Switching from Sprint to AT&T

derrick2005 · Jan 11, 2013, 02:53 PM

NV is never coming and dropped calls, bad data coverage and overall sucky iPhone service has pushed me to the point to want to quite sprint for AT&T.

AT&T say that they can easily transfer the cell number but my question is things like text messages that I have saved to iCloud. Once I gets new AT&T phone can I set it up from iCloud backup that was done on the sprint phone on the AT&T phone. And of so will the texts transfer?

Any other ideas or advice about this switch? Will AT&T be disappointing too?

Applejuiced · Jan 11, 2013, 03:08 PM

If the texts are saved on your backup they will transfer fine.
You will be way better off with either AT&T or Verizon. Sprint is the worst.

AutoUnion39 · Jan 11, 2013, 03:39 PM

Welcome to the better carrier

what area are you in?

cheezeit · Jan 11, 2013, 03:41 PM

Yea sprint service is meh and customer service doesn't know jack

wknapp0924 · Jan 11, 2013, 03:43 PM

If you don't care about LTE switch to Straight Talk and get 45 a month unlimited with ATT 4G download speed. If I wasnt in a contract I would probably do that.

EstaVidaLoca · Jan 11, 2013, 04:30 PM

I'm a firm believer that T-mobile will have more LTE coverage in 2013 than Sprint will so I'm holding out for that. With the discount on my AT&T account I can get 5GB LTE for 2 or 3 dollars more than the 3GB package. I don't want to lose my unlimited with Sprint but it's trash so it really doesn't matter.

Godf1st · Jan 11, 2013, 04:46 PM

I switched to att from sprint a little over a year ago and haven't looked back. Number was ported over with no problem, as well as corporate discount. Att service where I'm located is better then sprint anyway especially data.

AutoUnion39 · Jan 11, 2013, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by EstaVidaLoca

I'm a firm believer that T-mobile will have more LTE coverage in 2013 than Sprint will so I'm holding out for that. With the discount on my AT&T account I can get 5GB LTE for 2 or 3 dollars more than the 3GB package. I don't want to lose my unlimited with Sprint but it's trash so it really doesn't matter.

Sprint already has tons tons more 3G than TMo. I doubt it. If you think Sprint is bad, TMo is bottom of the barrel stuff

Applejuiced · Jan 11, 2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AutoUnion39

Sprint already has tons tons more 3G than TMo. I doubt it. If you think Sprint is bad, TMo is bottom of the barrel stuff

Sprints 3G is slower than a dead turtle.
Tmobiles 2G is faster than sprints CDMA 3G.

EstaVidaLoca · Jan 13, 2013, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AutoUnion39

Sprint already has tons tons more 3G than TMo. I doubt it. If you think Sprint is bad, TMo is bottom of the barrel stuff

Sprint's 3G is trash. T-mobile has a huge footprint in DFW where I live. At least I'd be able to watch a youtube video on T-mobile.

ValerieDurden · Jan 13, 2013, 04:44 PM

The speeds aren't that bad and this is in a non-complete network vision area, the speeds and quality are improving every week for me.

SAD*FACED*CLOWN · Jan 13, 2013, 06:05 PM

I haven't seen speeds that slow since I was throttled last year...thank god for unlimited data and LTE

CEmajr · Jan 13, 2013, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by AutoUnion39

Sprint already has tons tons more 3G than TMo. I doubt it. If you think Sprint is bad, TMo is bottom of the barrel stuff

Might as well compare Sprints 3G to Tmobiles Edge network because that's the speed that Sprints "3G" runs at.

ValerieDurden · Jan 13, 2013, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CEmajr

Might as well compare Sprints 3G to Tmobiles Edge network because that's the speed that Sprints "3G" runs at.

That's not the case everywhere, I am consistently seeing speeds of over 1Mbps and up to 2.5Mbps. Though your mileage may vary.

Jan 11, 2013, 02:53 PM	#1
derrick2005 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011	Switching from Sprint to AT&T NV is never coming and dropped calls, bad data coverage and overall sucky iPhone service has pushed me to the point to want to quite sprint for AT&T. AT&T say that they can easily transfer the cell number but my question is things like text messages that I have saved to iCloud. Once I gets new AT&T phone can I set it up from iCloud backup that was done on the sprint phone on the AT&T phone. And of so will the texts transfer? Any other ideas or advice about this switch? Will AT&T be disappointing too?
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Jan 11, 2013, 03:08 PM	#2
Applejuiced macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: At the iPhone hacks section.	If the texts are saved on your backup they will transfer fine. You will be way better off with either AT&T or Verizon. Sprint is the worst.
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Jan 11, 2013, 03:41 PM	#4
cheezeit macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2010	Yea sprint service is meh and customer service doesn't know jack
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Jan 11, 2013, 03:43 PM	#5
wknapp0924 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Honolulu, HI	If you don't care about LTE switch to Straight Talk and get 45 a month unlimited with ATT 4G download speed. If I wasnt in a contract I would probably do that.
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Jan 11, 2013, 04:30 PM	#6
EstaVidaLoca macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	I'm a firm believer that T-mobile will have more LTE coverage in 2013 than Sprint will so I'm holding out for that. With the discount on my AT&T account I can get 5GB LTE for 2 or 3 dollars more than the 3GB package. I don't want to lose my unlimited with Sprint but it's trash so it really doesn't matter.
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Jan 11, 2013, 04:46 PM	#7
Godf1st macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	I switched to att from sprint a little over a year ago and haven't looked back. Number was ported over with no problem, as well as corporate discount. Att service where I'm located is better then sprint anyway especially data.
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