r/ColoradoSprings • u/Least_Sheepherder531 • 1d ago

Help Wanted Signal issue w/ T Mobile?

I’ve been trying to figure out if this is a me issue or others experience too, multiple time now where I’m out and about (Interquest area, malls, downtown, powers (north of Peterson, etc all COS proper) my signal drops to 1-2 bars sometimes even SOS mode, even sometimes where it has a bar, nothing actually loads. So I’m sitting there waiting for my GPS to come back up to go home. It’s happened often enough and in different areas I feel like I don’t like in the 21st century, super weird…

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u/mansonfrque 1d ago

I have a feeling T-Mobile is having issues in general right now.
I’ve been bouncing from 5G to SOS all week it seems like

Edit: this is even without leaving home where I’m typically at full bars 5G

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u/Time_Assistance_8659 1d ago

Same here, I thought my phone is broken but in home it drops to SOS too and I never had issue before. Maybe they doing tower work or something

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u/Least_Sheepherder531 1d ago

Same, I got so mad at my phone like this POS tech lol

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u/Least_Sheepherder531 1d ago

Dude same!! I’m home right now and 2 bars?? Randomly go to SOS sometimes or just have bars but no data, and I’m Colorado Springs proper -.-

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u/notypants 6h ago

Yep yep and yep. Even sending iMessages - which should work fine over WiFi, but aren’t - won’t go through. And then ofc the SMS can’t go through either.

This has been true at my home as well as at work. Honestly I’m relieved and more frustrated (both! ha) knowing it’s not just me.

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u/Decent_Praline4785 17h ago

Thank you for posting. I thought I was the only one

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u/maxwasatch 1d ago

I've had better signal with TMo over the past year than I have in the past. Ive had signal in the mountains where other carriers do not.

You might be running an out of date SIM or something.

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u/Least_Sheepherder531 1d ago

That’s wild, I was also thinking maybe they are QOSing my service cuz we are on military plan and paying less than current plans bc we been with them for so long.

I’ll need to look into the SIM, phone is a year ago but tbh no idea about the SIM

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u/Prestigious_Sky_3898 1d ago

I had big issues with the 5G service and the bill so I switched and don't regret it.

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u/slapFIVE 15h ago

Had T-Mobile for a couple of years here and tried to make it work, but ended up switching and have been much happier since. Signal was usually fine outdoors, except for the occasional dead spot here and there, but as soon as I went indoors it was garbage. Reception on Peterson is also trash, can’t even use your phone in the commissary.

Verizon/Visible is the move. Plus T-Mobile isn’t really the consumer-friendly “Uncarrier” they touted in years before.

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u/happysnappah 5h ago

That used to happen to me (iphone 14) until I got a new phone. Now it works fine. Also Tmobile.

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u/Adventurous-Fix-8066 1d ago

For T mobile I have yet to successfully use 5G in maybe 5 years. Just got a new phone last month and guess what? Yep 5G don't work. So I switch mine to 4Glte and not one issue. Just my experience.

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u/notyourbuddipal 1d ago

Have you called them and see what may be going on ?