Pageplus migration from Verizon

[offroad]

I have an iPhone5. Have been reading of success stories for people who want to migrate from Verizon as a carrier to PagePlus. Looks like it can be done.

Pageplus is maybe one fourth the cost of Verizon. But is the same equipment at the cell tower. Pageplus resells verizon access.

But it is complicated for IPHONE5. The older iPhone4s is much simpler. Seems you have to have a phone that is 3G only for communicating speed. iPhone4S is inherently like this with 3G. The iPhone5 from Walmart on their carrier is 3G. The verizon iphone5 can be made like this with 3G via a never activated SIM card (about $7 on eBay )

Unfortunately to terminate my iphone5 account it will cost $300. $350 minus $10 for each month on the plan you have paid for. Am considering this cost. Will take six months to recover the early termination fee in savings.

 

[wagoneer]

I bought a factory unlocked Iphone 3G and am looking for just such a deal.

 

[offroad]

Oh yes. Forgot to mention. For iphone5 it needs to be unlocked and jailbroken. Seems Verizon unlocks their iPhones at the factory. This is of course a CDMA cellphone.

For iPhone4s just needs to be unlocked. And CDMA

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Jail breaking an iPhone on IOS 7.0.6 and older is possible. You are out of luck if you have an iPhone on iOS 7.1 and newer.

 

[offroad]

After review of costs. Monthly $85 for verizon with 2g data. Unlimited text-talk. Versus pageplus monthly $55 with 2.5gb data unlimited text-talk.

So you might save $30 per month. Since I have a $300 ETF it will take me a year to get payback. -- needless to say will be looking for increased discounts.

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One year costs comparison today for me personally.

$1160 virgin mobile
$1010 pageplus
$1020 verizon.

So am keeping verizon for one year more.

 

[offroad]

And tmobile is $1050 even paying ETF.

 

[kyonu]

And tmobile is $1050 even paying ETF.

???

You can get full unlimited data for that cost yearly at T-Mobile. 3GB would be like $800 with unlimited talk and text. AND they pay your EFT if you get a T mobile phone.

 

[offroad]

When I filled out the online monthly cost. Buying a iphone5s from tmobile. They charge $0 up front but $27 per month for it on the order. Then $60 per month for equivalent service. So $87 x 12 = $1044. Tmobile is sneaky.

 

[kyonu]

Well the difference is no contract, and freedom to change carriers as you please. You *can* pay for the phone up front, or put a deposit, etc. You don't *have* to pay for it monthly if you don't want to. Just saying.

 

[LughTheBard]

I had a lady friend who hated her old iPhone4, decided to upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy S4. She gave me her old iPhone. I found out about Page Plus, decided to go with Kitty Wireless, which distributes Page Plus. Got set up after reading some entries in their "knowledge-base" and I've been good to go! It helps to be tech-savvy, but I probably could have done it even if I hadn't known what I do. Mostly patience and a willingness to look things up!


I love my iPhone4 with Kitty Wireless! It's awesome!

 

[offroad]

eBay price for iphone4 is $150. Not bad gift there lugh.

 

[jeanontheroad]

TMobile sucks out west. I have not had over 2G in west TX, NM or AZ. My contract is up in November. I am switching to Verizon. It's expensive, but paying for service I do get is still cheaper than paying for service I don't get. I can't transfer my brand new Samsung S4 over because it is not compatable with Verizon's system. Boy, is that annoying. I will probably send it to one of the grandsons.

 

[caseyc]

TMobile claims they are the fastest or super fast. I find that highly exaggerated. Other people I know who have TMobile in California aren't impressed by its data speed. Verizon is better. More expensive, but better. What's the point of a discounted price if you're not getting what you paid for?

 

[kyonu]

TMobile claims they are the fastest or super fast. I find that highly exaggerated. Other people I know who have TMobile in California aren't impressed by its data speed. Verizon is better. More expensive, but better. What's the point of a discounted price if you're not getting what you paid for?

It depends on the area. I'm in Lubbock, TX and I'm getting 15 meg download. That's as fast as my current home internet from Suddenlink, and that's damn fast. I've seen people with 80meg download, and even up to 150 meg download. Don't think I've ever seen any provider offer that kinda speed! Verizon is highly limited, but again, it's all about the area. California didn't have much Tmobile support, but after the A-Block 700Mhz spectrum, Tmobile is pushing into most of california and they will see a major overhaul.

I posted a link about it HERE with the map of the new coverage zones and what to expect. According to the CEO, it should happen by the end of the year. Excited for that!

 

[offroad]

Tmobile prepaid might get me down to $850 for the year including switching ETF fee. Would have to flash my verizon Iphone5 maybe.

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Tmobile has 4GLTE with good data limits. Not sure about switching a Verizon iphone5 to tmobile prepaid.

 

[kyonu]

Tmobile prepaid might get me down to $850 for the year including switching ETF fee. Would have to flash my verizon Iphone5 maybe.

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Tmobile has 4GLTE with good data limits. Not sure about switching a Verizon iphone5 to tmobile prepaid.

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As far as I'm aware Verizon phones are proprietary, so you'd need to get a new phone regardless.

As a secondary note, took a day trip up to Palo Duro Canyon in the panhandle of Texas today and had 3G at the lodge up there with Tmobile. I'm fairly certain most west-texas related issues are probably phone related. I use a Nexus 5.

 

[offroad]

All Verizon iPhones are UNLOCKED. Which means they can use CDMA and GSM frequency bands. Major providers AT&T and Verizon are in system that are completely different. So your iPhone has to have multiple radios internal to work. And it does.

The problem is the radios are changing so fast (with various 4g LTE versions) that the iphone5 did not keep up. So we have the iPhone5s now.

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My final recommendation is it is EXPERIMENTAL to try to adapt an existing iPhone to another provider. And providers really don't want to do this.

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Personally have given up on migrating to PAGEPLUS or TMOBILE or AIO.com as I can just stick with VERIZON and maintain 4G LTE data until more of my ETF is paid down.

Will just await a point when I can buy a jailbroken iPhone on a reasonable carrier. So I can activate it and have all I want. Then will sell my verizon Iphone 5

 

[offroad]

New information. Will start a new thread. Incerted AIO.com SIMM card into Verizon iPhone 5 (still on contract). The AIO card in the $25 talk and text only. Just to trial on connectivity. Well it works. I have both accounts (cdma for Verizon and GSM for AIO.com). Will test it for a month. Two different phone numbers of course.

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Just remember if you do this you will need to pay you ETF (end termination fee) to get out of your contracted iPhone 5 verizon account. So $350 plus $25x12 equals $650 to go to AIO.com worst case, and use only wifi. Or $720 typical to stay on verizon

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If you fail to pay ETF you iPhone will eventually be blocked.