Hi Keith, unfortunately the Verizon iPhone 5 is also missing that AWS band and what's more, it isn't compatible with T-Mobile's LTE network either. This means compatibility with T-Mobile will be limited to 2G speeds except in areas where T-Mobile has refarmed their HSPA spectrum to 1900 mHz (non-AWS). I'm not familiar with the coverage maps, but many major cities have been refarmed. In any case the phone must be unlocked.
Grant > On Oct 27, 2013, at 6:43 PM, "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. 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