Iirc, Netflix 720p is ~3 Mbps and 1080p is ~4-6 Mbps so Verizon's speeds seem fine to me. That said, I think even their most expensive unlimited plans are throttled to 720p.
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Carrier What's your preferred service for your iPhone (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, etc)
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I think 15% military, and that is either the only or one of the few discounts that works with unlimited.
Yea, I've had them all over the years, and coverage was fine in the ABE, PA area. More recently I had AT&T until somewhere I went often was a dead zone. Switched to VZW and very rarely hit a dead spot.
Yea from what I usually read, AT&T average speeds win, but VZW will get at least some coverage more places.
Wife and I used ATT for over ten years, was ok. Two years ago we switched to Verizon and are much happier with the service.
I was with AT&T since 2004 (Cingular days also). Service was pretty decent, but recently my wife and I have separated. Where I am staying right now, until I get my own place, Verizon is the only carrier that gets decent service here. However, I have also found that I get better service when I am traveling with them as well, so I think this will be a permanent change.
I’ve been on the T-Mobile One plan since 2017, previously with AT&T. I’m very happy with T-Mobile and it’s only $70/month ($17.50/month with my former corporate discount).
Verizon is a blackhole where I live in Phoenix, AZ. I know this because I've had more than one service call where the tech had Verizon and no service. The last guy couldn't even make a phone call. He had to leave my neighborhood in order to get signal.
So I got an AT&T prepaid SIM yesterday to take advantage of the $50 Unlimited Plus plan (with auto pay), what a great deal. Interestingly video is not throttled, even with the prepaid plan. Verizon is capped at less than 5Mbps, AT&T I was sailing along at 50Mbps. It doesn't really matter as long as video plays nicely, but the principle does bother me. I'm paying for the data I should be able to use it as I please until I hit the soft cap.
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This is really only true for Verizon, Sprint, and other historically CDMA carriers. With ATT and T-Mobile, 3G support allowed both at the same time too. VoLTE allows faster background data, and often improved voice quality.
They generally have better coverage, at least from what I've seen, when off the interstates in the plains and mountain states. Such as when driving through Kansas. Where I work in Oklahoma, T-Mobile and ATT is actually better. Tower location probably, and Verizon seems congested. I'm currently on Boom Mobile with their ATT service. I have a $60/year plan on Red Pocket using the Verizon network in case I ever road trip again, and ATT doesn't have coverage. Along I-44, all 3 seems to work pretty well now with my iPhone 11 (B71 for T-Mobile helps).
I was on T-Mobile postpaid ($80/month) for about 8 months so I could have emergency coverage on my cellular Apple Watch. Then COVID hit and to save money I switched away to cheaper plans, losing coverage for the watch.
Various employers paid for my iPhones from 3gs on up til early this year.
I joined my wife and daughter on StraightTalk (at ~$42/month “unlimited” per phone when you pay in advance for a year at a time). They are a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) that supports phone/service offerings on all the major mobile networks. I still chose to ride on AT&T’s network.
All has been well with my 8 Plus iPhone since the mobile carrier transition.
I joined my wife and daughter on StraightTalk (at ~$42/month “unlimited” per phone when you pay in advance for a year at a time). They are a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) that supports phone/service offerings on all the major mobile networks. I still chose to ride on AT&T’s network.
All has been well with my 8 Plus iPhone since the mobile carrier transition.
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I saw this plan and was intrigued by it. So is the data speeds prioritized at all or are you pretty much using the network like you would on the postpaid plan?
I’ve been with AT&T since 2008 and I don‘t intend on switching. I’ve had T-Mobile, it sucked so bad, I would NEVER get service when I would be out of the house, only at home (which is kinda pointless, since you need service out of the house too), had Verizon, was okay, but overpriced so after that, my dad switched to AT&T and we have been with them since. I haven’t ever had issues with dropped calls, missed texts, or anything like that. Service is always good even in basements and during storms (when Hurricane Sandy hit NY, my service was the only one working at the time, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon were spotty or not working at all) so it’s very convenient and works out for what I need it to. I don’t think I will ever switch. I’ve been with them for 12 years and the money is worth it since the service actually works like it’s supposed to. I can‘t tell you how many times I always lost calls on T-Mobile - and anyone I know who is on T-Mobile (which is most of my friends) complain about it too lol
This is a hard one to answer as we move a lot due to being in the military. I have switched services only to move to another state and be stuck in the same situation of bad signal service. Currently on Sprint, soon to be Tmobile, switched from AT&T.
From what I’ve read it is the same as their postpaid until you hit the 22gb soft cap. It is QCI 8 like their other post paid plans; aside from consumer elite which is QCI 7.
Oh wow, that is a steal of a deal then. I average around 2-3 GB of data per month so I’ll never get to that point. That’s even a better deal than their unlimited starter plan on postpaid, where they slow you down if the network is congested and no hotspot option.
Yeah, it is a really good deal. The only issue is my Apple Watch, can’t be added to a pre paid plan, which is annoying. I’ll give it a month or two and see whether I really miss cellular on my Watch.
I wouldn’t call it “preferred” since no company’s customer service can make me rage like AT&T’s, but I’ve been with AT&T since they were Cellular One (before Cingular), and I got my first cell phone (25 years or so now). For the longest time they were the only provider that got service out in our area. Now I could likely do as good or slightly better with Verizon, but with the number of lines and devices we have, I can’t make myself go through the hassle of switching. Plus I always have that loyal customer card with AT&T, which does get me some decent discounts every now and then.
How long does it take to do a number port online? I'm going back and forth between this and AT&T postpaid, as I get a $250 visa card if I bring my own device over.
Yea we’ve been with AT&T when they were 1st AT&T around 1987 - 1990. I’ve gotten some really great loyalty deals in the past and recently. Like 2 year contracts with subsidized pricing.
There was a period when AT&T stunk big time. Remember the drop call fiasco and crappy data?
We were going to switch to Verizon until I happen to run into an AT&T tech on campus where I work because he needed access to a tower. I picked his brain and said don’t switch that’s why I’m here. You’ll see in the next week service will be like night and day. He was right and since then AT&T has been good.
For me as long as I get good service that’s good enough for me. I don’t care about speed tests and that stuff. As long as I can get the data that I could use my iPhone without any hitches I’m good. Don’t use voice much nowadays mostly texting for communication.
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Well if I don’t count cellular, I’ve been with AT&T since I got my first home phone line as an adult. I didn’t realize AT&T was in the celluar world before they bought out Cingular (probably just wasn’t as big at the time as some of the other cellular providers), but maybe they were just adding to cellular they already had.
Goodness yes I remember the dropped calls, and poor data. Heck sometimes I still experience the poor data. ;-p
Our service out here isn’t nearly what it once was. I have complained and complained, but they just haven’t done anything to improve it. I’m always hoping. The problem is, Verizon really doesn’t do much better here, so it’s not worth the effort to switch.
If I got better WiFi, it would be even less of an issue, but we can only get satellite (we couldn’t even get enough signal for AT&T’s fixed wireless), and it’s just really inconsistent during bad weather, which we tend to have fairly often.
What rural area you live in? We live in Philadelphia and obviously pretty dense with lots of capacity