[16:38] 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] adom: I just use TMobile [17:03] marcoceppi: that's who I use now and want to switch [17:04] you get signal anywhere near DC? [17:04] yeah you probably get good signal that close to DC [17:04] down here in Woodbridge they suck [17:05] talking with TMo support chat now to see if I can get ETF waiver for bad signal because i moved down here [17:05] unsure how it will go [17:16] adom: I get 4G and great wifi speeds in falls church [17:16] and all around the beltway [17:25] 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] well, wifi speed being internet download speeds [17:25] I've got full blown bars here :\ [17:25] 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] I'm on wifi here in the data center, but zero bars of cell signal. [17:29] screenshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1qsqclew1r1qd1/2013-12-16%2012.26.11.png [17:30] I should also mention, my phone isn't rooted. Completely stock. [17:34] adom: yeah, I use stock android/nexus 4 here [17:48] 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] 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] damn cell phone providers. have me by me balls. [17:57] You could sell/trade your contract