ChocolateBabz

+1 - I have virgin mobile (iphone 4s 3g) sometimes the coverage isn't great but it's fine for what I need it for. The dude has the iphone 5s 4g with them and his is great, on a par with hubbys work iphone 4s 4g with AT&T.

IRJ

Cricket is now a 100% owned sub of AT&T Wireless and uses their entire network but w/o the roaming option onto other GSM networks. But one should always check coverage at your home etc. for any cell phone company you want to use.

Pulaski

Wow! I missed that news.

Funstuie

I got my wife a sim on Cricket and it's been pretty good for $45 per month. She's either always on cricket or att.

Was a pretty easy setup - I just went to a mall and got a sim from one of their concessions.

kodokan

I did the T Mobile international add-on for the first year, but now I use Skype. I realised that I only ever call the family from the house anyway, and since I'm much more of a 'call them briefly every 3-4 weeks to let them know I'm alive' person (I mostly keep in touch via writing a blog), I've bought 2.5 hours of calls a month to UK landlines using the Skype network. The cost for the whole year was $14.something.

But yeah, US cell services are crazy expensive by comparison with the UK. On the plus side, we don't need to pay for a landline just to get internet like we had to back home.

hungryhorace

You're not listening close enough to my info I posted then ;p

I'm now getting 10GB of (ATT) LTE data for $55 a month. Unbeatable.

cranston

I have found the quality of Skype calls to the UK is superb.

Pulaski

I take as much of your info as anyone could reasonably be expected to take!

londonboy450

I used to have a samsung on sprint. It cost more than $70 plus taxes and then canceled. Now i have a unlocked nexus android phone with tmobile prepaid $50 a month plan

S Folinsky

I have an unlocked Moto G with 4G and on T-Mobile on the $50 per month plan. On that plan, if you hit the 1GB of data limit, you are simply cut back to 3G. Haven't had that happen, but I would not mind. T-Mob has a $45 per month plan which simply cuts you off if you hit 1GB.

markonline1

I'd love to move to T-Mobile, their tariffs at the minute are superb. But as someone that needs reliable coverage, they just don't cut the mustard! Have just taken advantage of their free 7 day test drive. Their LTE speeds are way faster than Verizon. But their coverage where I am is just way too patchy! I saw earlier that someone said Verizon were overpriced. I agree and disagree. Sure, they offer less, especially in data, than just about everyone else, but their coverage, especially if you don't live in a big city like me, are far far superior. I hate only having 4GB (which I have to share with my wife) though!!!

hungryhorace

How are ATT in your area?

londonboy450

ATT is goo in my area. Sprint is total rubbish. ATT thou is quite expensive which is why i went to tmoible

hungryhorace

What about Cricket? Same network as you're currently using, but much cheaper and far more data.

markonline1

I think they are on a par with Verizon coverage wise, but the tariffs seem similar too. We get 25% discount on our Verizon bill. I can only get a 12% discount with AT&T so it doesn't really make a lot of sense to switch right now.