I will definitely be going to T-Mobile when my contract with Verizon. Or, possibly, if the money situation is right, I will cancel Verizon and go to T-Mobile early. And what happened to the whole AT&T-T-Mobile deal where T-Mobile gets to use AT&T's spectrum? 

And that's fine, BUT their MARKETING PROGRAM TO SPIN THEIR NETWORK 'REFARMING' to be a 4G nationwide offering for iPhones is a COMPLETE SHAM.

For UNLOCKED IPHONE users in the MAJORITY OF Southern California, THIS ADVERTISING/MARKETING IS A LIE.

I tested it Last week, with the help of T-Mumble technician (person on the towers), and the very best we could get, with LIMITED RANGE FROM THE CELL OR TOWER (approx. 1/2 mi. from the cell) was 11.5 Mbps down, 4.0 Mbps up. That's to T-Mumble hosted servers.... This cell is spun to serve 35,000 potential ustomers in my area... It may reach 50.

Sorry the rest of you humble iPhone users... Magenta is STILL a joke

I thought I had found a cheap alternative to being locked into a contract, and signed up for the $30 a month "pay as you go" plan @ T-Mobile. I used an unlocked AT&T iPhone and after getting a new sim card, I was on my way. Data speeds were OK for the first month or so, and then things just slowed to a crawl. I can't even check email now, I'm guessing because it times out, and T-Mobile wants to blame my ISP or Apple for the problems. My most recent conversation with customer service was filled with promises that it might get better by June 2013. I can occasionally get a 3G signal but it doesn't last more than a few minutes before switching to EDGE. Think twice before wasting your time and money.

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Originally Posted by Bwinski 

And that's fine, BUT their MARKETING PROGRAM TO SPIN THEIR NETWORK 'REFARMING' to be a 4G nationwide offering for iPhones is a COMPLETE SHAM.
For UNLOCKED IPHONE users in the MAJORITY OF Southern California, THIS ADVERTISING/MARKETING IS A LIE.
I tested it Last week, with the help of T-Mumble technician (person on the towers), and the very best we could get, with LIMITED RANGE FROM THE CELL OR TOWER (approx. 1/2 mi. from the cell) was 11.5 Mbps down, 4.0 Mbps up. That's to T-Mumble hosted servers.... This cell is spun to serve 35,000 potential ustomers in my area... It may reach 50.
Sorry the rest of you humble iPhone users... Magenta is STILL a joke

I am confused. T-Mobile has merely said it has been rolling the 4G service out to certain markets, including Los Angeles. It hasn't claimed to have finished doing so. When Sprint first advertised 4G service, it was averaging 2-3 Mbps per second. My AT&T DSL only gets about 6. I'd take 11.5 Mbps in a heart beat. I understand AT&T and Verizon are getting much better numbers with their LTE service, but with data caps who cares. 

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Originally Posted by ScruffyinSD 

I thought I had found a cheap alternative to being locked into a contract, and signed up for the $30 a month "pay as you go" plan @ T-Mobile. I used an unlocked AT&T iPhone and after getting a new sim card, I was on my way. Data speeds were OK for the first month or so, and then things just slowed to a crawl. I can't even check email now, I'm guessing because it times out, and T-Mobile wants to blame my ISP or Apple for the problems. My most recent conversation with customer service was filled with promises that it might get better by June 2013. I can occasionally get a 3G signal but it doesn't last more than a few minutes before switching to EDGE. Think twice before wasting your time and money.

The iPhone doesn't support 3G on T-Mobile. It is refarming spectrum right now to bring its 4G service to iPhones, but the refarm is still early in the process. I have 3 iPhones running on T-Mobile. Edge is more than fast enough to stream Pandora, surf the Internet, and get your email. Perhaps this depends on where you are. T-Mobile will also give you a inside cell tower if you are having reception problems.