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Should I switch to T Mo?

From a voice/data signal coverage point of view, T-Mobile is doing pretty well outdoor. For indoor, it's a different story. If your work heavily depend on solid phone network coverage (eg.. real estate agent, lawyer etc...) and you work indoor most of the time, I advise you stay with AT&T.

Otherwise, T-Mobile is much cheaper compare to AT&T. With Wifi Calling feature, T-Mobile should provide you adequate service (both voice and data).

As far as travelling & coverage, please let us know which countries you travel the most, then we can see if there are roaming support for those regions. Good luck.
 
bchreng said:
It's a new band without widespread support from phones though isn't it? I was thinking that it was like an empty lane on the highway which would benefit OP a lot.
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Which one? They are both kind of new and not fully supported. Also they both have limited rollout at this time. Lucky I have access to both. However that is my one point of contention that Apple should only offer 1 iPhone model. I preordered for T-Mobile and now we know (or at least think we do) that only an AT&T iPhone will get band 30. I'm going to plead, beg and cry tomorrow. :D
 
So, with JUMP, what is the mon
Bryan Bowler said:
I would not finance the phones from Apple at this time. By going with T-Mobile, you will be saving $125 off the cost of each iPhone you lease/buy. (Assuming you buy the phone at the end of the lease or when you decide to upgrade.)

As I mentioned before, check out their coverage map and see of they offer service in the areas you frequently visit. If they do, then give them a shot. T-Mobile offers a lifetime service guarantee as long as you're using the 6s. If you don't like the service, they will refund you every penny you spent for the first 30 days, or if it's alter than 30 days, they will refund you for one month's worth of service. They will also let you turn in your phones, or you can pay them off and they will unlock them so you can go to another carrier. No gimmicks.

And if you want to be really sure, you can use your T-Mobile phones without canceling your AT&T service. Sure, you're double-paying for a week or two, but it gives you a chance to test-drive and remain with AT&T if you don't like it.

Just trying to help with some quick suggestions since you're trying to decide today. So you know where I'm coning from, I'm a 18-year AT&T customer that is switching now. I'm holding on to out AT&T plan for a week or two just to make sure things work on T-Mobile as advertised. Basically, I'm in the same boat as you. And I did am insane amount of research over the last couple of weeks, so I feel pretty up-to-speed on your options.

Hope this helps...
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This does help! If II have no phone to trade in (sold my 6 to my son)...should I just finance through apple? Then I can test run for my family. I didn't see if there is a benefit to buying through t mo if you don't have a trade in. Does that make sense?
 
Bryan Bowler said:
It is in fact a dollar less per month. It's T-Mobile's way of getting you to consider upgrading to a device with more storage. Your cost would be $99 up-front (plus tax on that $99) and then $13 a month (with tax each month on that $13).

Another thing to consider is trading in your multiple 5s's is easy and hassle-free, but if you want to put in a little more work, you can sell them on your own and make approximately $80-$100 more for each phone you sell.

P.S. Just to make sure you have the right lingo down, you mentioned Jump, but we're actually talking about Jump on Demand (JOD). There are differences between those two programs and JOD is the one you're looking at and the one you want to go with.
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You are correct I did switch from Jump to JOD. I am apparently all over the place as I figure it all out. Sorry... I hadn't expected to be researching all this at the last minute. I threw out t mo in passing today and it stuck.

I'm worried about my dad. He's very particular but says he is okay with it. The guy he works with has t mo and is happy but that guy had sprint before and is more price conscious.

Sorry for the typos...trying to do kindergarten pick up while posting is dangerous;).
 
tl01 said:
The vast majority of the travel is via plane. If there is travel via car it would be in California along major freeways.
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I'm starting to sound like a salesman! (LOL!) But did you know that on T-Mobile, you can now text for free on all flights that have G0-Go wi-fi? (Which is the majority of US airlines.)
 
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I recently left AT&T because their data speeds and signal quality in general has been utter crap for the last year or so. I went to Verizon, so that's not applicable in your case, but the main idea is that AT&T is not all they claim to be. It started out okay, but I swear their service had gotten crappier and crappier the whole 5 years I had them.

Basically, Yes, I think you should try something new.
 
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tl01 said:
The vast majority of the travel is via plane. If there is travel via car it would be in California along major freeways.
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I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile about a year ago. I am in northern California but last travelled to southern California in December.

First of all, T-Mobile is aggressively deploying 700MHz band 12 towers in Los Angeles area. By end of 2015, most of CA with LTE band 4 (1700/2100 MHz) should be band 12. But until then, expect some drop calls and limited coverage, especially indoors.

I believe rural areas, such as along R-5 highway and state parks, are being upgraded to LTE band 2 (1900 MHz). It's an improvement over current mostly EDGE coverage, but don't expect miracles.
 
nutmac said:
I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile about a year ago. I am in northern California but last travelled to southern California in December.

First of all, T-Mobile is aggressively deploying 700MHz band 12 towers in Los Angeles area. By end of 2015, most of CA with LTE band 4 (1700/2100 MHz) should be band 12. But until then, expect some drop calls and limited coverage, especially indoors.

I believe rural areas, such as along R-5 highway and state parks, are being upgraded to LTE band 2 (1900 MHz). It's an improvement over current mostly EDGE coverage, but don't expect miracles.
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If driving remotely the inporrtant thing would be to have voice in case of car issues. They usually stay in cities or near wineries;).
 
I live in LA and switched to T-Mobile from ATT one year ago. I also travel a ton (have flown more than 150,000 miles already this year) across the US and to Europe. For me it's been a very positive experience
1. I didn't have signal with AT&T inside my house but with Wi-Fi calling now on T-Mobile it's been great.
2. The cell coverage across the US and Europe is actually pretty good. I have noticed like the other poster that data along I5 in rural areas is not great. It is perfectly fine between LA and San Diego though.
3. The free international data is incredible. The 3G speeds are adequate for email and light browsing
4. The $15 per month unlimited international calling is also hard to believe
 
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dokindo said:
I live in LA and switched to T-Mobile from ATT one year ago. I also travel a ton (have flown more than 150,000 miles already this year) across the US and to Europe. For me it's been a very positive experience
1. I didn't have signal with AT&T inside my house but with Wi-Fi calling now on T-Mobile it's been great.
2. The cell coverage across the US and Europe is actually pretty good. I have noticed like the other poster that data along I5 in rural areas is not great. It is perfectly fine between LA and San Diego though.
3. The free international data is incredible. The 3G speeds are adequate for email and light browsing
4. The $15 per month unlimited international calling is also hard to believe
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What do you pay for coverage for voice and data in Europe?
 
With T Mobile now using 700 band 12, they are going to even the playing field with ATT and even Verizon. Especially in urban areas where T-Mobile already has great coverage.

I'm in the wireless network business in the northeast and VZW and ATT can't build sites fast enough to fend off TMobile and their aggressive RF footprint expansion.
 
Data stash, music freedom, 4 lines with unlimited talk text and 10 gbs each with rollover data to name a few. I love T mobile. To be honest though their coverage outside of populated areas is usually 2g.
 
Just switch to Cricket. They are owned by AT&T and use the same towers. $35 a month for unlimited talk and text and 2.5GB data, or $100 a month for the same thing for FIVE phones. SIM works in AT&T locked phones. The only real difference is they cap LTE at 8mbps and do not have access to AT&T roaming agreement towers.
 
tl01 said:
So, with JUMP, what is the mon


This does help! If II have no phone to trade in (sold my 6 to my son)...should I just finance through apple? Then I can test run for my family. I didn't see if there is a benefit to buying through t mo if you don't have a trade in. Does that make sense?
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Sorry it's taken so long for me to get back to you. I missed your question above.

During the JOD Promo pricing, it is still cheaper to get the iPhone through T-Mobile versus Apple, even if you're not trading anything in. Im sure you've seen the attachment below, but here are the promo prices. In the end, if you buy the phone outright at any point and time, you'll come out $125 ahead on each phone.
 

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am also considering this but the being throttled to 3g speeds after a few gb is holding me back :(
 
Acevesx said:
am also considering this but the being throttled to 3g speeds after a few gb is holding me back :(
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We were going to get 10-20 gb a each... depending upon need. Most of the people on my family share plan use about 2 gb a month. I use about 10. Was going to get 10 for them and 20 for me;).
 
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