Who is your cell phone provider?!

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  • TMobile sucks. I will NEVER go to TMobile. My boyfriends phone only works half the time, it doesn't tell him of missed calls, it never rings, and then all of a sudden hours later he'll get all my text messages. And sometimes the phone turns off for no reason. And it's his 3rd phone, so i'm starting to think it's the carrier.

    I had AT&T too expensive. I went to Sprint and it's wonderful. And $35 cheaper than AT&T for the same plan. Unlimited data and great coverage to boot.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Straighttalk.
  • My Mom .......

    <<<<<< Playa
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    Up until now I had no problem at all with them. What do you mean no more new every two? Seriously?
  • weinbagel
    weinbagel Posts: 337 Member
    I have Sprint. Unlimited data and excellent coverage and a little cheaper than T-Mobile and def cheaper than Verizon!

    Really?? When I looked online, I swear Sprint was more expensive! But maybe it's because I'd be joining a family plan with T-Mobile...
  • weinbagel
    weinbagel Posts: 337 Member
    TMobile sucks. I will NEVER go to TMobile. My boyfriends phone only works half the time, it doesn't tell him of missed calls, it never rings, and then all of a sudden hours later he'll get all my text messages. And sometimes the phone turns off for no reason. And it's his 3rd phone, so i'm starting to think it's the carrier.

    I had AT&T too expensive. I went to Sprint and it's wonderful. And $35 cheaper than AT&T for the same plan. Unlimited data and great coverage to boot.

    Wondering if it's the phone, not the service? Sounds like a defective phone haha
  • waskier
    waskier Posts: 254 Member
    NSA. I hear a lot of us are using them these days...
  • faster_than_flash
    faster_than_flash Posts: 114 Member
    AT&T has excellent coverage (3g and 4g) there throughout the whole city.

    I would assume Verizon does as well.

    Both of these companies will have the best coverage for you. All other companies will (in general) have worse coverage or ride on the existing networks.

    As for data usage - track it for a month to see why it's so high. Skype calls can be done over wireless, same with facetime. Look to see if your apps are downloading stuff that you don't need. 2GB is a lot.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile about 3 years back because I loved the option of being able to pay for my phone in whole and paying less for my service. I wish more carriers would do this and separate the phone from the carrier, like in Europe. It comes out cheaper in the end, especially if you keep your phone for longer.

    Service can be spotty in some rural areas, but otherwise I've had no problems. When I was still with Verizon and my GF was with T-Mobile, there were spots in rural central California where I didn't have signal but she did, and vice versa, so it seems to depend on your area.
  • jmc0806
    jmc0806 Posts: 1,444 Member
    I've had Sprint since 2002- real unlimited data plan for the win!
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    AT&T FTW!!! Been a loyal customer since 99!!!
  • Colliex3
    Colliex3 Posts: 328 Member
    Ive been with VZW for well over 6 years I had T-Mobile but the service sucked... My contract with VZW has been up for almost a year but I dont want to lose my Unlimited data so I havent upgraded lol
  • pinkledoodledoo
    pinkledoodledoo Posts: 290 Member
    I've been with T-mo for over 10 years and have been pretty happy with their service and coverage. They used to have pretty shoddy coverage in outlying areas, but have expanded in recent years. That being said, they aren't nearly as good as say, Verizon, for more rural areas.

    I was going to say almost the exact same thing. I've been with T-Mobile for a LONG time and the coverage has always improved over the years. I rarely lose signal unless I'm somewhere truly rural. Their customer service has fallen off in recent years but you really can't beat their prices.
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    i have t mbile
    work phone
    and sprint personal phone


    t mobile is ok in town , i get out of the city, and my sprint is much more reliable, i have unlimited on both phones ... so , no cap no throttle, and , personally my evo beats my galaxy s3 in the butt, i know you want an iphone... but ... you might not..
  • El_Cunado
    El_Cunado Posts: 359 Member
    Ive been with VZW for well over 6 years I had T-Mobile but the service sucked... My contract with VZW has been up for almost a year but I dont want to lose my Unlimited data so I havent upgraded lol


    Wow, that's crazy... I'm in the same situation. Unfortunately, I went swimming with my nieces and nephew yesterday and forgot to take my phone out of my pocket. So now I'm trying to decide if I should upgrade or buy the phone outright.
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    T-Mobile SUCKED for me. I walked out of a a contract early from them GLADLY even though it cost $2000.
    Much happier with AT&T.

    Tmobile charges per month for their cellphones... So they aren't cheaper. If you get great coverage and think its worth it go ahead! :)
  • OnionMomma
    OnionMomma Posts: 938 Member
    In my area (I'm *not* rural) TMobile dropped calls and had large areas where service was spotty.

    We just joined with my parents (to save us all money) on their Verizon plan.

    I do not like that they just extended to 2 years for phone upgrade though. I think those already in their system should have been "grandfathered" in and then rolled to 2 year upgrades.
  • DavidHusky
    DavidHusky Posts: 112 Member
    Ting (sprint MNVO). They have an interesting no contract monthly usage based billing model and you can use most sprint phones (my wife and I got cheap Galaxy S3's since everyone just upgraded to the S4) with them. For two smartphones we pay ~40-60 a month (Ting charges you $6 per active device and then charges you based on total usage of talk, text, and data separately). So it was $12 for 2 devices, $9 for up to 500 minutes, 5$ for up to 1000 texts and $24 for up to 1 GB data. We were paying triple that for the same usage on verizon.
  • amyk0202
    amyk0202 Posts: 666 Member
    I have Virgin Mobile with 300 talk minutes, unlimited data & text for $35 per month. I've never had a problem with dropped calls. I just recently upgraded my Blackberry Curve (I know--really outdated) for a Samsung Galaxy Reverb--still pretty outdated compared to the newer phones, but I got it cheap on ebay :smile: . I just don't use my phone that much--mostly to keep track of my kids & now to use the MFP app. I like Virgin Mobile because I am not locked into a contract & it's the cheapest plan I could find. I think their most expensive plan is $55 a month for unlimited talk, text, & data.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    AT&T since 2009... Never had a problem, dropped call or customer service issue. They also let me pay my bill late online hehe :)
  • Cell phone jammer is an interesting and helpful device when we don’t want to be bothered by the cell phone noise. I just bought myself a cell jammer the other day,it is working great and BTW, it’s legal here in my country.
  • JusticeGirl25
    JusticeGirl25 Posts: 703 Member
    Long time Verizon customer.