I pay $100 a month for 2 lines of unlimited data, texts, and phone usage. Plus when I travel I don't worry about roaming and I get an hour of free wifi when flying and unlimited texts. I know it's not "free" and I know it's still too much, compared to the rest of the planet, but I'll take it!
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T-Mobile Announces Internet TV Service Coming in 2018
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Then Verizon or Comcast buys T-mobile. Sticky up to big guy will end.
How would that happen if the DOJ and FCC wouldn't bless an ATT and a MUCH weaker T-Mobile merger? It wouldn't of course. T-Mob is going to around for awhile.
Uh.... I have Youtube TV... it most certainly DOES NOT off all the local channels. It does offer all 4 major networks... but many locals are missing (at least here in Phoenix).
TV networks are dinosaurs. My kids, 11 and 8, watch YouTube. I hardly ever watch TV anymore, and that includes things like Netflix, etc. Just don't have time or interest. Honestly, it's amazing as we have more technology I find myself enjoying radio and podcasts more. And I'm a geek
I saw a demo of Layer3 in person and it was very slick, so that's nice. But then at the time they required you to be a Comcast customer to use them, so by the time they got with RCN I had already moved to DTVN
T-Mobile isn't going to just buy Layer 3 and keep that product as is...
If T-Mobile is going to attack cable companies, I am sure they see that they will not be able to have the customers rely on them for their ISP to stream this content either. I think T-Mobile puts out a set-top box that has LTE and/or (maybe later) 5G... with optional Wi-Fi. Charge $50 per month when bundled with wireless phone plan. Cable companies will be forced to compete!
I would switch to T-Mobile from Verizon if the stability is solid, and the prices are reasonable (no doubt about that part). Considering how the stability has been for my particular area, I bet this will be a huge success.
What I wonder is if they're going to be leveraging their good faith reputation right now, and offering the same exact type of service - or if they're going to try and procure the low end market, maybe with cellular connection, data limit, etc.
Edit: Just watched the youtube video. I'll have to do more research into Layer3
What I wonder is if they're going to be leveraging their good faith reputation right now, and offering the same exact type of service - or if they're going to try and procure the low end market, maybe with cellular connection, data limit, etc.
Edit: Just watched the youtube video. I'll have to do more research into Layer3
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This guy fires me up. I seriously watched this and felt like saying, "yeah, F the cable providers." I guess that's what he's going for.
I really like what T-Mobile has been doing recently.
I really like what T-Mobile has been doing recently.
That is why so many love his Showmanship. He cuts through the hype.
Yeah... I'm thinking they will have to do something different with it. It doesn't really make a lot of sense as is.
Good analysis... thank you.
What kind of Set-top Box does Layer3 run now? That's the hardware you'll be getting for your home TV set.
Yeah he's a badass. People like that - and the amount of people that like it is inversely proportional to the amount of people that hate their existing ISP. That's why it works so well.
There is just too much competition for my time to pay for TV in 2017/18. Most of the channels are utter crap like ESPN which in the past I didn't think I could live without. News stations are propaganda. History Channel has deteriorated into alien documentaries and phony hunt for Hitler crap. Not interested in anything the big three networks have to offer. Not interested at all.
If all you want it cheap, T-Mobile is the way to go. If you want the most coverage and best speeds, then they're the bottom of the barrel. You get what you pay for.
I am paying $60,- tax included for two lines unlimited everything....
https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/t-mobile-one-unlimited-55
And way better speeds than I ever got on AT&T.
Can you point me to a better deal? Thanks!
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It's better than getting a Cease and Desist from AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson anytime you contact his office. Seriously, customers who try to contact Stephenson at the EO get a Cease and Desist.
Not if the new competitors are ISPs. This is pretty worrisome, considering T-Mobile has already been providing preferential treatment to certain streaming services.
The data shows otherwise. Tmobile has been growing like crazy. And now rank the highest in terms of peak speed. And with their new low frequency spectrum they bought it increases range and speed. Especially indoors. If you have the latest supported radio in your phone.
As a T-Mobile customer myself, I'd only say that no, I don't ever expect truly free extras. But the real issue comes down to which specifics you get when you pay out X number of dollars for cellular service.
I recently looked at the HowardForums recommendations for best values in cell service (broken out by either single users or family plans). Despite the presence of several smaller, second-tier discount providers - it's interesting that T-Mobile still made it into their top 5 best options for family plans.
And although I'm only paying for a single line of service myself, I still don't see much justification in jumping from T-Mobile to one of the few cheaper priced plans they listed (like Republic Wireless).
The bottom line monthly bill would be lower, but I'd lose all the perks T-Mobile adds as part of its data plans which make up the difference for me (such as allowing unlimited streaming music from a large list of services). And honestly, the "T-Mobile Tuesdays" gimmick isn't half bad either. Some weeks, the "giveaways" are little more than random web-based companies trying to offer introductory prices to their services -- but other times, the giveaways are genuinely valuable. I've gotten at least 4 or 5 movie tickets for new release movies from them at prices between $3-5 each. (Just got a $5 pass for the new Star Wars movie, in fact - which I'll go see this weekend. The theater out here wants $14.95 for that ticket normally.)
I recently looked at the HowardForums recommendations for best values in cell service (broken out by either single users or family plans). Despite the presence of several smaller, second-tier discount providers - it's interesting that T-Mobile still made it into their top 5 best options for family plans.
And although I'm only paying for a single line of service myself, I still don't see much justification in jumping from T-Mobile to one of the few cheaper priced plans they listed (like Republic Wireless).
The bottom line monthly bill would be lower, but I'd lose all the perks T-Mobile adds as part of its data plans which make up the difference for me (such as allowing unlimited streaming music from a large list of services). And honestly, the "T-Mobile Tuesdays" gimmick isn't half bad either. Some weeks, the "giveaways" are little more than random web-based companies trying to offer introductory prices to their services -- but other times, the giveaways are genuinely valuable. I've gotten at least 4 or 5 movie tickets for new release movies from them at prices between $3-5 each. (Just got a $5 pass for the new Star Wars movie, in fact - which I'll go see this weekend. The theater out here wants $14.95 for that ticket normally.)
This is great news, and I am happy to hear.
Layer-3 did it right. They deployed a TV service using IPTV, rather than legacy and proprietary copper and other fixed line ability. Because of this the TV service could easily be expanded to any other IP transport (4G, LTE, WIFI, Fiber, and of course tapped into other internet providers).
The only thing missing is a universal App framework which would allow the service onto third-party devices (Apple, Android, Roku, etc.). That will cost them 6 months of development.
Thinking of the future we are seeing early talks about 5G internet which are being targeted for wireless home internet service. T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon are the current pushers.
The beauty of this announcement is “competition”. Most of us still live in locations where Internet and TV services are limited, and the cost of running new copper or fiber to every home is simply too expensive considering the road construction, permits and other regulation. Cheaper and easier to stand up a new cell tower. For me, it’s Comcast or AT&T DSL. UVerse has been killed leaving only Comcast for me to choose. Of course there is Satellite, but they are just as bad.
Now wait. 2018, 2019…We will have 2-3 5G wireless provers advertising their internet for our homes. AT&T acquired Directv, killed Uverse…and the Directv CEO announced that DirectvNOW is their future for both ATT and Directv. Once AT&T delivers their 5G home internet you can bet they will have some plan to offer their DirectvNOW IPTV service as a bundle and will not hit your data caps.
Verizon also has plans to expand their FIOS IPTV service to the broader internet, and is also screaming about their 5G home internet service.
Now, T-Mobile got wise and realized they need a TV provider, as AT&T and Verizon already have theirs…And T-Mobile is talking about their 5G home internet service.
What all this translates to is…Comcast, Cox, Charter and the other cable company losers with their copper platforms are about to lose a lot of customers over the next 1-2 years.
I have T-Mobile service. Not perfect, but it offers far more than Verizon and AT&T. And, given I use WIFI-Calling for 80 percent the time…The weak cell signal is often not a problem. Soon to be solved with their recently deployed 600Mhz band making them the same as Verizon and AT&T.
Add TV service to this and a 1000Mbps 5G internet service in my home with a very fast upload speed (100-500Mbps)….Comcast and others will get their teeth kicked in.
We are witnessing the birth of internet 3.0….