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Is anyone here actually HAPPY with T-Mobile?

Specifically the chicagoland area... Right now I have an at&t traditional plan with unlimited data. I'm CONSTANTLY dropping calls (did the same on my iPhone too) and once I hit 5gb of data, I get throttled to the point of uselessness. Yes, I am a data hog, I work overnights and there is a lot of down time, so Netflix is my friend.
So T-Mobile's truly unlimited data and far cheaper month rates are appealing. My wife and I would be saving 80 bucks a month going to T-Mobile. I just want to see if anyone here can share some good stories about T-Mobile before I make the switch.
Thank you
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Yes, I am pleased with the $30 5GB plan. Good coverage in the Southwest burbs.
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I'm happy with them as far as phone calls and data usage goes. I've only ever had dropped calls on my first ever day on T-Mobile, and it hasn't happened since, even in areas with a weak signal. Data is spotty for me in certain areas. If I'm in the city, it's strong, perfect, no complaints. In suburbs, I can sometimes get a 3G connection, other times I get no signal at all.
90% of the time I am in the city, or at home and have a perfect HSPA+ signal, so I'm happy with the amount I pay. Verizon was definitely a lot better for me since I had perfect service no matter where I was, or where I went but I couldn't justify the cost of the new crappy "Share everything plans" which rob you.
Since you watch a lot of netflix, be sure to get the $50 plan, and add the extra $20 for "unlimited nationwide 4G". The normal $50 version comes with 500MB of LTE/HSPA+ speeds, then they throttle you at 2G speeds. I currently use the $60 plan which gives you 2.5GB of 4G speed data. I never use more than 1-2 monthly.

I live just north of the wi border and whenever I go anywhere near Chicago my reception is awesome, full bars of h+. Also ive heard LTE is live there. Pretty much I'm saying youll be pretty happy with tmo I think. Definitely cheaper than at&t and I've personally never had dropped calls or anything, the only time tmo sucks is if you go way out to the boonies, you'll pretty much get no data.
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I dumped big red and never looked back. I love T-Mobile.
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I dumped big red and never looked back. I love T-Mobile.
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I work downtown and live not far north. TMobile is the fastest i've used. verizon and att are just so mobbed. my buddy on verizon rarely breaks 6 mbps download and his upload is around .1 mbps haha.

No I cry everytime I make a phone call

T-Mobile has no contract. Can't hurt to try them anyway and they have a 30 day guarantee. You can also try their prepaid for a month if you don't want to go through the hassle.
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I've NEVER, EVER, EVER had a dropped call in all the years of using T-Mobile.

I'd give T-Mo a 9/10. I can't think of a complaint or ill feeling I've had in the 6 years I've been with them (more if you count the Voicestream days). I docked them a point for the handful of spotty areas in LA.

I paid $140/month 10gb limit and barely could hit 4g LTE at home forcing me to run 3g on Verizon getting speeds around 2-3mb.
Here's why I love T-Mobile...
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(Hit 70GB my first month.)
(On my weakest home signal avg between 9-12 down)
And an avg speed test I can get around town...
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i opened this thread to argue that tmobile is great because i live in chicago. but then i saw your post was about chicago...
i have dropped a few calls and identified a few buildings where i cannot get service on AWS band, but I can usually overcome it by forcing 1900mhz in the network menu.
south of I-80, it sucks, GPRS or EDGE for 100 miles and then UMTS/HSPA21
I swear they used to have ads up at the jackson red line that said t-mobile, the only provider who works in the subway. well it doesnt work for **** in either subway- no provider does.
they also led me to believe that if i went postpaid i would get ATT roaming, and I was stupid and didnt do my homework. no roaming anywhere in chicagoland period.
that said, I'm very happy with what I get for $60/mo.
I had an ATT iphone4 for 2 years and it was like I traveled back in time 10 years. I got to the point that I didnt ever even try to use data in the loop. I wasnt mad about it, it was a fact of life that I cant have an ATT smartphone because I'm in the city.
edit: any certain place you will be using it? if there is no crowdsourced data there i can test for you before you sign. im all over town all the time

I think it's just your area. I love T-Mobile, I don't think I'd go to any other carrier, unless T-Mobile drastically changed in the future for the worse. Only bad thing is that I get no signal at all at a few of my friends houses. Seriously none at all, only near windows. But once I leave the house, it's perfectly fine. Even in their neighbors houses, I get signal....

Love T-Mobile.. The only way you could have a problem with them is not looking at their coverage area and signing up blindly.. They aren't Verizon so if you signed up with T-Mobile and expect a data connection or a signal in general in east-bumble-funk Nebraska... Yeah, I don't feel sorry for you..
T-Mobile is exactly as advertised.. Their coverage area is dead on as the map shows.. Their speeds are incredible and I've done 4hr voice calls without drops.. Even their G/Edge service is `workable' for basic web browsing.
Zero complaints..

Chicago + LTE @70 Unlimited = Awesome Service
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I'm in Orlando fl and I can't complain. No dropped calls. Data is fast, average 11 down and 1.5 up. Peaks at 20 up 2.5 down.
Way cheaper then att and Verizon.
I'm a satisfied customer.
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If you're in any big cities. T-Mobile is awesome. I visited Chicago and had full bars all around downtown and around the city. If you ever have bad reception then you can use any of the T-Mobile branded phones that have T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling which is awesome. Nexus 4 does not have it yet unfortunately, but all the others do like the s4.
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sub1287 said:
I paid $140/month 10gb limit and barely could hit 4g LTE at home forcing me to run 3g on Verizon getting speeds around 2-3mb.
Here's why I love T-Mobile...
(Hit 70GB my first month.)
(On my weakest home signal avg between 9-12 down)
And an avg speed test I can get around town...
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That's the plan I'm looking at too. That plan for my wife and I will be saving around $80 a month from at&t. Saving almost a grand a year would be great!
dcd1182 said:
i opened this thread to argue that tmobile is great because i live in chicago. but then i saw your post was about chicago...
i have dropped a few calls and identified a few buildings where i cannot get service on AWS band, but I can usually overcome it by forcing 1900mhz in the network menu.
south of I-80, it sucks, GPRS or EDGE for 100 miles and then UMTS/HSPA21
I swear they used to have ads up at the jackson red line that said t-mobile, the only provider who works in the subway. well it doesnt work for **** in either subway- no provider does.
they also led me to believe that if i went postpaid i would get ATT roaming, and I was stupid and didnt do my homework. no roaming anywhere in chicagoland period.
that said, I'm very happy with what I get for $60/mo.
I had an ATT iphone4 for 2 years and it was like I traveled back in time 10 years. I got to the point that I didnt ever even try to use data in the loop. I wasnt mad about it, it was a fact of life that I cant have an ATT smartphone because I'm in the city.
edit: any certain place you will be using it? if there is no crowdsourced data there i can test for you before you sign. im all over town all the time
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I'd be using it in the southwest suburbs like the Orland Park area and then the west suburbs like the Woodridge area. I very rarely go downtown and am only in the Mt. Greenwood area of Chicago when in the city at all.
To the rest, thank you very much for your responses. I had T-Mobile a about 11 years ago for a bit, but never any data plan or anything like that, so I didn't know. I sole be doing this soon here, so we'll see.
Oh, one more thing. Any issues with T-Mobile's sims and Google wallet? I use Google wallet every day and I don't want to have issues with that.
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lowrider262 said:
I live just north of the wi border and whenever I go anywhere near Chicago my reception is awesome, full bars of h+. Also ive heard LTE is live there. Pretty much I'm saying youll be pretty happy with tmo I think. Definitely cheaper than at&t and I've personally never had dropped calls or anything, the only time tmo sucks is if you go way out to the boonies, you'll pretty much get no data.
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Way out in the boonies like the entire state of Michigan. Maybe that will change now that they have MetroPCS's spectrum as they had a large presence in the state but I doubt it.

Coming from Sprint, data is night and day difference...literally. GPS locks on instantly. The no contract was big for me. But I will say I do notice some quirks with the service, but I can live with it. It might be since I have LTE enabled on my phone, but when I make a phone call, sometimes it takes like 5 seconds to start ringing. I'm guessing because it has to change from LTE to 3G to make the call? That and I've found a few dead spots around town. That only really effects me when streaming pandora sometimes. But like someone else said, if I can get this service 90% of the time then I'm happy. I get 4G at work and 4G at my house.

Net10 $75 Unlimited 5GB Plan, anyone?

Loving my Nexus 5, it was so great to get to leave Verizon for a better phone, and a better price.
I've been on Straight Talk for the past month, and my time is almost up, 2.5gb is close, but I need a bit more. I want to get the new Net10 $75 plan, and evidently need a new AT&T sim card for their network.
Can I just buy the SIM I need and then select that plan when activating? Or do I HAVE to buy this $50 activation kit and then upgrade to the $75 after a month?
Been getting the run around on socials and help chat.
http://www.net10wireless.com/#/plans
UNLIMITED*
TALK, TEXT, DATA
$75 30 Days
No International Calls
Auto-Refill
Unlimited* Talk / Text
Picture Messaging
Web / Email and call 411
*Up to 5.0GB
Thanks ahead of time.

I thought ST was unlimited data?
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chipstien said:
I thought ST was unlimited data?
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They used to be, now they offer $45/month for unlimited talk, text & 2.5GB of data.. After the 2.5, I believe they throttle.
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Yup. I'm using between 2.75 and 4.5 data a month. I don't want the throttling.
Was looking at AIO, but it is throttled all the time, and who knows what will happen now that AT&T is buying Cricket (word is AIO is being shut down).
Anyways, Anyone have some helpful info?

It's 2.5gb of high speed speed data, then the slow you down to 2g.
My understanding is that you can just buy 0.99c sim off eBay and then activate it on any plan they have. It's a dollar risk, I'd try it before paying for an activation kit.. The apn settings are posted all over.
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coorsleftfield said:
It's 2.5gb of high speed speed data, then the slow you down to 2g.
My understanding is that you can just buy 0.99c sim off eBay and then activate it on any plan they have. It's a dollar risk, I'd try it before paying for an activation kit.. The apn settings are posted all over.
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That's what I was hoping. The guy I talked to on the phone support was nice, but I could barely hear him (landline), and that sounds like maybe what he was saying.
Net10 has free overnight shipping on their $6.99 sim cards, or you can get them on Amazon too for .99 as a Prime AddOn.

Make sure you get one already cut for micro size.
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Make sure you get one already cut for micro size.
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Check.
Was going to get this one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081FRQQW/
Picking up Need for Speed Rivals for Xbox One anyways. LOL

Okay @coorsleftfield , just ordered the one I linked. I'm assuming when it gets in I activate the sim and then select a plan on the site? It was a month ago for Straight Talk but I believe they had a similar setup (drank a lot since then).

tmobile is $70 for unlimited calls, unlimited texts, and completely unlimited high speed data(no throttling, an unlimited means 9999gb+).

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tmobile is $70 for unlimited calls, unlimited texts, and completely unlimited high speed data(no throttling, an unlimited means 9999gb+).
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Plus free text and 2G data internationally.

STi_Fanatic said:
Plus free text and 2G data internationally.
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right

simms22 said:
tmobile is $70 for unlimited calls, unlimited texts, and completely unlimited high speed data(no throttling, an unlimited means 9999gb+).
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To bad they suck in so many places which is probably why they are still so cheap.

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To bad they suck in so many places which is probably why they are still so cheap.
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not here in nyc, they are the best. i average 30-40mbps download and 15-25mbps upload. great lte coverage here, no dropped calls. and they are cheap not because of bad service, but because they are the 4th largest provider in the us, and are trying to take away the customers from the 3 largest providers. att is terrible in nyc(but improving), so is sprint.

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tmobile is $70 for unlimited calls, unlimited texts, and completely unlimited high speed data(no throttling, an unlimited means 9999gb+).
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Yeah, that's not what I asked about though, thanks.
My wife WORKS for T-Mobile, there's a reason I'm on AT&T now and she's giving up her Employee Plan for the same. Unlimited X No Signal = Unlimited Nothing. LOL In her call center they are lucky if they can get edge 95% of the time. In a large metro area too. In the two counties I work in, Socorro and Catron Counties, there is no T-Mobile service at all unless you stay within a few miles of the freeway (I-25), and that is spotty too. I can't be out of service for a 6 hour round trip drive to some of the lands we are responsible for near Arizona.
Hell, we live less than 200 feet from I-25, and she gets 1 to 2 bars in the house, and can't make a call unless she switches to WiFi.
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Plus free text and 2G data internationally.
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I have no need for this, hence why I started the thread about this specific plan with Net10.
I've seen the other threads with what's available and what folks think about them.

Sorry, that sounded rude, I just re read it. I apologize for that, wasn't my objective.
I was with T-Mobile for years under my wife's plan, I wish them nothing but luck and love how they are changing the industry, but until their network expands and gets reliable, I can't us them here in New Mexico.

RED ZMAN said:
Yeah, that's not what I asked about though, thanks.
My wife WORKS for T-Mobile, there's a reason I'm on AT&T now and she's giving up her Employee Plan for the same. Unlimited X No Signal = Unlimited Nothing. LOL In her call center they are lucky if they can get edge 95% of the time. In a large metro area too. In the two counties I work in, Socorro and Catron Counties, there is no T-Mobile service at all unless you stay within a few miles of the freeway (I-25), and that is spotty too. I can't be out of service for a 6 hour round trip drive to some of the lands we are responsible for near Arizona.
Hell, we live less than 200 feet from I-25, and she gets 1 to 2 bars in the house, and can't make a call unless she switches to WiFi.
I have no need for this, hence why I started the thread about this specific plan with Net10.
I've seen the other threads with what's available and what folks think about them.
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lol, i just checked out the part of new mexico that youre in, now it makes sense. i wouldnt consider anywhere near there a large population center where you work, probably not where you live either. yea, tmobile doesnt have good coverage out there, near the middle of no where.. my bad. but near actual large population areas, tmobile is starting to earn its name

simms22 said:
tmobile is $70 for unlimited calls, unlimited texts, and completely unlimited high speed data(no throttling, an unlimited means 9999gb+).
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Is tethering extra?

Go with h20 wireless, they have a $60 plan unlimited 4g no caps.
Its a new plan they just got.

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Is tethering extra?
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tethering is included in all the plans, its unlimited tethering on all the plans except its limited to 2.5gb on the completely unlimited high speed data plan($70 all inclusive). but even then, another 2gb tethering can be bought as well.
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Verizon XLTE.....Whoa!!!

Wowzers!!!!
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What's XLTE?

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What's XLTE?
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Their new version of LTE.

Holy, that's close to triple than what I get from LTE ( 34 ). Wondering when this is coming to Canada, Q.Q. I hope you have at least 6gb or unlimited data?

xaznxplaya said:
Holy, that's close to triple than what I get from LTE ( 34 ). Wondering when this is coming to Canada, Q.Q. I hope you have at least 6gb or unlimited data?
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Mine is somewhat low. People are posting shots of 117mb down!!!!

EVOme said:
Mine is somewhat low. People are posting shots of 117mb down!!!!
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That's insane, what are you guys data plan like?

xaznxplaya said:
That's insane, what are you guys data plan like?
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I am on a corporate unlimited plan.

See check it....

I was talking about this on my car forum and actually someone reached 100Mbps with his s4 a few months ago, lol.
Sent from my s5, you'mirin?

meanwhile I'm getting 6 megabits down and 0.9 megabits upload on my home net...stupid liberal party.

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Wowzers!!!!
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Sheesh that's insane. Hey, I thought you were a Sprint subscriber at one point? Or maybe I remember ya from when I had my GNexus on Verizon a while back, I dunno lol. Dang, that XLTE isn't supposed to rollout for sometime though right?
Ohh no wait, your on the M8 correct?
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reverepats said:
Sheesh that's insane. Hey, I thought you were a Sprint subscriber at one point? Or maybe I remember ya from when I had my GNexus on Verizon a while back, I dunno lol. Dang, that XLTE isn't supposed to rollout for sometime though right?
Ohh no wait, your on the M8 correct?
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Dude, I went from verizon to sprint to att and back to Verizon all within the last two years I think. I had the M8 but now I have the S5. XLTE was set to release the other day in tons of cities.

hahaha, funny for someone on a limited data plan, 100Mb DL @ 15 sec test = half your usage gone in one test lol

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Dude, I went from verizon to sprint to att and back to Verizon all within the last two years I think. I had the M8 but now I have the S5. XLTE was set to release the other day in tons of cities.
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Haha really? Ohh I didn't think it was releasing so soon, that's awesome. Yeah I think I'm gonna be taking another stab at it with Verizon. Long as it at gonna cost me $150 for jsut me per month, I'm all in
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Haha really? Ohh I didn't think it was releasing so soon, that's awesome. Yeah I think I'm gonna be taking another stab at it with Verizon. Long as it at gonna cost me $150 for jsut me per month, I'm all in
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Verizon is too locked down. Pretty sure the Verizon S5 doesn't even have root yet lol.

Meanwhile in Korea they've got support for speeds up to 225Mbps which will be supported by the prime next month and here in the UK we go outside hoping just to get a good 3g signal :/, feels like living in the stoneage. 4g is just beginning to roll out to all carriers. We are so behind. *jealous*

Sadly, all that speed will be useless if you don't have unlimited data and pay an arm and a leg for it. I guess it is worth it if the needs warrant the price you have to pay to have it. I was with Verizon, and since I don't talk much I had 450 anytime minutes with unlimited text and 2g of data all for almost $100 a month. I got tired of over-paying and having to watch carefully and not go over the 2g cap. Hence I switched to Sprint and with the new Sprint Spark, I am quiet happy with it! I pay around $70 for unlimited talk/text/data a month. Sprint Spark is still new so coverage area is limited but it will get better just like when the Verizon LTE was first introduced Dec of 2010.

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Sadly, all that speed will be useless if you don't have unlimited data and pay an arm and a leg for it. I guess it is worth it if the needs warrant the price you have to pay to have it. I was with Verizon, and since I don't talk much I had 450 anytime minutes with unlimited text and 2g of data all for almost $100 a month. I got tired of over-paying and having to watch carefully and not go over the 2g cap. Hence I switched to Sprint and with the new Sprint Spark, I am quiet happy with it! I pay around $70 for unlimited talk/text/data a month. Sprint Spark is still new so coverage area is limited but it will get better just like when the Verizon LTE was first introduced Dec of 2010.
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So your answer was to go to a carrier that hardly has any LTE? Sprint's only thing they have left is unlimited data.

I'm getting good coverage where I'm at, even picking up Spark, so I'm quiet happy with my decision. I never said to do what I did. I did say at the beginning of my initial reply that all that speed is useless if you don't have unlimited data.
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So your answer was to go to a carrier that hardly has any LTE? Sprint's only thing they have left is unlimited data.
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dricacho said:
I'm getting good coverage where I'm at, even picking up Spark, so I'm quiet happy with my decision. I never said to do what I did. I did say at the beginning of my initial reply that all that speed is useless if you don't have unlimited data.
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Don't get defensive...It was just a question and my opinion.

Verizon N6 or spend more on GooglePlay N6

I have an upgrade available on my line(unlimited data VZW) and currently have the S4 and would like to go back to a nexus (previously had a Galaxy nexus and loved its openness) Im thinking about transferring the upgrade to my moms line(shared family data plan) and getting the N6 at $249 and then giving her my S4 so she has a better phone then what she has(cheap cheap smart phone). Are there any downside to the Verizon version of the N6? Its quite a bit cheaper then the Google play version so im really leaning towards that. After we buy the N6 on her line i would just switch the sim cards in our phone right? So she'd have the S4 and id have the N6.

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I have an upgrade available on my line(unlimited data VZW) and currently have the S4 and would like to go back to a nexus (previously had a Galaxy nexus and loved its openness) Im thinking about transferring the upgrade to my moms line(shared family data plan) and getting the N6 at $249 and then giving her my S4 so she has a better phone then what she has(cheap cheap smart phone). Are there any downside to the Verizon version of the N6? Its quite a bit cheaper then the Google play version so im really leaning towards that. After we buy the N6 on her line i would just switch the sim cards in our phone right? So she'd have the S4 and id have the N6.
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Verizon doesn't offer the 64gb version. Nor white so far.

I have the unlimited plan to and just FYI you're not going to get a free upgrade to a nexus or any other phone and be able to retain your unlimited plan. The only way to retain your unlimited is to pay for the phone outright whether it's from Verizon or Google it really doesn't matter.
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lol, by buying from verizon with a "discount", and extending your contract, you are actually paying more than buying it in full, and going with a non contract plan(not verizon for sure).

Well when some other provider can come out here and get me high speed access with 50-60 gigs a month without charging me more than $70 I'm on board.
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I thought you could still transfer upgrades??
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I have the unlimited plan to and just FYI you're not going to get a free upgrade to a nexus or any other phone and be able to retain your unlimited plan. The only way to retain your unlimited is to pay for the phone outright whether it's from Verizon or Google it really doesn't matter.
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Does verizon not allow you to transfer upgrades anymore? Im not doing any switching or anything but just giving another line on our plan the discount/upgrade my line is never going to use. then after the whole deal is done and the non unlimited plan has signed a new contract and has a new n6 on it i cant just switch our sim cards and give my mom(the non unlimited line) my s4 and take her new n6??
And ya ill never leave Verizon unless t mobile picks up their speed in my area. Verizon is the only carrier that actually works all over town and has 40mbs+ down almost anywhere if you have at least 3 bars

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Well when some other provider can come out here and get me high speed access with 50-60 gigs a month without charging me more than $70 I'm on board.
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thats exactly what i pay for unlimited data on tmobile, and no contract. that price and a discounted n6, thats a good deal. but i know that isnt the normal verizon price.

simms22 said:
thats exactly what i pay for unlimited data on tmobile, and no contract. that price and a discounted n6, thats a good deal. but i know that isnt the normal verizon price.
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Ya and after you pass 4gb your speed goes down to almost unusable. At least in my area its basically impossible to even look at Facebook over 2g

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thats exactly what i pay for unlimited data on tmobile, and no contract. that price and a discounted n6, thats a good deal. but i know that isnt the normal verizon price.
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Where I live you can't make a phone call with t-mobile FORGET about data.
lscheres said:
Does verizon not allow you to transfer upgrades anymore? Im not doing any switching or anything but just giving another line on our plan the discount/upgrade my line is never going to use. then after the whole deal is done and the non unlimited plan has signed a new contract and has a new n6 on it i cant just switch our sim cards and give my mom(the non unlimited line) my s4 and take her new n6??
And ya ill never leave Verizon unless t mobile picks up their speed in my area. Verizon is the only carrier that actually works all over town and has 40mbs+ down almost anywhere if you have at least 3 bars
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I'm not sure. A few of my friends had been swindled out of their unlimited plan by not paying attention to what they're signing I would be very interested to hear how it goes for you.
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lscheres said:
Ya and after you pass 4gb your speed goes down to almost unusable. At least in my area its basically impossible to even look at Facebook over 2g
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no such thing, lol. imagine much? im in nyc right now, and id say that in nyc tmobile has by far the fastest consistent data speeds in and around nyc. btw, nyc is tmobiles largest market, wtf would they cover it in 2G? i havent seen anything below hspa+ in nyc for the last 4 years. hspa+ is 3(.5)G, with data speeds over 42mbps.

Well tmobile still sucks here as it always has. On a good day I can get 2g
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simms22 said:
no such thing, lol. imagine much? im in nyc right now, and id say that in nyc tmobile has by far the fastest consistent data speeds in and around nyc. btw, nyc is tmobiles largest market, wtf would they cover it in 2G? i havent seen anything below hspa+ in nyc for the last 4 years. hspa+ is 3(.5)G, with data speeds over 42mbps.
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Your very lucky, i wish i could switch to tmobile, better phones, better prices, better customer service, better a lot of things lol. But here in the pacific north west specifically eastern Washington, tmobile sucks fat balls as soon as you step out of a city and sucks pretty bad if you're near any big buildings. Its like they used the very least possible towers to cover my city lol

DebianDog said:
I have the unlimited plan to and just FYI you're not going to get a free upgrade to a nexus or any other phone and be able to retain your unlimited plan. The only way to retain your unlimited is to pay for the phone outright whether it's from Verizon or Google it really doesn't matter.
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That's absolutely false. I help people every day use their UDP line upgrades and keep UDP.
http://slickdeals.net/f/6964624-upgrade-and-keep-your-unlimited-data-with-verizon
Be sure and read the wiki.
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lscheres said:
I have an upgrade available on my line(unlimited data VZW) and currently have the S4 and would like to go back to a nexus (previously had a Galaxy nexus and loved its openness) Im thinking about transferring the upgrade to my moms line(shared family data plan) and getting the N6 at $249 and then giving her my S4 so she has a better phone then what she has(cheap cheap smart phone).
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Is your UDP line in the same account as your mom's? Or is it in a subaccount?
This is the thread on using a UDP line's upgrade and keeping UDP. Be sure and read the wiki.
http://slickdeals.net/f/6964624-upgrade-and-keep-your-unlimited-data-with-verizon

JulesJam said:
That's absolutely false. I help people every day use their UDP line upgrades and keep UDP.
http://slickdeals.net/f/6964624-upgrade-and-keep-your-unlimited-data-with-verizon
Be sure and read the wiki.
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Is your UDP line in the same account as your mom's? Or is it in a subaccount?
This is the thread on using a UDP line's upgrade and keeping UDP. Be sure and read the wiki.
http://slickdeals.net/f/6964624-upgrade-and-keep-your-unlimited-data-with-verizon
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No offense I have seen that site before and SCAM WARNINGS went off. It may be legitimate but seems sketchy.
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DebianDog said:
No offense I have seen that site before and SCAM WARNINGS went off. It may be legitimate but seems sketchy.
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Well since I am the one who is helping everyone on that site I can tell you it is not a scam at all. I have used the methods myself at least 7 times now, kept UDP every time and have helped hundreds of people do it successfully.
Be sure and read the wiki.

Contemplating ditching verizon for t-mobile

Can you guys tell me the pros of moving to t-mobile vs sticking with verizon? My main motivation is the fact that Verizon keeps selling locked bootloader phones so I can't ever mod them. Seriously frustrating. Is it true that all of t-mobiles phones are unlockable or already come unlocked? Also what are the average LTE speeds you guys see when doing speed tests on the tmobile network?
Thanks.

ElementalWindX said:
Can you guys tell me the pros of moving to t-mobile vs sticking with verizon? My main motivation is the fact that Verizon keeps selling locked bootloader phones so I can't ever mod them. Seriously frustrating. Is it true that all of t-mobiles phones are unlockable or already come unlocked? Also what are the average LTE speeds you guys see when doing speed tests on the tmobile network?
Thanks.
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I have been on tmobile for years. The Samsung galaxy series has been easy to root and mod. If you live in a rural are the coverage can be spotty. They do have tbe wifi calling though as well so that is an added plus. Speeds work fine for me normal use.

cwhiatt said:
I have been on tmobile for years. The Samsung galaxy series has been easy to root and mod. If you live in a rural are the coverage can be spotty. They do have tbe wifi calling though as well so that is an added plus. Speeds work fine for me normal use.
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Any chance you could run a speedtest.net app and tell me the results? I know it wont be the same in all areas but it's nice to see what they are capable of.

ElementalWindX said:
Any chance you could run a speedtest.net app and tell me the results? I know it wont be the same in all areas but it's nice to see what they are capable of.
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I can give it a go tomorrow when I am out and about.

I switched to T-Mobile last year I used to have Verizon and the speed and service was great but they didn't offer unlimited data and that is what I wanted so I switched but in my area they need more antennas because it gets to congested at times to the point that data isn't working and my average speed is 15 mb
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cwhiatt said:
I can give it a go tomorrow when I am out and about.
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No service at the house? haha. That's not looking good for T-Mobile

ElementalWindX said:
Can you guys tell me the pros of moving to t-mobile vs sticking with verizon? My main motivation is the fact that Verizon keeps selling locked bootloader phones so I can't ever mod them. Seriously frustrating. Is it true that all of t-mobiles phones are unlockable or already come unlocked? Also what are the average LTE speeds you guys see when doing speed tests on the tmobile network?
Thanks.
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I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile myself, and am totally glad I did.
Pros:
- cheaper
- offers an unlimited data plan, free international 3G data and texting (invaluable service when you travel; I've taken advantage of this too many times), many music/video streaming services don't count against your data bucket (if you don't have unlimited)
- no contracts
- the Jump/upgrade program is pretty good if you switch phones regularly
- phones can be unlocked at anytime, as long as you have paid off your phone
Cons
- I travel quite a bit, and have found that their coverage isn't consistent in rural areas (urban cities are mostly fine though)
- S6 still hasn't received the Marshmallow update (though with Verizon updates took just as long), so software updates are slow
- speeds are not as fast as Verizon, I usually average 10% slower than when I was on Verizon (personally it doesn't feel significantly slower to be annoying)

Switched couple months ago and couldn't be happier. For what I was paying verizon for a locked phone for myself I get two unlocked phones for myself and the little lady with tmobile. with binge on and free streaming music I barely have any other data use 2.1gig last month. my average for the music alone is 8gig and that doesn't count anymore . And i get better signal at home ! Verizon unusable in my house tmobile is better plus can use wifi calling so now thinking can finally drop landline.
Switch as quickly as you can and don't look back

ElementalWindX said:
No service at the house? haha. That's not looking good for T-Mobile
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I live in a brick and stucko house. No one gets great service in the house regardless of provider.

T-Mobile's service is much better with a band 12 phone, like the S6. I was amazed by the significant reception improvement over my S4 (non-band 12). Even T-Mobile's old band 4 LTE signal is much better on the S6. I work in the center of an office building (1950's building with brick, stucko, and asbestos ) and I get amazing LTE reception with my S6, whereas my S4 got no reception.
Stick with Verizon if you travel a lot or are in rural areas. I live near Los Angeles, so reception is not a problem.

ElementalWindX said:
Can you guys tell me the pros of moving to t-mobile vs sticking with verizon? My main motivation is the fact that Verizon keeps selling locked bootloader phones so I can't ever mod them. Seriously frustrating. Is it true that all of t-mobiles phones are unlockable or already come unlocked? Also what are the average LTE speeds you guys see when doing speed tests on the tmobile network?
Thanks.
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T-Mobile's connection and speeds aren't always reliable. I think Verizon is way better and you should stick with them if you had the money because I know I would. I'm going to go stock anyways because I want MM (no roms for that on S6 T-mo yet) and Samsung pay. Plus, some roms have apps that work a little differently (not a deal breaker, but annoying for me) and I cannot pickup calls sometimes (deal breaker, very frustrating).

I absolutely love tmobile. I like what the company is doing and most importantly there customer service. At one point a better service plan came out that was cheaper but still all of the same features... and they had zero issues switching it over. What company does that? Most will say its only avaliable to new customers.. not tmobile. Yes service can be limited in some area but they are still in the middle of switching off old 2g and replacing it with LTE. Major improvements in the past 6months. That all said no other carrier can match tmobile speeds at my home or work.
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If you travel a ton... stick with Verizon or wait another year.
I should add the new s7 has locked bootloader on tmobile so mods are limited... Aka no root yet.
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