Iphone 4 and pageplus data

**daniela7130** · 06-22-2012, 10:56 PM

So is it worth getting the iphone 4 hooked up to pageplus?? On the 55.00 dollar plan? I mean since the phone is pretty much all internet... and page plus doesn't give very much data... Anyone have an idea?

**Slinkwyde** · 06-23-2012, 12:04 AM

Straight Talk SIM allows the iPhone and is $10 less for a similar plan with similar coverage. Their customer service is bad and their "unlimited" data may or may not have an unspecified limit near 2GB. Cricket and Virgin Mobile are also getting the iPhone, but they have poor coverage.

The next iPhone is expected in September or October, so the price will drop on the 4 and 4S. Use WiFi when you can. It's faster and will reduce your data usage.

**TheMountainMan** · 06-23-2012, 08:23 AM

Keep in mind that PP does not allow iphones. While there are people on PP using iphones, it's risky to try to buy one for PP at this time.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...ll-NOT-Allowed

**funkd00biest** · 06-23-2012, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by daniela7130

I mean since the phone is pretty much all internet... and page plus doesn't give very much data

Pageplus gives 2GB on the 55 plan. Straight Talk will not allow you go to over 2GB in a month and if you go over 100MB in a day you will get flagged and possible to have your phone shut off and number lost. Good luck talking to India reading from a script if you have any problems. I would not recommend Straight Talk at all. Page+ does not do this. I would recommend the iPhone on Page+. Use Wifi when its avail. and don't stream video all day over 3G and 2GB of data per month is plenty for the iPhone. I have a couple friends who are pretty heavy data users on the iPhone with P+ and they only use about 1GB per month.

**deathcab** · 06-23-2012, 08:26 AM

I agree with Mac. If AT&T coverage will work for you, straight talk is the best carrier for iPhones and Android phones that are data intensive. However, if you need VZW coverage, pp is the best option. There are ups and downs and risks to being cut off on either carrier (st has cut of for too much data, pp has reportedly cut off some iPhones in very limited, unconfirmed circumstances)

Again, concurring with Mac, use wifi as much as possible either way. I even set up my girlfriends iPhone to do this and she on the Verizon postpaid true unlimited plan on an iPhone because the speed and reliability are just so much better on wifi.

**Boz1** · 06-23-2012, 09:48 AM

Just FYI, in case it would influence a decision, PPC corporate, and PPC's only call center, is based in a suburb of Toledo, Ohio.

**Descalzo** · 06-23-2012, 10:28 AM

My wife has the iPhone 4 on the Standard Plan (no data at all). It's still worth it.

**Pabster** · 06-23-2012, 12:14 PM

If you need the Verizon coverage, go for it. Just understand the risks, being that iPhone is not officially sanctioned or supported on Page Plus in any fashion.

**Slinkwyde** · 06-23-2012, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by deathcab

I agree with Mac. If AT&T coverage will work for you, straight talk is the best carrier for iPhones and Android phones that are data intensive.

For the record, I did not give such a strong endorsement of Straight Talk. I was only mentioning them as a similar option with a lower price. When I said that their customer service was bad, I meant notoriously awful. Outsourced employees with poor English and a higher risk of account cancellation. When problems happen, there's little recourse for you unless you happened to keep extensive and detailed records and proof of all your purchases and usage. The only advantages are that it's $10/mo cheaper and that AT&T supports simultaneous voice and data, is better for international travel (GSM), and might have better signal than Verizon in certain areas.

If it were me, I'd go with Page Plus and use a Callingmart discount to make the price closer to Straight Talk. The trick with Straight Talk is to avoid speaking with Customer Service on the phone whenever possible. Instead, do things yourself on their web site and use HoFo and Google. Keep records of everything. If you do need to contact ST Customer Service, use email, speak Spanish if you can, or call their Miami office. It's a lot more hassle than Page Plus.

Again, concurring with Mac, use wifi as much as possible either way. I even set up my girlfriends iPhone to do this and she on the Verizon postpaid true unlimited plan on an iPhone because the speed and reliability are just so much better on wifi.

I don't know about more reliable. In some places (like my university) WiFi can sometimes be highly unreliable. When it does work, it can definitely be faster and have more features available.

**johnc912** · 01-18-2013, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by funkd00biest

Pageplus gives 2GB on the 55 plan. Straight Talk will not allow you go to over 2GB in a month and if you go over 100MB in a day you will get flagged and possible to have your phone shut off and number lost. Good luck talking to India reading from a script if you have any problems. I would not recommend Straight Talk at all. Page+ does not do this. I would recommend the iPhone on Page+. Use Wifi when its avail. and don't stream video all day over 3G and 2GB of data per month is plenty for the iPhone. I have a couple friends who are pretty heavy data users on the iPhone with P+ and they only use about 1GB per month.

What if you do use more than 2gb of data with page plus will they cut your phone off because striaghttalk makes your internet slow when you go over 2gb and i would know because i have used over 2gb with straighttalk and my phone works fine but my internet is a little slow but i can't complain because i can still use it. I just want to go with pageplus because where i live i have to have a phone that will run on verizon towers because at&t doesn't work where i am at.

**Boz1** · 01-18-2013, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by johnc912

What if you do use more than 2gb of data with page plus will they cut your phone off because striaghttalk makes your internet slow when you go over 2gb and i would know because i have used over 2gb with straighttalk and my phone works fine but my internet is a little slow but i can't complain because i can still use it. I just want to go with pageplus because where i live i have to have a phone that will run on verizon towers because at&t doesn't work where i am at.

If you have no cash balance, the cellular data will stop working if you run out. If you have a cash balance, cellular data will continue to work at full speed and it will cost $0.05/MB.