Top 10 Best Cell Phone Services

Verizon Wireless is without a doubt the best. I started with AT&T and had decent coverage with them. This was quite a while ago. Then, AT&T got out of the business where I lived, forcing me to change. I went to Sprint and still had decent coverage. Then I moved.

My new home was in a rural area, and the Sprint service was very poor. I then made a move to Nextel. The walkie-talkie feature was neat, but the coverage was poor. When that contract ran out, I found myself back with AT&T. I was amazed at how terrible the service was. Dropped calls, dead zones around town, more expensive than anything I had before. But the thing that drove me crazy was the billing.

There was always an incorrect billing amount every month. If I didn't spend an hour or two looking over my bill, I would pay as much as $40.00 more per month. Customer service was helpful in resolving overbilling issues, but why should I have to spend that time after every new bill came out getting it corrected? I shouldn't have to! Finally, I moved to Verizon Wireless, and I've been a happy customer ever since.

Yes, I pay more for Verizon than many of the other carriers, but the quality of service and equipment is second to none. I recommend Verizon Wireless to anyone who needs good, dependable, quality service and equipment with excellent customer service.

I have had AT&T for 10 years. Customer service in the stores is top-notch. They always go above and beyond to help the few times I've had issues (and they were hardware). I've been grandfathered into all the unlimited plan rates for years, and every time I go to upgrade my phone, the guys at the store are great about making sure nothing on my plan changes so that my grandfathered status is not messed with - despite AT&T corporate, who they have called for assistance in activating my phone, saying they couldn't do that.

So, AT&T HQ's customer service is eh, but the storefront guys rock. Call quality is great. I get full bars most everywhere I travel, and I travel a lot. Even in little middle-of-nowhere towns, I get full 4G. Love it.

Forget AT&T, they have the worst dropped calls ever! T-Mobile is great, even though I had to pay AT&T almost $300 to get out of my contract. I make up for it by getting a better free Galaxy phone and Galaxy tablet. That already makes up for the lousy lemon iPhone that AT&T gave me.

The Galaxy phone is 10 times better, and there are no more dropped calls. Plus, I don't have to wait for half an hour for AT&T customer service to answer my calls.

By the way, even if it's not your fault, AT&T will do everything they can to show that it's your fault. They did that when they called me back on my ex-iPhone to troubleshoot it. It was a 3-hour call, and they finally told me the phone is a lemon because there are no "+" signs on three of my icons. They told me to go to an AT&T store for a replacement. But no thanks, that's the second iPhone from AT&T that was a lemon!

Also, AT&T told me that calling my iPhone will not take away my minutes... NOT TRUE. I noticed they charged me like 200 minutes for a call from them to my iPhone. They will not credit me for that. So I've had it and switched to T-Mobile and am now happy.

Cricket provides the same, if not better, service for better, more affordable prices than most other carriers. It does not cheat the public out of money like other carriers have done to me in the past. I'm very happy with the service and I don't see myself changing carriers anytime soon. Keep up the good work!

Haven't used Cricket yet, but I'm going to. I understand you can use your own phone. That will be in six months. Also, I can get it unlocked. I cannot get good service from AT&T.

Cricket is a great phone carrier. My only complaint is their customer service, which forces you to go to an actual Cricket store to speak with actual store employees.

I have had MetroPCS service since 2016 and I highly recommend this carrier. Let me say, I have done my homework when getting a phone with service, and they got my dollar. They have the phones, the plans, and the coverage all at the right low price.

I am on a fixed income every month so I really have to watch my pennies, and MetroPCS lets me do that. I have the $30 unlimited plan and unlike Boost Mobile where you have to pay for a hotspot, Metro lets me have it with my plan for free. All I have left to say is these guys are number one in my book and should be number 1 on this list.

I had a weak signal at my Wisconsin cottage in a forest in 2012. I called them, and within a week, an engineer came out to my cottage to verify the problem. Soon the signal was improved after some work on their part. No other large carrier would do that. Before that, I'd tried Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Virgin.

I love US Cellular. I've never had a phone that didn't have a signal anywhere. The phone selection isn't great, but at least they carry LG and, of course, Samsung. Samsung and iPhone are probably the best out there. They also carry Windows phones, which are more like computers, which is neat.

It has the largest amount of prepaid online data usage for the smallest price. Recharging with credit from a bank account only takes a minute or two!

Great company because they unblocked my old Sony Ericsson in 2019, which was a phone I had used back in 2012 or earlier, just to play around with it.

It's a good network provider service. I am happy with it, and it should keep lower price schemes, such as call rates, minute packs, and the like.

Best service ever. I always prefer Airtel over other service providers. It's expensive, but good quality always comes at a higher price.

My broadband plan is also from Airtel, and I have to say that they are the best when you compare them to other providers. Again, it's expensive, but I chose the 8 Mbps plan and got the Wi-Fi router/modem for free. Thumbs up, Airtel!

Awesome network coverage. Expensive, sure, but you never run out of signal bars anywhere. Currently, it has the fourth-largest consumer base in the world.

I can't afford $30 a month, so I love my Tracfone smartphone with triple everything. Since I don't talk a lot, it costs me about $8 and something a month to have this phone, and it has free Wi-Fi. I refill every 90 days and get rollover minutes, texts, and data. Who else can have all that for about 8 bucks a month?

I have a TracFone and have fine service (even though I'm the only one in my family with one). It makes it cheaper for my dad as well. Rather than having great service and being expensive, it has good service and is incredibly cheap.

I'm not sure if this is only in New Zealand or not, but the service is amazing and offers great value.

I've had Boost for the better part of a year on their $58 unlimited everything plan (10GB a month) and also pay for their $10 Wi-Fi add-on. I can't really complain because they accomplish making you feel right at home, either in the store or when dealing with customer service by phone. I get LTE service nearly everywhere (Missouri to Alabama). Great carrier!

Boost (AU) is terrific. You get the exact same service as Telstra, except cheaper. And I can pay off just one bill a year and be done with it without having to remember to recharge each month. $300 each year gets me unlimited calls and 20 gigs of data per month.

Many people think of this plan as "the old folk plan" because of the cheaper phones, but the plans are awesome! You figure out what you need and pay that amount. No contracts, and you can add or remove some features without being penalized. It works everywhere because they borrow others' towers. You should take a look, and YES, THEY HAVE iPhones. I am an Android user and am sharing my father's plan, so it's cheap... cheap... cheap.

I recently was with T-Mobile but don't need unlimited everything.

I am on SSDI and find this plan is cheap... cheap... cheap! The coverage is the same as Verizon. My family is about 1000 miles south, and over the many years I have belonged to Consumer Cellular, I have NEVER had a weak connection or dropped call! The phones are great, the prices greater, and no contract!

You pay ONLY for the minutes used, not a prepaid plan. Free activation, no contract, great coverage - could you ask for more? A company that is NOT just for 'old people'. If you like to save, this company is for you!