T-Mobile Updates Coverage Map with Customer Data
Taken a turn toward the worst...
Some of you may remember my previous rant here, about when AT&T took this approach toward this coverage maps: https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/discuss.p hp?fm=m&ff=14549&fi=3282714
While AT&T doesn't show the "verified coverage" gimmick, their public-facing coverage maps basically resemble the same rendering engine that T-Mobile's does. It's a paint-can approach to drawing the maps.
I actually preferred T-Mobile's previous generation of coverage viewer. Now, they've basically given their maps a binary "signal vs no signal" approach, whereas on the old ones you could tell the general locations of their cell site placement and get an exact estimate of the coverage in your location.
I've checked some of these so-called "verified" s...
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While AT&T doesn't show the "verified coverage" gimmick, their public-facing coverage maps basically resemble the same rendering engine that T-Mobile's does. It's a paint-can approach to drawing the maps.
I actually preferred T-Mobile's previous generation of coverage viewer. Now, they've basically given their maps a binary "signal vs no signal" approach, whereas on the old ones you could tell the general locations of their cell site placement and get an exact estimate of the coverage in your location.
I've checked some of these so-called "verified" s...
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No need to tell you that the key to marketing, is to get as many people to believe in something and turn it into a sale.
Since the weakest link in T-Mobile's portfolio is its network coverage, what better way to provide a skewed picture of coverage. Another "Un-carrier" move by T-Mobile or is it just as guilty of marketing propaganda?
My area lists coverage of T-Mobile but a few of my friends with T-Mobile are unable to receive any signal when visiting. Why is this? Hmmmmm.
John B.
Since the weakest link in T-Mobile's portfolio is its network coverage, what better way to provide a skewed picture of coverage. Another "Un-carrier" move by T-Mobile or is it just as guilty of marketing propaganda?
My area lists coverage of T-Mobile but a few of my friends with T-Mobile are unable to receive any signal when visiting. Why is this? Hmmmmm.
John B.
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It's very possible, even likely that your T-Mobile friends are on old handsets and/or old software. On my most recent trip north my Galaxy S5 read LTE the vast majority of the way while my wife's Note 2 was reading Edge and even GPRS in some spots. Downloaded the newest software and suddenly the trip back was mostly LTE on her phone.
Obviously in the near future we'll need to upgrade our phones to take advantage of band 12, but a lot of the network issues at this point are perceived.
Obviously in the near future we'll need to upgrade our phones to take advantage of band 12, but a lot of the network issues at this point are perceived.
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