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purplesugar wrote:

If you don't need a contract, I recommend Cricket instead of AT&T. I still live in Minnesota and I have Cricket and plan to keep them when moving. Cricket uses AT&T's towers so the service areas are identical. Only difference is no contract and much cheaper!

That sounds very interesting purplesugar, kill two birds with one stone!

purplesugar wrote:

If you don't need a contract, I recommend Cricket instead of AT&T. I still live in Minnesota and I have Cricket and plan to keep them when moving. Cricket uses AT&T's towers so the service areas are identical. Only difference is no contract and much cheaper!

Looks like Cricket is out for me, my iPhone is not allowed to use it's HotSpot feature so I would not be able to use the phone to provide Internet access to my laptop, that is a big bummer with me as free wireless hotspots are not as common outside of the metro area. I like their prices but I need the iPhone to be able to provide wifi to my other devices.

ReyP wrote:

purplesugar wrote:

If you don't need a contract, I recommend Cricket instead of AT&T. I still live in Minnesota and I have Cricket and plan to keep them when moving. Cricket uses AT&T's towers so the service areas are identical. Only difference is no contract and much cheaper!

Looks like Cricket is out for me, my iPhone is not allowed to use it's HotSpot feature so I would not be able to use the phone to provide Internet access to my laptop, that is a big bummer with me as free wireless hotspots are not as common outside of the metro area. I like their prices but I need the iPhone to be able to provide wifi to my other devices.

Oh, that is too bad! I've heard rumors that Cricket is going to allow hotspots again..we'll see if it happens. I plan to find a way around it if I have to, just as a backup in case internet goes down.

ReyP wrote:

So far it seems like AT&T has the best coverage but Sprint also have good coverage of where I plan to move to. I will check on both,

Is AT&T PR and AT&T mainland the same company or are the rules and packages different?
I want to have no contract.

Rules are different I will recommend opening the account in the mainland. You can always pay your bill on line, even the phones will cost you more in PR.

adlin20 wrote:

ReyP wrote:

So far it seems like AT&T has the best coverage but Sprint also have good coverage of where I plan to move to. I will check on both,

Is AT&T PR and AT&T mainland the same company or are the rules and packages different?
I want to have no contract.

Rules are different I will recommend opening the account in the mainland. You can always pay your bill on line, even the phones will cost you more in PR.

Assuming I switch to AT&T in the mainland, do I then change my number in the Island and how much they charge?

hct408 wrote:

AT&T has been very good here.

Yes, it is also good in the mainland. I will likely switch to it when it is time as it also seems to have the best coverage.

Fajardochica wrote:

AT&T is great!!! I have used straight talk for the past 4 years here and have no problems ever.best of luck!

Are you on a contract?

Schuttzie wrote:

Hi, everyone.聽 I know this post is a little outdated but we are in the process of upgrading our old Tracfone that uses GSM technology to a smartphone that seems to use CDMA technology which I think uses Verizon network.聽 This worries me because you are all saying Verizon is no longer on the island so does that mean the new phone won't work in PR?聽 We are old school and have never used a smart phone before, haha.

Anyone with information or ideas?

Stick with GSM, (AT&T, and T-Mobile use GSM), Not sure if Sprint uses it. GSM is more world wide than CDMA. The most recommended carriers in PR to my knowledge use GSM.

If you are considering a smart phone based on CDMA, I recommend you look at a different phone that is not CDMA based.

I use an iPhone because I am an Apple nut!. I use all Apple products and have a large number of shares in their stock, so I am very bias. There is no Microsoft or Android in my house. But my son (Who lives outside my home) loves his Android devices. So I guess those are fine also.

Consider a phone that is not older than 2 years since they entered the market. They need to be updated every few months for security reasons and to take advantage of new features and services. My phone is updated often since it is an Apple device, Android devices and Windows devices depending on manufacturer, get updated somewhat often and some not at all. This is because Google that makes the Operating system updates the code reasonably often, but the manufacturer has modified the code for their own features聽 and branding so the update from Google will not necessarily load on your phone, it needs to come from the manufacturer since they changed the original from Google this may happen several months later or not at all depending on manufacturer and age of the phone.