Edit: Sorted the issue, wasn't any problem of the phone. Cell provider (Vodafone NZ) has falsely told me that they were merging the 3g and 4g plans (as they were exact replica's of each other). I was having trouble signing up to the 4g plan, so they told me to just buy the 3g plan as it would work the same. Turns out they did a U-turn on that decision.
Hi all,
Reluctantly asking for help as I cannot figure out how to get 4G on my note 3.
I only ever get 3g, or H+, never 4g/LTE icons. Speedtest never goes above about 6 megabit's download.
What I know:
-I am on a 4g enabled SIM
-I got 4g on my Note 2 before upgrading
-The device was bought locally (N9005, baseband N9005XXUGNG1)
-Pretty sure its not a fake (CPU-Spy shoes 2.3ghz used, about phone shows 1920x1080, flashed to temasek's CM12 without a problem, PlayStore apps say its genuine)
-No 4g either on stock NZ rom, or CM 12
-The option is set to preferred network type: LTE
-The N9005 International LTE uses 850/900/1800/1900 and Vodafone New Zealand use 1800 frequency for 4g (source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886)
What I don't know:
-How to fix it! Can I flash a different baseband/could that be the problem?
-Is it a manufacturing fault?
Cheers
@iobbim on my n9005 I didnt had LTE option I enabled it in some lte file through es file explorer.
idobbim said:
Hi all,
Reluctantly asking for help as I cannot figure out how to get 4G on my note 3.
I only ever get 3g, or H+, never 4g/LTE icons. Speedtest never goes above about 6 megabit's download.
What I know:
-I am on a 4g enabled SIM
-I got 4g on my Note 2 before upgrading
-The device was bought locally (N9005, baseband N9005XXUGNG1)
-Pretty sure its not a fake (CPU-Spy shoes 2.3ghz used, about phone shows 1920x1080, flashed to temasek's CM12 without a problem, PlayStore apps say its genuine)
-No 4g either on stock NZ rom, or CM 12
-The option is set to preferred network type: LTE
-The N9005 International LTE uses 850/900/1800/1900 and Vodafone New Zealand use 1800 frequency for 4g (source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886)
What I don't know:
-How to fix it! Can I flash a different baseband/could that be the problem?
-Is it a manufacturing fault?
Cheers
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Try this buddy.
But you should have root access.
Go to the following path using RootExplorer
"root/data/property"
Open "persist.radio.lteon" and change it to true.
Then Reboot. And goto Mobile Network. Now you'll see LTE option.
See Screenshot.
Thanks.
Thanks to both of you for the reply. I might not have been quite clear enough.
I do have the preferred network type set to 4g, see screen shot. I also had the same options as your screenshot above on the stock rom where i set 4g but it didnt work.
Ive attached a screenshot of my root/data/property directory and i dont seem to have the right file, is it something i should be adding? I.e. if you provide the contents of the file.
Thanks
Edit... Wow OK I'll put this on hold until I go back to city to check 4g. Few weeks ago I was having trouble signing up to 4g plan, but it was failing, so I rang provided who said they are merging both the 3g and 4g plans. They told me to buy the 3g plan and 4g would work and they needed to update their self service options. I tried adding the 4g plan again today and it worked... Looks like they did a potential U turn on that decision.
Note: The title of this guide is Enabling LTE bands, but actually, it's for LTE and for HSDPA bands.
This is something near and dear to me, as I travel the world somewhat and really prefer to have only one phone.
I spent all day figuring out how to add more LTE bands to this phone (I have a bootloader unlocked H815, European version, so please understand that it may not work with other versions, and simply can't even be attempted until you can root it.)
The model I own comes with the following bands:
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
I noticed, however, in the hidden testing menu (277634#*#, Field Test, Modem Settings, Network Mode), the following extra bands, none of which worked:
WCDMA 800, WCDMA AWS (1700/2100)
Along with the following extra LTE bands(277634#*#, Field Test, Modem Settings, LTE Band Selection), again, none of which worked:
Band 12, 13, 25, 29, 40
The result?
Having enabled all of the LTE bands available in the testing menu, I was able to add WCDMA 800 and AWS bands, along with LTE band 40. Unfortunately at this time, Bands 12, 13, 25, and 29 do not work, even if enabled. However, a T-Mobile radio file might help for band 12 if it's a radio issue, or it could be a hardware difference in which case there's nothing we can do. I really don't know until I can test with it. I'm happy about the extra bands, though, because in the US I use T-Mobile, so AWS helps, and in Japan, band 800 is used. Maybe I'll use 40 if I go to China some time.
So how to actually do this?
Step 1: Unlock bootloader and root. You can find out how to do that in other threads.
Step 2: Install the LG USB Drivers. It comes with the LG PC Software.
Step 3: Download CDMAtool from here: http://cdmatool.com/ A free trial works fine for this.
Step 4: Make sure you have adb, and connect your G4 to your PC. In an adb shell, execute the following:
su
echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/lg_diag_cmd/diag_enable
Step 5: Unplug and re-plug your USB cable. Your phone is now in diag mode (although you wouldn't know any better because you don't get any special device names in Device Manager.)
Step 6: Open DFS which you downloaded from CDMAtool.com Deal with making an account, etc. as you have to get into the software. Close the account window and the actual software will launch.
Step 7: Double click your device to put a checkmark by it in DFS.
Step 8: Click the Band tab. Choose RF BC Config at the bottom. Then, choose read.
Step 9: Make sure your bands are displayed. Check the extra bands you want to add. I recommend against enabling bands other than those mentioned in this thread, but you can try at your own risk (in fact, I'd be interested to see if any work!)
Step 10: Click Write.
Step 11: Click the LTE tab. Click Read. Check the bands you want to add, click write. Then, choose LTE BC Config DIV LTE #6829 at the bottom and repeat the process again there.
Step 12: Sometimes the write doesn't go through, and I have no idea why, but I found it helps to play with your phone for five minutes after writing. Also, I found that even if you're not changing bands, it's somehow necessary to flash HSDPA and LTE bands both in one go before restarting the phone. Otherwise strange things happened like losing bands. I was able to get them back though by re-flashing.
Step 13: Reboot your phone and pray.
Step 14: Go into the hidden menu and test the new bands. If they work, you will see SUCCESS when you press them in the test menu. (277634#*#, Field Test, Modem Settings, Network Mode/LTE Band Selection)
I hope this is useful to any other globetrotters!
That's gr8 tip!
Bands are tied to the hardware. Software tweaking won't add them. Not unless they're already part of the hardware, but disabled and hidden by LG for some reason. But that's doubtful.
It might tell you they've been added, but I highly doubt they'll actually work. But I'm no expert so LG may have done something weird here.
So. I have a T MOUS HTC One M8. We have a Qualcomm LTE radio that apparently has access to Band 12 which is TMOUS new 700 MHZ spectrum.
I am currently on band 4 through LTE discovery. Is there any method for adding Band 12 to this version of the HTC One M8.
What aspect of this guide can be used to add to the HTC One M8 T-Mobile Version Band 12?
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the_scotsman said:
Bands are tied to the hardware. Software tweaking won't add them. Not unless they're already part of the hardware, but disabled and hidden by LG for some reason. But that's doubtful.
It might tell you they've been added, but I highly doubt they'll actually work. But I'm no expert so LG may have done something weird here.
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The added bands do work (depending on the band) so in this phone's case, two new hsdpa bands and one new LTE band were add-able.
I was able to personally confirm HSDPA AWS working on T-Mobile US. The other two added ones I can also confirm because they are scanning on that frequency when using the LTE Band test menu, although there is no local network to attach to.
With other phones even more drastic success stories exist:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059
But in this phone's case, the hardware supported more bands than were enabled, so enabling them was possible. I haven't been able to get particularly Band 12 working, probably because of either hardware or radio file, but it was nice to enable some other bands and see them work.
@the_scotsman the hardware in this case is able to do it normally, but LG has to pay a fee to unlock these bands which is why they're normally locked via firmware.
the_scotsman said:
Bands are tied to the hardware. Software tweaking won't add them. Not unless they're already part of the hardware, but disabled and hidden by LG for some reason. But that's doubtful.
It might tell you they've been added, but I highly doubt they'll actually work. But I'm no expert so LG may have done something weird here.
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ixrs said:
@the_scotsman the hardware in this case is able to do it normally, but LG has to pay a fee to unlock these bands which is why they're normally locked via firmware.
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I worked with Qualcomm chips before so the software setting enables the bands in software. the_scotsman is correct in that if there are no antennae on the phone for those bands then the OP's guide will not do anything. Seems that the OP has confirmed that for bands like HSPA Band 4 the antenna is present. It could also be that the LG didn't calibrate performance of the phone on those new bands for this model. That all depends on how they are manufacturing this phone which we will never know.
Anyone else tried this out? I use the Canadian equivalent of T-mobile so I would need HSPA Band 4. I'm wondering if I should buy the international version and get the unlocked bootloader or buy the locked bootloader version for Canada.
HighTowerDV said:
I worked with Qualcomm chips before so the software setting enables the bands in software. the_scotsman is correct in that if there are no antennae on the phone for those bands then the OP's guide will not do anything. Seems that the OP has confirmed that for bands like HSPA Band 4 the antenna is present. It could also be that the LG didn't calibrate performance of the phone on those new bands for this model. That all depends on how they are manufacturing this phone which we will never know.
Anyone else tried this out? I use the Canadian equivalent of T-mobile so I would need HSPA Band 4. I'm wondering if I should buy the international version and get the unlocked bootloader or buy the locked bootloader version for Canada.
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I actually want to know the same. I need HSPA B4 (AWS). I want to buy LG G4 H15 version. If I can enable HSPA AWS band, then im on board to get this phone!
Not particularly useful as this requires root
kyle1867 said:
Not particularly useful as this requires root
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Yes but the H815 from Europe can be rooted easily so this is an option if you bought this model of the G4.
LimitsX said:
I actually want to know the same. I need HSPA B4 (AWS). I want to buy LG G4 H15 version. If I can enable HSPA AWS band, then im on board to get this phone!
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I ended up with the Canadian version in the end. Turns out the H812 has all the canadian bands turned on and once you unlock the device you can go from a carrier who only uses HSPA(AWS) to one that uses LTE without any rooting or enabling bands. Seems at least for the Canadian version all the bands for all Canadian carriers was turned on.
duraaraa said:
The added bands do work (depending on the band) so in this phone's case, two new hsdpa bands and one new LTE band were add-able.
I was able to personally confirm HSDPA AWS working on T-Mobile US. The other two added ones I can also confirm because they are scanning on that frequency when using the LTE Band test menu, although there is no local network to attach to.
With other phones even more drastic success stories exist:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059
But in this phone's case, the hardware supported more bands than were enabled, so enabling them was possible. I haven't been able to get particularly Band 12 working, probably because of either hardware or radio file, but it was nice to enable some other bands and see them work.
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Were you in a confirmed Band 12 area? Or did it say "fail" and not even scan it?
If he had a H811 model, Band 12 is enabled.. I had Band 12 LTE when I was in the US in the Maryland/DC Area..
Sorry for late reply. It said 'fail' and didn't scan. This is European H815. It's now bricked because I played with it too much.
Has anyone tried this on the VS986? It seems that band 2 is locked even though it's listed as a supported band. When using a T-Mobile SIM I only get LTE in band 4 areas and not band 2/12.
geoff5093 said:
Has anyone tried this on the VS986? It seems that band 2 is locked even though it's listed as a supported band. When using a T-Mobile SIM I only get LTE in band 4 areas and not band 2/12.
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Seeing as how the first prerequisite is an unlocked BL, I don't think this would work :/
Dennisg34 said:
Seeing as how the first prerequisite is an unlocked BL, I don't think this would work :/
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On the G3 you were able to use the HiddenMenu via a root-capable shortcut app, but now we can't access it as we get a FC. I skimmed this and didn't see the unlocked BL requirement, my bad!
@duraaraa How do you know if they're "working" exactly?
In the field test menu on my rooted H818P under LTE Band Selection, I have listed 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,20,25,28,29,40, half of which say "FAIL" when you tap on them, including band 28, which is LTE700 in Australia (FDD)...yet this phones' specs indicate this works...so I'm a little baffled?!
I don't have an unlocked bootloader (obviously), so I guess that means I'm no hope of performing anything successful in terms of accessing other bands?
RoOSTA
roosta said:
@duraaraa How do you know if they're "working" exactly?
In the field test menu on my rooted H818P under LTE Band Selection, I have listed 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,20,25,28,29,40, half of which say "FAIL" when you tap on them, including band 28, which is LTE700 in Australia (FDD)...yet this phones' specs indicate this works...so I'm a little baffled?!
I don't have an unlocked bootloader (obviously), so I guess that means I'm no hope of performing anything successful in terms of accessing other bands?
RoOSTA
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Well, they went from saying "FAIL" when chosen, to trying to find a signal. Not being in a Band 40 country, I can't be sure, of course, but my assumption is, since it became the same as all other bands which were to be supported by the phone, by not saying "FAIL," that it would work.
However, if you are sure that band 28 is working on your phone, and it still says FAIL, this opens the door to having more working than I thought, so it's certainly interesting! Sadly, as I mentioned before, my phone is currently unrecoverably bricked, so I have to wait for some kind of way out of the brick to continue this testing. Ironically, I'm going to China in August so I could have tested band 40
duraaraa said:
Well, they went from saying "FAIL" when chosen, to trying to find a signal. Not being in a Band 40 country, I can't be sure, of course, but my assumption is, since it became the same as all other bands which were to be supported by the phone, by not saying "FAIL," that it would work.
However, if you are sure that band 28 is working on your phone, and it still says FAIL, this opens the door to having more working than I thought, so it's certainly interesting! Sadly, as I mentioned before, my phone is currently unrecoverably bricked, so I have to wait for some kind of way out of the brick to continue this testing. Ironically, I'm going to China in August so I could have tested band 40
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The problem I've discovered is band 28 (700mhz FDD) SHOULD be working on the H818P be default/stock....yet after root and accessing hidden menu, still says "FAIL"
Thats a huge worry, as the LG sticker with IMEI (etc) indicates it should work on that band!
Really hope unlocked bootloader is coming soon for H818P. Confirmed in the DUAL SIM thread, that phone *DOES* support 700Mhz bandwith...but for countries that probably have 100% of their population that DO NOT even own or sell this phone. Band 17 is supported, not Band 28 (densely populated countrieslike Aus, NZ etc). @duraaraa
Really need to unlock band 28!
RoOSTA
Hello,
I have been using my Meizu MX5 for about two months now without the 4G network working. I have recently updated to the latest firmware and I am currently running Flyme OS 4.5.2.7A and that has not solved any issues either.
I have checked that the phone settings are configured properly.
Network Mode is set to "4G First".
The phone is pending between, H-, H and H+ connection (3G I believe?)
I have checked with my provider and these are the following frequencies which should be providing 4G in my country (Sweden) for the provider:
800Mhz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2600MHz
Other providers have the same frequencies as well.
I have also gotten two new SIM-Cards during this period of time without it solving any issues. I have tried the SIM cards in some other phones and they get 4G connection without any issues.
I have been in contact with Meizu customer support in China and after some random troubleshooting of factory resetting and reinstalling the same firmware on the phone without solving anything.
They have also provided me information regarding the different bands/frequencies which the phone operates on:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900MHz)
WCDMA/HSPA+: Band 1/2/8 (900/2100MHz)
FDD LTE: Band 1/3 (1800/2100MHz)
TD-SCDMA: Band 34/39 (no freqency specified)
TD-LTE: Band 38/39/40/41 (no frequency specified)
I am not 100% sure on how this works but according to the information I am given, the phone and my provider share at least one frequency for the 4G network and therefore I do not understand why it is not working.
I am sure that it is software related and thus I won't send my phone back to China (4-8 weeks delivery time and all expenses has to be paid by me) for them to troubleshoot.
Anyone here who has knowledge which could give me an answer?
Kind regards,
Martin
Hi mate.
I had this problem but upgraded to new firmware late last night and it came on. Thankfully!
Give it a try
Hi,
I have checked the upgrade app on the phone and it says I have the latest firmware.
Which firmware version are you running?
Kind regards,
Martin
Maybe it is an APN related problem. Look if you have the same data as in the other phones that 4G works
iicc said:
Maybe it is an APN related problem. Look if you have the same data as in the other phones that 4G works
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Hi iicc,
Thank you for the reply.
I have checked the APN settings about four-five times and I can't find any inconsistencies. I have even crosschecked it with a support technician from my provider.
The only things I can think of is either my anntenna being gimped, that the firmware is not properly developed or that somehow there's trash in my system and that my phone maybe needs a complete wipe and reinstallation.
After the upgrade to firmware 4.5.2.7A the phone does not even hint on trying to connect to 4G. Pre-upgrade it atleast connected to 4G for about 5 seconds and then went down to 3G.
Kind regards,
Martin
hawdes said:
Hi iicc,
Thank you for the reply.
I have checked the APN settings about four-five times and I can't find any inconsistencies. I have even crosschecked it with a support technician from my provider.
The only things I can think of is either my anntenna being gimped, that the firmware is not properly developed or that somehow there's trash in my system and that my phone maybe needs a complete wipe and reinstallation.
After the upgrade to firmware 4.5.2.7A the phone does not even hint on trying to connect to 4G. Pre-upgrade it atleast connected to 4G for about 5 seconds and then went down to 3G.
Kind regards,
Martin
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And have you tried to factory data reset the phone?
hawdes said:
Hello,
I have been using my Meizu MX5 for about two months now without the 4G network working. I have recently updated to the latest firmware and I am currently running Flyme OS 4.5.2.7A and that has not solved any issues either.
I have checked that the phone settings are configured properly.
Network Mode is set to "4G First".
The phone is pending between, H-, H and H+ connection (3G I believe?)
I have checked with my provider and these are the following frequencies which should be providing 4G in my country (Sweden) for the provider:
800Mhz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2600MHz
Other providers have the same frequencies as well.
I have also gotten two new SIM-Cards during this period of time without it solving any issues. I have tried the SIM cards in some other phones and they get 4G connection without any issues.
I have been in contact with Meizu customer support in China and after some random troubleshooting of factory resetting and reinstalling the same firmware on the phone without solving anything.
They have also provided me information regarding the different bands/frequencies which the phone operates on:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900MHz)
WCDMA/HSPA+: Band 1/2/8 (900/2100MHz)
FDD LTE: Band 1/3 (1800/2100MHz)
TD-SCDMA: Band 34/39 (no freqency specified)
TD-LTE: Band 38/39/40/41 (no frequency specified)
I am not 100% sure on how this works but according to the information I am given, the phone and my provider share at least one frequency for the 4G network and therefore I do not understand why it is not working.
I am sure that it is software related and thus I won't send my phone back to China (4-8 weeks delivery time and all expenses has to be paid by me) for them to troubleshoot.
Anyone here who has knowledge which could give me an answer?
Kind regards,
Martin
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Let me try to come up with something that might be your problem. If you are using 3 as your mobile provider then they use FDD-LTE band 7 & 20 none of which are supported by the MX5 and 3 are also using TDD-LTE band 38 which is supported by the MX5, but might not be available in your area.
If you are on Net4Mobility then they use FDD-LTE 3,7,8 & 20 of which only 3 is supported, so it could that in your area there is no coverage with band 3.
If you are on Telia, the story is pretty much the same as Net4Mobility as they use FDD-LTE 3,7 & 20.
In order to get more from your phone. You can open up google and search for 'meizifan eu' and go to the website. They have a pretty good description of how you install the international version of FlyMe on your MX5, the international version is called 4.5.2.7i. I believe it activates some other FDD-LTE and TDD-LTE bands.
1800Mhz band is a short range, higher bandwidth frequency which usually is less common and given that it has a short range it most likely isn't available in your area.
nasty_suicide said:
Let me try to come up with something that might be your problem. If you are using 3 as your mobile provider then they use FDD-LTE band 7 & 20 none of which are supported by the MX5 and 3 are also using TDD-LTE band 38 which is supported by the MX5, but might not be available in your area.
If you are on Net4Mobility then they use FDD-LTE 3,7,8 & 20 of which only 3 is supported, so it could that in your area there is no coverage with band 3.
If you are on Telia, the story is pretty much the same as Net4Mobility as they use FDD-LTE 3,7 & 20.
In order to get more from your phone. You can open up google and search for 'meizifan eu' and go to the website. They have a pretty good description of how you install the international version of FlyMe on your MX5, the international version is called 4.5.2.7i. I believe it activates some other FDD-LTE and TDD-LTE bands.
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Thank you for the reply nasty_suicide!
I am using Comviq Tele2 as provider, which should use the Telia net.
This is what I believe as well, but I really thought there was no way to flash the international version onto the phone and was about to abandon ship by buying a new phone yet again.
I will try to install the International version as soon as I have time to follow through the steps. I have found the guide on Meizufans.
Once I have installed the international version I'll let everyone know the outcome.
Kind regards,
Martin
Hi Hawdes,
I've exactly the same problem as you do, please post back once you instal I version. I was planning to do so but since I already have everything installed I didn't want to go through trouble for nothing.
What were the results of this? Is it true that firmware can affect the signal received?
upgraded to the latest firmware yet?
Samsung galaxy s7 4G problem
What about in Samsung galaxy s7 version of Flyme OS?? I cannot see 4G option.
So I have a free spot on my family plan and was thinking I could just get a BYOD sim and stick it in a 4G LTE stick for use with my Android HU. All the ones I have seen has compatible miss all the relevant bands for US use, specifically for AT&T. Does anyone in the US have any suggestions?
I second this thread for Verizon.
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So I finally got my dongle and SIM card and it is working and pretty much without any extra apps or root.
I purchased the HUAWEI E397 4G usb dongle 100M data card Unlocked 4G LTE MODEM B397Bu-501 - the important part is the -501 at the end they have several models with different band compatibility and the 501 was the one with AT&T compatibility.
On my Eonon GA2167 after I installed the stick the Cellular Networks entry showed up automatically in the options, I was able to edit the APN data there (you will likely want to be connected to wifi when you do this, if it's trying to provision data you wont be able to select APN data). I just copied the APN data from my phone and it worked. Using Cricket (AT&T).
I had some trouble getting it to work at first, it would recognize the USB stick allow me to edit APN and then connect to the network but I had no data connectivity. Eventually it started working. Not sure if this was after I copied every APN setting (previously I had just entered name, apn and the MNC and MCC) once I added the MMS/MMSC data and APN type it started working a little after that. But it could also been on the network side since it was a new SIM I had just activated hours earlier and had been inserted into 2 other phones (to help try to activate it).
Anyway if someone wants a stick that works on AT&T bands in the US this should work. The headunit only shows a 3G connection and reports WCDMA with signal check lite, but I think that's due to the firmware of the HU not being setup for 4G LTE, with a speed test I get about 8-9 Mbps down and 6-7 up, not super fast but I believe that is LTE speeds since HSPDA doesn't support uploads that fast, also the stick itself shows a cyan LED with is meant to be for LTE connected network. Either way its way faster than the wifi connected to the hotspot on my phone (not sure if its the wifi antenna or what but wifi performance is very subpar on this unit). Also it connects quicker on startup (and does so automatically) than wifi.
jakejm79 said:
So I finally got my dongle and SIM card and it is working and pretty much without any extra apps or root.
I purchased the HUAWEI E397 4G usb dongle 100M data card Unlocked 4G LTE MODEM B397Bu-501 - the important part is the -501 at the end they have several models with different band compatibility and the 501 was the one with AT&T compatibility.
On my Eonon GA2167 after I installed the stick the Cellular Networks entry showed up automatically in the options, I was able to edit the APN data there (you will likely want to be connected to wifi when you do this, if it's trying to provision data you wont be able to select APN data). I just copied the APN data from my phone and it worked. Using Cricket (AT&T).
I had some trouble getting it to work at first, it would recognize the USB stick allow me to edit APN and then connect to the network but I had no data connectivity. Eventually it started working. Not sure if this was after I copied every APN setting (previously I had just entered name, apn and the MNC and MCC) once I added the MMS/MMSC data and APN type it started working a little after that. But it could also been on the network side since it was a new SIM I had just activated hours earlier and had been inserted into 2 other phones (to help try to activate it).
Anyway if someone wants a stick that works on AT&T bands in the US this should work. The headunit only shows a 3G connection and reports WCDMA with signal check lite, but I think that's due to the firmware of the HU not being setup for 4G LTE, with a speed test I get about 8-9 Mbps down and 6-7 up, not super fast but I believe that is LTE speeds since HSPDA doesn't support uploads that fast, also the stick itself shows a cyan LED with is meant to be for LTE connected network. Either way its way faster than the wifi connected to the hotspot on my phone (not sure if its the wifi antenna or what but wifi performance is very subpar on this unit). Also it connects quicker on startup (and does so automatically) than wifi.
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Thank you for this info! Where did you buy yours?
Has anyone tried this on a Joying_JY-UM135N or JY-UM135N2?
When I look at this listing on aliexpress, further down, it lists a number of "Network Bands", including the -501. How should I interpret this? Does the modem support all those bands, or do I have to specify when ordering? When I search for "huawei e397" on Amazon, it shows me a -53 version. Is this the same as the -501, or different? I'm also curious as to why the only hit I get on aliexpress is a listing in the Netherlands. ??
GaryGood said:
Thank you for this info! Where did you buy yours?
Has anyone tried this on a Joying_JY-UM135N or JY-UM135N2?
When I look at this listing on aliexpress, further down, it lists a number of "Network Bands", including the -501. How should I interpret this? Does the modem support all those bands, or do I have to specify when ordering? When I search for "huawei e397" on Amazon, it shows me a -53 version. Is this the same as the -501, or different? I'm also curious as to why the only hit I get on aliexpress is a listing in the Netherlands. ??
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There are 5 different variants (2 off which offer CDMA/EVDO for 3/2G). They are all the same base stick but vary depending on bands supported.
This website details each on and the bands its supports: https://www.4gltemall.com/huawei-e397-4g-lte-mobile-internet-key.html
I bought mine from Aliexpress, you will want to make sure you specifically get the -501 for AT&T I believe the -53 supports some T-Mobile bands.
You might want to hold off till I can report more tho. After initially getting it working, it is proving to be inconsistent, I'm not sure if its a low power issue (I have ordered a Y USB cable) or something else. The -501 don't support the full compliment of AT&T bands and I'm not sure if that is the problem, it is missing band 2 for 3G and Bands 2, 4 and 12 (though 17 is kind of part of 12). I know in my area they use Band 2 for both LTE and 3G and I'm not sure if that is my issue. I seem to struggle to get it to work at home but if I am driving around town it will pop up and connect, FWIW once its connected its solid even at home until I disconnect and try to reconnect.
I will update has I make progress.
I have the exact same head unit and have the exact same issue, except I live in Australia and I'm pretty sure I have a spare Telstra (AU telco) dongle lying around, so it literally just works right out of the box? I thought these do support 4G, or at least I thought I saw it advertised like that (or maybe those are the Android 8.0 ones). What else have you done with your head unit OP, not many ppl it seems have this model and look to modify it lol.
It supports 4G speeds, when I get a connection in a 4G area on a band my dongle supports, the icon on the headunit shows 3G, but I get 4G speeds. I thinks its just a case of the limited firmware not supporting the icons and reporting for 4G but since all data transfer is handled by the stick then it works at those speeds.
A bit of an update. I bought a USB Y cable in case lower power was an issue, for the first 4 times after getting the cable things worked right away at boot up with no interference, that was a couple of days ago, since then it hasn't happened since. I am likely going to order a Momentum 313U, its AT&T branded and supports its full compliment of bands, but no idea on Android support. The only 2 things I could find about Android support was a generic listing on Aliexpress showing what appeared to be a 313U and stating it was an Android device and a Pilipino website saying it wasn't recognized by an Android Tablet (I think that's what google translate was telling me).
Failing that I will order a Huawei 303C, it supports the full compliment of AT&T 3G bands and is on the confirmed working list. No 4G but I think AT&T still has full coverage of HSPDA in my area along with LTE.
I have the exact same head unit from eonon and purchased the AT&T usb velocity stick off their site and plugged it into the USB port and it does not recognize it. The led is lit up on the stick but nothing on the head unit. It would be nice since this one has external antenna ports and supports LTE. Is there any software I need to install on the head unit?
Another update: I ended up buying a Huawei E303c stick, works on all the AT&T 3G bands and I haven't had an issue with it at all. max download speed has been around 3 Mbps but that is enough for voice commands, Pandora and navigation so I'm happy. I got closer 10+Mbps with the 4G stick, but I only worked some of the time (I think due to AT&T using multiple 4G bands in my area and the stick not supporting them all).
Anyway the Huawei E397 is up for sale and I'll suffer with 3G speeds.
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Another update: I ended up buying a Huawei E303c stick, works on all the AT&T 3G bands and I haven't had an issue with it at all. max download speed has been around 3 Mbps but that is enough for voice commands, Pandora and navigation so I'm happy. I got closer 10+Mbps with the 4G stick, but I only worked some of the time (I think due to AT&T using multiple 4G bands in my area and the stick not supporting them all).
Anyway the Huawei E397 is up for sale and I'll suffer with 3G speeds.
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I just got a Huawei E303c stick for AT&T. I plugged it into my generic Atcgfheny Oreo head unit and it shows no 3G icons. It blinks a blue light, but not connectivity on the head unit. Is there something else I need to configure? I can't find any settings in the menu.