Thinking of making the switch, worth it?

libra89

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Not really, max speed you get is H+ on TMO on Xiaomi and Meizu devices. Huawei is a bit different. All the other devices like Elephone etc also get H/H+ and no LTE. Some have Play store installed and others require a bit of monkey business before you can get Google services working without any glitches.

You're a trooper to go down that road. I see a lot of cool phones, but no Band 12 is no deal for me. In my area, especially where I work, it makes the difference between Edge and LTE for me, just better coverage.
 

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Not really, max speed you get is H+ on TMO on Xiaomi and Meizu devices. Huawei is a bit different. All the other devices like Elephone etc also get H/H+ and no LTE. Some have Play store installed and others require a bit of monkey business before you can get Google services working without any glitches.

Yeah no lte would be a deal breaker for me.
 

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You're a trooper to go down that road. I see a lot of cool phones, but no Band 12 is no deal for me. In my area, especially where I work, it makes the difference between Edge and LTE for me, just better coverage.
Thanks, I love tinkering with devices especially if the price is right!
 

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Same here. Planning on picking up a Moto z droid for around $115 after promotions to play with. My choices are more limited since I have Verizon

Took me a little bit of digging around but on Friday night I fixed a bricked Umi Super phone :) Working fine now...