There's little overlap between the international version freq bands and my carrier. Is there a way to unlock other bands yet? Is it a similar process to other Qualcomm phones?
Nope. You can't unlock other bands.
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Does it work on AT&T's LTE network? Anyone?
The phone does not have LTE hardware/radios. So there is no need to try it.
My mistake. I assumed the Euro version was LTE enabled.
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Pops_G said:
The phone does not have LTE hardware/radios. So there is no need to try it.
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Totally agree with pops without the 700 or AWS LTE Bands no way jose!
Hi,
I'm also wondering about LTE here in Canada on Rogers. LTE is on 2100 Mhz here. Has anyone tried entering settings and which network types are available? GSM, WCDMA, etc...?
To help clear up some confusion. There is no currently available Galaxy Note for sale that supports LTE. Here is what the European version supports.
GSM/GPRS
Frequencies 850/900/1800/1900
3G/HSPA
Frequencies 850/900/1900/2100 (Quad-Band)
LTE: No
WiMax: No
The upcoming Korean version may have LTE, but we will need to wait and see.
There are over a dozen bands worldwide approved for LTE. Just because a phone has an LTE radio doesn't mean it will work with a specific carrier. Unless they come up with a universal LTE radio that supports a dozen bands we're all kind of screwed as there won't be any roaming and we'll have to buy phones directly from the carriers. VZW and AT&T both use the 700MHz spectrum but because of slight differences in the frequency their radios are not compatible. LTE's going to be a mess.
One of the mods linked this snapdragon based band unlock on the front page.
It's a thread for a sony phone, but it's claimed that this will work (or should work) with any snapdragon chip with root. Has anyone tried this or attempted any similar methods on the LG G3?
I'm interested in the 1700mhz umts (hspa+) (aka AWS band), i'm guessing since the tmobile G3 and the wind S5 both use the the same s801 and have the same AWS band i'm after makes me assume this is probly a software limitation or what do you guys think?
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/remove-band-restrictions-qualcomm/
I've spent hours searching google trying to find the answer to this, and I'm pretty sure I'm right but I want to confirm
The SM-G900M is listed as Vodafone's varient. I saw it on sale at net10's site for cheaper then buying it from T-Mobile itself.
It looks like it supports T-Mobile LTE bands (1700 and 2100) but I know aws is 1700/2100 and I'm not sure if it supports the band 4 or if it only supports 1700 and 2100 as separate bands?
Also, does anyone know if the g900m is Sim locked? Being that its being sold for the US by an mvno that uses multiple networks I wouldn't think so...
If it is locked are there certain unlock sites reccomended that can provide an unlock code?
My last questions are is the 900m boot loader locked? And does the 900m come in electric blue?
Nitefire77 said:
It looks like it supports T-Mobile LTE bands (1700 and 2100) but I know aws is 1700/2100 and I'm not sure if it supports the band 4 or if it only supports 1700 and 2100 as separate bands?
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Please refer to this thread for the solution.
Also, does anyone know if the g900m is Sim locked? Being that its being sold for the US by an mvno that uses multiple networks I wouldn't think so...
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Install Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app or Shortcut Master app > open Menu > 'Secret Codes' > scroll down to the 7465625 code (that mean *#SIMLOCK#) and launch it to check for the SIM Lock.
(note: root is required to launch the secret codes)
i need the band 4(aws) but the XT1642 just have LTE bands 01/05/07/08/19/20/28
have any way to change or chose the bands? or its hardware
Thanks
I am also wondering about this. Someone please give it a productive thought.
Any ideas on this? I've read about this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...ad-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269 and it should work with the Qualcomm Proccessor of the Moto G4 plus, but I don't know the code to activate the Diag.
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Any ideas on this? I've read about this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...ad-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269 and it should work with the Qualcomm Proccessor of the Moto G4 plus, but I don't know the code to activate the Diag.
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There are limitations because of the hardware bits (RF amps) that are missing. For example if the radio works on LTE band 17 (DL 740Mhz, UL 710MHz), then it might be tricked to work in LTE band 12 (DL 737.5MHz, UL 707.5MHz), they are "close enough" to work.
Also I had a Alcatel phone that was sold by T-Mobile with one of the existing bands (LTE 5) de-activated because it was not used by T-Mobile. After unlocking the phone (legally) it would still work poorly on AT&T network - and then I was able to activate that band by using the above software - because the needed RF amps where already present inside.
LTE band 4 AWS is a special animal, the DL and UL frequencies are VERY far apart. Not matching anything else, so even if we can program the radio to work in those bands, the output RF amps will just not be able to perform.
List of frequencies: http://niviuk.free.fr/lte_band.php
SoNic67 said:
There are limitations because of the hardware bits (RF amps) that are missing. For example if the radio works on LTE band 17 (DL 740Mhz, UL 710MHz), then it might be tricked to work in LTE band 12 (DL 737.5MHz, UL 707.5MHz), they are "close enough" to work.
Also I had a Alcatel phone that was sold by T-Mobile with one of the existing bands (LTE 5) de-activated because it was not used by T-Mobile. After unlocking the phone (legally) it would still work poorly on AT&T network - and then I was able to activate that band by using the above software - because the needed RF amps where already present inside.
LTE band 4 AWS is a special animal, the DL and UL frequencies are VERY far apart. Not matching anything else, so even if we can program the radio to work in those bands, the output RF amps will just not be able to perform.
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I'd love to say that I understood you but I'm very ignorant about bands and frequencies.
I read that the QC SnapDragon 617 has a X8 LTE Modem (can't link because I'm new, but it's on the QC webpage) which has the Snapdragon Global All Mode, and it's supposed to support band 4 AWS. I don't know if that helps with the output RF amps, or I'm totally doomed.
Yes the X8 Modem supports the bands. But it needs something else to work. Those bits are soldered on the US version and not on the EU one. Similar, on the EU one there is band 20 that is not present on the US hardware.
I'm thinking about getting an N9860 since it seems to be the cheapest Snapdragon option for a Note 20 Ultra.
This phone appears to support all the necessary bands for my carrier (Koodo) in Canada except LTE band 17. I live in a big city so this low-ish frequency band will be important for reception in areas with building density.
I've seen discussions around changing the CSC to potentially unlock additional bands, but I'm having trouble understanding whether that means all Snapdragon models support the same bands.
Could anyone provide clarification about this? Has anyone managed to unlock band 17 on this HK/CN model?
AFAIK, you can not unlock bands. I'm in Canada too but with Fido and Korean N986N. No band 17, but the reception has been fine so far aside from VOLTE and wifi calling not working.