One Carrier To Rule Them All?
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iamtim
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All carriers ultimately suck.
That said, aside of their delays with GDR2 I am happy with AT&T. They're a little more expensive, but their customer support has always been top-notch for me. Plus, AT&T is the only network that has consistent quality service both at my home and at my office.
I was on Verizon for a while in my pre-smartphone days. Their coverage was good but their customer support sucked all the things. Which is why I switched to AT&T... well, that and the iPhone, heh.
Anyway, your mileage may vary and all that.
That said, aside of their delays with GDR2 I am happy with AT&T. They're a little more expensive, but their customer support has always been top-notch for me. Plus, AT&T is the only network that has consistent quality service both at my home and at my office.
I was on Verizon for a while in my pre-smartphone days. Their coverage was good but their customer support sucked all the things. Which is why I switched to AT&T... well, that and the iPhone, heh.
Anyway, your mileage may vary and all that.
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I don't get it either.
With T-Mobile I cut my bill by $80 per month.
AT&T will have most of the flagship devices. T-Mobile has the best plans while sprint nearly has no support for Windows phone though lately they have pick up their game.
As for the smaller carriers I am not sure how they support Windows phone
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Like in my area the only carriers that exist are AT&T and Verizon. Verizon has undoubtably the better coverage, AT&T has decent coverage, Sprint is present but only if you are on food stamps will you have Sprint, T-Mobile doesn't exist at all, like coverage or stores.
There are no other carriers except for the prepaid (Cricket, Boost, Virgin) but they are terrible.
There are no other carriers except for the prepaid (Cricket, Boost, Virgin) but they are terrible.
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Unless you live in an area where Verizon (or one of the other big four) is the only company that has acceptable coverage.
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Which carriers are you referring to? I live in a large metropolitan area (Philadelphia) and may be able to use one of the other guys.
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LOL! A lot of people haven't. We have a list of them here: http://forums.windowscentral.com/carrier-discussion-lounge/199195-list-u-s-mvnos-mobile-virtual-network-operators.html
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Yeah same here. I always figured because Sprint's network is weak they can offer such good deals. I used Virgin Mobile for over a year. The service where I live was OK, but I didn't like not having a very good selection of devices. That's part of the reason why I now use a GSM MVNO, so I can have my choice of phone. The only requirement is that it's either unlocked or AT&T (in my case; it could be T-Mobile for someone else). $45 for unlimited/unlimited/2.5GB LTE service from AT&T is pretty good.
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Yes. I'd love to use an MVNO. But there's not one that I can put a Windows Phone on, and still be on Verizon's network, which is the only network with acceptable coverage where I live. Don't be so quick to judge.
inteller
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that is BS. You can go with Page Plus and live on Verizon's network. You can bring your own phone too they just don't advertise it.
NET10 does as well, you have to run your phones ESN to verify but they do http://ntbyop.com/net10/
NET10 does as well, you have to run your phones ESN to verify but they do http://ntbyop.com/net10/
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inteller
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so who is your carrier? Verizon is the only ones that provide coverage in your area?
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they all do. You go buy a phone for the network you want to be on (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) and then you sign up with them and activate your SIM from them (or ESN in case of Verizon)
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