[Discuss] Wireless Cell Phone Provider

[kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)]

On 10/15/25 8:40 AM, MC wrote:
> Any suggestions?

A data point:

I am on T-Mobile for two lines that cost far too much. I get unlimited 
on-device data and recently confirmed I can put the SIM in a cheap 
little tablet I bought and it /will/ work there*. Sharing my connection 
via hotspot or tethering I get 3GB on one line and 10GB on the other. I 
have unlimited voice to US, Canada, and Mexico, I have unlimited voice 
roaming in Canada and Mexico. I have a few GB of data roaming in Canada 
and I think Mexico.

Service seems pretty reliable. Coverage between Boston and Montreal is 
good on the freeway, but I assume still lacking for rural areas off 
major roads. My phone does 5G, and when I look at it in Boston, NYC, or 
LA it seems to always say "5G".

I run voice messages through Google Voice so I have no idea how well 
their answering machine works.

They periodically have breakins and massive data leaks.


-kb, the Kent who would love to switch to better if he knew what that was.


* When in tourist-mode the bigger screen of even a small tablet is so 
much nicer for maps, and for looking up things. And tablets seem to have 
relatively bigger batteries which is nice when, as a tourist, I use it 
more and plug it in less.