Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
While I’ve used T-Mobile-based prepaid brands in the past, I’ve generally favored AT&T or Verizon-based networks, since the area where I live has historically had poor T-Mobile performance. Recently, I learned that T-Mobile’s service had improved locally, so I decided to test it out for myself. One of the first options I picked up was Metro by T-Mobile, mainly because I’d never really had any firsthand experience with it.
Previously, my impression of Metro was that it was a lot like Total and Cricket, only somewhat worse. After all, Total and Cricket are similarly priced, and yet they at least offer higher-priority data on their more expensive plans. I’ve now come to realize that much of my earlier impression had more to do with T-Mobile’s performance in my area than with any real failing on Metro’s part. Simply put, I was wrong about Metro by T-Mobile.
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With improved performance in my area, I can now see the appeal
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
I’ll admit, Metro always confused me. On paper, it seemed very similar to other premium prepaid brands like Verizon’s Total Wireless or AT&T’s Cricket Wireless. All three offer in-store support, phone promos, and other perks that feel more like what you’d get from a postpaid carrier than a typical prepaid one. The only real drawback was that Metro offered the same lower-priority data access across all its plans, while the others had premium tiers with higher priority.
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I used to consider low priority a bad word, and I typically avoided prepaid options that didn’t offer higher-priority data, such as Metro by T-Mobile. After all, lower priority basically means “guaranteed snail speeds,” right? There’s some truth to that, but as I’ve learned, regional differences can really complicate things.
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