So all the news sounds great but what is really going on in the front end for the customers. I tried Tmobile a few times in the past year for 1-2 weeks at a time and the coverage was terrible. They say they been doing a lot the last year or so are you seeing any difference? I'm looking to hear from those using an iPhone 6S or similar device that supports the additional new band tmobile is using. What is service like in NY, NJ, CT, PA now? Do you see improvements, better indoor coverage or coverage where no coverage existed before? I also hear about a year ago they were looking to add MIMO type antennas to all towers to improve range, etc are you seeing this benefit? I'm thinking about testing the service again and am curious what real users are seeing out there.
-Mike
I decided to give Tmobile another try. Currently testing using iPhone 6S. So far I'm seeing a signal of no more than 2 bars (indoors) in all areas of NJ I have visited which is fine as long as the signal is stable enough for use. Data speed tests look ok but nothing impressive that I have seen so far, AT&T would be very similar or even better. I have seen reports of the new band 12 (which helps improves indoor coverage) being seen in use in parts of NJ which sounds promising. As long as I get a usable signal regardless of what band is being used in all the places I need it I may stick around and give it perhaps two weeks of testing. One thing I have with AT&T that Tmobile doesn't have is a good phone App that lets me reports quality data on service issues, etc directly to AT&T (aka Mark the Spot). I have used this App a lot over the years and would love if others would join me in sending the suggestion to Tmobile to build something like that which would benefit them tremendously! All carriers should have something like that App as it provides them with a ton of accurate information and data they can use to help improve their networks and become aware of specific service issues. As far as pricing goes Tmobile is not cheap at all for 1 line. $50 for 2GB is not cheap at all! I do like the fact they they exclude things like data usage for apps like Pandora which I use quite a bit and likely is what easts the bulk of my data (I wonder if they throttle this usage or if it's always un-throttled LTE speed where available on the network).
Does anybody know if Tmobile includes data roaming at no extra cost for simple plan subscribers?
-Mike