Under the current agreement, four different types of Consumer Cellular phones are sold in 750 Sears stores nationwide. In January 2012, it was reported that Consumer Cellular's revenue grew from $17 million to $185 million in six years by selling the newest technology to older American consumers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Cellular
In September 2008, the company began working with AARP, helping to enlarge the Consumer Cellular's subscriber base from around 30,000 customers in 2006 to more than one million in 2013. The company received the top customer satisfaction ranking from Consumer Reports in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Cellular
Consumer Cellular remains relatively unknown among wireless carriers despite giving its subscribers what every AT&T or Verizon (or cable television) customer desires: a no-contract, low-cost, buy-only-what-you-need option with basic service starting at $10 a month.
http://articles.courant.com/2013-05-18/business/hc-bottom-line-consumer-cellular-20130518_1_att-user-subscribers
In the Samsung.com chat I was told that as long as my phone was unlocked it will work on any network since the S5 is a global phone. I would like to see if I can find someone who has attempted it. In another forum some said they were able to use it but not get LTE data.
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/840482
Consumer Cellular is a postpaid mobile virtual network operator founded by John Marick and Greg Pryor in October 1995.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Cellular
Consumer Cellular has been ranked the nation's No. 1 wireless carrier in a Consumer Reports survey the past three years, but it couldn't have done it without AT&T. Consumer Cellular is so small that it's actually a wireless carrier without its own wireless network. It lives like a snail on AT&T's whale tail as a mobile virtual network operator that buys and resells space on AT&T's network.
http://articles.courant.com/2013-05-18/business/hc-bottom-line-consumer-cellular-20130518_1_att-user-subscribers
Blyskal, of Consumer Reports, says Consumer Cellular customers are more satisfied with their service, for the price, than with other carriers like AT&T, which finished last in the survey of the top wireless carriers the past three years. With AT&T, according to our readers, says Blyskal, they're not satisfied.
http://articles.courant.com/2013-05-18/business/hc-bottom-line-consumer-cellular-20130518_1_att-user-subscribers
I would like to try a Consumer Cellular sim card in my Verizon Galaxy S5. From what I understand in order to even attempt it, I must get my S5 unlocked. So how do I get is unlocked from Verizon?
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/840482
After AT&T's merger with Cingular, Consumer Cellular re-negotiated its contract with AT&T to allow national coverage through its network. In 2008, Consumer Cellular became a preferred provider for AARP members, making the company the first cell phone provider to market to retirees.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Cellular
The S5 is global capable and Verizon phones are unlocked, however there are radio issues where you can not use the phone you have now and it features. Why not sell the phone you have and purchase one from ATT or Consumer Cellular. Good luck.
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/840482
what network is consumer cellular on
Consumer Cellular is on the network AT&T. The consumer cellular is on the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. 