Considering switch, Pros and Cons of various carriers?

[mdk32014]

re: Do you get good Service ?

I am actually thinking about it down the road which is why i was asking. I am not trying to go off topic i am sorry about that.

 

[Almeuit]

Re: better or worse than t mobile

he said it's a Galaxy S3. are you aware that the S6 will be out soon?

Yeah? I don't get what you're trying to say?

 

[mdk32014]

Re: better or worse than t mobile

All I was asking is do the newer phones support more bands? Or is it the same, some work on some with that same phone might not work on another carrier. I hope that makes more sense.

 

[mrsmumbles]

re: Do you get good Service ?

This is good advice i was just talking over all.

Try the Open Signal app. It will rank the carriers wherever you are and go.

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[mdk32014]

re: Do you get good Service ?

Thanks, I will download it now. Good stuff

 

[mdk32014]

re: Service question

Oh really i thought they were. This is good to no.

 

[mdk32014]

re: Service question

I am keeping my phone because I love it. Plus I purchased it a little under a month ago. The t-mobile financing option is a good one. I am Not sure if I would like a Nexus phone. I would keep a Samsung device no matter where I go. S voice is so cool. Plus the sounds for the email and everything else that it does. The best phone that I have used so far. However I have not seen a Nexus 6 device.

 

[Closingracer]

re: Service question

If you had boost, u know how sprint will be as boost is wholly owned and operates on the sprint network ( they are not an mvno)

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They are a mvno in terms of network though ....your last in line after business and sprint customers


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[Closingracer]

survis question

I am keeping my phone because I love it. Plus I purchased it a little under a month ago. The t-mobile financing option is a good one. I am Not sure if I would like a Nexus phone. I would keep a Samsung device no matter where I go. S voice is so cool. Plus the sounds for the email and everything else that it does. The best phone that I have used so far. However I have not seen a Nexus 6 device.

I love Samsung devices but personally I hate s voice with a passion . I use Google now launcher along with Google now which rivals Siri on iOS devices which is a great app as well

You can always get a Samsung Galaxy s6 on financing which I am suggesting since I would wait for that


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[sulla1965]

re: Do you get good Service ?

I would advise against switching to t-mobile. Too many "Emergency calls only" whenever I was with them. I give them a chance every once in a while and nothing really changes. I haven't had a dropped call in years with Verizon. its the reason Verizon is #1 carrier even though its a bit more expensive than the rest.

 

[Golfdriver97]

re: Do you get good Service ?

Mod note: Cleaned thread again. dpham00 posted a warning, please adhere to it.

 

[berdinkerdickle]

re: Service question

Link: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...le.com%2Ftest-drive-free-trial&token=1NkCG2FR

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.I'm not sure if it was your post or another's that I just recently learned about 'Test Drive' but thanks either way.
My 'Test Drive' iPhone should be here next week.
I'm anxious to see how far T-Mobile has came. Years ago, the only provider that gave me a signal out at my house, down in a hole of a hillside, in amongst a dense forest of Douglas Fir trees, was Cingular/Att. In fact I think I was with them all the way from Att to Cingular and back to Att. And the only way I could get 3g was to hook my phone up to a cable that went up to a antenna up on my roof.
Tmobile & Verizon got me no service at all down in my forest hole.
Then one day a client walked in my office with a Thunderbolt. I went straight down to the Verizon store and bought me one. And it also gave me 4g LTE out my house. So I've stuck with Verizon.
Anxious to see if I get tmobile LTE out at my house. My wife's contract is up, and mine in May. I'll post back here how it goes.

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[berdinkerdickle]

re: Do you get good Service ?

They give you unlimited 4g data calling and texting and an iPhone 5s . You will have to return the phone even if you want to switch . It's more about trying out the service then a phone so imo no issue being an iPhone specially when I think ios devices have the best antennas imo. There is no fees to use test drive with t-mobile . If you don't return the phone they charge you the device cost and if it's damaged they charge you $100


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This is the fine print on the bottom:

Test Drive: Phone may be used and is provided for trial use only. Limit one trial per card and per address. Your bank may take up to two weeks to post the released credit hold to your card. We are not responsible for any returned checks due to credit hold processing. Service: Available for 7 days from date of phone delivery, then service and account is suspended. Phone number may not be for your area code. Domestic use only; additional charges apply for international use, where available. Partial megabytes rounded up. Unlimited data while on our network; 50 MB of data roaming available. Purchased prepaid services only available until end of trial period. If you add premium or additional services, you are responsible for any related charges. Fastest LTE Network: Based on download speeds.


Link: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...le.com%2Ftest-drive-free-trial&token=B5IoHtds

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.I'm not sure if it was your post or another's that I just recently learned about 'Test Drive' but thanks either way.
My 'Test Drive' iPhone should be here next week.
I'm anxious to see how far T-Mobile has came. Years ago, the only provider that gave me a signal out at my house, down in a hole of a hillside, in amongst a dense forest of Douglas Fir trees, was Cingular/Att. In fact I think I was with them all the way from Att to Cingular and back to Att. And the only way I could get 3g was to hook my phone up to a cable that went up to a antenna up on my roof.
Tmobile & Verizon got me no service at all down in my forest hole.
Then one day a client walked in my office with a Thunderbolt. I went straight down to the Verizon store and bought me one. And it also gave me 4g LTE out my house. So I've stuck with Verizon.
Anxious to see if I get tmobile LTE out at my house. My wife's contract is up, and mine in May. I'll post back here how it goes.

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[Closingracer]

survis question

.I'm not sure if it was your post or another's that I just recently learned about 'Test Drive' but thanks either way.
My 'Test Drive' iPhone should be here next week.
I'm anxious to see how far T-Mobile has came. Years ago, the only provider that gave me a signal out at my house, down in a hole of a hillside, in amongst a dense forest of Douglas Fir trees, was Cingular/Att. In fact I think I was with them all the way from Att to Cingular and back to Att. And the only way I could get 3g was to hook my phone up to a cable that went up to a antenna up on my roof.
Tmobile & Verizon got me no service at all down in my forest hole.
Then one day a client walked in my office with a Thunderbolt. I went straight down to the Verizon store and bought me one. And it also gave me 4g LTE out my house. So I've stuck with Verizon.
Anxious to see if I get tmobile LTE out at my house. My wife's contract is up, and mine in May. I'll post back here how it goes.

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No problem

Probably was me since I did post it in a few threads . I never got t-mobile service in my apartment but you do get wifi calling .

From my understanding of how frequencies work the lower ones which Verizon and AT&T use which is 700mhz is better for building penetration . T-mobile and sprint use higher frequencies which isn't as good but maybe depends on how close the tower is perhaps ?


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[racquetballer]

Re: How much data do you use and pay for each month? I am wondering about mobile ...

I use approx 100 gigs a month & my daughter uses approx 10 gigs. My VZW data is my primary ISP since I cut cable quite awhile ago. I stream nexflix and use sling tv. Cost is broken down below. My 4g download speeds fluctuate between 20-65 Mbps depending on where I am. I am very happy with my service and to have unlimited 4g data. I will keep it as long as I can. I pay full retail for my cell so I can keep my unlimited data.

Line 1
$110.00 Nationwide Talk & Text FS 1400
-$ 27.50 Less 25% Employer Discount
$ 29.99 Unlimited Email & Data
-$ 20.00 Less Talk & Text Plus Data $20 Disc
$ 29.00 4G Mobile Hotspot
-$ 6.00 Less 20% Feature Discount
Line 2
$ 9.99 Nationwide Talk & Text FS 1400 add'l line
$ 29.99 Unlimited Email & Data
-$ 20.00 Talk & Text Plus Data $20 Disc
$136.46 Total Both Lines

 

[mdk32014]

someone says sound on calls is bad

Does anyone else not like Verizon quality if so please tell me why. Is gsm better? I am happy with the sound.
Note i am talking about call sound.
For me it is clear. I remember using Credo a long time ago and thinking it was better but that was with 2 old phones. I am happy with it.
Thanks

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[Rukbat]

Re: someone says sound on calls is bad

The difference between CDMA and GSM only comes in when the signal gets noisy. Then GSM sounds like the speaker is underwater, GSM sounds like Cher over autotuned. With a good signal, the quality depends on the codec being used and different carriers use different codecs. (That's the thing that turns our analog voices into digital phone signals and back.)

I prefer the way weak GSM signals sound, some people prefer the way weak CDMA signals sound. If it were my choice we'd still be on AMPS - the plain old FM radio system - it's amazing how much noise the human brain can pull an understandable signal out of. Analog probably has about a 10 times advantage over the current system. (But only in readability - we wouldn't have enough bandwidth for AMPS these days. You don't have a cell phone and you're over the age of 5? You're an anomaly today.)

 

[mdk32014]

top 2 compare verizon and atnt

1 service
2 cost

3 personal preference

thanks

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[mdk32014]

att or verizon

My questions

Cost difference

Service

Preference

Any reason to make the move

Also thinking of cricket

Thanks for hep

Current Verizon plan

1 gb $30
2 lines iphone 5 c $40 samsung s3 drop to $25 each after contract

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[mdk32014]

Re: top 2 compare verizon and atnt

Current plan

1 gb 2 phones$80 $30 off after contract

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