Any unlocked device will work.. right?!?

Any unlocked device will work.. right?!?

Sometimes yes, sometimes NO. You pay a monthly fee for unlimited high speed data, don't miss out on receiving the best signal and speeds.
We are happy to help you compare devices, even if you don't purchase your device from us.

Let's show you an example:

The MiFi X Pro comes in two models: The T-Mobile is model number M3000B, the Verizon is M3100.
They look identical, but are VERY different.
Verizon version supports cellular frequencies:
5G Sub-6GHz: n2, n5, n48, n66, n77, n78
5G mmWave: n257, n260, n261
LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66

T-mobile version supports cellular frequencies:
5G Sub-6GHZ: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n25, n28, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
5G mmWave: None
LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71

T-Mobile has no mmWave bands (i.e., no UW) and is physically missing the mmWave antenna module.
Verizon model doesn’t have the most important T-mobile bands and is very slow on T-mobile (T-mobile 5G is on n25 and n.

From this example you can see that although both models will connect to some of the 4G/LTE freqencies/cellular bands, it will give subpar speeds.

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