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Tru 3G using T-Mobile on 1900mHz in the USA -
05-11-2012, 20:24
Tru 3G using T-Mobile on 1900mHz in the USA
Today, using an unlocked AT&T Huawei U2800A, when driving around, I received 3G with Tru using network name Tru[=T-Mobile]. The '3G' symbol was on my phone rather than the 'E' at my home. [See 'hole in the middle' below.] AT&T seems to only connect to Tru using Edge. I do not do data so I really can't comment on performance, but I feel confident about 'connections'. T-Mobile is rapidly refarming 3G to 1900mHz band. So anyone with 1900 3G capibility should have confidence their phone can/will work 3G on Tru if you get to the USA. See map at below link. Here is a website showing T-Mobile 1900mHz deployment in the USA. Use Zip Code 90240 to see my situation. Sightings of T-Mobile 3G/4G/HSPA+ coverage on 1900MHz (PCS/UMTS band II) Sadly, I live in the hole in the middle of Los Angeles County. |
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05-11-2012, 23:46
Yeah. My son's TMobile prepaid sim in an at&t phone shows 3G a lot now at my house. When I do network search in addition to AT&T, I see TMobile 2G and TMobile 3G.
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06-11-2012, 00:42
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06-11-2012, 01:45
The phone being used is a basic pantech link. I'm sure it can be found on eBay.
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Thanks for the advice. -
20-12-2012, 22:17
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One minute minimum on all US calls -
22-12-2012, 05:13
Other Tru 'news' I just discovered.
A long while ago, Tru announced that they were charging 1 minute rates on all calls. My US to US experience was that US outbound calls were charged a minimum of 30 seconds ==9cents. Received calls were always 1 minute =17cents. In the last month or so that has changed. Outbound calls are now also charged the one minute rate of 17cents. [This is all US$ and for US to US calls.] I had been making short outbound calls to keep my [8] SIMs alive. I will be sending SMSs now. |
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ekit is the same -
13-11-2012, 21:45
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24-11-2012, 06:15
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update -
30-11-2012, 04:01
Today, when I got up, my T-Mobile SIM was showing 3G. It went on and off a lot during the day. I assume they are testing. Pity I don't use data.
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13-11-2012, 22:49
One thing about T-Mobile is that they have 3G (AWS) in places where they have no 2G service (e.g. Port St. Joe & Apalachicola, Fla.) They may have decided that allowing roamers on 3G (AWS or 1900) is good for business. OTOH, in many places ATT's 3G service has been saturated.
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