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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
You get what you pay for.

I've had VZ 10 years and have no plans to leave. I've priced out AT&T and T-Mobile, but ATT is practically the same price for worse coverage (my work phone was ATT) and T-Mobile has spottier coverage outside metro areas. Maybe if I lived in Midwest I'd jump ship, but out here on the left coast and Rockies, the mountains wreak havoc on cell reception; I've never had issues with VZ, but my friends' with other carriers do.

If I could find a network with the solid coverage and a cheaper plan I'd go with it... haven't found that diamond in the rough yet...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheDriller:
I am thinking about going to ATT. I know a few guys who have it and the cell reception isn't as bad as some say. I live in Colorado and only travel to Wyoming occasionally and the ATT coverage is decent enough to want to make the switch. I have only been with Verizon for a year, but I am already sick of them

Tapatalk 4 sucks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
Yea, I had AT&T when I lived in Denver and it was pretty solid. Once you go up past Boulder, that's a different story. They have a strong footprint in the metro area for sure.

Straightalk looks cool, but 'unlimited' is only 2.5gb, then reduced connectivity speeds, no doubt zapping LTE and only allowing CDMA speed. Anyone know what it gets reduced to? I easily go through 6-8gb/mo streaming music @ work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I live in a metro area with no mountains or hills. Pretty much all carriers, save Sprint, have decent coverage here. I just ordered a free T-Mobile micro sim and should have it in a few days.

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I'll just have to change the APN to get 4g.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faw2816:
AT&T Customer Service Experience

I took over an unlimited data line for AT&T in October. Due to number market transfer, my upgrade date got messed up and was treated as a new line. Chat manager was happy to give half month bill credit, refused it. After that I called Customer Services, the lady was very empathetic, promised to give me an upgrade at originally what I was getting it for, also she will get me my unlimited data back with option to get SMS 200 for $5, it isn't available to new customers and most importantly issued courtesy credit of $220 with no upgrade charges.

I just can't find a reason to complain apart from they don't sell unlimited data plans anymore. Really want another line...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TDSJR:
Can't wait to dump "Big Red"! In the 10+ years that I've been with them, they have done NOTHING for me, in terms of customer service......And, I really want a Nexus device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shibby87:
They've gone from bad to worse. Basic economics, corner the market and raise prices which they've been doing. Now they're in bed with Samsung locking everything down to establish a mandatory OS distribution which they started by snuffing out Nexus devices from their lineup.

They want you to run only their firmware so they can control upgrades, making it easier for them to contrive patterns that drive corporate competition of when consumers will purchase the next best thing instead of keeping older devices and upgrading them manually.

I'm not an advocate of any carrier, they all pull the same stunts. Its a case of lesser evils if you ask me. Unfortunately, lesser evil = lesser service in this case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] caain:
Likely dumping big red over here as well. My fiance has a GS3 with sprint and can't stand their service either. We're moving to west slope Colorado so other choices are limited. The t-mobile $30 unlimited plan isn't looking too shabby right now..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Shibby87:
You should consider ATT, they have better coverage and cheaper plans if you buy your device upfront.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnyp1:
Did it today. Switched to a nexus 5 for wifey and me. The T-Mobile paying early termination fees and cutting over $50 a month off the bill was worth it. Never thought I would switch, but I did.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Wow, congrats! I'm surprised that T-Mobile put all those plans from CES in motion so quickly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
Did they pay ur etf directly to vzw or discount it from ur tmobile bill?

My idea is

upgrade both fones on my plan. Reactive old fones back to vzw. Go to tmobile give them the old fones and have them pay my etf. Be there a month and back to vzw and sell the fones om Craigslist of course gotta mentioned is a vzw fone. But the hassle and my lazy ness wins the battle
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] littleb00m:
I am one step away from walking into a Tmobile store to take advantage of their "pay for my termination fees" promotion. The only down side is I want a custom Moto X and dont think the promotion allows me to get one. Could get a GS4.... but I really like the X.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnyp1:
When your final Verizon bill comes, you go to a T-Mobile site and input etf info. A visa card for up to $350 per line will be sent to you. I know data slows after 2.5gb, but at least its unlimited and doesn't charge me. Will save over $1000 in 2 years after phone costs. Get a 15% discount for blue cross insurance. After 1 year my bill will be down to $110 including taxes for 2 phones. I pay $187 now. I'm getting much better signal in my apt than I did before. We will see how the coverage is out in the country this week. The nexus 5 is a fantastic phone. Smokes the s3 and note 2. So far so good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
So I went into VZ this weekend and they told me I'm still elidgible for the new 'EDGE' program, even with my unlimited data... which I can keep. So basically, I have no reason to leave, because I still get a new phone every year and only pay about $16-30/month more for it (which is what I'd pay for a new, subsidized device anyway).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
Ok thanks for thw reply.. Still unsure if i wanna go through with it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] donnyp1:
First day out in the country and so far so good. T-Mobile has worked pretty much everywhere Verizon does. Only once did I not have service for a short amount of time in the boonies. Glad I switched!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] reeladdiction:
I would like to, but I priced it out with other carriers and with the discount I get from my work on Verizon, its the same price everywhere else.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
That was the main reason I stayed. ATT and Sprint will ultimately cost just about the same and T-mobile has less reliability. I'm not going to go prepaid and be subjected to the low data allowances, so big red is where I'll stay.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brons2:
My work phone is T-Mobile and it's way inferior out in the sticks. For example, Google Maps navigation is unusable because the maps can't update from the 2G data fast enough. I wish T-Mobile worked better for me, I really do, because if it did I would take advantage of their paying the penalty right now, like literally walk out of my office and go over there.

Obviously would like to break away from Verizon but I ride my bicycle a lot on long distance rides way out in the boonies and I want to have coverage. For that, it's either AT&T or Verizon. I switched to Verizon about 8 or 9 years ago because I was so fed up with AT&Ts crap service even in town. I was only getting two bars at home and I was dropping calls. Got fed up with that and switched. I'm getting mad enough now with Verizon's nickel and diming that I might go back to AT&T. And it seems that AT&T's service has improved, or at least the surveys seem to indicate so.

I suppose another option might be StraightTalk with an AT&T compatible SIM, but as I understand it the Verizon S3 will only get 3G on AT&T GSM/LTE networks. Not sure if I could live with that. I suppose another option would be to buy a Moto G and just use HSPA+.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
I considered StraightTalk, til I looked into their 'unlimited data' portion and saw the vagery....

Reduced to what? If it's like Virgin, you get reduced to 3G speeds, which is not worth the cost reduction for someone like me that uses 6gb+ a month.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
I saw a interview of the tmobile CEO they bought low bandwidth on purpose..I gues its a long term thing better reception . Tru out the yrs vzw and att have improved reception but at a cost .I hate att customer service horrible experience .vzw treated me good but its expensive
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
Exactly... and you get what you pay for. In 10 years, any issue I've had with my phone/service, VZ has fixed it. My friends all have ATT or TMO and are constantly complaining about the service (or lack thereof) and how unhappy they are. Why deal with that just to save $5-10 a month?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Casey707:
Verizon may Rip me off, but i still love them

Verizon is by far the best cell carrier in my area. I have tied them all and AT&T sucks so bad in my area. with AT&T i barely get 3g speeds even when i am getting 4g coverage, with Verizon i get 30mbps down and 10mbps Up. This service costs though. I had an unlimited plan years ago and got told I could not keep it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brons2:
*cough*

If you are using a family plan, it's a lot bigger difference than $5 or $10 per month.

I can get from T-Mobile 2 lines with the 2.5 GB plan and 1 unlimited line that includes 2.5GB of tethering for $107.90 after the discount I get through my employer, but before taxes. So probably around $120 with taxes. The employer discount is 17% across all services.

The 2.5GB of tethering data is important because my parents bought my stepdaughter a WiFi model iPad mini for Christmas and naturally she wants to use it. Her idiot father that she lives with does not have home Internet, so the only Internet at home is that which I provide through the 4G service.

My Verizon bill for 3 smartphones with 6GB of shared data is over $200, and that's with a discount through my employer as well, they discount the data portion 25%, but not the other charges. I will probably have to up the data with the new iPad, so that's not an appealing prospect either.

I am thinking of taking the plunge, and just get 25 prepaid minutes on some el cheapo flip phone so I can make calls when I'm out in the sticks in case of emergency. I can get 10Mbit down on T-Mobile at my house and in my office, so that's fine. I will start using my Garmin Edge 305 to log workouts again and quit using the phone for that purpose.

The wildcard is how much will I end up spending on T-Mobile devices...but I can get 3 MotoG 16GB Google Play Editions for $597. S3 screen is nicer but I can live with 4.5 I think. $597/24 is 24.875/mo. Would save me $1440 over two years vs. Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] omair2005:
I'm paying $145 for 4gb for two lines x 2 years = $3480. I got both my s3s for free so that will be my two year cost

I'm considering to go over to T-mobile and with my discount and including taxes/fees it comes out to $167 for unlimited everything on first line and unlimited talk/text w/2.5gb 4G with NEXT upgrade and 0 down for both phones. $167 x 2 years = $4008

I'm thinking this will be better because I know I'm going to pay $100-$200 for each latest new phone on verizon when my I can renew my contract. so worst case I would be locked in another 2 years paying total of $3480 + $400 for new phones = $3900

I think I"m going to go with Tmobile because they have really good service in Michigan on top of WIFI CALLING. Not to mention I can upgrade every 6 months with 0 down. If I buy two phones for $700 total (google nexus) then Tmobile would cost me $127 per month x 2years + $700 = $3750 over two years.

decisions decisions..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hoodieNation:
I would have paid $5783 over two minutes to not have just read that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] omair2005:
but u did.. and took the time to reply haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
It really makes little difference , the companies are all doing the same things to your plans and payments. It just matters who has the best signal coverage in the area. But you can bet that Verizon is making a big push to get rid of any grandfathered plans and throttle and limit data amounts, Since they have cable TV business and as and ISP and content provider, they don;t want you streaming video from other competitors like Netflix and with the latest court ruling that they can charge you extra for specific content like Hulu, Facebook, etc, you better believe that they will be restricting access to these special content streams and charging extra for the data access.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] studiorat:
priceless!!

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Its going to be closer to $50.00 a month for the new device, And the edge program isn't nearly what they make it out to be..I switched to it and in 2 days after switching I went back to my original plan....First they jack up the cost of a new device, and $16 a month on top of the bill for it only equals about $96.00 over 6 months and you need to have, half the device you have paid off in 6 months, and at $600 a pop that $16.00 equals $384.00 over 2 years...still just over half the cost of a new device...So your Losing either way....The unlimited data is your only reason to stay, and unless you use 400GB a month it isn't worth it!!!! ...My contract is up in May and I am 270.00 a month 3 lines 2,000 minutes and unlimited on 1 line the other 2 are at 2GB, and they are going to take your data away any way they can...It's simply way over priced !!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smashedpumpkins:
I currently have two Samsung Galaxy S3's out of contract which are both on 1400 minutes, unlimited data, and unlimited text. Total cost is about $130 after taxes or $123 before taxes. I jumped on the $30 unlimited data deal from a few years back and I get 15% off with my employee discount. Last I checked, not only would an upgrade drop my unlimited data, but it would increase the cost of my monthly bill.

How's that compare with others? Seems decent based on some of the previous responses in this thread.

EDIT: We bought the S3's on ebay for $400 a piece not too long after it first came out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] liteon163:
I joined my sister's plan when the DROID Incredible came out and Verizon still offered unlimited data. I upgraded to a SGSIII once they announced I could take one last subsidized upgrade without losing unlimited data. From here on out I will be buying Verizon phones outright so I can keep that unlimited data. If they ever take unlimited data away from me, I'll jump ship then. BTW, I pay $57 per month.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blestsol:
Verizon told me the exact opposite lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
Your math is way off. There are signs with the edge pricing at the vzw stores. The new s4 is $22 a month for 24 months.. Pay 12 months and you can trade it in for a new device.

So, if you have unlimited data like me and don't want a subsidized phone to lose the data, then you're gonna pay $300+ for a new phone off eBay anyway. Maybe is expensive for you with multiple lines, but I have 1 line and use a crap ton of data, so it makes sense for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blestsol:
Did you do this in store?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] beepea206:
Yes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gameplaya2023:
Im not sure what im going to do when my contract is up, im going to be travelling the world in a couple months, so ill probably stick with them and just buy temp service in the country im in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
With Google dumping Motorola at a multi billion $$$ loss sellout to Lenovo, If you were thinking of going to a new Moto phone,..... well think again...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nmh5028:
Going to stick with my carrier but not renew my contract
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nutbucket:
I agree with blestol. I was in a store around Christmas time getting a prepaid phone for my dad. I mentioned to the rep I was still on unlimited and he was telling me about switching to edge when the time came and something about a "promotion" to get twice as much data for the same cost? I just nodded.

I suppose it would behoove me to try another service and see if it will work for me. Hate to lose that unlimited data though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] iutley:
I've been with Verizon for 5 years and I love it. Although I honestly hate how I cannot upgrade at all or I lose my unlimited. I've always wanted to switch but when I ask other people they complain about signal and dead zones.

I'll pitch a tent with Verizon for now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lopedog:
Ya that was the disappointed thing. I was deployed overseas when that changed. When I came back and upgraded I lost the unlimited.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trbman:
Just bought 3 new Nexus 5's. jumping ship to AT&T after this month. we'll save close to $60 or $70 a month with AT&T's new plans (since we're bringing our own devices). peace Verizon! Go f#&$ yourself!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] iutley:
I went to Sprint once for like 6 days to try out, and when I came back they told me my unlimited was gone. So I filed a complaint with the FCC and the Verizon Supervisor called me and offered it back with the new phone! So I took the SGS3:laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] npro1464:
Does anyone know if you can still transfer upgrade using another line in your plan? My brother uses a flip phone, and last time I upgraded to the S3 at Costco, transferred the phone when I got home, and kept my unlimited data.

With all the new pricing, it seems like no matter what you do with each carrier you still end up paying a min of $70/line. The only thing that bugs me about VZ is that they lock down their phones and they refuse to carry the Nexus. I'll probably stay.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid316:
I will definitely be messaging you in December.I have 5 lines on my account 3 smartphones and 2 dumb phones.I got lucky I thought with my son's phone going from unlimited data on his old dumb phone to upgrading him to a galaxy nexus and it kept unlimited on his new smart phone which I upgraded online, his contract doesn't expire until 2014 which is good.I have the galaxy s3 grandfathered unlimited data till 12-2013 and will still be keeping this S3 and renewing with them and hopefully able to keep my unlimited data so that is my concern.All five lines all have different contract dates.I pay $260 for all five lines 2000 anytime minutes,4g is saturated where I live and never have any dropped calls.

[©Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon 4G LTE Powered by ZeroLemon 7000mah Extended Battery!!©]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] moparfreak426:
Go page plus or next g, uses Verizon phones and towers but prepaid and way cheaper

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
Just get the word out..People are screwing themselves by not knowing...But I'm not lying.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] spawn1980:
I love prepaid.. been on straight talk with ATT for 2weeks ($48 after tax) 2yr warranty by square trade best move I ever made from virgin Mobile to boost mobile.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jaskwith:
I'm going back to tmo as soon as my vzw contract ends or my cancellation fee dips into a bearable number... I am stationed in upstate new York and Verizon does have the best service and data here but its slow... I'm used to WiFi and avoid doing anything on my 3G because I know I'll be near WiFi later and so I just put it off... So even if tmo isn't the best data speed, idc.... It will cut my bill in half and open up options for cellphone upgrading...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
Page Plus looks cool but it gives you 5GB of data then you get throttled, right? And Next G I can't seem to find their website can you link the site?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stkiswr:
I am not switching a prob never will.Verizon blankets my area in lte. I pay $320 with taxes and all fees for unlimited mins, text, and 14gb of data...which I am the offender. I have 5 lines and can access my when I need it and really without issue.

I have my line, my wife's line, a tablet which you could consider my line, I added my mom and my step dad's, I couldn't go to any carrier and get the same service for the price. Hell, at 10gb on family share I paid basically $60 a line. Makes all other networks look obsolete to me

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Also for everyone that is on Verizon...if you are approved...why are you resigning contacts. You can just pay for your device like T-Mobile offers. Why cry about contracts when you are offered an alternative that apparently doesn't disrupt your contract, or unlimited if you are still holding on to it.

I used to think Verizon big red was the devil. But really its just business. I would want to make big profit if I had big business. To complain about updates and purchase a top tier device....shame on you. Learn to operate the device. Root it. Unlock it. Installed the latest software you craze months in advance. Or as some of you would like, buy a dev phone or Google supported device thru the play store and go prepaid . never root but get those updates.

In my area att is decent but not Verizon.

Sprint is abysmal

T-Mobile is barely better than sprint unless you are in a metal building then T-Mobile and att do not even get voice coverage at least sprint does.

In mid Ga Verizon is the supplier of all that is voice and data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] moparfreak426:
Where I'm from & all the places I go Verizon is all that works, that's why I have to use page plus or next g .... Btw , just Google, I believe it's

www.nextgmobile.com

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Flintlock:
Unfortunately you are so right. My time was up on my DX so I got a G Nex from Google and tried t mo-while keeping vzw. The coverage was unacceptable. But for folks who mainly stay urban or near interstates maybe they'd be ok.

So here I am on an S3 with a spare GN waiting for that trip to Europe.

tap’d from my S3 Synergy b484
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zzhhzz:
I wish I could. Verizon's reception is superior where I live. Maybe when my contract ends I'll take a gander at AT&T.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ftkatyowser:
I'm in the same boat. there is NO coverage in upstate NY that compares to verizon. I got lucky enough that I had a plan before the tiered data plans, and I only have 2 smartphones and 2 basic. I pay 225/mo for 4gb of data on each of the phones and as much as I would love to switch to another carrier nothing else compares to verizon's coverage here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mpetruzz:
I'm in upstate as well and would like to try att or sprint but the coverage just isn't there!! For now I'm on my brother in laws family plan and we split the the bill so its not bad. I just really want that damn HTC one!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] llama555:
If you are on a family plan and you want to keep unlimited just transfer your update to a different line without unlimited then update. Then after you buy the phone on the other line just transfer the phone back to the unlimited line.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eaglet1223:
Last year, I promised myself that I would switch to Virgin Mobile when they get 4G. I figured that there was no point in paying $75 a month when I could pay $35. I have been on the Radio Shack Employee Verizon Plan for 9 years. I get 1500 anytime, 1000 nights and weekends, 1000 text, unlimited data and insurance.

I ended up upgrading to the Rezound and last month got an S3 through craigslist.

After going to Sanibel Island in Florida and Montauk in NY, my wife's Sprint phone worked only half the time, and that is what Virgin Mobile works on. I however, had 3G or 4G consistently. Bottom line is I have a bargain, and as long as I can afford it, I will keep VZW.