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Posted: 2/7/2023 10:05:54 PM EDT
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Theoretically, a phone with a 600 MHz transceiver can comunicate 60 miles from a tower as long as line-of-sight isn't interrupted. This is called Band 71 on LTE. I don't know what 5G calls it.
Anyway, T-Mobile owns essentially all 600 MHz rights in the U.S. And any phone you buy from them is going to be eauipped with one. |
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Posted: 2/8/2023 12:38:51 PM EDT
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On this topic, does anyone know what/whose dishes PureTalk uses?
They say “The same coverage as the big carriers” but as we have all learned all the coverage is different by carrier… |
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Posted: 2/8/2023 12:58:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: On this topic, does anyone know what/whose dishes PureTalk uses? They say “The same coverage as the big carriers” but as we have all learned all the coverage is different by carrier… Looks like AT&T. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Talk |
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Posted: 2/8/2023 1:01:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Theoretically, a phone with a 600 MHz transceiver can comunicate 60 miles from a tower as long as line-of-sight isn't interrupted. This is called Band 71 on LTE. I don't know what 5G calls it. Anyway, T-Mobile owns essentially all 600 MHz rights in the U.S. And any phone you buy from them is going to be eauipped with one. I am pretty familiar with the theory and how well the theory tends to work in the backcountry. A number of years ago I could get coverage on a mountain top with my AT&T work phone and none on my T-mobile personal phone. No one wants coverage from work while on vacation. 
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Posted: 2/8/2023 5:10:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThanks! AT&T is broken up here :( |
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Posted: 2/8/2023 6:42:22 PM EDT
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So far I've been pleasantly surprised at how much better Tmo works in rural areas vs VZ. Used to be the opposite prior to their 5G rollout.
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Posted: 2/9/2023 12:27:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So far I've been pleasantly surprised at how much better Tmo works in rural areas vs VZ. Used to be the opposite prior to their 5G rollout. So the record is straight, it's not 5G doing that, it's 600 MHz. The two were rolled out at nearly the same time, with 600 MHz being (a year, I think?) earlier. I have a LTE phone that does 600 MHz. If it were 5G, it would be marginally faster over 600 MHz, but not a lot. |
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Posted: 2/9/2023 8:44:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So the record is straight, it's not 5G doing that, it's 600 MHz. The two were rolled out at nearly the same time, with 600 MHz being (a year, I think?) earlier. I have a LTE phone that does 600 MHz. If it were 5G, it would be marginally faster over 600 MHz, but not a lot. I understand that ultra wide band frequencies are why the service has improved. But it can be generally agreed(you mention it above) that their aggressive upgrades started happening around the time they began rolling out 5G. So I just stated that to me, I noticed them improving services everywhere right around that time, not necessarily that it was only for those using 5G. As a side note, these days pretty much everywhere I go, I get 5G or nothing on my iPhone. That's how big their 5G footprint is these days. It's quite impressive. |
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Posted: 2/12/2023 5:36:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I understand that ultra wide band frequencies are why the service has improved. But it can be generally agreed(you mention it above) that their aggressive upgrades started happening around the time they began rolling out 5G. So I just stated that to me, I noticed them improving services everywhere right around that time, not necessarily that it was only for those using 5G. As a side note, these days pretty much everywhere I go, I get 5G or nothing on my iPhone. That's how big their 5G footprint is these days. It's quite impressive. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So the record is straight, it's not 5G doing that, it's 600 MHz. The two were rolled out at nearly the same time, with 600 MHz being (a year, I think?) earlier. I have a LTE phone that does 600 MHz. If it were 5G, it would be marginally faster over 600 MHz, but not a lot. I understand that ultra wide band frequencies are why the service has improved. But it can be generally agreed(you mention it above) that their aggressive upgrades started happening around the time they began rolling out 5G. So I just stated that to me, I noticed them improving services everywhere right around that time, not necessarily that it was only for those using 5G. As a side note, these days pretty much everywhere I go, I get 5G or nothing on my iPhone. That's how big their 5G footprint is these days. It's quite impressive. I am sure it is unrelated, but right after the upgrades the text messaging on my phone went to complete crap. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 7:19:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So far I've been pleasantly surprised at how much better Tmo works in rural areas vs VZ. Used to be the opposite prior to their 5G rollout. |
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