My wife and I have been on Sprint for four years and our plan expires next month. The suburban areas we live in just north of Orlando should have excellent coverage, but not with Sprint. Due to dropped calls at our home Sprint sent us an Airave (which has broken down twice). When we took a trip through GA, SC and TN last fall we rarely had coverage except when on an interstate. We are currently using 2 year old Galaxy S3 phones and like them. We typically use less than 2 GB of data together since we have to heavily rely on Wi-FI .
I am open to going with any other carrier and would like to reduce the bill if possible but we want to stay with a 5-inch smart phone. Super fast data speed is not a requirement but I definitely want good 4G-LTE coverage. Good voice and data coverage is essential. It would also be nice to occasionally share my phone's data with my tablet and laptop when away from home.
I am trying to figure out which company would be best for our needs and I am looking for suggestions. The T-Mobile option to use both data and Wi-Fi for voice is interesting but should that be necessary if they provide good voice and data coverage? Also, T-Mobile seems to have less coverage in some of the areas we visit while Verizon seems to have the best overall coverage. Should we not consider Verizon since we could use our phones on either AT&T and T-Mobile if necessary in the future? Also, it appears that buying a phone outright is not really worth it unless you plan on getting a new phone regularly, which we do not. Finally, what are the pitfalls of signing a contract and then having to change because coverage is a problem?
I am open to your suggestion and thanks for taking the time to read this.
Walter
Apopka FL
I am open to going with any other carrier and would like to reduce the bill if possible but we want to stay with a 5-inch smart phone. Super fast data speed is not a requirement but I definitely want good 4G-LTE coverage. Good voice and data coverage is essential. It would also be nice to occasionally share my phone's data with my tablet and laptop when away from home.
I am trying to figure out which company would be best for our needs and I am looking for suggestions. The T-Mobile option to use both data and Wi-Fi for voice is interesting but should that be necessary if they provide good voice and data coverage? Also, T-Mobile seems to have less coverage in some of the areas we visit while Verizon seems to have the best overall coverage. Should we not consider Verizon since we could use our phones on either AT&T and T-Mobile if necessary in the future? Also, it appears that buying a phone outright is not really worth it unless you plan on getting a new phone regularly, which we do not. Finally, what are the pitfalls of signing a contract and then having to change because coverage is a problem?
I am open to your suggestion and thanks for taking the time to read this.
Walter
Apopka FL