Alright Guys, so im in a bit of a pickle here. By the end of the Month i will have a chance to choose a new network carrier for myself and my family for the next two years! and I've narrowed it down to Sprint or T-Mobile, because the other two are way too expensive. Now for comparisons...
(First I'd like to note... With either company i'll go to, I would pay $180 before tax for 4 lines. That much is true and decided for.)
Sprint (Everything Plus Referral Program):
Pros:
- 1600 minutes, with nights start at 7 pm.
- Free mobile to mobile on *any* carrier (which is whats going to keep us from ever reaching 1600 minutes)
- We already have 4 Sprint phones that we can use (So no need buy new phones and save our Upgrades for a later time)
- I've had Sprint before and i like the coverage in my area
- Unlimited Data
- LTE to come sooner than T-Mobile
- Google Voice Integration (which i use alot)
Cons:
- Data is HORRIBLE in my area. It's just really un-reliable one day i'll get .3 mbps, and other days 1.4 mbps
- Phone Selections is pretty bad. Also, i like Windows Phone and it seems like Sprint doesn't...
- Who knows When LTE will come since LightSquared deal is gonna most likely fail
T-Mobile (Classic 1000 w/Data)
Pros:
- HSPA+ plenty fast for me and requires no extra antennae (battery-friendly)
- Able to buy unlocked phones and swap easily
- Usually more/better phone Selection compared to Sprint
- Wifi Calling
- LTE to come
- Decent coverage in my area
Cons:
- only 1000 minutes with nights starting at 9, and mobile-to-mobile to T-Mo. only
- Not Unlimited. The plan i have in mind will have two phones with 5GB, and two with 2GB, then throttling
- LTE to come much later
- We would all have to buy phones now (as opposed to if we went with Sprint with the phones we already have)
- Seems to be loosing more and more High End Phone Exclusives
...And thats all i can think of for now. So what do you guys think?
(First I'd like to note... With either company i'll go to, I would pay $180 before tax for 4 lines. That much is true and decided for.)
Sprint (Everything Plus Referral Program):
Pros:
- 1600 minutes, with nights start at 7 pm.
- Free mobile to mobile on *any* carrier (which is whats going to keep us from ever reaching 1600 minutes)
- We already have 4 Sprint phones that we can use (So no need buy new phones and save our Upgrades for a later time)
- I've had Sprint before and i like the coverage in my area
- Unlimited Data
- LTE to come sooner than T-Mobile
- Google Voice Integration (which i use alot)
Cons:
- Data is HORRIBLE in my area. It's just really un-reliable one day i'll get .3 mbps, and other days 1.4 mbps
- Phone Selections is pretty bad. Also, i like Windows Phone and it seems like Sprint doesn't...
- Who knows When LTE will come since LightSquared deal is gonna most likely fail
T-Mobile (Classic 1000 w/Data)
Pros:
- HSPA+ plenty fast for me and requires no extra antennae (battery-friendly)
- Able to buy unlocked phones and swap easily
- Usually more/better phone Selection compared to Sprint
- Wifi Calling
- LTE to come
- Decent coverage in my area
Cons:
- only 1000 minutes with nights starting at 9, and mobile-to-mobile to T-Mo. only
- Not Unlimited. The plan i have in mind will have two phones with 5GB, and two with 2GB, then throttling
- LTE to come much later
- We would all have to buy phones now (as opposed to if we went with Sprint with the phones we already have)
- Seems to be loosing more and more High End Phone Exclusives
...And thats all i can think of for now. So what do you guys think?