Wireless Provider Rankings
I was actually thinking about this on my way to work this morning. Somehow over the years (probably through lots of ad dollars), the big cellphone providers seem to have been put into a few different buckets of perception. When you ask any average Joe, you tend to get the same general descriptions of the big wireless companies.
- Verizon – The best in many categories, but also most expensive.
- T-Mobile – Bad coverage, but really cheap plans and great customer service.
- Sprint – People that still have Sprint, just haven’t bothered to switch yet to someone else. They’re lower-middle of the pack.
- AT&T – Nobody likes AT&T, and they are a bit expensive, but everyone loves the iPhone. So they deal with the negatives.
It’s unclear how much of this is based on truth or how much each company has successfully typecast the others and really turned the screws when it comes to the perceived weaknesses of their competitors. For instance, I have T-Mobile, and have never thought the coverage knock has been valid.
Anyways, Consumer reports released it’s big wireless survey this week, and wouldn’t ya know it…the rankings line up pretty closely to the above.
The full report here requires a subscription.
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