Thing with AT&T -other than we pay for it- the modem loses it's signal - so the cable AND internet goes out. I'd like to cut the cord on it all, but won't have time to orchestrate that for a few months.
A friend and I tried a bunch of different HD ant. both powered and unpowered. The best results we had were with contraptions that we made ourselves with speaker wire and a spare coaxial plug. I think a lot of it has to do with where you live and if you can get something mounted outside though. We tried an outdoor ant. but we weren't able to mount it on the roof ourselves without buying ladders and stuff that we didn't have. If he was too cheap to pay for HD with his cable then he definitely wasn't doing that. We did have pretty good luck with just different configurations of speaker wire running around a window where it was barely noticeable up against the trim because the colors were close enough. No matter what we tried, we always ran into a situation where there was one major network that we couldn't get even though we could get everything else.
Damn, I've hated opening our AT&T Mobility bill for a few years now. Can't believe the amount of money we pay for the 5 lines we have - almost $300. Well they just offered to drop our monthly by almost $100. T Mobile and their no-contract plan must be eating AT&T's lunch.
I came seconds away from buying an unlocked phone and switching to T-Mobile's cheapest plan but then I found out that after mid-May 2014, Google is making API changes and GrooveIP will no longer work. I'm not sure that I'm willing to cut down to only 100 voice minutes and not have another option short of paying more if I go over. I rarely use 100 minutes but you never know.
I decided to just stick with Boost since I'm down to $45/month for unlimited everything there and will be down to $40/month after this month. I ended up buying the Moto G when they made it available mid-January and love the thing. For $130 it is a heck of a deal compared to the other phones they offer. It may not have 4G but I don't really need it. I like to think I do but I don't. I stream some music but 3G is fine for that. My previous phone had 4G and I haven't even noticed that I've got a slower data connection now. Part of that is probably the much better hardware and no stupid skin but either way, I'm perfectly happy.
If you can take the hit and buy the phone up front and be OK with not having the latest and greatest phone right away, Boost is a great way to go. I know a lot of people still think that pre-paid is only for poor people but I got over that really quickly once I realized how much money I can save for perfectly fine service. I spent a month carrying both a T-Mobile and a pre-paid phone from Boost and after a month of getting every call, text, email at the same time and no coverage issues, I ditched T-Mobile and cut my monthly bill in half and haven't looked back.
TimeForGuinness wrote:I've been seriously considering T-mobile...anyone have any feedback on that?
I'm in Chicago so YMMV, but I've been on the 30 dollar a month pre-pay plan with unlimited text and 5GB of 4G for years. I just bought a google nexus 5 and I love it.
JCShutout wrote:...I'm pretty sure Pujolswrox could build you a database that could handle multiple accounts under one user. He could even use 1990s technology to make it happen!
Well, I think that was supposed to be a compliment, but did you have to make me sound like such a dinosaur?!? LOL... Thanks JC!
I'd just like to state -- for the record -- that I have replaced dozens of outdated database systems with current technology. JC and I worked at a place together that relied on Paradox and Access to do 10+ million dollars in revenue every year. I got to nuke that crap and replace it with real technology!
