Most of the MVNOs aren't permitted to use the underlying provider's name in any sort of marketing/branding way. If you ask they can tell you, but they can't say "we're reselling Verizon service".
I agree their marketing dept seems a bit cutesy if not over the top at times. But I am very impressed with their product and in particular their customer service. Heck, their CEO answers certain strategy related posts on reddit regularly. But, when it comes down to it, for me it was really mostly about the monthly price. I don't think I'd stay around if they suddenly raised their prices (for the service I'm buying) above most of the competition. On Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 1:10 PM Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > And supposedly Light Speed is T-Mobile. > > > https://www.reddit.com/r/USMobile/comments/1f66a3f/light_speed_tmo_warp_vz_dark_star_att_are_they/ > > > > Honestly, I would be so put off by the BS on their website that I can’t > see using them. Like saying you can “teleport” between networks and using > those cutesy names and making it sound like they built a third network and > it has 250,000 more miles of coverage. They seem to be a one trick pony, > that trick being able to dynamically get a new eSIM to change networks. > > > > They say “Dark Star” is the same network used by first responders, in > other words, duh, AT&T. > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Sunday, October 20, 2024 1:57 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cellphone Plans > > > > 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, > > -- > > bp > > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > > > > > 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. > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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