Cell Phone Carrier reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 340 Reddit reviews across 55 subreddits and 62 posts to rank the best Cell Phone Carrier brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Michigan, r/retirement, r/montreal, r/askportland, r/sandiego. Top-rated brands include T-Mobile (4.0/5), Verizon (4.0/5), Mint Mobile (4.1/5).
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Reviews340
Subreddits55
Posts62
Brands37
Products12
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#1
T-Mobile
4.0
(52)
"I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile a few years ago and it’s been nothing short of fantastic for me. Highly recommend them."
"T-Mobile. 55+ Magenta plan. $120 month total. 2 lines, unlimited plus internet. Free Netflix & Apple+ TV. Free international coverage."
"T-mobile. 2 lines unlimited, $70 month senior plan. bring your own unlocked phone. been on it years"
"I recommend T-Mobile. I have their Go 55+ plan and have two phones for $100 per month, tax and fees included."
"Keep your US number I’ve had Tmobile for 8 years and it’s wild the amount of places I’ve been where I’ve had signal"
"I've had T-Mobile here for about 13 years. It's been consistently reliable."
"If you are frequent overseas travelers I would highly recommend T-Mobile."
"I switched from Verizon to T-mobile about 6 months ago. I’ve been super happy with the service and speeds are faster than with Verizon."
"I have had T-Mobile since 2017. They keep getting better and better."
"Works best on average around Frederick County."
#2
Verizon
4.0
(50)
"Never any problems"
"Faster and more secure."
"I’ve been a Verizon customer since the 90’s. My phone worked on an island in the middle of a small lake an hour north of St. Ignace."
"I say this as someone who has AT&T, definitely Verizon."
"Verizon + an InReach for peace of mind is a very safe combo."
"Verizon is easily the best from our experience."
"I've been with Verizon for years and their coverage is top-notch."
"Verizon has always been perfect for me."
"Enjoy their customer service, and almost everywhere i go, i have signal."
"Verizon offering Galaxy S25 Ultra 256gb for $5/mo, 512gb for $8.33/mo with select trade in."
#3
Mint Mobile
4.1
(42)
"I switched to Mint Mobile from T-Mobile last summer. They have several different price plans (all paid in advance). Coverage is just as good. Went from $55 to $30 monthly. I am on the six months paid in advance plan. Highly recommend."
"Love Mint mobile! Connection is always great, and 150.00 a year!! Can't beat it"
"Another happy mint (one line) person here. For a tiny 200 bucks and change, I get a whole year until the next bill."
"I just switched to mint and so far it's been great. I paid $180 for an entire year."
"Mint Mobile, no other provider comes even close. $15/month unlimited."
"Stop spending so much on your wireless plan."
"1/3 the cost of my previous ATT bill."
"It's a great discount service and I highly recommend it."
"I've been on mint for many years. Very happy with it, no complaints."
"I’ve had Mint for almost a year with zero problems."
#4
AT&T
3.7
(32)
"AT&T had flawless service. Full bars, not one dropped call in 25 years all over the state"
"AT&T is sadly head and shoulders above Verizon."
"AT&T has really affordable PrePaid SIM cards."
"I have AT&T and haven’t had any issues in town."
"I’ve had AT&T for well over a decade and very rarely do I have any issues."
"I'm on AT&T (prepaid) and my wife is on Verizon (Straight Talk). The extra $5-10 we would save a month to be on a family plan is negated by at least one of us always having service."
"Had to go to AT&T. With Verizon I couldn’t get a signal in my backyard. Full bars with ATT."
"Unpopular opinion but I’ve had good luck with ATT."
"Imo I think AT&T will be your best bet."
"My girlfriend has AT&T and generally has great service everywhere."
#5
Google Fi
4.4
(26)
"Google Fi -- you get granual control, don't pay for tethering, no nonsense/no hype. It does work with iphones."
"Google Fi -- you get granual control, don't pay for tethering, no nonsense/no hype."
"Google fi with a non iPhone is the best."
"Get google fi and you will never have to worry about this again"
"Google Fi, hands down."
"Google Fi, so u can travel too and not worry about a thing. It connects almost in every country with no speed slowdowns."
"$20 phone bill?"
"Never had an issue."
"NEVER had a problem anywhere I have gone."
"Google Fi is better than Verizon by far and their pricing isn't crazy."
#6
Visible
4.4
(20)
"We signed up for Visible and it's been very good, and it is the Verizon network. Do it. $40 a month for the 2 of us, but it's odd - separate account for each line."
"We’re on the Visible+ plan. Have never had a problem with priority. We’re in a medium sized city."
"Visible about $20 per line per month and it’s Verizon."
"Visible Wireless is owned by Verizon and costs $25/month. Same towers, same coverage."
"If you want to be on the verizon network then get visible (it’s owned by verizon). It’s on the verizon network."
"Visible....a division of Verizon or Consumer Cellular. I put my parents on Consumer Cellular and they love it."
"Unlimited talk, text, data and hot spot!"
"Visible uses Verizon towers. $25/mo with no limits and I’ve never been throttled."
"Visible starts at $25/month unlimited and is Verizon’s discount carrier."
"I’m considering switching to Visible next month. I’ve had Mint for a few years, but the coverage is somewhat spotty for me."
#7
Mint
4.6
(19)
"I highly recommend Mint or Ultra."
"I just switched from Google Fi to Mint. Vastly cheaper and I haven’t notice any difference in coverage or data speed."
"Thirding Mint."
"Seconding Mint."
"I paid $15/mo for Mint. Service is good."
"I only pay $15/month for Mint Mobile and it works totally fine."
"I switched from AT&T to Mint a few years ago and I’m very happy."
"Get Mint mobile. Way cheaper and uses all the same towers."
"I ended up going with Mint using Verizon towers."
"Get mint mobile. They use T-Mobile's towers and it's WAY less money."
#8
US Mobile
4.3
(16)
"I have US Mobile. It’s an MVNO that works on Verizon’s network."
"I'm using us mobile 2gb data and unlimited talk and text, only $10 a month."
"I use US Mobile which you can choose any of the big 3's towers."
"Second for this, I've used several carriers in 97408 and everywhere, and, cost aside, US Mobile is the best."
"US Mobile is a MVNO and they offer service on Verizon and T-Mobile towers while costing half as much for the same service."
"I just switched to US Mobile and so far I'm liking it. It's cheap, good customer service."
"I believe US Mobile is the most affordable, and supports all three major carriers."
"Usmobile has good prices and very responsive customer services."
"If you want to stay on Verizon, look at US Mobile. Their application is a step ahead of Visible's and if you buy the premium service (currently $30/mo per line), it includes a cellular Watch option at no extra cost."
"US Mobile is great, too."
#9
Public Mobile
4.3
(10)
"I joined Public Mobile a year ago and its amazing. Sign up from home and I can change my plan any time."
"I joined Public Mobile a year ago and its amazing. Sign up from home and I can change my plan any time."
"Public Mobile is fantastic... they use the Bell/Telus towers."
"Public mobile best one they have good prices and options for plans."
"Public mobile has 60gb in Canada, USA and Mexico for 35/month. It's 5g and includes some extra international minutes. That's probably your best bet."
"I personally recommend public mobile you get 34$ 75GB 5G USA Canada and Mexico and also unlimited calls in those area"
"Public... 50 GB, 5G, unlimited calls in Canada and the US... $39 a month"
"Im on Public and it’s good. It’s Telus, so just like Koodo, they use the same network."
"Public mobile has worked great for me. My monthly bill is only around $25/month."
"Public is generally fine: their customer service department is abysmal."
#10
Cricket
3.9
(10)
"$50 unlimited everything and they use AT&T towers."
"Cricket has been great around here."
"Sounds like Cricket will work good around here."
"We have had cricket for the past 4-5 years. I work in town M-F and live out towards Mercedes. We have had good service and the price has not increased one time."
"I've been with Cricket for over 10 years. Not sure about GameDay, but never had a single issue with them."
"Cricket Wireless seems to be the best Ive used."
"Super cheap."
"I use Cricket which uses the AT&T network and have basically zero issues with it."
"Cricket gets the strongest signal."
"Even if you pay off your phone early, Cricket will not unlock it until you’ve had 6 months of continuous service."
#11
Xfinity Mobile
4.1
(9)
"I have not found a service better than Xfinity Mobile as of right now. I switched back in February and it’s the first time my 5G worked correctly ever."
"Xfinity mobile, $30 per line unlimited."
"Xfinity mobile, if it's available in your area, is way cheaper than Verizon but uses their towers."
"I have Xfinity and I don’t have any issues. I left Verizon because they were getting ti be too expensive."
"I’ve been using Xfinity mobile but also use Xfinity internet. I haven’t experienced many dead spots and the speed is more than acceptable."
"I got on xfinity mobile when it started as I used them for Internet. They use Verizon towers so coverage is great, I’ve never had issues."
"We also have Xfinity home WiFi. They use Verizon, and it’s half the price. I would drop my bill from $90/mo to about $50/mo."
"We use xfinity cell phone service using iPhones and have been happy with it"
"We have Xfinity mobile which runs off the Verizon towers. Really great pricing."
#12
Fizz
4.0
(7)
"Fizz or Videotron"
"Fizz - 60 Gb - ; 29 $ / Month"
"Fizz. Super cheap, great perks."
"Fizz is pretty cheap, bell is also super cheap IF you have internet with then"
"Fizz for 4 years now! Made the switch from fido and havent had any issues so far coverage wise."
"Moi j’utilise Fizz depuis 4 ans pour mon cell et mon internet maison. Super stable et économique."
"I'm using Fizz, they have lots of good offers! The price is stable over the years."
#13
Koodo
4.4
(5)
"Koodo has been good to me for a decade. Great service across western Canada."
"It's incredibly easy to swap plans online with Koodo."
"Another thumbs up for Koodo."
"Go with Telus' child company, Koodo."
"Koodo, Fido and Virgin Mobile all have a promotion of 45 for 20G."
#14
Consumer Cellular
4.7
(3)
"Consumer Cellular is the best. Great service, all located in the US. Have never had issues with reception."
"We switched from Verizon to Consumer Cellular over a year ago. We immediately cut our bill in more than half."
"I've had really good luck with Consumer Cellular on the AT&T Network. It only costs me $41 a month for 10GB of data with unlimited talk and text."
#15
Xfinity
4.3
(3)
"Great service for mobile and internet."
"Right now I have xfinity for my cell phone."
"Is far cheaper."
#16
Freedom Mobile
4.0
(3)
"I switched to Freedom from Telus last year when they started including US roaming on their plans."
"I've been with freedom for a number of years and my only complaint is coverage can be a bit spotty."
"I would recommend."
#17
Boost
4.0
(3)
"Boost -$25 a month"
"Boost. 20 a month, unlimited talk text and data."
"Have had no issues with coverage."
#18
Telus
3.0
(3)
"Best service : Videotron and Telus. I would recommend going with either Telus or Videotron."
"Telus generally has the best network in Alberta and Koodo and Public runs on their network"
"Telus absolutely sucks south of the henday, I regret the move from Rogers because of that."
#19
Bell
4.5
(2)
"Bell/Telus, best coverage and highest 5G speed"
"I personally went through PlanHub.ca to make my choice because I didn’t want to pay too much, and in the end, I got Bell 150 GB for $50! A great deal."
#20
Fido
4.0
(2)
"Fido over 21 years"
"I've been with Fido for more than 25 years. Now my plan is 50gig for 40 dollars with bring your own phone."
#21
TracFone
4.0
(2)
"Add TracFone to that. Wife paid $223 for all of 2024."
"I've used Tracfone for years. $20/mon."
#22
Cricket Wireless
4.0
(2)
"Cricket's been the most affordable with the ACP program."
"If you don’t want to commit to a contract you can try cricket wireless. They run on AT&T and have great service, including 5g."
#23
Straight Talk
4.0
(2)
"Straight Talk for like 10 years now."
"If you don't want to get locked into a contract, go with straight talk."
#24
Ting
3.5
(2)
"We've been on Ting Mobile for years. They're on Verizon and T-Mobile networks."
"Used Ting (ok)"
#25
PureTalk
3.5
(2)
"Last I checked Puretalk is on AT&T. I've been with them for four years."
"Pure talk"
#26
Rogers
2.5
(2)
"Rogers. Constantly on 5G and have data even in more remote areas. They actually have good deals too."
"Rogers absolutely sucks and is way too expensive for the service."
#27
Lucky Mobile
5.0
(1)
"Lucky Mobile is by far the best I’ve had."
#28
Spectrum
4.0
(1)
"I've been enjoying spectrum."
#29
Comcast Mobile
4.0
(1)
"The most bang for the buck right now is Comcast Mobile phone service. When there is no cell signal you as a customer get access to their WiFi hotspots in all their internet coverage areas."
#30
US Cellular
4.0
(1)
"The reception is slightly better in rural areas."
#31
Spectrum Mobile and Verizon Total Wireless
4.0
(1)
"I pay through Spectrum Mobile. Verizon also offers Total wireless which is another bring your own phone low cost unlimited option."
#32
Chatr
4.0
(1)
"I'm with Chatr, 31$/month including tax for 30GB, unlimited calls, international texting, space for 10 voice messages."
#33
Metro by T-Mobile
4.0
(1)
"Metro which is owned by T-Mobile and no problems with them."
#34
TextNow
4.0
(1)
"I used Textnow for years and still have unlimited data grandfathered in at 25$ a month."
#35
Tello
4.0
(1)
"Anyone have experience with Tello? Unbeatable price!"
#36
Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T
3.0
(1)
"Verizon has the highest density of coverage but is more expensive. T-Mobile is usually the first to jump on new technology but has more coverage gaps. ATT is some where in between."
#37
Verizon and Mint Mobile
3.0
(1)
"I have two phones one is Verizon and one is Miint mobile. The Verizon gets more reliable service."
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