Over the years we have jumped cell phone carriers mostly switching between Sprint and it’s MVNOs. For the past few years we have been on Ting and so far it’s a win for us.

Ting allows you to pick between CDMA and GSM. With CDMA you are on Sprint’s network while GSM you are on T-Mobile’s network. This time around we went with T-Mobile and GSM phones. The main reason we switched though is to lower our monthly bill. Starting on Sprint we were paying about $128 per month for 2 lines, then when to Boost Mobile which dropped it down to $80 then Virgin Mobile to get it down to $64 and as of late Ting, averaging around $45.

Ting has no plans. You pay for what you use. We still have a home phone (Ooma, check them out too), and are constantly on Wifi either at home, work, the store or wherever. By using the home phone when we are going to do lengthy calls, and being on Wifi we tend to stay in their small and medium tiers.