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Hey guys my buddy just got the Z3C and he has Lte places that i dont and i was wondering if theres a way to flash the Z3C radio on our fones? Maby someone that knows more about it could look into it...
What is LTE places? The Z1c supports LTE.
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zike47222 said:
Hey guys my buddy just got the Z3C and he has Lte places that i dont and i was wondering if theres a way to flash the Z3C radio on our fones? Maby someone that knows more about it could look into it...
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Which country do you live in?
Z3C has more frequency bands over the Z1C, so you can't just "flash" a hardware difference. The bands on Z1C should cover the whole of Europe though.
I am in US now. Ok so its a hardware thing? I thought some of that was software but i guess thats fine then.
I think you want this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...ad-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269
There are some frequency capability differences, according to Phone Arena:
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/co...mpact,Sony-Xperia-Z3-Compact/phones/8283,8744
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I think you want this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...ad-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269
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Yes this looks like what i wanted but its way over my head. I dont have the time to try to do that.. to bad they dont have a flashable zip or something.
zike47222 said:
Hey guys my buddy just got the Z3C and he has Lte places that i dont and i was wondering if theres a way to flash the Z3C radio on our fones? Maby someone that knows more about it could look into it...
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before you try flashing radios, you might want to try his apn settings. (make a record of your current ones first.)
Hi, if you are in the US now then your issue is more than likely LTE Band 17 which Z3 compact has and Z1 compact does not. Band 17 is used by AT&T in the US in many places. Band 17 is the 700 mghz frequency. AT&T also uses band 2, 4 and some places 5... But many places they only have 17 so you will have to reply on HSPA in those areas...
Many cities use a combination of 17 and 4 OR 17 and 2...so you will get some LTE service..
Hope that helps...
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Wondering if this is possible or am I too early? Surely I'm not the only one in who'd like to use his note on Wind in Canada....
klow7 said:
Wondering if this is possible or am I too early? Surely I'm not the only one in who'd like to use his note on Wind in Canada....
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mot sure but I think all the "w8" have the aws band on hspa+
I am guessing (keyword) that it may be like the Note 3 where Samsung will say no but realistically the phones are all the same regardless carrier. You would just have to unlock a Big 3 phone and you would be good to go.
Squirrel_Master said:
I am guessing (keyword) that it may be like the Note 3 where Samsung will say no but realistically the phones are all the same regardless carrier. You would just have to unlock a Big 3 phone and you would be good to go.
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yeah exactly.....Samsung always stay quiet about this......but they"re all the same phone /same soft in fact... like the international variant...they just didn't write all the compatibility band, but in fact most of them have all the band required to work in north America....guy just bought them and it work perfectly even with lte everything....
klow7 said:
Wondering if this is possible or am I too early? Surely I'm not the only one in who'd like to use his note on Wind in Canada....
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Try this thread and this Qualcomm NV Calculator app.
Here is why
G4 and GS6 can have VoLTE disabled....yet can still pick up Band 12.
...yea bs indeed
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PunishedSnake said:
Here is why
G4 and GS6 can have VoLTE disabled....yet can still pick up Band 12.
...yea bs indeed
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I'm really curious to see what all the fuss is about band 12
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mykenyc said:
I'm really curious to see what all the fuss is about band 12
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It's the lowest frequency cellphone band, so theoretically has the best range...
for t-mo at least, it's their answer for being able to keep a cell phone signal inside of buildings. the lower the MHz, the better it penetrates, and like was said, generally the longer the range too.
If you're not on T-Mobile band 12 is worthless to you.
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G4 and GS6 can have VoLTE disabled....yet can still pick up Band 12.
...yea bs indeed
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What exactly is BS? T-Mobile is pushing manufacturers to disable band 12 if they don't have VoLTE due to issues calling 911. Until Motorola decides to add VoLTE on their devices, I doubt you will ever see band 12 enabled on their non T-Mobile branded phones ever again.
bozzykid said:
What exactly is BS? T-Mobile is pushing manufacturers to disable band 12 if they don't have VoLTE due to issues calling 911. Until Motorola decides to add VoLTE on their devices, I doubt you will ever see band 12 enabled on their non T-Mobile branded phones ever again.
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Did you read the op?
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Did you read the op?
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I sure did. Btw, you should read this: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...2-lte-support-from-some-unlocked-smartphones/
It contains the reason T-mobile is not allowing band 12 without VoLTE on new phones.
bozzykid said:
I sure did. Btw, you should read this: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...2-lte-support-from-some-unlocked-smartphones/
It contains the reason T-mobile is not allowing band 12 without VoLTE on new phones.
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By the way still not buying the reason as b12 is still active upon disabling volte and this thread was created way before T-Mobile spoke about it
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By the way still not buying the reason as b12 is still active upon disabling volte and this thread was created way before T-Mobile spoke about it
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You may not buy it, but it is clear T-Mobile is pushing manufacturers to disable it when they don't support VoLTE. I guess it is fun to have grand conspiracy theories but the real reason is clear.
bozzykid said:
You may not buy it, but it is clear T-Mobile is pushing manufacturers to disable it when they don't support VoLTE. I guess it is fun to have grand conspiracy theories but the real reason is clear.
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I guess you choose to read what you want
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I guess you choose to read what you want
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You didn't even give a reason. You just said Motorola is lying. Yet, we know manufacturers of unlocked phones are disabling band 12 when they don't support VoLTE. Clearly, T-Mobile is pushing them to do it as they gain nothing by disabling it for any other reason. I'm not going to believe your random conspiracy theory over common sense.
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You didn't even give a reason. You just said Motorola is lying. Yet, we know manufacturers of unlocked phones are disabling band 12 when they don't support VoLTE. Clearly, T-Mobile is pushing them to do it as they gain nothing by disabling it for any other reason. I'm not going to believe your random conspiracy theory over common sense.
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I gave the reason twice
Not my fault you don't understand it
....and here I thought I'd just be reading a petition thread...
As you might know, the Mi 6 was announced today. The specs look great for the price (see http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/mobile-phone/xiaomi-mi6-news-release-date-price-features-specifications-3653263/) and I thought I finally found the phone I really wanted.
But then the old story hit me again. No support for LTE band 20. As I live in Germany this means no matter what provider I have, I will be affected with less LTE coverage.
So I created this thread to gather any news that involve the possibility and efforts of unlocking the LTE band 20 on the Mi 6.
I hope there are maybe similarities with the ongoing efforts of unlocking the bands of the Mi 5 (http://en.miui.com/thread-242834-1-1.html or here https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/progress-trying-to-unlock-bands-t3337476).
When the Mi 6 is shipped, I hope this will get some attention and we may find a way to unlock it together. :fingers-crossed:
I have the Mi Note Pro and I never spotted anyone succeeding in unlocking band 20.
I live in France and band 20 is one of the 3 main bands but I never suffered any need for band 20. I even had a Sony Z5 premium which had all French bands and I had to switch to 3g because it wouldn't receive well when I am in bed.
Depending on your carrier if you have just another band and live in a city, not having band 20 is not a deal breaker in my humble opinion.
If you really need it I wouldn't wait for sure for a way to unlock band 20.
Mi6 can work with AT&T network?
t.kuschan said:
As you might know, the Mi 6 was announced today. The specs look great for the price (see http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/mobile-phone/xiaomi-mi6-news-release-date-price-features-specifications-3653263/) and I thought I finally found the phone I really wanted.
But then the old story hit me again. No support for LTE band 20. As I live in Germany this means no matter what provider I have, I will be affected with less LTE coverage.
So I created this thread to gather any news that involve the possibility and efforts of unlocking the LTE band 20 on the Mi 6.
I hope there are maybe similarities with the ongoing efforts of unlocking the bands of the Mi 5 (http://en.miui.com/thread-242834-1-1.html or here https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/progress-trying-to-unlock-bands-t3337476).
When the Mi 6 is shipped, I hope this will get some attention and we may find a way to unlock it together. :fingers-crossed:
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hi. can you add to the title of this thread the bands 4 and 28, for australia and south america?
kevinx89 said:
mi6 can work with at&t network?
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tdd-lte (b38/b39/b40/b41) fdd-lte (b1/b3/b5/b7/b8) td-scdma (b34/b39) wcdma (b1/b2/b5/b8) cdma（bc0 ） gsm / cdma 1x (b2/b3/b5/b8/bc0 )
EMJI79 said:
I have the Mi Note Pro and I never spotted anyone succeeding in unlocking band 20.
I live in France and band 20 is one of the 3 main bands but I never suffered any need for band 20. I even had a Sony Z5 premium which had all French bands and I had to switch to 3g because it wouldn't receive well when I am in bed.
Depending on your carrier if you have just another band and live in a city, not having band 20 is not a deal breaker in my humble opinion.
If you really need it I wouldn't wait for sure for a way to unlock band 20.
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Yes that is a valid point. As I live in Berlin I won't have any problems here. But since I travel around a lot for work countryside coverage would be a good benefit. But as you mentioned band 20 won't stop me from getting the Mi6.
This thread is just if anybody comes up with a good idea on how this could be done. Just as a 'bonus'.
The most active in unlocking lte bands are people in the OnePlus forum as far as I know.
Why can't Xiaomi give us a US LTE phone. Damnit!!!
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Jooosty said:
Why can't Xiaomi give us a US LTE phone. Damnit!!!
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Because it needs to do a lot, such as patents, internal structure, and so on.
Maybe Xiaomi note3 will behave better.
Band 20 in mi5 CAN NOT be unlocked. It is hardware limited. Please read thread mi5, page 76.
You only need schematic diagram, then you can see.
hbbxmjbb said:
Because it needs to do a lot, such as patents, internal structure, and so on.
Maybe Xiaomi note3 will behave better.
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don't forget US carrier bloatware, and bootloader lock..
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LTE B4 is the real need for NorthAmerica users
jkyoho said:
LTE B4 is the real need for NorthAmerica users
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But Xiaomi is not ready to sale phones in North America now.
RBSonic said:
Band 20 in mi5 CAN NOT be unlocked. It is hardware limited. Please read thread mi5, page 76.
You only need schematic diagram, then you can see.
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Maybe Mi 6 will be different.
Rupurudu! said:
Maybe Mi 6 will be different.
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No, it's a "Chinese"phone,it isn't saling in some countries.
hbbxmjbb said:
No, it's a "Chinese"phone,it isn't saling in some countries.
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It depends on power amplifier and rf modules. In some case it can be unlocked with software or hardware changing.
If somebody find which power amplifier and rf modul are used in mi6, let me known, i tell you if unlock possible.
RBSonic said:
It depends on power amplifier and rf modules. In some case it can be unlocked with software or hardware changing.
If somebody find which power amplifier and rf modul are used in mi6, let me known, i tell you if unlock possible.
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I will buy one in June,I will do some testing.
Jooosty said:
Why can't Xiaomi give us a US LTE phone. Damnit!!!
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Because it's not meant to be sold in the US...
Hakim Farouk said:
Because it's not meant to be sold in the US...
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But still shouldn't the network setup be kept stock... I mean why waster resources on a freaking modem... When u can divert them to something else....
And if I am not wrong Qualcomm gives the chipset/modem with all the bands unlocked.. quite like apple .. hence making s truly global phone
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But still shouldn't the network setup be kept stock... I mean why waster resources on a freaking modem... When u can divert them to something else....
And if I am not wrong Qualcomm gives the chipset/modem with all the bands unlocked.. quite like apple .. hence making s truly global phone
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You could say the same for Oneplus's global and China variant. They must have their reasons. I'm sure everyone, let alone, Xiaomi, know that they don't benefit for locking the bands. So, there's no point speculating on why and rather to just accept the obvious that it was not for the US market or any other country that It's not being sold officially.
Apparently there is hardware support and band 20 is unlockable - For Mi5, some users say certain hardware components are missing, others say that all hardware is there - from RF filters, RF components, SAW filters, etc. and that only RF calibration (software) is missing. The thread is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/progress-trying-to-unlock-bands-t3337476
Can anyone confirm? Any schematics for Redmi 4 Available?
lonypny said:
Apparently there is hardware support and band 20 is unlockable - For Mi5, some users say certain hardware components are missing, others say that all hardware is there - from RF filters, RF components, SAW filters, etc. and that only RF calibration (software) is missing. The thread is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/progress-trying-to-unlock-bands-t3337476
Can anyone confirm? Any schematics for Redmi 4 Available?
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i searched a lot for that, if it can be done i haven't found a guide on how to unlock band 20. a few other bands yes but not 20 unfortunately. if you are luckier than me please report back.
edit: check this thread. i cannot do it right now, but if you try it please let me know
ttheodorou said:
i searched a lot for that, if it can be done i haven't found a guide on how to unlock band 20. a few other bands yes but not 20 unfortunately. if you are luckier than me please report back.
edit: check this thread. i cannot do it right now, but if you try it please let me know
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First of all, are you in an area that is covered by that 4G band?
Second, have you tried to change the NVRAM settings?
lonypny said:
First of all, are you in an area that is covered by that 4G band?
Second, have you tried to change the NVRAM settings?
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no and now. that is why i didn't try it yet
It's bull**** imo. Why xiaomi will just disable it? Why?
alreadyregistered said:
It's bull**** imo. Why xiaomi will just disable it? Why?
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not to pay royalties.
ttheodorou said:
not to pay royalties.
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They stole so many patents... do you think they care about it?
I Have redmi 4 pro and connected on some area with 4G. Connection is really fast. I don't know if my device have B20 band etc. How to check that.?
spkprs said:
i have redmi 4 pro and connected on some area with 4g. Connection is really fast. I don't know if my device have b20 band etc. How to check that.?
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it does not.
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it does not.
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maybe, but indicator 4G is fake? also fast browsing with this.
Also shown H, H+, E.
b20 band is one of few LTE band. Not supporting b20 does NOT mean that your phone does NOT support entire LTE standard. Just b20 band.
I'm everywhere and everytime in 4G with Vodafone (in Italy), only some carriers use b20, the phone support 4G.
In my coutry cariers uses mostly only 800MHz (B20) and 900MHz (B8) so I triend to unlock it. And I can confirm you can't unlock LTE bands via NV Browser on our phone! While I was testing it, I bricked my phone so I don't recomend to do this for newbies.
PS: My phone is fine now I got him back from the silicon heaven
I tried changing the nvram, too. But it does not work... you can disable more bands with the nvram value but not enable anything ....sadly Dunno if this is hardware restriction, modem firmware or other software.
If there's a way to unlock band 20 (800 mhz) please let us know