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Hey, I'm currently waiting for the Z. I love the design and the hardware. What service providers are going to support the phone?, what will the price be?, and when should it be available?
The pricing will around be a steep $800-850 for the unlocked version. Supposed to release in feb end-march first week if the rumors are to be believed!
gire.prasad said:
The pricing will around be a steep $800-850 for the unlocked version. Supposed to release in feb end-march first week if the rumors are to be believed!
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Does anyone know which US carrier is going sell the Xperia Z? Verizon? AT&T? T-Mobile?
norman1080 said:
Does anyone know which US carrier is going sell the Xperia Z? Verizon? AT&T? T-Mobile?
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None of them. You might be able to buy em unlocked, but I'm not sure. The C6603 will work on AT&T HSPA+ but not on LTE. The C6602 will work on AT&T and T-Mobile HSPA+ but doesn't have LTE either.
Verizon and Sprint (and other CDMA networks) won't have any Sony phones any times soon.
Ambroos said:
None of them. You might be able to buy em unlocked, but I'm not sure. The C6603 will work on AT&T HSPA+ but not on LTE. The C6602 will work on AT&T and T-Mobile HSPA+ but doesn't have LTE either.
Verizon and Sprint (and other CDMA networks) won't have any Sony phones any times soon.
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Bumper! Thats disappointing!
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If you pre order from the UK, like I just did, it will cost about 650 bucks.
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So why is Z on the Sony US website?
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robertopod1968 said:
So why is Z on the Sony US website?
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I don't see the Z under phones ...on the US site... can you post a link?
www.sonymobile.com/us/products/phones/xperia-z/
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Thanks. It is not on sonystyle.com that is why I did not see it.
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No problem. Don't know if it means anything or not though unfortunately
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No problem. Don't know if it means anything or not though unfortunately
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The Z and ZL will be available in the US definitely. It will be available in Sony Style stores. They don't post coming-soon items on Sony Style website. You have to check Sony Mobile's website to see what devices are coming. The date for the states might be about a month at latest after other regions (So hopefully by end of April, we'll see it in the States). This is from how the past has been for US market. Don't worry, I'm waiting along with you :fingers-crossed:
Why do I know that the device will come to the US? Sony will get sued if they post something that won't come to the region as false advertisement. It happened to some other regions a while back when they were SE.
I am almost for sure it will be out on at&t... Sony is trying to become a dominate world force again in consumer electronics and the US loves there cell phones
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who says the Z doesn't have LTE when it has its own LTE modem built into it. The xperia s is Hspa+ and that's without an LTE modem
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Sony should bring it with bands for ATT and TMo... like the Nexus phones. They would sell more full price phones. TMo has a lot of people with unlocked phones... many are non US models...
I have a Z on ore order from the UK. Did the same with the Galaxy Nexus... and the Nexus 4. Got my N4 way before most people in the US.
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kornklown69 said:
I am almost for sure it will be out on at&t... Sony is trying to become a dominate world force again in consumer electronics and the US loves there cell phones
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Don't expect to see it through AT&T.
jostin01 said:
who says the Z doesn't have LTE when it has its own LTE modem built into it. The xperia s is Hspa+ and that's without an LTE modem
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The Z has LTE and HPSA+ variants. Not all LTE models will work with LTE from various carriers. AT&T LTE isn't supported on the Z according to the whitepapers.
Q.Entity said:
Sony should bring it with bands for ATT and TMo... like the Nexus phones. They would sell more full price phones. TMo has a lot of people with unlocked phones... many are non US models...
I have a Z on ore order from the UK. Did the same with the Galaxy Nexus... and the Nexus 4. Got my N4 way before most people in the US.
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They will have it with bands for T-Mobile and AT&T as shown by the whitepapers. Which model comes out in the US is another story.
Q.Entity said:
Sony should bring it with bands for ATT and TMo... like the Nexus phones. They would sell more full price phones. TMo has a lot of people with unlocked phones... many are non US models...
I have a Z on ore order from the UK. Did the same with the Galaxy Nexus... and the Nexus 4. Got my N4 way before most people in the US.
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Where did you pre order it from?
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clove.co.uk. been buying stuff from them since Windows Mobile 5.
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Ok thanks.
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would it be any difference of buying it from uk to wait and get it from usa ?
Looking to get the LT30a for use on T-Mobile USA's "4G" (really 3.5G) but having a hard time locating online retailers caring this phone. Any advice? I was considering on getting the LT28H until I saw the LT30a (in white) and fell in love; well really lust :silly:
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Check ebay. There are some reputable sellers on there
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weebnuts said:
Check ebay. There are some reputable sellers on there
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Thanks I found some but they are a little out of my budget. I might settle for the TL28H instead as the two phones seem almost identical.
Was hoping T-mobile would pickup the Z, but no word yet
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weebnuts said:
Was hoping T-mobile would pickup the Z, but no word yet
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Yeah that would rock. Know of anyone who has ported T-Mobiles WiFi calling to these Xperias?
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Yeah that would rock. Know of anyone who has ported T-Mobiles WiFi calling to these Xperias?
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No, unfortunately. There are special drivers needed as it shuts down the part of the cellular function in order to save battery so it's not as easy as just installing an app. Also, the new T-mobile wifi calling for ICS and JB is now part of the system instead of an addon app like the gingerbread one. Luckily I moved to a place where reception is good, because I used to have to rely on WiFi calling all the time.
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No, unfortunately. There are special drivers needed as it shuts down the part of the cellular function in order to save battery so it's not as easy as just installing an app. Also, the new T-mobile wifi calling for ICS and JB is now part of the system instead of an addon app like the gingerbread one. Luckily I moved to a place where reception is good, because I used to have to rely on WiFi calling all the time.
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Well that's a shame. I had heard that it was a driver/kernel issue. I'm using one of those CelFi repeater units from T-Mobile as I was an original BETA tester for the pilot project back in 2010. The unit works well but I recently move from Miami to DC and my area has HORRIBLE T-Mobile signal; im in a true dead zone. The repeater window unit only pics up 1 bar at best :/ and them tries to amplify it to 5 bars in the house which works well but the speed stinks. So I just use WiFi calling 99.9% of the time. This now has me worried about jumping onto one of these non T-Mobile branded Android phones.
Yeah, I know how you feel. The only hope is once the LTE network is up and running that they will be more aggressive in getting other phones, but I am not going to hold my breath.
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I placed a pre-order last week for the xperia Z from handtec.uk for shipping to New York.
I am presently using a Lumia 920 on Simple Mobile and have had excellent 4G service for months now.
Does anyone know if I will be getting the same 4G service with the xperia Z on this network?
LTE I will not get since am not using the phone on AT&T network and is not offered by Simple Mobile, which is fine with me.
Thanks
bhagiratha said:
I placed a pre-order last week for the xperia Z from handtec.uk for shipping to New York.
I am presently using a Lumia 920 on Simple Mobile and have had excellent 4G service for months now.
Does anyone know if I will be getting the same 4G service with the xperia Z on this network?
LTE I will not get since am not using the phone on AT&T network and is not offered by Simple Mobile, which is fine with me.
Thanks
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Which model did you order?
Spectre51 said:
Which model did you order?
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Do you know what model would work in the U.S.? Currently using Straight Talk (AT&T)
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TangoXray said:
Do you know what model would work in the U.S.? Currently using Straight Talk (AT&T)
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For HSPA+ the C6602 for LTE the C6606.
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My mistake guys, I'm actually on Straight Talk. I did check my order and handtec said the model they getting would be the Xperia Z ET964 C6603.
In any case, I cancel the order this morning since I realize that the phone will be a bit too large for my taste plus those port flaps will be a pain in the arse in the long run. Will wait for the ZL ... as it will suite me better.
Thank you all for your responses. Cheers
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My mistake guys, I'm actually on Straight Talk. I did check my order and handtec said the model they getting would be the Xperia Z ET964 C6603.
In any case, I cancel the order this morning since I realize that the phone will be a bit too large for my taste plus those port flaps will be a pain in the arse in the long run. Will wait for the ZL ... as it will suite me better.
Thank you all for your responses. Cheers
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It's not much bigger than the ion. I have comparison pictures in another thread showing it compared to the ion and TL.
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would you mind directing me to the location where I can view your comparison? thanks
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would you mind directing me to the location where I can view your comparison? thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38133093&postcount=17
Sorry try that link other one wasn't working.
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bhagiratha said:
My mistake guys, I'm actually on Straight Talk. I did check my order and handtec said the model they getting would be the Xperia Z ET964 C6603.
In any case, I cancel the order this morning since I realize that the phone will be a bit too large for my taste plus those port flaps will be a pain in the arse in the long run. Will wait for the ZL ... as it will suite me better.
Thank you all for your responses. Cheers
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The C6603 is the LTE model. C6602 is not. The ZL will not be much smaller though.
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The C6603 is the LTE model. C6602 is not. The ZL will not be much smaller though.
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I totally changed my desire on getting a Sony. I have decided to go with the HTC One. Yep!
bhagiratha said:
I totally changed my desire on getting a Sony. I have decided to go with the HTC One. Yep!
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Make sure you get the AT&T model so you can use it on all US markets only all the bands.
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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Well the xperia z is actually the C6603 and the non lte version is C6602. Anyway. Wifi calling it could be that this is a t mobile software related thing or u might be able to download it from the app store. Lte should work but I can't fully guarantee it. Since since 3 or out of 6 lte bands are supported on the Europe's version.
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dante501 said:
Well the xperia z is actually the C6603 and the non lte version is C6602.....
Lte should work but I can't fully guarantee it. Since since 3 or out of 6 lte bands are supported on the Europe's version.
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The C6606 is the US LTE version of the Z. Please check these things before posting misinformation.
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OK but the one I have and obviously u have is the C6603. And about the lte working in the USA I will test it next month.
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OK but the one I have and obviously u have is the C6603. And about the lte working in the USA I will test it next month.
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What? The OP is asking about the C6606. It doesn't matter which model you or I have or whether the LTE on the C6603 works in the US, as that has no bearing on the question at hand.
If you didn't know the correct answer, you shouldn't have posted. I don't, so am not commenting on the original questions. I only posted to correct the wrong information that you had posted
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Platinum_Bleach said:
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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where do u live man, do u know if there is LTE in ur city? from what i been reading tmobile LTE is being congested and is actually slower than HSPA+ to answer ur question
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/05/03/t-mobile-xperia-z-c6606-passes-through-the-fcc/
yes same thing
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What? The OP is asking about the C6606. It doesn't matter which model you or I have or whether the LTE on the C6603 works in the US, as that has no bearing on the question at hand.
If you didn't know the correct answer, you shouldn't have posted. I don't, so am not commenting on the original questions. I only posted to correct the wrong information that you had posted
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But isn't the Xperia Z u buy in a sony store the non branded C6603 even in the USA so the C6606 is the t mobile branded version and he wanted to know if when buying it directly from sony will work with everything. And it has some of the lte bands but not all. It could work on lte but also couldn't or only works half of the time since some bands are different on the xperia z in the sony store. But I could be wrong and the xperia z u buy in a sony store in the USA is the branded T Mobile C6606 version. Actually I just ed checked u get the C6606 and the non lte C6602 in the USA the C6603 must be the Europe only lte xperia z then.
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Platinum_Bleach said:
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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Well u have to make sure u get the C6606 not the C6602 that sony also offers on the homepage. Because the C6602 is even in Europe the non lte version. They sell two versions in the USA I guess.
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dante501 said:
But isn't the Xperia Z u buy in a sony store the non branded C6603 even in the USA so the C6606 is the t mobile branded version and he wanted to know if when buying it directly from sony will work with everything. And it has some of the lte bands but not all. It could work on lte but also couldn't or only works half of the time since some bands are different on the xperia z in the sony store. But I could be wrong and the xperia z u buy in a sony store in the USA is the branded T Mobile C6606 version. Actually I just ed checked u get the C6606 and the non lte C6602 in the USA the C6603 must be the Europe only lte xperia z then.
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Well u have to make sure u get the C6606 not the C6602 that sony also offers on the homepage. Because the C6602 is even in Europe the non lte version. They sell two versions in the USA I guess.
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The OP knows all this already. That's why they asked about the C6606, not the C6602. It says C6606 right in the thread title.
Just stop posting unnecessarily. You're not adding anything useful to what's already been said.
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Sorry. Just trying to help. Ppl really need to chill. All so damn pissy all the time. Life is so much easier if they just would chill and relax. Peace out.
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dante501 said:
Sorry. Just trying to help. Ppl really need to chill. All so damn pissy all the time. Life is so much easier if they just would chill and relax. Peace out.
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It's not "pissy" to point out misinformation. This is not a social hangout. It's a development site. If you don't know the answer to something then don't post.
The whole first page of this thread is filled with you posting about things you don't know about and me correcting you (apart from the useful post by G1_enthusiast). That is not being helpful. It just wastes people's time.
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I know the phone is LTE for tmobile it says so on the site. I just wanted to make sure that it was gonna have tmobile wifi calling, and my account features (basically everything that is on a phone when you buy it from tmobile directly) on the phone. As i understand it those features are in the tmobile operating system that they program directly into the phone and you cant just download from the app store. I could be wrong but i believe that is the case.
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I know the phone is LTE for tmobile it says so on the site. I just wanted to make sure that it was gonna have tmobile wifi calling, and my account features (basically everything that is on a phone when you buy it from tmobile directly) on the phone. As i understand it those features are in the tmobile operating system that they program directly into the phone and you cant just download from the app store. I could be wrong but i believe that is the case.
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Yeah the one on the sony side that says t mobile on it like u can see in the picture will be the one official at from t mobile branded version. That's the one u need to get.
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Has anybody been able to unlock and use it on AT&T?
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Has anybody been able to unlock and use it on AT&T?
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If u unlock codes early found on ebay u can use it on att.
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Probably a silly question to those familiar with the Z but is the 6603 the same as the 6606 (apart from all the tmobile crap loaded on it and the logo on the back)?
I'm already on tmobile with an xperia p and I'm looking at buying a Z, I can get a factory unlocked 6603 on amazon or I can buy a 6606 on the sony site.
Would I have access to tmobile LTE with the 6603?
Thanks in advance.
If you do not get the C6606 you will not have WiFi calling. That is a software specific feature for T-Mobile.
Even installing the .67 C6603 firmware/software on my C6606 removed WiFi calling as an option.
As for LTE I am uncertain. Spec wise it looks like you are covered. But I did not flash the baseband when I flashed my phone. So the modem is still from the C6606 and LTE is working. The only thing is that it shows 4G in the status bar rather than LTE.
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If you do not get the C6606 you will not have WiFi calling. That is a software specific feature for T-Mobile.
Even installing the .67 C6603 firmware/software on my C6606 removed WiFi calling as an option.
As for LTE I am uncertain. Spec wise it looks like you are covered. But I did not flash the baseband when I flashed my phone. So the modem is still from the C6606 and LTE is working. The only thing is that it shows 4G in the status bar rather than LTE.
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Thanks for the info, leaning towards the 6606 now. Out of interest what was your reason for going to the 6603 firmware?
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Thanks for the info, leaning towards the 6606 now. Out of interest what was your reason for going to the 6603 firmware?
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I wanted to move to 4.2.2. There are some performance/lag issues with 4.1.x on the XZ. Also wanted to get on an international generic firmware so I would get updates quicker from Sony.
Plus I just like to tinker.
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So, I've been hearing Tmobile USA will get the Z1. I'm currently a Sprint customer, so I have a few questions.
1. Will the Tmobile version be lte?
2. Opinions on if this phone is worth making the switch for or if I'm better off waiting till April and using my Sprint upgrade?
3. How is Tmobile's coverage and speeds on the DFW area?
Any help would be appreciated. I've never had a Sony phone but the Xperia Z had me tempted to switch and now with the rumors of the Z1 coming here I'm incredibly tempted.
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So, I've been hearing Tmobile USA will get the Z1. I'm currently a Sprint customer, so I have a few questions.
1. Will the Tmobile version be lte?
2. Opinions on if this phone is worth making the switch for or if I'm better off waiting till April and using my Sprint upgrade?
3. How is Tmobile's coverage and speeds on the DFW area?
Any help would be appreciated. I've never had a Sony phone but the Xperia Z had me tempted to switch and now with the rumors of the Z1 coming here I'm incredibly tempted.
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im getting it and t mobile connections is grate here in San Diego. there costumer car is grate compared to att.
Alot of people's from sprint is jumping to Tmobile. Yes the Z1s is LTE, the phone is awesome, I and others are using it now. It will release on 22nd in all tmobile store.
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Hi epsix,
Could you please let me know what Google Play says about Z1s and ISIS Mobile Wallet. Is it compatible with Z1s for download and install?
ngvuanh said:
Hi epsix,
Could you please let me know what Google Play says about Z1s and ISIS Mobile Wallet. Is it compatible with Z1s for download and install?
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Yes,there's an ISIS Mobile Wallet for Tmobile, but you need enhance sim card from tmobile.
https://www.paywithisis.com/get-sim.html
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Good, thank you so much.
That's what I need. I already have isis sim. Can't wait till this Friday.
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