DETAiLED MAP of T-Mobile's NATIVE coverage - including FORMER SUNCOM in Carolinas!

[Nextel32708]

TúYo.com - Map Coverage

... and you can find the detailed service map of T-Mobile's service (Suncom area) in the Carolinas at: Coverage Viewer - SunCom

I hope this information is helpful - I found it to be so.

[Yankees368]

good find, but this just seems like a lesser version of

compass.t-mobile.com

[Barciurek]

This tuyo map is outdated...

[KyleAndMelissa22]

Ha, I'm under "best" coverage for SunCom/Tmo (tower is right behind my backyard, along with AT&T)
but anything 2 miles south of my house is no signal, until you hit I-26 in Newberry, 50 miles away!

No T-mo coverage near Chesnee, Pacolet, Jonesville, Union, Buffalo, Chester, Whitmire
or anything else south of me along SC Hwys 9, 18, 105, 150, 211 or US-176.

Boy I'm lucky to be in great SunCom/Tmobile area, but I'm very close to absolutely nothing.
Hopefully T-Mobile improves coverage in the former Suncom Network in these areas.

By the way, Melissa spoke to a T-Mobile rep yesterday about coming down here to the Carolinas with her T-Mobile phone.
And she was told that AT&T roaming will end soon in the Carolinas.

Here's a map of my area, I'm near the red X:

[KyleAndMelissa22]

Also T-Mobile should expand into other cities in these areas, suburban cities like:

Boone / Blowing Rock, NC
Lake Lure, NC
Rutherfordton, NC
Taylorsville, NC
Eden, NC
Mount Airy, NC
Wilkesboro, NC
Rockingham, NC
Ahoskie / Murfreesboro, NC
Hatteras / Outter Banks, NC

Cehesterfield / Cheraw, SC
Kershaw, SC
Honea Path, SC
Abbeville, SC
Bamberg / Barnwell, SC
Hampton, SC
Lake City / Kingstree, SC

Morristown, TN
Knoxville, TN
Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, TN
Seiverville, TN

Toccoa, GA

Fancy Gap / Galax, VA


Man, IMO, SunCom was lazy!!!

[spleck]

Yeah, I was under the impression that T-Mobile was doing a massive network expansion to go along with acquiring Suncom. It almost seems like Suncom was worth more for their licenses and subscribers than for the network they had.

[tmobileman]

Originally Posted by spleck

Yeah, I was under the impression that T-Mobile was doing a massive network expansion to go along with acquiring Suncom. It almost seems like Suncom was worth more for their licenses and subscribers than for the network they had.

I think the deal with Suncom was that is was the most affordable opening to start getting service in the Carolinas, I expect a lot of effort and resources to be devoted in 09 to network expansion in these areas. Should be interesting to see what happens

[guy2]

T-Mobile is already building a network in the Knoxville Tn metro area.Should be up and running soon.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by spleck

Yeah, I was under the impression that T-Mobile was doing a massive network expansion to go along with acquiring Suncom. It almost seems like Suncom was worth more for their licenses and subscribers than for the network they had.

They will, but the first step is adding hundreds of towers to provide coverage when the AT&T roaming ends, as noted in a post above. That's been largely completed, although I don't know if they have been turned on yet.

[KyleAndMelissa22]

What I like about this coverage viewer is that it tells you signal strength over water too,
go out a few miles into the ocean or at specific points on a lake.

It's about time SunCom gets a street map, but thats only because T-Mobile uses them.
Hope to see one for Alltel soon.

[tmobileman]

Originally Posted by KyleAndMelissa22

What I like about this coverage viewer is that it tells you signal strength over water too,
go out a few miles into the ocean or at specific points on a lake.

It's about time SunCom gets a street map, but thats only because T-Mobile uses them.
Hope to see one for Alltel soon.

Don't you mean for Verizon-Tell...or whatever they're called ....lol

[Eric47]

the Carolinas is such a heavily saturated market with all major carriers having good coverage and high speed services.

IMO this is not for TMOB to gain a market share, but to cut roaming ties...thats all.

[KyleAndMelissa22]

Originally Posted by Eric47

the Carolinas is such a heavily saturated market with all major carriers having good coverage
and high speed services.

IMO this is not for TMOB to gain a market share, but to cut roaming ties...thats all.

There are many places around the Carolinas with no SunCom signal, but full AT&T signal.
If T-Mobile ends AT&T roaming, then many people would lose signal for good.

Sorry to say but T-Mobile desperately needs to make some major upgrades the SunCom network,
otherwise T-Mobile is not really worth the price and service in the Carolinas.

[AndThenScottSays...]

Originally Posted by KyleAndMelissa22

And she was told that AT&T roaming will end soon in the Carolinas.

I hope that doesn't happen. Since Verizon is buying Alltel I'm planning to switch to T-Mobile when they take over the SunCom stores... AT&T roaming would be a necessity in some places unless they build a LOT of towers.

[KyleAndMelissa22]

Originally Posted by AndThenScottSays...

I hope that doesn't happen. Since Verizon is buying Alltel I'm planning to switch to T-Mobile when they take over the SunCom stores... AT&T roaming would be a necessity in some places unless they build a LOT of towers.

Since Verizon and Alltel's networks here are both mature, I'll stay with what I got.
I do like my phone and the coverage, and it's well worth it.

If I lived in NJ, like I did 4 years ago, then I would've went with Verizon and/or T-Mobile,
but I got my 1st phone about 2 years ago, here,
and Alltel was the best choice for price & value, and still is, but Verizon & AT&T are close behind.

[Eric47]

TMOB may rather provide less coverage but cut out costly roaming partners...it sounds silly and i understand what you are saying they have to do to be competitive, but as i said, that may not be their strategy...their strategy may be to just provide basic service for travelers that dont cost them a large sum of money (they have been paying ATT out the you know what for years and years)

[Matt]

Originally Posted by AndThenScottSays...

I hope that doesn't happen. Since Verizon is buying Alltel I'm planning to switch to T-Mobile when they take over the SunCom stores... AT&T roaming would be a necessity in some places unless they build a LOT of towers.

I've heard the number of new sites is over 300....

[Eric47]

Originally Posted by Matt

I've heard the number of new sites is over 300....

i hope they have HSUPA or they are wasting their time.

[AndThenScottSays...]

Originally Posted by Matt

I've heard the number of new sites is over 300....

If they are all to be in place by September they'd better hurry. I haven't seen a single new SunCom site go up in my area.