T-Mobile is expected to launch LTE service in a few weeks with Las Vegas as the first market. T-Mobile also is the fist carrier to offer the great sound quality of HD voice. Details of unlimited prepaid plans were confirmed.
Previously, T-Mobile reported that it launch LTE covering 100 million people by mid year and 200 million by the end for 2013.
This is good news for those who want an iPhone because T-Mobile also plans to launch iPhone service this year. However the bad news is that T-Mobile also plans to stop subsidizing the price of smartphones. T-Mobile does offer payment plans to cover the cost of smartphones over time.
If T-Mobile follows its HSPA+ upgrade map, it is possible that New York City, Philadelphia and Orlando could follow. T-Mobile claims it surpass Sprints coverage by a factor of two. T-Mobile will be converting existing bandwidth in the 1700MHz AWS spectrum used by GSM/EDGE to LTE. T-Moblies 1900MHz spectrum is supporting HSPA+/GSM service.
The top T-Mobile smartphone of 2012 was the Samsung Galaxy S III which was rated slightly less for T-Mobile because of the speed of the HSPA+ network. The Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III rating was lowered because LTE is deployed in only a few markets. Before considering buying a T-Mobile LTE phone be sure there is LTE coverage in your area and where you travel or visit often.
The T-Mobile Galaxy Note II and some other models will be able to use the LTE network after being updated with an over-the-air software patch. LTE upgrade compatibility depend son t whether the phone has the right hardware to connect to the LTE network. Nowadays, many chipsets have multiple bandwidth capabilities.
It appears that the Nexus 4 will not be supported although there are reports from XDA Developers that it will work in AWS LTE band LTE 4 band (1700 MHz / 2100 MHz). The Nexus 4 in Canada uses LTE.
However, LG is quoted as saying "The Nexus 4 modem contains 4G LTE capabilities but is only effective when combined with other essential hardware parts such as a signal amplifier and filter in order for it to work. It therefore cannot be upgraded to 4G LTE capability through software."
If you would like to see some neat Nexus 4 tips from LG trainer Brian Scollo watch this video. We wish we had more time to talk to him, in fact, we have is contact information, so ask your questions and we will contact him for help if we need it.
T-MOBILE HD VOICE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE LAND
T-Mobile is the first U.S. wireless provider to launch HD Voice nationwide. HD Voice offers dramatic improvements in voice calls with true to life voice quality. Both parties on the call must use capable T-Mobile 4G smartphones such as the HTC One S, Nokia Astound and Samsung Galaxy S III on T-Mobile’s HD Voice-enabled nationwide network.
UNLIMITED PREPAID DATA
Last week T-Mobile announced that popular Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan will be available with no annual contract for $70 a month. The LG Optimus L9 is available for $199.99 with no annual contract. It was rated one of the top T-Mobile smartphones of 2012.
I like T-Mobile and when it gets faster, data I'll like it even more.