What specific bands do I need for Lycamobile?

[rfranzq]

Originally Posted by mitch77

I like to not be confined to unlocked Tmo phones.

Whatever phone you get needs to be unlocked. Really.
Historicaly, you needed the AWS band to get T-Mobile 3G.
[AWS=1700---which is actually 1700/2100--one is upload the other download.
This is why it is described in many confusing ways.]
T-Mobile is also 'refarming' the 1900mHz band for 3G.
http://airportal.de/ will kind of give an idea where this is available.

Where do you live?? The answer to that might mean you NEED a T-Mobile unlocked phone.
OR at least a phone with the AWS band which are not all that frequent.
I live in Southern California and would not need an AWS band phone.
Any place that is not near 'red' on the airportal map would probably be best served with a phone that has the AWS band.