Unlocked s9 plus and T-Mobile network showing LTE+

[Garz]

I have the plus unlocked by Samsung. No carrier branding tied to it. When I’m the city, I get LTE+. When I’m home, I live out of town, I get just LTE. So is the LTE+ that it’s running, the new T-Mobile 600 megahertz network? Or what is it running when it shows LTE+? I also know somebody who had a T-Mobile branded s9 plus and it always just shows LTE. It doesn’t show the + so I am thinking that’s the way T-Mobile wants their branded phone to show. I also confirmed with Samsung that the unlocked version of their phone runs the 600 megahertz band 71 with T-Mobile and their site even supports that info.

Please share your thoughts if you have any.

 

[SpookDroid]

Nope, that's just VoLTE being available.
Edited since TwitchyPuppy (love that username!) had it right all along.

LTE+ means you’re connected to their LTE-A (LTE Advanced aka carrier aggregation) band.

 

[Garz]

Nope, that's just VoLTE being available.

Ok gotcha. Thanks for the info.

 

[SpookDroid]

No problemo! ☺

 

[Garz]

No problemo! ☺

I googled everywhere looking for the answer. Didn’t find nothing. Maybe a need better googling skills. Haha.

 

[SpookDroid]

We're better than Boogle, y'all!

 

[TwitchyPuppy]

LTE+ means you’re connected to their LTE-A (LTE Advanced aka carrier aggregation) band.

 

[TwitchyPuppy]

Nope, that's just VoLTE being available.

VoLTE and LTE+, 2 totally different and independent things.

 

[SpookDroid]

VoLTE and LTE+, 2 totally different and independent things.

You're correct, and my brain must have been high because I was thinking of LTE Advanced but for some reason I also thought it was OK to call it VoLTE. Nevermind OP, this is the right answer!!!!!

(Thanks for correcting me, though ).

 

[TwitchyPuppy]

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[TwitchyPuppy]

You're correct, and my brain must have been high because I was thinking of LTE Advanced but for some reason I also thought it was OK to call it VoLTE. Nevermind OP, this is the right answer!!!!!

(Thanks for correcting me, though ).

Haha no worries

 

[Garz]

LTE+ means you’re connected to their LTE-A (LTE Advanced aka carrier aggregation) band.

That’s what I was thinking originally when I saw that but wasn’t sure. Thanks for chiming in.

 

[Garz]

Speeds with LTE Adavnced are pretty good.