On another thread a couple months ago some of us discussed cheap phone plans/going phoneless/resorting to flip phones.
I’ve been on Ting the past 30 months and it was actually OK. But, I think I’ve found something even better. FreeUP Mobile has a free plan where you get 1000 texts/minutes per month. I signed up over a month ago and I have to say it’s been great so far. FreeUP is an MVNO like Republic, Ting, Trac. If you want a data plan they have plans starting at $10 for a small amount of data and also a $15 plan and a $20 plan. For me, the free plan with no data is actually just fine. My phone GPS still works without data. I still like not having the data honestly. I did have to pay $5 for the FreeUP SIM card. I put it in my wife’s old iPhone 5c and it works great (FreeUP uses the ATT network in case you’re wondering).
Anyway, I have been using the phone for talk and texts the past month and it’s great. Yesterday my month ended and my 1000 texts/minutes were replenished. FYI - you can also earn freeup points by taking surveys and printing coupons. For me, I’d never need more than 1000 texts/minutes in one month anyway. The FreeUP website and app are intuitive and easy to use.
If you’re interested in joining you can use my referral code:
https://freeupmobile.com/?refer=00158014I’m not sure what I’d do with the referral dollars. I like the free version, but maybe my wife would get off the plan with her parents if I had some credit with FreeUP. At any rate, if I end up getting more than a couple referrals I will edit this post and encourage someone else to get referral credits.