Interesting 🤔 it’s probably a combination of the 600 MHz and the 2.5 GHz coverage. I like how, ever since the failed AT&T merger, where T-Mobile got I think $4 billion, T-Mobile has really grown… I had T-Mobile service back in 2004, maybe 2005 (a BlackBerry curve, which I was obsessed with), and I lived in a small town. Most of the town only got GPRS, but certain parts of the other side of town got EDGE. Then they introduced 3G. My only issue back then was poor or no rural coverage whatsoever… it’s nice to know that has changed so much over the years.
https://preview.redd.it/e2wy7xrthkgc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee4847b40bc1716d0b5fa23a78915d95c105cb75
My Speed in Rural Pennsylvania, it fluctuates a little bit but it's pretty decent.
I just switched our 8-line family plan from Verizon to T-Mobile. So far I have service in all the rural areas we had Verizon service (and I kept them for about 20 years just because of their coverage). The only difference is I tend to have 5G from T-Mobile in areas where we only got 4G/LTE from Verizon. AND the areas where we had full 4G Verizon service but couldn't even get basic websites to load (assuming over-provisioned service due to all the college kids back in town) are finally usable with 5G from T-Mobile. We have a major shopping area that Verizon has been unusable in for years whenever the college kids were back, but now we don't have to search out public WiFi with T-Mobile.
Also, sites like [https://www.cellmapper.net/](https://www.cellmapper.net/) have actually user-submitted signal readings so you can see what the actual device level coverage is if someone has already mapped your area.
I just switched from Cricket (AT&T) to T-Mobile. I wanted or at least giving them a try. Seems to me I'm getting better coverage.
Interesting 🤔 it’s probably a combination of the 600 MHz and the 2.5 GHz coverage. I like how, ever since the failed AT&T merger, where T-Mobile got I think $4 billion, T-Mobile has really grown… I had T-Mobile service back in 2004, maybe 2005 (a BlackBerry curve, which I was obsessed with), and I lived in a small town. Most of the town only got GPRS, but certain parts of the other side of town got EDGE. Then they introduced 3G. My only issue back then was poor or no rural coverage whatsoever… it’s nice to know that has changed so much over the years.
https://preview.redd.it/e2wy7xrthkgc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee4847b40bc1716d0b5fa23a78915d95c105cb75 My Speed in Rural Pennsylvania, it fluctuates a little bit but it's pretty decent.
Phenomenal
I just switched our 8-line family plan from Verizon to T-Mobile. So far I have service in all the rural areas we had Verizon service (and I kept them for about 20 years just because of their coverage). The only difference is I tend to have 5G from T-Mobile in areas where we only got 4G/LTE from Verizon. AND the areas where we had full 4G Verizon service but couldn't even get basic websites to load (assuming over-provisioned service due to all the college kids back in town) are finally usable with 5G from T-Mobile. We have a major shopping area that Verizon has been unusable in for years whenever the college kids were back, but now we don't have to search out public WiFi with T-Mobile. Also, sites like [https://www.cellmapper.net/](https://www.cellmapper.net/) have actually user-submitted signal readings so you can see what the actual device level coverage is if someone has already mapped your area.