Will either of these phones work on the Public network?

[crawford42]

Hello Folks,

I am interested in purchasing one of the phones below but am not sure if they will work on the Public Mobile network. I checked the "Get Started" page but neither of them were listed there.

Alcatel Go Flip 3

ZTE Cymbal 2

Thank you,

Steve

[crawford42]

Thanks all for the info. I will test it out. 

[softech]

according to Bestbuy spec.. ZTE Cymbal 2 has bands:

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/telus-zte-cymbal-2-8gb-black-prepaid/14964929?cmp=knc-s-7170000...

850/1900/AWS, B2/B4/B5/B7/B12(MFBI)/B13/B66, GSM:850/1900

sound be good

[computergeek541 · Accepted solution]

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@crawford42 wrote:

I am interested in purchasing one of the phones below but am not sure if they will work on the Public Mobile network. I checked the "Get Started" page but neither of them were listed there.

Alcatel Go Flip 3

ZTE Cymbal 2

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Both models will be fine, assuming that you get Canaian versions of one of those models. I do see that both have 3g-netowrk capabilities, and that at least Bell Mobility sells the ZTE Cymbal 2 and Rogers the Alcatel Go Flip 3.  The phones also need to be unlocked, but as these are current models, one labeled as being for a Canaian carrier should already be unlocked.

[Triguy]

Edit : Both phones have all the necessary bands to work on PM.

https://m.gsmarena.com/alcatel_go_flip_3-10500.php

https://www.cellphones.ca/cell-phones/zte-cymbal-2/#specs

Public Mobile uses the following frequency bands:

• 4G LTE and LTE Advanced: 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz and 2100 MHz downlink and 1700 MHz uplink (AWS).  band 12, band 5, band 2, band 1, band 4
• HSPA: 850 MHz, 1900 MHz (UMTS).   B2, B5