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I noticed Sprint is now selling the OnePlus 7 Pro, but also I see them on Ebay. I checked the LTE
Carrier 4G LTE Bands Main Frequencies
AT&T 2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 17, 29, 30, 66 1900, 1700 abcde, 700 bc
Verizon Wireless 2, 4, 5, 13, 66 1900, 1700 f, 700 c
T-Mobile 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71 1900, 1700 def, 700 a, 600
Sprint 25, 26, 41 1900 g, 850, 2500
Europe 3, 7, 20 1800, 2600, 800
China, India 40, 41 2300, 2500
and they are the same as the OnePlus7 show. Can anyone tell me if I buy one off of Ebay, that it will work with Sprint?
Thanks for the help in advance.:good:
Droidman61 said:
I noticed Sprint is now selling the OnePlus 7 Pro, but also I see them on Ebay. I checked the LTE
Carrier 4G LTE Bands Main Frequencies
AT&T 2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 17, 29, 30, 66 1900, 1700 abcde, 700 bc
Verizon Wireless 2, 4, 5, 13, 66 1900, 1700 f, 700 c
T-Mobile 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71 1900, 1700 def, 700 a, 600
Sprint 25, 26, 41 1900 g, 850, 2500
Europe 3, 7, 20 1800, 2600, 800
China, India 40, 41 2300, 2500
and they are the same as the OnePlus7 show. Can anyone tell me if I buy one off of Ebay, that it will work with Sprint?
Thanks for the help in advance.:good:
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No a unlocked version of the regular OnePlus 7 pro will not work with Sprint...the Sprint variant has 5G...the unlocked version does not...it's kind of stupid and complicated but the only reason Sprint has a OP7Pro is because it's 5G
Primal instinct said:
No a unlocked version of the regular OnePlus 7 pro will not work with Sprint...the Sprint variant has 5G...the unlocked version does not...it's kind of stupid and complicated but the only reason Sprint has a OP7Pro is because it's 5G
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Thank you for your help. Do you know what phone service it will work on?:good:
Anything but Sprint...I hear it will work So-So on Verizon. Internationally it should work with most carriers.
I currently have an unlocked model on Verizon and it seems to work ok. Had some initial issues with making and receiving calls along with sending texts that took Verizon about 3 days to resolve but outside of that it hasn't been too bad.
Thanks for all your help everyone. Looks like I won't be going with OnePlus 7 Pro.
i have a oneplus 7 pro 5g unlocked from oneplus, and its on sprint, no problems whats so ever, even had it when we went for a 2 day trip to cali, played with the 5g and its fast, but to be honest not that much faster than lte, imo, but still noticably faster non the less
lrmdaddy said:
i have a oneplus 7 pro 5g unlocked from oneplus, and its on sprint, no problems whats so ever, even had it when we went for a 2 day trip to cali, played with the 5g and its fast, but to be honest not that much faster than lte, imo, but still noticably faster non the less
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In most markets, at the moment, It would appear sprint is just calling their 2.5GHz, Band 41 LTE as 5G. They are doing some backend stuff with 40-60MHz channels and adjustable sub-carrier frequencies for 5G NR, however, at the moment you won't be seeing any huge improvements as theyre still using their 20 MHz channels with simultaneous connections and MIMO.
goldswimmerb said:
In most markets, at the moment, It would appear sprint is just calling their 2.5GHz, Band 41 LTE as 5G. They are doing some backend stuff with 40-60MHz channels and adjustable sub-carrier frequencies for 5G NR, however, at the moment you won't be seeing any huge improvements as theyre still using their 20 MHz channels with simultaneous connections and MIMO.
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That is 100% correct.
I rushed to buy this phone and bought it from Amazon where they said the phone shipped from Hong Kong. I am in the USA and use AT&T. Unfortunately I don't get any 5G signal, even though it's included in my service and the SIM card is 5G capable along with the IMEI being registered with AT&T. Besides 5G not working, the 4G coverage is super slow and I was thinking it was probably because the phone itself doesn't cover sufficient bands available in the USA because my last ROG Phone 2 was super fast in every way. Does anyone know how to unlock the bands for 5G or at least more 4G LTE bands please?!? I really can't stand these speeds
Your carrier would have to add them to the service. The bands you have are set by the hardware. You can't unlock them.
it is tied to your hardware. Youre screwed.. but please dont tell me you paid the premium on the phone just because its was on amazon? You could have gotten the same glorified tablet for 600-700 elsewhere
PhoneBots said:
it is tied to your hardware. Youre screwed.. but please dont tell me you paid the premium on the phone just because its was on amazon? You could have gotten the same glorified tablet for 600-700 elsewhere
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No I bought the cheaper version (not the ultimate) but with the 16GB RAM. I guess this will just be a project phone
I guess lesson learned! Just sell it then buy the global one.
seiferfury said:
I guess lesson learned! Just sell it then buy the global one.
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Who is going to buy it? Now that the proper local versions have released, the resale on a used foreign version is going to be about $200 (unless you pay shipping back to the origin country), meaning you are still around $800 short of buying the same phone.
harold741963 said:
I rushed to buy this phone and bought it from Amazon where they said the phone shipped from Hong Kong. I am in the USA and use AT&T. Unfortunately I don't get any 5G signal, even though it's included in my service and the SIM card is 5G capable along with the IMEI being registered with AT&T. Besides 5G not working, the 4G coverage is super slow and I was thinking it was probably because the phone itself doesn't cover sufficient bands available in the USA because my last ROG Phone 2 was super fast in every way. Does anyone know how to unlock the bands for 5G or at least more 4G LTE bands please?!? I really can't stand these speeds
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Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
bmayne81 said:
Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
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The global version from Asus has similar bands to the US version. The ones from Hong Kong are Tencent devices, which do not.
twistedumbrella said:
The global version from Asus has similar bands to the US version. The ones from Hong Kong are Tencent devices, which do not.
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How do we check what version it is?
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How do we check what version it is?
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Check the box
It says it's an ASUS_I005DA, ZS673KS
bmayne81 said:
Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
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Interesting. I'm on AT&T with a 5g plan and sim, and I have yet to see the 5g icon. After spending some time with AT&T support verifying my IMEI etc, I still have had no luck and 5g is definitely active in my area. I have also purchased the phone direct from the US Asus store.
Do you mind sharing your APN settings?
BILLYB187 said:
Interesting. I'm on AT&T with a 5g plan and sim, and I have yet to see the 5g icon. After spending some time with AT&T support verifying my IMEI etc, I still have had no luck and 5g is definitely active in my area. I have also purchased the phone direct from the US Asus store.
Do you mind sharing your APN settings?
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Of course, the first image is the default APN settings and the second one is just an APN I added that I thought might've made a difference but didn't do anything
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Of course, the first image is the default APN settings and the second one is just an APN I added that I thought might've made a difference but didn't do anything
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Thanks for these. I'm going to try adding the settings that you used under bearer and see if it changes anything on my phone. I won't be able to try until later but will let you know.
The samsung devices list GID under MVNO and 53FF under value but if I do that on my phone the APN vanishes.
Hopefully Bmayne responds with their setup too since I have the same device.
Billy, thanks for asking about the APN. I didn't think to look at that. Apparently it's a new APN I haven't seen before. Here it is.
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It says it's an ASUS_I005DA, ZS673KS
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This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
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This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
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Thanks but what do I do with that data?
harold741963 said:
Thanks but what do I do with that data?
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To see combinations with 5G and 4G. 5G NSA require the device support anchor band (4G) and 5G together.
olkitu said:
This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
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They don't appear to have data for other models of the phone.
https://store.asus.com/us/item/202105AM210000001 lists the information under "Connectivity" for the US version of the phone.
https://rog.asus.com/uk/phones/rog-phone-5-model/spec lists versions A - H under "Network Standard" for the Europe versions.
You don't need to be rooted if you know where to look.
And since who doesn't love tables and charts, here is the Europe version breakdown of what every version supports and then what is remaining.
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Universal:
FR1: DL up to 2.8 Gbps / UL 542 Mbps
Gigabit LTE
DC-HSPA+: DL 42 Mbps / UL 5.76 Mbps
4x4 MIMO and CA with 4x4 MIMO support
5G (Bands N28, N41, N77, N78, N79)
FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28)
TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48)
WCDMA (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
EDGE/GPRS/GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
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A version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N40, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
B version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
C version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38 roaming only)
FDD-LTE (Bands 20, 26, 28)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
D version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N40, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
E version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
F version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
G version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38 roaming only)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
H version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
You can see your model in Settings -> About -> Regulator Information. The last letter should be version letter.
If i bought a snapdragon version of the S22 ultra from Hongkong or US, will its network bands work in middle eastern countries like Lebanon? how can i check on that?
Also I found this model of the phone SM-R908N and wonder if it could work on the network bands of Lebanon. Any thoughts on this issue I'd really appreciate it.
Oh, one more thing, will i encounter any firmware-related problems too? considering the different firmware models.
Easy to check....go to Alpha, see devices they sell, check specs
Alfa | Lebanon's first mobile network
Alfa is Lebanon’s first mobile network, managed by OTMT. Browse Personal, Business & Broadband offers as well as a wide range of devices & accessories.
www.alfa.com.lb
it uses
FDD LTE Bands: B1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32
TDD LTE Band: B38
UMTS Bands: 1, 3, 8
LTE CA UL Bands: B7+B7, B38+B38
>>>bands 7 & 38 are main there
so now go to gsmarena
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G - Full phone specifications
www.gsmarena.com
see specs
4G bands1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-S908B
So s22 ultra should work as it supports Band7 and Band 38 as Alpha provides, if no special locks at network, your s22 ultra shoulbe fine (max download speed are unknow)
I'm looking for the best firmware to run on the model G996b for the USA. I'm not getting 5G using Verizon or T mobile. I'm getting mixed messages doing research on if changing firmware can enable network bands or not and even I got the phone, it mentioned supporting n71 for 5g and that's the band my area mostly uses. So even if that specific band isn't built into this model, what would be the best firmware to run to use in the USA?
G996b does not officially support 71.
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G996B
I could really use some help and advice on a subject I've spent countless hours trying to research. I live in the US and just bought the S22 Ultra without fully understanding what I now know, that the Call Recording feature - which I must have - is entirely disabled on the native "U" and "U1" variants sold in the US.
Why Samsung does this when recording is predominantly legal in most states is beyond me. And why someone hasn't yet figured out how to hack the software to turn it on everywhere is a shame, but this is where we are now, and so I am trying to find a practical workaround.
I have been using Skvalex Call Recorder for years on other phones with mediocre results because of its inability to properly record the audio from the other side of the call with the microphone, so when I heard that this Samsung phone allowed native, actual call recording, I jumped at the chance to get my new S22 Ultra.
Boy was I wrong, because that's when I realized that the CR feature is enabled in only a handful of countries, not the US, and that the only solution short of rooting the phone is to change the CSC code Samsung uses to identify which country-based phones are permitted to use the CR feature.
Okay, I thought, that's a great solution, but boy was I wrong again!
Well, that sounded easy enough until I learned that you can only change the CSC code on a phone designated for the same region as the country, in this case either the "B" variant (for Ukraine) or the "E" variant (for India and all the remaining CR-permitted countries), but definitely not the "U" version I now own.
It quickly became clear that no US phone can ever have CR without rooting, and beyond the complicated process of rooting an S22 Ultra for most, not only does that step void your warranty and completely disable the Samsung Knox functionality which breaks many apps, it also disables all future OTA updates, and you lose most of the trade-in value after Samsung charges you hundreds of dollars for a new motherboard once the Knox fuse chip is tripped. So, rooting is really not a great option for the normal user who wants to trade in every year or two, and doesn't want to hassle with having to manually apply updates every month.
Okay, I said to myself, the only other alternative is to bite the bullet and buy one of the "B" or "E" variants from overseas and then change the CSC ode, which sounded like a perfect solution (setting aside the need to buy another phone) until I discovered that the US and International versions of the phone actually have slightly different specs, and this is where it all comes down to - and I really need some help with this! - whether the International version will even properly work in the US at all.
Well, I'm sure at least the "E" version with the same Snapdragon chipset as the US version will work, but the question is will it work well, will it work as well as the US version for everyday use, not for someone merely traveling to the US and is happy just making a connection??? What will I lose in either speed or connectivity on the AT&T network?
The issue seems to be that the two variants operate on slightly different bands, as you can see below. There is a fairly large amount of overlap between the two sets of bands, but from what I can tell the main difference that could/would affect performance is the lack of any 5G mmWave connectivity on the International variant.
Now, I have zero knowledge about most of this, and from what I can read in most cases mmWave is not all that useful, but again, the issue is whether getting call recording on my phone is worth the trade-off of not having the most complete set of available bands on my phone?
If I could ask you good folks to give me your best advice as to what is else is actually missing from the list below on the International specs that would affect everyday performance?
ANY HELP WITH THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
S22 ULTRA - US VARIANT
GSM MHz band Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900
Primary 2G network CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Primary 3G network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Primary 4G network LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71)
TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48)
VoLTE
Primary 5G network SA/NSA/Sub6 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71)
mmWave (260, 261)
Primary data network GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, 5G SA/NSA, 5G NR
Secondary 2G network GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Secondary 3G network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Secondary 4G network LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71)
TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48)
VoLTE
Secondary data network GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, 5G SA/NSA, 5G NR
S22 ULTRA - INTERNATIONAL "E" VARIANT
GSM MHz band Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900
Primary 2G network GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Primary 3G network UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Primary 4G network LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66)
TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41)
VoLTE
Primary 5G network SA/NSA/Sub6 (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78)
Primary data network GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, 5G SA/NSA
Secondary 2G network GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Secondary 3G network UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Secondary 4G network LTE Cat20 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66)
TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41)
VoLTE
Secondary data network GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, 5G SA/NSA
I'm no telco expert & not in the US, but I think you should be largely good with the E variant on 4G/LTE. If you need 5G, you may need to choose a provider who provides the widest assortment of bands. Moreover it seems the E variant supports far more bands than the US variant. You may check here:
5G bands cheat sheet: Verizon vs AT&T vs Sprint vs T-Mobile vs World
What 5G bands are used by the major carriers in the USA? What 5G bands does Verizon use? What about AT&T's 5G bands and the 5G bands that Sprint and T-Mobile employ...
www.phonearena.com
US 5G Bands Cheat Sheet: Verizon vs. T-Mobile vs. AT&T
A complete list of US carrier 5G bands, 4G LTE, and 3G for Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and US Cellular. 5G mmW, low-band, mid-band, Sub-6.
www.droid-life.com
If for some reason you are not satisfied, you may sell off the phone on Swappa etc. There are plenty of buyers interested in international variants as well.
I've traded in 2 rooted phones in the past and both recd full trade in value, $800 with no issues. However I do agree with your main point that it sucks that the US variants are absent call recording.
Just use Skvalex. It records fine on my unlocked NA s22u on AT&T. Even records wifi calls and VOLTE calls. Only one side on Bluetooth though.
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Just use Skvalex. It records fine on my unlocked NA s22u on AT&T. Even records wifi calls and VOLTE calls. Only one side on Bluetooth though.
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Link? Didn't see it in the playstore..
dj24 said:
Link? Didn't see it in the playstore..
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There arent any call recorders in the play store that work correctly due to new Google policies. You will have side load it.
[Android 4.0+] Call Recorder - SKVALEX, record phone calls from the phone line
Call Recorder - SKVALEX version: 3.5.5 Last update of the app in this post: 21.02.2023 Download Purchase over PayPal/AliPay via website: https://callrecorder.skvalex.com/purchase Description: Call Recorder - SKVALEX is intended for automatic...
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what's wrong with installing a 3rd party recording app?
Callapp Contact record perfectly on USA or unlocked s22 ultra