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I currently have Sprint as my carrier that now, and long story short, I can get out of this without ETF. How is the overall reception with T-mo and this phone? This phone is becoming more and more attractive phone for me as I keep researching it.
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So much better than sprint! I was with sprint for 10 years and have 2x the coverage now....love Tmobile compared to sprint..
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It depends on where you are. I just came from Verizon and I am very happy with T-mobile and my GS2. The coverage is not as wide spread as what I am used to but it works just as well or better most of the places I go to.
Holy crapolie dude, i recently switched from sprint to tmobi and it was the best thing i have ever done. On sprint i was getting max 600kbps 3g, no wimax ever in my area, on tm avg 12 but have maxed 18fmbs, thats freaking megabits yo.
Galaxy s2 on tm is ok, dumb processor is not as good as exynos but with a good rom and kernel its very good. I get better reception with tm over sprint even. Im in palm springs ca area. I run juggernaut 4.1 rom with faux123 kernel, very happy.
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Good to hear from switchers like me. I live in southeast Michigan near Ohio so coverage from Sprint can be spotty. As long as I can get even or better service without paying more, I'm willing to switch. My only fear is I'm switching my family into a worse carrier...how reliable is the coverage map on their website?
And regarding phone, I'm coming from an HTC and I'm getting tired of Sense. Haha.
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Ya, I switched my family of 5. It's nice not having to use a damn airave in my house just to get a signal. The map seems pretty accurate....do you know anyone in your area with Tmobile?
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u will like it, its better than sprint imo, atleast in my area it is.
Just switched from sprint this month.. Had the epic 4G. Tmobile
Speeds and service blow sprint out of the water.. I'm so happy I switched
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I had the Evo4g on sprint recently before this phone. Note my location because my experiences are because of that....
voice reception is so much better on t-mobile. I love being able to send texts on the subway underneath center city, something you can't dream on doing with sprint. When it comes to data..... T-mobile disappoints me. I NEED to use wifi in my house. My evo4g I had full 3g/4g signal. In the rest of the city I find so many data holes its ridiculous. When I do have a data signal I much prefer wimax over hspa. Note I don't have hspa+ service here for some god knows why reason.
If I had good coverage and service I'd love t-mobile and some areas have that but honestly if they don't improve in my area I'm going to terminate my contract when the next generation of phones are released.
I want hspa+ or LTE
I switched from Sprint to Tmo back in August. I was with Sprint for over a year, and from the first day I complained about NO service whatsoever in my own house. Sprint pretty much kept calling me a liar and that I had perfect service, even when I resorted to using my house phone just to make calls.
Then, in August last year, Sprint decided they wanted to up the Administrative Fee to $1.50 and, per their terms and conditions, I can NOT agree to it and have my ETFs waived, and so I did. In a last ditch effort, they decided that they could waive the charge for the Air Rave, after I had complained to them from day one about the dropped calls, and even asked for them to send me an Air Rave for free (which many people in the EVO forums had theirs for free), but at that point, the last nail was already in the coffin, and said my final goodbyes.
Originally got my wife and I both LG G2X's for free (last day they were free, online anyway). Then I added my friend on, got an SGS II for his line, and gave him my G2X. With the APN workaround, good coverage, all is smooth sailing over here in Tmo-land. =D
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Ya, I switched my family of 5. It's nice not having to use a damn airave in my house just to get a signal. The map seems pretty accurate....do you know anyone in your area with Tmobile?
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Nada, I've yet to hear from anyone who has T-Mobile. Areas where I live (Lambertville) seem to have a big coverage over the town with 4G. I'm going to take that as good news since my 3G speeds are crawling where I live on Sprint.
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u will like it, its better than sprint imo, atleast in my area it is.
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Yeah, definitely seems area dependent, but then again, so is Sprint and other carriers around Michigan.
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Just switched from sprint this month.. Had the epic 4G. Tmobile
Speeds and service blow sprint out of the water.. I'm so happy I switched
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Mhm, HSPA+ blows anything out from other carriers IMO. I don't much care for LTE until battery life is similar or better than that on a HSPA+ enabled carrier.
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I had the Evo4g on sprint recently before this phone. Note my location because my experiences are because of that....
voice reception is so much better on t-mobile. I love being able to send texts on the subway underneath center city, something you can't dream on doing with sprint. When it comes to data..... T-mobile disappoints me. I NEED to use wifi in my house. My evo4g I had full 3g/4g signal. In the rest of the city I find so many data holes its ridiculous. When I do have a data signal I much prefer wimax over hspa. Note I don't have hspa+ service here for some god knows why reason.
If I had good coverage and service I'd love t-mobile and some areas have that but honestly if they don't improve in my area I'm going to terminate my contract when the next generation of phones are released.
I want hspa+ or LTE
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This I can sort of relate with since I was in Philly for about a week or so. 3G speeds were always above 1.5Mbps and WiMax was even better. I really loved the speeds and if only Sprint had speeds I was getting in Philly around where I live...One can dream right?
Anyways, I think I'm dead set on moving my family to T-Mobile. What is this forum's opinion on the new Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G? If that's coming out soon, then I may just skip on this one and go for the slightly newer one...
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Anyways, I think I'm dead set on moving my family to T-Mobile. What is this forum's opinion on the new Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G? If that's coming out soon, then I may just skip on this one and go for the slightly newer one...
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for all we know the blaze could be a downgrade mid-range galaxy hspa+ phone. no setailed specs are released. Or it could be a 720p version of our phone.
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for all we know the blaze could be a downgrade mid-range galaxy hspa+ phone. no setailed specs are released. Or it could be a 720p version of our phone.
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So more or less the same thing that happened when T-MO released the Galaxy S 4G as opposed to upgrading the Vibrant? Eh, it probably isn't going to be worth the (extra) price and I'd rather snag this phone over it, since it already has an established development around it.
Why switch to tmobile now unless you have coverage problems tmobile starting to fail
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Why switch to tmobile now unless you have coverage problems tmobile starting to fail
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T-mobile will be around for a long time but it may be called something else, remember voicestream, cingular?
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Why switch to tmobile now unless you have coverage problems tmobile starting to fail
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Hmm, I don't really see any concrete evidence T-Mobile is failing of some sort. With the recent merger deal falling out, it gives T-mo roaming agreements and extra money to expand coverage.
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I have tmobile, been with them ten years. I drive a truck cross country. I seem to always have some reception and at least 2g and great 4g close to metropolitan areas. I am constantly driving out into the middle of nowhere to load and unload. Just seems to work.
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I have tmobile, been with them ten years. I drive a truck cross country. I seem to always have some reception and at least 2g and great 4g close to metropolitan areas. I am constantly driving out into the middle of nowhere to load and unload. Just seems to work.
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Wow, that's awesome. Sprint more or less had 3G whenever our family took extended trips out into the expressways.
Haha, this is what happens when you're with Sprint for so long and do not understand the meaning of coverage or high speeds.
Tmo is better sprint is so horribaly slow
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I'm planning on getting a family plan with unlimited data, text and 700 min. or what do u guys recommend. I'm looking for affordable payments and great service. The family plan is 3 people and I'm also planning on getting the E4GT. Just need some people to tell me hows the service. I also would like to know if sprint TV is a subscription service or is it free. Thank you
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It all depends on your area weather or not youll get great service. Some areas get good service and data speeds, some leave more to be desired.
Sprint tv has some free content but most is subscriptions.
$h!tty! I love my phone but wish I could take it back to T-Mobile because there gs2 shouldn't even carry the name... the e4gt is the best phone I've ever had but sprint service is spotty...and that's being nice. I live in Orlando FL and I'm constantly dropping calls or walking around my apartment trying not to drop a call... I'm in roaming more then I care to be and the data speeds leave a lot to be desired... but I don't regret switching to sprint because of this wonderful machine I'm holding in my hands...
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It all depends on your area weather or not youll get great service. Some areas get good service and data speeds, some leave more to be desired.
Sprint tv has some free content but most is subscriptions.
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Hit the nail on the head... Totally depends on where your at. Worst case scenario you can sign up with sprint then opt out of your contract within 14 days if the service isnt up to par.
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I live in Michigan and the sprint store told me that Michigan should have 4g by summer. I mainly care about ESPN for sprint TV. Is ESPN free?
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ameedi600 said:
I live in Michigan and the sprint store told me that Michigan should have 4g by summer. I mainly care about ESPN for sprint TV. Is ESPN free?
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literally the best thing you can do is find a geek with a Sprint smartphone. Ask them. (about the service/signal)
I've lived in several cities in a row with excellent Sprint 4G service, and LOVE it.
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I live in Michigan and the sprint store told me that Michigan should have 4g by summer. I mainly care about ESPN for sprint TV. Is ESPN free?
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I wouldn't count on that promise coming through. Sprint's 4G partner, Clearwire, has been having trouble lately, and to save on costs, they're only expanding coverage by the minimum amount they can, given their spectrum license. Michigan might be on their upgrade list, but you would definitely be taking a risk. The Detroit area is one of the major metropolitan areas without Clearwire service, so I wouldn't go as far as saying that it won't happen.
Another factor is that both Sprint and Clearwire are planning on moving over to the LTE 4G standard, which is incompatible with our phones. There will probably be only marginal expansion in WiMax markets after the next few months.
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I wouldn't count on that promise coming through. Sprint's 4G partner, Clearwire, has been having trouble lately, and to save on costs, they're only expanding coverage by the minimum amount they can, given their spectrum license. Michigan might be on their upgrade list, but you would definitely be taking a risk. The Detroit area is one of the major metropolitan areas without Clearwire service, so I wouldn't go as far as saying that it won't happen.
Another factor is that both Sprint and Clearwire are planning on moving over to the LTE 4G standard, which is incompatible with our phones. There will probably be only marginal expansion in WiMax markets after the next few months.
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But is 4g fast on sprint?
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But is 4g fast on sprint?
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It is when you have it... I never get 4g where I live, and I'm in a pretty populated area in California.
I've been on T-Mobile, at&t, and now I'm on Sprint. I have the Epic 4G Touch on Sprint. I don't know how much of it is the phone's wireless radio and how much of Sprint's service is to blame but I have the worst signal with Sprint. I get 4G at home and at work so I assume I live in a good area. My girl has the Motorola Photon and gets signal everywhere.
When I first got my phone, the data speeds were quick. 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi were all snappy. I don't know if it has to do with the modem change or what I'm on EK02 now and my data speed decreased. My signal strength is a bit better but still not great. It bounces up and down. When I was on T-Mobile, I just had calling and texting. It wasn't a smart phone. A Samsung phone with a keyboard and a 2.0 MP Camera. I always had full bars with that phone. I always got my text and calls on the time they were sent.
at&t had the best signal but I had a few drop calls. Too expensive and not worth the plan you pay for. If it were unlimited data I may have stayed with them but eff a 2GB plan.
I have the most inconsistency with Sprint. I blame 50 percent on the phones wireless radio and 50 percent on Sprint's service. Sprint has good plans for fair prices compared to at&t and Verizon. But you also take a down fall with the service. It's great they have unlimited data but is it worth unlimited if your internet speed is choppy or super slow?
I love the E4GT as a phone (although it does feel a little plasticky compared to my old EVO) and I have never dropped any calls when using Sprint. Battery life seems much better than my EVO too.
In my part of Las Vegas though, the data is pretty slow. If I am lucky I can get 250 kbps on 3G, when I get 4G it is very good, between 4 and 10 Mbps typically. Every now and then I will get decent 3G speeds when out and about in town, but it's a good job I use wifi at home, it would be unbearable otherwise (slow 3G as already mentioned and I can't get 4G indoors here, if I sit in the garden I am OK though!)
Sprint is far past horrible. You can't use your data properly. Its so slow that's its ridiculous. Don't get hyped by the unlimited BS. I can't wait for my contract to end.
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Phone is good, sprint is getting worse everyday. Only good thing about sprint is free way out
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I looked at there coverage and it shows full voice service for michigan. The only thing that concerns me now is the data speeds. Can any can tell me a good affordable 3 person family plan. I want to know how much it would cost monthly to have unlimited data,text, and like 700 min.
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I looked at there coverage and it shows full voice service for michigan. The only thing that concerns me now is the data speeds. Can any can tell me a good affordable 3 person family plan. I want to know how much it would cost monthly to have unlimited data,text, and like 700 min.
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Trust me that coverage map is a flat out lie. I get ZERO service where I work and the map says that I should have good coverage. If I should have good coverage then why am I constantly roaming at work. The maps a scam.
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The Epic 4G Touch is a really nice phone. It just has a really bad wireless radio and being on Sprint's network doesn't help. It'll probably be the best gingerbread phone out if it were on say Verizon Wireless.
Depends on your area. My speeds are about 500-700 on a good day. Pretty sad that metropcs 3g is better in my area. My brother pulls above 1000 kbps 90% of the time on his evo 4g flashed to metro.
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Does anyone have any experience with simple mobile? Looks to be the same thing as straight talk. Just buy a sim and service plan. I'm assuming they are using AT&T and T-Mobile towers just like straight talk.
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I haven't, but according to The Thread That Never Dies, they only use T-Mobile's network. The APN listings in their website seem to corroborate that. So, if their signal is too weak for you, as it is for me, then you'll need to go with an AT&T option, like ST. If signal is good, you may as well use T-mobile's $30/mo plan.
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Does anyone have any experience with simple mobile? Looks to be the same thing as straight talk. Just buy a sim and service plan. I'm assuming they are using AT&T and T-Mobile towers just like straight talk.
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Yes, I am using Simple Mobile right now, but I am on the $40 / month 3G plan. My upload / download rates are around 120kbps, so it is pretty slow (Chicago area). Their 4G plan is $60 / month, so I will likely switch over to ST at the end of the month and go with their $45 plan on AT&T. Simple Mobile is T-Mobile, which gives me a good signal where I live and pretty much in every area I have been in so far, but AT&T's coverage is far better. If Simple had a competitive plan to ST I would consider sticking with them, but their 3G plan is just too slow. I am not a heavy data user either, although I will be starting to send my texts via Google Voice so I can send International Texts after I switch to ST.
I do. IT'S HORRIBLE. Data speed wise. Like the guy above me said, I get like 0.02 Mbps down and 0.01 up. I never got higher than 0.04 up or down. It's pathetic really.
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I do. IT'S HORRIBLE. Data speed wise. Like the guy above me said, I get like 0.02 Mbps down and 0.01 up. I never got higher than 0.04 up or down. It's pathetic really.
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Ok first of all the 4g data plan is much faster and just as the t-mobile speeds. I was on SIMPLE for a year and a half and now switched to T-Mobile
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Ive been with Sprint for a year, and Ive been putting up with there slow network for a couple of months. Im trying to give Sprint a fair chance to launch LTE in my area( there suppose to start network vision this month) before I start making a decision. I have no prblem buying my device outright so Tmobiles value plan woould save me some money (no i dont want the galaxy nexus, its already last year tech and i would like to see what happens for the holiday season or how the beastly the next nexus is) and i had them before so I know how the service is in my area. My question is if some of you had a chance to switch to tmobile (or some other carrier) rite now or by the end of your contract would you switch.
Sprints in a much better position than tmobile in terms of spectrum and network upgrades. In a year or so sprint will be up there on par with Verizon. If you're in an LTE area, you have unlimited and lte.
Tmobile is good in major cities in terms of data speeds, but I think their building penetration and voice over gsm technology aren't too good. Sprint can roam on Verizon so in theory you have so much coverage.
Tmobile has unlimted data and Tmobiles future position will allow them to roam with at&t 3G/3.75G network and use unlocked devices in there network natively (since the pcs 1900 DC-HSPA+ refarm) and on top of that since their using aws for LTE they can roam on Verizons and at&t future LTE network. So, Tmobile is looking good as well, plus they could always sign with clearwire for extra bandwidth.
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Tmobile has unlimted data and Tmobiles future position will allow them to roam with at&t 3G/3.75G network and use unlocked devices in there network natively (since the pcs 1900 DC-HSPA+ refarm) and on top of that since their using aws for LTE they can roam on Verizons and at&t future LTE network. So, Tmobile is looking good as well, plus they could always sign with clearwire for extra bandwidth.
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I doubt Verizon and att will allow that lol
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They will cause the FCC is suppose to put that clause in the deal to allow Tmobile and Verizon sell/swap spectrum around.
Bump. Anybody else have thoughts?
Very tempted. 7 years with Sprint but the prospect of International unlocked phones unlimited data and no contract is attractive.
let's face it sprints data speeds suck. I've been on LTE since it went live and the coverage is too spotty to be effective. Ends up being just a faster mostly 3G experience with frequent loss of connection due to constant 1x, 3G, LTE handoff.
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I switched to T-Mobile for six months last year but I couldn't stand it. I could only get a decent signal if I was outside or near a large window. I came back to Sprint and would rather deal with "slow" speeds than have faster speeds that are severely limited by location.
I'm in the St. Louis area but if T-Mo has great coverage where you are and you can't wait for Sprint's network then you should choose maroon.
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How's TMO in Atlanta?
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Very tempted. 7 years with Sprint but the prospect of International unlocked phones unlimited data and no contract is attractive.
let's face it sprints data speeds suck. I've been on LTE since it went live and the coverage is too spotty to be effective. Ends up being just a faster mostly 3G experience with frequent loss of connection due to constant 1x, 3G, LTE handoff.
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Sprint is still working in Atlanta. You'll have LTE everywhere you get 3g when it's finished. Sprint also has HD voice, which is where gsm is lacking.
LTE will have a crystal clear voice with VoLTE and IMS plus I dont care about voice quality cause i mostly text or dont use minutes at all. I mostly use data only anway.
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Sprint is still working in Atlanta. You'll have LTE everywhere you get 3g when it's finished. Sprint also has HD voice, which is where gsm is lacking.
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well in overall its a matter of choice, personally ive been with sprint for about 7 years now non-stop, yeah ive had some issues with connectivity and signal loss but very rarely...not enought to make me wanna swich to another carrier, now only reason why im still with sprint is for 3 reasons, 1 is verizon, 2 is AT&T huge desapointing networks very expensive and very limited to their service data plans. now T-mobile does have great service and cheaper plans, but u gotta pay extra just to get 4g if u wanna use it for longer times, and now that 4g LTE is coming i can garantee u that their data plan is gonna sky high up the roof, not by much but it will go up i can garantee u that. so if i had my choice betwen does 2, limited 4g LTE or unlimited 4g LTE, id still stick with sprint, ive hadnt had any issues with their CS ive actually had great customer services no problems their althought maybe 2 or 3 every now and then in a blue moon that didnt know jack sh**. i can deal with the slow 3g i barely get 1.5mb/s over here without LTE still waiting for LTE which hasnt been listen just yet in my area but comming soon. if i can listen to music on pandora, watch netflix and surf the web at decent speeds without taking 10 seconds to load a page and have any interruptions then im happy enought and can deal with it. thats why i got wifi waiting for me back home when i get there so i can download does big files that i know i wont be able to download in seconds. until LTE arrives.
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My Buddy gets around 10-17mbps all the time. T-Mobile in Colorado is also really really good.
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I think it's all a matter of where you live but here in ol San Antonio at least for me, Tmo suckssss! I've been with Sprint for 7 years and all I have to say is that 3g does suck compared to ATT but at least I have unlimited 4G which I use at least 5+GB's worth a month. Okay 4G is spotty but I'm only paying about $70 a month and super slow 3g is my only complaint. Mostly connected to wifi anyways and have never had a dropped call.
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I got to give a thumbs up to Sprint's customer service too. They always take care of their long-term customers or did when I was in the financial bind a few years ago.... during the Fed lockdown in arguing over unemployment for two months I never lost my cell and couldn't pay the bill for quite a while. They were great.
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I was with t mobile for about 7 years before I switched to Sprint. Only reason I switched, was my company put me on their plan and started to pay for the bill. That being said, I think t mobile was hands down better than Sprint. (I'm in the Atlanta area btw). T mobile had extremely better data speeds 99 percent of the time. Reception is about the same. My gf still has t mobile and I check mine vs hers all the time. Every once in a while I'll get a decent data speed, but usually t mobile is faster. If I had to pay for my own line, I would switch back to t mobile in a heart beat. Better service, better data, upgrades every year (even let me do my upgrades every 6 months if you call their customer service).
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I got to give a thumbs up to Sprint's customer service too. They always take care of their long-term customers or did when I was in the financial bind a few years ago.... during the Fed lockdown in arguing over unemployment for two months I never lost my cell and couldn't pay the bill for quite a while. They were great.
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I don't like the fact that T-Mo outsources CS jobs.
Honestly if i do decide to switch to Tmobile, i wouldnt be apposed to coming back to Sprint if I had to. (Tmobile goes bankrupt, I move and Tmobiles coverage is bad.. etc) Sprint has a god network vision strategy theyre moving slow and there wont be any real results of network vision until 2015, after most markets will be complete and they phase out iden for use of the 800mhz band for LTE-A. Also Clearwire should have a good LTE-A coverage by then.
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I was with t mobile for about 7 years before I switched to Sprint. Only reason I switched, was my company put me on their plan and started to pay for the bill. That being said, I think t mobile was hands down better than Sprint. (I'm in the Atlanta area btw). T mobile had extremely better data speeds 99 percent of the time. Reception is about the same. My gf still has t mobile and I check mine vs hers all the time. Every once in a while I'll get a decent data speed, but usually t mobile is faster. If I had to pay for my own line, I would switch back to t mobile in a heart beat. Better service, better data, upgrades every year (even let me do my upgrades every 6 months if you call their customer service).
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if that is true that t-mobile does have better service and better data, then whats stopping u from switching back to t-mobile, despite that ure company is paying for sprints service, that shouldnt stop yah from switching...the fact of the matter is...if u really wanted to switch to t-mobile u would have and just spent that money out of ure pocket, im sure u earn well enought to pay for it on ure own, other whize u wouldnt be saying that. as for upgrades u can also do ure upgrades every year with sprint as well.
I was thinking about switching over to sprint for the note 2 and their unlimited data plan as I am paying $110 a month for 5gb of data as it stands with at&t ... I get a 16% discount with at&t and a 20% with sprint...thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
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I was thinking about switching over to sprint for the note 2 and their unlimited data plan as I am paying $110 a month for 5gb of data as it stands with at&t ... I get a 16% discount with at&t and a 20% with sprint...thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
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I would ask friends/family if they have att unlimited data and try to get grandfathered in. I've heard some questionable things about sprint mostly their data speeds and data coverage. I guess it all depends where you go. I live in LA and my data speed is awesome but most of the time my signal sucks. Thinking about switching to the note 2 myself.
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Not sure how Sprint is in your area but I signed up for a two year with Sprint and cancelled within a year because the service was so bad. I'm not exactly in a poor service area either.
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Not sure how Sprint is in your area but I signed up for a two year with Sprint and cancelled within a year because the service was so bad. I'm not exactly in a poor service area either.
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Very similar experience. Now I am with AT&T (via Straight Talk) and I haven't looked back.
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Not sure how Sprint is in your area but I signed up for a two year with Sprint and cancelled within a year because the service was so bad. I'm not exactly in a poor service area either.
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THIS!
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Well everyone seems consistent that Sprint sometimes has poor coverage. That was my thought as well. I've never had it but that's because many people I have known or work with have and it seems next worst after Tmobile for coverage. That's in the Los Angeles area but I'm also factoring experience with people traveling around the country.
One guy on Sprint will frequently want to conference call by calling me first then calling the third number, and I can't recall having a call where his connection didn't drop and of course take the call with it.
Every time I'm tempted to try Sprint I remember the experience of people I know who have it. By the way, I haven't heard anyone actually complain about Sprint in years, but I think they're just used to the dropped calls.
I live in in about 45 miles NE of LA, and Sprint coverage around here and all around LA is bad on a good day and terrible the rest of the time. The data speeds are laughable. I just switched to ATT because they HSPA+ is night and day faster than anything I got on Sprint, even on their doomed WiMax network. While there voice coverage was OK, there 3G speeds were just so absolutely horrible, and the fact that 4G is all but non-existent with them made it an easy choice to switch after many years with them.
If you are not in a 4g area, the data speeds are awful.
Typically a good coverage area without 4g would give me less than 1mb down and up. If I was in a lower coverage area it was far worse. 4g areas were great, but they were very hard to find.
I just switched to att and I can tell you without a doubt that (sans 4g) my worst speeds so far on att beat my best speeds on sprint. Unlimited data is great, but only if you can consume it faster than a snail can run.
Other than terrible speeds, I was very happy with sprint. The price was good and the service was good. Coverage was just OK.
Sprint should never be an option when considering a data plan.
Had sprint for 13 years in Dallas because of low prices and 4g coverage. Finally switched to at&t because coverage was so bad and have never been happier with a cell phone. Avoid sprint at all costs if you can.
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Much thanks for all the quick replies.
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Erazo1986 said:
I was thinking about switching over to sprint for the note 2 and their unlimited data plan as I am paying $110 a month for 5gb of data as it stands with at&t ... I get a 16% discount with at&t and a 20% with sprint...thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
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Moved to Att from Sprint. Better data coverage and speed and infinitely better customer service.
Unlimited data at slow speeds is worthless.
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I also moved from Sprint to At&t and could not be happier, back when I had nextel it was good, they had service back in the woods but once sprint took over it sucked, I miss the old Iden network. I had no reception in my house, and I live in a very good coverage area with any other carrier, even T-mobile had better service. But I also have unlimited (5gb) data for $30 and my total bill for the family plan for my wife and I is $150 so I dont think I could switch now if I wanted to.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO!!!
12 year Sprint customer here. I still have one year left on my Samsung Epic 4G Touch (S2) and it is simply not usable as far as data goes on 3G. Make damn sure you live in an area that has LTE before making the switch.
I'm lucky to see 50~100kbps speed tests on Sprint. Youtube doesn't load. Webpages time out. Streaming audio is a no go. I've tried every combo or ROM and modem I can think of.
We have 4G WiMax downtown, which my phone is WiMax, not LTE and it does work on 4G when I'm down there but I get maybe 4000~6000kbps which is very usable BUT the sad thing is I'm getting 6000~8000kbps on ATT 3G/HSPA+, not even there LTE.
Sprint blew up big and doesn't have the network to support it the speeds. Few years ago data worked fine on early Smart Phones but it seems like ever since they got all these Androids and the iPhones, it went to hell.
5GB of working data on ATT is way better then Unlimited that really doesn't work.
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Sprint blew up big and doesn't have the network to support it the speeds.
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I could be mistaken but I believe Qwest is still piggy-backing on their network along with who knows how many other prepaid carriers. None of which benefits Sprint's customers when it comes to data speeds.
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Switching from Sprint to AT&T after ten years on Sprint is one of the best tech choices I have ever made. AT&T honored a 25% discount I had at Sprint that Sprint wouldn't honor it if I renewed my contract. Data speeds are now fast enough to be useful and customer service is amazing. EVERYTHING has been better on AT&T.
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I'd take a look at their coverage map. I've heard terrible things about their coverage.
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I'd take a look at their coverage map. I've heard terrible things about their coverage.
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Problem, with that is their map is nowhere near accurate people have been shown that they have full strength in their addresses and yet in real world its horrendous
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Don't even get Sprint if you live in an area with LTE. It will drop out with 100% signal strength and be very spotty. At 100% LTE 1 min you'll get 20mbs, the next mins you'll get 2mbs.
Go with a Net10(att) $50 unlimited plan. HSDPA+ and they claim themselves there is 50,000 minutes a month and NO data cap soever
Signing up with Sprint is kind of like buying a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get. Well, besides horrible data speeds and coverage.
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