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archaic 3g hotspot speed -- age 55+ plan
So I misplaced my t-mobile phone while traveling and had to buy a burner to get back home, find my phone, etc.
T-mo's price was so high that I walked over to a major competitor in the same mall. The sales manager tried to upsell me until I got out the door.
The recovery burner was about 40% less at the major competitor, and their age 55+ plan is about $5 more per month (month-to-month prepaid for now).
What really shocked me was the hotspot speed -- almost 600% faster (4g lte vs t-mo capped at 3g data) -- all for a few dollars more per month.
plus my t-mo needs a network extender in my home to work, but the competitor's network doesn't need it.
I was pleased with t-mo before this issue popped up, but with high priced recovery options, poor salesmanship, low speeds, and poor radio penetration it looks like I might have to switch.
Google fi is just another service provider. It has caps and throttling like most of the others.
There were no magenta plans when I was grandfathered into t-mobile's lowest data bucket, which has not been upgraded in years.
I don't have time to build out a spreadsheet of the various takings and givings right now, but the mvno's appear to be on the rising edge again.
I just read all of these Q & As about the 55+ Hotspot speed, which I have, and if I understand correctly, it runs at 3 GHz, right? I have a device that needs 2.4 GHz. I'm SOL, aren't I?
Hotdog76 wrote:
I just read all of these Q & As about the 55+ Hotspot speed, which I have, and if I understand correctly, it runs at 3 GHz, right? I have a device that needs 2.4 GHz. I'm SOL, aren't I?
No 3G means 3rd generation not 3GHz
