Carrier switching to tmobile...

[DcGamer05]

Just my .02 about T-Mobile. The prices are low, but you get what you pay for. I live in Atlanta, and where the LTE works it's blazing fast. Even the fallback 4G (3G) is pretty fast. The problem is when you walk into a building, or hit the road on a trip. Their frequencies are too high for any useful building penetration, and when you hit the road and get a few miles outside of a metro area you quickly go to Edge speeds or No Service.
By no means telling you what to do, but I dumped T-mobile and went with Straight Talk. The speeds are just as fast, and for $46.52 after junk fees and taxes, the price is pretty much equal to my former T-mobile plan. It uses AT&T towers and service, so the coverage and building penetration are great in comparison. I get 2.5 gigs of full throttle data (same as I had on T-mobile), and unlimited talk and text. Just food for thought.

Just remembered that a buddy who had Verizon took his 5S to Straight Talk as well.

People seem to have a hard time understanding this. T-Mobile uses high-frequency's and they simply cannot penetrate buildings. Blazing fast LTE speeds mean nothing when you're on edge because you're inside a concrete building. I would check out t-Mobile prepaid first then make my decision.

Verizon overall has the best coverage and leaving them for a carrier that has almost no low frequencies is a mistake. T-Mobile usually fares well in large cities but once in the suburban areas it just doesn't hold up. Don't be a victim of advertising. Unlimited does you no good when you can't use it

 

[Afbar1114]

I switched I looked up coverage and all the areas I'm in are covered. I don't travel a lot maybe once a year. Verizon was getting to be too much for me. I'm on a really tight budget right now and saving $60 a month is lot for me.

 

[DcGamer05]

I switched I looked up coverage and all the areas I'm in are covered. I don't travel a lot maybe once a year. Verizon was getting to be too much for me. I'm on a really tight budget right now and saving $60 a month is lot for me.

If you're happy that's great. Just remember coverage maps are only estimates of outdoor service in optimal conditions. Indoor coverage with any carrier is not guaranteed. A map depicting excellent coverage can be misleading especially if you go indoors; that perfect signal could deteriorate quickly the further you go inside.

If you're certain this is not the case happy savings! If not I would seriously consider checking it out first

 

[Afbar1114]

These speeds are much better then I had with vzw. So far I'm happy

 

[SomeGuyDude]

People seem to have a hard time understanding this. T-Mobile uses high-frequency's and they simply cannot penetrate buildings. Blazing fast LTE speeds mean nothing when you're on edge because you're inside a concrete building. I would check out t-Mobile prepaid first then make my decision.

Verizon overall has the best coverage and leaving them for a carrier that has almost no low frequencies is a mistake. T-Mobile usually fares well in large cities but once in the suburban areas it just doesn't hold up. Don't be a victim of advertising. Unlimited does you no good when you can't use it

It's worth noting, though, that TMo is in the process of getting those low-frequency bands. They aren't on the high frequencies because they think that's optimal, they just haven't rolled out the low frequency coverage yet but they're expecting it to have about half coverage this summer and full coverage next year.

I'm heavily on the fence in terms of switching back over just because I hate Verizon despite its better coverage, and I figure the money they get will help them push that service out faster.

 

[Afbar1114]

I hate verizon because when I was thinking about switching and called them there excuse was well we are better that's why we charge more. Samething with fios and both said you will be back.

 

[Applejuiced]

I hate verizon because when I was thinking about switching and called them there excuse was well we are better that's why we charge more. Samething with fios and both said you will be back.

That's the stuck up attitude they always had and thinking they will keep pulling the same thing. Till Tmobile and AT&T started lowering prices with better plans, no contract deal and BYOD and luring in way more customers.
It's the network, we're going to nickel and dime you and keep switching our plans around to give you less and charge you more money. Can you hear me now?
Hell no Verizon.

 

[Afbar1114]

When I spoke to the last rep last night when I cancelled. She was the most polite and most understanding of my switch. She even tried to give me the $60 a month pricing for 2 gb data and $30 a month for iPad line. But in the end she still knew it was too much. She even wanted me to file a complaint because of the service I was getting. She even said verizon needs to switch and lower their prices. She wanted me to make sure that tmobile worked first before I switched and when I told her my sister has it with out any issues she said ok good. It sounded like a lot of people are leaving verizon because it's too much now.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

I'd definitely like to chime in that every Verizon rep I've dealt with has been great. I've never had a bad experience both when I switched away from TMo and when I eventually had to come back. I'm just not a fan of their corporate structure.

 

[famoussasjohn]

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These speeds are much better then I had with vzw. So far I'm happy

I was happy with the speeds I was getting, but the overall reception was iffy all over the place for me. I dropped a few calls, had a few issues with data as well. I canceled with them to go back to AT&T. I'd rather have something more reliable than faster speeds. Keep an eye on that. Luckily I went in with a Blackberry a few months ago when they were offering $200 for trade in for Blackberrys and got the iPhone 5s for pretty cheap.

One thing I can say for sure is, T-Mobiles customer service is brilliant. By far the best customer service I have had from a wireless company.

 

[ABC5S]

Talk to someone who has T-Mobile where you want to use it. If you read these forums, you see the post from many people who switched to T-Mobile and then had to switch back because they were getting terrible coverage. T-Mobile is great (and cheap) if you have the coverage where you need it. Otherwise, I would probably consider switching to AT&T if Verizon is too expensive.

Have Verizon, switched to T-Mobil, and the very next day went back to Verizon. Lousy coverage, Edge sometimes, no coverage some times, and 3 G once only. I live in a fairly large city next to other cities, and though the T-Mobil rep said I would have great coverage as well as some coverage maps I checked out, I did not. Good luck OP

 

[Plutonius]

Have Verizon, switched to T-Mobil, and the very next day went back to Verizon. Lousy coverage, Edge sometimes, no coverage some times, and 3 G once only. I live in a fairly large city next to other cities, and though the T-Mobil rep said I would have great coverage as well as some coverage maps I checked out, I did not. Good luck OP

Reps from all the cell companies will exaggerate how well your connections will be. The website coverage maps are exaggerated also. The best bet is to talk to friends who have the service you are interested in and test the connections where you normally would use them.

One thing I can say for sure is, T-Mobiles customer service is brilliant. By far the best customer service I have had from a wireless company.

Customer service varies within all cell providers depending on who is helping you. The best you can really say is that the people who helped you were great.

 

[ashleymc2008]

Had Verizon, switched to T-Mobile. Was getting great service at first, then my calls started getting dropped and speeds were starting to slow down. Now I'm at At&T