Librem 5 Hardware Update

Re:Librem 5 Hardware Update by shmerl on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @02:19PM (#19029065)

That was the case in the past, but T-Mobile were actively building up their network in the recent times so it should be a lot better than before. I didn't compare it myself, so can't say how much it has improved in areas where it was bad before.

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Re:Librem 5 Hardware Update by RussianCow on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @02:32PM (#19029161)

I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile a couple years ago, and where I live (Oregon), T-Mobile's service is absolute garbage compared to Verizon's. It was fine in the dense parts of the city, but anything outside of that was a total gamble. Driving to the mountain, the beach, or really anywhere outside the metro area nearly guaranteed a lack of service all or most of the way. I even had poor reception in parts of my house, and would sometimes lose calls in my kitchen!

I recently switched to AT&T and am much happier, but there are still occasions where my wife (on Verizon) has service but I don't. I've also heard similar anecdotes from people I've met in other parts of the country, so I don't think Oregon is the only state for which this is true.

(Before you say that this was a problem with my phone, I changed phones once while I was still on T-Mobile, and the service did not improve.)

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Re:Librem 5 Hardware Update by reaperducer on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @03:33PM (#19029565)

I live (Oregon), T-Mobile's service is absolute garbage compared to Verizon's

It's all regional. There are places in America where T-Mobile is streets ahead of Verizon.

The upper Midwest, and the Gulf Coast, for example, because T-Mobile bought VoiceStream, and PrimeCo, which were dominant in those areas years ago.

Between personal and work devices, I carry AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile with me almost everywhere I go across America (usually two or three different states a month). Verizon is best in populated areas. T-Mobile is best in lower density places. AT&T is something of a crapshoot. Some places it's incredibly good, and some places it's like trying to make a phone call on an angry hedgehog.

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Re:Librem 5 Hardware Update by linuxftw on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @08:08PM (#19031630)

> There are places in America where T-Mobile is streets ahead of Verizon.

Nonsense, it's not even a comparison. Tmobile is complete garbage coverage compared to Verizon or AT&T. I don't believe there is any place in the US where Tmobile has better coverage than Verizon.

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Re:Librem 5 Hardware Update by reaperducer on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @09:12PM (#19031996)

I don't believe there is any place in the US where Tmobile has better coverage than Verizon.

All I can suggest is you get out more. And carry one of each device with you simultaneously, as I do.

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Re:Librem 5 Hardware Update by shmerl on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @08:32PM (#19031751)

How do you know?

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Re:Librem 5 Hardware Update by RussianCow on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @04:06PM (#19029772)

Yep, exactly. So if you happen to live somewhere that's only well covered by Verizon, and consistently good reception is important to you, you don't really have a lot of other options. It's similar to the situation with ISPs in the US.

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