Iphone on T-Mobile

[8330Crackhead]

Has anyone had any luck with an Iphone on T-Mobile. Looking to get a 3g or 3gs. Do you actually get 3g or just Edge. Thanks

[Tiassa]

You won't get 3G, as Tmo and ATT use different spectrum for their 3G networks.

[8330Crackhead]

Originally Posted by Tiassa

You won't get 3G, as Tmo and ATT use different spectrum for their 3G networks.

How much difference is 3g than Edge. Is it a huge difference with an Iphone.

[Artemis68]

Personally for me, I didn't feel it was a huge difference with loading web pages but it was when it came to downloading apps and other things like that (youtube, etc)

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[NorrisCell]

Like Artemis said, basic webpages aren't a huge difference. The apps that use internet are painfully slow sometimes though.

I've had multiple iphones on TMO. If you need any help or have questions, don't hesitate to ask

[Artemis68]

The cool thing about the iPhone though is that you're not required to have a set data plan and you can use one of the cheaper "dumbphone" plans. It's a little more economical. If you're fine with EDGE speed (remember, you can always use wifi when it's around), then the iPhone may be a good choice.

[NorrisCell]

Originally Posted by Artemis68

The cool thing about the iPhone though is that you're not required to have a set data plan and you can use one of the cheaper "dumbphone" plans. It's a little more economical. If you're fine with EDGE speed (remember, you can always use wifi when it's around), then the iPhone may be a good choice.

They patched that hole a while back, so smartphone plans were required. It's all moot now though, because all web plans are the same going forward. $10/15/30 data plans for all phones

[Artemis68]

Ohhh I wasn't aware that they patched it. I used an iPhone for a while on a $5 dumbphone plan. And thanks for correcting me on the web plan. Yeah, looks like you'll have to use the $30 plan now. Ah well.

[BoldtotheMax]

Yeah, just EDGE, but I get by fine on my 9700 as I generally get EDGE 85% of the time.

Use the wifi on the iPhone to add apps...will go fast.

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[jeffreyinspace]

Originally Posted by NorrisCell

They patched that hole a while back, so smartphone plans were required. It's all moot now though, because all web plans are the same going forward. $10/15/30 data plans for all phones

Huh. I'm still using my $6 T-Zones data plan with my 3G and my wife is on the $10.99 Web2Go. We've had no interruption of data and have not been contacted by TMO to do anything different. I was happy to see the cheaper data plans in case we are forced to upgrade though. The other day I saw something about a promotional $10 data plan for up to 200mb. Plenty for the Mrs. but not enough for my usage. My 3G went tits up a couple days ago and I sold my Bold a couple of months ago so I had to dig into the old phone drawer and came out with a Pearl 8100. Wutta turd. It's still better than the Katalyst that is my next best option.