[Ssc-dev] phones and service for GLSP

[Hans of Guardian]

Boost, Credo, Republic, VIrgin Mobile and Cricket are also Sprint MVNOs.  SIMPLE Mobile is the only non-Sprint MVNO that I've heard of, its GSM/SIM card based on T-Mobile's network, but there seems to be many:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_mobile_virtual_network_operators

.hc

On Mar 15, 2013, at 12:40 AM, Nathan of Guardian wrote:

> 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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