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What is with this H internet instead of 3g

I have cognition rom and instead of having 3g I have this H internet. It sits on 3g for a milla second then switches to H. My buddy with iphone four is getting way higher speed tests than me, why can't I get 3g and get better speeds?
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Since this has only been answered 100 times in the past three weeks...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=H+instead+of+3g+XDA
AND as far as the better speeds for the Iphone go......you can Google that as well............ I'm guessing your on At&T?

I don't know why but my buddies 3g was consistently hitting 300-350 kbs. The max I was hitting was like 150. We were right next to each other when we were testing this, I guess that the iphone blows the captivate away in 3g reception and speed. Also in the spotty areas he was keeping his 3g and I was dropping down to edge. Kinda disappointed . Had anyone else noticed that the 3g reception isn't that good our is it just my area?

jamezz23 said:
I have cognition rom and instead of having 3g I have this H internet. It sits on 3g for a milla second then switches to H. My buddy with iphone four is getting way higher speed tests than me, why can't I get 3g and get better speeds?
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this is why i hate american cell providers, they want you to remain ignorant. it's not your fault but it is funny that people arent familiar with grps, edge, hspa, and hspa+ it is like they are telling you that you are too stupid to understand so you dont need to know.
the cdma providers are the worst. but att should be proud of having hspa, but i think they want to hide the fact that it is not available in all 3g areas. instead they advertise the hspa speeds as there 3g speeds as hspa works on there 3g network. they dont distinguish the two so you think there network is so much faster in so many places
meanwhile verizon advertises the hspa coverage for att as 3g coverage to make att's coverage look smaller. they say they have so much more coverage, if they showed a current 3g map for att instead of the hspa coverage you would not see a big difference at all. also cdma 3g is totally different from what att has and is not a fair comparison in the first place. how can you compare coverage if the speed is not comparable?

Comparing phones side by side with speed test is also not the best way to test which device is faster, especially if they are on the same network. I am annoyed by the input on this device or Id go in depth. Use some google-foo and read on cell phone signaling and theory and youll see what I mean.
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Data speed on H - not as fast as it should be???

So I just bought a galaxy skyrocket for my wife. I'm in an LTE area. It is TEN TIMES FASTER on the skyrocket than the Note. Literally 10x. Used SpeedTest. Averaged 12800 download and 12200 upload. That's faster than my wifi. My note gets 1380 download and 380 upload. Horrendous!
I couldn't believe it. Now I realise why LTE is so good. Of course there aren't many people using LTE yet in NYC but still. That's unreal.
I have continued to test the Note v the Skyrocket and I think its not just LTE. I switched the sim but the lte sim didn't work on the note. However the note sim worked in the skyrocket and it still showed 2-3 x the note speed in a non LTE location. I cant get more than 1800 download when the skytocket shows 7000 in the same location same network. I tried the apn setting from the skyrocket but it doesn't work on the note. On wifi the skyroxket also showed double or more speed. Its very odd.
Anyone got any ideas?
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ekerbuddyeker said:
SpeedTest. Averaged 12800 download and 12200 upload. That's father than my wifi. My note gets 1380 download and 380 upload. Horrendous!
I couldn't believe it. Now I realise why LTE is so good. Of course there aren't many people using LTE yet in NYC but still.
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I am not going to say LTE is slower than HSPA+, because it should not be.
BUT, what I can tell you is HSPA+ can be really fast, and it usually never is a matter of the cellphone, but the network.
My Note, in a random speedtest I did yesterday:
That's pretty much 9Mbps down and 3Mbps.
That reduces a lot the diference to what you can get with LTE.
I would choose for improving a lot HSPA+ networks before starting with LTE...
By the way, during busiest hours of the day I can always get 5-6Mbps down and 2-3Mbps up.
At night, it is easy to see 11+Mbps
My network is Vodafone Spain, which here it is HSPA+ 14.4Mbps. And the tests I make are in Valencia, Spain.

I used to have the T-Mobile Galaxy S2 same hardware as the ATT skyrocket just no LTE.
I use to pull down 16-18Mbps on their 4G network, super fast almost matching my home cable internet.
Unfortunately the Note doesn't support T-Mobile's 4G so I had to switch to AT&T, now on average I get about 1.5-3Mbps, and most I've seen is peak to 7Mbps.
On T-Mobile I paid $20 a month for 5GB of data, now I'm paying AT&T $25 a month for 2GB! Too bad T-Mobile wasn't able to run my note on full data speeds or else I'd never switch.

wierdly side by side with the skyrocket in a Non LTE area the skyrocket still gets double the speed on H. On wifi it does the same.
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ekerbuddyeker said:
wierdly side by side with the skyrocket in a Non LTE area the skyrocket still gets double the speed on H. On wifi it does the same.
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Speed on a smartphone literally means squat. Those super fast speeds on the ****rocket are almost never utilized because of its crappy Snapdragon chipset.
The speed advantage that LTE phones have is almost never seen when browsing or anything because the Snapdragon is a piece of trash chipset. It's laggy, unreliable, but its the only chipset that works on LTE phones.
Thats why Im NEVER buying an LTE ****phone till they find a SoC that can outperform the 1.4ghz Exynos and put it in an LTE phone.That won't happen for a long long time. 12 months min.
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@ eker - it must be your APN - i get about 3-3.5k down and 1.2k up
but I also get a MUCH better reception than my inspire 4g (in same spots that inspire barely got any reception, I get 2-3+ bars, and the whole thing just seems faster. I used standard APN settings - same as I used on my Inspire.
I'm in Boston area - and we got this retard heaven - Brookline, where they banned cell tower - so I used to not get any reception in many spots - now I do, and it's somewhat faster (internet speed that is) - in youtube for example

That's a lot of anger. Its just a phone... anyway in side by side tests with the note, loading web pages running maps or Google earth... actually every app, the phone speed is about the same. Have you actually tied the skyrocket????
I am happy with the note but trying to figure out why, in non LTE and side by side in wifi, the skyrocket is still significantly faster than the note. It feels a generation faster which is weird.
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Speed on a smartphone literally means squat. Those super fast speeds on the ****rocket are almost never utilized because of its crappy Snapdragon chipset.
The speed advantage that LTE phones have is almost never seen when browsing or anything because the Snapdragon is a piece of trash chipset. It's laggy, unreliable, but its the only chipset that works on LTE phones.
Thats why Im NEVER buying an LTE ****phone till they find a SoC that can outperform the 1.4ghz Exynos and put it in an LTE phone.That won't happen for a long long time. 12 months min.
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Slow speeds?

On at&t. I know they have a huge r&d operation in Israel but not Dubai
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Poor LTE signal

Having returned the T-Mobile N900T Note 3 due to signal issues, preferably with LTE, I am quite disappointed with the AT&T variant. My AT&T Note 3 sits on -98-105 dbm, where the iPhone 5S sits on -93dbm signal strength. If I take my iPhone 5S to a lower level of my home, the signal decreases, but does not drop LTE. The Note 3 switches to HSPA. While this isn't a huge concern, as we have wifi, I am still left uncertain with the Note 3's signal strength. In places with weak AT&T LTE, the Note 3 struggles. It seems to be about 5-10dbm off, compared to the iPhone.
This is running the latest NB4 update. I'm gonna probably put the phone away for a while until it gets kitkat to see if anything improves then.

Nobody has had a poor experience with the Note 3's LTE signal strength?

Well considering that you had and returned the T-Mobile Variant for signal issues, and now are complaining of the same exact thing on the AT&T variant...
have you considered that it might not be the providers fault?
Maybe it is the area you live in. You never did specify what network you are using the iPhone on.
It could be the devices themselves... Rather unlikely, but possible. So blame the manufacturer
You are also not clear at all what service provider you were using with the T-Mobile or the AT&T variants. That can be changed.
So... Ultimately this thread is completely useless because it really provides no information for anyone to base a response on.
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i have an AT&T Note 3 and an iPad Mini both on my plan, and i do feel that the iPad consistently displays a stronger signal. when i check, they are either equal or the iPad shows stronger, but almost never does the Note 3 show a stronger signal. hard to say which actually works better, and it could be just the way that the 2 OS's report signal strength, but i kind of feel the iPad will load data better when i'm in a weaker signal area. Nothing real empirical here but just a feeling..
i haven't taken notice of comparisons when dropping from LTE to HSPA.

graydiggy said:
Well considering that you had and returned the T-Mobile Variant for signal issues, and now are complaining of the same exact thing on the AT&T variant...
have you considered that it might not be the providers fault?
Maybe it is the area you live in. You never did specify what network you are using the iPhone on.
It could be the devices themselves... Rather unlikely, but possible. So blame the manufacturer
You are also not clear at all what service provider you were using with the T-Mobile or the AT&T variants. That can be changed.
So... Ultimately this thread is completely useless because it really provides no information for anyone to base a response on.
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You are right, I do need to be more clear. When using the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 on AT&T, my LTE signal was very poor in areas where the iPhone 5S on AT&T would be average to strong.
When using the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 with T-Mobile's service, I found LTE to be fine.
When using AT&T's Note 3 with AT&T service, I find the LTE signal to be about 10dbm off from using the iPhone 5S on AT&T's service. In places where my AT&T LTE signal was about -90-105dbm, the AT&T Note 3 using AT&T's service would sit at about -100-110dbm; considerably a weaker signal.
For what its worth, I do not have HSPA+ issues using AT&T Note 3. HSPA+ signal is always stronger.

MattMJB0188 said:
You are right, I do need to be more clear. When using the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 on AT&T, my LTE signal was very poor in areas where the iPhone 5S on AT&T would be average to strong.
When using the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 with T-Mobile's service, I found LTE to be fine.
When using AT&T's Note 3 with AT&T service, I find the LTE signal to be about 10dbm off from using the iPhone 5S on AT&T's service. In places where my AT&T LTE signal was about -90-105dbm, the AT&T Note 3 using AT&T's service would sit at about -100-110dbm; considerably a weaker signal.
For what its worth, I do not have HSPA+ issues using AT&T Note 3. HSPA+ signal is always stronger.
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How about adding some speed test results of different devices in different locations of your home.

YrrchSebor said:
i have an AT&T Note 3 and an iPad Mini both on my plan, and i do feel that the iPad consistently displays a stronger signal. when i check, they are either equal or the iPad shows stronger, but almost never does the Note 3 show a stronger signal. hard to say which actually works better, and it could be just the way that the 2 OS's report signal strength, but i kind of feel the iPad will load data better when i'm in a weaker signal area. Nothing real empirical here but just a feeling..
i haven't taken notice of comparisons when dropping from LTE to HSPA.
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Yes, I have noticed this as well.

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How about adding some speed test results of different devices in different locations of your home.
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Definitely. So your telling me that you get perfect reception with LTE on your note 3? Even the device at the store had a lower LTE signal than my iphone 5S.

A lot can contribute to bad reception.
Area of service, land size and shape, being inside or outside, poor antenna on the device, the radio on the device, interference from other devices, peak hours, possible physical damage to the device, etc. Not every device is the same and each device will report differently.
For instance, my wife has the Note 2 on AT&T her signal never fluctuates from 2 bars while we are at home. She has OK LTE strength. On my Note 3, jumps from 2 bars to 4 bars with about the same speeds on LTE. If we walk right down the road out of the neighborhood, we both have full signal, but my phone smokes hers in speed tests.
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graydiggy said:
A lot can contribute to bad reception.
Area of service, land size and shape, being inside or outside, poor antenna on the device, the radio on the device, interference from other devices, peak hours, possible physical damage to the device, etc. Not every device is the same and each device will report differently.
For instance, my wife has the Note 2 on AT&T her signal never fluctuates from 2 bars while we are at home. She has OK LTE strength. On my Note 3, jumps from 2 bars to 4 bars with about the same speeds on LTE. If we walk right down the road out of the neighborhood, we both have full signal, but my phone smokes hers in speed tests.
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I know all of that. I think you are missing the point though. Why would one phone get considerably less signal strength in the same location? Why does my iPhone 5S hold onto an LTE signal with -115dbm, while the Note 3 on AT&T only gets HSPA+ in the same spot? Its generally weaker.

MattMJB0188 said:
I know all of that. I think you are missing the point though. Why would one phone get considerably less signal strength in the same location? Why does my iPhone 5S hold onto an LTE signal with -115dbm, while the Note 3 on AT&T only gets HSPA+ in the same spot? Its generally weaker.
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Because the 5s has more antennas and also has a aluminum frame so it boosts the signal a lot.
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jetlitheone said:
Because the 5s has more antennas and also has a aluminum frame so it boosts the signal a lot.
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Hmmm, I didn't think of that. But the GS4 pretty much got the same signal as my iPhone 5S. Weird.

MattMJB0188 said:
Hmmm, I didn't think of that. But the GS4 pretty much got the same signal as my iPhone 5S. Weird.
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That's strange the note 3 has newer antennas than the s4 so definitely weird. I get amazing signal with mine. much much better than the nexus 5 I sold it for and almost equal to the 5s I had before
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Signal strength

Can those who have the device already comment on your reception strength compared to your previous devices?
I have a Moto X, and I used the have the M7. Signal strength of the X is a consistent 10-15 dBm better than on the M7.
Just wondering if anyone can chip in and comment on this. If signal strength is about the same as the M7, I may have to go with the S5. I tether for my home internet so every little bit matters.
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dpwhitty11 said:
Can those who have the device already comment on your reception strength compared to your previous devices?
I have a Moto X, and I used the have the M7. Signal strength of the X is a consistent 10-15 dBm better than on the M7.
Just wondering if anyone can chip in and comment on this. If signal strength is about the same as the M7, I may have to go with the S5. I tether for my home internet so every little bit matters.
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I have a moto X as a test device. Its not activated, but sitting right next to the New One I get the following:
New One: -110 dbm
Moto X: - 108 dbm
Evo 4G LTE: -106 dbm
Hope that helps.

webdude12 said:
I have a moto X as a test device. Its not activated, but sitting right next to the New One I get the following:
New One: -110 dbm
Moto X: - 108 dbm
Evo 4G LTE: -106 dbm
Hope that helps.
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It does, thank you.
For me it makes the difference between hanging onto LTE and dropping down to 3G.
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It does, thank you.
For me it makes the difference between hanging onto LTE and dropping down to 3G.
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Hopefully some others will chime in with their results.. because being worse then the evo lte is not looking good.
That was my main complaint, it would always prefer 3g over lte. Switched to the One and it was much better. Although the fcc filings showed the M8 being even better then the M7. so this is weird.

regalpimpin said:
Hopefully some others will chime in with their results.. because being worse then the evo lte is not looking good.
That was my main complaint, it would always prefer 3g over lte. Switched to the One and it was much better. Although the fcc filings showed the M8 being even better then the M7. so this is weird.
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Yeah from what I've read the Evo LTE had horribad reception.
Another big thing is that the M8 and S5 have Spark... And since I live in Houston, I'll be able to take advantage of that, which is huge.
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Yeah, im in kc.. So i can't wait to see the difference between spark and their normal lte as well.
Unfortunately i have to wait until next week before they'll put in my order.. Something about only online and telesales until next week, which doesn't handle business accounts. Wait is killin me.

webdude12 said:
I have a moto X as a test device. Its not activated, but sitting right next to the New One I get the following:
New One: -110 dbm
Moto X: - 108 dbm
Evo 4G LTE: -106 dbm
Hope that helps.
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Was this on 3G? The Evo is notorious for having a subpar LTE radio, while the Moto X is known to have a good/strong LTE radio. Your numbers contradict those facts, unless these numbers represent 3G signal. Otherwise, it sounds like the M8 is bad in the RF field.

Ascertion said:
Was this on 3G? The Evo is notorious for having a subpar LTE radio, while the Moto X is known to have a good/strong LTE radio. Your numbers contradict those facts, unless these numbers represent 3G signal. Otherwise, it sounds like the M8 is bad in the RF field.
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No this is in LTE. I have modified my back on my EVO LTE to make it have a great connection to the antenna every time. Guess I should have posted that.

My old HTC One here at home would connect to LTE and drop to 3G my new one is on LTE and has not dropped down.

Sitting in my living room and seeing the LTE and Spark icon on statusbar, only one bar but it nice to see. It spins as well.

regalpimpin said:
Yeah, im in kc.. So i can't wait to see the difference between spark and their normal lte as well.
Unfortunately i have to wait until next week before they'll put in my order.. Something about only online and telesales until next week, which doesn't handle business accounts. Wait is killin me.
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I am on a Sprint business account and was able to order on launch day. I didn't order until about 5pm CST here in KC, so it won't arrive until Friday. It's in Lenexa right now and THAT is killing me!

Signal strength on my M8 is consistently 8-10 dBm higher than on my Jewel, sitting next to each other, as reported by SignalCheck Pro.

Captain_Throwback said:
Signal strength on my M8 is consistently 8-10 dBm higher than on my Jewel, sitting next to each other, as reported by SignalCheck Pro.
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That's not good :/. Are you comparing the LTE dBm?
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On my M7 I would bounce between 3g/4g all day at work...My M8 stayed on 4g all day at work today
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Just got to work and LTE signal is 15dbm lower(better signal). I have never seen -82 dBm on the OG One. Pretty much had LTE/SPARK the whole 1.5 hours to work.

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That's not good :/. Are you comparing the LTE dBm?
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How is that not good?
And yes, this is on LTE.

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Signal strength on my M8 is consistently 8-10 dBm higher than on my Jewel, sitting next to each other, as reported by SignalCheck Pro.
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This is one of the things that I wanted to know the most. Do you mind setting the phone to CDMA only to compare 3G? LTE at my house is really poor, so I'm just hoping for a better 3G signal for the times when I'm in the area, but not indoors to use WiFi.

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Signal strength on my M8 is consistently 8-10 dBm higher than on my Jewel, sitting next to each other, as reported by SignalCheck Pro.
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Me too. I am happy about that.

Higher dBm means the signal is weaker. Maybe I miss understood you and you meant higher as in the dBm was lower.
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My new M8 definitely seems to hold onto LTE better than my EVO 4G LTE did, it's always saying LTE in parts of my house where the old phone would drop to EVDO. In fact, except for forcing it to EVDO once, I haven't seen it drop there at all.
I am seeing strange issues with Wi-Fi though. The 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio seems to work fine, but at 5GHz things get lossy. Using Signal Check, I see the link speed up around 300-500Mbps and RSSI varies between -55 dBm to as high as -31 dBm, however, if I were to setup a ping between my laptop on the same network and the phone I see upwards of 50% packet loss. Moving the phone physically I can almost plot out what seem like signal nodes and antinodes. My AP here is an Asus RT-AC66U, and the M8 is the only 802.11ac capable device I believe I've ever tried connecting to it. My older phone and my laptop connect to it at 802.11n just fine.
I'm wondering if anybody else is seeing 5GHz issues, I'll continue to try diagnosing things to see if it's a problem other than with the phone.

Thinking of jumping ship.

Thinking of jumping ship to TMO, for the simple fact I can get root on all my devices. No contract, unlimited everything. Where I am hoping I don't have any issues with service. I am curious to know what the thoughts of everyone. Pro's Con's of switching/staying and or buying a TMO N4 to use on ATT network..
Thanks

This thread is about that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2941837

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This thread is about that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2941837
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Thanks for that link...
Read through it. Issue I am having is the wife is having better service in some areas where ATT isn't as good. But I am finding that in some cases, ATT is faster in speed tests. TMO has been solid as far as service where I live..
Sucks, cause I can't find a solid answer for the people who have had the chance to try both carriers and who they like best. ATT has a higher over cost, but is that worth "better" service?

pestilencec11 said:
Thanks for that link...
Read through it. Issue I am having is the wife is having better service in some areas where ATT isn't as good. But I am finding that in some cases, ATT is faster in speed tests. TMO has been solid as far as service where I live..
Sucks, cause I can't find a solid answer for the people who have had the chance to try both carriers and who they like best. ATT has a higher over cost, but is that worth "better" service?
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FWIW, I've noticed that the spots that I mainly have less than stellar service is through stretches of road away from the major cities. For me, I commute / work / live around a major city, as do my friends and family so it isn't a factor for me. As far as AT&T goes, a few of my friends have AT&T, and I will get better service in spots compared to them and vice versa. I would tell you to try out the T-Mobile test drive option if they still have it. You can try an iPhone or I believe a GS5 for seven days to gauge the service for yourself. As far as I can tell though the service, coverage, and speed are roughly the same in and around major cities and highly populated areas.

take the t mobile 7 day challenge and make up your own mind..

If you do the 7 day T-Mobile thing your credit card will get a hold of $700 plus and if you don't bring the iPhone back in 7 days it will get charged. If that's a issue I think you can buy a cheap phone and test it then return? I love T-Mobile. I had Sprint for 14 years. Now a year and a half with T-Mobile.

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take the t mobile 7 day challenge and make up your own mind..
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The only thing with that is they give you an iPhone 5S, which handles T-Mobile's AWS frequencies quite poorly. If possible, I would take that sim and put it into a T-Mobile branded Android device for better service.
AT&T will always have better coverage as they have their HSPA+ on band 5, 850mhz, which goes way farther than band 4, 1700 mhz. AT&T also has nationwide LTE on band 17, 700mhz.

MattMJB0188 said:
The only thing with that is they give you an iPhone 5S, which handles T-Mobile's AWS frequencies quite poorly. If possible, I would take that sim and put it into a T-Mobile branded Android device for better service.
AT&T will always have better coverage as they have their HSPA+ on band 5, 850mhz, which goes way farther than band 4, 1700 mhz. AT&T also has nationwide LTE on band 17, 700mhz.
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not everyone needs "nationwide" lte; if you dont travel much, and if tmobile is great in your area, none of that other stuff matters..
Tmobile is fantastic in chicago land, and since I dont travel for a living anymore, I love the savings, the coverage, the speed, everything about it..

wase4711 said:
not everyone needs "nationwide" lte; if you dont travel much, and if tmobile is great in your area, none of that other stuff matters..
Tmobile is fantastic in chicago land, and since I dont travel for a living anymore, I love the savings, the coverage, the speed, everything about it..
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I'm from the Chicago land area, and I can tell you they're not good. When traveling, only about 20 miles outside the city, my data went from LTE to 4G to E back and fourth. I was also in Des Plaines, IL and data was nothing but weak 4G and E inside buildings. My AT&T phone was always on LTE. Back at home, same thing. Good coverage outside, terrible signal inside buildings. I don't think I'd complain if the EDGE actually worked lol.
For years they had nothing but EDGE at my house, and now its finally LTE (but weak). So they are improving the signals with additional antennas. I just don't think its enough. Not every market will get their band 12, 700mhz spectrum do to channel 51 interference.

I dont know what you are talking about, everywhere in chicagoland that I have been has been great as far as signals strength
And, if you have issues inside your house, just ask them for the FREE Asus ac68 router, and your inside the house signals will be great too

In another thread a person on here said T-Mobile wasn't good where I live. Coverage is great pretty much everywhere I go so guess maybe that person had a dud phone.

Right now I am able to test 2 Note 4's. One on TMO, and the other on ATT. Some areas have been better for ATT, and vice versa for TMO. Speed tests seem to favor ATT a little. But with download booster on TMO unlimited LTE, I think that might edge a head some. I don't travel a ton, the areas I do travel are usually major highways and major cities.. So once I am able to go to a few more places that will give me a better idea of who I want to stick with.

wase4711 said:
I dont know what you are talking about, everywhere in chicagoland that I have been has been great as far as signals strength
And, if you have issues inside your house, just ask them for the FREE Asus ac68 router, and your inside the house signals will be great too
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Have you traveled out to Northwest, IN? They've gotten a lot better, but still are weak. I have no desire to use them. Especially now that I have 20GB of data from AT&T for $100. AT&T is miles a head of T-Mobile in my area.