Any experience with ting mobile?
Feb 3, 2014, 9:58 pm
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Any experience with ting mobile?
I have need to use a support desk application that is presently only available for iPhone. Being plenty happy with my Moto X and Blackberry Q10, I don't really need a new iPhone just for this so I'm thinking of getting a used Sprint iPhone 4s and putting it on Ting. More often than not I'd just use it off a hotspot on another phone like an iPod touch - but having a phone number not normally turned on that I can occasionally give out has some value so I was thinking of activating it on Ting. Would be curious to hear any experiences. For someone like me who almost never makes voice calls the pricing is very attractive. Were it not for Sprint's network I'd find it very attractive as a primary!
Feb 4, 2014, 4:59 pm
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I've had good luck with Ting. I purchased an Android phone through another Ting user and setup the phone for use exclusively as a WiFi hotspot. I disabled voice, texts, etc. Just data. Coverage was fine (U.S. only) billing was honest, reliable and the usage dashboard is well organized.
A few months ago, I moved to FreedomPop - am I now supporting the Tea Party? Anyway, I now pay $4/month for 500 MB of data vs. the $19 I was paying Ting. But if/when FreedomPop folds, I'd go back to Ting.
A few months ago, I moved to FreedomPop - am I now supporting the Tea Party? Anyway, I now pay $4/month for 500 MB of data vs. the $19 I was paying Ting. But if/when FreedomPop folds, I'd go back to Ting.
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Feb 5, 2014, 10:20 am
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I hadn't looked at FreedomPop in a while. I remember they had some WiMax case to snap around an iPhone. It looks like their offerings have changed quite a bit. It looks like I could take a Sprint device and activate it with them without the need for the gimicky case. Is that right?
Edited to add: a number of articles I found said that the iPhone is not supported yet. Still the case? As you can see in the OP, the only reason I'm looking into this is to use one app that doesn't yet have an Android version. Worst comes to worst I'll just tether off my other phones, but would be willing to pay a nominal amount for the convenience of picking it up and working.
Edited to add: a number of articles I found said that the iPhone is not supported yet. Still the case? As you can see in the OP, the only reason I'm looking into this is to use one app that doesn't yet have an Android version. Worst comes to worst I'll just tether off my other phones, but would be willing to pay a nominal amount for the convenience of picking it up and working.
Feb 5, 2014, 3:40 pm
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I hadn't looked at FreedomPop in a while. I remember they had some WiMax case to snap around an iPhone. It looks like their offerings have changed quite a bit. It looks like I could take a Sprint device and activate it with them without the need for the gimicky case. Is that right?
Edited to add: a number of articles I found said that the iPhone is not supported yet. Still the case? As you can see in the OP, the only reason I'm looking into this is to use one app that doesn't yet have an Android version. Worst comes to worst I'll just tether off my other phones, but would be willing to pay a nominal amount for the convenience of picking it up and working.
Edited to add: a number of articles I found said that the iPhone is not supported yet. Still the case? As you can see in the OP, the only reason I'm looking into this is to use one app that doesn't yet have an Android version. Worst comes to worst I'll just tether off my other phones, but would be willing to pay a nominal amount for the convenience of picking it up and working.
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Bump... Any recent experiences with either Ting or Freedom Pop?
Now that the industry is moving away from subsidized devices, I'm not sure what compelling reason there is to pay more for Sprint.
Now that the industry is moving away from subsidized devices, I'm not sure what compelling reason there is to pay more for Sprint.
Jul 1, 2016, 12:47 pm
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It seems that the better option for something like FreedomPop but not is RingPlus. We are looking at flashing his Moto G back to stock Sprint so he can switch.
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I wonder if Ting does something similar? I don't use a *ton* of voice, but I don't want the voice to suck, either.
The thing that's appealing about Ting (for me) is that we already own Sprint phones that are out of contract. Two Galaxy S5's, one Galaxy S4 Mini, and I'll probably buy an S6 refurb and give the S4 to my daughter.
I believe we'd be able to manage our data use into a range that makes the math work...
The thing that's appealing about Ting (for me) is that we already own Sprint phones that are out of contract. Two Galaxy S5's, one Galaxy S4 Mini, and I'll probably buy an S6 refurb and give the S4 to my daughter.
I believe we'd be able to manage our data use into a range that makes the math work...
Jul 1, 2016, 4:07 pm
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I wonder if Ting does something similar? I don't use a *ton* of voice, but I don't want the voice to suck, either.
The thing that's appealing about Ting (for me) is that we already own Sprint phones that are out of contract. Two Galaxy S5's, one Galaxy S4 Mini, and I'll probably buy an S6 refurb and give the S4 to my daughter.
I believe we'd be able to manage our data use into a range that makes the math work...
The thing that's appealing about Ting (for me) is that we already own Sprint phones that are out of contract. Two Galaxy S5's, one Galaxy S4 Mini, and I'll probably buy an S6 refurb and give the S4 to my daughter.
I believe we'd be able to manage our data use into a range that makes the math work...
RingPlus is also a Spring MVNO - But unless you are super cheap I'd recommend Ting.