Is T-Mobile ok for OTR?

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  1. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    From. Arkansas west, ATT is where it is. I had two phones for the last 6 months to see if I could utilize the cheaper service through verizon. No good. It didn't even do good at home.

    I cancelled my ATT plan and went with ATT prepaid about a month ago. After taxes it's about 60$ a month
     
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  3. Blagoje

    Blagoje Medium Load Member

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    I have Verizon and my big issue with them is when the phone switches to 5G service everything is terrible. Overall I'm happy with their service, however, I could easily be paying less with AT&t or T-Mobile. I had AT&t before I switched back to Verizon and I was very happy with the AT&t but I got a special deal with Verizon that really suited my needs at the time and I've just stuck with them for the past 2 years. The big thing I miss about AT&t was having HBO Max.
     
  4. wifi_guru

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    my friend has trash mobile in OK and the calls fade out around the owasso ok area. i'll stick with AT&T. another option is if you have spectrum comcast i think cox has there own mobile service now. AT&T gave us a great deal so we will sick with them. AT&T has an unlimited hot spot plan for 100.00 a month verizon does not
     
  5. dosgatos

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    I have two phones, one Verizon and one T-Mobile both prepaid. Both phones Samsung Galaxy. Same apps on each phone so if I lose one my life doesn't end. Fancy phone is Verizon, smaller backup phone is T-Mobile with 15gig hotspot (for laptop). Verizon $65 grandfathered no limit, T-Mobile $67 Magenta no limit. Whenever Verizon is weak, T-Mobile is working strong. 48 states. I'd use the T-Mobile more but the phone is smaller less RAM/Storage.
     
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  6. Antinomian

    Antinomian Road Train Member

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    If you want a good investment for OTR phone service buy a cell phone booster.
     
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  7. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    I don't know about Spectrum, but Cox uses Verizon's network. You can get service through Cox for as cheap as $15 a month, but there is a hard limit on data.
     
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  8. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    I ended up with T-Mobile when they took over Sprint. Have good coverage everywhere I go. The T-Mobile store in Hannibal was staffed with idiots awhile back so went to the one in Columbia. Night and day.
     
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  9. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    If you have Xfinity Internet or TV service you are eligible for Xfinity Mobile. Xfinity Mobile uses the Verizon network but charges a flat monthly fee and almost no taxes or fees. If you can get by on 1 GB of data per month you can choose to pay $15/mo. You can choose unlimited data for $45/mo. See if your internet or TV provider has a cell phone service.

    Also, Visible is a discount service of Verizon. For $25/mo you get unlimited everything. They have ONLY TEXT Customer Service on the Visible app. There is no phone number to call for Customer Service, even if your hair is on fire and you just won the lottery. It uses the Vzw network. IMO, if you are going OTR you need a phone that use the Verizon network or the ATT network. EVERY other network has more dead spots. Even ATT & Vzw have dead spots, just fewer/smaller dead spots.

    Each network has a coverage map. I would use Vzw only, but you do you. I used it and had almost no complaints.
     
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  10. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I used Verizon network in 48 states. I didn't pay Verizon prices because I bought service from Xfinity Mobile.
     
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  11. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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