Best Phone carrier(US)? Sprint, At&T, Verizon, Tmobile, UC, MetroPCS or Cric

depends where you live 

Nope, all have the same nation wide coverage, it's now all about tower strength and features, or that's what mobile congress said.The4thVIII

Not all of them have the same speed in the same area, or 4G/LTE in the same areas

I have Verizon Wireless, but US cellular is better than every single phone carrier out there imo.Ackad

Where an individual lives and travels likely influences their choice of a favorite phone service provider, so it depends.BranKetra

Well I live in Oregon still different levels of service outside the main cities. Verizon is the best coverage. drokmore

[QUOTE="drokmore"]Well I live in Oregon still different levels of service outside the main cities. Verizon is the best coverage. LJS9502_basic

but they have really slow data speed

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="drokmore"]Well I live in Oregon still different levels of service outside the main cities. Verizon is the best coverage. lostrib

but they have really slow data speed

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Verizon is crap here......most people switch when the contract is up. Anyway Sprint hasn't let me down in any area I've been in.....LJS9502_basic

but they have really slow data speed

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="lostrib"]

but they have really slow data speed

The4thVIII

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Verizon is crap here......most people switch when the contract is up. Anyway Sprint hasn't let me down in any area I've been in.....LJS9502_basic

but they have really slow data speed

yeah they have LTE and wimax. but their normal 3G is pretty slow 

I work for Verizon so I guess that makes me pretty biased.

I've had US Cellular before and they aren't bad for their little islands of coverage, but if you go ANYWHERE outside of those zones your coverage is pretty much shot.  

I'm lucky that I live in a part of Iowa where there is competition from just about every major carrier, but from what those customers have told me, if they ever leave their ecosystems their coverage disappears.  Verizon invests heavily in their tower structure and it's always moving into new markets.

The prices the competitors charge may seem nice, but they just can't touch Verizon for national coverage.  You get what you pay for.  If you don't need coverage everywhere or you don't travel that much, a local carrier might be a better option, but that's completely up to the consumer to decide. 

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="lostrib"]

but they have really slow data speed

The4thVIII

sprint doesn't have high speeds

verizon.. hands down... dealwithit

[QUOTE="The4thVIII"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] In some areas Sprint has 4G LTE....and 4G in others unless the phone is LTE and expanding. Nonetheless....I haven't had a problem.lostrib

sprint doesn't have high speeds

I use Virgin Mobile. It's rare I'm out of service (I even had 3G when I went camping like 5 miles away from a highway) and I like the price. I rarely talk on the phone so the 300 minute plan is a good deal for me.

Oh and it uses Sprint's network I think.

I've been with T-mobile for 9 years so I can only give my opinion of them...

I think they're pretty good.

I use Straight Talk, the phone I bought was their first smartphone that used the verizon network (Samsung Galaxy Proclaim). I have had them for a year now and I can't complain as I've had no issues so far.