[CarbonVaulter]

I am thinking about jumping ship and taking my 2 lines to T-Mobile. Tired of being locked into Verizon phones and my inlaws have T-Mobile and their coverage is great here in Philadelphia. Can I take my z30 to T-Mobile and still have the ability to make calls and such

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[DaFoxGrey]

I am thinking about jumping ship and taking my 2 lines to T-Mobile. Tired of being locked into Verizon phones and my inlaws have T-Mobile and their coverage is great here in Philadelphia. Can I take my z30 to T-Mobile and still have the ability to make calls and such

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The Verizon Z30 does have GSM hardware, but it was made primarily for Verizon's CDMA network.
Your coverage and speeds may be limited if you use a STA100-3 Verizon Z30 on T-mobile due to it having only one band of LTE that is compatible with T-Mobile, but you should get good 3G coverage.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4988
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...encies-850736/

How to switch to T-Mobile (and bring your own phone) - WhistleOut

"So to sum it up: if your phone is an unlocked GSM device, or an unlocked GSM/CDMA device that can run on a compatible LTE band (so for Verizon phones, Band 4), you should be able to use it with T-Mobile plans."

[jonty12]

When I'm in T-Mobile coverage, my VZ Z30 performs better (2-3X faster data) with a T-Mobile SIM than it does with a VZ SIM. Problem is you don't have all the T-Mobile bands so you do drop out of coverage now and then.

I'm in the NYC area.

[evan_2k]

I purchased a t mobile prepaid sim to test there service using my Verizon Z30, I was able to get 4G LTE. Everything worked great but I can't comment on how it would be if I've ever wondered outside of the big city.

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[TheQuietRioter]

You can get an unlocked Z30 off ShopBlackberry very cheap. Its what I use. Its fully compatible with T-Mobile.

I got 99 problems. My Blackberry ain't 1.~Z30

[raino]

At one point, there were some issues getting LTE on TMO/AT&T (on band 4) when using the Verizon Z30. And what made it weirder was that this wasn't happening in all TMO LTE markets. I don't think this was conclusively figured out, but one theory was that Verizon may have been blocking band 4 in markets it didn't have a band 4 LTE network.

Maybe newer OS builds fixed that, but I would recommend that you borrow a TMO SIM for a quick test to see if you get LTE.

[lift]

At one point, there were some issues getting LTE on TMO/AT&T (on band 4) when using the Verizon Z30. And what made it weirder was that this wasn't happening in all TMO LTE markets. I don't think this was conclusively figured out, but one theory was that Verizon may have been blocking band 4 in markets it didn't have a band 4 LTE network.

Maybe newer OS builds fixed that, but I would recommend that you borrow a TMO SIM for a quick test to see if you get LTE.

Yeah. I was one of those people. I had a Verizon Z30 a little over a year ago. I had a prepaid account on T-Mobile also. I took my T-Mobile SIM and put it in my Verizon Z30 and got no LTE. I tried everything possible and never got LTE to work. When I left Verizon, I sold the Z30.

[raino]

Yeah. I was one of those people. I had a Verizon Z30 a little over a year ago. I had a prepaid account on T-Mobile also. I took my T-Mobile SIM and put it in my Verizon Z30 and got no LTE. I tried everything possible and never got LTE to work. When I left Verizon, I sold the Z30.

Had you used another BB10 phone (or a non-band 12 phone) on TMO and gotten LTE? In other words, are you sure TMO had band 4 and/or band 2 LTE around you?

[lift]

Had you used another BB10 phone (or a non-band 12 phone) on TMO and gotten LTE? In other words, are you sure TMO had band 4 and/or band 2 LTE around you?

Yes. I had a Z10 and a Q10 at that time that worked fine on T-Mobile. They both have band 2 and 4 LTE.

[raino]

Yes. I had a Z10 and a Q10 at that time that worked fine on T-Mobile. They both have band 2 and 4 LTE.

Thanks. At that time, I would have asked you "do you know if your Z10/Q10 park on band 2," but it doesn't matter now Plus given the b2 vs. b4 footprint around the time the Z30 was fresh, chances are your Z10/Q10 would have been on the b4 network.

[lift]

Thanks. At that time, I would have asked you "do you know if your Z10/Q10 park on band 2," but it doesn't matter now Plus given the b2 vs. b4 footprint around the time the Z30 was fresh, chances are your Z10/Q10 would have been on the b4 network.

You really know your stuff. This area is definitely a band 4 LTE area. Now has band 12 also.