T-Mobile Adds 16 New Binge On and Music Freedom Partners

[BeSweeet]

Yeah, it's disingenuous to market that the network is "better" somehow but it's only "better" when the network uses bands no one else has ever used before. To access that "better" network, you need to BUY a new phone that costs $500-$800 (depending on iPhone model) to take advantage of the network and coverage they're advertising on TV.

Why would that be a bad thing? Technology changes all the time. People have to adapt to the changes or they'll be left out. And as you sort of mentioned, it'll happen all over again after the 600MHz auction, now with other carriers involved instead of just one.

While band 30 isn't advertised from AT&T as much, it's a new band that is only found on a handful of today's devices -- similar to band 12. B30 offers some pretty noticeable speed improvements for those users.

I don't think your "old network" vs. "new network" description is valid. Sure, the frequencies are similar, but their equipment / hardware has drastically changed to adapt to newer technologies and efficiencies.

It also doesn't seem fair to mention AT&T and Verizon's wider band 5 spectrum. It would make sense if you brought up their smaller 10MHz holdings that they're using for LTE layers.

Still, there are no problems recommending a new phone if it means a better network experience.

 

[minik]

Which one?

http://www.imore.com/t-mobile-confirms-speedtest-data-no-longer-counts-against-data-allowances
I believe all the servers listed on the app.

 

[\-V-/]

I haven't even heard of most of these. :/

 

[BeSweeet]

http://www.imore.com/t-mobile-confirms-speedtest-data-no-longer-counts-against-data-allowances
I believe all the servers listed on the app.

I think tests done using the RootMetrics and Sensorly apps are whitelisted, too.

 

[kingtj]

Not sure about your situation, but I didn't realize until I looked carefully on the tmobile web site last month, that I was on an older version of the Simple Choice plan. The original one I had only gave me 1GB of LTE data per month for my iPhone, and then a matching 1GB of data for my tablet (for an extra $10/month to add the tablet to the plan). By just selecting the new plan on the site and clicking to change plans, I was able to move to the newer version of Simple Choice that costs the exact same price but now gives me up to 2GB of data on the phone, and 3GB on the tablet.

Heads up:

"Qualifying plan" = Simple Choice plan with at least 3GB data
For anything less (2.5GB for me), it is optimized data(hence the phrase 3x more video) that DOES count toward your data allowance.