Z1 Compact on T-Mobile LTE

[Huitlacoche]

OK, I went into the local T-Mo store and had them try out a sim card to see if I could get on the LTE network. No dice. All I got was 4G, no LTE. The girl behind the counter said this happens a lot when people bring in unlocked phones. Supposedly T-Mo runs their LTE network at 1700/2100 so the Z1c should have been able to get on. Therefore, I am wondering if anyone has had success and if so, did you have to configure some custom settings?

I am currently on ATT and can only get on the HSPA+ network because ATT runs their LTE network at 700 which the Z1c doesn't support I really want to use this phone on an LTE network.

 

[robertopod1968]

I believe that since it's not a phone made for the US market that it doesn't show lte at the top of the phone. In the rest of the world, 4G is lte so they don't have to designate. You should be able to go into the status and look at the phone signal and it should say lte. My daughter is using it on t-mobile without a problem.

 

[Huitlacoche]

That may be. I will try another t-mo location with hopefully sharper techs. It has been more than a week, but I remember when checking the preferred network mode that LTE was not listed in the options.

 

[negativeoutcome]

It works fine on mine. Getting 30 to 40 mb down on speedtest. You just have to change the apn settings. By default they are just a general euro setting hence why your not getting the LTE to work here. Follow this T-Mobile APN Settings | T-Mobile 4G APN Settings

 

[jjfad]

OK, I went into the local T-Mo store and had them try out a sim card to see if I could get on the LTE network. No dice. All I got was 4G, no LTE. The girl behind the counter said this happens a lot when people bring in unlocked phones. Supposedly T-Mo runs their LTE network at 1700/2100 so the Z1c should have been able to get on. Therefore, I am wondering if anyone has had success and if so, did you have to configure some custom settings?

I am currently on ATT and can only get on the HSPA+ network because ATT runs their LTE network at 700 which the Z1c doesn't support I really want to use this phone on an LTE network.

Do you have the international version or the one that Sony just announced in their U.S. store?
Unlocked Sony Xperia Z1 Compact sales begin in the U.S. | Android and Me

 

[Oliver Reyno]

I didn't have any problems. When I first got my phone, I just put my T-Mobile SIM in it and it automatically downloaded all the settings and I had LTE. I am in Southern California. the APN should be fast.t-mobile.com