1320 On T-Mobile USA

[seangprice]

Ordered a 1320 off of Newegg to see how it performs on T-Mobile USA. This is the international model so no LTE but with the refarming in many areas I'm hoping for 3G/4G coverage. I'll keep this post updated as to my results locally as well as nationally, I travel quite a bit. I currently use a 925 and 521 (925 is in warranty repair for the second time...) I find the 521 to be a great gap filler but I need something more substantial. The 1320 seems like a great deal for the price and features. The phone should arrive in the next day or two, so check back to see my updates. Anyone else here have any experience with the 1320 on T-Mobile? I would have ordered the RM-995 model but they seem to be rare if not impossible to find. (Has anyone seen one?)

 

[Laura Knotek]

Good luck with your new 1320, and please keep us updated. This should be useful for other people who want to use an international unlocked 1320 on T-Mobile USA.

 

[jlink38]

It depends where you live. Tmobile has been refarmed pretty substantially but not everywhere. Anywhere you don't have refarmed 1900mhz you will be on EDGE (2G).

 

[seangprice]

I've been doing a lot of research on the refarmed 1900 Mhz band, looks like most major cities and outlying areas have had the upgrade/change. I only get 2G where I live now, so I'm not going to be surprised here at home but I'm more curious about my commute and work area. As I said, based on my research and searching for info it looks like i'll be getting 4G most of the time. For the price I'll give this phablet a shot.

 

[seangprice]

I can confirm the model I recieved from Newegg here in the US is the RM-995 Latin American version but was marketed and sold as the 994 model. Newegg also markets and sells the 1520 with the wrong information as well. I also checked the IMEI against Nokia support here in the US and it shows in warranty. The bands supported on my model are as follows, which match T-Mobile USA perfectly if I'm reading them right.
WCDMA 850/1700/1900/2100
LTE 700/850/1700/1900.

Looks like it's missing the 2100 band, so no LTE but it looks like 4G for this device.

 

[seangprice]

2G, 4G and LTE function perfectly on T-Mobile USA.

 

[AbsoluteZerow]

That's awesome news.