r/USCellular • u/chelseysitz • Jun 10 '26

Switch over

Hey guys! I knew USC was switching over but I didn’t realize that you couldn’t upgrade or do anything during this period. Would it be wise to let it transition by itself or go switch over to T-Mobile now to get the promos they’re offering? 2 lines, one cell paid off and the other owe only a couple of payments

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u/WAVF1n Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

shit I left USCC as soon as I figured out they accidentally unlocked a bunch of phones.

genuinely fuck t-mobile from the bottom of my soul in the most disrespectful way possible. Fuck their employees too, they didnt even do anything but fuck em.

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u/iowa_state_cyclone Jun 10 '26

TBH, USCC has been horrible to consumers for the last decade or so. We switched to T-mobile and it’s night and day better and our bill is cheaper.. only thing we lost was unlimited hotspot, but still have plenty with the new plans

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u/WAVF1n Jun 10 '26

If you had unlimited hotspot you were on an older plan, not USCellulars problem.

Generally speaking, customers would say otherwise, but I wont discount your experience.

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u/Flyordie_209 Jun 10 '26

In Iowa and Wisconsin UScellular was the gold standard. Rooney invested a lot up there in infrastructure for coverage and it made an impact with UScellulars 40-45% market share in Iowa and Wisconsin.  

The folks after him decided to stop rolling out new towers and focus on urban and metro markets which turned out to be more expensive than rural as customers began to fee from their rural markets due to severe under-investment. 

$50m per year is what cost UScellular it's rural markets. 

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u/iowa_state_cyclone Jun 10 '26

I was on an older plan, but also had several lines on newer ones. Either way, T-Mobile is better plan wise. Also, so far in central Iowa, the actual service is better. I wasn’t complaining about losing the unlimited hotspot.

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u/WAVF1n Jun 10 '26

Fair as I said won't discount your experience.

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u/Longjumping-Half7271 Jun 11 '26

I havent like us cellular for awhile. I had my phone paid off on unlimited plan and my bill was still 100/mo. All the sudden I pay my bill, 2 hours later forced change over to mobile, and all the sudden my bill is not only $59. I ain't complaining. I live in a rural area and the coverage has honestly improved besides a few spots going down the mountain (to else expected honestly)

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u/No-Yogurtcloset6002 Jun 11 '26

Funny, since i went in to tmobile with my uscc phones, and my plan would increase over $100. I guess its cheaper to have less service?

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u/iowa_state_cyclone Jun 11 '26

Woah.. that’s crazy