T-Mobile APN - LTE or GPRS?

[anon(9072051)]

The T-Mobile Nexus 6 Support page tells me that my APN should be named "T-Mobile US LTE."

My Nexus 6, however, insists that its APN should be named "T-Mobile GPRS" even though it uses practically the same settings as "T-Mobile US LTE."

Anyone know why this is? Why it's "GPRS"? Does it have something to do with the 700 MHz spectrum?

As a test, I tried adding an APN for "T-Mobile US LTE" manually, but the phone just deleted it eventually, probably after a reboot.

Again according to my phone, I'm still getting LTE service (as long as I'm not in my basement office at work), so this naming thing is just a nagging question, not a problem, far as I know.

 

[Rukbat]

1. GPRS is General Packet Radio Service, the original name for 2G and 3G services.

2. The name of the APN is for you, not for the phone. If you use more than 1, you name them so you know which one is which. You could name it My APN, for all the phone cares.

3. Use the settings for LTE - that's what tMobile is using. You can name it TMobile LTE or anything else.

 

[anon(9072051)]

If you use more than 1, you name them so you know which one is which. You could name it My APN, for all the phone cares.

Okay then.

Since the phone doesn't care & I'm not using them, can I delete the other APNs listed on the phone with no fear of causing problems? APNs for Consumer Cellular, Metro PCS, Simple Choice & Tracfone?