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iPhone 6S & T-mobile (miami) improved LTE band??

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scariaga

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So I've been having issues with my iPhone 5S and T-mobile for the past 6 months (dropped calls, data connectivity). I'm about to purchase the iPhone 6S and I'm debating on switching back to AT&T to get better service. Problem is that AT&T is still quite a bit more expensive (about $40 more) so if I could I'd rather stay with T-mobile. One of the things that the T-mobile customer service person said was that the atennas will be much better with the 6S for LTE service. I also looked online and saw that there is a known issue with T-mobile and iPhone 6 access to LTE band 12 and that they should address it with the latest release. Does anyone have any more info on this? Is it worth sticking with T-mobile to see if the 6S has better service with T-mobile? and more info is much appreciated. thanks!

Sebastian
 
The iPhone 6 was not capable of accessing LTE band 12, but the iPhone 6s is. There is a map of the band 12 coverage that includes Miami, so it might be worth sticking with T-Mobile and testing their service, since band 12 improves coverage, especially inside buildings.
 
Andres Cantu said:
The iPhone 6 was not capable of accessing LTE band 12, but the iPhone 6s is. There is a map of the band 12 coverage that includes Miami, so it might be worth sticking with T-Mobile and testing their service, since band 12 improves coverage, especially inside buildings.
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Great! much appreciated Andres
 
scariaga said:
So I've been having issues with my iPhone 5S and T-mobile for the past 6 months (dropped calls, data connectivity). I'm about to purchase the iPhone 6S and I'm debating on switching back to AT&T to get better service. Problem is that AT&T is still quite a bit more expensive (about $40 more) so if I could I'd rather stay with T-mobile. One of the things that the T-mobile customer service person said was that the atennas will be much better with the 6S for LTE service. I also looked online and saw that there is a known issue with T-mobile and iPhone 6 access to LTE band 12 and that they should address it with the latest release. Does anyone have any more info on this? Is it worth sticking with T-mobile to see if the 6S has better service with T-mobile? and more info is much appreciated. thanks!

Sebastian
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I'd try the 6s with them and if it doesn't improve then return it and switch to AT&T.
 
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Andres Cantu said:
The iPhone 6 was not capable of accessing LTE band 12, but the iPhone 6s is. There is a map of the band 12 coverage that includes Miami, so it might be worth sticking with T-Mobile and testing their service, since band 12 improves coverage, especially inside buildings.
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Just looked at the map and it looks like there's a tower about 5 blocks away from where I live. Should be even better for me right?
 
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