Global SIM now pushed to Edge data only?

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Anyone else experiencing this?

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Confirmed, same issue with a friend's Global SIM... Edge only.

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How to tell if Edge signal only?

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Signal bar area shows an 'E'

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Have you checked to see if T-Mo has shut down 3G in your area?

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I see E sometimes, but most of the time, I see H+.

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Can't be... observed in 2 diff cities. No T-Mo phone to check 3G.

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I just checked a Global SIM-- this one is still seeing H+ (indicated as 4G, on a BLU phone). Speedtest shows 5.8mbps down, 2 up.

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Weird, will run more tests outside tomorrow.

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You jinxed it for me. Now, I'm seeing E. In Kansas City metro area, on the Kansas side.

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FP shutting down the Global SIMs? We've had the upgrade to LTE for $6.99 shipping message for some time now...

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So, quick update, from time to time, depending on location in the KC metro area, the signal indicator shows H+, E, or 3G.

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So this sounds like T-Mobile may be tweaking some of its towers, causing the change in service, and not a FP-T-Mo agreement change?

Or possibly a tower prioritization scheme at play, with FP users near or at the very bottom.

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I'm getting H+.

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The most recent T-Mo 3G shutdown locations I can find is here:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-31961

With some older locations mentioned here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1898916-T-Mobile-Replacing-1900-Mhz-3G-With-LTE-in-31-Markets

Just to be thorough--does your phone allow you to scan and select for provider networks? One of my phones would fail to get data when the Global SIMs stopped utilizing AT&T, because it would still see and lock on to the AT&T tower in some locations, but not transfer data. (Oh, probably not the case here, if your phone is indicating Edge......)

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Thanks for the link... that explains it. Guess I will be putting one of my FP LTE SIM in my FP GSM Mifi for some AT&T 3G service then...

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Don't forget you'll need to go into the router settings, and set it for 3G only-- I think the Global Mifi wants to think it can connect to LTE, but can't do so reliably.

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Thanks for the tip, done. Now I have 2 AT&T based Mifi....

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I'm in the DC area. All of my Global SIMs are still working as of now and while I've been getting the emails suggesting that I upgrade, I just received an email today (on my Data-only Global SIM) that they will shut it off on January 3, 2018.

I have not received the same email yet for my other 10+ Call/Data Global SIMs (only for the 1 Data-only SIM I have).

Anyone else?

I already have 3 LTE SIMs, so will probably just let this one account die.

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Mine continue to work with 3G+ as well. I haven't received the discontinuation email you've referred to on any of my Global accounts (data only, or data+voice), but I'm sure I will.
I'll probably upgrade one or 2 of my Global accounts. The others have been effectively replaced by LTE SIMs already, and I just hung on to the Globals because of the extra features and options. (global, and T-Mo coverage.)