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[T-Mobile] Was merger with MetroPCS good for consumers?

No integration with metropcs and t-mobile has even started yet. It's a bit off. (It hasn't been approved yet.) I would be willing to bet it's due to t-mobile launching PCS HSPA+ service. Many old phones don't get PCS HSPA+. Just the original AWS HSPA+. Firmware and radio upgrades done OTA are helping and once it's all done in your area, it does go back to normal.

Keep in mind they are also at the same time building out an LTE network too!

edit: and in my area of San Diego, once they launched the PCS HSPA network publically, all issues i had where gone and service much improved, especially indoors.
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reply to Scilicet
Good luck with all of that. T-Mobile is a horrible company. They claim this entire city is bathed in beautiful 3G and the entire time I had service with them (which was one year) I had EDGE. I called them questioning this and they told me they were experiencing technical problems and that 3G would be back up soon. A year later and there was still no 3G. Luckily I always have a smart phone or two or another providers network for redundancy.

reply to djdanska

Having gone through it in Chicago and San Diego, it did go away eventually.

reply to atuarre

reply to Scilicet

clumsy service? Would the metropcs thing even make any difference to you in aurora, co area as they don't even list it as having coverage. (it won't.)

And what does european standards have to do with it? America is far ahead in LTE then a lot of europe.

They are launching HSPA pcs And LTE-Advanced at the same time. If your not happy, vote with your wallet. Leave.
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The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult. The day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.
Alden Nowlan

No, I am not happy and my contract is up in 4 months. LTE was developed in Europe. Regardless, T-Mobile doesn't seem to have a handle on it, yet. I need reliable service and from recent experience I am just not getting it. I have been a T-Mobile customer for many years and it has always served me well, but that is no longer the case. Whatever is going on with the service it has become quite a problem for me and for others according to the T-Mobile support forums. It would seem that I am not alone with these complaints. I am happy to learn that others, such as yourself, remain satisfied with the service.
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Today's scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality. ~ Nikola Tesla

Out of curiosity, what kind of phone do you normally use? Sounds like the pcs HSPA refarming is going on in your area. (Lte for tmobile is only limited to kansas city and vegas so it's not that)

I had that problem for a few weeks here and once they finished it, all became well again. (actually much improved. I get HSPA+ deep in buildings i never did before)
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The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult. The day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.
Alden Nowlan

reply to Scilicet
Was? It hasn't happened yet, and may not.
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