Carrier model offering the most network compatibility

[auser1]

I am with Verizon and maybe looking into switching to T-Mobile in the next few months depending in how the UDP optimization plates out. If I buy a Verizon iphone full prince now, will it be 100% compatible with all of T mobiles bands? I know the new band 12 is not available on any iPhone but I am referring to current network bands.

I guess I am worried that If I buy the Verizon iphone now, it will hinder me if and when I switch to t mobile.

 

[0007776]

A Verizon one will work just fine with T-Mobile if you choose to switch.

 

[Woochifer]

I don't see why a Verizon phone wouldn't work on all of T-Mobile's current bands, since they did on the 5s. The iPhone's LTE support has expanded across the board.

Missing Band 12 is not a major issue yet, because T-Mobile has not widely deployed their 700 MHz network. But, it will become a more glaring exclusion as T-Mobile adds the 700 MHz network to their service, since that network is supposed to help plug T-Mobile's coverage gaps and provide better signal penetration inside of large buildings. From what I've saw with T-Mobile's LTE deployment, they moved very quickly. So, once they start with the 700 MHz deployment, that expansion might also occur very quickly.

In my experience, T-Mobile's metro area data coverage is good, while their outlying area coverage is spotty. Without a Band 12-capable phone, that situation won't change. Even if T-Mobile is still filling out its 700 MHz network by the time the "6s" comes out, it still leaves current users stuck on the existing AWS LTE network.

 

[auser1]

So..

So with that said. The Verizon iPhone with Verizon sim does not do voice over dat, so with a t mobile sim, will voice over data work?