T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint did indeed bring significant enhancements to their 5G network, especially with Sprint's mid-band spectrum (n41). I’m curious on what Sprint’s n41 was like.

1. How many MHz of n41 did Sprint use?

2. What were the CA combos for their 5G?

3. How was the range on their 5G? Was it dense and reliable?

4. If Sprint somehow lived to this year, how do you think their 5G network would compare to AT&T & Verizon? T-Mobile wouldn’t have the n41 spectrum to be as good.

5. Was it possible for Sprint to activate n41 on all of their 8T8R sites, instead of upgrading each site with Massive MIMO?

I probably already know the answer to this but thought I’d ask anyway.

Looking for a method on galaxy s10

Seems like they don't do this often, but the older Sprint plans seem to be eligible for the Pixel 9 promos by either trading in a phone or setting up a new line, not sure how many former Sprint users still hang out here, but seems pretty newsworthy because pretty much every other promo requires a newer plan...

Edit:

Promotion details from the base Pixel 9, for those who are curious (available here: https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/google-pixel-9):

On Us with trade.

Via 24 monthly bill credits when you trade in an eligible device on most plans.

How to get this offer:

Purchase a Google Pixel 9 on a monthly payment plan and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase; plus $35 device connection charge.

Have or switch to an eligible rate plan.

Trade in an eligible device in good condition:

Get up to $800 off:

Samsung Galaxy: S9, S9+, S10, S10e, S10+, S10 5G, S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S20 FE, Note9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note 20 Ultra S21, S21+, S21 Ultra, S21FE, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, S23 FE, S24, Z Fold, Z Flip, Z Flip 5G, Z Fold2, Z Fold3, Z Flip3, Z Flip4, Z Fold4, Z Flip5, Z Fold5

Apple iPhone: 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro,13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max,15, 15 Plus

OnePlus: 10 Pro 5G, 9 Pro 5G

Google Pixel: 8, 8 Pro, 7, 7 Pro, 6, 6 Pro, Fold

Moto: razr+ 2023

Get up to $400 off:

Samsung Galaxy: S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, S7, S7 edge, S7 Active, S7 edge duo, S8, S8+, S8 Active, A32, A32 5G, A51, A51 5G, A52, A52 5G, A53 5G, A54 5G, A71, A71 5G, A21, A23, A14 5G, A15 5G, Note8

Apple iPhone: 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, SE 2nd Gen, SE 3rd Gen

OnePlus: 7T, 7T Pro, 7T Pro McLaren, 8T, 8T+ 5G, 8 5G, 8 Pro 5G, 9 5G, 10T 5G

Google Pixel: 4, 4 XL, 4a, 4a 5G, 5a 5G, 5, 6a, 7a

LG: Velvet, V60 ThinQ

Moto: razr 5G, Edge2021, Edge 5G 2022, razr 40

New lines receive up to $800 back via one-time trade in credit and 24 monthly bill credits. Upgrades receive up to $800 back via 24 monthly bill credits. Yearly Upgrade customers must trade in your current qualifying device after 6+ months, and we will pay off your remaining device balance up to 50%.

If you cancel entire account before receiving 24 credits, credits stop and balance on required finance agreement is due; contact us. Bill credits end if you pay off device early. For well-qualified customers.

Contact us before cancelling entire account to continue remaining bill credits, or credits stop & balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $799.99 – Google Pixel 9 128GB). Bill credits end if you pay off device early. Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. Limited-time offer; subject to change. Qualifying credit, service & trade-in (e.g., Save $800: Google Pixel 8 / Save $400: Google Pixel 4) required.  Available on web only. $35 device connection charge due at sale. Up to $800 via bill credits; line with promo must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. Max 4 discounted devices/account. May not be combinable with some offers or discounts.

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This seems to work for me, and the $35 DCC fee is waived now, pretty much a no brainer for anyone on an older plan, and I kinda doubt we'll see another promo that the older plans qualify for in to next while...

I got these back when I was getting a galaxy S7 in 2016

What is the Tmobile counterpart to swac that gets the same deals. I cannot remember because I didn’t think I would ever upgrade

I forget which Tmobile plan has the same deals as advantage plan, thinking of upgrading from a 12 to a 16, battery life has been absolutely terrible and it’s like $100-$150+ to get replaced. Any information or ideas are welcome. I don’t think I qualify for any of these.

Is there any way to add a second line to the Advantage Unlimited account? I logged into then website but when I go to manage my plan and my only option is to switch to a new plan.

When with Sprint, I had the "iPhone Forever" feature code added to my SWAC lines (2x) in connection with iPhone 13 Pro purchase. By the time I came over to TMobile, I had started using Google Pixel phones, so I did not pay much attention to whether that "iPhone Forever" feature code came over, and how it came over.

Now that I am interested in going back to iPhone 16, I looked at the history of my account features, and I saw that each of my 2x lines had the "T-Mobile iPhone Upgrade Program" feature code added to it. But, I read elsewhere on this subreddit that Sprint's "iPhone Forever" feature code came over as a T-Mobile "Yearly Upgrade" feature code.

So, a couple of questions:

1. What is the TMobile equivalent of Sprint's "iPhone Forever" feature code: "T-Mobile iPhone Upgrade Program" feature code, "Yearly Upgrade" feature code, or something else?

2. What is included in the "T-Mobile iPhone Upgrade Program" feature code? And, is the "T-Mobile iPhone Upgrade Program" feature code better value than the "Yearly Upgrade" feature code?

Thanks in advance for any insight!

Why do I have to pay this it’s with a collection agency from when u was a teenager and they don’t even exist anymore I’m with t mobile I’ve been a loyal customer

Former Sprint SWAC here. I currently have 2x lines of SWACPMCM (Magenta Complete Code for former Sprint SWAC Advantage Premium plan). I am interested in a free 3rd line without plan change.

I tried to get the free 3rd line under the 2023BYODP1 promo at end of Jun 2023, and after back and forth over 3 months with Executive Escalations, they could not get the promo discount to stick, so I ended that effort in Sep 2023.

I read in a recent post (see recent SERO to SWAC Conversion thread, found here ) that getting a free 3rd line was still possible to do. Is free 3rd line still possible/available? And, if so, given the upcoming Mar/Apr 2025 deadline to add new SWACPMCM lines, how would I go about doing this?

Though not my preferred approach, I am open to cancelling my second line, waiting 90 days, and then doing a BOGO (if that is an available option).

Thanks in advance for any information/guidance.

Edit 1: Added link to cited "recent post"

I remember reading something, not sure if in here or r/tmobile, that there is a cut off date when tmobile won't allow any new lines to be created on the old sprint plans. Does anyone remember when that date is supposed to be?

I have this Samsung exclaim m550 that I got from a thrift store and I'm trying to figure out if it can still be used without data there's no sim card slot It was designed for Sprint's CDMA network (sprint is gone now.) if there any sort of way this phone can be used to browse the internet either by pc connection or roaming any answers will help thx. :)

Hello fellow Sprint T-Mobile users!

I have an old SERO Premium account with 2 lines. $40 each line (no $10 add-on for premium data). If it's still possible to switch over, and I'm aware it's probably unlikely, is it still worth it?

Are there any remaining benefits left? Would I save any money? Thanks!

My mother (77 yrs old) will soon be upgrading her iPhone 7 Plus to a 16 Plus. She’s on whatever the Sprint employee’s family plan migrated to (I don’t think it was SWAC, but could be?) and she wants to keep that plan, so I’ve suggested that she buy directly from Apple rather than engaging T-Mobile to ensure her plan isn’t “inadvertently” changed during the upgrade process.

My question - will it be possible to do a wireless transfer to the new phone since the 7 Plus isn’t on the same iOS?

Trying to make this as easy as possible for her since we are not in the same city. I used to work with Sprint device swaps but haven’t done so since the merger.

**not sure why this question deserves unhelpful snarky comments - just pretend instead of my elderly mother, you’re trying to help your grandmother or great grandmother with this from 200 miles away and imagine what she’d say if it doesn’t work the way you’re expecting it to

Ever since sprint merged with t mobile it seems that the wireless industry has gone to 💩

Sprint was the carrier that many ppl relied on for affordable service

But now all three carriers are very much expensive to get service through directly

Even on the prepaid side you tend to find much more affordable service with mvnos rather than with carriers directly

T mobile has especially has got really expensive, so much for being the "un carrier"

It's sad the lack of competition has made the carriers lazy

Verizon still sits on top of their throne as the expensive king, while at&t and t mo duke it out for second but in reality they are far away from verizon

Not that sprint was much competition to verizon, but at least they had much better perks and didn't break your wallet

How bad was the coverage? I heard horror stories of many dropped calls from ppl that had sprint back in the day

Just wondering how bad it was

Are both swac plans considered the same with respect to T-Mobiles benefits? I have two lines that are unlimited premium and considering the current $30/mo home internet plan with the thought of downgrading to the plus plan. Would this work out or is the plus plan not considered an equivalent plan to premium?

Much appreciated.

as title mentioned I have 3 SWAC accounts (Adv Unlimited Plus). Need to add another line for my daughter. I was reading in another thread that I need to add a line via TForce on X. I was wondering what challenges will I encounter and if I need to buy a new phone first before contacting them? thx for all the help.

I guess you don't notice you lost something until you need it. One result of moving from Sprint to T-Mobile was domestic roaming. I was on SERO and then SWAC, and I believe when I was in a building and lost Sprint connection, I would roam onto Verizon I think.

I think Sprint lost all roaming partners, when we switched to T-Mobile?

I've had my unlimited on us line from Sprint, 2020 maybe, in a phone. Just got a new Umidgi A13 tablet and put the SIM in there. Everything's working, 4G LTE only no 5G. Shows up as a Samsung BYOD tablet, but also says A13 when I click on my lines.

Not being throttled, currently getting around 65MB/sec. I had never tried before, so didn't know this would work.

I have an old iPhone that is carrier locked to sprint. Long story short they claimed that I had a phone that I actually didn’t have. I had a 8 ordered into a franchised sprint and for some reason my upgrade plan wasn’t what I expected and didn’t want to pay for said upgrade so I didn’t go forward with it. I never even saw the new phone. I ended up fighting with sprint for years bc of this and eventually they said if I didn’t seek legal advice then they’d drop everything. I agreed. Well unfortunately they never unlocked the phone and now I’d like a work phone so I don’t have to use my 16 pro max. I’ve called with no luck so I’m curious if anything can be done. I’m not sure if the device was paid off because I stopped making all payments when they started accusing me of stealing a phone and charging me for it. But I did put 750 down so I’m assuming it was either paid or very close to it. I’m assuming they did this to a lot of people bc they sold to t mobile.

I want to try putting a modern sim in my S6, but I never had my phone unlocked before using it. I'm not sure if I can get it to unlock now. I have a mint and verizon sim card I can try in it. Is there a way?

edit: apparently just pressing the UICC unlock button worked after waiting a while. I was successfully able to use a mint sim in it.

Does anyone still have their old Sprint plan that they’re saving money on compared to current T-Mobile plans? I have the Unlimited Freedom for $65 still. You can’t beat it. I hope they don’t start forcing people to change to more current plans.

Here was my experience having Yearly Upgrade add-on my plan; yes, I had iPhone Forever prior to migration.

1. Needed to pay off half of my EIP iPhone 15 Pro Max ($599)
2. Selected new phone: iPhone 16 Pro 256gb for $4.17/month, $0 down
3. Opt'd for trade-in and selected that everything was in working condition
4. Denied protection
5. eSigned paperwork
6. Paid taxes (~ $91)
7. Completed purchase and now waiting on delivery: ETA Oct. 8th.
   • Update: Received Sept. 23rd

Pretty straightforward. And incase you're wondering why I opt'd out of the Pro Max 256gb for $8.33/month - I just didn't want the bigger screen and heavier phone. I have an iPad mini for streaming purposes. So a smaller phone that won't weigh down my shorts/pants is a welcomed change.