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- 05-29-2009, 04:17 PM
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Switch from AT&T to Sprint
Has anyone recently switched service from AT&T to Sprint? I've been mulling a change for a while, simply b/c AT&T is getting more expensive by the month.
Basically I want to know the quality and extent of Sprint's coverage in the US. The one good thing about AT&T was that I got service everyewhere I went, especially when taking long road trips.
If anyone can vouch for Sprint's service, good or bad, please let me know.
Thanks - 05-29-2009, 04:35 PM #2
My latest road trip was to Kansas from Miami, Florida. I had coverage the whole way. My last local trip was down to the Florida Keys, where I had coverage (where others did not). And my last flight to NYC a couple weeks ago, again I had coverage, even in parts of the subway. Also went to Vegas where I had great coverage. I can't complain.
- 05-29-2009, 04:37 PM #3
How has AT&T gotten more expensive?
My website http://papped.webatu.com - 05-29-2009, 05:01 PM #4 AT&T Unlimited service with Blackberry data and messaging - $150.00
Originally Posted by papped 
Sprint Unlimited service with Blackberry data and messaging - $99.99
Ive got Sprint in the Detroit area and its great. I pay 206 total after tax for my wifes unlimited plan and mine. I even get service when we go camping in the sticks and nobody elses phone has any service. - 05-29-2009, 05:02 PM #5
My gf just switched from AT&T to my plan with Sprint; she hasn't had anything but good things to say about it. Less dropped calls, and better coverage. She just drove from Washington State to Kansas, and the only time she lost service was in the mountains of Montana.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 05-29-2009, 05:04 PM #7
Actually, their customer service has improved considerably in the last couple of years. I rarely have to deal with CS, but all the times I've had to, I've never had an issue with them.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 05-29-2009, 05:09 PM #8 I am going to go with... Originally Posted by papped
sprint everything plan. $99.99 a month.
AT&T is about $180-220. for the less options.
And the kick in the **** is that ATT does not have 3g for blackberries.
I went from att to sprint. The speed and coverage increase dramatically. Network failures are a thing of the past.
CS is really nice too.Last edited by thedarkfinder; 05-29-2009 at 05:12 PM.
- 05-29-2009, 05:10 PM #10 I'm not an AT&T fanboy by any means... But... Aren't you forgetting the Bold? Originally Posted by thedarkfinder
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 05-29-2009, 05:15 PM #11 Oh no, I have to say that att has cornered the market on good phones do not get me wrong... Originally Posted by aerophage
But I do not need the latest and greatest. The curve works just fine for me.
And for the price each month, att can keep its forced monopoly. - 05-29-2009, 05:21 PM #12
I had AT&T a long time ago, and then I switched to Sprint. It's worked great for me in the Baton Rouge area. Also, I used to travel between here and VA. For the most part, it worked. I will say one thing, my AT&T service was better in rural areas than Sprint.
- 05-29-2009, 06:46 PM #14
The original point was that he was leaving AT&T due to it getting more and more expensive every month. That implies cost increases, not the fact that Sprint plans start out cheaper. Or did you sign a 2 year contract at a fixed price that you didn't evaluate in the first place...
How is the cost increasing? If it's not, then why sign up for AT&T in the first place...My website http://papped.webatu.com - 05-29-2009, 07:41 PM #16
I have traveled coast to coast and everywhere in between including Canada and Mexico and have had an issue with coverage or call quality.
Tact is for those who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic
There, Their, and They're are not interchangeable. Come on people learn the difference among the 3.
Oh and While I'm at it "alot" is not a word! - 05-29-2009, 08:09 PM #17 Nothing but good things to say about sprint
Great service from Sprint, cs has been very helpful. Just moved from Phoenix to NJ and have had 3G everywhere in between...just drove to S Carolina last weekend and it worked everywhere then as well. I don't talk that much so I go w/ 450 mins + unlimited everything else for $79 (I get a corporate discount and its $55 after tax). Nights start @ 6 so that's something to keep in mind!
- 05-29-2009, 10:24 PM #18
i went from Sprint to ATT to Verizon and back to Sprint. glad i did cuz service and the coverage is great, cs has not been a problem and im saving 60 bucks a month.
Last edited by cheech4; 05-29-2009 at 10:27 PM.
- 05-30-2009, 12:49 AM #19
Well my 2 cents... I live in Chicago and I get great coverage here. I came from Verizon and I have no complaints. Love that my phone is not tied down or handicapped and that I don't have to pay extra for navigation or bis. That said this year I have been to phoenix, az and surrounding suburbs, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, NC and Daytona beach and I didn't have any problems anywhere. Sprint rocks IMO.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 05-30-2009, 12:13 PM #20
Going from 180-220 down to 99 wld be enuf for me even if had a dropped call here and there. That being said I went from Att to Sprint and there hasn't been much difference as far as volume goes dropped call wise so def worth in IMO especially if you aren't concerned with the latest and greatest BB
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 05-30-2009, 02:16 PM #21
Like everyone else has stated, the only problem with ATT to Sprint is Sprint doesn't get the latest and greatest blackberry.
But Pricing, Coverage, and Data Speeds/Coverage.
Sprint cannot be beat!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 05-30-2009, 02:53 PM #22 I have no problem with that. Originally Posted by Lennyj17
- 05-31-2009, 02:10 PM #23
I was with att for two months, and was already tired of them. They changed some terms of my plan within only two months. I didn't want to stay and see what would happen next.
The EDGE coverage seemed to be alright, but would fluctuate a LOT. For example, I could have full bars at my house, make a call, and it would drop to 0 bars and drop the call. Or I would have full bars down my street one day, and 0 bars another day. The 3g coverage was pathetic.
I'm on my 2 months with sprint now, and no regrets. Paying half and great coverage. I don't have full bars all the time, but coverage+3g is better, and signal holds stronger. I can do more with 2 bars on sprint than with 4 on att.
I was just billed my ETF yesterday actually....kind of slow. - 06-01-2009, 03:00 AM #24
My pops has an iPhone... and everytime my parents come visit me out in AZ, my dad gets poor reception with his phone.
It's just funny... One time I was in my hotel room in downtown LA... I had full reception and my girl who has VZN had no reception what so ever..."You can't learn from being perfect" - 06-01-2009, 05:44 PM #25 Bold?......... Originally Posted by thedarkfinder
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