I own a Samsung Galaxy S5, unlocked, that is fully compatible with all of AT&T 4G LTE Bands. If I was to use Verizon my phone only can use the two lesser bands of 2 and 4 but does not support the main band of 13.I will be using this phone in the western states so I am hoping that AT&T will be adequate for talk, text and data or should I buy another phone that supports Verizon?

Verizon has the best coverage in remote areas - I can not even remember the last time I did not have service and we have traveled all over the west - I have both their cell phone and MIFI for data

i use verizon just switched to their new family plan on prepaid

The main problem with pre-paid vs post-paid phones is that most of the services don't roam onto other vendors towers on pre-paid where they do on post-paid plans. And if you look at their coverage maps it's difficult to tell where you'll need roaming to have connectivity. No doubt this is part of their marketing plans - better overall services on their post-paid plans and the ability to offer lower costs on their pre-paid plans.The one exception to this that I've found is T-Mobile; they do roam on their pre-paid plans for the most part and their coverage is pretty good in the West. Not sure, but their roaming on pre-paid may be dependent on which partners they have roaming agreements with though. I know that's the case in Alaska and Western Canada.I was a bit surprised to find that my pre=paid AT&T phone did roam in Western Canada, although it roamed on Rogers as I recall and T-Mobile roamed on Telus.

Take a look at Republic Wireless. We've been with them for almost 6 years and find all the services as good and usually much better than most everyone else. And when the monthly bill comes in for $18.37 including all taxes I simply smile. Could get more data for another $20.00b but 2 Gigs is fine for me.

rr2254545 wrote:Verizon has the best coverage in remote areas - I can not even remember the last time I did not have service and we have traveled all over the west - I have both their cell phone and MIFI for dataAre you prepaid?

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Lenny_K
Explorer
Nov 07, 2017
Aridon wrote:
S8 works out of the box no root and can tether

I guess you are saying you bought an unlocked S8 and don't have a contract with any carrier. Does your model of S8 support all the bands on Verizon?
Aridon
Explorer
Nov 07, 2017
S8 works out of the box no root and can tether
htwheelz67
Explorer
Oct 31, 2017
pageplus verizon service at a much cheaper price.
Lenny_K
Explorer
Oct 28, 2017
I take it that your S6 is a Cricket phone. I was told that the only unlocked non Cricket phone that would work are iphones. I could, but unwilling to buy another phone.
racer4
Explorer
Oct 27, 2017
Lenny K wrote:
racer4 wrote:
We have been happy with AT&T coverage through Cricket Wireless (prepaid). AT&T owns Cricket.

Checked them out but only unlocked iphones can be used as a hotspot. There price is right but no good to me.

We use a locked Samsung Galaxy S6 with Cricket and mobile hotspot does work. They have a list of android and iPhone that work with hotspot, but the S5 is not on it.

Maybe buy another model phone that is on the list? refurb?
Lenny_K
Explorer
Oct 27, 2017
1492 wrote:
I've used H²0 Wireless on my AT&T phone. You'l need to get their SIM card. For months you don't need a monthly plan, you can switch to pay-as-you-go for $10./3-months to maintain the number.

They don't allow hotspots. Another good plan I can't use.
Lenny_K
Explorer
Oct 27, 2017
racer4 wrote:
We have been happy with AT&T coverage through Cricket Wireless (prepaid). AT&T owns Cricket.

Checked them out but only unlocked iphones can be used as a hotspot. There price is right but no good to me.
1492
Moderator
Oct 27, 2017
I've used H²0 Wireless on my AT&T phone. You'l need to get their SIM card. For months you don't need a monthly plan, you can switch to pay-as-you-go for $10./3-months to maintain the number.
racer4
Explorer
Oct 27, 2017
We have been happy with AT&T coverage through Cricket Wireless (prepaid). AT&T owns Cricket.
vermilye
Explorer
Oct 25, 2017
I don't know about T Mobile in Quartzsite, but both AT&T& Verizon provide excellent coverage.

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