Considering switch, Pros and Cons of various carriers?
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codeda
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Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
I don't agree at all. I switched to cricket a year ago and have been extremely happy. Att bought them out and I have service everywhere I've been and I do a good bit of traveling. I've never had an issue with billing or getting anything done. My thought going in was if I hated it, who cares I could just leave, but I've really enjoyed it and talked three friends in to switching along the way. I say if you are able to try it out and see for yourself
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I don't agree at all. I switched to cricket a year ago and have been extremely happy. Att bought them out and I have service everywhere I've been and I do a good bit of traveling. I've never had an issue with billing or getting anything done. My thought going in was if I hated it, who cares I could just leave, but I've really enjoyed it and talked three friends in to switching along the way. I say if you are able to try it out and see for yourself
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ColbyJvonBrown
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Hey but they are building out the network, and it is much faster than before!!! I can stream a YouTube video on Boost Mobile Moto G (Sprint) even after I went over my data limit. I can't do that on Straight Talk Moto E (Verizon) when I'm throttled. And I get 6 full bars all through the city and where I live. But if I go out of state to Louisiana I have to wait to get to Monroe. There is a new tower in the city but I don't think its on yet and if it is Sprint isn't on it yet. And they have a lot of towers going up and being upgraded. Price is better than AT&T, Verizon, and some T-Mobile prices. And usually fast with updates with certain phones than other 3 carriers. I'm gonna stick with them for the foreseeable future, I really like them. Anyways that's my ~0.02¢~
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Hey but they are building out the network, and it is much faster than before!!! I can stream a YouTube video on Boost Mobile Moto G (Sprint) even after I went over my data limit. I can't do that on Straight Talk Moto E (Verizon) when I'm throttled. And I get 6 full bars all through the city and where I live. But if I go out of state to Louisiana I have to wait to get to Monroe. There is a new tower in the city but I don't think its on yet and if it is Sprint isn't on it yet. And they have a lot of towers going up and being upgraded. Price is better than AT&T, Verizon, and some T-Mobile prices. And usually fast with updates with certain phones than other 3 carriers. I'm gonna stick with them for the foreseeable future, I really like them. Anyways that's my ~0.02¢~
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DLK1
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Worst voice coverage? I don't think they're known for that. Voice was never an issue when I was on Sprint .. It was data speeds .. Only in the mountains of West Virginia did I have an issue and I roamed to Verizon but that was it.
Worst voice coverage? I don't think they're known for that. Voice was never an issue when I was on Sprint .. It was data speeds .. Only in the mountains of West Virginia did I have an issue and I roamed to Verizon but that was it.
Hypnotoadd
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I switched from Verizon to sprint & my service is good. I hear echoing & people sound far away during voice calls with family members who have Verizon, but it's definitely their phones or service because voice calls to others are clear.
I switched from Verizon to sprint & my service is good. I hear echoing & people sound far away during voice calls with family members who have Verizon, but it's definitely their phones or service because voice calls to others are clear.
Customer support with a live person is a long wait. The Cricket stores are not as great either.
It's inexpensive and if you are OK with AT&T coverage and being capped at 8mbps, then you will be happy and saving money. Remember, no phone subsidies.
I have a Nexus 6 and I had to stick in the T-Mobile Sim card to get the update. I don't know how Android updates are handled with cricket with byop.
We switched from Sprint and we are paying for five lines $120 a month. Two lines are 5 gigs and three are 3 gigs.
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It's inexpensive and if you are OK with AT&T coverage and being capped at 8mbps, then you will be happy and saving money. Remember, no phone subsidies.
I have a Nexus 6 and I had to stick in the T-Mobile Sim card to get the update. I don't know how Android updates are handled with cricket with byop.
We switched from Sprint and we are paying for five lines $120 a month. Two lines are 5 gigs and three are 3 gigs.
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Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
Thanks all for the info it is very helpfull.
Thanks all for the info it is very helpfull.
Hypnotoadd
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I don't have any data issues, either.
I get that you don't care for Sprint, but their service is actually good for plenty of people
I don't have any data issues, either.
I get that you don't care for Sprint, but their service is actually good for plenty of people
Hypnotoadd
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I actually had Sprint for years, then they started to suck in my area, I had dropped calls & problems getting service so I left them. However, I really missed having unlimited data & was paying the same price for only 2gb so after they completed more upgrades in my area, I asked around & came back to them. They've hugely improved in my area from what it used to be.
So the answer to OP's question is - follow jalan's advice & look at those websites, but also talk to people who live & work around you to see what their service is like where you live. People here saying it sucks or doesn't suck are useless to you unless you live or work near us.
I actually had Sprint for years, then they started to suck in my area, I had dropped calls & problems getting service so I left them. However, I really missed having unlimited data & was paying the same price for only 2gb so after they completed more upgrades in my area, I asked around & came back to them. They've hugely improved in my area from what it used to be.
So the answer to OP's question is - follow jalan's advice & look at those websites, but also talk to people who live & work around you to see what their service is like where you live. People here saying it sucks or doesn't suck are useless to you unless you live or work near us.
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That's simply untrue. They reserve the right to do so if a tower is overloaded, not all the time, or even regularly. I stream HD videos here in Chicago regularly with no issues.
That's simply untrue. They reserve the right to do so if a tower is overloaded, not all the time, or even regularly. I stream HD videos here in Chicago regularly with no issues.
Seryozha
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Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
imurrx, do you know anyone using sprint? If so can you do me a favor and send them an MMS and find out when their phone says they received it? I am having an issue that they say they received the picture 27 hrs earlier. Its very frustrating since they have to scroll back if we have been texting. It only seems to happen to sprint and Straight Talk/Net 10 customers.
imurrx, do you know anyone using sprint? If so can you do me a favor and send them an MMS and find out when their phone says they received it? I am having an issue that they say they received the picture 27 hrs earlier. Its very frustrating since they have to scroll back if we have been texting. It only seems to happen to sprint and Straight Talk/Net 10 customers.
Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
I switched over this past weekend. We were also on Verizon prior to switching. So far so good....and love the savings over Verizon - that's for sure ;-)
I switched over this past weekend. We were also on Verizon prior to switching. So far so good....and love the savings over Verizon - that's for sure ;-)
Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
Rukbat said it in a nutshell.
Pros:
It's cheap.
Cons:
Poor customer service. Really poor.
Slow data speeds. Really slow.
No conditional call forwarding.
AT&T customers, plus customers of companies with roaming agreements all have priority over Cricket on the data network.
CDMA service support ended last month, reducing coverage via roaming agreements.
Poor choice of phones (but better than it used to be).
Etc etc.
It would be actually impossible for me to switch to Cricket or a similar MVNO. They're just too limited.
Android since v1.0. Linux user since 2001.
Rukbat said it in a nutshell.
Pros:
It's cheap.
Cons:
Poor customer service. Really poor.
Slow data speeds. Really slow.
No conditional call forwarding.
AT&T customers, plus customers of companies with roaming agreements all have priority over Cricket on the data network.
CDMA service support ended last month, reducing coverage via roaming agreements.
Poor choice of phones (but better than it used to be).
Etc etc.
It would be actually impossible for me to switch to Cricket or a similar MVNO. They're just too limited.
Android since v1.0. Linux user since 2001.
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Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
Cricket is what's known as a wholely owned MVNO. Similar to how Metro PCS is to T-Mobile, except Metro actually owned some towers and bandwidth. Cricket never owned squat except for their crummy stores. And all of those are in rented storefronts.
8Mbps is not too speedy these days. And that's max, not typical speed.
Android since v1.0. Linux user since 2001.
Cricket is what's known as a wholely owned MVNO. Similar to how Metro PCS is to T-Mobile, except Metro actually owned some towers and bandwidth. Cricket never owned squat except for their crummy stores. And all of those are in rented storefronts.
8Mbps is not too speedy these days. And that's max, not typical speed.
Android since v1.0. Linux user since 2001.
Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
For the majority of consumers, 8mbps is sufficient as long it is consistent. It is for the most part.
The other issue I have seen with Cricket is caller ID. It only says wireless caller and the number. It does not transmit the name of the caller. I have read it may take a couple of months for the registries to update, be we are going on four months.
For the call forwarding you could utilize Google Voice.
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For the majority of consumers, 8mbps is sufficient as long it is consistent. It is for the most part.
The other issue I have seen with Cricket is caller ID. It only says wireless caller and the number. It does not transmit the name of the caller. I have read it may take a couple of months for the registries to update, be we are going on four months.
For the call forwarding you could utilize Google Voice.
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Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
You cannot use Google Voice for voicemail on MVNO providers that do not include conditional call forwarding.
Android since v1.0. Linux user since 2001.
You cannot use Google Voice for voicemail on MVNO providers that do not include conditional call forwarding.
Android since v1.0. Linux user since 2001.
raino
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Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
Actually that's not true. Cricket did own spectrum, and had their own CDMA network before everything was absorbed into AT&T.
Actually that's not true. Cricket did own spectrum, and had their own CDMA network before everything was absorbed into AT&T.
Re: What are the pros and cons of Cricket Wireless?
I thought they piggyback off of Sprint.
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I thought they piggyback off of Sprint.
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