Samsung Note 5 SM-N920T (T-mobile) Low Cell Signal Strength - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello!
I recently bought a Samsung Note 5 SM-N920T (T-mobile) and I noticed I have problems with the gsm signal.
I did update to the latest version of the software, but the problem was not fixed.
I tried two sim cards from different operators (Vodafone and Telekom), i even replaced sim card, I changed from LTE/4G to 3G/2G and I still have poor signal.
In areas with good signal the phone works perfectly. I did not have any problems with my old phones (Samsung S1/S2/S3/S4/S5/Note4)
I'm from Romania (Europe) different area from the phone (US).
How can I solve the problem with the poor gsm signal?

Nu poti sa ai faci nimic...am si eu acelasi model de telefon si il folosesc in Germania...ca sa mearga ar trebui inlocuit modemul prin flash si cipul fizic...bataie de cap si nu se merita...pe al meu lam si stricat odata...greu lam reparat cu z3x....

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[Q] All my questions about Samsung GT 8.9 LTE (SGH-i957)

Hi All!!!
There is some user SGH-i957 that can solve my doubts?
Is the SGH-i957 AT&T sim-locked???
Is the SGH-i957 AT&T S.O. Honeycomb 3.2???
Italian is the language from those available in the system settings??
Is the SGH-i957 interface smooth and fast as SGT 10.1 or XOOM???
Has anyone tried to play 720p H.264 High Profile Videos??? Are smooth or jerky??? (in the SGT 10.1 & 8.9 with tegra 2 only 720p H.264 Basic Profiles ar playable without stuttering !!)
Has anyone tried to play 1080p H.264 Videos??? is it possible???
I would like to buy a SGH-i957 AT&T (used) because I'm interested to replace my SGT 10.1 (bought in Italy) because the Tegra 2 is really bad with H.264 720p video. Instead, I'm not interested in the LTE (only 3G HSPA in Italy for now).
Thanks in advance to those who want to answer!!!
P.S. Sorry for my "googled" english
Max
As far as I know, AT&T uses different 3G frequencies then we use here in Europe, so the 3G won't work either.
Ikaro said:
Hi All!!!
There is some user SGH-i957 that can solve my doubts?
Is the SGH-i957 AT&T sim-locked???
Yes but it can be unlocked online. I used cellunlocker.net.
Is the SGH-i957 AT&T S.O. Honeycomb 3.2???
Yes, 3.2, but will probably be one of the last Samsung tablets to receive 4.0
Italian is the language from those available in the system settings??
Sì, di lingua italiana è un'opzione.
Is the SGH-i957 interface smooth and fast as SGT 10.1 or XOOM???
It is faster than the 10.1 and Xoom, superior CPU and GPU
Has anyone tried to play 720p H.264 High Profile Videos??? Are smooth or jerky??? (in the SGT 10.1 & 8.9 with tegra 2 only 720p H.264 Basic Profiles ar playable without stuttering !!)
Yes, it plays high profile just fine. Once again, superior CPU and GPU.
Has anyone tried to play 1080p H.264 Videos??? is it possible???
Have not tried that yet.
I would like to buy a SGH-i957 AT&T (used) because I'm interested to replace my SGT 10.1 (bought in Italy) because the Tegra 2 is really bad with H.264 720p video. Instead, I'm not interested in the LTE (only 3G HSPA in Italy for now).
Thanks in advance to those who want to answer!!!
P.S. Sorry for my "googled" english
Non c'è bisogno di chiedere scusa. Il mio italiano è peggio che il tuo inglese. E io sono italiano!
Max
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poisike said:
As far as I know, AT&T uses different 3G frequencies then we use here in Europe, so the 3G won't work either.
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Thanks for your reply!!
In the AT&T web page, the specs about SGH-i957 AT&T say:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSPA+/HSPA: 850/1900/2100 MHz
while in the SAMSUNG italian web page, the specs about SGT 8.9 P7300 say:
GSM&EDGE Band 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Band 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
The 3G frequencies are the same... right???
Max
Ikaro said:
Thanks for your reply!!
In the AT&T web page, the specs about SGH-i957 AT&T say:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSPA+/HSPA: 850/1900/2100 MHz
while in the SAMSUNG italian web page, the specs about SGT 8.9 P7300 say:
GSM&EDGE Band 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Band 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
The 3G frequencies are the same... right???
Max
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Right. It will work just fine on European GSM/UMTS/HSPA networks. Also, if you want to wait a few days, I think you will find that it is launching in several European countries very soon, starting with Norway.
Here where I live we have:
HSPA in cities 2100mhz
HSPA outside cities 900mhz (because it has larger range then the higher frequency)
3G 1800mhz
I believe it is the same for most European countries. I personally would not buy a device that doesn't support HSPA on 900mhz.
In Italian:
Ciao Croak, noi italiani siamo dovunque!!
Grazie per aver risposto alle mie domande!!
Sarò pazzo ma ho intenzione di acquistare un SGH-i957 AT&T usato su ebay perchè ha la (CPU + GPU) più veloce del Tegra 2 del mio SGT 10.1 P7500.
In particolare mi interessa perchè con i video il Tegra 2 è pessimo, mentre la fluidità di TW + Honeycomb 3.2 è buona.
translated into English:
Hello croak, we Italians are everywhere!
Thanks for answering my questions!
I'll be crazy but I'm going to purchase a SGH-i957 AT&T used on ebay because it has the (CPU + GPU) faster than the Tegra 2 of my SGT 10.1 P7500.
In particular I am interested because the videos with the Tegra 2 is very poor, but the fluidity of TW + Honeycomb 3.2 is good.
Max
I can say for sure that 1080p mkvs play great.
I have watched some 15+ gb 1080p mkv movies from my file server over wifi on the local LAN using bsplayer.
poisike said:
Here where I live we have:
HSPA in cities 2100mhz
HSPA outside cities 900mhz (because it has larger range then the higher frequency)
3G 1800mhz
I believe it is the same for most European countries. I personally would not buy a device that doesn't support HSPA on 900mhz.
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Ok i checked (wikipedia and other italian web site):
In Italy 3G use 2100MHz (1920 - 1980MHz Uplink and 2110 - 2170MHz Downlink)
In Estonia 3G use 900/2100MHz
Max
Ikaro said:
Ok i checked (wikipedia and other italian web site):
In Italy 3G use 2100MHz (1920 - 1980MHz Uplink and 2110 - 2170MHz Downlink)
In Estonia 3G use 900/2100MHz
Max
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The MSM6660 in the Tab 8.9 LTE does support 900 UMTS, without a doubt.
Croak said:
The MSM6660 in the Tab 8.9 LTE does support 900 UMTS, without a doubt.
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UMTS yes, but we don't have 900mhz UMTS here. We have UMTS at 1800mhz. HSPA at 900mhz and 2100mhz.
poisike said:
UMTS yes, but we don't have 900mhz UMTS here. We have UMTS at 1800mhz. HSPA at 900mhz and 2100mhz.
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UMTS/HSPA are interchangeable for the purposes of radios.
TLDR
THE AT&T TAB 8.9 LTE WILL WORK ON ALL EUROPEAN GSM/HSPA/UMTS DATA FREQUENCIES
Clear enough?
Thanks poisike for the questions you raised about the UMTS frequencies, I had not thought
Wow Croak, we understand!!!!
Many thanks modestone, your words are music to my ears
Max
Croak said:
UMTS/HSPA are interchangeable for the purposes of radios.
TLDR
THE AT&T TAB 8.9 LTE WILL WORK ON ALL EUROPEAN GSM/HSPA/UMTS DATA FREQUENCIES
Clear enough?
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I don't want to argue with you but i'm afraid it is not true. I personally have used a device with the same radio specs as the AT&T Tab 8.9 and it doesn't give me HSPA internet connection outside cities where we use 900mhz for HSPA.
If the specs are true there > http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_8_9_lte-4125.php then i'm sure this device would not give me HSPA connection outside cities (at least here in Estonia).
Hi,
Anybody know how to add new UI to i957 from P7310 ? I need russian UI in system menu)
I confirm i957 4G LTE supports 3G on other GSM operators (My i957 work with 3G of Megafon russia).
XD90 said:
I confirm i957 4G LTE supports 3G on other GSM operators (My i957 work with 3G of Megafon russia).
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thanks for Your reply, I'm sorry but I can not help to change the language interface
Max
Samsung Galaxy Tab SGH-I957 ATT no 3G
Hi there, I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab SGH-I957 from ebay.I'm currently a ATT Customer and I have a 3g sim card with unlimited data plan.I already tried 26 times to get internet via 3g sim card but it won't work. I have also did the root process.Somebody said I need to unlock it but that makes no sense since I have a ATT sim card. Any advice will be highly appreciated.
spielberg911 said:
Hi there, I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab SGH-I957 from ebay.I'm currently a ATT Customer and I have a 3g sim card with unlimited data plan.I already tried 26 times to get internet via 3g sim card but it won't work. I have also did the root process.Somebody said I need to unlock it but that makes no sense since I have a ATT sim card. Any advice will be highly appreciated.
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you need a 4g SIM. the old 3g SIM cards will not work with 4G devices.
AT&T Bloat Ware Delete
I made a list of all all the apps that I would consider bloat ware. One thing I noticed is that when I deleted "AT&T Communication Manager" I get constant FCs.
Why would this be? Is there a way to delete it without FCs or should it just be freezed?
Anyway here is the list:
AT&T Communication Manager (This may not be able to be deleted)
AT&T Code Scanner
AT&T Family Map
AT&T Navigator
Social Hub
My AT&T
Media Hub
Pulse
Qik
Yellow Pages
Zinio
Also these may be considered useless in my opinion:
Pen Memo
Memo
Messaging (I don't have a data plan for my tablet)

[Q] HTC ONE banda 2600Mhz

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Buy an HTC model PNO7120 ONE international version, this model brings the 2600MHz band for 4G in Costa Rica, there is a chance to activate it via some software or I putting on a new ruu

Le S3 x522 Volte not working? Some one please help.

I am using leeco le s3 x522. Every thing is fine with that phone . But Volte is not working
.My operator (Dialog GSM, Sri Lanka ) using Band 3 for Volte. Its working well in Samsung S8, Huawei and apple phones. My EUI version is 5.8.020. Please some one help. In settings i have enables volte calls but no use.

Mi 9 lite - No 4G+ (LTE-A)

Hello!
I'm a new owner of the Mi 9 lite. I'm loving the phone but I can't get it to connect to 4G+ (LTE-A).
My previous phone connects instantly to 4G+ and I get speeds of about 40-50 mbit/s. But my precious Mi 9 lite only connects to normal 4G with 12-18mbit.
Location is Sweden and phone bought in Sweden. Global version.
I've checked phone status and the physical LTE band configuration is just {}.
Any ideas? Do you guys have 4G+ on your Mi 9 Lite?
I've got 4G+ on my Mi 9 Lite. I live in Australia and I'm on Telstra which is our nation's primary telecom. Do you know if your provider supports 4G+. I know that some MVNOs in my country do not support the standard.
Echo2124 said:
I've got 4G+ on my Mi 9 Lite. I live in Australia and I'm on Telstra which is our nation's primary telecom. Do you know if your provider supports 4G+. I know that some MVNOs in my country do not support the standard.
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Yes, as you see in my post I got 4G+ at home if I put the SIM in my old phone.
Today I visited Finland and I got 4G+ there, so I suspect it's some settings on my home provider that I need to fix.
Echo2124 said:
I've got 4G+ on my Mi 9 Lite. I live in Australia and I'm on Telstra which is our nation's primary telecom. Do you know if your provider supports 4G+. I know that some MVNOs in my country do not support the standard.
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So, after my trip to Finland (where I got 4G+) I now have 4G+ also at home. So it has fixed itself somehow. I don't care why, I'm just happy it has jumped up to 4G+ also at home
Problem solved.

General CN version hardware does not support 5g in the US

Will Xiaomi Mi 11 work in USA?
In this page we are going to show you the compatibility of Xiaomi Mi 11 with the mobile networks of USA and with the telephony operators that provide service in USA.
www.kimovil.com
You can always use this website to check this (this is where I was able to confirm it's working fine in Europe ): https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/US/xiaomi-mi-11
Yeah, that's the link I posted. It shows the CN version doesn't support any US 5g band.
Beerit's Pet said:
Yeah, that's the link I posted.
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Sorry, I did not see that (perhaps I was a bit too quick with my reply)
CN MI 11 supports NR band n1, n3, n28a, n41, n77, n78, n79.
All those bands are usually implemented in Asian countries.
n1 and n3 need OTA update after Chinese carriers have implemented those bands.
n28a is kinda narrow, ranging from 703MHz to 733MHz.
That's it. No fancy mmWave bands are supported.
Cambrianw said:
CN MI 11 supports NR band n1, n3, n28a, n41, n77, n78, n79.
All those bands are usually implemented in Asian countries.
n1 and n3 need OTA update after Chinese carriers have implemented those bands.
n28a is kinda narrow, ranging from 703MHz to 733MHz.
That's it. No fancy mmWave bands are supported.
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Does flashing a new ROM modify the supported bands or is the CN phone missing required hardware to support NA bands?
philhab said:
Does flashing a new ROM modify the supported bands or is the CN phone missing required hardware to support NA bands?
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Flashing a new ROM is unlikely to modify the supported bands. I assume that in order to modify it, you need to figure out how to flash the baseband...
As for mmWave bands support, MI 11 doesn't have mmWave antennas so don't expect that to happen.
Hey guys. Just to let you in on my experience with 5G, although I live in Europe, România.
Had the CN Mi 11 until yesterday. I use 2 sim cards, one from Digi, one from Orange. Digi worked fine in 5g. Although, by specs, the CN fully supports all the 5g bands needed (mostly referring to N1 for orange), I never got 5g on orange. And we have full city coverage. 4G+ also doesn't work.
Got the global version yesterday, same bands on paper, and what do you know. Immediately 5G, 4G+, everything working fine.
One more thing about the CN version. I used it both CN original rom and with Xiaomi.eu rom.
On the CN rom, the 5G icon used to appear where there was 5G coverage, but the connection itself was 4G. In the first week I didn't even have 5G activated on my sim, and it was still showing 5G. Some weird trick to induce people in error?
On a local forum, everyone has the same issue, CN version won't work on 5G, global yes. Same bands, I guess different modem settings. Someone flashed the global rom on it, but still same result.
So to put it short, in România, with orange operator, CN version doesn't do 5G, not even 4G+, global works fine.
natarau said:
Hey guys. Just to let you in on my experience with 5G, although I live in Europe, România.
Had the CN Mi 11 until yesterday. I use 2 sim cards, one from Digi, one from Orange. Digi worked fine in 5g. Although, by specs, the CN fully supports all the 5g bands needed (mostly referring to N1 for orange), I never got 5g on orange. And we have full city coverage. 4G+ also doesn't work.
Got the global version yesterday, same bands on paper, and what do you know. Immediately 5G, 4G+, everything working fine.
One more thing about the CN version. I used it both CN original rom and with Xiaomi.eu rom.
On the CN rom, the 5G icon used to appear where there was 5G coverage, but the connection itself was 4G. In the first week I didn't even have 5G activated on my sim, and it was still showing 5G. Some weird trick to induce people in error?
On a local forum, everyone has the same issue, CN version won't work on 5G, global yes. Same bands, I guess different modem settings. Someone flashed the global rom on it, but still same result.
So to put it short, in România, with orange operator, CN version doesn't do 5G, not even 4G+, global works fine.
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Sounds weird. According to Kimovil both Digi and Orange in Romania work on the same 5g bands. But not N1, N78. And you claim that CN M11 works on Digi 5g and not on Orange 5g? Did you check with Orange what's wrong?
Unfortunately, I don't have 5g here to check myself. But 4g+ works fine.
Does someone else has CN MI11 and can't get 5g?
Sorry, maybe I confused N1 with N78. Makes no difference. Yes, one network (Digi) worked, Orange not. And as I said, not just for me, for others with CN version of the phone as well. Not much to check with Orange since the global phone, which they also sell, works fine.
Another thing that bothered me and made me sell it and get the global version, was the feedback that the CN Mi 11 didn't get 5G on orange even with the global rom, which should change the modem files as well.
natarau said:
Another thing that bothered me and made me sell it and get the global version, was the feedback that the CN Mi 11 didn't get 5G on orange even with the global rom, which should change the modem files as well.
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Although they are under the same N78 band, It should be noted that NR-ARFCN(the number chain that corresponds to a specific frequency) range may actually be different on different versions of the same hardware. That's why Galaxy S10 5G sold in South Korea doesn't work on 5G networks of China Unicom and China Telecom even though the phone supports N78 band that is implemented by those two carriers. I assume that's the same reason that you don't get 5G on some carriers even though they use the NR band that the phone supports.
All above is my personal thoughts, the truth may differ from that.
Let me know if I am wrong.
CN Model 12gb/256gb still on China Rom (waiting on 7d to switch to Xiaomi EU) T Mobile 5g with VOLTE
natarau said:
Hola, chicos. Solo para contarles mi experiencia con 5G, aunque vivo en Europa, România.
Tenía el CN Mi 11 hasta ayer. Utilizo 2 tarjetas SIM, una de Digi y otra de Orange. Digi funcionó bien en 5g. Aunque, según las especificaciones, el CN es totalmente compatible con todas las bandas de 5g necesarias (principalmente refiriéndose a N1 para naranja), nunca obtuve 5g en naranja. Y tenemos cobertura completa de la ciudad. 4G + tampoco funciona.
Ayer conseguí la versión global, las mismas bandas en papel, y qué sabes. Inmediatamente 5G, 4G +, todo funciona bien.
Una cosa más sobre la versión CN. Lo usé tanto con la rom original de CN como con la rom de Xiaomi.eu.
En la rom CN, el icono 5G solía aparecer donde había cobertura 5G, pero la conexión en sí era 4G. En la primera semana ni siquiera tenía 5G activado en mi sim, y todavía mostraba 5G. ¿Algún truco extraño para inducir a la gente a equivocarse?
En un foro local, todos tienen el mismo problema, la versión CN no funcionará en 5G, globalmente sí. Mismos bandas, supongo que diferentes configuraciones de módem. Alguien mostró la rom global en él, pero sigue siendo el mismo resultado.
Entonces, en pocas palabras, en România, con el operador naranja, la versión CN no hace 5G, ni siquiera 4G +, global funciona bien.
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Hello friend, if you are a root user, you should connect to pdc and see what profile the global version is using, I'm sure it uses a different one than CN if you manually change That in theory should solve the problem, it is something similar to what happens with oneplus, vivo and iqoo
natarau said:
Hey guys. Just to let you in on my experience with 5G, although I live in Europe, România.
Had the CN Mi 11 until yesterday. I use 2 sim cards, one from Digi, one from Orange. Digi worked fine in 5g. Although, by specs, the CN fully supports all the 5g bands needed (mostly referring to N1 for orange), I never got 5g on orange. And we have full city coverage. 4G+ also doesn't work.
Got the global version yesterday, same bands on paper, and what do you know. Immediately 5G, 4G+, everything working fine.
One more thing about the CN version. I used it both CN original rom and with Xiaomi.eu rom.
On the CN rom, the 5G icon used to appear where there was 5G coverage, but the connection itself was 4G. In the first week I didn't even have 5G activated on my sim, and it was still showing 5G. Some weird trick to induce people in error?
On a local forum, everyone has the same issue, CN version won't work on 5G, global yes. Same bands, I guess different modem settings. Someone flashed the global rom on it, but still same result.
So to put it short, in România, with orange operator, CN version doesn't do 5G, not even 4G+, global works fine.
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That's not what I wanted to see...I'm thinking of importing Mi 11 Pro to Europe but 5G is important for me
Cambrianw said:
Although they are under the same N78 band, It should be noted that NR-ARFCN(the number chain that corresponds to a specific frequency) range may actually be different on different versions of the same hardware. That's why Galaxy S10 5G sold in South Korea doesn't work on 5G networks of China Unicom and China Telecom even though the phone supports N78 band that is implemented by those two carriers. I assume that's the same reason that you don't get 5G on some carriers even though they use the NR band that the phone supports.
All above is my personal thoughts, the truth may differ from that.
Let me know if I am wrong.
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That is not case - there is Carrier Policy what enables 5G-support specific Carrier. This is common almost every device sold. To make sure device work in home device, don't buy another market device.
I have made cacombos.com website to list supported combinations. It help you to check device support all EN_DC combinations used by your network.
jirka607 said:
That's not what I wanted to see...I'm thinking of importing Mi 11 Pro to Europe but 5G is important for me
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Think twice... Global model support more 4G and 5G combinations than Chinese model.
https://cacombos.com/device/M2012K11C (China)
https://cacombos.com/device/M2011K2G (Europe or Global)
olkitu said:
That is not case - there is Carrier Policy what enables 5G-support specific Carrier. This is common almost every device sold. To make sure device work in home device, don't buy another market device.
I have made cacombos.com website to list supported combinations. It help you to check device support all EN_DC combinations used by your network.
Think twice... Global model support more 4G and 5G combinations than Chinese model.
https://cacombos.com/device/M2012K11C (China)
https://cacombos.com/device/M2011K2G (Europe or Global)
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It looks like that the combos used by my carrier are supported by chinese model so we´ll see i returned my Global Mi 11 today and im getting chinese 512GB 11 Ultra tommorow....but tbh i dont really care about 4G+ and 5G since i have unlimited data plan but limited to 20mb/s and the 5G drain is really high
So I have 11 Ultra china version and everything works just fine 4G+ and 5G
jirka607 said:
So I have 11 Ultra china version and everything works just fine 4G+ and 5G
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Nice - would you like contribute to me log from your device? I like to see what combinations 11 Ultra support. Instructions available in cacombos.com/contribute -> Xiaomi section.
olkitu said:
Nice - would you like contribute to me log from your device? I like to see what combinations 11 Ultra support. Instructions available in cacombos.com/contribute -> Xiaomi section.
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Will surely do when I get home

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