Roughly two weeks ago I switched away from Verizon Wireless as my mobile phone provider. I had been with Verizon in some form or another for roughly fourteen years.
As the cost of owning a top-tier phone on their network slowly crept over $60, then $70, and then $80, I began considering alternative providers. With Verizon starting 2013 off with their super-expensive Share Everything plans (minimum cost for me: $90 + taxes and fees, coming to just under $100 / month), I finally decided to pull the trigger for cheaper service with Page Plus Cellular.
Page Plus is an interesting prepaid service provider. They are based out of Toledo, Ohio, which means it is easy to get support in person if I need it. Even better, it is one of the rare few providers that use Verizon's network, so my current phone runs on it without any modification. I only had to order a free port of my phone number and a monthly service plan to get started. Rather than pay the $80 / month I have been used to or the roughly $100 / month Verizon wanted on my next contract, I am now paying $40 / month with no contract and the exact same service I have been used to getting.
Yes, I have limited data on that $40 / month plan, but that is easily fixed with a still-reasonable $55 plan. So far, even only two weeks in, Page Plus has been a good experience with very few caveats. The money I am saving (better than $1,000 over two years) will be going towards many other great things (*cough*photography*cough*).
B3 out.
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