<p>I'm sure there was a thread on this before, but I couldn't find it. I didn't want to use Pomona's answers because it's so far away.</p>
<p>So which company has the best phone service at Mudd? I assume the wireless data isn't needed because all of Mudd has wifi - is that correct?</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>When I visited Mudd last month, I asked people and they generally said that Verizon and Sprint worked the best. DO NOT USE T-MOBILE. It wouldn’t work in the dorms I stayed in or most of the buildings.</p>
<p>Yes, all of Mudd has wifi.</p>
<p>My daughter uses Verizon and it works perfect not only on Mudd but throughout the area! I will leave the wi-fi q/a for a student who has used the system.</p>
<p>Verizon worked reasonably well for us when we visited the campus too.</p>
<p>yup. i say no to T-mobile too. att or verizon is the way to go.
Also, a phone that uses wi-fi is very likely going to have a mandatory data plan</p>
<p>We wanted to make T-mobile work, but even trying to use Mudd’s wifi to boost the signal didn’t work (we did still had to pay for the data plan). We ended up moving our daughter to Verizon and she has had great reception.</p>
<p>Our son uses AT&T. He had issues with Verizon with dropped calls in the Outer Dorms.</p>
<p>Curious. My T-Mobile phone seems to work fine throughout Mudd, except in Garrett.</p>
<p>Oh, geekmom – Whatever phone service your son has, would suggest you make sure he can receive email on his phone. A lot of Muddly business seems to be conducted or announced on short notice by email.</p>
<p>Our Mudder is quite happy with Virgin Mobile’s “Beyond Talk” plan, only $25/month prepaid. You get unlimited text, email, data, & web, plus 300 anytime minutes.</p>
<p>VM uses the Sprint network.</p>
<p>I have T-Mo here, and while the reception is, yeah, pretty bad, it’s not a problem. I do have to be outside or in my room to make calls, which is really fine. When I do have 3G reception (in my room and outside; also, at the other colleges) it’s EXTREMELY fast. Also, if cost is a factor (which it is for me) then T-Mo is a good deal.</p>
<p>…I think that the suggestion that (phone-based) email access is a necessity is a little ridiculous. I’m a CS major, so I do at least as much communication via email as most, and I definitely do not have a data plan. As long as you check your email a few times a day (I usually check around lunch, just before dinner, and some time in the evening), you’ll be fine. My roommate gets by checking her email at most once a day. Sometimes she misses things, but its never been that big of a deal. There are certainly advantages of keeping up with email, but its also a good idea to keep it from invading the rest of your life. There’s a lot of email that goes around Mudd, and not all of it really needs to be read.</p>
<p>If cost is a factor, I would suggest a go-phone (if you only need minimal call/text) or a basic Virgin Mobile plan. As for T-Mo, You may as well stick with it if you’re in a contract or family plan, but it really isn’t worth it if the same services are available for even a slightly higher cost from a different company. Two of my friends finally escaped their contracts last month, and they are very happy to have finally left the land of sketchy reception.</p>
<p>I personally have AT&T. It works great and sometimes gets calls deep in academics. With my old phone, I never missed calls underground, but my latest doesn’t have a very good antenna. I spend about an hour on the phone with my parents every weekend, so the family plan makes sense for us, even though it wouldn’t be very cost effective for everyone.</p>