Switched to t-mobile from att after 10+ years of being an att customer and service actually seems a little better in the bay area.
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T-Mobile ONE Family Plans Will Include Free Netflix Subscriptions Starting September 12
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Switched to t-mobile from att after 10+ years of being an att customer and service actually seems a little better in the bay area.
Where in California? I have decent coverage in northern CA where I live (Bay Area) but it's pretty crummy in indoor (even with band 12) and areas outside major cities. My friends on AT&T and Verizon fare much better.
I've experienced some issues indoors but I'm usually on wifi by then which pretty much resolves that issue especially since we can make calls over wifi.
But that's only when you have WiFi and have permission to use it. A vast majority of indoor places I frequent, WiFi is not available (or at least not very usable) or require authentication dance.
How can you tell? Just curious because I have a 2 line T-mobile One plan I got earlier this year. Looking on their site I don't see why one wouldn't qualify with 2+ lines on a t-mobile one plan.I was excited until I learned that our 3 T-Mobile ONE lines for $80 does not quality for free Netflix
For a phone, even a phablet, 720 probably is a pretty good picture. Anything larger, no, not so much. It's the data usage that will kill you if you try watching movies using just cell data, especially if you have 2 or more phones doing so frequently.
They've been raising their prices for the past two years. Not really worth it to jump ship from a cheaper grandfathered plan to what ever they're offering now, especially if you can live without their unlimited 4g data plans.
Verizon limiting its customers to 720p, while Tmobile cus sits happy with 1080p, is pathetic.
When you been watching 1080p good picture for the last 6-7 years, then get push back to watching a 720p PRETTY good picture, I wouldn't call that progress. And with phone getting higher rez screens the difference is quite noticeable and downright ugly.
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I switched this year from a grandfathered AT&T plan and am saving $50 a month on 2 phones after kickback.
This is considered a special plan promo. If you got the 2 for $100, that is considered a separate promo plan and they don’t stack. Am employee on Reddit T-Mobile said you need to be paying $120+ for 2 lines at minimum for this.
I was excited until I learned that our 3 T-Mobile ONE lines for $80 does not quality for free Netflix
Where has this been confirmed?
I have the 4 tv plan. I already have 5 lines on tmobile. So i just need to go to them and explain that i want "netflix on us".
I wont have to make any changes to my netflix account? Do i cancel it and then let tmobile do their thing?
I wont have to make any changes to my netflix account? Do i cancel it and then let tmobile do their thing?
Why would anyone want to move to Nebraska?!
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What a horrible comparison this is! You do know you can watch Netflix on wifi at home with your family right? And for free?! This is a great deal. Not sure where you live, but I have great signal in Los Angeles, CA.
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Still better and cheaper than Verizon and ATT. Not a scam at all.
I have the three lines, all in one promo for $100 so I am not eligible either.
I honestly hate Netflix though. The movies I try to watch end up being garbage and I'm not interested in the TV shows.
I still have 6 months free out of two years free for buying two S7 Edge phones and once my free months are done, I'm canceling Netflix.
I honestly hate Netflix though. The movies I try to watch end up being garbage and I'm not interested in the TV shows.
I still have 6 months free out of two years free for buying two S7 Edge phones and once my free months are done, I'm canceling Netflix.
So, you are the unlucky one. I switched from ATT to T-Mobile 6 months ago because ATT wanted to gouge me during my trip to Canada. T-mobile provides amazing coverage in Canada with no additional charges. The coverage includes LTE data and LTE hotspot. When in Ontario and Quebec, I had coverage in most remote areas you can imagine. It's not T-Mobile's network, of course. It's either Telus or Rogers, but T-Mobile cut an amazing deal with them. ATT charges ridiculous roaming charges in Canada, and their LTE coverage costs in Canada is highway robbery. They assured me, though, that Canada has Wi-Fi in many places. LOL.
In the US, I haven't noticed much of a difference in coverage between T-Mobile. and ATT. LTE speeds are better than ATT's and Verizon's. I'm sure there are areas where ATT has better coverage, but there are other areas where T-Mobile has better coverage. I'm sure Verizon's coverage is better, but Verizon LTE speed can't compare to T-Mobile's, and the price difference is significant. Then again, if you travel overseas or even to Canada with Verizon, you will be gouged. T-Mobile gives you free roaming in 120 countries. It was an amazing experience for my family to spend 20 days in Canada in two occasions in the past 6 months without having to worry about cell phones. The cell phones worked exactly like they do in the US without us being charged a penny extra. Had I not switched from ATT, I would have had to watch every minute and every megabyte of data while in Canada, which would have made my trips there not as enjoyable.
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It's too bad you have poor or no signal where you live. There are dead spots around me too in Florida. My house has pretty poor signal. However, my point is that I've been in at least 25 different states within the past 2 years with time spent in large cities and small cities. I usually had good to great signal.
Based on my experience I have zero incentive to switch carriers unless I had to pay a lot more money for service.