I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G bought from the US (SM-N986U1) and I am currently in the Philippines. Is there any way I can make the 5G work here? If currently there is no way, would you think there will be in the near future?
Depends if the 5g bands are the same in both countries (and operators), you'd need to check that.
You could try the whitelisting method used on the Hong Kong variants which allows 5g use in Europe. Google it.
This is interesting part. I've been thinking about this not long time ago. My idea is as HK variant has same chipset etc, except storage with USA variant. So I believe it possible in some way to enable hidden or locked 5G bands on USA variant.
Not possible make to work because it do not support bands used bands and combinations used in Philippines: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-N986U
kradcliffe said:
Depends if the 5g bands are the same in both countries (and operators), you'd need to check that.
You could try the whitelisting method used on the Hong Kong variants which allows 5g use in Europe. Google it.
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Nettwerk said:
This is interesting part. I've been thinking about this not long time ago. My idea is as HK variant has same chipset etc, except storage with USA variant. So I believe it possible in some way to enable hidden or locked 5G bands on USA variant.
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olkitu said:
Not possible make to work because it do not support bands used bands and combinations used in Philippines: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-N986U
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Thanks for the replies. I already sold my US variant and bought a brand new HK version. So far benefitting with the dual sim.
reidleingod said:
Thanks for the replies. I already sold my US variant and bought a brand new HK version. So far benefitting with the dual sim.
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hi mate just for knowing, i had this idea to import myself a broken note 20 ultra 5g US variant, you said that the 5G is not working. Did the 4g,3g or 2g worked for you? im from italy and i found on ebay a good priced phone, but now im scared that the network will not work for me. i found the philippines band chart with all the frequencies and bands. like in italy, only one/two of them are supported and i would like to know if the network was working.
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hi mate just for knowing, i had this idea to import myself a broken note 20 ultra 5g US variant, you said that the 5G is not working. Did the 4g,3g or 2g worked for you? im from italy and i found on ebay a good priced phone, but now im scared that the network will not work for me. i found the philippines band chart with all the frequencies and bands. like in italy, only one/two of them are supported and i would like to know if the network was working.
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Hey there. Yes. My former Note 20 Ultra 5G US variant's 4G is working in the Philippines.
I recommend you get also the Hong Kong (Snapdragon) variant instead, as I have read somewhere that HK variant's 5G could work in the UK.
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Thanks for the replies. I already sold my US variant and bought a brand new HK version. So far benefitting with the dual sim.
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Well this answers my question. I recently bought a US version note 20 ultra 5g and having trouble activating the 5g on my phone which seems to be impossible. I should have bought a snapdragon hk version instead then. This is very frustrating cause I'm really enjoying the benefits of a Note phone.
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Has dual SIM.
I'm tempted to buy and import to UK. However, not sure:
1) If Wifi calling works (I've seen online some short-codes to input into dialler). Anyone know if these work (specifically 3 UK)
2) Situation re. network. Obviously I'm pretty sure 4g will be OK but not sure on 5g (Currently 3 UK and Virgin UK/EE/Vodafone)
Any suggestions?
BlueMeany68 said:
Has dual SIM.
I'm tempted to buy and import to UK. However, not sure:
1) If Wifi calling works (I've seen online some short-codes to input into dialler). Anyone know if these work (specifically 3 UK)
2) Situation re. network. Obviously I'm pretty sure 4g will be OK but not sure on 5g (Currently 3 UK and Virgin UK/EE/Vodafone)
Any suggestions?
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I'm using on Vodafone not the best network, LTE would be more of a problem with no band 20, 5g would be fine, I haven't been to 5g area to test other people in Europe have no problems with 5g
Xioami explained that the china modem and bands are quite different from Europe. With 4G you won't have B20 band and 5G antenna works differently (that's why in europe it's not dual sim).
deus_ex_yue said:
Xioami explained that the china modem and bands are quite different from Europe. With 4G you won't have B20 band and 5G antenna works differently (that's why in europe it's not dual sim).
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Well some one in Europe says Chinese version 5g working perfectly they posted on telegram group.
james1089 said:
Well some one in Europe says Chinese version 5g working perfectly they posted on telegram group.
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I have had china version to test before the global.
5G in Italy didn't work very good in the china Mi 10 pro. I mean that the global version has a 25% more speed.
deus_ex_yue said:
I have had china version to test before the global.
5G in Italy didn't work very good in the china Mi 10 pro. I mean that the global version has a 25% more speed.
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Is that even possible, or lockdown and heavy usage at the time of testing, side by side?
My Chinese version works fine on 5G in UK. Not sure about Italy but in UK we only use N78 5G band and the mi 10 Chinese version has that and several other bands so I'm not sure what you mean by a 25% difference in speed?
Hi Guys,
Does anyone know how to enable carrier aggregation on unlocked Note 20 Ultra (Hong Kong version but should be the same for all other regions)?
Thanks!
Hi,
It's enabled by default, and I doubt you can disable it unless you force it to use only one band (with Activity Launcher, search for a phone activity with the word "hidden"), but even then you won't be able to turn off intra band aggregation.
You can see if your phone connects well to multiple frequencies with an app called NetMonster
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Hi,
It's enabled by default, and I doubt you can disable it unless you force it to use only one band (with Activity Launcher, search for a phone activity with the word "hidden"), but even then you won't be able to turn off intra band aggregation.
You can see if your phone connects well to multiple frequencies with an app called NetMonster
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Thanks a lot!
The problem is that I imported the Snapdragon version from Hong Kong and it seems (from what I read about imported S20 Ultra) it doesnt have EU specific carrier aggregation so needs to be changed via Qualcomm tools and PC.
So I wanted to know the method for Note 20 too.
We don't know Carrier Aggregation combinations what HK-version support but there is way to list these from modem log. I think HK-version have Qualcomm so SCAT-method is best: https://mt-tech.fi/en/how-to-get-4g...tions-from-your-android-phone/#Scat_(Qualcomm
What region you try use? In Europe i think Carrier Aggregation should work but in US i think it doesn't support any combinations. If you just share QMDL modem log i can list all Carrier Aggregation combinations from your device.
VirtualWaver said:
Hi Guys,
Does anyone know how to enable carrier aggregation on unlocked Note 20 Ultra (Hong Kong version but should be the same for all other regions)?
Thanks!
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Is 4g lte fast for you considering we only have limited bands working in our regions
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Is 4g lte fast for you considering we only have limited bands working in our regions
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Actually, carrier aggregation worked out of the box, without any fancy setup. Depending on network strength it shows either 2 or 3 bands combined.
So this issue is resolved.
VirtualWaver said:
Hi Guys,
Does anyone know how to enable carrier aggregation on unlocked Note 20 Ultra (Hong Kong version but should be the same for all other regions)?
Thanks!
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VirtualWaver said:
Actually, carrier aggregation worked out of the box, without any fancy setup. Depending on network strength it shows either 2 or 3 bands combined.
So this issue is resolved.
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But let me guess your in Europe. I heard The hong Kong varients carrier aggression would not work in The us, thats what im afraid of because i only have 3 4g bands thats gonna work with my carrier and im afraid 4G will be slow for me
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But let me guess your in Europe. I heard The hong Kong varients carrier aggression would not work in The us, thats what im afraid of because i only have 3 4g bands thats gonna work with my carrier and im afraid 4G will be slow for me
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Yes, I live in the UK and HK version works like a dream - except 5G that doesn't work yet...
And, yes, it should not fully work in the US as the bands are different. But in the US you guys have native Snapdragon variant (1 sim though) that should do it.
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Yes, I live in the UK and HK version works like a dream - except 5G that doesn't work yet...
And, yes, it should not fully work in the US as the bands are different. But in the US you guys have native Snapdragon variant (1 sim though) that should do it.
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So I ordered A us note 20 ultra then i read on here that these past couple of North American samsung devices Arent been able to be rooted, I didn’t know this because my last Samsung phone was a s8+ but anyway i returned it and ordered the N980 varient because im a dumbass and i have never been on a android phone without root and i have owned androids for over 8 years. I just Hope the 4g service is not bad, I already sacrificed 5g for it but i need 4g ?:crying:
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So I ordered A us note 20 ultra then i read on here that these past couple of North American samsung devices Arent been able to be rooted, I didn’t know this because my last Samsung phone was a s8+ but anyway i returned it and ordered the N980 varient because im a dumbass and i have never been on a android phone without root and i have owned androids for over 8 years. I just Hope the 4g service is not bad, I already sacrificed 5g for it but i need 4g :crying:
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I also migrated from S8 and the difference is huge.
I was also a heavy root user but stopped rooting phones as use Knox and banking apps heavily and neither works with root. TBH I didn't miss root much, we can do almost everything without rooting nowadays.
Hi Guys. Anybody can explain me why Note 20 ultra Hk version with Snapdragon Dual Sim doesn't work on 5G. I'm on UK on EE network, my brand new Note 20 Ultra just show me on the screen 4G+ speed. Is the problem with only that model on EE? Please help me. I got EE plan with 5G essential plan. Just want now is that model Sm-n9860 is compatible working on 5G in UK Networks.
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Hi Guys. Anybody can explain me why Note 20 ultra Hk version with Snapdragon Dual Sim doesn't work on 5G. I'm on UK on EE network, my brand new Note 20 Ultra just show me on the screen 4G+ speed. Is the problem with only that model on EE? Please help me. I got EE plan with 5G essential plan. Just want now is that model Sm-n9860 is compatible working on 5G in UK Networks.
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ppl have posted that it works with latest sept update
I got EE 5g plan too and my 5G isn't working on this latest September patch. Hopefully this will be fixed in October's patch. Let's see
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Hi Guys. Anybody can explain me why Note 20 ultra Hk version with Snapdragon Dual Sim doesn't work on 5G. I'm on UK on EE network, my brand new Note 20 Ultra just show me on the screen 4G+ speed. Is the problem with only that model on EE? Please help me. I got EE plan with 5G essential plan. Just want now is that model Sm-n9860 is compatible working on 5G in UK Networks.
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Are you in a 5G coverage area?
No 5G
inningsdefeat500 said:
ppl have posted that it works with latest sept update
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No Mate sorry it dosnt work with september update. I got this update and isnt.
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Are you in a 5G coverage area?
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Of course Iam on 5G area,Northampton in UK have a great 5G coverage. So problem is with software in Note 20 Ultra HK version.
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No Mate sorry it dosnt work with september update. I got this update and isnt.
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Of course Iam on 5G area,Northampton in UK have a great 5G coverage. So problem is with software in Note 20 Ultra HK version.
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Strange, my 5G works like a dream on Three. TGY with the latest update. No CSC change/reflash.
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Hi ALL. Thanks for sending me maps with 5G Coverage in EE UK. Looks like EE maps are different like real coverage maps with 5G range!!!
Anyway,acording that much accurate map I was check 2 places where 5G must working i Northampton UK ,and....still didnot pickup 5G on device screen. All the time is trong 4G+ only...
I got official message from Technician Team EE UK about SM-N9860,and it looks like that device on that moment is not compatible with EE 5G network .Is all good with 4G bands but not with 5G.
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Strange, my 5G works like a dream on Three. TGY with the latest update. No CSC change/reflash.
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Welcome. Which Note 20 ULTRA model do you have? Is it SM-N9860 HK version? And can I ask where you have such a good 5G range?
fotor2r said:
Hi ALL. Thanks for sending me maps with 5G Coverage in EE UK. Looks like EE maps are different like real coverage maps with 5G range!!!
Anyway,acording that much accurate map I was check 2 places where 5G must working i Northampton UK ,and....still didnot pickup 5G on device screen. All the time is trong 4G+ only...
I got official message from Technician Team EE UK about SM-N9860,and it looks like that device on that moment is not compatible with EE 5G network .Is all good with 4G bands but not with 5G.
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Welcome. Which Note 20 ULTRA model do you have? Is it SM-N9860 HK version? And can I ask where you have such a good 5G range?
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Thanks! I am among the first people in this forum who got SN-N9860 from Wonda, right after it was announced in HK.
The area I live in has no 5G yet so I had to travel to other places to test. The screenshot I posted was taken in Weybridge, near the high street. Three only has a tiny 5G area in Weybridge so I assume the speed and latency would be much better in London or other areas with better 5G coverage.
Carrier aggregation is not setup on the sm-n9860 to utilize the lte bands that USA use - for t-mobile anyways.
Im not sure if changing to csc bri might help for this. Probably someone from usa can confirm?
Maybe @inningsdefeat500 can confirm or not. I believe he has the same device and on T-Mobile USA.
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
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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.
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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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ekerbuddyeker said:
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
I just bought Galaxy S22 Ultra from Samsung US website unlocked, then my work moved me to Kuwait. I purchased a 5G sim card but was never able to connect at 5G speed (my carrier is Ooredoo).
I went back to the store the the sales person took my sim card and placed it in an iPhone and the 5G worked perfectly with a speed of 750.
I called Samsung and they told me that because you have a US version, it should only works 5G in the states.
Any suggestions please on what to do?
Please note that I already checked all basic settings like selecting the 5G network and checked the APN settings for Ooredoo.
Sounds like the bands aren't compatible. What 5G bands is ooredoo using?
This is what I found
Ooredoo Kuwait
Company Overview Ooredoo in Kuwait, formerly known as Wataniya Telecom, is the second largest mobile carrier in the country, and a member of the Qatari-owned Ooredoo Group. Commercially launched in December 1999, the company provides mobile, broadband internet and corporate managed services...
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They use a different band than the s22 us unlocked has. I'm there too and no luck with 5g. Worked on an ipad though
ErickF said:
They use a different band than the s22 us unlocked has. I'm there too and no luck with 5g. Worked on an ipad though
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The thing is a company like Apple makes only one version of each model that works everywhere in the world but here Samsung make many varieties of the same model that region specific... Unbelievable. I will no longer buy Samsung and will switch back to iPhone.
ElmoScarletMacaw said:
The thing is a company like Apple makes only one version of each model that works everywhere in the world but here Samsung make many varieties of the same model that region specific... Unbelievable. I will no longer buy Samsung and will switch back to iPhone.
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Just make sure not to buy one in kuwait. They don't have the mmwave bands for the us. So apple does make different models for different markets too. This year just happened to have the 13 series with most bands(not all)
ErickF said:
Just make sure not to buy one in kuwait. They don't have the mmwave bands for the us. So apple does make different models for different markets too. This year just happened to have the 13 series with most bands(not all)
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Oh really! I will wait for the 14 pro max anyway and will make sure it will work in both regions before I buy it. Thanks for your reply Erick.
ElmoScarletMacaw said:
Oh really! I will wait for the 14 pro max anyway and will make sure it will work in both regions before I buy it. Thanks for your reply Erick.
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incase you still have the phone. i just tried the tutorial on unlocking all 5g bands and it works with 5g here in kuwait. just in case you havent tried it
There are two working solutions for S22 Ultra US models at this forum:
How to Enable All Bands Through Service Menu on US/CA S22 series (including Sub-6 and mmWave)
What is this? This is a guide on how to enable all LTE and 5G bands on the US or Canadian S22 series phones by going through the service menu. This guide is mostly based on this S20U guide by mellojosh, but has been adapted for the S22U phone...
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Enable & Select Bands thru Dialer (S22 Fam) /CSC CHANGE (S22 & MORE)
***Tested on S908U & S908U1*** But not limited, to those specific models. S22 Family should also be compatible as well...as the NEW FOLD 4. Thanks @Abaddon BAND SELECTION: To ENABLE all bands, please do the following: (See pictures attached...
forum.xda-developers.com
Process is relatively easy, and after completing either of those two above, phone ends up with all 4G and 5G bands available
Hi Everyone,
I purchased a S22 Ultra while I was living in EU. It is the Exynos Variant. I moved back to India and I can no longer connect to any 5G providers. My SIM supports 5G and 5G works when the same SIM is inserted on any other phone. The model is SM-S908B/DS and is on the latest One UI 5.1. I have tried contacting Samsung support but none of them seem to have any answer for this.
Does anyone has the same problem or the Exynos Variant doesn't support 5G outside of Europe?
Apologies in advance if there's already a discussion thread for the same.
Regards
Yash
Yashv19 said:
Hi Everyone,
I purchased a S22 Ultra while I was living in EU. It is the Exynos Variant. I moved back to India and I can no longer connect to any 5G providers. My SIM supports 5G and 5G works when the same SIM is inserted on any other phone. The model is SM-S908B/DS and is on the latest One UI 5.1. I have tried contacting Samsung support but none of them seem to have any answer for this.
Does anyone has the same problem or the Exynos Variant doesn't support 5G outside of Europe?
Apologies in advance if there's already a discussion thread for the same.
Regards
Yash
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S908B Exynos is not sold in India so it probably doesn't contain 5G configs for Indian carriers. Good luck contacting Samsung India or Indian carriers, they highly won't provide support for S908B.
There's a thread about enabling all 4G/5G bands, but it's for Snapdragon only.
Best way is to trade in your device for an S23U S918B (sold everywhere except USA, Canada, China, HK, Taiwan and South Korea)
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S908B Exynos is not sold in India so it probably doesn't contain 5G configs for Indian carriers. Good luck contacting Samsung India or Indian carriers, they highly won't provide support for S908B.
There's a thread about enabling all 4G/5G bands, but it's for Snapdragon only.
Best way is to trade in your device for an S23U S918B (sold everywhere except USA, Canada, China, HK, Taiwan and South Korea)
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Did you try to reset all network settings only in settings? Or may be try to change region CSC.
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Did you try to reset all network settings only in settings? Or may be try to change region CSC.
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I don't have S908B, but might worth a try.
Use Samfw tool to change to every possible CSC, see if it works.
Sorry bro, my fault.
that was addressed to the topicstarter)