QUOTE(lurkingaround @ Jan 24 2020, 10:09 AM)
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Afaik;
For mobile broadband 4G/3G, low frequency gives better wall penetration. For 4G, only TM Unifi Mobile has been allocated the low frequency Band 5 = 850MHz. For 3G, only Maxis has been allocated the low frequency Band 8 = 900MHz. Unfortunately, Unifi Mobile has poor 4G Band 5 coverage and 3G Band 8 is limited to maximum 7.2Mbps.
Most of the other 4G/3G frequencies allocated to the mobile telcos are high frequency Bands of above 2000MHz = not-good for wall penetration, eg 4G Band 7 and Band 38 = 2600MHz, 3G Band 1 = 2100MHz.
So, the problem of wall penetration is not with the phone but the frequencies allocated to the mobile telcos by the government.
TM Unifi Mobile has no 3G network of its own because of very late entry into the market = it rides on Celcom's 3G and 4G networks for limited data, ie unlimited data for Unifi Mobile phone plans is only for its own 4G network, not on Celcom's 3G/4G network = unlimited data only if covered by Unifi Mobile 4G network.
UMobile was also a late entry to the market = its 3G network coverage is poor but its 4G network coverage is OK and getting better = it used to ride on Maxis's 3G network.
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So means with 5g the coverage would get better?Afaik;
For mobile broadband 4G/3G, low frequency gives better wall penetration. For 4G, only TM Unifi Mobile has been allocated the low frequency Band 5 = 850MHz. For 3G, only Maxis has been allocated the low frequency Band 8 = 900MHz. Unfortunately, Unifi Mobile has poor 4G Band 5 coverage and 3G Band 8 is limited to maximum 7.2Mbps.
Most of the other 4G/3G frequencies allocated to the mobile telcos are high frequency Bands of above 2000MHz = not-good for wall penetration, eg 4G Band 7 and Band 38 = 2600MHz, 3G Band 1 = 2100MHz.
So, the problem of wall penetration is not with the phone but the frequencies allocated to the mobile telcos by the government.
TM Unifi Mobile has no 3G network of its own because of very late entry into the market = it rides on Celcom's 3G and 4G networks for limited data, ie unlimited data for Unifi Mobile phone plans is only for its own 4G network, not on Celcom's 3G/4G network = unlimited data only if covered by Unifi Mobile 4G network.
UMobile was also a late entry to the market = its 3G network coverage is poor but its 4G network coverage is OK and getting better = it used to ride on Maxis's 3G network.
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Jan 24 2020, 02:58 PM

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