Ting: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Ting?

Ting is a prepaid cell phone carrier known as a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO.

An MVNO is simply any cell phone carrier that does not operate its own cellular network.

Instead of building their own networks, MVNOs make agreements with the four big carriers to use their cellular networks for coverage.

In Ting’s case, it uses the AT&T or T-Mobile networks for coverage.

If you are curious to learn more about how the agreements work between the big carriers and the small carriers, check out my article on how some cell phone plans can cost so much less than others.

2. What cell phone plans does Ting offer?

Ting offers the following cell phone plans to choose from:

• Ting Flex: $10 for $5/GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Ting Flex: $10 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Ting Set 5GB: $25 for 5GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Ting Set 5GB: $25 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Ting Set 12GB: $35 for 12GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Ting Set 12GB: $35 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Ting Unlimited: $45 for 22GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Ting Unlimited: $45 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

• Ting Ollo Unlimited Pro: $55 for 35GB data, Unlimited minutes, and Unlimited texts

• Ting Ollo Unlimited Pro: $55 for no data, Unlimited minutes minutes, and Unlimited texts texts

You can see more details and features of Ting's plans below:

Ting Flex



1 Line



1 Line



T-Mobile or Verizon

$

10

/mo.

+tax

tax included

$5/GB

high-speed, then data stops





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



1080p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



-



Pay per use

Ting Set 5GB



1 Line



1 Line



T-Mobile or Verizon

$

25

/mo.

+tax

tax included

5GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



Included hotspot



1080p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



-



Pay per use

Ting Set 12GB



1 Line



1 Line



T-Mobile or Verizon

$

35

/mo.

+tax

tax included

12GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



8GB hotspot



1080p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



-



Pay per use

Ting Unlimited



1 Line



1 Line



T-Mobile or Verizon

$

45

/mo.

+tax

tax included

22GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



12GB hotspot



1080p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



-



Pay per use

Ting Ollo Unlimited Pro



1 Line



1 Line



T-Mobile or Verizon

$

55

/mo.

+tax

tax included

35GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps





Deprioritized



18GB hotspot



1080p video streaming



Unlimited minutes



Unlimited texts



-



Pay-per-minute int'l calls



-



Pay per use

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Ting have?

No discounts or referral programs are available at this time.

4. Does Ting offer family plans?

Ting offers the following family plans to choose from:

Ting does not offer family plans at this time. Each line you have will need its own separate account.

5. Does Ting have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

No, Ting does not offer plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices.

6. How good is Ting's coverage?

Ting rides on the AT&T or T-Mobile networks for coverage, so reception in most places is pretty good.

See the full coverage details below:

Verizon coverage information

Total coverage: 67.4%
Total square miles covered: 2,246,127
Total population covered: 327 million people (98.0)%
5G coverage: 14.5%
5G square miles covered: 484,321
Population covered by 5G: 230 million people (69.0%)

The above data come from the FCC and from Verizon directly.

Check Verizon coverage in your area by using Verizon's official coverage map.

You can also check coverage using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.

Verizon coverage map — Verizon's coverage map reported by CoverageMap.com

CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.

Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to participate in the project.

AT&T coverage information

Total coverage: 78.1%
Total square miles covered: 2,602,364
Total population covered: 330 million people (99.0%)
5G coverage: 43.3%
5G square miles covered: 1,444,381
Population covered by 5G: 300 million people (90.0%)

The above information comes from the FCC and from AT&T direclty.

You can check AT&T coverage in your area by using AT&T's official coverage map.

You can also check coverage by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.

Crowd-sourced AT&T coverage map from CoverageMap.com

CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of the cellular networks.

Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to contribute to the project.

T-Mobile coverage information

Network: T-Mobile
Total coverage: 46.6%
Total square miles covered: 1,551,924
Total population covered: 330 million people (99.0%)
5G coverage: 36.0%
5G square miles covered: 1,200,851
Population covered by 5G: 326 million people (97.8%)

The above information comes from the FCC and from T-Mobile directly.

Check T-Mobile coverage in your area by using T-Mobile's official coverage map.

You can also check T-Mobile coverage by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.

Crowd-sourced T-Mobile coverage map from CoverageMap.com

CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.

You can download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to contribute to the project.

7. What features does Ting support?

Ting supports:

VoLTE
WiFi calling
Visual voicemail
MMS (multimedia messaging service)
Hotspot
Domestic roaming
Managing multiple lines from a single account
International calling
International data roaming

8. What phones work on Ting?

Most phones that are unlocked will work on

Ting

.

An unlocked phone means it isn't tied to any carrier, contract, or financing agreement.

Consider contacting your current carrier to see if your phone is unlocked, or what the steps are to request to have it unlocked.

You can also consider purchasing an unlocked phone below that is compatible with

Ting

:

Shop Unlocked Phones

9. Does Ting support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Ting offer?

No plan add-ons have been entered into our database for Ting at this time.

Ting: 11 Facts To Know Before You Sign Up

1. What is Ting?

2. What cell phone plans does Ting offer?

3. What deals, discounts, or referral programs does Ting have?

4. Does Ting offer family plans?

5. Does Ting have plans for tablets, smartwatches, or hotspot devices?

6. How good is Ting's coverage?

Verizon coverage information

AT&T coverage information

T-Mobile coverage information

7. What features does Ting support?

8. What phones work on Ting?

9. Does Ting support international calling or data roaming?

10. What plan add-ons does Ting offer?

11. How do you contact Ting customer service?

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