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Decent iPhone and New Service for a Gudp Android Veteren

20 10 June 4, 2025 at 05:36 PM
I'm approaching 20 years of grandfathered, unlimited, and unthrottled service with my androids. I'd like to have a new mid quality iPhone and a simple data plan besides verizon that won't disappoint in the new england area.

Only because my iPhone friends 'send nice' and I 'receive shitty' photos and videos.

Any recommendations are welcome.
Thanks.

This is in addition to my android!
A 2nd 'burner' phone, yes, I guess.
Or have two different platform phones. yeesh.
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06-06-2025 at 02:38 PM.
06-06-2025 at 02:38 PM.
I've been in the iOS ecosystem for quite a few years, and have much fewer phone problems than my friends/family who use Android. As you surely know, the latest iPhones are crazy expensive and it's hard to feel like you're getting a good value with them.

Where I've found the best value is in buying new older generation or gently used iPhones as needed. My last 2 were a used 6 then a used 6S, both of which were wonderful. I tend to seek out individual sellers on eBay who have upgraded to a newer model and have a 100% operational gently used iPhone to sell. I got lucky and found a brand new unlocked iPhone SE3 5G about a year ago to stay current with 5G technology and iOS support and it's my current phone. It was $167 on eBay from seller VIP Outlet and came with full Apple warranty. It's an awesome phone as well; it has iPhone 13 technology (big time upgrade from the 6S it replaced) and is super fast and reliable for my needs. It had 3 or 4 years of Apple iOS support left when I bought it, which is a good thing to check before choosing an iPhone model.

About the time I bought the SE3, I switched to US Mobile on their Verizon network. Unlimited talk/text and 1GB data for $6 per month when purchased yearly. US Mobile has been a really good provider and I'm saving 70% off the plan I switched from. I don't use much mobile data but they have higher tier plans at good prices on all 3 major networks.

So that's how I do iPhone on the cheap. Hope that helps.
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About the time I bought the SE3, I switched to US Mobile on their Verizon network. Unlimited talk/text and 1GB data for $6 per month when purchased yearly.
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$6 per month ($72 per year) would be nice. Are you still getting that rate? Are you perhaps grandfathered into an older plan? Or is that somehow still available to new customers?

The lowest plan currently on their site is "Unlimited Flex" for $17.50/mo (billed as $210 for 12 months).
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Quote from Gromit :
$6 per month ($72 per year) would be nice. Are you still getting that rate? Are you perhaps grandfathered into an older plan? Or is that somehow still available to new customers?

The lowest plan currently on their site is "Unlimited Flex" for $17.50/mo (billed as $210 for 12 months).
They discontinued the 1GB $6/mo plan but yes I'm grandfathered in since April of '24. They replaced it with a 2GB/mo plan that's $8/month when purchased yearly ($96/yr). It's near the bottom of the page linked below.

https://www.usmobile.com/plans
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