Guys I was wondering if the unlocked version of Nexus 5 will work with the Indian carries . Nexus 5 is much cheaper.
And what else I should take in consideration before asking relatives to buy it for me from play store?
anshmiester78900 said:
Guys I was wondering if the unlocked version of Nexus 5 will work with the Indian carries . Nexus 5 is much cheaper.
And what else I should take in consideration before asking relatives to buy it for me from play store?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes it will work in India, but on HSPA only, not on LTE. As far as I can tell the only band used right now in India is Band 40 which is not supported by either model.
Apparently Videocon will be launching Band 3 LTE during the next year. This would be compatible with the Europe/Asia version of the Nexus 5. If your relatives order it to North America though, you will get a different version that does not have Band 3 LTE.
Both versions will support all Europe/Asia HSPA bands though.
cmstlist said:
Yes it will work in India, but on HSPA only, not on LTE. As far as I can tell the only band used right now in India is Band 40 which is not supported by either model.
Apparently Videocon will be launching Band 3 LTE during the next year. This would be compatible with the Europe/Asia version of the Nexus 5. If your relatives order it to North America though, you will get a different version that does not have Band 3 LTE.
Both versions will support all Europe/Asia HSPA bands though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks a lot for replying mate. Yes my relatives stay in North America and they will buying from there only via play store. LTE is not a big deal for me right now as even 3G is not very wide spread and 4G will surly take time in India. So what say I should ask them to buy it right? Also what else should I consider?
It'll be fine with HSPA+ which in itself is a rarity so LTE isn't much of a concern for a couple years atleast. There are reports that it might launch by mid November in Google Play Store India but if you're like me I'd say get it now.
I'm in the military stationed in Korea and I'm getting a nexus 5 to replace the one I just broke.
Which carrier (LG U+, SKTelcom or KT Olleh) does the D820 work best with here. I can live with HSPA+, but if I can get LTE, that would be great.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Free mobile app
The D820 supports LTE bands 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600, as long as your carrier uses one of this bands you're set.
I
You at least will get all the HSPA bands, and HSPA+ isn't that bad compared to real world LTE.
JayR_L said:
You at least will get all the HSPA bands, and HSPA+ isn't that bad compared to real world LTE.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had my (now broken) phone on KT Olleh and it had a real hard time holding a connection. Kept bouncing back between HSPA+ & 3G. Forget about getting a signal anywhere indoors.
Ended up canceling that service and I'm looking at either LG U+ or SK Telecom. Probably won't get my new phone until next month at the earliest though.
Not having a phone sucks
Bump for South Korea
Love Korean girls
linkboy said:
I had my (now broken) phone on KT Olleh and it had a real hard time holding a connection. Kept bouncing back between HSPA+ & 3G. Forget about getting a signal anywhere indoors.
Ended up canceling that service and I'm looking at either LG U+ or SK Telecom. Probably won't get my new phone until next month at the earliest though.
Not having a phone sucks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, considering the price of the nexus 5, if you really wanted you could probably source a used one (D821) in good shape for relatively cheap. I'm sure you could also source one from south Korea .. Either way, best thing to do would be to research on your carrier's supported bands.
Mind you, that will only help you for LTE. All 3G bands are the same on both models, that's why I said you should be fine on the common (3g) bands.
Good luck
Ended up just going with the D821 since I'm going to be overseas for the next few years.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Free mobile app
Dear friends, I have Nexus 5 but 4G doesn't works . My service provider supports 4G service at 800MHz and 1800MHz as it shown here http://www.gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3?sCountry=Morocco , but my nexus 5 d 821 does not work with 4G, I want to ask that if there is a solution like a roms or others things.
Thanks in advance.
800MHz and 1800MHz are LTE bands 20 and 3 which are supported by your device but those information are for Morocco. Do you have the same information from your carrier?
Primokorn said:
800MHz and 1800MHz are LTE bands 20 and 3 which are supported by your device but those information are for Morocco. Do you have the same information from your carrier?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes my carrier has 1800MHz , but i can't find or connect to 4G on everywhere
Chouiyekh said:
yes my carrier has 1800MHz , but i can't find or connect to 4G on everywhere
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you have a map that could show you the cell towers around you?
Is LTE enabled in your phone settings? (preferred network type)
Primokorn said:
Do you have a map that could show you the cell towers around you?
Is LTE enabled in your phone settings? (preferred network type)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no i don't have a map, yes LTE is enable on my phone settings.
Chouiyekh said:
Dear friends, I have Nexus 5 but 4G doesn't works . My service provider supports 4G service at 800MHz and 1800MHz as it shown here http://www.gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3?sCountry=Morocco , but my nexus 5 d 821 does not work with 4G, I want to ask that if there is a solution like a roms or others things.
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hey Mate,
i have Got the same problem just like you.
i have a white nexus 5 (D821) 32Gb version.
i can't connect to 4G network,unless i'm near the 4G tower.
sometimes the phone loses signal and switches to ''emergency calls only" mode even when i force switching to 3G by typing *#*#4636#*#*
If anyone you kno how to solve this problem or anyone else here do,could you possibly help me out with this.
i'm from méknes by the way.
ZaKaRia OuH said:
hey Mate,
i have Got the same problem just like you.
i have a white nexus 5 (D821) 32Gb version.
i can't connect to 4G network,unless i'm near the 4G tower.
sometimes the phone loses signal and switches to ''emergency calls only" mode even when i force switching to 3G by typing *#*#4636#*#*
If anyone you kno how to solve this problem or anyone else here do,could you possibly help me out with this.
i'm from méknes by the way.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hi friend, nice to meet you
i will try to give you a summary of what i reached in the end.
first thing, i discovered that the nexus 5 that i have is not a D821 but it's a D820 means it's the version especially for USA networks, and this mean that 4G of USA networks works on different bands than ours in Morocco, so after finding exactly where the problem, i began looking for a solution and i found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/radio-enable-lte-band-3-nexus-5-d820-t2928561 and after application the lesson, i got the 4G connection on my phone, and it's work very well till now.
this is my story, and i think it's a little different than mine.
Chouiyekh said:
hi friend, nice to meet you
i will try to give you a summary of what i reached in the end.
first thing, i discovered that the nexus 5 that i have is not a D821 but it's a D820 means it's the version especially for USA networks, and this mean that 4G of USA networks works on different bands than ours in Morocco, so after finding exactly where the problem, i began looking for a solution and i found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/radio-enable-lte-band-3-nexus-5-d820-t2928561 and after application the lesson, i got the 4G connection on my phone, and it's work very well till now.
this is my story, and i think it's a little different than mine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i'm glad you answered.
and i'm glad you figured that out and solved your problem.
my case is somewhat different from yours.
before enabling those bands,you never caught 4G signal.
but for me,i do get 4G signal and connect to it,i access internet data, surfe,and make calls,but it's only when i'm near a 4G network tower.
which means the band is already activaed,it's just a deal with the signal strength.
if you can help me,i'd really appreciate that.
i'm really confused wether to flash those drivers or do something about the radio,cuz this problem brings about another problem which is battery drain,
my battery drains faster cuz the phone keeps searching for network.
just to let you know,when i go to bootloader it says Lg nexus 5 D821 (H)
ZaKaRia OuH said:
i'm glad you answered.
and i'm glad you figured that out and solved your problem.
my case is somewhat different from yours.
before enabling those bands,you never caught 4G signal.
but for me,i do get 4G signal and connect to it,i access internet data, surfe,and make calls,but it's only when i'm near a 4G network tower.
which means the band is already activaed,it's just a deal with the signal strength.
if you can help me,i'd really appreciate that.
i'm really confused wether to flash those drivers or do something about the radio,cuz this problem brings about another problem which is battery drain,
my battery drains faster cuz the phone keeps searching for network.
just to let you know,when i go to bootloader it says Lg nexus 5 D821 (H)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i understood your issue and i wish that i were able to give you a hand, but unfortunatly, i hope you find your way
my best regards
Chouiyekh said:
i understood your issue and i wish that i were able to give you a hand, but unfortunatly, i hope you find your way
my best regards
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanks anyway dawg , i'm pleased to discuss with you
Chouiyekh said:
i understood your issue and i wish that i were able to give you a hand, but unfortunatly, i hope you find your way
my best regards
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
salamo3alikom.
Dude,you won't believe this !!
i just removed the back cover of my nexus 5 and was freaked out to find out it was actually an american model D820
thought the fact that in fastboot mode( bootloader) it says it's a D821 (H)
and guess what ! that (H) confused me and made me doubting it to not be a global (indian) version.
i guess i need to flash Some bands to get my LTE working properly.
thoughtless it's working but only when i'm near a 4G tower !
please help me.
i'd really appreciate that.
ZaKaRia OuH said:
salamo3alikom.
Dude,you won't believe this !!
i just removed the back cover of my nexus 5 and was freaked out to find out it was actually an american model D820
thought the fact that in fastboot mode( bootloader) it says it's a D821 (H)
and guess what ! that (H) confused me and made me doubting it to not be a global (indian) version.
i guess i need to flash Some bands to get my LTE working properly.
thoughtless it's working but only when i'm near a 4G tower !
please help me.
i'd really appreciate that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
wa 3alaykoum salam,
don't panic, do these steps :
1- go to "settings"
2- scroll down to "About Phone"
3- then "regulatory information"
4- take a screenshot and share it with me here to take a look
Chouiyekh said:
wa 3alaykoum salam,
don't panic, do these steps :
1- go to "settings"
2- scroll down to "About Phone"
3- then "regulatory information"
4- take a screenshot and share it with me here to take a look
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i can't find it under setting/about phone.
since i installed A custom RoM AOSP nougat 7.0 and modified the build.prop to get google assistant working.
ZaKaRia OuH said:
i can't find it under setting/about phone.
since i installed A custom RoM AOSP nougat 7.0 and modified the build.prop to get google assistant working.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ahh, i dont know where to find it with Nougat, i have shown you on Marshmallow, what about return to 6.0.1 ? and go to the missing setting then take a screenshot and share it with me
Chouiyekh said:
ahh, i dont know where to find it with Nougat, i have shown you on Marshmallow, what about return to 6.0.1 ? and go to the missing setting then take a screenshot and share it with me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok.
it's worth trying.
i'll restore the MM backup and share the screenshot asap.
please keep in touch.
Chouiyekh said:
ahh, i dont know where to find it with Nougat, i have shown you on Marshmallow, what about return to 6.0.1 ? and go to the missing setting then take a screenshot and share it with me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hey bro!
how are you doing ?
i hope you are fine[emoji4]
sorry for this long escape ( been so freaking busy with exams and preparation )
i really am confused with this device !
i thought it to be a nexus 5 model D820 because it can't catch 4G properly , then i removed the back cover and found it's A (D820) then went to regulatory information like you said found it's a (D821 )
went to fastboot mode found out it's a (D821 {H} )
i'm freaking confused.
i used an app called ''LTE Discovery'' to identify which bands my phone uses to connect to 4G when it catches it, i found band 3 and 7 !
do i still need to enable any additional bands like 7 or 20 to get 4G working properly ?
waiting to hearing from you soon !
sincerely,
Zackaria.
Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk
ZaKaRia OuH said:
hey bro!
how are you doing ?
i hope you are fine[emoji4]
sorry for this long escape ( been so freaking busy with exams and preparation )
i really am confused with this device !
i thought it to be a nexus 5 model D820 because it can't catch 4G properly , then i removed the back cover and found it's A (D820) then went to regulatory information like you said found it's a (D821 )
went to fastboot mode found out it's a (D821 {H} )
i'm freaking confused.
i used an app called ''LTE Discovery'' to identify which bands my phone uses to connect to 4G when it catches it, i found band 3 and 7 !
do i still need to enable any additional bands like 7 or 20 to get 4G working properly ?
waiting to hearing from you soon !
sincerely,
Zackaria.
Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
what concerns us is what there is within the system and not back cover, so depending on the picture attached and what you said, the version D821 should run 4G, because the bands necessary are already exists. did you tried other SIM cards ( maroc telecom, meditel, inwi ) ? what did you get ? the same problem ?
Chouiyekh said:
what concerns us is what there is within the system and not back cover, so depending on the picture attached and what you said, the version D821 should run 4G, because the bands necessary are already exists. did you tried other SIM cards ( maroc telecom, meditel, inwi ) ? what did you get ? the same problem ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i'm using ''maroc telecom'' thought i tried other Sim cards nothing has changed.
i tried inwi. it works well !
i don't know if i still have to activate any additional bands like band 8 and 20 ?
i talked to the guy that have posted the video in youtube and said that i need to activate band 20 if it isn't activated yet.
then talked to developer ''azlun'' who first succeeded to activate band 3 and 20 and said that if band 3 is already activated , but 4G still doesn't work properly , then i need to activate band 8 and 20 which is impossible due to hardware limitations.
what i really need to know what bands are used to connect to 4G in morocco ?
i already have band 3 and 7 activated.
if i have A D821 what others do i still have to activate ?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
ZaKaRia OuH said:
i'm using ''maroc telecom'' thought i tried other Sim cards nothing has changed.
i tried inwi. it works well !
i don't know if i still have to activate any additional bands like band 8 and 20 ?
i talked to the guy that have posted the video in youtube and said that i need to activate band 20 if it isn't activated yet.
then talked to developer ''azlun'' who first succeeded to activate band 3 and 20 and said that if band 3 is already activated , but 4G still doesn't work properly , then i need to activate band 8 and 20 which is impossible due to hardware limitations.
what i really need to know what bands are used to connect to 4G in morocco ?
i already have band 3 and 7 activated.
if i have A D821 what others do i still have to activate ?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
as i know in morocco, the telecom companies use 1800 Mhz and 800Mhz for LTE connection, which means bands 3 and 20, so the global version D821 has bands 3&20 already exists,and the two of them and you don't need to enable any bands! take a look here: D821 LTE bands : 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800).
did you do this step ? calling service client of "maroc telecom" on 888 and tell them that the 4G doesn't work on your phone, and the will activate 4G connection for you, although you have a 4G SIM, you have to call service client of maroc telecom on 888 to ask them to activate LTE connection
Chouiyekh said:
as i know in morocco, the telecom companies use 1800 Mhz and 800Mhz for LTE connection, which means bands 3 and 20, so the global version D821 has bands 3&20 already exists,and the two of them and you don't need to enable any bands! take a look here: D821 LTE bands : 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800).
did you do this step ? calling service client of "maroc telecom" on 888 and tell them that the 4G doesn't work on your phone, and the will activate 4G connection for you, although you have a 4G SIM, you have to call service client of maroc telecom on 888 to ask them to activate LTE connection
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
like i said,
my Sim card has already 4G network.
i already called them.
the problem has to do with my device.
now, you just said Nexus 5 Model D821 has band 3 and 20 enabled.
and i tell you i used an app called LTE discovery to find out which bands my phone uses to connect to 4G i found band 3 and sometimes band 7.
if it's the global version why it doesn't use band 20 ?
maybe i need to enable band 8 or 20.
imma call service client f maroc telecom tomorrow and ask them which bands they rely on.
then, imma be taking the next step.
i will really need your help bro.
and excuse my ignorance.
Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk
Hi , My name is Ramiro i am new i the forum.
I decided to make my own thread because i already tried all the solutions in this forum about similar problmes in my Nexus 5 d820 32gb white and I could not solve it
I will start from the beginning , i bought the phone from this website TAOBAO.COM about 2 months ago, the seller has great ratings and over 100 phones sold.
When i got the phone in my hands after 1 moth , i inseterted my sim card and the phone only picks HSPA+ signal, the phone works perfect in all the other aspects,
Now this is all the info about my carrier , and thinks that i already tried on my phone.
My carrier is Movistar From Argentina , my sim is LTE ready and i have LTE activated on my service, if i put the sim on my
previous LG Spirit it works perfectly with LTE, here the LTE band is band 4 AWS wicht is compatible with the D820 variant
I already set my vpn manually , i choose LTE in my phone settings.
I flashed the phones and put the latest Android image 6.0.1 MOB30H, i already did wipe data cache, and factory reset.
I am sure that its a D820 model , the imei of the phone is the same that the one on the sticker in the back and the one on the Sim slot, and i checked it on internet and it belongs to an D820
With H+ internet works great but i never had LTE ,not even the word LTE shows on the status bar
I tried running the APP LTE DISCOVERY in this mode "Auto-repeat cycle after LTE discovery " and for some moments it reconized some unknow LTE signal but for about 4/5 seconds and some "neigbhors" LTE cells i would love to show the screenshots but as i am a new member i cant attach outside links if somebody wants them send me and inbox, i think the can give some extra info,
What i need to know is if my LTE antenna is broken or if for some software reason my phone is not picking up LTE or if somebody knows some way yo prove if the LTE antenna is working or not
PD: sry for my bad english.