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[Q] is there a possible way to change the frequency??

I am living in Canada, and all galaxy tab available in this country is P1000 which has the frequency band of HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100.
But I am in Mobilicity which uses AWS(1700/2100) network like T-Mobile. Therefore, I can't use galaxy tab with my provider.
Is there any possible way I can change the frequency of galaxy tab P1000 to 1700 / 2100 ???
Please~~ anybody has an idea? if it is a software issue, at least I can try~
p.s
if it is impossible, anyone knows a shopping website sells a used t-mobile galaxy tab with shipping at Canada???

I have a very similar issue. I bought a T-mobile tab in California with the promise that it would work in Mexico. What that promise was the truth it wasn't the whole truth.
Mexico's 3g system is in a frequency of 850/1900 mhz. The T-Mobile device is on 1700 mhz. I realize that frequencies are a function of physical antenna length but they can also be tuned (as a radio receiver) which is what a cell phone really is.
Is there a way to tune the receiver part to correctly function on a different frequency?

You two should trade tabs.
T-mobile uses 2100/1700 aws and cannot be changed to other data frequencies. So the best you get is EDGE.
Also, T-mobile tabs have to use both frequencies, so they don't get 3g in places that use only 2100.
At&t uses 1900/850 and cannot be changed either. There are tabs that use 1900/900.
The only quad band tab is the unlocked no carrier version.

gspajon said:
I have a very similar issue. I bought a T-mobile tab in California with the promise that it would work in Mexico. What that promise was the truth it wasn't the whole truth.
Mexico's 3g system is in a frequency of 850/1900 mhz. The T-Mobile device is on 1700 mhz. I realize that frequencies are a function of physical antenna length but they can also be tuned (as a radio receiver) which is what a cell phone really is.
Is there a way to tune the receiver part to correctly function on a different frequency?
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I use an at&t tab in Mexico with a Telcel sim card and get 3g. When I used a t-mobile tab, I only got EDGE with both aTelcel and a Movistar sim card.

djak420 said:
I am living in Canada, and all galaxy tab available in this country is P1000 which has the frequency band of HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100.
But I am in Mobilicity which uses AWS(1700/2100) network like T-Mobile. Therefore, I can't use galaxy tab with my provider.
Is there any possible way I can change the frequency of galaxy tab P1000 to 1700 / 2100 ???
Please~~ anybody has an idea? if it is a software issue, at least I can try~
p.s
if it is impossible, anyone knows a shopping website sells a used t-mobile galaxy tab with shipping at Canada???
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You can try amazon.com.

rangercaptain said:
You two should trade tabs.
T-mobile uses 2100/1700 aws and cannot be changed to other data frequencies. So the best you get is EDGE.
Also, T-mobile tabs have to use both frequencies, so they don't get 3g in places that use only 2100.
At&t uses 1900/850 and cannot be changed either. There are tabs that use 1900/900.
The only quad band tab is the unlocked no carrier version.
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Thank you for your response. In my case I cheaped out and bought T-mobile due to its price and the promise of receiving an unlock code. I was ignorant of the frequency issue until now...too late.
So now another question arrises. Since these devices are basically radios, wouldn't it be possible to write a piece of software that is essentially an antena tuner? Remembering my boyhood electonics (ham studies) it seems to me that any size radio antena can be "tuned" to the correct frequency with the right equipment. Or perhaps an after market hardware that utilizes the USB input port?
Just "spitballing" here but it seems to be an idea worth some money considering all of us who want more out of our devices. Any thoughts?

Yeah, buy the device with the right hardware for your carrier.
It's a hardware limitation. No piece of software will ever be capable of fixing it on earth. The hardware is not physically capable of those frequencies.

These devices are digital. When you went to school the radio technology was analog, and you could tune anntenas, but with digital, the wave is fixed only to the built in values, so no tuning possible.
Trading is easier.

@gspajon:
I use a Telcel Amigo sim in a t-mobile tab and a month to month data plan, 3 gigs of data and unlimited voice, for $30, and I can pay the bill through a website, or at any OXXO. The Telcel EDGE is pretty fast for surfing and navigating, and sending/receiving attachments. I can live with it.

Hey ranger I have the same deal and I too am able to find the edge network. However here in Progreso, Yucatan it is painfully slow. I'm sure that is a result of my distance from the main provider signal in Mérida. I am able to access the net and surf at speeds closed to dial-up. It's frustrating considering my tab is capable of so much more.
Botom line is I thought I hade reasearched this BEFORE I bought. The frequency issue never came up untill now...AFTER I spent the money. Oh well...my wife has an iPhone that I bought her here and I can link in to her with the router capability and my tab's wifi.
Thank you for your kind assistance...where in Mexico do you travel? You are welcome to visit here anytime...my house ison the beach and the weather here is almost always lovely.

rangercaptain said:
You two should trade tabs.
T-mobile uses 2100/1700 aws and cannot be changed to other data frequencies. So the best you get is EDGE.
Also, T-mobile tabs have to use both frequencies, so they don't get 3g in places that use only 2100.
At&t uses 1900/850 and cannot be changed either. There are tabs that use 1900/900.
The only quad band tab is the unlocked no carrier version.
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So what happens when we flash different modems? I thought that changes the supported frequencies?

Many people wish this was true, but the at&t tab has a different radio from t-mobile, and no modem can change that.

gspajon said:
Hey ranger I have the same deal and I too am able to find the edge network. However here in Progreso, Yucatan it is painfully slow. I'm sure that is a result of my distance from the main provider signal in Mérida. I am able to access the net and surf at speeds closed to dial-up. It's frustrating considering my tab is capable of so much more. . .
Thank you for your kind assistance...where in Mexico do you travel? You are welcome to visit here anytime...my house ison the beach and the weather here is almost always lovely.
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It is too bad about the tabs. I mistakenly bought a t-mobile tab too. I use it as a wifi tab most of the time.
I am a teacher in the US, but weekends and summers I am in Tijuana-Tecate building homes for poor families. We give away 250 homes a year, God willing.
My partner in Mexico grew up in the Yucatan - it is my wish to visit there some day!
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Two homes student from my school built last month.

There is hope
I recently found a new device that allows me to use my tab here in mexico as is. This solution may not work for every one but it is working great for me. I recently purchased a mobile wifi router that works on Mexico's 3g system. Its the Huawei E5.
Its about the size of a small cell phone and I can connect to it using wifi. It is portable so I can just put it in my pocket and off I go. Now I didn't have to worry with unlocking the tab. I just leave the original T-Mobile chip in and use wifi here in Mexico.
I am quite certain this little device is available in Canada as well. That way you (I) can move freey between two nations without the "blah-blah" of this system vs that one and how I "should've bought" differently.
The cost was reasonable and I have stll paid less than an iPad. Not to mention I can also use my laptop here the same way as in the US. The service is very reasonable and is actually less costly than t-moble.

[Q] HSPA+ on T-Mobile

Hi, if I were to get an unlocked Galaxy Note GSM, would I have to do anything fancy to get HSPA+ (4G) to work on it?
Would it be as easy as to pop in my SIM card and go to work like on any T-Mobile device?
Please respond back soon because I am trying to buy one tonight off a guy on craigslist, I don't want to get ripped off!

.ili.music.ili. said:
Hi, if I were to get an unlocked Galaxy Note GSM, would I have to do anything fancy to get HSPA+ (4G) to work on it?
Would it be as easy as to pop in my SIM card and go to work like on any T-Mobile device?
Please respond back soon because I am trying to buy one tonight off a guy on craigslist, I don't want to get ripped off!
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International Version Galaxy Note N7000 doesn't support 4G [LTE] Network.

ranjan.alva said:
International Version Galaxy Note N7000 doesn't support 4G [LTE] Network.
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I don't want LTE. I want T-Mobile HSPA+. Will it work by putting a sim card in it?

then you'll need to wait until T-Mobile repurposes their 1900MHz band for HSPA+. I don't know if they're doing it for the whole country, but it has started to happen in some areas already

But it is as simply as popping in my sim card?

.ili.music.ili. said:
But it is as simply as popping in my sim card?
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If you're lucky enough to be in the right area, yes

Well it's just to make phone calls. It's okay if I don't have internet connectivity everywhere. I am going to be buying it off a guy on craigslist in a place where I normally get service... he's selling it to me for only $450. Kind of nervous that it's a fake/scam.

leppo said:
then you'll need to wait until T-Mobile repurposes their 1900MHz band for HSPA+. I don't know if they're doing it for the whole country, but it has started to happen in some areas already
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Any idea what areas? Mine arrives tomorrow, live in PHX.

Sorry but don't count on anything more the edge on TMobile, unless you are really lucky and you are in a 1900 Mhz area. If you want TMobile buy an AT&T Note and you will have to do some hacking to get the radio working on TMobile.

gedster314 said:
Sorry but don't count on anything more the edge on TMobile, unless you are really lucky and you are in a 1900 Mhz area. If you want TMobile buy an AT&T Note and you will have to do some hacking to get the radio working on TMobile.
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This.
Don't expect the entire US to get 1900Mhz 3G on tmobile, since the radio spectrum is subdivided differently depending on the cities.
Mostly the west coast and pennsylvania so far

guitarplayerone said:
This.
Don't expect the entire US to get 1900Mhz 3G on tmobile, since the radio spectrum is subdivided differently depending on the cities.
Mostly the west coast and pennsylvania so far
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So there's no such hack for the international note? I don't understand how an internationally unlocked phone doesn't support USA GSM highspeed. My T-Mobile G1 supports HSPA+.
Does AT&T 4G work with the international Note? I have it now and I'm only getting 2G. It's god awfully slow.

If you want to buy Note N7000 you will get EDGE on Tmobile.
No 3G
No 4G

avetny said:
If you want to buy Note N7000 you will get EDGE on Tmobile.
No 3G
No 4G
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On AT&T does it get 4G? There will never be a hack like there was on the AT&T model?

guitarplayerone said:
Mostly the west coast and pennsylvania so far
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I'm on the Left Coast, maybe should l see if 1900Mhz is in my area.
To be honest, I'm actually happy with me my broadband sim on AT&T. I just had the LTE code added to my account and I got a little boost in speed on HSPA+. I'm seeing 8Mbps down and the speed seems more stable then before. It does seem to be ramping up to max speed a little slower and I have a firm upload cap at about 1Mbps, before I occasionally would hit 1.5 Mbps. HSPA+ does seem to do Skype and Google Voice pretty well, I've been managing to use a a data sim as a phone quite successfully.

.ili.music.ili. said:
On AT&T does it get 4G? There will never be a hack like there was on the AT&T model?
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The international Note gets HSPA+ on the AT&T no problem. I'm currently enjoying my H+ icon with my Red Pocket sim card.
The International and American Notes have entirely different hardware inside. The American Note has a pentaband radio that can be reflashed for either AT&T or T-Mobile frequencies. The International note does not.

ChicoKiri said:
The international Note gets HSPA+ on the AT&T no problem. I'm currently enjoying my H+ icon with my Red Pocket sim card.
The International and American Notes have entirely different hardware inside. The American Note has a pentaband radio that can be reflashed for either AT&T or T-Mobile frequencies. The International note does not.
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Wrong. The International Note has a pentaband radio. It's the same modem as the Galaxy Nexus GSM.
It just so happens that the AT&T Note shares the almost the same hardware with the T-Mobile S2 which makes it easier in terms of getting the modem from the T-Mobile S2 to work on the AT&T Note. This is why how they got the hack working on the AT&T Note.
This DOES NOT WORK on the Int Galaxy Note as we are running an Exynos/Infineon chip/baseband.

Okay. Instead of arguing with each other about who can spout-off the N7000's and i717's specs most accurately, why don't we just give the OP a simple, comprehensive answer?
Okay. To answer your question, the N7000 (International Note) will work perfectly fine on T-Mobile US. Phone calls, SMS messages, and data will all work perfectly. The issue, however, is not with the services you can get, but the quality of the services you can get. Even though the N7000 is an "international" GSM device, T-Mobile uses irregular frequencies for it's HSPA+ network. Specifically, instead of supporting HSPA+ on a single frequency, T-Mobile's HSPA+ service is divided between 1700MHz and 2100MHz in what is referred to as 1700/2100 AWS (Advanced Wireless Spectrum). Because AWS is a rare and unusual implementation of HSPA+, almost no "international" phone models support it. In most cases, only phones meant specifically for North America support it. What this means, simply, is that the N7000 will never be capable of using T-Mobile's HSPA+ network (unless you have the rare privelege of being in a 1900MHz HSPA+ area).
Now, just because the N7000 won't let you use T-Mobile's AWS HSPA+, it doesn't mean you can't have your cake and eat it too. Granted, it is a small concession, but the i717 is a "more than adequate" smartphone and will (with some minor modification) make neat work of connecting to T-Mobile's AWS HSPA+ network. Preliminary speed tests even suggest that the i717 is faster on T-Mobile's HSPA+ network than the N7000 is on AT&T's HSPA+ network. So, if you're willing to sacrifice the added speed and power the Exynos SoC offers, you could gain T-Mobile 3G compatibility and NFC to boot just by opting for the i717; which, I might add, is only $649.99 off-contract at AT&T.
If I can help clarify any confusion or answer any questions, please feel free to ask. I know there are a lot of people out there who feel very strongly about which version of the Note is superior. However, it's my opinion that when you come across someone who's undecided, you should simply give them the facts and allow them to make their own decision. Passionately mixing facts with opinion only serves to further confuse things.
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That is a really nice post. Too bad I already got the GSM Note. Trying to sell it so badly...
BTW unlocked at AT&T is $650

.ili.music.ili. said:
That is a really nice post. Too bad I already got the GSM Note. Trying to sell it so badly...
BTW unlocked at AT&T is $650
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You're right. Sorry. I fat-fingered it. It's corrected now.
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i live in boston and decided to call tmobile about the 3/4g coverage. supposedly the 1900 band is now in use for tmobile 3g. so i cant get 4g but i could get 3g...now i have to hunt down a non att branded note. the map the lady referred to was dated june 6th 2012 so im hoping her stuff is right.
hate to buy a not and still be stuck on edge.

Where can I buy an unlocked Note 3 N9005 that would work with AT&T?

I have a Note 2 that I bought from AT&T. I want to upgrade to the note 3 but I want the N9005 version because I believe that it will be able to use G4 LTE signal from AT&T. The only place that I can buy the unlocked N9005 version is at Negri Electronics. However it only sell the 16 gb version and I want the 32 gb version. Is there any other place in the U.S.A that sells the N9005 unlocked version?

Earthbrain said:
I have a Note 2 that I bought from AT&T. I want to upgrade to the note 3 but I want the N9005 version because I believe that it will be able to use G4 LTE signal from AT&T. The only place that I can buy the unlocked N9005 version is at Negri Electronics. However it only sell the 16 gb version and I want the 32 gb version. Is there any other place in the U.S.A that sells the N9005 unlocked version?
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I don't think there is such a thing like a 16gb note 3. At least not yet.

xclub_101 said:
I don't think there is such a thing like a 16gb note 3. At least not yet.
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http://negrielectronics.com/phones/android-mobile-c-67.html
According to the above link...the 16 gb version does exist.

Does the n9005 model have AT&T LTE for sure?
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Earthbrain said:
I have a Note 2 that I bought from AT&T. I want to upgrade to the note 3 but I want the N9005 version because I believe that it will be able to use G4 LTE signal from AT&T. The only place that I can buy the unlocked N9005 version is at Negri Electronics. However it only sell the 16 gb version and I want the 32 gb version. Is there any other place in the U.S.A that sells the N9005 unlocked version?
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Before committed to pay big $ for the phone ... check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2457964

I'd buy what you're looking for in a heartbeat - if it existed. So far it doesn't. At least not ln any of the N3's for the UK, EU, or Latin America that have been announced. The Korean S-800 SGS4 supports AT&T's bands so their N3 probably will also. But the Korean phones have funky TV h/w and a funky MMS system that's different than Western versions. Rogers' (Canada) version will be compatible with AT&T LTE and may be closer to "virgin" than AT&T's version. The challenge is warranty service both because you'd have to send it to Canada for repair (assuming Rogers' services a phone for a non-subscriber) and because Knox prevents resetting the warranty status if a non-standard ROM's been flashed. Speaking of which, you'd probably only be able to flash Rogers' ROMs via Odin unless their N3 was a "pure" i9505 capable of using international ROMs.
And as someone above mentioned there's some question as to what "unlocked" means with the N3 as there are now regional limitations on top of carrier's locking phones to their networks.
If I find a true international N3 that works on AT&T's LTE that's not regionally SIM locked I'll let you know. Until then I'm sticking with AT&T's version and hoping they haven't molested it too badly.

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Lets knock off the keyboard hero stuff and get back on topic.

The N9005 doesn't work on AT&T LTE, it is missing bands 700/1700

designgears said:
The N9005 doesn't work on AT&T LTE, it is missing bands 700/1700
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Will the N9005 work on the Rogers network in Canada? I have no idea what these bands and frequencies mean, I just know that I need LTE to work.

choch69 said:
Will the N9005 work on the Rogers network in Canada? I have no idea what these bands and frequencies mean, I just know that I need LTE to work.
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You can't just say "N9005" and expect to get an answer. "N9005" refers to generic Snapdragon 800 LTE capable version of GN3, but each country and carrier in the world has different LTE bands enabled in that Snapdragon's SoC radio. Find your Rogers here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
It operates on bands 4 and 7 - none of the Euro countries' carriers work on band 4, as you can see from the list. AT&T USA, T-Mobile USA and Rogers CA should be LTE cross compatible in most coverage areas, but not all.
If you buy N9005 version with unlocked bootloader - later, when someone makes Odin compatible with GN3 you will be able to flash Roger's LTE modem firmware to your N9005, no matter which country it is from and what LTE bands it currently has enabled

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Okay well I was looking to buy an unlocked N9005 from the UK. Since none of the euro countries work on band 4, what about band 7? Do both bands need to be working in order to get LTE? The problem with buying this in my country is that there wont be a 64gb option available.

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Okay well I was looking to buy an unlocked N9005 from the UK. Since none of the euro countries work on band 4, what about band 7? Do both bands need to be working in order to get LTE? The problem with buying this in my country is that there wont be a 64gb option available.
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Some carriers, which operate on dual band LTE use one band for upstream, and the other for downstream. If that is the case with Rogers you will have to have a phone with both bands enabled, to get LTE service from Rogers. However, even if that is not the case and both bands 4 and 7 are independent - Rogers has towers all over Canada, and in some regions those towers will operate on band 4, in other regions it will be band 7 and in some places towers will support both. By getting a phone that supports only band 7 you will greatly reduce your LTE coverage area. What percentage of Rogers' network uses what band - those details are publicly available, so you can either Google it or just call Rogers and ask. I would recommend against getting a phone, that supports only band 7, unless you plan on flashing Roger's modem to it later.

This not quite correct. A band, by definition includes both the up and downstream frequencies. Only one band is used at a time. Rogers happens to use band 4 and band 7. One is not reliant on the other. If you are in an area with band 7 coverage (most of Rogers LTE coverage has both) you will be able to use a N9005.
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Some carriers, which operate on dual band LTE use one band for upstream, and the other for downstream. If that is the case with Rogers you will have to have a phone with both bands enabled, to get LTE service from Rogers. However, even if that is not the case and both bands 4 and 7 are independent - Rogers has towers all over Canada, and in some regions those towers will operate on band 4, in other regions it will be band 7 and in some places towers will support both. By getting a phone that supports only band 7 you will greatly reduce your LTE coverage area. What percentage of Rogers' network uses what band - those details are publicly available, so you can either Google it or just call Rogers and ask. I would recommend against getting a phone, that supports only band 7, unless you plan on flashing Roger's modem to it later.
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omegacell said:
This not quite correct. A band, by definition includes both the up and downstream frequencies. Only one band is used at a time. Rogers happens to use band 4 and band 7. One is not reliant on the other. If you are in an area with band 7 coverage (most of Rogers LTE coverage has both) you will be able to use a N9005.
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you're correct by claiming each band is self contained and and can carry both, upstream and downstream. However, each carrier owns only a small portion of the spectrum in the bands they operate on, and some carriers do practice using a single band for one way traffic only, in an effort to ease the network congestion and load balancing. I'm not saying it's Rogers - I have no information on that particular carrier, but some carriers do do that. I'm just saying for carriers, who use such practice, in order to get LTE service your phone's modem must have both bands enabled, otherwise it won't register with the network and you won't get LTE service at all.

Apo11on said:
you're correct by claiming each band is self contained and and can carry both, upstream and downstream. However, each carrier owns only a small portion of the spectrum in the bands they operate on, and some carriers do practice using a single band for one way traffic only, in an effort to ease the network congestion and load balancing. I'm not saying it's Rogers - I have no information on that particular carrier, but some carriers do do that. I'm just saying for carriers, who use such practice, in order to get LTE service your phone's modem must have both bands enabled, otherwise it won't register with the network and you won't get LTE service at all.
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The OP needs to take into consideration that If he buys from an online retailer an international unit, this unit will need to be activated in its intended region before he can use it in the states.

Apo11on said:
you're correct by claiming each band is self contained and and can carry both, upstream and downstream. However, each carrier owns only a small portion of the spectrum in the bands they operate on, and some carriers do practice using a single band for one way traffic only, in an effort to ease the network congestion and load balancing. I'm not saying it's Rogers - I have no information on that particular carrier, but some carriers do do that. I'm just saying for carriers, who use such practice, in order to get LTE service your phone's modem must have both bands enabled, otherwise it won't register with the network and you won't get LTE service at all.
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I've never heard of that. Seems like a problematic setup since the RF properties of bands can vary so much. Seems like you would get in a situation where you have up but not downstream or vice versa.
Yes, you would need a N9005 from Asia, not Europe as those are region locked.

omegacell said:
Yes, you would need a N9005 from Asia, not Europe as those are region locked.
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Do you have a link for a source, where you got that information from? Or better yet - list of countries/markets, where GN3 will not be region locked?

Apo11on said:
Do you have a link for a source, where you got that information from? Or better yet - list of countries/markets, where GN3 will not be region locked?
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Email me or hit me me up through my site. We're a retailer/wholesaler, not sure if I'm allowed to post about that since it would be "advertising".

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Email me or hit me me up through my site. We're a retailer/wholesaler, not sure if I'm allowed to post about that since it would be "advertising".
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that is a valuable information, which a lot of people, watching this thread could use, not just me. I don't think it will be considered as advertising. People in this thread are looking to buy international GN3, which will work on AT&T in US. If the phone is region locked then it won't work. Therefore, listing the countries, where there is no region lock would be very much relevant to this topic.

Apo11on said:
that is a valuable information, which a lot of people, watching this thread could use, not just me. I don't think it will be considered as advertising. People in this thread are looking to buy international GN3, which will work on AT&T in US. If the phone is region locked then it won't work. Therefore, listing the countries, where there is no region lock would be very much relevant to this topic.[/QUOTEN
N9005 from HK or Singapore (perhaps others too) will work.
The South American N9000 are region locked to South American, North American, carribean etc. SIM cards (western hemisphere).
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The Ulimate Note 5 Band Guide

Greetings!
I see that there are many different threads asking about what bands are on each model. I have made a basic spreadsheet that has the various bands by model type. I have noted the resource that I have used for this. I'm still missing the SM920c model. If there are any mistakes or additional items please let me know and I will adjust accordingly.
http://1drv.ms/1L0LImY
I hope this is helpful for those importing and ordering for their specific needs.

Thanks for the time and effort

Nice job! This is what i've been looking for. I can't believe these devices are so different.

You are welcome! If someone has the SM-920C model and send me a picture from the back of the box this would be helpful!

I have a SM-N920C but unfortunately nothing is mentioned on the box about supported bands.
Will see next week if European bands are supported by this model

Check *#2263# under Band Selection

Already checked that and it looks promising. Though not sure if all those bands are supported...

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I hope this is helpful for those importing and ordering for their specific needs.
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Hi, thank you for your efforts on this.
Unfortunately, I'm not a tech person at all and don't really understand how to determine an answer to my question. I'm wondering if you can answer this for me:
I have a Note 5 that's the n920w8 model. It works with my Canadian carrier, Wind, which is AWS 1700/2100 to which they say, "20 megahertz AWS-1" (whatever that means). But they don't offer LTE yet (though they're working on it).
However, it's only 32gb. I've been looking to importing an international version that's unlocked and has dual sim. Its model number is N9208. However, I can't find a definite answer online of whether the imported version will work with my provider and I can't afford that $1000 gamble.
If I'm reading your chart correctly, the difference between the two is that the W model has 1700 and 2100 but the 920 only has the 2100. You've noted on the right that Wind uses that 1700. Since you didn't note on it, is the 2100 in your chart also Wind?
In short, should I import this phone?
Thank you very much.

Thanks for your work on that
No GN5 is compatible with 2600mhz 4G?
Best choice to import in France is choosing a N9208 ?

I can already confirm band 20 is supported by the SM-N920C.

And band 3 as well.

Can someone please confirm... According to this spreadsheet. The hongkong version N9200 and the N9208 will get LTE on the Canadian Rogers network?

I picked up a Silver Titanium Duo Sim version and it definitely works with Fido's LTE.

I am using n9208 on Rogers with lte
Sent from my SM-N9208 using XDA Free mobile app

Has anyone got the N9200 (dual sim) in the UK? I have seen it being advertised as supporting bands 20/26 for LTE.

@aez and @Deliximus, can I ask where you guys got your phones? And are either of you able to confirm they work on Wind? Is there a Wind shop near you you could pop into and check by having the drop a sim in? I'd really appreciate it. Thank you.

Hmmm. I'm a bit confused as my T-Mobile Note has many more bands than what is on the website... See attachment. I wondering if the *#2263# is actually accurate?

djdurance said:
Hmmm. I'm a bit confused as my T-Mobile Note has many more bands than what is on the website... See attachment. I wondering if the *#2263# is actually accurate?
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I have the exact same bands on my N920C. I don't think those are all the supported ones, beacuse I believe the N920I has exactly the same displayed, but band 20 isn't working on that model...

Alta1r said:
I have the exact same bands on my N920C. I don't think those are all the supported ones, beacuse I believe the N920I has exactly the same displayed, but band 20 isn't working on that model...
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Ah... That's what I thought. I believe the original list is indeed correct.

will a sprint note 5 work on ATT. I entered the serial number in on att website and it said it would work? would I still get lte

Question Can you enable carrier aggregation on HK S21 Ultra G9980?

Hello,
I live in the US but purchased the Hong Kong model S21 Ultra, model SM-G9980. This model is using the Snapdragon chip set, and supports dual physical SIM. It supports LTE bands 2,4,12 yet it has not been aggregating any of the LTE bands in areas which I know a US model would.
As far as I'm aware, there is no access to a hidden network menu that will allow you to toggle carrier aggregation options.
I wanted to attempt installing the T-Mobile USA CSC, but Sammobile doesn't have any US model S21 Ultra firmware yet.
Does anyone know of a way I can enable carrier aggregation?

Update: I found the T-Mobile S21 Ultra firmware. Using a cracked version of ODIN I tried to install just the HOME_CSC for the T-Mobile variant. It immediately failed and now my phone won't even allow me into download mode again without showing "error while downloading."
I was able to bypass that and this time I filled in all the Taiwan G9980 but used the US XAA Home_CSC. This appeared to be working until the very end of the installation process when it finally said FAIL!

Update 2: I downloaded the Taiwan version of the firmware. Still not aggregating LTE. I also have a feeling 5G is not working because the phone won't aggregate the LTE anchor associated with N41 5G in my area. Really hoping to figure this out sooner than later!

Update 3: On a forum discussing the G9880 found HERE someone noted that 5G only worked in the "SIM 2" slot on that model. I switched my SIM to SIM2 and now the 5G icon is appearing, although I have checked *#0011# and noticed that it does not show any NR band connected, only Band 2 LTE. Note the photo below...
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Samsung requires all binaries to match a signature for that specific firmware so you cannot flash US Home_CSC or other files on Taiwanese S21 even though it is Snapdragon.
So far only one person has figured out how to get CA and enable US bands on Asian Snapdragon model Galaxy series phone.
Their username is Mdyche82. Check their post here, sadly he lost the SSD before he could post a howto.
eSIM?
So, I've read in several places the US N20U has eSIM. I see the eSIM control app is in stalled. But that's all I see of it. Even an article here on XDA says all N20Us have eSIM except Japan, Korea and China. Can anyone confirm? And if so, how...
forum.xda-developers.com

VICosPhi said:
Samsung requires all binaries to match a signature for that specific firmware so you cannot flash US Home_CSC or other files on Taiwanese S21 even though it is Snapdragon.
So far only one person has figured out how to get CA and enable US bands on Asian Snapdragon model Galaxy series phone.
Their username is Mdyche82. Check their post here, sadly he lost the SSD before he could post a howto.
eSIM?
So, I've read in several places the US N20U has eSIM. I see the eSIM control app is in stalled. But that's all I see of it. Even an article here on XDA says all N20Us have eSIM except Japan, Korea and China. Can anyone confirm? And if so, how...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Thank you!

Hi @teedawgg! I work with website called cacombos.com where I have listed over 300 different devices and supported Carrier Aggregation combinations. I don't have any details from your device yet (you can contribute log to cacombos.com/contribute if you like) but I think your device doesn't have US CA combinations defined to modem firmware. Even switching firmware's doesn't change hardware combinations.
Seems second SIM slot activate 5G-support but it requires your device support 5G combinations (EN_DC) and I think HK model doesn't.
But please share QMDL log from your device to cacombos.com/contribute so then we know more what combinations your device modem support. I don't recommend buy device from other regions because this could be issue. Free to browse other devices on my site to learn more about Carrier Aggregation and Dual Connectivity supports.

teedawgg said:
Hello,
I live in the US but purchased the Hong Kong model S21 Ultra, model SM-G9980. This model is using the Snapdragon chip set, and supports dual physical SIM. It supports LTE bands 2,4,12 yet it has not been aggregating any of the LTE bands in areas which I know a US model would.
As far as I'm aware, there is no access to a hidden network menu that will allow you to toggle carrier aggregation options.
I wanted to attempt installing the T-Mobile USA CSC, but Sammobile doesn't have any US model S21 Ultra firmware yet.
Does anyone know of a way I can enable carrier aggregation?
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Hello ! I am in Canada and I am still not convinced if I change my device for this one. But if i take one is will be the same model like you the SM-G9980. Because you can have it cheaper than directly than the company with a dual sim , another big advantage is the unlocked bootloader.
So I know that this model is directly without doing anything compatible with the carriers from the USA and Canada too for the 3G and 4G. I know that 5G is not yet compatible with. I know that the 5g bands in canada is n66 (1700) i don't know which one is for USA?
I'm curious if you have found something that works for unlocking bands network? And also if you can flash a firmware from another country? With your message it does not seem like it is possible? and what does it really bring more finally to use the SIM2? And honestly I don't care about 5G, not a lot of zones available, consuming a lot on the battery and more.. the 4G is still a lot faster.. I'm just curious about this.

Where you able to load a US firmware?

teedawgg said:
Update 3: On a forum discussing the G9880 found HERE someone noted that 5G only worked in the "SIM 2" slot on that model. I switched my SIM to SIM2 and now the 5G icon is appearing, although I have checked *#0011# and noticed that it does not show any NR band connected, only Band 2 LTE. Note the photo below...
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Hi, bro have u enabled CA yet or not ??? Coz m having a same problem as in ur ss it's showing CA not config 0 0 , same problem with me how to enable this CA (carrier aggregation

olkitu said:
Hi @teedawgg! I work with website called cacombos.com where I have listed over 300 different devices and supported Carrier Aggregation combinations. I don't have any details from your device yet (you can contribute log to cacombos.com/contribute if you like) but I think your device doesn't have US CA combinations defined to modem firmware. Even switching firmware's doesn't change hardware combinations.
Seems second SIM slot activate 5G-support but it requires your device support 5G combinations (EN_DC) and I think HK model doesn't.
But please share QMDL log from your device to cacombos.com/contribute so then we know more what combinations your device modem support. I don't recommend buy device from other regions because this could be issue. Free to browse other devices on my site to learn more about Carrier Aggregation and Dual Connectivity supports.
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Hello bro can u help to enable carrier aggregation I have a s20+ 5g Canadian G986W nd m using it in india , how to enable carrier aggregation plssss help else I have to sell this nd buy the new s20 fe 5g plssss pllsssss plsssss help

FearLesS007 said:
Hello bro can u help to enable carrier aggregation I have a s20+ 5g Canadian G986W nd m using it in india , how to enable carrier aggregation plssss help else I have to sell this nd buy the new s20 fe 5g plssss pllsssss plsssss help
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Canadian model of S20+ 5G doesn't support Carrier Aggregation used in India I think. Here is listed supported combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-G986W

The Snapdragon 888 will allow aggregation of those two bands. ... There are three models of Samsung's latest: The Galaxy S21, the S21+ and the S21 Ultra.

olkitu said:
Canadian model of S20+ 5G doesn't support Carrier Aggregation used in India I think. Here is listed supported combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-G986W
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R u sure na ??? I'm going to sell this phone if tmrw if u r sure

williamtim said:
The Snapdragon 888 will allow aggregation of those two bands. ... There are three models of Samsung's latest: The Galaxy S21, the S21+ and the S21 Ultra.
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Make sure you have correct region device because different region device support different combinations. These are defined to modem firmware. Best way buy own region device. Help me to keep cacombos.com updated by sending your device log to cacombos.com/contribute.
FearLesS007 said:
R u sure na ??? I'm going to sell this phone if tmrw if u r sure
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I'm sure. Good idea sell it and buy own region device.

olkitu said:
Make sure you have correct region device because different region device support different combinations. These are defined to modem firmware. Best way buy own region device. Help me to keep cacombos.com updated by sending your device log to cacombos.com/contribute.
I'm sure. Good idea sell it and buy own region device.
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If we change region (CSC) then it will support my sim CA ????? IF YES plsss guide me how can change csc , to INDIAN

olkitu said:
Canadian model of S20+ 5G doesn't support Carrier Aggregation used in India I think. Here is listed supported combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-G986W
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bro i have same issue with those 2 guys in the post. I have unlocked s21+ purchased from samsung.com model SM_G996U1 and im suing this device in Korea trying to use band 38 as CA. korea telecom uses 3as main and 8 as sub so 3-8band configuration should work as long as i know about s21 uses all band configuration but mine still says ca-not config 00 and only shows LTE not LTE+. help me

moksjm said:
bro i have same issue with those 2 guys in the post. I have unlocked s21+ purchased from samsung.com model SM_G996U1 and im suing this device in Korea trying to use band 38 as CA. korea telecom uses 3as main and 8 as sub so 3-8band configuration should work as long as i know about s21 uses all band configuration but mine still says ca-not config 00 and only shows LTE not LTE+. help me
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US model of Samsung doesn't support 38-3 CA combination. I don't have exactly your model combinations so you can contribute your device to https://cacombos.com/contribute
But I think your model very close for these:
S21 Ultra 5G US: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-G998U1
S21 US: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-G991U

Hello guys,
I might be able to help you guys out. I had this same issue with my S21 ultra bought from samsung us store but was able to find a work around. Not sure If this would work for you guys but you might as well give it a try. You will need to download QPST, QXDM and have samsung and qualcomm drivers installed.
1. Make sure to have usb debugging on
2. Connect phone to usb and open dialer type *#0808# and select RMNET+DM+MODEM+ADPL(MDM) and leave it there
3. Open QPST and add new port. ( you should see the phone showing up in one of the COM ports ) add this port.
4. Launch EFS Explorer (Start Clients menu)
5. Select phone port that shows an ESN. ( the one added before ) it should take a moment to load
6. Navigate to / nv / Item_files / modem / lte / rrc / cap folder
7. Backup the "prune_ca_combos" file to our computer
8. Delete this file from the phone and reboot.
You should be getting LTE+ after reboot. Let me know if this helped you guys out. @moksjm @FearLesS007 @teedawgg @Max128

teedawgg said:
Hello,
I live in the US but purchased the Hong Kong model S21 Ultra, model SM-G9980. This model is using the Snapdragon chip set, and supports dual physical SIM. It supports LTE bands 2,4,12 yet it has not been aggregating any of the LTE bands in areas which I know a US model would.
As far as I'm aware, there is no access to a hidden network menu that will allow you to toggle carrier aggregation options.
I wanted to attempt installing the T-Mobile USA CSC, but Sammobile doesn't have any US model S21 Ultra firmware yet.
Does anyone know of a way I can enable carrier aggregation?
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teedawgg said:
Update 3: On a forum discussing the G9880 found HERE someone noted that 5G only worked in the "SIM 2" slot on that model. I switched my SIM to SIM2 and now the 5G icon is appearing, although I have checked *#0011# and noticed that it does not show any NR band connected, only Band 2 LTE. Note the photo below...
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The SM-G9980 Hong Kong variant is a unique model. It's not possible to flash most firmware to this device, the only alternatives are CHC (China) and BRI (Taiwan). At this time regardless of the firmware you flash your device isn't capable of enabling CA or 5G services. If it were me I would flash the original CSC (TGY) as it much more user friendly than the Taiwan or China firmware.