T-Mobile (USA) compatibility question...

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Hello. I'll be switching to Mobi soon but they don't have any phones that interest me... going for a superphone (Samsung or HTC).

I'm looking to buy from the USA and T-Mobile seems to be somewhat compatible (AWS).

As long as the bands are the same (1700, 2100), will T-Mobile (USA) phones operate up here in Canada?

Thanks :cool:

[xperiax10]

Any T-mobile phone should fully work on wind and mobilicity , voice and data. Now some T-mobile phones might also work on the big three carriers for voice only , since their 3g data is different than the 1700/2100 bands that tmobile,wind and mobilicity phones have. The galaxy s 2 from tmobile looks like a nice phone.

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Hey thanks for your comments...I feel more confident buying from the USA now :)

Deciding on the Samsung Galaxy S II or HTC Amaze. Hope the update codes for Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 will be available for these smartphones.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus ICS 4.0 is tempting but is too pricey :eek:

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Actually the Nexus should be around the same price as the Amaze ore SII and those phones should work everywhere

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Actually the Nexus should be around the same price as the Amaze ore SII

That would be a nice surprise but very unlikely. I'm thinking the retail price will be around $800.

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Any T-mobile phone should fully work on wind and mobilicity , voice and data.

Question: If the T-Mobile (USA) device is locked, do I have to unlock it for it to work up here?
I believe the band frequency is the same as Mobilicity.

Thanks :cool:

[xperiax10]

If the device is simlocked than most likely it will have to be unlocked, to get an unlock code you can use a site like cellunlocker or any other one that u find. I got my unlock code in 40 minutes and it cost me $20. if you do go with cellunlocker they have a promotion where if you make a guide on how you unlock your device and post it on YouTube, they might refund your full amount or minimum 50% of what you paid , its based on which phone you unlock. If you go to the site it will explain everything.

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Thanks for your help :)