Data Plan T-mobile, advice please

TM Hotspot roaming info is here:

https://selfcare.hotspot.t-mobile.com/roaming_info.do

 

Isn't it the case that the 3G frequencies used in the US are different from those used in Europe? If so, even your quad-band 3G phone bought here may not be 3G over there. Someone here must know this off the top of their heads (hf1khal, Zaphod, dmapr, Charlyee this means you ). Oh and one more thing. T-Mobile doesn't have any 3G phones in the US.

SW

 

Lol, Steve, you are doing just fine by yourself as usual and absolutely do not need any help.

As long as you mentioned my name though, I will ofcourse put my 2 cents in.

Btw, I love your new sig., it is so you.

Hello and WELCOME to WA Charlie. I see you are my namesake even though the spelling is different.

As Steve mentioned, T-Mobile does not have 3G rolled out in the US yet and they seem to keep postponing the roll out. Cingular/ATT does have 3G in the US but it has not been completed in all coverage areas.

As to the E61i, it is an excellent choice in my opinion, and I have been eyeing it for sometime. It does not specifically name the US 3G bands but Nokiausa mentions it as coming to the US, so I am assuming it does or at least the Cingular/ATT 3G bands.

As to the 3G bands, here is what I know:

1. US Cingular/ATT - 850/1900
2. US T-Moblie - 1700
3. Rest of the world - 2100.

There are a number of good devices available, that have 850/1900/2100 3G, in conjunction with quad band GSM of 850/900/1800/1900.

Here are a couple more of my favorite Smartphones:

Ultimate 8150

QTEK 3600

Does any of this help?

 

Thanks, and thanks for supplying the facts I only dimly remembered and was too lazy to look up. And I'll be the judge of when I need help.



SW

 

Charlyee you forgot the 8525/Hermes/TyTN, it's world W-CDMA capable, however, doesn't have T-Mobiles 1700 mhz spectrum in the list
GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
WCDMA 850 / WCDMA 1900 / WCDMA 2100

I'm not sure what to advise the op in regards to international roaming though, AT&T's international roaming charges are steep, and I think there have got to be better options.

 

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Thanks Shawn, I didn't mean to imply that those two were the only worlld 3G phones. Together with the E61i, they happen to be my favorites

Thanks for mentioning the TYTN, that"s a goose device

 

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Oops I meant to say GOOD device, not goose. :O

Thanks for pointing it out hme83, and no I don't know what a "goose device" is

 

:lol: Yeah once you figure it out you need to explain it to us Charlyee. Either way, most of the high end phones will support the 3g standard for around the globe (currently) I have yet to see a phone that supports T-mobile's 1700 band.

 

3G

Cingular - 850/1900
T-Mobile - 1700/2100 (U.S. tweaked)
internationally - 1700/2100 (European tweaked)

for some reason the frequencies over here are the same ove rhere but they are tuned differently or something..........thus European 3G 1700/2100 phone will only work on European 3G 1700/2100 networks...........U.S. 3G 1700/2100 phones will only work on U.S. 3G 1700/2100 networks...........its annoying and confusing but its the sad truth......

so basically this has to be the frequency specs for your phones:

GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSPA/HSDPA (U.S.) 1700/2100
UMTS/HSPA/HSDPA (Europe) 1700/2100

i doubt you can work that many frequencies into one phone....you would need the 1900 for T-mobile native coverage........and roaming.......as well as 850 for roaming.........1700 and 2100 for 3G here in the U.S. and a separate chipset for the European frequencies cuz like i said they are tuned differently.......thats the European 1700 and 2100 plus the 900 and 1800 for when there isn't European 3G