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This is another "free" phone from T-Mobile in exchange for two years service commitment. Bands certified with FCC: 4g: 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 5g: n25, n41, n66, n71 Made by the same firm that did the original Revvl, Wingtech Group based in Hong Kong. The original Revvl can be band locked (band selected) using the Quick Shortcut Maker App. Perhaps this one acts the same way?

There is a way to select or lock onto 4g LTE bands with quick shortcut maker app without rooting. Unfortunately it does not work with NR bands.

Or even by Magic Box. Some versions of the Magic Box are more suited than others. The location of this Magic Box is about perfect. Provides internal coverage to an area that previously did not have coverage (now gets some low band). Across the street it gives coverage into a shopping center that has almost no coverage as well. Reaches almost to the back of a small grocery story. Covers into the front area of a bar/restaurant as well as a number of places in between. Plus in a nimby surburb.

I tested my A32 5g with TNX sim and T-Mobile. firmware and had no issues connecting to my original Magic Box. 82/7 iirc.

Most carriers cut the depreciating sites by half at about the six month mark. Mid December may be that time. CDMA likely already happened.

Ordered a factory unlocked. Will report back on how it works on the various national networks (thru various MVNOs). I figure it is a very good hunting phone. Can use the band selector app, so root not typically needed. Of course no mmWave, but that is $$$$$ for a s21 or $$$$ for a Pixel 6. If it does not work as intended, I can return it by January 8.

How rapidly did the data rate fall off? How far away did you need to walk before the n260 dropped you? Did you try going into a close-by building and standing in the window to see the speed or behind a large bush or small tree or around the corner on a side street? Looking for how delicate is this frequency currently. Band 41 was often derided for its short range, but was soon refined to go much longer distances and into buildings. Is the same thing starting to happen with this frequency?

Looked at the FCC reports. NR bands are 2, 5, 25, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77. AT&T is on NR 2, 5(DSS), and soon for 77. Dish is working on n66, n71. Also in trial for Dish is n70 at @2.1GHz, but this phone does not have that listed.

Is the AT&T and Unlocked flavors of the Samsung A32 5G the same hardware with the bands determined by the sim inserted? I have not seen the specific 5G bands supported, but for LTE the AT&T flavor omits band 13, 25 & 26 and adds bands 14, 29, & 30. They both have the main model number of SM-A326U. No where I have seen all the bands listed correctly. (Band 77 is supposed to be added soon). Boost and US Cellular also offer it. Does not seem to be that good of a fit for Boost based on their NR frequencies.

You also have the flip for T-Mobile accounts. A Revvl in a poor traditional T-Mobile signal area could not see the band 25 of a nearby converted Sprint site. The Revvl V+ 5g can and prefers it.

Interesting question. You might be able to reach it if you turn off all other LTE bands and then go to an area in your house that sees no other b41. I might be able to test this later today else another day soon. Once your phone sees it, the likely hood of seeing it again should increase, perhaps without eliminating the other bands.

I assume all these new small cells are fiber fed, correct?

Liked the site photo mockups. Theses antennas will be quite small. would have loved to see the n41 antennas for comparison.

Some people in the beta reported this and stated it disappeared in a week or so. Did you try clearing you cache?

There are Sprint sites which have been upgraded with T-Mobile antennas and Massive Mimo, yet are only broadcasting b25, b26, and CDMA and thus are invisible to older T-Mobile phones. They are used by T-Mobile customers with 5g phones.

Historically T-mobile has upgraded metropolitan areas first, which makes sense from a cash flow perspective. The problem is from a basic call coverage aspect 1x800 is very hard to beat. I have gotten usable signal 50 miles from a site. T- Mobile may be attempting to emulate that with widespread 600MHz coverage so thin that it may only work for voice. Does this notion match what you are seeing? Their WISP strategy may make rural site economics far more attractive for a much better buildout, but hard to see how that will work in West Virginia which already has many WISPS unless they go on a small WISP buying spree. Personally would have preferred Shentel remaining as an affiliate. Hard to see T-Mobile not getting distracted by more lucrative markets, but only time will tell.

Have any pictures, especially stand alone sites?

almost $22 billion hottest markets: market_number market_name price_mhz_pop PEA369 Red Oak, IA $2.664540 PEA304 Mount Airy, NC $2.324113 PEA371 Wytheville, VA $1.957278 PEA038 Milwaukee, WI $1.676194 PEA410 Valentine, NE $1.585283 PEA100 Greenville, NC $1.519378 PEA008 Dallas, TX $1.382261 PEA349 Marion, NC $1.352162 PEA406 Anamosa, IA $1.332498 PEA015 Phoenix, AZ $1.258463 PEA010 Houston, TX $1.250934 PEA020 Denver, CO $1.240004 PEA009 Miami, FL $1.237690 PEA004 San Francisco, CA $1.236883 PEA002 Los Angeles, CA $1.235332 PEA108 Des Moines, IA $1.231065 PEA281 Muskogee, OK $1.226319 PEA267 Sheboygan, WI $1.156137 PEA007 Boston, MA $1.140213 PEA011 Atlanta, GA $1.138702

This is what I hoped they would do, although I consider along an interstate as separate from rural. If they hope to keep Sprint customers who are used to the vast distance covered by 1x800, increased density is a must.

Anyone root it yet?

Interesting. My understanding is T-Mobile allows sims to be moved to different devices without issue, unlike Sprint which requires reactivation with the new IMEI. Perhaps a foretaste of things to occur?

Almost $20 billion. Hottest markets are in random order: market_number market_name price_mhz_pop PEA008 Dallas, TX $1.382261 PEA015 Phoenix, AZ $1.258463 PEA010 Houston, TX $1.250934 PEA020 Denver, CO $1.240004 PEA009 Miami, FL $1.237690 PEA004 San Francisco, CA $1.236883 PEA002 Los Angeles, CA $1.235332 source: https://www.sashajavid.com/FCC_Auction110.php

Not quite so fast: https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/update-on-our-cdma-network-transition-plans

https://auctiondata.fcc.gov/public/projects/auction110

Auction 110 is for 100Mhz at 3.45GHZ of excess government spectrum and had a reserve requirement of about $15 billion to cover the costs of consolidating and moving spectrum, primarily by DOD. Two days ago that was in doubt with only about $9.5 billion bid after numerous rounds. In a single day it appears to have exceeded that and grown to $15.5 billion. This spectrum is in the mid range bands for 5G. https://www.sashajavid.com/FCC_Auction110.php