[Ssc-dev] phones and service for GLSP

[Nathan of Guardian]

We should compare that to Boost, Cricket, etc and other prepaid providers. I do love Ting, but doing a quick market and service coverage comparison is a good idea. 

Ting is a Sprint MVNO, so I wonder how coverage compares to say a Tmobile or Verizon mvno in the target areas.

Hans of Guardian <hans at guardianproject.info> wrote:

>
>They charge purely based on usage, but you can set 'estimates'.  I'm
>not sure that you can set caps, but you can track usage in realtime.
>
>Looks like the Optimus S got an official 2.3.3 update from Sprint (Ting
>runs on Sprint's network):
>http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/89273
>
>.hc
>
>On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:22 PM, Harlo Holmes wrote:
>
>> let's let Rebecca in on that info. As long as the device is capable
>of running 2.3.3 then that'll make a fine choice.  It appears you can
>select your voice, text, and data caps separately, right? That would be
>perfect.
>> 
>> On Mar 14, 2013 10:14 PM, "Hans of Guardian"
><hans at guardianproject.info> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey Harlo,
>> 
>> I was just looking at the mobile provider Ting again, and I saw they
>now have a Bring-Your-On-Device plan, with monthly fees starting at
>$6/month, and the rest based on usage with good rates:
>> 
>> https://ting.com/plans
>> 
>> They also have the LG Optimus S, which is pretty nice for a cheap
>phone, and its currently $53:
>> https://ting.com/devices
>> 
>> .hc
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