Which Phone Carrier for the PNW?

[Den_k321]

Had T-mobile for 5yrs = loved it. [used Iphone most of the time]
now switched to At&T and love it! comes out cheaper... [ has better service, and better Boeing discount =] )

[george graves]

And George, rooting and unlocking are two different things.

Yea, that's what I said!

[bme30]

I would love to get an unlocked phone... only problem is that you can only use AT&T or TMobile I hear... Sprint and verizon use a different kind of network so that doesnt work

Unlocked phone plus straight talk but would be cool!

As long as the swap is CDMA to CDMA or GSM to GSM.
You can do almost anything you want :)

[kid325e]

I've been with Tmobile forever, stopped signing a two year contract and now i'm on a flex pay plan. You pay your monthly fee in ADVANCE and you don't need to sign a contract. It was a no brainer for me since i'm an Android fanboy.

[5Toes]

So tmobile is good stuff I take it?

[HarukoE30]

So tmobile is good stuff I take it?

Just try and avoid the 2-year bullshit if you can or don't need it.

[ck_taft325is]

That means absolutely fucking nothing. TMobile has always been shit and will always be shit. One out of every two calls, I have to hang up and call people back because they can't hear me. It's not a phone issue, it's just how TMobile has been for years. I can't wait until my contract is up so I can go to Verizon.

That's because of your phone.

T-mobile has treated me very well for five years. That said... No iphone. The only carrier. In general that never bodes well for a carrier.

Sprint sucks as far as my experience goes and Verizon I can't stand. Terrible customer service.

[5Toes]

Well we have settled on the Tmobile Value plans... you buy the phone full price then you get 5Gb of their high speed date with 3 phones for only $130 a month

Grab 3 phones off CL... get sims from Tmobile and you are good to go!

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Packages/ValuePackages.aspx

[Sparkle']

I wouldn't go with T-Mobile if you are trying to get away from AT&T. AT&T is buying them out.

[george graves]

Lol'z 5toes. (the merger might not happen actually)

[e30austin]

Not how it's looking to me...

http://www.anandtech.com/Show/Index/5253?cPage=3&all=False&sort=0&page=1&slug=att-will-not-buy-tmobile

[5Toes]

Oh and we just called AT&T and they lowered our monthly bill by $50... but we only get 450 minutes a month now (we have 4000+ rollover minutes)

Some guy at walmart says he calls Tmobile every few months and tells him that his buddy pays so and so for this or that and then they match it and lower his bill...

Everybody should call their carrier and get their shit lower

[e30austin]

Well, he's full of shit. Don't you think that if that were possible, everyone would do it and you wouldn't hear about people complaining about opening their checkbook for their phone bill every month?

[5Toes]

Well we just did it with AT&T... my Moms conversation went like this (we had the sim cards in our phones mixed up and had to straighten that out)

Mom: Hello, I have some things I need to clear up before we switch carriers.
AT&T dude: Okay we will fix that... yada yada
Mom: Yeah my son and I want to get smartphones but T-Mobile I have heard really good things about and thr price is really good.
AT&T dude: Well we would much rather you stay, we can give you the same services at the same price. In fact, we can even lower your current monthly bill. I see you have over 4000 rollover minutes, why dont you get the family plan with 450 minutes. I will even knock $10 off the family unlimited texting and take off the additional phone charges. That means your new bill will be $85 a month, compared to your old $135.
Mom: Wow, thats great! Thank you so much! Im still not sure if I want to switch though
AT&T dude: Well to sweeten the deal I will also give you $50 each new phone on your new contracts, if you decide to stay with us.

My Mom has been an AT&T customer since the year 2000, so she has alot of "customer loyalty" to them.

You should try it Austin, worst thing they can say is "no" man. Just tell them you were talking to your buddy and he is on Tmobile too, and that he was saying heg ets whatever for whatever price, and that you were wondering how thats possible and how he got that deal.

[illest318i]

Well I have T-Mobile the coverage here in LA is pretty good, but when you use your data too much it slows down... A lot that's what I hate. And Sprint sucks btw their 4g speed is bullshit. Just saying!!