XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , sms   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   > There are not many areas where T-Mobile would benefit by adding Sprint   
   > native coverage, but a lot of areas where Sprint would benefit by adding   
   > T-Mobile native coverage because in many cases it replaces Verizon   
   > roaming coverage.   
      
   false.   
      
   > The issue is that there are also a lot of areas where   
   > Sprint now roams on Verizon but where there is no T-Mobile coverage. LTE   
   > is the great equalizer since most recent vintage phones have all the   
   > bands for all the U.S. carriers.   
      
   actually, relatively few. recent iphones have all bands, however, older   
   iphones and most android phones do not.   
      
   > If and when Sprint loses that Verizon   
   > roaming there will be some very unhappy Sprint users.   
      
   nope, since there's nothing to lose. sprint *can't* roam on verizon lte.   
      
   spring can roam on verizon cdma, but that offers little benefit.   
      
   > > I had not considered Sprint roaming on Verizon. Curous how T-Mo will   
   > > handle that one.   Obviouslt T-Mo customers won't roam on it. And new   
   > > Sprint Customers won't roam on it (likely won't have CDMA enabled on new   
   > > phones starting today).   
   >   
   > For now, Sprint customers still get some LTE roaming on Verizon.   
      
   no they don't, nor have they ever, since that's not physically possible   
   for most phones.   
      
   > And   
   > while you can no longer activate a CDMA-only phone on Sprint or Verizon,   
   > an LTE phone with CDMA coverage will still work in the rare cases that   
   > you can get a CDMA signal but no LTE signal.   
      
   all sprint/verizon towers now have lte.   
      
   cdma support only exists for those with very old phones that do not   
   support lte and/or volte.   
      
      
      
   > > But existing customers may be grandfathered and may continue to roam   
   > > till CDMA is shut down in 2021, after which, all customers being on   
   > > LTE/VoLTE would liekly roam on AT&T instead of Verizon.   
   >   
   > Not clear. Currently Sprint postpaid customers still get LTE roaming on   
   > Verizon, according to the Sprint/T-Mobile coverage map.   
      
   they do not.   
      
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