Warp is verizon
Lightspeed is Tmobile
Darkstar is AT&T
Any carrier switch is a port so there are things that don't follow you like
voicemail settings. But you can port at will without all the issues with
getting a new plan and setting up an account, and so on, and it's either
free or $2 depending on your plan. Takes about 10 minutes to switch.
If you end up using physical Sims there are rules about which Sims can be
reused multiple times. If you're using esims that isn't an issue.
What I've ended up doing is keeping my primary line/number on a physical
sim, and i have a second esim which is on a different network that I switch
between the other two. My primary line can do wifi calling over either of
the other two networks. Note that on my phone both a physical sim and an
esim can be on at the same time.
They are apparently working on moving to being able to just have a phone
roam between all 3 without the porting, but for now it's a bit of a hassle.
On Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 12:57 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Forrest,
>
> Being able to switch carriers is appealing, but US Mobile hides which one
> is which behind the names "Warp", "Dark Star", and "Light Speed".
>
> I'm guessing Dark Star is ATT, and maybe Verizon is Warp, but which is
> which really?
>
> Looking at their web site it implies that you can get "Super Carrier"; or
> access to all 3 with the ability to switch at will. Is this real?
>
> Regards,
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>
>
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 11:32 AM Forrest Christian (List Account) <
> li...@packetflux.com> wrote:
>
>> At PacketFlux:
>>
>> For employee cell use, we provide a fixed dollar amount subsidy to every
>> employee. Since cell use around here consists pretty much of slack and a
>> couple of similar items, it's only $25. If the employee uses a budget
>> plan that would cover most if not all of it. If we had field techs that
>> lived on their phone it might be more.
>>
>> For executives we are on a prepaid plan that the company pays for. Used
>> to be Verizon prepaid but just moved to US Mobile. US Mobile is a MVNO
>> which has all 3 big networks and you can switch between them. We don't
>> use a lot of data, so we're on a 10GB shared data plan which is $20 for
>> the first phone and $8 for each additional one. The phones don't all have
>> to be on the same network so Debbie and I are on 2 different networks so we
>> have a bit higher likelihood one of the phones will be in coverage.
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 9:11 AM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote:
>>
>>> We've been with Verizon Forever, since Nextel went away, but their
>>> business Data offerings seem to be not very much. We're working on
>>> negotiating a new plan, so we can get some new handsets, and they are
>>> trying to put us into an 8gb plan for 8 devices. And of course,
>>> 'Unlimited' is not really unlimited, they have confirmed that on the
>>> business plans, it drops to 2G speeds after your data allotment. We're
>>> working with our 'Regional Verizon business rep' but getting them to
>>> actually commit to any pricing in writing is like pulling teeth.
>>>
>>> In our area, it seems the 2 choices are Either Verizon or T-Mobile. I
>>> rarely run into anyone with an AT&T phone.
>>>
>>> Just curious what others are on for their Cellular plans, are you on
>>> Business plans, or individual plans and reimburse employees?
>>>
>>> We have 5 handsets, 2 In vehicle Hotspots, and a mobile hotspot. So
>>> it's not a huge account, but 8gb of data doesn't seem like much.
>>>
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