Access to USA mobile network from euro phone

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As Tor-Einar Jambjo notes in a comment, the Archos Elements 50d Oxygen does not support the right frequencies for 3G/4G access in the United States. Even if Free.fr has roaming partnerships with U.S. carriers, your equipment would not be able to take advantage of 3G/4G services.

  • According to FrequencyCheck.com, it can use the B3 (1800), B7 (2600), and B20 (800 DD) LTE bands, none of which is used in any part of the United States.

  • Its 3G (UMTS) radios can use 900 and 2100 MHz bands, but neither of those are used in the U.S, either.

T-Mobile is the only major GSM operator still offering GPRS/EDGE service in the U.S.; AT&T shut down its 2G network at the end of 2016, and neither Verizon nor Sprint nor U.S. Cellular ever operated a GSM/GPRS/EDGE service in the first place. T-Mobile has stated they will maintain their 2G network until 2019, but it has actually decommissioned most of its capacity, which was always more limited than AT&T's and only available at 1900MHz.

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