So, I have the i5800 and have used this forum for getting advise and setting up my phone to work well..... but now I have a problem and need advise....
I bought my i5800 in the UK and brought it with me to Canada, now when I put any of the Virgin,Bell,Telus(HSPA) SIM cards in it, it does not register to the network.
I have used my phone with my friends Rogers(GSM) SIM and have no problems with it, but I bought a Virgin SIM card, assuming all will be good and topped it up with $100 and now am stuck
Spoke to Samsung customer support who say that it wont work since in Canada the model number is i5800L which has some special functions in it which are not in the i5800 ..... so am I scr..ed?
asax said:
So, I have the i5800 and have used this forum for getting advise and setting up my phone to work well..... but now I have a problem and need advise....
I bought my i5800 in the UK and brought it with me to Canada, now when I put any of the Virgin,Bell,Telus(HSPA) SIM cards in it, it does not register to the network.
I have used my phone with my friends Rogers(GSM) SIM and have no problems with it, but I bought a Virgin SIM card, assuming all will be good and topped it up with $100 and now am stuck
Spoke to Samsung customer support who say that it wont work since in Canada the model number is i5800L which has some special functions in it which are not in the i5800 ..... so am I scr..ed?
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I don't see any issue with it. I have a i5800D and I run on Telus/Bell.
In fact, there is another user on here with a i5800L and he/she is on Telus as well so it should be no problem. Are you using a V2 Telus SIM? Go down to a Telus or Bell store and ask them to try one of their SIM cards. That will tell you for sure because Virgin runs on Telus/Bell. In that case you need to unlock the SIM from Virgin maybe?
*Edit* The users name is bootsplash: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4247544
Thank you Spitlebug, but
According to what Samsung tells me - The i5800L and i5800D are both North American Models and work on the 3G/HSPA.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I cant access the radio frequencies for HSPA. Even when I go Internet surfing using my friends (Rogers) SIM, it is extremely slow, due to the above fact, since I am forced to use EDGE.
Last night, I saw this thread, however, I have a slightly different menu setup.
androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s/258859-how-enable-850mhz-3g-network-frequency-your-samsung-i9000-galaxy-s.html
And I cant select the 850, all I can do is select all, which still does not register my sim
i think flashing the rom will solve ur problem... find stock roms in development section and flash ur origin rom..
I thought so too Hadi_xman,
I have flashed it with the i5800DLKDA and it went into a loop, so I flashed it back to the CM7.1 Alpha that I was using.
My phones details are :
Baseband Version : I5800XXJP4
Kernel Version : 2.6.32.9 [email protected]
Mod Version : Cyanogenmod 7.1.0-i5800-kang
Buid Number : GWK74
I'm with hadi_xman,
It should work. 3g on my phone doesn't even work. I think it may be the service area, but even in Vancouver it doesn't work either.
I am starting to think Bellus 3g service is a sham.
I am running Kyrillos' ROM 9.5. I am not sure if it is the ROM itself, but it now identifies my phone as a plain jane i5800.
Quesrion, and I am no expert, but what would happen if you flashed the phone with a i5800 OPS?
Sent from my GT-I5800
I'm flashing it with this file :
apollo_0531.ops
Which file do you suggest?
Thanks in Advance.
asax said:
I'm flashing it with this file :
apollo_0531.ops
Which file do you suggest?
Thanks in Advance.
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Its correct. If u get stuck at boot, hold volume up+down, home and power key to boot into recovery. Then wipe data from there
Cheers
Sent from my GT-i9003 powered by MIUI
asax said:
I'm flashing it with this file :
apollo_0531.ops
Which file do you suggest?
Thanks in Advance.
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I think I was using the same OPS file. What network modes are available for your phone under:
Settings->Wireless and Network->Mobile Networks->Network Mode
Sent from my GT-I5800
Bscraze, so are you suggesting I retry flashing it with the i5800DTLKA??
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply Spitlebug - Thank you.
The options are :
GSM/WCDMA (auto mode) - currently selected
WCDMA Only
GSM Only
GSM/WCDA (WCDMA Preferred)
_______________________
Just a quick note though -
Could you tell me what your setting when you dial -
* # * # 1 9 7 3 2 8 6 4 0 # * # *
The phone will automatically take you to a screen called:
SERVICE MODE
AND YOU WILL SEE THESE OPTIONS:
----------------------
[1] DEBUG SCREEN
[2] VERSION INFO
[3] UMTS RF NV
[4] GSM RF NV
[5] AUDIO
[6] COMMON
[7] QXDM LOGGING
----------------------
all these options are written very very small so you will have to touch the screen very accurately to get the right one... so select them in the following order:
[1] Debug Screen
+
[8] Phone Control
+
[7] Network Control
+
[2] Band Selection
Once you Tap on "Band Selection" you will have a screen stating these 3 Options:
-------------------------
= BAND SELECTION =
[1] Automatic [*]
[2] WCDMA Band []
[3] GSM Band []
-------------------------
The Asterisk ' * ' indicates what option has been chosen, in this case the selection is on "AUTOMATIC" which is correct: the Phone will pick the best Network to work, we just have to make sure that the Phone is searching in all the Possible Networks because by Default some of them are Disabled.
So Tap on:
[2] WCDMA Band []
and on the screen you will see appearing the following Options:
----------------------------------
= WCDMA BAND =
[1] WCDMA ALL []
[2] WCDMA 2100 []
[3] WCDMA 1900 []
[4] WCDMA 900 []
[5] WCDMA 850 []
-----------------------------------
Here it is not allowing me to chose any option other than ALL and 2100.
What do you see?
Also in the tab NETWORK CONTROL
When you choose GCF, what are your settings there?
Just a hunch, but I have a feeling something in the service menu has been disabled and I for now can't figure it out....
I am able to select them all, I see all the same options. Perhaps you need to flash a AndroidModem that will allow you to. The hardware should be fine....
Sent from my GT-I5800
GCF says:
[] GSM/(E)GPRS/WCDMA REL6
[] REL5
Sent from my GT-I5800
Hrm, I have a better solution... My wife has a Virgin Mobile SIM. I could try it in my phone, but TELUS might lockout my phone.
Sent from my GT-I5800
How do I flash the Androidmodem and can you point me to the file... please?
I don't know if there is a Galaxy 3 specific Telus Modem.
I do believe the latest Froyo Telus Modem is TLJL3 though. You will have to ask someone a little more familiar with it. I think you can flash them with CWM though, so that's a bonus.
asax said:
Bscraze, so are you suggesting I retry flashing it with the i5800DTLKA??
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply Spitlebug - Thank you.
The options are :
GSM/WCDMA (auto mode) - currently selected
WCDMA Only
GSM Only
GSM/WCDA (WCDMA Preferred)
_______________________
Just a quick note though -
Could you tell me what your setting when you dial -
* # * # 1 9 7 3 2 8 6 4 0 # * # *
The phone will automatically take you to a screen called:
SERVICE MODE
AND YOU WILL SEE THESE OPTIONS:
----------------------
[1] DEBUG SCREEN
[2] VERSION INFO
[3] UMTS RF NV
[4] GSM RF NV
[5] AUDIO
[6] COMMON
[7] QXDM LOGGING
----------------------
all these options are written very very small so you will have to touch the screen very accurately to get the right one... so select them in the following order:
[1] Debug Screen
+
[8] Phone Control
+
[7] Network Control
+
[2] Band Selection
Once you Tap on "Band Selection" you will have a screen stating these 3 Options:
-------------------------
= BAND SELECTION =
[1] Automatic
[*]
[2] WCDMA Band []
[3] GSM Band []
-------------------------
The Asterisk ' * ' indicates what option has been chosen, in this case the selection is on "AUTOMATIC" which is correct: the Phone will pick the best Network to work, we just have to make sure that the Phone is searching in all the Possible Networks because by Default some of them are Disabled.
So Tap on:
[2] WCDMA Band []
and on the screen you will see appearing the following Options:
----------------------------------
= WCDMA BAND =
[1] WCDMA ALL []
[2] WCDMA 2100 []
[3] WCDMA 1900 []
[4] WCDMA 900 []
[5] WCDMA 850 []
-----------------------------------
Here it is not allowing me to chose any option other than ALL and 2100.
What do you see?
Also in the tab NETWORK CONTROL
When you choose GCF, what are your settings there?
Just a hunch, but I have a feeling something in the service menu has been disabled and I for now can't figure it out....
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Yea retry. On my phone sometimes after flashing it won't boot, I have to go into recovery mode and wipe myself
Cheers
Sent from my GT-i9003 powered by MIUI
Related
Just want to pass this along for others to try and duplicate - Today I had to force my phone to 2g because 3g just up and died in my area (on all phones in my house) and while on edge I acccidentally noticed that gps was locking on faster - and by faster I mean 7 seconds! Don't know if it is important info, and yes I know things may go to heck in 3 or 4 days, but I have never ever ever seen a 7 second lock time indoors or out (previous record was 31 seconds after clearing cache).
Hope this helps someone...
To change to 2G
Enter the Phone app.
Dial *#*#197328640#*#*
Select [1] DEBUG SCREEN
Select [8] PHONE CONTROL
Select [4] UE STATE CONTROL
If you want 2G, select:
[3] CHANGE RAT TO GSM
If you want 3G, select:
[2] CHANGE RAT TO WCDMA
I'm gonna give that a shot tomorrow. 3G in my area sux.
Thanks for this info.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk
I am using a UC-series ROM (recently UCKK4). It automatically selects band. It is not stable and is weak. I inspect the band selected for me: it is WCDMA 1900. Actually, the best band is GSM 850 in my area. When I use engineering mode *#2263# to select the band, I got "RAT Selection Option is Restricted!".
Do you know how to change RAT status? How to set the band to GSM 850?
Note: The method given in "Get Around "RAT SELECTION RESTRICTED" on i897 modems" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189241) is not recommended since it may burn SIM card (some users already pointed out this).
UPDATE April 21, 2012
I've found the P999 Qualcomm MDM6600 Calibration Configuration data at:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdat..._11/[TachyonV34]LGP999_110401_Calibration.zip
It contains the WCDMA and GSM Calibration data for the P999. It shows that the only P999 MDM6600 calibration data used is for the following bands:
-<TACHYON>
-<HEADER> <TYPE>Calibration Configuration</TYPE>
<USAGE>Tachyon</USAGE>
<VERSION>1.0.0</VERSION>
<DATE>2010.11.16 10:46</DATE>
<AUTHOR>Seol Joong Hwan</AUTHOR>
</HEADER>
-<BODY>
-<MODEL_INFORMATION>
<MODEL_NAME>LGP999</MODEL_NAME> <BUYER_NAME>AWC</BUYER_NAME> <BIN_VERSION/>
<HWVER/>
<BAUDRATE>115200</BAUDRATE>
-<BAND_INFORMATION>
-<SYSTEM NAME="WCDMA">
<BAND>WCDMA_BAND1</BAND>
<BAND>WCDMA_BAND4</BAND>
</SYSTEM>
-<SYSTEM NAME="GSM">
<BAND>GSM900</BAND>
<BAND>GSM850</BAND>
<BAND>DCS1800</BAND>
<BAND>PCS1900</BAND>
</SYSTEM>
</BAND_INFORMATION>
-<TACHYON>
-<HEADER>
<TYPE>CallSetup Configuration</TYPE>
<USAGE>Tachyon</USAGE>
<VERSION>2.0.0</VERSION>
<!-- HANDOVER OPTION ADDED IN GSM NST SETUP -->
<DATE>2007.09.22 08:30</DATE>
<AUTHOR>Seol Joong Hwan</AUTHOR>
</HEADER> -<BODY>
-<MODEL_INFORMATION>
<MODEL_NAME>LGP999</MODEL_NAME> <BUYER_NAME>AWC</BUYER_NAME>
-<BAND_INFORMATION>
<!-- ROWCOUNT => 해당 Phone이 지원하는 SYS_TYPE의 수.-->
-<SYS_TYPE NAME="HSDPA">
<!-- NAME => 지원하는 System type 명 ex) AMPS, CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, GPRS, EVDO, HSPA -->
<!-- ROWCOUNT => 선택 System에서 Phone이 지원하는 BAND의 수 -->
<BAND>WCDMA_BAND1</BAND>
</SYS_TYPE>
-<SYS_TYPE NAME="WCDMA">
<!-- NAME => 지원하는 System type 명 ex) AMPS, CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, GPRS, EVDO, HSPA -->
<!-- ROWCOUNT => 선택 System에서 Phone이 지원하는 BAND의 수 -->
<BAND>WCDMA_BAND1</BAND>
<BAND>WCDMA_BAND5</BAND>
</SYS_TYPE> -<SYS_TYPE NAME="GSM">
<!-- NAME => 지원하는 System type 명 ex) AMPS, CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, GPRS, EVDO, HSPA -->
<!-- ROWCOUNT => 선택 System에서 Phone이 지원하는 BAND의 수 -->
<BAND>DCS1800</BAND>
<BAND>GSM900</BAND>
<BAND>PCS1900</BAND>
<BAND>GSM850</BAND>
</SYS_TYPE>
</BAND_INFORMATION>
</MODEL_INFORMATION>
Sequence Configuration Tachyon 1.0.0 2007.09.22 08:30 Seol Joong Hwan QUALCOMM LGP999 AWC xx 115200 WCDMA_BAND1 DCS1800 GSM900 PCS1900 GSM850 3G_QCT_COM 4.2 3.0 PHONE_POWER_OFF,SLEEP1000,D1FF,SLEEP2000,PHONE_POWER_ON PHONE_POWER_OFF,SLEEP1000,D2FF LGE Android 3 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 70000 CHANGE_DMSS NVC CHANGE_FTM CAL_CHECK_INIT WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND1,THERM WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND1,XO WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND1,TX HDET WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND1,TX COMP WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND1,TX LIMIT WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND1,RX WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND4,TX HDET WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND4,TX COMP WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND4,TX LIMIT WCDMA,WCDMA_BAND4,RX GSM,GSM900,TX LINEAR GSM,GSM850,TX LINEAR GSM,DCS1800,TX LINEAR GSM,PCS1900,TX LINEAR GSM,GSM900,RX GSM,GSM850,RX GSM,DCS1800,RX GSM,PCS1900,RX SET_RFNV_LOAD SET_CAL_CHECK CHANGE_FTM YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO NO YES YES NOS NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO
MDM6600 calibration data is needed to enable the other bands to work. If someone supplies the calibration data from another phone which has the MDM6600 enabled for the other bands I may be able to integrate it into the P999 MDM6600 calibration data and enable all of the bands.
UDATE January 6 2012
Here is a link to more information about the Qualcomm MDM6200 and MDM6600
80-VR001-3 MDM6200 AND MDM6600 MOBILE DATA MODEM USER GUIDE
http://www.docin.com/p-162606115.html
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I've learned a bit about using QXDM Professional and looked at NV memory content with the NV Browser function of QXDM and found that the G2X radio modem is capable of using WCDMA 800, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100 and it appears that the Rx and Tx tuning and power setting parameters for each were done at the factory (I am not certain if every one of those required for practical operation were done for the non-activated channels). I also found references to memory areas reserved for SIRIUS. I have to find where the band setting is located and I think there's a special password to be able to access the restricted features which I will need to get too (It's not the SPC number which is 000000).
I've found the Qualcomm modem AT command reference document which applies to the mdm6600 chip in the LG-P999/G2X and, when I querried the modem to determine what bands it supports, I got the list of available bands/frequencies and the geographical location for each. Apparently, the frequencies can be set through the AT commands but I am not brave enough to try it. It may also be a way to flash the baseband. Maybe someone else has or will who is braver than me and will post their findings.
Here's the reference document:
http://mod-book.ru/files/Gobi2k/Documents/AT_Command_Set_Gobi.pdf
The Band preferences AT command is located on page 36.
I set the phone port as: CP USB and accessed with Windows HyperTerminal with the port set at the one for the LGE Mobile USB Modem driver.
I queried the modem with: AT$QCBANDPREF=?
The modem responded with:
$QCBANDPREF: (0-1),
"1.BC0_A"
"2.BC0_B"
"3.BC0"
"4.BC1"
"5.BC3"
"6.BC4"
"7.BC5"
"8.GSM_DCS_1800"
"9.GSM_EGSM_900"
"10.GSM_PGSM_900"
"11.BC6"
"12.BC7"
"13.BC8"
"14.BC9"
"15.BC10"
"16.BC11"
"17.BC12"
"18.BC14"
"19.BC15"
"20.BC16
"21.GSM_450"
"22.GSM_480"
"23.GSM_750"
"24.GSM_850"
"25.GSM_RGSM_900"
"26.GSM_PCS_1900"
"27.WCDMA_I_IMT_2000"
"28.WCDMA_II_PCS_1900"
"29.WCDMA_III_1700 "
"30.WCDMA_IV_1700"
"31.WCDMA_V_850"
"32.WCDMA_VI_800 "
"33.WCDMA_VII_2600"
"34.WCDMA_VIII_900"
"35.WCDMA_IX_1700"
"36.WLAN_US_2400 "
"37.WLAN_JAPAN_2400"
"38.WLAN_EUROPE_2400"
"39.WLAN_SPAIN_2400"
"40.WLAN_FRANCE_2400 "
"41.WLAN_US_5000"
"42.WLAN_JAPAN_5000"
"43.WLAN_EUROPE_5000"
"44.WLAN_SPAIN_5000"
"45.WLAN_FRANCE_5000 "
"46.Any"
Here's what's on page 36 of the AT command reference document:
Command Description Operation Supported
AT$QCBANDPR
EF=
<persistence>,
<band_indices>
Sets the band
preferences of
the device
Result: Band preferences set
and also saved in NV memory,
based on persistence parameter
Note: For usage information,
enter AT$QCBANDPREF=?
Persistence=1 indicates that the
band setting will be saved
across power cycles.
Cmd will return OK as long as
there is at least one supported
band in the list of bands.
For example, $QCBANDPREF =
1, “27,28” will set the band
preferences to WCDMA 2100
and WCDMA 1900 only.
Also, here's where there are some more AT commands which work:
http://www.pharscape.org/GlobeTrotterGPRShowto#_Toc83808119
And, when the phone is in Engineering Mode, the data from the Engineering Mode pages appears in the HyperTerminal window and changes in real time for the Engineering Mode page displayed on the phone. Here's an example:
+XCGEDPAGE: ITEM_3G : 0 #[ RRC State & Serving Cell Information ] ##RRC State
: DISCONNECTED #S_FREQ : 1588 #S_PSC : 255 #S_RSCP : -90 #S_ECIO: -10 #S_R
SSI : - 80 #Tx Power : 0 #DRX Cycle : 64 #Srxlevel : 25 #Squal : 16 #SIR :
Not_Yet #SIR Target : Not_Yet #BLER : Not_Yet #BLER Target : Not_Yet#####ITEM
_3G : 1 #[ Intra Cell FDD Information ] ## UARFCN PSC RSCP EcIo isAS #N0 :
1588 255 -90 -10 0#N1 : 1588 382 -110 -31 0#N2 : 1588 318 -102 -22 0#N3 : 1588
247 -90 -10 0######ITEM_3G : 2 #[ Inter Cell FDD Information ] ## UARFCN PSC
RSCP EcIo RSSI isAS ######ITEM_3G : 3 #[ Inter RAT Information ] ##ARFCN
BSIC RSSI####ITEM_3G : 4 #[ Current State Information ] ##RAB ID : N/A #RAB I
nfo (UL/DL Bitrate) : 0 / 0 #Cell Selection state : CAMPED_ST_CELL #SRB ID : Not
_Yet #L1 State : L1M_PCH_SLEEP
+XCGEDPAGE: ITEM_RFCAL : 0#[ RFCAL Information ]##PID : OR11S(IMEI removed) #Ezlo
oks : Online #CalDate : 2011.9.20 22:6:17 #IP : 200.71.1.192 #Section: 1#WCD
MA1 : 22.37, 22.45, 0.00 #WCDMA2 : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 #WCDMA4 : 23.47, 2
3.19, 0.00 #WCDMA5 : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 #WCDMA8 : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 #GSM8
50 : 32.70, 32.63, 0.00 #GSM900 : 32.76, 32.71, 0.00 #DCS1800 : 29.40,
29.50, 0.00 #PCS1900 : 30.10, 29.90, 0.00 #LOSS : #-1.06, -1.18, -1.2
4 #-1.54, -1.64, -1.74 #-1.80, -1.79, -2.01 #-2.11, -2.21
This is a very interesting post. So are you saying that T-Mobile didn't really lie about the quad-bands?
FatalityBoyZahy said:
This is a very interesting post. So are you saying that T-Mobile didn't really lie about the quad-bands?
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The Qualcomm mdm6600 (GOBI 3000) has all of the cell radio bands listed but, apparently, cannot be activated from the hidden menu although they are listed. The AT commands directly control the modem which, apparently, can be used to set the radio bands to any of those the modem is capable of using and to retain the values across reboots of the phone. I am too cowardly to try it, maybe you or someone else will and report back.
Core Memory said:
The Qualcomm mdm6600 (GOBI 3000) has all of the cell radio bands listed but, apparently, cannot be activated from the hidden menu although they are listed. The AT commands directly control the modem which, apparently, can be used to set the radio bands to any of those the modem is capable of using and to retain the values across reboots of the phone. I am too cowardly to try it, maybe you or someone else will and report back.
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Well, I do have Premium Handset Protection, and T-Mobile is pretty stupid. I'll look into giving it a try, and if anything goes wrong, I'll just tell them my phone has been acting up. ^_^
FatalityBoyZahy said:
Well, I do have Premium Handset Protection, and T-Mobile is pretty stupid. I'll look into giving it a try, and if anything goes wrong, I'll just tell them my phone has been acting up. ^_^
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The phone will respond with OK if it worked. If it did, you should be able to reset it the same way.
When I used HyperTerminal (any terminal program will work), I used the settings that I got from the control panel information for the LG USB modem driver. Device manager -> LGE Mobile USB Modem -> Advanced -> Advanced Port Settings -> COM Port Number
Setup the terminal with the COM Port number, default bps, 8 data bits, No Parity, 1 Stop bit, No flow control.
You need to check that the radio chips (power amps) that support the other frequencies are in the phone. Else, they won't work.
Have not seen a teardown that shows the radio chips but recall they were not there on original phones.
If you find out 850 MHz CDMA works then ATT folks might take a look at the G2x
Sent from my G2x running Bionix Reloaded
sambodie said:
You need to check that the radio chips (power amps) that support the other frequencies are in the phone. Else, they won't work.
Have not seen a teardown that shows the radio chips but recall they were not there on original phones.
If you find out 850 MHz CDMA works then ATT folks might take a look at the G2x
Sent from my G2x running Bionix Reloaded
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The radio is the modem, it has the capability built in. Although the frequency/band can be set, the external "glue", such as filters and the correct antenna length, is what is necessary to enable a specific radio frequency to actually work. It's worth trying to find out.
Guys I live in Germany and have this phone. It runs our bands are 900 and 1800 and yours are 850 and 1900. We also get to use american iphones on 3g network once unlocked.
sent from my Google device
jetbruceli said:
Guys I live in Germany and have this phone. It runs our bands are 900 and 1800 and yours are 850 and 1900. We also get to use american iphones on 3g network once unlocked.
sent from my Google device
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Is your phone the lg p999 or the p990 version? They use different radio modems. The one here is the p999 which uses a qualcomm modem and AWS 1700 MHz band.
Core Memory said:
Is your phone the lg p999 or the p990 version? They use different radio modems. The one here is the p999 which uses a qualcomm modem and AWS 1700 MHz band.
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P999 is mine
sent from my Google device
jetbruceli said:
P999 is mine
sent from my Google device
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I see, your phone is a G2X from the USA which runs on 3G when unlocked from T-Mobile. The network you are on must use AWS 1700/2100 for 3G. Which cell phone carrier are you using?
I use o2.de and I used a T-mobile, vodofone.
Nvidia always!
jetbruceli said:
Guys I live in Germany and have this phone. It runs our bands are 900 and 1800 and yours are 850 and 1900. We also get to use american iphones on 3g network once unlocked.
sent from my Google device
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3g freq are different from 2g. This phone is quadband in 2g so it explains why it works. 3g on germany runs at 2100mhz which is why it works, it does not mean that it supports other 3g frequencies that are mostly used in north america
worldtimezone.net/gsm.html
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
True but if I can use an Att iPhone on 3g then it would mean that my network is the same as att. So this g2x will operate in the att network. Now cdma is another story. We don't have cdma here.
Nvidia always!
Here's info about the UMTS 3G frequency bands:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
And from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS
"W-CDMA (UTRA-FDD)
Main article: W-CDMA (UMTS)
UMTS transmitter on the roof of a building
W-CDMA uses the DS-CDMA channel access method with a pair of 5 MHz wide channels. In contrast, the competing CDMA2000 system uses one or more available 1.25 MHz channels for each direction of communication. W-CDMA systems are widely criticized for their large spectrum usage, which has delayed deployment in countries that acted relatively slowly in allocating new frequencies specifically for 3G services (such as the United States).
The specific frequency bands originally defined by the UMTS standard are 1885–2025 MHz for the mobile-to-base (uplink) and 2110–2200 MHz for the base-to-mobile (downlink). In the US, 1710–1755 MHz and 2110–2155 MHz will be used instead, as the 1900 MHz band was already used.[5] While UMTS2100 is the most widely deployed UMTS band, some countries' UMTS operators use the 850 MHz and/or 1900 MHz bands (independently, meaning uplink and downlink are within the same band), notably in the US by AT&T Mobility, New Zealand by Telecom New Zealand on the XT Mobile Network and in Australia by Telstra on the Next G network.
W-CDMA is a part of IMT-2000 as IMT Direct Spread."
I've also added some more information to my Original Post regarding more AT commands I've found and that the phone is broadcasting it's Engineering Mode pages in real time to the terminal.
Changed Radio Bands Successfully!
I decided to take a chance with bricking my phone's radio modem by using a serial terminal and an AT command for the Qualcomm modem to change the modem's radio band. I succeeded!
I used the example AT command in my other post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412064 about the Qualcomm modem AT commands and temporarily changed the radio bands to WCDMA_I_IMT_2000 and WCDMA_II_PCS_1900. My phone disconnected from the network and wouldn't reconnect. I rebooted then used the hidden menu to reset the phone to AWS 1700 and did a search for my network provider and reconnected.
I confirmed this through page 3 of Engineering Mode. When the phone's radio band was the usual one, AWS 1700, page 3 of Engineering Mode stated:
SW EnableBand: 0x0000000102000000
after I changed the radio band, page 3 of Engineering Mode stated:
SW EnabledBand: 0x0000000100400000
I suppose that proves the modem is able to be set to alternative frequencies but I can't test them because my SIM is only for the AWS 1700 band.
So does this mean what I think it means?
richie390 said:
So does this mean what I think it means?
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Yes, maybe.
Core Memory said:
I decided to take a chance with bricking my phone's radio modem by using a serial terminal and an AT command for the Qualcomm modem to change the modem's radio band. I succeeded!
I used the example AT command in my other post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412064 about the Qualcomm modem AT commands and temporarily changed the radio bands to WCDMA_I_IMT_2000 and WCDMA_II_PCS_1900. My phone disconnected from the network and wouldn't reconnect. I rebooted then used the hidden menu to reset the phone to AWS 1700 and did a search for my network provider and reconnected.
I confirmed this through page 3 of Engineering Mode. When the phone's radio band was the usual one, AWS 1700, page 3 of Engineering Mode stated:
SW EnableBand: 0x0000000102000000
after I changed the radio band, page 3 of Engineering Mode stated:
SW EnabledBand: 0x0000000100400000
I suppose that proves the modem is able to be set to alternative frequencies but I can't test them because my SIM is only for the AWS 1700 band.
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I'll give it a swirl, I have two SIM Cards from two different providers.
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I'll give it a swirl, I have two SIM Cards from two different providers.
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It is important to use 0 (zero) in the AT control string so that the change is temporary and the setting will revert back to normal when you reboot your phone.
Download RSterm and use it, that's what I used:
http://www.roundsolutions.com/techdocs/#tools
This post should really be a reply to the development thread found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412064&page=4
However, due to my lack of post count, I can't post it there.
In any case, I just wanted to say thank you to the OP. Utilizing the information in that thread and a few others, I was able to get my G2X to recognize 850 MHz UTMS providers. Although I haven't yet had a chance to test the data on these bands due to my current provider not having roaming agreements with them, it seems that being able to see the UTMS network may be a step forward.
Hopefully, I will have a chance to test further tomorrow and verify that the 1900 MHz UTMS band is also working properly.
If these tests prove successful, I will post details on how to enable these bands.
That's awesome, man! Hopefully it works when you test it tomorrow. Good luck
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This post should really be a reply to the development thread found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412064&page=4
However, due to my lack of post count, I can't post it there.
In any case, I just wanted to say thank you to the OP. Utilizing the information in that thread and a few others, I was able to get my G2X to recognize 850 MHz UTMS providers. Although I haven't yet had a chance to test the data on these bands due to my current provider not having roaming agreements with them, it seems that being able to see the UTMS network may be a step forward.
Hopefully, I will have a chance to test further tomorrow and verify that the 1900 MHz UTMS band is also working properly.
If these tests prove successful, I will post details on how to enable these bands.
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I am the OP of the thread you referred to, the one about the Qualcomm modem commands. I am very pleased that you were able to use that information to achieve the enabling of other cell radio bands which the modem is capable of but were not available for use. I tried too and was partially successful but not to the point of enabling the recognition of cell service providers which operate on those other bands. I hope that you have succeeded in achieving full operation of the 850 and 1900 MHz UMTS bands which will enable owners of the G2X/P999 phones to connect to networks which use those bands. I am looking forward to your next post.
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I am the OP of the thread you referred to, the one about the Qualcomm modem commands. I am very pleased that you were able to use that information to achieve the enabling of other cell radio bands which the modem is capable of but were not available for use. I tried too and was partially successful but not to the point of enabling the recognition of cell service providers which operate on those other bands. I hope that you have succeeded in achieving full operation of the 850 and 1900 MHz UMTS bands which will enable owners of the G2X/P999 phones to connect to networks which use those bands. I am looking forward to your next post.
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If I am understanding correctly, this would allow G2x phones to work with the new T-Mobile LTE 1900 Mhz signal, correct? Or am I way off base?
I believe it's AT&t's networks
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If I am understanding correctly, this would allow G2x phones to work with the new T-Mobile LTE 1900 Mhz signal, correct? Or am I way off base?
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No. The LTE capability is not part of the Qualcomm mdm6600.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Gobi
MDM6600™:
Multi-mode modem
HSPA+ with data rates of up to 14.4 Mbit/s
CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Rev. A/Rev. B support
GPS functionality, including support for Assisted GPS
Since he hasn't posted anything since, it probably didn't succeed. I also sent him a PM which he didn't reply to.
jwells777 said:
This post should really be a reply to the development thread found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412064&page=4
However, due to my lack of post count, I can't post it there.
In any case, I just wanted to say thank you to the OP. Utilizing the information in that thread and a few others, I was able to get my G2X to recognize 850 MHz UTMS providers. Although I haven't yet had a chance to test the data on these bands due to my current provider not having roaming agreements with them, it seems that being able to see the UTMS network may be a step forward.
Hopefully, I will have a chance to test further tomorrow and verify that the 1900 MHz UTMS band is also working properly.
If these tests prove successful, I will post details on how to enable these bands.
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Unfortunately, as suggested by Core Memory above, I have not been completely successful in this investigation; however, I will post what I discovered along the way for the benefit of others. Perhaps someone else can pickup where I left off and get things working.
First, a summary of the final status:
1) Updated NV Items to enable 850 MHz and 1900 MHz bands
2) Was able to see 850 MHz UMTS providers under the "Search Available Networks"
3) It appeared that a connection was being made to the UMTS provider based upon both the signal strength monitor in "About phone" and the Engineering Mode page that provides data regarding 3g connections
4) In the Engineering Mode page, it seemed that the device was trying to connect (login?) to the network but was not being successful with the login
5) When at the lock screen and forcing the connection to the 850 MHz UMTS network, the "Emergency Only" text appears further suggesting that the connection is working but that my configuration for the network may be wrong.
6) No 1900 MHz providers ever appeared in the network lists while searching. I am not sure whether this is because this band was not functioning or if it was because no such provider existed since I am not terribly familiar with the coverage where I am currently at.
For those who wish to follow this path and test in their own local markets, please see the following steps required to reach this point:
Tools needed:
1) QPST 2.7 (Build 366 or later)
2) QXDM 3.12.714 (or later)
Steps:
1) Install necessary tools on your computer.
2) Enable USB debugging (Settings-->Applications-->Development)
3) Connect phone to PC
4) In the hidden menu (1809#*999#), ensure that Port Setting is configured to CP USB.
5) Launch QPST Configuration
6) Under Ports, select Add New Port.
7) Locate your device and enable the port. (NOTE: There may be two ports available to you here. I believe that you want to use the one that is for Serial / USB/QC connections.
8) From QPST Configuration, launch the "Software Download" tool under the "Start Clients" heading.
9) From here, create a backup QCN file. This backup may or may not enable you to recover from making a mistake later. Also, there is alot of information in this file if you care to navigate through it.
10) Launch QXDM Professional.
11) View-->New-->Common-->NV Browser
12) Options-->Communications-->Target Port (Select your phone)
13) The previous step should have "enabled" the NV Browser lower pane
14) Read and record the following NV Items
a) (441) Band Class Preference (0xFFFF)
b) (946) Expand Band Preference 16 to 32 Bits (0xBFFF)
c) (2954) Bits 32 to 63 of Band Pref (0xFFFFFFFF)
d) (1877) RF Band Configuration (0x0000000002680380)
15) Update item 1877 per discussion below
16) Reboot phone
17) It may be necessary to configure the Modem Setting in the hidden menu to reflect the additional bands.
NV Item configuration discussion:
I am no mobile phone programming expert (< 4 hours playing with them at this level to date); however, as near as I can tell, item 1877 configures the hardware of the modem while items 441, 946, and 2954 appear to be some type of masking bits regarding what bands to prefer. As such, I believe that the original value of item 1877 enables the following RF bands:
(Bit:7) GSM (1800)
(Bit:8) GSM Extended GSM (E-GSM)
(Bit:9) GSM Primary GSM (P-GSM)
(Bit:19) GSM (850)
(Bit:21) GSM (1900)
(Bit:22) WCDMA Band I (2100)
(Bit:25) WCDMA Band IV (1700)
If you set 1877 to 0x000000006E80380, it should enable the following:
(Bit:7) GSM (1800)
(Bit:8) GSM Extended GSM (E-GSM)
(Bit:9) GSM Primary GSM (P-GSM)
(Bit:19) GSM (850)
(Bit:21) GSM (1900)
(Bit:22) WCDMA Band I (2100)
(Bit:23) WCDMA Band II (1900)
(Bit:25) WCDMA Band IV (1700)
(Bit:26) WCDMA Band V (850)
If anyone succeeds in getting any further using this information, I would be very curious to hear of your success. Also, please do share with the community such that we can collectively move forward.
Disclaimer: I accept no responsibility for any damage that you may cause to your phone with these tools or procedures. Please note that these tools give you fairly low-level access to your system that enable you to significantly mess things up. Further, please note that modifying the radio bands on this device may void your warranty and/or be in violation of local regulations as set by your local authority (e.g., the FCC).
jwells777 said:
Unfortunately, as suggested by Core Memory above, I have not been completely successful in this investigation; however, I will post what I discovered along the way for the benefit of others. Perhaps someone else can pickup where I left off and get things working.
First, a summary of the final status:
1) Updated NV Items to enable 850 MHz and 1900 MHz bands
2) Was able to see 850 MHz UMTS providers under the "Search Available Networks"
3) It appeared that a connection was being made to the UMTS provider based upon both the signal strength monitor in "About phone" and the Engineering Mode page that provides data regarding 3g connections
4) In the Engineering Mode page, it seemed that the device was trying to connect (login?) to the network but was not being successful with the login
5) When at the lock screen and forcing the connection to the 850 MHz UMTS network, the "Emergency Only" text appears further suggesting that the connection is working but that my configuration for the network may be wrong.
6) No 1900 MHz providers ever appeared in the network lists while searching. I am not sure whether this is because this band was not functioning or if it was because no such provider existed since I am not terribly familiar with the coverage where I am currently at.
For those who wish to follow this path and test in their own local markets, please see the following steps required to reach this point:
Tools needed:
1) QPST 2.7 (Build 366 or later)
2) QXDM 3.12.714 (or later)
Steps:
1) Install necessary tools on your computer.
2) Enable USB debugging (Settings-->Applications-->Development)
3) Connect phone to PC
4) In the hidden menu (1809#*999#), ensure that Port Setting is configured to CP USB.
5) Launch QPST Configuration
6) Under Ports, select Add New Port.
7) Locate your device and enable the port. (NOTE: There may be two ports available to you here. I believe that you want to use the one that is for Serial / USB/QC connections.
8) From QPST Configuration, launch the "Software Download" tool under the "Start Clients" heading.
9) From here, create a backup QCN file. This backup may or may not enable you to recover from making a mistake later. Also, there is alot of information in this file if you care to navigate through it.
10) Launch QXDM Professional.
11) View-->New-->Common-->NV Browser
12) Options-->Communications-->Target Port (Select your phone)
13) The previous step should have "enabled" the NV Browser lower pane
14) Read and record the following NV Items
a) (441) Band Class Preference (0xFFFF)
b) (946) Expand Band Preference 16 to 32 Bits (0xBFFF)
c) (2954) Bits 32 to 63 of Band Pref (0xFFFFFFFF)
d) (1877) RF Band Configuration (0x0000000002680380)
15) Update item 1877 per discussion below
16) Reboot phone
17) It may be necessary to configure the Modem Setting in the hidden menu to reflect the additional bands.
NV Item configuration discussion:
I am no mobile phone programming expert (< 4 hours playing with them at this level to date); however, as near as I can tell, item 1877 configures the hardware of the modem while items 441, 946, and 2954 appear to be some type of masking bits regarding what bands to prefer. As such, I believe that the original value of item 1877 enables the following RF bands:
(Bit:7) GSM (1800)
(Bit:8) GSM Extended GSM (E-GSM)
(Bit:9) GSM Primary GSM (P-GSM)
(Bit:19) GSM (850)
(Bit:21) GSM (1900)
(Bit:22) WCDMA Band I (2100)
(Bit:25) WCDMA Band IV (1700)
If you set 1877 to 0x000000006E80380, it should enable the following:
(Bit:7) GSM (1800)
(Bit:8) GSM Extended GSM (E-GSM)
(Bit:9) GSM Primary GSM (P-GSM)
(Bit:19) GSM (850)
(Bit:21) GSM (1900)
(Bit:22) WCDMA Band I (2100)
(Bit:23) WCDMA Band II (1900)
(Bit:25) WCDMA Band IV (1700)
(Bit:26) WCDMA Band V (850)
If anyone succeeds in getting any further using this information, I would be very curious to hear of your success. Also, please do share with the community such that we can collectively move forward.
Disclaimer: I accept no responsibility for any damage that you may cause to your phone with these tools or procedures. Please note that these tools give you fairly low-level access to your system that enable you to significantly mess things up. Further, please note that modifying the radio bands on this device may void your warranty and/or be in violation of local regulations as set by your local authority (e.g., the FCC).
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You've made a lot of progress, your information is very useful. I'll use it for further exploration.
Did you test it with a SIM card with a data plan which uses those bands?
Do you know how to use QPST and/or QXDM flash the phone with a binary file for the baseband?
I did try to connect using sim cards with data plans on the specified frequencies.
As for flashing a baseband, it seems that you should be able to do so with these tools; however, I didn't look into it.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
jwells777 said:
I did try to connect using sim cards with data plans on the specified frequencies.
As for flashing a baseband, it seems that you should be able to do so with these tools; however, I didn't look into it.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
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The following was done while my phone is using the WIND SIM card which is my carrier and is restricted to AWS (WCDMA 1700) and Network Mode is set to WCDMA only.
I used your instructions to enable the UMTS 850 and 1900 MHz bands. One clarification is necessary. The HexaDecimal number 0x6e80380 = Decimal number 115868544 = Binary number 0b110111010000000001110000000.
The binary number is read from right to left with the first binary bit on the extreme right designated as bit 0 of the 27 bit sequence. The binary number is the key to the hexadecimal number used to program the RF Band Configuration in QXDM. For example, according to Jwells777, bit 23 is set to binary 1 to enable WCDMA Band II (band 2) and bit 26 is set to binary 1 to enable WCDMA band V (band 5). Refer to Jwells777 post in this thread which states the binary bits used to set the phone to use the phone's bands. Here's a binary-decimal-hexadecimal converter: http://www.mathsisfun.com/binary-decimal-hexadecimal-converter.html
The HexaDecimal number 0x000000006E80380 can be entered directly for setting "RF Band Configuration" at line 1877 in the NV browser. The HexaDecimal number is converted into the decimal number 115868544 which will appear when another read is performed. In Engineering Mode, the SW Enabled Band reading of my phone changed from 0x0000000102400000 to 0x0000000106C0000. When I changed the phone's setting to Automatic Band Selection, the SW EnableBand reading changed to 0x0000000106e80180. Changing the settings for Band Selection and/or Network Mode will change the SW EnableBand reading on page 5 of Engineering Mode.
In Band Selection, I enabled WCDMA 1900 which caused my connection to WIND's AWS 1700 to drop. I Looked at page 5 (RF Calibration) of Engineering Mode to see which bands were activated and found:
WCDMA1 : 22.37, 22.45, 0.00
WCDMA2 : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
WCDMA4 : 23.47, 23.19, 0.00
WCDMA5 : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
WCDMA8 : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
GSM850 : 32.70, 32.63, 0.00
GSM900 : 32.76, 32.71, 0.00
DCS1800 : 29.40, 29.50, 0.00
PCS1900 : 30.10, 29.90, 0.00
LOSS:
-1.06, -1.18, -1.24
-1.54, -1.64, -1.74
-1.80, -1.79, -2.01
-2.11, -2.21
The same readings occur with Band Selection set to Automatic or manually to any other band except AWS which is the UMTS band the phone was set up to use at the factory.
This indicates that WCDMA2, 5, and 8 are not RF calibrated but DCS 1800 and PCS 1900 are RF calibrated.
I also found that
When I do a network search, it finds WIND and Public Mobile which operate on UMTS 1700 (AWS) and Bell and Telus which operate on UMTS 850 and 1900 but not Rogers which also operates on UMTS 850 and 1900. (Rogers does appear if I search for GSM networks too.)
"In Canada, UMTS coverage is being provided on the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz bands on the Rogers and Bell-Telus networks. Bell and Telus share the network. Recently, new providers Wind Mobile, Mobilicity and Videotron have begun operations in the 1700 MHz band."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Mobile_Telecommunications_System
That indicates it is able to receive signals on UMTS 850 (Band 5) and 1900 (Band 2) which should enable the phone to see TELUS, Bell and Rogers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
When I select connection to Bell or TELUS, the phone tries to register but fails with the message: "Unable to connect to this network at this time. Please try again later." That message is generated by the phone's firmware/software, not the network.
I haven't yet tested the phone with a SIM Card for Rogers or Bell or TELUS. A friend has a Rogers SIM card with a data plan but I don't think it will be of any use to test the phone's supposed additionally enabled bands.
Conclusions:
Cognitive overload.
I am finding this quite confusing because of the variable terminology used such as UMTS, WCDMA, PCS, DCS, and the various bands and transmit and receive frequencies used for each protocol. If someone could make more sense out of the information I've provided, that would be very helpful.
Questions:
Engineering Mode Page 5 (RF Calibration) indicate that WCDMA Bands 2,5, and 8 are not RF calibrated but DCS 1800 and PCS 1900 are. Does this mean that the phone will not transmit on the WCDMA Bands 2,5 and 8 because the RF calibration for transmitting is not available?
If anyone can add something useful to this thread, that would be greatly appreciated.
nvm sorry mood pls delete this
Glad to hear that someone else was able to see the other bands using the information that I posted.
I would also add that I am able to see att in the US but not connect. I receive the same error mentioned by CoreMemory. If anyone has access to an O2X and could provide the qcn dump, it may help configure any other NV Items related to the new bands that we have missed.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
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Core Memory said:
You've made a lot of progress, your information is very useful. I'll use it for further exploration.
Did you test it with a SIM card with a data plan which uses those bands?
Do you know how to use QPST and/or QXDM flash the phone with a binary file for the baseband?
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hi i'm trying but when insert the code 1809#*999# send me a error " MMI CODE CANDELED "
jwells777 said:
Glad to hear that someone else was able to see the other bands using the information that I posted.
I would also add that I am able to see att in the US but not connect. I receive the same error mentioned by CoreMemory. If anyone has access to an O2X and could provide the qcn dump, it may help configure any other NV Items related to the new bands that we have missed.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
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I wonder if the qcn dump from the O2X is useful since it has a different modem, it doesn't have the Qualcomm MDM6600 which is in the G2X/P999.
If we could get a qcn dump from another phone which uses the MDM6600 on the bands we want to get working, that would be a lot of help.
The Qualcomm Mobile Data Modem Software Interface 80-Vr001-2 manual would be very useful too.
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If anyone can add something useful to this thread, that would be greatly appreciated.
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i think if you post that into LG Optimus 2x forums with some instructions and explaining them. we could get the configuration from them. Soo you could go and ask them and explain them how to get those codes.
EDIT: NVM i just REAd your last post.
If you guys need a tester for anything, im all ears
Core Memory said:
I wonder if the qcn dump from the O2X is useful since it has a different modem, it doesn't have the Qualcomm MDM6600 which is in the G2X/P999.
If we could get a qcn dump from another phone which uses the MDM6600 on the bands we want to get working, that would be a lot of help.
The Qualcomm Mobile Data Modem Software Interface 80-Vr001-2 manual would be very useful too.
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I didn't think of the fact that the modems are different. I agree with you that it would probably be more useful to have the dump from a phone with the 6600 that is configured for the new bands
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
jwells777 said:
I didn't think of the fact that the modems are different. I agree with you that it would probably be more useful to have the dump from a phone with the 6600 that is configured for the new bands
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
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I don't know of anyone with one. As well, the file contains info which the person who supplies it would have to trust us not to use.
we can ask those guys for the configuration codes it seems they use the same modem or item.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992635#12257150
I have a friend using a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 that was recently SIM unlocked for international use. We also have a SIM card (egsimcard.co.kr) which has worked for me 4 times in the past year, across various phones. The 3G network (which runs on KT/Olleh) is UMTS 2100, which should work with the SM-G900P (at least according to willmyphonework.net).
We confirmed that the phone said "invalid SIM card" before the unlock, and there is no such message after the unlock. However, the About Phone screens still show the phone number associated with the CDMA profile of the device, even after we switch the phone to GSM/UMTS mode and reboot. It's like we can't make actually make it work in GSM/UMTS mode.
Does anyone have any advice to make this work?
(She is in South Korea now and needs help ASAP, currently renting a phone and wifi hotspot, but would prefer not to.)
We also tried setting the APN and manually searching for the network, but it's all theoretically moot if the phone isn't picking up the phone number on the SIM.
We've even tried the Phone Info menu at *#*#INFO#*#* but there's no access to that running stock ROM.
shoot, i totally missed this post. i always seem to miss the time sensitive ones. Anyways did you go into more networks/mobile networks/network operators and register on the gsm network? you might have to go into the GCF settings on the phone to allow for GSM connections, this can be done with the following steps
Dial *#0011# and in the service menu do the following
Click (menu) then (key input) then input Q then (Ok)
Click (menu) then (back)
Click (menu) then (key input) then input 0000 then click (Ok)
Wait for about 15 seconds then a menu will pop up, from there follow these procedures:
[2] UE Setting & Info >
[1] Setting >
[1] Protocol >
[4] GCF >
[1] GSM/(E)GPRS/WCDMA GCF ON
It will say "success", please reboot via the phone’s power menu after the confirmation.