{"id":1519,"date":"2016-05-04T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T15:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extrapolatethis.com\/blog\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2016-05-04T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T15:56:11","slug":"first-month-with-ting-wireless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extrapolatethis.com\/blog\/archives\/1519","title":{"rendered":"First Month With Ting Wireless"},"content":{"rendered":"

The verdict is officially in, and just as we suspected, we’re saving a ton of money after switching our wireless carrier to Ting<\/a>. Our first bill, including taxes & fees, was $34.01, which breaks down as follows:<\/p>\n

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What a difference compared to the $135.70 we were paying to AT&T monthly. Plus this first bill was covered by the credits we received so we didn’t have to pay anything. Why oh why didn’t we switch sooner?<\/p>\n

Full disclosure: I don’t think our monthly bill will be quite this low moving forward because we were trying to see how much we could lower it so we were a bit restrictive in our overall usage. That being said, we do have certain habits that keeps our usage naturally low.<\/p>\n

Minutes<\/strong>
\nWho uses their phone to make calls? But seriously, we don’t talk on the phone much, and I’ve been using our MagicJack service<\/a> via the iPhone app for long conversations with my family since we’re already paying a set amount for that service. No need to jack up our wireless bill unnecessarily.<\/p>\n

Messages<\/strong>
\nOur AT&T plan restricted us to 200 texts per month or we’d pay extra per text, so for years we’ve been using an app called eBuddy XMS<\/a> to communicate with each other and Facebook Messenger and Google Hangouts to “text” with friends and family.<\/p>\n

Megabytes<\/strong>
\nI was grandfathered into an unlimited plan with AT&T so I never bothered connecting to Wi-Fi outside our home and consequently would use about 2 GB of data every month. One of the biggest changes I made after switching to Ting<\/a> was taking advantage of free Wi-Fi networks when we’re out. I enjoy surfing when Joe is driving and I didn’t do much of that this first month either. Now that I know that it won’t impact our bill very much as long as I avoid the data hogging apps (I’m looking at you, Facebook), I’m going to be a little more relaxed about it. <\/p>\n

Final Thoughts<\/strong>
\nI anticipate our Ting<\/a> bill will be under $50 every month which is still an $80 savings over AT&T which is awesome.<\/p>\n

How to switch to Ting<\/strong>
\nIf you’re interested in switching to Ting<\/a>, check out my post about our switch<\/a> for full details, or check out my quick instructions below.<\/p>\n

1) Open Ting account<\/a>, order SIM card.<\/p>\n

2) Request that your current carrier unlock your device.<\/p>\n

3) After receiving your SIM card, log into your Ting account and choose activate.<\/p>\n

4) Request through Ting that they port your number (optional).<\/p>\n

5) Once port request goes through your old carrier will automatically cancel your account. Or if you’re not porting a number, call your carrier to cancel your service.<\/p>\n

6) Install your Ting SIM card and follow your former carrier’s device unlock instructions.<\/p>\n

7) If you have to pay an ETF, send that final bill to Ting and they will credit you back for a portion of it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the savings!<\/p>\n

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