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Part1of2's avatar
Part1of2
Transmission Trainee
Hace 2 años

Sudden terrible (and strange) data speeds at home, TMo Tells me the towers are "fine"

I'll try to be brief, but have a bit of data to share. First, let me state that T-Mobile supports reps are super nice, BUT cannot think outside of the narrow box they are trained in and really can't ...
  • formercanuck's avatar
    Hace 2 años

    BBB escalation will get you a bit more than the typical locals, but I have had your message of “we can't guarantee coverage in all areas” often.

    I’d almost recommend taking a ‘drive by’ the tower (½ mile away?) and taking a ‘test’.

    and similarly network readings.

    I did mention above that it took me a CPUC written complaint to get T-Mobile to ‘fix’ the 0.3Mbps 5G service, along with a BBB escalation.  8 months .

    Then, after publishing the written response, it was fixed in 1 month.  Press them on the issue - tell them you have full bars, but effectively unusable service.  5G 'should be' +100Mbps (according to past reps).  1Mbps at ½ mile is pretty bad, especially with good power level, and usable SINR.

     

    Why I mention microwave … I'm in a suburban area, the local tower here is microwave.  A 'bump' (wind, or other) can move these a bit out of alignment - or … something comes in between.  For the amount of spectrum available and signal, your results (2 weeks ago) were decent.