Rawvega Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 So I won't expect them to care about their customers only about profits. Except for T-Mobile they care about their customers. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Don't kid yourself... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arysyn Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Wow I like to see an end to carriers grip on cell phones and let the customers modify the phones as they wish. What carriers have a monopoly on the Telecom business. So I won't expect them to care about their customers only about profits. Except for T-Mobile they care about their customers. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Personally, even though I don't like Best Buy, I buy stuff there when I don't really want to wait for a shipment from Amazon. However, the store has its benefits of being able to go and look at unlocked devices. What I'd like to see is the return of the old Circuit City format stores, but only dedicated to mobile devices, not music, televisions, etc. The carriers could provide a few official company representatives to help people make sales over electronic kiosks, if they don't want to buy online at home, and so on. These stores could be designed to have all the locked and unlocked devices people could buy, then signal a carrier representative for help. I think if carriers wanted to do a joint venture on this and have a few locations in every city rather than the vast amount of individual carrier stores all over, they'd save a lot of money, yet still have some physical presence. I gave some thought about this before deciding to post, figuring out if this had any chance of happening. I know there are some issues against it from happening, though I think if media groups can have partnerships, so should carriers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreuschl Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/t-mobile-cfo-covering-remaining-lte-coverage-gap-big-priority Me being in WI, this I'm sure is part of it, but they can't unless they get in bed in USCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbastard Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/t-mobile-cfo-covering-remaining-lte-coverage-gap-big-priority Me being in WI, this I'm sure is part of it, but they can't unless they get in bed in USCC I hate to beat this rumor to death, but this really sounds like merger talk. I'm sure growing rural presence would be a requirement for any merger, whether Dish or Sprint. T-Mobile buying good will?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 T-Mobile has to go get some spectrum for their constrained markets. Seems like they are getting hit hard in Chicago and LA from what I see even with 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlodish345 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 T-Mobile has to go get some spectrum for their constrained markets. Seems like they are getting hit hard in Chicago and LA from what I see even with 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk It seems central new jersey is getting hit very hard ... Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overstew Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I read somewhere that T-Mobile had 4x2 MIMO on B12. Can anyone confirm here? So far my personal findings come to 2x2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAvirani Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I read somewhere that T-Mobile had 4x2 MIMO on B12. Can anyone confirm here? So far my personal findings come to 2x2. Yes. It's not everywhere although I believe a few sites in my area are running it on B12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 I read somewhere that T-Mobile had 4x2 MIMO on B12. Can anyone confirm here? So far my personal findings come to 2x2. They're very rare. It requires the presence of 2x 2T2R B12 radios and combining it together via software into a single virtual 4T4R radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAvirani Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 They're very rare. It involve requires the presence of 2x 2T2R B12 radios and combining it together via software into a single virtual 4T4R radio. Yeah. We have a few here in Seattle in areas where sites are sparse and capacity is not sufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Could Sprint do the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Yeah. We have a few here in Seattle in areas where sites are sparse and capacity is not sufficient. I've seen it around Gig Harbor and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. I was wondering if Network Signal Guru was accurate when I've seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 On a side note, my Mom, normally a Verizon customer, went overseas to Europe with a T-Mobile One SIM. It worked really well for her. I was able to use FaceTime, FaceTime audio, and texting to communicate with her flawlessly in the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. That was a nice plan to use for $70 a month considering that she'd have trouble installing different SIM's in each of the countries I mentioned or paying steep roaming on VZ. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twospirits Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 ^ That's actually a nice add-on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tajustin95 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Is the download speed lower than the upload due to congestion? http://imgur.com/a/igAa9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Is the download speed lower than the upload due to congestion? http://imgur.com/a/igAa9 Yep! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tajustin95 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Yep! . Rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey SR Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Still faster than sprint Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Still faster than sprint Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk Really? Did you really feel that adds anything to the conversation? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey SR Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Really? Did you really feel that adds anything to the conversation? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Yes. Regardless due to the congestion on that tower. Those speeds are still very usable and without a speed test would go unnoticed. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Yes. Regardless due to the congestion on that tower. Those speeds are still very usable and without a speed test would go unnoticed. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk Yes but what's the point of bringing up sprint? Nowhere did anyone mention anything about sprint on a screenshot that an individual is wondering if it's representative of congestion on tmobile. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbastard Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On a side note, my Mom, normally a Verizon customer, went overseas to Europe with a T-Mobile One SIM. It worked really well for her. I was able to use FaceTime, FaceTime audio, and texting to communicate with her flawlessly in the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. That was a nice plan to use for $70 a month considering that she'd have trouble installing different SIM's in each of the countries I mentioned or paying steep roaming on VZ.She was able to FaceTime on 256 kbps download?? I'm not familiar with the bandwidth requirements for FaceTime, but is video chat even possible at those capped speeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlodish345 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 She was able to FaceTime on 256 kbps download?? I'm not familiar with the bandwidth requirements for FaceTime, but is video chat even possible at those capped speeds?Should be possible but the experience was not not being very good Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedacus25 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) She was able to FaceTime on 256 kbps download?? I'm not familiar with the bandwidth requirements for FaceTime, but is video chat even possible at those capped speeds?After UMTS was turned on in my market in 2012, GSM was greatly freed up, and I was able to FaceTime over EDGE on an iPad. It was not optimal, but PoC it worked. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited March 14, 2017 by reedacus25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Still faster than sprint Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk How the hell can you tell from that pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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