I'm sure it does.OK looks like they’re going to send me a hotspot device for my iPhone 8 Plus.
I don’t know if it has to be returned after I’m done or what, I couldn’t see any information about that.
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You Can Now Test T-Mobile's Network Using an App and eSIM
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That's a spin move. You have a 14 day return window, so if you show back up on the 16th (or later), you're stuck with them
WiFi calling will work on even very slow internet connections. If you are having problems with it you probably don't have a good WiFi signal or router. Some WiFi is subject to interference, too. I'd recommend that you spend some time improving that for the benefit of everyone in the house. In many homes if one cell provider doesn't work well, most don't.
Do you get hotspot with that plan? --For me, that's a big one.
On ATT, I have 3 lines u/l w. hotspot 100GB, HBO Max for 150 flat (incl. tax) on the discount plan.
My data speeds are generally above 100Mbps (usually 55+ during the day) here in LA County so I'd be curious how T compares here.
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Here's my area on T-Mobile:
And Verizon:
I can tell you for sure that Verizon has zero coverage at my house or on my entire drive to work which supposedly goes through 5G area. I don't even have 3G at my house.
Welp, just like Verizon, T-Mobile has no service at my house. I was hoping it would be better despite the coverage map. At least I tried.
Work:
Home:
When travelling to the US, the choice is always between roaming using my European contract, or picking up a local SIM card, usually Straight Talk. This time, and assuming they don't have restrictions such as US residents only, this is 30 days for free.
I get 10gb hotspot for each line, I constantly get between 30mbps to 100mbps with 5G and have had up to 246 mbps. I've yet to test in a big city.
I don’t have T mobile in my country which is Canada …. How is this helpful ??
T-Mobile has made it easier than ever for iPhone owners contemplating a carrier switch to test out its network, adding eSIM support to its existing Test Drive Program.
As noted by Light Reading (via The Verge), those who have an iPhone that supports eSIM can download the T-Mobile Network Test Drive app to try out the T-Mobile network, a feature that T-Mobile rolled out last week.
T-Mobile says that the T-Mobile Network Test Drive gives customers up to 30 days or 30GB of high-speed data along with unlimited talk and text for free, while maintaining their current phone number and carrier.
To facilitate this, T-Mobile provides a temporary number that can be used for calls and texts if so desired, though by default, a customer's primary number with an existing network provider will be used for calls and texts.
The Network Test Drive app works with the iPhone XS and newer, as eSIM capabilities are required to use it. The iPhone used for the test must be unlocked, it must be on iOS 14.5 or higher, and an eSIM cannot be in use for a customer's existing provider.
Those who want to sign up can download the T-Mobile Network Test Drive app from the App Store, following the installation and activation instructions from there.
T-Mobile has long offered a Test Drive service to allow customers to try its data network before committing, but prior to the introduction of the eSIM (and for those without eSIM functionality), T-Mobile mailed out hotspot devices.
Article Link: You Can Now Test T-Mobile's Network Using an App and eSIM
I went with US Mobile (www.usmobile.com) after using all of the big carriers. It's the least expensive I could find, and you can choose to use T-Mobile's or Verizon's network. My wife and I share a 5GB data, unlimited talk & text plan for $28 after taxes. We've never seen any kind of throttle in NorCal where we live.
That’s exciting news! I’ve had AT&T since switching from Verizon back in 2007 to buy the original iPhone. They are overpriced but I’ve been nervous about T-Mobile’s network when you’re off the beaten path where I live. I did take advantage of the deal AT&T offered on the iPhone 12 which let you finance the iPhone 12 Pro for around $200 spread over a two year commitment via monthly rebate credits so I’ll be with AT&T for another year and a quarter but after that, if T-Mobile is up to snuff, I’m out. Especially if they’ve got a good deal on an iPhone 14.
Ok, thank you. I use a ridiculous amount of data each month and I'm looking at their site, the Magenta Max is the closest thing to what I have on ATT (Unlimited Elite), and for those plans, the pricing is nearly the same at the top end but the discounts aren't the same; it looks like T-Mobile has specific plans only for specific groups (vs. bill discount by percentage).
Anecdotally, I had T-Mobile years ago during the Cingular/T-Mobile/GSM Utilities days on the west coast but switched when the 3G iPhone launched and was an AT&T-only device. Their CS was always excellent, coverage was a little spotty in/around my house but overall a great carrier.
yea, someone explained it, not sure how that relates to my comment you responded to, but w/e. that would be a fantastic thing, but would imagine this is going to be limited to people who are clients of other us providers... maybe not!
Same. I don't know how anyone is realistically on ATT or VZW without some sort of employer (e.g., FAN) discount, otherwise, they are ridiculously expensive.
The only thing I would "miss" about AT&T is the coverage and maybe data speeds; otherwise, I would gladly leave and not look back. Customer service was OK before the pandemic but during the height of COVID it was just brutal.
Well this is neat! I kinda doubt I'm going to switch to T-Mobile, but I've always wanted a chance to play with Dual-SIM and now I have it.
So far at home T-mobile speedtests about the same as AT&T. It'll be interesting to see if T-Mobile is better around town, especially in certain buildings where AT&T barely reaches.
So far at home T-mobile speedtests about the same as AT&T. It'll be interesting to see if T-Mobile is better around town, especially in certain buildings where AT&T barely reaches.
You can already get a free sample of AT&T by punching yourself in the crotch.
Unless you have really bad service I think this might backfire.
Seems like where I live their service is one bar. The only place where it was better was in the city. Was 5 bars there. Right now at home sprint is 3 bars and one bar with theirs.
As a sprint customer you can still see the various coverages between cdma and gsm and even though they have merged they are using different bandwidths and it’s not really merged. Once they send me a new sim or tell me to use the esim it’ll be limited to the gsm network and the service will be less.
Seems like where I live their service is one bar. The only place where it was better was in the city. Was 5 bars there. Right now at home sprint is 3 bars and one bar with theirs.
As a sprint customer you can still see the various coverages between cdma and gsm and even though they have merged they are using different bandwidths and it’s not really merged. Once they send me a new sim or tell me to use the esim it’ll be limited to the gsm network and the service will be less.
You need to create contact groups and then you can assign a specific ringtone to each group. Apple does not allow assigning a specific ringtone to contacts not in groups, which I think it rather shortsighted.OK, quick question how do I set different ringtones based on the phone number? I tried creating two separate contacts with different rings but that doesn’t work, I hope Apple didn’t drop the ball on this?
I’m tempted to try it just to try the eSIM feature.
