I recently bought a brand new i9505 while on vacation and would like to use it on the Wind network here in Canada. Given that Wind uses AWS bands 1700/2100, the phone did not work out of the box. However, I read this thread that discusses unlocking AWS on i337 phones which have the same hardware as the i9505 (Qualcomm Processor and 4G). The fix didn't work on the i9505 given the difference in model numbers and the QCN files.
Can anyone help me get access to the correct QCN file for the i9505 to unlock these bands? or if you know of another way to unlock the bands, I would really appreciate your help.
Tried already. DIDNT work.
ahmed.a.nasir said:
I recently bought a brand new i9505 while on vacation and would like to use it on the Wind network here in Canada. Given that Wind uses AWS bands 1700/2100, the phone did not work out of the box. However, I read this thread that discusses unlocking AWS on i337 phones which have the same hardware as the i9505 (Qualcomm Processor and 4G). The fix didn't work on the i9505 given the difference in model numbers and the QCN files.
Can anyone help me get access to the correct QCN file for the i9505 to unlock these bands? or if you know of another way to unlock the bands, I would really appreciate your help.
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I have the same issue, got phone from 3 UK, i9505 and paplied the process you have in your link and now all other network modes disappeared.
I don't know how to fix it.
I have the exact same problem as the thread starter too. Got my i9505 from HK and would like to get it working on Wind Mobile/T-Mobile which uses 1700 for AWS. I read the same page about enabling AWS bands for AT&T s4 but the model number is different and the QCN file won't work.
Any helps are appreciated
bump for this, I'm in the same boat, any help would be appreciated. I did however, out of curiosity, try the instructions posted in the OP but it messed up my phones radio and couldnt recognize my bell SIM. Good thing i made a backup of my I9505 QCN before flashing the 337_AWS.qcn file, I was able to restore from the back up.
SaHiLzZ said:
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is it unlockable to wind or mobilcity???
QCN file for i9505
SaHiLzZ said:
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Hey! Can you PM that to me too, or put a link here for others to see?
It would be GREAT, I'll appreciate super highly.
Thanks heaps heaps heaps,
Brano
qcn file for i9505
SaHiLzZ said:
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Hello,
Can you PM me the file as well?
thanks & regards,
~Laudri~
I've been researching this for a while all over the internet and been hearing mixed things at both ends of the spectrum as to whether it can work or not, if there is a concrete answer to this please post or pm me about it, in all honesty this is the main reason I joined the forum , it would help and i appreciate it greatly
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
Need help as well
I cannot find a QCN file to save my life for this. I have the nv writer reader program and it works perfectly to restore my IMEI. SaHiLzZ, do you have a file that would unlock ATT or TMobile bands? Or perhaps we can develop a guide of what NV items to modify to unlock bands? As far as I know it is a world edition phone and is compatible with all GSM and LTE frequencies. Mine makes calls on a SIM, but no data.
Me as well, looking for i9505 qcn to enable aws 1700/2100 bands
aerodigital said:
I cannot find a QCN file to save my life for this. I have the nv writer reader program and it works perfectly to restore my IMEI. SaHiLzZ, do you have a file that would unlock ATT or TMobile bands? Or perhaps we can develop a guide of what NV items to modify to unlock bands? As far as I know it is a world edition phone and is compatible with all GSM and LTE frequencies. Mine makes calls on a SIM, but no data.
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crazyut said:
Me as well, looking for i9505 qcn to enable aws 1700/2100 bands
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You can count me in on this.
I am also looking to enable AWS on my recently acquired S4 i9505.
Has anyone tried one of those many tutorials to unlock LTE band 4 on i9505? Sorry for bumping this, but I've found some traces here and there, but no confirmation
I tried it and nearly bricked the phone.
I own an N900P, Sprint Note 3, that I am currently using on T-Mobile HSPA. As it has been established, the hardware supports the bands for T-Mobile LTE service, it is just a matter of unlocking them in software (possibly via ServiceMenu).
Anyways, onto the main point: Is it safe/possible to flash, say, a T-Mobile modem/baseband on a Sprint phone? If not, does anyone have a complete and verified functional method for unlocking the LTE bands on the Note 3 devices?
Thank you.
Just a very quick question...
I moved to US recently and bought AT&T sim, problem is i cant get any data in my Note 3 N9005 LTE international. can I install the AT&T firmware 900T to be able to get the data?
Any particular firmware version?
Thanks in advance.
No, you will brick your device. The reason you can't get data is because the international LTE is not the same frequency with AT&T frequency. Try switching your data to WCDMA (4G in Europe)
hello guys i want to know if samsung s4 support 1700/2000 aws bands, i have s4 i9505 and i just change to another company but only have thats bands.
if possible some tell me please.
thanks
No, it doesn't. Check here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S4
Hello, my phone is N910F and my carrier needs the 38 lte band to work on 4g.My question now...is there any chance to do that without changing the phone??
Cheers guys!