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Cheat Sheet: US Wireless Carrier 4G and 5G Bands for Unlocked Phones [2024]

Kellen October 30, 2024 51

"Does this unlocked phone work with my carrier?" or "What are the US wireless carrier bands?" How many times have you asked that over the last several of years? I know we ask it often about Verizon or AT&T or T-Mobile networks. In a time where prepaid...

With Verizon 3G Shutting Down, Carrier Offers Free 4G LTE Phones

Kellen July 6, 2022 10

When Verizon set the end of 2022 as the time frame for shutting down their 3G network once and for all, we sort of assumed another delay would happen. There have been several at this point. They aren't the only carrier struggling to pull the plug. But as the...

Apparent Fossil Gen 5 With LTE Stops by FCC

Tim December 22, 2020 3

Fossil's first Wear OS smartwatch with LTE connectivity appears to have gone through the FCC with model number C1NF1. Given past information, it appears this will be yet another Gen 5 model and not Gen 6, with the company's own poorly timed marketing material...

T-Mobile’s $50 Home Internet Expands to 450 Cities

Kellen October 9, 2020 13

T-Mobile claims that it is throwing a lifeline to a bunch of communities that it says AT&T is abandoning. By "lifeline," they mean that they are going to start offering their home internet service that works over LTE and costs $50 per month. In an...

The 5GE Logo on Your AT&T Phone Does Not Mean Faster Speeds Than Verizon or T-Mobile

Kellen March 22, 2019

AT&T's 5G Evolution is not a 5G network - that was established when they first introduced it in 2017. That hasn't stopped them from continuing to spread the word about their phones having access to "5G," even if they are attempting to act like they aren't...

Pixel 3 is Getting a Sweet New LTE Band

Kellen January 3, 2019

In the future, Google is going to issue a software update to the Pixel 3 that will enable LTE band 48. That's potentially amazing news that was revealed today by an FCC document. What's important about LTE band 48? LTE band 48 is also known as Citizens...

LTE Speeds in the US are Really Pathetic

Kellen November 14, 2018

As 2019 quickly approaches and every single major US wireless carrier tells you about a near future that includes 5G flowing at gigabit speeds through your veins, just remember that most of their LTE networks haven't lived up to the hype they built around them...

Verizon is Doing Big Speed Things With…4G LTE

Kellen September 28, 2018

5G is right around the corner. In fact, Verizon's home 5G broadband service kicks off its first day in service on October 1. But this week, Verizon is talking about 4G LTE and hitting wild Gbps speeds for some reason. The wireless carrier announced yesterday...