David McNamee
04-05-2004, 07:58 PM
Last week I asked for people's opinions on T-Mobile, and I got plenty (http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5279&highlight=tmobile)! I got enough that I made my decision and switched to T-Mobile. I expected to write a a great post about how hard it is to switch carriers, but I was very surprised. There were absolutely no problems! :D I stopped by a T-Mobile store on my way out of town and signed up. After about 15 minutes, they gave me a new SIM card and sent me on my way. A few hours later, I received a text message welcoming me to the T-Mobile network. Nice.
So far, network coverage has been excellent. I actually have a decent signal in some places that I never had one before. I hit the road again tomorrow, so we'll see how well roaming behaves.
Of course, I signed up for their unlimited data plan. I used my MPx200 like crazy all weekend to check e-mail and surf the web. It is a very liberating experience to access the Internet from nearly anywhere without worrying about being eaten alive by your bill at the end of the month. I nearly wore the battery down on my phone yesterday from using it so much. I can already tell that my usage of this device has been changed for ever. I think if more network operators got in line with T-Mobile and provided affordable data access plans, the popularity of Smartphones would be rising even faster.
So far, network coverage has been excellent. I actually have a decent signal in some places that I never had one before. I hit the road again tomorrow, so we'll see how well roaming behaves.
Of course, I signed up for their unlimited data plan. I used my MPx200 like crazy all weekend to check e-mail and surf the web. It is a very liberating experience to access the Internet from nearly anywhere without worrying about being eaten alive by your bill at the end of the month. I nearly wore the battery down on my phone yesterday from using it so much. I can already tell that my usage of this device has been changed for ever. I think if more network operators got in line with T-Mobile and provided affordable data access plans, the popularity of Smartphones would be rising even faster.