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From: Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid>
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Subject: Re: 5G
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 00:33:57 -0000 (UTC)
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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.