Is the referred to AUS band the same as the Verizon CDMA? I have an iPhone 5 under contract with Verizon, and am wondering what options I may have when it comes off contract in a year. I'm certainly intrigued by T-Mobile.
Keith From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 4:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: T mobile users out there, question I live in Canada but when I travel to the US I use a T-Mobile prepaid line. This means I can give you some information about T-Mobile's performance with an iPhone. First of all, if you have an iPhone 5 manufactured before mid-April 2013, or an older model of iPhone, it is missing the 1700/2100 AWS band that T-Mobile uses. This means that in certain areas you won't be able to use DC-HSPA and you will fall back to GSM which means that your data will be a lot slower. However, T-Mobile is refarming a lot of their spectrum to not use AWS, so especially in major cities, this won't be an issue. And of course if you have a GSM iPhone 5 you'll get access to T-Mobile's LTE network where available, also making the lack of AWS a non-issue in those areas. The GSM iPhone 5S offers full compatibility with T-Mobile, as does the GSM iPhone 5 manufactured after mid-April 2013. In the past year I've been to Phoenix and Orlando. In the former case I had an iPhone 5 that was missing the AWS band; in the latter case I had an iPhone 5 that was fully compatible. In both cases, T-Mobile's network was lightning fast and without any hiccups. If I lived in the United States, I would sign up for T-Mobile in a heartbeat. Of course, this will depend a lot on T-Mobile's coverage where you are, so you could check the coverage map or try a prepaid line before signing up. Unlimited data on T-Mobile is pretty sweet, but they do block tethering unless you pay extra. Hope this helps. Grant From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brent Harbolt Sent: October 27, 2013 1:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: T mobile users out there, question Thank you all for the info about Sprint. Any info or feedback about T mobile? I found out they too have unlimited data. Any info is appreciated. Brent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
