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AT&T drops T-mobile bid - confirmed

I guess it's good news for us all.

Bring on DISH or Google!
Here's a link if anyone wants to see the official statement

WSJ reports this as fact YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL ATT are insane. Look at this hype they have made:
“The actions by the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to block this transaction do not change the realities of the U.S. wireless industry. It is one of the most fiercely competitive industries in the world, with a mounting need for more spectrum that has not diminished and must be addressed immediately. The AT&T and T-Mobile USA combination would have offered an interim solution to this spectrum shortage. In the absence of such steps, customers will be harmed and needed investment will be stifled.”
Sure.

I'm thankful I get to keep my job! Now tmobile has to think of a crazy master plan. Google exclusive partnership please!
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Yay for great customer service, great phones , and cheap plans.
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Google exclusive!!
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Google is almost not possible. They don't know about the wireless industry and they wouldn't become T-Mobile exclusive when the OS is on all carriers.
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?

Hallelujah. Sometimes prayers are answered.

Hmm... a roaming agreement... sweeeeeeeeeeeet, I can mooch of your 42mbps HSPA+ while mooching off AT&T's LTE.
Also, Google will NEVER make their OS exclusive to any carrier, and if they did, it would be Verizon... because Verizon is the biggest android carrier.
Anyways, happy for you guys, you get a few more months till someone else bids for T-Mobile.

Where can we find details on the roaming agreement? will we have 4g roaming?
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safeplayer22 said:
I guess it's good news for us all.
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speak for yourself. Yea tmo is cheap but my service is horrible. So many dead spots in my city. I switched from Sprint to save money and have "faster" data. Mistake :-(

unlvmike said:
Google is almost not possible. They don't know about the wireless industry and they wouldn't become T-Mobile exclusive when the OS is on all carriers.
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
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what do you mean google doesnt know about the wireless industry when they revolve aroubd the whole thing. Not to mention
http://gadgetizor.com/google-sim-card/8463/
Also i have to check but i am pretty sure they have already started in another country with their own services.

jessejames111981 said:
speak for yourself. Yea tmo is cheap but my service is horrible. So many dead spots in my city. I switched from Sprint to save money and have "faster" data. Mistake :-(
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So switch to ATT dude. Overwhelming majority of folks were disgusted by the thought of having the death star take over tmo. But there are instances where att is the best fit, such as your case. Sell your gs2, pay the etf and switch dude. Problem solved.
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tri4life said:
what do you mean google doesnt know about the wireless industry when they revolve aroubd the whole thing. Not to mention
http://gadgetizor.com/google-sim-card/8463/
Also i have to check but i am pretty sure they have already started in another country with their own services.
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Yeah in Spain.
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Att no contest is best voice reception I ever had, wherever I went, I have yet to Verizon
the prices disgust me though, so I like Tmobile.for me , right now
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Yay Atet are the greedyest worst out there. They would have finished destroying whats left of Tmobile. By raising rates and letting other carriers do what they want with prices
Best news this year Down with atet off with there heads.

I hope this is going to help us even more...
http://www.slashgear.com/t-mobile-u...feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+slashgear+(SlashGear)

TMO scores after AT&T looses Bid
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/...dts-seven-year-umts-roaming-agreement-gets-d/
basically TMO gets additional spectrum and roaming on AT&Ts UMTS network. both huge scores for us!

Tmobile should give us some kinda credit with that $3 Billion they received lol

babymatteo said:
Tmobile should give us some kinda credit with that $3 Billion they received lol
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Well at least we arent att now...
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Anyway to leave sprint without paying the large fee?

I'm sick of sprint and their horrible data speeds. I want to leave but the fee is just nuts
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blankit said:
I'm sick of sprint and their horrible data speeds. I want to leave but the fee is just nuts
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Yup yup and yup. I agree, $350 per line. Sorry man! I just bounced on them. They failed to provide the service I needed and they didn't. Wouldn't budge with letting me out...so I bounced on them and had them eat the money. On my credit report, I wrote off "Not my debt"= Clear off my rec.
#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+

Yeah flash a custom prl and go over the roaming data limits
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DaMan90 said:
Yeah flash a custom prl and go over the roaming data limits
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Did it for a month or two without Sprint batting an eye. It would take months for Sprint to notice, all the while your phone depreciates further. Either bite the bullet and pay the fine, or reneg and hope you can have the collection erased from your credit report. How anyone can have that erased by saying 'not my debt' is a complete mystery and should not be heeded as sound advice.
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blankit said:
I'm sick of sprint and their horrible data speeds. I want to leave but the fee is just nuts
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Three options:
1) Pay the ETF
2) Just live with it and leave at the end of the contract
3) After choosing #1 or #2, never sign a contract again

atlgator said:
Did it for a month or two without Sprint batting an eye. It would take months for Sprint to notice, all the while your phone depreciates further. Either bite the bullet and pay the fine, or reneg and hope you can have the collection erased from your credit report. How anyone can have that erased by saying 'not my debt' is a complete mystery and should not be heeded as sound advice.
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Annualcreditreport.com
That's where I get my info. There's a tab to "dispute" comment "not my debt".
#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+

luckylui said:
Annualcreditreport.com
That's where I get my info. There's a tab to "dispute" comment "not my debt".
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So you're suggesting fraudulently reporting that you didn't take on the debt?
Smart.

blankit said:
I'm sick of sprint and their horrible data speeds. I want to leave but the fee is just nuts
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The fee is to cover the cost of the phone. Pay the ETF, sell the phone and get a GSM one.

luckylui said:
They failed to provide the service I needed and they didn't. Wouldn't budge with letting me out...so I bounced on them and had them eat the money.
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So there was no guarantee of service speed or anything of the sort in your contract. When you signed a contract, there is no clause that if they don't provide a certain service to you that you're entitled to leave the contract. You either have to pay to leave, or continue to pay out your remaining months of service, those are your only legal options.

Just roam on Verizon a lot. Flash a modded prl. You'll get fast speeds for a few months then Sprint will terminate you.
Worked for me
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I know what you mean by the data speeds. Currently I'm blazing at a whopping 22kbps! I keep calling about this and then sometimes after, the speeds jumped to 2Mbps then back down to nearly unusable speeds. You can't connect to the Play Store at speeds this low. It just errors out saying that the connection timed out.
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martonikaj said:
So you're suggesting fraudulently reporting that you didn't take on the debt?
Smart.
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So.
They failed to provide me service..soooo there the ones pretty much eating the debt. Not in my hands.. gotta play like the government. On some BS game.
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670.00 Free of charge. Gotta play the game they play, that's how I play.
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luckylui said:
Annualcreditreport.com
That's where I get my info. There's a tab to "dispute" comment "not my debt".
#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
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You're fooling yourself if you think it won't end up on your credit report. All you did was dispute it. The CRA will verify the debt is yours with Sprint and it will be on your report until you prove that it is not your debt or you settle with Sprint (or several years from the date you left Sprint when it falls off automatically). And no, saying 'not my debt' does not prove that it is not yours.

mwalt2 said:
You're fooling yourself if you think it won't end up on your credit report. All you did was dispute it. The CRA will verify the debt is yours with Sprint and it will be on your report until you prove that it is not your debt or you settle with Sprint (or several years from the date you left Sprint when it falls off automatically). And no, saying 'not my debt' does not prove that it is not yours.
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....By the way its already been closed. How can you say, what a person can't do. Have you been in there situation? Are you the credit agency? If neither.. then, you don't know what your talking about. I can tell you I've been there.. its clearly on my report as "Settled" since 09. Anymore, "assuming" ?s
#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+

Hey OP, have you tried playing with PRL's and Radios? On my E4GT I was able to get up to 2MB/s(?) down and 1up. U sually averaged around 1.5MB but it was nice being able to stream HQ videos and music. On my Gnex I get about half of that but my upload is way high an dI have yet to play with PRl's or radios. It's just a thought but it's worth trying.

luckylui said:
....By the way its already been closed. How can you say, what a person can't do. Have you been in there situation? Are you the credit agency? If neither.. then, you don't know what your talking about. I can tell you I've been there.. its clearly on my report as "Settled" since 09. Anymore, "assuming" ?s
#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
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Congratulations on them not verifying the debt. I wouldn't count on them always siding with someone just saying "it's not mine" when common sense says Sprint has every right to try to recoup the money per the contract all users agree to. I didn't remember Sprints ETF being $350 three years ago. I'm pretty sure it was on $200 back then when I was with them.
Didn't you have an Evo3D when I did (like less than a year ago)?

Flash a roaming prl and download as much data as possible.
I believe that they let you out if you move to an area that they don't cover. Use their coverage map to find some areas they don't cover. Call them and tell them your job is transferring you to Billings Montana or something and you want to check coverage at a couple addresses you are looking at (check realtor.com to get a few addresses). Make sure you already know there is no coverage based off of coverage map. When they tell you no coverage ask them how they handle it if there is no coverage. Chances are you get out right there. Especially if you've already been roaming a lot.
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thos25 said:
Flash a roaming prl and download as much data as possible.
I believe that they let you out if you move to an area that they don't cover. Use their coverage map to find some areas they don't cover. Call them and tell them your job is transferring you to Billings Montana or something and you want to check coverage at a couple addresses you are looking at (check realtor.com to get a few addresses). Make sure you already know there is no coverage based off of coverage map. When they tell you no coverage ask them how they handle it if there is no coverage. Chances are you get out right there. Especially if you've already been roaming a lot.
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They'll need proof of move or transfer. Just pay the $350, sell whatever device you have to cover the expense and move on. Sprint is awful.
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Dude !!! Tell me please I have not seen this any where unless I am blind
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My whole family switched, that was hell, but verizon speed and data is worth it. If you can wait, i would wait, then get a new nexus with your Verizon contract
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What to do...

I just realized that I most likely will NEVER get LTE where I live, I don't even have 4G. So, what is the point of waiting to buy an LTE capable phone if it's never coming to me anyway? They can still use 3G right? It's kind of frustrating knowing that I won't be getting it in my area, and if I do, it will be years from now, I think that's kind of bull****!!!

E4GTUser94 said:
I just realized that I most likely will NEVER get LTE where I live, I don't even have 4G. So, what is the point of waiting to buy an LTE capable phone if it's never coming to me anyway? They can still use 3G right? It's kind of frustrating knowing that I won't be getting it in my area, and if I do, it will be years from now, I think that's kind of bull****!!!
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I would consider another carrier if service is that unbearable with no foreseeable 4G services ever coming to your area, assuming 3G service is horrible.

First of all, where do you live?
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lilotimz said:
First of all, where do you live?
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Lebanon, Pennsylvania; according to his location on profile. Sprint activity is really slow anywhere near him.

Verizon.
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Yes Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The sprint store at my local mall has to go outside to do activations..... That's just sad! I don't want to switch though. I like the phones, and the price. Plus I'm only paying $20 a month being a 3rd line on my parents plan.
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You would think a Sprint store would have an Airave...
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Mattix724 said:
You would think a Sprint store would have an Airave...
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Yes you would... But apparently not...
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Switch carriers bro. No sense paying good money for high-end service that isn't available.
For market penetration, as previously mentioned VZW or possibly AT&T would be your best bet.

There plans, and phones suck though! I'm used to unlimited data I don't think I could handle that. Do you think if I said something to sprint there might be some small chance they do something?
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Hmm.. I just checked some maps and it seems Lebanon doesn't have any actual Sprint towers. Your city is right next to some towers that are getting NV upgrades though but none in the actual city.
It might be a Shentel area, but I'm not certain. Shentel is a subsidiary / partner of sprint and is also doing "NV" roll-out in coordination with sprint.
Actually I do think you're in a shentel market as Lebanon is not far from Harrisburg which IS a shentel market. In that case, considering there's no Sprint towers in that entire region of Harrisburg and extending to Lebanon... you will probably get LTE and NV upgrades from Shentel.

lilotimz said:
Hmm.. I just checked some maps and it seems Lebanon doesn't have any actual Sprint towers. Your city is right next to some towers that are getting NV upgrades though but none in the actual city.
It might be a Shentel area, but I'm not certain. Shentel is a subsidiary / partner of sprint and is also doing "NV" roll-out in coordination with sprint.
Actually I do think you're in a shentel market as Lebanon is not far from Harrisburg which IS a shentel market. In that case, considering there's no Sprint towers in that entire region of Harrisburg and extending to Lebanon... I'll you will get LTE and NV upgrades from Shentel.
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How did you figure all that out?
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Google
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E4GTUser94 said:
How did you figure all that out?
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Knowing where to go for information on network vision roll out...
cough www.s4gru.com cough

Move to a different town?
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slick_rick said:
Move to a different town?
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I'd rather not move from where I lived all my life just for better cell service. I just think they should put at least something here instead of nothing
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Join the club dude lol. Switch or quit cryin. Sprint doesn't care about smaller markets
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E4GTUser94 said:
I'd rather not move from where I lived all my life just for better cell service. I just think they should put at least something here instead of nothing
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You do have something there. Your area is part of Shentel as I've stated. Shentel is a subsidiary/partner of sprint and is also part of the network vision roll out. Your area is serviced by Alcatel-Lucent and is making steady progress in Harrisburg which also is literally next door to Lebanon, PA. You WILL get LTE 800mhz/1900mhz and likely CW 2.5ghz and NV upgraded 3g. All sprint and affiliates will be upgraded to that standard. It takes time but last check, Shentel is making good progress.
Here is more info on your area..
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/8...market-shenandoah-valleyhagerstownharrisburg/

tmobile 5G?

I've been seeing news rumors saying Tmobile maybe the first to run 5G...what do you guys think? I haven't seen any LTE yet even...this maybe just BS. On the other hand, Tmo just worked on LTE...so maybe it still easy for them to reprogram to 5G...? Anyone got the inside scoop?
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/t-mobile-first-5g-lte-advanced/

I wouldn't say this is BS, but calling LTE-A 5G is BS. Really I think T-mobile wants to have the fastest 4G network and they may call it "5G" if they got 300mbs+ out of it, but I really think they should start rolling out 4G LTE across there 2G foot print.

They're all marketing terms, and their meanings change. Most of the current "4G" infrastructure is more like 3.5G since it falls so far short of the original design specifications.
LTE-Advanced is probably going to be billed as 5G, but it's more like what 4G was originally supposed to mean. Cheap and greedy telcos sold us short and marketed the intermediate steps as the final product.

2G, 3G, 4G used to purely mean something, but now the "label" has shifted to more around the raw speed regardless of the infrastructure. A great example is TM with their HSPA+ calling it 4G, which (like one mentioned) is more like 3.5G.
However, TM's HSPA+ (3.5ish G) in some areas can whoop on other carriers LTE. Look at my sig; great example.
Although TM was last in the race for the LTE infrastructure, TM has the most expandable infrastructure over all the other carriers. Very smart move. Why? Because if the other carriers wanted to expand they would have to put in place a completely new infrastructure for their next generation network, whereas TM can just expand on their current (New LTE) infrastructure. Now the tides have shifted.
So 5G for TM? When the time comes, yes TM would be the first to have it since they have the ability to build on their current platform without the hassle of putting in a new one.
kobesabi said:
I've been seeing news rumors saying Tmobile maybe the first to run 5G...what do you guys think? I haven't seen any LTE yet even...this maybe just BS. On the other hand, Tmo just worked on LTE...so maybe it still easy for them to reprogram to 5G...? Anyone got the inside scoop?
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/t-mobile-first-5g-lte-advanced/
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I find it amusing that cellular providers in the US are making more progress on data speeds than our ISPs.
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luckyduck69 said:
I find it amusing that cellular providers in the US are making more progress on data speeds than our ISPs.
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Verizon Fios is not available in my area. Uverse also not available unless I pay 100+ option. Only option I have is Uverse DSL...which is crappy and about 80% reliability. Cable is pricey and fail miserably on jitter test. My new friend is $10 (unlimited talk from Tmobile to replace my home phone. Tmobile $20 unlimited data to replace my home DSL. I hope Google Fiber becomes available in OC area soon someday.

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I find it amusing that cellular providers in the US are making more progress on data speeds than our ISPs.
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finally ! :laugh:

luckyduck69 said:
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I think it's a lot more time and money that's needed to run new cable/fiber to each and every home than replacing a cell tower or two every block..
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Google fiber is a game changer for the USA. Other countries have much better speeds at much cheaper prices. Google is forcing other carriers to step up. Time Warner is already ****ing there pants in places where Google fiber already rolled out.
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Lol. Really guys? 5G refers to the Wi-Fi technology used. 802.11ac.
Here's an article about it:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsungs-galaxy-s4-signals-shift-to-faster-wi-fi-2013-03-15
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LTE is faster than my home cable Internet...
Honestly, I don't think our phones need the kind of bandwidth LTE 4G offers. Not with bandwidth caps anyway...
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Honestly yeah ... we don't need lte .... we already getting more 10mbps thats fast enough for me if I want really fast internet I would just connect to my wifi ... thats just me ...
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I'm still waiting for LTE in California. I get dial up speeds unless I head for a larger city. They shouldn't even mention new technology until completely rolling out LTE to more cities.
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Lol. Really guys? 5G refers to the Wi-Fi technology used. 802.11ac.
Here's an article about it:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsungs-galaxy-s4-signals-shift-to-faster-wi-fi-2013-03-15
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Lol. 5G. Now there are gonna be people out there bragging about their 5g phone. People are idiots.
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Lol. 5G. Now there are gonna be people out there bragging about their 5g phone. People are idiots.
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We're not talking about WiFi. Samsung has started mobile tests that are 100 times faster than LTE. T-Mobile is rumored to be the 1st carrier in the world to utilize it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nigamar...kthrough-points-to-long-term-risks-for-apple/

thachosenone said:
Lol. Really guys? 5G refers to the Wi-Fi technology used. 802.11ac.
Here's an article about it:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsungs-galaxy-s4-signals-shift-to-faster-wi-fi-2013-03-15
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Really guy...
That's a different 5G. This thread is about mobile data not wifi.
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Yeah he talking about mobile data 5G Google it.
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SKT and KT are going LTE-A later this year, collab with Samsung of course.. (South Korea) I do not see any reason for TMO not to invest on the forthcoming future.
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Yeah really, I still facepalm at Cincinnati Bell putting up advertizements on the billboards about FiOptics when some of those places don't even get it! OTOH I'm surprised cell companies don't offer unlimited (fast) internet on their internet sticks.. if that happened I'd dump my ADSL and go with a stick.
However, I still find it amusing that cell companies still push tiered data plans (thankfully Tmo no longer does this...)

adventure_of_link said:
Yeah really, I still facepalm at Cincinnati Bell putting up advertizements on the billboards about FiOptics when some of those places don't even get it! OTOH I'm surprised cell companies don't offer unlimited (fast) internet on their internet sticks.. if that happened I'd dump my ADSL and go with a stick.
However, I still find it amusing that cell companies still push tiered data plans (thankfully Tmo no longer does this...)
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I'm glad they do. People are going to be using cell phones to provide themselves with home internet. The isps need to get with the program here. T-Mobile actually has a "grace period" of tethering for this sole reason. Fibre and xFinity are prolly the only ones faster than some cell companies. It's pitiful.
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Global Data Free

Big rumor going around right now TMobile will have free data roaming in over 100 countries (may make unlock un-necessary) announcement to happen tonight.... Tmobile is coming at the big boys hard lately (I am so glad that ATT deal got blocked)

Psutfin said:
Big rumor going around right now TMobile will have free data roaming in over 100 countries (may make unlock un-necessary) announcement to happen tonight.... Tmobile is coming at the big boys hard lately (I am so glad that ATT deal got blocked)
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That's the rumor.
And the next rumor: TMob - Sprint merger, leaving 3 equal-ish sized carriers to compete, instead of 2 biggies, and 2 small fries.

zmore said:
That's the rumor.
And the next rumor: TMob - Sprint merger, leaving 3 equal-ish sized carriers to compete, instead of 2 biggies, and 2 small fries.
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Well no longer a rumor only drawback is 2G speeds Still better then $15/mb roaming data rates.
20 cents a min for international calls is pretty good though.

Psutfin said:
Well no longer a rumor only drawback is 2G speeds Still better then $15/mb roaming data rates.
20 cents a min for international calls is pretty good though.
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2g is more than enough for voip I think.

Not to mention WiFi calling would probably still work. And I really hope T-Mo and Sprint dont merge idk if thats just rumor or if its happening but NO! lol.

AdmiralCF420 said:
Not to mention WiFi calling would probably still work. And I really hope T-Mo and Sprint dont merge idk if thats just rumor or if its happening but NO! lol.
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A T-Mobile executive was quoted as saying a merger with Sprint was the "logical ultimate combination" two weeks ago. Wouldn't be so bad to add Sprint's coverage (realestate) to Tmob's, as long as CDMA is killed off with fire ASAP.

zmore said:
A T-Mobile executive was quoted as saying a merger with Sprint was the "logical ultimate combination" two weeks ago. Wouldn't be so bad to add Sprint's coverage (realestate) to Tmob's, as long as CDMA is killed off with fire ASAP.
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I also wouldn't mind the extended coverage but I am afraid of Sprint's ethics and HORRIBLE customer service somehow leaking into T-Mobile's customer service. The only benefit I see is like you said the extra coverage but I am more afraid of Sprint's "bads" to creep in. And yes definitely no CDMA that would be horrible.

A T-Mobile Sprint merger would be good if CDMA, was killed off, T-Mobile had operational control, they sell the 2500mhz spectrum use the additional 1900 mhz for HSPA and use Sprints 800 mhz for LTE as well as the current 1700 mhz
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Free data and texting from Mexico last weekend. Operator changed to telcel and movistar. .
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zmore said:
A T-Mobile executive was quoted as saying a merger with Sprint was the "logical ultimate combination" two weeks ago. Wouldn't be so bad to add Sprint's coverage (realestate) to Tmob's, as long as CDMA is killed off with fire ASAP.
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+1
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Hah!
zmore said:
That's the rumor.
And the next rumor: TMob - Sprint merger, leaving 3 equal-ish sized carriers to compete, instead of 2 biggies, and 2 small fries.
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nicotheandroidguy said:
A T-Mobile Sprint merger would be good if CDMA, was killed off, T-Mobile had operational control, they sell the 2500mhz spectrum use the additional 1900 mhz for HSPA and use Sprints 800 mhz for LTE as well as the current 1700 mhz
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You forgot one thing... Keep Sprint's unlimited data for life, cause unlimited 4G is nice. I said pretty much this same thing in some other thread. I had sprint previously, their coverage sucked, but I am happy with t mobile right now. If they do so happen to merge, I want my company discount back. With sprint, it was 23% discount. T is 15%.
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noobtoob said:
You forgot one thing... Keep Sprint's unlimited data for life, cause unlimited 4G is nice. I said pretty much this same thing in some other thread. I had sprint previously, their coverage sucked, but I am happy with t mobile right now. If they do so happen to merge, I want my company discount back. With sprint, it was 23% discount. T is 15%.
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That is true I was talking from a network point of view, but I completely agree about the keeping unlimited data for life they also should put John Legere as C.E.O he's been doing great things. I was also a Sprint customer but I switched to T-Mobile for speed and I haven't looked back.
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nicotheandroidguy said:
That is true I was talking from a network point of view, but I completely agree about the keeping unlimited data for life they also should put John Legere as C.E.O he's been doing great things. I was also a Sprint customer but I switched to T-Mobile for speed and I haven't looked back.
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Same here. But I know exactly what you mean. If sprint and t mobile merged, they would have the ability to expand further than at&t and Verizon.
It actually makes a lot of sense. They just have to nit pick the good things from each carrier.
1. 4G from t mobile.
2. New and old spectrums from Sprint.
3. Unlimited high speed data from Sprint, without a price hike.
4. GSM from t-mobile.
5. The phone policies from t mobile.
6. John Legere.
With that all being said, maybe t mobile should buy sprint instead. Looks like they have more going for them.
I also wonder what the new logo would look like. SprinT-mobile maybe?
Edit: and the t-mobile girl. If they really feel like getting rid of her, they can send her my way.
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noobtoob said:
Same here. But I know exactly what you mean. If sprint and t mobile merged, they would have the ability to expand further than at&t and Verizon.
It actually makes a lot of sense. They just have to nit pick the good things from each carrier.
1. 4G from t mobile.
2. New and old spectrums from Sprint.
3. Unlimited high speed data from Sprint, without a price hike.
4. GSM from t-mobile.
5. The phone policies from t mobile.
6. John Legere.
With that all being said, maybe t mobile should buy sprint instead. Looks like they have more going for them.
I also wonder what the new logo would look like. SprinT-mobile maybe?
Edit: and the t-mobile girl. If they really feel like getting rid of her, they can send her my way.
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That would be great if that would happen except T-Mobile's parent company Deuche Telekom unfortunately wants out of the US market and will try to sell ASAP.
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Well, that was the case, but maybe with the new announcement of free data in 100 countries, they may just change their minds. Here is hoping they either just stay the way they are, or make the smart move.
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Hello everyone, I just came back from Mexico and I used so much data, most of it was as a hot spot, and my bill does NOT have any extra charges, what a great sevice. T-MO #1!!!!!!
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What were your speeds while at mexico?
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gibrannz said:
What were your speeds while at mexico?
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I've done data roaming in a few different cities in mexico and although the speeds do get throttled I was able to do anything I needed to do within email and social media. I got a text from T-Mobile with the option to use 4g at an additional cost per day but didn't see the need. Throttled speeds should be around 128kbps
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gibrannz said:
What were your speeds while at mexico?
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For me it was ok, I was checking emails and facebook etc. T-mo offered me an extra 500mb of high speed of data for 50 dlls.
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