My wife and I just switched to T-Mobile a month ago after 15 years with Big Red. Why did we wait so long? The coverage is just as good as VZW and the 4G is faster and more reliable than VZW in my area. I have found no dead spots from my place down to the Chesapeake Bay. I'm hooked on unlimited data. For many years I was always using wifi to keep within the 2 GB allotment. Since I got T-M I'm averaging about 3 GB per week and not actively seeking out wifi. Unfortunately the plan we got is the new T-Mobile ONE Unlimited 55+ plan. No big deal about Netflix because we watch it on Roku on the home TVs.
If you are tired of paying up the wazoo for Big Red, and you have good T-Mobile coverage area, make the switch. They are covering $630 total ETF fees, which I've already received the gift card to use when my next VZW bill generates. VZW tried telling us that T-M has very strict guidelines and would want you to prove the phone you activate is the phone you are having the EFT paid on (that was total BS). Good try Big Red.