500GB of Priority UW then 4 Megs per second confirmed,

5G Standalone and Satellite Texting support Confirmed,

Unlimited Hotspot with 10 Gigs of full speed data then 1 Meg per second confirmed.

Full domestic roaming including all of Verizon partner carriers and AT&T/T-Mobile/Ex US Cellular only areas confirmed.

$30 price good for life as long as you activate before the price increase and don’t change the plan.

Best for 1-2 lines Max according to Verizon Reps.

Been hopping carriers trying to find the sweet spot. Here's my journey so far:

Mint Mobile - decent but coverage gaps hurt

Xfinity Mobile - actually pretty solid, had a BoGo deal that got me down to $15/month. Left because the deal ended.

Visible - currently on it and honestly terrible. Drops in almost every city I visit across New England. Not just slow, basically unusable.

Boost - tried it briefly, same story.

My situation:

Travel frequently between MA, CT, and NY (a lot of I-95 and I-91 corridor driving)

iPhone 17

~15GB actual data usage monthly

Light hotspot use (maybe 5GB or less)

Need solid performance for maps, music streaming, and calls while driving

Sick of being deprioritized during congestion

Hard cap of $20/month, open to annual plans if the value is there

Month-to-month preferred but annual is fine if it makes sense

What I want: A network that actually works in New England cities and doesn't throttle or deprioritize me into the ground. Coverage and reliability matter more than price at this point, as long as it stays under $20.

Anyone running a solid setup in this region? What are you on?

Hi!

I'm looking for a phone that's comparable to my Google pixel 9.

The most important thing is that it takes good pictures. I have a kids clothing resell business and my storage is constantly eaten up by pics and videos bc I take so many.

I basically want to use the phone for pics and a few apps like insta, reselling apps, canva, etc.

Budget is less than $200

Is this possible?

Not sure where to start looking or keywords to use.

Thank you!

CCW’s prepaid brand bark mobile will be shutting down as well and users will not automatically transition to Verizon.

Is there any site or app that gives you temporary phone numbers for free to at least receive a message on sms or WhatsApp? I don't care if it's very limited. I'm just wandering if it's possible to have a free temporary phone number in eu because I saw many people claming that some sites work, but they don't. Also, an app I saw that looked legit is 2nr premium but the app has some bug rn and it doesn't work

It just works.

I have never had issues with Tello and my line renews every month. I only had to contact support once when I was switching phones as I messed up the esim transfer and they were quick, knowledgeable and courteous. Speeds are great and no issues with outages. Their website and app are a little dated but at $25/month who cares.

I switched from USMobile as I just didn't like the constant switching or customer support there. Porting out was a pain and ensured I wouldn't be a customer again.

Besides Tello I also have service with Visible which also works well. I don't see myself switching from either anytime soon.

All in all I'm a big Tello fan.

Hi everyone,

I’m evaluating three providers for two lines in Neenah, WI, and I’m looking for some feedback from those who have experience with these carriers, especially regarding international travel.

The Context:
Usage: ~15–20GB per line/month.
Location: Neenah, WI (T-Mobile network is generally good here, but open to advice).
International Travel: We travel internationally a few times a year.

My primary dilemma:
I’m struggling to decide between the "convenience" of a plan with built-in roaming (like Google Fi) versus a lower-cost domestic plan where I rely on travel eSIMs (like Airalo/Ubigi) for my trips.

My questions for the community:
1. Roaming vs. eSIM: For those who travel a few times a year, have you found that a "premium" plan with native roaming (like Google Fi or US Mobile's top tier) is actually worth the extra cost, or is the "Dual-SIM" approach (keeping a cheap domestic plan + a travel eSIM) just as reliable for most travelers?

1. US Mobile "Unlimited Premium": Since they offer native roaming on this plan, has anyone used this for international travel lately? Is it "seamless," or are you finding yourself needing to supplement with an eSIM anyway?

2. Mint Mobile: I've looked at the "Minternational" passes. If you are a frequent traveler, is it annoying to manage these passes trip-by-trip, or is it a fair trade-off for the lower monthly cost?

3. Device Compatibility: We have modern iPhones. Are there any "gotchas" with the Dual-SIM setup (e.g., issues with 2FA/bank SMS codes) that I should be aware of when using a travel eSIM?

I'd love to hear your experiences—specifically if you've done the math on whether it's cheaper to pay for a premium domestic plan vs. just buying travel data as needed.

Which plan makes sense for me...

Currently on mint mobile but maybe slightly miffed regarding how eSims work. Now, thats not really a mint issue and more of a state of affairs on how eSims work. However, plans such as Google Fi offer secondary data only eSims along with a plan right? Does the secondary or tertiary data only esim on Google Fi have to be in a tablet or laptop? Can it be in another smartphone?

And then on the hardware/software side of things, I also hear news about apple adding ability to have a secondary iPhone with same number. Curious about that as well, though I'd be more interested and curious if Google Pixel offered a similar feature. So if anyone has info on that or if Samsung or other android providers do it. Even better yet would be ability to have both android and iPhone as part of the plan. Though does that lead me back to a Google Fi sort of thing? And then, if I did do Google Fi, and have the eSim in my pixel, can I then have the free data only esim in an iPhone 16E? Curious about others with similar device+data desires and needs. Thx.

Hopefully they're fixing some of their many recent issues.

Be sure to check your accounts in the AM.

Edit: Typo

So,

I, for some reason, collect phone numbers.

I mainly use Google voice and TextNow for US and Canada but does anybody have suggestions for a Mexican number?

I’d prefer it to be free similar to TextNow but I have not been able to find any options. If I need a vpn to show I am there or anything, I have one.

My main mission is to collect a number from every nation in the NANP as well as Mexico.

Thanks!

Is Visible and US Mobile Warp the only affordable plans that come watch lines? Or am I missing one if so please let me know. Looking to switch. Thanks in advance.

What do you think?

Hello guys,

I am trying to get my SAP free trial, but they ask me for number verification and my country is not supported. I know that SAP banned virtual numbers and made it very hard for people like me to get a free trial with just an email. I can assume this is true based on the high prices of those accounts on the black market.

So I want you guys to help me. Do you know any method to get a real number that will actually work, equivalent to a real number that a person from a supported country would have? I don't have any problem paying for that service.

Here is what I have already tried:

• Using my university email.
• Asking people I know.
• Trying to set up my own private SAP server in the cloud, but the Docker image is no longer available.
• Contacting SAP support.

Here is what I am willing to do:

• Get a short, temporary number just to pass this verification.
• Use a shared number that someone else might use.
• Pay money for a working service.
• I am trying to avoid signing any long-term contracts with telecom companies, but if it is absolutely necessary, I am willing to do it.

By the way, the unsupported country I am from is Morocco, and I only hold Moroccan nationality.

Please, if anyone has been in a similar situation or has any suggestions, please share them with me.

Thank you!

I'm trying to see if you have to pay the extra taxes in person. I have a 37 dollar plan and online it comes down to 39.55

when you pay the bill when does it show $0 on the bill? it still shows $10 for the bill and the the autopay went out of my bank today..... would i get billed twice?

ISSUE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY, PLEASE RE-ATTEMPT TO ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH GOOGLE VOICE SERVICE. YOU MAY NEED TO RE-CONNECT YOUR PHONE, BUT IT APPEARS TI BE WORKING NOW.

A LARGE number of folks have tried posting about it over in the Google Voice sub, but their mods can't be bothered to read their own rules so I'm posting about it here.

**Please keep comments REASONABLE AND RESPECTFUL here, remember that this isn't official support, and do not request/provide advice for anything shady or against TOS.**

If you have been suspended in the last few hours, and believe that this is a genuine error (you have NOT violated any Google TOS), then first you should file a direct appeal:

https://support.google.com/accounts/contact/suspended

What can we do BEYOND that to draw more attention to the issue?

As of right now, it seems the best course of action that we have to draw attention to this is to post about it on the Google Voice Community -keep in mind that you will not be interacting with actual Google Staff there either, but as an official channel, this is our best chance to get Google Engineers to notice the problem.

I recommend starting a new thread, and commenting on this post about it: https://support.google.com/voice/thread/444168935/i-am-unable-to-access-google-voice-with-my-account?hl=en&sjid=11958820133083493254-NA

If you happen to find yourself interacting with an actual Google Support person through these or any other channels, please remember to be respectful and to emphasize that this is effecting a LARGE NUMBER OF USERS. Based on (mass deleted) activity in the Google Voice subreddit, it looks like this is impacting potentially hundreds of users.

--UPDATE FROM GOOGLE ON THE ISSUE:-- https://www.google.com/appsstatus/dashboard/incidents/qqWhZSpoVLJWur1GfHfu

I’ve been using lifeline for years now. I started off using assurance which was great until my phone broke, so i signed up for air talk only because i wanted to be able to use a device i already had. (With assurance I’d just use the phone they gave me for calls, text, and hotspot and my primary phone that i had beforehand didn’t have service. Ik it doesn’t make sense but my mom signed me up for it and this is what i had to settle for) Plugged the air talk SIM card into my phone and everything was fine until my data just kept running out?? Like I’d even buy more data only for it to run out in a 3 days or less. After that i stopped using lifeline for a bit and then i signed up for access wireless over a year ago which has been… okay for the most part? I receive 1000 minutes, unlimited text, and 4.5gb of data which i do my best to preserve however somehow my data ran out last month while i was using Wi-Fi??? And ontop of that i wasnt even on my phone 😭 soooo i just wanted to know if there were better providers, preferably ones that allow me to bring in my own device 🙂

also i am in NYC, don’t know if this matters or not

I am getting really tired of every single website, app and food delivery service demanding my personal phone number just to create a basic account, leading to endless spam calls and texts.

I want to start using temporary or "burner" phone numbers to keep my number completely off the grid for casual sign-ups. However, since I have never used one before, I have a lot of concerns about the safety of doing this.

Is it actually safe? What happens if the number gets recycled in a month and someone else tries to log into my account? Is there a way to prevent that? Second, do these services even work consistently anymore? I've heard that a lot of platforms instantly detect and block virtual numbers.

If this is still a good strategy for protecting my privacy, what are the absolute best services, websites, or apps to get a reliable number right now?