T Mobile

[anon_ph7vrsh7abnty]

Pros? Cons?

Looking to finally move on from AT&T.
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[Anodyne]

Family plan is $100 for four people, with unlimited minutes/text and OK data (can add on, and rollover I think). I think 'family' is loosely interpreted, tho I'm on with the in-laws in Queens.

Or, no contract.

I've been with them 10 or 12 years and almost always get great in-store customer service (can't really speak about remote service).

No real opinion on their marketing strategies.

 

[cowboyvol14]

Cheaper? Yes. Better Coverage? No - not really close unless you are on the coasts and in cities (or maybe on the interstate). Also, since I use my cell for my primary phone it has to work indoors wherever I go, and in some larger/concrete and steel buildings their signal is almost non-existent - their primary frequency simply does not penetrate certain structures well at all. AT&T and Verizon have a strangle-lock on this aspect of service.

Verizon and AT&T are neck and neck, and far ahead for a reason. If your goal is to save a few bucks - ok, but if you need solid coverage across much of the country and want to be able to use the phone in a big building stick with AT&T.

This post was edited on 2/3 7:53 AM by cowboyvol

 

[Anodyne]

Originally posted by cowboyvol:
Cheaper? Yes. Better Coverage? No - not really close unless you are one the coasts and in cities (or maybe on the interstate). Also, since I use my cell for my primary phone it has to work indoors wherever I go, and in some larger/concrete and steel buildings their signal is almost non-existent - their primary frequency simply does not penetrate certain structures well at all. AT&T and Verizon have a strangle-lock on this aspect of service.

Verizon and AT&T are neck and neck, and far ahead for a reason. If your goal is to save a few bucks - ok, but if you need solid coverage across much of the country and want to be able to use the phone in a big building stick with AT&T.

True on the coverage. I'm poor so YMMV.

 

[anon_ph7vrsh7abnty]

So, does it just drop your data if you are out of T-Mobilr tower range?
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[Anodyne]

Originally posted by Adverpoke:
So, does it just drop your data if you are out of T-Mobilr tower range?
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It's gotten better--but I still hit a a fair amount of 2G when travelling outside of cities. My phone signal is spotty inside my house sometimes, which drives me nuts. I have a phone interview on Thursday so I've sitting in various places around the house and watching if my bars go down.

 

[inspoke]

Originally posted by Anodyne:

Originally posted by Adverpoke:
So, does it just drop your data if you are out of T-Mobilr tower range?

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It's gotten better--but I still hit a a fair amount of 2G when travelling outside of cities. My phone signal is spotty inside my house sometimes, which drives me nuts. I have a phone interview on Thursday so I've sitting in various places around the house and watching if my bars go down.

If you have an Iphone 6 or an Android that supports wifi calling, that will solve your indoor problem. Before TMobile came out with their unlimited data and 20 cents a minute while overseas, wifi calling was a great option to call home from most anywhere in the world for free.

 

[anon_ph7vrsh7abnty]

Just so it's clear, will I lose data while driving around streaming or will it just be slow?
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[Anodyne]

It will just slow down until you pick up another 4G signal.

 

[OSUIvan]

Originally posted by Adverpoke:
Just so it's clear, will I lose data while driving around streaming or will it just be slow?
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Dial up slow (ok maybe not dial up but it will feel like it)

 

[ThatOneGuy_rivals330351]

I've recently been in Iceland. Had no problems with T Mobile. Was in Sweden. Had no problems with T Mobile. Just got back from Qatar. Had no problems with T Mobile. Loads of other places. If you travel like this I say definitely go with T Mobile.

 

[WCPoke]

Is Sprint still in business? If so, they have to be on fumes at this point.

 

[parlayn_poke]

Originally posted by ThatOneGuy:
I've recently been in Iceland. Had no problems with T Mobile. Was in Sweden. Had no problems with T Mobile. Just got back from Qatar. Had no problems with T Mobile. Loads of other places. If you travel like this I say definitely go with T Mobile.

Agreed... I've had great luck with them in Oman, UAE, Czech Republic, UK, South Africa, and Egypt.

Domestically, If you spend the vast majority of your time in a larger city, then its pretty good... Otherwise, its pretty shotty.

They are the only carrier with a decent international plan. I pay less with unlimited international data/texts than I did for Verizon domestic.