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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Just make sure you have good coverage in the areas you frequent during your trial period, as one would do with any carrier.. If you have good coverage, you're good to go.

What the tip off to me that things would go well was that the Demo S4 in the store had a strong 4G LTE signal. The funny and sad thing was that across the street at the Sprint store, their S4 was connected via Wimax, and couldn't receive 4G LTE or even 3G. (I went into the Sprint store for the fun of it knowing the odds on getting an LTE connection was Zero to None ;)

Anyway, I have only good things to say about the S4 and T-Mobile's coverage and pricing. If I didn't, I'd say so lol!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SqueezeAndRun:
I think I will move away from Verizon when I get a chance. After all the delayed updates and locked down phones an unlocked phone on T-Mobile is sounding really appealing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tykalx:
I'm definitely looking at options outside of sprint and vzw but also looking for forward to the next nexus release....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eanyanwu1:
These sum up how I feel. I'm grandfathered in with VZW, but as soon as T-Mobile's LTE is doing better I won't have anything holding me back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] outcasted2003:
They may have a better phone selection but add up that monthly phone payment and at the end of 2 years you will have paid double of what the phone is actually is worth... no thanks T-Mobile!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HypostaticOnion:
Of course that's completely opposite of Verizon.

/sarcasm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Thank Me Later:
I use to be with T-Mobile back in the day. They're good in the state I live in. I didn't have a data plan back when I was with them though. It was before Android even came out yet. I left because of customer service reasons & T-Mobile screwed me over....Money issues and not communicating, ect ect. Since then I've ventured off to the other carriers. Tried at&t, it was good sometimes but TOO MANY DROP CALLS. It was ridiculous. So I went to Sprint after them. They ARE THE WORST CARRIER EVER!! Don't let them sell you on their unlimited plans. What good is unlimited data when it's soooo SLOOOWW you can't even use it? I jumped ship to Verizon and my Wife is still with them. She gets LTE here and we have Wi-Fi at home so she lucked out. It was too painful for me to stay. But my contract expires in a few months. I am 90% that I will be going back to T-Mobile. I don't know about their customer service, but in the last few years it seems T-Mobile has been doing good things to their service. T-Mobile's LTE is already here where I live. I love Verizon service & customer service. But I don't have unlimited data with them so that sucks. Plus I really dislike how they turn all their Android's into a Verizon phone. On going notification bar instead of a Wi-Fi toggle, locked up boot loaders, CDMA Galaxy Nexus that has to get approved updates through Verizon? That's a damn GOOGLE PHONE!! I love modding my phone and trying Roms so I'll most likely be joining T-Mobile and their new unlimited plans in a few months. I'll be waiting on the GS5 & HTC Two (Or whatever the next HTC Flagship will be) lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Alfyne:
Have they changed their policy then?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ooofest:
We upgraded to Galaxy S III phones just in time to take advantage of the unlimited data "grandfathering" last year. My understanding is that we can keep this going until we re-up with a new phone from Verizon - at that point, any phone we buy from them will force us to choose one of their current plans (e.g., Family Share, etc.). If we only upgrade one of our two smartphones, then my understanding is the older phone can remain on the grandfathered plan while the new one would be placed onto a new, Family share data plan.

However, we can apparently enable our own phone bought elsewhere on the grandfathered plan and retain its unlimited data terms . . . at least, until Verizon possibly decides to forcefully close out those who have been grandfathered.

So, we'll need to think hard about maybe buying used, probably prior-year technology at some point when the Galaxy S IIIs become limitations for us due to damage or incompatibility with future needs. For now, we both enjoy our GS3s and don't need to worry about upgrading. For example, I have no need to upgrade to a GS4.

Now, moving to a future Galaxy Note . . . that's a desire (and need - my eyes are going with old age) which continues to grow within my feeble mind. I could see upgrading to a Note 3 or similar in the next year or two from an eBay/Craigslist purchase, and keeping my grandfathered unlimited data plan.

- ooofest
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tburns:
I have 3 lines. 2 unlimited data, one dumb phone 300mb data. Unlimited texts and shared 1400mins. I had an upgrade on my dumb phone line and I used that upgrade and swapped out phones when I got home. The new sg3 is on the unlimited plan and the rezound is back to the dumb phone plan.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] omair2005:
I was with sprint for about 8 years, then got fed up with horrible data speeds. Came to Verizon just under a year ago.. but I do plan on switching back to Sprint. Hoping 2 years will be enough for them to get their LTE antennas up around my area..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Anonymou5:
I am jumping ship for sure

I've been on Verizon's Share Everything Plan for a year now and pay them $40 for unlimited talk and text and $100 for a measly 10GB of data, since I am unable to get high speed internet where I live, other than satellite internet, which sucks majorly. Don't forget to add in taxes, fees, and overages on data. One month I accidentally used 2.1GB over my limit and had to pay $45 in overages! Also, there were two months where I used like 1 MB over my limit and had to pay $15 for that! I grew up in the city where I had high speed internet and I played a lot of online games, so moving out to the country with no internet was pretty hard for me to cope with.

Now that T-Mobile offers unlimited data plans, I'm not even waiting for my Verizon contract to end. After this month, I will swap SIM cards with my mom and cancel her line instead. If that doesn't work, then I will suspend my account for at least 3 months every chance I get or attempt to exit my contract without an ETF. I'm also on my dad's T-Mobile plan, which he pays for and I just now got upgraded to unlimited data, so this is not even a decision for me. Even if I had to pay for it myself, the plans are very affordable. It would only cost me $70/month for one line of unlimited everything, but instead, my dad will only have to pay $30 for my line. T-Mobile's new Simple Choice no contract plans are incredible. This month, I've been using ~2GB a day of data and don't have to worry at all about a contract, data caps, throttling, or overages.

The only way I would even consider staying with Verizon is if they would allow me to have unlimited data (3G at the very least) or cut their prices at least in half. It doesn't bother me much at all that T-Mobile's network isn't as fast because the speeds are good enough for everything except online gaming and their network is improving rapidly. I hope to get 4G LTE soon, and then speed won't be an issue at all. I currently only have a 3G phone, and I'm still more than satisfied. I care much more about having unlimited, never-throttled data and saving a ton of money than coverage and speed. On top of that, T-Mobile's Jump program for exchanging phones sounds great. Honestly, I can't believe T-Mobile is so perfect now. I used to complain about them all the time, but these new plans are excellent and the only viable solution to my lack of internet options.

I did have to set up a Wilson Yagi antenna and signal booster to get reliable signal inside my house on both carriers, but that wasn't too expensive or hard, even though I also motorized it. I know for sure it is currently picking up reliable T-Mobile 4G, so I can't wait to get a Galaxy S4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Anonymou5:
I've seen them for much higher than that. $300 sounds like a bargain.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ruffroc02:
I hear you. Once T-Mobile get their **** together I am out. Tiered data plans suck especially when unlimited cost only $30 and now 2 GB cost that. That is some bull****. I should get at least 5HB for that price
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] APeaceofStrange:
I'm still thinking about tmobile, but right now I pay $83 a month for unlimited data and text, and 500 minutes. Not sure if it would be worth it as I think I have a pretty good deal now. Of course I can't upgrade on verizon anymore. Im hoping the x phone will have a low retail price so I can stay on verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Anonymou5:
In this thread people offered solutions to your upgrade problem. According to those posts, you can either use a basic phone line for your upgrades or call in after you upgrade and insist that they give you back your unlimited data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RussianMenace:
They might be the devil, but the service is great. But then again, as someone above mentioned, unless you have some discounts going, you pretty much get bent over a barrel.

For now I pay $67 for unlimited data, text, and 450 min. As for upgrades, I just had to adjust and settle for last year's best and greatest like this S3 that I picked up on, in fantastic condition, ebay for $275, which after selling my GNex, cost a total of $175. Until they take away my discounts, I will continue the cycle. Unlimited 4G with great coverage everywhere I go for under $70,cant beat that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
I pay $75 for 450min + UNL TXT + UNL DATA including insurance.

This is thanks to the 69.99 promo offered to a select few and my 20% employee discount through my work.

I want to go to t mobile but i refuse to just give up the plan
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ECrispy:
VZW service is NOT all that great. I switched from Sprint hoping to get great 4G speeds and reception, and I do get the 4G speeds in many places. But in my apartment, which is in a pretty big urban city, I get constant dropped calls, 0-1 bars, and crap 3G if lucky. Sprint had slow data but at least reliable calling.

I would honestly be ok with going back to Sprint, Sero plans are cheap, and their 4G coverage will improve quickly. Also no locked bootloaders.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I'd rethink sprint as a carrier re 4G improving quickly.

2 years and counting, NYC sprint store S4 set to Wifi with No 3G or LTE connection.

When I asked the rep when lte will be available. "I have no idea"

I left Sprint almost a year ago after 14 years, and walked into the store a month ago just to see what's going on.

I walked across the street to the T-Mobile store where their S4 connected to LTE with the strength. When I told the rep about sprint no LTE across the street, he was surprised.

Anyway, if sprint lte is strong in your area, great. But it appears that isn't a given.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AndroidGraphix:
I've considered jumping ship to t-mobile but based on Verizon recent q2 postings versus t-mobile, it's way better to stay with Verizon. There's no chance of t-mobile expanding coverage with them cutting back 1b. At least Verizon is reporting double digit earnings which guarantee us stability.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SwaySwayJoy:
I agree with you, I have considered T-Mobile because of the pricing and Nexus 4 but its the reliability of data. That's where I can count on Verizon for that expensive but reliable in my case. I'm thinking of just buying phones full price so I can keep my 4g unlimited but I like my S3 right, so I can't really complain about getting a new phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dpeeps74:
I should be getting 2 new GS3s tomorrow after jumping ship from sprint after many years. I've been screwed around by every carrier and it's time vzw gets a chance. Considering that I'll be getting better coverage and only paying about $10 more with vzw, I call that a steal. With sprint I had a 25% discount and with vzw I get 19%. Thankfully I have a lot of access to wifi, as does my son. If it weren't for that I could never make the switch. Here in the Austin area I've dealt with dropped calls, horrid speeds and an ever increasing bill ($30 in the past year due to sprint billing changes) over the past several years and a handful of phones. Even the flip Sanyo with an external antenna was bad.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pray59:
I still have the unlimited plan after buying the S3 outright and transferring my bolt plan.

It's slower than it was, but I like unlimited data too much to jump.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid316:
Same here with unlimited till December this year.I hope they let me keep my unlimited if I sign up for another two years or go month to month
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Maphack:
My plan will have to drop me.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Maphack:
Is it just me or are people in denial about Verizon? I truly feel bad if anyone left their unlimited data for any other plan.

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Only AT&T has the capital to keep up.

To believe sprint will catch up is pipe dream at best.

They were close to going bankrupt and bought CLEARWIRE. What is clear wire going to bring sprint..?

To be completely honest, if you dropped vzw's unlimited data you better have cash you like to burn or to use as toilet paper because if you're on these forums you'd know how to give every device you own unlimited data for 30$/month.

If I were to keep this plan indefinitely and 4G LTE was going to be around for at least the next two decades you'd have to offer me thousands to switch, probably in the tens of thousands.

Then again I use my phone as my home Internet so...that could be a point of disagreement... Until then 2mb/s on torrents while breaking 75 gigs a month isn't even a comparable option to any carrier.

Those tests that were over 30 were done when I was over 50giga on the month...

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blestsol:
Wouldn't that just mean.. It isn't that good in your area?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] choadtron11:
I would like to jump ship but VZW has best coverage out here in remote AZ, plus I have unlimited data and LTE and don't really want to give that up. That new droid mini looks pretty cool the GS3 is just a little to big.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bmplekan:
In Albany NY, and surrounding area, VZW is by far the best. I'm on the GS3 with unlimited data and really don't want to leave the service. Only solution is to buy a dev edition outright with an unlockable boot loader and pay full price. Sad but true. Buy a great phone soon, plan on keeping it for a while, and see how the other carriers progress.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ECrispy:
Yup that's exactly what it means. I was not happy I got worse reception where I live from VZW since its a big city. I wanted to get a network extender but they cost too much and also won't work with AOSP roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FireStorm8428:
good but not worth it in indaian

I'm probably going to switch to T-Mobile or att after my Verizon contract is up. I'm paying way to much for what I get...sure the service is great but there are areas I travel that are rly spotty I've been with Verizon wireless for years and I also am a sales rep for em at my work....but all and all....there not living up to there competition.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gpcatch06:
I am Verizon is tok expensive to justify the mildly better service.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
My contract on my line is up, and one more line in my plan will be up soon. I have 4 in my family plan. Now, vzw looks pretty expensive when comparing to other carriers.

But when you factor in insurance coverage for the phones, there is no real price difference. Maybe ten bucks a month on a $245 phone bill. Why switch for ten bucks a month? I still have 2 upgrades sitting on my account. Will probably just wait and see what big red does in the coming months.

I live in a great 4G area for vzw.

EDIT... We share 6GB of data. With WiFi at home and work and school, 6 gigs feels a lot like unlimited to us.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sithlrdvad:
Sitting on the same almost the same boat:

6 gigs of data, WiFi anywhere where it's available and I have two upgrades available.

Wanted to go to T-Mobile or Sprint, but T-Mobile has poor data reception in the areas that I mostly work (I do sales and drive all over) Sprint, not a huge difference money wise.

I'm going to see about the Moto X, I know it can't be rooted and all (Just yet) but if it fits my needs why not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
In a Hi Rise building I was in, I tested the Verizon S3 side by side with the T-Mobile S4, and the S4 LTE speeds were faster 2 of 3 times by about 2mbps. The third test was a tie.

I know these were 2 different devices, but still is a good sign.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RocKKer:
Been with VZW for several years, tried Sprint, calls and data was terrible in the 2 places I care most (home and work and almost everywhere in between!). I complained about the lack of signal to Sprint and they supplied me a free hotspot for my household, where all calls went thru the internet (sorry don't recall the device's name). This was good for my household but if I am visiting a house or 2 away, no signal. I'm done with Sprint for now.

Talked with a number of people in my area, Sprint is known to suck in our area and all had to change to other carriers (AT&T or VZW) in order to get a quality signal.

One day I might experiment with T-mobile $30 a month prepaid (100 minutes talk | Unlimited text | First 5 GB at up to 4G speeds). Curious but doubtful signal strength will be better than VZW.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] :
You get what you pay for. Stick with VZW. I have tried Sprint, Metro PCS (Metro Piece of Crap) and T-Mobile. They all were a miserable experience for me. Both coverage and data speeds. Havent tried AT&T wireless though but hated Uverse and their customer support.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dbus08:
As much as I do not like Verizon, until T-Mobile gets some more towers up in my area I wont be switching.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sjpritch25:
I don't see myself ever switching.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
Gotta say that I love Verzon. I was with ATT for a long time, because they had the best coverage in my area (Back woods Kentucky). Then I noticed that Verizon actually had better Coverage. So I jumped ship and haven't looked back. They aren't cheap, but when you need to actually need to... I don't know... Use your phone you can. They are the best in coverage.

Now this may not matter to those who live in the city but when you step out into areas that are rural you can really see the difference.

Have nothing but love for them. Their customer service is also top notch. (I've had many occasions to deal with them over the years. Upgrading, switching lines, transferring data etc.) They even gave me the idea on how to keep my unlimited data. upgrading one of my other lines, then switching the phone to my line. This has worked twice now, both with my S3 and my wife's.

Are they perfect? No, but in my book, they are head and shoulders above any of the other carriers.

Just for reference I've dealt with ATT and Sprint in the past. (Sprint had very good customer service but they had no service where I moved to)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 08BajaBoy:
no plans to switch

I dont have any plans to switch at this point. I currently have a corporate discount and 8 people on my plan so my portion of the mothly bill comes to about $55. Based on the math, (assuming you dont have some sort of discount; also assuming 2GB per person) it is cheaper to get a prepaird plan unless you can have 5 or more people on your share everything plan. If your single, its a toital rip off to have a share everything plan.

Another reason some have cited as a reason to switch is updates. I say "Who care's?". If your in this forum you are at least "in the know" and could easily update yourself (relatively). Now I do understand that there is a target market that wont modify their phone for insurance purposes in which the update argument makes sense. But at that point, we cant help you. The only other option is to buy a nexus phone. You cant have your cake and eat it too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sithlyone:
I would say that coverage area is a big reason not to go prepaid. Where I live (in the rurals) it is common to go in and out of service. A lot of times I'm in areas that I only pick up trace amounts of signal. My friends who opted for prepaid (because it was cheaper and against my suggestions) Have no Shot at a signal.

That alone will Keep me with Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tunderpimp:
This is what I get most of the time on t-mobile

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thefatalepic:
Hard to say.. I'm on the fence.

Verizon is so damn pricey... but the coverage is pretty good. I don't always have 4G where I want it, but I can depend on it for the call signal. T-Mobile had areas where I'd have to drive a few blocks to make a phone call. Anyone I know with ATT suffers dropped calls.

And Verizon just gave me a free ($40) upgrade from my Galaxy Nexus to a S3 mid-contract.

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EDIT: What am I saying, I know when my contract is up whatever carrier the Nexus 5 or comparable device is released for is what I'm going to.

I was on T-Mobile because of the Nexus One, and I only jumped to Verizon for the Galaxy Nexus.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] railshot:
I am looking to jump ship. I am mostly unhappy about data limits. It's incredible that the industry is going towards more and more streaming, and service providers, wireless and wired, and pushing back to stone age with data caps. Unfortunately there does not seem to be a major carrier with a reasonable data plan.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
If you have coverage, T-Mobile has a top notch data plan.

Unlimited 4G LTE. No throttling for $20/mo.!

I've been with all 3 carriers.

YMMV of course ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] railshot:
Hmm, I just looked at their site (sorry, cant post links yet) and they seem to want $70 for unlimited data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
$50 for Unlimited Calls, etc.

$20 for Unlimited 4G LTE

Haven't looked at their Unlimited plans in a while, but I'll check.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] railshot:
Yes, I think you are right. This is 70 for everything unlimited. Well I guess I know where I'll be going at the end of this contract. Thanks for the info.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Yes, $70 is Unlimited Voice/Data/etc.

http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans/individual.html

Just make sure you have coverage in the areas you most frequent.

You get a 14 day trial period.

I see they have $0 down at this time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thefatalepic:
Wow.. Maybe the next phone won't decide my carrier after all. That is a damn good deal.