As I'm sure you've heard by now T-Mobile USA is getting bought out by AT&T. According to the press release that means that T-Mobile is going away in about 1 year. Anybody who stays will become part of AT&T.
So I ask are you going to switch to Verizon, Sprint or a regional; or stay with AT&T?
Personalty I thing Verizon will be getting my money as soon as they come out with an LTE phone I like. Though the EVO 3D may tempt me mighty in the mean time.
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So T-Mo customers where are you going?
I'd like to jump to Sprint because it seems to be more like the "T-Mobile" of CDMA but the fact that they're CDMA really makes me hesitate. With CDMA, I don't have a choice as to what phone I want, unless it's for that carrier, and I have to be on a contract if I want to get a phone. It's pointless to buy unsubsidized because it'll only work on that one carrier anyway.
I'll wait a year and see what happens to my Even More Plus Plan. If I get grandfathered in, I'll stay, if not then I'm jumping ship but I just don't know which ship to jump into. It'll probably be the one that offers whichever Nexus phone there is at that point.
With Verizon moving towards LTE, does that mean that they'll start using sim cards for everything in the future or does that only apply to data? If the LTE sim card applies to both voice and data, does that mean that future GSM phones will work on Verizon? I'm pretty confused with the Verizon situation...
I'll wait a year and see what happens to my Even More Plus Plan. If I get grandfathered in, I'll stay, if not then I'm jumping ship but I just don't know which ship to jump into. It'll probably be the one that offers whichever Nexus phone there is at that point.
With Verizon moving towards LTE, does that mean that they'll start using sim cards for everything in the future or does that only apply to data? If the LTE sim card applies to both voice and data, does that mean that future GSM phones will work on Verizon? I'm pretty confused with the Verizon situation...
Verizon will be moving to SIM cards for everything in the future as best as I know. The biggest thing for this will be the introduction of VoLTE. Future LTE phones from Europe and elsewhere will likely have Verizon LTE bands to roam. Of course this is all speculation for now.
Oh ok. Well, if Verizon's gonna be the 2nd sim card based provider and their plans aren't as evil as AT&T's then I'm just going there provided that the Nexus phone will work with them.
Even though unlimited is what I'm used to, 5GB is certainly much better than a 2GB cap (I currently use about 4.5GB monthly on T-Mobile).
But all this is still just speculation on where I'll go at this point...
Thanks for the answer!
Even though unlimited is what I'm used to, 5GB is certainly much better than a 2GB cap (I currently use about 4.5GB monthly on T-Mobile).
But all this is still just speculation on where I'll go at this point...
Thanks for the answer!
Moving to sim cards doesn't really mean too much, though. If their voice network is still CDMA, it will remain incompatible with the rest of the world which uses GSM. I don't think it's very likely that Verizon will switch it's entire existing infrastructure to GSM (for voice) just to support using sim cards.
Had a post, but never mind. If they merge with AT&T and I hope to all that is mighty they don't(as in the gov says hell no) I am moving all my phones to sprint
I prefer HTC phones. I will never buy a Motorola or Samsung phone even if its the cheaper option and its as well equipped. HTC does quality better then even apple, and Tmobile/Sprint had the biggest investment in HTC phones. I have been pondering the idea of switching to sprint anyway, and this pushed it over the edge.
Yeah, I would switch now but I still owe about $700 on credits from the + plans. But if all works out I will be switching by end of this year which will place the Evo 3D in good supply and cheaper price.
In the near term, I guess the default would be to AT&T. Since I live in Switzerland and California, my choices are very limited at this point. Verizon is out because it is just not popular overseas so it will have to be GSM. I am not liking this T-Mobile sale at all!
Gonna ride out my contract until January and see where the chips have fallen. Hopefully the government will say hell no to this deal, but I'm not optimistic. A lot can change in the cell industry in 9 months. It also depends on how much money I have in my pocket at the time and where the next Nexus ends up. Sprint looks pretty promising. Otherwise I might just do away with a data plan entirely and just get an AT&T prepaid voice SIM for my N1 and run it WiFi-only, since I'm in a WiFi zone 90% of the time anyway. Regardless, I absolutely refuse to pay for AT&T's overpriced, capped, overage-charged data.
Leaving T-Mobile after 6 months and going back to AT&T.
T-mobile has the worst network of the big four. I lose 3G/4G in several places and go to 2G/Edge which is like 70kbps and lose reception in buildings 40% of the time. T-mobile may have better phones but only because their network sucks and have to attract customers with phones.
T-mobile 3G/4G network uses 1700mhz upload and 2100mhz download frequencies, you grab the phone and lose half your reception because your hand block those frequencies.
AT&T 850 & 1900 with 700mhz for LTE
Verizon 850 & 1900 with 700mhz for LTE
Sprint 850 & 1900 with 2500mhz for 4G (Clearwire 4G sucks because of high frequencies)
T-Mobile 1900mhz (edge) 1700/2100 3G/4G.
If you only make calls you might be ok with T-mobile, for data, your on Edge 40% of the time. Inside of buildings 70% of the time on edge and the rest out of service.
Cant wait for AT&T to buy T-mobile, will have on Kick ass GSM network with coverage like or maybe better than Verizon.
T-mobile has the worst network of the big four. I lose 3G/4G in several places and go to 2G/Edge which is like 70kbps and lose reception in buildings 40% of the time. T-mobile may have better phones but only because their network sucks and have to attract customers with phones.
T-mobile 3G/4G network uses 1700mhz upload and 2100mhz download frequencies, you grab the phone and lose half your reception because your hand block those frequencies.
AT&T 850 & 1900 with 700mhz for LTE
Verizon 850 & 1900 with 700mhz for LTE
Sprint 850 & 1900 with 2500mhz for 4G (Clearwire 4G sucks because of high frequencies)
T-Mobile 1900mhz (edge) 1700/2100 3G/4G.
If you only make calls you might be ok with T-mobile, for data, your on Edge 40% of the time. Inside of buildings 70% of the time on edge and the rest out of service.
Cant wait for AT&T to buy T-mobile, will have on Kick ass GSM network with coverage like or maybe better than Verizon.
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