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T-Mobile Attacked by AT&T in Newspaper Ad Ahead of Potential Rebranding
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I have been buying my iPhones unlocked since Apple has made them available due to my international travel. This doesn't save me anything with AT&T. If the service is good and there is a better deal on the monthly rate, then I am all for it.
This is a prime example of what's wrong with companies today. Any companies. "If you can't beat your competition on quality, publicly say that what they are doing is ****". Lame tactic.
to each his own
its the complete opposite for me. att hspa+ hits like 6-7 if i am lucky and 10-15 on lte while tmobile gets 15-25 on dchspa. i have never had a dropped call on tmobile on my iphone 4 on edge or my sgs3 where as i am surprised if i get through a day without one on att.
personally what made me move away from att is the fact that their prices kept increasing for fewer features. shared data was the last straw for me
its the complete opposite for me. att hspa+ hits like 6-7 if i am lucky and 10-15 on lte while tmobile gets 15-25 on dchspa. i have never had a dropped call on tmobile on my iphone 4 on edge or my sgs3 where as i am surprised if i get through a day without one on att.
personally what made me move away from att is the fact that their prices kept increasing for fewer features. shared data was the last straw for me
50% Slower data speeds???
So, I'm using an unlocked iPhone 4S on T-Mobile, and I compared with a friend with an iPhone 4S on AT&T. We both had full bars of 3G, and ran a speed test from the same location. My speed was about 2.5x faster than his was, so I'm not sure how they get off saying that T-Mobile is 50% slower.
Also, I've never dropped a call on T-Mo for no reason. And the only time I've failed a call is when I'm in a place with sketchy coverage. So yeah... I've actually had a much better time on T-Mo than I ever did on AT&T.
So, I'm using an unlocked iPhone 4S on T-Mobile, and I compared with a friend with an iPhone 4S on AT&T. We both had full bars of 3G, and ran a speed test from the same location. My speed was about 2.5x faster than his was, so I'm not sure how they get off saying that T-Mobile is 50% slower.
Also, I've never dropped a call on T-Mo for no reason. And the only time I've failed a call is when I'm in a place with sketchy coverage. So yeah... I've actually had a much better time on T-Mo than I ever did on AT&T.
Uhhh, I LOVED T-Mobile when I was on them from 1999-2008, but switched to AT&T when the 3G iPhone came out. After 18 months of AT&T, I was so sick of the absolutely garbage network and dropped calls (in downtown Boston - c'mon) I was willing to pay the early termination fee and switch to Verizon and Android (T-mo was still pretty behind in the phone department back then).
I've been pretty happy with Verizon, but I would consider going back to T-Mobile in a heartbeat. The customer service was awesome! They cut my bill in half one time because while I was in Europe, my blackberry was making data requests that I wasn't aware of, ringing up huge roaming charges. T-Mo was like "well, that sucks, but how about we just cut that week from the bill?"
Dude, Verizons network won't do ANYWHERE near 50Mb. Their technology doesn't support it. Maybe FIOS, but no their LTE network.
Remember when you test, make sure you are not on your Wi-Fi. LOL
And, but the way, what fees does AT&T have that Verizon doesn't. Everytime I have looked its the same or within $5 either way. You work for the eVil empire?
Yeah it does go that fast. I've seen it in person and I've seen screen shots posted online. Maybe not where you live but in Atlanta in certain spots it does. It isn't average but it happens
Also I see a lot of customers that switch to us and save money over them.
When me and my wife moved to the US, AT&T would only let us have a phone with them if we would let them have a $750 deposit PER CUSTOMER. There was a company discount with AT&T and we thought it would be ok.
Turns out AT&T only applies that discount to the base voice costs, which are less than 30% of the bill. <-- we got fooled once
It has been a year, and we are yet to see any of the $1500 dollars of deposit back. <-- we got fooled twice
Our monthly bill is approximately $140, for 700 minutes, 2gb + 200mb plan, one phone without text, and the other with unlimited text. With T-Mobile, we would pay about $30 less for both phones with everything unlimited. <-- we got fooled thrice
Make that those extra $30 x 24 and you have $720, which if summed with the $200 we payed for each phone, is $1120. Hey, I could have bought my iPhone UNLOCKED AND CHEAPER at Apple, and used it with ANY SIM CARD in my travels from DAY 1! <-- we got fooled yet again.
So, yeah AT&T, enjoy all your crap while you can. You had me for the first and absolutely last time.
Oh, and I won't even mention all the times I had to go back to the store in which we bought the phones because they had set up the plans with more minutes and data that we had asked... 3 times...
Turns out AT&T only applies that discount to the base voice costs, which are less than 30% of the bill. <-- we got fooled once
It has been a year, and we are yet to see any of the $1500 dollars of deposit back. <-- we got fooled twice
Our monthly bill is approximately $140, for 700 minutes, 2gb + 200mb plan, one phone without text, and the other with unlimited text. With T-Mobile, we would pay about $30 less for both phones with everything unlimited. <-- we got fooled thrice
Make that those extra $30 x 24 and you have $720, which if summed with the $200 we payed for each phone, is $1120. Hey, I could have bought my iPhone UNLOCKED AND CHEAPER at Apple, and used it with ANY SIM CARD in my travels from DAY 1! <-- we got fooled yet again.
So, yeah AT&T, enjoy all your crap while you can. You had me for the first and absolutely last time.
Oh, and I won't even mention all the times I had to go back to the store in which we bought the phones because they had set up the plans with more minutes and data that we had asked... 3 times...
That was brilliant!
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Funny AT&T would put out an ad like this, as they should know plenty about dropped calls and slow data speeds from their end.
Passionate argument without facts to substantiate! I live right in the smack ATT coverage, and I got less than 1Mbps on 3G, between 5-10Mbps on LTE on a good day. In comparison, Tmobile now gives me 5-10Mbps on 3G. Coverage is a relative thing. Only VZW has the best LTE coverage in my area, 17Mbps everywhere. ATT has been know to be the worst lying thief for all my friends who are stuck on contracts. Prepaid may be the model
Well this is a pretty dirty move from at&t...especially when you factor in that at&t wanted to buy Tmobile...lol
Well my 2 cents is that at&t is pretty scared of Tmobile...
I have both at&t and Tmo, my iphone 5 is on at&t and my nexus 4 is on Tmo.
First off I'd take Tmo over at&t any day of the week, and here's why...
I bought my nexus 4 from the Google play store for $349, and picked up a Tmo sim from they're store and went on a no contract pay as I go plan for only $70 per month, that includes unlimited calls, text, and data...Yup unlimited data for only $70, and I have to say that for the most part it's really really fast out here in NYC.
As for my iphone 5, it's costing me over $100 per month, for unlimited text, 1400 min for calls, and 5GB of data per month...Not nearly as good a deal as Tmo, not to mention I have no contract with Tmo.
When Tmo launches they're LTE network at&t better be ready to loose a lot of customers.
Well my 2 cents is that at&t is pretty scared of Tmobile...
I have both at&t and Tmo, my iphone 5 is on at&t and my nexus 4 is on Tmo.
First off I'd take Tmo over at&t any day of the week, and here's why...
I bought my nexus 4 from the Google play store for $349, and picked up a Tmo sim from they're store and went on a no contract pay as I go plan for only $70 per month, that includes unlimited calls, text, and data...Yup unlimited data for only $70, and I have to say that for the most part it's really really fast out here in NYC.
As for my iphone 5, it's costing me over $100 per month, for unlimited text, 1400 min for calls, and 5GB of data per month...Not nearly as good a deal as Tmo, not to mention I have no contract with Tmo.
When Tmo launches they're LTE network at&t better be ready to loose a lot of customers.
I'm neither with AT&T (never have been), nor T-Mobile, but the ad seems to be a response to claims made by T-Mobile. If so, no reason to pour the hate over AT&T. If you must hate something, let it be the pesky T-Mobile commercials, consisting of a chick riding a bike/helicopter/tank/horse : )
If they're doing this (att) you know they're scared. I switched to tmobile on my factory unlocked iphone 5 last month after testing my area on another iphone months prior. No contract $70/month umlimted everything with no damn caps or throttling. Plowed through at least 10gb in a month to test out. No issues. Most of valley/southern California lit up for me. Had AT&T compared thier "4g" and lte speeds in same area and tmobile blows away. I get 10 down at least, 3-5 up. Very happy. As soon as official carrier software is released later this month on tmobile will have visual voicemail. Everything else is the same. Hate AT&T. Had Verizon initially on 5. Lte smoking fast and good but will plow through 4gbs in days if you don't watch out, that's lame not to mention CDMA call waiting issues no talk and surf on and on, no thanks. Never want to think about data usage again
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I'm confused, why would AT&T take out an ad to point out that AT&T's network is not as good as T-Mobile's?
Yes, I know they are trying to poke fun at T-mobile; however, my wife has T-Mobile and I have AT&T through work, it is very common for her to be able to make and receive calls when I can't. It is also very common when down in San Diego that AT&T's phone will roam onto Mexican cell towers, incurring international roaming fees.
Now, since we are both in the same place when these things happen, I would say that T-Mobile has the better network. Oh, and her internet is far faster, but I am unsure if that's the network or the fact that her phone is an Android and mine is an iPhone.
AT&T has a right to be scared of T-Mobile, especially since they now own MetroPCS, they have lower cost plans, with no contracts and because they use GSM, you can easily bring your own unlocked device. All of this with a better network than AT&T. Add in that T-mobile doesn't put restrictions on the use of their data pans, such as no Facetime over cellular data or no tethering. Yes, I know their official rule is no tethering on unlimited plans, but if you ask them nicely, they will provide with instructions on how to use tethering on their unlimited plans and won't say anything to you about doing so.
Now, factor in Straight Talk and other discount cell providers and the big three's monopoly is seriously threatened for the first time in quite a while. I truly hope this brings them down a few pegs.
Yes, I know they are trying to poke fun at T-mobile; however, my wife has T-Mobile and I have AT&T through work, it is very common for her to be able to make and receive calls when I can't. It is also very common when down in San Diego that AT&T's phone will roam onto Mexican cell towers, incurring international roaming fees.
Now, since we are both in the same place when these things happen, I would say that T-Mobile has the better network. Oh, and her internet is far faster, but I am unsure if that's the network or the fact that her phone is an Android and mine is an iPhone.
AT&T has a right to be scared of T-Mobile, especially since they now own MetroPCS, they have lower cost plans, with no contracts and because they use GSM, you can easily bring your own unlocked device. All of this with a better network than AT&T. Add in that T-mobile doesn't put restrictions on the use of their data pans, such as no Facetime over cellular data or no tethering. Yes, I know their official rule is no tethering on unlimited plans, but if you ask them nicely, they will provide with instructions on how to use tethering on their unlimited plans and won't say anything to you about doing so.
Now, factor in Straight Talk and other discount cell providers and the big three's monopoly is seriously threatened for the first time in quite a while. I truly hope this brings them down a few pegs.
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AT&T throwing stones?
Everyone's experience with the big carriers will vary based upon their location however, personal experience has lead me to conclude that AT&T has the worse network for dropped calls in Atlanta. I have iPhones on Verizon, tmobile, and AT&T and AT&T's service is by far the worse for dropped calls. I find this to be particularly amusing since AT&T Mobility headquarters are located here in Atlanta. You consistently get dropped calls down on the meadow in Piedmont Park, near the mall at Lenox, on the connector near Midtown, and in many in town neighborhoods located in East Atlanta. While it is true that carriers in other cities might have similar issues, AT&T is in no position to throw stones for crappy service. Consumer Reports roasted the company for the 3rd year in a row for bad service and call quality in every major market - even Dallas! Why can't this company get its act straight and simply improve its operations without resorting to gimmicks and crude ad campaigns.
Everyone's experience with the big carriers will vary based upon their location however, personal experience has lead me to conclude that AT&T has the worse network for dropped calls in Atlanta. I have iPhones on Verizon, tmobile, and AT&T and AT&T's service is by far the worse for dropped calls. I find this to be particularly amusing since AT&T Mobility headquarters are located here in Atlanta. You consistently get dropped calls down on the meadow in Piedmont Park, near the mall at Lenox, on the connector near Midtown, and in many in town neighborhoods located in East Atlanta. While it is true that carriers in other cities might have similar issues, AT&T is in no position to throw stones for crappy service. Consumer Reports roasted the company for the 3rd year in a row for bad service and call quality in every major market - even Dallas! Why can't this company get its act straight and simply improve its operations without resorting to gimmicks and crude ad campaigns.
It's nowhere near as bad as T-Mobile is here in Atlanta!
T-Mobile is great when you can actually get a signal.
AT&T ain't all that, but it's better than T-Mobile in Atlanta
Its when youre ringing someone and the call cuts out. It kinda does seem like an American thing tho, as Ive never experienced one dropped call in New Zealand (and our phone network aint that great).