Would a 3G iphone do a T-Mobile customer any good?

space_invader64 · May 22, 2008

If you are a T-Mobile iphone user and they release the 3G iphone next month as rumered, would you need to go back to AT&T to take advantage of the 3G device?

james515 · May 22, 2008

it depends on how well t-mobile has their 3g network built out. AT&T is expanding their 3g network like crazy.

Eric559 · May 23, 2008

space_invader64 said:
If you are a T-Mobile iphone user and they release the 3G iphone next month as rumered, would you need to go back to AT&T to take advantage of the 3G device?

Only if you live in a T-Mobile 3G area.

j21m2293 · May 23, 2008

But you would need to buy the 3G iPhone/

Eric559 · May 23, 2008

j21m2293 said:
But you would need to buy the 3G iPhone/

We know.

They are asking if purchasing the 3G iPhone will have any benefit to them since they are on the T-Mobile network.

Kash · May 23, 2008

Has T-Mobile even gotten around to rolling out its 3G network yet? Or are we talking about T-Mobile in other countries?

DB2k · May 24, 2008

space_invader64 said:
If you are a T-Mobile iphone user and they release the 3G iphone next month as rumered, would you need to go back to AT&T to take advantage of the 3G device?

have you looked on tmobiles website for coverage of 3G? In the UK its pretty decent around the well populated areas. For me really the only real benefit of having the speed is if you use the phone as a modem, or to do a reasonable amount of surfing. I don't even know if you can buy a non 3G phone on a contract in the uk. Don' really care either tbh

I don't really know what the coverage, expectations and hoo-har are over 3G in the states at the moment. Where are you all now? Expectant of a life changing experience, or all realising its just a bit faster for constant connections to the internet?

james515 · May 24, 2008

Eric559 said:
We know.

They are asking if purchasing the 3G iPhone will have any benefit to them since they are on the T-Mobile network.

if they dont have a 3g network where they live, there will be no benefit since it will only have 2g access.

Now no telling what new cool features the 3G version will have, more capacity? new apps, lots of improvements? lower cost? that would be the only benefit.

Eric559 · May 25, 2008

james515 said:
if they dont have a 3g network where they live, there will be no benefit since it will only have 2g access.

That is correct. I pointed that out in my first post.