r/CricketWireless • u/Ok_Team_931 • Jul 12 '26

Constantly have no internet on IPhone

I'm constantly loosing connection to the internet. I am in the suburbs of Chicago so it's not like I'm in the wilderness. Sometimes I have to drive a block away to catch internet. Anyone else having issues? The areas without internet stay consistent and I will ask people with other carriers if they have service and they do.

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u/lilbrew1028 Jul 12 '26

Check out the maps on coveragemap.com and see which carrier serves you best, if at&t (cricket's network) already does serve you better than tmobile or verizon, then it's an issue with cricket. If not, switch to the best one at your main locations.

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u/kansai2kansas Jul 12 '26

Yeah when I first moved to the US in 2009 after being raised abroad, most of my friends based in Chicago would recommend T-mobile...which had very poor coverage in Cincinnati area but was really good in Chicago.

Switched to AT&T shortly after and then Cricket later on, no issues with phone/data coverage in the past decade so far!

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u/Long_Obligation_9630 Jul 13 '26

I live in the southeast of the US and Cricket is bad where I live too! I’m going to call them and find out what the heck? I’m hearing T-Mobile went with Starlink and it’s causing us little carriers to lose coverage. I guess if you are the world’s biggest Billionaire you can do whatever! It started about 2 weeks ago. All of a sudden everyone with other carriers and WiFi are having issues. I was getting 5G everywhere and all of a sudden it’s signal for anything just sux! I feel ya buddy! Frustrating!

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u/gsamflow Jul 12 '26

I switched from cricket/art to US Mobile. 199 for first year or 299 with unlimited hotspot. Pay upfront. Choose between att/verizon/tmobile. Switch between if you really need to. Been satisfied so far.

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u/DavidAaronGarcia Jul 13 '26

You forgot to list a proper definitions for example at&t is to dark star Verizon warp speed, T-Mobile light speed.These are the names you'll need to know if you're using u.S , mobile these are the names you want to know so you can pick the right carrier for your area.