So who is the best cell phone carrier ?

[Red Storm]

For $10 more you get 1080p videos, and 15gb of tethering,and no throttling, not that you will use 35gb a month anyway.
Pay bill paperless and its $55 a month.
Best deal in wireless on the T- mobile network.

I'm currently at 44GB this month on my plan. Have another 15 days left in this cycle.

For $15 more that's not bad at all. I do wonder how speeds and coverage compare to service directly from T-Mobile themselves.

 

[VashHT]

Does anyone know if any other plans are as international friendly as Fi is? I'm getting kind of annoyed being tied to one phone on Fi but the service has been great for me in general, and for international travel it's been great.

 

[jhansman]

We use Verizon because it still offers the best coverage in rural areas overall, and at our home. People with ATT can't even use their phones in our house. Verizon is expensive and they suck as far as offering discounts or deals to existing customers though if money is a concern.

Odd you should say that; I live in a rural area and left T-Mobile for Verizon (who purported to have great coverage in my area) for a swingin' deal on a Galaxy S7 Edge. I now have a great phone with (count 'em) one bar in my house. When I leave home (which is when I use my phone most) coverage is fine, but with T-Mobile I had five bars wherever I went. Another plus is Verizon's data roll over; dunno if the others are offering it (I know my wife's AT& T plan does not), but it's just another little extra that keeps me with them. That, and my bill does not vary from month to month by so much as a penny. Keep in mind that if you sign up with a new provider, you are not married to them. You have a defined period within which you can cancel and try another. Good luck!

 

[Dulanic]

I continue to use T-Mobile because well they have the best pricing for what I need. Even /w my 25% corporate discount /w AT&T, Verizon etc... they still can't even come close. Of course I still have the old T-Mobile $100 for 4 lines /w 2.5GB each. This works for me because all my cell data is Video/Music which is no data use for T-Mobile.

T-Mobile tends to have BOGO offers moving towards the One plans only though, so we shall see. Luckily last BOGO on the Note 7 they overrode my denial even though I didn't have a the T-Mobile One plan. Doubt that will happen again.

Of course this varies based on where you live. However, even where there isn't great coverage T-Mobile offers cell spots for cheap deposit. My mother in law has one because she had no signal and it works great. Also, most places have Wifi so no biggie for coverage anyways.

 

[wilds]

Verizon is best for me, but I only get 1 bar of 1x at home. I have tried every carrier and there is essentially 0 coverage in my town.

I would love to have a 4g network.

 

[Red Storm]

Verizon is best for me, but I only get 1 bar of 1x at home. I have tried every carrier and there is essentially 0 coverage in my town.

I would love to have a 4g network.

I'm assuming Verizon works better than other carriers for you in places other than home and in your town, otherwise you should just go with a carrier/plan/device that offers wifi calling and be good to go from home.

 

[Eikelbijtertje]

Project Fi for the win! Just bought another $95 open box Nexus 5X as a spare. Unless you use lots of data, it's cheap and works FANTASTICALLY.

 

[wilds]

I'm assuming Verizon works better than other carriers for you in places other than home and in your town, otherwise you should just go with a carrier/plan/device that offers wifi calling and be good to go from home.

Yep. I lived with AT&T's wifi calling, but it lacks coverage in every rural area I go.