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Huawei P8Max T-Mobile Frequencies?

Huawei P8Max supports these frequencies:
mobile network 2G: GSM 850/900/1800 / 1900MHz 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900 / 2100MHz 4G: FDD LTE1800 / 2100 / 2600MHz (band: B3 / B1 / B7)
I live in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Will I get LTE? I read that T-Mobile LTE frequency is 1700/2100. According to the stats above, 2100 is listed.
Thank you!

That phone will not work well with T-mobile USA LTE. For best performance you want (bands) B2/B4/B12. From what you posted, it doesn't look like that would even work with some of T-mobile USA's HSPA which is also 1700/2100. It would only work with the 1900Mhz HSPA, which is quite a limitation in my opinion. Sorry!

If anyone has imported this phone and tried it with T-Mobile service - please post feedback here. Like the OP, very interested to know if the phone will get 4G service, or if there is anything that can be done to unlock T-Mo LTE bands in the firmware

If anyone has imported this phone can you please tell me what USA providers support this phone. Would one have better performance than another? I don't know much about the technical aspects of cell phones and am getting so frustrated trying to find a provider! Thanks for your time!
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VillaRegina said:
If anyone has imported this phone can you please tell me what USA providers support this phone. Would one have better performance than another? I don't know much about the technical aspects of cell phones and am getting so frustrated trying to find a provider! Thanks for your time!
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Store admin from honormi.com told me Sprint in US support P8Max LTE frequencies for the version they sell. Don't know if what he said is true and I'm certain neither of the GSM providers AT&T/T-Mobile support P8Max's LTE bands.

Apo11on said:
Store admin from honormi.com told me Sprint in US support P8Max LTE frequencies for the version they sell. Don't know if what he said is true and I'm certain neither of the GSM providers AT&T/T-Mobile support P8Max's LTE bands.
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Hhhhmmmmm. I have been researching both the P8MAX and the MEDIAPAD X2 for a long time now. (Because I am not a good technical person). I am going to try to check the 701L, 702L and 703L on the website willmyphonework.NET to see if that website (highly recommended to me) agrees. I checked GSM carriers and there was no LTE support... I will try Sprint! Thanks!
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WOW! Willmyphonework.NET DOES say that the 703L (they don't have the 701L or the 702L listed) is LTE supported by Sprint USA. I just can't believe it! I have been researching both the P8MAX and the MEDIAPAD X2 for HOURS (on a daily basis) because I am not a phone expert. I cannot believe that not even ONE person piped up to say that their P8MAX was LTE supported on Sprint! You have now given me something else to obsessively research! Lol!
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U cannot unlock other LTE bands in phone if they don't exist. Hspa+ only on T-Mobile and only 1 band LTE for sprint

xxfirerican said:
U cannot unlock other LTE bands in phone if they don't exist. Hspa+ only on T-Mobile and only 1 band LTE for sprint
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Hi xxfirerican,
I'm not sure you're right on that one.
There has already been quite some info (even apps) on how to unlock additional LTE bands on Qualcomm powered devices. Look here on XDA
Now even reports come in on Exynos devices (SGS6) being put into Diag Mode and adding LTE bands. Link to be found here on XDA. This being possible because lot of other chipmakers do use the Qualcomm modem patent and/or chip.
Now the question is, does this work for Kirin setup too...
I've been looking all around, but still haven't found any reference on the modem being used on the Kirin 935 chipset / P8 Max.
Could someone shed some light on this?
***EDIT***
I tried the ##366633# / ##DMMODE# code on my daughters unrooted P8 (she won't let me root it...) and got some reaction indeed, which might suggest that this code could work on rooted phone with Kirin chipset.
Could someone with a rooted phone confirm this?
Kind regards,

Got my p8 max cannot get it to get internet on T-Mobile. Texting works, contact sync works but no internet so many apn settings out there not sure what is correct

xxfirerican said:
Got my p8 max cannot get it to get internet on T-Mobile. Texting works, contact sync works but no internet so many apn settings out there not sure what is correct
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I've been using my P8max since the end of July on Lycamoblie, a T-Mobile MVNO, and I have internet access, albeit, extremely slow 3g/2g access. I'm on WiFI 90% of the time so I'm ok with this. I knew this when I bought the phone so no surprises for me but I wonder why you're not able to get any internet on your phone. That worries me a little if I ever decide to switch from Lycamobile, will I have issues too...

Hi there,
Given the recently announced Mate S' chipset specifications which are almost identitcal to P8 Max, it would be exciting to see if we could port the modem files to the P8 Max and obtaining a far wider LTE compatibility.
Should be possible, wouldn't it?
Regards,

Has anyone tried buying sprint data or boost data only?
desertflyer said:
That phone will not work well with T-mobile USA LTE. For best performance you want (bands) B2/B4/B12. From what you posted, it doesn't look like that would even work with some of T-mobile USA's HSPA which is also 1700/2100. It would only work with the 1900Mhz HSPA, which is quite a limitation in my opinion. Sorry!
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QUESTION,THESE PHONES HAVE DUAL SIM....if one goes to willmyphonework.net it tells u that the p8max and honor x2 will only receive 4g LTE signal via sprint and boost mobile,but the 2g and 3g wont work. So, can I buy a ten dollar data plan and use it with my ATT in my dual sim tray?

I've got the P8 Max 701L and I'm not getting LTE in the status bar but check out my speeds. The first pic is with Cricket Wireless service, the second is with MetroPCS, both GSM carriers.
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Eh, I'm using it without issue on T-Mobile.
Has some issues with buffering 1080p youtube video in lower signal areas though.

kingkea said:
Eh, I'm using it without issue on T-Mobile.
Has some issues with buffering 1080p youtube video in lower signal areas though.
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Hey do you mind posting your APN settings? I'm with metropcs and I'm told I can use T-mobile towers now. A screenshot would suffice. Thanks

Ideas4ya said:
Hey do you mind posting your APN settings? I'm with metropcs and I'm told I can use T-mobile towers now. A screenshot would suffice. Thanks
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kingkea said:
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which version is this 703 or 701

TexasBlack said:
which version is this 703 or 701
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701
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kingkea said:
701
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Perfect I've been on edge since i got the phone back in Jan. Ive searched to the ends of the earth for the correct apn settings. Thank you again.

LTE working with settings?
TexasBlack said:
Perfect I've been on edge since i got the phone back in Jan. Ive searched to the ends of the earth for the correct apn settings. Thank you again.
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Did the settings provide LTE internet speeds?
I am looking into getting the device but am apprehensive because of the LTE connectivity issue that several people have mentioned, but others have denied. Locally, tmobile towers only provide LTE, edge does not connect to the internet at all.
Thanks

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 North America Users Experience Discussion

I am opening this thread with the intention of enabling a discussion among the North American users (current/prospective).
It appears that Note 3 Pro (Snapdragon variant) is the logical choice for north american user, as it includes few of the 4G bands.
So, how is the network experience with the major cell phone carriers? Which firmware/rom includes those bands? AOSP/Global/China? Does VOLTE work?
I have been using the RN3P for the last couple weeks. I am in the Florida area in T-Mobile network, and really happy to see that I get 4G LTE most of the time. It's the band 4 according to the LTE Discovery app.
I have tried a bunch of different roms, including global stable, aosp and developer beta. I have observed that the network is much better with the developer MM roms. I am currently using the Epic ROM based on the developer rom, and I think I shall use it as my daily driver.
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Connected to LTE with Rogers and Koodo (Telus Band 4 AWS). I ordered the china model which shouldn't have included Band 4 (if you believe the information on all the china sellers sites), and confirmed it's not Kate model as it is only 150mm tall.

goofball2k said:
Connected to LTE with Rogers and Koodo (Telus Band 4 AWS). I ordered the china model which shouldn't have included Band 4 (if you believe the information on all the china sellers sites), and confirmed it's not Kate model as it is only 150mm tall.
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That's good to know. There are so many variants of this device, it's really confusing. I ordered mine from Gearbest last week, who knows when it will show up. The problem with these Chinese retailers is that sometime they themselves don't know what they have. I guess I have to see what I get. I just hope that mine also supports band 4, which T-mobile in USA also uses.
Are you still using China firmware? Does the china model come with Google Playstore?

http://willmyphonework.net/
most networks will work on the note 3 Snapdragon version (kenzo).
the Kate or aka Note 3 Special Edition model supports a additional 'band 20' which afaik is not used in the USA (someone confirm?)
the Mediatek note 3 Hennessy most likely doesn't have good usa network support
so make sure you get the kenzo or kate model, though I would stick with kenzo since the kate doesn't have as good of support or accessories

suhridkhan said:
That's good to know. There are so many variants of this device, it's really confusing. I ordered mine from Gearbest last week, who knows when it will show up. The problem with these Chinese retailers is that sometime they themselves don't know what they have. I guess I have to see what I get. I just hope that mine also supports band 4, which T-mobile in USA also uses.
Are you still using China firmware? Does the china model come with Google Playstore?
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Mine came with Global 8.0.1.0 installed, prerooted, and unofficial bootloader unlock. I flashed official 8.0.1.0 global from tgz file, which then relocked the bootloader. I have done the official unlock with the same 8.0.1.0 official stable with no problems.
It came with Google Playstore, and some gapps (not all).

Anyone tried AOSP roms in north america? Does it also get the lte coverage?
I have heard privacy concerns from many people MIUI roms. May be rumors, may be not. But I don't wanna take the risk.
Can anyone compare the performance between MIUI and AOSP roms?
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How are your speeds on LTE? With tmobile, I'm rarely able to break 10mbps on my kenzo.

eSZee said:
How are your speeds on LTE? With tmobile, I'm rarely able to break 10mbps on my kenzo.
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I am yet to receive mine. Hopefully next week. :fingers-crossed:

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How are your speeds on LTE? With tmobile, I'm rarely able to break 10mbps on my kenzo.
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I have seen a video on youtube where he compared it with a iphone speed, and it got around 100mbps (the iphone beat it by a few mbps) , but it's definitely capable of fast speeds, though it probably depends on the network / bands, single strength and local isp speeds...

otyg said:
I have seen a video on youtube where he compared it with a iphone speed, and it got around 100mbps (the iphone beat it by a few mbps) , but it's definitely capable of fast speeds, though it probably depends on the network / bands, single strength and local isp speeds...
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Signal is always strong when I test but it's always slow. Tested 2.5/1.1 earlier today with full bars. My settings are correct AFAIK. Would you happen to know which vid this was and by whom?

I was sent the mtk Hennessy and it isn't all that cool. I'm am going to try the umi super next
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I was sent the mtk Hennessy and it isn't all that cool. I'm am going to try the umi super next
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Boost is what works for lte on this version.

imwatcinu a said:
I was sent the mtk Hennessy and it isn't all that cool. I'm am going to try the umi super next
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Boost is what works for lte on this version.
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I have on hand experience with Umi Super. Which carrier you are on? With T-mobile Umi Super had really poor data connection. Barely got 3g, I couldn't even stream a YouTube video. I don't think it has any north american band. It's a decent phone for the price, but do your research first.

In Florida with T-Mobile network, using band 4.
I recommend changing the default apn settings to fast.t-mobile.com one, which better result for me.
https://bestmvno.com/apn-settings/t-mobile-apn-settings/

Is my Redmi 3s really LTE compatible? Only get H+

For as long as got this phone I have only gotten H+ service dispite my services supporting LTE. I remember the specs saying that this supports LTE.
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Not only your phone, but your SIM card should also be 4g compatible. The phone has LTE. And you should subscribe for 4g services.
If everything is present, try changing settings.

arceuss said:
Not only your phone, but your SIM card should also be 4g compatible. The phone has LTE. And you should subscribe for 4g services.
If everything is present, try changing settings.
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Both my sims are 4g LTE as well as my plans
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Try checking your settings> SIM settings.. see if it is LTE..

redmi 3s does not Support LTE band 20. in my country band 20 is used only in citys, so i won't get LTE on the country side.
maybe it's the same for you?

The 'Global' Version of the phone does support Band 20. You might have the one without it...
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Well this app says I don't have LTE?
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Where did you buy from? Either it says LTE 1/3/7 or LTE 1/3/7/20. First one i s without Band 20.
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The term LTE refers to a whole spectrum of frequencies or bands. You may want to look at this Wikipedia chart: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_frequency_bands It's impractical for your phone to support every LTE band, just like it's impractical for your network provider to support every LTE band.
What this boils down to is this: whenever you buy anything, it is your responsibility to ensure it suits the purpose for which it is intended. In this case, when you buy a phone, it is your responsibility to ensure it supports the bands your network provider is using.
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FYI, a thread already exists about which bands the Redmi 3S supports: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-redmi-3s/help/redmi-3s-global-version-vs-chinise-t3453397

xdarkmario said:
For as long as got this phone I have only gotten H+ service dispite my services supporting LTE. I remember the specs saying that this supports LTE.
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Maybe your area is uncovered by LTE?
Little trick for ALWAYS LTE >> *#*#4636#*#*

Ryoukawa said:
Maybe your area is uncovered by LTE?
Little trick for ALWAYS LTE >> *#*#4636#*#*
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I tried enabling LTE only on one of my sims and when I do it says no service.
I will update my other sims plan next week and try with the other sim
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xdarkmario said:
I tried enabling LTE only on one of my sims and when I do it says no service.
I will update my other sims plan next week and try with the other sim
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Same problem here with international version. Wanted to test LTE with a prepaid sim to decide if it is worth to change my data plan.
No LTE connection at all. Possibly yet another bug
Edit: It is working now :victory:
Used the sim card in another LTE phone to see if it is related to the sim itself. Worked there without problem. After reinsterting the sim in my phone, it was working there also. Maybe it also has something to do with restarting the phone, but I had tried that before.

Not getting LTE on T-Mobile

I purchased an unlocked S10+ from eBay (SM-G9750) that had an origin from Asia. It had the Snapdragon chipset so I thought it would be the same model, but I'm not getting 4G LTE on my phone. My carrier is T-Mobile.
After doing some research, I believe I don't have access to 2 networks bands (71 and another 16(?)). Is there anything I can do to, "fix" the phone so I can have LTE?

Try flashing the tmobile firmware.

Did you make sure the APN setting is set for tmobile?
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minhajmsd said:
Did you make sure the APN setting is set for tmobile?
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Yea, double checked it after resetting the phone a couple times as well. Still no luck...

christmaslu said:
I purchased an unlocked S10+ from eBay (SM-G9750) that had an origin from Asia. It had the Snapdragon chipset so I thought it would be the same model, but I'm not getting 4G LTE on my phone. My carrier is T-Mobile.
After doing some research, I believe I don't have access to 2 networks bands (71 and another 16(?)). Is there anything I can do to, "fix" the phone so I can have LTE?
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I have the same phone and I'm getting 4G connectivity on T mobile. I'm in NYC and I'm connecting to bands 4, 5 and 12 typically. My speeds are significantly lower than my S7 because carrier aggregation is not enabled.
Are you in a rural area? I've heard that T mobile uses the 600mhz band 71 (which this phone is missing) for rural LTE coverage.

Type *#2263# in your dialer to see was which.bands your phone supports, I think it support T-Mobile. Also try *#77467# to pull up IMS settings and enable what you can under IMS Service Switch.
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floyddroyd said:
I have the same phone and I'm getting 4G connectivity on T mobile. I'm in NYC and I'm connecting to bands 4, 5 and 12 typically. My speeds are significantly lower than my S7 because carrier aggregation is not enabled.
Are you in a rural area? I've heard that T mobile uses the 600mhz band 71 (which this phone is missing) for rural LTE coverage.
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Nope, not in a rural area. I'm in LA county.

minhajmsd said:
Type *#2263# in your dialer to see was which.bands your phone supports, I think it support T-Mobile. Also try *#77467# to pull up IMS settings and enable what you can under IMS Service Switch.
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I had tried that yesterday, but got a, "Connection problem or invalid MMI code." I tried 77467 and I got the same error also.
Is there a setting I don't have enabled or need to change so I can use those codes?

christmaslu said:
I purchased an unlocked S10+ from eBay (SM-G9750) that had an origin from Asia. It had the Snapdragon chipset so I thought it would be the same model, but I'm not getting 4G LTE on my phone. My carrier is T-Mobile.
After doing some research, I believe I don't have access to 2 networks bands (71 and another 16(?)). Is there anything I can do to, "fix" the phone so I can have LTE?
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Unfortunately not.. The T-Mobile CSC firmware is only available for the US models (G975U and G975U1).
G9750 is intended for South America, China and Hong Kong.
Although you only miss support for B71, so in theory LTE should work just fine since the G9750 supports other T-Mobile bands like Bands 2, 4 and 12.
Do you have another T-Mobile phone to test with to see if you get LTE in your area?

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Nope, not in a rural area. I'm in LA county.
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A new feature with the S10+ is that all the US carriers' firmware is embedded and automatically loaded up depending on the carrier SIM card inserted. What's the story on the SIM card you are using? I just swapped in the one from my Galaxy S7 and everything but carrier aggregation worked right out of the box (including WIFI calling, VoLTE and Samsung Pay). I suspect you may be able to fix this if you get a properly provisioned SIM.
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I had tried that yesterday, but got a, "Connection problem or invalid MMI code." I tried 77467 and I got the same error also.
Is there a setting I don't have enabled or need to change so I can use those codes?
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Those codes don't work on mine either. *#0011# will let you see what 4G towers you are connecting to (run speed test app while you are looking). Signal spy or LTE discovery app are helpful too.

christmaslu said:
I had tried that yesterday, but got a, "Connection problem or invalid MMI code." I tried 77467 and I got the same error also.
Is there a setting I don't have enabled or need to change so I can use those codes?
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I don't know, these codes were working fine for me. Try this, download the Google dialer apk (Google the Google dialer port) and then use the code *#*#4636*#*#. You'll have to set it up as your main dialer app and enable permissions. Then try to see if you can configure it like my phone.
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maybe need update your sim card?!

MeltdownSpectre said:
Unfortunately not.. The T-Mobile CSC firmware is only available for the US models (G975U and G975U1).
G9750 is intended for South America, China and Hong Kong.
Although you only miss support for B71, so in theory LTE should work just fine since the G9750 supports other T-Mobile bands like Bands 2, 4 and 12.
Do you have another T-Mobile phone to test with to see if you get LTE in your area?
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floyddroyd said:
A new feature with the S10+ is that all the US carriers' firmware is embedded and automatically loaded up depending on the carrier SIM card inserted. What's the story on the SIM card you are using? I just swapped in the one from my Galaxy S7 and everything but carrier aggregation worked right out of the box (including WIFI calling, VoLTE and Samsung Pay). I suspect you may be able to fix this if you get a properly provisioned SIM.
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Those codes don't work on mine either. *#0011# will let you see what 4G towers you are connecting to (run speed test app while you are looking). Signal spy or LTE discovery app are helpful too.
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I've actually been with T-Mobile for a very long time and this sim is the same one I used in my HTC-M8, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S8 all of which had LTE, no problem.
I ran the Google speed test, and I'm consistently getting 10 - 15 MBPS. I'm not sure what it was before, but it's noticeably slower than my S8.
I will try getting the Google dialer and try a couple of the other codes mentioned. Thanks for all the suggestions thus far, everyone!
UPDATE:
Google Dialer didn't work either

Any update on this? I just bought a G975U1 unlocked, and my data seems to be very slow with exceptionally high latency. I was wondering if the problem was the lack of carrier aggregation, but that shouldn't cause high latency, should it? Any reason not to flash the carrier firmware? I'm a little confused on that, actually -- if the S10+ pre-loads the carrier firmware based on the sim, why wouldn't carrier aggregation be part of that?

gwbyrd said:
Any update on this? I just bought a G975U1 unlocked, and my data seems to be very slow with exceptionally high latency. I was wondering if the problem was the lack of carrier aggregation, but that shouldn't cause high latency, should it? Any reason not to flash the carrier firmware? I'm a little confused on that, actually -- if the S10+ pre-loads the carrier firmware based on the sim, why wouldn't carrier aggregation be part of that?
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I don't think the current "U" firmware brand switches and downloads the carrier firmwares.
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I was unable to get my phone to work on bands 2 and 4. Anytime I connected to those two bands it never would work. Finally I had to send it in. It's a hardware problem (in my case)
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gwbyrd said:
Any update on this? I just bought a G975U1 unlocked, and my data seems to be very slow with exceptionally high latency. I was wondering if the problem was the lack of carrier aggregation, but that shouldn't cause high latency, should it? Any reason not to flash the carrier firmware? I'm a little confused on that, actually -- if the S10+ pre-loads the carrier firmware based on the sim, why wouldn't carrier aggregation be part of that?
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I have the u1 and it has been working great on tmo, mostly bands 2, 4, and 12... With very acceptable speeds...

netengineer said:
I was unable to get my phone to work on bands 2 and 4. Anytime I connected to those two bands it never would work. Finally I had to send it in. It's a hardware problem (in my case)
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I know , I won't ask again [emoji6]
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Limeybastard said:
I know , I won't ask again [emoji6]
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Lol, I will surely let you know when I get it back what they did to it.
I appreciate all the help you give in all the threads. I see you everywhere. [emoji23]
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netengineer said:
Lol, I will surely let you know when I get it back what they did to it.
I appreciate all the help you give in all the threads. I see you everywhere. [emoji23]
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Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the 's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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Band 20 missing
4G is ok in the UK with Band 3 and 7. It may have been better if Xiaomi had implemented the Band 20 (800MHz) which is used by most of the antennas.

lapwat said:
4G is ok in the UK with Band 3 and 7. It may have been better if Xiaomi had implemented the Band 20 (800MHz) which is used by most of the antennas.
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How'd u get the K20 pro in the UK? I'd like to purchase one, but just the non-pro variant is being advertised.

danN1 said:
How'd u get the K20 pro in the UK? I'd like to purchase one, but just the non-pro variant is being advertised.
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Got it from wondamobile.com, 1 week delivery from Hong Kong.

The Xiaomi Mi 9T is way cheaper ($295), same specs (as the K20), and supports band 20
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-mi-9t
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The Mi 9T pro (basically the global version of the K20 pro) is coming in the next two weeks, should support band 20 as well.

Kiwironic said:
The Mi 9T pro (basically the global version of the K20 pro) is coming in the next two weeks, should support band 20 as well.
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Where? Afaik it's coming to India after a month and it's the k20 pro.
After that the global version.

No information yet on where they are released I'm sorry, but as a general rule if the country has a xaiomi outlet and it relys on a certain band, the phone variant for that band will be the one sold in it if xaiomi has that variation. That is true for the mi 9t pro.

Kiwironic said:
The Mi 9T pro (basically the global version of the K20 pro) is coming in the next two weeks, should support band 20 as well.
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The latest rumours are that it could be released in Russia sometime next month and in the EU 'after summer'. Not come across rumours for the Pro release in other regions.

Robbo.5000 said:
The latest rumours are that it could be released in Russia sometime next month and in the EU 'after summer'. Not come across rumours for the Pro release in other regions.
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I would wait and see, 4G coverage is more than an option for me. I do not need the extra bands here in Thailand but would prefer to have that version over the current mainstream one. I will have to check the support on the XDA community as well first.
The K20 pro is going to be a more popular one for sure if it was released in India

Kiwironic said:
I would wait and see, 4G coverage is more than an option for me. I do not need the extra bands here in Thailand but would prefer to have that version over the current mainstream one. I will have to check the support on the XDA community as well first.
The K20 pro is going to be a more popular one for sure if it was released in India
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I'm now in Thailand. I've just ordered the K20 Pro. When I'm back in the UK it will be OK to live without band 20. The only difference between the 2, apart from the bands, will be the logo on the back. ROMs will be interchangeable. Xiaomi.eu will be my preferred ROM option until true custom ROMs start emerging, so as I see it, there is no reason to wait for the Mi 9T Pro, especially as it will probably be more expensive.

Agree with you, but might not be as expensive as you think depending on the market, the 9T is a lot cheaper than k20 currently

Has anyone tested the phone in the US?

Uclydde said:
Has anyone tested the phone in the US?
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In my area I've been surprised how much LTE I'm getting on AT&T. I was expecting to run it almost entirely on 3G but it's actually picking up really strong LTE on band 5.

facing an issue with youtube and mobile data.
mobile data speed is about 2MB/s(20mbps), when trying to download an app from play store was downloading only at about 200kb/s, now went to the downloads app and put the limitation to 100m, than go back to play store and let it download on mobile data , now the speed is OK, but youtube app is still facing same issue, limited to 200kb/s use of mobile data.
any solution to this software issue ? cannot stream 1080p videos on mobile data and i am getting very dissapointed with this.

Using in UK , no issues (1 month+)

Which state do you live? I live in Virginia but not sure band 5 is strong here

Compared to the pocophone F1, signal strength of Redmi K20 pro is way wore.

I am not getting 4g+ on my k20 pro indian variant on both jio and vodafone. Asus 5z, galaxy s10 and one plus 7 at the same spot at my home catching 4g+.

Just got the phone and inserted my Google Fi sim. The data speeds are horrendous. I live in Orlando, so I'm not in a rural area by any means. The phone is nearly unusable on cellular data, and some apps just time out while attempting to connect to the internet. I ran a speed test and got 0.1 megabit speeds

Uclydde said:
Just got the phone and inserted my Google Fi sim. The data speeds are horrendous. I live in Orlando, so I'm not in a rural area by any means. The phone is nearly unusable on cellular data, and some apps just time out while attempting to connect to the internet. I ran a speed test and got 0.1 megabit speeds
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You must be new to international cell phones. You choose a phone with almost 0 compatibility with your current provider.