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So Unltd+ on Family plan 'Free' or T-Mo solo?

  • ATT unlimited+, small burden to the bill, and free for now why not

    Votes: 5 27.8%
  • T-Mobile unlimited, do it! $56/month and even less maybe over time, better coverage for now

    Votes: 13 72.2%

  • Total voters
    18
Seems like you get better speeds with TMO in and around your home and area. Me switching to T-Mobile from AT&T was a no brainer for me, especially after my mom ported her number to VZW and left the AT&T Mobile Share Plan I had her on under my name.

I get better speeds on both my iDevices, can tether to my iPad Mini if I want and I know what my bill be will be every month ($56 with hook up).

This past weekend my friends and I were in Nashville and I got far better coverage than my friend who has AT&T. My three other friends have VZW and TMO was on par with those three.

All in all, I say go with TMO.
 
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just got my att mcell, set it up on myatt, says it can take up to 90 minutes to activate and show up

we'll see!

I have it dangling off a cheap switch in my living room ,hope that is sufficient (dont see why it wouldn't be, works for smartv, and xbox one)
 
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Here's a quick anecodte to drop into this triangulation of service quality, provider, cost, and hassle...

In my experience, T-Mobile has worse quality service outside of larger cities, and in some cases, inside mid-size cities throughout the U.S. In Manhattan, you'll be fine. In Manhattan, Kansas, maybe not.

Anecdotally, when driving with friends on roadtrips, usually someone on Verizon *or* AT&T will pick up service after going through a dead zone before I will on T-Mo. This was also my experience when I used to commute long distances by car through semi-rural areas and had two phones, one for work and one personal -- one on Verizon and one on T-Mobile.

So, maybe you'll feel good about the independence and options with T-Mobile, but it might feel frustrating to both pay more AND have a worse experience in edge case scenarios.
 
Here's a quick anecodte to drop into this triangulation of service quality, provider, cost, and hassle...

In my experience, T-Mobile has worse quality service outside of larger cities, and in some cases, inside mid-size cities throughout the U.S. In Manhattan, you'll be fine. In Manhattan, Kansas, maybe not.

Anecdotally, when driving with friends on roadtrips, usually someone on Verizon *or* AT&T will pick up service after going through a dead zone before I will on T-Mo. This was also my experience when I used to commute long distances by car through semi-rural areas and had two phones, one for work and one personal -- one on Verizon and one on T-Mobile.

So, maybe you'll feel good about the independence and options with T-Mobile, but it might feel frustrating to both pay more AND have a worse experience in edge case scenarios.
Since the original post is from 2017, I expect it's already been resolved.
 
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