Hello mobile experience

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I didn't carrying on my $25 hello mobile line after the first two months. Unlimited 2g data and texting still work in the month they give you before number expiration which is nice.

[idanth]

@KentE

I've checked the following GSM-only devices which clear the BYOD test on Hello Mobile:
#1 AT&T Prepaid Alcatel Ideal: GSM only, unlocked, LTE, and I already know it is not compatible with T-Mobile VoLTE
#2 AT&T Prepaid ZTE Trek II tablet: GSM only, unlocked, LTE (No phone dialer at all, so it's a data-only device.)
#3 Netgear Unite MiFI, unlocked GSM only, LTE. (also a data-only device.)
#4 Nokia 3.1, factory unlocked, GSM only, LTE, and known to support T-Mobile VoLTE.
#5 BLU Dash L3, factory unlocked, GSM only, 3G (no LTE, so obviously no VoLTE support)
#6 A ringer: Tracfone Rebel 2, still locked to Tracfone & as far as I know Verizon only, even if was unlocked.
#7 Another ringer, just to repeat results of #6: Tracfone Huawei Sensa, locked to Tracfone, Verizon only.

I've had one 'Not Supported" result.
BLU Advance 4.0 L2, factory unlocked, GSM only, 3G (no LTE).
This failure surprised me, since spec wise it's nearly identical with the BLU that does clear. I haven't dug it out to confirm that I didn't kludge the IMEI in my spreadsheet....

Their BYOD check whitelists almost all GSM phones. You should not rely on it if you need T-Mobile VoLTE. Even more, they, probably, are going to send you T-Mobile SIM even if you have Sprint compatible CDMA phone.

[KentE]

[quote="idanth"]

@KentE

Their BYOD check whitelists almost all GSM phones. You should not rely on it if you need T-Mobile VoLTE. Even more, they, probably, are going to send you T-Mobile SIM even if you have Sprint compatible CDMA phone.

Agreed about passing almost all GSM phones. What makes the checker especially useless is the 2 mentioned above: they're not GSM phones, and they're not Sprint whitelisted. They won't work on either SIM from Hello Mobile. But the checker says they're good.