T-Mobile Compatibility?

[zabolots]

How well will the new Moto G 2015 with LTE work on T-Mobile? I know that TMo uses some weird frequency bands and I was wondering if the new G supports the full compliment of bands that would allow it to work well on their network. I'm in the Chicago area BTW.

 

[anidrin]

How well will the new Moto G 2015 with LTE work on T-Mobile? I know that TMo uses some weird frequency bands and I was wondering if the new G supports the full compliment of bands that would allow it to work well on their network. I'm in the Chicago area BTW.

Moto G - GSM (XT1540)
LTE (2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17)
UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 1700/AWS, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

TMO uses 2, 4 and 12 if I remember correctly.

 

[alfick3]

Moto G - GSM (XT1540)
LTE (2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17)
UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 1700/AWS, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

TMO uses 2, 4 and 12 if I remember correctly.

How well will the new Moto G 2015 with LTE work on T-Mobile? I know that TMo uses some weird frequency bands and I was wondering if the new G supports the full compliment of bands that would allow it to work well on their network. I'm in the Chicago area BTW.

As @anidrin says, the LTE will work. Also, in the UMTS/HSPA+where it says 1700/AWS that means that it'll be fully compatible with T-Mo's HSPA+ network. I'm with MetroPCS and we use the same frequencies so I'm really excited 'cause I'll be able to upgrade from the 1st Gen G that I've been using on Metro and will now be able to use the 3rd Gen as well.

 

[PunishedSnake]

Supports all T-Mobile lte bands

 

[mawells787]

Has Anyone confirmed if it supports Volte?

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[paperWastage]

Has Anyone confirmed if it supports Volte?

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no VoLTE or wifi calling

maybe future update? (probably not). or maybe future update will remove band 12 (see moto E 5.1 update)

 

[mawells787]

no VoLTE or wifi calling

maybe future update? (probably not). or maybe future update will remove band 12 (see moto E 5.1 update)

Thanks. It boggles me why they omitted VoLTE.

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[paperWastage]

Thanks. It boggles me why they omitted VoLTE.

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cost?

took Motorola 4 months to implement VoLTE for nexus 6 (NOV->MARCH), and 6 months for WiFi calling (NOV->MAY)

 

[ben7337]

Anyone know how to check if the phone is on Band 12 LTE? Some areas around me say 700mhz needed for coverage on Tmobile's map, and I got a moto g at best buy yesterday, but when I drove through some of those 700mhz spots today, I dropped to 2G or had no service at all. Even my Galaxy S4 had better reception than this phone is showing in those areas.

 

[paperWastage]

Anyone know how to check if the phone is on Band 12 LTE? Some areas around me say 700mhz needed for coverage on Tmobile's map, and I got a moto g at best buy yesterday, but when I drove through some of those 700mhz spots today, I dropped to 2G or had no service at all. Even my Galaxy S4 had better reception than this phone is showing in those areas.

looks like band 12 is disabled by default out-of-box.. no way (as of now) to enable it

(motorola updated specs on moto g page, no band 12)

 

[ben7337]

looks like band 12 is disabled by default out-of-box.. no way (as of now) to enable it

(motorola updated specs on moto g page, no band 12)

Yup, I just saw this. They made the change today. Really pissed and wondering if they will ever enable it again. It's really poor form for T-Mobile to beg the FCC to make people play fairly and support band 12, then block it on a bunch of phones. Android 5.1 can support VoLTE out of the box, the Moto g should be easy to set up to properly support it.

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