Apple Watch Series 3 Limited to 3G-Like Speeds on T-Mobile [Update: Now 4G LTE]

[coolbreeze]

I love how everyone is freaking out all of a sudden. FYI, Samsung watches have required this fee for years.

Welcome. And you'll hate Qi since it's slow first-gen Qi. No fast wireless charging. Yikes.

 

[shk718]

To add the new LTE Apple Watch, which can make calls, text and use LTE data without being connected to an iPhone, costs $10. As far as I know it must use the DIGITS feature, and does share a phone number. I don't think it's possible to give the watch a phone number different from your iPhone.

T Mobile has dropped the 512kbps throttling, however, so they are on par with At&T, Verizon and Sprint in offering full speed 4G LTE service now.

I think/hope you’re wrong. T-Mobile’s website says their digits program is free. Look here:

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-34411

 

[zone23]

I'm not bias. But fortunately, I have been getting good speeds. Sucks that I have to pay $10 for my sons iPad Pro, my wife's iPad Pro and now for my watch when I get. Fudge it, it is what it is. I'll continue to pay because I want it.

Same, I will turn on LTE at first then if I find its not worth it I will just turn it off. I generally always have my phone.
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Yes, it seems you are bad at math. How is this better? I am paying $100 for two lines and $10 for Netflix. A person on the non-promotion two-line plan is paying $120 for two lines and free Netflix. Seems like I'm $10 ahead.

The $160 per four line plan is unchanged;
it was not on a promotion before.

Math:

100/2=50
160/4=40

40<50

and for 160 netflix is included along with all taxes and fees. Please feel free to show your math skills. Maybe our issue is your basing your cost on two lines and I'm on four not sure..

 

[MrGuder]

Whelp, that just made the decision not to get the Apple Watch easier. Better luck next time, Apple. Make some better deals with the carriers.

Can you imagine if Apple would have announced at the keynote...oh and we've made a deal with the carriers only $10.00 a month to add the Apple Watch LTE to your existing plan however check your carrier as some may be slightly higher as they take advantage of our new premium product.

Seriously, at $10.00 plus fees these carriers are going to be making loads of money off this watch.

 

[rillrill]

Can you imagine if Apple would have announced at the keynote...oh and we've made a deal with the carriers only $10.00 a month to add the Apple Watch LTE to your existing plan however check your carrier as some may be slightly higher as they take advantage of our new premium product.

Seriously, at $10.00 plus fees these carriers are going to be making loads of money off this watch.

I agree. $10 is a bit much for what yr getting. I, personally, would find enough value in it to add an LTE watch to my plan. Now that Tmo has come to their senses, I'm back on considering buying series 3, but might wait for any potential sales by Christmas.

 

[ANTAWNM26]

I love how everyone is freaking out all of a sudden. FYI, Samsung watches have required this fee for years.

Welcome. And you'll hate Qi since it's slow first-gen Qi. No fast wireless charging. Yikes.

Negative Samsung watch $5

 

[cult hero]

I'd prefer to see it half the price at the lower speed.

 

[ersan191]

I feel like articles like this were the reason Tmo walked back their decision, so thanks MacRumors!

 

[OneMike]

T-Mobile is the best. Other than them not working at all during hurricane Irma when I needed them most. I’ll let it slide this time though.

 

[green94]

Kudos to MacRumors for posting to Twitter.

I, as well as others, retweeted this directly to John Legere and got his attention.

 

[MrGuder]

The power of the public/people and the press/media can superceed the power of any CEO.

 

[FelixDerKater]

Uncarrier is starting to suck. Looking into moving Carriers in the future.

They're only the uncarrier until they carry a similar number of users to the big two.

 

[shk718]

They’re not the un-carrier because they treat bits like every other carrier. Why should I have to pay extra to use a different device to acces the bits I paid them for? #netneutrality

 

[Mike MA]

What impresses me is not that t-Mobile short termed changed to 4G, but merely how fast it happened. Legere really is aware of mostly everything that cares their customers. Whish Apple would be like that.

 

[sirozha]

Are those speeds from like 1995?

In 1995, people had 56 Kbps if they were lucky. That was a fast connection.
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I think/hope you’re wrong. T-Mobile’s website says their digits program is free. Look here:

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-34411

You need to read the FAQs. DIGITS has many different technologies under that name. What's free is being able to receive and send calls and text messages from another number on your account via Wi-Fi and LTE. It's also free to receive and send calls and texts from your T-Mobile number using a device from another carrier if you use the other carrier's LTE for data, but those calls and messages are delivered over IP only.

However, if you want to share your existing number on a device that has no Wi-Fi connectivity and no LTE from another carrier for data, you can get a SIM from T-Mobile fir $10/month that has no phone number and data service at 500 Kbps. Then, you can share your T-Mobile number to that device. That's how Apple Watch will work. Except, T-Mobile already announced that they are changing the LTE speed in the Apple Watch and won't throttle it down to 500 Kbps.

 

[Tech198]

At least T has learns its lesson.

 

[ncain187]

At least T has learns its lesson.

I actually tweeted him and received a response as I was going to cancel my order. They are super responsive... Many companies should look at and mimic their customer service...