Comments on: T-Mobile makes three more cities iPhone-friendly with 4G

By: Justin Trella

Justin Trella — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:03:46 +0000

Like this even matter? What can they maybe steal a few hundred people? They keep loosing customers in droves due to having all the sub par second and third pick Android phones, let alone not having the iPhone. Their coverage is sub-par, roams on AT&T once you leave a city area, HSPA+ is nice but what get you to far as even Sprint has implemented LTE. Hell Metro PCS even has certain markets LTE. Please Tmobile, just leave the United States, your sub-par service, cheap prices, and lackluster 3G are no match for the duopoly AT&T and Verizon.

By: tman

tman — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:16:11 +0000

Anyone in Los Angeles experiencing 3G+ speeds? as Bas is asking?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:35:28 +0000

If we’re going to get technical, most LTE services currently offered don’t meet 4G definitions, either. Yet. I don’t care if they label it 6G or 7G — I’m only interested in what type of technology the network is running.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:55:06 +0000

Bas, I hear you on the 4G vs. LTE definition. All the carriers here have played loosely with the terms as they transition and compete. T-Mo has always called their HSPA+ service “4G” so we’re maintaining consistency. And consumers don’t really care if the technical names are right or not, they just care about the speed. I’ve seen reports of 30+ Mbps on T-Mo with the new Nexus 4, for example, so even if it’s not LTE, it can provide a similar experience.

By: Bas

Bas — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:47:22 +0000

I have a comment and a question:
Comment: HSPA+ is NOT 4G. 4G is LTE which they try to get on 1700Mhz. iPhone 4S also don’t support 4G/LTE

Question: does anyone know when Los Angeles gets support for HSPA+ on 1900Mhz?

By: erica

erica — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:46:09 +0000

This is good to know. Also, T-Mobile has been pretty friendly with no-contract rate plans too, which is attractive. I’m going to be in the US for 2-3 months at a time over the next couple of years, and don’t need a contract. The AT&T gophone seems to be really limited and unfriendly to the iPhone too, and otherwise there’s walmart’s Straight Talk. But I have been happy with T-Mobile in the past.

By: The Commons

The Commons — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:20:44 +0000

There is no 4G indicator on T-Mobile; that only shows up when you’re on AT&T’s HSPA+ network (which is totally bogus). In San Francisco–which is not officially done yet–there are many areas where T-Mobile’s network gives me between 10 and 12 Mbps.

By: RayRay

RayRay — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:59:50 +0000

Tina, note that the T-Mobile blog says: Houston: Cypress, Jersey Village, Humble, Kingwood, and The Woodlands. I live in Kingwood and get 3G on my T-Mobile enabled iPhone 3GS, but as soon as I get closer to downtown Houston, I go back to Edge.

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:22:36 +0000

I have an iPhone, I’m on T-mobile, and I live in Houston. However, when I’m not on wifi, I’m on edge! This article speaks as though I should already have 4G. The best I can get, off wifi, is the occasional 3G. When will I experience this 4G I hear so much about? Thanks.

By: Umesh Unnikrishnan

Umesh Unnikrishnan — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:47:42 +0000

It’s mostly just the iPhone. Most other phones already support T-Mobile 1700Mhz spectrum.