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Best deal on new cellular service
Posted on 2/7/22 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 2/7/22 at 4:05 pm
I have been with ATT for going on 4 years and my original phone (Galaxy S9) is cracked to hell and the battery is absolute shite. I have 4 phones on my plan, and I am looking to move on from ATT. Anyone have any recommendations on where to move to?
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Posted on 2/7/22 at 4:26 pm to saints5021
I have been perfectly happy with T-Mobile for years
Posted on 2/7/22 at 6:52 pm to saints5021
Verizon is generally the most expensive, but has the widest coverage.
T-Mobile is the cheapest and good service, but the coverage is the most spotty. If you have good coverage, it's a great provider. Test it out. I think they have a free trial somewhere. You can try it out without losing your provider.
I'm using AT&T right now, because I had to drop T-Mobile. The service is just not good enough for my area. AT&T is marginally better, but it's good enough.
T-Mobile is the cheapest and good service, but the coverage is the most spotty. If you have good coverage, it's a great provider. Test it out. I think they have a free trial somewhere. You can try it out without losing your provider.
I'm using AT&T right now, because I had to drop T-Mobile. The service is just not good enough for my area. AT&T is marginally better, but it's good enough.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 8:47 pm to saints5021
I have cricket. 4 lines unlimited for $130 a month. It’s owned by ATT and runs off their towers. Had ATT forever and switched. Haven’t noticed any difference.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 9:00 am to saints5021
I have had T-Mobile for close to 4 years now. We have 2 lines, unlimited talk, text, data, and no contract. They are hard to beat if they aren't spoty in your area. They also have special pricing for Seniors, Military, and retired/former military.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 2:39 pm to saints5021
https://www.consumercellular.com/
GoogleFi
If you buy your own phone CC can be $45 a month. CC uses AT&T tower
Both use the nearest 2 towers. Believe it or not Spectrum Mobile is about $62 two Samsung Galaxy cheaper phones- or Android 10 phones.
If you must have an iphone your bill will be up above $45 for 2 phones. CC offers the $1799 latest phone.
How much do you want to pay for a phone? You can port your phone and number over.
GoogleFi
If you buy your own phone CC can be $45 a month. CC uses AT&T tower
Both use the nearest 2 towers. Believe it or not Spectrum Mobile is about $62 two Samsung Galaxy cheaper phones- or Android 10 phones.
If you must have an iphone your bill will be up above $45 for 2 phones. CC offers the $1799 latest phone.
How much do you want to pay for a phone? You can port your phone and number over.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 2:44 pm to Aquila
Samsung Galaxy phones (even the new 2021 cheaper one) has built in Robocalling Spam apps.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 6:19 pm to saints5021
I'm on Google Fi. Tmo and sprint and I think US Cellular towers. I have had more trouble in buildings with metal roofs than any particular location.
Posted on 2/8/22 at 8:36 pm to saints5021
With military discount, I pay $100 even for 4 lines on tmobile. Im in Baton Rouge and have no complaints about the service. Been with tmobile for about 8 years now.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 6:51 am to Beef Tips
T-Mobile coverage has increased dramatically over the last several years and I’d argue in my region it is actually better than V or ATT. And their 5g in my area is awesome.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 11:34 am to Beef Tips
Switched from Sprint to T-Mobile a few years ago because of the veteran discount. I have 7 lines with unlimited everything and pay about $200, which includes the upgraded Netflix. For that price, I can't complain about service. Not the greatest in remote areas, but good enough for what I need in most places.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:11 pm to bubba102105
Same here. I've travelled into areas with spotty coverage, but for 95% of the places I'm in, it works just fine.
The whole idea that tmobile has bad coverage is outdated, especially if you are in or near a populated area.
The whole idea that tmobile has bad coverage is outdated, especially if you are in or near a populated area.
Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:24 pm to Beef Tips
If you haven't looked at Visible you are passing up the best deal there is. Verizon coverage, we pay $50 a month for my wife and I.
We have had it for almost 2 years, zero tech issues.
We have had it for almost 2 years, zero tech issues.
Posted on 2/16/22 at 9:23 am to saints5021
Google Fi for me. Was on Verizon then Visible but their network seemed to go to shite the past year.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 3:32 pm to LEASTBAY
Do any of these support an Apple Watch with a cellular plan? We have 3 iPhones and 3 different watches. A couple of series 3, and an SE my wife upgraded to last fall. I couldn't find anything on Google Fi about non phone devices.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:20 pm to Ricardo
I see a lot of T-Mobile fans here and I'm looking forward to testing it out. My company is getting some T-Mobile lines and I'll test it then. But if you want to test it for yourself they offer a 5g Hotspot with 30 gigs for 30 days. Connect your device to the wifi and test it out that way. Send the device back when you're done. If you have an unlocked iPhone 11 or newer you can download their test drive app that uses an esim. Same deal, 30 gigs for 30 days.
The crucial point with T-Mobile is that they are not investing in 4G. They are putting all of their eggs in the 5G basket. If you go with them you will need a 5G phone.
I currently have Verizon for both my personal and work phones and it is 95 percent reliable. There have been times that on campus I get 180mbps and times I have gotten 300 kbps, yes, with a K.
On Ultra Wide band millimeter wave in Houston I was getting 2800 mbps. But walk a block away and it's down to 100.
My parents live in Washington parish and Verizon is awful for them. AT&T is rocking 200mbps in Pine. I haven't tested T-Mobile there but I'm looking forward to it.
When I get a T-Mobile line I will make a post with some real world speed tests in locations around the state.
The crucial point with T-Mobile is that they are not investing in 4G. They are putting all of their eggs in the 5G basket. If you go with them you will need a 5G phone.
I currently have Verizon for both my personal and work phones and it is 95 percent reliable. There have been times that on campus I get 180mbps and times I have gotten 300 kbps, yes, with a K.
On Ultra Wide band millimeter wave in Houston I was getting 2800 mbps. But walk a block away and it's down to 100.
My parents live in Washington parish and Verizon is awful for them. AT&T is rocking 200mbps in Pine. I haven't tested T-Mobile there but I'm looking forward to it.
When I get a T-Mobile line I will make a post with some real world speed tests in locations around the state.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 9:11 pm to Rooguroo
I just upgraded from a iPhone 11 to 13. I never really had any issues with Tmobiles 4g coverage, but the 5g has been spectacular so far.
And I think watch lines are like $10 a month
And I think watch lines are like $10 a month
Posted on 2/22/22 at 1:13 pm to dltigers3
We live in north Lafayette and we're trying T-Mobile free for 30 days. They mailed a hotspot to us. Unfortunately, it's much slower than Verizon. We're looking for a cheaper option but we'll end up staying with Verizon.
We both have Samsung S10+ phones. The T-Mobile hotspot is consistently running around 2.4Mbps and our Verizon service is consistently 5+ Mbps.
We both have Samsung S10+ phones. The T-Mobile hotspot is consistently running around 2.4Mbps and our Verizon service is consistently 5+ Mbps.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 6:46 pm to saints5021
We have T-Mobile now. We had better coverage in CenLa with Total Wireless which uses Verizon towers, but no international coverage. When we're in Nola, T-Mobile is great.
Posted on 2/23/22 at 1:03 am to TU Rob
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Do any of these support an Apple Watch with a cellular plan? We have 3 iPhones and 3 different watches. A couple of series 3, and an SE my wife upgraded to last fall. I couldn't find anything on Google Fi about non phone devices.
My wife (no pics) has the Apple watch on T-Mobile. Works great!
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