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mscion	2013-07-31 , 13:20
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Originally Posted by bjv

Yeah, no 1700 listed as GSM

But.. Tmobile runs 3G on 1900MHz in some regions and if the device supports LTE/AWS band IV then it will have 4G support on 1700MHz and 3G everywhere tmo runs 3G on 1900

I don't have a citation on hand but I believe tmo's long term strategy is to ditch all 2g, convert all 2g to 3G, and convert all their 1700/2100 nationwide to run 4G... 2014 March enough lead time to not get caught in the middle/stuck on 2g in regions?

This is what T-Mobile site says

4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) is an enhancement of T-Mobile’s nationwide 4G HSPA+ technology. LTE delivers faster speeds—especially for uploads—and more capacity.

T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network will operate on the same band as our 4G HSPA+ network, Band IV, which uses 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz frequencies to transmit data services.
4G LTE does not carry voice services, so calls will fall back to our HSPA+ network until voice over LTE (VoLTE) software is ready.
T-Mobile’s 4G LTE equipment will be the newest and most up-to-date of any carrier.
The 4G LTE experience will differ depending on several factors including spectrum configuration, device, coverage, and location.

On my Note 2 I get about 20mb/s to 30mb/s max download and 10mb/s to 20mb/s upload speed on 4G/4GLTE in Gaithersburg MD

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