Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...

🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 wrote:
Just don't know how reliable the service is

How reliable is Sprint LTE in your area?

🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 wrote:
so could you conceivably buy one of these and drop your cell phone service, but continue to use your phone (ie with Googlevoice)?
although honestly…make about 5 cell phone calls a month it seems

Light usage (under 1 gb a month) is only $14
$50 is unlimited

You could conceivably do this, yes.  I have about 5 older/mid range phones that I use around the house in wifi only situations that also double as messaging devices when I don't have my phone on me at the moment.  As a matter of fact, I just purchased a Verizon Prepaid Moto E for $10 to use as my Sonos controller that I will never activate.  It just stays in the front room and plays Google Music or Pandora etc…

The deal with Karma, however, is whether or not the cost savings are really worth the hassle if Karma is not being used as a backup.  WiFi calls take up a lot of data, which is limited in the plan where you would be saving money, and a 1550mah battery does not allow it to be "always on" so you wouldn't know if you received a message or a call - you have to recharge every 5 hours or carry a battery pack in your bag.  Is that really worth saving $15 a month?  Plus you still have to purchase your phone outright as well as the Karma.

If you're cost conscious, I think you're better off purchasing a Nexus 5x and signing up for Project Fi.  That will double your network capacity (Sprint + T-Mo) will make your life easier (Google automatically finds free wifi for you) and is relatively inexpensive at $30 for unlimited calls/texts and 1GB of data, plus they refund you money credit (not data) for unused data.   

All that without going into the hassles of Google Voice and MMS support…   

vansmack wrote:

🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 wrote:
so could you conceivably buy one of these and drop your cell phone service, but continue to use your phone (ie with Googlevoice)?
although honestly…make about 5 cell phone calls a month it seems

Light usage (under 1 gb a month) is only $14
$50 is unlimited

You could conceivably do this, yes.  I have about 5 older/mid range phones that I use around the house in wifi only situations that also double as messaging devices when I don't have my phone on me at the moment.  As a matter of fact, I just purchased a Verizon Prepaid Moto E for $10 to use as my Sonos controller that I will never activate.  It just stays in the front room and plays Google Music or Pandora etc…

The deal with Karma, however, is whether or not the cost savings are really worth the hassle if Karma is not being used as a backup.  WiFi calls take up a lot of data, which is limited in the plan where you would be saving money, and a 1550mah battery does not allow it to be "always on" so you wouldn't know if you received a message or a call - you have to recharge every 5 hours or carry a battery pack in your bag.  Is that really worth saving $15 a month?  Plus you still have to purchase your phone outright as well as the Karma.

If you're cost conscious, I think you're better off purchasing a Nexus 5x and signing up for Project Fi.  That will double your network capacity (Sprint + T-Mo) will make your life easier (Google automatically finds free wifi for you) and is relatively inexpensive at $30 for unlimited calls/texts and 1GB of data, plus they refund you money credit (not data) for unused data.   

All that without going into the hassles of Google Voice and MMS support…     

Sounds complicated.

Yada wrote:
Sounds complicated.

Exactly.

Sign up for T-Mo's $30 100 minute/unlimited data plan (via Walmart)

or

Project Fi for $30.

Don't create a headache when you could just have a few less cups of coffee to make ends meet. 

vansmack wrote:
Sign up for T-Mo's $30 100 minute/unlimited data plan (via Walmart)

or

Project Fi for $30.

thanks for this.  i've been meaning to dump my AT&T account and find another voice+data provider.  i'm currently paying too much ($66/month total) for too little data and too many minutes.  will investigate these two options.

I am paying $7 a month for my tracfone…

sweetcell wrote:
thanks for this.  i've been meaning to dump my AT&T account and find another voice+data provider.  i'm currently paying too much ($66/month total) for too little data and too many minutes.  will investigate these two options.

You'll want to read this as a Google Voice user….

http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/04/google-project-fi/

vansmack wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
thanks for this.  i've been meaning to dump my AT&T account and find another voice+data provider.  i'm currently paying too much ($66/month total) for too little data and too many minutes.  will investigate these two options.

You'll want to read this as a Google Voice user….

http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/04/google-project-fi/

i'm in once my at&t contract is up

Neil Peart says he's retired from drumming:

http://thesoundla.com/2015/12/rushs-neil-peart-says-hes-retired-from-music/

"KPOP JPOP CPOP ?POP"

Perfect Thread title as I will never click it.  That's the kind of efficiency I'm looking for around here…

now if we could just get Jules to do the same with his fathate

Sidehatch wrote:
now if we could just get Jules to do the same with his fathate

I have. I'm keeping it all in the Trump thread.

This guy has really influenced my recent listening habits.  Total makeover…

An Outsider Remakes the Nashville Soind

Those boots were meant for walking!

El Chapo recaptured.

#extraditenow

Verizon gave this guy Sir Mix-A-Lot?s old phone number ? and now he gets his raunchy texts

?Don?t check any text messages in front of your wife,? Mix advised.

Jules, I can't believe Simmons of all people beat us to this:


Bill Simmons
16 hrs · Los Angeles ·
Chino Hills winning Powerball is Chino's new greatest moment, narrowly edging this pivotal scene from The OC's pilot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nDDzmMNF28

vansmack wrote:
Jules, I can't believe Simmons of all people beat us to this:


Bill Simmons
16 hrs · Los Angeles ·
Chino Hills winning Powerball is Chino's new greatest moment, narrowly edging this pivotal scene from The OC's pilot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nDDzmMNF28

I heard someone from Chino won on the rich risen show and I swear my exact thought in real time was, "My God, we have what we need for an OC reboot."

Tan: Simmons is a huge OC fan.