XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , sms   
    wrote:   
      
   > While there are old phones like that on some MVNOs, the reality is that   
   > even mid-range Android phones, and all iPhones, have supported   
   > sufficeint LTE bands of all four carriers for several years.   
      
   iphones yes, android no. very few android phones have lte bands for all   
   four carriers.   
      
   > Sometimes a   
   > carrier may add new LTE bands in order to increase capacity, and an   
   > older phone won't have the new bands, but carriers are very good about   
   > not abandoning legacy bands when they put in new cell sites.   
      
   additional bands do not replace existing ones.   
      
   > One of the   
   > main reasons for keeping service even on legacy LTE bands is for people   
   > roaming from other countries. A phone from the EU may not have   
   > T-Mobile's band 66 and 71, but they'll almost certainly have 2, 4, and/or 5.   
      
   international roaming has nothing to do with it.   
      
   > A super cheap, locked phone, that is sold by an MVNO, may not have the   
   > LTE bands needed to roam, but those providers rarely provide roaming anyway.   
      
   yes they do.   
      
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