Thinking about going to Sprint for cell service

[jnelsoninjax]

So I am with T-Mobile right now, but I am not really satisfied with the coverage and price. A few weeks ago I ran into a Sprint sales team who said that I could qualify for discounts for working for the Navy and other promotional type things for leaving T-Mobile. My thoughts on this is I am willing to do it, but I know that I can not use current phone I have, so I would have that expense as well. I am reaching out to any current or past users of sprint mobile service, and see what the good and the bad of sprint. I could always purchase an unlocked phone for sprint,  which I think might be the best option, and in that case if someone could recommend me a decent phone to look into.  

[Circaflex]

I had Sprint for 10 years and it was god awful. In 2013 I went to T-Mobile because the service was much better in my area, Southern California. When I was on Sprint, Spark had just launched so I cannot comment on how good or bad the service is now, but the speeds were so slow that I felt I was on dialup. Unless I was in a perfect zone, the signal was terrible. Their customer service was not great either and screwed up our bill multiple times and could never fix the issue. I gave up and dumped them and havent looked back.

 

For a phone, you can grab a nexus for fairly cheap and use that on Sprint to see if it is worth while to switch. (nexus 5 and above work on Sprint)

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Sprint works great if you are in an area that has many of it's towers. I have a hard time getting coverage in my house but if I go to a small town out in the boondocks it is 5x5. My house does have thick plastered walls with steel mesh in them though.

[jnelsoninjax]

OK, thanks for the input, I live in a large city with very good overall coverage , so that is not going to be an issue at all.

[Jim K Global Moderator]

I've had Sprint for about 12 years.  I'm satisfied with them ... really good price and I haven't had any major issues with coverage.  I do not have to worry about going over on data...because there really isn't an "over".

 

Though I am thinking about trying Google Fi when the next Nexus' come out...and may dump Sprint if it works out for me.

[notuptome2004]

go tmobile they are now 100% unlimited everything   nvm just seen you are on tmobile   What city do you live in    cause  mmm  i have no issue with tmobile i live in a small town and get full 4GLTE   i was on verizion  for  14 years till they started screwing me over  so i switched and could not be happier 

 

 

https://explore.t-mobile.co

Unlimited talk, text, 4G LTE data

Unlimited streaming video and music

Unlimited travel abroad + GOGO

m/t-mobile-one?icid=WMM_TM_HMPGRDSGNA_FLRTJFSULP95838

[jnelsoninjax]

3 minutes ago, notuptome2004 said:

go tmobile they are now 100% unlimited everything  

 

 

https://explore.t-mobile.co

Unlimited talk, text, 4G LTE data

Unlimited streaming video and music

Unlimited travel abroad + GOGO

m/t-mobile-one?icid=WMM_TM_HMPGRDSGNA_FLRTJFSULP95838

I am with T-mobile, but first I'm on the prepaid service for another 4 months, and lately I have been noticing major network issues (call dropping, ###### poor reception,  3G instead of 4G, etc) and I know that it's the carrier not the phone, so that is why I am considering switching over to another company.

[notuptome2004]

Just now, jnelsoninjax said:

I am with T-mobile, but first I'm on the prepaid service for another 4 months, and lately I have been noticing major network issues (call dropping, ###### poor reception,  3G instead of 4G, etc) and I know that it's the carrier not the phone, so that is why I am considering switching over to another company.

 

 

what city do you live  in if you dont mind me asking  

[jnelsoninjax]

Jacksonville FL

[notuptome2004]

Not sure why you have issue cause  from what i see you get great coverage  in your area  . What phone do you have   

 

 

 

[jnelsoninjax]

^ Asus Zenfone Laser 2

[TAZMINATOR]

Make sure to check the coverage maps for your home and/or business.

 

My cell network does not cover my work area.   Other than that, it works well in everywhere else....   I wish it covers the area at my work.  I have to use WIFI instead.

[TAZMINATOR]

4 minutes ago, notuptome2004 said:

Not sure why you have issue cause  from what i see you get great coverage  in your area  . What phone do you have   

 

 

 

He said Sprint..  where he wants to join for discount... check the coverage there.

[notuptome2004]

2 minutes ago, jnelsoninjax said:

^ Asus Zenfone Laser 2

 

 

good phone  but not sure why your having issue.   cause  they got great coverage in your area  i would look  in to it being as Phone issue   like go to a Tmbile store get a cheap Pre-paid  4G phone and test  

[sc302 Veteran]

you couldn't pay me to go to sprint or at&t. 
I have had bad experience with spotty service.  I have been on bell atlantic/verizon for my personal phone since 95 and have had company phones on the other networks (nextel, sprint, nextel/sprint, at&t, t-mobile).  The verizon phone worked almost always in comparison to the others.  I have a verizon phone now as my primary business and home phone, it also was the only phone provider to function during hurricane sandy...everyone else was out.