Sprint used CDMA. Only they and Verizon used this format
When companies started switching to 4G, phones became more standardized but the CDMA/GSM division still remained for Sprint/Verizon versus AT&T/Tmobile (GSM is basically what they rest of the world used as well)
Since T-mobile is turning on their 5G capabilities, and most phones are 4G capable, they would be turning off the last of the CDMA towers which would kill your older Iphone.
Just buy a used unlocked 4G GMS phone and you will be fine. Use ebay or swappa.com to find a deal
Hey, T-Mobile used GSM 1900 PCS. Sprint used CDMA 1900 PCS. 4G is Long Term Evolution (LTE) and is an evolution out of GSM. Essentially, when the wireless companies moved to 3G, the companies, Sprint & Verizon, had to migrate from CDMA to the GSM standard, UMTS, for data network because Qualcomm did not have their data evolution of CDMA ready to go, and the New World Order wanted GSM, their global standard. T-Mobile towers were originally PCS towers. No towers were retired. Last of the 2G networks were sunset last year, last of the 3G networks sunset this year. Only true 5G network is Verizon because they became the specification test market for the 3GPP Working Group, international wireless standards body. AT&T is deploying now but hamstrung by their financials --- TimeWarner merger fallout, same with T-Mobile, just a poor company living off the land like Sherman's march through the South. Both Verizon and AT&T do not have enough FCC Spectrum to take advantage of max capabilities of 5G, perhaps with frequency sharing by 2025. T-Mobile has the spectrum capability but not the money to deploy 5G because of their Sprint purchase. T-Mobile parent company, Duetsch Telecom just sold a European network, so they may save the day for T-Mobile USA. Then T-Mobile USA has to worry about plugging into the Duetsch Telecom Huawei equipment, which is verboten here in the USA. Did I fail to mention the USA Government sanctioned monopoly on the FCC 2500MHz frequencies, which was the plum in the Worldcom-Numarix-Nextel-Clearwire-Sprint mergers, and why T-Mobile took the lovers leap. Kind of smells like the AT&T run on TimeWarner, except a bit closer to their wireless home. The New World Order just doesn't quit, let's just hope they collapse. Oh well, here's to hope, without reference to Hope, Arkansas.
Pretty much this. Reclaiming those old CDMA and GSM frequencies for 5G; the 4G LTE bands were new spectrum 7-8 years ago, so they're still usable alongside 5G.
And on top of that if you do upgrade, the phone will be tmobile only. Where I live Sprint and Verizon were the only options for service. As a Sprint customer, I upgraded then found I had no service as the phone is a t mobile only phone. it was 3 hours on the chat to get them to turn on my old phone (which worked instantly) and to take back the new phone that had no service. They tried the old " Keep your new phone and we will put a team on getting service to you." line. like us in the country are a priority. lol.
Now I am a Verizon customer. Same price for unlimited ~70$ and I am going to use their Internet and finally get rid of my land line/dsl.
The price we pay to live in paradise.
Switch to Total Wireless or another third party carrier.
We switched from T-Mobile to Total Wireless as we were former Sprint customers and they jacked up our bill. We now pay only $67 a month total (fees and taxes included) for 2 lines with unlimited calling and 4G data.
I won't be using cell phones anymore I guess lol
5G is not the only one supported. 4G remains supported. You have an iphone that doesn't support 4g?
Time to upgrade the abacus
Didn't Apple stop supporting the 3G iPhones a while ago?
Sprint used CDMA. Only they and Verizon used this format
When companies started switching to 4G, phones became more standardized but the CDMA/GSM division still remained for Sprint/Verizon versus AT&T/Tmobile (GSM is basically what they rest of the world used as well)
Since T-mobile is turning on their 5G capabilities, and most phones are 4G capable, they would be turning off the last of the CDMA towers which would kill your older Iphone.
Just buy a used unlocked 4G GMS phone and you will be fine. Use ebay or swappa.com to find a deal
Hey, T-Mobile used GSM 1900 PCS. Sprint used CDMA 1900 PCS. 4G is Long Term Evolution (LTE) and is an evolution out of GSM. Essentially, when the wireless companies moved to 3G, the companies, Sprint & Verizon, had to migrate from CDMA to the GSM standard, UMTS, for data network because Qualcomm did not have their data evolution of CDMA ready to go, and the New World Order wanted GSM, their global standard. T-Mobile towers were originally PCS towers. No towers were retired. Last of the 2G networks were sunset last year, last of the 3G networks sunset this year. Only true 5G network is Verizon because they became the specification test market for the 3GPP Working Group, international wireless standards body. AT&T is deploying now but hamstrung by their financials --- TimeWarner merger fallout, same with T-Mobile, just a poor company living off the land like Sherman's march through the South. Both Verizon and AT&T do not have enough FCC Spectrum to take advantage of max capabilities of 5G, perhaps with frequency sharing by 2025. T-Mobile has the spectrum capability but not the money to deploy 5G because of their Sprint purchase. T-Mobile parent company, Duetsch Telecom just sold a European network, so they may save the day for T-Mobile USA. Then T-Mobile USA has to worry about plugging into the Duetsch Telecom Huawei equipment, which is verboten here in the USA. Did I fail to mention the USA Government sanctioned monopoly on the FCC 2500MHz frequencies, which was the plum in the Worldcom-Numarix-Nextel-Clearwire-Sprint mergers, and why T-Mobile took the lovers leap. Kind of smells like the AT&T run on TimeWarner, except a bit closer to their wireless home. The New World Order just doesn't quit, let's just hope they collapse. Oh well, here's to hope, without reference to Hope, Arkansas.
Pretty much this. Reclaiming those old CDMA and GSM frequencies for 5G; the 4G LTE bands were new spectrum 7-8 years ago, so they're still usable alongside 5G.
Time to switch services
not tech savy will this apply to android?
And on top of that if you do upgrade, the phone will be tmobile only. Where I live Sprint and Verizon were the only options for service. As a Sprint customer, I upgraded then found I had no service as the phone is a t mobile only phone. it was 3 hours on the chat to get them to turn on my old phone (which worked instantly) and to take back the new phone that had no service. They tried the old " Keep your new phone and we will put a team on getting service to you." line. like us in the country are a priority. lol. Now I am a Verizon customer. Same price for unlimited ~70$ and I am going to use their Internet and finally get rid of my land line/dsl. The price we pay to live in paradise.
Yeah. They can suck a metric ton bag full of dicks
Switch to Total Wireless or another third party carrier.
We switched from T-Mobile to Total Wireless as we were former Sprint customers and they jacked up our bill. We now pay only $67 a month total (fees and taxes included) for 2 lines with unlimited calling and 4G data.