I have unlimited data on verizon with a friend of mine and it works well. I love the service and glad that works right for me. Good luck with anyone’s phone choice or connections choice. Take care, Doug
> On May 24, 2017, at 10:19 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My observation is that people upgrade too early. If folks kept their > iPhone for four years instead of two, the annual cost of an iPhone > would be substantially reduced. I did this when I bought my iPhone 5 > in 2012 and then upgraded to an iPhone 7 in 2016, selling my iPhone 5 > on Craigslist for $120. Further, when I first started out, I did not > use the phone much and had a prepaid service for $16 a month where I > had 100 minutes, 100 texts and 500 MB of data a month. Now I use my > phone a lot more and pay $31 including taxes for 2 GB of data with > unlimited talk and texts. This level of service should be plenty for > virtually all blind users who can jump on WIFI every so often for app > updates and downloads along with downloading podcasts and audio books. > For most people, paying more for cell phone service is unnecessary. > > Kelly > > > > > On 5/24/17, MamaPeach <mamape...@charter.net> wrote: >> That is what I did, I gave up my iPhone, and am now using a simple flip >> phone that does have speech and it only costs me $25 every 30 days through >> Walmart's Total Wireless unlimited talk and text plan. We cut cable and now >> >> only use NetFlix and Hulu for watching TV shows and movies. We pay $64.99 >> for our internet each month, which allows me to do what I want and I do have >> >> an iPod that allows me to connect to our wifi to do anything else I want to >> >> do using that device. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Richard Turner >> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 3:18 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: the cost of staying connected >> >> >> You cannot listen to your books outside with the computer unless you got >> some kind of wireless speaker system. >> But, you could do everything but the phone calls and internet stuff on an >> iPod Touch. >> If you have wifi at home anyway, then no extra monthly fee. >> Ditch the iPhone and get a simple, inexpensive phone for times when you are >> >> away from home. >> Or, keep the iPhone and decide all that convenience is worth the money. >> Just my two cents worth. >> Richard >> >> >>> On May 24, 2017, at 8:50 AM, deidre muccio <deim...@verizon.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> In the last day, I have had cause to think of the cost of staying >>> connected via an i phone. >>> First off we all pay a monthly service charge perhaps starting >>> around $50. Put another $7 or more on for insurance if you buy it. Then >>> there is the cost of the phone which can be dirt cheap if it is your >>> first >>> phone provided by a carrier you have been with for a long time. Once that >>> phone needs replacing however, let's say, 2 years and a few months, you >>> are >>> in for purchasing a new phone or a used one, or might pay a $200 >>> deductible >>> on one that your insurance coverage will replace due to hardware damage. >>> Add >>> this all up, and it's thousands of dollars over a mere 2 year period. >>> I have to ask what the true value is in all this? >>> On the practical, not philosophical front, I am paying for the >>> convenience and portability of a phone that I can make calls on and text >>> with, and I can do all the information sharing and web searching, social >>> networking, watch movies, listen to podcasts, read books, etc all on the >>> run >>> or away from home. Other than phone service and texting, all of this I >>> can >>> do on my desktop computer for the price of my internet service. >>> What would I be missing if I gave this all up? Yesterday, I >>> seriously thought of buying a monthly phone service for $25 and giving >>> the >>> rest up. Has anyone tried doing that lately? I'd like to hear about it! >>> Are >>> you planning more hikes or tandem bike rides? >>> How I love my phone! I love lying in bed or cleaning house >>> and moving my phone from room to room while I listen to a podcast, a >>> replay >>> of a news show, or a book. Again, I could do all this on a desktop >>> computer >>> provided the volume on my speakers reached the far rooms. I doubt I'd >>> miss >>> not getting calls or texts while away from home unless I was traveling >>> out >>> of State. Admittedly, the cheapest cell phone service I was able to >>> purchase >>> was $39 per month so the additional cost to text and have a phone with >>> voice >>> over menus is definitely superior to that. >>> I wonder if I've already nearly fully answered my question cause I'm >>> sitting here smiling broadly as I write this. Still, I conclude that I'm >>> crazy for putting out the money to entertain myself around the clock, not >>> unlike an avid TV watcher, when I could be out gardening or I could spend >>> more time at the gym, or finishing a novel and/or the few short stories >>> in >>> the works! I could even get some kind of volunteer job. I will say that >>> when >>> I do work for pay, my work being as a masseuse, I do not use my phone at >>> all. >>> One good thing, I guess, is that if I go silent, friends might >>> inquire as to whether or not I am still alive, so for safety's sake, I >>> guess >>> that detail gets racked up in the plus column. >>> I did not write or dictate this using my phone. I am typing away on >>> a full keyboard, which is far more comfortable and affords much more time >>> for thinking. If I could word process using a full keyboard or a >>> dictation >>> program that would allow you to dictate unlimited text, I'd trash the >>> desktop pronto. Oh, no no no, having a iphone on the blink for the past >>> day >>> was bad enough, we'll always need back up, now won't we? >>> >>> Deidre >>> Deidre >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>> list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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