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Originally Posted by Russ B
I will never understand this misconception that T-Mobile supposedly have a poor signal compared to the other networks.
All comparison websites put all the networks at within a percent of each other when it comes to coverage. If ever T-Mobile come lowest then it's irrelevant to actual use as you are not going to notice a difference across the country of 1%.
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It's not a misconception at all. The percentages you speak of are population coverage. It's reasonably easy to get up to 90% population coverage simply by rigging masts up in all the cities and towns. Getting to 95% is trickier and after that, you have to fight hard for every percentage point increase because all that's left are large areas where few people live (but not necessarily places where few people visit).
So in terms of land area covered, that 1% difference between T-Mobile and their nearest rival is rather larger than you might think.