Finally Switching from Verizon Wireless to T-Mobile

I finally threw off the shackles of Verizon Wireless last Wednesday. I chose T-Mobile instead for the following reasons:

• I sometimes travel internationally and am much better off with a pure GSM provider.
• Verizon is very slow to establish agreements with countries that do have CDMA networks.
  
• There are countries where dual-mode phones from Verizon will not work at all. This is generally the case for GSM countries with American frequencies (850/1900 MHz) such as Bolivia and Paraguay.
  
• T-Mobile doesn't lock down its devices the way Verizon does. I can install my own apps much more easily.

It also turns out that myFaves is a real winner. If you have a provider with a non-800 access number, you get close to unlimited outbound calling.

See also:

• HowardForums T-Mobile forum
  
• HowardForums T-Mobile wiki
• Free incoming calls on T-Mobile