Kim,
Your granddaughter used over 12 gigs, huh? The child likely goes on
Facebook or Youtube to watch videos, whereas you and your husband
obviously perform tasks very, very light on data. Maybe checking email
once in a while or reading a news app, if that. I probably would have
done similar things had I owned this technology at her age. <grin>
On 7/25/2018 8:46 AM, Kimberly Starrett wrote:
Thanks David. That’s what I thought. Interestingly, my husband and I together used only around 500 meg of data during the last billing cycle, whereas my granddaughter who is also on our plan used 12.5 gig. I am going to have to train the girl to hop on free wifi when it is available. <grin>
Kim
*From:*blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *David Goldfield
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2018 8:39 AM
*To:* blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [blind-philly-comp] Re: Looking for a new cell provider and have some questions
Hi, Kim.
While I have no experience with Cricket I can almost assure you that the data caps they may impose on you are, as you guessed, just for cellular use. When you're connected to Wifi, particularly your home Wifi, you can stream to your heart's content at whatever speed the connection currently offers. Of course, some public Wifi hotspots may choose to limit or even block streaming but your home Wifi should pose no issues when it comes to streaming. This assumes that your home Wifi does not have data limits of its own but this is not likely the case.
On 7/25/2018 8:26 AM, Kimberly Starrett wrote:
Hi David and all,
I’m in the market for a new cell provider. Right now we are with T
Mobil and I am not happy with them for a number of reasons I won’t
get into here.
My current plan gives us unlimited talk, text and data for 180 per
month for four lines. The plan I’m considering is with Cricket and
gives me the same unlimited features for 100 for four lines. The
only caviat is that they cap your data speed.
Now here’s my question. This cap is only an issue when you are
streaming on cellular, correct? If I am connected to wifi my
streaming will be dictated by my wifi network not my cell
provider. Am I right?
Also, if anyone has cricket for their provider I would like to
hear about your experience.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Kim
Best,
Kimberly Starrett
