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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rcombs253:
I did not get that program last year...

I see they offer that program now, but last year it was still contract only, they won't change my plan, and they are more than happy to let me out of both lines for a small fee of just over $800... The service sucks, their 'cheap' plan actually is now costing more than when I was with Sprint, and they literally start collection threats if you are not paid in full the day it is due. I wish I had done my research before going with them. Really difficult to run my business when I don't have reception 90% of the time..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] krelvinaz:
So, in other words, you made a business decision to switch to T-Mobile without first doing research to see if the service they offer in YOUR area would work?

You then had 14 days to give the device and their service a kick the tires test and you apparently didn't bother to do that either.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] alhadee12:
I just picked up the Note 3 and iPhone 5S. I'm only being 4G compared to LTE on the AT&T network. That concerns me, but I'll are how it goes during this month.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] devynbf:
Switched to T Mobile 6 months ago from those scammers called Sprint.

Charging me $85 a month for slow 3G coverage, charging for 4G when they didn't even have it.

T Mobile is 100x better.

4G LTE all over town.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ortind200:
yeah i seen LTE on the note 3 on tmobile.. its lighning fast.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Nick1275:
I switched from at&t in november and have had a good signal for the most part. I mainly around major cities so havent been anywhere that didnt have coverage. The only situation was in Atlantic City while in basement I wasnt able to get a signal but with the wifi calling i wasnt worried.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] XxLostSoulxX:
That's due to frequency, penetration isn't as powerful like VZW.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] POQbum:
Yup. Verizon and AT&T are the only major carriers that have lower frequencies (sprint just recently is starting to deploy their 800mhz). Lower frequencies can go 7-12x as far as the higher ones, so it's a major advantage.

I suspect this is why T-mobile is not very quick on putting LTE through interstates/highways. Not only does it cost a lot for them to put high speed data lines into the ground, so that their towers have high data speeds, but their towers don't shoot the signal as far as compared to VZ and AT&T, so they would have to build significantly more to cover the same ground.

I actually saw a bunch of news coverage of T-mobile showing interesting in buying up 700 spectrum from verizon as well as another 'wireless spectrum auction' that the FCC was having (selling 600mhz I believe, which would be the lowest frequencies to-date to be used on US carriers). If T-Mobile does eventually get them, it would be the first time it can realistically compete with VZ and AT&T for coverage. I believe it'll still be a while until they're bought, and it'll take even longer for T-Mobile to implement the lower frequency(s).

Sprint is very promising, but they just have an awful record of rolling this stuff out, and deploying the technology poorly. I'm trying to get out of my contract now, and if I can't, I may even pay the hefty termination fee so that I can go over to T-Mobile's unlimited LTE. Sprint's LTE in my area is just too spotty, and has a really horrid time switching from LTE to 3G. I may lose all data for 2-4 minutes while this process happens and it's frustrating when trying to do something important and you lose all internet access.

As you can see, T-Mobile had a huge jump in subscribers after introducing their #uncarrier plans- while Sprint lost a little (in big part this is due to them discontinuing their old Nextel network). I also think the T-Mobile growth stunted the growth of Verizon and AT&T but not by much.

I've been researching this stuff too intensely, but I'm just wanting some good knowledge so that I can make the best decision when switching providers. After researching all of these companies, and getting opinions from people who are with T-Mobile now and even those who have left T-Mobile, I have my lock on them to be my new carrier.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] noobtoob:
I just came from Sprint. They may have roaming on Verizon, but good luck getting your phone to connect seamlessly. And as far as signal goes, they used to be OK. Tore down towers to "upgrade signal" in my area... Been 1 1/2 years and still no upgrade. They said December they would finally have 4g in my area, still not here (my buddy still has sprint), and they originally said it would be here like 3 years ago.

Sprint works great when you upload an always roaming prl on your device, but other than that, terrible customer service, and network in my area terrible. If they just lived up to their proposed timelines, I would still be a customer, but i got tired of dropped calls and promises of it getting better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] omegafiler:
Here in Austin, TX, I've had Sprint for the past 12 years or so. However, in the past several months I've been playing around with several different phones jumping between AT&T and T-Mobile as I plan my switch to prepaid and move far away from contracts as possible. Couple of Notes, Galaxies, LG's, Xperia's, etc.

First, when Sprint started getting LTE up around here about a year ago, it was great. Had LTE nearly everywhere (except in some large buildings), seeing speeds up to 20-25Mb down, with 10-15 as an average. Awesome. But then towers started going down and I was stuck at 3G, which still sucks. Maybe 1 to 1.5Mb if you have a strong signal. The problem is Sprint takes FOREVER to fix them. I've had a tower down near my house for the past 3 months with an ETA of "end of December." According to the local Sprint store, this is quite common around here.

So I've been testing T-Mobile and AT&T all over the place with different phones (still trying to find one I like). AT&T has the best service by far of the 3. I can get LTE virtually everywhere except rural areas and even then, usually still have some kind of usable 3G signal. I don't think I ever got below 10Mb at low signal, with speeds all the way up to 25+ when lots of bars are present. Yes, AT&T is expensive, but StraightTalk is a good cheaper option; although I don't think they have "full access" to all of AT&T towers as I got slightly less coverage and slower speeds with them. Still fast though.

T-Mobile is somewhat below AT&T, but well above Sprint in terms of coverage and speed. I'm in a 1900 re-farmed area which I used with a tablet at one point. It's about 5mb slower than their full AWS spectrum and has much worse coverage as you get away from the center of the cities in this area. But full AWS support on H+ is great. I would easily see 15Mb down with a good signal, which is nearly exactly what I was seeing on their LTE network, which recently went live here.

However, now that I have a T-Mobile compatible phone that uses LTE, it really doesn't like staying on LTE. It frequently jumps over to 3G, especially indoors. Which is expected, and isn't bad; but the switching can causing data connectivity issues as it does so. Easily "fixed" by turning off LTE. I've also noticed as T-Mobile has become more popular, the speeds have dropped quite a bit, by nearly half in some places. I suppose that was expected, as AT&T went through the same growing pains when they took on the first iPhones.

But for the price and service, I still think T-mobile is the best value around here. That is if you don't mind dealing with slower-than-usual speeds while they catch up to demand... and if you don't necessarily need the best coverage out of town. Where 2G is very common and isn't exactly reliable. It's dial-up speeds at best, or no connectivity at worse.

I haven't used Verizon here, but friends who have it says it's on par or better than AT&T. That's confirmed by OpenSignal. They love it, but damn are they expensive.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ortind200:
straight talk is more expensive?? are u sure about that? that doesnt sound accurate since their plans are priced below other carriers. and as far as their service is concerned, they got the worst coverage and nost dropped calls of all the carriers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] omegafiler:
Sorry, didn't word that very well. Fixed.

I meant that Straight Talk was a cheaper alternative for using AT&T service. And for the few weeks that I had ST, I never had any dropped calls or connectivity issues. Of course that's just my recent personal experience, in my area.

I'm actually on the $30 T-Mobile plan anyways... so it's cheaper than all of them. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ortind200:
wat does the $30 plan entail?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] omegafiler:
It has 100 minutes, unlimited text, and 5GB of data (throttled at 2G after that). It's usually called the Walmart $30 T-Mobile plan. Which is where you can usually find it. It only works for me as I make and receive most calls on my PC via Google Voice or Skype. Otherwise the limited minutes would be an issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] harosxcomp170:
I love my AT&T Go plan on my T-Mobile Note 3! No contract $60 a month for unlimited talk and text and 2GB of data! I know that doesn't seem like that much for data but at&t for me is better service then Verizon in North East Massachusetts! And plus I'm mostly on wifi anyways! I've been running HyperDrive 3 from the Verizon forum for a week now and am loving it! That's my gain of salt! Now all we need is some AOSP ROMs!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TTboy404:
I decided to try T mobile with this phone.

I bought the Note 3. I paid for it, and did the prepay plan.

Living in Ky, its fine at work, and at home. The map implies there is coverage along major routes.

But, when i took a trip to Florida, and drove through TN, AL and then into FL, I was very diasappointed. I have phone signal, but no data. In Alabama, for like most of the state. TN was fine, around Nashville only, again no data. I was hoping it would be better than it was.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Fox.Hound:
Get the Walmart $30 prepaid plan and test in your area
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kevroc:
Yeah, same here. Ported my number over to T-Mo actually on their unlimited plan. LTE works great and is very fast when you have coverage, the problem is there just isn't enough coverage. It's frustrating when you lose data and you know you used to have it with AT&T. Just did a trip yesterday and it was the final straw, ported back to AT&T this morning. I'm not really happy about having to port back and hope T-Mo will have better coverage some day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMJB0188:
I had mixed feeling about T-Mobile. I found them to work really well at my school, and that was about it. If they would just ditch their horrible AWS frequencies and deploy their services on some lower spectrum, coverage wouldn't be an issue. So many times I found my phone saying no bars and 4G which was useless. I will add that I had to problem getting 5 bars of EDGE in many places.

If T-Mobile wants to secure its customers they need some low spectrum. Enough said.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] RMXO:
I'm disappointed with TMO. They have promised me credit on my account but I have to continuously call them to get it but have yet to get it. They say they will but have yet to do it. This has been going on for half a yr.

Service wise I get 4 bars in my bathroom but only 2 around my desk and bed.

Wifi calling sucks no matter how much I try to modify my router. It disconnects so much.

-Sent from my TMO Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using Tapatalk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shin lucifer:
I am currently on Walmart $30 T-Mobile plan. On highways specially interstate the service is great. But in town or at home barely 1 bar of 4g. But i did fulfill there unlock sim requirement. So i am waiting for them to send my code for free, if that fails i will just buy Chainfire's app. I am going to try Straight Talk $45 plan. I have ATT tower near my place hoping to get blazing 4g speed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] thejmannnc:
I just used chainfire's region unlock app,works like a charm on my tmobile note 3, switched to net 10 (att), $45 bucks a month when you autopay each month, unlimited talk, text,,,data 2.5g then slows but never cuts off. and 4g lte signal compared to almost no signal with t mobile,,, its definitely worth it to just buy your phone from t mobile and switch if you can afford it.. Thank you again Chainfire!! I hopes this helps someone because it took me about a month and a lot of B.S. until I figured this out!! :good:

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Just 50 bucks a month if you dont wanna autopay!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Fox.Hound:
It's all about the area you are in
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Laos101:
we just made the jump from Sprint - paying i think $20 more a month but WOW is HSPA+ so much faster than EVDO, and they have about 100 times more consistent LTE coverage in our area. Can't complain since it's still unlimited!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shin lucifer:
Update: Just got an Email from T-Mobile, with my unlock code, and it worked just perfectly. Very simple and easy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mrpickem:
I got better coverage with AT&T but much higher price. I paid 166 for 2 lines sharing 6GB data. Now I have 4 lines and a Nexus 7 for the same price withing $5(2 lines unlimited, 2 lines 2.5GB & 2,5GB on Tablet) I do get a 15% corp discount and it comes off everything. Coverage is good, data very good, LTE most everywhere in Jacksonville. Poor voice coverage at my house, but wifi calling works great. :)

AT&T has lowered prices now...$25 per line plus data so for $120 you can share 4GB or $130 to share 6GB. Prepaid is $60 with 2GB for single line.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DWebber18:
I had AT&T for awhile and now I'm on T-mo for the last 3 years. At the time I noticed I dropped fewer calls on T-mo and I still find the calling service quite good. My data is alright as well, we don't have LTE in Knoxville, TN and I max out around 12mbps on the HSPA+ here. I have a friend on AT&T and he gets about 50mbps even out in the rural area he lives in. I like saving the money and my service is fast enough, but it would be nice to have the extra speed as well as a better coverage area. So it comes down to what will work for you and how much you want to pay.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] FLHXRider:
Definitely a step up!

Went from AT&T to Straight Talk to T-Mobile on Cyber Monday. Tired of paying AT&T solely for the privilege of keeping my 3G MicroCell alive. I needed it where I live (out in the tulies) whether I was on AT&T or ST.

First: in my area (a rural slice of western N. C. about 20 mi. north of Asheville), I get 2-4 bars in my home with T-Mobile without any augmentation, whereas I was lucky to get 1 with either of the predecessors. Secondly, and more important: built-in WiFi calling with T-Mobile. It works. Wherever. And it does work. 'Nuff said.

Around my home I don't get better than Edge speeds until I get into north Asheville where I'm getting 4G or 4G LTE speeds. And everywhere else I go I get at least 4G speeds. (I'm a pilot for a domestic low-cost airline and travel all over the U. S.) Straight Talk's data quality was bull$hit in comparison; it may have been cheap compared to what I was paying with AT&T but I guess you get what you pay for with them.

Hope that is helpful!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tcapote:
Not sure if you are still looking for information, but I switched from Verizon to T-Mo in November. I am in South County, tested, Costa Mesa, Tustin, Irvine, Anaheim (Disneyland) through South County (Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita down to San Clemente). The 4G LTE coverage is excellent, speeds are FAST! There are spots of Edge for sure, but not bad at all. This area has excellent 4G LTE.

I am pleased and saving over $60 month!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Ivizoid:
Ahhh, I live in Tustin, used to work for AT&T in Orange and now work for AT&T in South Coast Plaza. I switched to T-Mobile because of a great hook up and JUMP! but yeah. While I was in working in Orange my coverage was great, I had strong LTE service while my AT&T LTE was not strong. Now that I am working in South Coast Plaza my coverage isn't that great. In Tustin my coverage is decent, I cannot complain except when I actually get inside my home which I range into 1-2 bars of 4G, not LTE, and then drops to E once in a while but of course I run of WiFi when I'm there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Ark1406:
Had ATT for about 10 years, I thought it was the best company you can get.

My plan consisted of 4 smartphone lines, all have unlimited voice and text, and 3 GBS of data each. I payed around $350 a month.

I decided to switch to T-Mobile when I received a $950 bill, I supposedly made calls to purto Rico, which is false, and I was forced to pay. Hell no, I got out of there.

At tmobile, I have 4 lines, all have unlimited everything and JUMP insurance, and I'm paying off a note 3 and two iPhone 5S'S. I'm currently paying about $180 for everything. Such a big difference. Yes, the coverage is not as good, but I do get one bar on LTE. I can't complain though, saving about $2,500 a year, no contracts, no locked boot loaders, AMAZING customer service, I'll gladly stick around for many many years to come. Tmobile is simply the best company.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mrpickem:
So what's so funny, don't you understand they have reduced the price $15 per line. It's not brain science and they are still overpriced...but they did reduce the price.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CZroe:
LOL! "Brain science." ;)

Rocket science

Brain surgery

Neuroscience
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Josh7414:
So I had att for 4 years and I will admit since switching to T-Mobile the signal is not as good but what I can tell you is that penny pinch you like a sob aka att lol....i can did with a little less 4g service to be able to truly say I have unlimited that doesn't get throttle or any of that none sense I say do it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tytechguy:
I live in the mid-eastern part of Indiana and I too did the T-Mo-ATT test. I have had ATT for about 3 years now and they have great coverage on 4G here. Although there is one part next to I70 on the east side of town that drops to EDGE. When my wife and I lived on that side of town I *****ed at ATT until they gave me a Microcell. It's great but it does require you to have an internet connection. It was their 3G version at the time but a recent firmware update brought it up to 4G. But now we have moved to the west side of the city and now I get LTE without the aid of the M-cell. So now it's collecting dust. I have never had bad service with ATT so to speak but I have noticed a lot of spots that still use EDGE. LTE was just turned on here about a month or so ago and it's nice. I get about 38 to 40 down and about 10 to 15 up. Not bad. I have 9 lines on my family plan with 15 gigs of data. Our bill averages about 700 a month. I'm over it. So we tried T-mo. They have great 4G here in most of our area. But there is a lot of EDGE still left around here. In my house I can get 4G with 3 or 4 bars. I can walk outside and get full signal but no LTE yet. All the devices I have listed in my sig I currently own and my wife has a note 2 and so does my son. My daughter has an Iphone 4 and seems to get a pretty decent signal with T-mo too. So, I am going to switch to T-mo as soon as my contracts are up. If for no other reason than to save about 300 a month. All of our phones are unlocked and I have verified they work with a pre-paid sim I have so it's off to T-mo we go! If you can deal with spotty service until they upgrade the towers or add more I say go with T-mo. ATT is a corporate monster that is money hungry and doesn't care about customers that have donated thousands to them over the years. I hate ATT but I have no choice but to stay with them for about another year. But when that year is up I'm gone. T-mo has got my business..:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BACARDILIMON:
Never will I go back to at&t. Biggest rip off

TWEAKED 1.0 NOTE 3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] punkcell:
Great thread i enjoy the read, i have a 2 line with ATT and 1 work line with t-mobile, and i can say i will be switching over to t-mobile, on the simple fact that i will be saving $60 a month and there service really isn't that bad. with my 2 att line i pay $200 which includes a 21% discount and if i switch over to t-mobile i will be paying $139 with a 15% discount, so i will be saving $60 a month which will go a long way and it helps that T-mobile will eat my AT&T ETF.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CZroe:
You don't have to wait. Didn't you hear about T-Mobile's deal to pay your family plan ETFs? They just announced it yesterday. IMO, it's a great deal!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tytechguy:
Nope didn't hear about that one! Man, they better come with some cash to pay all my ETF's.lol I'm gonna check it out. Thanks for the info!:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMJB0188:
Great feedback in this thread. I am so happy that T-Mobile plans to deploy low bandwidth spectrum. With the Verizon 700mhz A spectrum and the potential 600mhz spectrum, they will have a very robust network, and possibly the largest GSM network in the U.S.

While I still use AT&T out of necessity, I am hoping that T-Mobile continues to shake up the industry and force these greedy corporations to think twice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] topgun303:
I had AT&T with 4 lines on family plan for 6 years. Before our bill was $180/month. Then we decided to switch to shared data plan on AT&T. Guess what out bill went to $300/month. Call att customer service and they said well thats the bill you will get and cant go back to old plan. Sales rep lied. **** AT&T. So me and my bother decided to switch to T-mobile with 4 lines and $160 monthly bill. Two lines on unlimited data and other two on 2.5 gig data. Best part wifi calling. Every carrier should do this.

I can live with less coverage to save money. Every penny counts these days. Everyone needs to start saving money not fill someone pockets.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] whitebus61:
I too was sick of AT&T's garbage. I have been out of their contract for a few months now and my bill seemed to start going up and up every month which made absolutely no sense. I saw the T-Mobile $0 deal and took it immediately. Got a Note 3 and have been satisfied greatly. AT&T didn't seem to have great service for me. They had great data speeds but the cell coverage was pretty grim. T-Mobile has matched speeds and the service seems to be better for me if not dead equal. I have saved a good chunk of money by switching, got a phone with nothing down, and service is equal to or improved compared to before.

I picked up JUMP as well since I figured that's an awesome deal. I don't understand why people seem to think it's no good. Compared to Verizon and AT&T's offerings it's the best of the bunch. You are financing a phone and you are not in a contract. That's plain and simple how it should be. I'm not required to continue service and if I want to jump ship before my phone's paid off then I have to pay the balance but that's how financing works and I don't think people understand that concept when compared to a termination fee for cancelling service. I think it's great honestly since you have the freedom to pay it off sooner if you'd like which is stellar since it means there's no obligation to stay a whole 2 years.

There's so much freedom with the big T I am very very impressed.