Currently I've got Verizon.
Previously, had Consumer Cellular. I discovered something when I moved from a previous home. I couldn't get calls from my Consumer Cellular service. I investigated the issue and this was the explanation. CC rents space on AT&T towers. When traffic on a tower gets high, AT&T will throttle the CC service down first. Essentially, CC has access to 80% of the AT&T tower capacity. AT&T gives priority to their full AT&T customers and these full customers get 100% access to the tower. While normally not a big deal and everything seems to work fine, that 20% loss of access by using Consumer Cellular could become important in an emergency situation. CC and many of these other off-brand companies have the same reduction in access model. Something to know.
I solved my problem by going to Verizon and getting their over 55 service. I get full service and full access to their capabilities. I've never tried T-mobile. But, a lot of people are very satisfied with their service.
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