Verizon v Sprint

Discussion in 'Cellular - Voice - Data' started by Balakov100, May 1, 2013.

  1. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    Verizon forced me out...long Story....
    So I switched to Sprint, biggest mistake ever.

    Wonder if Sprint has ever heard of this NEW TECHNOLOGY Called 4g? I think not.
    Just because the Phone says 3g, doesn't mean I'm actually getting those speeds.
    More often than not the 3g is more like 1x.

    Can't believe I got suckered into this crap.

    Worst part is, I'm only 3 days in.
     
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  3. snowwy

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    verizon is no different.

    i've been in lotsa places where 4g was a slow as 1x.

    and sprint has good 4g. only problem is they started with wimax for whatever reason. they were the first to have 4g. but now they're switching to lte.

    like all good things in life. just gotta give it time.

    look at the bright side. your unlimited now and only paying half as much as verizon. with a better quality phone then i've ever had with verizon.
     
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  4. drvrtech77

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  5. othertruckernate

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    I wish I hadn't left Verizon. I had Tue original unlimited plan and got to keep it after they changed. Then I got cheap and went to sprint. There is a reason sprint is cheap. Saving half means nothing when my phone works 65% less often. I am 100% underwhelmed by sprints network.
     
  6. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    Sprint will send you threatning letters about you using to much roaming area & if you continue to use too much roaming...they'll send you a letter stating they're cancelling your contract.

    I sat in Nogales az one weekend and they claims I was in Mexico and charged me nearly $400 in int'l charges & when I explained to them that I have legal documents showing where I was at the response I got from sprint was this....

    "we don't give a darn what you got, it don't mean nothing to us"...that's when I told the moron I was done and was dropping in a matter of hours when I got home & hung up on him.
     
  7. moosc

    moosc Road Train Member

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    You think sprint is bad. Try T-Mobile 90s style AOL dial up speeds. If your lucky to b in a H+ zone then speeds are nice.

    Sent from my Nexus 4 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
     
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  8. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    In 3 years or so with VZW, I have never had as much problem with Internet Connectivity as I have had in the 3-4 days with Sprint.
    And only saving $60 a month is not worth it if the Internets is usable only half the time.
    I made a huge mistake switching to Sprint.
     
  9. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    well, i can say, i made a huge mistake switcing to verizon.

    i haven't seen ANY better coverage over sprint. and my phone has been nothing but garbage. certainly hasn't been worth $60 more a month to me. and for limited minutes and internet.
     
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  10. EZX1100

    EZX1100 Road Train Member

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    i had sprint for 10 years, left, never had service in kansas, nebraska, oklahoma

    with verizon, i can count on one hand the times i had a dropped call
     
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  11. jess-juju

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    We buy our phones at at full value so we can keep our unlimited data ...sucks but if we get upgrades at the cheaper rate we get new contracts and lose our unlimited data and that's with Verizon!
     
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