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Sprint vs Verizon

by ringleader123 Jan 8, 2014 5:47AM PST

there's too much confusion about the speed and reliability of these cell phone providers... a few months ago, i decided i had had enough of Sprints service... too many dropped calls, no service, missed emails, missed msgs, lies about the completion of tower repairs and most importantly... the embarrassment i suffered from hangups on my customers. After being a local Sprint customer for 8 yrs, I made a change. I polled friends and family about the their opinion of the different providers and It came down to AT&T vs Verizon...
I shopped around and decided to buy a New Galaxy Note 3 from BestBuy (they priced matched and I got my reward points)and activated it at the Verizon store.
So, I go into Verizon retail store, still in position of my Sprint serviced Galaxy 3. I wanted to discuss the different plans and benefits vs Sprint. In short, i challenged the associated to an App download competition... their in store display Galaxy S4 vs my Sprint Galaxy S3.
Conclusion: My Sprint Galaxy S3 downloaded Subway Surfer 4 seconds faster than their S4 Verizon serviced deviced!!! I was dumbfounded!!! Sprint out-dueled Verizon in their own house... the assocyates says, "well sir, you did say you were looking for better service,... less dropped calls... not faster downloads"
True story!!!

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Not fun is it?

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 8, 2014 5:52AM PST

Around here I can try S, V, T, ATT, VM and Tracfone. The results are as consistent as a horse racing and in fact, closer to the truth as location, time of day and even weather can affect which horse wins the race.
Bob

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You haven't taken enough time to learn about the tech

by Pepe7 Jan 9, 2014 2:19AM PST

Radio waves are radio waves. Sometimes, they simply won't propagate where we need them in order to talk/text/surf. It's that simple.

More importantly though, you made the typical mistake of shopping for a device before you verified the service provided by the carrier would work as you would need it to at home/on the road/etc. If it's a work related device/service, this is even more important IME and O.

That said, the associate was 500% correct. Data speeds in all truth are extremely variable right now, and you weren't asking about that particular aspect of Sprint vs Verizon at that location.

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