T-mobile to deploy LTE,refarm HSPA(+) to main PCS band and attacks Verizon

[fixxxer2012]

if i wasn't with verizon i would consider t-mobile although i think their network is inferior.

[eric12341]

Not inferior in the least. PCWorld recently gave T-mobile the crown for fastest 3G. On the 4G side it won 3rd place but wasn't much behind AT&T & VZ LTE networks. Both were far superior to sprint 3G and 4G. Looks like T-mobile is set to have LTE here in Chicago before sprint, I know USCC already seems to.

[austin420]

Originally Posted by eric12341

Not inferior in the least. PCWorld recently gave T-mobile the crown for fastest 3G. On the 4G side it won 3rd place but wasn't much behind AT&T & VZ LTE networks. Both were far superior to sprint 3G and 4G. Looks like T-mobile is set to have LTE here in Chicago before sprint, I know USCC already seems to.

i saw that article. one of the worst reads i have ever had the displeasure of reading. pcmag is starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel.

tmobile seems to want to have it both ways. they call their hspa+ 4g, but then throw it in to comparisons against other carriers 3g.

from the article... "T-Mobile's HSPA+ 21 service won in the 3G bracket of our study, and the company's high-end HSPA+ 42 service competed reasonably well with other providers' 4G service."

some one quote this so "big pink" aka eric sees it.

[gullzway]

Originally Posted by eric12341

Not inferior in the least. PCWorld recently gave T-mobile the crown for fastest 3G. On the 4G side it won 3rd place but wasn't much behind AT&T & VZ LTE networks. Both were far superior to sprint 3G and 4G.

That's great when the tests are done for areas that actually get more than 2g T-Mobile coverage! Unfortunately myself and friends just 5 miles or less outside Tulsa ,OK only get 2g on T-Mobile.

[eric12341]

Originally Posted by gullzway

That's great when the tests are done for areas that actually get more than 2g T-Mobile coverage! Unfortunately myself and friends just 5 miles or less outside Tulsa ,OK only get 2g on T-Mobile.

I just looked at the map and saw coverage all the way down to Broken arrow and catoosa.

[austin420]

whatever they are doing, they better hurry up. people are dropping tmobile like its the plague.

CORRECT: T-Mobile USA Customer Losses Continue To Mount - WSJ.com

[eric12341]

Originally Posted by austin420

whatever they are doing, they better hurry up. people are dropping tmobile like its the plague.

CORRECT: T-Mobile USA Customer Losses Continue To Mount - WSJ.com

Just like how sprint is losing money.

[austin420]

Originally Posted by eric12341

Just like how sprint is losing money.

Guy, sprint posted a 1.1 million customer gain this quarter.
710,000 the quarter before. The only reason they are in the hole is because of the multi billion dollar payment to apple, (which is actually going to pay off in the long run) and huge network upgrades.

Tmobile just got a 4 billion dollar payout from att. What is their excuse? You would think managing a network with a footprint the size of a halfdollar would be a little easier than the nighmare of mixed frequency and techs(wimax, cdma, iden, 1x advanced, lte) that sprint is dealing with.

Sprint has my understanding. Plus, I would rather support an american (and my home town) company rather than a german conglomerate.


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[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by austin420

Guy, sprint posted a 1.1 million customer gain this quarter.
710,000 the quarter before. The only reason they are in the hole is because of the multi billion dollar payment to apple, (which is actually going to pay off in the long run) and huge network upgrades.

Tmobile just got a 4 billion dollar payout from att. What is their excuse? You would think managing a network with a footprint the size of a halfdollar would be a little easier than the nighmare of mixed frequency and techs(wimax, cdma, iden, 1x advanced, lte) that sprint is dealing with.

Sprint has my understanding. Plus, I would rather support an american (and my home town) company rather than a german conglomerate.


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true but for alot of people sprints network is still unusable.

[eric12341]

Originally Posted by austin420

Guy, sprint posted a 1.1 million customer gain this quarter.
710,000 the quarter before. The only reason they are in the hole is because of the multi billion dollar payment to apple, (which is actually going to pay off in the long run) and huge network upgrades.

Tmobile just got a 4 billion dollar payout from att. What is their excuse? You would think managing a network with a footprint the size of a halfdollar would be a little easier than the nighmare of mixed frequency and techs(wimax, cdma, iden, 1x advanced, lte) that sprint is dealing with.

Sprint has my understanding. Plus, I would rather support an american (and my home town) company rather than a german conglomerate.


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@austin420
T-mobile was suffering because of the sell to AT&T, as a result of that customers got scared and network upgrades were put on hold,now that's gone customers have stopped leaving and they have gained customers in the last quarter. They have also announced major network upgrades that will not only increase coverage and rollout LTE but it will also allow one to use any phone they please. I bet T-mobile will have LTE rolled out to a large portion of their customers before sprint does. And what's their excuse for their network being the way it is? Especially since AT&T had and still is having that issue in some areas, you'd think they'd learn from that, obviously not.

If you have nothing else to say but irrational hate for T-mobile and allegiance for sprint then you shouldn't be posting in this thread.