I did not expect a reply from a VZW REP. I was asking IF anyone has tried straight talk.
To answer your cost question: I always calculate different costs. For one you can elect to use your present phone, no need to worry about subsidies,like VZW fake subsidy which costs you more in a two year period, because of: 1, data costs, 2: the plan @ Wallyworld is half the cost of VZW plan. As you can see the money saved over a 2 year period is substantial, more than enough to offset the cost of a latest, greatest tech phone. Wally world sells them for about half of VZW price, sometimes on sale for about 25%.
So you need to do more homework.
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One thing you should keep in mind when comparing the cost of plans from different services, and especially a MVNO is that your phones are not subsidized. In today's technology, a two year old smartphone is an antique. The subsidy you get on a top of the line smartphone from Verizon and others is about $400 off the retail cost, and since you are eligible for a new phone every 20 months, that subsidy is effectively a credit of $20 per month. So look at that $45 rate from Straight Talk, consider your future cost in buying a new phone outright, the slower data speed, the possible lack of coverage in some areas. Take a close look at the data coverage on ST's coverage maps. If it still looks good for you, by all means, go for it.
