Cellular Coverage reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 231 Reddit reviews across 38 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Cellular Coverage brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Syracuse, r/Maine, r/bristol, r/StLouis, r/vancouverwa. Top-rated brands include Verizon (4.2/5), T-Mobile (3.9/5), AT&T (3.8/5).

Stats

Reviews231

Subreddits38

Posts41

Brands38

Products11

Top communities

r/Syracuse26 r/Maine18 r/bristol16 r/StLouis15 r/vancouverwa14

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Verizon

4.2

(62)

"Verizon by far, I had Verizon prepaid, and switched to visible which is a cheaper prepaid owned by Verizon. Had it for about 6 months and no issue"

"Verizon has been by far the best, even for international travel"

"I have Verizon and live next to Squaxin. I’ve walked all around and through the park and never had problems."

"The best and most reliable coverage is Verizon or any mvno that uses them like Visible, spectrum mobile, or others."

"I switched to Verizon prepaid plan too, I was paying $110/month on their unlimited plan and needed ways to cut my monthly bills. After some research I found their prepaid plans are so cheap!!!"

"Verizon 5G UW is insane dude. It’s 800Mbps."

"I use Verizon Prepaid but have a 5G iPhone on it. It’s a 15GB plan for $35/month + taxes."

"Verizon is far and away the best signal throughout CNY."

"Verizon seems to work everywhere except my house, so we bought an LTE extender and it works perfect"

"Nationwide, Verizon has reputation for best coverage, followed closely by ATT, followed by T-Mobile"

T-Mobile

3.9

(40)

"Just upgraded my phone to a 5G model and have gotten great coverage from T-Mobile across the Oly area."

"I love TMobile, great coverage across the region. And it’s FAST."

"Used to be Verizon for life but made the switch a few years back and have been thrilled with coverage and speed."

"Tmobile has since sent us a cellspot that uses our WiFi. Full bars in my house now and can't complain."

"In June of 2023 I changed to T-Mobile and so far coverage has been very good."

"T-Mobile is the best carrier by far in/around Portland. Further afield, Verizon has deteriorated dramatically and T-Mobile has improved even more dramatically."

"T-Mobile is probably your best bet as they are about to acquire UScellular so their network is about to get even stronger in Maine."

"T Mobile works great for me on the Portland area, better than ATT use to for me"

"We've had T-mobile for years and have always been happy with them."

"I've been with TMO for years and never had any issues. Faster and more reliable than VZW, ATT, etc."

AT&T

3.8

(31)

"Saved my life one time! I barely had one bar on a sinking boat and was able to call for help. Def staying with AT&T as long as I live in Miami"

"I have AT&T & it’s the only provider that has service into parts of the Everglades (specifically out of the Flamingo area)"

"AT&T all the way. Stay away from T-Mobile. Just made the switch and for a bit had both on the same phone. AT&T by far has more coverage in the mountains."

"AT&T has by far the best coverage in and around Syracuse."

"Traveled across the country multiple times by highway and barely dropped signal. I would suggest AT&T anytime."

"AT&T is the best in all of Cstat by far."

"For me, it's AT&T but there's some pockets of low to no cellular service... I signed up for hellohelium for $5/mo., which uses T-Mobile. This also has worked well for me in NYC, DC, and other states."

"I’m finding I get better coverage and faster data speeds with att than people im with that have Verizon."

"I just switched from T-Mobile to AT&T, both have been great but T-Mobile more frequently had 5g."

"AT&T is probably going to be your best bet. They've matched, and in some cases exceeded Verizon."

Cricket Wireless

4.0

(11)

"Cricket phone because I work in the Everglades and it’s the only one that I’ve found that has service out there."

"Use the Cricket 2 week trial to see what AT&T coverage is like."

"Cricket uses AT&T and Straight Talk uses Verizon networks. Much cheaper and easier to switch if the coverage doesn’t work well for you."

"I used cricket for years, it has great coverage. Right now I used Mint, which I've not had a problem with, and it also gets decent coverage."

"I’ve used Cricket for several years. Works just fine. It’s essentially AT&T coverage just deprioritized over AT&T users."

"You can go with Cricket Wireless its uses att towers n no contract."

"If youre going for budget. I have cricket and have no complaints."

"AT&T towers- GSM"

"I'm curious about Cricket in the Eastern part of the state. I know they are on AT&T towers."

"Second for cricket. Runs on AT&T's coverage map and is cheaper."

Google Fi

4.4

(10)

"Switch to Google Fi, it hits both T Mobile and US Cellular towers. I've been running it for years in Maine and only lose service in the places where it's generally expected."

"Google Fi. Great coverage everywhere I've ever been. Recently was in South America and no problem."

"I just signed up with Google FI and honestly the service is pretty great."

"If you can afford the phone upfront I recommend Project Fi from Google"

"You can always look at an MVNO that uses T-Mobile towers like Google Fi. Their base unlimited plan is ~$55/mo."

"I switched from Verizon to Google Fi last year to save some money on my monthly bill and needed a new phone so got a deal on that. I haven't had any issues with service."

"I just switched from Verizon to GoogleFi (ride along on Sprint/T-Mobile), works well."

"I use Google Fi and they ride on everyone's towers."

"I have Google Fi, so my phone switches between Sprint and T-Mobile. T-Mobile is pretty good."

"Project Fi has been great in Summerlin for me."

Bell

4.4

(7)

"Bell works great for me, if you want 5G that's the way to go. Cheaper option would be Virgin mobile, great coverage too."

"Bell and Telus seem to be the best from a coverage perspective across the country."

"Bell and Virgin since they use the Bell Network. Virgin used to be the cheaper option."

"I was with Rogers years ago shit coverage been with Bell for about 4/5 years now."

"Bell and Telus have reciprocal agreements where Telus uses Bell towers here in the east part of the country and Bell uses Telus towers out west."

"Bell. I left Rogers after 8 years because they were a dead zone at my work and my husbands hometown."

"Bell for the most part with Telus a close second. Rogers is absolutely horrible."

Mint Mobile

3.7

(7)

"I love Mint Mobile. Do it and don’t look back."

"Mint is on T-Mobiles network... I have the unlimited service and it’s quite good. Also it’s a lot cheaper than the main carriers."

"I have Mint Mobile (basically T-Mobile) and the only coverage issues I have are in the Adirondacks."

"Mint Mobile works well for me."

"Mint SIM has a promo, 2GB for 3 months for a total of $35 (~$12/mo)"

"Mint Mobile isn’t bad. My only issues are when I go to concerts or areas with a lot of people."

"Yea don't get tmobile, I have it and sucks in east Vancouver"

Spectrum Mobile

3.6

(7)

"I have Spectrum Mobile, and pay $30 per month total for 2 lines, unlimited everything. Coverage is excellent and am happy with them so far."

"I’ve had signal just about everywhere. Spectrum uses Verizon’s towers."

"Spectrum. Good prices and no contract as well."

"Spectrum uses Verizon’s network and their pricing is better. $14 per gig with voice/text and “unlimited” is $45/month."

"Best deal, coverage, and performance is available from Spectrum if you have Spectrum broadband. They're a Verizon MVNO."

"I’m in Bangor and use spectrum mobile and have been satisfied. There are some areas where it is laggy, but it’s cheap so I’m ok with it."

"Recently switched to Spectrum from ATT. Spectrum uses Verizon towers and the service is absolute shit."

Public Mobile

4.3

(4)

"Public mobile is cheapest and is owned by Telus."

"I'm on public mobile which is run on the Telus network."

"I'm with public Mobile (Telus+Bell network) and paying just under $40/mo for 6gb LTE data and unlimited everything else."

"I use public mobile, its mostly been nice. it's on the telus network so you also get access to the bell towers aswell."

#10

Visible

4.3

(4)

"Verizon is the best, but you can get it cheaper through other carriers that use their towers. Spectrum and Visible are good examples."

"Visible which is under Verizon. They have two different plans, and the one I had was the $45 5G Ultra Wide which gave me service even in the top floor of my old storage place where I never got service before!"

"For the regular plan ($25/month), you just don’t have priority on the Verizon towers, otherwise it’s truly unlimited from what I can tell."

"Visible is really good in my opinion. No service issues unless you are in the super boonies."

#11

EE

4.0

(4)

"EE is the only network that will work in my house in easton."

"If I want decent 4G coverage in Redland EE is the only option."

"We couldn't get any in our flat so we complained to EE and they sent a free signal booster."

"EE. The engineering HQ is up at Aztec West, so they make sure they have good coverage at home."

#12

Entel

3.8

(4)

"Entel, last blizzard I had the only phone with coverage"

"Go with Entel. Source: personal experience."

"In my experience, the best local carrier is ENTEL… Valle nevado, la Parva and Colorado are basically on the same place."

"Anything but Entel, that shit company doesn't even have coverage in my own city"

#13

Vodafone

3.8

(4)

"Vodafone has been great for me, 4G everywhere in Bristol."

"Voda is by far the best coverage 3G/4g and for the others I get little to no signal."

"That's on vodafone, but was on O2 for a bit when I was in the burgh."

"Worst phone related mistake of my life going with them."

#14

US Cellular

4.3

(3)

"I have had zero issues with US Cellular anywhere in the midwest."

"US Cellular is strong where VZ is weak or non-existent, particularly if you go Down East or out in boonies."

"I have great coverage with US Cellular. I recommend a tower list update."

#15

GCI

4.0

(3)

"Gci has he’s internet speeds and is cheaper than spitspots."

"For not just Fairbanks and Anchorage, I would go with GCI."

"GCI is the main other wireless provider in the state. I know they do special promos for switching over, buying out contracts, etc."

#16

Ting

4.5

(2)

"I now use Ting. Awesome Sauce. Their billing system is human friendly. I save from $20-$55/month since the switch."

"Check out Ting if you want a cheap cell plan - they run on either the AT&T or Sprint network. I pay half of what I paid to verizon with no loss in quality."

#17

Three

2.7

(3)

"I switched to EE 6 months ago and internet seems slow by comparison."

"With 3, they're a bit spotty with 4G in certain areas (and unfortunately my house)."

"I had perfect signal on Gloucester Road with three, but since switching to Vodafone it's been a nightmare everywhere I go."

#18

TELUS

4.0

(2)

"Telus a close second. I find on the same towers bell tends to have a bit stronger signal tho."

"TELUS is marginally better."

#19

Giffgaff

4.0

(2)

"EE was terrible for me in St werbs, giffgaff (uses O2) has been much better."

"I'm on giffgaff (O2) and get 4G most places."

#20

O2

4.0

(2)

"I have pretty good coverage everywhere in Bristol with O2."

"Swapped from EE to O2 as there was no signal in my flat for EE."

#21

Zoomer Mobile

4.0

3.0

(1)

"I'm with them and I know it's spotty between No 3 Road and Lickman, but they're constantly increasing their coverage."

#38

Sprint

1.0

(1)

"I think everyone might agree that there is one clear overall loser in Vegas: Sprint."

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