What bands do UK carriers use?

[AlTech]

What LTE bands do the UK carriers use?

[Oshino Shinobu]

http://www.4g.co.uk/4g-frequencies-uk-need-know/

 

[SCHISCHKA]

7 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

http://www.4g.co.uk/4g-frequencies-uk-need-know/

 

wow that is a lot of networks to choose from

[Oshino Shinobu]

4 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

wow that is a lot of networks to choose from

Looks like a lot, but it is mainly the big four at the top. We have a similar situation with ISPs, where it looks like there's a bunch, but really it's only a couple unless you're in very specific areas. 

 

EDIT: Also, the MVNO providers basically piggyback on other wireless networks, they don't own the network themselves. 

[AlTech]

12 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

http://www.4g.co.uk/4g-frequencies-uk-need-know/

 

Oh! So it's not like the USA where you need a specific phone variant to get support for a specific band?

[Oshino Shinobu]

5 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Oh! So it's not like the USA where you need a specific phone variant to get support for a specific band?

AFAIK, if a phone is sold in the UK, it has to support all frequencies (I think).

 

If you import phones, you have to check if it's going to work with certain bands. For example, the Xiaomi Mi Mix isn't available here and doesn't support the 800MHz band, so certain network providers can't use 4G with it. 

 

EDIT: In the US, there's Sprint variants, right? We don't have that in the UK, there's typically just a single variant that will work across all carriers. 

[SCHISCHKA]

4 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Oh! So it's not like the USA where you need a specific phone variant to get support for a specific band?

USA telcos seem really corrupt and monopolistic when viewing from the outside

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

AFAIK, if a phone is sold in the UK, it has to support all frequencies (I think).

 

If you import phones, you have to check if it's going to work with certain bands. For example, the Xiaomi Mi Mix isn't available here and doesn't support the 800MHz band, so certain network providers can't use 4G with it. 

All the bands are supported on the next phone I'm gonna buy....

It supports Bands: 1, 3, 7, 8, 20