Freedom Mobile launched iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus pre-orders last Friday for $0 on contract, with a debut set for December 8. These devices will work where the company’s Band 66 LTE is available.
The company also is offering iPhone SE, iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone 6s/6s Plus and iPhone 7/7 Plus as well, but only where Band 4 LTE is available, as the company refarms a portion of their existing AWS-1 spectrum.
If you’re trying to figure out where your iPhone will work on the Freedom Mobile LTE network, here’s a list of cities and what LTE networks are available. If you plan on choosing iPhone X or iPhone 8/8 Plus, you will require Band 66 (B66) LTE. An older iPhone model will require Band 4 LTE (B4):
Available Now in Alberta
• Airdrie (B66 + B4)
• Beaumont (B66)
• Calgary (B66)
• Chestermere (B66)
• Edmonton (B66 + B4)
• Fort Saskatchewan (B66 + B4)
• Leduc (B66)
• Nisku (B66)
• St. Albert (B66)
Available Now in British Columbia
• Abbotsford (B66 + B4)
• Burnaby (B66)
• Coquitlam (B66)
• Delta (B66)
• Langley (B66)
• Maple Ridge (B66)
• Mission (B66)
• New Westminster (B66)
• North Vancouver (B66)
• Pitt Meadows (B66)
• Port Coquitlam (B66)
• Richmond (B66)
• Surrey (B66)
• Vancouver (B66)
• Whistler (B66)
Available Now in Ontario
• Acton (B66)
• Ajax (B66 +B4)
• Alliston (B66)
• Amherstview (B66)
• Angus (B66)
• Aurora (B66 + B4)
• Barrie (B66)
• Beamsville (B66)
• Bowmanville (B66)
• Bradford (B66)
• Brampton (B66)
• Brantford (B66)
• Brooklin (B66 + B4)
• Burlington (B66)
• Cambridge (B66)
• Fort Erie (B66)
• Georgetown (B66)
• Grimsby (B66)
• Guelph (B66)
• Hamilton (B66)
• King City (B66)
• Kingston (B4 only)
• Kitchener (B66)
• London (B66)
• Milton (B66 + B4)
• Mississauga (B66)
• Newcastle (B66)
• Newmarket (B66 + B4)
• Niagara Falls (B66)
• Nobleton (B66)
• Oakville (B66)
• Oshawa (B66 + B4)
• Ottawa (B4 only)
• Peterborough (B4 only)
• Pickering(B66 + B4)
• Port Colborne (B66)
• Richmond Hill (B66)
• Rockwood (B66)
• St. Catharines (B66)
• Thorold (B66)
• Toronto (B66)
• Vaughan (B66)
• Waterloo (B66)
• Welland (B66)
• Whitby (B66)
• Windsor (B66)
As you can see, areas with both B66 and B4 coverage right now are still limited. We’ll be sure to let you know when there are more network upgrades.
If you’re in a major Freedom Mobile coverage area, it’s worth considering especially with the company’s aggressive $0 contract iPhone offers to compete with the Big 3 of Rogers, Telus and Bell. But if you’re on the fringes of network coverage, you may want to think twice.
Shaw says Freedom Mobile will complete their LTE network upgrades in Western Canada by early December, while Eastern Canada will see their upgrades complete by early 2018.
