Samsung Tab S9+ 5G connectivity

Good news! Samsung Galaxy TabS10+ announced yesterday and up for preorder w a T Mobile version!

I have also been waiting since release for TMOB to offer a REAL S9. WTFunk is so hard to understand about giving the BEST possible option to customers willing to pay for the BEST possible option.

We are suposed to choose between blah and mediocre. 

They offer the best ipads, the best Galaxy phones and iPhones but Galaxy Tabs? Choose between the Jetta and the A3. No thanks. I'll wait for the Panamera.

So here we are 8 months later and still no option to buy the s9 plus? Seriously no one wants the fe it's garbage. Who at tmobile thought it was a good idea to try to push an inferior product.

Has anyone actually tried using the US Cellular version of the Tab S9 + 5G (or S8+) on TM, and if so, your results? I just switched to TM from Verizon after 20 years, and my Verizon S8+ 5G limps along on 4G. Not a problem but for tethering. Just wondered if I could see TM 5G on the US Cellular version. Gracias.

Hola, tenía la misma duda que usted, actualmente me compre la tab s9 plus modelo de att desbloqueada y te confirmo que si funciona sin problema en tmobile siempre y cuando esté desbloqueada.

The question posted really comes down to cellular communications radio compatibilty. Cellular providers are assigned bands by the FCC -- most cell sales reps aren't familar enough with cellular technology to provide customers with useful technical answers to these sorts of questions but this inormation is available online. T-mobile has their cellular band info on their website:

If you go to GSM Arena you compare this to the tablet you want:

Galaxy Tab s9+

then simply compare this with the version which is available directly from T-mobile...

Galaxy Tab s9 FE (TMO)

You can get a tablet directly from Samsung or any other seller, like I have and the other poster had, and it will work just fine -- However, T-mobile provides certain high-speed bands which you may not always receive. It really isn't a big deal unless you require ridiculously fast speeds for your specific use case. My Galaxy s7+ (which I purchased from Verizon and took over to T-mobile) receives plenty fast cellular data connections for Netflix & other streaming services, and much of the time I receive 5G connections as well. BUT.....

IMHO, the largest caveat to procuring a tablet from Verizon is that Samsung Cloud is excluded from all Vzw devices, which completely sucks if you're wanting the Samsung "seamless data" experience. Multi-control and all the other stuff still works just fine.

My s7+ tablet operates on the 5G Bands: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA. Simply comparing the Galaxy s9+ to my current s7+ it's plain to see that it actually has more wireless capabilty in the 5G bands so I will likely upgrade.

There are plenty of resources online but if you like, you can learn more here: 

https://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/t-mobile-network

Dajack - I'm with you. I'm in the same boat. But be aware of what you're getting into. I too wanted the S9+ 5G, so I purchased a Verizon one on ebay brand new, opened it, and waited the 60 days for it to be unlocked. Tossed my T-Mobile sim into it and up and running! With two big caveats! The tablet is infested with Verizon's GARBAGE bloatware, and the biggest problem is the lack of compatible 5G bands. Unfortunately I found out after the fact, not all 5G capable, Samsung Tab S9+ 5G tablets have the same 5G bands built in. I get less than optimal 5G coverage because the bands Verizon and T-Mobile use are very different. I have since found that US Cellular uses the same bands for 5G. Tmobile won't be any help because they want to sell the FE to people instead. The S9+ is a fantastic tablet, but the lack of support for use on Tmobile is more than frustrating.

To Syaoran, unfortunately I'm the US, Samsung is not selling unlocked S9+ 5G tablets. 

Not all carriers sell the same things.  If there is enough demand for it, then it might become available to purchase through T-Mobile.  Tablets aren't always big sellers though.  Especially the higher end tablets.  Samsung does have payment offerings if that is what you are looking for.  So does BestBuy.  Just because there isn't a T-Mobile specific version doesn't mean they won't work on T-Mobile once SIM unlocked.  

syaoran, what you are saying is all greek to me. I am not a tech geek, and have no desire to to go fiddlin around trying to make things thing work by messing with the operating systems. If I mess something up, I,m stuck with a 1200.00 paper weight. I want to know why I can't buy something that I want.  The same thing with Samsung TVs. You can't buy a new Tv with all this garbage bloatware preinstalled on it. I don't want all that crap on my tv. I could give two hoots about tik tok or youtube or netflix or disney or whatever. But you cant buy a tv with that crap already preinstalled on it, and you can't get rid of it!!!!!

The tablets that aren't locked, are the WiFi only versions usually.  There are SIM unlocked versions that can be purchased from Samsung directly for the tablets that do have cellular capabilities.  The Canadian cellular tablets are all SIM unlocked as well and they use a very similar and interchangeable firmware, just like cellphones.