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[Q] Does the European Optimus 7 supports WCDMA 850?

I bought an European Optimus 7 and it shows on the box "WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM850/900/1800/1900"
There's any way to put this phone to work on 3G WCDMA 850 networks at full speed?
Thanks

I own a Telus version of Optimus 7. My phone has the 900 3G band on it. I will tell you how to check whether your modem supports 850 or not. First, you open up the dialer and enter ##634#. This will install the MFG app, that will be accessible through your app list. The password that it asks is 277634#*#. Now you have access to the manufacturer test/setting menu. Proceed to the Engineer Menu, and then Modem Setting, followed by Band setting. There, you should see all the bands that are available, and WCMDA basically means UTMS or 3G. If you have the 850 band, it should be available in this menu. There are two other things you need to do before gaining access to this band, if available. But in order for me to continue, I need to know which carrier you plan to use this phone on. I am going to assume you want to use this in North America and you have already unlocked it. Let me know, and I shall help you further on making your phone functional for a 3G connection. BTW, I am typing this on my Optimus 7...the keyboard is seriously great, and if it wasn't for the loose buttons, I would have absolutely no regret over my purchase.

Thanks.
I saw here, there are these options available:
1.Automatic
2.WCDMA Only
3.GSM Only
4.WCDMA 850
5.WCDMA 1900
6.WCDMA 2100
7.GSM 850
8.GSM 900
9.GSM 1800
10.GSM 1900
11.WCDMA 900

Sorry for picking up this old thread again but there is no final answer on this.
The point is that I'm having the same problem, I have a european E900 and I can see the WCDMA 850 in the MFG settings. So is this working?
I'm going to Thailand next week and wanted to use True Move 3G which is on 850 Mhz.

Ok, just for the record - I am in Thailand now and the 850Mhz 3G Network from True Move is not working on the European E900.
Hope this helps for those who were looking for this answer.

1700 and 2100 wcdma on N7100 intational

So I was playing around with my unlocked note nd I found a selection of bands nd I can select them but not sure yet if it does unable 1700 nd 2100 bands to work on wind mobile or tmobile any ideas ive the pictures

What code did you enter to find those options?

Note 1 had the same menu options.
It doesn't mean anything without actual support in the phone.
I assume, like the Note 1, if you turn those on your phone is going to reject your sim card.
- Frank

Hi just peeked into this and was able to select 1700 band, go to comi bands and select 1700 wcdma and any other missing band and it will be selected. If it makes any difference i dont know since im in a good refarm area for tmobile.

ronj1986 said:
What code did you enter to find those options?
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*#197328640# nd Debug screen band selection youll find everything

ChodTheWacko said:
Note 1 had the same menu options.
It doesn't mean anything without actual support in the phone.
I assume, like the Note 1, if you turn those on your phone is going to reject your sim card.
- Frank
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I guess you right I used to own a note 1 but never tried it only if one can try nd see what happens because my sim is not getting rejected but I dont have a wind or tmobile to test with

5800xm_user said:
Hi just peeked into this and was able to select 1700 band, go to comi bands and select 1700 wcdma and any other missing band and it will be selected. If it makes any difference i dont know since im in a good refarm area for tmobile.
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By the sound of it our hardware just don't have the bands but yet we can select them kinda strange but if you could try using tmobile sim let use know what happens

I was able to do this also, with the leaked XXDLJ2 FW (4.1.2) - I tried with earlier FW before and couldn';t get into the menu - could be total noob error though...
Remove SIM card first.
Then power up Phone, dial #*197328640*
Select: DEBUG/PHONE CONTROL/NETWORK CONTROL/SELECT WCDMA BANDS
from there, it seems you can select ALL, or add the bands you want. (I'm on TMO USA so I selected 1700/1900/2100)
Now, what I don't know is...once you re-insert the SIM ( and you have to power cycle to do that) does the TMO SIM override the changes I just made? I have very weak 4G near my house so I cannot check if 4G is working or not.
CORRECTION: Forget what I said about removing SIM card !!! I was able to access the menu with the SIM inserted, and it looks like my settings are holding ( there's an asterisk next to the WCDMA bands I chose). This is promising!

I did this on a stock rom and after rebooting settings stay the same. Cant tell if itll make any difference since im at work and dont get good coverage. Will report as soon as i can and im on tmobile california

Sadly, it appears that any other setting than Automatic will disable WCDMA altogether - I sat in my car for 20 minutes right under a cell tower tryin to make it work, but was stuck on Edge...as soon as I selected AUTO, my phone jumped to H+ ...and it was on the 1900 Band since the 1700 band is automatically unchecked when switching to Auto. Oh well...gotta wait for the damn TMo refarm then.

The TMUS reframe is killin' me. Neither my house or work are in a reframed area. However, there are several points on my commute that are reframed, and I did have a chance to eat dinner in one. Holy moly is HSPA+ fast! EDGE is virtually useless with these devices.

McNoob said:
Sadly, it appears that any other setting than Automatic will disable WCDMA altogether - I sat in my car for 20 minutes right under a cell tower tryin to make it work, but was stuck on Edge...as soon as I selected AUTO, my phone jumped to H+ ...and it was on the 1900 Band since the 1700 band is automatically unchecked when switching to Auto. Oh well...gotta wait for the damn TMo refarm then.
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you can select mulit bands that way you dont have to use auto as it does turn em off ,i used the last selection it lets you select what you want

Sorry to check in late but with these changes I notice that my signal sticks to 2g and barely wants to switch to H or H+. Maybe when Im off work Im gonna try to select all wcdma band and switch to wcdma only in network mode. when selecting network mode i notice it changes all the settings in the service menu.

leeroy1034 said:
you can select mulit bands that way you dont have to use auto as it does turn em off ,i used the last selection it lets you select what you want
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that's what I've been doing - COMBI BANDS, and add GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 1700/1900/2100.
But it didn't work for me, phone remains stuck on EDGE -

I dont think this does much only put me in Edge mode or no data at all. Its weird that theres an option for it. So ya no luck here...

XT1527/XT1528 bands

Compiled from FCC information and Wikipedia for two of the Moto E LTE models:
FCC ID IHDT56QC8 (XT1528) -
This LTE transceiver supports high-speed wireless data communications within LTE Bands 2, 4, 5, and 13, with channels up to 20 MHz in bandwidth.
FCC ID IHDT56QC7 (XT1527) -
This LTE transceiver supports high-speed wireless data communications within LTE Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 25, 26, and 41, with channels up to 20 MHz in bandwidth.
From Wikipedia:
2 = 1900Mhz (PCS)
4 = 1700Mhz (AWS)
5 = 850 (Cellular?)
12 = 700 a
13 = 700 c
17 = 700 b
25 = 1900 g
26 = 850 (SMR?)
41 = 2500 (old WiMax)
So, the Verizon model (1528) will technically support LTE on AT&T and T-Mobile bands 2 & 4. It has all three Verizon LTE bands (obviously) - 2, 4, 13. You would be missing LTE on AT&T band 17 and LTE on T-Mobile band 12.
The other model (1527) will support LTE on AT&T in 2, 4, and 17. Will support Sprint on 2, 25, 26, and 41. Will support T-Mobile on 2, 4, and 12. Technically it might also support Verizon on 2 and 4. (Verizon is currently using 4 as part of XLTE in certain markets, and I don't know if think are running LTE on 2 at all. )
It appears that the 1527 model is the better one to get for band coverage, unless you want Verizon LTE on band 13.

Found a third model. From FCC docs:
FCC ID: IHDT56QC1.
This mobile device is also equipped with an LTE transceiver. This LTE transceiver supports high-speed wireless data communications within LTE Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, and 17, with channels up to 20 MHz in bandwidth.
This particular variant will work on LTE on AT&T in bands 2, 4, and 17. It will work on LTE on T-Mobile in 2, 4, and 12. It will work on Verizon's LTE on 2 and 4, but is missing Verizon's core band 13 (700c). Not sure which provider is using it with on band 5 (850). This model apparently (compared to QC7) is missing the Sprint LTE bands completely (25, 26, 41).

acadiel said:
Not sure which provider is using it with on band 5 (850).
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AT&T uses LTE band 5 in certain rural areas

Does the Verizon XT1528 support GSM bands?
All postpaid Verizon 4g lte have UNLOCKED GSM bind if I am correct. Has Verizon been able to block GSM bands in the Moto E 2015?
I have been trying to figure this for last couple of days.
Thanks

Yes Verizon Moto e 2015 Comes international unlock for GSM/CDMA Sim.

samratunlock said:
Yes Verizon Moto e 2015 Comes international unlock for GSM/CDMA Sim.
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the Verizon Moto E 2015, sadly ISN'T internationally unlocked, i currently have two and they won't connect to my GSM netwrok . I'd assume this is also the case for domestic USA networks

i also having verizon model
works with indian gsm carrier.

wow!!! this is the break-through i've been waiting for, how did you get the device to work on a gsm carrier?

interkaiser said:
wow!!! this is the break-through i've been waiting for, how did you get the device to work on a gsm carrier?
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I got the VZW Moto E working on a AT&T GoPhone SIM. The phone complains that it isn’t a VZW sim and there isn’t an option to switch to GSM is the settings menu. Though you can definitely adjust that setting elsewhere (no rooting involved). Just install this app "4G LTE Switch" . All the app does is spawn an activity that is actually in the Android Settings app that normally is only accessible by a special code in the dialer. Motorola has removed that special code, so you have to get at it this way. This app is hardly the only one to do the same thing. You could do the same thing from APEX launcher by selecting the right activity to spawn in the Android Settings app.
Once you’re into the Phone Info menu, just scroll down to “Set preferred network type” and choose LTE/GSM. Once I did that, the phone connected to AT&T LTE. I was able to place a call as well. I also saw it drop to H+, so I know UMTS was working as well. If you reboot the phone though, it will revert to “LTE/CDMA” mode and you will again have to change it back to “LTE/GSM”.
A STRONG WORD OF CAUTION... There is a menu in the upper right hand corner of the phone info screen. In that menu is an option to "Set Radio Band". In there, you will be presented with two options. Choosing either option will limit the bands your phone will use at a given time. It will not open up more bands for you to use. By default, your phone's baseband (the processor that controls the radio) will select bands automatically without restrictions. Once you make a selection from this menu, YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK TO AUTOMATIC MODE. (Never say never... you can just reflash the baseband to reset it... but you don't want to have to do this) A factory reset doesn't fix this because this setting is made in the phone's baseband and not within Android OS. Bottom line, don't get curious and use the "Set Radio Band" option. I made this mistake with a Moto X and was finally able to fix it by reflashing the baseband.
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samratunlock said:
i also having verizon model
works with indian gsm carrier.
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This intrigues me as well. Airtel, the most popular carrier in India, runs GSM 1800,900 UMTS 2100 LTE 40 (2300). The VZW Moto E according to the RF Exposure Report on the FCC for IHDT56QC8 says that the Moto E only supports CDMA 1900,850 GSM 1900,850 UMTS 1900,1700,850 LTE 2 (1900), 4 (1700), 5 (850), 13 (750). That would mean that there is no way that a VZW Moto E would run on Airtel. Does the phone support more bands than are listed in the FCC filing or did you do something else like flash a different baseband?

JasonPro11 said:
I got the VZW Moto E working on a AT&T GoPhone SIM. The phone complains that it isn’t a VZW sim and there isn’t an option to switch to GSM is the settings menu. Though you can definitely adjust that setting elsewhere (no rooting involved). Just install this app "4G LTE Switch" . All the app does is spawn an activity that is actually in the Android Settings app that normally is only accessible by a special code in the dialer. Motorola has removed that special code, so you have to get at it this way. This app is hardly the only one to do the same thing. You could do the same thing from APEX launcher by selecting the right activity to spawn in the Android Settings app.
Once you’re into the Phone Info menu, just scroll down to “Set preferred network type” and choose LTE/GSM. Once I did that, the phone connected to AT&T LTE. I was able to place a call as well. I also saw it drop to H+, so I know UMTS was working as well. If you reboot the phone though, it will revert to “LTE/CDMA” mode and you will again have to change it back to “LTE/GSM”.
A STRONG WORD OF CAUTION... There is a menu in the upper right hand corner of the phone info screen. In that menu is an option to "Set Radio Band". In there, you will be presented with two options. Choosing either option will limit the bands your phone will use at a given time. It will not open up more bands for you to use. By default, your phone's baseband (the processor that controls the radio) will select bands automatically without restrictions. Once you make a selection from this menu, YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK TO AUTOMATIC MODE. (Never say never... you can just reflash the baseband to reset it... but you don't want to have to do this) A factory reset doesn't fix this because this setting is made in the phone's baseband and not within Android OS. Bottom line, don't get curious and use the "Set Radio Band" option. I made this mistake with a Moto X and was finally able to fix it by reflashing the baseband.
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It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much
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XT1528
interkaiser said:
JasonPro11 said:
I got the VZW Moto E working on a AT&T GoPhone SIM. The phone complains that it isn’t a VZW sim and there isn’t an option to switch to GSM is the settings menu. Though you can definitely adjust that setting elsewhere (no rooting involved). Just install this app "4G LTE Switch" . All the app does is spawn an activity that is actually in the Android Settings app that normally is only accessible by a special code in the dialer. Motorola has removed that special code, so you have to get at it this way. This app is hardly the only one to do the same thing. You could do the same thing from APEX launcher by selecting the right activity to spawn in the Android Settings app.
Once you’re into the Phone Info menu, just scroll down to “Set preferred network type” and choose LTE/GSM. Once I did that, the phone connected to AT&T LTE. I was able to place a call as well. I also saw it drop to H+, so I know UMTS was working as well. If you reboot the phone though, it will revert to “LTE/CDMA” mode and you will again have to change it back to “LTE/GSM”.
A STRONG WORD OF CAUTION... There is a menu in the upper right hand corner of the phone info screen. In that menu is an option to "Set Radio Band". In there, you will be presented with two options. Choosing either option will limit the bands your phone will use at a given time. It will not open up more bands for you to use. By default, your phone's baseband (the processor that controls the radio) will select bands automatically without restrictions. Once you make a selection from this menu, YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK TO AUTOMATIC MODE. (Never say never... you can just reflash the baseband to reset it... but you don't want to have to do this) A factory reset doesn't fix this because this setting is made in the phone's baseband and not within Android OS. Bottom line, don't get curious and use the "Set Radio Band" option. I made this mistake with a Moto X and was finally able to fix it by reflashing the baseband.
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It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much
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Hi guys. Help. I am in Ukraine, I bought XT1528 put "4G Switcher" GSM but I have not earned. What will advise?
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LTE/CDMA to GSM/WCDMA Sim card
Thanks for the advice, It worked with app "4G LTE Switch", BUT the sim card is still not recognizable, I mean it says Sim card is not from Verizon. Luckily the phone and the SIM card are working now. Thanks again my friend
JasonPro11 said:
I got the VZW Moto E working on a AT&T GoPhone SIM. The phone complains that it isn’t a VZW sim and there isn’t an option to switch to GSM is the settings menu. Though you can definitely adjust that setting elsewhere (no rooting involved). Just install this app "4G LTE Switch" . All the app does is spawn an activity that is actually in the Android Settings app that normally is only accessible by a special code in the dialer. Motorola has removed that special code, so you have to get at it this way. This app is hardly the only one to do the same thing. You could do the same thing from APEX launcher by selecting the right activity to spawn in the Android Settings app.
Once you’re into the Phone Info menu, just scroll down to “Set preferred network type” and choose LTE/GSM. Once I did that, the phone connected to AT&T LTE. I was able to place a call as well. I also saw it drop to H+, so I know UMTS was working as well. If you reboot the phone though, it will revert to “LTE/CDMA” mode and you will again have to change it back to “LTE/GSM”.
A STRONG WORD OF CAUTION... There is a menu in the upper right hand corner of the phone info screen. In that menu is an option to "Set Radio Band". In there, you will be presented with two options. Choosing either option will limit the bands your phone will use at a given time. It will not open up more bands for you to use. By default, your phone's baseband (the processor that controls the radio) will select bands automatically without restrictions. Once you make a selection from this menu, YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK TO AUTOMATIC MODE. (Never say never... you can just reflash the baseband to reset it... but you don't want to have to do this) A factory reset doesn't fix this because this setting is made in the phone's baseband and not within Android OS. Bottom line, don't get curious and use the "Set Radio Band" option. I made this mistake with a Moto X and was finally able to fix it by reflashing the baseband.
---------- Post added at 06:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 AM ----------
This intrigues me as well. Airtel, the most popular carrier in India, runs GSM 1800,900 UMTS 2100 LTE 40 (2300). The VZW Moto E according to the RF Exposure Report on the FCC for IHDT56QC8 says that the Moto E only supports CDMA 1900,850 GSM 1900,850 UMTS 1900,1700,850 LTE 2 (1900), 4 (1700), 5 (850), 13 (750). That would mean that there is no way that a VZW Moto E would run on Airtel. Does the phone support more bands than are listed in the FCC filing or did you do something else like flash a different baseband?
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Will the boost variant work on net10 byop at&t towers
Sent from my N800 using XDA Free mobile app

If I unlock this phone,
Will calls and Sms work fine over 3G/2G networks?
For example: Tmobile or AT&T.

JasonPro11 said:
A STRONG WORD OF CAUTION... There is a menu in the upper right hand corner of the phone info screen. In that menu is an option to "Set Radio Band". In there, you will be presented with two options. Choosing either option will limit the bands your phone will use at a given time. It will not open up more bands for you to use. By default, your phone's baseband (the processor that controls the radio) will select bands automatically without restrictions. Once you make a selection from this menu, YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK TO AUTOMATIC MODE. (Never say never... you can just reflash the baseband to reset it... but you don't want to have to do this) A factory reset doesn't fix this because this setting is made in the phone's baseband and not within Android OS. Bottom line, don't get curious and use the "Set Radio Band" option. I made this mistake with a Moto X and was finally able to fix it by reflashing the baseband.
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Appreciate the warning, but there is a simple workaround I just accidentally did this and the radio was disabled, but if you set 'LTE/GSM' in the app, and then go into normal 'settings -> Wireless & Networks -> More -> Cellular networks -> Network Operators -> Choose Automatically' will bring back auto selection.

reliance cdma dat working
samratunlock said:
i also having verizon model
works with indian gsm carrier.[/QU
Sir, Let me confirm that Moto E2 verizon model works on indian CDMA like Reliance with EVDO data
and Wifi . Please enlight me with clear details on Reliance CDMA data.[/SIZE]
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SURESH1770 said:
samratunlock said:
i also having verizon model
works with indian gsm carrier.[/QU
Sir, Let me confirm that Moto E2 verizon model works on indian CDMA like Reliance with EVDO data
and Wifi . Please enlight me with clear details on Reliance CDMA data.[/SIZE]
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One silly question Reliace cdma with 3g data.. where is it available?
Is it there in Andhra Pradesh or Tamil nadu or karnataka?
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Harish_Kumar said:
SURESH1770 said:
One silly question Reliace cdma with 3g data.. where is it available?
Is it there in Andhra Pradesh or Tamil nadu or karnataka?
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RELIANCE CDMA EVDO DATA available in Tamilnadu. not 3g..
pls let me confirm work wifi hotspot with data
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I was wondering if you were able to find a solution for the settings to stick after each reboot??
Thanks in advance

unlocking my bootloader please help
heres the strain of numbers if gave me or can someone email me i need help with unlocking my bootloader and rooting
9900054517528400#5441313034304258365900585431353238000000#9D541D95274C5C9106ACBCBB74377E3150881F95#924C6908000000000000000000000000

D802 - LTE Band 40(2300 Mhz) is available, but not used?

Hi,
I've been going through a lot of posts for this, but I couldn't find a definite answer. Even though Band 40 is supported by D802's hardware(and also shown in the LTE bands in the hidden menu), used along with the Airtel 4G Sim Card(Karnataka, India), I still can't use it because it is disabled by software/firmware? Also, I can see LTE in the Network selection menu. How is it that I can see the Band for LTE(2300 Mhz) used by my carrier but can't use it??
Anybody able to explain this to me would be of great help!
Thanks!
- Amith

Never mind, I moved on to G4. On a side note, i couldn't get the 2300 Mhz band to work.

HELP! I need to change LTE bands for my LG G4C H525N, i'm in Argentina (Bands 4 / 28)

Hi there,
I'm a newbie here and this is my first post. I bought a chinese LG G4C (sub model H525N) (made for Vodafone, german market) and i'm in Argentina where the LTE frequencies that work (in the whole country) are AWS/Band 4 (1700 / 2100 Mhz) and APT/Band 28 (700 Mhz) but... my cell phone won't work on this! I can use 3G (whichs displays as "H" or "H+" and are good, sometimes... But the main thing to write here is the reason i can access the hidden menu (via 277634#*#) where i can see 15 LTE bands to choose from, but when i select Band 4, Band 28, and many others (as a test mode) i get a "FAIL" message as a response... the ones that i can pick are Band 3, 7, 8 and 20, none of these are good for me, so i was wondering if some cool soul could decrypt the way i can change my settings to get a functional LTE cell phone!
More info you may need from the device:
My cell phone is unlock to use any SIM card, now i'm working with Movistar Arentina.
I have selected as "Net Mode" or whatever (i have my cell phone in spanish language) 2G/3G/4G
According to Movistar Argnetina i have the right APN configuration (Provided by default when i inserted the sim card the first time)
In Hidden Menu: Field Test/Modem Settings/Network Mode i selected "Automatic"
In Hidden Menu: Field Test/Modem Settings/RAT Selection i selected "GSM / WCDMA / LTE auto"
Cheers,
Martín