Best cell phone on Reddit

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Verizon

4.7

(37)

"Verizon has historically had the best service in the forests around town."

"Personally ive had the best experience with them."

"Verizon - use it all over Issaquah for work, without issue."

"Definitely Verizon and it's not close. I've had it for over 20 years."

"Have Verizon. Live in cal park area, great coverage."

"Every time I've moved off Verizon I've regretted it."

"My Verizon has been pretty killer here."

"Extremely reliable, price never changes."

"Verizon is the best out west."

"Verizon is the only one I can stand."

T-Mobile

4.1

(39)

"T-mobile is the best."

"After running multiple trials on the big three, T-Mobile has been the best."

"I will probably give the edge to T-Mobile."

"T-Mobile 10+ years, no issues, and the home Internet just works."

"You're gonna hate me, but T-Mobile is my best."

"T-Mobile sidekick. That swivel was awesome."

"We just switched to T-Mobile after 20 years with Verizon in Colorado and have been extremely happy with the change."

"I use tmobile. I get unlimited everything."

"I have T-Mobile. Works fine."

"T-Mobile at my house is consistently better than my TDS internet."

Mint Mobile

4.1

(27)

"Mint mobile. You'll thank me later 😆"

"It’s actually really stupid to not fuck with Mint, their price is way and above better than any other service."

"Mint, for sure! $15 bucks a month to start for 3mo. I've been using Mint Mobile for years and love it, at only $35/mo it's unbeatable for single-cell users!"

"Mint Mobile, no other provider comes even close. $15/month unlimited."

"I’ve been very surprised. I’ve never had any issues with coverage."

"No complaints other than it being kind of useless at certain underground metro stops."

"I highly recommend Mint or Ultra."

"Mint is cheap and works."

"I use mint. Cheap and reliable."

"My experience: i use Mint and reception has been fine everywhere around here."

Samsung

4.1

(26)

"Check out the S25+ or IPhone 16+."

"S25+ he should be able to get one for free with trade in through T-Mobile."

"Samsung Galaxy A55 (8/128GB)"

"That phone was no doubt the most powerful flagship Android phone around."

"Definitely Samsung. Always owned this brand and never had a problem with it."

"I'll just get him an A55 and a good case."

"An A35 would probably be plenty for him."

"A35."

"Look for an A55 or similar."

"I'd recommend an S24+ 256mg."

Apple

4.6

(21)

"We got my Mom an iPhone, and she uses Siri for pretty much everything."

"IPhone 15 Pro Max"

"I use an iPhone SE (3rd Generation)."

"Any iPhone because I don’t have to think about them, they just work."

"Man I think the iPhone 10 for me. It was the only time getting a new iPhone felt like a true upgrade."

"My current iphone. By far."

"The best cell phone I’ve ever had is the iPhone 13. It had a great camera and smooth performance."

"Best phone ip14 pro max really good battery life"

"Super reliable, incredible performances, the camera is amazing."

Google Fi

4.4

(21)

"Google fi wireless has been great for me since I moved here three years ago."

"Google Fi has been spectacular for me."

"Great coverage and with unlimited you can call even at the other side of the world."

"Google Fi for me, lower bills. Look into it."

"Eff Verizon and ATT"

"I pay $35 a month for Google Fi and have never not had service."

"I have used Google Fi for my service provider for the last 9 years. I've had no issues with service and in that time, have been all over the southeast, and across the bottom states of the country, all the way to california."

"GoogleFi works perfectly for me (from US) all over Europe."

"I swapped off ATT to Google Fi. Basically anywhere there is service, I have it. Even outside the area."

"I like Google Fi - They use the T Mobile network and are said to have the best 5G coverage."

Visible

4.4

(18)

"So i went with Visible by Verizon for almost 1/3 of the price and service is the same."

"It works just fine."

"It’s great! No issues."

"Visible+ blows everyone else away for no contract prepaid service."

"Visible wireless!"

"I would upgrade your phone and switch to Visible (it’s Verizon’s lower cost service) I was paying $80 plus tax with unlimited talk and text and 2 gigs of data and now I’m paying $45 with unlimited talk, text, AND data all while on 5GUW a"

"Visible is same company owned by Verizon but much cheaper. It cost $25 a month and no extra taxes. It has unlimited data for this price."

"I use visible now and I appreciate the unlimited hotspot. The service has been decent."

"I use Visible. 25/mo month to month with good coverage."

"Unlimited everything for $25/mo on Visible."

Public Mobile

4.5

(11)

"Public Mobile for the absolute win. $35/mo 50 gb through all of North America."

"Public Mobile is pretty hard to beat for cost efficiency."

"Honestly, public mobile seems to be the best option, my family has been using them for a few years now."

"Never had an issue and would use them again in a heartbeat."

"Cheap plans and its the same network as Telus."

"I got 75 GB for $35/month, plus unlimited calling, all usable in Canada, US, and Mexico, 5G speeds."

"My family really like public because it’s inexpensive, adequate and no non-sense"

"I'm with Public mobile, with 20GB, unlmited north amerca everything else. $35"

"I would say they're probably better the closer you are to the peninsula, data speeds seem to go down if you're rural."

"Use a prepaid service."

AT&T

4.1

(11)

"JRTC: AT&T."

"ATT prepaid plans are reasonably priced and work well in Sunnyvale."

"At&t has been great for me."

"AT&T has really affordable PrePaid SIM cards."

"AT&T has been great everywhere except, Vancouver-Williams to 99 to 33rd."

"It's not overpriced."

"ATT Prepaid is a higher quality service than the ATT post-paid."

"My friends up there with Verizon struggle to get basic phone service and I’m doing live video chat."

"I’ve had great results with AT&T across the county."

"I’ve always had AT&T and have been generally satisfied with it."

#10

Google

4.8

(9)

"I can recommend the pixel phones, they have marvelous cameras."

"Flagship Simple Phone - Pixel"

"Pixel 7 has been working very well for me"

"Google Fi has been my secret lover. Affordable and pay what you use business plan."

"Google Fi!"

"Google since you can flash grapheneos"

"Google Pixel!"

"$30 a month no issues."

"Thinking of the end Pixel as I keep phones a long time and figured I'd splurge."

#11

Nokia

4.5

(8)

"It was my first smartphone, and having a phone with a full qwerty keyboard."

"The long lasting, durable and the best phone ever had."

"Battery never died. My dog would run around with it."

"Back then 64gb storage, if I recall a 12 megapixal camera."

"Was an SMS beast and great size."

"It's fine. Nothing especially bad about it, but nothing especially great either."

#12

US Mobile

4.3

(8)

"Verizon is the best. But we use a reseller: [https://www.usmobile.com/](https://www.usmobile.com/)"

"My recommendation is to look into US Mobile and use a phone that has the ability to run dual e-sims."

"US Mobile is great, too."

"US Mobile has their Warp which uses Verizon towers."

"You would be able to use Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile towers."

"Seems pretty solid."

"Us mobile’s $25/month plan is $22.50/month if you are willing to pay the annual rate."

"US Mobile. Cheap and uses vzw service."

#13

Jitterbug

3.9

(7)

"I've purchased a few for my 89 year old grandma that worked well until I switched her to the jitterbug."

"I got my stepdad a Jitterbug flip phone. Does what you’re looking for."

"And Jitterbug. And Raz."

"The brand jitterbug is geared towards seniors."

"Don’t know the cost, but this has been a good option for them for a number of years."

"My mom uses a Jitterbug as well. She can still navigate it but I don't know for how much longer."

"My dad used the jitterbug for a couple of years. It worked pretty well for him."

#14

Xfinity Mobile

4.2

(6)

"It’s honestly fantastic."

"Xfinity mobile, if it's available in your area, is way cheaper than Verizon but uses their towers."

"I haven’t experienced many dead spots and the speed is more than acceptable."

"I’ve been using Xfinity mobile but also use Xfinity internet."

"The most bang for the buck right now is Comcast Mobile phone service."

"I love xfinity mobile. I think it’s 40$ unlimited on regular but might be cheaper with xfinity now."

#15

Lively

3.4

(7)

"My Dad used a Jitterbug flip with Lively for about 4 years until he declined enough that he couldn’t use a phone anymore. Service was solid and the rates stayed the same throughout. Highly recommend them."

"As her vision wouldn't let her see the buttons on the flipphone."

"She's had no problems with it and it has excellent battery life."

"Super easy to set up, literally call the number and they walk you through it."

"It could be simpler. She can use it, but some options confuse her."

"We tried Lilvely!'s Smart 4 cell phone, but it was too complicated to use."

#16

Straight Talk

4.0

(4)

"Have never had a problem. It’s under $50 a month."

"Straight Talk for like 10 years now."

"$35/mo. 10gb data."

"If you don't want to get locked into a contract, go with straight talk, been using them since 2017 with no issues."

4.0

(2)

"I really really liked my OnePlus. Decent power, decent battery, decent camera."

#34

Freedom Mobile

3.5

(2)

"I would recommend Freedom or Public for a BYOP plan!"

"Only drawback is spotty coverage in underground train stations and in the sketchy part of town."

#35

Nextel i530

5.0

(1)

"Those where durable bricks very rugged."

#36

Sony Ericsson K610i

5.0

(1)

"The sheer amount of features that thing had was simply unfathomable."

#37

Sony Xperia Z Series

4.0

(1)

"The first gen of waterproof, all glass and good camera for okay money."

#38

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

4.0

(1)

"That big display, the stylus and the camera were so great."

#39

Blackberry Bold 9650

4.0

(1)

#40

Samsung Galaxy Flip4

4.0

(1)

"For something that seems fragile it's held up remarkably well."

#41

4.0

(1)

#45

Blackberry

4.0

(1)

"The original Blackberry."

#46

Nokia 8850

4.0

(1)

"They were good looking!"

#47

3.0

(1)

"It is very basic but does support a short list of speed dial numbers."

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