Verizon Wireless Prepaid Plans For Basic Phones

The phone arrived very quickly, a few days after shipping. I prepaid the duties so there were no surprises at the door. Before powering on the phone, I removed the Verizon sim card that was preloaded and when I installed my sim there were no Verizon apps or bloatware, just stock Android. There is also no Verizon branding on the phone. Updates to Android 11 were available out of the box. The phone works perfectly on the Freedom mobile network. So happy with my Pixel 3 from B&H!

The bezels are a bit large for this year, and the battery arrived at 0% (suggesting it spent a long time in a warehouse), but this is a great phone for the (sale) price. Took a long time to update to the latest and only learned after the fact that I could have flashed it with the latest Android bypassing the intermediary steps. It pays for itself in months in free Google Photo storage if you are an avid image creator. The only issue I've noticed is that sounds played through the browser sound far worse than in my other Android phones. This is likely a firmware/software issue that Google isn't even aware of and as such, given their inability to take in bug reports, will probably never fix. I took the Verizon SIM card out before updating and it was hard to connect to Wi-Fi at first, but in the end, after all the updates, there was no Verizon crapware. I have been using the phone only on Wi-Fi so I cannot confirm that it works with other providers, but I don't expect that to be an issue moving forward. I wish it came with a cover, as most phones do these days, but I was able to order one on eBay for $3.

My old Samsung phone was starting to malfunction so I needed to find a replacement. I am a very basic conservative smartphone user so I was only looking for a basic, affordable and dependable phone. I think I found it in this 128 gig Pixel 3 that was on sale for $200.00. I won't review particular details about the phone because I don't feel qualified to do so, there are online reviews for that. I can can inform you that the phone is brand new in the factory sealed factory box. I bought the Verizon unlocked model and it was supplied with a Sim Card. However, while activating the phone online with Verizon I was directed to remove the new Sim Card and replace it with the card from my old phone. All went well and I didn't have to wait in line at a Verizon store to activate it. I paired the phone with the Spigen Tough Armor case which I like very much.

Purchased for use while travelling. Used on multiple wireless carriers, strictly on pay as you go plans. Set up with the carrier(s) of choice and simply switching the sim cards out as needed. Some locations require the use of a cellular booster, but that is location specific, not endemic to the device. Wifi signal is adequate for use inside and within a hundred feet or so of our RV. Battery life seems adequate and as advertised, so far. We can easily charge the device or run it without the battery while using shore power, inverted solar power, or just 12v. Quite happy with our purchase as we have the flexibility of switching between lesser expensive 5G mobile data plans, based on coverage area.

I was looking for some good wireless ear phones. I bought these and found th3m to be the best ones I've ever used …

Perfect for a basic setup. I use it for just a 2 speaker phono setup to play vinyl, and I can still Bluetooth music from our phones. I only wish the speaker wire connectors would accept banana plugs.

Now we have one for me and one for my wife! Critical for comfort with our basic phones! Comfortable! Offers great sound and mic clarity!

Although I was skeptical, I got it on sale and would highly recommend it to anyone who has one of the phones, and wants to do basic web browsing or media consumption. However many of the apps such as YouTube are not built for it and as a result are sometimes unusable.

I use this with the Rode Wireless Go and it works great. You will need the adapter to use this with the Rode Wireless Go but with phones it works right out of the box.

This accessory is a needed one when using the rode go 2 wireless mics with Apple devices like iPads and phones.