Verizon vs Att vs sprint

[spederman]

I've had Verizon pretty much since cell phones came out. No issues with their service but through our company I've always had a 20 pct discount on my bill. Plus I'm grandfathered into unlimited data which they dont offer anymore but downside I can't ever get a subsidized phone, I have to pay full cash price. Well now our company is switching carriers and offering a discount of 25pct on Att and not Verizon, so my bill is going to jump a significant amount since my whole family is on it (5 lines).

Wondering if i should switch carriers. How is Att reception and their 4G speeds /service? Comparable to Verizon? But then I like that sprint has unlimited everything plans, how do they compare?

[BlackGT]

Reception is great, no issues with dropped calls and 4g speeds (LTE) are great. I get 15-20mbps in most places, some I get over 40mbps...

Never had sprint, so I can only compare to Verizon. IMHO, ATT > Verizon...

[Stephen]

I had sprint and it sucked bad! now have att and it sucks less
wife and I have same phone but she is still with sprint and my internet speed blows the doors off hers

[whitetrash]

It's gonna depend on what phones you run to some extent. Almost everyone I know has Verizon and standing together our 4g speed varies from phone to phone.

I never any issues with my company phone when it was AT&T but just the fact that I have to deal with them every month cuz they fuck up my cable bill is more than enough to never go to them on cell phones.

[LaserSVT]

Most of my friends have ATT and I always laugh when they cant get any service or get 4G and my phone works fine. I have never dropped a call and the ATT does all the time. I always hear my tech complain if he walks in the building while on the phone cause it drops the call.

I haven't had Sprint in about 4 years but hated them and still do.

As far as the phone upgrades, they are cheap if you shop online for them. If you have unlimited data on all 5 phones then you are better off keeping what you have. Figure your plan will double in cost and you will only have 4-8 GB per month depending on contract and they really charge you big time for overages. So calculate the new cost difference over 2 years for the service and see if that's cheaper then getting the $100 special renewal price on a new phone every two years.

[Gtracer]

I have used Sprint for a little over 13years now. To begin, they were the best! Had all the good phones, first color screen....they were keeping up.


Today, I struggle to get cell reception in my house. I called and they sent me a little Airwave box, which did help. I drop calls in my neighborhood, cant make any calls from inside my office. Lose reception just driving from 1/4 mile to the next.

After all those years, I am looking to switch this November when my contract is up. The one thing that sucks is that I am also grandfathered in to $40 a month w/ unlimited everything.

[BP]

My wife had a Sprint phone and the unlimited data was awesome when she had service, unfortunately though where most of the Army bases are they are pretty weak. Verizon though has had a strong 4G signal almost everywhere we've been.

Unfortunately though at my current office in Haltom City I'm getting -114dBm 4G signal, which is pretty much useless. Verizon is very weak in this area for some reason. Good thing we'll be moving to Burleson soon.

[CWO]

As much as I hate AT&T, I can say that I have had them easily for 7 years and I would have to admit I haven't had a dropped call in a LONG time, gotta be a year or so. Data speeds are good too.

[vert_95]

I had sprint for a couple years and it sucked people would literally be standing next to me and call and I wouldn't get their call I also hated their customer service. Switched to Att and never looked back great service, 4g is awesome, and they always have the latest phones.

[KWClutch]

I have Verizon and love it. Customer support sucks to get a hold of but when you finally do they correct the problem pretty quickly. Great phones and the best service. The only time I get dropped calls is when I'm talking to an AT&T customer.

[YALE]

Fuck a contract. As soon as my current one is up, I'm going pay as you go.

[Mike]

I have used Sprint for a little over 13years now. To begin, they were the best! Had all the good phones, first color screen....they were keeping up.


Today, I struggle to get cell reception in my house. I called and they sent me a little Airwave box, which did help. I drop calls in my neighborhood, cant make any calls from inside my office. Lose reception just driving from 1/4 mile to the next.

After all those years, I am looking to switch this November when my contract is up. The one thing that sucks is that I am also grandfathered in to $40 a month w/ unlimited everything.

I'm having the same issues with Sprint! They recently added an $80 credit to my account to apologize for their shitty service. They also claimed within the next six months they would have a solid 4G network.

[Taylor]

Everyone loves to hate on Sprint. I've had Sprint for four years now and have had a great experience. The rates are super cheap, I have unlimited everything and great service where I live.

Yes, if you travel out in the sticks and want great coverage, ATT/Verizon will probably be required if you want the highest level of connectivity. But for a city guy like me Sprint is fantastic.

[Gtracer]

Everyone loves to hate on Sprint. I've had Sprint for four years now and have had a great experience. The rates are super cheap, I have unlimited everything and great service where I live.

Yes, if you travel out in the sticks and want great coverage, ATT/Verizon will probably be required if you want the highest level of connectivity. But for a city guy like me Sprint is fantastic.

I live in a suburb of Dallas....Bought a house about 1 mile from my childhood home...where I started out with Sprint. They have progressively become worse as far as coverage area. When I call and complain, they can see my signal is between great and non-existent just by walking a couple of feet from one side of my garage to the other.

The only problem is, I have such a cheap plan....it’s almost as if I would rather deal with the crap than pay more. I mean, I don’t really browse on my phone much and I don’t really use FB....so, I don’t even know why I have a Smart Phone, other than convenience.

[jefehbk]

T-Mobile FTW....