Does the TCL Flip 2 (US model) work on Free Mobile?
No, not any more.
Doesn't workIts 4G bands (2, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 (US bands)) don't match Free Mobile's, and it has no matching 3G to fall back to.
We wouldn't buy the TCL Flip 2 (US model) for a Free Mobile SIM.
We worked this out from the phone's published bands and Free Mobile's own published network facts (see How we check). Nobody has confirmed it for this exact pairing yet.
Free Mobile (France)
- 3G: On; no switch-off date announced
- 2G: No 2G of its own: uses Orange's 2G, which is off across mainland France since 20 October 2026 ("white zones" until 1–15 December 2026)
TCL Flip 2 (US model)
- 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G: 850 MHz, 1700/2100 (AWS) MHz, 1900 MHz
- 4G bands: 2, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 (US bands)
- 4G Calling: unknown – Built for US networks.
Other networks in France
- Orange Doesn't work
- SFR Doesn't work
- Bouygues Telecom Doesn't work
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How we decide: our method.