ZTE Blade S6 and T-Mobile

RangaWal on 10/03/2016 - 06:51

Anyone able to confirm if this phone (http://www.ztemobiles.com.au/feature_Blade_S6.htm) will work with T-Mobile (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_US#Radio_frequency_sp…) in the US for phone and decent data speeds? It's all a bit confusing to me!

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ESEMCE on 10/03/2016 - 08:09

No.. Doesn't look like it'll work at all!
Not even on 2G.

Ignore the T Mobile CDMA section, Australian phones only do GSM.
Then look at the Band Numbers that the phone supports..
T Mobile uses Band 2 and 4 for 2G/3G and Bands 2,4 and 12 for 4G
RangaWal on 10/03/2016 - 08:41

How about a Samsung Galaxy Tab S LTE?
- ESEMCE on 10/03/2016 - 09:17
  
  Looks like that'll get some coverage…
  Why are you looking at T Mobile?
  AT&T uses bands that are largely the same as Aus I believe.
  - RangaWal on 10/03/2016 - 10:26
    
    I didn't realize AT&T used different bands, but it makes sense given the difference between Optus/Telstra etc. I'll check them out!
    - ESEMCE on 10/03/2016 - 11:10
      
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility
      
      Bands 2&5 for 2G/3G
      2,4,5 & 30 for 4G
      
      The key here is really band 5 850MHz 3G which your Blade S6 supports.
      http://www.cellularmaps.com/att_850_1900.shtml