Does the TCL Flip 3 (US model) work on EE?

Q: Does the TCL Flip 3 (US model) work on EE?

Works with caveats. Calls and texts can fall back to 2G. EE starts switching 2G off from May 2029. We haven't found confirmation that 4G Calling works on EE. Its 4G bands (2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 41, 66 (US bands)) don't match EE's, so expect no 4G data.

Last checked 22 Oct 20264 sourcesWorked out from published specs

Yes, for now.

Works with caveats

Calls and texts can fall back to 2G. EE starts switching 2G off from May 2029. We haven't found confirmation that 4G Calling works on EE. Its 4G bands (2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 41, 66 (US bands)) don't match EE's, so expect no 4G data.

Fine for now. The catch is how calls get through: if they ride on 2G or 3G, they stop when EE switches that off.

We worked this out from the phone's published bands and EE's own published network facts (see How we check). Nobody has confirmed it for this exact pairing yet.

EE (UK)

3G: Switched off (completed 2024)
2G: Staying on for now; EE says it will start switching 2G off from May 2029

TCL Flip 3 (US model)

2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: 850 MHz, 1700/2100 (AWS) MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz
4G bands: 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 41, 66 (US bands)
4G Calling: unknown – Built for US networks.

The same applies to networks that run on EE: BT Mobile. Smaller networks sometimes handle 4G Calling differently, so check with them too.

Other networks in the UK

Vodafone UK Works with caveats
O2 Works with caveats
Three Doesn't work

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Sources

How we decide: our method.