Comments on: Straight Talk adds $45 unlimited plan

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:22:57 +0000

Okay first of all call their corporate office at (800) 876-5753 if you are having problems! Don’t ever use numbers inside a product manual they will always go to out of country.. HP, Sony, ETC.
Secondly if you read the small print it tells you have to go online and activate your phones internet through your computer on their website!!! No problems with internet for me..
Thirdly if you are having problem dropping calls dial *228 and select “Update my Roaming Capabilites” as when you buy a phone from verizon they do this for you in activation!!! Since you are doing activation you should also do this. You should also do this about every 3 months due to work on towers and the seasons changing(trees, weather, etc.)
This service is great.. I have NEVER Dropped a call I have decent speed internet for where I live in a small town in northern mn. When I go to Minneapolis my internet is much faster even though is not comparible to “Smart Phones on a 4G network” but hey its 30 bucks a month!
I did get annoyed with the message abou t how many minutes i had left but with one short call to the number above they were able to cancel that and I haven’t had it for a good 6 months now.

My only concerns are these:

NO VIDEO– i liked having video on my phone
NO JAVA– Means no games no cool apps no watching youtube or any video on the internet!
NO TETHERING– Although the phone will connect and file share through your computer it will NOT allow you to utilize internet from you computer through your phone.. (helps control straighttalks costs)
Dorky old phones that are pricey– Look at the model numbers on the phones then go to ebay and look how much they are going for and when they were originally released for verizon or sprint. Most of these phones were released in 2006 Its sick how much their getting for the phones!! (cost of plans override it though with long use)
This ONE i am not sure of but from my understanding if you have the $30 plan and run out of minutes OR Texts early the phone is not active until you get another card.. i have not tried this.. it would be cool if they allowed to use up texts if your out of minutes.. but it was probably easier to program the phone to just completely deactivate… Lazy Programmers.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:58:58 +0000

Straight talk is awful! After having to return four non working brand new phones within two days, now they have told me that they have lost my phone number! I run a taxi service in the small town where I live, and I’ve been without a phone for almost a week now because of straight talk. I’ve been transferred, put on hold, and I can’t seem to get ahold of anyone that knows anything! Btw- I didn’t run out of minutes or anything they just lost my phone number! I have thousands of dollars of advertising listing that phone number and now I don’t even know if I’ll be able to get it back. Don’t go to straight talk!!! Someone needs to report them to the BBB.

By: giggles420

giggles420 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:09:23 +0000

I love the straight talk plans.. I think they could get cooler phones.. If mine dies or if I shut it off it resets all my ring tones which is a pain in the arse to have to redo.. Other than that LOVE the $45 a month deal !!! Two thumbs up

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:20:16 +0000

I love my straight talk phone i do the 45 doller plan its aforadble and love the service

By: brittany

brittany — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:09:07 +0000

I LOVE MY STRIGHT TALK PHONE I CAN AFFORED THE PLANE AND I HAVE TO HAVE MY PHONE. VERIZON STILL HAS MORE CUSTMERS THEY DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY. I WANT A SOCHSCREEN PHONE SO I AM LOOKING I MIGHT GO TO VERIZON

By: Robyn

Robyn — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:48:34 +0000

I just bought a strait talk phone for my 15 year-old daughter. I have a lot of questions, especiallt after reading the negetive reviews. My biggest worries are not being able to get internet and not being able to carry over her old #. Is there ant truth to these comments?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:21:12 +0000

Good luck getting your new Straight Talk Phone provisioned if you are moving a phone #. I have been waiting over a week now, and I just keep getting told, “Your number is not in our billing system, yet. However, this issue will be resolved in the next 24 hours.” Which – of course, it is not. My old provider released the number over a week ago…and Straight Talk took the 1st month’s charges out of my bank account a week ago…but here I am…no phone. I called the “Executive Complaint Line” (1-800-876-5753) this morning, and he read me the same script the other call center people have. So – if you need and/or expect a quick changeover of an existing number…don’t hold your breath.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:29:02 +0000

IT SU::X DO NOT BUY ONE IT DOESN”T GET ON INTERNET

By: sarah

sarah — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:41:54 +0000

This Straight Talk service is wonderfully priced, though I don’ think Verizon has much to worry about. They offer smart phones with touch screens like the Droid. The Blackberry is also a huge seller. I used to have Verizon prepaid and they ripped you off by taking a dollar in addition for every day used to the time you talked. My Straight Talk Motorazr V3a is on order now .

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:37:30 +0000

The problem with the service is that your minutes don’t carry over at the end of the month. So if you recharge when you have 800 minutes left, your minutes get set back at 0 and you lose those 800 minutes.