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Be aware that both the first line and the free second line must be on the Dark Star (ATT) network, and you cannot switch to other networks for more than 36 days in a year, or you will be charged the
full fee. What this means is that you are committing to AT&T for a year, on two lines. I've had excellent service and connectivity from US Mobile on the Warp Network (Verizon), but my free Dark Star line is mediocre at best on my 2024 Razr. Downloads of 4.5mbps/ uploads under 1mbps. That is despite ATT map showing good coverage here.
I recommend that anyone considering this do a test drive on the Dark Star Network first, as it is the only way to determine if it will work for you. Try it at home, work, and any other places you hang out.
I'd recommend not falling for this "deal" and just paying monthly for whatever network you want to try. Only if it works great would I commit to it. If the free line were my main line (it is not, I have Warp on my main line) I would get rid of it even if that meant forfeiting a free line.)
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Every time I work with USM staff they are competent, polite, and patient. And almost always get things right on the first effort!
To compare, "US-based" Consumer Cellular is a joke for "customer service."
Very easy to port out. No issues. It's great being able to switch between all three networks, which is unique to US Mobile.
My wife was hesitant to switch, but she's had no issues at all on Dark Star (AT&T). I have RCS issues on Dark Star with a OnePlus 13, but no issues on Warp (Verizon).
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Will they honor this promo to me?
I got a full refund for service I started on 05/30 but I had to lose that number. Then I got a new number elsewhere and ported into US Mobile for this promo.
Annual Unlimited Premium and Annual Unlimited Starter "Buy One, Get One" deal:
6. The free annual plan must be activated within 30 days of being made available on the user's dashboard. It will expire after 30 days if it is unactivated.
Just to clarify, you'd need to port out your original Line 1, then port a non US-Mobile Line 2 into US-Mobile before this expires on 6/7, then after 15 days you can port back in Line 1 to US-Mobile.
Also something interesting is that you can (soon) gift these free plans to other people, even those who are not US-Mobile customers:
11. The free line will be giftable (once the gifting feature is available sometime in June 2025): that is, a user who receives a free Annual plan as part of the BOGO deal can transfer that free line to another user (this could be an existing user or someone who is not yet a US Mobile user – they will receive the free plan after creating their US Mobile account).
Edit: I think not because when looking at international there are tabs for the different networks
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- Free Smartwatch Plan
Warning: THIS MENTION IS MISLEADING BY US MOBILE. A WATCH PLAN IS NOT AVAILABLE ON DARK STAR. WARP ONLY FOR WATCH PLAN. Basically, don't go thinking you can get a watch plan on this promo. Yes, I'm a US Mobile user.I can take either path to handle the free line for my charity case but I'll only get the free line if I port my daughter from Visible Plus with full faith and confidence that her watch problems are being fixed and she would not be inconvenienced for long. I hope to learn more before the promo ends on June 7.
Dan
The question is, will this promotion only last 1 year and after that I will get charged for 2 lines? 🤔
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