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@ amarillis
You forget the fact that we stand to profit billions on Wall Street in the event Greece defaults. But that has nothing to do with this decision.
Europe may have to clean up its own mess after all. The US Senate has voted 94:0 to block use of taxpayers' money for IMF rescues that make no economic sense or bail-outs for countries like Greece that far are beyond the point of no return.
This amendment will help prevent American taxpayer dollars from underwriting dysfunctional governments abroad," said Texas Senator John Cornyn, the chief sponsor. "American taxpayers have seen more bailouts than they can stomach, and the last thing they should have to worry about are their hard-earned tax dollars being used to rescue a foreign government. Greece is not by any stretch of the imagination too big to fail.
@ amarillis
" when you try to point out what cheating crooks they all are! "
Generalizing a whole population based on the ignorant actions of certain groups within the population IS ignorant and racist. Its one of the definitions.
Besides, those who live in glass houses shouldn't be throwing stones.
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"The Commission decided to suspend the funds so that the Bulgarian authorities will take serious, concrete measures to deal with the corruption issues. And the Commission will do this every time there is even a suspicion of mismanagement."
" The European Union imposed a special corruption monitoring scheme on Bulgaria, when they joined the EU in January 2007 because it was felt they were not yet up to EU levels."
You were saying about corrupt crooks ?
Now, would it be fair for me to call ALL Bulgarians corrupted crooks ? Of course not. You on the other hand, generalize the whole population of Greece of being crooks, racist etc...
This is why I call you ignorant. Not because you are Bulgarian.
@ amarillis
Oh you are Bulgarian. Sorry. I just noticed that you are from a monster economy that does not know the meaning of the word corruption.
oh wait...
@ amarillis
Thank you for proving me right. Now I know you are definitely ignorant, sad, uneducated and blame others for your failurese. You definitely must be a teabager.
The problem with the Euro is "countries not respecting the rules". Submitting different countrioes under the same fiscal policy, i.e., German fiscal policy will bring more blood. If nations respected existing rules, no such a problem would ever arise. They just must keep their public debt under 60% of GDP and public deficit less than 3% of GDP.
@ amarillis
"Their hatred of America is passionate and unrlentless."
Ignorant comments come from ignorant people. Let me guess. You are a member of the Teabags ?
@ expat44
There is no conspiracy theory here. There were times when no one helped anyone. Those times were called the Dark Ages. Its a shame people still live in them today. But then again, I am sure geniuses like you know better.
So please, go put on a robe, and look for a witch to burn.
@ amarillis
I will tell you, Greeks feel proud about one thing, beyond their ancestry (Aristotle, Plato, Hippocrates, Alexander, Pythagoras, and the rest of the huge bunch) that is: having been the root cause of the current global financial crisis! In their psyche, it has yet once again been confirmed: they are indeed at the center of it all!
We love you Bulgaria. After all, your capital has a very beautiful Greek name: WISDOM!
It is ironic that the Germans fought to control Europe. But now when everybody looks to Frankfurt, the Germans freaked out on their responsibilities to look out on other poor Europeans. It will take a long time before the European house can be run like a Teutonic machine.
Anyone see that the US congress has voted 94-0 to block the use of US taxpayer money by the IMF to bail out "dysfunctional governments abroad"?
Apparently the US's contribution to the IMF portion of the Greece bail out package was in the region of $50billion. The US is basically saying "Europe sort your own mess out" and is the right decision considering the deep running anti-americanism in the Greek society.Their hatred of America is passionate and unrlentless, but they are more than happy to take our taxpayers money/so posh ladies like Maria Athena can hire foreign maids/.Talk about hypocrisy!
The Eurozone debt crisis is going to run and run and will end in tears.
Nodoubt,it's bold and rather timely move by EU.However its success depends on its effective implementation in application of its governing parameters.You've rightly pointed out,the key element is the political will for reining in profligacy by the individual members.Your scepticism in this context is not ill-founded,after seeing the recent collapse of Greece.Any good student of economics,knows that size of economic stimulus is just one factor,the outcome is dependent on a host of factors as it's evident from what China achieved with much less incetive and what America got with double or triple the size.
@ lurker
All good points. I notice a hint of exasperation in the tone of ur post. Jus wanna say, to copy Schade's points, my post was not "anti-Americanism" but jus the facts.
To me the big "META" question is:
"Can a fairly large society (300M people), with many of the best and brightest minds in the world no doubt, have a SUSTAINABLE economy that relies on constant growth which is LARGELY based on the latest (revolutionary pathbreaking) INNOVATIONS alone while at the same time even most of the slightly older technologies are outsourced? Aren't we gonna hit a wall at some point?"
I don't know the answer but we will find out I think.
Maria Athena,
Have you heard the old adage"When a Greek is born, a Jew weeps?"
Nowdays that Greece single-handedly had managed to bring the world finance markets on the brink of a collaps, that old adage has never been more true.For which is being rewarded , again!
Surely we can all now see what a crippling failure the EU is!!!! Who let us in for all this in Britain anyway!?
@ commonsensical
Whatever the reason, subsidies etc., the US is still the world's largest manufacturer by raw numbers. That's all I was saying.
My list was not meant to be conclusive. But to go through your list--Yes. Most of the value added with pharmaceuticals is R&D and advertising. (Although I'm not entirely sure why R&D isn't a legitimate part of the economy.) But the pills/vaccines have to be made somewhere. And making them still counts as manufacturing.
Yes. Most electronics are now made in the far east. But some of them are still made in the US. (Laptops, flashlights, and audio equipment comes to mind.) I'm not sure if home appliances like washing machines and refrigerators count, but they are still made in the US. Even those made elsewhere often contain semiconductors and/or microprocessors made in the USA.
I did leave out weaponry (along with many other things like rockets, space equipment, trains, solar panels, windmills, etc.) Manufacturing weapons is something the US has dominated for a very long time. (Along with material science and biotechnology.) It's not something I'm proud of. But it's hardly the only thing the US makes.
I'm not a fan of US's agricultural subsidies, and I agree that they can be abusive, but they're hardly the only reason there's still agriculture in the US. There are a lot of crops grown here that don't get any subsidies whatsoever. We have a lot more fertile land, and fresh water per capita than most other countries. So, even if there were no subsidies, we'd still have a significant relative advantage.
And, by the way, our farm subsidies pale in comparison to the EU's.
@ mariathena:
So, single-handedly, you proved Aristotle right;-)! On the other hand, you are now in trouble with our Bulgarian fellow poster... .
Anyhow, I congratulate you on your human rights activities. It is important work and reminds ourselves of our "shared humanity" (Obama).
@ lurker
"The US doesn't make anything? That's flat out not true. We are still the world's largest manufacturer. We make chemicals. Steel. Pharmaceuticals. Electronics. Farm and other industrial equipment. Airplanes. Motor vehicles. Etc. "
Some nitpicks on the list. But electronics? Most of them are manufactured in the Far East or "East Asia" if you will. Even the top brands in most cases are Japanese or Korean. Pharma is NOT manufacturing. For a reason, most of the "work" is R&D and marketing! Steel - there is some produced in the US thanks to United Steelworkers but this would pale compared to the output from other countries entering the US (I think). Hey you left out a main industry. Weapons and ammunitions. US ulis very very good in this. And it's a good employment generator. US has 6000 bases in its soil! When Rumseld tried to close some of them he ran into huge troubles and backlashes, many from DEmocratic Congressmen!!
"And then there's agriculture..."
Yes thanks to the farm lobby and subsidies. Thousands of farmers in Africa are devastated by this. But that's a small price to pay I guez.
"I agree that US manufacturing is in serious trouble."
Of course. When manuf constitutes 11% of the economy but healthcare 16% there is a serious problem!
That the Savior State of Germany appeared sustainable was an accidental coincidence of cheap oil and favorable demographics. The notion that a central government could provide cradle-to-grave care for all its citizenry was only possible when the worker-to-retiree/recipient was on the order of 10-to-1 or 5-to-1. Now that it is effectively 2-to-1 in most of the developed world, the demographics have turned decidedly unfavorable.
Yes, absolutely correct about the huge trade surplus and Mercantilist implications for Germany.
The funny thing is that almost no working person in Germany will tell you that he/she feels things have improved or at least stayed the same level since about 1999.
Since the reunification in 1989 and the Eastern Germany bailout, after a short sugar-high due to government spending, things were pretty slow in the nineties.
Meanwhile, phased in from 1999 to 2003, the Oekosteuer (ecological tax) increased the tax on gasoline by about 17% at that time (15 euro-cents per liter) - but in fact the money was taken to subsidize the already collapsing Rentenkasse (Social Security, the only pension source for the majority of German retirees).
In 2007 the VAT was increased from 16% to 19% to "cut the budget deficit," but in effect once again mainly for the Rentenkasse.
The Rentenbeitragssatz, that's the percentage that is taken directly from your income to put into the Rentenkasse, has now reached 19.9%! (on the first 6800 Euro monthly income.) But still this has to be subsidized by the Oekosteuer and *on top of that* by 20% of the federal budget, a percentage which is growing.
Now take a guess why German employees felt no benefits from productivity gains and trade surpluses of the last 10 years. Actually almost all of them feel slowly squeezed.
One additional point about demographic stress in Germany:
Since 1970 the birthrate has been close around 1.35 (no misprints here). In other words within a generation or over 35 years (as people on average are older when having kids these days), the German population shrinks by a third!
But then why hasn't the German population started really declining so far? Two reasons: rising life expectancy and --for a while-- immigration. (In the last years immigration has gone down a lot.)
Have you ever heard about the German phrase, best translated to "controlled renaturation" ("kontrollierter Rückbau"). It's a euphemism for controlled demolition. It was invented for tearing down the socialist-erected living quarters in East Germany ("Plattenbauten"), in which no one wanted to live any more after the reunification. But it is effectively being applied to many parts of east *and* west Germany nowadays, closing schools for lack of pupils and so on.
We can conclude that whatever real growth (i.e. adjusted for inflation) Germany has experienced in the past 15 years, most of it has simply gone into the bottomless black hole of Social Security spending for an increasingly aging populace.
Germany is not alone in its demographics. One of the saddest images I retain from my first trip to Japan was a rural school, abandoned for lack of students. While this might be attributed to the movement of young people from the countryside to the cities, it also reflects Japan's low birth rate.
Maria Athena,
Corruption in Bulgaria is in modest proportions and at an amateur level compared to Greece, that managed to SWINDLE 300 billions from EU taxpayers and now is getting 120 billions more from the EU and US.Now, that's an achievement!You guys are more brilliant even than Bernie Madoff.Any competition no matter how hard you try to modestly deny it simply pales in copmarision.By the way I am curious to know is it a status thing, demonstration of wealth or pure lazyness to have a cleaning lady/maid in Greece, of course courtesy to the EU taxpayers euros?You see, my family is in the milionaire range, but I can't imagine hiring another human being to clean after me for the sake of pretending that they are inferior to me.Otherwise it must be a pure lazyness to clean your own home.
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Hello all.
I've found a couple different plans that I like but neither are *perfect*. If you could help me with the pros and cons of each I would be grateful!
A little bit about us:
Building on a wooded lot within the next 2ish years.
2 kids (7 & 9)
1 70# dog
We are drawn to the split bedroom plan because dh works different shifts and we'd like to keep foot traffic/noise down by the boys bedrooms. I did find one that seems to be the best of both worlds with all bedroom on one side but different hallways.
We do not need a formal dining room and would find a media/office room much more useful. We need to stay around 1900-2000 sq. ft. We do hope for this to be our forever house so it will need to span our current season of life as well as when we are empty nesters. I do have family that comes out of town to visit and they stay with us. Likely we will either opt for finishing the bonus room above the garage or put a bathroom and bedroom in the basement which is very common in our parts.
The first picture is around 1900 sq foot - not sure since I did some handy work with MS paint.
No stairs.....where could/should they go?
I would like a half bath somewhere.
Is the kitchen TOO open and TOO far from the entry?
No foyer - is the room big enough for an entryway of sorts for guests shoes, etc.?
Mudroom - took that from something Summerfield drew up and I LOVE IT but it wasn't the same dimensions as what this plan had.
I really want a screened porch (too many bugs in MI, esp in the woods) but not over the kitchen as I need light and in the woods I think it'd be too dark. Any thoughts on how that would be best?
Is the master bath layout efficient? I like the separate closets but that is a lot of doorways. Also I don't need a vanity and wonder if I could move the shower over by the tub and then move the closet door. Not sure if that matters.
Now for the second one, it's too large as is - 2,149 sq feet. It's a Don Gardner Plan - The Whitney
Quick entry to kitchen
Feels more open?
E-space in kitchen area
Mudroom is way too small
No half bath
Breakfast space is really too small for much - if it was bigger I could ditch the dining room
Are there too many entry's to and from the great room?
How can I shrink it?
I couldn't get both pictures to link so I will post the first one next. Sorry! Anything you can point out would be helpful. We didn't make it to any parade homes this year and I am terrible at visualizing off of measurements alone.
Thank you in advance for whatever you've got to give!
I hesitate to comment because I'm certainly not among the experts.
But, what if you pulled the breakfast room wall across the full 19' of the kitchen in plan 1 and did away with the dining room? Or, you could use just part of that space to save on ft. Having windows on all three walls would really open it up for you since 10' is shallow.
You'd have up to a 10'x19' space, which is larger than the dining space in the other house you posted, from what I can see.
Here's something similar that came to mind. It is 10x13, but the way.
With windows on all the sides, it would feel quite large. Cutting sqft is tough, isn't it?
You'd be giving up the media space, but it it's like others I've seen in his plans, it's just a lowered counter with a cabinet above it.
Is there room in the basement for a media space, or do you need it upstairs? (I know having a place where you can monitor the kiddos is probably pretty important.)
Here's the 10x13 example...
in the background, but a somewhat similar flow to yours as far as it's proximity to the kitchen and LR. Just flipped a bit...
(I'm afraid I don't know how to resize the photos)
Young-gardner - It's so hard to try to shrink things - esp when at the same time you need to add things. Not sure it's going to be possible but I am trying! As for the kitchen - that is what I was thinking 19' is HUGE. My current kitchen is a tight 10x10 which is small but 19' - I have no idea what I'd do with all of that length - seems to be awkward being so long and narrow. Thanks for the pics, that helps since I am a very visual person! I did some more modification like you suggested and then again another way in that area and it is just an odd shape to try to adjust I think. :( I haven't given up yet. I do really like having windows facing 2 sides in the kitchen (even though part of them are really in the dining area).
Kelhuk-thanks for your thoughts. I was wondering that very thing about the living room. I definitely do not want to get into that type of situation since I basically have something similar now. It has so many openings at opposite ends that you have to literally walk through the middle of living room to get from the hallway to the kitchen. There is no way to walk a perimeter. Makes for awkward furniture placement too.
Thanks for you comments - hoping others will chime in a well. I am wondering since the 1st plan (which was really the second picture) will be easier to modify since I need to add a 1/2 bath but in it's current state I have a little bit of wiggle room with sq footage. Any ideas on how to add a screened in porch on that first one?
Back to the drawing board. Every time I feel like I'm 'close' the more I look at it not so much. Good thing I'm starting early.
That is the plan.
Autumn 4 . . . I could have written your post. We are essentially looking for the exact same thing. We have two kids, pets, hubby works shift work, love the craftsman feel etc. However, we are planning to not exceed 2500 square feet (but the less the better, we have 1900 sq ft right now) I am determined to have two living spaces so my kids have somewhere to go with their friends, perhaps a bonus above the garage. We have one living area right now and I would just love to go sit in another room for a change =) I too have been looking at plans forever . . . I feel like I get close but then when I go back to the plan, I am not to sure what I got excited about in the first place. Ugh. Sorry not much to add but I will keep you on mind if I come across anything!
Thanks Momtoblondie. I'll do the same! I haven't figured out if it's 'easier' to start with a smaller sq. footage plan and increase or one that's a bit to big and decrease. Every time I do either I run into trouble.... Right now out home is 1450 sq foot and we have one family room PLUS one in the basement that we finished a couple of years back. I am certain we will need 2 spaces also when they get older and with how fast time goes it won't be long and we will be there!
Good luck to you also. I am now working between a 1600 sq foot house and an 1800 sq foot house and trying to 'merge' them. Spent many late hours trying to figure it out!
Here is my current plan I am working through - it's 1816 sq. ft. I feel like the master bath has a lot of wasted space. We would make the garage wider which may help in reconfiguring the master and if I can get the stairs together I'd extend the mudroom all the way to the far wall with an entry door there. Also still want a screened porch but I am a little worried about it blocking light into the house???


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After paying almost $200 per month for three capped cell phone lines, it was about time for a change. We were about to add a fourth line, which would've brought the monthly total to approximately $250, sending home the fact that we were paying too much.
T-Mobile was running an advertisement for four lines of unlimited everything at $100 per month, which sounded too good to be true. We thought, "That can't be right - something has to be wrong with that," so I investigated it and found out that was the actual rate and is non-promotional. The decision process didn't really take too long. Seriously, $100 for more or $250 for less - that's how easy it was.
We signed up on Friday, March 20th, choosing Saturday delivery at an extra $24. The package, including four phones and activation kits arrived at 9:15 the next morning. Speedy, but I'll get back to the good information.
The base plan is $100 per month, which includes unlimited everything. The only caveat is only the first 2.5 GB of data is at high speed and everything thereafter is 2G. Larger data allotments can be purchased, but they are still part of the deal, so it's not like 5 GB of data is $200, it's just an extra $10 per line. We stuck with the lowest allotment on each line, as we don't use that much data.
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Line 1 is $50, line 2 is $30, lines 3 and 4 are $10 each. Additional lines can be added for $10 per month.
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It's been 10 months since purchasing my Samsung Exhibit II 4G ($200+sales tax from Walmart) and things are getting better.. Voice service always solid and clear..
4G data service seams to hangs up, (in upload mode), a couple of times a day. Jumping into airplane mode and back out again restores 4G service. Average usage 4 to 5GB of data a month.
Initially I had to call t-mobile to change phone settings in order to get data service working. (Check mark Packet data & Roaming under Settings->Wireless and Networks->Mobile networks"). That call lasted 15 minutes or so.
Took several months to figure out how to purchase additional airtime while still on the $30 Walmart plan. (T-mobile doesn't document this very well, neither do CS reps know about it.) Solution, just keep extra money in prepaid account, each minute you go over deducts $0.10min from the account.
Speeds up to 9Mb(D)/2Mbit(U) so far.. I've gotten higher speeds on my TM ZTE hotspot, but that has a better radio(21Mbps verses 14Mbps).
But, I just forced my II 4G (hidden menu setting) to use T-mobiles new HSPDA+ 1900Mhz WCDMA service.. wow.. instead of 2, maybe 3 bars.. I now get a full 4 bars.. Very nice..
I'll update this review with the outcome of that experiment..
Note: That particular experiment failed a couple of months ago..I.E. no data, but that was then, and this is now.. Yeah..
Rooted, removed or disabled a couple of t-mobile's apps & spyware.
One thing I've learned is to disable all updates. Very selectively do I allow any update. Allowed Andriod OS to update to 2.3.5.. but not 2.3.6(yet)..
It seams that app vendors have a propensity to ruin a once useful app with an update. So no more updates. if an app works, it going stay working, just like I found it.
Favorite FREE apps so far..
older "My tracks" v1.1.16 in widget mode, Very handy for Bicyclists.
"Titanium backup" v5.5.1
"Flashlight" v4.9.2 in widget mode..
"Compass" v1.2.1
"Anti sms spam" v1.42
RF hazard like all cell phones, I rarely put my Andriod phone in my pocket. Instead it goes in a nap stack pocket with at least a few inches of separation from my body.. (also better view of the sky for the GPS app "my tracks")..
At home, I use a Siemens Gigaset one bluetooth gateway to route all TM calls to my cordless phones(with talking caller id). Bluetooth connection seams to fail to sync up a couple of times a month. But, forcing a bluetooth unpairing then reconnect on TM phone fixes this.
That's all for now.. This is one of the best deals I've gotten in long time..
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T-mobile's data network has fallen over.. and died..(~12/28..12/29) everything is like 2G speeds or slower in my neck of south Florida. It's like the republican convention all over again..
My tests indicate routing loop activity, periodic timeouts/long ping responses, but there is no way to communicate this info to the appropriate people.. (Spent an hour on tech support.. with no results.. )
All the final tech support did was give me a new APN(fast.tmobile.com), which had no effect..
Web pages that normally load in less than a second, now take minutes.
Followup.. My idea, by forcing my Samsung exhibit II 4g phone to use only the 1900mhz band(Iphone band).. data access is wayy better.. almost normal.. I just hope I can keep on using it.
===updated 2/18/2015 ===
Just updated Exhibit II 4G to Galaxy Avant.
(Walmart online purchase $149+tax, ship to store) .
Instead of using included mini sim, I cut up my old standard sized sim(from exhibit II 4G) and converted it into mini, then plugged it into the Avant. It activated with my old phone #, airtime, everything without calling or asking anybody. Still using $30/mo 5GB/100 minute Walmart prepaid plan.
Using the old sim was real handy, since it took me several back and forth attempts to get everything backed up (google sync'd) and then restored into my new phone.
15mhz band 4 LTE access is much faster(3 of 5 bars).. so far up to 20Mb/5Mb.
Google voice calling is much smoother and more consistent.
Rooted phone almost immediately, (Once I knew it was working..)
Tried using new 700mhz LTE band 12, so far Avant just stayed in HSPA mode. (no go)
Notes: Avant Diag/config mode is *#0011#
Most of the network hangs I was experiencing on my old Exhibit II 4G seamed to disappear after I walked into a T-mobile and had them pull up my account #.
T-mobile store wouldn't honor advertised online pricing($149) for prepaid account, they wanted ~$230+$15sim+airtime, so I walked out. Surfed the net, and found $149 Walmart online deal was up again(back in stock).
Hands down, the $30 Walmart/T-mobile deal is still the best thing in town.
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Glad to hear 1900Mhz works.
I also purchased a 4G Exhibit II back in January with the $30/mo plan but since it can't get the more common 3G and there aren't very many 4G towers around it turned out to be mostly worthless and couldn't get data anywhere unless it was on wi-fi so I gave up after a while and got a Galaxy S-2. I was wondering if it would work on the new 3G 1900Mhz service, if it does that might give it some useful life after all so it won't be a total waste of money.
Mine was already at 2.3.5 and I updated to 2.3.6 but couldn't really tell any difference. I also rooted it and updated to 4.0.3 to see if that would give it 3G capability and while Android 4 runs OK data still won't work anywhere around here.
BTW, if you miss paying your bill on time your service might revert back to the regular plan (I heard of it happening to someone) but you can avoid that by setting up auto pay using a credit card so it gets paid automatically each month.
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Re: Glad to hear 1900Mhz works.
Since they have started moving 3G from 1700Mhz to 1900Mhz so iPhones can use it and there is one of those towers just a block or two from my house my old Exhibit II has started working again! Looks like there might actually be some useful life left in it after all!
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Doesn't the Exhibit only support HSPA+ and HSPDA?
The problem w/ the exhibit is when I last checked it only was able to pick up HSPA+21 and HSPA+42, but not LTE. If this is true, you really got to get a new phone as it is soo much better on their LTE.
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Re: Doesn't the Exhibit only support HSPA+ and HSDPA?
My old Exhibit II 4G is worse than that, it topped out at 14.4Mbps HSDPA.
My updated review(2/18/2015) indicates that I just upgraded the phone to a brand new Galaxy Avant.. (which supports LTE cat 4 150D/50U, and 21D/5.76U Mbps HSPA )
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Bad: there tech support needs to learn english and not keeping customers caught in a loop.
Bottom line: you need to know what you are getting into.
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"Cheap, consistent service in metro areas (Mostly LTE Now)"
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For $25 (normally $40) of 6.5 GB data at HSPA+ speeds this is an excellent value. Especially since it includes unlimited HotSpot. I have been a customer of T-Mobile for about 8 years, so a discounted rate was offered to me when they changed their plans a few month ago. Also, my phone is not 4G (Nexus 4), so it doesn't matter to me that the 4G LTE has not yet rolled out in my neck of the woods. Consider this if you want true LTE. HSPA+ is fine for me. My speed tests usually yield results around 10 mbps down/ 4 mbps up. This is more than enough for my needs. My main gripe would be when traveling. A lot of times my service will drop to edge speeds when in rural areas or on a highway in the boondocks. You can't do much on edge. Not even audio will steam well at this speed. Then again at home, work or on the road between both my my HSPA+ speeds are very consistent, so this is of no consequence to me.
Update: T-Mobile recently migrated my old My Favs plan to one of their newer all inclusive plans. They upgraded my data to LTE Unlimited on my phone (previously 7GB) w/3GB HotSpot, my wife to 7GB (previously 5GB). The two of us now have unlimited minutes (1000 on previous My Favs plan) and text as well. All for the same money, an even $100 a month. It's awesome to see a company actually working for its customers. I haven't had this kind of felling about a company in a long time. LTE coverage is now rock solid in Southern California also.
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Just a note about EDGE
After 2013 it seems that T-Mobile has stopped the EDGE to HSPA+ refarm in order to get the LTE deployment done quicker. All of the newest upgraded EDGE towers still use EDGE for voice/MMS with LTE for data. So you need a device with support for 1900mhz LTE to see improvement on non-refarmed rural towers unfortunately.
That's not to say that T-Mobile will never go back and complete the refarm, they cant keep 2G on forever.
Nice review, you summed up T-Mobile service pretty well. It really is refreshing to see a company working in favor of their customers for once, what a shocking concept!
2015-Feb-1 4:42 pm: ·
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Re: Just a note about EDGE
Thanks for the comment! In my original T-Mobile review I was on a Nexus 4 a few years back. I upgraded to a Nexus 5 the day they came out in 2013. I have been happy with the Nexus 5 and it maintains the LTE signal pretty consistently. Every now and then I see it switch to HSPA+ when traveling locally here in southern Cal. Even then, I see speeds of around 20/15. On LTE at home and work, I usually see around 37/25. I know T-Mobile may not be the best choice (although I understand they are working on that fast and hard) for folks in rural areas, but for the majority of us in the metro areas it is pretty rock solid and the value and customer service can't be beat.
2015-Feb-1 5:41 pm: ·
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You know by the end of the year ALL Edge and 2G towers will be LTE
Keep in mind, T-Mobile currently covers 264M or so POPs over ultra-fast LTE (Company avg. 17mbps; I usually get around 40 off it). By mid year their LTE will cover almost as many people as Verizon and AT&T -300M POPs. As, well as the fact that all 2G and Edge towers will be LTE in a year or so. Saying almost everyone w/ HSPA+ has now been rolled over to LTE it's only a matter of time before the others follow.
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"Price is great, Network Speed & Latency almost as good as wireline, constantly improving!"
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-Rewrote my review as of 1/27/14 as much has changed-
Overall my experience with this carrier is very positive. Their network modernization program is working, and the old 2G network is disappearing, replaced with blistering fast LTE fed by fiber. Definitely go with T-Mobile if they have coverage in your area that meets your needs.
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Customer Support is getting better but still is poor at handling unusual situations. If you are unsatisfied with any interaction with support the higher level CSR's are more than willing to credit your account for any trouble. Credits can range from $15 all the way up to $250 in my experience (this credit entirely has to do with a long-delayed order of new phones, not service/billing).
As for usage billing there are no overages if you go over your data limit. We have 1gb per line. The penalty is throttling you down to EDGE-like speeds, still usable. I rarely go over.
What used to be "that old 1990's EDGE network" is disappearing. The network refarm has been a success and I entirely believe Neville Ray (CTO) that all EDGE towers will have LTE overbuilt by the end of this year. The LTE is blistering fast with consistent low pingtimes. Now, your going to want a current T-Mobile device (or a phone with full support of the bands T-MUS uses) to take advantage of the network, if you come onboard with a device that can only do AT&T's 3G bands your not going to even see the whole network. In urban areas EDGE has been replaced with 3G, but the more rural towers have gone straight to LTE with EDGE for legacy/voice/SMS.
To put it short, when I started 3G or Faux-G was a rarity in 2012. By 2015 their network has totally transformed. Signal has gotten more reliable and consistent. Calls are clearer and dont drop as often. The neglect during the mid-late 2000's has been repaired, and the shiny new network gleams.
Data is blistering fast, often beating my own home Comcast line. Their 3G is usable with DSL like speeds, but the LTE is really screaming. Their higher than normal tower density in coverage areas due to the short range of AWS reduces tower congestion and it shows. EDGE, where it still is the only option (almost gone) is usable for email, messaging over IP, and navigation.
10/10 CEO - brash, bold, and crazy. Dont be fooled, he is not stupid, he is calculating and shaping what may be one of the greatest industry shake-ups of the next decade. In addition his videos give me extra entertainment - the Christmas video was great.
T-MUS is really challenging the norm of the US wireless market. Having no overage fees, free international roaming, unlimited music, and Wifi Calling really polish the edges of this offering. The pricing is great for 4 lines. If the coverage in your area is sufficient, give them a try. The savings are worth it!
10/10 would use network again
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Actually AT&T has unlimited talk,text and 6 GB of data which includes 4 phones for 250 a month, that's the plan I have with them and the service and internet speed away better than T-Mobile any day, even the call quality is much better, I have a business plan with them since I have my own company, Premiere support is AMAZING and they will bend over backwards for you, I have 4 lines on my account, 1 for my brother and 1 for his fiance, 1 for myself and 1for my partner.. I would give AT&T another look, and honestly they are not that bad, I have never dropped a call or lost service with them, were as with T-Mobile we struggled to even get service even though supposedly provide perfect service here.. PLUS I can have 10 lines on one account with no deposits ever and even start a second account with the same amount of lines and still no deposit lol
2013-Aug-21 7:02 pm: ·
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Re: AT&T Prcing
except not everybody can have premier access like you...they only give you that since they can milk more money out of your business that you're giving to them...
even after you're paid for the phone unit, you're still paying for the price which in the end amounts to almost 3 phones after paying for service for 24 months...
let's see if you can figure that out and do the math...
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"Insanely fast LTE. Better coverage and performance every day. Contract free."
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About 1 year ago I chose to jump ship with AT&T after they decided to start severely throttling my unlimited data plan. I could not be happier with the decision to switch. No-contract is wonderful and BYOD is actually PROMOTED by T-Mobile.
T-Mobile's network is insanely fast. When I first switched our area (Fort Collins) didn't eve have LTE yet, but one of the best prices of T-Mobile is their super fast 3G+ network TMo's DC-HSPA+ network is actually significantly faster than AT&Ts LTE, averaging at ~20Mbps down and ~5Mbps up. About 3 months in, our area was upgraded to LTE and the speeds are incredible. T-Mobile installed 10+10Mhz AWS LTE and I regularly see speeds around town as fast as 60Mbps. When visiting Minneapolis, one of TMo's 15+15 markets, I saw speeds of over 80Mbps. Crazy!
These speeds would be useless without unlimited data, and so far I have used up to 150GB in a month and seen no throttling. Somewhat of a well loved secret on T-Mobile is that if you bring an unlocked android phone, you can use your unlimited plan for tethering and basically replace cable.
The one downside for all this speed is spotty coverage in some areas, but I've actually experienced rural coverage improving and T-Mobile seems to be very actively upgrading their network at an incredible pace. I look forward to seeing the rollout of 700Mhz later this year to witness how this affects euro coverage.
Overall I have been incredibly pleased. Technical support has been fantastic and store employees have been knowledgeable. A world of difference from my experiences with both Comcast and AT&T. I hope T-Mobile continues with their innovative business model and continues to evolve its network at the current pace.
700Mhz B12 LTE just went live in my area, and the amount of coverage implement is staggering. There are almost no gaps in the network with my Nexus 6 seamlessly transitioning between networks. From this expirience I can say that by the end of 2015, there will be far less to complain about when it comes to nationwide and rural coverage.
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OMG That LTE -It gets up to 20mbps faster than my house.
T-Mobile's new network is amazing. If you get LTE, you surely wont be disappointed.
Speeds reach as high as 60-70mbps where it's available.
2014-Aug-5 8:47 am: ·
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Be Careful Using Tethering/Hotspot on TMO
My son has a prepaid T-Mobile plan w/5GB of data. He enabled his hotspot on his unlocked Nexus 5. He immediately received a text message from T-Mobile telling him to stop or else. After rooting his phone and installing Cyanogen, he was able to change a setting and apparently enable tethering without them knowing.
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06/21/2014: Still going strong with TMo. I upgraded to a GN3 and the service is still very good. Recently found out that LTE seems to drain my battery faster than UMTS so in areas with low coverage, rather than have the phone permanently looking for LTE service, I set it up so it only connects to UMTS. In addition, some areas have reported that are able to use VoLTE (voice over LTE) after an OTA to their (branded) devices.
Well finally jumped from Sprint to TMo about a month ago: service has been very good when compared to Sprint at my new location: Sprint got dumped for two main reasons: $200+ charge (after corp discount) AND really bad service (non-existent) at my new house.
So far service has been really nice: got LTE/HSPDA almost anywhere (in Miami that is) and it is also 'unlimited'... although not as 'unlimited' as Sprint's: Sprint's service did not mind how I was using my data, be it on the phone or tethering... TMo does mind: it is unlimited only on the device itself, even though they include a 500 MB tethering plan, after you hit the 500MB mark then you get redirected to a page to add 2G more for some price. Sprint NEVER had this issue at all regardless of data destination. Although this can be bypassed, some websites do not like the bypass itself.
Speed-wise, on LTE I have been able to hit 10 - 15 Mbps down / 1 - 2 Mbps up which is decent for mobile service. For gaming, it can run some FPS games with acceptable latency (25 to 50ms). As far as equipment, T-Mo BYOD policy allowed me to bring over a Nexus 4 from Google Play and get service on it (yes Nexus 4 supports T-Mo's LTE service), I only asked for the micro-sim.
BE AWARE: T-MOBILE WILL RUN A HARD CHECK AGAINST YOUR CREDIT. I thought that since there was no contract, similarly to prepaid service, I would just walk with my phone activated... well they do check your credit to get service.
Update: 01/13/2015
Service has been good so far. LTE deployment is still a bit slow, limited to most urban areas and some well transited highways. In some cases I have seen 1 Mbps/10Mbps (yep, 1Mbps down) but most of the time I see around 10/10, 15/10. Still better than Sprint.
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Got two phones with two different plans. My main phone which is a Galaxy S III has 500 anytime minutes and unlimited text and web (5GB at "4G" speeds). This plan also allows tethering. My other phone is a CM10 modded Galaxy S II and has the monthly US$30 unlimited text and 5GB data and 100 min. talk. This phone I use to tether my tablet for data while on the bus/train. Both plans have worked out so far and I have used the $30 plan for my data needs. It's good to have 10GB available per month. Overall I would say this is a great value.
I am now on the 4 lines for US$100 however one line is unlimited for US$30 more and another one has a 4.5GB cap for US $10 more. The other two lines are for 2.5GB. In 2016 The line's data caps fall to 3.5 on one line and 1GB on two others while the unlimited line continues. I have been generally happy with the coverage and greatly pleased the very few times I have had to contact customer service.
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"Flat rate prepaid @ $66 per mth for 2 lines, can use any TMO/gsm/unlocked phone"
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Well here it is 2.5 yrs later and Im still on Tmobile I have to say they are definitely giving me the best bang for my buck, Currently I'm with the business plans under a larger company. At first I was a bit hesitant but found out if I ever have an issue I call Tmobile directly and they take care of the situation.
SO current I jumped in on the unlimited talk, txt and 2.5 GB of LTE data on each line With tethering Inc. so with 2 lines that comes out to $66 per month inc tax I cant beat that. My LTE speeds are rater impressive, even in some small cities such as Ocala FL where I snowbird I pull 39 mbps down and 10 mbps up on average. However the major highway access outside of major metros is still lackluster in spots ( i75, i4 & i95, FL turnpike). However with the new music freedom option that really is not so much of a problem even in some areas that drops to 2G the service streams pretty good ( for pandora anyway not so much for slacker).
I at one time considered Sprint as there offer is $60 for unlimited everything even high speed data for one line, as I own a unlocked Nexus 5 I could use there service with it, however before I jumped ship I was also interested in the TMO $80 plan for myself as it is Identical to the Sprint $60 plan, I'm at the edge of the ship ready to jump but then I read the fine print, WAIT the devil is in the details!
With TMO in there $80 plan it include tethering (hotspot) UP TO 5 GB of it, Sprints plan did not offer that. As Im on the road a lot and tether my laptop I need this function as Im not willing to carry or pay for a second device just to do what my nexus 5 can do freely. Upon checking with sprint to just use 6GB of there unlimited there giving me in there $60 plan I would need to pony up and extra $50. Wait What? Yes so even though Sprint is advertising all over how there $60 plan is more affordable compared to TMOs $80 plan, to have ALL the same features ( tethering included) it would cost me $110 on Sprint per month VS TMOs $80. In the end I ran across The Harbor site that gave me 2.5 GB inc Tether. So I when I to look at my usage in the winter months Im usually around 2GB of tether now per month as I travel a lot less. I can always upgrade my line come spring if needed.
But in the end T-Mobile won my business again.. Now if they could just ether acquire some rural roaming or get in good on the upcoming 600 mhz auction and expand that into rural areas I would be a totally happy camper.
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Well I've had a hate love relationship with cell phone carriers for as while ( from the time they started number porting) from sprint , to virgin, ATT and verizon to name a few. The last 1 yr Ive pretty much been on Tmobile prepaid for the $50 and $60 unlimited plan. It works for me, while I'm on contract work I purchase the $60 plan for that month as I'll need a lot of data while Im on the go and times when Im Off I'll drop my rate to the $50 plan. The one main positive is I can use any Tmobile phone I want on there prepaid plan, CAN'T do that with Verizon, ATT, or Sprint. I have A G2X and I use it to wireless tether my laptop and media player to the Internet and it works great, As a matter of fact Im using it right now writing this review while typing on my HP elite book. Over all for the price against the big three its the best bang for your buck when it comes to flexibility. However against Spring and there MNVOs when Tmobile throttles you you might as well say good buy to all the fun stuff your use to. the only thing its good for afterwards is just basic web surfing...
I notice no matter if you have the $50, 60, or 70 plan after you get throttled you will not download anything faster than 90-118 kbps and the average I get is around 79 kbps in places around Florida. and your upload will vary between 110 and 180 kbps. So yes you will actually get a faster upload than download once throttled. thats a big difference from what the normal 4G speed now is, around 10mbps (or 10,000 kbps). Dropping from 10,000 to less than 100. as you know is a big change!
Also surely enough using and android phone with many apps updating can take forever once the throttle is put in place. Also one month I downgraded to the $50 plan I decided to let the phone do a google/ android app update and it ate through over 1/2 of the 100mb at 4G in just an hour with just the updates alone. so the phone really becomes just a basic web surfing phone with a pretty screen after day one. Just a word to the wise.. Id prefer truly unlimited 3G web on my phone vs. the threshold then throttled 4g that t mobile is currently offering.
Over all a good fair price and great for those who want to use a high end phone if if its only just for show.
recently moved services to Walmart Family mobile for a test run as of Feb 2012 and I couldn't pass up the limited time offer of unlimited 3G web with talk and txt, and I must say Im happier but not satisfied. well it does take a lot to please me. But lets start off with the fact that walmart mobile is simply just T-mobile postpaid without a contract. OK pros and cons...
. Lets start off with the fact that Walmart sells there service as unlimited T,T,& 3G web for $45. however you have to add taxes to that $45 becomes $50 after taxes and fees.
. You can only pay through Walmart and you must pay your bill on-time or there is a $5 fee.
. There unlimited talk and text is just that it it covers all of Tmo's network and some of there roaming partners but there unlimited 3G web is far from 3G
. T-mobile real 3G on my phone which is a 4G phone usually tops out around 5mbps on walmart mobile the highest Ive ever hit was 1.1 mbps. and this is coming from the same tower that before I switched I was receiving 9.2mbps on Tmo's 4g plan
.So that proves the Walmart service is being throttled and full 3G is NOT available.
. However the 5GB of data threshold is a LOT more gracious than Tmo's 100mbs for $50.
.Even at 1.1 mbps you still have enough throughput to tether any devices you have and be able to stream pandora, youtube, etc with no problem something that is impossible to do once Tmo throttles you after your 100mbs.
.You dont need a walmart mobile phone just a sim as you can use almost any T-mobile phone, with a few exceptions.
. In comparison to An offer from a company called simple mobile with walmart mobile you get more bang for your buck Simple's unlimited 3G plan actually only gets up to 256mbps.
.With Walmarts Plan you can add lines and save $10 per line something you CAN'T do with Tmo's own prepaid or simple mobiles plans.
. Im paying $50 for what TMO charges you for $70 a month for high speed internet access of 5GB. Im saving $240 a year and thats the real big picture.
So in conclusion Im happier however not still fully satisfied. if they would allow you to get your full 3G I'd rate it 8 out of 10. I have yet to deal with a customer support issue so that my mean +1/-1 in the grading scale.
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November 2014 - I also added a ipad 128gb to my line with a 5 gb data plan
July 2014- Have my supervisor on my family plan so he can save money. I kept my old plan Family 1,000 and my 5gb data plan with no texting and also added a hotspot to my line for free.
March 2014- I added a data plan to my phone because I need to use the internet . Still to this day T mobile still provides great service
December 2013- I upgrade my phone to the Samsung galaxy s4. Now I am in a payment plan. MY brothers friend that works for Tmobile lower the Family plan 1,000 minutes price from 49.99 to 39.99.
February 2010- I went to the T mobile store to renew my contract. The sales rep upgraded my voice plan from 700 minutes to 1,000 minutes. Still I would use 1/10 of the minutes
March 2006- Here is a one month update T mobile in my area provides better service that AT&T and sometimes on AT&T I experience drop calls
Feburary 2006- I sign up for T mobile because AT&T/Cingular screw me over the whole 2005 with billing problems. I got Tmobile 700 minutes family for 49.99.
I have great service when I migrate to Tmobile from AT&T I was blown away from the voice and their customer service
Coverage is great in my area in some areas I experience better coverage than AT&T
In the end, they are a decent choice amongst an area with very little to no other choices.
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Bruceles being a wram up fight for cotto is bascally a known fact amongst real hardcore boxing fans in the meantime cotto was getting wobbled around the ring by c level opponents and arum quickly became very cautious of puting his rising star in the ring with pbf. Kostya tsyzu is another fighter pbf was calling out and gunning for but the loss to hatton blew that one up in smoke.
Real boxing fans remember all this despite the revisionist history
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I remember Cotto was sparring partner for Bruseles for that fight. I think he was ringside as well.
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if you guys remember your boxing history you'll recall a month after the bruceles fight cotto getting hurt badly against corley. THIS SCARED ARUM and the mayweather-cotto fight was put on hold... then a few months after that Cotto was again on queer street vs c-level Ricardo Torres.
Arum wasn't going to put his next "Star" against PBF at that point.
Real boxing history facts. Not *******/hater nonsense.
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Arum has coddled and protected the hell out of Juanma so it's no surprise to hear that he didn't want Floyd anywhere neat Cotto back in 2005.
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Everything Floyd just said is 100% on the money. Cotto and Hatton sitting ringside for the Gatti fight were like John Saxon (who played Roper) & Jim Kelly (who played Williams) from that scene in Enter the Dragon after Bruce's character Fu**s up O'Hara----> looking at each other thinking wft just happened, and wtf did we just see . Bruseles was Cotto's sparring partner and he mentioned how well prepared, strong etc Bruseles was and how good sparring was. Must have been a shock for Cotto to see Bruseles get toyed with. Cotto's chin was very shaky in the 140 division also.....it got alot better when he moved up.
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Not a huge surprise, it's what Top Rank has been doing for a while now. Inhouse catchweight fights, basically mismatches of it's own, to increase popularity of their so called PPV attractions.
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