Need cell phone advise

[Rolex]

I've had it with AT&T. I want to switch my cell phone carrier immediately, and my house phone and internet will be switched to Comcast Cable.

I need a new service, new phone and either a service agreement or pre-paid.

 

[robmob]

Stay away from T-Mobile or you will probably end up with AT&T again.

If I was switching, I would go with Verizon.

 

[Mastio]

I have this carrier called Metro PCS, and i love it, for a flat $57.00 i get unlimited text/talk/web/and international calling. But it always depends on where you live, they might not be there. Another good company that is basically the same thing is cricket mobile (downside is that you have to buy your own phones, but you can get insurance, which is included in my $57)

 

[slowngreen]

Id go Verizon if I had to switch from ATT. ALthough I came from them to ATT and save a bunch, plus have ALOT of features and such.

 

[hamz9561]

Verizon would be my suggestion, too. My mom and step-dad use it and are very happy. You just don't get a lot of data downloads.

 

[slowngreen]

I think Abadk9 has something like mastio, might be Metro too. I think he said it was a flat price with unlimited everything...

 

[Rolex]

I left Cricket because I couldn't get coverage once I was 13 miles outside Knoxville, so I don't want to use them again.
Metro PCs I haven't heard of so they're probably not around here.

I had Cricket unlimited for $50, now AT&T unlimited for $60.

 

[NitroRC4Life]

I'd go for verizon. I have had it for about 4 years now and havent had any issues whatsoever.

 

[Racer 1966]

I hate Verizon. Their free mobile to mobile is Verizon customers only and service here in Joplin is lousy. My minute usage/bill went way up since switching to them. If I could find a away around the early termination fee I'd drop them in heart beat. I've called multiple times trying to correct service issues to no avail,even though my calls dropped multiple times while arguing with them.

 

[Mastio]

I would say sprint, but i've never had any experience with them

 

[rcnut143]

Never had a problem with U.S. Cellular. I get service in most areas that ATT users don't and have had maybe 3 or 4 dropped calls in the last 6 years with them.

 

[WoodiE]

Go to each providers store in your area. Once there grab their coverage map and plan rates. Go home and look over said articles and find the company with the most coverage at the lowest cost.

What works well for me might not for you. A great example is an older commercial from Verizon:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZPjJI0K7Bk"]‪Verizon Vs. AT&T - "There's a Map For That" Commercial‬‏ - YouTube[/ame]

AT&T HATED that commercial and in fact tried to sue Verizon to have it removed. But the truth doesn't lie. Every carrier has a map of their "regular" coverage and their 3G/4G coverage and at the time the 3G coverage Verizon showed in that commercial was 100% true. It also explains why, at the company I work for, people in Cincinnati, OH loved their iPhones but the people down here in Lexington, KY HATED theirs. If you looked at AT&T's map at that time, Ohio had great regular and 3G coverage while Lexington had no 3G coverage and thus why our people down here kept dropping calls... and still do from time to time.

Just to put it in to prospective, Cincy and Lexington is only about an hour away so we're not talking great long distances here.

For what it's worth, I do have Verizon and have had them since high school. I've been with them since my first cell phone and have never left.


-Michael

 

[jcjhl69]

I too have been with Verizon for a while now. However when our contract is up next year I am switching ours to AT&T due to the price of the Data and Texting plans. For unlimited Texting on Verizon it is 20.00 a month per line on the contract if you want aditional Data it is another 30.00 per line. AT&T has unlimited texting and data for 20.00 for up to 5 phones. So if you text and spend a lot of time on the internet on your phone do not go to Verizon unless money is not an issue for you. Plus AT&T you can call any cell phone on any network for free, with Verizon you can only call other Verizon customers for free.

 

[hamz9561]

Just an added note, I've been on Sprint for the past 5 years and have very few complaints. The only major one is that in addition to a voice/data plan they also charge a $10 "premium data" fee. At least there is unlimited data on their system.

 

[WoodiE]

AT&T has unlimited texting and data for 20.00 for up to 5 phones.

I'd love to know what zip code you live in, as AT&T dropped their Unlimited Data plan long before Verizon changed theirs.

When I visit www.att.com and view their data plans for my zip code I get the following rates... none of which is unlimited...

AT&T Data Plan


Verizon Data Plan

 

[jcjhl69]

Straight from the AT&T Website. I stand corrected it is 30.00 a month not 20.00

Messaging & Data Unlimited for Non-Smartphones $30.00 a month

Includes:


•Unlimited Mobile Web access
•Unlimited messages

 

[WoodiE]

Straight from the AT&T Website. I stand corrected it is 30.00 a month not 20.00

Messaging & Data Unlimited for Non-Smartphones $30.00 a month

Includes:

•Unlimited Mobile Web access
•Unlimited messages

Interesting, I don't see that package on their site. When I view their data plans they show what I've already posted above and two others for the iPad and tablets.

At any rate it's likely they might offer unlimited for non-smartphones since they don't use nearly the data a smartphone does.

 

[jcjhl69]

Well he did not say if he wanted a smart phone or not. I was just giving the info I knew of since I do not have smart phones or want a smart phone this is why I knew of this info.

 

[bgbdwlf2500]

I just started using Boost Mobile. Theyre plan is 54.88/ month unlimited talk text and data. So far I'm happy with their service. You do have to buy the phone but there is no contract. They also have a "plan" which is the one I'm using, for every 6 months of on time payments the bill drops 5 bucks. So in 6 months my bill will be 48, in 6 more months it will be 44 and then in 6 more months will be 38 a month. Ill never go back to a contract, some of the bills i see from coworkers make me want to throw up and if you ever couldnt afford to pay the bill you also can't afford to pay the cancellation fee. If you dont pay the bill they just cut it off until you do.

Bottom line, i bought the new samsung galaxy prevail for 180, my bill is 54 and I've got all the service i need. Depending on what you want your phone to do, they have phones that are 50 bucks. Go to Boost online and see if they have coverage where you're at. They use sprint/nextel service btw.

 

[HPIguy]

While I'm very happy with the coverage I get from Verizon, their skyrocketing costs that last few years I'm not so happy with. Not to mention the whole thing with the (not) unlimited data plan BS they pulled. If I had any other reliable choice here, I'd jump ship in a heartbeat.