Personal - Paraguay

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Personal (Paraguay) uses 1 GSM band, 2 UMTS bands, and 2 LTE bands. Find out if your unlocked phone or mobile device will work with Personal (Paraguay). See the tables below for details.

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Carrier website: https://www.personal.com.py/

Last updated: 2024/08/09 - See latest updates

Personal Paraguay is one of the three main mobile network providers in Paraguay, along with Tigo and Claro. Here are some key details about Personal Paraguay's mobile network:

  1. Frequency Bands: Personal Paraguay uses 1 GSM band, 2 UMTS bands, and 1 LTE band. This information is crucial for determining whether an unlocked phone or mobile device will work on their network.

  2. Performance Metrics: According to Opensignal's report, Personal Paraguay ranks second in several key performance metrics. They share the Download Speed Experience award with Claro, both scoring between 18.1-18.9 Mbps. Personal also comes second in Voice App Experience, Excellent Consistent Quality, and Core Consistent Quality, with Claro leading in these categories.

  3. 4G Availability and Coverage: Personal Paraguay's 4G network is available but does not match the high availability and coverage of Tigo, which leads in both 4G Availability and 4G Coverage Experience. Tigo's users spend 92% of their time with an active 4G connection, while Personal's users spend around 90% of their time with an active 4G connection.

  4. Consistency and Availability: Personal Paraguay's network is reliable but does not match Claro's consistency and availability. Claro wins the award for Availability, with users spending 98.5% of their time with an active 3G or better network connection, while Personal and Tigo tie for second place with around 96.9-97.2%.

  5. Video Experience: Personal Paraguay's video streaming experience is also notable, as they share the Video Experience award with Tigo. This metric measures the quality of video streamed to mobile devices, with scores ranging from 0 to 100.

Overall, Personal Paraguay offers a reliable mobile network with good performance in various metrics, although it lags behind Claro in several key areas.

Frequency Bands

GSM

Name Interface Description
850 MHz GSM

Personal Paraguay uses the GSM 850 MHz frequency band. The deployment of this frequency band is not specified in the provided information.

UMTS

Name Interface Description
B2 (1900 MHz PCS) UMTS

Personal Paraguay uses the UMTS B2 (1900 MHz PCS) frequency band.
B5 (850 MHz) UMTS

Personal Paraguay uses the UMTS frequency band B5 (850 MHz). This band is deployed in Paraguay.

LTE

Name Interface Description
B2 (1900 MHz PCS) LTE

Personal Paraguay uses LTE band B2 (1900 MHz PCS). This frequency band is used for LTE services.
B28 (700 MHz APT) LTE

Personal Paraguay uses LTE Band 28 (700 MHz APT) for its wireless communications. This band operates between 703 MHz and 803 MHz, supporting channel bandwidths of 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz. The band is known for its excellent propagation characteristics, allowing signals to penetrate buildings and cover larger geographic areas with less infrastructure. Personal Paraguay added LTE B28 to its frequency bands in 2024.

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