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Cell phones: T Mobile ? Are they a good carrier?
T Mobile ? Are they a good carrier?
by Bobterri - 9/6/05 8:06 PMT Mobile ? Are they a good carrier? Say they Good Are Bad about them>> They have a plan at 300 Minutes for $29. That's all I need is 300 Minutes.
T Mobile ? Are they a good carrier?
by dave1973 - 9/7/05 1:19 AM In reply to: T Mobile ? Are they a good carrier? by BobterriIf you primarily stay local, or travel just to top markets and almost never travel into rural communities, you probably can get by on T-Mobile. But if you travel into lots of rural communities or any smaller market, T-Mobile isn't worth the money. I can tell you T-Mobile does not upgrade their network in Chicago often enough to handle the capacity, and 2 months ago they had a network outage because of it. They're up now, but still have overloaded circuits most of the time. People I know with T-Mobile don't like the service just because of the poor coverage. I don't know what they're like in your area since you didn't mention where you're at, but you can ask people if they have T-Mobile and ask them how it is.
T Mobile
by Tenichi1 - 10/13/05 11:37 AM In reply to: T Mobile ? Are they a good carrier? by dave1973I have T Mobile for 5 years, and I love them! They are only a one year contract, and they got a great customer service either on the store or on the telephone. They are easy to deal with when problem arise, and solve solution right away. After 3 months, you can call them and have the phone unlock, so that, you can use other carrier sim card.
I use a tri-band phone that TMOBILE does not carry, and I still have no problem. Good Reception, and when I travel, I can still use the phone for emergency. TMOBILE international rate is very good, and no hidden charges... like connection charges.
All carrier, you can try them for 30 days and returned them, if you don't like the, I seen and heard nightmare dealing with CINGULAR, I will avoid them!
T Mobile
by dave1973 - 10/13/05 6:49 PM In reply to: T Mobile by Tenichi1T-Mobile really needs to have the 850 band standard on their phones since that's a US band. Without that band range, the phone doesn't work off network, unless there's a service using the 1900 band, and most of Indiana that is covered by GSM networks is using the 850 band, and Centennial Wireless is the big carrier for rural Indiana. They use only the 850 band, but include the 1900 band for customers who go onto another network. T-Mobile varies from one area to the next, but the Chicago & NW Indiana areas aren't adequately covered by T-Mobile, and they don't want to cover the rural areas at all. The resellers in Cedar Lake & Lowell won't sell T-Mobile service because they refuse to adequately cover the towns. They will only cover the major highways & interstates, but not actual towns. I can't have a service that only wants to serve major cities, and don't do a good job at that, and run the risk I won't have coverage in the boonies. That's why I I chose Verizon Wireless because they will serve rural America and T-Mobile won't.
Had T-Mobile for a long time....
by Keyahe - 2/9/06 3:17 PM In reply to: T Mobile by dave1973I have had great success with T-Mobile. The rates are better and there aren't a lot of gotchas (hidden charges). I suggest a quad-band phone (like the RAZR) that picks up both the 850 and 1900 bands. There are no roaming charges with T-Mobile so if a 850 band is all that available, with a quad band phone (or one with the 850 band) you will have service. I've never used a T-Mobile stock phone, always an unlocked GSM phone from Europe or Asia, I've never had any problems.....
DON'T RELY ON other people's experiences...
by jbroshear - 2/28/06 6:05 AM In reply to: Had T-Mobile for a long time.... by KeyaheAll that matters is your own commute and calling patterns. Every carrier has a money-back trial period so you can check out their coverage.
T-mobile ...and INPHONIC
by amsco - 2/8/06 12:50 PM In reply to: T Mobile ? Are they a good carrier? by dave1973NO T-MOBILE is not a very good company for the are very close to INPHONIC the company that has made the cell phone rebabe RIP-OFF one of the larges internet scams . Do not trust any Cell Phone Company that has a working relationship with INPHONIC.. You be sorry.
Take AMSCO with a grain of salt
by mightyphung - 2/13/06 1:27 PM In reply to: T-mobile ...and INPHONIC by amscoamsco clearly has a major problem with InPhonic (see his dozens of postings that all say the same thing about how he hates inphonic) -- maybe rightly so. And if the question were about InPhonic rebates, then whatever...
But his advice to your question is nonsense. InPhonic, like most third-party internet agents, has a relationship with EVERY carrier. It's like saying Toshiba sucks, so don't shop at RadioShack because they carry Toshiba.
Seriously, look at the website at http://www.inphonic.com and http://www.wirefly.com (InPhonic's store) and you'll see that InPhonic activates phones for T-Mobile, Verizon, Cingular, Nextel, Sprint, Alltel, regional carriers in Hawaii, etc, and they used to work with AT&T Wireless before they became Cingular.
What amsco is telling you, in other words, is that you shouldn't get a cell phone.
Puh-leaze. Be real now.
NO T-Mobile
by nikshere - 10/11/05 10:03 PM In reply to: T Mobile ? Are they a good carrier? by BobterriDo not go with T-Mobile, they are the worst cell phone company I have ever had to deal with and I have dealt with many! I have had over 7 months of problems to no avail They decided in lieu of all of these problems they would send me a new phone. Still same problems! I wrote and yelled and talked to 25 people at least and it is a big circle of idiots! I wrote customer relations to receive a voicemail put in my box without ever calling that I would have to pay $200 to cancel. I wrote the CEO, BBB - no avail except a negative mark on them! I will now write the consumer division, my suggestion in a nutshell - do not go with a company this terrible! Bad customer service, Bad service, Bad area!
Maybe you shouldn't ask online.
by jas0nhe - 10/12/05 7:23 PM In reply to: T Mobile ? Are they a good carrier? by BobterriYou'd get highly mixed answers. Ask a few of your friends or co-workers; much of the "greatness" of T-Mobile depends on where you live, how important signals are to you, etcetera.
My take? If you can live with 200 minutes at the same price per month, go with Sprint. I've got T-Mobile, and everything's great except their spotty signals. But I don't live in Chicago or NY or some huge city, so....
Maybe you shouldn't ask online.
by dave1973 - 10/13/05 1:41 AM In reply to: Maybe you shouldn't ask online. by jas0nheI can already tell you from the few people I know who have T-Mobile don't like the service. It's very spotty in NW Indiana in areas like Gary, Lowell, and Merrillville to name a few places. The city of Chicago is where T-Mobile has major problems. Most of the T-Mobile users I know can't make calls in Chicago because the circuits are overloaded most of the time. In August T-Mobile's network went down because it was so overloaded to the point it couldn't handle any more calls and data. Sprint is iffy in Chicago. I do know Sprint has an antenna on the Sears Tower, so calls travel out very far. I don't know if Verizon Wireless has an antenna on any of the skyscrapers, but I can get a solid signal anywhere outside in downtown Chicago. But if someone had to choose between Sprint & T-Mobile in Chicago, Sprint would be my choice because Sprint spends a little bit more to keep their network running than T-Mobile does. But for a major city like Chicago, Verizon Wireless is a much better choice.
I have Nextel and Can't Wait to get back to T-Mobile
by acerides - 10/13/05 7:51 AM In reply to: Maybe you shouldn't ask online. by dave1973Last year went from t-mobile to nextel.....bad move!...I was getting 3000 anytime min. and never had a major problem with t-mobile, even in chicago areas,(i live in indianapolis,in.)...i was even wondering if they t-mobile would help me get out of my nextel contract....i loved my 49.95, 3000 anytime min. plan w/2.00 email pkg......i would go back asap.....sprint and nextel is mainly for business people not for the common person. They don't offer many freebies or extras.....T-Mobile I miss you guys! ....317-457-7300....call me if you want to help me switch back, I hate Nextel!
Yeah. T-Mobile...
by jas0nhe - 10/13/05 9:41 AM In reply to: I have Nextel and Can't Wait to get back to T-Mobile by aceridesTheir coverage area sucks, but when there is coverage, calls are pretty clear. Also, international travelers will appreciate T-Mobile's operation of GSM networks; Cingular is the only other msjor US carrier which uses GSM.
Verizon and Sprint use CDMA, an older but more developed technology -- a reason for their wider coverage areas.
I feel your pain.
by dta_x_725 - 2/4/06 11:25 AM In reply to: I have Nextel and Can't Wait to get back to T-Mobile by aceridesMy wife and I switched to Nextel from Cingular three years ago. It was also the biggest mistake we ever made. Now, we're taking our tax return to buy out our Nextel contract and switch to T-mobile. The only thing Nextel is good for is Direct Connect. They're text messaging SUCKS!!! Plus, they network constantly drops calls.
I feel your pain.
by dave1973 - 2/6/06 7:10 PM In reply to: I feel your pain. by dta_x_725I like T-Mobiles' plans, but they haven't done more to inprove their coverage. Rural areas have been the worst for coverage. Since I travel out in rural areas quite a bit, I would roam too much if I had T-Mobile. I don't know if they're going to try and acquire Centennial Wireless, but if they do, it would be a start to cover parts of rural Indiana, at least up in the northern third of the state, plus add coverage in Michigan too. There was rumor that they might acquire Centennial Wireless. Once I see coverage improve, I might consider changing to T-Mobile, though I hate the thought of paying extra money to keep my number out of the E411 directory. Verizon Wireless already keeps their numbers out of the E411 directory. Coverage and network issues have been the reason I won't signup with T-Mobile. Cingular has a good network in my area, but their customer service is why I won't go with them, and I always heard my mom complain every month when she called Cingular to complain about the bill and service being turned off every month.
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