HU Page Plus The 55 plan will be Unlimited talk, text and 2 GB data for $55 Effective June 6

PPC should also bump up the data by 5-10 folds on 12 plan.

Why not just Virgin Mobile, $55 a month for unlimited everything?
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk-plans.jsp

They just need to improve their 1200 plan.

FYI:Amazon market was auto updating apps under 10MB.It took a while for me to figure out what was hogging my 100MB data cap on PP.
I sent a shitty e-mail to their CEO and they changed the setting to 1MB.Still not good enough.I should be able to disable it.
Google Market default setting has always been auto update over Wifi only.

ercme said:   MustSav3 said:   Why not just Virgin Mobile, $55 a month for unlimited everything?
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk-plan...

Or the Virgin Mobile $45 / month 1200 minutes, unlimited everything else plan?

Because Page Plus resells Verizon. If you like (or need) the Verizon footprint you want PP.

kiteguru said:   They just need to improve their 1200 plan.

FYI:Amazon market was auto updating apps under 10MB.It took a while for me to figure out what was hogging my 100MB data cap on PP.
I sent a shitty e-mail to their CEO and they changed the setting to 1MB.Still not good enough.I should be able to disable it.
Google Market default setting has always been auto update over Wifi only.

With the limited data plans in particular, it's a very good idea to root your phone & install a simple firewall if at all possible. Too many apps like to use data & resources without being apparent. You can choose what apps are allowed to use 3g data. I use Droidwall & it works perfectly. There are plenty of other advantages to rooting as well (ad blocking, better data tethering, improve performance, remove bloatware, etc).

Virgin Mobile? LOL. Sprint sucks. Not even a fair comparison.

is there an android phone I can use with PP?

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scoobiedoobie said:   mjv5864 said:   is there an android phone I can use with PP?

Basically any non-4g 'Verizon' phone that is not prepaid will work, as long as it has a clean ESN (phone has not been reported lost or stolen).

There are even some reports of people getting Verizon iPhones on PP. There are not many of those, since nobody has hit two year plan expiration yet.

aleck said:   scoobiedoobie said:   mjv5864 said:   is there an android phone I can use with PP?

Basically any non-4g 'Verizon' phone that is not prepaid will work, as long as it has a clean ESN (phone has not been reported lost or stolen).

There are even some reports of people getting Verizon iPhones on PP. There are not many of those, since nobody has hit two year plan expiration yet.

I've recently bought an HTC Incredible from CL and activated it on PP without any problem. Here is a list of android phones that work on PP.

Motivator said:   aleck said:   scoobiedoobie said:   mjv5864 said:   is there an android phone I can use with PP?

Basically any non-4g 'Verizon' phone that is not prepaid will work, as long as it has a clean ESN (phone has not been reported lost or stolen).

There are even some reports of people getting Verizon iPhones on PP. There are not many of those, since nobody has hit two year plan expiration yet.

I've recently bought an HTC Incredible from CL and activated it on PP without any problem. Here is a list of android phones that work on PP. We all know the HTC Incredible (or any clean non-4G phones) can be activated on PP. They're talking about activating 4G phones on PP. I've heard of people activating their HTC Thunderbolt's on PP but from what I hear, you have to work at it.

does pp's plan include the hotspot capability that I use with my palm pixi plus and HP touchpad on verizon all the time?

vtrgnk said:   does pp's plan include the hotspot capability that I use with my palm pixi plus and HP touchpad on verizon all the time?

I would imagine that it could be made to work. I used a Palm Pixi on Page plus for a long time, and recall seeing that it had a hotspot app, but never bothered with it. Page Plus does not really care much what you do with your data, and they do nothing to restrict anything on your phone. As a matter of fact most people use Verizon branded phones, and the only things that don't work are the Verizon branded apps that require a current Verizon account. If a phones included hotspot feature doesn't work, there is normally an app available that does the same thing.

A few questions for you guys .... with regards to what phones work, I'm a bit of a phone dork and like to root my htc phones and add custom ROMs to them, would I still be able to do this if I were on PP? I don't really use the 4G on my TBolt so going 3G wouldn't really matter to me, would just need a new phone (will look at that list).

EDIT: Just noticed this little ditty under reasons they could terminate your account If you or any user - "modifies your Handset from its manufacturer’s specifications; or ..." do they enforce this? I think VZW says the same thing, but my 'bolt has been rooted since root has been available and my Eris was as well.

If they resell Verizon - is it REALLY as good of coverage as VZW offers? I have coverage everywhere in the northeast and wouldn't want to lose that - their map looks good, just looking for real world experience.

Can I port my # over to them? I didn't see anything on their site about that.

Finally, I'm guessing the $55 is plus taxes? Right now my VZW plan is $69/month, I get 450 minutes, plus five friends and family #'s, plus unlimited text and data (you can't get the plan I'm on), but add taxes onto the $69 of course.

Looking to find ways to save dough as my plan is up w/big red in a few months.

Thank you!

vtrgnk said:   does pp's plan include the hotspot capability that I use with my palm pixi plus and HP touchpad on verizon all the time?

Yes.

spdracer5g said:   vtrgnk said:   does pp's plan include the hotspot capability that I use with my palm pixi plus and HP touchpad on verizon all the time?

I would imagine that it could be made to work. I used a Palm Pixi on Page plus for a long time, and recall seeing that it had a hotspot app, but never bothered with it. Page Plus does not really care much what you do with your data, and they do nothing to restrict anything on your phone. As a matter of fact most people use Verizon branded phones, and the only things that don't work are the Verizon branded apps that require a current Verizon account. If a phones included hotspot feature doesn't work, there is normally an app available that does the same thing.

In my experience, the hotspot that is on the phone from Verizon will not work, it will start up and you can see it as available, but when you go to use it from another device, it says you have to be subscribed.

However, you can easily use something like FoxFi (app) (on most phones, there are some exceptions) and make the hotspot that way.

MustSav3 said:   Why not just Virgin Mobile, $55 a month for unlimited everything?
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phone-plans/beyond-talk-plan...

I switched from T-Mobile to PP 2 years ago. At the time of the switch, I did some research, and the reasons I picked PP instead of other pre-paid are because of the following. They might not apply now.

1. Verizon coverage. I don't think it is exactly the same as Verizon, but I have good experience with it. Only time I had coverage issue is when I was vacationing in AZ. I live in Virginia.
2. Bring your own device. PP seems to have less limit on what device you bring than others. Pretty much any non-4G Verizon phone is ok. I don't think iphone works either thou.
3. No crippling of data. I don't understand this fully, but from what I gathered from Howard's Forum, while some other pre-paid services say unlimited data, but cripple the data in some way. PP doesn't do that.
4. Allows roaming. If you have money in your balance, you can make a roaming call. Seems like most other pre-paid (might be all at the time I checked) once you out of the services own coverage area, it is useless. Although in the 2 years I had the phone, I only got on roaming twice.

With kitty wireless, I have fairly easy time with PP. Over past 2 years I been happy with it and just switched to an android phone (an used X off craig's list). If it could increase the 1200 plan to 200 mb, it would be perfect for me.

thanks op... time to re-evaluate my Straight Talk plan...

chimpsnest said:   A few questions for you guys .... with regards to what phones work, I'm a bit of a phone dork and like to root my htc phones and add custom ROMs to them, would I still be able to do this if I were on PP? I don't really use the 4G on my TBolt so going 3G wouldn't really matter to me, would just need a new phone (will look at that list).

EDIT: Just noticed this little ditty under reasons they could terminate your account If you or any user - "modifies your Handset from its manufacturer’s specifications; or ..." do they enforce this? I think VZW says the same thing, but my 'bolt has been rooted since root has been available and my Eris was as well.

If they resell Verizon - is it REALLY as good of coverage as VZW offers? I have coverage everywhere in the northeast and wouldn't want to lose that - their map looks good, just looking for real world experience.

Can I port my # over to them? I didn't see anything on their site about that.

Finally, I'm guessing the $55 is plus taxes? Right now my VZW plan is $69/month, I get 450 minutes, plus five friends and family #'s, plus unlimited text and data (you can't get the plan I'm on), but add taxes onto the $69 of course.

Looking to find ways to save dough as my plan is up w/big red in a few months.

Thank you!

All my phones have been rooted and with Inc 2, I was changing ROM weekly. So, no issues there.

Porting # in is FAST (2 hours for my wife's T-mo account). You can do it when you register, just use their "Activate with # port" form on their website.

$55 is $55. no more. Now, if you buy PIN from some resellers, they do give 5% to 12% (I hear that 12% require certain amount of $$ being spent with them and using direct deposit) discount. 5% to 7% discount is normal, so actually, you will most likely pay LESS than $55 advertised.

I believe you can sell your grandfathered plans for some $$

$69 plan after taxes often is over $80..