Why I Switched Carriers
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- Why I Switched Carriers
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Finding the perfect mobile carrier isn’t easy and that’s probably because none of them truly perfect. During this past year, I’ve continued switching and testing many of the top carriers in my area. Now, after several missed calls and headaches, I think I found the best carrier for me.
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Thanks after watching your video i call Tmobile and tell em hey i only got 1-2 bars in my house and they send me one for free Thanks T-Mobile
That's awesome, glad it helped!!!
Thanks
Hamid what do you mean what did they send you
They sent me one as well to install at my workplace within days of starting a new service, and even deducted the $25 from my the deposit i already had to start service. I switched from Verizon which was horrible. I was constantly being throttled on bandwidth i paid way too much for. Every month they'd basically force me to change plans with shady pricing schemes and once i finally decided to just try unlimited, they pulled support from it in my area and many other rural areas where people are most likely to depend on the service, as there are no other alternatives.
So far i've had Tmo for almost a year on the full unlimited plan. I'm a heavy user, 1-200gb/mo and i rarely experience slowdowns. I get throttled when network traffic is heavy, but that's uncommon and only happens when there are big holiday events or festivals that draw thousands of people to the area. I'm also on the border, close enough that i only get Mexico cell service when i'm on the south side of the mountains but with Tmo i've got unlimited int'l roaming and 4g.
The only downside is the terrain in my area makes service VERY spotty, but as i said above. i've got the 4g modem at work and at home i get good signal as i'm on top of the mountain.
And it's still way cheaper than i was spending with verizon for 20gb/mo.
TechnoBuffalo I have the same cellspot version 2
Switching from Sprint to T-MOBILE was the best for me.
ANYTHING is better than Sprint... Even Metro PCS
Metro pcs is T-Mobile...
Metro PC's is T Mobile's budget carrier
Sprint is T-mobile
Jaime Flores the merger happened recently. Not two yrs ago when I switched.
Been with T Mobile for 12+ years, haven't looked back!
T-Mobiles been great for the last 3 or 4 years. Hella helped my broke friends and I in college lmao
Did college help you're grammar...
NO 😂🤣😂
You better go back to high school
@@jospehjunior2555 no u, "You're" is short for you are, so "You Are Grammar" you should've said "Your"
@@braincoolo9399 he took a fat ass L
@@jaimebernal8128 Love it when the grammar police get busted.
Verizon: Great, but expensive
At&t: Ok at best
TMobile: Best overall
Sprint: HAHAHAHA
*Verizon: expensive because it's the best
Matthew Sousa Yeah because Sprint is COMPLETE GARBAGE
Chanse Ormon yea sprint is dumpster juice in a hot summer day
Matt- Your comment has helped me decide who to switch too. I currenlty have Sprint and HATE THEM. TMobile it will be
I’m about to switch from sprint to Verizon. Sprint is THEE worst service ever.
I like how Sprint was mentioned for all of 2 seconds...
True, Sprint is hot garbage.
Seriously. The guys at my work with Sprint almost never get coverage and even in a full strong signal they were stupid slow
Sprint is absolute garbage. Fucking trash. I hope they fucking die.
My buddy works for sprint and his main phone is T-Mobile lol... he tells me almost no one in the office has sprint themselves 😂
Tmobile just bought sprint.
T mobile Tuesday that's why
Rigo Jr TT unfortunately is not as great as it used to be.
Sixtus sometimes I get 3 dollars at starbucks
I feel like it has been lacking lately
Gatta get that towel that's always ran out of stock!
The redbox deal is awesome
Dude t mobiles customer service is THE BEST. Always helpful over the phone. I’ve never had such nice helpful people over the phone.
I also have the Tmobile tower and it does work perfectly. I had to give them a $25 deposit as well.
T-mobile has to do stuff like that man to get and keep customers. Like a fat dude with money with a pretty girlfriend, the money does she goes
I live in MN so I have AT&T apparently the best coverage in MN. Also, it seems whenever I go on a road trip Verizon and AT&T have the best service meanwhile T-Mobile dropped a lot in long road trips.
Ross MK nice s1000rr
Seriously I'm really not trying to be a jerk but a couple of years ago your videos were must watch. All of them. Now very few are of an interesting topic and Jon you're doing fewer videos than ever (personally...not the channel as a whole). I don't believe that you just stopped caring and you obviously are talented, so I hope you guys come back strong.
Agreed
Hate to say it, but agreed
Bring back Ashley
Couldn’t agree more!
Very true. Used to really look forward to his videos.
My Family has been on T-Mobile for 10 years now! And they love it!
Joeseph Hossain Same we have T-Mobile for 10 years and we are happy with their service
Me too..10 years and going strong
T-mobile is hands down the best out there. A lot of incentives and flexibility, plus the coverage is reliable.
Coverage is only half the story. I had coverage when I was on T-Mobile, but the data speeds were awful. I couldn't stream video or anything. I had to switch to Verizon, which is more reliable and faster in my area.
If you travel T-mobile sux in rural areas ! & let's face it if it don't work in a Bad area what good is it ? Verizon is king when traveling
Adam Newman eh, it's alright. It's not that great in the South, especially South Carolina.
Lol no
T mobile has everything but coverage
Sixtus coverage is reliable? Speak for yourself
Almost all of my family except my dad, haven’t used a phone with a carrier for more than 5 years. We only use a landline phone to use it from Verizon. Now, since that times changed, all of my family owned a single phone with a carrier, including me. Only that my dad own a carrier from boost mobile. My uncle, my aunt, and my cousin use MetroPCS. Only that my grandma owns a carrier from Mexico that it’s still connected to a carrier service Mexico, even though that my grandma lives in USA temporarily. The rest of my family owns a carrier from T-Mobile. It’s a complicated story because my family are having a difficult time when earning money.
I left Sprint after 14 years and went to T-Mobile and absolutely love it.
Dude Man, you’re really smart. Thank you for your honesty. I’m glad you made it easier for me to understand. I’m just looking for a way to communicate to friends and family without all the hassle.
T-Mobile pay my mortgage and I’ll switch to you. 🔥😂🤣✌️
T-Mobile will pay for your “phone mortgage” lol they call it “carrier freedom”
I don't have any loyalty, but of the 4 major carriers, my best experience has been with TMO. I am currently using Project Fi to save money, which switches between TMO and Sprint. Honestly, I really wish I could keep it from auto-switching and just stay on TMO towers, as they always seem to work well.
Fi switch I think is an app to pick what network it uses.
I switched to the senior plan 2 lines of unlimited for 70 bucks lol. Not even close to the age requirement
Lol it used to be 60 for two.
How can I do this too ? Lmfao
Me too!! 😄 Except I only pay 60 for two lines. Ducks no Netflix but I pay $30 a month for unlimited at the end of the day, so I can't complain.
@@JustDavidOnline I know, sucks but I got in the week after they switched the rate lol
I thought your picture profile was an eyelash on my screen
I have also used every carrier in the US about twice over the past 15 years or so. From my experience, all of them have their strengths and weaknesses. I switched from Verizon and stuck with T-Mobile. I think T-Mobile brings the most value for your dollar. The cell phone carriers change so rapidly its actually crazy. T-Mobile ten years ago was horrible. Today it costs a lot less than ATT or Verizon and is pretty solid.
I’ve had em all also including US Cellular and your corrrect T-Mobile has came a LONG way I’m sticking with T-Mobile!!
Why u blinking so often
Useless i noticed that lmao.
It’s probably because of the good lighting. It’s why news anchors blink a bunch too.
He forgot to change his blinker fluid
Useless I believe he’s said he has insomnia.
when i do big lies i blink a lot? Could he be lying? idk
If you have TMobile, you shouldn't need an extender since you can use wifi calling. Their wifi calling works really good. I work in a school system at a few of the elementary schools I work in, I get absolutely no service with TMobile. But I can put my phone in airplane mode, connect to wifi, and boom wifi calling.
I'm a fan of the rifs!
Coming back!
I switched in 2013 to T-Mobile from AT&T and haven't looked back. I pay $97 now, and before when I was on contract with AT&T I was paying $182...service has been pretty good for me, but it's really good in general in the south anyway so.
Verizon hands down has the best coverage, but once you go anywhere that has a lot of people in it, it becomes almost unusuably slow. Even small events that may add an extra 100 people to an area seem to cripple my speeds.
I miss the early days of youtube technobuffalo,phonedog,mobile tech review all the OG reviewers from 10 years ago
T-Mobile is the best and a very smart business. Thanks for this video.
Edit; typo
Been on tmobile for 5 years. Never looked back since. Before I had sprint and got screwed with their 2 year contract
Jose Cuevas same
So how will this effect sprint users after the merger, if it is even still happening? Will sprint begin having the same exact signal/service as t-mobile?
jack p yup. And TMobile will benefit from Sprints super fast band 41
Basically, if the merger goes through...T-Mobile will slowly transition Sprint users onto the T-Mobile network while also incorporating Sprints LTE into the T-mobile network. Eventually, once everyone is off of Sprints CDMA network, they're going to shut down that network.
I have sprint and it’s almost like not having a cell phone. I have no service almost everywhere. Have you heard any news on a timeframe? I couldn’t find anything on google
jack p end of next year. But roaming agreements are already in place of you have an Android device.
Hell's favorite angel Mike on roaming?
Please do more of this!
Will do!
Glad it worked out for you. Don’t want to say I told you say but.....haha
this goes to show that no matter the camera, resolution display, plus size or mini compact, colors, etc., if you cant make a phone call, whats the point to a phone and your carrier? crazy how these phone companies are. im glad your problem was fixed
Carriers on specific on the location you are in. I will say this Sprint is worse out of all.
I assume that the solution T-Mobile offered you would not have been offered (or would not have been free), had you been a customer of an MVNO using T-Mobile towers. So the first step for MVNO customers experiencing weak/nonexistent service after a move or new construction might be to switch to prepaid or postpaid service with the carrier over whose network their MVNO was running on (or that of the major carrier which is supposed to have the strongest signal strength in the MVNO customer's location).
It all depends where u live nuff said
Could the next riff be about the T-Mo/Sprint merger? Would like to hear what your thoughts are? If it's good, bad or are you just indifferent
Depends where u live or go. each suck at some point you just gotta have luck 🤷🏽♂️
Have been with Sprint for years, even when the only service they offered was their poor 3G network. Their LTE service is pretty great in Ohio these days. Have received upwards of 150mbs internet outside in the city.
It's cool you're going back to school! I'm going to be starting my 3rd year of college next month. Currently pursuing my AA, I'm majoring in Computer Engineering. Extremely difficult... But worth it 🙏
If you have no service you can still call 911 most times because it will ping another tower from any cell phone company so it’s always worth it to try to call even if your phones at no service.
Thumbs up for Jon making phone calls!
Good video Jon, great to here your story of cell phone carriers!
Bro, you need eyedrops cause you blink like 3-4 times a second.
Changing from T-Mobile to Verizon later today. Sucks, but their service just isn't working where I am in Kansas and I need to be able to reach my wife at all times.
@Hideika here's the craziest thing - I actually have SLOWER speeds with Verizon, but service is consistent. No more dead spots, so I'm good with that. I'll hit up Kansas City this weekend, interested to see how it performs in a larger city.
set the speed at 1.5, save time and you wouldn't even know it was faster. you are welcome.
I switched from Sprint to T-Mobile 4yrs ago, im grandfathered into their last good plan (simple choice plan).......it was the best choice I've made as far as cell phones go
T-Mobile works perfect for me. So glad I switched from Verizon. Saving money as well.
I don’t know your Sprint experience, but they do have the same type of box like T-mobile does, theirs is called the magic box. If possible try it or atleast review it please I am curious of how it works I believe it free as well.
The cell phone situation in the rest of the world (nearly anywhere outside North America) is phenomenally better. I have never, not once, been upset with my carrier or coverage since leaving the US. Not in Europe, not in Asia. I went back to the US for a short while, and I was instantly pissed off at my carrier and service the ENTIRE time I was in the US. I left the US again and, shocker, I have never been disappointed with either, again.
Hell's favorite angel Mike saying “goodbye” to people who didn’t even know you were there? That’s cute.
Skyler King and how big are these European and Asian countries? What's the population? And the cost to implement a network?
@@attomicchicken Major cities are usually better with cell phones.
I've been a T-Mobile customer since 2001. However, I was briefly with AT&T between 2011-2013 because I signed a two-year contract for a new smartphone (Samsung Galaxy SII with Gingerbread at the time) and I felt like I was getting screwed somehow. I didn't like the service at all. As soon as my contract was done, I switched back to T-Mobile, where I feel like a human being again.
Nice video!!
That is why many people where I'm from have dual-sim phones. Some carriers have better coverage, others have better internet rates, and so on.
Dual sim would be a perfect solution.
B roll! Bull!
14 years with T-Mobile, great customer service
We might change from T-Mobile to Verizon because T-Mobile where I live sucks
Why If you don’t have good service switch carriers, remember that you don’t have to be loyal to any company
Switch. Carriers don't care about your loyalty. Switch to what works.
be careful with the phone switching. chances are verizon wont let you bring if, if they do it probably won't work.
if its not apple/pixel or samsung/LG, they probably dont support it.
and if its not top of the line they definitely dont, unless you buy it from them
@@bradhaines3142 I was dealing with the same thing. Switch 2 Verizon thinking it'll be better but they said if I want better internet I would have to buy the phone fro. Them so I switched back within a day
It’s also the type of plan you are on, their latest plan has a lot more coverage and faster speeds than compared to their older plans
If I purchased my phone at discount when signing up with Verizon. Will that cause a problem
if I want to switch to T-Mobile? Pay for phone outright 18 months ago🤔
Enjoyed the video except the plug of Phoenix part
Having a T-Mobile family plan is the best.
I switched to
First:T-Mobile
Second: AT&T
Third:Sprint
Now:Verizon
Just shut up 🤐 I choose ok stop trying to make me switch
124 Scammer Same Verizon’s good
Yeah it’s a very big company like
Verizon,Sprint,AT&T,T-Mobile
and blah blah blah are big so any of them are good Carriers but just expensive
@NPC #2578478 Not unless they're all prepaid. The only post paid I ever had was Verizon. The rest was prepaid.
@@HeSoGuapo Version is to expansion l was with them for 20 years now with Sprint they raised bill after my lease ends
FYI for those who want T-Mobile to use overseas for extended periods (more than a few months) T-Mobile starts threatening you after two-ish months that theyll limit your roaming service if you keep on using that feature. So their whole "no borders" stuff isn't quite true. They gave me a specific date that they'll cut off my roaming...
What is the best 4G/LTE carrier for California? I will be visiting there and want to have the best coverage and fastest internet available.
phillip baranouski LA, Vegas, Frisco and San Diego.
I lived in / traveled to all those areas with Verizon and never had any issues. Hard to beat Verizon's coverage in the states.
Patrick Ellis ok then 10GB for $100 is quite cheap
D T-Mobile is like 75 for unlimited everything
Ammon Zambrana it doesn’t have the same coverage it only uses partial of there towers that’s why it’s prepaid
I'm 13 years on T-Mobile, no better service as a whole in NYC IMHO. They have great plans, a decent (if not the best) selection of phones on contract, and they also have excellent customer service....just a great company to do business with 👍
Well Sprint is moving to T-Mobile...
Which is why I’m happy with T-Mobile.
but I like Verizon too
Pfft. Where?
My Verizon works everywhere in my state (Virginia) but Verizon is one of the more expensive Carrier witch costs can go up to 1000 dollar phone a month with unlimited 7 lines I have a iPad so I take up 2 lines #verizonontop get yo money up not to funny up ya heard
Wait so you get an expensive cell tower.. to plug into your router... which means your service is now using your home's internet, which you pay for, but they also charge you with their data charges ON TOP cause it's technically LTE? That sounds shit, if I understand it correctly lol. They charge you for a cell tower to be able to charge you data charges for using your own home's internet xD?
No data cap and I can make phone calls. I’m cool.
That's nice if that's the case. My data is limited on an ATT plan, so I cry on the daily, even though I am fortunate with my signal strengh. I'm sure it's nice for calls though :O glad it works for you.
You could use VoWiFi
I was thinking the same thing. On top of all this, I have a reliable wireless router and my 2 year old iPhone 7+ can connect to my WiFi and I get Verizon service over WiFi. @technobuffalo was that not an option when you had Verizon?
It's in his house. Where he already has WiFi... Won't really be using data.
Weird you had those issues with WiFi calling. I use it all the time and it’s generally better than even VoLTE.
Have had ATT, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Sprint and T-Mobile were absolute trash. ATT has been great so far!
nickweg1996 ive heard too many nightmares of their customer service
Depends where u live for each carrier.
They been great for me too . I love at&t no issues what so ever ! I have fast internet w.e i go and perfect calls also
I've had Verizon, tmo and Sprint. Never had att. They don't work well here. Wasn't even available in my old state
How much you pay at AT&T ? I'm paying $300 for 3 lines for the last 20 years I think it's time for me to switch from AT&T
i've had AT&T, t-mobile, and sprint.
at&t coverage is great, but their overly complicated billing, and they always have sneaky fees tacked in
t-mobile is shitty coverage on the east coast
sprint is doing great :)
Verizon is the best! I don’t mind paying more for the consistency... I never lose service.
I paid over $300 on Verizon for myself, now I pay less than $200 for 5 phone lines and 1 tablet line with devices to pay for... Much much better...
Thank you for the tip, i will consider switching from ATT to Tmobile once my plan is up.
I am currently paying off 2 iphone 7plus and is getting 3GB for a 2 lines for $134 per month, soon it will go to $84 per month at the end of my contract.
I agree as I have heard that other carriers like sprint and att don't have service in some place.
Why not use WiFi Calling? @Technobuffalo
WiFi Calling uses your router and the same internet that you were feeding to your "Extender".....So how is the extender any better than your WiFi router?
Please elaborate.
At&t
T-Mobile is where it is. Now I’m not saying they are perfect when it comes to reliability but to me they are perfect because my attachment to this Brand extends further than just my D2D cellphone interaction. The CEO has an awesome way of thinking and very different way of communicating whether it’s to customers or other major leaders like VZW ATT and Sprint. The price is great. I pay 2Lines for 100.00 tax included. For unlimited everything and I’m never throttled. And there are times where I won’t get service but i rather pay 50 than 80 to 120 for one line where I need but more data or have worthless bundle packages I don’t need. And I already knew about that cellular tower TMOB gets for free. And I don’t work For TMOB... wish I did but I sure bleed PINK. 👌🏻😎
Project Fi >>>
David Nunez they use t mobile's cell towers I think
TheEpere15 T-Mobile, Sprint and US Cellular last I checked in the US. I had project fi and loved it! But I use a lot of data and I got a great unlimited deañ with T-Mobile.
T-Mobile data speeds were frustrating. verizon doesnt do this to me. fast all month.
i live in the woods and got one to no bars sevice. now verizon full bars signal and multitasking same. with the 20$ off for paper free billing and 10$ off for auto pay. got the unlimited 5g go more and protection plan. 68$! bill and galaxy s10+. (no credit history.)
T-Mobile charged me 75$ for bill, galaxy s8, and i had the protection plan. they refused to replace my s8 because it was more than 3 weeks since i used it. but was still paying the protection.
Early squaaaaad
After price gouging and trying to sell Unlimited to me I dropped Vz for Tmobile and haven't looked back. Best service, best customer service and they don't seem to want to rape the customers like Vz started to do. I can't wait for the day Tmobile passes Vz. I warned them that they better start taking care of their customers or they will lose them and they did. All 5 of my lines for my family and 3 other lines for my kids significant others. Great job Vz! Keep digging your grave. Way to go Tmobile! Taking care of the people who pay your salary. Smart move.
Do those LTE Extenders run off of WiFi? Or is it plug in the wall and actually pulls the signal from the towers?
Oh man online course:o you got to be motivated for that:o
I was on a T-Mobile Unlimited One Plan for 18 months. Cost me $81 because $25 extra for the S7 edge and then $13+ bill credits for my first Pixel. Now I'm on their *$40* prepaid plan with 10GB data. Best bargain.
Been with T-Mobile since Windows Phone was a thing. Ah, the good ol' T-Mobile Shadow. The struggles were real. Now, I have absolutely no issues whatsoever. There used to be a big deadzone in my house that was a few hundred square feet large 5 years ago. I also had no idea you could actually buy a cell extender.
you should say where you are located? I've had ATNT for more than 5 years and never had an issue
I use to have virgin mobile which use sprint network and hated it, unreliable network would have problems every other month, bad coverage in large buildings, and terrible rural coverage. Now im on Verizon wireless postpaid plan and love it. Rarely any network problems.
Awesome video. I’m in the same situation. Thanks so much for sharing.
What about other aspects of the carriers? Like customer service and perks? Those are among the reasons why I've stayed with T-Mobile, even while I was working for AT&T.
I am with T-Mobile now! They are alright. Verizon & AT&T was decent as well. I actually liked having an old school house phone, but the telemarketing calls were too much.
I worked for Tmobile here in the Midwest for over a year and there’s a reason they give out those cell spots. There network is absolute garbage!! Every freaking day I would sell someone a service plan and every time it would be less then a week before they were calling and complaining there asses off about the service. You could call customer service but Tmobile punishes it’s dealers if customers are calling customer service too much up to 72 hours after they sign up.
Excellent review!
I live literally down the street from a Verizon store and I barely have any service in my house 😒
Switched from T-Mobile to Verizon after 5 years... then from Verizon to AT&T in Less then one Month and everything works fine for me :)
I almost switched last year from Sprint to Tmobile glad now they merged, now Tmobile will be the leader of 5G technology!
T-Mobile saves me from overages, thank goodness unlimited data
I thought this said "why I switched careers". Lol, why am I still watching this?
Hahaha!
John has a notch on his forehead. Cannot unsee.
I went with T-Mobile back when the Nexus 5 was a new phone. Been nothing but happy with them since then.
I live in Gainesville,Fl & I HATE T-mobile! I switched from Sprint when I bought a house on the outskirts of my town & my phone didn’t work at home anymore. Sprint was actually better. My phone doesn’t work well at my home. I have a Signal booster,& the service only works well on one side of my house. T-mobile promised to “pay off Sprint” which was a lie,leaving me with a $1,500 bill from Sprint. The service sucks primarily everywhere around town. It doesn’t work in any CVS or Walgreens. It doesn’t work at my job with is the largest hospital in my town. And it automatically hangs up if you’ve been on the phone for 4 hours. I’m dumping them for Verizon & I will NOT miss them. T-mobile Tuesday is the only semi-good thing about them. Maybe if I lived somewhere else,it would work. Gainesville isn’t a small town,so I expected more from T-mobile. And we won’t mention the time I didn’t have service at home for 2 weeks,because a “Tower was down” 🤦🏾♀️
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Here we celebrate 3G, because we don't have options, but it's nice to see you can have a router at home just to have service, I didn't know it was possible.
Nice vlog Jon, video liked as always
I been with 🖤T-Mobile Heaven 💗for almost 7yrs now and I’m still rocking with them 🤜🏽🤛🏽..........Sprint on the other hand got escorted by roaches to layaway 🙂
Verizon will apparently give you one of their extenders for free if they can verify signal issues and you cry loud enough
T-mobile still sucks in areas of crowded places. I go to a lot of music festivals like Coachella, edc, etc. and T-mobile is always the carrier that hardly ever gets text messages to even send. Verizon is pretty good at this. Other than that no complaints about T-mobile, I get great reception mostly everywhere I go here (In Irvine CA as well) and I only pay $36 a month for unlimited everything.