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T-Mobile Continues to Advertise Fastest 4G LTE Network Despite Verizon Complaint

T-Mobile theoretic speed tests are complete BS.

I used to have T-Mobile here in Chicago and it was absolutely abysmal. Switched to Verizon and the difference is incredible. I rather have 20 Mbps everywhere versus 110 Mbps in one place and .02 Mbps in another spot

Without consistency, T-Mobile will continue to lose out to premium networks like AT&T and Verizon.
 
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Such is any case when it comes to mobile carriers, you get what's "right for you and your family" and your experience with that said carrier. All these carriers have their pros/cons, so it only depends on your specific usage and coverage where you are normally located.

Experience with the carrier will win out the consumer, not these claims and stats. Nowadays, you can get a plan where you're not tied into a 2 year plan, so if you're unsatisfied with your carrier (T-Mo, AT&T, Verizon, don't even get me started with Sprint) you can always cancel it and try another one. I've never been swayed by these advertisements on who's better than whom. I go and get the plan, try it out, and decide for myself the value of the carrier. I've tried all four major US carriers and Verizon happens to be my carrier of choice. It is pretty expensive for a family of four but for our usage and the common places that we use our devices, we are very happy with Verizon, almost zero connection problems and speed.

It's not ideal to try out all carriers but, if you can, I suggest that you do and find the right value and coverage for your family.
 
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They all lie. They can't all be the fastest, and personally I don't care about speed as much as coverage.

Having 100+ Mbps doesn't mean crap if I drive a few miles down the road and drop calls.



I live in the outskirts of Baltimore, and have used all the major cellular services over the years.

I switched to Verizon 6 years ago from AT&T, and was immediately disappointed that the data coverage sucked compared to AT&T.

Voice calls were solid though, up until about the beginning ogf 2016, then I started dropping calls in my home. i a, not sure what happened, it is like Verizon sold the closest tower to my home.

I thought about going back to TMobile to save money, but they have many, many dead zones in my area.
 
I work for T-Mobile and I can tell you that no carrier is gonna be perfect everywhere. Verizon has a larger low frequency 3G footprint, which gives coverage in rural areas.

There is a reason T-Mobile spent $8 billion dollars on the 600mhz govt auction this year, and why they are spending a ton to get it up and running as fast as humanly possible. T-Mobile knows it is lacking in many rural areas, and it’s doing what needs to be done to correct the issue.

If T-Mobile doesn’t work in your area, then use Verizon or ATT. More power to ya. I don’t mind recommending either service provider to a customer if I know it will give them a better experience. I consider it worse if a customer comes back to cancel because they feel like we deceived them. Others may do that, but my store won’t.

In the end, hate T-Mobile and it’s CEO John Legere all you want, but you can’t deny T-Mobile has impacted the cellular industry in the US for the better. Got rid of contracts, brought the cost of plans down, increased data caps and forced both ATT and Verizon to give their customers unlimited plans at reasonable prices.
 
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WhoDaKat said:
No surprises here. T-Mobile not being true to their word. I signed up for Jump on Demand a year ago, and now its time to get my new iPhone. No issues, right? You can upgrade every 30 days. LOL, well what they don't tell you is that it should be called Jump on Down Payment, because every time you trade in for a new phone, you have to make a down payment. For an iPhone 8 Plus with 256 GB it was going to be $279! Can you imagine trying to trade your phone in every 30 days? You'd go broke with down payments. Now, who needs to trade their phone in every 30 days, but thats not the point. It is just a another example of how T Mobile is nothing different from any other carrier. They just have a loud mouth with a social media presence running the show.
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You must be a city dweller, because T Mo is no bueno in rural areas. Like not even roaming in some places. Just nada.
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Jump on demand has never been misleading. I've had it for two years and it's been clear that there are down payments on anything higher than the entry level model since the iPhone 6 and that you forfeit any payments made toward the lease when you trade it in. It sounds more to me like you just didn't understand or properly research the program.
 
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applefanDrew said:
99% of what Verizon covers. This past weekend, I was camping about 5 miles off of I-40. My Verizon iPhone had full service LTE; buddy’s T-MO S7 has no service at all.
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Yup. If you spend the majority of your time in rural areas then you should probably stick with Verizon.

If you’re a city person and your area has Tmobile and the majority of your time is in populated areas imo Tmobile is the better choice and is getting better.
 
Maybe instead of focusing on competitors' claims, Verizon could work on offering cheaper plans or better customer service.

Just sayin' ;)
 
NAD has a problem with TMobile, but doesn't have a problem with Sprint advertising that they have 99% of the reliability of the other guys? I've never really been clear what that means, but I know they know no one does either, and assumes it means that Sprint is 99% as good as Verizon, which we all know couldn't be further from the truth.
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ljjycss said:
I have decent speed on Tmobile. Just did a speedtest at home, 90Mbps down 25Mbps up.

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Jeezus, home service with 500 down/ 500 up? Who/where is your service provider?
 
jayducharme said:
I switched to T-Mobile last month. I’m really happy with the price; coverage and speed, not so much. My connection usually kicks back and forth between 4G and LTE, hovering around two bars. As for speed, when I have a solid four bars it’s great. But if not, it’s pretty slow.

I’m gambling that their service (which didn’t even reach my area until a few years ago) will continue to improve and eventually I’ll be a happy camper.
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I swapped to TMobile last year. Moved From Att. Don’t regret it. Love Tmo. No issues. Sure, when I go out into the country, cell strength declines. But the fact that I feel like an appreciated customer with tmo and not like I’m being bullied and tricked into handing all of my money over to att, makes it ok with me. Plus, I have gotten me and my three kids all unlimited plans for the same price as ONE line on att, we are all good with that.
 
iamaydo said:
Maybe you should look up the definition of ‘unlimited’ in the dictionary. Every carrier that offers unlimited data are not lying. You do get unlimited data, just not unlimited LTE. Customers get slowed down after a certain amount of data usage, but it never just stops.
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So you're saying a limit on the SPEED of the data is not a limit?

If you're going to advertise unlimited data, then you allow users to use an unlimited amount of that data with no artificial speed limits. Artificially imposing a speed limit also limits the AMOUNT of data I could potentially use in a giving billing cycle. So that begs the question, what's "unlimited" about their data plans?
 
Plutonius said:
I thought I read an article recently on MacRumors that said no iPhone (including the ones just released) support that band ?
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That is correct. There wasn’t time for Apple to add it into the iPhone 8. Probably not in the X either. All phones starting in 2018 will have the required hardware though.
 
Verizon last year a speed disaster. The reason, Unlimited HD, just killed their network. Verizon uses less towers compared to others. With the HD unlimited, towers overran, speeds suffered badly. Good news, they removed the HD on unlimited and now the network returning to normal. Experiment that any math person could have predicted would end badly.
 
It looks like your in an area which probably has fast cable internet.

T-Mobile is most likely using your local cable provider your using at your home to provide your neighborhood with service, but most likely you have fiber or metro ethernet to your "home".

Why don't you call T-Mobile and get a 4G LTE CellSpot. With a CellSpot, you'll finally be able to donate some of your excess home internet bandwidth and also provide connectivity to 16 or more people in your area to watch Netflix. Once the CellSpot is setup, everyone will be able be able to benefit from your 400 meg "Upstream" speeds as well.

Just tell them you have to use WiFi calling frequently and the WiFi drops calls when you leave the house. They'll understand and send you all the equipment needed to provide service to more people near where you live.



ljjycss said:
I have decent speed on Tmobile. Just did a speedtest at home, 90Mbps down 25Mbps up.

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