Nokia 900 and 800. Will it work with t mobile?

[sticitodaman]

Not sure if I posted this in the right place so sorry if its wrong! :smile:

I got a nokia lumia 710 awhile ago on t mobile's monthly 4G plan which is great but there are a few things about it I don't like. I'm looking to get the 900 or even the 800 and of course my question is will it work on t mobile? I did do alot of searching but got really confused when I heard about this spectrum refarming thing. What services will I lose? Will anything change once this refarming is complete? Also should I get the USA version or the international version?
I'm new to smartphones so any help would be great!

 

[palandri]

Check out this thread. It's on the 920: http://forums.windowscentral.com/nokia-lumia-920/200695-i-got-lumia-920-tmobile-usa.html

 

[HeyCori]

Both the 900 and 800 will work on T-Mobile. I'm not sure if the 900 supports T-Mobile's LTE but you will get 4G.

 

[sticitodaman]

thanks for the replies
The 900 should get 4G right now? I live south of chicago and I'm not sure if the spectrum refarming has taken affect here.

 

[palandri]

Here's the latest refarm map 10/2012. Chicago should be covered.

 

[Alex Rodriguez]

Same thing i've been saying about the 920, everybody is focusing only on the 1700 ghz band to make it work on T-mobile but they are forgetting that it might work on T-mobile's 1900ghz band that is being refarm at 4g speeds because these devices (Lumia 800,900,920) support that band. The device only has to be unlock.

 

[sticitodaman]

cool thanks guys!

 

[eric12341]

Device has to be unlocked and you have to live in a refarmed area. Otherwise you'll only get EDGE until your area is refarmed. Chicagoland hasn't been officially announced as refarmed by T-mobile but some areas you'll pick up HSPA+.

 

[helpmeplease2]

will the 900 send pics with tmobile?
cause my phone wont let me and i have tmobile with it... =[

 

[KeithZilla]

helpmeplease2
will the 900 send pics with tmobile?
cause my phone wont let me and i have tmobile with it... =[


You have to search the app store for the Nokia Network app. Once you download and run that it should give you right settings and configuration to send picture messages