As one of the last people in the world who does not have a cell ph it is time to buy one.
I know one person who has CC and they like it, so i am leaning that way.

My #1 concern is transfering my land line # over, how long does it take before i could make/rec calls?
thanks

I switched to CC about 3 years ago. At this point, I'd never consider switching to another carrier ever again. I had Verizon before this & was paying around $80.00/mo. Now - $34.00/mo. I get less dropped calls with CC too, and I bought a Samsung android phone (from Apples) for $99.00. It's 10x the phone my old 5 was.

As far as transferring my old # to the new phone & new carrier, NO PROBLEM at all. AND, when you call CC, you talk to a person in the USA - not someone in the Philippines you can barely understand.

I've had it for several years now, Dad has had it for about two years now. I believe they primarily use the A&TT network and T-Mobile in others?

Port landline to Consumer Cellular
Transferring a landline phone number can take five (5) days or more. Outgoing calls can be made immediately, while incoming calls will continue through your old service until transfer is complete. Check status by calling Consumer Cellular customer support at: 888-345-5510.

I've used them for the last 3 years and never had any trouble and the bill is always the same.

We had AT&T and were getting raped, $80/month. We switched to CC for about $30/month about two years ago and have had 0 problems. Living in rural ND you are always worried about coverage and so far traveling around the state we have never had less than two bars. As to switching, went to Target and were lucky to get a tech that knew his stuff. Took about 30 minutes and we were good to go right then. As a side benefit, he cleaned out a lot of junk that AT&T had installed on the phone (initially got the phone from AT&T). Unfortunately some of the AT&T crap was hard coded and he couldn't delete it but it's getting time for a new phone anyway!

BTW, we kept our landline. Our local telephone coop has a smoking deal, telephone, unlimited long distance, and internet for about $90/month.

thanks for the replies, i am not a techie so i just want the flip phone they sell, i think!!

No complaints..$34.68 a month...

great Subject as i too am considering the jump. I should mnetion I know NOTHING about cells but one question is Are the above prices just for phone service or do they include internet access, texting etc.
and if so is there a cap on those services ?

I have Redpocket mobile and pay $16/month with one of the lowest level plans. If you are by a wifi connection, it uses that instead of towers, not burning minutes. Unlimited text. Been with them for almost 20 months now.

Was with verizon and paying over $60. Bought a clean Samsung S7 phone that was $120 and it was paid for in 3 months from savings. You don't get priority on the networks, never had a problem.

Big name plans are such a rip anymore.

That's dependent on the plan you select. You can bring your own phone (not verizon) or buy one from them. Easy terms, no contract. Check 'em out:

consumer cellular plans linky

Unlimited calls in the USA (minimal charge for calls to Canada), unlimited text, & different data plans - for getting on the internet or using mobile hotspot. I have the minimal data plan with gives me 3 GB of data each month - I have never used it all up in a month. If you need more data, the next level is $10.00 more, then there is another level after that - they may also offer unlimited now too.

I pay $130 a month for 5 lines of unlimited talk/text and it includes Canada and Mexico on Verizon. I benefit from discounts for autopay, paperless billing, and veteran discount. That's the cheapest I can find and ATT doesn't work at my parents house and they are on my plan. ATT and Verizon use different technology (GSM vs CDMA) and can't recall which is which. We had Xfinity mobile and was cheap and used Verizon towers. We had it for a back up cell phone in case power went out and the babysitter didn't have a cell. Prices went up so we dumped it. I may check into consumer to see what it would cost me. Sounds like it works well, but need Canada on our plan.

I have used them for about five years and would recommend them.

The only issue I have had is during the pandemic wait times when calling customer service were way too long.

My wife tried to switch from AT&T but Consumer Cellular could not support her iPad. I have both an iPhone and and iPad so I don't know what the issue was.

we've had them for a good while now, no complaints here.

Most of the services will have a coverage map available. I'd look at that before deciding on any carrier.

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My wife got us set up with CC several years ago. Apples to apples comparison to Verizon, our previous carrier, CC was $100 less per month. CC uses Verizon's repeaters, at least out here. CC pays them for the usage of the repeaters, they pay their staff well[ I asked], have ENGLISH SPEAKING HELP that are not eating something when you call for assistance, you can boot them anytime you want if you think they suck[ unlike many others], you don't need a contract, give a AARP discount if you are vintage, give you a piece of the action for referrals.. So...where is that $100 bucks going?

still doing research.....
has anyone kept thier old number? how long did the transfer take? the web page says a land line could take week to switch????

I have the same number I've had for 30years. And it was hooked up before I got the new free smart phone

After reading the start of this thread I hooked my mother up with it online. She's already received it in the mail and had her old cell number transferred with a phone call or two, its done.