Do you get a good signal with virgin mobile?

I'm just curious I was thinking about getting a spare phone but as a pre-paid plan instead and virgin mobile was the only one that had an iphone available, main reason I want an iphone is because I use Pinger a lot, I've looked at some answers for if its a good carrier for reception but the question was old so I'm not sure if it has gotten better or worse over the years.

Compare it to other brands out there if you can.

I used to have AT&T but I switched to Virgin Mobile in Sept of 2011. For me, most areas VM's signal is as good as AT&T's. At work, however where I used to get full bars with AT&T I get no signal with VM. Also, while on a car trip last year (from Los Angeles to San Francisco) I had no problems with getting a good signal. I had no problems in Anaheim a couple of months ago.
VM uses Sprint towers so it depends on the location of the Sprint towers in your area.

Virgin Mobile USA runs off of Sprints network.

Check the coverage in your area on Virgin Mobile USA's wesbite.

I have Virgin Mobile USA - for ME, the service isn't that great.AT&T and Verizon have superb coverage BUT they have the prices to prove it!

Virgin Mobile USA is a great option!

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