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T-Mobile Looks to Shake Up Cellular Industry Again With 'Un-carrier 8.0' Announcement Tuesday

nutmac said:
I have used all of my bandwidth one time. Both the data speed and latency entered EDGE territory (about 100 Kbps with 200 ms. ping), but the phone was still connected to LTE tower. I think T-Mobile merely throttles you, not kick you out of LTE/3G towers.
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Hmm... I was under the impression that they actually kicked you down to 2G as opposed throttled to "2G Speeds" on LTE. I too have noticed that I'm connected to LTE band on my phone but I assumed that while it stated LTE on the phone it was riding on the 2G band from the company end so that it doesn't have to show that it's on EDGE on the phone end.

IE it only shows EDGE or 2G when the phone's only option is EDGE.

Anyone know for a fact how this works?
 
The one big pain for me with switching to t mobile would be the phones. It would be a lot of effort to get 4 new iPhones and have to trade them in and still pay full price for new ones. And I would have to trade in my unlocked 5c. No thanks.
 
richwoodrocket said:
The one big pain for me with switching to t mobile would be the phones. It would be a lot of effort to get 4 new iPhones and have to trade them in and still pay full price for new ones. And I would have to trade in my unlocked 5c. No thanks.
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Your phone trade ins, depending on the phones would give you credit towards your bill. You may not have to pay your phone bill for a few months if your phones are worth enough. There's also a good chance your monthly bill won't go up, even with all of the phone payment plans you'd be paying off. The kicker is in two years when you pay off your phones, your bill will be significantly lower than what it is now.
 
Plutonius said:
I would rather have a network that works. The other providers have higher prices but have much better networks since they can afford them.
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Then go with the other networks if you like burning money so much, they'll gladly take your money.

Besides, T-Mobile works well where I live and travel to on a daily basis. It's not my fault that you live in an area where T-Mobile might not have the greatest service.
 
dmelgar said:
Traveling south from DC on I-95, one of the most heavily used expressways in the United States, and Tmobile quickly drops to Edge and even spots of no coverage at all. Seriously? This coverage is somehow competitive? But they make a big deal about high speed support in NYC. Just basic coverage nationwide is critical.
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I live in NYC and T-Mobile's coverage here is spotty, at best. When it's fast, it's really fast, but what's the point of speed when there's a lack of consistency? There's also the issue of poor building penetration, which T-Mobile will continue to experience until they roll out the 700mHz spectrum.
 
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