Well, it depends on how much you use really, and *how* you use it. If you stream everything over WiFi you still have unlimited :) It just became too costly for those streaming so much off it and they had to make a change.

My contact over there said it’ll actually HELP 80% of their customers, and after running my own #’s just this week it turns out we’re in that 80% and will be saving an additional $18/mo on average! So I’m okay with it of course, though I will miss the *feeling* of everything “unlimited.”

Here’s what else my contact said (their PR rep):

“Current customers are grandfathered into existing plans until August 1, 2016. This under the firm belief that the vast majority of customers save money under the new plans.

Republic has a reputation for putting customers first so I won’t be surprised to see this get extended or amended although how isn’t known yet. Jon Schniepp, Senior Vice President of Product Marketing says “All we ask is you try our new plans for a few months. Try out the experience. We want you to save more, and we’re pretty confident we can get you there. If you decide they are not for you, switch back to the current plans, and we’ll see if we can work something out.”

So might be worth a shot trying it out now and then if it sucks reaching out to them? As for other carriers, the only one I have limited knowledge on is Ting Wireless who also charges similarly to the “pay what you use” type plans. Unlimited ones are seeming to go away/change again due to those who just stream stuff 24/7. But check them out – maybe you’ll like em too?

http://ting.com

You can have an iPhone with Ting which was the #1 plus in my books when researching :)

This may put a damper on your money saving challenge if you use a lot of data. :-/

Also, if you have an insurance company, you can sic the insurance company on them.

I know! That’s partly why I’m OK keeping cable around because at $90 where we had it was only $20’ish more when you consider internet. It’s not like you can get to $0.00 unless you cancel everything! (Which I wouldn’t mind if I didn’t work online – hah. You can always surf internet/shows on the phone nowadays :))

Nice! Love that you’ve added it to your monthly investments and not spent it elsewhere! That’s the key right there. I’m thinking of asking my wife about Sling to see if that’s a happy medium…

Yeah – I think the best thing Ting has going for them is the ability to use the iPhone. I do miss using mine – not gonna lie – but not the end of the world.

Good! Love to hear that! I’m going to ask you about it on our Skype chat today :)

That Sling is def. looking good! Just checked it out to see all the channels – just having ESPN there is killer! And for only $20/mo?? I’m starting to get tempted :) And should call Verizon while I’m in the mood to battle them too – hah.

Ouch! Yes, you can DEF do better there for sure once you’re ready to jump on it. Republic Wireless, Ting, pay-as-you-go companies – there’s tons of places now that could get your bill in the $50+ range depending on what you’re looking for. You’ll save a ton!

That is incredible!! And so, SO, fascinating. Had no idea :)