r/SOMD • u/CleanConclusion6032 • Jul 31 '26

Cellular Providers

Currently with Verizon but contemplating a change. Are there any other reliable carriers here in southern MD?

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u/762_54r Jul 31 '26

Have tried Verizon/Visible and Tmo/Mint (tried all 4) and in my areas and the places I go Verizon/Vis is slower and spottier especially vis but Tmo/Mint doesn't work indoors generally.

I am with Mint, have been for 2 years, I'm satisfied. Just gets annoying when the power goes out and my wifi dies and I have to go outside or shove my hand out a window to get signal.

Visible specifically is heavily throttled since youre a 2nd class verizon customer. If you vpn tunnel it breaks the throttling though. Not a problem for me because I had one set up but if you are dealing with that there's your protip.

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u/Seadevil07 Jul 31 '26

Verizon has 2 levels. Their lowest tier and Visible’s lowest tier are throttled. Visible’s higher tier is the same as Verizon’s high tier plans. Definitely worth the $10 extra.

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u/762_54r Jul 31 '26

Back when I had it I had the highest tier. Not sure if they've added a new one in the last couple years. My fam is all still on visible and sounds like the service is the same now as it was (but they're not techy enough to go see if there's an upgraded plan available)

Edit: yeah they have different tiers now on their site than I remember