Going by the specs I've seen on a number of tech sites, I've always thought that the LTE bands on most T-Mobile phones were limited to those that T-Mobile and AT&T use (4 and 12). However, when I ran "search for operators" I could see Verizon (and ATT + TMo) towers. Then I found this page at T-Mobile's own website that shows this:
InternationalQuad Band GSM; LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20; UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850)
The UMTS bands obviously are TMo's, but LTE covers way more than they have deployed. So it would seem the N920T really has these bands? Perhaps it's because the chipset is Exynos.
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Going by the specs I've seen on a number of tech sites, I've always thought that the LTE bands on most T-Mobile phones were limited to those that T-Mobile and AT&T use (4 and 12). However, when I ran "search for operators" I could see Verizon (and ATT + TMo) towers. Then I found this page at T-Mobile's own website that shows this:
InternationalQuad Band GSM; LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20; UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850)
The UMTS bands obviously are TMo's, but LTE covers way more than they have deployed. So it would seem the N920T really has these bands? Perhaps it's because the chipset is Exynos.
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You can see and change the band's from the dialer using *#2263#
I don't recommend changing them but you can look at the list.
I did change the default bands to LTE/WCDMA/GSM on mine for use on AT&T
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You can see and change the band's from the dialer using *#2263#
I don't recommend changing them but you can look at the list.
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That's interesting. When I execute that USSD, it shows way more bands than I quoted from TMo's spec list:
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And this continues into the 40s, I just can't remember how to screencap the entire page. I am curious if they are all actual bands you can use, or (I would assume at this point) every possible LTE band there is. But it's a feature code I haven't seen before, so +thanks.
Well, after further digging in the *#2263# screens, this definitely looks like an international kind of phone.
If the settings are to be believed, there's also support for TD-SCDMA, which is an alternative to W-CDMA (and incompatible with it). That's used in China, which is a long way off from T-Mobile territory.
But that's great -- such an enormous frequency list is exactly what a flagship should offer. And it's probably no coincidence that this is an Exynos chipset, because other phones using Qualcomm seem to have restrictions in place for the US market.
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Looks like the FCC passed off on a GT-I9250 Nexus Prime / Galaxy Nexus for AT&T. It doesn't sport AT&T LTE, but does have HSPA+. This makes me smillllleee!
http://briefmobile.com/nexus-prime-passes-fcc-with-att-bands
http://phandroid.com/2011/10/08/sam...50-passes-through-fcc-with-t-mobileatt-bands/
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Update: This might support T-Mobile 3G, too. I guess AT&T and T-Mobile were really expecting that merger to slide through. http://www.wirelessgoodness.com/201...e-hits-the-fcc-with-support-for-att-t-mobile/
Update: Looks like there’s no test for the 2100 MHz spectrum for T-Mobile. That means that T-Mobile support is unlikely.
sweet!
it's coming soon....
Drat i was hoping for AT&T/T-Mobile support like the T-Mobile Ruby and Galaxy S 2 and it saves them production costs (apple) from making various models. Hopefully it will support canadian LTE when they come up here
Rogers uses those (non lte) bands also...
The 2100MHz band doesn't get tested in FCC filling since it's the Rx band. My Touch 4G didn't have 2100MHz band test results but I bet it has T-Mobile 3G connectivity
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Looks like the FCC passed off on a GT-I9250 Nexus Prime / Galaxy Nexus for AT&T. It doesn't sport AT&T LTE, but does have HSPA+. This makes me smillllleee!
http://briefmobile.com/nexus-prime-passes-fcc-with-att-bands
http://phandroid.com/2011/10/08/sam...50-passes-through-fcc-with-t-mobileatt-bands/
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=150400&fcc_id=%27A3LGTI9250
Update: This might support T-Mobile 3G, too. I guess AT&T and T-Mobile were really expecting that merger to slide through. http://www.wirelessgoodness.com/201...e-hits-the-fcc-with-support-for-att-t-mobile/
Update: Looks like there’s no test for the 2100 MHz spectrum for T-Mobile. That means that T-Mobile support is unlikely.
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Here's a summary:
GSM 850/1900: (AT&T and T-Mobile 2G/EDGE)
WCDMA/HSPA 850/1900 (AT&T 3G/"4G")
AWS/HSPA 1700/2100*: (T-Mobile 3G/"4G")
*AWS 2100 is not tested by FCC so it won't show here. We can assume full AWS support, not upload only, that wouldn't make any sense
That's awesome! Thanks guys. Guess they were expecting the T-Mo AT&T merger to go through.
I've tried everything! Have the 16gb version, edited apns, deleted certain areas, re added. Checked info screen.
I got lte on my nexus 4 with the exact same settings from koodo. Not sure why the oneplus won't pick it up..
Probably have the Chinese version which lacks the LTE bands for koodo. LTE well only work with Rogers or Fido on the Chinese version.
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The person I bought the phone had lte working with Bell. I'm not sure how to get it working on my carrier
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The person I bought the phone had lte working with Bell. I'm not sure how to get it working on my carrier
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Does the back of your phone have Cyanogen in the back? What is your baseband radio in Settings->Display?
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Does the back of your phone have Cyanogen in the back? What is your baseband radio in Settings->Display?
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Radio is m8974. It doesn't say cyanogen on back at all.
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Radio is m8974. It doesn't say cyanogen on back at all.
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I'm not familiar with the Canadian bands, but you have to look at the Chinese OPO and compare that with the Koodo LTE bands.
It could be possible that your friend has the Chinese version and is able to get LTE on Bell but not on Koodo or he has international which works.
Do the research and see if its compatible to begin with.
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Mobile services provided by Koodo use Telus Mobility's CDMA, HSPA+ and LTE networks. CDMA devices, however, have been discontinued by Koodo outside of Northern Ontario and Manitoba.[9] Koodo Mobile's CDMA and HSPA networks use the 800 MHz and 1900 MHz frequencies while their LTE network uses 1700/2100 MHz (AWS).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koodo_Mobile
Here's a list of LTE bands that North American companies use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Americas
It looks like Bell uses LTE bands 4,7,and 17 while Koodo(which is owned by Telus) only has band 4. If the back of your phone doesn't have Cyanogen written at the bottom then you have the chinese model. I'm sure Telus may eventually roll out more LTE bands but for now you might be out of luck.
Does anyone know if this Mi 4 or any of the other phones work out of box in canada?
If not, is there a way to get it working on LTE ?
THanks,
Only LTE bands it has out of the box are 1,3 and 41. I am on AT&T in US and no LTE. Edited NV values successfully but no additional LTE bands were enabled.
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Only LTE bands it has out of the box are 1,3 and 41. I am on AT&T in US and no LTE. Edited NV values successfully but no additional LTE bands were enabled.
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That is unfortunate to hear, what is the fastest connectivity you're getting?
I'm on the AT&T equivalent in Canada known as Rogers.
About 7MB/S which is terrible. I like MIUI and this device is nice quality. Dare I say it has the feel of an iPhone but is loaded with Android so the best of both worlds (I personally detest the closed source IOS). So I'm suffering with no LTE just to use the MI4 but I've got a ZTE Axon for a backup if I need a LTE compatible device. Always near WIFI so it's not often. I will say, no dropped calls or texts with it and I've had it a couple weeks. Call quality is excellent.
Best you can get is 3G or H+. Also in Canada on Fido
dont buy the chinese LTE edition. i hear that does not even do 3g. the wcdma (w) variant does 3g/H+
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dont buy the chinese LTE edition. i hear that does not even do 3g. the wcdma (w) variant does 3g/H+
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I have the China Union LTE model and it has 3G on AT&T.
I am not doubting you. But there are 2 LTE variants.
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TDD LTE <<< GSM 2G ok but no WCDMA 3G
FDD LTE <<< This is the Western one with WCDMA (3G) support
I noticed GSM arena posted some variant specific specs for the V10. They stated that the H900 didn't have band 17 LTE, I thought this couldn't be possible. I checked AT&T's website, sure enough, no band 17. It has the lesser used band 29 (also 700mhz). Can anyone explain why this is? Where i live only band 17 LTE is available, so I hesitate to get the V10. Since both B17 and B29 are 700mhz, would the V10 be able to connect to band B17?
Here it is, straight from AT&T's website:
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I made a post about this if you want to check it out. The short and sweet of it is that bands 12 and 17 are being merged, and they were always on the same frequency from the start, so having both bands is redundant. In other words, since band 12 is available, band 17 is as well, as confirmed by another user for the T-Mobile variant (but it still applies for the AT&T variant).
And if you're really skeptical, don't forget that you are entitled to a buyer's remorse in which the carrier must refund your purchase.
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I made a post about this if you want to check it out. The short and sweet of it is that bands 12 and 17 are being merged, and they were always on the same frequency from the start, so having both bands is redundant. In other words, since band 12 is available, band 17 is as well, as confirmed by another user for the T-Mobile variant (but it still applies for the AT&T variant).
And if you're really skeptical, don't forget that you are entitled to a buyer's remorse in which the carrier must refund your purchase.
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Thanks for the explanation ubergeek. So this means that even an older phone that only supported B17 will now work on, for example, t-mobiles band 12? Very cool!
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Thanks for the explanation ubergeek. So this means that even an older phone that only supported B17 will now work on, for example, t-mobiles band 12? Very cool!
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An older phone that supports B12 can support B17 but only at the specified frequencies it's set at.
Are all variants the same lte band support?
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One word answer, yes.
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My last phone was the Note 4 and it only had a few bands, this sucker has 12. Does anyone know which bands are the higher speeds? I assume just like the Note 4 you can change them with your MSL #?
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Band 41 has the highest download speeds but not the best building penetration. Band 26 has the best building penetration and in my area the speeds of band 26 are terrible and I can't stand using it. Yes if you have your msl then go to lte then band priority and change to your preference then scroll to the bottom and press save
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Band26 is the 800mhz area of the spectrum, and sprints allocation of it is limited to 5Mhz. I generally leave band 26 disabled (unchecked) in the LTE bands to use on sprint. That way, its either B25 (1900Mhz) or B41 (2500Mhz). I've personally never seen Carrier Aggregation active on my Note5 or now, Note7 for B26/800Mhz. I've seen CA active on B41 and B25 without issues however.
Sprint LTE bands are still B25, B26, B41. I've not seen any news for additional bands being added on the native-Sprint LTE network. Those other bands are most likely (my best guess) for LTE-Roaming, but i can't confirm that.
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Band26 is the 800mhz area of the spectrum, and sprints allocation of it is limited to 5Mhz. I generally leave band 26 disabled (unchecked) in the LTE bands to use on sprint. That way, its either B25 (1900Mhz) or B41 (2500Mhz). I've personally never seen Carrier Aggregation active on my Note5 or now, Note7 for B26/800Mhz. I've seen CA active on B41 and B25 without issues however.
Sprint LTE bands are still B25, B26, B41. I've not seen any news for additional bands being added on the native-Sprint LTE network. Those other bands are most likely (my best guess) for LTE-Roaming, but i can't confirm that.
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If that's the case shouldn't band 41 be #1 in the settings?
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If that's the case shouldn't band 41 be #1 in the settings?
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How do you change this?
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How do you change this?
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If it's anything like the Note 4 you need your MSL # and edit the number via ##DATA#.
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