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[LorQ1027]

i currently am on att grandfather plan. I’m paying about $95/month and was considering switching over to cricket Wireless. I noticed they have a unlimited plan for $60/month and wanted to switch to that. My question is has anyone switched to cricket? What did you think of it? Just wanted to get some opinions before I make the leap.

Thank you!

 

[coolaaron88]

Dont know if I can help you with that question and I both work for and have AT&T for myself but Cricket does use AT&T's towers it it going to come down to how AT&T's coverage is in San Francisco. Having been in San Francisco myself recently, I had no issues with AT&T so I dont suspect you'll have any issues with Cricket service in the same area.

 

[acorntoy]

Dont know if I can help you with that question and I both work for and have AT&T for myself but Cricket does use AT&T's towers it it going to come down to how AT&T's coverage is in San Francisco. Having been in San Francisco myself recently, I had no issues with AT&T so I dont suspect you'll have any issues with Cricket service in the same area.

Only difference is if a large tourist crowd comes in, fleet week, pride, etc.. you most likely will see a serious decline in speed, not service. As it is a second tier carrier, At&t will prioritize its customers in the city first before allocating bandwidth to cricket. This will apply to anywhere you go with a massive crowd, such as sporting events, or disneyland.

 

[coolaaron88]

Only difference is if a large tourist crowd comes in, fleet week, pride, etc.. you most likely will see a serious decline in speed, not service. As it is a second tier carrier, At&t will prioritize its customers in the city first before allocating bandwidth to cricket.

That is correct, AT&T will have priority when it comes to data speeds.

 

[LorQ1027]

Yes I heard att bought out/owns cricket. That’s is why I’m leaning towards joining them. Just not too sure about speeds and reception. I was also thinking about Tmobile but haven’t heard that many positive things about them

 

[MisterMillz]

If the price is what you want, drop down to the unlimited choice plan offered by AT&T. It too is $60. Granted you get I believe 3mb “LTE” speeds but Cricket itself is capped by AT&T somewhere around 8mb.

 

[LorQ1027]

Yeah I was looking at those new att plans as well. The only thing is that crickets prices already includes taxes and fees, while the att ones, I believe do not. The only thing I’m worried about is how well the reception is in my house and the upload/download speeds with cricket. But since they use att towers, I assume I shouldn’t have to worry too much right?

 

[MisterMillz]

Go online and look at their coverage map. That’s about as absolute as you can get without actually using their network. I had Cricket about a decade ago where the only place it worked was in your home city. Lol

 

[BrianBaughn]

You can test your current LTE speed with AT&T (please post it here) with the Speedtest.net app. As someone has said, Cricket's speed is capped at 8 mbps.

I have Straight Talk (the AT&T compatible version) with uses TracFone Wireless cellular which in turn is also on AT&T's network. I get over 30 mbps and this is one reason I haven't switched to Cricket.

 

[LorQ1027]

This is what I got! Wow I guess crickets network would be quite a bit slower. Weird cuz I have a few coworkers who switched over to cricket and i could barely notice the difference!

 

[Newtons Apple]

Drop the grandfathered plan pick a family plan that covers the amount of data you really use and it will reduce your bill without hurting your service.