So I've had Verizon Wireless for almost almost 12 years before I decided to move to the Nexus 4 and concurrently, T-Mobile.
I've always been a Verizon promoter, as I've always enjoyed their quality of service. I'd go to some of the most remote areas and still get service.
Leaving Verizon was a month long decision for me. I went back and forth between the DNA and the Nexus 4 for my decision. Then I made the plunge.
After 2 weeks, I have to say, it's actually been a pretty decent experience.
A little background: I live in Bergen county, NJ. For the most part, I've had HSPA+ service to everywhere I've gone which is to include many parts of NYC, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hawthorne, Paramus, and all the towns around my area. There have been several spots where I know I would normally get flawless 4G service with Verizon that I didn't get with T-Mobile. A couple dead spots in the Garden State Mall, a spot at my friends condo in Jersey City and a pizzaria in Brooklyn.
Further, because I'm in sales, I travel. I've been through Denver, St Louis, Albuquerque, and Los Angeles. All cities had HSPA+ service.
I've done Speedtests (using the speedtest.net app) and although the results have been all over the place, for the most part, I get 5+mbps down and 1mbps up.
The range is from 13mbps to 390kbps down and 3mbps to 23kbps.
All in all, I've been pretty satisfied. There are times when I miss Verizon though. For example, I was sitting in Los Angeles Airport and the place I was sitting had 1-2 bars of service and sometimes no service so it would go in and out. I had to move to a different section of the airport to get a solid 4 bar connection.
If you were on the fence, I hope this helps in making your decision. If you have any questions, I'm more than happy to answer.
Edited:
Here is a screenshot of some recent speedtests done. as you can see, not Verizon LTE speeds but not terrible either.
I think the key for me is that during general day to day use, I haven't been too inconvenienced by the speeds. Granted, I do some light Slacker music streaming and general RSS reading and don't stream video 24/7 but still, I'm on my phone constantly. I haven't yet thought, I can't stand this service. I will be continuing to travel for the next couple weeks so I may do an update then.
I've always been a Verizon promoter, as I've always enjoyed their quality of service. I'd go to some of the most remote areas and still get service.
Leaving Verizon was a month long decision for me. I went back and forth between the DNA and the Nexus 4 for my decision. Then I made the plunge.
After 2 weeks, I have to say, it's actually been a pretty decent experience.
A little background: I live in Bergen county, NJ. For the most part, I've had HSPA+ service to everywhere I've gone which is to include many parts of NYC, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hawthorne, Paramus, and all the towns around my area. There have been several spots where I know I would normally get flawless 4G service with Verizon that I didn't get with T-Mobile. A couple dead spots in the Garden State Mall, a spot at my friends condo in Jersey City and a pizzaria in Brooklyn.
Further, because I'm in sales, I travel. I've been through Denver, St Louis, Albuquerque, and Los Angeles. All cities had HSPA+ service.
I've done Speedtests (using the speedtest.net app) and although the results have been all over the place, for the most part, I get 5+mbps down and 1mbps up.
The range is from 13mbps to 390kbps down and 3mbps to 23kbps.
All in all, I've been pretty satisfied. There are times when I miss Verizon though. For example, I was sitting in Los Angeles Airport and the place I was sitting had 1-2 bars of service and sometimes no service so it would go in and out. I had to move to a different section of the airport to get a solid 4 bar connection.
If you were on the fence, I hope this helps in making your decision. If you have any questions, I'm more than happy to answer.
Edited:
Here is a screenshot of some recent speedtests done. as you can see, not Verizon LTE speeds but not terrible either.
I think the key for me is that during general day to day use, I haven't been too inconvenienced by the speeds. Granted, I do some light Slacker music streaming and general RSS reading and don't stream video 24/7 but still, I'm on my phone constantly. I haven't yet thought, I can't stand this service. I will be continuing to travel for the next couple weeks so I may do an update then.
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