Is HSDPA 2100 a supported band?

[Bnny]

Does anyone know if HSDPA 2100 is a supported band on Public Mobile? I was able to find one person who alleged it was but I wanted to see if anyone else could confirm, thanks!

[Bnny]

Thank you for the in depth answer! 😄

[computergeek541 · Accepted solution]

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@Bnny wrote:

Does anyone know if HSDPA 2100 is a supported band on Public Mobile? I was able to find one person who alleged it was but I wanted to see if anyone else could confirm, thanks!

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Sorry, but the answer to your question is sadly actually an absolute no. 

As I was mentioned before, Band 1 is what most phone maufacturers called "2100MHz".   That  is not an available network frequency here.  Someone may say, "but what about AWS 1700/2100MHz"? That's actually band 4 and that's entirely different than band 1.  Either way, Telus/Public Mobile has never used band 4 on HSPA/HSDPA (even though your phone manufactuer was most likely referring to band 1, which Public Mobile doesn't have either).

[computergeek541]

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@BKNS27 wrote:

@Bnny 

What is the make and model of your phone?

2100Mhz is compatible with PM but a minimum of 2 frequencies is required encase the frequency is cut off.

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Please see my earlier response.  A phone being advertised as "2100MHz" will not work.  See explanation from earlier.

[computergeek541]

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@hTideGnow wrote:

yes, 2100 is a supported band,

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That's not correct.  2100MHz is most commonly understand to be band 1.  Band 1 is not used anywhere in the country.  This is why carriers insisting on saying 1700/2100Mhz for AWS band 4 did more harm than good.

[BKNS27]

@Bnny 

The LG Lollipop GD580 will not give a stable service. Also, the 3G will be decommissioned in 2025 so it will stop working for about another year so you will need a new phone.

You might want to consider the new phone like the Samsung S3a or Moto G Play.

[hTideGnow]

hi @Bnny if you have the phone already, you can try with a Telus or PM sim 

but it you are thinking about burying, I would avoid

[Bnny]

The phone i was looking at was the LG Lollipop GD580.. it seems like that’s the only band that’s compatible on it though so it may not be the right fit.

[BKNS27]

@Bnny 

What is the make and model of your phone?

2100Mhz is compatible with PM but a minimum of 2 frequencies is required encase the frequency is cut off

edited by computergeek541: crossed out incorrect infromation to avoid customers from mistakenly purchasing incompatible devcies

[Bnny]

Thank you!

[Cheetah24]

@Bnny: You can find supported bands here; https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/bc/get-help/articles/check-your-phones-compatibility. HSDPA is part of HSPA family so you should be good there.

[Bnny]

Oh really? I didn’t know that, but thank you! 🙂

[hTideGnow]

HI @Bnny 

yes, 2100 is a supported band,

but you need more than one supported band for the phone to work well, just one not enough

edited by computergeek541: crossed out incorrect infromation to avoid customers from mistakenly purchasing incompatible devcies