Day 3: #25DaysOfGiveaways – Win $25 Google Play gift card

by Antonio Wells Dec 3, 2012 4:54 PM – 86 Comments

The random winner is knigma!

Day 1 On the first day we gave away $15 worth promo codes to shop our very own app store on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Day 2 And the second day, we gave away $15 gift card to shop Google Play (congrats @lucys_my_name) for Instagramming us the coolest homescreen.

Day 3 Today for day three you can win $25 Google Play gift card to buy apps, music, movies, books & more! We’re keeping this contest simple, all you have to do is comment about your carrier’s service in the comments section below. We’ll choose a winner at random, multiple comments are accepted but only one entry per person this time.

Winner will be chosen by tomorrow morning and contacted via the email used to comment (so use an accurate email!) Follow us on social media as some giveaways don’t hit the site and come back tomorrow to enter to win a cool retro prize.

Tags: 25DaysOfGiveaways, Freebies, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Guide 2012, Who Is Your Carrier Service, Win Google Play Gift Cards

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86 Comments

By JPB on December 3, 2012 at 4:58 pm:

Verizon’s service is terrific, though I could do without their bloatware. Oh wait! I’ve unlocked the bootloader and installed another ROM. I AM doing without their bloatware!

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- By Antonio Wells on December 3, 2012 at 5:10 pm:
  
  Nicely done
  
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By Michael on December 3, 2012 at 4:59 pm:

I am on the Verizon network, I did not like that I had to lose my unlimited data plan. Also when am I going to get Jelly Bean on my GSIII?

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- By Antonio Wells on December 3, 2012 at 5:09 pm:
  
  @Michael from what we hear it may be a few more weeks. Hopefully that’s speed up. I’ve gotten it on T-Mo. Need to check AT&T phone
  
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By diverbelow on December 3, 2012 at 5:02 pm:

I currently have 2 carrier service. I have Verizon since 1/2009 and for home and mostly around the Portland/Vancouver area, service is not too bad with my OG Droid. Where I work is a totally different story. Most of the time, I miss about 90% of my calls and I get data only a few feet by the windows. So I get T-Mobile, while still keeping VZW since my contract ends 2/13 and I get full service with TMO at work.

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- By Antonio Wells on December 3, 2012 at 5:11 pm:
  
  Wow… is critical that your work phone receive those calls?
  
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By darkcat2005 on December 3, 2012 at 5:17 pm:

Mtel is the best in Bulgatia

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By bender23 on December 3, 2012 at 5:21 pm:

T-mobile since 2010: the best carrier I’ve been on!

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By Paul on December 3, 2012 at 5:30 pm:

I have Had Verizon service for 10 years and Typically service is great. I do wish there was more competition as the pricing is getting a bit crazy to even use a phone not including the silly pricing on the data packages. Here’s hoping Google will shake things up next year with their wireless data service.

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By Russell Dickenson on December 3, 2012 at 5:31 pm:

I am with Optus in Australia and although I get good coverage in the city, coverage inside my house is questionable at best. Even when I go out of the house, coverage can vary depending on which side of the house I’m on.

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By knigma on December 3, 2012 at 5:31 pm:

Alaska Communications (ACS) has the best coverage for Voice and 3G Data in Alaska. Also just launched 4G LTE very high speed service 15Mbps/15Mbps most of the time sometimes faster.

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- By Antonio Wells on December 4, 2012 at 2:30 pm:
  
  @knigma Did you get our email? We pulled your name as the winner… hurry up and claim it otherwise we’ll give to someone else!
  
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  - By Antonio Wells on December 4, 2012 at 6:19 pm:
    
    We’re giving it a few more hours, then have to pick a new winner if you can’t claim it.
    
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By raine on December 3, 2012 at 5:44 pm:

Sprint is the way to go, at first i didnt like them as my calls always dropped and didnt have good service but lately they have been awesome. My 4G works great, calls are doing good & best of all they have cheap family plans with unlimited everything. Im with sprint & im happy! #TeamGalaxys2

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By Ashley W on December 3, 2012 at 5:47 pm:

I have had AT&T for 7 years now. The service has been amazing. Even when I was affected by hurricane Sandy I was still able to get in touch with my friends and family. They have been wonderful and the service is incredible. They helped me when I was late with my last payment due to missing work for weeks because my buisness had no power due to the hurricane and nor’Easter. Love my new galaxy s3 and the 4g lte service! Go AT&T!!

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By Ashley on December 3, 2012 at 5:49 pm:

Sprint is awesome. They have the cheapest prices for families and great customer service ! I love sprint and their 4g LTE. Have been with them for 11 years and counting.

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By Liluparra on December 3, 2012 at 6:05 pm:

I am on tigo Colombia and it’s ok the data plan is very fast. The only bad is that i want jelly bean in my s3 but nothing. Sorry for my english

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By Kevin on December 3, 2012 at 6:06 pm:

I currently have the Motorola Triumph through Virgin Mobile. The phone itself is horrible which is why I am on my 6th or 7th replacement within a year but you cannot beat the price. I’ve had some issues regarding dropped calls and also with texts not going through but for the most part I get service pretty much everywhere. As soon as they start getting a wider selection of phones I’ll be set!

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- By Antonio Wells on December 3, 2012 at 6:11 pm:
  
  @Kevin have you seen Virgin’s Reverb or EVO 3D? We’ve reviewed them… nice phones!
  
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By Willy on December 3, 2012 at 6:08 pm:

Sprint is trying. Trying my patience. In sparsely populated areas I roam a lot. Service is good. Phones are too. Been with them for over ten years.

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By Dorian on December 3, 2012 at 6:20 pm:

I like Sprint. best data plans out there!

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By dbareis on December 3, 2012 at 6:30 pm:

Optus is good enough for the price in Melbourne, Australia

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By Rachel on December 3, 2012 at 6:36 pm:

On M1 in Singapore. 12gb worth of data every month, what more can I ask for.:)

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By Amy on December 3, 2012 at 6:37 pm:

I have Verizon. Their service is better than any of the other carriers I have tried. Very reliable.

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By Tim on December 3, 2012 at 6:44 pm:

I’ve been with Rogers for the last year. Coverage is spotty,and have received texts hours after they’ve been sent.
$60 a month, with 2 gig data cap.
1 more year on the contract to go. Thank God.

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By Arcemenal on December 3, 2012 at 6:48 pm:

My carrier is pretty good. I’m with bell and they do a good job with their plans and their reception is the same as Rogers but the same price. They work reeally good with smartphones though because they give you a lot of data for cheap and of course this is all in Canada by the way but yeah, Bell’s pretty good as my service provider.

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By Thomas on December 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm:

I have C-Spire and have been pretty happy with them. They are a smaller carrier, but they seem adequate for my usage. I hear they are working to roll out LTE in my area soon, so I am looking forward to that.

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By DamonZ28 on December 3, 2012 at 7:06 pm:

US Cellular has great customer service, great rates, and are very professional. Just purchased a Samsung Galaxy S3 and was very pleased with everything. Even got a $50 credit when it went on sale the following week!

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By mrcapncaveman on December 3, 2012 at 7:12 pm:

I use Verizon, the service is really good but I hate the bill when it shows up!

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By Mark Roedel on December 3, 2012 at 7:13 pm:

Another Virgin Mobile subscriber…my HTC One V is my first smart phone. Like @Kevin, it’s mostly about the value (but I’m satisfied with both the device and the services).

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By Erwin on December 3, 2012 at 7:30 pm:

I’m with T-Mobile for a very long time. I’m eligible for a new phone upgrade, but they require me to change my $20 5gb unlimited data plan to a current data plan, which is essentially the same 5gb unlimited data plan but at $35. Sucks!

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By Roel on December 3, 2012 at 7:32 pm:

I’m with the magenta company T-Mo, and I’ve been pretty happy with the service except when I’m in my client’s office…otherwise, I enjoy my unlimited data and hotspot..

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By Craig Nicolson on December 3, 2012 at 7:45 pm:

On Vodafone here… Speeds kinda suck and coverage is sometimes poor but I get by. 500MB of data is tough to get by on though.

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By Brian on December 3, 2012 at 8:03 pm:

I’m with Rogers and their service has been consistently dependable. The price is rather high, though. Still, I’m glad they sold me a Samsung Galaxy Nexus that I could root and hack around with, and it didn’t come preinstalled with a bunch of bloatware. I’m satisfied with Rogers overall.

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By garnet on December 3, 2012 at 8:35 pm:

att for a few years…great reception…calls not dropped…don’t think I could be happier.

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By Ivan Ramirez on December 3, 2012 at 8:40 pm:

After trying all major carriers, all I can say is that in South Florida, Verizon is the most consistent and reliable carrier.

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By Jason on December 3, 2012 at 8:41 pm:

I’ve always been happy with the service I get from Verizon.

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By lAli on December 3, 2012 at 9:01 pm:

T-Mobile has pretty good service and coverage, although there are some areas where their coverage is horrendous. At least their plans are cheap.

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By dswartze on December 3, 2012 at 9:05 pm:

Love my Verizon Wireless service, but hate the bill!!!!

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By Ravi on December 3, 2012 at 9:24 pm:

I like my at&t. Not sure why they get worst rankings all the time

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By Troy on December 3, 2012 at 9:25 pm:

Verizon and ATT have great coverage in my work/home area so no complaints except for ATT’s customer service…

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By AmandaLia on December 3, 2012 at 9:42 pm:

I absolutely love at&t! They have the best customer service!

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By Florin on December 3, 2012 at 10:20 pm:

If you live in the Balkans and want a great set of data plans go for Cosmote. But they will never ever have good offers for phones, only for the iphone. But I want a droid!

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By Dave Baker on December 3, 2012 at 10:22 pm:

Verizon coverage is great but I’m gone when plan up and my unlimited is gone, if I have to pay full price for phone might as well get a unlocked and choose month to month with no lockdown

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By abalboa3 on December 3, 2012 at 10:58 pm:

I’ve had AT&T for about 5 years now, and while they seem to be slow to get updates to our network here (no LTE yet) the overall service is great. No missed messages or speed calls. The data speeds are pretty good. I came over to AT&T after being with Sprintfire about 10 years. Huge difference in data speeds and more reliable sms delivery.

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By bruce on December 3, 2012 at 10:59 pm:

I have T-Mobile. For the most part it’s pretty good but there are some good parts and some bad parts but mostly good, their customer service is incredibly wonderful

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By Ryan on December 3, 2012 at 11:08 pm:

I love US Cellular. Been there since 2004! Wouldn’t change to anyone else

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By Jason Vasquez on December 3, 2012 at 11:22 pm:

Verizon 4G is crazy fast in my area. Switched after Sprint dumped WiMax.

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By oscar on December 3, 2012 at 11:22 pm:

I have sprint and live in a non 4g area. I gotta be honest, the network is pretty slow and wish it was faster, but for the money it’t worth it

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By Jason Vasquez on December 3, 2012 at 11:24 pm:

Verizon 4G is the only 4G in my area. Switched after Sprint dumped WiMax.

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By Jason Vasquez on December 3, 2012 at 11:27 pm:

Switched to Verizon after Sprint dumped WiMax.

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By Jason Vasquez on December 3, 2012 at 11:28 pm:

Switched to V after Sprint dumped WiMax.

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By Jason Vasquez on December 3, 2012 at 11:29 pm:

Am on Verizon and att. Dumped sprint after they discontinued WiMax.

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By Simon on December 3, 2012 at 11:32 pm:

I am on the new 4G service with Optus in Sydney using a Padfone 2. Speedtest shows I am getting 53087 kbps download. However, their biggest plan gives me just 4Gb of data per month which I can chew through in only 10 mins 47 seconds. Any advice what to do for the other 44629 minutes and 13 seconds?

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By a-bomb on December 3, 2012 at 11:46 pm:

vodafone egypt, they were good but now their 3g coverage is so bad, thinking about leaving them.

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By Seth on December 4, 2012 at 12:49 am:

I have been a Verizon Wireless customer since the establishment of the company. Their customer service was excellent until about 18 months ago when it began to erode and I feel like my loyalty has been completely forgotten.

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