Re: 5G

Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote:

Cameo wrote on Wed, 29 May 2024 22:06:31 -0000 (UTC) :
 

What is your carrier and location?

 
I am an expat, living in Budapest, Hungary, and my carrier is the mostly
German Telekom. Sort of like T-mobile in the US. But I am surprised that
you had 5G that long, because I thought the 5G capable phones started
coming out just recently. But maybe I am confusing it with UWB capability
again.

 
T-Mobile gave everyone in the USA on a post-paid plan a free 5G Android,
and essentially a half-priced iPhone way back in April of 2021.
 
I took advantage of both offers, where I've had 5G service since then.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/Xq5SpS4D/tmopromo02.jpg>
 
In addition, as I'm sure is happening with badgolferman, I'm constantly
getting messages to my text from T-Mobile saying they're upgrading service.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/G2wVHjTT/optoutplanmigration.jpg>
 
Note that the "upgrade" is both of their cellular towers (which, for me,
they seem to upgrade about once a month or so), and of their plans.
 
An example is T-Mobile gave everyone who had any data on their postpaid
plan, unlimited high-speed data, without them even asking for that upgrade.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/tTLPdVXj/speedtest23.jpg> T-mo 419 & 390 Mbps 5G UC
Note the "5G UC" in the shot, which I've had for years on that free phone.
 
YMMV depending on your carrier of course.
 

I also was a T-Mobile customer in the Seattle area until 5 years ago, when
I moved here, though I was prepaid with a cheap Wallmart plan for $30 a
month. Is John Legere there still the CEO? I liked the guy, he was very
innovative.