Comments on: What do you think about cell phones? Should I switch to Credo?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:09:07 +0000

I have Credo, and we have had them for I think about 3 years now. I absolutely love them. From paying my bill online to calling customer service, they’re polite, helpful, and the website is genuinely intuitive to use! The cool new thing for those of you worried about coverage is that they are now offering free roaming, or at least we have it. Where we live in Indiana now, it’s all flat, so coverage isn’t an issue, except inside a couple of stores, but that’s not their fault. Back in New Hampshire, coverage has always been spotty due to the mountains. Now with the free roaming, it doesn’t matter what tower you get, so long as you get one! The only downside is that you have to recharge the phone more often because it drains the battery much faster since it keeps searching for its home network. I’ve never been this happy with a phone company before! :-)

By: Anni

Anni — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:32:51 +0000

I am also considering a switch to Credo.I received an offer today.I used to be a Working Assets customer some years back.I loved them!I have Verizon now and I hate supporting a mega corporate giant!I will continue to research this but so far I like a lot of what I’ve seen.Which one of their ‘free’ phones do some of you recommend?
Damn!Well I just checked,seems they don’t cover our area.I will keep checking,also we are moving most likely to the NY area.I’m sure they have service there!:)

By: Elizabeth Kansas

Elizabeth Kansas — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:31:20 +0000

I love Credo. They have great beliefs and great customer service. Sometimes there are issues with phones, but that doesn’t make it necessarily the companies fault, that is why there are manufacturer’s warrenties.

So you don’t believe in Abortion, but you believe in all the other stuff! You wouldn’t want to give money to that.

Plus they’ve donated so much. Maybe it is a little more pricey SOMETIMES depends on what you want but they are quite competetive….I was with Verizon and AT&T…I would pay to talk to someone at Credo over ever having to call AT&T again…..I don’t think they even know what polite means.

I agent I got at Credo went out of her way to make sure I understood what I was getting. She was so sweet.

I’d never want to support politicians and all the shit ATT and Verizon do. They give money to the bad guys time and time again…..it’s ridiculous and sad.

By: Yazad Dhunjisha

Yazad Dhunjisha — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:04:25 +0000

if u want a really environmentally friendly cell phone, get sony ericsson naite. it uses recycled plastics and has an e-manual in the phone to save power. it also has decent features and uses a low power consuming charger.i has good battery life. visit sony ericsson website to learn more…

By: Britt Bravo

Britt Bravo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:46:03 +0000

Hi Beth,

I asked a similar question a couple years ago.

You can check out what people said then too:

http://havefundogood.blogspot.com/2007/11/do-you-have-working-assets-cell-phone.html

By: ariella

ariella — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:02:22 +0000

how can Credo be donating money to Greenpeace if they don't take any corporate donations?

By: cpcable

cpcable — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:04:30 +0000

Just to complicate matters:

http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/17/a-revealing-look-at-the-conflict-materials-in-your-cell-phone/

The use of conflict materials is what keeps me from replacing my cell phone…or from getting many new electronic devices for that matter.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:16:06 +0000

@Pheas — thanks for stating what I was thinking. :-)

By: Pheas

Pheas — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:03:18 +0000

She did explain what Credo is in the post, you know:

For those who don't know, Credo used to be called Working Assets. It's a socially responsible company that gives large amounts of money to progressive causes. In fact, Credo/Working Assets has been my long distance carrier for "16 long years," according to the customer service rep I spoke to this morning, and I've always felt good about this ethical choice. But back when I bought my first cell phone, Credo wasn't in the cellular business, so I went with AT&T (then Cingular.)

By: Di DeSan

Di DeSan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:56:52 +0000

I checked this Company's Website and is pretty impressive. Pretty cool Company.

http://www.credomobile.com/Mission/Green-Statement.aspx