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People who live in the United States of America - Which carrier?

Which carrier do you use for your iPhone?

  • AT&T

    Votes: 225 50.2%

  • Sprint

    Votes: 20 4.5%

  • T-Mobile

    Votes: 73 16.3%

  • Verizon

    Votes: 115 25.7%

  • Other

    Votes: 15 3.3%
  • Total voters
    448
noobinator

noobinator

macrumors 604
Original poster
Jun 19, 2009
7,277
6,909
Los Angeles, CA
Just curious to see where we are at in 2015.

Just made the switch from AT&T to T-Mobile. Got the $100 unlimited everything plan for 2 lines.
 
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mattopotamus

mattopotamus

macrumors G5
Jun 12, 2012
14,687
5,940
T-mobile if you want decent coverage and the best rates. Verizon if service coverage is the most important thing. Sprint is at the bottom and ATT is stuck between verizon and t-mobile. They are expensive and offer nothing over verizon.
 
ET iPhone Home

ET iPhone Home

macrumors 68040
Oct 5, 2011
3,823
529
Orange County, California USA
I recently switched form Sprint to T-Mobile. Voice is spotty. They told me voice coverage at home and where I work is excellent, but the best I can get is 1 bar. The gym is also 1 bar. No drop calls yet. No LTE, but 4G at home. I may try ATT next month.

What I don't like is T-Mobile data needs to be ON for me to receive voicemail. My cousin is on ATT, and she doesn't have data and can access voicemail via wi-fi.
 
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Fdfan100

macrumors member
Mar 28, 2013
42
0
kds1 said:
Has Verizon ever solved the "you can't use the internet at the same time while using the phone when on cellular" problem?
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For iPhone 6 and 6+, yes. They are VoLTE capable, so when you have voice and data check in the enable LTE section under cellular in your iPhone settings. You would be able to talk and surf wherever you got LTE coverage, good thing about Verizon, they got LTE covered in a lot of places. So AT&T and T-Mobile don't have that big advantage over them anymore
 
JWorld127

JWorld127

macrumors 6502
Jan 12, 2013
414
111
In my area (South Florida) ATT is the no brainer. Pay $130.00 a month for two lines (iphone 6 plus) unlimited text and call with 6 gigs of data per month shared between the two lines. Always in LTE coverage and never drop calls. ATT FTW.
 
bobr1952

bobr1952

macrumors 68020
Jan 21, 2008
2,040
39
Melbourne, FL
I thought about T-Mobile but being lazy, just went ahead and got my new iPhone 6 from the ATT store--but I did decide to try out the Next plan with 1GB of data. Went with the 12 but really hope to keep it for at least a few months past the date (20 months) it is paid off. Should be cheaper but one can never tell with ATT. Happy with the phone at least (replaced a 4S). Like JWorld, ATT coverage is great in Melbourne--actually great in most places I have been except in the mountains of North Carolina.
 
lordofthereef

lordofthereef

macrumors G5
Nov 29, 2011
13,161
3,721
Boston, MA
mattopotamus said:
T-mobile if you want decent coverage and the best rates. Verizon if service coverage is the most important thing. Sprint is at the bottom and ATT is stuck between verizon and t-mobile. They are expensive and offer nothing over verizon.
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If you believe coverage maps, and ads, sure. We were an AT&T and Verizon family for a while as my wife's phone was partially paid for by work. AT&T wipes the floor with Verizon in the New England area. Shockingly slow speeds and bad connection in general, compared to AT&T. It was worth paying an extra $20 per month to just get her on one account.

We have also made a couple cross country trips (mainly driving through the US on I-80 and once I-40) and AT&T always had as good or better reception/speeds than Verizon.

Not posting this to start a war, but I do think Verizon has done phenomenally with their marketing. For a long time their "do you hear me now?" campaign made a lot of sense, and it still resonates with people today. Real world use, IME, no longer puts Verizon as the clear winner.

I would HANDS DOWN have agreed with your assessment about 3-4 years ago though!
 
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kds1

kds1

Suspended
Feb 17, 2013
820
324
New York, New York
Fdfan100 said:
For iPhone 6 and 6+, yes. They are VoLTE capable, so when you have voice and data check in the enable LTE section under cellular in your iPhone settings. You would be able to talk and surf wherever you got LTE coverage, good thing about Verizon, they got LTE covered in a lot of places. So AT&T and T-Mobile don't have that big advantage over them anymore
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Are Verizon phones compatible overseas? ATT is GSM, while Verizon made the wrong choice with CDMA. Have they fixed that?
 
Newtons Apple

Newtons Apple

Suspended
Mar 12, 2014
22,757
15,254
Jacksonville, Florida
BlueMoonForever said:
T-Mobile is the carrier to be on in America right now. Avoid Sprint at ALL costs.
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mattopotamus said:
T-mobile if you want decent coverage and the best rates. Verizon if service coverage is the most important thing. Sprint is at the bottom and ATT is stuck between verizon and t-mobile. They are expensive and offer nothing over verizon.
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POOR service in my area. Get out of town on the highway and ZERO service with T-Mo.

Might be the carrier you want to be with but I prefer service wherever I go and AT&T and Verizon are the best. Not the cheapest but the best!
 
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technosix

macrumors 6502a
Jan 13, 2015
929
13
West Coast USA
My smartphone is at the center of all my communications and as such is high on my list of must have items, therefore it's in my money is no object category.

AT&T and a current model iPhone have been my choice since 2008. During that period I've enjoyed excellent service from both companies. A tip of the hat to AT&T since they've got a much tougher, much more competitive task than Apple.
 
KdParker

KdParker

macrumors 601
Oct 1, 2010
4,793
998
Everywhere
lordofthereef said:
They're lighting up VOLTE. Until then, no. But it seems to be coming very soon.
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Data and voice work on the iPhone 6/6+ now.

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Newtons Apple said:
POOR service in my area. Get out of town on the highway and ZERO service with T-Mo.

Might be the carrier you want to be with but I prefer service wherever I go and AT&T and Verizon are the best. Not the cheapest but the best!
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Yep.

Until t-mobile can get better service their limited coverage area will be an issue for lots of people in the US.
 
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madsci954

macrumors 68030
Oct 14, 2011
2,732
668
Ohio
Cricket. AT&T MVNO. $45 a month (it's $50 but you get a $5 credit if you enroll in autopay) gets me unlimited talk, texts, and 3 gigs of data. If up it to $55 a month, I can get 10 gigs.
 
AlphaGuitarist

AlphaGuitarist

macrumors 65816
Nov 12, 2014
1,103
1,520
I use AT&T. I was on T-Mobile before, but found the coverage to be inadequate. The lack of building penetration and abysmally slow data speeds in my area made me switch. I get a 25% discount with AT&T through my employer, so it's a no-brainer.
 
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