Mobile Phone Service reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 201 Reddit reviews across 36 subreddits and 37 posts to rank the best Mobile Phone Service brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/pittsburgh, r/LosAngeles, r/SaltLakeCity, r/northernireland, r/AskReddit. Top-rated brands include T-Mobile (3.8/5), Verizon (3.9/5), AT&T (3.8/5).
Stats
Reviews201
Subreddits36
Posts37
Brands58
Products2
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#1
T-Mobile
3.8
(39)
"Flat out, T-Mobile has the best network imho."
"I have t mobile and have never struggled."
"T-Mobile has a international plan that costs $50 a month."
"T-mobile is my favorite carrier."
"I really like T-Mobile. Only coverage gaps I experience are near Bigelow Gulch and Argonne."
"T-mobile mobile here also! I almost always have full bars."
"TMobile is the only one with signal out in the boonies where I live, so I guess it's the best."
"T-Mobile team pink for life."
"T-Mobile is the best one."
"I ditched Verizon last year for TMobile and am much happier now."
#2
Verizon
3.9
(28)
"I have Verizon and have never had an issue with it."
"Never had an issue with Verizon within the city or at least a half hour out."
"Very happy with Verizon."
"Verizon. I’m on call 24/7 and it offers the widest range and non spotty coverage."
"Verizon has the best reliability."
"Verizon. Cost the most, but it is the most reliable."
"Verizon & T-Mobile work great in the valley and East Hollywood."
"AT&T and Verizon are the two biggest cell service carriers in US."
"Verizon. T mobile is good too, but has some dead zones."
"Believe Verizon is the 'best'."
#3
AT&T
3.8
(16)
"Att wins hands down, everywhere I've gone in the metro area so far, easily."
"ATT hands down, Tmobile is okay, Sprint fucking sucks."
"AT&T and Verizon are the two biggest cell service carriers in US."
"AT&T is going to have the best coverage."
"Att"
"We ditched Verizon for AT&T last December because it worked better in our part of the ‘Burgh."
"I switched over from T-Mobile to AT&T for the same reasons you mentioned."
"I have AT&T and have been a customer for over 15 years... I have always had great service pretty much everywhere we go."
"At&t/h2o. (theyre the same thing, h2o is just a little cheaper)"
"I've had good success with AT&T."
#4
Google Fi
4.2
(10)
"I absolutely adore google fi."
"I'm also on Google Fi and haven't had a problem."
"My wife and I use GoogleFi. Haven't looked back, but you need to buy your phones."
"Consider using googlefi. It’s $60 per month with unlimited everything."
"Google fi- our plan is about $85 and has unlimited phone and hotspot."
"Google Fi has never done me wrong."
"Google Fi!"
"We switched to Google fi."
"So I'm now on Google Fi, which uses US Cellular and TMobile."
"I have had Google Fi which uses T-Mobile towers and generally 5G was faster on that but had less reliable coverage."
#5
Sprint
2.9
(10)
"I have had Sprint here for 7 years. The only dead zone I encountered was on 528."
"Sprint works surprisingly well."
"I have Sprint. It's ok in internet signal, great in calling signal service."
"Sprint because since the upgrades voice coverage is awesome."
"So far Sprint has done well for me in SLC."
"Sprint is super cheap and decent for the most part."
"I haven't had any real issues."
"It was AWFUL. We'd be in random populated areas and have no service..."
"I'm with Sprint and I want out. I just need a single line (no family plan)."
"I highly don't recommend Sprint."
#6
O2
3.2
(9)
"Pretty sure like 90% of people in NI used O2 for some reason lol"
"O2"
"Go to any pound shop and buy 02, EE, Vodafone and Three SIM cards."
"Never go to O2 direct, if you're getting a SIM only plan go through uSwitch as it's always far cheaper."
"O2 and Vodafone share the same frequency, and have the most coverage."
"I like O2 for their wide ranging cover"
"Maybe o2 good for calls but horrendous for data speed since virgin media merger."
"O2 is pretty bad for me in North Somerset. Regularly got no signal at all."
"O2 is awful for me in North Bristol, a lot worse than 3."
#7
Cricket
4.7
(6)
"If that is who your looking at give Cricket Wireless a hard look."
"Been using cricket ever since with no issues."
"I have Cricket. Unlimited talk, text, and data for $60 a month."
"I like Cricket myself."
"Cricket has been good and cheap. I switched from Verizon years ago and honestly the coverage is better up north in rural areas."
"Cricket Wireless uses AT&T towers (2nd best service in the US after Verizon)."
#8
EE
4.5
(6)
"I would go with EE, for coverage, speed and customer service."
"Moved to EE and have had no problems since."
"All my friends that have EE got signal/or better reception in workplace/ anywhere than any other network."
"Ee has been the best for me, vodafone less good."
"EE has always been fine for me around Bristol."
"I'll be using EE roaming which is part of my plan of unlimited calls and text and 160gb of data for £16 a month."
#9
Mint Mobile
4.0
(6)
"Mint Mobile is by far the best value around."
"I also use Mint Mobile, and have had no problems."
"We have T-Mobile through Mint and it's been fine especially for the price, unlimited for 30 dollars a month."
"I switched to mint in October and have had no issues with service around town."
"I’ve had MINT MOBILE for a couple years and it works just fine here."
"Wondering if anyone has used mint moble here. Let me know if its any good or just ryan Reynolds teasing me."
#10
Vodafone
4.3
(4)
"Vodafone will offer the best coverage for plain calls imo."
"I moved to Vodafone about 5 years ago... Not had an issue since."
"There's a vodafone stand at Lisbon airport that will sell you a 30 day package."
"Vodafone is probably the most consistent for voice coverage."
#11
Telstra
5.0
(3)
"Telstra is the way for reception."
"Telstra for sure."
"Telstra unfortunately has the best statewide coverage."
#12
KPN
4.0
(3)
"Kpn are good, big network."
"I use KPN, they are one of the bigger providers and own most of the network."
"I use kpn and I am quite satisfied with the speed."
#13
Ting
3.7
(3)
"Ting's customer service is easily in the top 5 of any customer service interaction I've had in my life."
"Ting on Tmobile has been working great for me for the past year."
"Does anybody use Ting?"
#14
Telia
5.0
(2)
"Telia, hands down, or anything that uses their network, like Halebop."
"Telia is the way to go in northern Sweden."
#15
Giffgaff
5.0
(2)
"Giffgaff"
"I've never had a problem with these guys in years. Best move ever."
#16
Visible
4.5
(2)
"I’ve had really good luck with Visible."
"Check out Visible."
#17
Straight Talk
4.5
(2)
"Straight Talk is Walmart's mobile phone service that gives you a lot of value."
"I haven't had any problems with straight talk."
#18
Zoomer Wireless
4.5
(2)
"I've been really happy with a Rogers reseller called Zoomer Wireless."
"Zoomer does BYOD and gives you a 10% discount off your bill for using your own device."
#19
Amaysim
4.0
(2)
"Check out Amaysim."
"I'm with Amaysim. They use Optus network."
#20
Cricket Wireless
4.0
(2)
"Check out Cricket Wireless. It uses AT&T networks."
"To be honest, it's pretty good."
#21
Airtalk
4.0
(2)
"Go with Airtalk. Apples, Galaxies, Motorolas, Pixels, Nord."
"They have great connectivity though."
#22
Three
4.0
(2)
"For mobile, go with Three or Vodafone. Both do free EU roaming."
"I have a three contract and get 4g in most parts of mk."
#23
Telcel
4.0
(2)
"I recommend telcel. Every time you come to Mty, just go to the telcel app and pay for the Internet you think you might use."
"I use telcel as my secondary phone (primary is t-mobile also). It’s easy and cheap and generally works well."
#24
Republic Wireless
4.0
(2)
"Republic Wireless."
"I have republic wireless which is primarily based off of WiFi."
#25
Woolworths
4.0
(2)
"I now have a Woolworths pre paid plan (Telstra network) and have had no problems."
"I now have a Woolworths pre paid plan (Telstra network) and have had no problems."
#26
Lebara
3.0
(2)
"I use Lebara which piggybacks on the Vodafone network."
"I recently moved to O2 from Lebara (which uses Vodafone), the reception is so poor."
#27
Ben
5.0
(1)
"Personally I prefer ben. Simple to buy, accurate billing and very reasonable prices."
#28
PagePlus
5.0
(1)
"I have PagePlus (which runs on the Verizon Node) and had this service for over 5 years."
#29
AU
5.0
(1)
"AU has the best coverage on island."
#30
Brazilian SIM Card
5.0
(1)
"Get yourself a Brazilian SIM card when you are there and you’ll be fine."
#31
Brazilian Mobile Service
5.0
(1)
"So basically any phone work with any company, You will be fine."
#32
Prepaid SIM Card
5.0
(1)
"You can buy a pre-paid chip here almost everywhere."
#33
Tesco
5.0
(1)
"Tesco are excellent. No in contract price hikes either."
#34
Xfinity
5.0
(1)
"I use Xfinity and I’ve never had a problem in or outside of Rockford."
#35
Aldi Mobile
4.0
(1)
"Never had an issue in 5+ years."
#36
Belong
4.0
(1)
"Belong. You get coverage practically everywhere and its super cheap."
#37
Boost Mobile
4.0
(1)
"I have boost mobile and I have coverage pretty much everywhere I go."
#38
MetroPCS
4.0
(1)
"No one is going to say it but Metro PCS."
#39
Fido
4.0
(1)
"Fido has been working well for me, I pay 55$ for 25 Gb of data."
#40
Public Mobile
4.0
(1)
"Public Mobile is great. I'm on the $15 plan, 100 minutes, unlimited SMS, 250mb of data."
#41
Phonebox Mobile
4.0
(1)
"You can get 10GB plan with Phonebox Mobile (Rogers network) for $35."
#42
Povo
4.0
(1)
"I used a prepaid option called Povo that runs off the AU network."
#43
Claro
4.0
(1)
"Currently using Claro and happy with the service everywhere I’ve been."
#44
Xfinity Mobile
4.0
(1)
"My wife and I have xfinity mobile, which is on the Verizon network but seems to be a lot cheaper."
#45
Jio
4.0
(1)
"Jio is good outside chennai too."
#46
Rebtel
4.0
(1)
"Rebtel may work for you"
#47
3
4.0
(1)
"3 do a traveller contract where your minutes and data come out of your bundle."
#48
VoIP Experts
4.0
(1)
"VoIP phone systems are a simple way of making calls and are much cheaper compared to traditional phone lines."
#49
Halebop
4.0
(1)
"Guessing everything running on Telia's net is good (e.g. Halebop)."
#50
Coverage Map
4.0
(1)
"There’s an app called coverage map that helps with finding out what carrier has better coverage."
#51
US Cellular
4.0
(1)
"US Cellular and Verizon. Tmobile is strong in most areas in town."
#52
Project Fi
4.0
(1)
"Project Fi works here, and if I am not mistaken you can use it (partially) in Germany as well."
#53
Telechoice
3.0
(1)
"I am with Telechoice. They use most of Telstra's towers and are really cheap."
#54
Fizz
3.0
(1)
"Fizz looks like an option. If you really don't need much data, Public Mobile is dirt cheap."
#55
Orange
3.0
(1)
"Orange is pretty good but the customer service is not the best"
#56
Ooredoo
3.0
(1)
"Just get ooredoo. It covers the whole country and I haven't had any issues."
#57
Zoomer Mobile
3.0
(1)
"Zoomer mobile uses rogers signal and lte."
#58
Kogan Mobile
3.0
(1)
"I'm still using kogan mobile - it's on Vodafone so the network is garbage."
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