I’m a Sprint customer. And, for the most part, I’m a happy Sprint customer. However; Sprint – like every other cell phone company – is no longer giving away or selling for a really discounted price cell phones. So, on top of the $170 (plus taxes and fees) I pay for an unlimited plan data, talk, and message plan; I’ll have to pay for the phone – either through their lease program or from somewhere else out of pocket.
Since I’m close to the end of my two year contract, I thought I’d give the other companies a try. I started with U.S. Cellular. Here’s their latest commercial:
Sounds good, right? Except, not only do you have to pay for that phone (probably through installation payments), but you still have to pay for a connection fee. So, your $60.00 16GB plan comes to $100, plus the installation payment for two phones.
Here’s their plans:
I checked and the most data we have ever used in a month was almost 13GB, this means we would need at least a 16GB plan to replace our unlimited plan. What can U.S. Cellular do for us? Not much, according to Michael:
Maybe it’s just me, but it didn’t seem like much of a deal.
Let’s do the math:
| Plan | 16GB Shared Connect | $80.00 | |
| Line 1 | Samsung Galaxy S7 | $22.40 | 30 months |
| Smartphone Connection Charge | $20.00 | ||
| Line 2 | Samsung Galaxy S7 | $22.40 | 30 months |
| Smartphone Connection Charge | $20.00 | ||
| $164.80 |
But, that’s only 16GB of data. I have an unlimited plan now.
