Bought the Hong Kong international variant and I'm on Fido Network in Canada (supports RCS texts). I downloaded android messages which also supports RCS, but I can't see any options for it.
My buddy at work has a nexus 6p and is also on Rogers / Fido. He has more settings within the exact same app, specifically RCS settings.
The only thing I can think of is maybe the firmware on the H870DS doesn't support RCS, maybe Hong Kong doesn't have any carriers that support RCS?
Any thoughts anyone?
Bump. Has anyone used RCS with the H870DS model?
Maybe its the firmware or not a approved device or something. When I download Android Messages on my G6 H873 it prompts me right away to activate RCS.
I still havent seen any benefits from RCS though.
I'm on Rogers.
Wow, so I just overcame what was probably a year long battle against "RCSSERVICE" which actually turned out to be a virus created by RCSANDROID, a team of well-known hackers. I have ADB logcat files to prove it too.
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I dont know if this has been asked before, will this work on project fi?
The official list at the moment is only Pixels, Nexus 6P and 5X. Not sure why the Nexus 6 isn't still on that list since it was the launch device for the service. (I'm guessing the list is limited to what they officially have stock of.)
The US996 carrier unlocked model would be the closest match for Project Fi, but that model is missing all the Sprint bands. So would only work with T-Mobile's network for FI.
You can check all the compatibility of the US996 here:
https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/WloNsJX/lg-us996-v20-lte-a/united-states
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The US996 carrier unlocked model would be the closest match for Project Fi, but that model is missing all the Sprint bands. So would only work with T-Mobile's network for FI.
You can check all the compatibility of the US996 here:
https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/WloNsJX/lg-us996-v20-lte-a/united-states
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That site says sprint's ls997 is compatible with all of project fi's bands... would it work?
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That site says sprint's ls997 is compatible with all of project fi's bands... would it work?
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Just because the LS997 from Sprint supports all the bands for Project Fi, there is no guarantee that it would be carrier unlocked to work with Project Fi and its SIM.
https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/lKrKFAZ/lg-ls997-v20-td-lte/google-project-fi-united-states
Just posting to add that my h910 LG v20 from AT&T does work on fi. The one guy who said that only T-Mobile would work is correct in my case. The v20 doesn't even have the type of dialer codes that are used for forcing network switching on fi supported phones. However I have found some use for this because I have an official supported pixel 2 from Project fi and happened to be a convert from AT&T and thus I had my old h910 to screw around with why the hell not? So to anyone who is familiar with project fi and is also the type of geek who frequents XDA, you are probably aware of apps like signal spy or Signal Info. When I was talking about dialer codes, those apps copy the dialer code to your clipboard and then you paste to your phone dialer which will then switch to either T-Mobile, Sprint, or US Cellular.
Basically what I'm trying to say is that even if your variant of the v20 does have the correct radios to work on the network, at this point I'm unaware of any way to switch between those Networks. That is not to say it is impossible, perhaps somebody can code something that would do that and if so please shoot a message my way. Also you may be disappointed when you find out that picture texting doesn't seem to work, or at least I haven't figured out how to fix it yet.
I currently use my v20 on Project fi very often. Anyone who has a pixel 2 is probably aware that one of the biggest complaints about the February update is reduced battery life, and so I often pull my SIM card out and stick it into my v20. Which does bring me to an interesting note if you are unaware, if you begun your service with project fi on a pixel 2 phone ....... Which does bring me to hun interesting know if you are unaware, if you be gone your service with project fine a pic so to phone.. You will have been activated using the SIM method in which your phone does not actually have a nano SIM inside of it. Now what you can do as a simple little life hack or whatever the hell you want to call it, is call and ask project fi how you go about ordering a free nano SIM. It'll cost you nothing and when you get it you can then activate it to the same phone number as the E Sim. However you cannot use the ECM and the nano SIM simultaneously. But it does allow you to have a backup phone.
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Now that you can order a SIM directly from Google, will it work with Sprint model V20 if unlocked?
I realize it won't have the carrier switching but that's ok.
I too use my V20 with Project-Fi. I have the T-Mobile variant and everything seems to be working fine. The network switching will not work and will be restricted with T-Mobile service only.. Also, you will be unable to do Wi-Fi calling. Seems to be restricted on non Project-Fi phones. As far as MMS, I've used it only with Hangouts. I like to keep all my conversations synced across devices. I can try MMS via the stock messaging app and see if it works. If data doesn't work, you can try the following APN settings:
Open the Settings app on your device.
Tap More (under Wireless & Networks).
Tap Cellular networks and then Access Point Names.
Tap + (at the top of the screen).
Tap Name and enter "Project Fi".
Tap APN and enter "h2g2".
Save.
Go back to the previous page.
Select Project Fi from the list.
Hope this helps.
hi, I have LGVv20 ATT version, its unlocked. If i use google fi sim, will it work? and switch?
I am trying to not spend a lot on V35. thank you very much
I just switched from ATT to Tmobile. Currently I have the OnePlus 5 but I am looking for a phone for my wife. I bought her the Samsung S8 as a surprised for her but she does not like the shape of it. It is too skiny compared to her Note 5. The Note 8 would be the perfect phone for her but I am not spending $1,000 on a phone for her to go on facebook and read the new. I am looking at the LG G6, the unlock US997 model from bhphoto. Right now the have it for $450 unlocked. Since witched from ATT, Tmobile has been great except my house which has very poor reception. I know the tmobile version of the G6 supports wifi calling but does the unlock US997 support it? I tried to research it but I didn't get an answer. The closest was, the Unlock version is the same with some restricted service.
So does anyone have the LG G6 US997 on the tmobile network and does it support wifi calling?
Recently reordered the G6 from BandH for $450 and I'm happy to inform you that both VoLTE and VoWifi do work on T-Mobile. I'm receiving my unit on Friday so I'll check on Visual Voicemail but I do recall having VoLTE and VoWifi working out of the box.
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Recently reordered the G6 from BandH for $450 and I'm happy to inform you that both VoLTE and VoWifi do work on T-Mobile. I'm receiving my unit on Friday so I'll check on Visual Voicemail but I do recall having VoLTE and VoWifi working out of the box.
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wondering if you have an update on this? am interested in the unlocked variant of this phone but need the wifi calling. Have you received your unlocked G6? can you confirm that the wifi calling works? Thanks!
Does B&H sell US997 support unlock the bootloader，Can you check it for me
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Recently reordered the G6 from BandH for $450 and I'm happy to inform you that both VoLTE and VoWifi do work on T-Mobile. I'm receiving my unit on Friday so I'll check on Visual Voicemail but I do recall having VoLTE and VoWifi working out of the box.
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Does B&H sell US997 support unlock the bootloader，Can you check it for me
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Recently reordered the G6 from BandH for $450 and I'm happy to inform you that both VoLTE and VoWifi do work on T-Mobile. I'm receiving my unit on Friday so I'll check on Visual Voicemail but I do recall having VoLTE and VoWifi working out of the box.
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US997 absolutely does NOT have Wi-Fi calling - Volte yes, but I guess (if you ever received phone) you have by now figured out that point. Lucky you, B&H will take it back with first 4 weeks...
I did have wifi calling enabled as well as VoLTE on my unlocked G6. I'm not sure why you don't have that option but I did.
Wifi Texting?
I have the US997 unlocked model (not us cellular) on T-Mobile. Wifi Calling works no problem.
However, using the LG messages app, it won't let me text unless I have service. Anyone else run have that issue?
I installed Google Messages, which does let me text via Wifi. I'd rather stick with LG messages as it has a dark theme, which I like better.
I have the same phone using on T-Mobile but I don't have WiFi calling
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I have the US997 unlocked model (not us cellular) on T-Mobile. Wifi Calling works no problem.
However, using the LG messages app, it won't let me text unless I have service. Anyone else run have that issue?
I installed Google Messages, which does let me text via Wifi. I'd rather stick with LG messages as it has a dark theme, which I like better.
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I have the same phone from sprint got it unlocked to use on T-Mobile but don't have Wi-Fi calling or even good service or data also can you help?
I have the US997 sold by B&H. Wi-fi calling works on T-Mobile.
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I have the same phone from sprint got it unlocked to use on T-Mobile but don't have Wi-Fi calling or even good service or data also can you help?
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I got mine from B&H. It may be because yours is "Sprint", the software (ROM) is slightly different. I don't have any idea what you would have to do to get wifi calling working. At this point you can't unlock the bootloader to flash a different rom, so your only option would be checking with T-Mobile to see if it is provisioned properly.
On a side note, I may have to try a different SMS app, as Google Messages way over compresses picture messages to they point they are garbage.
A couple of quick tests (using hangouts / google voice number), Signal will receive sms via wifi, but will not send. Textra will both receive and send via wifi. Picture quality for MMS is fine using either Signal or Textra.
Looking at purchasing the unlocked US997 G6 from Amazon Prime (with lockscreen ads) As far as i know, it comes with a US warranty. Does that sound correct?
I've read that when I go to connect this phone to AT&T, I will not have all the "features" that someone who had purchased through the carrier gets. True?
Will I have WiFi calling, and VoLTE? Will I be missing out on anything else, or will the unlocked, non-AT&T-branded phone get everything that carrier purchased phones get?
Is it true that the unlocked version has no email client, and no notification light? What other things does AT&T overlay that I won't be getting?
Can i assume that OS updates that the carrier pushes out won't work on my non-branded version?
Later, if I like, can I somehow install the AT&T overlay OS onto my phone and take advantage of carrier updates, and missing "features" if any?
I posted this ? on reddit as well; however, this device is on its last legs so there's not much interest for it. I've gotten some good answers here and there on this website, but a dedicated thread to gather all the good info might be more helpful.
I still use my AT&T H910 as I don't really do much gaming on it. Calling, texting, and YouTube is what I mostly utilize it for. I just heard about the whole VoLTE requirement on specific devices after 2022 for AT&T, and 2021 for T-Mobile.
I spoke to AT&T, and they re-assured that the H910 was going to be one of the devices supported after 2022; however, I've been thinking about changing to T-Mobile (my family has a great plan with them, and I always switch back and forth between carriers based on who gives me the best deal) but I can't seem to get a straight answer from T-Mobile about whether my unlocked H910 will work with them after 2021; some didn't even know about the 2021 specifics of it.
I know AT&T will have to allow devices to be used on their network after 2022 even if they're VoLTE capable already. By the looks of it, T-Mobile won't go to that extreme; however, does anyone know exactly how VoLTE works? Specially in regards to using the AT&T H910 model on T-Mobile? Does my H910 has the required Bands to utilize VoLTE on T-Mobile? Or is it one of those things like "Wi-Fi Calling" where T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling only works with the LG V20 model from T-Mobile, and AT&T Wi-Fi calling only works with the LG V20 model from AT&T?
You need band 12 support which H910 has. Also a rom with IMS services working so no AOSP roms.
Volte works by using IMS processes in the rom to route phone calls over IP. No volte = no phone calls. But the device will still "work".
In theory the ATT software will work, unlock it and borrow someone else's sim. In theory a partial cross flash (just system, no modem/aboot/etc) could work if it doesn't.
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You need band 12 support which H910 has. Also a rom with IMS services working so no AOSP roms.
In theory the ATT software will work, unlock it and borrow someone else's sim.
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I was recommended to use an app called Network Mode Universal on reddit for VoLTE testing purposes, and after inserting a T-Mobile SIM card that I borrowed on my unlocked H910 and using the application, the Voice Network Type tab says "LTE". Which is supposed to be a sign that VoLTE might be working on the H910 using a T-Mobile SIM, but that's all I know; just what people tell me.
Update:
The person who recommended that Network Mode Universal app forgot to mention that you have to actually make a call to know whether the phone supports VoLTE with the SIM card in use. When actually making a call, the Voice Network Type tab changes from "LTE" to "UMTS". Which means the H910 is not VoLTE capable on T-Mobile.
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Could also be how his sim is set up. Volte has to be enabled there and in the phone. My suggestion would be to force LTE only on the device as well. Does it use VOLTE on his phone?
Also look at IMS registration in the phone and see if it's registered.
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Could also be how his sim is set up. Volte has to be enabled there and in the phone. My suggestion would be to force LTE only on the device as well. Does it use VOLTE on his phone?
Also look at IMS registration in the phone and see if it's registered.
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The person I borrowed the T-Mobile SIM from uses an iPhone on iOS 13. According to him, the option for turning on/off VoLTE from the settings is gone. He used to be able to turn it on and off at will; not anymore after iOS 13. It should be enabled by default on an iPhone though, I don't see why it would be off. It's almost a necessity on an iPhone I would think.
The LG V20 seems to be more limited in that sense, as on my previous Samsung phone I could enable 2G, 4G, LTE, etc, individually to force only one. I don't see any of those settings on my H910. I don't see any IMS info either.
Either way, I doubt T-Mobile would bother servicing my AT&T branded H910 phone in case IMS needed to be registered; in the case that it wasn't already. I've had really bad luck in the past dealing with T-Mobile on phones that are not T-Mobile branded.
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IMS has a phone component and a sim component.
you can check status in the service menu of IMS on the H910. Hope it works on my Tmo phone, getting my sim upgraded
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IMS has a phone component and a sim component.
Hope it works on my Tmo phone, getting my sim upgraded
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It should work if it's a T-Mobile phone. The H918 is 40% more expensive, so it would be great if the H910 worked with T-Mobile; however, it's not looking good.
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Eh, kinda. I'm having trouble too. My IMS services aren't connecting. Going to try a few different roms. I'm through an MVNO so still trying to get them to understand ISIM vs USIM.
see: https://www.quora.com/Are-4G-SIM-cards-of-two-types-VoLTE-and-LTE?share=1
https://www.slideshare.net/ikwe22/understanding-telecom-sim-and-usim-isim-for-lte
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Eh, kinda. I'm having trouble too. My IMS services aren't connecting. Going to try a few different roms. I'm through an MVNO so still trying to get them to understand ISIM vs USIM.
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Gotcha, I hope it works. I was mentioning to @C D which has helped me understand a lot about VoLTE, that I'm starting to give in to the system of using whatever carrier my phone supports, as long as I can keep using my H910. The removable battery & IR blaster era has come to an end, and I don't think I need another phone right now other than the V20. I might even consider going back to the AT&T MVNO I was using before.
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Latest result: oreo works but not nougat.
IMS never registers. Maybe I can fix it. At least now OK sim-wise. Unfortunately doing the sim swap broke tethering.
Hi guys, I am sorry for reviving the old thread.
I too owned H990DS Sea version on latest nougat. It has volte option but just couldn't switch on.
Please take a look at this thread on LG G8
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ther-qualcomm-powered-lg-devices-too.4343655/
I tried on my H990DS using the above thread's method and it didn't work. I was informed that the mbn files are for LG G8. We need mbn files that are specific for LG V20. I have searched up and down and I couldn't find any.
So I hope that I have provided some insights and I hope any member/master/guru out there can help where to find the mbn file (collection of all international carriers mbn) and make volte works for H990DS.
I have a dual-SIM international Moto G7 (XT1962-6) running LineageOS that I was happily using on AT&T until the 3G sunset (and VoLTE whitelist) became a thing.
I was hoping that I could move the phone over to T-Mobile, but testing with a family member's Google Fi SIM has shown that VoLTE doesn't work. (I don't have a T-Mobile SIM handy to test, but I assume that results would be similar.) Calls immediately fail if I disable 3G.
The behavior is exactly as described here - https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/2178
That post refers to missing "binary blobs," but it never really got resolved, as the user was able to get his phone working by back to the stock firmware, and then back to LineageOS. Unfortunately, I'm guessing that this won't work for me, because the phone is an international model, so even the stock firmware won't have the "magic bits" required to make it work with a U.S. carrier.
Can anyone think of any way to make this work?