Consumer Cellular?

playinghooky · 07-09-2016, 05:36 PM

A while back I read all the good ads about Consumer Cellular. I thought I would switch to them. I called their customer service number to try to set it up with them. I tried getting through to them for 2 days and was unable to reach them (busy or extended long holds). I then read other customer reviews for them and realized that their customer service is not what is advertised. I had Verison for a few years but where I live (Alton Bay off Echo Point Rd) I could not make a call without it being disconnected. I have now switched to AT&T and have no problems at all. While Verison is great for most of the country, it was not good in my neighborhood. Check with people in your area to see how the coverage is for a particular carrier before you make a decision.

webmaster · 07-10-2016, 06:45 AM

Based on the reviews in this thread I switched my iPhone from AT&T to TracFone in March. I am not a heavy user and my cell phone bill was getting scary. I bought a 3 month plan from TracFone for $35 and the new SIM for my iPhone was another $1. After 3 months I had plenty of minutes, texts and data left so I renewed with the 12 month plan for $99. If I do run short I can easily add what I need. This is a huge savings over AT&T!

My TracFone is on the Verizon network and I've had great reception everywhere I go. It's not for heavy users but for me it is just right. Almost all my texting and data use is on wifi and I don't get many voice calls anymore. I keep my cellular data off unless I need it.

So far I'm a big fan of TracFone and it seems I'm not alone.

songkrai · 07-10-2016, 09:44 AM

Interesting.
These phones are targeted to seniors in AARP magazine. Targeted to veterans in veterans magazines.
The same is true for that "easy to use computer" for seniors.
The advertisement never states what operating system it uses.
It's Linux. Nothing wrong with Linux. Some just love it.
Nor does it state which version of Linux it uses.
But most reading those publications have never heard of Linux.

07-09-2016, 05:36 PM	#1
playinghooky Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 61 Thanks: 7 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Consumer Cellular A while back I read all the good ads about Consumer Cellular. I thought I would switch to them. I called their customer service number to try to set it up with them. I tried getting through to them for 2 days and was unable to reach them (busy or extended long holds). I then read other customer reviews for them and realized that their customer service is not what is advertised. I had Verison for a few years but where I live (Alton Bay off Echo Point Rd) I could not make a call without it being disconnected. I have now switched to AT&T and have no problems at all. While Verison is great for most of the country, it was not good in my neighborhood. Check with people in your area to see how the coverage is for a particular carrier before you make a decision.

07-10-2016, 06:45 AM	#2
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,476 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 463 Thanked 3,985 Times in 854 Posts	Based on the reviews in this thread I switched my iPhone from AT&T to TracFone in March. I am not a heavy user and my cell phone bill was getting scary. I bought a 3 month plan from TracFone for $35 and the new SIM for my iPhone was another $1. After 3 months I had plenty of minutes, texts and data left so I renewed with the 12 month plan for $99. If I do run short I can easily add what I need. This is a huge savings over AT&T! My TracFone is on the Verizon network and I've had great reception everywhere I go. It's not for heavy users but for me it is just right. Almost all my texting and data use is on wifi and I don't get many voice calls anymore. I keep my cellular data off unless I need it. So far I'm a big fan of TracFone and it seems I'm not alone.

07-10-2016, 09:44 AM	#3
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 734 Thanks: 35 Thanked 147 Times in 99 Posts	Interesting. These phones are targeted to seniors in AARP magazine. Targeted to veterans in veterans magazines. The same is true for that "easy to use computer" for seniors. The advertisement never states what operating system it uses. It's Linux. Nothing wrong with Linux. Some just love it. Nor does it state which version of Linux it uses. But most reading those publications have never heard of Linux.