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The plans are great, but the coverage area still needs a lot of work. I put my old iPhone 4s on the $30 plan to give it a try as I am traveling this month. I've been really considering switching. So far I'm been disappointed in the coverage. Just too many areas where I got "No Service", not even Edge. Same spot my iPhone 5s on AT&T I get coverage.

It is pretty disappointing when you don't have service on a major interstate (Like I-10 between Phoenix and LA)

I don't know how the 4S radios compare to the 3GS, so what I'm about to say may not be completely relevant. But...

I had an iPhone 3GS on T-Mobile's network, and it only got Edge most of the time - including at my home. But when I upgraded to an iPhone 5, suddenly all those "Edge" locations became LTE locations! So the new bands in the more recent iPhones might make a difference there.

(We still have the 3GS, so it's easy to compare - thought I'd mention that in case someone wondered if the differences we saw were due to T-Mobile's rather aggressive network upgrades of late. It's not.)
 
The worst mobile provider in the UK. Just finished a lengthy complaint to them. They have no direct contact number in Britain. All their helplines are sourced abroad and staffed by Battle Droids. Complete waste of time in my opinion. :-( so no deal is the best deal
 
Interesting. Looks like they downgraded me to 5GB from unlimited unless I am willing too pay $10 more per month. 5GB is probably OK, and I wanted the lower amount initially, but to make a phone hotspot capable it required unlimited. Apparently, 5GB now qualifies for hotspot, if that is what they mean by teathered. Don't know if grandfathered, but what happens if I use my Jump option since the phone is not contract dependent. Fully intend to Jump as switched from ATT at the time the 5c/s came out, with the 5s on a 2-3 week wait. Ended up getting a $0 down android so I had minimal upfront invested with a planned Jump in May...which may delay a couple months for the iPhone 6.

Coverage is OK, getting it in some area that didn't get ATT, and vise versa. ATT may have a rural/countryside advantage. Biggest issue I had with TMobile is their over dependence on VOIP network. In my own home would get warning that losing range if I walked into the kitchen, also, sitting right next to the router would lose a connection dropping calls if speaking too long. Took me a while to figure that one out. Also, when out and about would nag me to connect to available wifi and I have no idea what the password were to the networks it was seeing as available. The final straw was the lack of transition to nearby cell tower when leaving wifi range. Finally, just turned the wifi feature off, forcing it to use the cell tower - including in my home. With unlimited data, it was a non-issue, with 5GB, it might be.
 
How useful is the US to overseas texting? I am actually a person who could use it, but won't unless I am in the same country. Sure, I could text my daughter for free, but Swiss Telecom will definitely charge her for the reply, and uncertain if will charge her for the incoming text. Skype/Facetime and email work just fine. The data plan will be nice when visiting in Europe though which I didn't have last time with ATT and simply kept my phone turned off to avoid international roaming charges.
 
Fantastic. Rarely have any problems with the coverage and I'm saving $1200/year compared to my family's cellphone bill with AT&T from a year ago.

The better coverage certainly isn't worth the difference to me.
 
Interesting. Looks like they downgraded me to 5GB from unlimited unless I am willing too pay $10 more per month. 5GB is probably OK, and I wanted the lower amount initially, but to make a phone hotspot capable it required unlimited. Apparently, 5GB now qualifies for hotspot, if that is what they mean by teathered. Don't know if grandfathered, but what happens if I use my Jump option since the phone is not contract dependent. Fully intend to Jump as switched from ATT at the time the 5c/s came out, with the 5s on a 2-3 week wait. Ended up getting a $0 down android so I had minimal upfront invested with a planned Jump in May...which may delay a couple months for the iPhone 6.

Coverage is OK, getting it in some area that didn't get ATT, and vise versa. ATT may have a rural/countryside advantage. Biggest issue I had with TMobile is their over dependence on VOIP network. In my own home would get warning that losing range if I walked into the kitchen, also, sitting right next to the router would lose a connection dropping calls if speaking too long. Took me a while to figure that one out. Also, when out and about would nag me to connect to available wifi and I have no idea what the password were to the networks it was seeing as available. The final straw was the lack of transition to nearby cell tower when leaving wifi range. Finally, just turned the wifi feature off, forcing it to use the cell tower - including in my home. With unlimited data, it was a non-issue, with 5GB, it might be.
Your grandfathered in. So the only change in your plan is the increase to your hotspot 2.5g to 5gb.

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The worst mobile provider in the UK. Just finished a lengthy complaint to them. They have no direct contact number in Britain. All their helplines are sourced abroad and staffed by Battle Droids. Complete waste of time in my opinion. :-( so no deal is the best deal
Totally off topic. This thread is T-Mobile USA new deal.
 
So incredibly great!

500MB was doable with some diligence. Usually *IF* I hit the cap it was within a day or two. Not too bad.

1GB?! Im set!
 
I would love to switch, but T-Mobile is not in Nebraska. They have one tower around University of Creighton and one tower around Nebraska University and that's it. Hopefully this makes others counter again.
 
So these are pay-as-you-go plans? So I could in theory sign up to try it before the 23rd, and if I like it stay, but if not only be "out" the cost for one month?
 
Just depends where you use it. I can name places where AT&T doesn't work but T-Mobile does. Though there are more places that ATT works. The bottom line is that people are willing to sacrifice the coverage-everywhere blanket for a price break. Same reason Taco Bell exists. People are willing to sacrifice quality and service in exchange for cheap, no frills sustenance ... :)

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Yep. :)

For most people, they sacrifice nothing, and potentially gain a lot. It you live in the vast majority of the country that T-Mobile covers, you only gain by going to T-Mobile. No contract, significantly lower bill, and no tied in extra fees like paying for texting and a mobile hot spot. Moreover, roaming is covered.

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Interesting. Looks like they downgraded me to 5GB from unlimited unless I am willing too pay $10 more per month. 5GB is probably OK, and I wanted the lower amount initially, but to make a phone hotspot capable it required unlimited. Apparently, 5GB now qualifies for hotspot, if that is what they mean by teathered. Don't know if grandfathered, but what happens if I use my Jump option since the phone is not contract dependent. Fully intend to Jump as switched from ATT at the time the 5c/s came out, with the 5s on a 2-3 week wait. Ended up getting a $0 down android so I had minimal upfront invested with a planned Jump in May...which may delay a couple months for the iPhone 6.

Coverage is OK, getting it in some area that didn't get ATT, and vise versa. ATT may have a rural/countryside advantage. Biggest issue I had with TMobile is their over dependence on VOIP network. In my own home would get warning that losing range if I walked into the kitchen, also, sitting right next to the router would lose a connection dropping calls if speaking too long. Took me a while to figure that one out. Also, when out and about would nag me to connect to available wifi and I have no idea what the password were to the networks it was seeing as available. The final straw was the lack of transition to nearby cell tower when leaving wifi range. Finally, just turned the wifi feature off, forcing it to use the cell tower - including in my home. With unlimited data, it was a non-issue, with 5GB, it might be.


The Hotspot feature is not dependent on having the unlimited 4G option. I am on a $50 a month unlimited data (4g capped at 1GB), and the mobile hotspot is included.
 
I don't see any info for family plans.
All in the chart.

First person 50
Second: 30
Third and fourth and fifth: 10 each

4 people for 100/mo with 1GB high speed each, with unlimited edge after.

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So these are pay-as-you-go plans? So I could in theory sign up to try it before the 23rd, and if I like it stay, but if not only be "out" the cost for one month?

Yes. Bring your own device plans.
 
Interesting. Looks like they downgraded me to 5GB from unlimited unless I am willing too pay $10 more per month. 5GB is probably OK, and I wanted the lower amount initially, but to make a phone hotspot capable it required unlimited. Apparently, 5GB now qualifies for hotspot, if that is what they mean by teathered. Don't know if grandfathered, but what happens if I use my Jump option since the phone is not contract dependent. Fully intend to Jump as switched from ATT at the time the 5c/s came out, with the 5s on a 2-3 week wait. Ended up getting a $0 down android so I had minimal upfront invested with a planned Jump in May...which may delay a couple months for the iPhone 6.

Coverage is OK, getting it in some area that didn't get ATT, and vise versa. ATT may have a rural/countryside advantage. Biggest issue I had with TMobile is their over dependence on VOIP network. In my own home would get warning that losing range if I walked into the kitchen, also, sitting right next to the router would lose a connection dropping calls if speaking too long. Took me a while to figure that one out. Also, when out and about would nag me to connect to available wifi and I have no idea what the password were to the networks it was seeing as available. The final straw was the lack of transition to nearby cell tower when leaving wifi range. Finally, just turned the wifi feature off, forcing it to use the cell tower - including in my home. With unlimited data, it was a non-issue, with 5GB, it might be.

you are in unlimited now, you will stay at unlimited after March 23rd.

the only thing will change is your lethering limit. it will change from 2.5gb to 5gb.

so no worries man. only positive for this change.
 
Next up from the carriers will likely be unlimited calling to Canada and Mexico from the U.S. for no additional cost.
 
Based on the international perks alone, this is a great deal and I just signed up for the Simple Choice Family Plan. Will call ATT to unlock my iPhone 5 later today. My wife's iPhone 4s and my mom's "dumbphone" are already unlocked, so we should be good to go.
:)
 
For most people, they sacrifice nothing, and potentially gain a lot. It you live in the vast majority of the country that T-Mobile covers, you only gain by going to T-Mobile. No contract, significantly lower bill, and no tied in extra fees like paying for texting and a mobile hot spot. Moreover, roaming is covered.

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The Hotspot feature is not dependent on having the unlimited 4G option. I am on a $50 a month unlimited data (4g capped at 1GB), and the mobile hotspot is included.

You don't have to sell me, I'm already a customer :)
 
Unlimited data just went up $10 a month for people signing up in the future. That sucks.
 
Two things seem to be missing from the table:

1 - No 3G?
2 - They missed the $ in +20/mo at the top of the chart.

Their 3G is mixed in with their 4G.

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my thought too….. "getting better but not quite there yet".

They're there. Everything's there to make them the perfect carrier. All they need is better indoor signal strength, and to finish up with that Wideband LTE.
 
I am very tempted to take up T-Mobile on their "pay your ETF" promo and move my family's 5 lines over to them from AT&T. While I have overall been happy with my AT&T service (Chicago suburbs), saving a pretty fair amount of money is very attractive as well as then upgrading 3 of my basic phone lines to smart phones really at no additional cost (as opposed to what AT&T wants).
 
I am very tempted to take up T-Mobile on their "pay your ETF" promo and move my family's 5 lines over to them from AT&T. While I have overall been happy with my AT&T service (Chicago suburbs), saving a pretty fair amount of money is very attractive as well as then upgrading 3 of my basic phone lines to smart phones really at no additional cost (as opposed to what AT&T wants).

Why wait? Switch now. Especially if you live near Chicago, T-mobile will hast really fast LTE
 
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