I am flying to the US in a couple of days and decided I will go for Straight Talk's 45USD deal but I am trying to figure out whether I would be better off with AT&T or TMo with a GlobalGSM Moto G? I will probably spend more time in metro areas but some backwoods periods cannot be ruled out, really.
I'd appreciate any input, thanks a lot!
AT&T. T-Mobile coverage is horrible except in a few large cities. It is even worse outside of the cities.
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I am currently with t-mobile and looking to change carriers now that's the merger is it true. I am split between the sprint EVO 4g and the verizon samsung droid charge... They both have great coverage and both work on 4g with gingerbread, I am looking for peoples opinions on them... Root capabilities, functions, etc...
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Evo 4G owner for almost a year. Evo development and support forum is "Ginormuous". However, the phone is over a year old, so there are more attractive/powerful devices in the market.
Sprint unlimited data/phone calls… nuff said! Look outside the sprint store for sprint phones. In my area, Radio Shack is selling brand new evo4g's for $50 with a new contract. Sprint is also throwing in $125 credit for switching carriers. I also get a 23% employee discount that sprint gives out to several business and larger corporations. Hope this help.
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That helps a lot!
I've seen that Sprint has better coverage than Verizon and they still have unlimited data, unlike any of the other carriers!
Hopefully I can get a discount, I work for a small Engineering firm, but my wife works for a large local credit union. I tried her email on their discount check website and it said that nothing was available, but I bet I can talk one of the sales associates into saying I work somewhere.
Thanks for the tip on shopping outside the sprint stores... I would have never thought to visit Radio Shack.
Now to try to get out of my T-mobile contract w/o paying ridiculous breaking contract fees! Any tips?
IMO Verizon has better coverage at the moment. Their LTE download speeds are unmatched in the US from my understanding. However, I'm more than satisfied with sprint's 4/3 G coverage where I live. Sprint I'm hearing will soon offer LTE coverage but when, is anysones guess. Also check the 4g coverage in your area for sprint. There are several large markets that don't have sprint's 4g.
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Why leave T-Mobile if you're happy with their service?
You can get a Sensation with a 2-year contract and AT&T has to wait until your contract ends before trying to screw you.
If you are in Kansas City......Sprint is a no brainer.
I'm happy with T-mobile's services... their coverage is decent in my area, there are a few places I go throughout my city that I only get Edge coverage. Everywhere I travel I don't get service though... my moms house north of the city get's very faint Edge service, my wife's mom's town (1.5 hours away) is roaming on AT&T. My grandparents in Ohio, I have to shut my phone off as there isn't even roaming available. My relatives in Colorado, there's no service at all either.
We are starting to travel more and I would like to get decent coverage other than along the interstate.
We shall see how all this pans out. Does anyone know when the merger will take affect and towers will be shared? AT&T customers will get the added benefit of using T-mobile towers, but will T-mobile customers be allowed to use AT&T towers? Or will they restrict it and leave us with current service until we renew contracts over the next couple of years and try to get us to sign with AT&T to get the benefit of using both sets of towers?
I'm not a big fan of the merger... nor of T-mobile's laziness in sending out OS updates for phones. I like staying mostly stock on my phone except for the kernel and the ability to backup/restore. My experience with T-mobile has been good up until the last year when we've had to return 4 defective phones and realize coverage sucks!
By all means, please keep pointing out reasons I should stay with T-mobile! I would love to have someone talk me back into staying!
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If you are in Kansas City......Sprint is a no brainer.
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That's what I've heard from a few people... thanks for the input (even though you're a (g)ayhawk )
Sprint has a 30 no questions asked return policy
Verizon has a 14 day no questions policy.
I recently switched from Sprint EVO to a Verizon Charge.
I bought the EVO last year for the 4G but My personal experience has been less than stellar (Houston) Your mileage may vary.
Sense 3.0 is superior to Touchwiz but adw launchers help with that.
Stock battery lasted 5 hours on EVO on Charge it last 8 hours
Charge screen is Super AMOLED which is currently the height of android screen tech. EVO 3D has the 3D screen.
Charge has physical buttons. EVO has soft touch buttons
Charge has funny shape
Its all a matter of preference.
Try out both make sure call and data quality is acceptable in your home and places of work and play
Just out of curiosity, what are people's thoughts on this?
I'm hunting for a phone so this will better help me decide.
I'm in the market for a new phone and an on a budget.
Short story, I have just recently gotten back on my cell service after being off it for 1-1 1/2 years. I went through a small time of little to no work so as you can imagine I was VERY happy I had pre-paid at the time so I didn't break any deals, so while contact phones offer a better selection of phones, there is something to be said about no contact.
I saw the motto X for $99 at best buy which isn't a bad price.
All the carriers here offer a similar monthly price, $70-$75 a month. While it's no boost mobile, they are all about the same monthly rate.
I've been reading about the moto X and everyone had good things to say about it, BUT ......it only had 3g.
I can live with 3g only personally, because I don't use 4g wimax I have now on this epic 4g touch, so it won't bother me being stuck on the moto X I'm sure.
Only thing that does concern me it's it seems to be a growing trend that carriers are going to 4g lte, so I was curious how long 3g will be around. So if I bought the moto X they say phased out 3g a year later for the 4g lte.
So, all that said, any thoughts or suggestions?
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I'm currently using the Boost Moto G 2013 (XT1031) on PagePlus. I used this method. I've never been able to find information on XT1031 being activated on StraightTalk, so I've always stuck to PagePlus's 55$ plan (Unlimited TnT, 3GB data); however, StraightTalk's 45$ plan is the same but 2.5GB a month. A half a G is not worth 10$ to me, so I've always been interested in switching but I could never find any information so I basically gave up. But with these recent reports of the Moto G successfully being activated on Tracfone, my curiosity is renewed. I bought the XT1031 because I did my research and knew it could be flashed to PP. I have never been interested in anything but Verizon because in my area Verizon is by far the best carrier. With AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and every other carrier, there are dead spots everywhere. Verizon undoubtedly has the best coverage within a 200 mile radius around here.
So, now I'm reaching out to you professional XDA users. Is it possible to activate the XT1031 on ST with Verizon (NOT SPRINT) coverage? Using ST's BYOP online page, my MEID says it's compatible; nonetheless, as I've stated before, I can't find any information on ST and I'm afraid of wasting 45$ on lousy Sprint coverage or it not working. I'm a self-supporting college student at my local university and a waste of 45$ would be murder to me. Please help with any information
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I am currently a Sprint customer and have been their customer since 2001. Over the past 3 years i have noticed a significant instability in internet service. A lot of people has been telling me great reviews on Atnt...which I am r eally surprised. Whats so good about atnt now? when i do switch in feburary, i will be either going to atnt or tmobile. any suggestions?
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I am currently a Sprint customer and have been their customer since 2001. Over the past 3 years i have noticed a significant instability in internet service. A lot of people has been telling me great reviews on Atnt...which I am r eally surprised. Whats so good about atnt now? when i do switch in feburary, i will be either going to atnt or tmobile. any suggestions?
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I've been happy with T-mobile, but I live in a major city. You can probably find coverage maps online.
aznnoir22 said:
I am currently a Sprint customer and have been their customer since 2001. Over the past 3 years i have noticed a significant instability in internet service. A lot of people has been telling me great reviews on Atnt...which I am r eally surprised. Whats so good about atnt now? when i do switch in feburary, i will be either going to atnt or tmobile. any suggestions?
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I really depends on where you live and where you might be traveling to (and in between). Verizon has the best coverage, AT&T the second best, but they also have the worst plans. T-Mobile is fantastic if you're in a metropolitan area, and their plans and policies are unmatched, but if you're in a rural area or do a lot of driving between towns, you might find yourself without a signal. If you do a lot of traveling, it wouldn't be a bad idea to get an unlocked GSM phone and use it on a T-Mobile plan, and also pick up a pre-paid AT&T SIM (or one from an AT&T MVNO) to use while traveling in T-Mo's dead zones. That way you can enjoy T-Mobile's unlimited services but still be connected where they have no coverage but AT&T does.
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Hey, I want to buy this phone for my niece and she lives in a rural area and the only service that she will get out there is Verizon (straight talk). I want to know does this phone work with verizon (CDMA) before I purchase it.
thanks!
see843 said:
Hey, I want to buy this phone for my niece and she lives in a rural area and the only service that she will get out there is Verizon (straight talk). I want to know does this phone work with verizon (CDMA) before I purchase it.
thanks!
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No, it will not work with Verizon on Straight Talk... It will work with Straight Talk on T-Mobile or AT&T though.
If you purchase the phone for her, she'll be able to use it as a cute little tiny Internet/Web surfing wifi device... assuming she has wifi at home. That's it. It just won't work with Verizon and I feel for her not having T-Mobile in her area because Verizon is weird. Yeah Verizon can tout about their expansive network, but T-Mobile is very very fast and relatively cheap, especially if you use Metropcs as an intercessor.
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