How did you manage that?

I was hoping Uncarrier 7.0 was going to fix that. Sadly, it didn't.

It's a glorified wireless router that prioritizes WiFi Calling network traffic. It still utilizes your home broadband connection. I was hoping it would be a femtocell with a wifi router built-in. Regardless, pretty sweet it's basically free for T-Mobile customers.

Instructions here...

http://www.tmonews.com/2014/05/cel-f...xtivity-again/

Call T-Mo, ask to speak to tech support. Explain your coverage difficulties. They will perform some steps with you, collect info from your devices, etc. and then they will send you a kit, free of charge. You just have to agree to return it if you cancel/no longer need it.

Yes, that is correct. I would have preferred a femtocell myself (ala AT&T Microcell) but I just installed an antenna on our roof with a Wilson amp and internal antennas of each floor of the new house we have under construction. Sad I had to go to those extremes, but it will work well when it is all said and done. This is the new Wilson 2014 amp that will cover all carriers/frequencies.

Also, I forgot to mention what I just bought for my son's (concrete bunker) college dorm room. If you are serious about getting better performance, this will definitely do the trick:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[QUOTE=pseudoswede;23507749]I was hoping Uncarrier 7.0 was going to fix that. Sadly, it didn't.


I *think* it requires hardware also, but I am not 100% on that, which may be why it is hardware sold by T-Mo only. I also believe this is why T-Mo announced that they would swap older devices they sold with new hardware that had WiFi calling capability.

I just don't understand what took them so damn long. Their network has lagged for years, and although I applaud the move even today, it is WAY overdue.

I am thinking of going with Lycamobile as they have international calling included. Since they use Tmo network, would wifi calling be possible on a Tmo phone?

It used to be hardware (BlackBerry and a few Android phones). Now it's software-based and baked into the Android framework. This is why a firmware update was needed for select phones to take advantage of WiFi Calling 2.0. Now that T-Mobile was able to convince Apple to bake it into their iOS 8 framework, I wonder if this will force Google to do the same with Android L (which would be awesome).

I'm looking for a phone that uses the 700Mhz band. I have not seen any so far. Where do I look for this specification? So far I have been looking at the bands mentioned under the various types of networks like here:

http://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_6-6461.php

Is this the right place?

There are several LTE 700 MHz bands: 12, 13, 14, 17, 28, and 44.

Phones sold by the relevant carriers will support them. Looks like T-mobile US uses band 12.

Thanks. In the example I gave, where do I find the bands like 12, 13, 14, 17, 28, and 44?

T-Mobile uses band 12 for 700mHz transmission. I believe only four phones currently have that.

Galaxy Avant
Galaxy Note 4
Galaxy Note Edge
Sony Xperia Z3

If you get an LTE-enabled tablet, the Galaxy Tab 4 also has band 12.

Here is an updated on the implementation:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24817924-post4.html

Looks like the Dallas area has been covered.

GSMArena does a bad job at listing the LTE frequency (instead of the LTE band). It has updated some phones/models to show the LTE band, but not all

you should verify with another source, preferably the manufacturer's website to be 100% sure

anyways, band 13 is almost exclusively used by Verizon (plus some minor carriers). 17/12 used by AT&T/T-mobile. 25+26+41 used by Sprint ("Sprint Spark") and some Japanese networks