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Carrier If your phone contract ends today, which carrier will you sign with?

If your phone contract ends today, which carrier will you sign with?

  • AT&T

    Votes: 87 33.1%

  • Verizon

    Votes: 59 22.4%

  • Sprint

    Votes: 9 3.4%

  • T-Mobile

    Votes: 88 33.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 20 7.6%
  • Total voters
    263
Stay with AT&T. Sure I don't really like them, and their customer service is not great, but honestly all the carriers are garbage, and over charging us. If you switch you will find that carrier to be garbage too. The model we have here in the US just does not ask very much of a carrier. They are all in the pockets of the FCC, so really whatever carrier you have now will work just the same as the rest. Unless you have bad coverage.
 
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Ouch for Sprint.
 
I'd stick with AT&T because I've got a 25% corporate discount with them, fairly good coverage(although Verizon seems to be better, although a tiny bit slower), and so far I've never had a problem with their customer service.

I MIGHT consider going to AIO or another MVNO though, it just depends on how much I want to cut back my budget.
 
Taking into consideration the potential subsidies? For 2 lines, probably ATT. For 3 lines, T-Mobile, regardless of the phone subsidy.
 
I stayed with AT&T but took advantage of the GoPhone, no contract and saving 40% compared to my contract rate. I will buy my next iPhone and enjoy the savings.
 
Purely from my experience and having no issues with them, I would stick with AT&T. If T-Mobile would improve their network around my area, I would jump ship immediately (strictly to save some money each month).
 
Just dropped AT&T for T-Mobile and I can't praise them enough. I had numerous horrible experiences with AT&T, not including their reception issues in my area.
 
Apple Trees said:
I have to laugh at Sprint. They really are the running joke of the entire industry these days.
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We need sprint. More competition.

Can you imagine with att purchase of tmobile USA would have gone through.

It would have meant both att and verizon raising prices even more.

Right now (for families). Att and verizon have competitive prices. And it's a direct result of tmobile USA strategy the past 12-18 months.

Just look at verizon original share everything plans. Complete ripoff. Now it's more in line and competitive.

Still single lines users get the shaft and better off doing prepays plans. But prepay often times don't have same customer service
 
Stay with AT&T. $142 a month with 3 lines on 10gb a month. Wifi at home and office so we all good. Been with them for 1 year now. Prior was with sprint for 10 years.
 
aneftp said:
We need sprint. More competition.



Can you imagine with att purchase of tmobile USA would have gone through.



It would have meant both att and verizon raising prices even more.



Right now (for families). Att and verizon have competitive prices. And it's a direct result of tmobile USA strategy the past 12-18 months.



Just look at verizon original share everything plans. Complete ripoff. Now it's more in line and competitive.



Still single lines users get the shaft and better off doing prepays plans. But prepay often times don't have same customer service
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If either Sprint or Verizon would let us bring our existing phones, I might think about it.
 
scaredpoet said:
Unfortunately, I would have to continue on with AT&T.

I wouldn't *want* to. They're expensive and I still don't like their restrictive policy on SIM locking devices (imposing an ETF on a contract should be enough; locking down the phone so you can't even use international SIMs is highway robbery). And those stupid upgrade fees that have no justification at all.

But, the alternatives are no good to me. Verizon's CDMA network that is still needed for voice calls and is lousy or useless for data, isn't up to snuff for my needs. T-Mobile is great in densely populated areas, but they still have far too much EDGE-only coverage the moment you step off the beaten path. Sprint? Hahah, no.

Prepaid options exist but are very limiting. I have yet to see a good prepaid plan that offer mobile hotspot provisioning on a decent network.

So, AT&T it continues to be for now. They do have their pluses: Good coverage, simultaneous voice and data on my iPhone, fast LTE. Price is the only gripe I have really. I'd be really happy if I could pay under $100 a month on my cell bill.
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I couldn't disagree more about VZW LTE as I travel, unless you are discussing the nations heartland; which I don't get to. I live on LTE for my data needs and rarely have issues, in fact some speed tests have been downright surprising in a positive way.

But to each their own YMMV.
 
Not on contract, but I've considered T-mobile, as their pricing is really good. It'd either be them or AT&T.
 
I7guy said:
I couldn't disagree more about VZW LTE as I travel, unless you are discussing the nations heartland; which I don't get to. I live on LTE for my data needs and rarely have issues, in fact some speed tests have been downright surprising in a positive way.



But to each their own YMMV.
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With Verizon, there really isn't much option for fast data other than LTE, that compare with any other carrier.
 
I'd stay with Verizon, by far the best coverage in my area. If I had to switch it would probably be to AT&T as they are second best with decent 4G speeds(non LTE in my area). Republic Wireless would also be an option just for the dirt cheap price as Sprint has halfway decent LTE coverage here as long as you stay in the cities.
 
I7guy said:
I couldn't disagree more about VZW LTE as I travel, unless you are discussing the nations heartland; which I don't get to. I live on LTE for my data needs and rarely have issues, in fact some speed tests have been downright surprising in a positive way.
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I'm not surprised that you would disagree, consideriing that I wrote that post almost 10 months ago, and a lot has changed on all US carriers in terms of LTE deployment. A LOT. Most importantly of which: Verizon has vastly built out their LTE coverage in the 10 months since I wrote that post, and is even at the cusp of deploying Voice over LTE, which we might well see on the next iPhone.

It's a little hard to argue with someone today from a post written almost a year ago. :)

Even I am no longer with AT&T at this point, though I still do consider switching back now and then.
 
scaredpoet said:
I'm not surprised that you would disagree, consideriing that I wrote that post almost 10 months ago, and a lot has changed on all US carriers in terms of LTE deployment. A LOT. Most importantly of which: Verizon has vastly built out their LTE coverage in the 10 months since I wrote that post, and is even at the cusp of deploying Voice over LTE, which we might well see on the next iPhone.

It's a little hard to argue with someone today from a post written almost a year ago. :)

Even I am no longer with AT&T at this point, though I still do consider switching back now and then.
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That was my bad for not realizing a thread was necro'd instead of the thread starter starting a new thread with an updated topic and poll.
 
aneftp said:
We need sprint. More competition.
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We need a strong third (and possibly fourth) major carrier. Sprint is not that carrier. They are virtually ignored by the Tier 1s (AT&T and Verizon) because it's pretty much universally known how atrocious their network is.

They have new management now, but that new CEO needs to do something drastic, fast, if they are going to stay afloat.

Can you imagine with att purchase of tmobile USA would have gone through.

It would have meant both att and verizon raising prices even more.
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At the time, I don't think this would've been the case either. During the time that AT&T was seeking to acquire T-Mobile, T-Mobile was in an even weaker, less influential spot than Sprint is in now. And T-Mobile's parent company made it crystal clear that they were looking to sell and leave the US market.


Right now (for families). Att and verizon have competitive prices. And it's a direct result of tmobile USA strategy the past 12-18 months.
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Actually, it's a direct result of AT&T paying T-Mobile $6 billion, plus handing over a nice chunk of prime LTE spectrum, as part of the breakup fee when the merger didn't happen. Had this not happened, you can bet that T-Mobile would not have had the cash or spectrum to improve their network and attract the customers they're attracting now (including myself).

Granted, with hindsight being 20/20, we can say now that it was good that this merger didn't happen. But even with that failure, AT&T's attempt to acquire T-Mobile left it, and consumers, a lot better off as a result. Without it, I doubt T-Mobile would've been able to make much of a dent in the market, and AT&T/Verizon pricing would still be uncompetitive.

And let's also remember, the threat isn't over. Already, T-Mobile's leadership has made it clear that they are still interesting in selling off the US arm of T-Mobile, even after the Sprint/T-Mobile deal is (thankfully) dead.
 
I am probably never going to go on a contract again! Would I switch companies? Sure maybe. Right now my bill is ~$85 a month for 4 lines sharing 1000 minutes (technically unlimited, since they don't charge for overages anymore). a 2gb line, 2 5gb lines, 1 unlimited data line, and well, no texting at all.

T-Mobile's service isn't perfect at all. Some places I can get 80mbit down! Other places I can get 2, and if I'm on a road trip I probably won't get any data at all. But at half the price of everyone else, why would I leave them?
 
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