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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 by sethco »

nivla wrote: post #25
kgermino wrote: 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 have had great experience being on T-mobile for about 5 years. Their customer service is exceptional and they also allow you to unlock your phone after 3 months. However there are a couple of things that do irritate me: [1] They sniff the header of every web-request looking for desktop browser string. If found they sent you a warning text threatening to cut off your service. It sucks especially when you move to a n…

I have a Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile which I occasionally use to tether my laptop and I have never gotten a warning like that. I have the unlimited voice/data/text plan but don't pay for tethering (which stock Android supports natively of course).

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

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Post by fady »

ScottWhigham wrote: post #38
danielweber wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

As someone on AT&T now but whose contract has expired, I read stuff like this with great interest. I tested my friend's iphone 5 last week here and he was getting 22mb d/l and 10mb u/l. I could swear at AT&T a whole lot but still enjoy those speeds.

are you in SF? i live in cole valley and have terrible at&t service. its been terrible ever since i moved here, though, at&t has given me discounts, credits, even a microcell (requires highspeed internet). now i get full bars in my house, though,as soon as i step outside its back to one little bar.

i wonder if my microcell will work with tmobile? i'm out of contract and have been thinking about switching.

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

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Post by SeanLuke »

rjv wrote: post #60
pkulak wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm on T-Mobile, but I'm not going to lie: Verizon has a superior network. All that 700mhz LTE is amazing. However, T-Mobile's network is fine for me (their DC HSPA network really does approach LTE speeds at times), and they more than make up for it with things that I also care about that you mentioned.

DC you say? I'm in Arlington/Alexandria, any info about their coverage there? I'm definitely interested in switching from Verizon soon.

I am a T-Mobile user in Alexandria. Coverage in Old Town is zero in many places.

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

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Post by PeterBB »

kgermino wrote: 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?

T-Mobile is great in Chicago. The network goes to shit as soon as you try to go downstate, though.

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

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Post by dauoalagio »

enraged_camel wrote: post #76

Funny, I have been thinking about this just today. I'm currently paying $200+ a month for my iPhone on AT&T. How does T-Mobile compare, and how good are they in Southern California?

http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx/ Looks pretty good to me

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

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Post by MarcParadise »

kgermino wrote: 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?

It's adequate in their mapped service coverage areas - but if you go into any kind of sizable building, expect reception to go way down.

There are plenty of businesses nearby where I'll have a full signal outside, but once I'm indoors it drops off to Edge network.

There are also blank spots of little to no data coverage that have no reasonable explanation.

That said, I'm aware of this and think it's worth the trade-off. I'm not going to another network anytime soon.

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

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Post by bgar »

Just a couple of days ago I managed to get my unlocked iPhone 5 on T-Mobile with a great plan: 30/mo with unlimited web and text, 100 minutes. I don't talk much on the phone so this is great for me.

It was kind of hard to set up at first, but now I would easily be able to do it again.

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

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Post by eropple »

nivla wrote: post #63
paragonred wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been using T-mobile for about 5 years as well and have been tethering for about 3 years with no issue. I just have a regular data plan. No hotspot option or anything. I wonder why this isn't happening to everyone?

Interesting, din't know it was uncommon. Could they be targeting certain areas, maybe the ones with high data usage? It happened to me when I moved to NYC and found myself stuck in an apt with no internet for the first few days.

I had the same thing happen when I moved, after I racked up around 800MB of data on my tethering (easier than you think). I didn't get a text, but I'd get redirected to an "upgrade now!" page. I spoofed my user agent on my laptop for the next couple days (because, shit, I'm paying for it, I'm going to use it), and had to do the same when I tethered for about a month or it'd redirect me. Since then, nothing.
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