How I pay $0 for Cell Phone/Month - Collapse of big companies?

• rydawg5

  I use WIFI for ALL cell phone usage.
  
  I was coming up with "budgeting" ideas after I canceled my Sprint service.
  
  I picked up a phone I had and realized that I didn't need to find another service provider for a phone.
  
  I downloaded Google Voice (unlimited free calling), Skype, Facebook, & a text app and haven't looked back.
  
  I can only imagine when WIFI is implemented in most cities, that no one will need Sprint, ATT, or Verizon (at least not like now)
  
  I spend 9 hours of my day at work, I drive for 10 minutes home, and then I'm at home. (So Wifi areas 99% of the time)
  
  If there is a call I HAVE to make, I can pull into a Starbucks, Mcdonalds, or others tap into their WIFI then make a call.
  
  I'm free!!
  
  Also, probably safer as I don't text & drive or make calls during drives.
  
  Secondly, did you know that you willingly spend $50-100 for INTERNET on your phone in the places you don't have wifi per month?
  
  Voyager Mobile offers unlimited Talk & Text for 19.99 - most people's bills are $75-90/month -thats saying "I willing pay 55-75 bucks per month for the net on my phone.
  
  Crazy!
  
  Note* My wife's phone is on TING.com - it's $6/month to have a phone activated. $3 (if you use it) for up to 100 minutes or $9 for 500 minutes of voice per month. So in emergencies, or for casual convenience we can always revert to that.
• dlazz

  I have a prepaid Tmobile $30/mo plan on my Nexus 4.
  
  Works for me.
  
  If you pay for postpaid service, you're probably bad at budgeting
  
  Edited slightly
• rydawg5

  dlazz;1395910 wrote:I have a prepaid Tmobile $30/mo plan on my Nexus 4.
  
  Works for me.
  
  If you pay for postpaid service, you're bad at budgeting

  We were spending $30 on "postpaid" Sprint SERO but yeah in most cases, people pay crazy prices.
• believer

  

  Coke, Pepsi...what's the difference?
• GoChiefs

  

  I pay $180.
  
  I'm OK with that.
• rydawg5

  believer;1395918 wrote:Coke, Pepsi...what's the difference?

  Those are the choices.
• hoops23

  

  I pay 80 a month and I don't have shitty Tmobile service.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  I pay zero dollars for my iPhone 5 and unlimited cell, text and data usage ... helps to have an employer that pays for it!
• believer

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;1395928 wrote:I pay zero dollars for my iPhone 5 and unlimited cell, text and data usage ... helps to have an employer that pays for it!

  I have the same sweet deal.
• gut

  It's a shrewd move if you can pull it off. For those of us that need our phone for business it's not really an option, though.
  
  I'm using GV or my home VoIP, but I'm still paying a few bucks for 911 service and software (could never get those hacks for free to work).
• dlazz

  hoops23;1395925 wrote:I pay 80 a month and I don't have shitty Tmobile service.

  
  You can get StraightTalk on ATT's network for 35
• rmolin73

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;1395928 wrote:I pay zero dollars for my iPhone 5 and unlimited cell, text and data usage ... helps to have an employer that pays for it!

  This
• Trueblue23

  

  I pay $180 for a Droid Razr and an iPhone 5. Hope this helps.
• sleeper

  

  Trueblue23;1396022 wrote:I pay $180 for a Droid Razr and an iPhone 5. Hope this helps.

  Wow. I'd be curious how much you have to pay for a life.
• Curly J

  

  rydawg5;1395908 wrote:I use WIFI for ALL cell phone usage.
  
  I was coming up with "budgeting" ideas after I canceled my Sprint service.
  
  I picked up a phone I had and realized that I didn't need to find another service provider for a phone.
  
  I downloaded Google Voice (unlimited free calling), Skype, Facebook, & a text app and haven't looked back.
  
  I can only imagine when WIFI is implemented in most cities, that no one will need Sprint, ATT, or Verizon (at least not like now)
  
  I spend 9 hours of my day at work, I drive for 10 minutes home, and then I'm at home. (So Wifi areas 99% of the time)
  
  If there is a call I HAVE to make, I can pull into a Starbucks, Mcdonalds, or others tap into their WIFI then make a call.
  
  I'm free!!
  
  Also, probably safer as I don't text & drive or make calls during drives.
  
  Secondly, did you know that you willingly spend $50-100 for INTERNET on your phone in the places you don't have wifi per month?
  
  Voyager Mobile offers unlimited Talk & Text for 19.99 - most people's bills are $75-90/month -thats saying "I willing pay 55-75 bucks per month for the net on my phone.
  
  Crazy!
  
  Note* My wife's phone is on TING.com - it's $6/month to have a phone activated. $3 (if you use it) for up to 100 minutes or $9 for 500 minutes of voice per month. So in emergencies, or for casual convenience we can always revert to that.

  
  That seems pretty extreme to save a couple bucks. Why not just not have a home Air Conditioner. I hear some OC'ers do that.
• justincredible

  

  rydawg5;1395908 wrote:I use WIFI for ALL cell phone usage.
  
  I was coming up with "budgeting" ideas after I canceled my Sprint service.
  
  I picked up a phone I had and realized that I didn't need to find another service provider for a phone.
  
  I downloaded Google Voice (unlimited free calling), Skype, Facebook, & a text app and haven't looked back.
  
  I can only imagine when WIFI is implemented in most cities, that no one will need Sprint, ATT, or Verizon (at least not like now)
  
  I spend 9 hours of my day at work, I drive for 10 minutes home, and then I'm at home. (So Wifi areas 99% of the time)
  
  If there is a call I HAVE to make, I can pull into a Starbucks, Mcdonalds, or others tap into their WIFI then make a call.
  
  I'm free!!
  
  Also, probably safer as I don't text & drive or make calls during drives.

  I'm actually kind of jealous here. When my contract is up ($140/mo for 2 phones) I might try this out for a few months. My wife will probably not go for it but her opinion doesn't matter.
• sleeper

  

  I use ObamaPhone.
• hasbeen

  

  justincredible;1396050 wrote: My wife will probably not go for it but her opinion doesn't matter.

  
  Bitches be crazy. You know that.
• believer

  

  dlazz;1395937 wrote:You can get StraightTalk on ATT's network for 35

  If I had to pay out-of-pocket for my cell I'd use StraightTalk but would opt for a Verizon semi-smart phone.
  
  Locking yourself into an expensive 2-year contract direct with ATT or Verizon just isn't worth it.
• SnotBubbles

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;1395928 wrote:I pay zero dollars for my iPhone 5 and unlimited cell, text and data usage ... helps to have an employer that pays for it!

  This for me as well.
  
  For poor people who don't have good jobs, wifi is a cool option.
• justincredible

  

  SnotBubbles;1396169 wrote:This for me as well.
  
  For poor people who don't have good jobs, wifi is a cool option.

  You, sir, have a poor attitude.
• SnotBubbles

  

  justincredible;1396216 wrote:You, sir, have a poor attitude.