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'd had before, etc. 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'd pay as much as $40.00 more per month. Customer service was helpful in resolving over-billing 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, and 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.

Sprint will take advantage of you at the first opportunity they get. T-Mobile is great IF you live in an inner city and never plan to leave. Verizon is on cruise control and doing nothing innovative. AT&T has expanded its home connectivity, has become a leading Internet service provider, and owns Direct TV, allowing you to have full-time access to your TV literally anywhere. Others may allow you to watch Netflix or other apps, but nowhere near the level of ALL your channels on all your devices no matter where you are.

If for no other reason than a straightforward monthly bill that never changes, T-Mobile reigns supreme. Then throw in all the freebies like Netflix, Paramount+, AppleTV, and more, and the savings really add up. Finally, if 5G is important to you, then once again, T-Mobile is the undisputed champ.

Forget AT&T, they have the worst dropped calls ever! T-Mobile is great, even though I had to pay AT&T almost $300.00 to get out of my contract. I make up for it by getting a better free Galaxy phone and Galaxy tablet, and 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.

Virgin is top-notch! They excel in both price and coverage. I have tried all the options, including many others that are not listed. I must say, if I were to openly express my thoughts about the so-called "service" provided by other providers, it would undoubtedly result in lawsuits. Apart from Canadian Koodoo and the Life Alert scam, hidden fees seem to be the norm for most other cell phone providers. The other companies charge exorbitant prices, and their contracts are oppressive. Considering there are no wires and no service fleets involved, cellphone service should cost around $9. It's important to note that there are no free phones, so don't fall for that scam.

It's worth mentioning that the US government has started imposing fees and taxes even on national services (hint: this is illegal taxation).

I love them! Great service. Great prices. Great phones. I have been with more cell phone companies than most, and I must say that in the areas that I travel to, it works. I love the GPS and all the apps. I have a Droid. I just went from an iPhone to a Droid, and I love that I save 55% a month. Great reception, easy texting, YouTube, Facebook, 3G, and all of the above. Customer service is also fast to work with you. Also, fast number ports.

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 6 months. Also can get it unlocked. Cannot get good service from AT&T.

Cricket is a great phone carrier and 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 Metro PCS 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 Metro PCS lets me do that. I have the 30-dollar unlimited plan and unlike Boost Mobile where you have to pay for a hotspot, Metro lets me have it with my plan free with my plan. All I have left to say is these guys are number one in my book and should be number 1 on this list.

I've had Metro since around when they started. I don't use the internet on my phone much, so I don't have a big opinion on it. Everything I do use has increasingly improved since then, and the price has always been fair. I've tried T-Mobile otherwise, their service is shameful, and leaving them is like a divorce. I've never had a definitive problem with Metro; they're quite straightforward. The price is quite fair, always has been.

A weak signal at my WI cottage in a forest in 2012. 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.

I love my cell phone from U.S. Cellular because I don't have hardly any problems with it. People ask to borrow mine because theirs doesn't work in certain areas. I just would like to try an iPhone.

It has the largest amount of pre-paid online data usage for the smallest price - and 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 less 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 cum modem for free.

Thumbs up, Airtel!

Awesome network coverage. Expensive, sure, but you never run out of signal bars anywhere. Currently, it has the 4th largest consumer base in the world.

The best service I've experienced. Even the customer care is good. I'm never gonna change my network.

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 dollars each year gets me unlimited calls and 20 gigs of data per month.

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 wifi add-on. I can't really complain because they accomplish making you feel right at home either it would be in the store or customer service by phone. I get LTE service nearly everywhere (Missouri - Alabama). Great carrier!

I've loved having Boost Mobile. I've had it for 4 years now and have not had problems with service and only mild expected problems with my phone. Plus, it's only 30 bucks a month! You're kidding me, that is so cheap!