Int. Razr HD, Razr i on T-Mobile USA?

[mtmerrick]

My parents are considering ditching VZW and going with T-Mobile. The bring-your-own-phone discount T-Mo offers is really appealing to them, and my dad's a huge Moto fan (IDK why). So, that said, i went poking around, and found a couple reviews that stated they were pentaband phones? I know Pentaband usually means T-Mobile 4G-friendly (EG galaxy nexus) but i really wanted to confirm that they would work on T-Mo at full speed before recommending either of the phones.

According to GSMArena, these are the bands the phones have:

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

So... how would they fare?

Thanks in advance!

 

[MrObvious]

Is the phone unlocked? My Droid 3 had to be flashed to even work on gsm plus unlocked. It will work with 3g if you live in an area on air portal.de.

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[mtmerrick]

They're European Sim-free phones, so yes, they're unlocked. The Razor I is already out, the Razor HD is coming soon.

 

[Babydollll]

They're European Sim-free phones, so yes, they're unlocked. The Razor I is already out, the Razor HD is coming soon.

It doesn't have the 1700 mHz band, so unless you live in an area that T-Mobile has completed (or is in the process of), the refarming of the 1900 mHz band to,HSPA+ you will only get EDGE data speeds. Calls and texts will work fine.

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Also that is not a pentaband phone it's quadband.

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[mtmerrick]

So for future reference, the 1700 MHz band is important one? Is that single band used for 3G and HSPA+ "4G", or just one of them?

 

[Babydollll]

So for future reference, the 1700 MHz band is important one? Is that single band used for 3G and HSPA+ "4G", or just one of them?

T-Mobile uses both the 1700mHz and the 2100mHz bands, you need both to get "4G" or HSPA+ (since HSPA+ is really 3.5G you will fall back to EDGE is the phone is not compatible.)

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[mtmerrick]

T-Mobile uses both the 1700mHz and the 2100mHz bands, you need both to get "4G" or HSPA+ (since HSPA+ is really 3.5G you will fall back to EDGE is the phone is not compatible.)

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Thank you, I've been wondering this for a while

*bookmarks page for future reference*

 

[Babydollll]

Thank you, I've been wondering this for a while

*bookmarks page for future reference*

One is the downlink, the other the uplink. I believe the 1700mHz band is the downlink.

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[MrObvious]

One is the downlink, the other the uplink. I believe the 1700mHz band is the downlink.

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Correct. Thankfully the refarm is going well and it should be hitting the top 100 markets soon. I'm really excited for Wichita getting this because I'm stuck on edge.

 

[Babydollll]

Correct. Thankfully the refarm is going well and it should be hitting the top 100 markets soon. I'm really excited for Wichita getting this because I'm stuck on edge.

They have already lit up the 1900mHz band in parts of brooklyn and manhattan (nyc). Since I live in Jersey it shouldn't be too long before I have HSPA+ on my One X....

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[mtmerrick]

Any news of the network updates coming to Southern California?

 

[Babydollll]

Any news of the network updates coming to Southern California?

Check hofo (howardforums). They have a thread dedicated to people posting updates about the refarm.

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[MrObvious]

So-cal has been getting some refarming already.

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[mtmerrick]

So that means the Xperia T will work on non-refarmed areas, on '4G'?
Here are the bands, as according to gsmarena:

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

 

[MrObvious]

So that means the Xperia T will work on non-refarmed areas, on '4G'?
Here are the bands, as according to gsmarena:

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

Whoa very nice you can use either AT&T or T-Mobile for 3G without worrying about refarming.

 

[Robbilie]

Sry I hope i dont double post here cause i dont have the timd to read the full thread just my two cents:

Motorola RAZR i
No 4G at all
Unlocked and carrier free
Will it be released in the US? I thought it wouldnt...

And when amazon germany is correct it will be released on 15., two days later i will get it

Again sry for (possible) double posting

//Robert

 

[mtmerrick]

1) Razr i has, AFAIK, AT&T HSPA+ "4G" radios, just no LTE

2) sim free version, yes

3) In the US we get the Droid Razr M, which is identical except for its S4 CPU and VZW LTE radios. Doesn't stop us from importing the GSM Razr i tho

4) I thought it was already out?

 

[Stennan]

Uk only so far i think, France and Germany up next. Sweden seems to be a no show

 

[Robbilie]

Thanks for correcting me

Though im on vacation till 18th so i will get it on 20th when i meet a friend who ordered it for me :/

//Robert

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