Honestly thinking abt the switch

[boyo1991]

I am against the contract model. Can't stand contracts. I'm on virgin mobile atm, looks like they're switching things around a lot, plus its harder to find VM phones in stores. I'm thinking abt switching to straight talk. So an unbiased VM vs ST would be nice.. Thanks guys

 

[epp]

Virgin Mobile is owned by Sprint and you are limited to Sprint's network.

Straight Talk is sold in Walmart and on Straight Talk's web site. In Wal-Mart, they offer phones that will activate on AT&T (separate HSDPA and LTE models) and Verizon CDMA. The AT&T activated phones will roam on other networks, the Verizon CDMA phones will not.

For $45/month, you can't beat it. High speed data up to the first 3Gb. Once you use 3Gb, you're throttled down to slower speeds until the next service period begins.

You should look at the terms of service first, especially the section on data usage.

Hope this helps in some way.

 

[kate]

Coverage - check who has better coverage in your area, AT&T or Verizon. If one has poor coverage go with a ST phone using the other carrier.

Also, what is VM changing right now? The only thing I've heard is Virgin Mobile Custom, but that's in addition to their current plans instead of replacing them.

 

[jefboyardee]

I've used the ST $45 plan for well over a year with my CDMA phones; no problems at all, except one of my own doing. I use the automatic repay option through my credit card. One day, my bank just up and changed my credit card number; I didn't remember that ST relied on the previous number, so I was suddenly bad person.

 

[new optimus]

Straight talk is fine, though don't ever deal with customer service you will want to kick them and jump ship.

If possible go with a Sim card phone, GSM network like att or t mobile. phones are any unlocked gsm vs cdma limited phone to old crappy 3 or 4 generations back.

Oh and one more thing if you go over 3gb, and they throttle you your data is garbage not even good enough to check email.