Reply With QuoteGet a prepaid SIM and test drive the service with a LTE B12 compatible phone. Maps are inaccurate and sometimes an outright lie.
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Phone Collector
I currently have 6 lines with Verizon Wireless and live in the suburbs of Boston. Verizon coverage had worked out perfectly for me but the billing drives me nuts. For 6 lines of unlimited I'm paying about $260 a month after taxes and fees. T-Mobile currently has a promotion where I can get 6 lines for $180 plus the additional perks like Netflix on us which is a $10 value. I had a friend who switched over and got an iPhone XR and says he gets a lot of dropped calls in the area. My question is the reception like the map says or is it overly exaggerated? I have read reports that the iPhone XR itself has had issues with it's hardware and dropped calls so I'm not sure if my friend can give me honest feedback.
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Get a prepaid SIM and test drive the service with a LTE B12 compatible phone. Maps are inaccurate and sometimes an outright lie.
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No one has ever accused any Apple iPhone as having good reception.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/28...ndwidth-tests/
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Do not trust T-Mobile's coverage maps, particularly in areas marked "Fair" service. "Fair" in T-Mobile-speak means "Maybe".
Go to 3rd party sources like Sensorly, RootMetrics and CellMapper. Better, as @L33 suggests, get a T-Mobile-based prepaid for a month and test it in an unlocked phone.
If you do decide to switch, your current phones may be usable on T-Mobile's network after they're unlocked. What make and model phones are you using and are they paid-off?
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I have a Note 9 unlocked from Verizon and all of my lines are paid off. All of the phones are fully compatible with T-Mobile bands. I will start with a prepaid phone line and go from there.
I have a blue tooth
All carrier coverage maps are exaggerated. AT&T is particularly bad. T-Mobile has updated theirs recently. They used to just paint my entire small town-suburbia-rural area as solid excellent LTE signal, which it is not - not even close. Looking at their map today they show it in three color levels of signal.Originally Posted by eprius
If you zoom down to the map showing a couple of miles it shows more realistic results. If you click on a spot on the map it will show info about what to expect. If it says Fair, don't expect anything indoors. I would try that on some locations of interest to you.
https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/coverage-map
As someone else said, you can try T-Mo on a prepaid MVNO before making a big commitment. You could do it with Tracfone for $15.
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That would depend on what you mean by 'suburbs of Boston'.
I've been downtown Boston, and the service was good (last October). When I was out a little ways (Fitchburg), service was not so good. Lost service in Walmart/Texas Roadhouse in Leominster - when the site was literally right at the exit. < 1/2 mile away.
The map is overly exaggerated. Look to cellmapper.net for local coverage/sites. I've also heard of issues with iPhone XR. LG G7 is relatively cheap if you don't mind Android. If you have an unlocked phone... try a SIM in it for a while and see if it works for you.
Last edited by formercanuck; 05-29-2019 at 04:11 PM.
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Trust your friend. Specially because he lives around you. Just on this I'd say you'd be miserable with TM dropped calls.
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