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Sprint v. Verizon

If you are one of the lucky two dozen people ;) who live in a Sprint LTE area, get sprint, the value is great where there is service. Otherwise you can't beat Verizon's coverage and LTE network. It is worth the premium price in that regard.
 
Antimony is exactly right.
If you are fortunate enough to live, and travel in an area that is covered by the Sprint network, you can definitely save money on their voice and data plans.
Having said that, if you are fortunate enough to live in an area that is covered by Verizon's LTE network, your data speeds will soar past anything that Sprint offers at this time.
 
Do yourself a favor..do not walk, RUN away from Sprint. The 4g coverage is a joke, even their 3 g speeds are slower than competitors; And as far as the "unlimited, no throttle, no charges". Complete BULL. Here's what will happen..if you use more than 5 gigs/month (about 1 movie) for 3 months, you will get a phone call "advising" you to slow down your usage. If you do not, and insist they honor their contract, they will not only disconnect you, but will send you a bill with a 36.00 disconnect charge, in addition to several other charges. My final bill, after they dishonored the contract and cut my against my will, was 210 dollars. I had to hire an attorney(my cousin, so it didn't cost me anything) to have them remove it from my credit..it took the filing of a LAWSUIT to FORCE them to not cheat me, at least in the final bill.
And about the 1-year warranty that you get with your phone(mine was an EVO 4g)..it is with HTC..in TAIWAN, so, as I was told, "Good Luck with that one". I have never, ever had a worse experience with ANY corporation. No wonder corporate America looks so bad these days..
 
We recently switched to Sprint after being with Verizon for about 12 years. DH & I each got SGS3 32gb. We live in an area with the strongest Sprint coverage and strength, 1 recent tower upgrade and all towers to be updated to LTE within 6 months. I was voice and data roaming daily. No tech could figure out why. I was sent to a repair center a 30 minute drive away to have the phones checked for defects only to find after getting there that the slate diagnostic software hadn't been upgraded to work with the SGS3. They said they thought phones looked fine... Whatever that's worth. I asked what average 3g & 4g speeds would be for sprint & was talking 500k for 3g 1mb for 4g. I did loads of speed tests on 3g & 4g on vzw phone & on sprint I often pulled 28k or so for full signal 3g. Vzw 3g was pulling 3mb & 14mb on 4g. I finally took everyone's advice & canceled. When I called to cancel the csr gasped when she saw how many times I had to call tech support & tech chat. I'm thrilled to be out. I wish it had worked as they are more aligned with things we believe in like sustainability etc but without signal, constant roaming, missed & incomplete calls, it's useless. Maybe once network vision is completed, it'll be worth trying again.
 
I live in both a Sprint 4G (not LTE yet which is why I'm keeping my GSII) area and Verizon LTE area. Sprint LTE will launch in the next round of turning on LTE.

I got rid of Verizon before they had 4G, but I will NEVER go back even if they cut their prices in half. I value customer service and Verizon was some of the worst customer service I have ever had from any company, not just a cell phone company, even though I was paying over $400 a month.

I have Sprint coverage pretty much everywhere even though the data speeds may not always be the greatest. Their customer service is great so I'm happy. (Also happy with my T-Mobile service for the most part, but we weren't discussing that).
 
pigle36278 said:
And as far as the "unlimited, no throttle, no charges". Complete BULL. Here's what will happen..if you use more than 5 gigs/month (about 1 movie) for 3 months, you will get a phone call "advising" you to slow down your usage. If you do not, and insist they honor their contract, they will not only disconnect you, but will send you a bill with a 36.00 disconnect charge, in addition to several other charges.
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I appreciate that this was your experience, but may I respectfully submit I have had the COMPLETE opposite experience. I listen to Sirius XM radio all day every day at work. My office does not have Wifi, so I am using my 4G WiMax on my Motorola Photon. I average about 10GB per month. Right now, about half way through my billing cycle, I am at 6.9GB (I watched some HBO GO in the car waiting for someone). I have never received one of these calls, I've never been hassled, they've never said word one and this has been the case for years. That is why I won't ever leave Sprint, is the value for the money is awesome. And I live in an LTE area (Dallas) so when I change phones later this year, I'll just trade WiMax for LTE.
 
chrlswltrs said:
I live in both a Sprint 4G (not LTE yet which is why I'm keeping my GSII) area and Verizon LTE area. Sprint LTE will launch in the next round of turning on LTE.

I got rid of Verizon before they had 4G, but I will NEVER go back even if they cut their prices in half. I value customer service and Verizon was some of the worst customer service I have ever had from any company, not just a cell phone company, even though I was paying over $400 a month.

I have Sprint coverage pretty much everywhere even though the data speeds may not always be the greatest. Their customer service is great so I'm happy. (Also happy with my T-Mobile service for the most part, but we weren't discussing that).
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Its interesting you say that Verizon has the worst customer service. I know a few people who went to Verizon because of Sprint's customer service. Now of course this was back in the day when Sprint's customer service was really bad. But its interesting how the tables have turned.

Maybe we should get a Sprint vs. T-Mobile thread. I would love to hear what others have to say on both sides. Been thinking about T-Mobile since 2008. But I'm still here with Sprint.
 
I loiter, on random occasion, at my local Sprint store. The majority of people coming in to the store with issues, usually don't know how to work their phones that well, or don't understand how one has to clear RAM in order for their phone to keep running fast. I had Verizon back when the LG V came out and the CS was horrendous. I left to Metro pcs, for 6yrs. I then went to Sprint and have yet to have a bad experience(except waiting for ics for my phone).
 
Get Sprint...for a punching bag. Their 3G is slow as balls, and their 4G will probably not be too strong on connectivity, plus barely exists. Sprint also charges tons of hidden fees, like an "upgrade fee" for buying a phone outright (which I returned and am using the money towards my ETF). Verizon has the best coverage of all 4 major US carriers by far, the best phones, many of which have GSM capability (out of the US if you travel). If you can afford them, go with them.
 
I'll take unlimited 1.0-1.5mb down rather than blazing fast speeds and a cap I have to share with my whole family.


Big reds customer service is a joke as well. Pain in the butt to deal with. Although sprint honestly isn't much better.


Sprint fits my needs perfectly.
 
So I've used Sprint for years. The whole family upgraded again recently.
As usual...3g sux. Reception seems worse with the new phones.
My friends recently switched from sprint to verizon.
4g almost always with great reception to all areas. Yes, their plan is a little more $,
but I wish I had switched!
I wonder if Verizon would buy out my Sprint plan and let me climb aboard?
 
For me, data speeds matter. I chose to stick with Verizon when I got my first smartphone because of 4G LTE. Sprint did not develop regular 4G in my area and I don't know when they are putting 4G LTE here. I have also had good customer service with Verizon. I can't really speak for much else about Sprint though. Their unlimited plan does look good besides the data issue. For now I will stick with Verizon.
 
I love Verizon, been a die hard Verizon user ever since my first smart phone...

They have been really nice over the phone with me, even giving me the option of having plans that they no longer offer/exist...

Always have service everywhere i go, it's great, the 4G is growing too, and i usually have it no matter where i am :)
 
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