So I spent all night going through threads looking for more information on this (probably had 20 tabs open 
), and just want to make sure I understand everything correctly.
As I understand, they are moving the DC-HSPA+42 from AWS (1700/2100) to HSPA+21 (1900), but because there is no room for dual channel PCS can only support HSPA+21.
Moving HSPA+42 from AWS to PCS will free up the 1700/2100 spectrum for LTE support, which ultimately they will phase out support for HSPA+ on AWS and only have HSPA+ on PCS (or minimal HSPA+42 on AWS).
So how does this affect me and you who only have a T-Mobile S3 that some of us were told *WOULD* support LTE, but it's obvious now it won't .... well sounds to me like we are getting the short end of the stick. I've already noticed since LTE popped up in my area that my speeds have gone from 15-25Mbps to 5-15Mbps if that.
Can anybody please confirm what I said above is correct and I am understanding all of this correctly?
Does anybody know of any apps that you can use to see what frequency the phone is using to be able to tell if you're on PCS or AWS? Or maybe an app that shows which version of HSPA+? I tried a couple on the app store but most of those only would tell me UMTS(WCDMA)....
I was very happy with the phone when I first got it but now I almost feel shafted by T-Mobile who didn't add LTE support for the ORIGINAL G3 they released...which you can no longer purchase from them. Same specs and all, just with LTE support ... I mean come on wtf t-mobile.
), and just want to make sure I understand everything correctly.As I understand, they are moving the DC-HSPA+42 from AWS (1700/2100) to HSPA+21 (1900), but because there is no room for dual channel PCS can only support HSPA+21.
Moving HSPA+42 from AWS to PCS will free up the 1700/2100 spectrum for LTE support, which ultimately they will phase out support for HSPA+ on AWS and only have HSPA+ on PCS (or minimal HSPA+42 on AWS).
So how does this affect me and you who only have a T-Mobile S3 that some of us were told *WOULD* support LTE, but it's obvious now it won't .... well sounds to me like we are getting the short end of the stick. I've already noticed since LTE popped up in my area that my speeds have gone from 15-25Mbps to 5-15Mbps if that.
Can anybody please confirm what I said above is correct and I am understanding all of this correctly?
Does anybody know of any apps that you can use to see what frequency the phone is using to be able to tell if you're on PCS or AWS? Or maybe an app that shows which version of HSPA+? I tried a couple on the app store but most of those only would tell me UMTS(WCDMA)....
I was very happy with the phone when I first got it but now I almost feel shafted by T-Mobile who didn't add LTE support for the ORIGINAL G3 they released...which you can no longer purchase from them. Same specs and all, just with LTE support ... I mean come on wtf t-mobile.
