Unlimited would be great but I’m willing to deal with the trade off considering how much better network coverage is on AT&T. Especially since I use the phone for work on the road and stream 99% on 100mbps wifi.

In practice with an iPhone what I find is that if your phone says you’re connected to LTE you get the 8Mbps and if it says 4G (like when you’re on a call) it’s 4Mbps.

You’re right. What I meant was the plan offering between AT&T brand vs Cricket. I think Crickets coverage got much better after the AT&T purchase but the customer service is definitely not as good. Then again, if you’re self sufficient in getting your tech working I find it’s a tolerable compromise.

No, the maximum speed you will ever see is 8mbps if your phone says LTE on the screen and 4mbps if it says 4G

Totally didn’t mean to be an asshole. I’m a fan!

I fully agree that Cricket is MUCH better than this sad excuse of an offer from AT&T, BUT Cricket does throttle all data to 8Mbps LTE / 4Mbps 4G.