Table of Contents. Read on to learn what we found. Sprint vs. Verizon: Price. View plans. Extra fees. The win has to go to Sprint here. Limited-data options. Family plans. Verizon, top; Sprint, bottom. Verizon: Customer service. Verizon: Devices. Best for coverage : Verizon.
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Unlimited Plus. Unlimited Premium. Go Unlimited. Beyond Unlimited. Above Unlimited. Unlimited, slows after 50GB. Unlimited, slows after GB. Unlimited, slows after 23GB. I mentioned at the start of this guide that I'd tell you how to get cheaper cellphone service without leaving your favorite reliable network. Remember when TracFone came into stores a few decades ago? Well, that was the beginning of a huge shift in the wireless industry. MVNOs buy space on the big four networks and sell it to you cheaper.
They don't have the high overhead and marketing costs of the major wireless carriers. This means more competition, which equals better prices for you on your cell service. That means you'll enjoy the same activities as always - texting, talking, HD video streaming and more. Next, let's look at some of the best cell phone plans from alternative carriers and how much they'll save you. Source: Rootmetrics. Coverage is important, to say the least.
You need to make sure that your call is reliable in most, if not all, areas. You don't want to have a situation where your call with a potential employer or your family drops.
So when it comes to Sprint vs Verizon coverage, which earns the gold star? The Verizon LTE network has enjoyed the top spot for coverage and reliability for many years. Verizon offers over 98 percent coverage across the nation, including many rural communities through its LTE in Rural America Program. What's important to understand is that many areas without Verizon coverage - or dead zones - are largely unpopulated.
All four major carrier networks provide coverage that is within a few percentage points of each other. While the Sprint network is number four among the big guys in terms of reliability and speed, it has made big progress lately. All this means is that - thanks to Sprint Spark - network coverage and reliability as well as upload and download speeds are better. And that's a good thing, right? You don't want lagging when you're on the road trying to stream video or listen to music while away from WiFi.
T-Mobile says your line may be temporarily slowed in areas of congestion if you use more than 50 GB of LTE data in a month.
Video streaming with the One plan is capped at a standard-definition, or p, resolution. And that includes the Netflix On Us option if you opt in. This is the closest thing T-Mobile has to a genuine unlimited plan. Pay for that, and you can stream an unlimited amount in p HD. You can still use your phone as a hotspot, but your connection will be capped at slower 3G speeds.
While paying for the One Plus add-ons don't cover the cost of a Netflix account, they do have other benefits.
The One Plus plan gives you unlimited WiFi through Gogo on flights to, from, or within the US and on smartphones only , while the One Plus International plan gives you unlimited international calling to various countries.
All of the postpaid One plans let you use data internationally, but only at throttled speeds. International data with the base One plan maxes out at a paltry Kbps; with the One Plus and One Plus International plans, that's doubled to a still-slow Kbps.
But hotspotting from the tablet is capped at 3G speeds, and video streams at the standard p resolution, which will be noticeably less sharp than HD resolution on a larger tablet screen.
It caps video at a p resolution and limited mobile-hotspot data to 3G speeds, so again, it's not really unlimited. The catch, as you can guess, is that you have to be at least 55 years old to buy it yes, really. T-Mobile sells other, more affordable plans , but you have to call the carrier to activate them. None of those charges includes taxes or regulatory fees. Sprint says these promotional prices are for new customers. Sprint says your line may be temporarily slowed in areas of congestion if you use more than 23 GB of LTE data in a month.
Sprint says you can stream video up to a p resolution, which is plenty sharp. And that includes the free Hulu Limited Commercials plan that's included with Sprint's Unlimited Freedom plan for new customers.
New Unlimited Freedom customers get a free Hulu Limited Commercials plan included with their carrier plan. Sprint throttles your speeds for gaming and streaming music over a mobile connection. Those speeds should be fine for most users. Sprint offers more affordable plans, but, like most of its peers, pushes customers to choose an unlimited one. Only Unlimited Plus Enhanced is anywhere close to being worthy of the name, though. None of these prices include taxes or regulatory fees.
You also need to enroll in auto-pay to get these rates. You can get a better picture by turning off its Stream Saver option on your account page. With the Unlimited Choice plan, video streams are capped at "p.
Yes, with the Unlimited Plus Enhanced plan. This perk applies to both the unlimited plans. HBO access will be cancelled if you move to a non-unlimited plan or a different carrier. As always, it depends. But given T-Mobile's improved network and lack of tacked-on monthly taxes and fees, the company's One Plus plan looks like the best deal in a vacuum. But the lack of p video is tough to swallow. The Go Unlimited plan is a non-starter for those who value having any HD video at all.
If you just want the cheapest unlimited plan, there's Sprint , but its network coverage has lagged the competition for years.
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