[q] regarding straight talk (t-mobile) hspa+ network , need help

[Sprinkster]

well im looking into moving to straight talk under t mobile... Ive had both at*t and t mobile here in nyc and i would have to say t mobile gives me better speed at the sacrifice of some low signals. (in regards to t mobiles HSPA+ network) now ive been looking at these phones as ive sold my old phones and will be starting fresh with a new phone to start straight talk service ( i no longer have my phones from t-mobile or at*t)

Motorola MB886 Atrix HD
Pantech Flex P8010
Optimus L9 P769
HTC Raider 4G
LG Thrill 4G P925
HTC Sensation XE
myTouch 4G


now on gsmarena it list the different bands (freq.) these phones above run on.. even if some of them originally were made for only one carrier such as the (pantech flex).

My question is how do i know if the phones listed above are DEFINITELY COMPATIBLE with the straight talk T MOBILE HSPA+ network ( when i had my old t mobile galaxy s II i was getting 6-8Mbps with ease)

Assuming i would have to unlock the phone of choice regardless if its a carrier exclusive yes?

Are there any specific bands i should look out for to know for sure that the phone WILL work on the HSPA+ network of T-MOBILE? can an unlock pantech flex originally exclusive for at&t work on t mobile HSPA+ network without a problem with the same data speeds Ive seen?

tyvn

~Sprinkster~

 

[gagdude]

It is very rare for a non T-Mobile branded phone to be able to utilize the full T-Mobile 4G. They use the 1900mhz band which is pretty much a T-Mobile USA exclusive.
They are, however, refarming their spectrum to allow for AT&T 4G capable phones to use T-Mobile 4G, but it is not quite widespread yet. They are rapidly doing this and expect them to be done by the middle of next year when they deploy LTE. If you live near a large city, chances are the towers have been refarmed

Oh. And if the phone is T-Mobile branded and released in the last year you should have HSPA+ 42 which is blazing fast

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[tlrichardson]

I have the Optimus L9 (P769).. I have Simple as my carrier, which is also a T-Mobile MVNO.. I average about the same speed as you with your S II.. The Optimus is a good phone, though it does have a major drawback.. You can't move apps to your SD card.. Even though mine has been rooted, still not possible.. It does have a slot for an SD, But it's only good for music, vids, etc. And with only 2GB internal storage, it's really not that much..

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[ctomgee]

It is very rare for a non T-Mobile branded phone to be able to utilize the full T-Mobile 4G. They use the 1900mhz band which is pretty much a T-Mobile USA exclusive.
They are, however, refarming their spectrum to allow for AT&T 4G capable phones to use T-Mobile 4G, but it is not quite widespread yet. They are rapidly doing this and expect them to be done by the middle of next year when they deploy LTE. If you live near a large city, chances are the towers have been refarmed

Oh. And if the phone is T-Mobile branded and released in the last year you should have HSPA+ 42 which is blazing fast

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Sorry, not to be argumentative, but 1900mhz is the band that T-mobile is refarming to use for HSPA+. They did not previously use it for high speed data.

In the US, T-mobile was the only carrier to use the AWS band for high speed data, which uses both 1700/2100 mhz for up/download.

 

[gagdude]

Sorry, not to be argumentative, but 1900mhz is the band that T-mobile is refarming to use for HSPA+. They did not previously use it for high speed data.

In the US, T-mobile was the only carrier to use the AWS band for high speed data, which uses both 1700/2100 mhz for up/download.

My mistake, always mixing up the two. Haha

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