from my experience, the best way to get the one year instead of a 2 year without having to sign or pay any extra stuff is to call them directly and sign up through the telephone , 1-877-387-4324 ,, or you can go to a T-mobile Coporate store,, but make sure it is a T-mobile Corporate Store, not an authorized Tmobile dealer,, no offense against authorized dealers,,, just that going directly through T-Mobile corporate or calling them directly, you don't have to sign any "extra" type contracts ,, i just prefer to deal directly with T-mobile ,, that is just my preference.

oh one more thing, if you call them directly, many times you will get a nicer phone for free, whereas in the store it is not offered for free.. just look on the tmobile website at the phones and then call them directly:

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/ »

Hey buddy. You mean "indirect" dealers. Im not direct through the t-mob, but I am authorized. Extra contracts what? With a one year, I have a nok 6133 for $75. The nearest "direct" dealer has them for $100 with a two-year. So take your advice and shove it!

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Hey buddy. You mean "indirect" dealers. Im not direct through the t-mob, but I am authorized. Extra contracts what? With a one year, I have a nok 6133 for $75. The nearest "direct" dealer has them for $100 with a two-year. So take your advice and shove it!

While I'm not one who posted about indirect dealers, but I don't know about your T-Mobile contracts, but some indirects (Verizon Wireless indirects included) have people locked into 2 contracts: 1 with the wireless carrier, and the other with the agent. With some agents, if the person cancels their service before contract is up with the wireless carrier, some indirects also charge their own ETF on top of the one that the wireless carr...
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I am the one who posted about indirects,,, i want to thank you for your post about your experience with VZW indirects,, i had a similar experience with a Tmobile indirect requiring me to sign 2 contracts, one for Tmobile and one for the indirect if i signed through the indirect,, which is why i ended up sign up directly through Tmobile Direct. That was just my preference. Like you said, that's why some people don't want to deal with an indirect. Everyone has a different preference as to what they feel comfortable with. Thanks again for your post.

I apologize for getting hot, but that is a ludacris practice that I am thankfully not a part of. All I have to say to all that is not all indirect dealers do that crap. The only people I've heard of doing this before now are online places like wirefly or letstalk.

that's okay,, i can completely understand your point of view,, my sincere apologies for offending you in any way by my post,, my intention was only to share my experiences with others without offending anyone. I am very happy to hear that you are a part of a good indirect dealer who has only the best to offer customers and I thank you for letting us all know that there are some great indirects to deal with such as yourself.

Much appreciated. Believe me, the sheisters out there make my life all the more difficult.

hahaha good luck. I just came from T-mo & switched to Verizon and its 10X Better in every way. You pay for what you get.

In all reality, DCA is correct. T doesn't have the coverage that Verizon has. I LOVE T-mobile and will defend them till the end but when you're in the middle of nowhere, a place where no one in their right mind would be, there's a good chance that you won't have coverage. But, you'll have coverage in MOST places that any "normal" person would travel to (interstates and city & suburbs) and you'll never have roaming charges (as long as you're on a nationwide plan) even if you're "roaming" on someone elses network.

T-Mobile is great! I've never had any problems with it. Granted, they don't have the features like watching TV on your phone, but who uses that anyways? "C'mon kids... Full House is on! Lets gather around the phone now!"

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I have to agree with shellis129's comments, T-Mobile is perfect as long as you live in a major city or at least kind of close to one. I'm using T-Mobile here in the chicagoland area and I dont notice any difference in coverage compared to verizon, actually I have a little better coverage with T-Mobile. And to be honest T-Mobile's coverage has improved significantly in the rural areas, and it will only continue to get better. Another great thing is you cannot beat their prices!! Like it was stated unlimited messaging of any kind for $14.95 is a great deal, and their rate plans are better than the rest!! Give T a try I'm sure you will be pleased. Plus you have the option to change your phone at any time just by swapping your sim card....

Where in the chi?

"but when you're in the middle of nowhere, a place where no one in their right mind would be, there's a good chance that you won't have coverage"


Umm I don't think this is just with Tmobile. If I am out in the middle of no where I think their is only one carrier you can maybe have a chance with and thats Alltel!

I don't disagree that T-Mo has less coverage, I was just commenting on the fact that he seems really bitter when talking about T-Mo.

I'd leave T-Mo to the twenty-something crowd. Nothing like selling an s***-load of BBs to a group of lawyers for their email and finding out the only place they can get service is an airport McDonalds that's a T-Mo hot-spot...

I'm in my 30's and have no plans on leaving T-Mobile. It works perfect for me and does everything that I need it to do where I need to do it.

But then again, I'm not a travelling lawyer who uses my Blackberry in the middle of nowhere to conduct my business.

You go with what you need, not what someone elses needs are.

This is just a ridiculous statement. To characterize a certain carrier for a particular age group is just as childish as the age you wish to define. In that case Verizon should be left to the "old people" who live in New England. Nextel should be left to the blue collar workers and Sprint should be left to everyone else. Cingular should be left to the credit-challenged.

The only place they can get service is McDonalds and an airport. Brilliant statement. Do you define service as a whole by T-mobiles wi-fi offerings???
3g is an excellent service provided by Cingular but their service has been unreliable ever since the merger. Verizon, evdo is fast but its also limited by its walled garden.

...hmmm, that about sums up usage by demographic... The Nextel one doesn't apply anymore, people are leaving faster than you can dial *2 on a cell phone.

T-Mo WiFi hotspots is probably the only thing T-Mo/DT have done right. So long as they continue to offer the ability free of charge to existing T-Mo subscribers to access it...

Cingy's data is still WAY better than anything offered by T-Mo... Just ask those lawyers who are suing T-Mo for the crappy service rec'd... Although, they migrated to VZW.

Now for the T-Mo good news, based on coverage and other (cust svc, etc) offerings, T-Mo is still the best bang for the buck versus any carrier, hence the quips about it being for the younger crowd. A lot less coverage, cheaper phon...
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You have a tendency to make some really dumb comments. Why don't you research the facts before you open your mouth? You'll find that a lot less embarrassing. Give it a try and let us know how it works out for you.

Amen brother, but then again thats probably most people on these forums. They write first, think later.

T-mobile has done EVERYTHING right for me and I have zero complaints, high speed access or not.

Do what you think is best dont let others tell you what to do. You get what you pay for. My sister and her husband have T-Mobile and hate it, drop calls, bad reception. I had notice that my friend with tmobile had the same probably, cant make or get calls in his house. My sister and here husband went to Verizon and love it. While my friend went with cingy. If you are having good serivce why chance it. Beside verizon has a bigger mobile mobile then tmo

Eh, who wants to talk to those smug f#$^ers with V anyways. 😲 🤣

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Eh, who wants to talk to those smug f#$^ers with V anyways. 😲 🤣

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The service at my buddy's house is not that great with T-Mobile. But then again, neither is his Verizon service. When he's ragging on T-Mobile and the lack of service bars on my phone, he's having the same issues.


Look, all services have problems in certain locations. That's why you have a trial period... so that you can use the phone and see what the service is going to be like where you use it. Try it and let yourself decide on if it's a service that does everything you need it to do. If it is, then you get to save yourself some money on phone service. If not, go with whatever company DOES do what you need it to do.

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Comments? This was your only offering...

https://www.phonescoop.com/carriers/forum.php?fm=m&f ... »


Was that any help? I'm sorry, comparing T-Mo & VZW is like comparing apples & nipples... I'm not fond of either carrier much the same so for service/coverage VZW, for possible cheaper rate plan at a scarifice to coverage T-Mo, there...

Oooooo you really told him. "There."
Thats mature, sorry buddy but I live in an area where coverage is saturated for all carriers yet I still choose T-mobile because of the "covergae." They work better than Verizon for me, in my house, at my work, they just work better. I'll gladly pay more for "more." In this case, thats not representative of Verizon nor is it for around 28 million people. Funny, T-mobile is still gaining ground on the customer front yet I guess they sacrifice coverage so "there."

Uh? That's a great synopsis for those that live in Cellularland, USA. Once you leave that city take into consideration which carrier can provide the service/coverage you need...

T-Mobile gaining ground? Geez, thanks to Nint (SprintNextel) ALL the carriers are gaining ground!!!

My husband and I are both city folk, so it's not a problem for us. Both of us far prefer flying somewhere to driving. Going to a small podunk town where the only entertainment is 1 movie theater is like torture. So, a carrier that provides coverage only in cities is not an issue for us. Not everyone has the same needs.

Well thats a great retort. Considering 90% of the people live in ten percent of the country. While that may not accurate information surely you get the point. You obviously believe that the needs of Podunk Arkansas are the same as me in Chicago. Thats just flat out ridiculous, no other word need describe that idealism.

T-mobile gaining ground? 901,000 customers is surely considered gaining ground. 28 million people must not be too concerned if their phones work in the fields of Idaho. Considering their price and the service I receive I see no reason to join your fantasy land and pay more to get "the network."

Nobody cares what your needs are nor the 25 million other T-Mo subscribers. Podunk, Arkansas wants a working phone the same way someone in Chicago does. Podunk wants their coverage, too... That's the point... Now if the OP switches to T-Mo and finds it better for him, so be it. Don't use the 'because the phones are more cool' at T-Mo scenario...

...by the by... Go Bears!

Thats fine, I never said that people in Podunk didn't care about their coverage nor want coverage. I merely pointed out that my coverage concerns are not the same as theirs. You criticized T-mobile for their coverage, not providing coverage is not the same as poor coverage. Cingular is a "national" carrier yet is labeled one of the worst providers by just about every poll known to the wireless industry. While the polling has little to do with word of mouth its still a fact that by and by Cingular is labeled one of the least reliable providers. Yet they would arguably be the most widespread of carriers. So having coverage isn't quite related to having adequated coverage. T-mobile has often said that they will focus their coverage on areas tha...
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arigold said:
Cingular is a "national" carrier yet is labeled one of the worst providers by just about every poll known to the wireless industry. While the polling has little to do with word of mouth its still a fact that by and by Cingular is labeled one of the least reliable providers.

I think that honor goes to Sprint...


No, the OP said better phones at T-Mo....

This is the level of research you perform? You pull up one of my previous posts. I don't say much on here because I'd rather read the posts than write them. I'm not a very talkative person to begin with. You, however, have been doing all of these posts where you have little to say and the little that you do say is pointless. Not to mention you do not back up anything you say with actual research. Looking through the different forums on here doesn't count as research. Dust yourself off and try again.

Research what? That VZW rate plans are more expensive than T-Mos? Good advice, good job...

No, if you were reading the point was the network was responsible for how well the phone works. In the case of SonyEricsson, I'm sorry but you can't tell me that an SE product is superior to anything but maybe a Pantech handset.

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crack is bad.. no really go with cingular

Now, why would she want to go with Cingular? If T-Mo has the coverage FOR HER (anyone else's coverage is irrelevant) then T-Mo is the cheaper choice. If T-Mo doesn't have the coverage for her, then Verizon does.

Network capactiy/coverage sry game over for you! 🤣

Please, some of T-Mo's network equipment still say 'Voicestream' on it...

Please....the phone could say Mars Mobile on it and I wouldn't care. Its fun to walk down the street listening to Cingular customers with their "long pauses."

As if that actually matters.....

Good retort.

hmmm, clever...

Maybe after T-Mo comes up with the money (out of their 2007 capex) to pay the gov for the AWS spectrum auction they'll have some kapusta money left over to funnel back into the GSM coverage issue(s)...

Maybe Cingular should stop focusing their money on a campaign that is mocked repeatedly due to its preposterous nature.

Okay, can't argue that...

Look don't get me wrong, i'm not a Cingular hater per say. I do take issue with the wild fantasies of Cingular fanboys who argue that Cingular is the only carrier in the world capable of doing their laundry and solving the crisis in the middle east.

Nor am I an avid Verizon defender. They certainly maek their mistakes with the walled garden but truth be told they have posted significant numbers for at least 24 months and its hard to argue with that. Hate Verizon or don't, their numbers continue to impress.

While i'm a T-mobile subscriber I understand the logic that a Wisconsin user will not find satisfaction with them like I will in a saturated market like Chicago.

For me it works and thats all I care about.

That's the point right there. You go with what works for you. If I had no coverage with T-Mobile where I lived, I would cancel in a second and get someone else. But I live in an area where their coverage is excellent and I rarely drop a call so I'm content to save money.

You know deep down inside, you want to be part of the Verizon Family...

Go ahead and admit it

I won't tell anyone
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