Hi guys,
I live in Brooklyn, NY and currently have Verizon Wireless as my cellphone provider. I am really tired of them not having the greatest or the newest/best lineup of smartphones, and when they do finally get a highly anticipated phone, it takes them forever and a year to get it. The phone that I want, the
HTC One,
still isn't even out on Verizon yet!
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/r0/do ··· _ani.gifThen on top of that, they hold back software updates for practically a millennium, sometimes not releasing updates at all! They were 3 updates behind before they finally started rolling out JB 4.2.2 to the Galaxy Nexus (which is the phone I currently have). They are also charging customers out the ass for their service! Feels like I'm being raped compared to what the other cellphone providers are charging.
Now to be fair, I do know that Verizon has top notch 4G LTE coverage and speeds, and covers more areas nationwide. I am also still grandfathered in to their unlimited data plan that they no longer offer, so that is a huge plus right there!
I was mulling over the idea of making the jump over to T-Mobile because they have a better selection of smartphones, get the newest phones pretty much second (after AT&T), and are much faster with pushing out OS updates than Verizon is. Also they did away with contracts, and the price of their unlimited everything plan is waaaaay cheaper than Verizon.
Now also to be fair, I know that they don't have nearly the same coverage area that Verizon does, and their 4G LTE speeds are not as fast, and are not deployed in anywhere near the amount of areas that Verizon's is. Plus I've read that their unlimited data plan isn't truly unlimited, because one you pass something like 500 MB, they drop you down to 2G speeds until your next billing cycle. (Can anyone confirm if this is true or not?)
So I just wanted to turn to you, my fellow NY'ers, and ask what your thoughts, reviews, and experiences are on this matter, since we all live in the same area of the US, and thus can more accurately discuss the coverage area/speeds that is relevant to where I live.
FYI, I'm a pretty heavy, power user on my smartphone. Don't know if that info might be relevant or not, but just thought I would include it in case it is.
Thanks!