best blackberry carrier for bb10 (USA)
I am currently a Verizon customer with a 9930 (and a slew of android devices). I am going to get a z10 (and q10) when it comes out. I am debating on staying with Verizon or moving to ATT for the bb10. I have not seen a lot of carrier specific questions or posts relating to the z10 yet.
Any input on what would be best and why?
current thought process (i have a 9930 on verizon and a 9810 on ATT currently to try out the service):
Verizon Pros:
- unlimited data
- no etf if i stay
- supposed 4G LTE compatibility with bb10
- my current grandfathered in texting and voice plan
Verizon Cons:
- crappy customer service (lately IMHO)
- expensive plans
- locked down devices
- late updates
- bloatware
- lack of app compatibility (take spotify on 9930 as example)
Att Pros:
- cheaper plan
- GSM compatibility for travel
- full application catelog works
- faster OS updates
- Better battery life
ATT cons:
- I have heard they have terrible customer service but i have not experianced it to confirm
- smaller coverage map in the US (though i get hspa+ at my house and work)
- ETF
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Tmobile: dirt cheap. I'm on the prepaid 30 bucks a month for unlimited data (5gb at 4g), unlimited texting. The kicker is 100 minutes but I just save my long conversations for home wifi when I can use voip. Its not for everyone but perhaps its worth a look if it saves you dollars.
Re: best blackberry carrier for bb10
Originally Posted by
toosweetnitemare thank you. i was using my 9810 on tmobile for a while (but it only got 2g) and i liked the coverage map. I am just worried that tmobile will not have the coverage map I am looking for. I live in new england and they are not known for good coverage here.
Yes coverage wasn't the strongest point, as I was up in southern nh and it was only okay. Definitely att and vz was stronger. But also my phone is quite old and might get all tmobiles bands
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For att don't forget the ability to talk and use data. I know the market the crap out of it but I still think its a nice advantage.
Also my personal favorite benefit of any carrier is ROLLOVER minutes from att. The minutes you don't use roll to the next month! Of course its irrelevant if you have unlimited minutes
best blackberry carrier for bb10 (USA)
The only problem with at&t is " can we charge for that". That's their outlook on features in phones. Also we wait a bit for updates to roll out. So I can only imagine what's coming with BB10 with the new BBM features. They will nickel & dime us. CS is grrrreat tho.
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If you have unlimited on vz I'd stay with them as long as you are used to them.
If the phone did not have lte capability I'd say go AT&T since AT&T has h+ and its much faster then the traditional 3G.
With it being lte, verizon has a lot more coverage of lte than all 3 other carriers combined.
As far as cs I've heard some horror stories from vz. I've never dealt with them. Everytime I call AT&T I have never ever been frustrated. They have always been excellent.
The z10 will be a world phone so global capability won't be an issue. There will be a sim slot for that.
Other than that its really up to you. I love AT&T and as of today I would never leave. Cs isn't an important thing to me since I barely have to call.
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Originally Posted by
berryaddictnoza I'm with Sprint, and the plus I see with Sprint is; 1. cheap plans with unlimited data. Which is important now that BB10 no longer uses BIS/ data compression. The minus is; Who knows WHEN we'll get BB10 phones :rolleyes: and the other is 4g LTE is currently limited on Sprint. Other than that. I've been happy with Sprint (coming from AT&T :no:), the coverage is good where I live.
thank you for the insight. idk if i would go sprint purely because if i had to go cdma, verizon just has better coverage, if i go gsm, im debating tmobile vs att for coverage and feature.
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Originally Posted by
randall2580 I have to do a lot of travelling in Central and South America and AT&T is just easier to take with me has been my experience.
And I would say for the record, I have never had a bad experience with AT&T customer service in fact I think they are great. What is NOT great are the Corporate Stores. Many times I have had to use 611 to fix mistakes made at the stores.
Doesn't Verizon have ETF as well?
yes att has an etf. att doesnt for me because i brought my own equipment. though im not sure i want to pay the 120/month for att that im currently doing.
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thank you all for your input so far. you have brought up a lot of good points that i didnt think of. please keep em coming.
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