I had T-Mobile for several years, and I bounced back and forth between disliking them and downright hating them. It was better or worse depending on the phone and the particular address, but I would say about 80% of the time I would never get above one, maybe 2 bars in any place I lived. Oh, it would be fine at work, at school, in my neighborhood, but as soon as I walked in my front door--BAM! no signal! This was with 3 or 4 different phones, mind you.
I would spend a lot of time with absolutely no signal at all, so I was constantly missing calls. I would often have to try several times to place a call, even if I had a blip on the meter. There was one place I lived where I could literally only place and receive calls from one specific corner of my room. I would even have these problems occasionally when I was out and about, but usually it was when I was at home.
All that being said, it was never quite enough for me to switch carriers (which was actually quite silly, because one of my reasons for staying was that my contract was up, and I could leave whenever I wanted. Yeah, I don't get it, either). I got my first cellphone with AT&T (it was a pay-as-you-go), and I'm back with AT&T now (only half because of my crappy T-Mobile experience, and half because of the iPhone), and I really have to say I've had a better overall experience with AT&T.
I don't know how much you'd be saving, but keep in mind that with T-Mobile I was actually paying around $15/mo more than what they advertise. If you've got a phone that works well, ask yourself if saving a few bucks a month is worth the uncertainty that your new phone/service will be worse, and you'll be stuck with a renewed 2-year commitment. If it is (or if you know someone with T-Mobile who has always gotten stellar reception at your home or places you often are), then go for it.
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Date: 2008-05-01 03:28 pm (UTC)From:I would spend a lot of time with absolutely no signal at all, so I was constantly missing calls. I would often have to try several times to place a call, even if I had a blip on the meter. There was one place I lived where I could literally only place and receive calls from one specific corner of my room. I would even have these problems occasionally when I was out and about, but usually it was when I was at home.
All that being said, it was never quite enough for me to switch carriers (which was actually quite silly, because one of my reasons for staying was that my contract was up, and I could leave whenever I wanted. Yeah, I don't get it, either). I got my first cellphone with AT&T (it was a pay-as-you-go), and I'm back with AT&T now (only half because of my crappy T-Mobile experience, and half because of the iPhone), and I really have to say I've had a better overall experience with AT&T.
I don't know how much you'd be saving, but keep in mind that with T-Mobile I was actually paying around $15/mo more than what they advertise. If you've got a phone that works well, ask yourself if saving a few bucks a month is worth the uncertainty that your new phone/service will be worse, and you'll be stuck with a renewed 2-year commitment. If it is (or if you know someone with T-Mobile who has always gotten stellar reception at your home or places you often are), then go for it.
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Date: 2008-05-01 06:32 pm (UTC)From: