How critical is it that the US G7 doesn't have LTE Band 71

[itic]

Caught this on the moto forums yesterday. the US, power and play have it but not the G7. Im on the t-mobile network and this band is crucial since i work and live in the city, travel to rural areas often.

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/moto-g7-play-moto-g7-moto-g7/Really-No-Band-71-for-G7/td-p/4355118

Is this a deal breaker?

 

[Rukbat]

If TMO is using Band 71 where you are, and no alternative band, I'd consider it a deal breaker, since you have, at best, 3G mobile data. But if they're not using Band 71 where you are, it's irrelevant. (I'm using a Pixel 2 on TMO - no Band 71, but they aren't using it here, so I don't care.)

 

[itic]

SO for comparison i checked the current G6 specs and it too doesn't have band 71. The TMO site sez its used nation wide but lacked any specific (Bay Area) regional info. One thing i did notice was that w/o using band 71 which is 600mhz TMO doesnt use a LTE band thats less than 1000mhz. Disadvantage?

 

[Ry]

SO for comparison i checked the current G6 specs and it too doesn't have band 71. The TMO site sez its used nation wide but lacked any specific (Bay Area) regional info. One thing i did notice was that w/o using band 71 which is 600mhz TMO doesnt use a LTE band thats less than 1000mhz. Disadvantage?

Band 71 Nationwide? More Legere hype.

Per these links, nothing at all in the SF Bay Area.

600 MHz spectrum - Spectrum Gateway

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...849&z=4&mid=1zuAfHMO6JK3TWS_54Tf5TbuyggWTC-pO

In California:
Meiners Oaks, CA
Ojai, CA

As for 700 MHz LTE, see this link for Planned and Spotted: Map of T-Mobile's 700 MHz spectrum

 

[itic]

Thanks. looks link BAND 12 is active already. For anyone whose interested here are the connectivity specs for the G7

Networks + Bands
Carrier Aggregation, 4G LTE (DL Cat 7/ UL Cat 6), CDMA / EVDO Rev A, UMTS / HSPA+, GSM / EDGE 2G: GSM band 2/3/5/8 CDMA BC0/BC1/BC10, 3G: WCDMA band 1/2/4/5/8, 4G: FDD LTE band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/25/26/66, TDD LTE band 38/40/41