Originally Posted by jchamier:
“I think that's only valid for T-Mobile USA who are extremely advanced - I doubt you'd get those features on Verizon, AT&T or Sprint without custom firmware in an Android device.
I know people in the US on T-mobile prepay who don't get any of those features on Nexus 5 handset or iPhone 4s - so its not as simple as your first statement.”
You are right, I was just surprised at the latest iPhone/iOS like experience.
Anyway visual voicemail does work with the Nexus 5 as I have checked, just not everything else it seems at the moment.
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I shall see if I can get my hands on some other network SIMs, MVNO or otherwise if I have the time.
Originally Posted by lightspeed2398:
“There are some people who are more clued up on the American networks than I am but I'll give my 2p on T-Mob.
It has been a good network but coverage wise its still behind Verizon and AT&T, although not by much in cities. It has been able to do well through their 4x2 antennas (in certain markets) and through aggressively rolling out as much spectrum as they can. They've also been on the ball with VoLTE and VoWIFI and the like. They're also cheap for unlimited in comparison to Verizon. I even think their unlimited with throttling after 23gb on congested masts is what Three need to help their network. They have also been able to make band 12 which has 5MHz in most markets, like 3 over here, work by upgrading loads of masts with 4g so its dense enough that it's not bogged down.
But here's the problem from my view at least. They've rolled out pretty much all of their spectrum in most markets so they can't really do much more.
I do think we need a disruptive force in the UK market, which Three (I like comparing them to Three) hasn't really been.”
Thank you for the excellent analysis, over here they don't seem to suffer the same NIMBYism as back in the UK or they do but it is overruled for the greater good. Spectrum exhaustion is a concern as it is for all networks. I agree the need for a disruptive player in the UK market is very much needed but I can't see it happening with the amount of consolidation going on.