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Red Pocket 360-Day deals are back.
8GB plan for $216
https://www.ebay.com/itm/133058350672
3GB plan for $168
https://www.ebay.com/itm/13305847...SwDrBc2cA7
The 8GB plan is a little cheaper than last time and the 3GB plan is a bit more expensive.
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1. visual voicemail stops working every few months, you have to call redpocket, they fix it in a 15 minute call, say this shouldn't happen again, and then it only works for another few months.
2. NO TETHERING on current phones! I had a moto x4 up until a few months ago and tethering worked fine. I just switched to a pixel 3a and found out that officially tethering IS NOT ALLOWED and it was just a bug with older phones that allowed it to.
Now I'm looking for a new provider when my year is up in a few months, I'll probably have to go with verizon prepaid.
att gsma redpocket does support tethering but you don't get visual voicemail for free. I took two phones on vacation to some national parks, att redpocket and verizon redpocket. the att usually reported the same signal or one bar higher, however in terms of actual data usability it was about the same, I saw somewhere that maybe att's thresholds for the bar levels are a little lower. But when it really mattered I was able to get just enough intermittent signal from verizon to get an email out whereas att was useless.
Also, att tethering apparently blocks all ports other than standard web traffic, so I had problems with some of my work apps that were fine with verizon.
Also, Red Pocket eBay plans can be applied up to 90 days after purchase... or at least that was the arrangement last year. My October 14 purchase was held and was applied on December 9th.... which from my perspective means I'm already within 90 days of my own renewal so my eyes are open for the next deal on the 20GB plan.
Last - tethering. I can't help anybody tied to or preferring the Verizon network. All I know is it's worked consistently on AT&T for years on every one of my phones.
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Last time I tried stacking they just deleted the old and started the new plan. It didn't warn me it would do that and I only had a month left but I did call customer service and they should've extended my expiration date for that extra month I missed. It also mentions must activate within 90 days though
Can anyone comment on their Mint Mobile vs. Red Pocket experience? The only problem I've *ever* had on Red Pocket is sometimes not getting texts/photos sent through the AT&T or Sprint network (mostly Sprint, and this is an uncommon problem).
Can anyone comment on their Mint Mobile vs. Red Pocket experience? The only problem I've *ever* had on Red Pocket is sometimes not getting texts/photos sent through the AT&T or Sprint network (mostly Sprint, and this is an uncommon problem).
I'm on Mint now and have been for the past 6 months. Use tethering all the time without issue. I am in NYC and the suburbs - the service is good. Sometimes certain areas there are dead spots but I was coming off of T-Mobile and so it is not much different. Was looking at this red pocket offer but as you said it isn't that much savings compared to mints 10gb plan.
Important to note - on day 91, the redemption will expire with no chance of a refund.
Online Product Purchases. All Devices and SIM Kits purchased online ("Online Product Purchases") are not intended for resale. Online Product Purchases are ineligible for refunds after thirty (30) calendar days from the order date. Online Product Purchases bundled with a service plan must be activated within ninety (90) calendar days of the order date. Any Online Product Purchases that are not activated by customer within ninety (90) calendar days of the order date may be rendered inactive and the bundled service plan expired.
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8GB is just not enough; too much month and not enough data for my purposes.
It doesn't take much to pull down 1GB.
The best app to run continuous (minimal data use) is Spotify.
The worst apps to run are iHeart, podcasts, youtube, and GPS.
I'm guessing most/all MVNOs have similar language. Mint users on Reddit have same complaint. I've read the only chance of true unlimited is with the 3 majors.
No refunds after 30 days, also under T&C. That's pretty much the definition of prepaid.
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I've used GSMA (AT&T) on Android and my wife had CDMA-V on iphone XR. She had a lot of issues that we could never hammer out. It seemed like Verizon treats mvno customers much worse than AT&T or T-Mobile. I've had zero complaints for my GSMA service. Also, Mint is pretty awesome. I alternate between the two (red pocket and mint) to maximize promos. I would not use a Verizon mvno again unless I moved to an area that only had Verizon. And even then, I'd probably just bite the bullet and get Verizon proper, not worth the hassle getting much poorer service as an mvno customer of theirs. That's my $.02
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