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[–] sbt2160p 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Boost Mobile isn't a carrier, it's an MVNO run by Sprint on the Sprint network.

The big question that you need to ask yourself is whether you're morally able to support one of the Big Two mobile service companies, AT&T or Verizon, and likely get good service. Or if you're willing to put up with sub-par service on T-Mobile or Sprint. It's that simple.

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[–] rottenwheel [S] ago 

TIL what MVNO means. Interesting new knowledge, thanks!

What have you heard about Sprint? Thus far there's a balance between those who say their coverage and reliability is acceptable and the others who say it is not worth it and I should not ever try migrating over to Sprint.

Morally speaking I'm going after this kind of handcrafted, local carrier that doesn't happen to have as many customers as the biggest counterparts. Read: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile or even Sprint itself, yet preserves the functionality intact and has great deals. I keep hearing bad things regarding MetroPCS and Cricket. The former for being just not reliable at all and the latter because it's filled with latinos, lol. That leaves me with Boost Mobile only, as the 'best' option out there to avoid filling rich pockets and receive a good service.

When writing those big companies, I came to the thought Sprint is somewhat the smallest of the biggest, what do you think? Both T-Mobile and Sprind seem to be the smaller, compared to the others. I pursue an ethical company (irony...)

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[–] sbt2160p 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Sprint is very location specific, much like T-Mobile. It's a toss-up on whether they're good in a particular area or not. Maybe check RootMetrics' website for details on performance in the areas you're interested in. They have a lot of data and a good coverage map.

http://www.rootmetrics.com/en-US/home

And again regarding MVNOs... MetroPCS is just T-Mobile. Cricket is AT&T. Boost Mobile is Sprint. There pretty much are no small, local carriers like what you're seeking.