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Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront?

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First post2017-08-09 06:59 +0000
Last post2017-08-09 12:43 -0700
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  Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? David Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com> - 2017-08-09 06:59 +0000
    Re: Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2017-08-09 09:42 -0700
      Re: Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? David Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com> - 2017-08-09 17:58 +0000
        Re: Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? poldy <poldy@kfu.com> - 2017-08-09 11:20 -0700
          Re: Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2017-08-09 17:03 -0700
            Re: Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? David Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com> - 2017-08-10 01:00 +0000
              Re: Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2017-08-09 19:12 -0700
                Re: Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? David Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com> - 2017-08-10 03:31 +0000
        Re: Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2017-08-09 12:43 -0700

#19303 — Verizon wireless resellers with local storefront?

FromDavid Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com>
Date2017-08-09 06:59 +0000
SubjectVerizon wireless resellers with local storefront?
Message-ID<omebs0$acl$1@reader2.panix.com>
Are there Verizon resellers that have a physical (store or manned
kiosk) presence in the bay area?
-- 
David Arnstein                       (00)
arnstein+usenet@pobox.com          {{   }}
                                     ^^

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#19304

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2017-08-09 09:42 -0700
Message-ID<omfdqm$6c3$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#19303
On 8/8/2017 11:59 PM, David Arnstein wrote:
> Are there Verizon resellers that have a physical (store or manned
> kiosk) presence in the bay area?

Yes, a great many.

Google "verizon authorized retailer" along with zip code of the city.

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#19305

FromDavid Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com>
Date2017-08-09 17:58 +0000
Message-ID<omfifd$dm0$1@reader2.panix.com>
In reply to#19304
In article <omfdqm$6c3$1@dont-email.me>,
sms  <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>On 8/8/2017 11:59 PM, David Arnstein wrote:
>> Are there Verizon resellers that have a physical (store or manned
>> kiosk) presence in the bay area?
>
>Yes, a great many.
>
>Google "verizon authorized retailer" along with zip code of the city.

I stated my question very badly. What I am looking for are cell
service providers that use Verizon's network. Like what Cricket does
for AT&T.

These service providers offer prices that are better than the
underlying network (AT&T, Verizon, etc.).
-- 
David Arnstein                       (00)
arnstein+usenet@pobox.com          {{   }}
                                     ^^

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#19306

Frompoldy <poldy@kfu.com>
Date2017-08-09 11:20 -0700
Message-ID<omfji7$qcp$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#19305
On 8/9/17 10:58 AM, David Arnstein wrote:
> In article <omfdqm$6c3$1@dont-email.me>,
> sms  <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>> On 8/8/2017 11:59 PM, David Arnstein wrote:
>>> Are there Verizon resellers that have a physical (store or manned
>>> kiosk) presence in the bay area?
>>
>> Yes, a great many.
>>
>> Google "verizon authorized retailer" along with zip code of the city.
> 
> I stated my question very badly. What I am looking for are cell
> service providers that use Verizon's network. Like what Cricket does
> for AT&T.
> 
> These service providers offer prices that are better than the
> underlying network (AT&T, Verizon, etc.).
> 

You mean MVNOs?

Doesn't Straight Talk at Walmart give you the option to use the AT&T or 
Verizon networks?

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#19308

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2017-08-09 17:03 -0700
Message-ID<omg7te$qan$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#19306
On 8/9/2017 11:20 AM, poldy wrote:

<snip>

> Doesn't Straight Talk at Walmart give you the option to use the AT&T or 
> Verizon networks?

That is true, but I think David is looking for more help than Walmart 
can offer.

Cellfone in Cupertino used to offer PagePlus and I think that they still 
offer Redpocket <https://goredpocket.com/plans>. Boom is probably the 
best deal for a Verizon MVNO right now, but they have no retailers.

I wonder what the need for a storefront is. I switched to Cricket and 
had no need to ever go to a store, and stores charged a lot more to get 
started.

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#19309

FromDavid Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com>
Date2017-08-10 01:00 +0000
Message-ID<omgb7p$7co$1@reader2.panix.com>
In reply to#19308
In article <omg7te$qan$1@dont-email.me>,
sms  <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>Cellfone in Cupertino used to offer PagePlus and I think that they still 
>offer Redpocket <https://goredpocket.com/plans>. Boom is probably the 
>best deal for a Verizon MVNO right now, but they have no retailers.

I am very happy with Boom.

My owl is shopping for a service provider and indeed, Redpocket came up
in her search. Right now, Redpocket has an astonishing deal up on
amazon.com: 5 GBytes per month data, everything else unlimited, $255/year.
We found some reviews of Redpocket on the web (Howard Forums etc.) that
were pretty bad. But what do you think of them?

>I wonder what the need for a storefront is. I switched to Cricket and 
>had no need to ever go to a store, and stores charged a lot more to get 
>started.

My owl has done a few number ports at storefronts and she believes that
they happened instantly. That is very valuable to her, although I don't
trust her memory 100%. We might not use a storefront if we have to pay
up a lot for it, but I would still like to know what's out there. The
value of the storefront is that problems can be solved quickly. That
was her experience with Cricket, anyway.
-- 
David Arnstein                       (00)
arnstein+usenet@pobox.com          {{   }}
                                     ^^

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#19311

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2017-08-09 19:12 -0700
Message-ID<omgff0$9l6$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#19309
On 8/9/2017 6:00 PM, David Arnstein wrote:
> In article <omg7te$qan$1@dont-email.me>,
> sms  <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>> Cellfone in Cupertino used to offer PagePlus and I think that they still
>> offer Redpocket <https://goredpocket.com/plans>. Boom is probably the
>> best deal for a Verizon MVNO right now, but they have no retailers.
> 
> I am very happy with Boom.
> 
> My owl is shopping for a service provider and indeed, Redpocket came up
> in her search. Right now, Redpocket has an astonishing deal up on
> amazon.com: 5 GBytes per month data, everything else unlimited, $255/year.
> We found some reviews of Redpocket on the web (Howard Forums etc.) that
> were pretty bad. But what do you think of them?

Where is that deal? I see this <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D50H1L2> 
for $255 but it is 3GB per month.

How do you make sure that you're not on Sprint with Red Pocket?

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#19312

FromDavid Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com>
Date2017-08-10 03:31 +0000
Message-ID<omgk21$52e$1@reader2.panix.com>
In reply to#19311
In article <omgff0$9l6$1@dont-email.me>,
sms  <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>Where is that deal? I see this <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D50H1L2> 
>for $255 but it is 3GB per month.

You are correct. Anyway, it is still a phenomenal bargain.

>How do you make sure that you're not on Sprint with Red Pocket?

I have not gone through the sign up process so I don't know. A Q&A on
Amazon suggests that you make the choice once, and then you are not
allowed to change it. That's OK with me.
-- 
David Arnstein                       (00)
arnstein+usenet@pobox.com          {{   }}
                                     ^^

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#19307

Fromsms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
Date2017-08-09 12:43 -0700
Message-ID<omfoda$bh3$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#19305
On 8/9/2017 10:58 AM, David Arnstein wrote:
> In article <omfdqm$6c3$1@dont-email.me>,
> sms  <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>> On 8/8/2017 11:59 PM, David Arnstein wrote:
>>> Are there Verizon resellers that have a physical (store or manned
>>> kiosk) presence in the bay area?
>>
>> Yes, a great many.
>>
>> Google "verizon authorized retailer" along with zip code of the city.
> 
> I stated my question very badly. What I am looking for are cell
> service providers that use Verizon's network. Like what Cricket does
> for AT&T.

That's different, since Cricket is owned by AT&T.

> These service providers offer prices that are better than the
> underlying network (AT&T, Verizon, etc.).

PagePlus used to have some authorized retailers, there was one in 
Cupertino, but after Carlos Slim's América Móvil acquired them, the 
store in Cupertino dropped PagePlus. I know that they've been reducing 
commissions.

See <https://www.pagepluscellular.com/dealers/>

PagePlus isn't a bad deal at $36 (with autopay) for 3GB of high-speed 
data and unlimited talk and text. Boom is $40 for 5GB of data.

I am currently on Cricket and have never been in a Cricket store. It's 
much more expensive to start service if you go to a Cricket store (all 
franchises) than if you go direct or through a dealer that will set you 
up remotely. I'm sure that a Page Plus dealer, if any actually still 
exist, will charge you for whatever it is you need them to do.

AT&T isn't quite as good as Verizon, but I've been fine with Cricket, 
and I get 5 lines with 4GB of data per line, for $100.

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