Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]An update. T-mobile apparently slows and/or blocks data access overseas. For $ 5/day T-mobile offers US account holders an overseas data pass. This allowed my son to get 4G service. T-mobile also has monthly rates for overseas data but that option was not available on our old (read cheap) family phone account. On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > T-Mobile works great in the Bronx and Brooklyn but in Manhattan on the > Upper west side where I live it works if you are standing in the middle of > a Broadway and there are no trees or real tall buildings anywhere near you. > Verizon does work here in an elevator or basement so I can lay on my bed > and talk. What a luxury! But if I moved to the Bronx I'd have to move to > T-Mobile again. > > > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > ?On 8/7/18, 4:06 PM, "LUG on behalf of Brian Reid" <lug-bounces+mark= > rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of reid at > mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > wrote: > > On 2018-08-07 12:36, Spencer Cheng wrote: > > > > I have vague > > memories that T-Mobile uses a slightly different set of frequency > > bands compared to other North American carriers. > > They vary widely. See > > https://cellphonesignalbooster.us/blog/lte-frequencies-and- > bands-of-cell-phone-carriers-in-usa-canada/ > > T-Mobile uses 1900 MHz Band 2 LTE, 700 MHz Band 12 LTE, 1700/2100 MHz > Band 4 LTE. > > And see https://www.frequencycheck.com/countries/germany for example. > Germany uses Band 3 (1800+), Band 7 (2600) and Band 20 (800 DD). I see > no overlap with T-Mobile US frequencies, but sometimes phones have > hardware for bands not used by the carrier. > > If you want technical details and explanations see > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM_frequency_bands > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >