[16:38] <adom> hey all. just looking around at cell phone plans yet again. i'd love to go month-to-month prepaid, but unsure still. most non-mainstream service carriers (i.e. Cricket, Virgin Mobile, etc) use AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint's cellular signal...anyone know of a non-mainstream provider that uses Verizon's cell signal? or for that matter do any of them get Verizon's LTE signal???
[16:51] <marcoceppi> adom: I just use TMobile
[17:03] <adom> marcoceppi: that's who I use now and want to switch
[17:04] <adom> you get signal anywhere near DC?
[17:04] <adom> yeah you probably get good signal that close to DC
[17:04] <adom> down here in Woodbridge they suck
[17:05] <adom> talking with TMo support chat now to see if I can get ETF waiver for bad signal because i moved down here
[17:05] <adom> unsure how it will go
[17:16] <marcoceppi> adom: I get 4G and great wifi speeds in falls church
[17:16] <marcoceppi> and all around the beltway
[17:25] <adom> marcoceppi: well, great wifi speeds isn't important right? wifi works with all smartphones. down in Woodbridge, if I'm not on wifi, then I get maybe 1 or 2 bars around the area and inside my townhouse I get zero signal.
[17:25] <marcoceppi> well, wifi speed being internet download speeds
[17:25] <marcoceppi> I've got full blown bars here :\
[17:25] <adom> so if my internet goes out, I have to use gf's phone to call support. so if she's out or not home from work, I have to go outside and stand still to get a call out.
[17:26] <adom> I'm on wifi here in the data center, but zero bars of cell signal.
[17:29] <adom> screenshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1qsqclew1r1qd1/2013-12-16%2012.26.11.png
[17:30] <adom> I should also mention, my phone isn't rooted. Completely stock.
[17:34] <marcoceppi> adom: yeah, I use stock android/nexus 4 here
[17:48] <adom> Man this sucks, if I have my way, I don't want to use a contract ever again. Just going to buy my future phone(s) with a credit card if necessary, then go month-to-month.
[17:49] <adom> I'm on the phone-payment plan for T-Mobile so I have like $200 left on the phone I think, but I still have to pay early termination fee if I break contract early. If I bought the phone with a credit card and paid that off while using a no-contract plan, at least then I would be able to change service providers without paying a $200 early termination fee.
[17:49] <adom> damn cell phone providers. have me by me balls.
[17:57] <ChinnoDog> You could sell/trade your contract