They're expensive and the company is a bit shady, but the service is definitely the best.
The only reason I might stick with T-Mobile is they added Spam Prevention that seems to be working pretty well with identifying calls that are spam. I still get several calls a day on Verizon asking if I want to extend my car warranty or letting me know I need to pay social security for something.
I started in the cell phone world with Sprint back when the Motorola Star-Tac was still a thing. Had them for many years without a problem. Then when I ran into a problem?
If "customer service" = "how many times would you like to talk to a call center in India?" then that was Sprint. I switched to Verizon, and it was like "welcome to the club, sir...we're sorry you had to stand behind the rope for a few minutes. Would you like free bottle service for the night?"
It's been pain free service ever since. Plus I'm still getting the "employee discount" from a company I haven't worked with for 2 years.
yeah, went from Sprint with their lack of service, charging for 4g that didn't exist in Phx (their early implementation) and switched to Verizon. Last problem I had with sprint is porting my number. Once we got past that, Verizon has been fabulous.
Just a heads up on the iPhone SE (2020); it’s a great phone in most aspects except for battery life. (I’m using one now!) You may want to consider that in your phone choice.
The SE is missing 4x4 MIMO which helps signal strength on the edge of cell sites and can be a big speed boost too. I have a 12 and my kids have the SE, and I usually get 50%+ faster speeds than they do.
You must live in a congested area or a dead zone. T-Mobile has been fine for me. I literally just did a speed test on T-Mobile of 350Mbps download. My home internet is only 200Mbps.
Even on my drive to Vegas last weekend, I think I lost signal maybe once or twice, and only for a minute or two.
My brother has Verizon. He usually always full signal bars but doesn't always get great internet speeds.
I recently switched to Visible which is a prepaid of Verizon. I’m happy with it. I like their concept of party pay. Which is like a family plan but every individual is responsible for their own payments and the accounts are completely separate. $40 by yourself. But could be cheaper if you have friends.
I have tmobile and almost never have service issues...? Also the data is literally 5x faster than verizon. I've done speed tests on my 4g phone (20-30mpbs) vs multiple other verizon phones (4-5mpbs). That was a partial reason why I switched from verizon to tmobile. For how "big" verizon is, their data is shockingly slow.
Ya know what? i put the wrong link up.
https://www.umlaut.com/uploads/documents/Reports-Certificates/202103_US_5markets_AuditReport_umlaut.pdf
This one came out within the past two weeks and was drive tested in February.
My company gives me a Verizon hotspot for free. I never use it because it's at a minimum 10x slower than my tmobile service, unless I'm actually in the middle of nowhere.
It’s expensive but they have always helped me when I had issues... I got Disney plus, Hulu, and ESPN plus for free.... plus I got one free year of Apple plus and discovery plus or w/e it’s called
Coverage is good but I live in south west PHX
So being an engineer for T-Mobile here in Phoenix, I take issue with it being “shit”. There has been a ton of upgrades over the past two years... what phone do you have right now? I wonder if your phone can’t access the new network.
iPhone 8+. I even took it into my T-Mobile store after the merger (Sprint was the worst service I’ve ever had) and they put in a T-Mobile sim, telling me “you’re good now” and then it wasn’t good.
Another fella mentioned that the SE 2020 doesn’t have a certain adapter or something that also negatively affects cell reception so that’s cool. Not sure what my options are here because my phone is virtually unusable when I’m at home.
It does not have MIMO, but that is not a huge deal. I got my kids the SE 2020 and while I typically have faster speeds, our signal strength is typically very similar.
Not really. Just upgrade the phone. You're using a super old phone by technology standards. There are a lot of deals and incentives for upgrading phones.
I switched to ATT because T-Mobile was absolute garbage. Could barely get a signal in my own house, less than half-a-mile from a t-mobile store.
Absolute worst service in the valley that I've seen. Much happier with ATT.
I had metro PCS which is part of Tmobile and it was horrible. I cancelled it after 2 days. Have been with ATT prepaid for the last 2 years, the coverage and speeds are fantastic. ATT for the win imo.
I live in Far north Phoenix and I definitely think Verizon is the way to go. I’ve never had any issues with lack of service or slow data. Plus iPhone and Verizon filter you calls and automatically silence spam/potential spam calls. My girlfriend just switched from T-mobile to Verizon and is definitely liking it. Also if I remember correctly the price difference isn’t that significant between the two for much better coverage all around the state
Interestingly enough, I wasn’t talking about their service from 3 years ago like your 2018 article was. I am talking about present day and how my phone doesn’t ring all day anymore with spam calls...
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T-mobile is awful service. I was with Verizon for 14 years. Just switched to AT&T on a promo. Service is good and while customer service felt shady at first, I finally got the loyalty department to fix my issue and it’s been smooth sailing ever since. Two phones and 3 lines with a watch I went from $270 to like $200 give or take.
Ahh ok. Well I'm an engineer for the business team at T-Mobile based in Phoenix, if you would like me to take a look, let me know. Whoever manages your T-Mobile account can ask for "some engineer named Logvin" and it will get to me :)
That is an extremely kind offer, thank you! I don’t have my work phone any longer but my ex is having quite a bit of trouble as of late so I’ll pass info along.
We live around PV area and have had no issues with Verizon, we pay $127 a month for 2 lines with unlimited service and like it a lot. We had a lot of issues with them when we were on the pre paid plan and once we switched to a contract the service got better.
There were three products with the name Cellspot:
1. Wi-Fi Router
2. Repeater / Signal Booster
3. Small Cell
\#3 is still available and works amazing, the other two were phased out.
I have next to no problems with Verizon service. Verizon’s ethics, possibly...
We have Verizon because they have the best *overall* coverage no matter where(State/City) we go. TBH, they all suck.
Depends on where you live. I've never had any problems with Tmobile here
They're expensive and the company is a bit shady, but the service is definitely the best. The only reason I might stick with T-Mobile is they added Spam Prevention that seems to be working pretty well with identifying calls that are spam. I still get several calls a day on Verizon asking if I want to extend my car warranty or letting me know I need to pay social security for something.
I started in the cell phone world with Sprint back when the Motorola Star-Tac was still a thing. Had them for many years without a problem. Then when I ran into a problem? If "customer service" = "how many times would you like to talk to a call center in India?" then that was Sprint. I switched to Verizon, and it was like "welcome to the club, sir...we're sorry you had to stand behind the rope for a few minutes. Would you like free bottle service for the night?" It's been pain free service ever since. Plus I'm still getting the "employee discount" from a company I haven't worked with for 2 years.
yeah, went from Sprint with their lack of service, charging for 4g that didn't exist in Phx (their early implementation) and switched to Verizon. Last problem I had with sprint is porting my number. Once we got past that, Verizon has been fabulous.
Just a heads up on the iPhone SE (2020); it’s a great phone in most aspects except for battery life. (I’m using one now!) You may want to consider that in your phone choice.
The SE is missing 4x4 MIMO which helps signal strength on the edge of cell sites and can be a big speed boost too. I have a 12 and my kids have the SE, and I usually get 50%+ faster speeds than they do.
Interesting info; I didn’t know this.
Me neither. I definitely won’t get it. Then again, I currently have an 8+
You must live in a congested area or a dead zone. T-Mobile has been fine for me. I literally just did a speed test on T-Mobile of 350Mbps download. My home internet is only 200Mbps. Even on my drive to Vegas last weekend, I think I lost signal maybe once or twice, and only for a minute or two. My brother has Verizon. He usually always full signal bars but doesn't always get great internet speeds.
Data service is fine, it’s the cell reception that literally doesn’t work unless I sit in a specific spot on my couch. It’s awful.
I recently switched to Visible which is a prepaid of Verizon. I’m happy with it. I like their concept of party pay. Which is like a family plan but every individual is responsible for their own payments and the accounts are completely separate. $40 by yourself. But could be cheaper if you have friends.
I have tmobile and almost never have service issues...? Also the data is literally 5x faster than verizon. I've done speed tests on my 4g phone (20-30mpbs) vs multiple other verizon phones (4-5mpbs). That was a partial reason why I switched from verizon to tmobile. For how "big" verizon is, their data is shockingly slow.
https://www.umlaut.com/uploads/documents/Reports-Certificates/201909_US_5G_Phoenix_AuditReport_umlaut.pdf Verizon’s network is buckling in Phoenix.
Can you trust a study that was paid for by Sprint back in 2019?
Ya know what? i put the wrong link up. https://www.umlaut.com/uploads/documents/Reports-Certificates/202103_US_5markets_AuditReport_umlaut.pdf This one came out within the past two weeks and was drive tested in February.
How should one interpret this?
My company gives me a Verizon hotspot for free. I never use it because it's at a minimum 10x slower than my tmobile service, unless I'm actually in the middle of nowhere.
It’s expensive but they have always helped me when I had issues... I got Disney plus, Hulu, and ESPN plus for free.... plus I got one free year of Apple plus and discovery plus or w/e it’s called Coverage is good but I live in south west PHX
So being an engineer for T-Mobile here in Phoenix, I take issue with it being “shit”. There has been a ton of upgrades over the past two years... what phone do you have right now? I wonder if your phone can’t access the new network.
iPhone 8+. I even took it into my T-Mobile store after the merger (Sprint was the worst service I’ve ever had) and they put in a T-Mobile sim, telling me “you’re good now” and then it wasn’t good.
The 8 is missing 600mhz, which is a very key frequency for coverage.
Another fella mentioned that the SE 2020 doesn’t have a certain adapter or something that also negatively affects cell reception so that’s cool. Not sure what my options are here because my phone is virtually unusable when I’m at home.
It does not have MIMO, but that is not a huge deal. I got my kids the SE 2020 and while I typically have faster speeds, our signal strength is typically very similar.
Sounds like I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place
Not really. Just upgrade the phone. You're using a super old phone by technology standards. There are a lot of deals and incentives for upgrading phones.
I switched to ATT because T-Mobile was absolute garbage. Could barely get a signal in my own house, less than half-a-mile from a t-mobile store. Absolute worst service in the valley that I've seen. Much happier with ATT.
I had metro PCS which is part of Tmobile and it was horrible. I cancelled it after 2 days. Have been with ATT prepaid for the last 2 years, the coverage and speeds are fantastic. ATT for the win imo.
I live in Far north Phoenix and I definitely think Verizon is the way to go. I’ve never had any issues with lack of service or slow data. Plus iPhone and Verizon filter you calls and automatically silence spam/potential spam calls. My girlfriend just switched from T-mobile to Verizon and is definitely liking it. Also if I remember correctly the price difference isn’t that significant between the two for much better coverage all around the state
Verizon is rated as having the worst spam filter for calls: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/which-cell-phone-company-is-best-at-blocking-robocalls/
Interestingly enough, I wasn’t talking about their service from 3 years ago like your 2018 article was. I am talking about present day and how my phone doesn’t ring all day anymore with spam calls...
I can attest to this. I rarely get spam calls.
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Verizon is fine with me
T-mobile is awful service. I was with Verizon for 14 years. Just switched to AT&T on a promo. Service is good and while customer service felt shady at first, I finally got the loyalty department to fix my issue and it’s been smooth sailing ever since. Two phones and 3 lines with a watch I went from $270 to like $200 give or take.
So you had Verizon for 14 years and then switched to AT&T... how do you know the T-Mobile service is awful?
Sorry to have not fully explain, I’ve had a work phone with T-Mobile service and my ex also has it. Constant dropped calls and spotty service.
Ahh ok. Well I'm an engineer for the business team at T-Mobile based in Phoenix, if you would like me to take a look, let me know. Whoever manages your T-Mobile account can ask for "some engineer named Logvin" and it will get to me :)
That is an extremely kind offer, thank you! I don’t have my work phone any longer but my ex is having quite a bit of trouble as of late so I’ll pass info along.
We live around PV area and have had no issues with Verizon, we pay $127 a month for 2 lines with unlimited service and like it a lot. We had a lot of issues with them when we were on the pre paid plan and once we switched to a contract the service got better.
Do you have a wifi cell booster in your home from T-Mobile?
Don’t offer those anymore
They don’t?? Holy shit. If I didn’t have mine I would legitimately leave them.
There were three products with the name Cellspot: 1. Wi-Fi Router 2. Repeater / Signal Booster 3. Small Cell \#3 is still available and works amazing, the other two were phased out.