Sprint has 3G LTE not 4G LTE And no hd voice or VoLTE. 1.43 Mbs is horrific.
No one has VoLTE. Tell me one US carrier that has it. And Sprints network vision has 4G LTE. I know you were being sarcastic but let's not confuse anyone with misinformation. For CDMA 3G speeds, 1.43Mbs is excellent. Not different from Verizon 3G speeds. Not that I don't agree with others here who say Sprint sucks but let's give good information.
So we are getting off the Verizon network and switching to Sprint, because my company gets a 23% discount.
My wife is currently using the iPhone 4 and I'm on the 4s.
Sprint is running a promo, port a number to them and get a $100 off a phone.
So the iPhone 4s is free while the 5 is just $99...
I'm thinking I'm going to get the 5, don't know if I want to be locked into a deal on a 4s until 2015 summer.
My wife wants to take advantage of the free 4s, saying it's only a $100, but it doesn't grow on trees.
I'm thinking that she is maybe crazy. A iPhone 5 for just $99...you can't beat that can you? Even if the 4s is free.
Try the service out but I would cancel service if you have any problem in the first 14 days. I am with Sprint now and locked into it but if I can go back and do it again, I would have cancelled and come back later after they finished their tower upgrades. I am in NYC and they have been upgrading for months and it's been difficult to maintain a call and use data. Sure I still am able to use it, but it's a pain to have to keep checking to see if I have service or not. Do yourself and your family a favor and wait to change. The promotion isn't worth it if you will have problems until they finish upgrading your area. And if they haven't started it, then you will hate it later.
Sprint I hear is good in less crowded cities and even their old 3G is great and usable. And from what I hear about you not having T-Mobile as an option, sounds like you are in a smaller city. So You could be fine. Go checkout
http://www.s4gru.com for information about network upgrade in your area. They have great info on Sprint network.
I had Verizon and left them because Verizon 3G/4G was useless in my area (Financial District/NYC). If I were to do it again, I would go T-Mobile but now I am stuck and hoping for the towers to be finished upgrading already. Again, try it and see for yourself.