Hello all,
It seems that the Samsung service menu is no secret and that if you can access, you should be able to view what frequency you are on as well as the bandwidth. It doesn't seem that there is a surefire way to do this on Verizon's Galaxy Note 5. Furthermore, it seems that people trying to root the Note 5 to get this functionality are bricking their phones having something to do with Samsung Knox. Can someone provide clarification and let me know how I can access this information?
Thanks in advance!
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Hey guys, noob to rooting and pretty much anything with android that's custom here,
Just bought a korean version g2 the f320k version. Phone works for making calls and sending text messages, but will not connect to their data network. Not sure if its because I do not have the 700 (lte) band range for an option on the phone when I enter the WCDMA service menu. I work for a subcontractor for AT&T and am somewhat familiar with the equipment they use. the LTE radios run off 700. UMTS and GSM is most common 850 and in higher priority areas 1900. doesn't appear that the phone supports UMTS bands either which might be part of the issue. I have done all sorts of tweaking with the frequency bands and that kind of stuff when you enter "5457#*320#" but none of my combinations seem to be working. Ive tried rooting the phone following the exact instructions on the rootjunkie videos, install seemed to have gone good, but root checker tells me i do not have root access, superuser installed during the root process, but something else must be out of date or something. Was hoping to be able to flash the phone with AT&Ts rom or something and maybe that would work. I live in the Minneapolis, St. Paul MN area...has anyone else had any luck with this version of the g2 working on US carriers? I really don't want to, but pretty much ready to give up on this phone, I've scoured this website for the past few days and cannot seem to find any solutions.
Can anyone confirm this phone, flat out, will not completely work in the US market? Please help android gurus!!! :fingers-crossed:
Planning to buy a new Mi4 from kijiji. Wondering whether it supports LTE bands in Canada? I;'m with telus
Short answer. No, not yet.
veladem said:
Short answer. No, not yet.
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OK.Thanks
Is this a software issue or the LTE version is a different hardware in the future? In other words, if i buy the mi4 now, will i be able to get LTE when its available?
Sadly it seems to be a hardware limitation. Xiaomi was smart when they made the phone and only have it what it needed unlike some companies that overlook the small things and pay in the end.
yes it does not. as no opomart and other sites are selling FDD-LTE version which 1700/2100 works perfect with ATT / T-Mobile in US
4G:FDD-LTE 1800(B3)/2100(B1)MHz
This may seem far fetched but I'll ask anyway. Is there a way to change the hardware frequencies set within the phone to match the connectivity frequencies that's in your area?
shakim24 said:
This may seem far fetched but I'll ask anyway. Is there a way to change the hardware frequencies set within the phone to match the connectivity frequencies that's in your area?
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In theory, the chip should support them. It would be a matter of writing the specific band values into your phones memory (NV). However, this pre-supposes that the phone could be modified on that level to begin with, which is doubtful.
You would need:
Unlock/root
Custom rom
Custom kernel
QPST (for editing)
QXDM (write enabling)
access to switch usb diagnostic mode
The majority of the work would be getting around MIUI and Qualcomm's restrictions they implement in their code. While not impossible, as you can see, the changes required aren't necessarily for the faint of heart. I suppose one upside would be the phone doesn't cost an arm and a leg, so if you wound up with a brick, you might have an easier time bouncing back from the loss.
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In theory, the chip should support them. It would be a matter of writing the specific band values into your phones memory (NV). However, this pre-supposes that the phone could be modified on that level to begin with, which is doubtful.
You would need:
Unlock/root
Custom rom
Custom kernel
QPST (for editing)
QXDM (write enabling)
access to switch usb diagnostic mode
The majority of the work would be getting around MIUI and Qualcomm's restrictions they implement in their code. While not impossible, as you can see, the changes required aren't necessarily for the faint of heart. I suppose one upside would be the phone doesn't cost an arm and a leg, so if you wound up with a brick, you might have an easier time bouncing back from the loss.
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Thanks for the insight bro. You really broke down into detail what was needed to be done. Was scrolling around and found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2871269. Would like your opinion on it. It's for unlocking LTE as well.
I think they released the LTE-FDD version , seach for it!
already got one with LTE...its out already
Hi, I don't know how helpful this is for you but I have bought two from China for myself and my wife. Although I have not tried on the MIUI OS, I have flashed AOSP on to both phones and they both work at least on O2 and EE. I am receive 4G on my EE Mi4, however my wife does not have a 4G sim so can not confirm hers but she does receive 3G signals.
O2s 4G sim did not receive 4G signals on my Mi4 though (reason for me switching)
Hope this helps you
Only bands 1, 3, 41
Hello,
I recently purchased a note 5 duos SM-N9208 from Taiwan. I was led to believe that the device was unlocked GSM, but had EV-DO capabilities. My understanding was that this would work on Verizon's network, because it had both radio chips inside. I was told by Verizon that "there is no approved way" for them to get me up and running on their network. The tech made a point of saying there is a difference between approved, and no way. This leads me to believe that something can be done. I'm wondering if someone would be kind enough to help me out. Phone is running original Rom, unrooted, and is basically useless to me right now, as I'm desperately clinging on to my unlimited data with Verizon. Is it possible to root the device, and flash the modem with Verizon note 5 baseband info? Any help anyone can offer would be very much appreciated.
XDA Visitor said:
Hello,
I recently purchased a note 5 duos SM-N9208 from Taiwan. I was led to believe that the device was unlocked GSM, but had EV-DO capabilities. My understanding was that this would work on Verizon's network, because it had both radio chips inside. I was told by Verizon that "there is no approved way" for them to get me up and running on their network. The tech made a point of saying there is a difference between approved, and no way. This leads me to believe that something can be done. I'm wondering if someone would be kind enough to help me out. Phone is running original Rom, unrooted, and is basically useless to me right now, as I'm desperately clinging on to my unlimited data with Verizon. Is it possible to root the device, and flash the modem with Verizon note 5 baseband info? Any help anyone can offer would be very much appreciated.
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Hi, and welcome to XDA!
When I looked up the specs on the Note 5 Duos, unfortunately it says nothing about CDMA. Having both "radio chips inside" can be taken two ways, in this case, this phone has the capability to handle two GSM carriers (and in this case, like most dual-sim phones, only the first SIM can do 3G/4G/LTE speeds).
Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
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It seems the only option (if you want to use this phone), is to join a GSM carrier like AT&T, T-Mobile, or one of their MVNO's (like MetroPCS).
Hope this helps.
joel.maxuel said:
Hi, and welcome to XDA!
It seems the only option (if you want to use this phone), is to join a GSM carrier like AT&T, T-Mobile, or one of their MVNO's (like MetroPCS).
Hope this helps.
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Thank you, Joel! I'm excited to learn as much as possible from tgis forum. I actually changed over to T-Mobile, and have been good for the most part. The problem i'm having now is related to finding a way to flash the radio to all of their Rf's. I rooted, and attempted to flash the modem and bootloader from N920T, but it failed. I am still having a hard timr understanding why the identical hardware will not accept firmware from different model numbers. Again, very inexperienced, so it may be something very obvious i dont know about. If could offer any assistance, or provide and thread links that may be useful, i wpuld very grateful. Ive been searching nonstop, reading, and still cant seem to find a way.
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Thank you, Joel! I'm excited to learn as much as possible from tgis forum. I actually changed over to T-Mobile, and have been good for the most part. The problem i'm having now is related to finding a way to flash the radio to all of their Rf's. I rooted, and attempted to flash the modem and bootloader from N920T, but it failed. I am still having a hard timr understanding why the identical hardware will not accept firmware from different model numbers. Again, very inexperienced, so it may be something very obvious i dont know about. If could offer any assistance, or provide and thread links that may be useful, i wpuld very grateful. Ive been searching nonstop, reading, and still cant seem to find a way.
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Well, the hardware (particularly the modem) is not compatible, hance the failed install. You are lucky it cancelled out as you could have had worse problems on your hands.
The way i see it, you will have to wait for other regions for the Note 5 Duos to open up before you get flashing options. I would even question the need for that, if you get a decent range of bands with T-Mo (I am assuming you can get 4G).
If you want to explore further anyway, please check out this thread:
> Samsung Galaxy Note5 > Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [Help Thread][Galaxy Note5] Ask Any Question, Noob Friendly
Hope this helps.
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Hope this helps.
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It did, thank you! I get decent service (including LTE) almost everywhere. Problem is, once I get to my.house, I go completely out of service. No call.I no text. It wouldn't be a big deal, but the Taiwanese phone doesn't have a way to turn WiFi calling.
Rockstah said:
It did, thank you! I get decent service (including LTE) almost everywhere. Problem is, once I get to my.house, I go completely out of service. No call.I no text. It wouldn't be a big deal, but the Taiwanese phone doesn't have a way to turn WiFi calling.
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Aha. That and no sign of the 700mHz band (which may not be part of your phone anyway, not just hidden by the current firmware).
Since the firmware would need deep support of Wifi Calling (or VoLTE), as in more than just an App, I am afraid you will have to wait until the Duos releases into an area with that support in their firmware (and hope that, that area's firmware doesn't disable a frequency you use).
Makes scraping all the lead paint[*] off the house the more manageable task, doesn't it?
[*] I really don't know if your house does indeed have lead paint. I am assuming it's coated in something metal, or concrete, which avoids typically high frequency radio waves from entering. I never had that problem with my house (which may be strange, since it was built in the 40's), but maybe creating ways to boost the existing signal may be in order instead.
Hi all,
Could someone please help me understand how the Galaxy Tab S2 is unable to conduct itself as a cell phone??
Please no comments about how the carrier doesnt "allow" it, or directions to VOIP solutions like Google Voice or Skype.
Why the fsck cant I EXCHANGE MONEY FOR A LARGE TABLET DEVICE THAT HAS A CELLULAR PHONE ON IT????
Why is this so hard??
In the past, similar issues were hacked by this community to allow unlocking from carriers...
I am just surprised that no answer exists and not even a cogent explanation of why it cannot be done.
I.E. I remember on some of my old phones the radio chip was frequency-locked in the cellular radio firmware. Then I remember people produced hacks to unlock/reflash the radio firmware... etc...
Can someone give me a good solid technical answer, please?
Thank-you, in advance!
Sitting on a $650 device that is half useless to me. I thought for SURE this was just a small-mod fix.
K9SPY
k9spy said:
Hi all,
Could someone please help me understand how the Galaxy Tab S2 is unable to conduct itself as a cell phone??
Please no comments about how the carrier doesnt "allow" it, or directions to VOIP solutions like Google Voice or Skype.
Why the fsck cant I EXCHANGE MONEY FOR A LARGE TABLET DEVICE THAT HAS A CELLULAR PHONE ON IT????
Why is this so hard??
In the past, similar issues were hacked by this community to allow unlocking from carriers...
I am just surprised that no answer exists and not even a cogent explanation of why it cannot be done.
I.E. I remember on some of my old phones the radio chip was frequency-locked in the cellular radio firmware. Then I remember people produced hacks to unlock/reflash the radio firmware... etc...
Can someone give me a good solid technical answer, please?
Thank-you, in advance!
Sitting on a $650 device that is half useless to me. I thought for SURE this was just a small-mod fix.
K9SPY
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Typically, tablets do not have cellular function in their radio, they typically only use WiFi and mobile data, not cellular signal. It's a hardware thing, not a software thing, it can't do something that it does not have the hardware for, whether you like it or not.
You can install apps that allow calling and texting over WiFi but that's it.
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I have the G995U1, and I really love this Galaxy S8+ phone. I am upgrading from a Nexus 6P. Though my concern has been receiving the 4x4 MIMO and QA256, and I know in order to do that I have to flash a modem on this S8+ to receive 100% of T-Mobile's network specs. My only issue is I have no idea how exactly to do this (I couldn't find many resources on specifically the modem) and where the download for said modem file is.
I am not looking to install T-Mobile's firmware by any means, I just want all the full specs T-Mobile's network provides, as I don't want to have to go through the reinstallation of my apps and settings process all over again.
Can someone help me, or address my concerns?