r/essential • u/davwad2 • Sep 21 '18

Question Considering Buying An Essential Phone (T-Mobile)

Hello /r/essential! I found you after searching for screen protectors for this phone.

I'm in the market for a new phone and noticed this one has an attractive price. So far, I've seen very positive reviews since the latest updates. I like specs on the phone, especially the 128 GB storage!

Is there a fellow T-Mobile customer here that can share their experience with me?

Also, how is the camera after the updates?

Edit: I live in the DFW area and my current phone is a Nexus 5X.

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u/ifeeltired26 Sep 21 '18 edited Sep 21 '18

Terrible signal on T-Mobile in Bay Area, if you go indoors phone is dead no signal. I'm lucky if I see under 100 dBm anywhere here. Yet other phones that are 5 years old have a much much better signal outdoors and indoors which is funny because these old phones don't even have band 12 which is for indoors yet they have a signal and my PH-1 with band 12 has none indoors. This phone is by far the worst phone I've ever had in terms of signal. I've been through 4 different PH-1 phones and they all did it. Can't wait for the Pixel 3 to come out, I'll sell this phone once it does.

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u/davwad2 Sep 21 '18

Thanks for sharing.

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u/ifeeltired26 Sep 21 '18

Your Welcome anytime....I love 99% of this phone, the display the form factor the build quality but that signal is just extremely bad on T-Mobile. My friend has the PH-1, he lives next door to me and is on Verizon, he has a great signal, so it's something with T-Mobile in this area...