Anyone using Ting?

[meyerweb#CB]

Might be good for me once I get my kids of my family plan. My wife hardly uses any data, and most of my data usage is on WiFi. I'll have to take a serious look in a couple of years.

 

[Michael Ksiazek]

I just switched an LG optimus. I tried last month but the phone i had was corrupted. This was a learning process for me.
anyway, by chance I came accross another phone for $5 just like I had. got it switched over in 5 minutes.
off topic a bit...I am homeless but having a decent affordable phone to use without having to go to a WiFi spot will help me in my job hunt.
Especially since Im thinkin about starting my own business. Now I can advertise a little.
The plans that TING have make more sense then the major carriers and it is affordable. I can always go to a WIFI spot for internet data use.
I suggest looking at their plans. It is $6 bucks plus whatever plan you choose. A zero plan is where you get charged for data rate usage. $3 plans gets you like 100 minutes of talk and. You can mix and match data usage. zero for internet, $3 for text, etc...

 

[David Scott3]

Yes! And they are excellent, very affordable. Anyone can use this link for 25$ off their first month when they register - VGQLR0.ting.com
They offer great incentives and customer service is spot on, I have gotten a live person instantly within the first 2 rings. Let me know if you have any questions!

 

[Rick Gellert]

Well here's the ting, two turds of the Ting users like Tang. Whereas one turd of Tang users like Boost. They smoke crack caffeine the rest of the time.

 

[BMIC50]

I had been hearing a lot about Ting in TWiT (mostly the AAA show ) and reading about it elsewhere. I decided it give it a try. I purchased a used Sprint Galaxy S3 through their website and activated it on Ting when it arrived. So far I'm happy with my choice. I largely use WiFi at home and so have set things up with my Google Voice number and the Groove IP app. (There is good information on the Ting support forum on how to make this work in conjunction with the Ting service). I haven't been with them long enough to get my first bill yet, but I've been keeping a close eye on their handy Ting dashboard app and so far my calls and data are within the lowest range. It's unlikely I will ever use their text messages since I will use Google Voice for that. This service my not be for everyone but it seems perfect for me.

Auntie
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That is interesting...using GoogleVoice to save on SMS. Question for you...does MMS work on Ting? I was hoping it did since it was on Sprint, but I think I read somewhere that it isnt supported on Ting.

 

[sure why not]

MMS is data (+ one SMS for feature phones) on Ting.
You can avoid the data (which is expensive) if on Wifi.

https://help.ting.com/entries/23452263-Multimedia-Messages-MMS-

Settings help:
https://help.ting.com/entries/22653...xy-SIII-MMS-messaging-is-enabled-on-ting-com-

 

[sure why not]

I know they show as attachments in Gmail for me.
Is that just a Sprint thing?
If Google can integrate video calling in Chat I don't see what their problem is.

With all the services Google is marching to the gallows and then (kinda) rolling into G+ I can see myself with a steep learning curve.
...or dropping it entirely.
http://www.slate.com/articles/techn..._joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html

 

[Nick Liechty]

I just started on ting last week. I activated a Sprint Galaxy Nexus in abot 5 minutes. I'm going to activate a Sprint GS3 in the next few days. I've been watching their dashboard and the charges so far are exactly what they promised. I anticipate our bill being about half of what it was before.

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[sure why not]

No wonder Sprint's data speed is so bad. Ting, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile are sucking the life from their network bandwidth.

Then get ready for FreedomPop.

I was reading on Ars this morning; (in part)

...FreedomPop, a cellular hotspot company that lures customers with free, entry-level data packages, is getting into the smartphone business....
The service in which the entry-level package costs nothing and includes 500MB of data, 500 text messages, and 200 anytime voice minutes. Anything beyond that requires payment of usage fees.
The company is calling this first offering a "beta" and will take signups at FreedomPop.com/phone...
FreedomPop's service rides on the Sprint network....
Besides selling phones itself, FreedomPop will eventually allow customers to bring their own phones and get a free plan. "Any phone attached to the Sprint network" will work, a company spokesperson told Ars.
FreedomPop plans to support LTE devices...
FreedomPop will make money by selling fee-based plans to those who want more than what the free usage tier offers. $10.99 per month will provide unlimited voice and texting with the same 500MB data cap. $7.99 per month will provide 500 minutes, unlimited texts, unlimited FreedomPop to FreedomPop calling, and 500MB of data.
Customers will be charged one cent for each megabyte of data they use past 500. That works out to $10 per gigabyte...
FreedomPop voice calling will happen entirely with Voice over IP (VoIP) to save the company money, the native dialer can be used for FreedomPop voice calls, even though they're being routed through the Sprint data network instead of the voice network,

It seems Ting's competition is turning up the flame.

 

[radiocycle]

So did you end up going with Ting? My gf loves her SII on Ting!

radio

 

[BMIC50]

So did you end up going with Ting? My gf loves her SII on Ting!

radio

Yes, I did (if you were asking about me...) and I have been on Ting for about 4 months now. Last month was my highest ($145+) due to many birthdays, family functions, etc. But Dec was extremely low, $80+! In either case, I saved money from my regular $200+ Sprint bill for only 3 lines. The biggest detriment is curbing data usage as my wife & son loves to stream youtube. Even still, we are saving money in the long run and I took advantage of their ETF relief program.