Anyone have T-Mobile?

[gotbeer]

Just curious as to what your experience has been with them.  I'm thinking of jumping from Verizon, since they would be so much cheaper.  Just wondering what peoples experiences are in the LA area.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/t-mobile-just-put-sprint-framily-plans-shame-161406429.html;_ylt=AwrTHQyaGtdTaFEA3HxXNyoA

 

[nate]

I have them.  Can't speak for LA though.  Have a friend with Tmo out there and he always liked them.  Their reception here isn't great.  I will probably switch to Verizon when I can.

[red321]

How about in the Orange County area? AT&T just royally ****ed us...told us we could add a line and then the following month started billing us an additional $250/month unless we gave up our unlimited data for 3 of the lines we had with them. And have now informed us when we utilize our upgrades we will have to either give up our monthly line discount of $25/month/line or we get the opportunity to pay $30/month for the upgraded phone using their fleece the customer Next program.

[nate]

If you guys do end up switching to T Mo and want Galaxy S5's I will sell you my two for $550 each.  We have to switch from Tmo because the service out here is not good enough.

[sneaky_flute]

T-mobile is one of the more reliable carriers. Every T-mobile user I know (including myself) loves them. 

[RallyMo]

If you guys do end up switching to T Mo and want Galaxy S5's I will sell you my two for $550 each.  We have to switch from Tmo because the service out here is not good enough.

 

I will give you $50 for both. You have twenty minutes to accept this offer before it is rescinded.

[nate]

Pass.

 

We will probably just keep the phones and unlock them and switch to AT&T.

[Count Orlok]

I've had them for a month and it works same as any other service I've had as far as reception goes. The big advantage for me is that they're the only company that has the right bandwidth to get 4G on my Nexus 4.

[mp170.6]

Some people laugh at this idea, but if you're thinking of T-Mobile, why not consider MetroPCS, Brightspot, Straight Talk, and several other smaller operators that lease access to T-Mobile's cell towers for less money?  MetroPCS is actually owned by T-Mobile. 

 

They all do prepaid plans without contracts as far as I know, and they don't subsidize new phones.  That means you would either need to buy one up front or bring your own.  Like AT&T, T-Mobile phones require a SIM card. 

 

I have Cricket Wireless (formerly Aio Wireless) which is now owned by AT&T and uses their towers.  For $45 a month I get unlimited talk and text and 2.5 GB of 3G/4G data subject to a max speed of 8 Mbps.  After the 2.5 GB is used up, data is unlimited but throttled way down to 256 kbps.  Best part of all is no contract and the $45 includes all taxes and fees.  I don't use a lot of data, so this is fine for my purposes.  My only gripe is I don't have access to roaming like I would on traditional AT&T plans.  Not a problem unless I plan on going to Wyoming or Nebraska. 

[mp170.6]

Check this out, Brightspot through Target:

 

https://www.brightspotmobile.com/compare-prepaid-cell-phone-plans

 

For $35/month, you get 3GB of data at 4G speeds, unlimited text, and 300 minutes of voice.  What's not shown on that page is the Brightspot loyalty rewards.  Every 6 months they send you a $25 gift card to use at Target stores.  That brings the price down to $30.83 a month. 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Is T-Mobile still paying early termination fees for people?

[nate]

Yep.  Just know that it takes about six weeks.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Yep.  Just know that it takes about six weeks.

 

Which means that it essentially turns out to be a reimbursement.

[gotbeer]

Did the switch.  And so far, love it.  Been getting great reception, the switch to wifi is easy.  And not much bloatware installed.