T-Mobile quietly hardens part of its U.S. cellular network against snooping
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[quote=Washington Post]Wireless carrier T-Mobile US has been quietly upgrading its network in a way that makes it harder for surveillance equipment to eavesdrop on calls and monitor texts, even on the company’s legacy system.
The upgrade involves switching to a new encryption standard, called A5/3, that is harder to crack than older forms of encryption. Testing by The Washington Post has found T-Mobile networks using A5/3 in New York, Washington and Boulder, Colorado, instead of the older A5/1 that long has been standard for second-generation (2G) GSM networks in the United States. More advanced technologies, such as 3G and 4G, already use stronger encryption.
T-Mobile, the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the United States, declined to describe the extent of its network upgrades, saying in a statement, “T-Mobile is continuously implementing advanced security technologies in accordance with worldwide recognized and trusted standards.”[/quote]
Man, T-Mobile has been getting better since I dropped them for AT&T. Such a poor decision, I'd love to be on T-Mobile again..
[QUOTE=Rocko's;46347967]Man, T-Mobile has been getting better since I dropped them for AT&T. Such a poor decision, I'd love to be on T-Mobile again..[/QUOTE]
I work at the only T-Mobile in a town with good coverage, and it is so easy to pick up new customers. I just have to tell them all the cool stuff they offer and then it's a made deal.
[QUOTE=DanTehMan;46348107]I work at the only T-Mobile in a town with good coverage, and it is so easy to pick up new customers. I just have to tell them all the cool stuff they offer and then it's a made deal.[/QUOTE]
Except coverage sucks for anyone outside of a metropolitan area
[QUOTE=Code3Response;46348232]Except coverage sucks for anyone outside of a metropolitan area[/QUOTE]
I have it. I'm glad I don't get shafted by price / caps but their coverage is really lacking in my area.
[QUOTE=Code3Response;46348232]Except coverage sucks for anyone outside of a metropolitan area[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I want so badly to switch from shitty AT&T to based T-Mobile, but I sit JUST outside of their high-speed data coverage area.
about to start using t-mobile pretty soon. Hooray for it being one of the few US carriers that isn't a horrible company
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I used to work for this company and now I miss my employee benefits :(
I'm glad I jumped to T-Mobile a while ago.
If they had a decent network and better coverage, I would go to them in a heartbeat. Their plans are fucking dope.
I've been on T-mobile for the past 4 years, it's been getting better and better.
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