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[T-mobile] user, hows your experience with this phone?
- Thread starter chong67
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jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Hardware wise, it supports all of T-Mobile's frequencies.
Medion
Android Expert
I live in the Seattle area and LTE service is fairly extensive out here. It seems like every other weekend they update their towers in another area to support LTE.
This device supports all bands necessary for full support on T-Mobile and AT&T. Check the coverage for those carriers in your area before buying.
This device supports all bands necessary for full support on T-Mobile and AT&T. Check the coverage for those carriers in your area before buying.
chong67
Android Expert
The reason I ask this is because ...
I use to have a Nexus 4 on T-Mobile network. I record radio broadcast using Tunein Radio Pro. I record show for 4 hours long and sometime the signal would just drop.
I am now using HTC One from T-Mobile. I have no problem with drop signal and I can record the shows for hrs without data being dropped.
This is recording from the same location.
I just wonder what happened. Are S4 from Google the same as the S4 from T-Mobile?
Maybe its my Nexus 4 antenna?
I remember very well that it is HSPA+ that was on the Nexus 4. Is the Google S4 using HSPA+ and not the real 4G or LTE frequency by T-mobile?
I use to have a Nexus 4 on T-Mobile network. I record radio broadcast using Tunein Radio Pro. I record show for 4 hours long and sometime the signal would just drop.
I am now using HTC One from T-Mobile. I have no problem with drop signal and I can record the shows for hrs without data being dropped.
This is recording from the same location.
I just wonder what happened. Are S4 from Google the same as the S4 from T-Mobile?
Maybe its my Nexus 4 antenna?
I remember very well that it is HSPA+ that was on the Nexus 4. Is the Google S4 using HSPA+ and not the real 4G or LTE frequency by T-mobile?
Medion
Android Expert
Chong, you may have confused yourself a little. You keep going back between Nexus 4 and S4. I think that you meant the Nexus 4 in all cases.
Yes, the Nexus 4 sold direct from T-Mobile and from Google are the EXACT same phone. There are no changes in hardware, software, firmware, antennas, or anything else. T-Mobile charges retail markup, and that's the only difference.
The T-Mobile HTC One supports all frequencies needed for GPRS/Edge/3G/HSPA+/LTE. The Nexus 4 lacks LTE. In the past, this wasn't much of an issue. However, with all of the recent refarming going on, T-Mobile didn't leave a lot of bandwidth for AWS HSPA+. This means that if your phone is picking up H+ (or 4G) in an LTE area, the bandwidth is VERY limited as most was allocated for LTE.
T-Mobile is making a serious push for LTE right now, and HSPA+ phones are feeling the crunch during this middling part. Once they get their network sorted, HSPA+ on AWS will be gone, replaced by HSPA+ on PCS, with AWS being for LTE. At this point, H+/4G phones won't have the issues that they're having now (though most would have been long since upgraded). It's also worth noting that under this new network, T-Mobile will eventually drop support for HSPA+ 42mbps. It will be LTE (AWS spectrum) with a fallback to HSPA+ 21mbps (PCS spectrum), currently used for Edge.
I tend to get overly technical, so if I confused you or failed to properly explain that, let me know and I'll write a 2-3 sentence summary in plain English
Yes, the Nexus 4 sold direct from T-Mobile and from Google are the EXACT same phone. There are no changes in hardware, software, firmware, antennas, or anything else. T-Mobile charges retail markup, and that's the only difference.
The T-Mobile HTC One supports all frequencies needed for GPRS/Edge/3G/HSPA+/LTE. The Nexus 4 lacks LTE. In the past, this wasn't much of an issue. However, with all of the recent refarming going on, T-Mobile didn't leave a lot of bandwidth for AWS HSPA+. This means that if your phone is picking up H+ (or 4G) in an LTE area, the bandwidth is VERY limited as most was allocated for LTE.
T-Mobile is making a serious push for LTE right now, and HSPA+ phones are feeling the crunch during this middling part. Once they get their network sorted, HSPA+ on AWS will be gone, replaced by HSPA+ on PCS, with AWS being for LTE. At this point, H+/4G phones won't have the issues that they're having now (though most would have been long since upgraded). It's also worth noting that under this new network, T-Mobile will eventually drop support for HSPA+ 42mbps. It will be LTE (AWS spectrum) with a fallback to HSPA+ 21mbps (PCS spectrum), currently used for Edge.
I tend to get overly technical, so if I confused you or failed to properly explain that, let me know and I'll write a 2-3 sentence summary in plain English