Comparison sites
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Comparison sites
Hi I am moving to upstate New York in august. I have started looking for insurance, phones, cars and the hundred other things I need to sort now.
in the Uk I use comparison sites to find mobile phone deals and compare car insurance is there anything similar in the USA?
I’ll be sorted out by my employer once I arrive but that only till I am settled. Any advice on where to look for phone deals and car insurance (want to see if I can insure a big American truck!)
in the Uk I use comparison sites to find mobile phone deals and compare car insurance is there anything similar in the USA?
I’ll be sorted out by my employer once I arrive but that only till I am settled. Any advice on where to look for phone deals and car insurance (want to see if I can insure a big American truck!)
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Re: Comparison sites
I've never really found a good insurance comparison site like you get in the UK.
Insurance will be expensive with no driver history and a new license so be prepared for that - I paid over $2500 for my first car insurance policy and had quotes of $5-6k from some companies.
Just try the big companies - Geico, Progressive, Farmers, Allstate, Liberty Mutual to start.
Insurance will be expensive with no driver history and a new license so be prepared for that - I paid over $2500 for my first car insurance policy and had quotes of $5-6k from some companies.
Just try the big companies - Geico, Progressive, Farmers, Allstate, Liberty Mutual to start.
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Re: Comparison sites
Hi I am moving to upstate New York in august. I have started looking for insurance, phones, cars and the hundred other things I need to sort now.
in the Uk I use comparison sites to find mobile phone deals and compare car insurance is there anything similar in the USA?
I’ll be sorted out by my employer once I arrive but that only till I am settled. Any advice on where to look for phone deals and car insurance (want to see if I can insure a big American truck!)
in the Uk I use comparison sites to find mobile phone deals and compare car insurance is there anything similar in the USA?
I’ll be sorted out by my employer once I arrive but that only till I am settled. Any advice on where to look for phone deals and car insurance (want to see if I can insure a big American truck!)
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Re: Comparison sites
It has occurred to me that those companies could lower their premiums if they reduced their enormous advertising budgets. But I suppose advertising was the main reason they got big and stay big.
#5
Re: Comparison sites
Agree with post to seek an independent agent to find you the best deal. Don't go one attached to an insurer. Let them do the work of shopping around.
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Re: Comparison sites
Okay, the guys out there now have set my expectations to paying a fair bit more than I would I do now in the Uk. Thank you for response
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(want to see if I can insure a big American truck!)
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Re: Comparison sites
For mobile phones, there are usually 3-5 major carriers, but who provides the best coverage can be somewhat localized, depending on how rural of an area in Upstate New York (cities are usually fine, but smaller towns can have zones that don't have the best coverage). If you are moving to a small place, my recommendation is to ask your neighbors what carrier they are using and how strong the signal is. If moving to a town, then ATT, TMobile, Verizon are the big three.