For a franchise show this is really incredible, let alone a STAR WARS SHOW. I’m glad they got at least one win on the main broadcast too. We are really so fortunate to have gotten such an incredible production made by such passionate and outstanding creatives. I would be shocked if we see a Star Wars show even be nominated for an Outstanding Writing Emmy ever again. I’m rooting for that day and I hope Lucasfilm takes the right lessons from Andor.

It would degrade the show if you had them pushed into this.

I'm kinda sick of lightsabers and simple Good Vs Evil - Andor is the mature Star Wars i praise.

That's a pretty significant flaw in your plan.

*Brief Kleya smile*

If you asked me 5 years ago if a show about Cassian Andor was a good idea, I would've laughed at you. If you told me that it would one day be my favorite out of all star wars shows I'd be rolling on the floor laughing and think you needed a psychiatrist.

Well here I am, firmly claiming that a show about Cassian fucking Andor is up there with the best shows of all time such as the Wire, Breaking Bad, and Deadwood. It's unreal, and I love it.

I’m not disparaging Star Wars. Ive been a fan for essentially my entire life, so I know the average quality of the franchise and how great of an exception Andor is. I also know what these industry organizations tend to nominate, and it’s usually not installments in long running franchises like Star Wars. I like the MCU too, but I don’t expect any of those movies or shows to win awards outside of a tech category here and there let alone awards for writing. All I meant was to celebrate Andor as an achievement, and hope Lucasfilm allows skilled creatives play in the universe with similar freedom to what Gilroy & co got to do with this show.

And y’know, mon mothma, which was just an absolute gorgeous piece of casting

Pretty solid haul for a show that didn’t have a ton of crossover appeal in the mainstream and was going up against the phenomenon that is The Pitt (which is another outstanding show, hard to be upset about any award Andor lost to it). 

Boost mobile grab their annual plan when on sale then you’re all set for the year. When it runs out move to another provider that’s on sale for a month then move back all while keeping the same number.

Boost yearly plan or Aldi mobile. Though I have heard Aldi will be going up in price.

Woolworths mobile - you get 10% off your shop once a month, so can make it effectively free

Belong apparently gets Telstra Retail as well, however they're limited at 100Mbps on 5G but I think Boost's 12 month is cheaper overall anyway, so that's what I'll get. Thank you.

Not my experience coming to them off Telstra

Umm motorola edge 60 fusion is also good cmf too

oppo k13 better than ts plus cheaper if you want good cameras go for nothing phone 2a if you want performance go with poco x7 pro

I am currently using iQOO z9s 5g, it's a good phone

It’s always best to buy an unlocked phone outright and then shop the service separately. I tend to pay $300-$400 for a new iPhone every three years or so when the battery is weakening (price includes money recouped from selling the old phone myself, not trading). My current service is $40/mo contract-free on true Verizon (not a reseller carrier) for unlimited everything. You can definitely get service for less than that but not with unlimited data, which I need.

Very, very, quickly you will recover the money spent to buy the phone yourself as compared to paying over $100/mo forever financing new phones through the carrier. There is a reason the carriers commercials always talk about “free” phones “on us.” Those are the most lucrative plans for the carrier and the most expensive plans for you.

I never buy phones locked to a carrier. I’ve found it cheaper to buy unlocked from Apple and then use a prepaid carrier. I have the iPhone 16 with a USMobile yearly plan @ $96 plus a $78 yearly plan for my Apple Watch. I’ve done it this way for years. Good luck!

I do this. I'm usually 2 models behind the current phone at least but the phone lasts 2+ years with no issues. I pay $40 a month for service rather than the $70 plus for a "free" phone.

An $850 phone equates to about $35 a month spread out over two years. If the plan you're currently using + $35 is less than what you'll be paying going for a 2-year contract with a "free" phone, then I would 100% stick with your prepaid plan and buy the phone outright. 

You'll save even more money if you get a clearance or refurbished phone. I bought an outdated Pixel (2 models behind) on clearance shortly after a new model was released for half the price of the new model, which didn't have any significant advantages over the older model, at least none that mattered to me. For brand new models, "refurbished" often means "buyer's remorse return, just needed to be wiped and repackaged" or "something failed out of the box and now it's fixed" so that's also a good option as long as you're buying from a reputable vendor.

I have a very minimal prepaid plan on top of that because I rarely use data: $15/month for 250mb data, unlimited texting, and 100 minutes. Even if I went for an expensive phone, there's no free-phone-with-a-2-year-contract deal that can beat that. 

You can either pay for the phone up front or pay over the life of the contract in the form of increased monthly costs. Either way you are paying for the phone. With the contract options/“free” phone promotions they are banking on the fact that most people will just continue with the more expensive contract after the phone promotion period (usually 2-3 years) has ended.

You should for the Xiaomi 14 CIVI!
But if you don't want a Xiaomi phone then get the S24FE and skip the reno 14. The skintone processing would frustrate you a bit.

Pixel 9 or Vivo t4 ultra

the lowest is Civi 14.

17 pro. The best.

Best to get plans from US Mobile or Visible at most $20/line. Then get a phone separately, you can get a used unlocked iPhone 14 from Swappa or BackMarket for $320 or an unlocked iPhone 13 for $265

Total Wireless (runs on VZ) has brand new iP13 for free w/ number port and 3mo paid service ($165 total)

Phone will unlock in 60 days of service use so port out to another carrier before your 3mo ends -- 3mo service will take you to around Thanksgiving time so look for service promos then

What are people’s thoughts on Consumer Cellular? I am with A T & T and my bill for two lines is $194 per month?! Looking to reduce my bill to no more that $80 per month

The lowest cost would be with an annual plan instead of a monthly plan.

USMobile phone prices are not good. Visible has a preowned 13 for $278

I'd recommend either Visible or US Mobile (in your case a By the Gig plan because you don't use much data). With the new Inner Circle this should be possible to have two lines on one bill.

Neither has a senior discount but the prices are so reasonable to begin with you shouldn't need one.

I'd also recommend buying your new phones outright and factory unlocked. Easier to take to your new provider and easier to take with you should you not like them.

There's a clearance sale on the Edge+ 2023 (Motorola's flagship from 2023) which brings it down to $299 - they're fast, have great displays and battery life, and should perform well and hold up for a very long time. Here's the link: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/motorola-edge-512gb-2023-unlocked-interstellar-black/6540585.p

Moto G 5G Moto G Power 5G

You're still thinking like a subscriber of the big carriers. There are no explicit "family" plans. The rates are already low enough that even with multiple plans you pay a lot less than "family" plans of the big carriers. There are three tiers of annual unlimited plans, look at all of them and see which one you find appealing. And if Verizon sucks in your area, you can try the other networks with US Mobile and see which one works best for you.

I just switched from Verizon (6 lines) to US Mobile, using their BOGO offer. It was so easy!

You'd have to do 4 individual unlimited plans. Not sure why they directed you to by-the-gig. Its a valid option but not what you're looking for. No explicit "family" plan for unlimited data

Well, we've got you covered! The BOGO offer is still valid till 15th July; with this on Dark Star, you can pick up an Annual Premium or Starter Plan and get an Annual starter and Annual Flex Plan for free, respectively.

If perks are still your main agenda, then you'll have to go with our Monthly premium plan on either network, but on Dark Star you can use the 'FULLSPEED' promo code to get it only for $35/mo for the next 12 billing cycles!

I'll get us connected so we can put more options on the table and go with the one that fits your criteria the best. 🤝🏻

Edit: Can't seem to send you a chat request; could you send me one instead?

We left Verizon around 6 months ago. Easy decision and zero regrets. We started with 3 lines of unlimited starter. It worked for us, but for smoother $15/month, I get completely unlimited on Dark Star (AT&T). I don’t understand why everyone hasn’t moved. US Mobile is pretty great. Customer Service is exceptional.

I always forget about Google Fi as it’s only a good deal if you have 4+ lines

Pay off your phones then get one of these:

1. Metro Unlimited - BYOD plan if you don’t need HotSpot, else Flex Unlimited or Flex Unlimited Plus
2. Mint Unlimited- get 3 months to start (or if you can afford it a year upfront is on sale) then make a Mint family plan for all lines and change renewal to 12 months - pay over time so you only pay quarterly
3. Google-Fi - just make sure lines don’t use more than 100GB each which is enough for 5 hours every day of 1080p HD video while not on WiFi

How much of your bill is for the plan costs (and is it just for 5 total voice lines without anything else, or do you also have watch/tablet lines as part of the plan?), how much is for phone insurance costs, and how much of your $360 bill is for any devices? It will help gauge recommendations for plan costs.

Also, if any part of your bill is for phones/devices either with or without credits, another question is what are the approximate balances that are still owed on each device, and how many months left on the payment plans are there?

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I am with T Mobile right now. I have my wife, 2 kids and mother in law on my account. Right now we are on Go5G Next and our bill is getting out of hand. We are paying $360 a month.

I am looking for a plan that can cover the kids heavy useage and Canada useage free.

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