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GNexus on Tmo and speeds?

Hello everyone.
I'm on sprint now on referral plan with gs2, love the phone, hate service. But, since I pay next to nothing, was toughing it out for a while. Can not anymore, getting worse day by day and Nv is crap!
Anyways, I used to have tmobile and loved it, very fast data ans I like the idea of hspa+.
My question, however, is about galaxy nexus and tmobile hspa42. From the looks of it, their hspa+42 network is live here in Colorado, but the unlocked galaxy nexus only supports hspa+21? So, I'm guessing that is a pretty big deal as I won't be able to get the performance I could with another device that does support hspa+42?
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You are correct that the nexus does not support the hspa 42 network. I think the galaxy s2 on tmobile does, that's why they went with the snapdragon instead of the exynos or ti omap.
I personally don't think it is a reason to go with a "42" device over a nexus device. Users have posted their speedtest scores and they generally look good.
Not sure if this answers your question.
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se1zure31 said:
You are correct that the nexus does not support the hspa 42 network. I think the galaxy s2 on tmobile does, that's why they went with the snapdragon instead of the exynos or ti omap.
I personally don't think it is a reason to go with a "42" device over a nexus device. Users have posted their speedtest scores and they generally look good.
Not sure if this answers your question.
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True, but is that a pretty big jump in speed when on hspa42? Real world performance I mean, I know that on paper hspa42 can reach potential speeds of 28-30mbps, I'm guessing it never has though.
Anything is better than <300kbps I get now on sprint. Even on 4g it is about 800-1.5mbps.
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I cannot comment on the hspa 42 speeds myself but if that is a bigger deal than the true nexus experience go with a t-mobile galaxy s2. It's a great phone, but stock its still on gingerbread. Don't think I could go back to that personally.
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You know how Google has it on sale unlocked for $400? I see that they only have grey, eBay has new ones which are unlocked in white. Would all those also work good on hspa+21 that tmobile has? I'm guessing they are all same but different color?
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I'm using the white gnex on tmo. I previously used a tmo sgs2. The gnex is compatible with the hspa21 network & sgs2 with the hspa42. That being said, these are theoretical peak speeds aka not what you're actually going to get. There is no difference between speeds on my gnex or the sgs2. Both have reached up to 15mbps with full bars of service. This is in westchester, NY.
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afive720 said:
You know how Google has it on sale unlocked for $400? I see that they only have grey, eBay has new ones which are unlocked in white. Would all those also work good on hspa+21 that tmobile has? I'm guessing they are all same but different color?
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All i9250 are the same. They're all 21mbps HSPA+.
The speed difference between 42mbps and 21mbps radios in the real world isn't very big. The real-world max speeds you'll see on 21 are like ~11mbps, whereas on 42 you'll maybe peak at ~17mbps. All dependent on tons of factors.
You won't be dissatisfied with 21mbps device on T-Mobile. The speeds are great.

afive720 said:
You know how Google has it on sale unlocked for $400? I see that they only have grey, eBay has new ones which are unlocked in white. Would all those also work good on hspa+21 that tmobile has? I'm guessing they are all same but different color?
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just remember that if you don't buy the usa version (the 16gb silver one google sells directly) you don't get a warranty or samsung support in the usa
the highest speed i've seen in the bay area is 11.2mbps with t-mobile

Tmo gs2 in Baltimore I was getting about 10-12 mbps and on gnex in Baltimore I get about 6. Yeah its about half but its a lot faster than anything sprint has.
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Thanks guys. I am so close to getting one. Just really hard, even with how cheap tmobile is, my sprint is literary free. Like right now, at 2am, I am getting 1.3mbps on 3g, which is acceptable I guess.
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This is my speeds on the $30 5g monthly 4g plan. Pretty good for being in a valley. I know ATT has poor signal at my house.
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That 100 minutes total? With no nights and weekends or mobile to mobile?
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afive720 said:
That 100 minutes total? With no nights and weekends or mobile to mobile?
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Yes. 100 minutes means 100 minutes. No frills.
My speeds are in the range of ~5-7mbps down / 2-4mbps up.

I had a GS2 and sold it for 330 on CL and bought this phone. I get the same data speeds on this phone as the GS2. Sure the GS2 can get 42 but I never broke 20 and I had the phone for a year. The only draw back with the nexus is the screen. I got a small scratch the first day I had it (hoping an xo skin will cover it up). I never had a protector on the S2 and never had a scratch. Go with the nexus you wont be disappointed.

I'd have to get the $70 plan, 100 minutes wouldn't cut it, nor 2g of data. Hmm, that means I'd have to pay $70 more than I so now.
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afive720 said:
I'd have to get the $70 plan, 100 minutes wouldn't cut it, nor 2g of data. Hmm, that means I'd have to pay $70 more than I so now.
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So... you pay $0 for service now?

So does this phone (if bought from Google) work with my old tzones plan. I want to buy one but would like to be sure before spending $400. Thanks for the help.
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martonikaj said:
So... you pay $0 for service now?
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Yep lol
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I also have the Galaxy Nexus which I bought from Google a couple of days ago paired with T-Mobile's Monthly4G plan ($30 unlimited text/data + 100 minutes)
With the app called "talkatone", all you really need is unlimited data + google voice to get unlimited talk + texting services for free.
But currently, on this plan my speed is
about 3 Mbps up/down using XXLA2 baseband (which was the stock baseband installed on the phone when I got it from Google)

afive720 said:
Yep lol
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okay... so not sure why you're considering going anywhere else. Free service, as long as its somewhat usable, kinda trumps everything.

No 4G Service/Signal On Sprints Galaxy Nexus?

Why isn't there 4G service/signal with sprints galaxy nexus but there is with Verizon's galaxy nexus?I noticed that I had my galaxy nexus on cdma but I switched it to lte/cdma,would that make a difference?
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Xx_iDon_xX said:
Why isn't there 4G service/signal with sprints galaxy nexus but there is with Verizon's galaxy nexus?I noticed that I had my galaxy nexus on cdma but I switched it to lte/cdma,would that make a difference?
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There is no 4G on sprint yet,there using lte for the nexus no wimax like the evo and older phones so until sprint turns lte on your stock in 3G
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Well that sucks
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Xx_iDon_xX said:
Why isn't there 4G service/signal with sprints galaxy nexus but there is with Verizon's galaxy nexus?I noticed that I had my galaxy nexus on cdma but I switched it to lte/cdma,would that make a difference?
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Its because Sprint hasn't launched their LTE network, and when they do it'll be in very limited markets. Don't get your hopes up expecting consistent LTE any time soon.
This is why I find it hilarious that Sprint is selling LTE phones, when honestly a large portion of their customers will not see LTE in the next year...

martonikaj said:
Its because Sprint hasn't launched their LTE network, and when they do it'll be in very limited markets. Don't get your hopes up expecting consistent LTE any time soon.
This is why I find it hilarious that Sprint is selling LTE phones, when honestly a large portion of their customers will not see LTE in the next year...
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I agree I had a sprint gnex but speeds was a big problem (really no be able to read websites on an amazing phone without wifi is a pain. Moved to T-Mobile can't be happier the phone works great on their network
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jgalan14 said:
I agree I had a sprint gnex but speeds was a big problem (really no be able to read websites on an amazing phone without wifi is a pain. Moved to T-Mobile can't be happier the phone works great on their network
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Absolutely. I'm on T-Mobile and the speeds are great. Better than my WiMax I had on Sprint. Even EDGE on T-Mobile is faster than Sprint 3G.

Another +1 for T-Mobile!
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Nothing to complain about here (Sprint 3G).

Ryjabo said:
Nothing to complain about here (Sprint 3G).
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No bad that's what I used to get two years ago after evo and iPhone it went downhill I would get those speeds only early morning and night time which usually I'm home and using Pandora at the gym wasn't gonna happen so yeah
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Ryjabo said:
Nothing to complain about here (Sprint 3G).
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I think you're in the minority among Sprint users, most are experiencing abysmal speeds. And even at those relatively high Sprint speeds, T-Mobile pushes about 4x that.

martonikaj said:
I think you're in the minority among Sprint users, most are experiencing abysmal speeds. And even at those relatively high Sprint speeds, T-Mobile pushes about 4x that.
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Sprint is great where I live. T-Mobile sucks here. Verizon is probably the best but I didn't get signed up with them when I had the chance to get unlimited :-(

Ryjabo said:
Nothing to complain about here (Sprint 3G).
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Are your speeds that good during the day? I get awesome speedtests in the middle of the night too. But speeds are like 200-300 kpbs during the day.

canteenboy said:
Are your speeds that good during the day? I get awesome speedtests in the middle of the night too. But speeds are like 200-300 kpbs during the day.
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Yes.

Are T-Mobile speeds good like that everywhere? Also, how is the coverage, particularly California. I have checked the coverage map and feel like they lie about it. If there map is correct, it says they have better coverage than Verizon in my are, which I no is not correct...

mick3444 said:
Are T-Mobile speeds good like that everywhere? Also, how is the coverage, particularly California. I have checked the coverage map and feel like they lie about it.
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T-Mobile speeds are generally pretty solid everywhere in the country (as in, when you have service the speeds are great). Their network has a solid backend and honestly not that many customers (about 1/3 the customers of AT&T or Verizon). The speeds are good. Even at bad times they clobber Sprint. A solid EDGE connection on T-Mobile beats Sprint's 3G based on the #'s I see.
If there map is correct, it says they have better coverage than Verizon in my are, which I no is not correct...
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You actually think Verizon has better coverage than T-Mobile everywhere in the country? Believe it or not, Verizon does not have the best coverage the entire country over. No one company is perfect lol.

Gsm galaxy nexus is where its at

I know I'm going to get flamed for this thread.
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I'm currently with Verizon I have the galaxy nexus but wish I stayed with t mobile or went with att,I had a g1 on release day ordered my nexus 1 when it was available for pre orders. purchased the nexus s, but returned it ASAP because of bugs and reboots. I'm not knocking Verizon, because their network is phenomenal compared to tmobile, but I had so much freedom with tmobile hardware wise the galaxy nexus old but superior to other phones because of its software in only saying that I will no longer purchased anything but a nexus.
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Phones g1, nexus 1, nexus s,Samsung vibrant,g2x, droid x, htc thunderbolt, htc rezound, galaxy nexus.
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Why would we flame you for praising our dear Nexus'?

Yeah, I was coming in to support this remark. I love my G-Nexus. But I had a little touchy touchy thing going on with a Samsung Galaxy SIII the other day at a retail store. Don't tell my phone.........sssssssssh

Valkillmore said:
Yeah, I was coming in to support this remark. I love my G-Nexus. But I had a little touchy touchy thing going on with a Samsung Galaxy SIII the other day at a retail store. Don't tell my phone.........sssssssssh
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You cheater
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More like sinner
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I think the OP's point was GSM Nexus > CDMA Nexus, but he's stuck on a CDMA network. Thus, he was expecting to get flamed

Pretty much.

harveydent said:
I think the OP's point was GSM Nexus > CDMA Nexus, but he's stuck on a CDMA network. Thus, he was expecting to get flamed
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my GF has a LTE Nexus, and i have a GSM model. my phone is far more stable with regards to radio stability. her phone is a mess when it comes to LTE/CDMA handoffs.
i should probably check for a radio update for her phone...

crazy talk said:
my GF has a LTE Nexus, and i have a GSM model. my phone is far more stable with regards to radio stability. her phone is a mess when it comes to LTE/CDMA handoffs.
i should probably check for a radio update for her phone...
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As an lte nexus owner, they all suck.
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^Mine doesn't! It's been solid all around since day 1. :good:

At this point in time the gsm Nexus is one of the best deals around. I've been kicking myself for a while now for going with verizon and not prepaid. $350 for the phone and $50 or less a month for service is crazy cheap compared to Verizon or any other postpaid.
The way google did everything, I suspect they planned on this phone hitting its stride 6-8 months after it's release. When the unsubsidized price dropped to reasonable levels, BAM they put it up for sale themselves and put Jellybean on it making the Nexus a superphone that is semi affordable.

I don't get plagued by all these radio issues people talk about.
Having a GSM Nexus isn't possible for me so I'm happy with my CDMA Nexus and I don't think any less or more of the GSM variant.

If only At&t would offer unlimited data I would never have this CDMA crap again.

Turb0wned said:
If only At&t would offer unlimited data I would never have this CDMA crap again.
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But they do have unlimited hspa+ data plan on ATT for unlocked GSM galaxy nexus... AKA dumb phone plan.
I've been on it for awhile now, and it is solid.

llustig said:
But they do have unlimited hspa+ data plan on ATT for unlocked GSM galaxy nexus... AKA dumb phone plan.
I've been on it for awhile now, and it is solid.
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I second this
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I have a VZW Galaxy Nexus and I agree with you guys even though I have no rational proof to support my claim.
Please indulge my anecdotal justification instead:
It feels like the GSM versions are better supported, maybe not in the dev community (it still seems like all of the development who provide updates also have GSM versions and I'm very curious to know if any of them use the VZW version as their main phone.) That may or may not be the case but CDMA support from manufacturers seems to be an afterthought at times. VZW doesn't even get some of the nicer phones sometimes. They really came through with getting us the original Droid though. That was a great phone. I haven't had a phone yet that I've liked as much as I liked the Droid when it was new.
I still have to point out that where I live my VZW Nexus still gets me more reliable service (even with its assinine bounces between 3g/LTE in my office) than anyone using a phone on any other carrier. Having a great flashy phone with the latest updates does little good if you can't get online. Sure my coworker gets 40MB/s up and down when he's at the north side of our building but he has to tether to me if he wants to get online where we spend most of the day.
If I spent a lot of time where I could get reliable GSM connections at the price I'm paying VZW with my discount, I'd switch in a heartbeat.
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llustig said:
But they do have unlimited hspa+ data plan on ATT for unlocked GSM galaxy nexus... AKA dumb phone plan.
I've been on it for awhile now, and it is solid.
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Continue..... Please. I am considering dropping Sprint in a month or tow and am looking for the best GSM plan. T-Mobile has it for $30 a month, 100 minutes, unlimited text, unlimited data but 5GB @ 4g speed.

llustig said:
But they do have unlimited hspa+ data plan on ATT for unlocked GSM galaxy nexus... AKA dumb phone plan.
I've been on it for awhile now, and it is solid.
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Are you talking about the $50 go plan?
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Need help choosing between gnex and s3 [Sprint]

Im switching services to sprint and looking to either get the nexus or the s3. All hardware specs aside which would most likely be the better choice..? From what I read it looks like the s3 is stuck in 3g while lte rolls out for sprint. Im leaning towards the nexus as its a pure android phone with no bloat on top of it. Would it be a smart choice to go with the gnex or get the s3 and wait for the 4g lte?
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GNex is LTE too so you would be stuck on 3G either way. Sprint 3G is terrible in case you didn't already know.

mbh87 said:
GNex is LTE too so you would be stuck on 3G either way. Sprint 3G is terrible in case you didn't already know.
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Ohhh that puts a huge roadblock in my switch didn't resize gnex was lte lol..
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3g isn't bad for me. It's an easy choice IMO. If you want access to the latest software, and want it to be fully functional, and stable, go Nexus. The GS3 doesn't have "that" much going for it over the Nexus.
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"All hardware specs aside" makes it very simple. Galaxy Nexus hands down. But please get the GSM version to get the full benefit and all of the freedom from contracts, carrier restrictions, and official software delays.

If your not getting GSM nexus may as well get the better hardware. S3 would be my recommendation, though I'll personally stick with my GSM nexus.
That's my unbiased opinion, considering the forum your on you should know what most people will say.
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Galaxy Nexus is vastly superior.
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He cant get the gsm version if he's switching to sprint, right?
Me personally, wouldnt switch to sprint. Youre better off with the gsm version and straight talk or something.

The GSM nexus is the one from the play store?
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diabloking said:
The GSM nexus is the one from the play store?
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Yes it is.

SysAdmNj said:
Yes it is.
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Hmm forgot about that one.. I could get that one and use it on a monthly no contract service on T-Mobile or AT&T? That might be my route of choice lol..
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diabloking said:
Im switching services to sprint and looking to either get the nexus or the s3. All hardware specs aside which would most likely be the better choice..? From what I read it looks like the s3 is stuck in 3g while lte rolls out for sprint. Im leaning towards the nexus as its a pure android phone with no bloat on top of it. Would it be a smart choice to go with the gnex or get the s3 and wait for the 4g lte?
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Dont be lured by the unlimited marketing engine from Sprint. Their network is horrible. 3g is more like 2g at best and 4g is hit or miss. I imagine given their track record, LTE will be the same. Unlocked GNEX on T-mobile is the way to go! Thats what I did and couldnt be happier.
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diabloking said:
Hmm forgot about that one.. I could get that one and use it on a monthly no contract service on T-Mobile or AT&T? That might be my route of choice lol..
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Yes you could. I'm on at&t using the gsm nexus but may go the straigt talk route when my contract is up. A friend is doing this exact thing and tells me ST service is great for him as it uses the at&t network.

oreyna said:
diabloking said:
Im switching services to sprint and looking to either get the nexus or the s3. All hardware specs aside which would most likely be the better choice..? From what I read it looks like the s3 is stuck in 3g while lte rolls out for sprint. Im leaning towards the nexus as its a pure android phone with no bloat on top of it. Would it be a smart choice to go with the gnex or get the s3 and wait for the 4g lte?
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Dont be lured by the unlimited marketing engine from Sprint. Their network is horrible. 3g is more like 2g at best and 4g is hit or miss. I imagine given their track record, LTE will be the same. Unlocked GNEX on T-mobile is the way to go! Thats what I did and couldnt be happier.
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I will say I was lured with the unlimited... but looks like I might get the GSM GNex
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Bad 3G? It really all depends on location. Really if your not in an area where LTE will be very prevalent. Then go with the GSM. Otherwise you may want to reconsider the sprint nexus. I've seen people getting consistent 25+ Mbps. And just as much upload. That plus non throttled unlimited is heaven sent.
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Bad 3G? It really all depends on location. Really if your not in an area where LTE will be very prevalent. Then go with the GSM. Otherwise you may want to reconsider the sprint nexus. I've seen people getting consistent 25+ Mbps. And just as much upload. That plus non throttled unlimited is heaven sent.
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I get about 1 to 1.5mb on Verizon and its brutally slow 3g.. dunno how it is in my area unfortunately and it looks like lte wont roll till around december.
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diabloking said:
I get about 1 to 1.5mb on Verizon and its brutally slow 3g.. dunno how it is in my area unfortunately and it looks like lte wont roll till around december.
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That's not slow 3G... !? 3G peaks at 2.5mbps. Sometimes I can only get around .40mbps things still load in a timely manner.
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ÜBER™ said:
That's not slow 3G... !? 3G peaks at 2.5mbps. Sometimes I can only get around .40mbps things still load in a timely manner.
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Hm maybe that's peak lol sometimes it takes a minute or two just to load pages. Lol
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diabloking said:
Hm maybe that's peak lol sometimes it takes a minute or two just to load pages. Lol
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That sounds like a phone issue not a network issue...
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That sounds like a phone issue not a network issue...
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Very possible my X2 is very annoying at times...
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At&t or T-mobile Note 2?

Hello, I have a question. Both note 2 will be pretty much same spec other than data speed lte vs hspa+, so it really comes down to service quality for me. I'm currently with AT&T and service isn't too bad but the price is ridiculously expensive compare to T-Mobile. How is T-Mobile's service compare to AT&T? I really appreciate if I could get some feedbacks from both world users.
I know this isn't a question directly toward Note 2, but since this is the device I'm interested getting and this is note 2 forum I thought I would ask here. My apologies if this is wrong place to ask this.
Thanks for your time!
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zen0s said:
Hello, I have a question. Both note 2 will be pretty much same spec other than data speed lte vs hspa+, so it really comes down to service quality for me. I'm currently with AT&T and service isn't too bad but the price is ridiculously expensive compare to T-Mobile. How is T-Mobile's service compare to AT&T? I really appreciate if I could get some feedbacks from both world users.
I know this isn't a question directly toward Note 2, but since this is the device I'm interested getting and this is note 2 forum I thought I would ask here. My apologies if this is wrong place to ask this.
Thanks for your time!
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it all depends on ur location really....tmobile will let u "test drive" their service for 14 days and if u don't like it, you can simply return the device...i live in a weak tmobile area but bought the tmobile one because the prices were cheaper and you can make phone calls and text through wifi....

Best advice I could give is find someone that uses tmo in your area. If they are satisfied then try out tmobile. If the coverage is poor then I would stick with AT&T.

I wish I knew someone with t-mobile, they all have at&t due to I phone fever
Anyone in Maryland care to share your experience with t-mobile service?
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zen0s said:
I wish I knew someone with t-mobile, they all have at&t due to I phone fever
Anyone in Maryland care to share your experience with t-mobile service?
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http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx and type in your information....this will give you an idea about their coverage...

slimc84 said:
http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx and type in your information....this will give you an idea about their coverage...
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Thanks, I did check the coverage through T-Mobile site but I actually wanted some feedback from actual customers. All carriers will say we have good coverage and etc but in real world it could be totally different, just for that reason I was asking XDA community

At&t has LTE. TMOB DOESNT
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You can also try it yourself for not too much $$$.
Get your phone sim unlocked, cellunlocker.net or whatever, probably $8 - $25.
Get a t-mobile sim and start a prepay account on the "Pay By The Day" plan, Unlimited Talk, Text & Web, $3.
This will only be interesting if your area has already gotten the tmo 1900 hspa+ rollout.

That's what I did.
Device works on at&t but no LTE
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davaj said:
You can also try it yourself for not too much $$$.
Get your phone sim unlocked, cellunlocker.net or whatever, probably $8 - $25.
Get a t-mobile sim and start a prepay account on the "Pay By The Day" plan, Unlimited Talk, Text & Web, $3.
This will only be interesting if your area has already gotten the tmo 1900 hspa+ rollout.
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Doesn't seem like 1900 is refarmed around my way, only getting EDGE speed is truly painful. When I'm in city, it works great though, getting speed almost as fast as at&t's lte. I'm guessing if I switch to tmobile device I won't be running into edge speed issue? Maybe I will give that a go.
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zen0s said:
Doesn't seem like 1900 is refarmed around my way, only getting EDGE speed is truly painful. When I'm in city, it works great though, getting speed almost as fast as at&t's lte. I'm guessing if I switch to tmobile device I won't be running into edge speed issue? Maybe I will give that a go.
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you have 14 days to test it out and if you don't like it, you can simply return it....that's one good thing about t-mo

ekerbuddyeker said:
That's what I did.
Device works on at&t but no LTE
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What kind of speed (downloand and upload) are you getting on the AT&T network using the TMO note 2?
Thanks