Verizon vs Sprint?

Looking to possibly switch from Verizon, which I've always had for a cell carrier, to Sprint...anybody have issues with Sprint? Seems like they have very similar coverage anymore...especially here in NEO. This will be phones and internet service...could save us ~60% on the monthly bill! They have a 5 line family plan for $120 mo, unlimited talk n text, 15 gig data per line...no contract to sign...just gotta have a sprint capable phone, or buy one...can keep our existing #s.
Hard to find a down side here...(other than this means I gotta go to a smart phone )

 

Not sure about Sprint now, but six years ago friends with Sprint could not get coverage at my house. Not much help, but I will never switch to Sprint.

 

As I understand it, they (maybe everybody now?) have free "roaming" so as long as there is a signal from somebody's tower, you are good to go? Maybe I'm wrong...

 

I have no idea, but I work with a guy that switched from Verizon to T-Mobile and he and his family are not happy!!

Interested to hear from others who are with other providers, good thread brenndatomu !

 

I had sprint awhile ago and it wasn’t the best for me. As you know I am all over though...if it works in your area it’s a no brained with the savings. For me Verizon has been the best in the US. AT&T when it comes to international

 

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We switched to T-mobil for the two line senior plan and International (3G data usually) coverage
only place I've lost signal is in the boonies in Arizona (so far )

 

Sprint was garbage 2 years ago for us, dropped calls all the time, I would not even receive calls lots of times. I'd get home and the wife would ask why I didn't answer my phone she called 4 times! Not a single ring nor a missed call. Wouldn't receive texts sometimes to. Was it the phone? Possibly, but it was one from the Sprint store. Who knows how many calls I missed from potential customers. That being said they were cheaper, and it was 2 years ago. We're with Verizon now. Still problems here and there but I believe it's mostly the phone.

 

have you checked this out
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No...but we will. We have not been under a contract in a long time...using used/older phones. Verizon doesn't really ever lower your bill, but as the competition forces them too, they will give you "more" for the money (usually more data)...

 

I changed from Verizon to Sprint a few months ago so far the service seems about the same. We have 5 lines unlimited text, talk, and internet. They bought out my Verizon contract gave us buy one get one phones so I only paid for 2 phones plus the 5 th phone was free and 500.00 in the form of direct deposit to the credit union. Definitely a crazy deal for sure

 

Been with Sprint since Nextel days...18-19 years I think? Since Nextel anyways. Never have had the best coverage. Any decent sized municipality around me has LTE but it gets sketchy when you get a little rural. My plan is old...like 7 years I think on current contract? I renewed when they were selling a good Unlimited data (23g/month) plan. Free nights/weekends, free cell to cell anywhere in the US, free voicemail, unlimited text. Bill is $83/month for the one line. No throttling on my old plan (till after 23gigs), video streaming in 720/1080. I have hit the limit before and service is immediately throttled. lol So not really 'unlimited', but much more comprehensive than what they offer now. I'm clinging to the plan like a first born child. They tried to trick me to sign onto a new unlimited plan because it was cheaper and I spent about 2 hours on the phone with them, finally learning the key words...Legacy Plan. "Yes, I'll pay more because I get more." First two associates were clueless as to my concern. "Sir, this plan is cheaper?" I suppose they are used to dealing with folks who always want the cheapest thing available.

All the providers have 'unlimited' offerings. Devil is in the details thereof.

Sprint can be a pain sometimes as far as coverage, but works well for me most of the time...why I haven't jumped ship. If I get something that works, I usually keep it until it doesn't.

 

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Couple guys at work reported "meh" results from Sprint in the past...I think we are gonna go sweat Verizon a bit...see what they cough up

 

I hate the bill, Verizon is the best network for me. I travel for work and can't really be without decent coverage running the risk of losing out on a potential contract. I have a couple friends who have different carriers, one Sprint and one T-Mobile. Supposedly the sprint phone will use "Verizon " towers. There are many times, in fact , multiple times on motorcycle trips where I have service and they won't.

 

Went back to Sprint last Sept. and went with Note 8 phones. Phones have a lot of nice features, but have had a lot of trouble with dropped calls, other party can not hear me, late textes, poor data, ect. Doing some searching and it sounds like there is a bug in the Samsung Sprint software, but they are not doing anything about it. Maybe T-Mobile will fix it, maybe not.
Had Verizon for 2 years before and the service was great, but could not handle the cost plus I think they padded our data usage. Final straw was they claimed we used 6 gig in 1 afternoon. Not sure what we will do at this point. Good luck with your decision.

 

Im in the business.. i dont knowcmuch about plans or pricing.. but Im very up to speed on all carriers technology, capacity, what goes into each site and how its maintained... with that said, I see my phone as my life line..... its my bail me out of deep doo doo via 911, and I need it to work, not just want it too...

VZW all the way in this comparison. Sprint is in last place by far of the big 4.

There is a satellite tv company launching a new cellular system soon, it looks promising and will add competition.

 

I seen this exact thing online the other evening...