GoKawiilT-Mobile recently forced its legacy customers to adopt its modern phone plans, which has rankled plenty of people who were happy with their grandfathered plans (or just don't like change). That's given thousands of subscribers a reason to shop elsewhere, and many of them are no doubt looking at Verizon.
But phone plans can be confusing, so I'm here to compare these two heavyweight carriers in terms of specs (like 5G speed and hotspot data), cost and perks (like streaming services).
T-Mobile and Verizon aren't the only carriers, of course, but them being among the biggest players means you're likely looking at them first before checking out smaller providers or prepaid options (many of which are owned by T-Mobile, Verizon and the third major company, AT&T).
It's not just T-Mobile that's disrupted its customers. After Verizon's widespread and lengthy outage in January, you may be getting around to investigating alternatives. While every carrier suffers from service outages, that one was especially impactful, and the causes were never revealed.
T-Mobile
Last year, T-Mobile nabbed the title of Best Mobile Network in the US by Ookla, and it wrapped the calendar by being named the best carrier for network quality by J.D. Power. What's notable here is that both of those titles used to be dominated by Verizon. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by CNET's parent company, Ziff Davis.)
T-Mobile Like T-Mobile's 5G network is generally robust and has broad coverage
T-Mobile's 5G network is generally robust and has broad coverage 5-year price guarantee on its higher-tier plans
5-year price guarantee on its higher-tier plans T-Satellite service in places without signal
T-Satellite service in places without signal T-Mobile Tuesdays and Magenta rewards program Don't like One of the most appealing options, the Better Value plan, is offered for a limited time, though T-Mobile has not set an end date for its availability
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