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1 hour ago, PhillipJames89 said:

 Plus bands 2/4/12/25/66 and some of 71

Honest question... is there value in referring to bands 2 and 4 separately from 25 and 66 any more, since the former are just subsets?  I could see a case for 4 and 66 remaining separate since I think there are places where New T-Mobile doesn't own any AWS-3 licenses, but is there anywhere they don't own PCS Block G at this point? 

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2 minutes ago, dewbertdc said:

Honest question... is there value in referring to bands 2 and 4 separately from 25 and 66 any more, since the former are just subsets?  I could see a case for 4 and 66 remaining separate since I think there are places where New T-Mobile doesn't own any AWS-3 licenses, but is there anywhere they don't own PCS Block G at this point? 

I always say 25/66. I rarely refer to 2/4. 

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4 minutes ago, dewbertdc said:

Honest question... is there value in referring to bands 2 and 4 separately from 25 and 66 any more, since the former are just subsets?  I could see a case for 4 and 66 remaining separate since I think there are places where New T-Mobile doesn't own any AWS-3 licenses, but is there anywhere they don't own PCS Block G at this point? 

I keep forgetting they are subsets. I’ll say 25/66 going forward lol

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I keep forgetting they are subsets. I’ll say 25/66 going forward lol
It only differs with CA combos really. For example, I've never seen B25+66 CA, and many devices likely aren't certified for it (are any?). Same with B25+71, B25+12, etc. I also don't think T-mobile broadcasts mfbi B25 very often for that very reason. B66 on the other hand is different. Older devices may not support b66, especially in CA, so that is still mfbi b4 when possible, but generally b4 can be referred to as B66 since all the CA combos are generally well supported.

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I JUST got this text message:

Sprint has joined T-Mobile. You now have access to expanded coverage on the T-Mobile Network!  Also enjoy simultaneous talk and data - no action required by you. FreeMsg

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7 minutes ago, clbowens said:

I JUST got this text message:

Sprint has joined T-Mobile. You now have access to expanded coverage on the T-Mobile Network!  Also enjoy simultaneous talk and data - no action required by you. FreeMsg

interesting. hopefully tomorrow's event mentions this

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Awe guys, we’re having our first Uncarrier tomorrow!!


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59 minutes ago, derrph said:

Awe guys, we’re having our first Uncarrier tomorrow!!


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Prepare for disappointment. These "uncarrier" events haven't been good for a while now. Bundling Netflix to family plans without raising costs and offering free international roaming were probably the best uncarrier moves. Everything else came with a catch.

My guess is that tomorrow T-Mobile is going to announce new n41 cities (or at least a roadmap to see which cities are next).

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2 hours ago, clbowens said:

I JUST got this text message:

Sprint has joined T-Mobile. You now have access to expanded coverage on the T-Mobile Network!  Also enjoy simultaneous talk and data - no action required by you. FreeMsg

 

2 hours ago, PhillipJames89 said:

interesting. hopefully tomorrow's event mentions this

Those have been going out for the last month. VoLTE was opened up while on T-Mobile roaming a few weeks ago.

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Prepare for disappointment. These "uncarrier" events haven't been good for a while now. Bundling Netflix to family plans without raising costs and offering free international roaming were probably the best uncarrier moves. Everything else came with a catch.
My guess is that tomorrow T-Mobile is going to announce new n41 cities (or at least a roadmap to see which cities are next).

Oh I know based on their track record. I was saying this because this will be will be for the majority of us, the first special carrier announcement under T-Mobile.


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I know. We missed out on the popeyes chicken sandwich 

We missed out on the sandwich and a potential brawl lol! [emoji1787]


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TMobile still has work to do. They are number one in market share where I live but still need more towers. As of now I don't plan to use them until it improves. a42e15a7b6e5817eca18c0877d7011d2.jpg

 

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38 minutes ago, afazel said:

I'm thinking fixed 5G for the home and TVision rollout over 5G.

Any idea/guesses on on pricing for fixed wireless home offerings from T-Mobile?

I currently spend $100/mo for Verizon Fios. (300mbps)

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2 hours ago, JimBob said:

Any idea/guesses on on pricing for fixed wireless home offerings from T-Mobile?

I currently spend $100/mo for Verizon Fios. (300mbps)

Only $100 for 300Mbps? 

Cox charges ~$70 a month for 30Mbps out here in Nebraska. 😭

[sorry.. off topic]

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4 hours ago, JimBob said:

T-Mobile?

I have their home internet LTE router, it is $55/mo before autopay or any line discounts with a minimum price of $50/mo.

The service currently comes with an Askey cat 16 router with 2x RJ45 and 1x RJ11 included in the price. It is a glorified Nighthawk MR1100. The service is deprioritized from bit 1. Users of trash application reddit will tell you it is locked to a location but that is simply not the case. I have two that travel all over with me. It has a SIM that is locked to the device but that took me about 4 minutes to break, I put it in a 5G radio build and it works just fine.
 

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On 5/19/2020 at 4:29 PM, PhillipJames89 said:

1.2  gbs in nyc 
 

 

According to this article, that also used B46 to achieve that high speed (along with N41 and B66).

 

https://www.lightreading.com/5g/t-mobiles-5g-reaches-1gbit-s-and-thats-just-the-beginning/d/d-id/759803?

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According to this article, that also used B46 to achieve that high speed (along with N41 and B66).
 
https://www.lightreading.com/5g/t-mobiles-5g-reaches-1gbit-s-and-thats-just-the-beginning/d/d-id/759803?
I'm not surprised

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23 minutes ago, clbowens said:

According to this article, that also used B46 to achieve that high speed (along with N41 and B66).

 

https://www.lightreading.com/5g/t-mobiles-5g-reaches-1gbit-s-and-thats-just-the-beginning/d/d-id/759803?

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Thus, the operator's 1Gbit/s 5G connection didn't even make use of T-Mobile's lowband or highband, mmWave spectrum holdings. Moreover, T-Mobile officials have said the operator is initially deploying only 60MHz of the roughly 150MHz it now owns in the 2.5GHz spectrum band. The inclusion of transmissions in those additional bands would undoubtedly increase users' download speeds.

Holy cow. T-Mobile is a force to be reckoned with.

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