US users on T-Mobile

Mike02z · Sep 12, 2018

My F1 Global Version arrived this afternoon. I popped in my T-Mobile SIM and set the phone up. I've been using it for less than an hour.

Good News:
Voice works fine. I made multiple test calls with WiFi off. All sounded great.

Bad News:
So far I've not been able to get a data connection via 4G. It says I have service but pages won't open. I'll play around with it more.

Anyone else on T-Mobile in the US and able to get data?

EDIT: Data seems to be hit-miss. For the last 20 minutes data seems stable.

Mike02z · Sep 12, 2018 at 1:15 PM

After about 10 hours of use, I can confirm that US T-Mobile users cannot get 4G on the F1. Even though it says it has an LTE connection.

Voice and 3G work fine. If you're planning to use this with data on T-Mobile, you might want to look elsewhere. I use mine mostly on WiFi so not a deal breaker for me.

kbagrows · Sep 12, 2018 at 3:25 PM

I too am on T-Mo and live in Chicago. Voice sounds great. Same experience with data - the phone shows "4G" but I am getting 3G speeds. I've run Speedtest numerous ties, and I'm consistently getting 10 Mbps down, and a few up. Absolutely adequate for my needs (Spotify, email, etc.). In fact, Spotify runs so much faster than my previous phone, that it is a huge improvement for me. So, I've had the same experience, and for me, as well, 3G is not an issue.

kbagrows · Sep 12, 2018 at 3:34 PM

Mike02z said:
After about 10 hours of use, I can confirm that US T-Mobile users cannot get 4G on the F1. Even though it says it has an LTE connection.

Voice and 3G work fine. If you're planning to use this with data on T-Mobile, you might want to look elsewhere. I use mine mostly on WiFi so not a deal breaker for me.

My Speedtest results are attached. There's some variance, but about 10 Mbps down on 3G. Of note, the Wifi results are crazy, and easily 2x faster than my previously phone (LG V20) on the same exact network. In my experience, at both home and work, the Wifi on the F1 is ridiculously good.

Mike02z · Sep 12, 2018 at 5:04 PM

kbagrows said:
My Speedtest results are attached. There's some variance, but about 10 Mbps down on 3G. Of note, the Wifi results are crazy, and easily 2x faster than my previously phone (LG V20) on the same exact network. In my experience, at both home and work, the Wifi on the F1 is ridiculously good.

I agree on the WiFi. I have FIOS gig service I'm getting 400 MB down and 450 up at home on WiFI. with the F1. Better than my S9+ or OnePlus 6

Mike02z · Sep 12, 2018 at 5:12 PM

I'm very impressed by the F1. More so than I thought. Just waiting for my unlock code. I have not run into an app yet that has given me an issue. I'll be testing Android Auto later today when I get home. This is truly a nice phone at an amazing price. While no 4G is disappointing, I'm wondering if the band is there, just not turned on. Won't be the first time we have seen that.

Come on development!

kbagrows · Sep 12, 2018 at 5:20 PM

Thanks for the follow-up. Also, although a little off topic, I'm interested in hearing about your experience with Android Auto. For me, "Ok Google" isn't currently working. I understand that's a Google issue, not a problem with the F1 (I hope). Haven't been able to text in the car, like I usually do, so I'm anxiously awaiting a fix for that!

Goldeneye185 · Sep 12, 2018 at 5:28 PM

My pocophone will not connect to T-Mobile. I have the correct APN settings and it does not connect. I'm surprised you guys are seeing connectivity. I'm in the new york area

ippatt · Sep 12, 2018 at 5:43 PM

kbagrows said:
Thanks for the follow-up. Also, although a little off topic, I'm interested in hearing about your experience with Android Auto. For me, "Ok Google" isn't currently working. I understand that's a Google issue, not a problem with the F1 (I hope). Haven't been able to text in the car, like I usually do, so I'm anxiously awaiting a fix for that!

Just information "OK Google" command already fixed on miui 10 8.9.11 closed global beta rom,,,

kbagrows · Sep 12, 2018 at 5:48 PM

Thanks! Here's hoping the F1 updates to MIUI 10 soon!

meltbanana · Sep 12, 2018 at 5:49 PM

Compared to my Mi A1 or Redmi 4X I don't get a LTE symbol here in austria (three), speed is probably mediocre.

kbagrows · Sep 12, 2018 at 5:56 PM

Goldeneye185 said:
My pocophone will not connect to T-Mobile. I have the correct APN settings and it does not connect. I'm surprised you guys are seeing connectivity. I'm in the new york area

Weird. Have you reset the phone with the SIM in? Selected USA as country?

Goldeneye185 · Sep 12, 2018 at 6:08 PM

kbagrows said:
Weird. Have you reset the phone with the SIM in? Selected USA as country?

I've done everything. I even unlocked the boot loader and still nothing. I downloaded the LTE discovery app and it will connect for 2 minutes then drop. I think it's a software issue. I'm on 9.6 build

kbagrows · Sep 12, 2018 at 7:47 PM

Goldeneye185 said:
I've done everything. I even unlocked the boot loader and still nothing. I downloaded the LTE discovery app and it will connect for 2 minutes then drop. I think it's a software issue. I'm on 9.6 build

So you can't get 2G or 3G? No TMo connectivity at all? Sorry for all the questions - I have a trip to NYC in December, and want to know if I'm going to have a problem!

Goldeneye185 · Sep 12, 2018 at 9:57 PM

kbagrows said:
So you can't get 2G or 3G? No TMo connectivity at all? Sorry for all the questions - I have a trip to NYC in December, and want to know if I'm going to have a problem!

I get 0 connectivity. No 2g or 3g. Nothing

Mike02z · Sep 12, 2018 at 11:42 PM

Goldeneye185 said:
I get 0 connectivity. No 2g or 3g. Nothing

I assume the SIM works in another phone? If not, could just be a bad SIM. If not, maybe you got a bum phone. I'm 60 miles from NYC and only LTE is not working.

It will be another day before I can test Android Auto. Wife has that car and working late tonight.

Goldeneye185 · Sep 12, 2018 at 11:52 PM

Mike02z said:
I assume the SIM works in another phone? If not, could just be a bad SIM. If not, maybe you got a bum phone. I'm 60 miles from NYC and only LTE is not working.

It will be another day before I can test Android Auto. Wife has that car and working late tonight.

My sim card is fine. It works just fine with my other phones including my new Xiaomi Mi max 3. I'm getting LTE connection. This is why I don't understand why this pocophone won't connect.

Ace42 · Sep 13, 2018 at 12:26 AM

Goldeneye185 said:
My pocophone will not connect to T-Mobile. I have the correct APN settings and it does not connect. I'm surprised you guys are seeing connectivity. I'm in the new york area

T-Mobile has Band 5 in limited markets (which F1 includes). 2, 4, and 12 are prevalent in NY. My current phone has B5 and I've never seen it connect to that band personally.

As for OP. 4G is probably HSPA (3G) but that's very slow. Can you use Network Signal Guru to confirm signal type?

Goldeneye185 · Sep 13, 2018 at 2:21 AM

Ace42 said:
T-Mobile has Band 5 in limited markets (which F1 includes). 2, 4, and 12 are prevalent in NY. My current phone has B5 and I've never seen it connect to that band personally.

As for OP. 4G is probably HSPA (3G) but that's very slow. Can you use Network Signal Guru to confirm signal type?

My phone is not rooted so network signal guru doesn't work. I did however install LTE discovery and that was a failure. The app didn't work because I wasn't connected to T-Mobile network

---------- Post added at 09:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:18 PM ----------

My MIUI version: is 9.6.14.0
Model name: M1805E10A
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/AK6Pa/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-dual-sim-td-lte-cn-m1805e10a

https://www.frequencycheck.com/carr...im-td-lte-cn-m1805e10a/t-mobile-united-states

Mike02z · Sep 13, 2018 at 2:55 AM

Goldeneye185 said:
My phone is not rooted so network signal guru doesn't work. I did however install LTE discovery and that was a failure. The app didn't work because I wasn't connected to T-Mobile network

---------- Post added at 09:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:18 PM ----------

My MIUI version: is 9.6.14.0
Model name: M1805E10A
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/AK6Pa/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-dual-sim-td-lte-cn-m1805e10a

https://www.frequencycheck.com/carr...im-td-lte-cn-m1805e10a/t-mobile-united-states

Same here. Got it yesterday and requested unlock code last night.

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