[wolf39us]

Originally Posted by mojavedxer

T-Mobile and AT&T both share the same network in North America with a roaming agreement to share equipment. I get good service with T-Mobile for a the same dollar amount that Cricket, Boost, Metro PCS is currently offering and T-Mobile gave me a free subscription to the online MLB package this year.

Uhm... This isn't quite true. T-mobile and AT&T use the same type of radio... but not the same towers unless roaming.

[mojavedxer]

Originally Posted by wolf39us

Uhm... This isn't quite true. T-mobile and AT&T use the same type of radio... but not the same towers unless roaming.

AT&T and T-Mobile have a internal roaming share tower space and equipment agreement. Some cell towers may be equipped with both carriers equipment but the whole system piggy backs off of each other.

[wolf39us]

Originally Posted by mojavedxer

AT&T and T-Mobile have a internal roaming share tower space and equipment agreement. Some cell towers may be equipped with both carriers equipment but the whole system piggy backs off of each other.

In a roaming agreement yes, but not everywhere and not usually.

I've had AT&T and I've had T-mobile in the same areas and have experienced different dead zones on both carriers.

T-mobile will also roam on all kinds of towers, but generally if you're within their serviceable area, you will jump from one tower to the next of THEIR towers. Not AT&T unless you are not in a serviceable area.

T-mobile and AT&T also use entirely different LTE spectrum. 1900mhz vs 2100mhz. So it's not as easy as to say T-mobile's service will 100% be exactly like AT&T's, because that's simply not true.

[mojavedxer]

Originally Posted by wolf39us

In a roaming agreement yes, but not everywhere and not usually.

I've had AT&T and I've had T-mobile in the same areas and have experienced different dead zones on both carriers.

T-mobile will also roam on all kinds of towers, but generally if you're within their serviceable area, you will jump from one tower to the next of THEIR towers. Not AT&T unless you are not in a serviceable area.

T-mobile and AT&T also use entirely different LTE spectrum. 1900mhz vs 2100mhz. So it's not as easy as to say T-mobile's service will 100% be exactly like AT&T's, because that's simply not true.

Your looking at this from the consumer side of things. The equipment can only provide so much bandwidth to support so many users in the coverage area. AT&T may lease out a % of that to T-Mobile and vice versus to allow for coverage in areas where their consumer demand is light and leasing is cheaper. Roaming occurs with the consumer when the demand for the % exceeds the agreed allotment per coverage area. The equipment can be programmed to broadcast on multi frequencies that both carriers use for data.

[wolf39us]

Originally Posted by mojavedxer

Your looking at this from the consumer side of things. The equipment can only provide so much bandwidth to support so many users in the coverage area. AT&T may lease out a % of that to T-Mobile and vice versus to allow for coverage in areas where their consumer demand is light and leasing is cheaper. Roaming occurs with the consumer when the demand for the % exceeds the agreed allotment per coverage area. The equipment can be programmed to broadcast on multi frequencies that both carriers use for data.

Theory vs reality my friend

AT&t might allow roaming on their towers, but 99% of the time, you will be on T-Mobile towers.

[mojavedxer]

Originally Posted by wolf39us

Theory vs reality my friend

AT&t might allow roaming on their towers, but 99% of the time, you will be on T-Mobile towers.

Entirely depends on the location. There is also cell tower owners that also own the equipment and lease it out to both carriers. Some towers will have both carriers equipment attached to it and they both share the tower lease expense or the owner will do separate billing and access.

[Vegas_Cabbie1]

Originally Posted by vegas taco

havent had a problem with tmobile

Your one of the very few. Our taxi meters communicate using T-Mobile business. It's taking three to ten times to log-on at the beginning of the shift. Communication has slowed taking ten to twenty minutes to receive a message. Something not so good is going on.

[Vegas_Cabbie1]

Originally Posted by mojavedxer

T-Mobile and AT&T both share the same network in North America with a roaming agreement to share equipment. I get good service with T-Mobile for a the same dollar amount that Cricket, Boost, Metro PCS is currently offering and T-Mobile gave me a free subscription to the online MLB package this year.

It depends who gets priority. If an AT&T customer needs the tower, the T-Mobil gets droped. Same way back when NexTel rented phones. The rentals got priority.

The bad news. On January 1, 2017, all taxicabs, limos, shuttles (collectively 15,000) will have smart meters/locators, so cell phones are going to be in a hurt.