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Carrier Switching from AT&T to Tmobile
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Kind of. And I would like to mention that in quoting your post, I didn't intend to directly argue against what you had said; I only quoted you because your post regarding bands was what put the thoughts into my head.
Going in to switch tomorrow. AT&T barley tried to get me to stay, they offered me their lowest plan... still $60. I'll be paying half that.
Let us know how it goes. I'm going to switch at the end of the month when we get our new phones.
I've been on T-Mobile for 24hrs now, and it's been great. The switch was super easy. There's definitely been a few spots where I had better coverage with AT&T, but nothing to complain about so far. Speeds seem comparable.
Glad the coverage doesn't seem too bad. Did you get the 10GIGS4ALL promo? I was hoping to get that plan, but not sure when it ends.
Yes, I went with the 3gb plan and got the 10gb of data stash. That will last me a year, ha.
Looking at my data usage on AT&T, I usually would go just over 1gb. My wife has been on T-Mobile for a couple of years and I noticed whenever she went over her 1gb data cap, the speeds made data practically useless. I didn't want to get stuck at the end of the month with unusable speeds.
I just made the switch about a month ago after doing their 7day test drive. The LTE speeds destroy att, the international coverage is unmatched, and the prices are only rivaled by sprint.
HOWEVER, indoor coverage absolutely sucks. In downtown Seattle you'll struggle for coverage inside buildings and in restaurants. If you have wifi available, you're fine because of Tmo's wifi calling, but if you don't, you're disconnected. This is something I'm willing to put up with for the time being as they will inevitably improve.
HOWEVER, indoor coverage absolutely sucks. In downtown Seattle you'll struggle for coverage inside buildings and in restaurants. If you have wifi available, you're fine because of Tmo's wifi calling, but if you don't, you're disconnected. This is something I'm willing to put up with for the time being as they will inevitably improve.
Is the indoor coverage to the point where you have absolutely no reception? I'm going to be relying heavily on the Wi-Fi calling then because I don't have a land line and use our cell phones are our primary lines.
In most situations where the building is blocking signal, yes - you'll have "No Service" showing on your phone. Connect to wifi though, and you're back in business (just remember to switch in wifi calling in iPhone settings). Walk outside the building and expect 3-5 bars of solid LTE. I'm hoping band 12 helps alleviate this a bit, but who know. I'm ok with the way I'm set up right now.
I think reception in buildings varies quite a bit based on location - some buildings are just fine for me.
I would take WiFi calling over cellular any day if its available. It is so much better. I have a landline because my AT&T service was unusable in my home. I still have it but I don't even use it anymore because WiFi calling is so great. I haven't found many places indoors where I absolutely could not get reception or WiFi TBH. wifi calling works in airplane mode as well which helps save battery.