N9860 in US - Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers

Anyone using N9860 HK variant in the US? Any issue with 4G connection?

im on Metro with it and yes 4g is working, i have seen no issue with 4g with it, at least on Metro PCS

leo5111 said:
im on Metro with it and yes 4g is working, i have seen no issue with 4g with it, at least on Metro PCS
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Thanks, I am on ATT network but I don't have a 5G plan. I heard as of now 5G network is not much better than 4LTE.

For At&t its not. And it drains battery because of spotty connectivity. In my area its horrible it bounces between 5Ge and 5G. I installed Samsung band selection app so I'm only using Lte to keep it from constantly struggling to find 5G
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butchieboy said:
For At&t its not. And it drains battery because of spotty connectivity. In my area its horrible it bounces between 5Ge and 5G. I installed Samsung band selection app so I'm only using Lte to keep it from constantly struggling to find 5G
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I thought the phone do not have a US 5G bands? N986 only can use 4G in US.

Yes it has 5G bands
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NR Band 260 is what At&t usesView attachment 5116905
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butchieboy said:
NR Band 260 is what At&t uses
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That band is not on n9860

butchieboy said:
For At&t its not. And it drains battery because of spotty connectivity. In my area its horrible it bounces between 5Ge and 5G. I installed Samsung band selection app so I'm only using Lte to keep it from constantly struggling to find 5G
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What are you talking about. The n9860 does NOT have US 5g bands lol

hkalltheway said:
What are you talking about. The n9860 does NOT have US 5g bands lol
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That's what I thought. I wonder should I get a N986U or N9860. N986U only comes in 128 or 512 and no white. N9860 comes in 256 but only work with 4G in US.

These are n9860 bands

max8176 said:
That's what I thought. I wonder should I get a N986U or N9860. N986U only comes in 128 or 512 and no white. N9860 comes in 256 but only work with 4G in US.
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Anyone, pro and con between N986U and N9860?

So who uses the sm-n9860 here on a US carrier network? Do the basics of wifi calling and volte work out of the box.? They do on my sm-n985F
Cheers

Limeybastard said:
So who uses the sm-n9860 here on a US carrier network? Do the basics of wifi calling and volte work out of the box.? They do on my sm-n985F
Cheers
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Are you in US? What is the N986F version?

max8176 said:
Are you in US? What is the N986F version?
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Yes I'm in the US. Never heard of an N986F

Limeybastard said:
Yes I'm in the US. Never heard of an N986F
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Ops, I meant the N985F. I just bought a N986U on ebay this morning. Not the color I want but it was decent priced.

max8176 said:
Ops, I meant the N985F. I just bought a N986U on ebay this morning. Not the color I want but it was decent priced.
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SM-N985F is the non 5G Note 20 Ultra physical dual sim exynos model sold in many countries. Everything works fine in the USA inc wifi calling and volte out of the box .

Limeybastard said:
SM-N985F is the non 5G Note 20 Ultra physical dual sim exynos model sold in many countries. Everything works fine in the USA inc wifi calling and volte out of the box .
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No 5G, exynos, reduced ram 8gb.

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No 5G, exynos, reduced ram 8gb.
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I already mentioned 5G, thanks for your valued input . BTW, it also has increased base storage of 256GB as opposed to 128GB.

Limeybastard said:
I already mentioned 5G, thanks for your valued input . BTW, it also has increased base storage of 256GB as opposed to 128GB.
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Thanks for the info. I ended up buying a N986U (512) instead. Not the color I want as it only comes in black in the states.

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SM-955F or FD and TMo LTE

Hello.
Anyone have one and can help me? I cannot get LTE on Tmobile no matter what APN settings I use. I know I have LTE here so I know it's not the band.
Thanks.
flash tmobile firmware on it
yeltrah123 said:
flash tmobile firmware on it
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Yeah don't listen to this guy. The F model is exynos correct? That means no Tmobile software.
The F model you bought might be region locked so it may not work in the USA right now without unlocking it. I know there have been other threads about this not sure if a solution has been found or not.
ShrekOpher said:
Yeah don't listen to this guy. The F model is exynos correct? That means no Tmobile software.
The F model you bought might be region locked so it may not work in the USA right now without unlocking it. I know there have been other threads about this not sure if a solution has been found or not.
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Yeah I was not listening to him cause this isn't my first rodeo. I bought it region unlocked. Do we know if band 12 is supported if the F or FD?
jdubya45 said:
Hello.
Anyone have one and can help me? I cannot get LTE on Tmobile no matter what APN settings I use. I know I have LTE here so I know it's not the band.
Thanks.
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i have the 955FD model and it works just fine with T-Mobile USA. did you call T-Mobile to ensure your account is provisioned for LTE access? (I assume you're in the USA). where did you purchase your 955F model S8+?
cortez.i said:
i have the 955FD model and it works just fine with T-Mobile USA. did you call T-Mobile to ensure your account is provisioned for LTE access? (I assume you're in the USA). where did you purchase your 955F model S8+?
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Hey Cortez. Good to hear this as I have the FD as well. Bought it on eBay from a trusted seller and it is region unlocked. I have LTE provisioned. So...i have "4G" and not 4G+ although I have seen both. What do you show and what band are you on?
jdubya45 said:
Hey Cortez. Good to hear this as I have the FD as well. Bought it on eBay from a trusted seller and it is region unlocked. I have LTE provisioned. So...i have "4G" and not 4G+ although I have seen both. What do you show and what band are you on?
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4G = LTE. Go to SETTINGS>ABOUT PHONE>STATUS>SIM CARD STATUS and you should see LTE under Mobile network type. that's how i determine LTE access... there's also an app name LTE Discovery that can be used to determine which band you're using. by the way, i believe 4G+ is LTE-A, or carrier aggregation, which is faster than standard LTE..
cortez.i said:
4G = LTE. Go to SETTINGS>ABOUT PHONE>STATUS>SIM CARD STATUS and you should see LTE under Mobile network type. that's how i determine LTE access... there's also an app name LTE Discovery that can be used to determine which band you're using.
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Thanks bro. VoLTE working?
jdubya45 said:
Thanks bro. VoLTE working?
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not sure... i do know that when i use my T-Mo SIM (vs ATT) calls are super clear. i'm using my ATT account at the moment because i'm tethering my laptop and TIDAL HiFi music in my car. (my monthly data allowance with ATT is 100GB + rollover).
cortez.i said:
not sure... i do know that when i use my T-Mo SIM (vs ATT) calls are super clear. i'm using my ATT account at the moment because i'm tethering my laptop and TIDAL HiFi music in my car. (my monthly data allowance with ATT is 100GB + rollover).
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If it drops to H/H+ then you don't have VoLTE. If it stays 4G then you have VoLTE.
Tidbits said:
If it drops to H/H+ then you don't have VoLTE. If it stays 4G then you have VoLTE.
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Just checked and it drops to H.
Can we co firm if TMo volte is supported?
jdubya45 said:
Just checked and it drops to H.
Can we co firm if TMo volte is supported?
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Not supported as it dropped to H.
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Tidbits said:
Not supported as it dropped to H.
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It should be if band 12 is supported. VoLTE is software driven also so maybe a custom ROM will add it in. Waiting...
jdubya45 said:
It should be if band 12 is supported. VoLTE is software driven also so maybe a custom ROM will add it in. Waiting...
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Wouldn't matter on band support. VOLTE should work on all supported LTE bands for T-Mobile. If it drops to H then that means there is not VOLTE support for T-Mobile.
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Tidbits said:
Wouldn't matter on band support. VOLTE should work on all supported LTE bands for T-Mobile. If it drops to H then that means there is not VOLTE support for T-Mobile.
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It should be using the Tmobile csc to get Volte support..
I have US and international version, US version supports Volta same sim not supporting in international version... Problem is due to the Csc configured to the international version won't support Tmobile Volta..
Unless we have success in flashing tmobile Csc it won't work same as WiFi calling
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`SBR` said:
It should be using the Tmobile csc to get Volte support..
I have US and international version, US version supports Volta same sim not supporting in international version... Problem is due to the Csc configured to the international version won't support Tmobile Volta..
Unless we have success in flashing tmobile Csc it won't work same as WiFi calling
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Goes back to what I said. Wouldn't matter the band. If the support isn't there which as you pointed out it doesn't support the CSC.
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ShrekOpher said:
Yeah don't listen to this guy. The F model is exynos correct? That means no Tmobile software.
The F model you bought might be region locked so it may not work in the USA right now without unlocking it. I know there have been other threads about this not sure if a solution has been found or not.
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whoops lol. Forgot if F or FD variants of the S8+ uses Exynos 8895, and U.S. models use Snapdragon 835.

Tmobile LTE Bands

Will they support T-Mobile LTE band 71
Yea, I'm 99% sure. Since it will have Snapdragon 845 like the Galaxy S9- that supports b71. We should also see VoLTE and WiFi calling like in all other OnePlus phones.
I read this on another site. It doesn't looked like it
toanau said:
I read this on another site. It doesn't looked it
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That references the OnePlus 5T. I think they have just taken last year's model and updated it as a place holder. I don't think it's official information.
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Looking forward to find out if b71 will be supported.
It is supported
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It is supported
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How do u know my friend?
This is from the One Plus website:
Bands
FDD LTE:
Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/30/32/66/71
TDD LTE: Band 34/38/39/40/41
TD-SCDMA: Band 34/39
UMTS(WCDMA): Band 1/2/4/5/8/9/19
CDMA: BC0/BC1
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
netgar said:
How do u know my friend?
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Like how @holz75 mentioned, check the spec in Oneplus website.
Does anyone know if it will support dual VoLTE standby for 2 sims?
This is from OnePlus website. Click on the Check Carrier Compatability link
Came here to ask a similar question. Now that the details and specs have all been released... I've always had carrier phones, currently with Tmobile. Using the op6 in north america(florida) will this phone get the same kind of reception and network speeds as a carrier branded phone would, like an s9 or lg bought from a tmobile store?
Thanks
Brad
bradbusa said:
Came here to ask a similar question. Now that the details and specs have all been released... I've always had carrier phones, currently with Tmobile. Using the op6 in north america(florida) will this phone get the same kind of reception and network speeds as a carrier branded phone would, like an s9 or lg bought from a tmobile store?
Thanks
Brad
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It should be very comparable. 4x4 MIMO, with 256 QAM and cat 16 LTE. I'm in North Florida too and the OP5 had good reception here.
Anyone tested to see if we can connect to band 71 on T-Mobile
http://www.spectrumgateway.com/600-mhz-spectrum#phones
T-mobile Band 71. One plus 6 listed.
Everything related to Band 71 from Tmobile is listed here.
No band 3 which kinda sucks for T-Mobile
sliverr7x said:
No band 3 which kinda sucks for T-Mobile
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What? There is no TMobile band 3.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4988
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HTCore said:
It is supported
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Link?
EDIT
maybe this;
https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/145491
bradbusa said:
Came here to ask a similar question. Now that the details and specs have all been released... I've always had carrier phones, currently with Tmobile. Using the op6 in north america(florida) will this phone get the same kind of reception and network speeds as a carrier branded phone would, like an s9 or lg bought from a tmobile store?
Thanks
Brad
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I'm in PA but I can tell you my wife has an s9+ and although her reception is fine, mines better on the op6 on metro (which is T-Mobile). As for band 71, I don't have much of that deployed near me but I've used most other bands listed on oneplus' website so I think it'll work fine.
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Why does this matter? I'm on T-Mobile and OnePlus 6 works like a charm. In full bar areas, I'm getting 100 mbps

Does Anyone from the Us have the Hk N980 Note 20 ultra?

Loooook long story short, I returned My US note 20 ultra once i found out it couldn’t be rooted, Ive been rooting phones for over 8 years now i cant stop now lol anyway I ordered The hong kong N980 edition and im just wondering how is the 4g signal in the US Especially considering that theres only gonna be only 3 bands available for my carrier.
4g is finebut 5g is non existent lol
Maybe because I'm on fi
N9860*
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TheUndertaker21 said:
4g is finebut 5g is non existent lol
Maybe because I'm on fi
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Exactly the same experience.
Though I read elsewhere on this forum that 5g doesn't work on this device outside HK regardless of whether you are in a location with the right 5G bands.
I actually had an aTT 5g version but need dual sim. Got 5G everywhere (more like filling in dead zones gaps where I used to have no signal). It was great. If carriers enable esim like apple devices do on their networks I will switch back immediately, as the carrier models have 2 imeis
The other disadvantage is that these seem to get the slowest updates.
TheUndertaker21 said:
4g is finebut 5g is non existent lol
Maybe because I'm on fi
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What state you from fam? If you dont mind me asking. And yeah i know about 5g we have none of the 5g bands in the Us, but its fine im cool with 4g as long as its fast
TheUndertaker21 said:
4g is finebut 5g is non existent lol
Maybe because I'm on fi
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Exactly the same experience.
Though I read elsewhere on this forum that 5g doesn't work on this device outside HK regardless of whether you are in a location with the right 5G bands.
I actually had an aTT 5g version but need dual sim. Got 5G everywhere (more like filling in dead zones gaps where I used to have no signal). It was great. If carriers enable esim like apple devices do on their networks I will switch back immediately, as the carrier models have 2 imeis
The other disadvantage is that these seem to get the slowest updates.
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Yeah, The hongkong variant 5g Wont work in the us because Hongkong doesnt share the same 5g band The us do. But it does work in The uk and some parts of europe and ofcourse in hongkong. 4G is all i need personally but is the 4g fast for you?
Yes. But it could be that city centers are emptier because of covid
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Yeah, The hongkong variant 5g Wont work in the us because Hongkong doesnt share the same 5g band The us do. But it does work in The uk and some parts of europe and ofcourse in hongkong. 4G is all i need personally but is the 4g fast for you?
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5g does not work in the UK on the HK device, it did but not now.
Theres a big thread on it here.
force70 said:
5g does not work in the UK on the HK device, it did but not now.
Theres a big thread on it here.
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you need to downgrade to TGM version of the firmware using Odin and 5G will work again from the SIM2 slot only!
I thought they have a way to root US version now. Just cost 150 buck.
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I thought they have a way to root US version now. Just cost 150 buck.
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That is correct

Galaxy Z FOLD 2 with Verizon

Hello everyone,
Anyone here can share your experience with Verizon on this phone?
I'm with ATT and signal not very good in my area,,i'm sure doesn't have to do with phone since it was always crappy signal where i'm at Gig Harbor WA. Also does anyone with Verizon used ESIM dual phone numbers with this Galaxy Z FOLD 2 enabled?
Thanks in advance! LOVE THE PHONE!
I am using it on Verizon. I have no problems so far, though I have been using it for less than 24 hours. I am getting about the same clarity as I had with my previous fold. Over all it is good. I have had a few blips of poor wireless connectivity in my house, but it might be the phone just connecting to new networks.
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I am using it on Verizon. I have no problems so far, though I have been using it for less than 24 hours. I am getting about the same clarity as I had with my previous fold. Over all it is good. I have had a few blips of poor wireless connectivity in my house, but it might be the phone just connecting to new networks.
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Do you know if Verizon network allow ESIM with this phone?
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Do you know if Verizon network allow ESIM with this phone?
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I have no idea. Sorry. That sounds like the type of thing that only Samsung will be able to answer. Good luck.
I've been using the fold 2 on Verizon since it release. I'm currently waiting for the update from Verizon for them to enable Esim. I heard its coming Thanksgiving.
I'm using the unlocked version on Verizon. No issues.
I'm on verizon, no problems except the visual voicemail is very buggy. Waiting for the 5G UW update. Who knows when that is coming ?
Verizon has eSIM.
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I'm on verizon, no problems except the visual voicemail is very buggy. Waiting for the 5G UW update. Who knows when that is coming ?
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5G UW updates? Verizon already have 5G. You mean your location? I've been using 5G UW for a month already
Tony7360095 said:
5G UW updates? Verizon already have 5G. You mean your location? I've been using 5G UW for a month already
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Fold2 is capable of 5G mmW not the UW they just rolled out. Not sure if Fold2 has the UW hardware or just needs software update.
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Oh nice to know so it must be the fake 5G UW I've been using for a month.
Tony7360095 said:
Oh nice to know so it must be the fake 5G UW I've been using for a month.
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Fold2 is capable of 5G mmW not the UW they just rolled out. Not sure if Fold2 has the UW hardware or just needs software update.
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Post a screenshot. Does it show 5G UW?
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Your location don't have 5G UW doesn't mean the phone isn't capable of it
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Your location don't have 5G UW doesn't mean the phone isn't capable of it
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Where are you located?
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Where are you located?
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Philadelphia. Allot of cities should have 5G deployed already. Just not mmWaves. 5G UW is low bandwidth. 5G UWB is mmWaves. If I got them correctly.
5g UWB is already available on Fold 2 out of the box. I assume you mean low band 5g. For that you need to wait for firmware update to enable low band 5g from Verizon
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5g UWB is already available on Fold 2 out of the box. I assume you mean low band 5g. For that you need to wait for firmware update to enable low band 5g from Verizon
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Thats 100% correct. Maybe at his location or city Verizon didn't deployed 5G low bandwidth. Maybe thats why.
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5g UWB is already available on Fold 2 out of the box. I assume you mean low band 5g. For that you need to wait for firmware update to enable low band 5g from Verizon
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Yeah low band. Sorry I got the labels mixed up.
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Do you need a new SIM for 5G UW? I pulled my SIM from my Pixel 2 XL and threw it into my unlocked z fold 2 and have yet to see 5G UW in my status bar. Thanks
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Do you need a new SIM for 5G UW? I pulled my SIM from my Pixel 2 XL and threw it into my unlocked z fold 2 and have yet to see 5G UW in my status bar. Thanks
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5G on AT&T

Anyone getting a 5G signal on ATT. My ATT sim gets 5G on a Pixel 5 while my 8T gets 5G with a GoogleFi sim. But theres no 5G when I put on the 8T with ATT sim card for some reason.
Guiding.God said:
Anyone getting a 5G signal on ATT. My ATT sim gets 5G on a Pixel 5 while my 8T gets 5G with a GoogleFi sim. But theres no 5G when I put on the 8T with ATT sim card for some reason.
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Are the bands supported? Also Fi might be using TMO 5G
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Any idea where to check the ATT 5G bands?
Guiding.God said:
Any idea where to check the ATT 5G bands?
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N5 and N260 Edit: anf N261
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I have the same thing. If I test data speed it appears to be 5g, but only shows lte+
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Mine is working just right on 5G
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Mine is working just right on 5G
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What does that mean? Are you using an unlocked 8T on AT&T in the US, and you are positive you have 5G access? How do you know this? Do you have a setting that nobody else has to be able to select 5G as a default? Your statement is lacking at best.
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Mine is working just right on 5G
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BOZO!
In case any of you are unaware, all unlocked phones will be useless after 02/02/2022 on AT&T with the 3G shutdown.
I'm actually waiting to see the lawsuits happen...haha
Much of att "5g" is actually LTE-A (4g). They branded it "5Ge" the same way they branded their 3.5G (hsdpa+) network as "4g" when everyone else started rolling out LTE. since the 8T is not updated by att the icons won't be changed like they did with older phones that got "upgraded" to "5g" by changing icons in a software update. (I have a friend that is certain his galaxy s9 is 5g after att pushed an update)
How do I test it? Do I need a full signal to do so. Speedtest.net? What speed am I looking for.
I have a Google fi in the other sim slot and it reads 5G and would like to compare if I can get a little guidance.
Thanks

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