Hi everyone,
As the title states, I guess I'm what one would consider a "light user". I'm currently on the $50/10GB LTE prepaid plan on T-Mobile. To put things in perspective, I doubt that I use up even half of my data. My usage involves a lot of voice calls (I'd say anywhere from 2-4 hours, sometimes 6 hours a day), texting periodically throughout the day, streaming my music on Google Play Music, watching YouTube videos, browsing the web, and visiting forums.
I don't do anything graphics intensive like gaming, nor do I mess about with photography and camera settings; only point-and-shoot for the occasional photos.
I've been using a Nexus 6P for two years now, but some months back, I bought an unlocked LG V30 in mint condition off of Swappa, because I was bored by stock Android and soured on Samsung from my S3 days. Since I listen to music a lot, the quad DAC on the phone definitely lived up to the hype; and the battery life, depite its small capacity, was great for my usage.
That being said, I ended up selling the V30 after two weeks because of its horrible signal. I was never able to get full bars of reception, even at home, where I'm exclusively on Wi-Fi, and the modem is in the area of my apartment I spend the most time. While out and about, in not so great coverage areas, the V30 gave me no signal, whereas my aging 6P still gives me a couple bars. The FM radio app on the phone was essentially useless, because most of my local radio stations here in Queens came in all static.
So now I'm back to using my 6P again until I decide which phone to upgrade to. My choices to upgrade are few, considering I plan to buy outright after a price drop. Crazy as it sounds, I'm still considering the upcoming LG V40, because of the quad DAC. Once you listen to music with a good pair of high impedance headphones with the DAC toggled on, there's no going back, imo. It's just that good. But the terrible radios are a concern. Aside from the V40, I of course am considering a Note 9, because I've never had a Note, and I figure that it's been long enough to where Samsung has figured themselves out. Other than that, I'm wondering if I should just wait for the next crop of phones to be released next year, which will have 5G enabled.
My question is, given my usage, would 5G make that much a difference day to day, in terms of signal, speed and call quality? Should I buy one of the aforementioned phones at a discount in 2019, or wait for the new class? How long before T-Mobile enables 5G on the network to the masses?
Thanks in advance for your responses, and I apologize for the long post.
As the title states, I guess I'm what one would consider a "light user". I'm currently on the $50/10GB LTE prepaid plan on T-Mobile. To put things in perspective, I doubt that I use up even half of my data. My usage involves a lot of voice calls (I'd say anywhere from 2-4 hours, sometimes 6 hours a day), texting periodically throughout the day, streaming my music on Google Play Music, watching YouTube videos, browsing the web, and visiting forums.
I don't do anything graphics intensive like gaming, nor do I mess about with photography and camera settings; only point-and-shoot for the occasional photos.
I've been using a Nexus 6P for two years now, but some months back, I bought an unlocked LG V30 in mint condition off of Swappa, because I was bored by stock Android and soured on Samsung from my S3 days. Since I listen to music a lot, the quad DAC on the phone definitely lived up to the hype; and the battery life, depite its small capacity, was great for my usage.
That being said, I ended up selling the V30 after two weeks because of its horrible signal. I was never able to get full bars of reception, even at home, where I'm exclusively on Wi-Fi, and the modem is in the area of my apartment I spend the most time. While out and about, in not so great coverage areas, the V30 gave me no signal, whereas my aging 6P still gives me a couple bars. The FM radio app on the phone was essentially useless, because most of my local radio stations here in Queens came in all static.
So now I'm back to using my 6P again until I decide which phone to upgrade to. My choices to upgrade are few, considering I plan to buy outright after a price drop. Crazy as it sounds, I'm still considering the upcoming LG V40, because of the quad DAC. Once you listen to music with a good pair of high impedance headphones with the DAC toggled on, there's no going back, imo. It's just that good. But the terrible radios are a concern. Aside from the V40, I of course am considering a Note 9, because I've never had a Note, and I figure that it's been long enough to where Samsung has figured themselves out. Other than that, I'm wondering if I should just wait for the next crop of phones to be released next year, which will have 5G enabled.
My question is, given my usage, would 5G make that much a difference day to day, in terms of signal, speed and call quality? Should I buy one of the aforementioned phones at a discount in 2019, or wait for the new class? How long before T-Mobile enables 5G on the network to the masses?
Thanks in advance for your responses, and I apologize for the long post.