Originally Posted by
KRSW
I stumbled across US Mobile's website and their Unlimited Premium plan seems very interesting. Of note, being able to switch between the big 3 carriers at a whim.
Is there anyone out there with experience with them?
Yes, I just started a free trial with them a few weeks ago. Their top plan, paid annually, is ~$32/mo which is slightly more expensive than my current carrier, but has more perks. Their mid-tier and low-tier plans are decently cheaper. They even have an $8/mo plan for my kids. So far I have been very happy.
The only surprise is that it is NOT as easy as you might think to switch between carriers. You have to be on Wifi and get a new eSim every time you switch. Depending on your device it may require a reboot. The first time I tried it, it didn't work, so I deleted the eSim only to find out I could only try to activate each eSim one time. So I had to use their online chat to get it fixed. It took me about 30min, but now I know not to delete the eSim but instead I probably should have just rebooted my phone.
On my Pixel 7, the only easy way I could find to do this process was also using a separate device. On one device you go to their website and request the change. It shows a QR code. On my Pixel I scan that QR code to receive and then activate the new eSim. Then you wait or probably just reboot. I think with two devices and Wifi I'll be able to do it in <5min from now on.
So, long story short, I think I'm going to switch to them for my whole family and I'm very happy with it, but I don't think I'll be switching between networks willy nilly. Perhaps on a long trip somewhere I may switch, but then when I get home I'll need to switch back. Switches cost $2/ea unless you are on their top-tier plan. For this reason, I think I'm going to go with their least expensive unlimited which gives you 10GB/mo of high-speed but not free network changes.
PS - their top-tier plan will soon let you be on two networks simultaneously on the same phone, for the same price. That might be of interest to some people. I'm not sure how well it will go back and forth between the networks -- will it automatically change based on performance? For data that sounds great, but for text messages not so much since you'll have a different phone number on each network.