I also meant to add that if you have an iPhone, here are the steps to turn your signal meter from 5 dots to dBm scale, which is far more accurate than 5 little dots.
1. Open the Phone app 2. Dial *3001#12345#* and tap the green call button to put your iPhone into a secret Field Test Mode 3. Hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Slide to Power Off screen appears 4. Release the Sleep/Wake button and ignore the Slide to Power Off prompt 5. Hold the Home button until you go back to the Home screen Instead of dots, you should now see a negative number in the upper left, like -102. This is your exact signal strength, measured in decibel-milliwatts, called the Received Signal Strength Indication (or RSSI if you want to impress technical support). The higher the number, the better, but note that these are negative numbers, so -1 would be an outstanding signal, while -1000 would be beyond poor. In the real world, you’ll probably see signal strengths somewhere between -40 (a five-bar signal) and -120 (a one-bar signal). What if you get tired of trying to interpret the numbers? Tap the numbers to switch back to dots; another tap brings the numbers back again. And if you want to go back to dots permanently? First, restart your iPhone by holding the Sleep/Wake button, swiping the Slide to Power Off Switch to the right, and then pressing the Sleep/Wake button again to turn it back on. Then, to get rid of the numbers for good, go back intoField Test Mode and exit it by pressing the Home button. Gibson Prichard Nashville, TN [email protected] On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 5:09 PM, Gibson Prichard <[email protected]> wrote: > > I converted my family with seven phones from a 20GB AT&T plan to unlimited T-Mobile last August and have been overall very happy. I save $145/mo on my plan. I was concerned about coverage, since I'm on call for my office all the time, but it is been very good. Is it the same as AT&T or Verizon in the tine Tennessee towns waaayyyy off the Interstates? No. It's not, but I don't go to those places very often. > The T-Mobile coverage maps at https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/coverage-map and the user-verified maps at opensignal.com show T-Mobile to have very solid signals around the areas where you say you travel. > > I have been happy with their customer support - I have had to call, mainly about getting my bill on the agreed-upon amount, but they have been helpful and have always remedied whatever the issue was. Plus, they give you $10/mo back if you have a phone that uses less than 2GB/mo if you have an unlimited plan. This usually saves me 10 to $20 every month since not all of my phones use a bunch of data. > I would say it's better than Sprint and cheaper, too. Go for it. > > Gibson Prichard > Nashville, TN > [email protected] > > On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 12:32 PM, Mark J. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My mobile Internet (tethering) supports a number of Linux servers daily! :) >> >> >> >> I was wondering if anyone here has (had) T-Mobile in the past couple of years and could comment on coverage (voice and LTE) in and around Nashville and Middle Tennessee? I have Sprint right now, and it is “OK”. Cheaper than Verizon, though. But T-Mobile for a family of 4 might be another $100/month cheaper than Sprint. I have Sprint’s now retired Everything Data (unlimited – no caps) plan. All my family’s 4 phones are paid for. >> >> >> >> I realize T-Mobile GSM means all new phones, so I have to consider that too. But if T-Mobile problematic coverage wise in and around Nashville to begin with, I want to spare myself wasted effort. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
