Total Wireless Review

I’ve officially been using Total Wireless for 30 days now and I must say that the results have been very positive. My end of month bill ended up being $36.35 for unlimited calls, texts, and 5GB of data. I didn’t use anywhere close to that amount, but I also didn’t feel restricted or that I should conserve data the entire month. I also don’t feel like I’m paying extra for something I wouldn’t end up using.

Plans

The real cost of the plan is $35/month plus taxes and fees, but you get 5% off for doing auto-pay. For family or shared plans, the prices get even better.
  • 2 phones – $60/month 8GB shared data
  • 3 phones – $85/month 12GB shared data
  • 4 phones – $100/month 15GB shared data
The 5% auto-pay discount applies to these plans as well. If you don’t want any data, you could do the $25/month unlimited talk and text. Finally, if these data amounts aren’t enough for you, you can get an extra 3GB of data for an extra $10/month. The plus side is that the extra data you buy rolls over every month so you can keep using it until it’s all gone!

Network

Total Wireless uses the Verizon network, so you get a signal pretty much anywhere. It may not always be as strong as it’s competitors (especially where we live), but I have yet to go someplace that I can’t get a signal of some sort. I couldn’t always say that for Sprint or T-Mobile’s networks. After popping the SIM card into my phone, it even showed up as being Verizon Wireless.
I’ve only noticed a few drawbacks so far. First, my download speeds are limited to 5Mbps and uploads are capped at 2Mbps. I haven’t found this to be an issue for anything that I normally do, but others might. Second, they don’t offer a mobile hotspot options. I don’t use this often, but when I need it it’s helpful. From what I can tell, they don’t necessarily prevent you from using it, but could take action if they wanted to. Finally, and most important to me, there is no visual voicemail option. I liked being on other services where my voicemail would download to my phone and I could listen to it at my leisure. Now I have to dial in and enter my pin code in each time to listen to my messages. I know, first world problems, right?
If you’re using Verizon, or any other carrier and want to use the Verizon network, this may be an affordable alternative for you.
Have you used Total Wireless or have questions about switching? Let me know in the comments below.

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