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Re: LTE Compatibility?

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:13:04 EDT

Ulmo posted :

said by kmand:

Will the T-mobile LTE offering work with any of the current LTE phones?

Probably not. T-Mobile is going direct into LTE-Advanced (true 4G), skipping the lower-ranked LTE being offered by Verizon, AT&T and Sprint.

It makes sense T-Mobile would utilize a better LTE, since their HSPA+ is often faster than the LTE's provided by Verizon and AT&T, making a switch to their version of LTE somewhat pointless. (I switched from T-Mobile HSPA+ to Verizon LTE due to some shenanigans T-Mobile pulled on me that I wouldn't put up with, and was dismayed to find out that Verizon LTE is much slower than T-Mobile HSPA+ in many circumstances.)

Re: LTE Compatibility?

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:30:47 EDT

pnjunction posted : Many phones that AT&T sell such as the iphone 5 and galaxy s3 (the two most popular) support HSPA 1900 (because AT&T uses it) and LTE on AWS already (perhaps because Canadian networks use it, and AT&T may use it?). I think that is what Karl means when he says they chose these frequencies to get customers to bring phones.

Re: LTE Compatibility?

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:28:12 EDT

pnjunction posted : Yes quite a few.. For example the iphone 5 on AT&T has 700 and AWS as far as i know, same with the galaxy s3. Canadian providers are selling this same model and using the AWS LTE right now, while AT&T uses the 700. AT&T and the Canadian providers also have HSPA on the same frequencies of 850 and 1900.

I think when Karl talks about them using HSPA 1900 and LTE AWS so that people can bring phones from other providers to T-Mobile, he is talking about phones like the iphone 5 and the galaxy s3 sold on AT&T.

Re: LTE Compatibility?

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:15:25 EDT

tcope posted : TM will be on a unique freq for LTE. SO I don't see anyone elses LTE phones working on TM's network. TM has not yet release an LTE phone.

Re: LTE Compatibility?

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:24:42 EDT

xenophon posted : Sprint is going to LTE Advanced in 2013.

Re: LTE Compatibility?

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:53:23 EDT

fuziwuzi posted :

said by kmand:

Will the T-mobile LTE offering work with any of the current LTE phones?

Probably not. T-Mobile is going direct into LTE-Advanced (true 4G), skipping the lower-ranked LTE being offered by Verizon, AT&T and Sprint.
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LTE Compatibility?

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:46:04 EDT

kmand posted : Will the T-mobile LTE offering work with any of the current LTE phones?