver32]

Yes it is.

 

[redgjm]

I'm on the $30 per month plan, with 5GB of data and 100 minutes. I never use any of those minutes because I use Google Voice in conjunction with GrooveIP for free phone calls. Never touches my T-Mobile minutes.

$35.00 per month at 2.5GB of data with VM USA vs $30 per month with T-Mobile with 4G and 5GB of data and superb coverage. The choice is obvious.

What are you? Tmobiles spokesman? Maybe, not everyone has the best service with Tmobile.

I'm perfectly happy with Virgins service. I get great reception and if you're tethering, when do you actually go over the 2.5 gigs? I even get really good unlimited 4g.

 

[gamikzone]

What are you? Tmobiles spokesman? Maybe, not everyone has the best service with Tmobile.

I'm perfectly happy with Virgins service. I get great reception and if you're tethering, when do you actually go over the 2.5 gigs? I even get really good unlimited 4g.

+1 when i had t-mobile i would be lucky to see 3g service.

 

[hchen42]

You made me curious and I realized that I had an unused T-Mobile activation kit here so I thought I'd test. I turned my phone off, removed the SIM, put in the unused SIM and booted. Once it was up, I showed 4 gray bars of signal. When I checked in settings, it showed the phone number as "unknown".

The FCC requires mobile carriers to transmit 911 calls from cell phones, regardless of if the cell phone is connected to an account. In fact, there are groups that collect unused cell phones (such as Volunteer Guide) to give to the elderly or women's shelters, allowing those people to call 911 in an emergency when they are out.

I think it's my phone then. SIM card was the deactivated one I had last year and Nokia 6301, still show no signal. Just for the heck of it, I tried 911, it RANG! I hanged up immediately. When I try to call other number, a message saying no service... So probably the phone.

 

[Ranhead]

+1 when i had t-mobile i would be lucky to see 3g service.

Not that I put a whole lot of faith into coverage maps, but T-Mobile's map doesn't look encouraging for my area. Couple that with them not showing up on Carrier Coverage I doubt I would be happy with them.

dark green is 4G .... light green is 3G ...... yellow is 2G ..... white is noG - lol

 

[redgjm]

+1 when i had t-mobile i would be lucky to see 3g service.

I've had Tmobile before and in my opinion, they're overrated. Yeah, its pretty cool that I can use any unlocked gsm phone but really most people aren't going to drop hundreds if dollars on a nexus or a galaxy or any phone off contact. So that leaves us the choice between VMs or Tmobiles prepaid phones and I'd definitely go with VM.

 

[gamikzone]

I've had Tmobile before and in my opinion, they're overrated. Yeah, its pretty cool that I can use any unlocked gsm phone but really most people aren't going to drop hundreds if dollars on a nexus or a galaxy or any phone off contact. So that leaves us the choice between VMs or Tmobiles prepaid phones and I'd definitely go with VM.

yes boost or virgin are my favorite, i think i would rather go to straight talk with at&t before i every go back to t-mobile i had them for 6 years, it was hell.

 

[aurora40]

I've had Tmobile before and in my opinion, they're overrated. Yeah, its pretty cool that I can use any unlocked gsm phone but really most people aren't going to drop hundreds if dollars on a nexus or a galaxy or any phone off contact. So that leaves us the choice between VMs or Tmobiles prepaid phones and I'd definitely go with VM.

Your phone comment makes no sense. VM phones are also off contract and hundreds of dollars.

 

[redgjm]

Your phone comment makes no sense. VM phones are also off contract and hundreds of dollars.

I'd consider them non contract or prepaid phones. But to help you underhand, I meant off contract phone from post paid carriers.

 

[Deleted User]

I'm on the $30 per month plan, with 5GB of data and 100 minutes. I never use any of those minutes because I use Google Voice in conjunction with GrooveIP for free phone calls. Never touches my T-Mobile minutes.

$35.00 per month at 2.5GB of data with VM USA vs $30 per month with T-Mobile with 4G and 5GB of data and superb coverage. The choice is obvious.

At $35 with data they can't throttle (Average of 6mbps and highs at 12mbps 4G and 3G Average 0.60 mbps and highs at 1.6 Mbps) makes VM a better choice. Plus I got a s2 on tmobile rooted on the unlimted data plan without hotspot but some how tmobile knows Im trying to use the hotspot and blocks data :O this is using the wifi tether app. VM wins....now if only they can get LTE already.

 

[Petrah]

At $35 with data they can't throttle (Average of 6mbps and highs at 12mbps 4G and 3G Average 0.60 mbps and highs at 1.6 Mbps) makes VM a better choice. Plus I got a s2 on tmobile rooted on the unlimted data plan without hotspot but some how tmobile knows Im trying to use the hotspot and blocks data :O this is using the wifi tether app. VM wins....now if only they can get LTE already.

I don't need to use hotspot, tethering or anything like that on my phone. I have my work and gaming rig to game, surf the net, or do whatever else I need to do here in my office. Way too many computers here in the house with business line connection speeds to bother with that tiny screen on my cell phone.

 

[Prinny]

It's about perception and well, in this case, reception.

I can't speak on behalf of T-Mobile where I live now, but when I was in New Jersey, it was a dead zone. No service for nearly 10 miles. Virgin Mobile/Sprint has a little. Verizon has the best, obviously, but their prepaid plans are laughable.

Regardless, I can't say I mind VM's service. Would I try T-Mobiles? I would consider it, if someone would send me a phone, or I could get one cheap. (As in around $40~50). Honestly, though, I think the only thing I can't say I like about VM, is some of their devices. I know, it's a prepaid get what you pay for world, but it just seems like they hardly release new devices.