How's your Sprint coverage?

September 13, 2016 1:52 PM

Hey Bostonians, New Yorkers, and (SC) Charlestonians - how's your Sprint coverage?

I'm thinking of switching cell providers (data, text, and voice) from Verizon to Sprint to save money. Verizon's coverage is very good in these three cities and I will stick with them if Sprint sucks. What say ye?

posted by this, of course, alludes to sex to Technology (7 answers total)

I've had Sprint in NYC for five years with no problems. My partner sometimes gets better reception in the subway stations that have cell service with AT&T, but otherwise I've noticed no difference. I expect that Sprint is just behind on rolling out underground service.
posted by lunalaguna at 1:59 PM on September 13, 2016

in Boston/Cambridge area. Made the switch from Verizon to Sprint years ago, haven't had a problem. In general, i travel to most major cities for work and rarely to the middle of nowhere, never had a coverage problem.
posted by miasma at 2:37 PM on September 13, 2016

I got Sprint in NYC a year ago. Good service in the metro area but iffy in Montauk and way up in the boonies. Pretty shitty coverage in Vermont. OK in Boston. AT&T gets service most area where I don't (traveling companion has AT&T).
posted by OsoMeaty at 3:18 PM on September 13, 2016

I switched from Sprint to Verizon this summer because of how bad service was in North/South Carolina. However, I didn't spend enough time in Charleston to give you a definitive answer. But FWIW, even in Charlotte I struggled with Sprint reception.
posted by guster4lovers at 5:06 PM on September 13, 2016

Fine in Boston. Bad in Vermont and Maine.
posted by chestnut-haired-sunfish at 6:18 PM on September 13, 2016

Mediocre in the northern suburbs.
posted by MattD at 7:26 PM on September 13, 2016

I'm in Boston, Sprint is fine.

If you don't use much data look into Ting which uses the Sprint network and is much cheaper if you use around 1GB/month.

I've been much happier with Google Fi which jumps between T-Mobile, Sprint, & US Cellular
posted by toddst at 12:59 PM on September 14, 2016