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GSM compatibility u.s canada

Hawkeye2 — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 21:44:00 GMT

Will my amazon U.S. purchased android gsm phone work on Public mobile platform? I notice some phones are marked international but most just note GSM. I plan to acquire a PM sim card.

Re: GSM compatibility u.s canada

HALIMACS — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 12:03:15 GMT

Yes, it likely will, @Hawkeye2

Only a small number of internationally built devices for the Far East markets might be hit or miss.

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HALIMACS — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 12:07:40 GMT

@Hawkeye2

Minimum recommended phone specs:

3G UMTS/W-CDMA/HSPA: B2 (1900) and B5 (850)
4G FDD-LTE: B4, B12

For LTE, these are all of the available bands on the network: 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 29, 30, 66. Some bands are available in some locations, others available elsewhere.

Any phone you are considering should ideally have 3G B2, B5 and LTE B4 (or B66 instead of B4), B12 (or B17 instead of B12) for minimum coverage. If your phone does not have all recommended bands, you may have poor coverage / no service / slow data in some locations.

For LTE: B2, B7 will give you faster speeds. LTE B5 will give better indoor coverage in some downtown urban areas. The rest are not really necessary.

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softech — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:15:56 GMT

@Hawkeye2 don't buy yet, give us the model for us to help look up. Some GSM phone might not work in PM network at all or might not work well

Re: GSM compatibility u.s canada

Hawkeye2 — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 21:53:05 GMT

Hi and thank you. I'm flexible about phone but the one I'm looking at is a 2021 moto g power on Amazon.

Re: GSM compatibility u.s canada

Hawkeye2 — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 21:54:22 GMT

Thank you for the info.