My sibling raves about Ting. I am considering it as my current provider is making a billing change I don’t like.
I had Ting years ago, around 2014-18. They were great, but my usage increased, and the pricing made my bill higher than I cared to pay. But I may look at them again. They got bought out by Dish, so I wasn’t sure if the quality of Ting had gone down. Thanks for the info!
I have been using Ting for 7 years and had no increases. In fact, when I called about something a few years ago, the guy said he could cut my monthly a la carte bill of $25 to now about $15. I love it!
Which plan are you on? They seem to have some prepaid plans (Flex plan etc), but also the post-paid plan as they had years ago, based on usage.
I think they called it Legacy or something like that. It appears to cover everything (no more a la carte) and my bills are still around $16 a month. I use the phone more and more these days. I get 5G through their T-Mobile partnership (or whatever it is that allows Ting to use their towers). It’s the best financial move I have ever made.
I have been using T-Mobile for years. Coverage is iffy, highway especially. I’ve been testing Consumer Cellular for abt 4 months. It’s iffy too. I surf more than talk so coverage and speed is imperative.
T-Mobile was better b4 teaming with lousy Sprint. ConCell is nothing to call home about. They use lousy TM and ATT towers. When I have good signal they are great. I require better. 
My sister has Verizon postpaid on an iPhone 4. She had constant service on the highway. Mine are prepaid services running on Motorola G Power 2021. I’m going to try Verizon prepaid next. Ahh, the joys of an unlocked phone. 
Have you considered an MVNO carrier? They run on T-Mobile, ATT, or Verizon, but are cheaper.
Of course this depends on your usage, needs, and geography.
Over the years I have been with Ting (4 years), Republic Wireless (5 years-then it got bought out and is now Boost Infinte), and now I have my main phone on US Mobile (Verizon) and my 2nd emergency/spare phone on Tello (T-Mobile).
I use very little data because I don’t stream stuff. But with these plans you can get more data if you are about to run out.
I currently pay $10/month with US Mobile (talk/text, and 1GB data/month, $2/GB if extra data needed).
On Tello, since it’s a 2nd emergency/spare phone, I have a minimal plan of talk/text and 500 MB data/month (which can be rolled over and accumulate). I pay $6/month.
So my monthly cell phone bill is $16/month, and I have both Verizon and T-Mobile.
I am just too frugal to pay lots of money for a phone plan where I will never use unlimited data!!
I have unlocked Moto phones which are not expensive.
I’ve been very happy with all of the carriers, but changed to a new carrier as my needs or the company’s situation changed.
Geographically, I am on the edge of coverage for all 3 carriers, but I get enough signal to call and send MMS messages most of the time. Fine with me! If I go about 4 blocks away, my signal increases a lot!
Again, if you use lots of data, then go with an unlimited plan, but maybe consider some other carriers than stores of the big 3 carriers.
Just another option to consider–and there are a number of MVNO carriers out there to consider.
How I handle data…
I enable wifi on the phone and connect to my home Internet (Spectrum). The phone uses that when I am home and I am not having to use my data that way. It may be an obvious solution to people or perhaps not. If I was to go on a long roadtrip, I can always turn off wifi so the phone is not constantly looking for a signal and using battery.
If you have an old cellphone around the house that has once been on a network and still has a SIM card in it, then it should still be able to call 911 even without a current plan.
Also, old cellphones with wifi capability can still be useful at home for things like TV remote control. I have both TCL and Roku apps that use the wifi in an old phone to control the TV if I have temporarily misplaced the remote.
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Fully agree! Had mine for years