1. Emaderton3's Avatar
    Has TMobile signed up for this thing yet? I would imagine so but haven't specifically looked.
    01-19-21 03:54 PM
  2. Dunt Dunt Dunt's Avatar
    Has TMobile signed up for this thing yet? I would imagine so but haven't specifically looked.
    If you mean will they offer it.... not likely, as they don't do crowd funded phones. Planet Computers isn't much above Unihertz in volume, and that's not anywhere close to what the carriers are looking to offer.

    My guess the LG WING was about as "niche" as they want to go.... and not sure how well it did.
    01-20-21 07:13 AM
  3. Emaderton3's Avatar
    If you mean will they offer it.... not likely, as they don't do crowd funded phones. Planet Computers isn't much above Unihertz in volume, and that's not anywhere close to what the carriers are looking to offer.

    My guess the LG WING was about as "niche" as they want to go.... and not sure how well it did.
    Then why does it only have their 5G band?
    01-20-21 11:44 AM
  4. Dunt Dunt Dunt's Avatar
    Then why does it only have their 5G band?
    Why is it missing three out of four of T-Mobile's 5G bands?


    From Update #17
    Astro Slide Bands

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    T-Mobile Bands

    Astro Slide 5g-screenshot-2021-01-20-131711.png

    This is a Crowdfunded device, by it's very nature it's not a carrier device.
    01-20-21 01:21 PM
  5. Emaderton3's Avatar
    Why is it missing three out of four of T-Mobile's 5G bands?


    From Update #17
    Astro Slide Bands

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    T-Mobile Bands

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    This is a Crowdfunded device, by it's very nature it's not a carrier device.
    My point simply was that it seems as of now it will only work on Tmobile as a 5G device which they are advertising.

    I would be hesitant to get it knowing this since I hang on to devices for a while and am on a different network.
    01-20-21 02:31 PM
  6. idssteve's Avatar
    Never understood appeal of horizontal sliders but there's a LOT of things in this universe I've never understood. Lol. Does seem to validate some entry barrier relaxation. Which might portend some potential variety from some niche players? MAYbe mobile markets might be maturing enough to better consider filling vacuums?
    01-22-21 03:04 AM
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