cell phone carrier?

me L.

Hi,

I'm new to the board and to Chicago. ?My H and I just moved here and are looking for a new cell phone plan. ?Which carrier do you use and how has your experience been? ?In particular, we would really like to know the quality of the network in Chicago area.

Currently, my H has AT&T and I have Sprint. ?We're not very happy with the signal availability in our apartment (in Bridgeport). ?Is there any other companies that'll be better? T-mobile? Verizon? ?Or maybe there's something wrong with the building we live in.

We're also trying to start a new family plan, and neither AT&T nor Sprint would let us do it without one of us giving up our current number. ?Our area codes are in different "markets" apparently. ?If you have any experiences combining different area codes in the same family plan, I'd love to hear about it, too! ?TIA!

calex33

We have Verizon and don't have any problems with service. ?We considered switching to AT&T so we could get iPhones, but I know too many people who complain about their service area and customer service, so we've stayed with Verizon. ?

wifeplzak

we use tmobile and have no problems in chicago... however up at the lake in WI we don't get service and that sucks in the summer.

yellowroses510

We have T-Mobile and we're very happy. It's actually a lot less than we were paying with Verizon (and Verizon has a nice lock on the cell market in Chi). We pay less than $70 a month for our service. We've never had any issues with it, in Chicago or elsewhere.

Blueyedgrl

We have been through many carriers, trying to find the best..and we are with verizon now and have been for many years...they seem to ahve the best coverage...their prices maybe a little higher depending on what you are looking for but you get great service!! So we think its worth it...we are never with out a signal!

epplr1996

I don't think you can keep your current phone numbers and switch to a new carrier in this area.  My husband and I both have US Cellular, which we really like, but his number is from here and mine is from another state. They won't let us combine our services into a family plan unless I change my phone number to this "market".