I have seen in some sites that Redmi Note 7 does not have the B28, but entering the brand's global site, says that there is this band, wanted to know who already has and can confirm if it is released on the device or not.
For those who want to see, here is the link to the Xiaomi Global website:
https://www.mi.com/global/redmi-not...WY-IvYMxC4igaVnDrCh8BDtZnbabLy8Q-aH4Ka-OT4hwg
After looking in Kimovil all the configurations for the Redmi Note 7, I can tell you that there is a version with the B28 band. It isn't the Global one, nor the Chinese one, but the India/Taiwan/Malaysia/Polony one!! Here you have an screenshot:
Sorry but kimovil is the manufactur.
Trust mi.com! If They say global has band 28, than it has.
I have the global one, but No 28 LTE to Test it
desmoloch said:
Sorry but kimovil is the manufactur.
Trust mi.com! If They say global has band 28, than it has.
I have the global one, but No 28 LTE to Test it
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Trust the manufacturer site, OK but the webpage doesn't mention which version/variant is described...
There are three models of Redmi Note 7, each one in différents variants (storage, ROM,...).
- M1901F7G : Global model, distributed through European Mi stores (including in France where B28 have been starting to be deployed), amongst others. B28 is NOT enabled. B20 (the main LTE band in Europe so far) is enabled, though.
- M1901F7H : Model with different versions/variants including some delivered with CN ROM (China) and others with APAC ROM (Asia Pacific i.e. Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia,...). This model has certification for B28. But only the APAC variant actually does have B28 enabled. On CN variants, there is no B28.
- M1901FYI : Indian model. No B28 here.
After looking in Kimovil all the configurations for the Redmi Note 7 said:
Beware! ID stands for Indonesia, not for India! Indian model is pretty different in terms of LTE bands. Also, PL actually seems to refer to Poland but this information is really weird since B28 has not been deployed in Poland and Xiaomi sells the Global model with Global/EU ROM in European countries where they currently focus on (Spain, Italy, France, this latest already using B28). A non sense, then... I don't know where this information come from.
Foxy, for what purpose do you need B28 (which network)?
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also interested in this confirmation.
for example Global version from Gearbest says B28
https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_009575346063.html?wid=1349303#goodsDetail
2G: GSM 1800MHz,GSM 1900MHz,GSM 850MHz,GSM 900MHz
3G: WCDMA B1 2100MHz,WCDMA B2 1900MHz,WCDMA B4 1700MHz,WCDMA B5 850MHz,WCDMA B8 900MHz
Network type: FDD-LTE,GSM,TDD-LTE,WCDMA
WIFI: 2.4G/5G WiFi,802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless internet
Wireless Connectivity: 2.4GHz/5GHz WiFi,3G,4G,A-GPS,Bluetooth,Dual Band WiFi,GPS,GSM,WiFi
4G LTE: FDD B1 2100MHz,FDD B2 1900MHz,FDD B20 800MHz,FDD B28 700MHz,FDD B3 1800MHz,FDD B5 850MHz,FDD B7 2600MHz,FDD B8 900MHz,TDD B34 2100MHz,TDD B38 2600MHz,TDD B40 2300MHz
zedoc said:
also interested in this confirmation.
for example Global version from Gearbest says B28
https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_009575346063.html?wid=1349303#goodsDetail
2G: GSM 1800MHz,GSM 1900MHz,GSM 850MHz,GSM 900MHz
3G: WCDMA B1 2100MHz,WCDMA B2 1900MHz,WCDMA B4 1700MHz,WCDMA B5 850MHz,WCDMA B8 900MHz
Network type: FDD-LTE,GSM,TDD-LTE,WCDMA
WIFI: 2.4G/5G WiFi,802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless internet
Wireless Connectivity: 2.4GHz/5GHz WiFi,3G,4G,A-GPS,Bluetooth,Dual Band WiFi,GPS,GSM,WiFi
4G LTE: FDD B1 2100MHz,FDD B2 1900MHz,FDD B20 800MHz,FDD B28 700MHz,FDD B3 1800MHz,FDD B5 850MHz,FDD B7 2600MHz,FDD B8 900MHz,TDD B34 2100MHz,TDD B38 2600MHz,TDD B40 2300MHz
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Per the specs, it's obviously the APAC variant. It's a good move from Gearbest who meet the requirement of some Eurogeeks desperately seeking for a cellphone having both B20 and B28 enabled (subscribers the Free network in France). It may even not be a will from them, since they don't offer the M1901F7G anyways (only the CN and APAC variants then). Since the CN version is a real no go for EU customers, the APAC variant is just a perfect alternative as long as it offers all languages. And it is very probable the APAC variant natively includes multilanguage.
guigzmtl said:
Per the specs, it's obviously the APAC variant. It's a good move from Gearbest who meet the requirement of some Eurogeeks desperately seeking for a cellphone having both B20 and B28 enabled (subscribers the Free network in France). It may even not be a will from them, since they don't offer the M1901F7G anyways (only the CN and APAC variants then). Since the CN version is a real no go for EU customers, the APAC variant is just a perfect alternative as long as it offers all languages. And it is very probable the APAC variant natively includes multilanguage.
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Thanks for the precisions!
So at the end (at least for european use) better go with the M1901F7H (APAC) as it has the 48Mpx camera and the B28 in bonus.
Question:
As i'm planning to root later, will there be restriction for B28 on Xiaomi.EU, MiGlobal or future Custom ROMS on this M1901F7H model?
zedoc said:
Thanks for the precisions!
So at the end (at least for european use) better go with the M1901F7H (APAC) as it has the 48Mpx camera and the B28 in bonus.
Question:
As i'm planning to root later, will there be restriction for B28 on Xiaomi.EU, MiGlobal or future Custom ROMS on this M1901F7H model?
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It's what it looks like. I just asked Gearbest to confirm the model number. I will let you know if I get an answer.
The number of bands enabled on this models is impressive. It's not only the B28. This variant also have B2 and B4 which is pretty useful when travelling to the American continent! And none of the "Global Version" bands is missing on the APAC version. If this is confirmed, it's a shame that Xiaomi sells a so-called Global Version in official store although there is another regional version which is truly usable worldwide. Now I feel fooled after having bought my Redmi Note 7 in an official MiStore.
I don't know much the Xiaomi services you talk about but for the custom ROMs I don't see any problem as long as you use a custom ROM designed for the appropriate model (H in this case).
Edit: After further research, I couldn't find any track of an APAC version managing the B20... The Gearbest description seems to be copied-pasted from the Xiaomi global website herebefore linked. However this page list the specs of all the different versions together as one, which is pretty misleading. Better wait the clarification from GB, then...
guigzmtl said:
It's what it looks like. I just asked Gearbest to confirm the model number. I will let you know if I get an answer.
The number of bands enabled on this models is impressive. It's not only the B28. This variant also have B2 and B4 which is pretty useful when travelling to the American continent! And none of the "Global Version" bands is missing on the APAC version. If this is confirmed, it's a shame that Xiaomi sells a so-called Global Version in official store although there is another regional version which is truly usable worldwide. Now I feel fooled after having bought my Redmi Note 7 in an official MiStore.
I don't know much the Xiaomi services you talk about but for the custom ROMs I don't see any problem as long as you use a custom ROM designed for the appropriate model (H in this case).
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There's also the 128Go version with the same LTE bands listed.
https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_009560908387.html?wid=1349303#goodsDetail
Is it the same H version with just bigger internal storage? (looks like...)
EDIT: interresting post on this forum:
https://forum.hardware.fr/hfr/gsmgpspda/telephone-android/unique-redmi-note-sujet_32992_16.htm#t2428695
Xiaomi has on global site different bands than in FR and ES sites, and also on IT site has different bands from all of them.
Global: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28
ES: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20 (a few weeks ago ther was not B4 on Spanish site specs).
FR: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20
IT: B1/3/5/7/8/20
AFter checking again FCC certification:
https://fccid.io/2AFZZ-RMSF7H/Lette [...] er-4142497
And a unit bought by me in spain, i see that Spanish version is the M1901F7G and that does not have B28, and after checking all mi sites, I see that only some countries has B28:
· Indonesia
· Malaysia
· Poland
· Vietnam
So for this countries they have M1901F7H with B28. I have updated bands on Kimovil site, is hard to find real bands and we have not found any shop with B28 version
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indonesia MI specs shows B20 B28.
https://www.mi.co.id/id/redmi-note-7/specs/
Same as the official Taiwanese store :
https://mobile.mi.com/tw/redmi-note-7/#specs
And with these LTE specs, it comes in two variants 4GB/64GB and 4GB/128GB (no 3GB/32GB like for the Global Version nor 6GB/128GB) exactly like the two options offered by Gearbest.
So yes, this phone with both B20 and B28 and much more exists. The remaining question is why Xiaomi made a so called Global Version that is way less global than this one? Is it just to save few dollars on European's customer account? :-/ Or for certification reasons?...
i "love" the Gearbest answer:
Your original question is "Can you confirm it is the M1901F7H global version?"
Here is the answer from Our Customer service Team:
"
Dear Zedoc,
Thanks for your request.
It is Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 4G Phablet Global Version.
"
guigzmtl said:
Foxy, for what purpose do you need B28 (which network)?
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I live in Brazil and here the B28 is being widely implemented by the operators, to work with the B3 and B7, but the plan is that in some years the B28 becomes the main to cover the largest space of coverage areas possible.
zedoc said:
i "love" the Gearbest answer:
Your original question is "Can you confirm it is the M1901F7H global version?"
Here is the answer from Our Customer service Team:
"
Dear Zedoc,
Thanks for your request.
It is Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 4G Phablet Global Version.
"
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Totally contradictory with the description... It says much on GB's reliability. :-/
Let's see the positive thing. At least you got a reply. I'm still waiting mine.
zedoc said:
Can you confirm it is the M1901F7H global version?
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There is no M1901F7H global version.
The Global Version is M1901F7G.
The official Xiaomi website says that it has B28 700Mhz
Unfortunately, so far nobody can confirm this is true.
From what I find online, the only variant that has B28 is M1901F7H. It is sold in Taiwan and a few other APAC countries like Singapore.
I have a RN5 with H at the end in model number (taiwan version). Shows B28 with LTE Discovery, but most of the time it shows B2. My operator uses both. Just tried G ending RN7 Global and only shows B2, no B28, tried several times. Even in moments when my RN5 showed steady B28, switched sim card and no B28 in RN7. So it seems like it's not supported. Just opened dispute with AliExpress, on the listing it showed B28.
syl0n said:
From what I find online, the only variant that has B28 is M1901F7H.
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None of the sources that say the "G" version lacks B28 is believable. They mostly get the information from the User Manual, which does not list B28 (but that could be an error since it was probably copied from another version of the manual).
Rolandon24 said:
I have a RN5 with H at the end in model number (taiwan version). Shows B28 with LTE Discovery, but most of the time it shows B2. My operator uses both. Just tried G ending RN7 Global and only shows B2, no B28, tried several times. Even in moments when my RN5 showed steady B28, switched sim card and no B28 in RN7. So it seems like it's not supported. Just opened dispute with AliExpress, on the listing it showed B28.
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The only definitive way to test is to find out which towers are carrying B28 ONLY for 4G for your carrier/operator. In Australia we have a website called oztowers.com.au that allows us to do this, you probably have one too.
Find a tower that only has B28 for 4G for your carrier, and travel to it. Park next to it and see what happens.
There is little confirmed information about B28 and it is confused.
Several stores in Aliexpress are listed as B28 in the description of RN7. However, the review image posted by the buyer is M1901F7G.
Are the descriptions of these shops false?
I asked a few shops about B28, but the shops only replied "This is a global version".
I am also curious about global version and am buying from the US. Need bands 2 and 4 which site do u guys suggest I order from? And does gearbest sell unlocked ones but not aliexpress?
Taro T said:
There is little confirmed information about B28 and it is confused.
Several stores in Aliexpress are listed as B28 in the description of RN7. However, the review image posted by the buyer is M1901F7G.
Are the descriptions of these shops false?
I asked a few shops about B28, but the shops only replied "This is a global version".
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The only version that has B28 is the M1901F7H
Please see the FCC documentation here:
https://fccid.io/document.php?id=4142161
HTH
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I thought I might post this in its own thread as it might save people time when they get their Chinese OPOs and notice WCDMA doesn't work..
For all those who don't know, the Chinese OPO does not support WCDMA/FDDLTE in its stock software configuration. You need to swap out the modem to a hacked modem in order to get the feature to work.
I believe the modem attached was pulled from a Find 7, I've tested it, it works. It has been running pretty well for the last week or so but I'll have to test it over the coming weeks to see how reliable it is. They claim 2G/3G but no 4G. 3G/2G works.
hacked modem
http://pan.baidu.com/s/1bnAeztt (run through google translate)
For further info (google translate required) :
http://www.oneplusbbs.com/thread-304186-1-1.html
can you please explain step by step procedure for same?
so your saying that the chinese and world versions of the opo are the same hardware wise and its just a software modem difference?
Deadpool253 said:
Thanks for the info!
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I have chinese OPO using on T-Mobile in Hungary. 2G/3G/4G are working out of the box, just for you information.
So for three in the UK the Chinese opo might not work at it's best?
Edit: did some research for myself and it will work fine.
As I saw in one of threads on OPO forums it was explained that chinese version do not support only WCDMA band 4.
According to the wiki (UMTS_frequency_bands) this band is used only by following operators:
North America: USA(T-Mobile US, Cincinnati Bell, i wireless), Canada (Eastlink, Mobilicity, Vidéotron, Wind Mobile)
Latin America: Chile(VTR, Nextel), Colombia(TIGO, Movistar), Uruguay(Ancel), Perú(Movistar, Nextel)
The question is can the modem be flashed to support missing WCDMA band 4?
I just flashed the modem on my Chinese OPO and it works flawlessly with China Unicom's 4G service.
Has anyone tried to flash the CM11S factory image and see if that radio activated the bands? The CM11S factory image includes radio images, and I believe is flashed together as a whole.
Yes. Would like to know if the 1700 and 2100 frequency are activated after flashing the modem.
All-
This is the hacked modem for China OPO that supports China Unicom networks.
I have made cwm zip for easiler install as CM would override the modem during OTA upgrades.
This modem comes from the chinese oneplus forum. See link: http://www.oneplusbbs.com/thread-429139-1-1.html
Code:
http://speedy.sh/ddWNw/OPOHackedModem.zip
I have tried other networks with the modem from the ColorOS or CM rom, seems there is no restriction on WCDMA for other networks.
sasalove said:
All-
This is the hacked modem for China OPO that supports China Unicom networks.
I have made cwm zip for easiler install as CM would override the modem during OTA upgrades.
This modem comes from the chinese oneplus forum. See link: http://www.oneplusbbs.com/thread-429139-1-1.html
Code:
http://speedy.sh/ddWNw/OPOHackedModem.zip
I have tried other networks with the modem from the ColorOS or CM rom, seems there is no restriction on WCDMA for other networks.
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A few things,..
1. I've been lead to believe from various sources that the Intl. and Chinese versions of the OPO are in fact almost identical hardware wise.
see: http://www.gizchina.com/2014/06/12/differences-international-chinese-oneplus-one/
2. I don't have a 4G subscription in China so I cannot confirm whether or not it works with this modem hack.
3. I bought my Chinese OPO from a reseller here in China on Taobao. When I received it I immediately flashed it over to CM11s and subsequently had no 3g (I use WCDMA network China Unicom FYI) for a few days until I found the hacked modem on the Chinese OPO forums. As for those of you who are not in China, I've heard that many Int. resellers will complete this process for you so you won't need to do any flashing yourself, but I can't generalise for all of the sellers out there.
4. I cannot confirm is whether or not this is only some kind of restriction for Chinese wcdma networks (China unicom). I haven't as yet taken my OPO out of this country and tried an international sim card so that is yet to be determined.
ThExSenatoR> I'm curious about your phone configuration perhaps you could post which modem version you use printed from the about screen??
sasalove> are you saying that the Chinese OPO will work outside of China on other wcdma networks but will not work inside China on China Unicom with the stock modems from coloros and CM?
can anybody who uses China unicom on 4g confirm which modem you use and if you also had to flash a different modem in order to access the service?
With some testing, I'm quite confident to conclude the restriction for 3G is on China Unicom only. I got my CMHK and one2free sim to confirm it. I can use 3G and 4G without issue in HK.
I occasionally travel to mainland and I got both China Mobile and China Unicom 3G sim. Only the hacked modem got China Unicom 3G and meanwhile the CM modem cannot connect to the TD-SCDMA for China Mobile.
I'm still waiting for my 4G China Mobile to test TD-LTE...
So in any case, I decide to flash this hacked modem, as it seem to work for all to date...
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If anyone got some time to test out the difference in modem versions as well as for rolling back, here you go!
Code:
http://speedy.sh/3DuFz/CMModem.zip
Code:
http://speedy.sh/DvQpu/ColorOSModem.zip
Code:
http://speedy.sh/ddWNw/OPOHackedModem.zip
Verizon?
Will this work on Verizon? CDMA bands 4 and 13, 3g.
Thanks!
shwise said:
Will this work on Verizon? CDMA bands 4 and 13, 3g.
Thanks!
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The modem that come with CM11 should have WCDMA band 4 (1700 MHz) and should also have LTE band 4 (1700 MHz) and band 17 (700b MHz). According to the spec, the difference is supporting TD-SCDMA band 34 (2010-2025 MHz) / TD-LTE for band 39 (1900 MHz) for China. Other than that the spec matches both side.
Therefore, if anyone need band 4 and band 17, they should use the modem that come with CM11 which lack in the Chinese modems.
Connectivity [CM]
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/4/7/17/38/40
Connectivity [ColorOS]
GSM：850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
TD-SCDMA：1880-1920 (39) / 2010-2025 (34)
WCDMA*：2100 (1) / 1900 (2) / 850 (5) / 900 (8)
TD-LTE：2570-2620 (38) / 1880-1920 (39) / 2300-2400 (40)
FDD-LTE*：2100 (1) / 1800 (3) / 2600 (7)
sasalove said:
With some testing, I'm quite confident to conclude the restriction for 3G is on China Unicom only. I got my CMHK and one2free sim to confirm it. I can use 3G and 4G without issue in HK.
I occasionally travel to mainland and I got both China Mobile and China Unicom 3G sim. Only the hacked modem got China Unicom 3G and meanwhile the CM modem cannot connect to the TD-SCDMA for China Mobile.
I'm still waiting for my 4G China Mobile to test TD-LTE...
So in any case, I decide to flash this hacked modem, as it seem to work for all to date...
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If anyone got some time to test out the difference in modem versions as well as for rolling back, here you go!
Code:
http://speedy.sh/3DuFz/CMModem.zip
Code:
http://speedy.sh/DvQpu/ColorOSModem.zip
Code:
http://speedy.sh/ddWNw/OPOHackedModem.zip
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Thanks mate for clearing that up for me! So it seems that this restriction is only for China Unicom, why might that be I wonder? to my knowledge, It's not like the Chinese OPO's are being sold by China mobile directly...
I'd still like to test out 4G for China Unicom but I would like to find a cheap deal to do it. I can never seem to fully understand the mobile plans in China anybody got any suggestions as to how I might find a plan with a decent amount of data (at least 300mb) for less than 100yuan a month ??
sasalove said:
The modem that come with CM11 should have WCDMA band 4 (1700 MHz) and should also have LTE band 4 (1700 MHz) and band 17 (700b MHz). According to the spec, the difference is supporting TD-SCDMA band 34 (2010-2025 MHz) / TD-LTE for band 39 (1900 MHz) for China. Other than that the spec matches both side.
Therefore, if anyone need band 4 and band 17, they should use the modem that come with CM11 which lack in the Chinese modems.
Connectivity [CM]
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/4/7/17/38/40
Connectivity [ColorOS]
GSM：850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
TD-SCDMA：1880-1920 (39) / 2010-2025 (34)
WCDMA*：2100 (1) / 1900 (2) / 850 (5) / 900 (8)
TD-LTE：2570-2620 (38) / 1880-1920 (39) / 2300-2400 (40)
FDD-LTE*：2100 (1) / 1800 (3) / 2600 (7)
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Are we certain that the Chinese OPO has the EXACT SAME hardware as the international OPO sold by One plus?
I remember reading people claiming either side.
Just want to make sure that they indeed have the exact same hardware ie. Radio/modem and just need to have different ROM/modem firmware flashed to enable different bands ie. Band 4 (1700) in my case.
There is a newer hacked modem available. The author states the modem is based on CM12S while supporting all 3G/4G in China. Another user claims to test all of the network modes.
Original Link: http://www.oneplusbbs.com/thread-392257-1-3.html
User confirming all network modes: http://www.miui.com/thread-1832939-1-1.html
Code:
http://speedy.sh/vnvZQ/CMHackModem.zip
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dhaub said:
A few things,..
1. I've been lead to believe from various sources that the Intl. and Chinese versions of the OPO are in fact almost identical hardware wise.
see: http://www.gizchina.com/2014/06/12/differences-international-chinese-oneplus-one/
2. I don't have a 4G subscription in China so I cannot confirm whether or not it works with this modem hack.
3. I bought my Chinese OPO from a reseller here in China on Taobao. When I received it I immediately flashed it over to CM11s and subsequently had no 3g (I use WCDMA network China Unicom FYI) for a few days until I found the hacked modem on the Chinese OPO forums. As for those of you who are not in China, I've heard that many Int. resellers will complete this process for you so you won't need to do any flashing yourself, but I can't generalise for all of the sellers out there.
4. I cannot confirm is whether or not this is only some kind of restriction for Chinese wcdma networks (China unicom). I haven't as yet taken my OPO out of this country and tried an international sim card so that is yet to be determined.
ThExSenatoR> I'm curious about your phone configuration perhaps you could post which modem version you use printed from the about screen??
sasalove> are you saying that the Chinese OPO will work outside of China on other wcdma networks but will not work inside China on China Unicom with the stock modems from coloros and CM?
can anybody who uses China unicom on 4g confirm which modem you use and if you also had to flash a different modem in order to access the service?
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I can confirm China Unicom 4g is working with the hacked modem.
sasalove said:
There is a newer hacked modem available. The author states the modem is based on CM12S while supporting all 3G/4G in China. Another user claims to test all of the network modes.
Original Link: http://www.oneplusbbs.com/thread-392257-1-3.html
User confirming all network modes: http://www.miui.com/thread-1832939-1-1.html
Code:
http://speedy.sh/vnvZQ/CMHackModem.zip
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Cheers mate! On another note, can anyone confirm what their wifi/cellular peformance is like with either the original or hacked modems? Since I've pretty much only used the hacked modem (the one I posted at the start of the thread), I can add that performance wise, it's significantly worse than my computer and old iPhone 5 when using the wifi from my bedroom. Where I sit in my bedroom I get consistent full reception on my computer and used to get the same on my iPhone 5, on my OPO I get 1 or 2 bars at most irrespective of whether or not I use 2.4ghz or 5ghz...
Anyone else experience similar?
We have been on road for the past week and there are many questions/confusions about the AM7 models.
Here it is a stigmatization. Hope this helps.
GetMobilePhone
AM7 in Chinese Market:
MT7-TL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (contract version)
MT7-UL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (contract version)
MT7-CL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (3G CDMA2000) (contract version)
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (Non-contract version)
AM7 in Europe Market:
MT7-L09 (2/16 [black/silver] single-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
AM7 in USA Market:
TBD
getmobilephone said:
We have been on road for the past week and there are many questions/confusions about the AM7 models.
Here it is a stigmatization. Hope this helps.
GetMobilePhone
AM7 in Chinese Market:
MT7-TL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (contract version)
MT7-UL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (contract version)
MT7-CL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (3G CDMA2000) (contract version)
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (Non-contract version)
AM7 in Europe Market:
MT7-L09 (2/16 [black/silver] single-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
AM7 in USA Market:
TBD
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So the European MT7-TL10 and MT7-L09 would work here in the states with t-mobile on band 4? How would I go about ordering the European market versions.
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So the European MT7-TL10 and MT7-L09 would work here in the states with t-mobile on band 4? How would I go about ordering the European market versions.
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Reading from the specs, It should work in NA, with B4 aka AWS. It costs if you order from Europe though.
The problem with the USA market is that, HUAWEI may have to use a different CPU inside, happened on Mate 2. That's due to the USA's federal regulation. It may explain why there is no release date for the USA market.
We will experiment if the current Chinese MT7-TL10 can flash the international ROM. Once again, we have no clue even about the release date of the international MT7-TL10.
By the way, we sold an unit to a HUAWEI employee from an European country. According to our customer and also a HUAWEI employee there, there will be no release of the MT7-TL10 in that specific country, at least. For confidentiality, we cannot tell you which country it is.
So as @nvygw171 said, the European L09 and TL10 would be useful for USA T-Mobile LTE. That's what I'm gathering from those specs.
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So as @nvygw171 said, the European L09 and TL10 would be useful for USA T-Mobile LTE. That's what I'm gathering from those specs.
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Does anyone have good online source for purchasing the European versions?
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So as @nvygw171 said, the European L09 and TL10 would be useful for USA T-Mobile LTE. That's what I'm gathering from those specs.
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Yes. It offers B4 aka AWS specifically for NA. So you can purchase an European version and use it in USA.
This week, we will check with HUAWEI to see if we can exclusively get L09 version and bring it to the xda community. No guaranty though.
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Does anyone have good online source for purchasing the European versions?
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Community members mentioned to get it from amazon DE. Please check with them about availability.
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Yes. It offers B4 aka AWS specifically for NA. So you can purchase an European version and use it in USA.
This week, we will check with HUAWEI to see if we can exclusively get L09 version and bring it to the xda community. No guaranty though.
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Can you also check and see if you can get the euro TL10 version as well?
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Can you also check and see if you can get the euro TL10 version as well?
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will do. We have a connection with a nice huawei sales lady.
actually, will check this this morning and will report it back in two days.
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Yes. It offers B4 aka AWS specifically for NA. So you can purchase an European version and use it in USA.
This week, we will check with HUAWEI to see if we can exclusively get L09 version and bring it to the xda community. No guaranty though.
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will do. We have a connection with a nice huawei sales lady.
actually, will check this this morning and will report it back in two days.
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you very much.
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Here is the latest news from HUAWEI:
HUAWEI makes more profits in the Europe market and in this week they will not fulfill any order in China (good for HUAWEI as the heat is continuously stored: demand in the Chinese market is even higher). Initial production is in process for the Europe market. The quantity is limited as well (the production of finger print scanner is very limited). If one places an order for a while now, more than likely in the next 2-3 weeks you will get a shipment of the L09 version.
We will hear soon if our store can get any Europe version.. We hope to get some. Will report back once HUAWEI girl gives us a call.
Yowza
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We have been on road for the past week and there are many questions/confusions about the AM7 models.
Here it is a stigmatization. Hope this helps.
GetMobilePhone
AM7 in Chinese Market:
MT7-TL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (contract version)
MT7-UL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (contract version)
MT7-CL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (3G CDMA2000) (contract version)
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (Non-contract version)
AM7 in Europe Market:
MT7-L09 (2/16 [black/silver] single-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
AM7 in USA Market:
TBD
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So, the entire point of your "testing" was that you are completely clueless as to what works in the US.
Excellent. Thanks for the non-information.
Getmobilephoe,
I understand that you suspect that hardware of the Chinese and the European TL-10 is identical.
Can you confirm that now?
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So, the entire point of your "testing" was that you are completely clueless as to what works in the US.
Excellent. Thanks for the non-information.
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Even HUAWEI USA cannot give a clear answer. Though trusted reviewers from tech blog/community reported the phone can receive LTE in USA, we believe we are the first one notifying that there are compatibility issues. Meanwhile, we are doing our best to provide the community useful and accurate information.
And thanks your criticism and we will continuously improve, providing only reliable information.
Regards,
GetMobilePhone
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Getmobilephoe,
I understand that you suspect that hardware of the Chinese and the European TL-10 is identical.
Can you confirm that now?
Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2
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We cannot confirm that now, as we have mentioned in many other posts, our speculation only. We have already inquired local HUAWEI factory about the availability of EU version and we shall receive an answer soon in the next 2-3 days. Meanwhile, one HUAWEI employee from an EU country told us that there will be no release of TL10 in that specific country. HUAWEI better to label it as limited edition. We really do not like their business practice this time but that's a good start for their company's long term development.
We will keep the community updated about the latest development.
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Thank you very much.
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Just get the response from our HUAWEI connection. First and not surprisingly though, HUAWEI cannot provide us the EU version. Of course, their supply of China version irritates us these days, though we sill get better supply than most of the vendors in the country. Second, which is interesting to the community, the first dispatch of shipment to EU is this week. We have no words about how many units they are initially offering to EU market. If you are living in the western part of Europe (the priority of HUAWEI), and an order has been pre-paid, you shall get your unit soon, depending on the queue though.
The EU version is made in HUAWEI Guangdong factory and the daily production is about 30k units per day, according to our source. Yep, a limited edition.
The only issue is that i wrote to Huawei Belgiulm abou the availability of the 32gb version and their answer was the following :
Sorry sir, Huawei WILL NOT release the 32 gb version in Europe I am actually using the 32gb version from China but slight problem, it works on 4G in Belgium with Proximus BUT NOT IN GERMANY with Vodafone 4G as they are using and LTE band not supported by the chinese version. Although Huawei mate 7 is an amazing mobile, Huawei marketing and strategy was the most stupid one i ve ever seen While Iphone and Samsung released their device, Huawei, who should have released their Mate 7 before, not only was late releasing it and awful about transparency regarding the versions and the bands these onese are supporting. I really don't understand this strategy from Chinese brands, Lenovo K920 is exactly the same. No stock ! Really strange from companies who want to get market share from Apple and Samsung This is really a shame ...
HEre is the exchange between me and them
Dear Sir,
Could you tell me when will the Huawei mate 7 32GB be available in Europe ?
We already find them in chinese websites, can we also order them from there, devices are exactly the same ?
Regards
reception.bru <[email protected]>
Sep 19
to me
Dear Sir/Madam,
Mate7 32GB version will not come to WEU.
Best regards
From: Maly [[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 9:30
To: reception.bru
Subject: Mate 7 32GB availibility in Europe
Maly <[email protected]>
Sep 23
to reception.bru
Hi
This was an awful idea : to compete in the high end devices, Huawei should have released this 32Gb, 3gb ram version in EU and for your information, huawei online mobile shop sell and ship these devices to Europe. From a strategic marketing point of view, it was a mistake no to be consistent to such an extent. European market is dominated by Apple and Samsung as you know, how Huawei wants to penetrate it without releasing their most powerfull device in these markets were the actually need to penetrate ?
This was just my opinion ... Thanks.
ROTFLAMO, this was my exact reaction to their absolutely pisspoor performance in any market. I read an article yesterday touting that they had sold 1million phones in the first month. They have ZERO deals with any carriers, they ZERO presence in any country, and they're proud they sold 1 million phones? I mean seriously, what a joke. They're just simply pathetic in terms of being a manufacturer. They don't seem at all bothered that they answer questions asked in contradictory ways. I asked if the device was coming to the US Ina T-Mobile-compatible version. First answer, it will be released in the US. Second time the same question was asked by someone else, the device will not be released in US.
The press need to take a LOT of responsibility in this as well. I was the first one to ask Huawei if the phone was compatible with T-Mobile in the US. Not a single American reviewer asked that question. They all walked away with free devices in Germany, but no one quoted more than the press briefing. The press, seriously, were a joke in this.
Huawei may well be #3 in the world. But, after this "release", I don't see them rising beyond that.
Huawei, at least hire someone who can answer questions of those who ask them in better than broken Engrish. It's embarrassing for a multinational company to have no one who can answer a question in proper sentences.
They're not ready to compete because they're playing in the backwater.
I am in the philippines, and i was initially eyeing this phone. I wrote huawei phils. and i was told that the device will be release last wk of oct to 1st wk of nov. Naturally, as the date neared, i followed it up with them. Alas, they said they could no longer give a time frame.
I love how this device looks, but how can i buy it when its not available in my country? The online stores priced this ridiculously, and i am not even sure about lte compatibility.
I ended up getting the vibe z2 pro! Amazing device!
1. The phone is out of stock in Shanghai, Beijing. Think about it. Many stores are selling at over $700 USD and it is still OOS.
2. HUAWEI is shipping x units to Europe in the past week, sacrificing the Chinese market at the moment.
3. HUAWEI is a giant Chinese company therefore a political issue. Period.
We cannot help NA consumers for AWS reason but our customers from Asia and Europe say NO compatibility issue and love it. If you are an EU based consumer who has placed an order with HUAWEI already, please be patient and you will get the phone no later than Mid November, or, come to our store who can fulfill your needs immediately.
Hello!
I've bought a Chinese version of OP2 and it seems to be doesn't have Band 20 LTE support (800 MHz). :crying:
And I was wondering if it's possible to unlock the band like for OPO?
That's not known yet, but I've got my doubts.
I was scared as you after see that I bought the chinese version which doesn't have the 800mhz; but I checked on this site if my phone will work on the LTE of my carrier:
http://www.willmyphonework.net/
Fortunately it works. The real problem is that the chinese version, having only one IMEI, doesn't allow the use of dual sim outside of the China.
Hope your LTE works!
Kito92 said:
I was scared as you after see that I bought the chinese version which doesn't have the 800mhz; but I checked on this site if my phone will work on the LTE of my carrier:
http://www.willmyphonework.net/
Fortunately it works. The real problem is that the chinese version, having only one IMEI, doesn't allow the use of dual sim outside of the China.
Hope your LTE works!
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That's not true regarding the dual Sim, it works in standby mode and can be used when primary Sim is not in use (I know this as I have the Chinese version of the handset and I am using 2 Sim cards).
Swatto86 said:
That's not true regarding the dual Sim, it works in standby mode and can be used when primary Sim is not in use (I know this as I have the Chinese version of the handset and I am using 2 Sim cards).
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Yeah can confirm this is the same in Australia.
Yes I have LTE, I've checked before buying, but It still one of the Bands I would like to have (it works well inside the buildings).
And yes, bouth SIMs work in dual standby mode.
Has anyone tried using the same guide used in OnePlus One?
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Has anyone tried using the same guide used in OnePlus One?
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My phone's going to be delivered tomorrow and I'm going to try it. I'll report back and letb you know.
@josh598208 so how did it go lol
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@josh598208 so how did it go lol
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I am also interested in knowing that
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I am also interested in knowing that
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me too! I've also bought a chinese version of OP2 and I wanted to unlock band 20.
Also subscribing to the thread! I'm going another way: I have the American version and want to use it in Europe (Poland in particular, so I need band 3).
Has anyone tried the unlocking guides on OP2? Is it only a software issue or do the modems actually differ?
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I am also interested in knowing that
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I haven't gotten them unlocked. I tried the opo method, denied. I'm using it on hspa+ and really can't tell any difference from LTE. Just my opinion.
quezak said:
Also subscribing to the thread! I'm going another way: I have the American version and want to use it in Europe (Poland in particular, so I need band 3).
Has anyone tried the unlocking guides on OP2? Is it only a software issue or do the modems actually differ?
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Hello quezak,
I am facing the similar issue. My order is not arrived yet. Is it possible to load EU based ROM on US base OP2?
R//
me too need the band 3 work on my USA version
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I was in hurry cause there was 2 hours left on my invite
I bought the us version then after I receive it I note that I need the global version and they send the us one
so do you think there well be a solution or i should return it
HELP ME PLEAS
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Hello quezak,
I am facing the similar issue. My order is not arrived yet. Is it possible to load EU based ROM on US base OP2?
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The problem is modem/Hardware level changing rom won't work
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Certainly is important.
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I like use the band 800 in México LTE.
One person respond my question and the process to ONO no function.
Do you have information about other team/member working in this topic?
I followed the same procedure as oneplus two, but stuck on drivers installation.
Would be glad to have a solution on this.
I really need this I have messed up... I had to use a post forwarding service so I found a US one and I live in norway and got the US model.. I have asked if I can trade it for a EU one but they can't because of their policies.. Anyone know what band I need for it to work on LTE in Norway?
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I really need this I have messed up... I had to use a post forwarding service so I found a US one and I live in norway and got the US model.. I have asked if I can trade it for a EU one but they can't because of their policies.. Anyone know what band I need for it to work on LTE in Norway?
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I think you can find something interesting reading information below:
With the OnePlus 2, we’ve taken some extra steps to ensure that our device works flawlessly in all the markets we support. A crucial component (no pun intended) is bands support. As you may be aware, LTE bands across the world differ significantly for various reasons (let’s talk about why that is some other time) and certain hardware restrictions make it so that you can only support so many bands in one device.
Thus, there is a trade-off between having all the bands and manufacturing complexity - the more bands you want to support, the more region-specific SKUs you have to create. We opted to make two different versions for two different regions - one EU/India, and one that we call North America. These are both OnePlus Global phones; they ship with Oxygen OS and the proper band support for your region. Besides those, there’s also the Chinese version that ships with Hydrogen OS and Chinese LTE support - this one is not available on oneplus.net (and is almost certainly the version you will get if you buy from anywhere else).
Here’s a breakdown of the differences (for EU/NA, bands in bold only available on that version):
Note that compatibility here refers to LTE, the fastest network currently available. The slower 2G/3G GSM frequencies (below referred to as GSM and WCDMA) are less fragmented and you should be able to get data almost worldwide with the included 2&3G bands regardless of the version. Use http://www.willmyphonework.net/ for easy reference.
EU/Asia
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz
WCDMA: Bands 1/2/5/8
FDD-LTE: Bands 1/3/5/7/8/20
TDD-LTE: Bands 38/40/41
3 and 20 are used almost all over Europe, but not at all in North America. Band 8, although available in both versions, is used in Europe and India but is seeing increasing adoption worldwide.
North America
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz
WCDMA: Bands 1/2/4/5/8
FDD-LTE: Bands 1/2/4/5/7/8/12/17
For NA, the removal of bands 3 & 20 allows us to add all the GSM bands you’ll need.
China
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz
WCDMA: 1/2/5/8
TD-SCDMA: 34/39
TDD-LTE: 38/39/40/41
FDD-LTE: 1/3/7
The Chinese version will have very limited 4G compatibility in Europe and North America. More importantly, it only has one IMEI meaning you will not have dual-SIM capability outside of China. If you like having dual SIMs, do not buy the Chinese version.
Original thread is here: https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-2-regional-versions-explained.338780/
Regards
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Here is procedures to unlock LTE bands in Xiaomi Mi Note Pro. Both mobiles (Xioami and OP2) built same processor so maybe this method is for us. I did not tried it yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-...how-to-unlock-lte-frequency-bands-mi-t3215880
I bought an SM-G950U1 (US Unlocked) from Best Buy. Does any one know if it supports TDD LTE Band 40 (2300 MHz)?
There is conflicting information on this! Answers given in various specs vary as follows:
YES (it supports LTE Band 40) --- according to specs given by sellers like Best Buy, B&H, and many online sites like gsmarena, phonearena, frequencycheck.com, etc.
NO (does not support LTE Band 40) --- according to the Samsung support person I talked to over the phone. Also, the FCC filings for SM-G950U do not list TDD LTE Band 40 (they have only one TDD band listed, Band 41, presumably for Sprint). On the other hand, although TDD LTE Band 41 is actually known to work with the SM-G950U1, the official Samsung SM-G950U webpage does not list any TDD band at all, not even Band 41 (it lists only FDD LTE bands).
https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s8-64gb--unlocked--sm-g950uzkaxaa
Does anyone know the real answer here? Has anyone actually tested the SM-G950U1 for Band 40 support in a suitable country (Peru, South Africa, India, Australia)?
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I bought an SM-G950U1 (US Unlocked) from Best Buy. Does any one know if it supports TDD LTE Band 40 (2300 MHz)?
There is conflicting information on this! Answers given in various specs vary as follows:
YES (it supports LTE Band 40) --- according to specs given by sellers like Best Buy, B&H, and many online sites like gsmarena, phonearena, frequencycheck.com, etc.
NO (does not support LTE Band 40) --- according to the Samsung support person I talked to over the phone. Also, the FCC filings for SM-G950U do not list TDD LTE Band 40 (they have only one TDD band listed, Band 41, presumably for Sprint). On the other hand, although TDD LTE Band 41 is actually known to work with the SM-G950U1, the official Samsung SM-G950U webpage does not list any TDD band at all, not even Band 41 (it lists only FDD LTE bands).
https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s8-64gb--unlocked--sm-g950uzkaxaa
Does anyone know the real answer here? Has anyone actually tested the SM-G950U1 for Band 40 support in a suitable country (Peru, South Africa, India, Australia)?
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I don't have a carrier that would have Band 40, but here is the thread which lists all bands for different versions of S8. You can try asking there as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/samsung-galaxy-s8-compare-network-t3597705
Thanks. I have posted to the thread you mentioned. It is surprisingly hard to find the answer to such a simple question for such a flagship device!
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Thanks. I have posted to the thread you mentioned. It is surprisingly hard to find the answer to such a simple question for such a flagship device!
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Band 40 LTE is there. Open phone and dial *#2263# and it will list all bands active in the phone, including 40. It is in mine.
Thanks Danny Noman! The *#2263# code did work and showed Band 40. Wonderful!
One question: The *#*#4636#*#* info menu does not seem to work on the S8 (works on many other android phones). Any idea what might be an equivalent for the S8?
I got a question . I am from Romania and i bought the chinese 6/64 version of Redmi Note 7. Will the 4G work in Romania? My network provider is Orange. How can i check this info?
Are the chinese and global version same when it comes to supported 4G bands?
And the second question is if you can install the global rom on a chinese version of Redmi note 7? Will the B20 for 4G be automatically unlocked when installing the global rom? Those accepted 4G bands are a software or hardware thing ?
Thanks in advance.
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I got a question . I am from Romania and i bought the chinese 6/64 version of Redmi Note 7. Will the 4G work in Romania? My network provider is Orange. How can i check this info?
Are the chinese and global version same when it comes to supported 4G bands?
And the second question is if you can install the global rom on a chinese version of Redmi note 7? Will the B20 for 4G be automatically unlocked when installing the global rom? Those accepted 4G bands are a software or hardware thing ?
Thanks in advance.
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check this out mate, it says here that the Chinese RN7 with LTE band B3 and B7 will work on Orange Network.. here's the link if you need all the info's regarding RN7 technical specs and comparisons. just navigate with the page and you'll find your answers:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-redmi-note-7-4gb-64gb
B20 is available to Global version but not in Chinese variant..
Unfortunately, changing ROM won't change the modem ability to connect a band that it is not designed to manage. So, yes it is a hardware issue. The modem of the CN version of the Redmi Note 7 is probably able to manage the B20 technically speaking, but it doesn't have the proper embed instructions to do so. I have read some posts about flashing the modem. It is sometimes possible (when there is no hardware limitation), but honnestly, it is not something you can envisage to do by yourself right now, and until someone with good skills does it and share the method (if someone decides to challenge this someday...). The instructions are coming under binary codes. This is a real quest!
Buying a cellphone that doesn't manage the B20/800MHz in Europe is really a bad idea. B20 is the golden band in Europe, since this frequency allows the most performing penetration indoor, and offers the best distance range (about 15 km around the antenna communicationg on B20/800MHz versus barely 5 km around an antenna communicating on B7/2600 MHz). While using your phone in big cities, you will probably catch a B7/2600MHz or a B3/1800MHz signal on your network. But globally your experience won't be good. In many places where your friends using the same network will have a good signal, you will sometimes have a low signal or just no signal (or a switch to the 3G network). For example, when I check my LTE info right now, in a very dense area (Paris, where my network operates from B3, B7 and B20 antennas), my phone is connected on the B20. For sure, if my phone didn't manage the B20, it would connect alternatively to another available band. But if it "chooses" the B20, it means it's the best signal, so.... And now, imagine when you go to the countryside, where there are lessa ntennas, without being able to connect the antennas running the long distance range frequency... This can't be better.
Good luck, though.