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Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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post #9

You can apply the IPCC file without jailbreaking, although I believe it still requires erasing all your settings and contents. The IPCC file is a ZIP file with a bunch of images and XML files with interesting settings within. There's a lot of superfluous FUD ("iOS uses more data than other smartphones, even when idle", which is not true) regarding iOS in the article.

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Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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post #2

Another win for T-Mobile. I have to say, for all the negative things I've heard about them in past years, the more I hear about the company the harder I think about switching from Verizon. No contracts for service, they separated phone subsidies from phone service, and reasonably priced data plans. Does anyone use T-Mobile? How is their network?

I've been with them for 3-4 years in NYC/NJ. I've been nothing but happy, and in Jersey City, they've got better coverage than AT&T and Verizon (anecdotal, but repeatable, data).

Their phone support has always been fantastic for me.

Right before they switched to no-contract mode, I called in to cancel a USB data card I wasn't using much anymore. I have a phone (no contract, unlocked nexus 4) as well as that card, that had finished its contract some time ago. They gave me ~40% off of my entire bill if I agreed to a 2 yr contract.

Then again, when I go out into some parts of the country, I get almost no signal. There was an HN post some time ago with a map of comparative cell-coverage.

Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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post #9

You can apply the IPCC file without jailbreaking, although I believe it still requires erasing all your settings and contents. The IPCC file is a ZIP file with a bunch of images and XML files with interesting settings within. There's a lot of superfluous FUD ("iOS uses more data than other smartphones, even when idle", which is not true) regarding iOS in the article.

It doesn't require you to erase your settings and contents [1]. You only have to do that if you want to revert or something goes wrong. It's actually very easy to install without a jailbreak.

[1] http://www.itweakios.com/apps/blog/show/26861181-updated-at-...

Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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post #2

Another win for T-Mobile. I have to say, for all the negative things I've heard about them in past years, the more I hear about the company the harder I think about switching from Verizon. No contracts for service, they separated phone subsidies from phone service, and reasonably priced data plans. Does anyone use T-Mobile? How is their network?

I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile because AT&T just pissed me off with mandatory data plans.

T-Mobile's network is nowhere near as good for me as AT&T's was. I hope that it improves. The biggest problem is looking at my phone and seeing "0 bars."

Also, the data plan doesn't work with one of my phones. Ironically, the same phone AT&T forced me to have a data plan for. Maybe it would have never worked.

Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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I just added two iPhone 5s to my AT&T family plan, and I regret it. They use up their data allotment in about 4 days, even if they never leave the home wifi, so I insist that the cellular data is kept off and only enabled when needed. Meanwhile, the WP8 and Android devices on our plan use only a fraction of their data allotment each month. Is it possible that Apple is responsible for this problem, and should do something about their devices being such data hogs?

Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

#17
post #2

Another win for T-Mobile. I have to say, for all the negative things I've heard about them in past years, the more I hear about the company the harder I think about switching from Verizon. No contracts for service, they separated phone subsidies from phone service, and reasonably priced data plans. Does anyone use T-Mobile? How is their network?

I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile because AT&T just pissed me off with mandatory data plans. T-Mobile's network is nowhere near as good for me as AT&T's was. I hope that it improves. The biggest problem is looking at my phone and seeing "0 bars." Also, the data plan doesn't work with one of my phones. Ironically, the same phone AT&T forced me to have a data plan for. Maybe it would have never worked.

I did the same thing.

No issues as far as service goes unless I go someone in the middle of nowhere Indiana.

TMobile isn't perfect, but they don't have me swearing at them every month like AT&T did. The fact that I can bounce anytime is a huge bonus in my opinion.

Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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post #2

Another win for T-Mobile. I have to say, for all the negative things I've heard about them in past years, the more I hear about the company the harder I think about switching from Verizon. No contracts for service, they separated phone subsidies from phone service, and reasonably priced data plans. Does anyone use T-Mobile? How is their network?

TMobile in Portland OR, Seattle WA, SF/Bay Area I tested around 16-20MG/s, in other areas (Reno NV, Boise ID) of western US, "4G" runs between 4-8MG/s.

OpenSignal and SpeedTest are the apps that I used.

Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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post #9

You can apply the IPCC file without jailbreaking, although I believe it still requires erasing all your settings and contents. The IPCC file is a ZIP file with a bunch of images and XML files with interesting settings within. There's a lot of superfluous FUD ("iOS uses more data than other smartphones, even when idle", which is not true) regarding iOS in the article.

The superfluous FUD that you quoted was actually the article quoting the carrier, and their excuses for doing such a thing.

Re: Your iPhone and iPad Are Limited. T-Mobile is the Exception

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post #13

Newsflash: many of your cars are governor limited to 120 or 130 miles per hour, even though the car could go faster. The vast conspiracy!

Indeed. And much like high-speed highway driving, if my iphone 4s were to use its full internet bandwidth, i would be a mortal danger to my fellow man. Oh wait.
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