i have a place in capital heights where i use cox for internet ($50 month), and verizon for my phone service (2 lines, $180 month). i've been with verizon (or their predecessors) since 1991

Cox has been a pain recently. I work from home, and constantly have slow-downs and short outages. Verizon has always been good. My neighbor picked up the t-mobile internet wifi device (he works from home also) and is switching from cox because of speed and reliability.

I also have a place in Pensacola, where verizon service sucks. I got the t-mobile device ($55 month forever) and it smokes. t-mobile just sent an ad that says they can provide two phone lines for about $60 per month.

I'm considering switching from cox to t-mobile at capital heights and switching from verizon to T-mobile for a savings of $120 per month. does this sound reasonable?

is t-mobile good as a whole? verizon has always given good customer service and i know nothing about T-mobile in general.

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Posted by LemmyLives

Texas

Member since Mar 2019

6546 posts

Posted on 4/26/23 at 6:39 pm to piratedude

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2 lines, $180

WTF?

T-Mobile is fine-ish, but absolutely sucks when traveling. ETA: at least in the UK and Australia, it never works properly when you land, even when you pre-buy international plans.

Download "OpenSignal" to check coverage at your home and workplace for T-Mobile. It blows where my place is, but 150 yards away I'm on 5G UC.

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Posted by Tigershatebama

New Orleans

Member since Feb 2006

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Posted on 4/27/23 at 10:49 pm to piratedude

I use T-Mobile for phone. It’s reputation for not working indoors or really just about anywhere just isn’t true anymore since 5G and the sprint merge.

I was getting 700+ mb/sec at my house with the T-Mobile home Internet. I had problems with personal vpn, work vpn, Plex, and with some streaming (tv/gaming) services. Had to return cable Internet.

Something to do with double firewalls and non static IP addresses.

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Posted by LemmyLives

Texas

Member since Mar 2019

6546 posts

Posted on 4/28/23 at 12:45 am to Tigershatebama

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It’s reputation for not working indoors or really just about anywhere just isn’t true anymore since 5G and the sprint merge.

Not correct. You must, must, must, check signal maps like OpenSignal. I could drive less than 300m south of my old house and get perfect bars, but the street in front of my driveway was a total ZERO. You decision must be based upon data, and not anecdotes. I'm in the same situation again, where I get 5GCUC (ultra capacity) 70 yards from my place, but I can't have T-Mobile Internet because it would be non-functional.

Download OpenSignal. Do proper research. Never assume whatever coverage you get is going to "get better" before you pay off your phone.

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