Review by Kambriel Location: Beachwood, Ocean, NJ, USA Cost: $50 per month Install: about 3 days Quick setup that could've been much quicker than having to putter along with yet another T-Mobile app. SLOWER INTERNET and varied speeds by time of day A third of the speed of Comcast for half of the cost.

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I live around 2,750 feet from the nearest T-Mobile towers (strapped atop a water tower). The house is only single story, but is elevated from the road. I have their modem on a window sill that faces the direction of the tower. Allegedly, I should have 5G UC capability (upwards of about 1Gbps). In the same room and deeper inside the house I can get 335Mbps+ down and 25Mbps+ up on my Galaxy S22+. My mistake was that I thought a dedicated cellular modem would get AT LEAST that. In the last four days I've not seen the modem get above 205Mbps down, but typically speeds hover around 125Mbps down and 12Mbps up (i.e. marginally better than 4G LTE). Basically, this makes it good for 1-2 people with casual usage. My needs are a little beyond that between 4K streaming, occasional gaming and remote work (for 2). I would've been happy with something closer to 500Mbps down (reliably) at this price point. Will give it a bit longer, but likely going to cancel and reluctantly go with Verizon fiber as I'm done with Comcast's price increases and their refusal to re-wire my home with coax properly and remove the amplifier a lazy tech installed for the prior owner.

To go through the install, I unboxed the modem (black with a color LCD) and plugged it in as I was already aware that it ideally needed to be positioned close to a window on the East side of the house. I was annoyed that I needed yet another T-Mobile app to manage this as compared to a browser. The four word default password for connectivity is on the sticker at the back of the device, which can be changed through the app. Same process with the administrative password. The apps walks you through the process at a painfully slow pace. The app is limited in capability if you want any advanced networking (guest network, port forwarding, QoS, IPS, blocking, etc.). The app is only good for: changing the passwords, restarting the modem (takes about 3 minutes), setting a timer for devices to be kicked off the network (kind of useless since you let them on in the first place), changing your security levels (WPA3 and AES are the default), hiding the SSID, and seeing some of the cellular metrics. Of course, there is a section with links to do things like pay your bill or provide feedback. My modem only has 2 wired ports, but 4 would've been ideal.

Bottom line - Good if you want basic Internet, not beyond.

UPDATE - A CNET article entitled "I Get 5G on My Phone at Home, So Why Can't I Get 5G Home Internet?" that is linked on the main page here on DSLReports today had a great explanation direct from T-Mobile:

"He pointed me to a YouTube interview given by Kendra Lord, T-Mobile's director of geospatial engineering and analytics, where she likened 5G home internet availability to the number of seats on a plane.

"It's not only the number of households that we believe could get [T-Mobile Home Internet]," she said, "but how many within a given sector we could say yes to."

A spokesperson corroborated that mindset when I reached out to T-Mobile for further insight. "There are still many households that do not qualify for Home Internet yet, even though they may get 5G on their mobile device -- and that's intentional," they told me via email.

"Our fixed wireless Home Internet runs on the extra capacity on our wireless network. In some areas, we have extra capacity on the network, but in others, we don't. So, we allocate access to Home Internet on a sector-by-sector, home-by-home basis."

In other words, it's entirely possible that I could get 5G cellular service in my home, and my next-door neighbor might even have T-Mobile Home Internet. However, my address might not be serviceable for that home internet product due to the capacity limits for my area's cellular coverage."

So, there apparently isn't much "extra capacity" in my area and they prioritize cell phone traffic over their fixed wireless customers. This is why speed tests on my phone are faster and will remain that way until they upgrade the network in this area (who knows when or if that will happen).

UPDATE - On the 15th day, I did cancel the T-Mobile fixed wireless service and am now waiting for Verizon to install FIOS.

samo300 Premium Member join:2009-03-28 Suwanee, GA samo300 Premium Member 2023-Mar-21 7:04 am T-Mobile Home Internet I have been using the home internet for a year and still pleased. Still getting 500 to 700 MB downloads and 50 to 70 MB uploads. Bundled price of $30 is hard to beat. I had Spectrum Internet and decided to pull the plug as a cost savings decision. 2023-Mar-21 7:04 am: · hey mods ·

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Review by techguru308 Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH, USA Cost Contract price not specified. Install: about 1 days T Mobile offers good customer service T Mobile One Plans are not consumer friendly and in some cases cost users more than their Simple Choice Plans T Mobile no longer offers value in their new T Mobile One Plans but they still have good cutomer service

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T Mobile is bringing needed competition to the United States Wireless market. It was a pleasant experience placing the order online. Got an error saying I needed to call them with the order number. Called them they needed to call the credit department to manually run my credit for some reason their online system did not do that. I was approved with a $80.00 deposit. First Line was $50.00 and the second line was a $30.00 deposit which I will get back after 12 months of on time payments. They have very good customer service compared to Verizon.

I switched to Cricket Wireless on 1/31/17 to get better coverage and to save some more money in the process. In addition to that the new T Mobile One Plans are not a good value for single line users like me.

cb14 join:2013-02-04 Miami Beach, FL cb14 Member 2017-May-27 10:23 pm The value is gone, so is the " uncarrier" There is absolutely no reason for a single line user to go to TMO any more. I am happy with my old plan though. Going to Metro is not an option due to severe deprioritization. 2017-May-27 10:23 pm: · hey mods ·

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Review by krypt0 Location: undisclosed location Business customer Cost: $20 per month Install: about 2 days Caps of 2 gigabytes/month It works.. mostly Slow Ok

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T-Mobile service through Millenicom for Audi MMI.
3G Speeds are slow, 2G Speeds are slower.

Selenia Gentoo Convert Premium Member join:2006-09-22 Fort Smith, AR Selenia Premium Member 2015-Nov-16 10:32 am What do you expect? Everything they have been building out the last couple years is LTE. They have not only been buying spectrum, but refarming existing spectrum for that purpose. There is many places you can now get coverage, but only with band 12 LTE. They pledged to keep 2G running for things like sensors for research, but that doesn't need near the spectrum or bandwidth a typical consumer needs, so they can cut allocated spectrum way down for it. Sorry to say, but upgrade device, then review. 3G devices on T-Mobile are way past their prime. 2015-Nov-16 10:32 am: · hey mods ·
	krypt0 join:2003-05-18 krypt0 Member 2015-Nov-16 12:03 pm Re: What do you expect? Thanks for the information. The device is the car's navigation system itself. I can swap out the sim for ATT, but will only receive 2G service. I'm wondering if ATT 2G service will be better than spotty T-Mobile 3G? 2015-Nov-16 12:03 pm: · hey mods ·
		Selenia Gentoo Convert Premium Member join:2006-09-22 Fort Smith, AR Selenia Premium Member 2015-Nov-16 5:56 pm Re: What do you expect? Not sure. Depends on how fast you need data. AT&T has been very slowly shutting down 2G towers. T-Mobile has so far committed to not shutting down 2G (not sure about 3G). But they will not expand 2G and 3G so what you see is what you'll get. 2015-Nov-16 5:56 pm: · hey mods ·
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Review by bluehen00 Location: Sanford, Accomack, VA, USA Cost: $36 per month (6 month contract) Install: about 4 days Caps of 6 gigabytes/month cheaper than satellite spotty service, poor customer service. slower speed than anticipated suggest avoiding it

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had the service for six months (hot spot 4g service) mostly to stream (at least try) netflix and surf. at times ok speed and access (mostly nights or early morning), but a lot of down time or very slow, it really reminded me of dial up in many respects.

Went to cancel (now with much better service), can't cancel online (sick of companies forcing you to chat up reasons for cancelling when I just want to move on with a better product or deal) and thought all was good after 20 minutes. 3 weeks later a new overdue bill arrives, now requiring me to repeat the process for 30 minutes including talking to a guy with a thick accent that I could barely understand, and wasting time arguing about whether the bill should be prorated from the first cancellation. Wanted to like this service, but in the end it is pretty poor and the customer service is poor. If you have other alternatives, I would check those out.

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Review by oneacn Location: Polk City, Polk, FL, USA Cost: $20 per month Excellent Customer Service Coverage.. Grrr 7 Miles From The Tower T Mobile gives the customer what they need in order for their service to work

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I have a Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot and their old Cell Fi Unit which only does 3g 4g. I am waiting to get a phone call from T Mobile on them sending me an LTE Signal Repeater. Service is good, if something goes wrong, I just pull the battery on my device and reset the repeater and we are good to go. I have only had to reset the repeater 5 x in 2 months. I just use the Mobile Hotspot for World Of Warcraft.

Good Service
Good Price
Good Customer Service @ Executive Customer Relations

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michieru Premium Member join:2009-07-25 Denver, CO michieru Premium Member 2016-Feb-22 12:57 am ! That area has B12 coverage. You should see improvement in coverage if you upgrade to the Z915 Hotspot. 2016-Feb-22 12:57 am: · hey mods ·

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Review by milkman82 Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, USA Cost: $189 per month Install: about 1 days Speed Not enough towers, CS lies and gets very expensive later on. I am sad to say but T-Mobile plays dirty with billing..

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I had AT&T for 6 years. I loved them up until about 2 years ago. With the unlimited data throttle BS. Not to forget the high price on low minuets.

I decided to leave AT&T for T-mobile. Their coverage is not strong like AT&T or Verizon, however, what good is great coverage if you can use it at full potential!?

So far I love this carrier and think I'll be sticking around for awhile!

Update 11/9/2014

Well have gone though a few bad months with T-mobile.. At one point I got charged for two months at once.. they are refusing to refund for that extra month.. stating I will get to use that once I decide to close service I will have the option to use that month..
Not happy at all..

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Review by BlakePaulson Location: Alexandria, Douglas, MN, USA Cost: $28 per month Install: about 4 days Unlimited data No 3G here so slow edge speeds and only 100 minutes If T-Mobile works where you live, great, otherwise it's no so great.

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Been with them for a week now. Edge data speeds but I can use as much as I want without someone getting mad at me or threatening to disconnect my service.

It's not perfect but the value is spot on.

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I had T-Mobile for a month. I then went back to straight talk. T-Mobile coverage is non-existent. Straight Talk refills can be had for $43 a month on eBay and you get unlimited talk, text, and if you buy a straight talk iPhone directly from Straight talk, you can enjoy unlimited 3G data (they really don't care... I used 7GB's in one month with no slow downs.)

ArizonaSteve join:2004-01-31 Apache Junction, AZ ArizonaSteve Member 2012-Nov-23 10:03 am Not a good choice for remote areas. How can you give a good rating if there's no service in your area? T-Mobile is not a good choice for remote areas like Alexandria if you want to use any data. They have almost zero coverage outside of major cities, nothing at all along freeways or in small towns. While we have good coverage all around the Phoenix area, I recently drove across Texas and there was no signal at all along I-10, not even Edge, after leaving El Paso until I got all the way to San Antonio. You'd think they would at least have coverage in Ft. Stockton but no. Verizon and AT&T are better choices for remote areas since they have coverage along most freeways and in a lot of little towns. Sprint does too in some cases but it's really spotty. If you check the coverage in OpenSignalMaps dot com they show coverage in Alexandria for AT&T and even for Sprint but nothing at all for T-Mobile. 2012-Nov-23 10:03 am: · hey mods ·

fixrman From a broken heart to a hole in the sky Premium Member join:2003-02-10 Hatboro, PA 1 edit fixrman Premium Member 2014-May-23 2:19 pm You should update your ratings also The ratings give folks the impression you are happy with the service but you have since ditched them. I'd suggest changing the ratings as well. 2014-May-23 2:19 pm: · hey mods ·

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Review by (hidden by request) Location: New York, New York, NY, USA Cost: $35 per month Nothing is good about this company. The company is rotten to the core. They will break promises; lie to get your business and refuse to issue a refund when the service fails to work. Stay Away from T-Mobile. We have not had any service in NYC for close to 2 months.

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I have done business with many companies in my life, but never had as bad an experience as I have had with T-mobile. Back in November of 2011 my husband purchased a USB Broadband 'stick' for Wifi access from T-mobile. We used the plan that you pay as you go month-to-month. From the beginning, it was too slow. My husband would have to call them continuously to have them check into it. It was not the speed they advertised. (It was hardly better than the dial up we used to have). After endless calls, they would fix it and the speed would be better. But then it would get slow again after a short time online.

This went on for the entire year until Sandy hit New York in October of 2012. Our service became very erratic and spotty. Within a few days, in early November, we lost internet access completely. Then the real trouble started. Apparently, the storm knocked something out and they did not know how to fix it and their explanations became more and more bizarre. We got varying stories from them. It ranged from the problem being a flood, to it being a fire, to not knowing what the problem was, to it being a problem with our USB 'stick' (they said the stick was not registering on the network and we needed a new Sim card), to them having to repair an antenna, to having to build new antennas, and finally, that we had service but were just not using the system correctly, or that our operating system was not compatible (this was after a year of having service and using the system properly, and my husband is a computer specialist). They promised to reimburse

us for the 30 days we paid for and could not use. Then they issued an additional credit. They told us to go to the northern Bronx 20 miles away for a signal, but we could not get a signal there. When we told them this, they said to go to Connecticut!! Can you imagine that we were paying for wifi access in our home and they were telling us we needed to go our of state for a signal. We did go to the Bronx, but we decided Northern Connecticut (a three hour drive) is just too much for computer access. So our dead computer continued. As if this wasn't bad enough, each time we called, they set up a ticket for our problem, and we found out that these tickets were diappearing from the system, so each time we called, we had to explain all over again the long list of problems to a new representative. Since we could not use our own time, and certainly not the additional time they had "credited" to us, we finally asked for a refund.

Apparently, there is an even more insidious system when you are asking for your money back. We spoke to so many people it was mind-boggling. After switching us from person to person, each time it was switched, it became more garbled. When I got my landline back it was the same thing, so it was not my cell phone. The voices, once transferred, were garbled and unintelligible, and some were rude, seeming to take delight in our frustration and pleas for help. You would repeat your problem and account number over and over and they would invariably reverse the numbers or say they did not hear or understand you. Meanwhile, you could hear very little of what they were saying until you could hear absolutely nothing. At the end of it all, they would switch us one last time, which then disconnected completely and with no options but to call back and go thru the whole thing again. They knew most people would get frustrated and give up, which is what they were

counting on.

We had also complained about the stick a while ago so when this occurred, they told us we had to go to a T-Mobile store, which we did. They checked it out and said (of course) that it was fine. When they started to say that we had access when we did not, we invited a t-mobile technician to our home so that they could see for themselves that there was absolutely no access. They refused. My last call was yesterday. The same exact drill. No refunds are given. Then, OK, we will issue you a refund but you have to speak to a "refund specialist" - an idiot on the other end of the line that gets paid to give you as much grief as possible. And then to another "refund specialist" and then another. Each time you transfer, the connection is worse than the previous until neither you nor the person at the other end can hear a thing. And then you are disconnected. I am mad at myself for wasting so much time with them. I have now gone to the Attorney General for

my state and to the credit card companies. Do NOT look for a solution with this company. You should report them to as many agencies as possible until this consumer fraud is exposed and they are made to pay for all they are doing to customers. Ps. when we went to them a few weeks ago for a refund of the USB stick (since they off and on said it was the problem) they refused, saying that we purchased it in October 2011 and was out of warranty. That was a lie, and we verified with our credit card company that we made the charge on November 2011 (and received it three days later). We were still under warranty, but they refused to acknowledge it and said we charged it in October, 2011. They are not only incredibly deceitful, but also incredibly stupid, since the date of purchase can so easily be verified by the credit card company. I am sure there were other things too numerous to mention, but this is the gist of it. If you value your money and your

sanity, stay away from T-Mobile.

ArizonaSteve join:2004-01-31 Apache Junction, AZ 1 recommendation ArizonaSteve Member 2012-Dec-17 10:57 am Seriously? Are you really complaining because they can't fix the damaged towers fast enough to suit you when lots of areas are still demolished? Why not just be happy you still have a home and stop whining? 2012-Dec-17 10:57 am: · hey mods ·
	jacobslive Premium Member join:2007-11-25 San Jose, CA jacobslive Premium Member 2012-Dec-18 5:45 pm Re: Seriously? You should better read the entire post before coming up with such silly comment. 2012-Dec-18 5:45 pm: · hey mods ·
jacobslive jacobslive Premium Member 2012-Dec-18 5:51 pm File a complaint with FCC It is a common practice with t-mobile with false advertisement and promises. Where they claim they have LTE, they actually have bare 2G speed. I had tried them twice in two years and cancelled within 3 days both times. I guess you should file a complaint with FCC regarding your problems with t-mobile. Include/attach any correspondence you have done with t-mobile in this regard. Believe me, they will act on your behalf and you will hear from t-mobile/FCC typically in 3-4 weeks time. »www.fcc.gov/complaints 2012-Dec-18 5:51 pm: · hey mods ·
	ArizonaSteve join:2004-01-31 Apache Junction, AZ ArizonaSteve Member 2012-Dec-21 8:15 pm Re: File a complaint with FCC No wireless service can provide good service to everyone on earth no matter where they might be. Unless they are using satellites they would have to cover the whole world with towers just a mile apart to insure a strong signal everywhere and even if they had the $billions to do that it would be physically impossible. Also they are not allowed to put towers in many areas due to zoning or because the area is already built up. It might just be his HOA or city or county zoning not allowing it, why not complain to them? Or better yet, if it doesn't work in the area switch to a different service that does. No more whining or FCC complaining necessary. 2012-Dec-21 8:15 pm: · hey mods ·
tkdslr join:2004-04-24 Pompano Beach, FL 1 edit tkdslr Member 2012-Dec-19 10:14 am I have no first hand experience with the Stick modem.. But, I've used one t-mobile's ZTE hotspot(21Mbps--older tech) in a tethered configuration during a very long road trip(>3000 miles). A couple observations. One must get some separation distance between hotspot/modem stick and your laptop/pc. Laptop's/PC's can be very noisy(RF wise), especially in the bands T-mobile uses. The resulting interference can significantly impact performance. Get some separation between your PC and RF modem, at least 4 or 5 ft.. 9 ft is better. Get a $10 USB extension cable and connect your stick USB cable to the USB extension cable, and it to the PC/Laptop. Modern buildings have a lot of metal in them(outlets/appliances/framing/etc), relocate stick/hotspot higher up and/or closer to a window. The more bars you get.. the better the performance.. Following some of these rules vastly improves performance, in major metro areas I would get up to 14/3Mbps in speed test results. 2012-Dec-19 10:14 am: · hey mods ·
	ArizonaSteve join:2004-01-31 Apache Junction, AZ ArizonaSteve Member 2012-Dec-21 8:22 pm Re: I have no first hand experience with the Stick modem.. >One must get some separation distance between hotspot/modem stick and your laptop/pc. Laptop's/PC's can be very noisy(RF wise), especially in the bands T-mobile uses. The resulting interference can significantly impact performance. That's not really true. My spectrum analyzer doesn't show any interference signal coming from laptops. There are FCC rules that limit that kind of interference to non-interfering levels. I have a Zoom 3G USB dongle that works fine plugged into the laptop IF the laptop is in the right location. The problem is you can't get good reception most places where the laptop might be setting indoors so the USB device works better if you put it on a USB extension cable and sit it in a window. It also helps to use an outside roof mounted antenna for a strong signal. 2012-Dec-21 8:22 pm: · hey mods ·
		tkdslr join:2004-04-24 Pompano Beach, FL 3 edits tkdslr Member 2012-Dec-22 8:40 am Re: I have no first hand experience with the Stick modem.. Yes there are limits imposed by the FCC.. But practical considerations means they can't test for these limits under all conditions.. And those conditions are going to vary from laptop to laptop, PC to PC, different CPU types, CPU clock frequency , memory types, battery state, power saver program, memory bus speed, rise and fall times on memory bus drivers, etc.. Heck the original author doesn't mention what type of PC's they have, it could even be something as simple as a missing chassis screw on a desktop PC. P.S. I'm a expert in this arena.. Even the FCC part B radiation limits (300 uV/meter) can severely impact local cell receiver performance, since they are often listening for extremely weak radio signals.. -80 dBm, to -110 dBm. The cell tower they were using could be out of action, and they now depend on a less than optimal tower. Even a shielded local transmission source(@ primary frequency) can easily swamp those distant signals. The only way to reduce interference is to add more shielding and/or more distance. Thus my original suggestion still applies. (add more separation/distance, improve received signal strength). 2012-Dec-22 8:40 am: · hey mods ·
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Review by Doug5 Location: San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA Cost: $85 per month (month by month) No contract Not unlimited as described. Throttling. Poor customer service. Treated as second class citizen Should be, could be, but Ain't no good. Still hoping government will step in and fix this mess

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I bought the galaxy nexus from Google and thought I'd be able to make to a "pay as you go" phone. But AT&T wanted $1000 deposit to get started and T-Mobile is useless after 5Gb used (2-3 days of watching Hulu Plus and listening to Pandora). The limiting should be unlawful, as they imply you can still use it at reduced speeds, however the with the reduced speed and 2-3 second latency, it is truly unusable. They also seem to be "sensing" what you are using it for and shutting you down if you use Hulu. When I called, they said that I used 2Gb (of my 5GB allowed per month) and that is not normal. Who are they to tell me what is normal?

ArrayList DevOps Premium Member join:2005-03-19 Mullica Hill, NJ ArrayList Premium Member 2012-Oct-16 12:08 am did you not read the fine print? everything you are complaining about it covered in the fine print and could have been explained to you by a rep before you bought the service. It isn't T-Mobiles fault if you didn't understand what you were buying. 2012-Oct-16 12:08 am: · hey mods ·

sparky007 join:2011-08-25 Phoenix, AZ sparky007 Member 2012-Oct-16 12:10 am It still works. Got to read the fine print. T-mobile doesn't cut you off. It's just become s l o w. "Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. " Thank you Ronald Reagan 2012-Oct-16 12:10 am: · hey mods ·

tkdslr join:2004-04-24 Pompano Beach, FL tkdslr Member 2012-Oct-16 4:51 am 60 kbit/sec after 5GB.. That's all you'll get.. (on the $30/m walmart plan) the service isn't designed for more than one or two hours of vid's per month.. 2012-Oct-16 4:51 am: · hey mods ·

ArizonaSteve join:2004-01-31 Apache Junction, AZ ArizonaSteve Member 2012-Oct-16 9:55 am Easy to fix. I don't know why you are paying $85 or how you can pay that much but if you just buy one of the cheap phones at Walmart with the $30/mo unlimited data plan then put the new SIM in your phone you'll be all set and you can stop whining. 2012-Oct-16 9:55 am: · hey mods ·

buddahbless join:2005-03-21 Premium 1 edit buddahbless Member 2012-Oct-18 10:16 am As always ..buyer beware. Doug you had a good idea but bad implementation. As always buyer beware hold true on everything you purchase and intend to use personally with or without a contract. First good idea was to purchase your phone outright to not be locked into a contract, bad idea you obviously did not due your due diligence research into the various cellular companies on what offer would be available for you and what the limitations were. Easily attained As you pointed out the sticker shock price ATT quoted you to start up. which was for An ATT post paid plan. If you did your due diligence you would notice that ATT prepaid offers you the ability to bring your own GSM phone however they wont allow you to use smartphones on there prepaid plan unless you sign up for the data package which is $15 per GB on top of the $50 monthly rate. so If you wanted the same 5GB Prepaid with ATT that your paying TMO $85, ATT would cost you $125 per mth then $15 per GB over the 5GB unlike being throttled with NO overage on TMO. Sprint and Verizon don't even allow you to bring your own phone onto there prepaid, Right now you have the best offer available if 16% is what you would rate TMO then by your standards ATT , Verizon, sprint should be in the negatives. I will agree the throttle is quite low but you get what you pay for, and sometimes you dont. A bump in TMO throttle to 256-384 kbps would probably suit most people, you could view emails and do app updates in a short window, stream pandora with no issues, use google maps, and even watch low quality youtube videos, however HULU is and will be out of the question. Even going to any of the other MVNO will yield the same results all have a throttle in place the question is when they throttle. So again Buyer beware, due your "due diligence" before purchasing or signing up for anything. Also its not unusable as I typed this on my laptop, read all the post, and replied while being throttled and using my phone for its hotspot feature (free with TMO), So yes its almost as slow as dial up but not unusable. 2012-Oct-18 10:16 am: · hey mods ·

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Review by (hidden by request) Location: Lake Bluff, Lake, IL, USA Cost: $65 per month

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T-mobile has alot of black holes around Chicagoland.. Go to far north.. Certain area in north shore off tollway...in between certain high rises down town..they need better omnidirectional overlapping..i guess...

I got T-mobile as it costs half of Verizon...
And when you pay your family's and companies cell bills.. It really adds up.. I think access should be free.. And just charge for the apps..& Or storage.. But i am not a telco thank god!

I drive a nokia n900..
Unlimited data package.. So the price is right..
Spotty overage in bufu Wis too..and numerous other places i travel.. Southern Cal, PHX,, Upstate NY..
But my phone rocks...

Mobile speed tests gave me 2600 dwn.. And DSL Reports gave me 2900 down.. Had to check and make certain the first results from mobilespeeds.com were not padded..DSL reports has THE best tools..always has too..imho..

It works fine..
And tethering for free when i travel even though it is slow.. Is not that slow..VS paying premium for it at hot spots or airports or hotels.. waitning for connections, fooling around with authentication back and forth,,It just turns on & connects and works.. For free..and the slow I refer to when talking about T-Mobile tethering is similar to what Verizon was when i had it on Edge GPRS .. So.. It is AOK w me. Am not a programmer either.. Better cell covergae in such a huge market as Chi I did expect though, there are LOTS of air pockets where there is none here..It is more acceptable for some where like FondDuLac,, but not here in Chi burbs

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