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Will my Xiaomi phone work with the T-mobile network ?
Hola
I am preparing for a 6 month internship in San Diego for next year. I am trying to find a phone plan for my Xiaomi Note 11 (IMEI 869264060207760). From my research, it looks like it doesn't work on Verizon and AT&T networks, but should work on T-mobile's.
The $40 prepaid plan with a physical SIM for $10 seems like a good match for me, the only thing that makes me doubt it is the byod checker on tmobile's website that tells me my phone is partially compatible with the network.
Will I be able to use 4G in San Diego with this phone?
Put a T-Mobile SIM in the device, reboot it, and see if you can enable VoLTE. That doesn't look like great coverage based on band 4. How up to date is that map also? Most.of what T-Mobile uses currently for LTE are bands: 12, 66 (extension of band 4), and 71.
Michail wrote:
Hello. I'm going to travel to America and I'll be staying in Manhattan, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. I have purchased a T-Mobile prepaid card with unlimited data. I have the Xiaomi 13T and was wondering if my device will work on T-Mobile's network, or if I'll need to buy a new one that is compatible. ¡Gracias!
Compatible VoLTE will make the difference on whether or not you will be able to make and receive calls. Make sure you add the T-Mobile USA APN to make sure your device has the best chance of working.
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/devices/not-sold-by-t-mobile/byod-t-mobile-data-and-apn-settings
If your Xiaomi device is running the global firmware, it has the best chance of supporting T-Mobile's VoLTE, which is the stock Android/Google implentation.
It looks fine as is. The APN is for data, VoLTE, and SMS and MMS.
It might but more than likely won't. It needs to support T-Mobile's implementation of VoLTE, which most Asian focused devices do not.
When looking up supported bands for the device. It only supports band 4. Most cellular networks use a combination of bands for service and coverage. Band 4 might or might not be deployed where you might be.
I checked on my phone and it seems to support VoLTE because I can select LTE for the prefered network setting. I don't know about Tmobile's VoLTE though.
Band 4 seems to be deployed in the San Diego areaAm I missing something ?
Put a T-Mobile SIM in the device, reboot it, and see if you can enable VoLTE. That doesn't look like great coverage based on band 4. How up to date is that map also? Most.of what T-Mobile uses currently for LTE are bands: 12, 66 (extension of band 4), and 71.
I don’t have access to a Tmobile SIM currently, I am not even in the USA.
I think I will just test that out when I get there, and have a second plan I case it doesn’t work
Thank you for your answers :)Kubby wrote:
I don’t have access to a Tmobile SIM currently, I am not even in the USA.
I think I will just test that out when I get there, and have a second plan I case it doesn’t work
Thank you for your answers :)One Plus seems to work pretty well on TMobile if you want to go that route
Hello to the T-mobile respectable employees. my phone is also Xiaomi, note 9s but the T mobile sim card is really not suitable with my phone in many areas and doesn't have a good signal. I am currently living in this address: 3381 S Duncan st, Indiana, USA.
My phone number is 8129742891, I hope you can solve this problem soon.
Gracias
Aliomid.hosseini wrote:
Hello to the T-mobile respectable employees. my phone is also Xiaomi, note 9s but the T mobile sim card is really not suitable with my phone in many areas and doesn't have a good signal. I am currently living in this address: 3381 S Duncan st, Indiana, USA.
My phone number is 8129742891, I hope you can solve this problem soon.
Gracias
The issue is your Xiaomi device. Asian market devices are barely compatible with US networks under the best circumstances.
