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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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You can't "teleport" as in change your main network to tmobile/lightspeed or verizon/warp, well, more than 10% of the year, see the promotion terms. But you can buy multi-network at $10/mo more (or $7.5/mo paid annually) and add one of those two as a secondary line for data, keeping at&t/dark star as voice/text.
I placed the order few mins ago. I will get the SIM in 4-6days. Is it okay to activate and port the number after June 7th and still be eligible for the second free line? Thanks.
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I placed the order few mins ago. I will get the SIM in 4-6days. Is it okay to activate and port the number after June 7th and still be eligible for the second free line? Thanks.
I placed the order few mins ago. I will get the SIM in 4-6days. Is it okay to activate and port the number after June 7th and still be eligible for the second free line? Thanks.
I placed the order few mins ago. I will get the SIM in 4-6days. Is it okay to activate and port the number after June 7th and still be eligible for the second free line? Thanks.
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I will say USM's web and Android dashboards are very good at showing usage of voice, text, and data. I did have a long wait for phone help the one time I needed it. Warp/Verizon data speed with mmWave is extremely fast compared to AT&T, and I live in a Metro area where it is widely available. I suspect most phones -- including the Pixel 9a -- do not have the 39GHz mmWave band.
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