It is a post-paid plan.
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I have Mint $15/month for 1 line 5 GB, but it is pre-paid.
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Mint mobile and visible by verizon
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Update: I found a traditional cell phone provider plan for $20/month: Talk & Text Only Plans Starting at $20 | T-Mobile
That works, because I really donât use my business number much. I donât get a whole lot of calls, LOL, and I do most of my computer stuff on a desktop.
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We are in a situation that is requiring a move. My thought is that we go to a cell service for our 35 year old number, and another service for our 800 number, yes it is a real 800 number. T-Mobile can not provide that.
We installed a T-Mobile Internet connection due to our disgust with Xfinity raising prices to $310 a month. We now have great service at $70 a month. So we are looking at T-Mobile for our business line. We use several vonage lines as hunt groups now that give us flexibility.
They have a discount for cell service to your internet connection when you add it. Much as I hate the concept they have a discount for seniors. So with all of that we would be at $30 a month for unlimited service.
Due to the move, we have ordered and installed a second 5G internet line. giving us another $15 off the internet service. If we sign up for cell service.
The 5G internet service has been much more reliable that Comcast/Xfinity.
ETA; No one calls our land line anymore. Except my SO (Significant Other, wife, and partner since our founding) and longtime customers. we used to have 7 lines we are down to two. Only because I donât want anyone to get a busy signal. EVERYONE, handles things by email or text. Even the ones that still call us.
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You could save a ton of money by replacing your Vonage line with VOIP.ms. They can also handle your 800 line. Iâm not sure if they can port your 800 number, but we have one with them and it works great. Their phone service costs pennies, and supports SMS messages just like a cell, but itâs a landline. Messages get sent to my business email. IVR is available too, with all kinds features like hold music, call hunt, etc.
We have been a customer for years and service is top notch. The difference here is this is an âunbundledâ service where you need a small bit of hardware but not like a regular VOIP box - it has to be configured, a bit more technical but nothing you couldnât handle Iâm sure. I really pay like $.99 a month unless I get calls, which like you we almost never get, but I have a regular US number, and 800 number and a FAX number with them OH and I just bought 2 vanity numbers for $15 each setup fee - no monthly fee unless I get calls. All for super cheap. Most months I pay under $2. I have no affiliation with this company, just trying to give back some help you gave me a while back.
-Ana
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Thank you for that. In my research just about a month ago, I found âGrasshopperâ the rep was good and helpful. Rare today IMO.
They can take take the number if I port it and for what I remember, it is all on a yellow pad somewhere⌠I can then forward that anywhere I need. As I recall that is about $5 a month.
Vonage was all set, then when I was ready, "Oh no, we canât port your 800 number. Every time I have moved not often in 35 years, I have used them. Way back when you were not allowed to port your number. You were stuck with who you got it from.
Thanks for the post! I think the biggest challenge is going to be having my company in my pocket on a cell phone. I am an engineer and technologist however, this is quite a leap.
I was with my father when I was about 9 years old. We went to the âDumpâ the guy at the gate said, âYou better be back in 5 minutes we lock the gate then.â My dad said, âNo problem.â We got back in 6 minutes, it was 1965. The town worker was at the gate with a ââ â â â â (oh good the blocks came in) eating grin on his face. My dad picked up his car phone, yes they did exist, looked like the phone on the wall in your house. He handed it to the worker, âThis call is for you.â It was the mayor of the town.
End of Story.
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With voip.ms the way I do it is I have all my business calls forwarded to my cell and in their configuration you can make it show whatever caller ID you want so I get the call on my personal cell and I can see that itâs a business call. I only pay for incoming or outgoing calls so if I donât make or get any, itâs only like a $.99 maintenance fee. Incoming calls are $.009 a minute and outgoing are $.01. I almost never use that phone for outgoing unless I call international (because itâs dirt cheap) as my relatives are in my home country.
Interesting story about the âcar phoneâ. I had one of the very first cell phones like that . It was mounted between the seats with a receiver that looked like a home phone, and a huge power box under the passenger seat. Phones then were 6 watts because there werenât hardly any towers and you had to have range to get signal. Nowadays, theyâre less than .6 watts and of course towers are everywhere. I also later had a Motorola bag phone they called âthe brickâ if you remember them. Service was expensive then, but gave you a huge advantage in business.
-Ana
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Yes, I used to rent a brick phone. Funny thing, back then the cost to use a hotel room in any city in the US was outrageous! I used to rent them on trips since the cost was much less including service to use the brick phone.
Thanks for the tips. âYesterday I thought I knew everything, today I learned I knew nothing yesterdayâŚâ
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