Looking for Cell phone provider recommendations
 

Hi ! Would appreciate feedback on your experiences with cell phone providers in the Villages. We are looking to switch from a company that is not located in Fl. We are primarily concerned with good reception, and good coverage nation wide. Thanks for any and all input!

If you are below 466A I would recommend Verizon. I have a wireless home security system which uses cellular to contact the monitoring service. It used T-Mobile. It could not reliably connect so the company sent me a new module that uses Verizon and it works fine. I also use Verizon for my cell phone service and never have a problem.

Sprint service has declined in the past year. I haven't moved but they are converting their 3G phone service to 4G on a tower by tower basis.
The sprint store told me that I could buy a new phone and get better service.
When I replace my phone it won't be with Sprint.

We've had Verizon for many years....starting when we lived in CA. Coverage across the US is great, we've driven from one coast to the other five times. Coverage here in TV has been very good.

Had Sprint down in south Florida (Ft. Lauderdale area). It was great!!!!

However - up here it is not very good. Dropped calls, no reception, even sitting in my garage most times I have "no bars".

Contract ends in July so it is bye bye Sprint!

Verizon is your best choice for coverage and reception. But they will not be the least expensive. You could try a no contract phone like Straight Talk from Walmart. They use Verizon towers.

Stright talk
 

Be careful with Straight talk.Only the phones with a red map on the box works off of Verizon towers.Also the model # has a V in it.My wife has a Straight Talk Proclaim that is a Verizon towers phone. It is a low end smart phone but works well for my wife.Great service in TV,Pennsylvania and all along I95.Costs less than $50 a month,includes service,fee and taxes.Unlimited talk ,text and data.The data slows down after you reach 3 giga bits but you still have internet access.Not the phone for you if you use lots of data.

My wife and have ATT and love it.

AT&T works well for us here. Have used it all across the country. Also lived in AZ and worked great there.

Best Price, best service, great Customer Service, Consumer Cellular. If you are referred we both get $20.00 off first months bill. Check out the web site, YOU will not be disappointed.

No contract cell phone
 

My wife and I have been using PuretalkUSA for the last 5 years. It is 10.00 a month for 130 minutes and the unused minutes roll over and never expire. .5cents per text. They will give you a free phone and a sim card. We are very happy with the quality and service they provide. hope this was of some benefit.

Our house is south of 466A and we have experienced very poor reception with AT&T. (We are going to be changing to another provider.)

Been here ten + years w/ Verizon and not one dropped call and never failed to connect. Two thumbs up!

I like Smart Talk with Verizon. Have had an occasional dropped call but got that with Verizon as well. Love not having a contract and reasonable monthly charges with everything being unlimited.

I'm south of 466a and have excellant service with AT&T. Have been with them since 2002 and had reception in places like on a cruise ship in Alaska when no one else had any bars.