I know this phone doesn't actually support AWS, but I know some older samsung galaxy devices also did not support AWS.
Is there any way to get this to support AWS?
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Are there any windows 8.1 devices fully compatible with T-Mobile in the US? LTE, etc? Obviously ones besides what T-Mobile sells?
I assume you mean Windows *Phone* 8.1? Well, there's obviously any that are sold by TMoUS MVNOs (check Wikipedia or something). There's the ATIV S SGH-T899M, which was an 8.0 launch device but still has decent specs and is fully compatible... you have to get it from Canada, though. Probably any other phones from the same carrier (TELUS Mobility) will also work. I don't know of any others that are going to be fully compatible but which they don't sell; there might be a few, though.
Lumia 1520.3 Supports AWS HSPA+ and LTE. Any AT&T branded device supports AWS LTE, but they disabled HSPA+ in the radio firmware for some reason....(I wonder why? )
So after the denim update, AWS (aka 1700/2100 or LTE Band 4) support for the icon(929) became available, and because of this I purchased the Icon and I love it. However I live in Canada and have a month to month plan with Mobilicity. I guess I didn't do my research well enough (I'd like to think the internet was a bit misleading but....i guess its matter of perspective). Mobilicity solely rely on the AWS band frequency. They don't offer LTE but instead use HSPA . I knew that already but I figured that since AWS was supported I could receive HSPA signal over the 4G radio but nope I was wrong.
So I guess there are enough distinct differences between HSPA on AWS and LTE on AWS enough for them to be not cross compatible? Is this a hardware "issue" or a firmware/software one that I could do something about? Is it possible to enable 2G/3G/HSPA over the 4G radio? Or maybe I can get it to work by setting the APN correctly? I looked at some phones specs over on GSMArena which do offer HSPA + LTE support over AWS, I really want to say that it seems unlikely that 2 or more pieces of hardware are required to offer 2 services on what is essentially the same frequency.
I am interested in buying US version (Snapdragon) of factory unlocked Note 8. However, it's full specs on network/radio bands are not listed yet even on Samsung official site.
I looked in full specs for Galaxy S8 unlocked (SM-G950UZKAXAA) vs carrier version such as Galaxy S8 for T-mobile (SM-G950UZKATMB), and noticed that carrier versions all listed support for 4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500), while unlocked version does not. As the screenshots show.
So will Note 8 unlocked (Snapdradon) also be missing the 4G TDD LTE bands (B38, B39, B40, B41)?
Or maybe the specs listed on Samsung official site are not accurate and unlocked also supports those bands? Wishful thinking.
4G TDD LTE is used in some countries like China. So anyone with unlocked S8 on tmobile traveled to China can confirm if 4G data worked in China with t-mobile SIM?
If the unlocked phone only has the benefit to switch carriers in US but has limited band support internationally, then I will have to think twice.
Yeah I was trying to figure this out as well. So far, from other sites, I have seen mix messages. One site FrequencyCheck.com states that it does have those bands and other show them is missing...not sure which one is correct. Also, for other sites I have seen that the T-Mobile version also has 3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010), B39(1880) and the unlocked version has 3G CDMA: 800/1900. I really can not make heads or tails of this information....is it correct, who is wrong??? I called Samsung that they don't have the information yet, so I don't know either way. I'm leaning to go with the Unlocked by Samsung version, but I am in the same boat with regards to this matter.
Looks like it, i have a Unlocked verdion of the phone.
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anyone managed to get into and activate it
even with root, we can't use that menu
s10 exynos has crappy signals on t mobile
hoping i could change that
There is no way to change Samsung Exynos Carrier Aggregation. This is EU/Global model and i think it doesn't support CA with US Bands.
You can check supported bands and CA support when you collect log from your device: https://mt-tech.fi/en/how-to-get-4g-supported-ca-combinations-from-your-android-phone/ . Please share log to https://cacombos.com/contribute then could list bands and combinations supported in US:
I have already some listed here: https://cacombos.com/device?model=SM-G975F but could missing some.
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anyone managed to get into and activate it
even with root, we can't use that menu
s10 exynos has crappy signals on t mobile
hoping i could change that
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I have TMobile and have no signal issues. Even the US unlocked S10 doesn't support carrier aggregation, you'd have to buy the Tmo branded S10. I purposely went out of my way to get a G973F so I can have an unlocked bootloader and root. The only band missing from the G973F for Tmo is band 71 which is only a big deal if you live in rural areas. I'm in Massachusetts and there is no band 71 here at all. Considering the G973F has all the same bands as the G973U besides band 71 I doubt you would be getting any better signal with it unless you're in one of the few remote areas with band 71.
It mostly comes down to what your carrier provides in your area. For example where I am (Western NY) Verizon & AT&T I can get it however with TMobile I can't even get a 4g signal. I had an s9 (g960F) when I tested this and the same is showing for my s10e. I would strongly recommend trying AT&T.
is CA is working on snapdragon model
Hello everybody!
I have bought an unlocked VZW S10 5G from the US and I'm using it in Spain with Movistar as a carrier.
I have a big permanent question on my mind and I can't seem to find a right answer to it anywhere on the web.
As far as I know, the modem this phone has is the Qualcomm X50 modem, which is supposed to be for both Sub6 and mmWave bands (https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon-x50-5g-modem). Nevertheless, Samsung only lists mmWave frequencies on their specs page (see specs at the end of the page https://www.samsung.com/us/business/support/owners/product/galaxy-s10-5g-verizon/)
I know that here in Europe we are not deploying 5G the same way it has been done in the US, since the bands that are becoming available are Sub6.
Eventhough it's currently poorly deployed here in Spain, the only band that is available at the moment is the one at 3500 MHz (n78, I think). I've read they'll soon make the band at 700 MHz available, too.
When using the Samsung Selection app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ray.samsungbandselection), I only see the bands n260 and n261, which I know are the available mmWave bands in the US, and the B bands that are used for 4G/LTE and previous.
My questions are the following:
1. Will I ever be able to connect to 5G through some LTE bands or won't that be possible?
2. Could it be that Verizon has disabled the sub6 bands for this phone via SW?
3. Could I use B bands at the same frequency instead? For example, the b42 band, which is also at 3500 MHz, is not listed, but maybe in the near future when the 700 MHz band gets released, will I be able to use the the b12 band, which is also 700 MHz?
I would appreciate any contributions you could make!
Thanks a lot in advance!
1. No you can't use 5G in Spain with this phone because it doesn't support 5G band n78.
2. Modems are configured by Qualcomm and you can't just modify these because these are signed.
3. No you can't really...
Also good check basic Carrier Aggregation combination support by this device. If you like Contribute my site cacombos.com/contribute your device QMDL log with scat I like to add this device to site.
But my advise if you like have 5G in Spain, then you need European version of Samsung phone.