[Ssc-dev] phones and service for GLSP

[Harlo Holmes]

this is just anecdotal, but when I was traveling with Louisiana and Texas
carrying a T-Mobile device and a Boost Mobile device, Boost won over
T-Mobile in terms of coverage outside of the major cities.


On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Hans of Guardian <
hans at guardianproject.info> wrote:

>
> 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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