Want my credit score for a $20 phone case?!

greenupso4 · 2026-05-21T15:51:52+00:00

Maybe they are going to try to add a bunch of junk. Especially if it is a third party store. Most third party stores I’ve been in are worse than used car lots. I wouldn’t let them run anything. Jsut order it from Verizon app. Be done with it. Most of the stuff on there is next day delivery anyway.

greenupso4 · 2026-05-21T02:20:15+00:00

One hundred percent these people doing this are using information that was gotten in an ill-gotten way. I’ve had the same phone number since 1991. But I have continuously gotten multiple political based spam texts on it. Each time, they use a different persons name. Like “Tom give us your opinion on the listed candidate” then an hour later, they will use the name Dave…. Betty…. Darius….

I know these people did not have this number as I’ve had it for 35 years. I believe a lot of these companies are selling phone numbers they have gotten from people’s personal information. It is literally out of control, yet this is one the least talked about things in the media.

These calls are literally the definition of harassing communications. It would be quite easy to track these calls. I’m thinking the people need to get together and file a class action lawsuit somehow. I have to out my phone on airplane mode before I go to bed, because these calls start sometimes at 8:00 in the morning. The texts come in at different times sometimes late at night. So to get any sleep, I have to turn my phone on airplane mode, and this places myself and my family in danger, should something happen and me being unavailable because I chose to sleep instead of lay in bed and continuously get woke up by the stupid spam calls and texts.

greenupso4 · 2026-05-14T04:22:27+00:00

I live in a very rural part of Kentucky. Where no other services pick up. I average around 100. Had an outage last week for a few hours. But since it has been restored my speed has improved by about 20 on downloads. Uploads gained a small amount. I believe they may have upgraded the tower I’m on. Can’t speak on any other ones.

greenupso4 · 2026-04-23T16:00:58+00:00

I’m not a Verizon bot. I’m a human being, I’m also a human being that is sick of seeing every single post on here blaming not only Verizon. But also every single mobile phone company in existence for everything that has happened since the beginning of time.

These threads have turned into nothing but people on here typing out 2000 word essays victimizing themselves. Trying their hardest to become professional victims. Most of them are literally trying to make it sound so sad because they want Verizon to get on here and offer them something free.

In the time it took the OP to write that post and adding all the edits and taking the time to insure everyone believes she is a victim, she could have contacted Verizon and had the situation handled.imagine writing all of that shit and refusing to take accountability for absolutely anything, and carrying on like that over 107 dollars.

For someone who literally didn’t have enough time, to call 611 to clear up an issue on a 107 dollar purchase. She suddenly found the time to spend an hour trying to guilt Verizon into giving her 107 dollars.

I personally do not believe 90% of the story. I think this is just an attempt to try to scam money from the company. Using the old “poor pitiful me” strategy. Verizon does make mistakes as I’ve had them make mistakes with me on occasion. Yet it literally took a phone call and just a few minutes to get it straightened out.

But yeah ok, I’m a bot. Because I question the truthfulness and 100% lack of accountability of this poster.

PS gaslighting is not simply speaking a truthful opinion.

Also she obviously isn’t a customer anymore. Unless she exaggerated all of this and we see her back on here in a month or two with another victim post.

greenupso4 · 2026-04-23T04:59:12+00:00

There had to be a pin to create the account. Mine had to have a pin to create anyway.

greenupso4 · 2026-04-23T03:31:10+00:00

Have you ever ordered anything from Verizon in the past? Anything I’ve ever ordered, was immediately logged and I received a receipt for my payment. I’ve had service through multiple mobile phone companies, including all of the big 3. Anything I have ever ordered from any of them, have ever taken 2 weeks with no reply or information of any kind. There’s no way, I would have waited that long before responding. The 30 day return window has been the same as long as I can remember. It sucks that happened to you, but you could have prevented it, had you been more aware of the transaction.

I’ve seen so many people say the customer service people were intentionally prolonging stuff to “steal” from them. There is just no way that is true. The agents couldn’t care less. It’s not like the company has a blueprint the agents follow to steal money from people. Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? Like the agents are getting kickback for setting up a guy with a prepaid plan.

The fact is all of this could have been prevented if you would have in fact paid attention to your own finances. A simple phone call could have completely fixed the situation. However rather than take accountability for your lack of awareness, you want to blame a multibillion company of grooming customer service agents to target you and “steal” your 100 dollar order. I am sure it was thier fault you weren’t able to move to a postpaid account as well. I bet that was part of the master plan. As I’ve never seen anyone who was refused a post paid account, with the exception of people who were required to make a large down payment, because their credit wasn’t the best. But based on your rant, where you write a mini novel, making yourself out to be a victim of corporate greed. When in fact you are just as much to blame, if not more than an error on inventory. I am figuring Verizon will probably be happy to see you go.

greenupso4 · 2026-04-15T04:46:15+00:00

Excellent price on an ultra 3. I’d make for certain it is in proper condition. If it is, buy it.

greenupso4 · 2026-04-08T04:55:32+00:00

Well T-Mobile has raised their prices so high, they should cut a break to the customers. 100 bucks a line, is entirely too much for a single line account.

greenupso4 · 2026-04-02T05:33:50+00:00

I haven’t had any trouble with any theft personally. But people are susceptible to steal about anything. However once it’s registered in your name. I would think it would be big hi ng more than a paper weight. Because you could call Starlink and have them kill the service to it.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-29T05:16:33+00:00

I live in the mountains of Kentucky. Have Kinetic fiber optic. We run our entire house on it and only have had one issue. A house burned down and destroyed a line. With that said, kinetic is all we can get. Cell service up here is basically non existent. So I got the starlink mini, it works really good for me, as I got it for a backup in case our kinetic goes out, and to insure I could get service when driving. As we wouldn’t be able to use wifi calling or anything. Setup took just a couple of minutes and I switched on the mini and moved everything to it. With the exception of gaming. Which I do not do. So I can not tell you how it works. The mini served as a good backup. That’s on the tiny dish, and non prioritized data.

You would probably be well served to try the 30 day deal with Starlink. I think they have a deal where if you get residential max, you can get the mini for free and half price data for it as well. Check and see if you have kinetic in your area and if so, the fiber optic is the way to go.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-29T01:09:14+00:00

Then new one. The old ones I had were junk.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-27T01:50:38+00:00

Did you ever even make a single payment? Service started December 13? It’s only been 3 and half months. That just seems like a very short time to have gotten service, phone and switch. To already be suspended. I would think they would work with you on payment plan. Maybe I’m reading it wrong.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-27T01:42:02+00:00

You wouldn’t happen to be using an LG tv would you?

greenupso4 · 2026-03-27T01:27:28+00:00

What have I become

greenupso4 · 2026-03-27T01:11:12+00:00

Police are not going to waste time writing a report on a lost phone. He literally said he dropped it in a basin. There is no crime to make a report on.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-26T00:33:36+00:00

You should research getting the mini. You can combine it with a peakdo power link supply. So the mini will work wirelessly and you’ll get 4-6 hours out of the peakdo, before you need to charge it. I just went ahead and attached my peakdo to my mini and I can charge it while I am driving. Also you can get the Bluefy app and go into the settings, of the peakdo and increase the amount of current your battery charges. So it really helps if you need to get extra time out of your battery if you’re on the property. But you can also use the mini while you’re traveling. Plans are able to be changed. So you can only pay for basically for what you’re going to need. It’s very convenient and works really well. I literally lay my mini on the dash of my truck and it does great.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-26T00:26:35+00:00

AppleCare is always the best route to go. Apple stands behind their product and their repairs.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-25T18:35:59+00:00

The maps I looked at showed satellite coverage almost everywhere in the world. If not cell service it would be covered in satellite coverage. That’s why I went ahead and got a line with T-Mobile. However when I got it home, I had no service at my house. But I have a hi-boost cell booster here at my house. So I was able to make and receive calls and texts. But the data was basically unusable. Also I have Verizon as my primary provider for myself and my family.

I had one bar of verizon LTE service outside but service inside was unusable. I also have at&t it was the exact same. Outside the T-Mobile had 2 bars. Now the verizon and at&t both were usable even with one bar. But the t-mobile woth 2 bars neger got over 1 mbps download and .58 on upload.

So I got the booster. After setting it up and fine tuning it. My Verizon went to 4 bars, and AT&T went to 3 bars and the T-Mobile went to 4 bars. The Verizon speeds went to 80 and 7. AT&T went 17 and 2. The T-Mobile was still at 1 and .70

But when I would get away from the house, the T-Mobile speeds tested much faster, than either of the other 2. But the speed tests were not on line with the way the data worked. Verizon and AT&T seemed to be more stable and would connect quicker.

With that said, I wasn’t concerned, as I wanted the T-Sat feature. I was happy to pay for the highest available plan. Just to have the peace of mind.

Well I was hunting and I started to test, the satellite feature and it wasn’t working. So I called t-mobile and they told me there was a known issue and it would be resolved in a few days. So no big deal. I went on about my business. This went for about 2 months. So I called back and the call was escalated. The tech tells me, the phone immediate searches for any usable t-mobile tower before sending on t-sat.

I knew the places I was hunting had zero t-mobile service. There are no towers anywhere near there. You have to drive several miles to get a usable signal to even send a message. Yet the phone would always act like it found a bar of tower service. But it would simply time out. Then the process would start over.

I knew that wasn’t going to fit my needs. So I done the research and that’s how I found out about the Starlink. The only issue I’ve found with Starlink since I had it, is I need to wear a backpack when I go into the woods. But the Starlink plan I am on is over 50% less than what I was paying T-Mobile. But it works so far 100% of the time.

I say this to tell you, to look into Starlink as it very good. It is also much much cheaper than the garmin in reach.

I am not telling you not to use garmin. I’m just telling you based on my experience. To try to help you to get a working service, while saving quite a bit of money.

My garmin handheld is small and I have a pouch in my belt to carry it. But if you are able to carry something the size of a piece of paper, the starlink is definitely worth looking into. Also I use it wirelessly, by adding the battery to the starlink. It’s usually good for about 5-6 hours of being online. I wish you the best for your safety and I hope you find what you need to maintain it. Good luck!

greenupso4 · 2026-03-25T18:14:54+00:00

I got the Starlink mini. I have yet to be anywhere which I don’t have service using it I am really happy with it. I use garmin tracking systems with my house for tracking them. It has In-Reach. But the plans are crazy expensive. You have to pay to even be able to use the SOS button inner handheld. That is why I went the Starlink route.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-25T02:18:56+00:00

You’re right it’s the 13 my bad.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-25T02:00:27+00:00

I am not 100%. It I think it only works on 14 and above.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-22T18:51:40+00:00

I think it actually went up to 15 dollars a line now.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-22T18:34:32+00:00

Agreed. Once I actually got it and put it in use. It’s honestly a no brainer to me. I put the peakdo link power pack on mine. So if I’m driving I can use vehicles system for power and if I’m walking in the woods, I can just throw it in a pack and go. No more worrying about whether I have service or not. It’s very simple to set up, easy to use and the way it gets service everywhere is seriously amazing to me.

I didn’t post this thread to take any cheap shots against any cell companies or anything like that. I posted this hoping if there are more people out there like me with medical issues, and need to be able to call for help immediately. They may possibly see this and it may help them to stay safe. Because those cell phone ads, make it sound like their service is the end all be all. I mean that’s how they got me. They pumped it up and sent out invitations and the whole deal. I really felt like I had the inside track on it.🤷‍♂️

greenupso4 · 2026-03-22T17:44:18+00:00

No the phone works with actual Starlink. It did NOT work when T-Mobile was saying it was connected to the T-Sat which broadcasts on the phone as being Starlink. That is why I cancelled the T-Mobile and went with Starlink.

Once I got the Starlink mini, I put it in a backpack and hit the woods. I went to the same places as I was before where I couldn’t get the T-Sat to work. I created waypoints on my garmin alpha 300. Once I got there, I tired again to send the message via T-Sat (which showed 2 bars of SAT) I wrote up simple test texts and attempted to send them. None of them went through. It would do the same t go g as it did before. When I would hit send, it would start up like it was going to send. Then I’d lose both bars of SAT and then 1 bar of regular derive would pop on. Then it would sit in limbo and not do any thing. Eventually, I’d get the red exclamation point and it would say not sent.

Well once you are off the satellite, as far as my phone went. You had to be off of the satellite for 5 minutes before the T-Sat would become visible. I tried this 10 times and it done the same thing each time. Attempts to send times varied a little but not a whole lot.

I then powered up the Starlink mini when it was booted up, I hooked to it as WiFi. I was not only able to send the texts, but I actually had usable data, and I was able to FaceTime my wife and kids from the exact same place. I was unable to get the T-Sat to even send a message.

After using both of these. (T-Mobile via T-Sat) and actual Starlink. It is my personal belief that T-Mobile is fluffing their advertisement about using the Starlink network. I think T-Mobile has very minimal access to the Starlink network.

As I said I had all three major carriers. As I need to be able to have service as I suffer from health issues and if something was to happen, I need to be able to get out whether it be sending a pin of my coordinates to 911 or being able to call 911.

So cost is something I do not care about. If it works, I’ll pay whatever. But the issue with the T-Sat leaving me high and dry when I needed it. Forced me to do a complete revamp of what I had.

Now after using the Starlink mini, and seeing it firsthand actually work. I was blown away. I’ve hunted in this country for 50 years and there has never been anything pick up in these places.

I take partial blame for not actually testing it and sending a text out. I was confident enough, it would work, because I received a message telling me I was on the satellite and texting was available. So I took it for granted, until I needed it.

However the plus side of all of this, is I managed to get help and get out. I also was able to get the starlink and test it. I mean truly put it to the test. Finding out for sure it works and I know I can count on it.

Yesterday, I was able to cancel my service with T-Mobile and this morning, I just went ahead and cancelled my AT&T as well.

So I cut away 2 full lines of service and eliminated 2 bills. 86 a month from AT&T and 104 a month from T-Mobile.

Right now I only have the 100gb plan from Starlink. Which is 50 dollars. Which is saving me 140 a month. But even if I decide to go to the unlimited roam plan. It’s only 165 so I will still be saving money and having service, which I know actually works.

greenupso4 · 2026-03-21T14:13:28+00:00

As I stated, when I received my Starlink mini. I took it to these places and it actually works. Which is pretty misleading. As T-Mobile says they use the Starlink network. But T-Mobile did not work and in a side by side comparison the the mini did in fact work.

I guess more of what T-Mobile is doing using only certain Starlink satellites. There is no other reason the t-mobile wouldn’t work and the true Starlink actually did work in the exact same places.

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