How to check if you are eligible for a phone upgrade with AT&T, Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile

2. Birds posted on 22 Nov 2012, 08:58 3 0

Phonearena, I know this is kinda off subject but I have a request...I'm doing a social studies/science fair experiment about what people know about their cell-phones. As I got to doing my experiments (surveys) I learned that people have become confused about the term 4G. All these Sprint, T-mobile, Verizon, and AT&T adds claiming that they have the best, largest, fastest 4G is utterly confusing to them. Verizon doesn't even claim that T-mobile has 4G because of HSPA+. AT&T claims they have the most 4G around the nation because of its LTE & HSPA+. Verizon has the most LTE coverage period (I can vouch for that because, I recently got Verizon's LTE in my stretch of the swamp). I wish could explain them the difference but as a kiddo with nomadic ambition, I'm pressed for time. Seriously, though, I talked to a woman who I explained the difference between LTE and HSPA+ and it made her decide to switch from Verizon's postpaid network to T-mobile's prepaid network. But I'm only one person. Black Friday is coming around and I have a lot of survey's to do. I'd really appreciate it if you can rectify this for your non-geeky website users.

(P.S) I have no preference to LTE or HSPA+ Because in my use of the two, HSPA+ performs as good as LTE.

3. speed4evr posted on 22 Nov 2012, 10:29 0 0

Sprint customers can text upgrade 1311 and also usage to 1311 for usage

4. Bernoulli posted on 22 Nov 2012, 10:53 1 1

First, I'm on a value plan with t-mobile and second I think everyone that comes to this website knows the tricks to the companies that they're with

5. networkdood posted on 22 Nov 2012, 11:03 1 3

Another pointless article by phonearena

7. inertiatic posted on 22 Nov 2012, 16:06 0 0

If you are in a two year contract and get an upgrade after 20 months and sign another two year contract, does your new contract last two more years or two years and four months more? Just curious.

9. Jeradiah3 posted on 22 Nov 2012, 19:16 0 0

I like that you can spend less on a phone when you upgrade to a new contract with your respected carrier, but i dont like the amount of time you have to wait until you are eligible. I have AT&T and I had to wait over 18 months to upgrade. you should be able to upgrade after a year because of the rate of newer mobile phones that are available.

technology doesnt wait for a carriers upgrade to unveil their new products lol

10. 1ceTr0n posted on 23 Nov 2012, 00:29 0 0

I want a Note 2 bad enough I may add a line to my note 1 account, get Note 2 at Costco with second line for discount price, and then cancel line a few weeks later.