Re: "Searching for Network" in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20441723 en Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:01:45 EDT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:01:45 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20451191 Crookshanks :
said by timburke See Profile :

But if I can't even get service at my HOME, which isn't even a rural area... it won't even roam on AT&T, which is the carrier I currently have, after going through the signal-less hell known as T-Mobile.
Dude, what's your point? It sounds like T-Mobile isn't a good solution for you. I'm still waiting to hear a justification for why they "suck". Because their network wasn't custom designed with your personal coverage needs in mind?

Last year I went to the Outer Banks. In several areas around Cape Hatteras I had one or two bars of signal (T-Mobile) while my friends (AT&T and Verizon) had nothing. Can I now make the pronouncement that AT&T and Verizon suck based on this experience?

My girlfriends house is smack dab in the middle of an AT&T deadzone -- that must mean they suck, right?

On Interstate-88 in Upstate New York there's a nice two mile deadzone outside of Oneonta where Verizon phones lose signal and drop calls. Ironically enough my T-Mobile phone works just fine (albeit roaming on Cellular One) throughout that same area. Guess that means Verizon sucks, huh?

Unless you have some specific bad experience with T-Mobile other than "They have no coverage at my house, they sux0r!" I'm not going to take your pronouncements that they suck very seriously.

They have far and away the best customer service philosophy of any of the major carriers, they are the only carrier that will let you sign up without a contract while still getting the same rate plans as everyone else (they call it Flexpay) and their plans are generally a little bit cheaper while including more minutes than the same 'tier' of plan on AT&T, Verizon or Sprint. Yeah, they "suck" alright.

If their coverage meets your needs then you should consider doing business with them. If it doesn't then move on and find another provider. This holds true for any cellular provider.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20451191 Thu, 08 May 2008 11:57:52 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20445163 timburke : But if I can't even get service at my HOME, which isn't even a rural area... it won't even roam on AT&T, which is the carrier I currently have, after going through the signal-less hell known as T-Mobile.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20445163 Wed, 07 May 2008 11:30:44 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20444105 bobgwen : T-mobile DOES roam on at&t. I have been places where I am not getting T-mobile signal and I look at my phone and it would say cingular on it. I specifically remember being in Pidgeon Forge Tennessee and my T-mobile phone had Cingular on it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20444105 Wed, 07 May 2008 06:44:33 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20443595 Crookshanks :
said by timburke See Profile :

It's cheap crap... what do you expect?
If that 'cheap crap' works well for your coverage needs and happens to be $20-$30 cheaper then everybody else then is it really 'cheap crap'?

You seem to be under the impression that your personal coverage needs should dictate why a specific provider sucks. Personally, my T-Mobile phone works 85-90% of the time where I travel. And I don't even live in a major market for them (Binghamton, NY). That's as good as anybody in this area, save for Verizon -- but even they have dead spots around here.

I'd like to know why that translates into 'cheap crap']]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20443595 Wed, 07 May 2008 01:34:47 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20443111 timburke : It's cheap crap... what do you expect?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20443111 Tue, 06 May 2008 23:21:17 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441723 patcat88 : Sprint roams on Verizon, why wont T-mobile pay up and roam on AT&T.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441723 Tue, 06 May 2008 18:40:25 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441310 timburke : I'm in Plainfield, Illinois. 35 miles south of Chicago. Population is ~35,000 people. It's next to Joliet. Never could get a signal in this town. AT&T's worth the extra price... as they say, "You get what you pay for."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441310 Tue, 06 May 2008 17:24:19 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440223 Crookshanks :
said by timburke See Profile :

And nobody will STILL be able to get a signal. T-Mobile sucks. Get used to it.
That's quite unfair.

T-Mobile has focused their build-outs on the heavily populated areas (and corridors between them) where 90% of the population spends 90% of it's time. If native rural coverage is important to you then you don't want to do business with T-Mobile or Sprint. If you spend most (all) of your time within their coverage area though then they have some pretty sweet deals.

Can I get 1,000 minutes a month (plus unlimited N&W) for $49.99/mo ($39.99 if you catch one of their occasional promotional deals) from Verizon or AT&T? Didn't think so....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440223 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:14:28 EDT Re: "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438848 bobgwen : I get a signal just fine here in rural Florida.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438848 Tue, 06 May 2008 09:47:54 EDT "Searching for Network" http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438553 timburke : And nobody will STILL be able to get a signal. T-Mobile sucks. Get used to it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438553 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:03:20 EDT