V20 Verizon - Dual SIM capability - LG V20 Questions & Answers

Which LG V20 model is dual sim capable? I'm on Verizon now and would like to use both Verizon and a GSM network.
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brucejg said:
Which LG V20 model is dual sim capable? I'm on Verizon now and would like to use both Verizon and a GSM network.
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That's not possible. 99% of dual sim phones are GSM, Verizon is CDMA. Unless you only need Verizon for data? as you'd get LTE data only, No voice calls or SMS.
They're a few dual sim GSM/CDMA phones but Verizon wouldn't activate a Non Verizon phone for CDMA, and those devices are usually older low end devices (no flagships)

hyelton said:
That's not possible. 99% of dual sim phones are GSM, Verizon is CDMA. Unless you only need Verizon for data? as you'd get LTE data only, No voice calls or SMS.
They're a few dual sim GSM/CDMA phones but Verizon wouldn't activate a Non Verizon phone for CDMA, and those devices are usually older low end devices (no flagships)
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Under Settings / More / Mobile Network / System Select, there are 2 choices:
Network mode
LTE/GSM/UMTS settings (this is grayed out)
Pressing Network Mode, I am given the following choices:
Global (this was selected)
LTE/CDMA
LTE/GSM/UMTS
If I select LTE/GSM/UMTS, then the LTE/GSM/UMTS selection under settings is no longer grayed out.
What does this mean?

brucejg said:
Under Settings / More / Mobile Network / System Select, there are 2 choices:
Network mode
LTE/GSM/UMTS settings (this is grayed out)
Pressing Network Mode, I am given the following choices:
Global (this was selected)
LTE/CDMA
LTE/GSM/UMTS
If I select LTE/GSM/UMTS, then the LTE/GSM/UMTS selection under settings is no longer grayed out.
What does this mean?
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I see that while it may have the software, it only has a single SIM slot.

brucejg said:
Under Settings / More / Mobile Network / System Select, there are 2 choices:
Network mode
LTE/GSM/UMTS settings (this is grayed out)
Pressing Network Mode, I am given the following choices:
Global (this was selected)
LTE/CDMA
LTE/GSM/UMTS
If I select LTE/GSM/UMTS, then the LTE/GSM/UMTS selection under settings is no longer grayed out.
What does this mean?
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That's because the Verizon variant is unlocked for GSM carriers meaning you could put a att or T-Mobile sim and use it on that.
If you have the Verizon variant it's not dual sim.
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hyelton said:
That's because the Verizon variant is unlocked for GSM carriers meaning you could put a att or T-Mobile sim and use it on that.
If you have the Verizon variant it's not dual sim.
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Yes, I see that now. So good to know that if I get tired of VZ, I can switch without getting a new phone.

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[Q] Change phone Band from USA to EURO

I bought an Atrix in the USA but I'm living in the Netherlands. I was able to unlock my phone with an unlock code from AT&T, however the internet is not working. Calls can be made and H+ shows in the upper right corner but no connection.
After some research (*#*#4636#*#*), I saw that the band was USA and no other selection option were possible.
My question: can the band be changed to EURO in order to make the phone usable?
Have you entered your porvider apn?
I bought mine in the US too and i created a new APN with my provider settings and it works fine.
Yes, I have entered the APN settings and verified them with Vodafone. Problem seems to really be located in the bands used.
CynicalDreamer said:
Yes, I have entered the APN settings and verified them with Vodafone. Problem seems to really be located in the bands used.
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vodafone netherlands runs on 900 band and the atrix supports this automatically, you cannot change the band. if the phone is seeing the H+ then it already recognize your network you just have to make sure you use the right apn and have data enabled in your settings. also make sure there is a green circle next to your apn name, this enables the apn.
You may have not activated CDMA in * # * # 4636 # * # * (Phoneinfo) you need to make GSM Auto (PRL)
(CDMA is only U.S. Baseband) in Europe we have WCDMA
wcdma is 3g in north america. ive been using wcdma only setting to stop my phone from going to edge
Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks
Change the "Select network" to automatic if it's not already.
download apn internet on off =)...its work for me ....
spline1 said:
You may have not activated CDMA in * # * # 4636 # * # * (Phoneinfo) you need to make GSM Auto (PRL)
(CDMA is only U.S. Baseband) in Europe we have WCDMA
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CDMA is not in the atrix. we use WCDMA just like europe.
spline1 said:
You may have not activated CDMA in * # * # 4636 # * # * (Phoneinfo) you need to make GSM Auto (PRL)
(CDMA is only U.S. Baseband) in Europe we have WCDMA
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AT&T uses WCDMA as well.
We don't use CDMA, that's Verizon.
EDIT: dLo beat me to it.
Still no luck...
1. WCDMA selected as preferred network type.
2. APN triple checked and activated.
3. H+ showing in upper-right corner.
4. Enabled roaming in the data manager to make sure this wasn't blocking anything.
5. Tried SIM in HTC Wildfire with same APN and network settings => WORKING
Any more ideas on what is blocking my internet?? :S
It seems that putting the Atrix on WCDMA preferred is not working, it will automatically switch back to GSM....
I still believe the fault is located in the inability to set the bands to EURO or even automatically. You can only select USA here... If there is anyone who knows how to change this, maybe give a direct command to the modem, I will express my gratitude using paypal
Did you activate the phone in the US? like did you put in AT&T SIM and turn it on? I had the same problem with my phone when I activated it in us, i'm waiting on a new one that has not been activated in US.
I unlocked the phone in the Netherlands with a Vodafone SIM. Tried using a SIM from a different provider just now: T-Mobile = working!
Now I have to figure out what the difference between T-Mobile & Vodafone is.... Any ideas?
CynicalDreamer said:
I unlocked the phone in the Netherlands with a Vodafone SIM. Tried using a SIM from a different provider just now: T-Mobile = working!
Now I have to figure out what the difference between T-Mobile & Vodafone is.... Any ideas?
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I have none, sorry... I use O2 here in Germany without problems. Unlocked in US. Activated and used a US (AT&T prepaid) SIM for a while before coming here, too.
What I HAVE learned (the hard way) is that different SIMs FROM O2 will have different APNs. I.e., O2 prepaid options have different APNs than their contracts.
My network type is GSM auto (PRL) and I don't have problems going G->H+
Hum....maybe getting a replacement phone wont help me then. Oh well its on its way already.
I looked into the APN differences but the one I used was the correct one, so that can't be the problem.
Had a long conversation with Vodafone yesterday. When they finally connected me through with an engineer this guy managed to explain it to me in this way: Vodafone has policies on what phones can be used to access their network, different models need to be accepted individually. Sometimes changes need to be made on the network. According to him this was the reason my Atrix has no internet connectivity in The Netherlands, the phone hasn't been released here and the network hasn't been tested with it.
Thing that I find strange is the fact that other providers in The Netherlands have no problem with internet on the Atrix...

ZE551KL - Data Service only available on 1 SIM

Help!! I just got the phone and i have 2 AT&T SIM cards installed only the sim that i select as preferred data sim gets data service. Second sim card only receives 2g cellular service. which is ok other than the following 2 things. MMS messages need data service to work correctly and 2g cellular service is horrible in my building at work. I have tried manually selecting network but only available option for secondary sim is 2g. also tried manually setting up a new APN but didn't seem to change anything. my data connectivity and cellular reception flip when changing preferred data sim . so i know its not a sim card issue
I am not rooted
os = 5.0.2
build LRX22G.WW
KERNEL = 3.10.49-gaa8154f
1.16.40.763#1
baseband version = 202c10_10_10.0.0_151106
Do you have the option to set the preferred network type for both SIM cards separately?
It's under Settings > More (Under Wireless & networks) > Cellular network settings > Preferred Network Type
I only use 1 SIM so I can't see what additional options are available when you use two.
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CKtheProblem said:
Do you have the option to set the preferred network type for both SIM cards separately?
It's under Settings > More (Under Wireless & networks) > Cellular network settings > Preferred Network Type
I only use 1 SIM so I can't see what additional options are available when you use two.
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No preferred type is for both i have it selected to 4g/3g/2g i can select the network operators independently. once i search for network one sim gets 4/3/2g options and the second only get 2g as an option. AT&T and Tmobile are showing up
Hmm wish I knew more about this to help you out but I don't have any experience with running two SIM cards in a phone.
Have you used both of these SIM cards in another phone before and had them both work as intended simultaneously?
It could just be a limitation of the phone, maybe it can't have two separate 4G connections at once on the same network?
I'm just throwing ideas out there.
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Well I am having a similar issue, I have a bell sim I would like to run as 2g and a koodo sim I would like to be the full 4g. The phone refuses dual active, only card selected for data connection functions; I can choose either, but only one functions at a time except for a couple minutes after switching via dual sim settings
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I forgot to mention, it activates during a call as well
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The phone specs say it can only connect to a LTE/3G network on one SIM at only one time. The secondary SIM can only connect to 2G-GSM.
wykydwyrm said:
Well I am having a similar issue, I have a bell sim I would like to run as 2g and a koodo sim I would like to be the full 4g. The phone refuses dual active, only card selected for data connection functions; I can choose either, but only one functions at a time except for a couple minutes after switching via dual sim settings
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I forgot to mention, it activates during a call as well
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Given the phone specs. Your connection problem is caused by neither Telus(Koodo) or Bell have a 2G network. Yeah so the phone is pretty much useless to Canadians if you want Bell/Telus/Wind/Videotron on the secondary SIM.
I have used my phone (same model) with two SIM's (ATT and T-Mobile). You can enable data only on a device at a time, but it can be on any of the two SIM's. This is mentioned in the phone specs.
http://www.asus.com/us/Phone/ZenFone-2-Laser-ZE551KL/specifications/
Scroll down to the end note.
Other phones cannot even activate the 4G on the secondary SIM.
It's a little confusing maybe to switch the data, but it can be done - from Android settings.
Ahh, well its still a sweet phone; manually switching isn't a big deal
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1 SIM @ 4G (DATA/VOICE/SMS) while the other @3G (voice) possible?

Can I have 1 sim for data & voice running at 4G, while the other sim for voice & sms only in 3G? Or only 2G supported?
Because I read at 1+3 forum that it can actually do this, so I was wondering if the Axon 7 can as well. I don't see why not, correct?
Has anyone tried this? I'm in the US, and would like to be able to run a tmobile mvno sim (4G+voice+sms) + an international sim (voice+sms) that's roaming on AT&T who will shut down 2G soon.
It's a dual 4G sim slot, so yea you can run it like that.
zolo111 said:
Can I have 1 sim for data & voice running at 4G, while the other sim for voice & sms only in 3G? Or only 2G supported?
Because I read at 1+3 forum that it can actually do this, so I was wondering if the Axon 7 can as well. I don't see why not, correct?
Has anyone tried this? I'm in the US, and would like to be able to run a tmobile mvno sim (4G+voice+sms) + an international sim (voice+sms) that's roaming on AT&T who will shut down 2G soon.
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Go to settings - dual sim settings - network mode and on sim 2 tell it GSM only. It will keep sim 2 on 3g. Also on settings -dual sim settings you can turn off mobile data for either sim. Just put t-mobile in sim 1 and at&t in sim 2, shut off mobile data on sim 2, and tell sim 2 gsm only. Done
Thanks for the info, I didn't buy the device yet; but this makes choosing a device even harder since both can do this now (1+3 & Axon 7).
Until recently this was NOT the norm I believe, best I could find was a dual sim phone with 1 sim @ 4G while the other @ 2G only.
tabletalker7 said:
Go to settings - dual sim settings - network mode and on sim 2 tell it GSM only. It will keep sim 2 on 3g. Also on settings -dual sim settings you can turn off mobile data for either sim. Just put t-mobile in sim 1 and at&t in sim 2, shut off mobile data on sim 2, and tell sim 2 gsm only. Done
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Doesn't GSM-only mean 2G? While both slots are hooked up for 2G/3G/4G, I think only one slot can be connected to 3G/4G at a time, the other slot goes down to 2G.
When I have my Verizon SIM in Slot1 (chosen as data connection) and a T-Mobile SIM in Slot2, using apps like LTE Discovery show my A7 connected to Verizon LTE, Verizon 1x (2G for voice calls), and T-Mobile GSM (2G), not T-Mobile HSPA (3G). When I switch the data connection source to Slot2, it connects to T-Mobile LTE and Verizon 1x (2G), not Verizon EVDO (3G).
Yes I was able to confirm LTE and WCDMA simultaneous operation
Hi! Amazingly, yeah this works...you can have LTE on one SIM and WCDMA 3G on the other (voice only). I tested this with two T-Mobile SIMs and was kind of shocked as in the past it seems like all dual-SIM phones are limited to GSM-only on one of the two SIMs, as has been mentioned above...
But...strangely, this won't work when using a CDMA SIM in slot 1 (i.e., Verizon). I have no clue why...I can definitely confirm that my experience is the same as that stated above by xtermmin - the GSM SIM will be limited to EDGE (2G only) when the CDMA SIM is active as the data SIM. But with two GSM operators yes one can be LTE/WCDMA and the other can be WCDMA/GSM. I'll confirm real quick just to make double sure but I seem to recall seeing this in the specs and was able to confirm it myself. I've attached a screenshot showing this - I have SIM 2 enabled for data as you can see but SIM 1 still shows voice-only on UMTS and thus is not just limited to 2G. I hope they fix this phone so that CDMA SIMs will have this same functionality...for now though I can say confidently that two GSM SIMs can be operated as LTE/WCDMA on primary SIM and WCDMA/GSM on secondary SIM simultaneously...really great news considering all the EDGE networks seem to be on their last leg!
EDIT: Oh - and don't mind the fact that the "Cellular Network State" is shown as disconnected - in slot 1 I have an old T-Mobile SIM just for this test - it isn't active at the moment on an account. But for demonstration hopefully it does suffice as it definitely has the phone connected to 3G service on SIM 1 while having LTE service on SIM 2. Also - I've included a 2nd screenshot to show that with Verizon LTE/CDMA on SIM 1 (shown as carrier '123456'), SIM 2 will be limited to GSM-only on T-Mo...really weird - not sure why this limitation exists for CDMA users - I think it's a ZTE bug as simultaneous CDMA 1X and WCDMA is possible with T-Mobile as the data-SIM.
flyer_andy said:
Hi! Amazingly, yeah this works...you can have LTE on one SIM and WCDMA 3G on the other (voice only). I tested this with two T-Mobile SIMs and was kind of shocked as in the past it seems like all dual-SIM phones are limited to GSM-only on one of the two SIMs, as has been mentioned above...
But...strangely, this won't work when using a CDMA SIM in slot 1 (i.e., Verizon). I have no clue why...I can definitely confirm that my experience is the same as that stated above by xtermmin - the GSM SIM will be limited to EDGE (2G only) when the CDMA SIM is active as the data SIM. But with two GSM operators yes one can be LTE/WCDMA and the other can be WCDMA/GSM. I'll confirm real quick just to make double sure but I seem to recall seeing this in the specs and was able to confirm it myself. I've attached a screenshot showing this - I have SIM 2 enabled for data as you can see but SIM 1 still shows voice-only on UMTS and thus is not just limited to 2G. I hope they fix this phone so that CDMA SIMs will have this same functionality...for now though I can say confidently that two GSM SIMs can be operated as LTE/WCDMA on primary SIM and WCDMA/GSM on secondary SIM simultaneously...really great news considering all the EDGE networks seem to be on their last leg!
EDIT: Oh - and don't mind the fact that the "Cellular Network State" is shown as disconnected - in slot 1 I have an old T-Mobile SIM just for this test - it isn't active at the moment on an account. But for demonstration hopefully it does suffice as it definitely has the phone connected to 3G service on SIM 1 while having LTE service on SIM 2. Also - I've included a 2nd screenshot to show that with Verizon LTE/CDMA on SIM 1 (shown as carrier '123456'), SIM 2 will be limited to GSM-only on T-Mo...really weird - not sure why this limitation exists for CDMA users - I think it's a ZTE bug as simultaneous CDMA 1X and WCDMA is possible with T-Mobile as the data-SIM.
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Ah, so it's another CDMA quirk. Good to know!
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Ah, so it's another CDMA quirk. Good to know!
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Yeah for sure...I love the phone and all but I really hope ZTE will just fix these annoying CDMA bugs already...Seems like they could fix this stuff with or without Verizon's approval - from the beginning they've kind of hamstrung CDMA and I've never really understood why. Another bug I noticed was that when switching calls to the T-Mobile SIM, VoLTE has to be kicked into gear by toggling the VoLTE toggle and sometimes even putting the phone into airplane mode for a second...from what I've heard this is a unique problem to CDMA use as well.
flyer_andy said:
Hi! Amazingly, yeah this works...you can have LTE on one SIM and WCDMA 3G on the other (voice only). I tested this with two T-Mobile SIMs and was kind of shocked as in the past it seems like all dual-SIM phones are limited to GSM-only on one of the two SIMs, as has been mentioned above...
But...strangely, this won't work when using a CDMA SIM in slot 1 (i.e., Verizon). I have no clue why...I can definitely confirm that my experience is the same as that stated above by xtermmin - the GSM SIM will be limited to EDGE (2G only) when the CDMA SIM is active as the data SIM. But with two GSM operators yes one can be LTE/WCDMA and the other can be WCDMA/GSM. I'll confirm real quick just to make double sure but I seem to recall seeing this in the specs and was able to confirm it myself. I've attached a screenshot showing this - I have SIM 2 enabled for data as you can see but SIM 1 still shows voice-only on UMTS and thus is not just limited to 2G. I hope they fix this phone so that CDMA SIMs will have this same functionality...for now though I can say confidently that two GSM SIMs can be operated as LTE/WCDMA on primary SIM and WCDMA/GSM on secondary SIM simultaneously...really great news considering all the EDGE networks seem to be on their last leg!
EDIT: Oh - and don't mind the fact that the "Cellular Network State" is shown as disconnected - in slot 1 I have an old T-Mobile SIM just for this test - it isn't active at the moment on an account. But for demonstration hopefully it does suffice as it definitely has the phone connected to 3G service on SIM 1 while having LTE service on SIM 2. Also - I've included a 2nd screenshot to show that with Verizon LTE/CDMA on SIM 1 (shown as carrier '123456'), SIM 2 will be limited to GSM-only on T-Mo...really weird - not sure why this limitation exists for CDMA users - I think it's a ZTE bug as simultaneous CDMA 1X and WCDMA is possible with T-Mobile as the data-SIM.
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Thanks for the info. Has this issue been sorted out to your knowledge? We livein 2 different regions, but would only consider getting the Aussie release of this phone this month if it can seamlessly handle 4g/3g, using 2 SIM cards where both are capable of LTE. Will this work? Does it automatically switch data to SIM 2 in order to take 3G voice call, or does it temp. disable data on sim 1 (4g) to allow SIM 2 call?
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Actually, worse than I thought...but only a bit
roosta said:
Thanks for the info. Has this issue been sorted out to your knowledge? We livein 2 different regions, but would only consider getting the Aussie release of this phone this month if it can seamlessly handle 4g/3g, using 2 SIM cards where both are capable of LTE. Will this work? Does it automatically switch data to SIM 2 in order to take 3G voice call, or does it temp. disable data on sim 1 (4g) to allow SIM 2 call?
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Hi - I just tried this and here's what I found:
If active data is on SIM 2, a call to or from SIM 1 is possible on UMTS (WCDMA 3G) but this will terminate the LTE connection on SIM 2 for the duration of the call. However, a call on SIM 2 will not be a problem for data unless SIM 2 is on EDGE or less...on UMTS or LTE (i.e., a VoLTE call) you'll still have data during the call.
If data is on SIM 1, a call to or from SIM 2 is only possible on EDGE!!! I didn't know this! I guess SIM 2 will always be GSM-only if SIM 1 is the active data SIM. And also - you will lose LTE data on SIM 1 if you receive or place a call on SIM 2 EDGE/GPRS.
So...it looks like the situation isn't as good as I'd hoped - if 3G calling is necessary on a particular SIM card at all times, that SIM should be placed in slot 1. And it'll work well even when SIM 2 is the active data SIM. But, if you need 3G calling at all times on both SIMs, you may be out of luck.
Also, the Axon does not seem to allow you to change the data SIM in the middle of the call...in this scenario, SIM 2 was on LTE and was the active data SIM, and SIM 1 was on UMTS (calls only). I made a call on SIM 1 and then changed the data to SIM 1 to try and get 3G data during my call...but it didn't connect to data until I hung up the call...so it seems that the service state gets frozen when you make a call, in a way.
I hope this info helps...seems like kind of a mixed bag, unfortunately.
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Hi - I just tried this and here's what I found:
If active data is on SIM 2, a call to or from SIM 1 is possible on UMTS (WCDMA 3G) but this will terminate the LTE connection on SIM 2 for the duration of the call. However, a call on SIM 2 will not be a problem for data unless SIM 2 is on EDGE or less...on UMTS or LTE (i.e., a VoLTE call) you'll still have data during the call.
If data is on SIM 1, a call to or from SIM 2 is only possible on EDGE!!! I didn't know this! I guess SIM 2 will always be GSM-only if SIM 1 is the active data SIM. And also - you will lose LTE data on SIM 1 if you receive or place a call on SIM 2 EDGE/GPRS.
So...it looks like the situation isn't as good as I'd hoped - if 3G calling is necessary on a particular SIM card at all times, that SIM should be placed in slot 1. And it'll work well even when SIM 2 is the active data SIM. But, if you need 3G calling at all times on both SIMs, you may be out of luck.
Also, the Axon does not seem to allow you to change the data SIM in the middle of the call...in this scenario, SIM 2 was on LTE and was the active data SIM, and SIM 1 was on UMTS (calls only). I made a call on SIM 1 and then changed the data to SIM 1 to try and get 3G data during my call...but it didn't connect to data until I hung up the call...so it seems that the service state gets frozen when you make a call, in a way.
I hope this info helps...seems like kind of a mixed bag, unfortunately.
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Thanks for the. That's pretty backwards by ZTE. Makes no sense. SIM 1 and 2 need to work the same way regardless of WHICH SIM had the 3G incoming call and which had 4G data active at the same time. I read the above as SIM 2 can be 2G only, or is the main SIM for 4G data....so 3G calls can be taken on SIM 1. Yep, backwards!
Axon hasn't sold me. Audio on a phone is important, but the HTC front facing speakers get easily clogged, then it looks horrendous. I'm favouring one of OP3T (as i believe this too has unlocked bootloader and root), or worst case - LG v20 or G5 dual...but neither will be given unlocked bootloaders.
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roosta said:
Thanks for the. That's pretty backwards by ZTE. Makes no sense. SIM 1 and 2 need to work the same way regardless of WHICH SIM had the 3G incoming call and which had 4G data active at the same time. I read the above as SIM 2 can be 2G only, or is the main SIM for 4G data....so 3G calls can be taken on SIM 1. Yep, backwards!
Axon hasn't sold me. Audio on a phone is important, but the HTC front facing speakers get easily clogged, then it looks horrendous. I'm favouring one of OP3T (as i believe this too has unlocked bootloader and root), or worst case - LG v20 or G5 dual...but neither will be given unlocked bootloaders.
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So, I just tried it again and it looks like I was able to achieve a UMTS 3G connection on both SIMs even during a call on SIM 1...perhaps my initial test was in error somehow...not sure. But it looks like dual 3G is possible after all...there may be hope!
flyer_andy said:
So, I just tried it again and it looks like I was able to achieve a UMTS 3G connection on both SIMs even during a call on SIM 1...perhaps my initial test was in error somehow...not sure. But it looks like dual 3G is possible after all...there may be hope!
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Are you sure both are running 3g, because I have had devices that always showed 3g even when connect to 2g networks, really need to test with an app the can see both sims at the same time like network cell info mini.
Kevinreid1 said:
Are you sure both are running 3g, because I have had devices that always showed 3g even when connect to 2g networks, really need to test with an app the can see both sims at the same time like network cell info mini.
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Yes I'm sure. I was using LTE discovery and the Settings --> Phone Status...not just the signal type indication. It can run dual 3G UMTS and/or HSPA+.
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Kevinreid1 said:
Are you sure both are running 3g, because I have had devices that always showed 3g even when connect to 2g networks, really need to test with an app the can see both sims at the same time like network cell info mini.
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Also, if you look at post #6 of this thread you'll see two screenshots in the attachments that show dual LTE/UMTS connections on SIM 2 and 1 respectively.
Awesome and Thanks...
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Awesome and Thanks...
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Sure thing. Just to make double sure, I just put my FreedomPop (AT&T) SIM in with my T-Mobile one and set both to WCDMA...And it's confirmed that dual 3G works fine (see screenshots below). So you should be ok! AT&T has decommissioned 2G completely so the fact that I could sustain a dual T-Mobile/AT&T connection when T-Mobile is active for 3G data should hopefully prove that the Axon 7 can get dual 3G. One caveat though - with a Verizon SIM in slot 1, slot 2 is still 2G only...So you will be limited to 2G in slot 2 if you have a CDMA SIM in slot 1 which is data-active. But two GSM SIMs should be ok. Good luck!
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Sure thing. Just to make double sure, I just put my FreedomPop (AT&T) SIM in with my T-Mobile one and set both to WCDMA...And it's confirmed that dual 3G works fine (see screenshots below). So you should be ok! AT&T has decommissioned 2G completely so the fact that I could sustain a dual T-Mobile/AT&T connection when T-Mobile is active for 3G data should hopefully prove that the Axon 7 can get dual 3G. One caveat though - with a Verizon SIM in slot 1, slot 2 is still 2G only...So you will be limited to 2G in slot 2 if you have a CDMA SIM in slot 1 which is data-active. But two GSM SIMs should be ok. Good luck!
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So Awesome, does anyone if the same is true for the new ZTE Blade v8 Pro, I sure hope so as I am looking to add both of these to my collection, Using prepaid H2O wireless for calls and text and FreedomPop LTE or Global sims for data... What would be the best setup for that data ( FreedomPop ) on sim 1 or sim 2. H20 is a AT&T MVNO
Kevinreid1 said:
So Awesome, does anyone if the same is true for the new ZTE Blade v8 Pro, I sure hope so as I am looking to add both of these to my collection, Using prepaid H2O wireless for calls and text and FreedomPop LTE or Global sims for data... What would be the best setup for that data ( FreedomPop ) on sim 1 or sim 2. H20 is a AT&T MVNO
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The only limitation vis-a-vis SIM 1 vs. 2 slot I know of when it comes to GSM SIMs relates to WiFi calling... You can only get WiFi calling on SIM 1. But that shouldn't matter for FreedomPop or H2O I would think so it shouldn't matter. Also, CDMA SIMs only work in slot 1 but of course that should affect you either. So either slot should be fine I'd think!

Issues with LTE on Unlocked Sprint Note 4

Hi all,
I've been having a Sprint Galaxy Note 4 that is unlocked. I bought it unlocked already. My mobile service provider is T-Mobile. I have an unlimited plan with them. The issue is that the Note cannot connect to LTE network. The only option available for me to access the internet on the go is the GSM/UMTS option under the network mode settings. Using this option my phone can only connect to a 3g service that is painfully slow. If I try selecting the CDMA or LTE/CDMA option under the network mode settings the Note will not get any service at all as if there was no sim card inside of the phone. Therefore I can only use the GSM/UMTS option. Is there a fix for this or am I stuck with 3g service on this phone? Please ask me questions if you have any that will help me get to a fix. Thanks :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
FreakishNoob said:
Hi all,
I've been having a Sprint Galaxy Note 4 that is unlocked. I bought it unlocked already. My mobile service provider is T-Mobile. I have an unlimited plan with them. The issue is that the Note cannot connect to LTE network. The only option available for me to access the internet on the go is the GSM/UMTS option under the network mode settings. Using this option my phone can only connect to a 3g service that is painfully slow. If I try selecting the CDMA or LTE/CDMA option under the network mode settings the Note will not get any service at all as if there was no sim card inside of the phone. Therefore I can only use the GSM/UMTS option. Is there a fix for this or am I stuck with 3g service on this phone? Please ask me questions if you have any that will help me get to a fix. Thanks :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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I believe the LTE bands in sprint CDMA/VERIZON CDMA are different. they are not compatible with T-mobile because T-mobile required completely different LTE bands and they are locked in sprint phones and they cannot be unlocked.
If you have N910V/N910P You will only get HSPA/HSPA+ 3G/3.5G with T-MOBILE/AT&T network.
My best suggestions will be you can swap your sprint with T-mobile note 4 because N910T has more LTE bands unlocked then any other note 4 models actually more bands then international models too.

LTE indicator

Hi people.
I want ask about LTE idicator. I and my friend have the same phone Moto G5 plus. We bought it in different shops.
We both has SIM cards with LTE support. We have different mobile operators.
He has LTE idicator on the right top corner and I dont.
Where is problem? Do I have LTE active?
spajdo said:
Hi people.
I want ask about LTE idicator. I and my friend have the same phone Moto G5 plus. We bought it in different shops.
We both has SIM cards with LTE support. We have different mobile operators.
He has LTE idicator on the right top corner and I dont.
Where is problem? Do I have LTE active?
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if you have dual sim version you should check if the sim is in the correct slot (only first slot has lte)
else you propably dont have lte enabled either in the settings (search for lte in the phone settings) or your provider did not enable lte for you
ckret said:
if you have dual sim version you should check if the sim is in the correct slot (only first slot has lte)
else you propably dont have lte enabled either in the settings (search for lte in the phone settings) or your provider did not enable lte for you
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hmm... In settings I have LTE enabled, sim card is in slot #1, my provider tell me, that I have all right from their site.... I'm confused....

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