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LTE Status Bar Icon

Just received my unlocked Z3 Compact from Handtec. Data wasn't working so I inputted the APNs for my carrier (AT&T).
Data is working now, but I'm not sure if I'm getting LTE or not. The network icon shows '4G' above it, but not LTE. The manual says that it should show 'LTE', but it also doesn't even list a 4G icon.
Can anyone who definitely has LTE let me know what icon they're seeing? Thanks!

Go to settings, About Phone, Status and see if it shows you are connected to LTE. That's where it is on my Moto X so it should be close to the same but maybe named differently.
Also are you in an area that you had LTE service before? I see 4G in areas then 4G LTE in others.
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4G is LTE. It displays H+ for HSPA. I just had to have ATT fix my IMEI for LTE since I was only getting H+ before.

FSRBIKER said:
Go to settings, About Phone, Status and see if it shows you are connected to LTE. That's where it is on my Moto X so it should be close to the same but maybe named differently.
Also are you in an area that you had LTE service before? I see 4G in areas then 4G LTE in others.
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Thanks. It just says '4G' under 'Mobile Network Type'
overlord727 said:
4G is LTE. It displays H+ for HSPA. I just had to have ATT fix my IMEI for LTE since I was only getting H+ before.
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Cool. Good to know, thanks.

In some customizations (e.g. UK) it's called 4G while in others (e.g. German) they named it LTE. Don't ask me why, but I noticed that while playing a bit around with the "Customized UK build .105" on my otherwise "Customized DE build .98".

I always thought that H+ was HSPA + (obviously), that 4G was LTE, but just 'slow' LTE, and that 4G LTE was 'high speed' LTE when you have a really good connection. Not sure though.

Crewville96 said:
I always thought that H+ was HSPA + (obviously), that 4G was LTE, but just 'slow' LTE, and that 4G LTE was 'high speed' LTE when you have a really good connection. Not sure though.
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No no, here 4G means LTE, no difference over here.
Technically, only to add a bit confusion, LTE -whereas a 4th Generation network- is a 3.9G-Standard (extention to UMTS). LTE-Advanced, however, is (or will be) of 4G-Standard. :silly:

I think you should see LTE as well if in the US. One way to tell is to do a speed test, there are also apps in the market that can give you more info on your network connection.
My Moto X shows 4G and 4G LTE on At&t.

overlord727 said:
4G is LTE. It displays H+ for HSPA. I just had to have ATT fix my IMEI for LTE since I was only getting H+ before.
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Do you know what AT&T changed to fix the issue? I'm having the same issue (HSPA+), but with no resolution. Here are my specifics (posted in another thread): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55695219&postcount=4

ktcred said:
Do you know what AT&T changed to fix the issue? I'm having the same issue (HSPA+), but with no resolution. Here are my specifics (posted in another thread): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55695219&postcount=4
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All I did to resolve this was have the att rep change the imei on my phone and reboot. That's it. Hope you can get a rep that knows what they're doing!
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overlord727 said:
All I did to resolve this was have the att rep change the imei on my phone and reboot. That's it. Hope you can get a rep that knows what they're doing!
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The call reps keep confirming that my Lumia 925 IMEI, an LTE phone, is registered correctly. Nothing changes, however, regardless of reboots, etc.. What device do you see in your My Account settings on AT&T's site? I keep seeing a silhouette of a flip phone. I'm wondering if I need to activate my nano sim in an LTE device they recognized or something (it doesn't fit in the Lumia 925).

Issue resolved!
Bottom line...do not give these clowns your Xperia IMEI number.
When they entered the IMEI number it flipped my data plan from a grandfathered unlimited plan to a pay-per-use plan with no LTE (why they couldn't figures this out last night, it beats me). He was talking about my wife's plan and her unlimited data. I then noted "mine is unlimited too" and then said it wasn't. You can only imagine how things went from there.
The unrecognized IMEI number automatically switched me off of my plan.
They have me on a temporary 3GB plan, as the support rep couldn't get me back on the unlimited plan. They have to send the change to their back office team and it will take a week to get it back.
My phone now has the 4G icon versus H+.
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infmz said:
Just received my unlocked Z3 Compact from Handtec. Data wasn't working so I inputted the APNs for my carrier (AT&T).
Data is working now, but I'm not sure if I'm getting LTE or not. The network icon shows '4G' above it, but not LTE. The manual says that it should show 'LTE', but it also doesn't even list a 4G icon.
Can anyone who definitely has LTE let me know what icon they're seeing? Thanks!
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Is that the stock status bar icon for battery and 4g? Or are you modded already?
If stock, those are the best stock icons I've ever seen besides pure AOSP!

phositadc said:
Is that the stock status bar icon for battery and 4g? Or are you modded already?
If stock, those are the best stock icons I've ever seen besides pure AOSP!
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Stock

I hate to be daft here, but I feel like the answers are all a tad ambiguous.
Are people saying there for sure is no LTE icon for this phone? That having the 4G icon show is the same thing as having the LTE icon show?
I ask only because I have the 4G icon but I am getting like 1-3Mbps download speeds (using the speedtest app). I feel like I should be getting much higher speeds if it says 4G. I tested in the heart of downtown Seattle and in the outskirts of Seattle.
Any assistance would be great.

derekmarch said:
I hate to be daft here, but I feel like the answers are all a tad ambiguous.
Are people saying there for sure is no LTE icon for this phone? That having the 4G icon show is the same thing as having the LTE icon show?
I ask only because I have the 4G icon but I am getting like 1-3Mbps download speeds (using the speedtest app). I feel like I should be getting much higher speeds if it says 4G. I tested in the heart of downtown Seattle and in the outskirts of Seattle.
Any assistance would be great.
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Obviously there's something wrong with those speeds but from what I know - yes 4G is LTE. This is because HSPA+/DCHSPA was never marketed as 4G in the UK so there had never been a confusion about what 4G is - it has always been LTE.

Ah, was wondering why they would scrap the LTE icon, my S4 had 4G and LTE icons.
What DL/Upload speeds are people in the US getting with 4G?
Just got 7/3.85 just now... which still seems way too low for 4G. Verified that my APN settings were correct.

I got 20 down in "4G" yesterday (no LTE icon). All good
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derekmarch said:
I hate to be daft here, but I feel like the answers are all a tad ambiguous.
Are people saying there for sure is no LTE icon for this phone? That having the 4G icon show is the same thing as having the LTE icon show?
I ask only because I have the 4G icon but I am getting like 1-3Mbps download speeds (using the speedtest app). I feel like I should be getting much higher speeds if it says 4G. I tested in the heart of downtown Seattle and in the outskirts of Seattle.
Any assistance would be great.
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Are you using the SIM from an LTE phone or did you get a new one and give them your IMEI? The Z3c isn't going to be in any US carriers system so if you give them the IMEI you will not get LTE. Give them the IMEI from an LTE phone or just swap your SIM from one LTE on me to the Z3c.
I also think unless its a US sold phone you will not see the LTE icon even if getting a LTE signal in the US.
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FSRBIKER said:
Are you using the SIM from an LTE phone or did you get a new one and give them your IMEI? The Z3c isn't going to be in any US carriers system so if you give them the IMEI you will not get LTE. Give them the IMEI from an LTE phone or just swap your SIM from one LTE on me to the Z3c.
I also think unless its a US sold phone you will not see the LTE icon even if getting a LTE signal in the US.
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So how would one go about finding a 'fake' iemi number? I've read the 'use a display model' method. Any others?

how to know when device connected to LTE advance?

Just wondering how did we know that our devices connected to LTE advance? or where should i enable it. In Samsung S7 Edge the sign in the status bar will show 4g+ when its connected to LTE advance, and only 4G when it is on Normal LTE.
In Xperia device it is like always show only LTE sign without anything like LTE+, or it should be somewhere to enable it anyone has a clues? please show your screen capture if you able to connected to it and how Thank you

I only have 4G icon all the time, never seen 4G+. I don't know why. Maybe because there's no LTE advamced around.
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tanipat said:
Just wondering how did we know that our devices connected to LTE advance? or where should i enable it. In Samsung S7 Edge the sign in the status bar will show 4g+ when its connected to LTE advance, and only 4G when it is on Normal LTE.
In Xperia device it is like always show only LTE sign without anything like LTE+, or it should be somewhere to enable it anyone has a clues? please show your screen capture if you able to connected to it and how Thank you
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What carrier are you with and where are you located?
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What carrier are you with and where are you located?
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I'm in Thailand and ww have 2 operators now support LTE-A which is TrueMoveH and AIS. attached is my TrueMoveH carrier with Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge you can see the plus sign just next to 4G means it is connected to 4G+ (4.5G LTEA whatever it called, but same tech of Carrier Aggregation AKA CA combine two band of 4g together to get the higher speed). Anyway speed wise for this post is slowww hahaha (notmally it is easily reach around 150-250mbps).
But my Xperia just show LTE and no any option to enable ot anywwhere so i would love for anyone to share in your country how it is looks when xperia x performance connected to 4G+ or any screen shot to enable it.

tanipat said:
I'm in Thailand and ww have 2 operators now support LTE-A which is TrueMoveH and AIS. attached is my TrueMoveH carrier with Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge you can see the plus sign just next to 4G means it is connected to 4G+ (4.5G LTEA whatever it called, but same tech of Carrier Aggregation AKA CA combine two band of 4g together to get the higher speed). Anyway speed wise for this post is slowww hahaha (notmally it is easily reach around 150-250mbps).
But my Xperia just show LTE and no any option to enable ot anywwhere so i would love for anyone to share in your country how it is looks when xperia x performance connected to 4G+ or any screen shot to enable it.
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Do you have the Truemove Sim card in your S7E and an AIS Sim in your Xperia or are both phones using Truemove?
Have you swapped the Sim cards to see if the Sim card in your S7E will provide the settings for Enhanced LTE?
I have read through several threads about the Xperia X Performance and found that some users don't have the options in their settings to enable Enhanced 4G LTE unless the Sim card they are using is provisioned for it from the carrier.
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fast69mopar said:
Do you have the Truemove Sim card in your S7E and an AIS Sim in your Xperia or are both phones using Truemove?
Have you swapped the Sim cards to see if the Sim card in your S7E will provide the settings for Enhanced LTE?
I have read through several threads about the Xperia X Performance and found that some users don't have the options in their settings to enable Enhanced 4G LTE unless the Sim card they are using is provisioned for it from the carrier.
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I can confirm this.
Its not the phone that enables 4G or LTE but the sim card.
If your sim doesnt support 4G etc, you wont be able to access it.
I have tested it myself with a new and old sim card on the xp.
1 sim only alowed 3G, while the new sim gave me 4G.

fast69mopar i try swap things and did not see anything.
XxKYNGxX Thank you for answer, what i mean is LTE adavance not 4G LTE. All my sim are running normal 4G LTE but my S7Edge running LTE advance (4G+)

tanipat said:
fast69mopar i try swap things and did not see anything.
XxKYNGxX Thank you for answer, what i mean is LTE adavance not 4G LTE. All my sim are running normal 4G LTE but my S7Edge running LTE advance (4G+)
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Okay. So, from everything I have read about TruemoveH and their networks, the Sony Xperia X Performance does support 3xCarrier Aggregation on their network. Even though the device supports CA and does work on their 3xCA there is not anything that will show up on the display to alert you when you are using it. The only thing that may give you a chance to see it is the LTE Discovery app from the Play Store. For example, here in the United States on Verizon networks, when I was connected to band 4 in my area, the LTE Discovery app listed band 4 as XLTE which is Verizon's was of telling customers they are using Advanced LTE. When you open the app, the LTE band is located in the top left box in the app. Below the band number could possibly show if you are actually using Advanced LTE. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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I see 4g+ sometimes but the speed is not noticeable as 4g is fast enough.
4g+ on European nordic ?
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any speed above 150mbps is LTE Advance.

Okay so i am not worrying about this anymore but in my openion they should show the most advance technology they got on screen for the user, like we have H and H+. We still got the best speed on towm on this device though
Thank you for all comments

tanipat said:
Okay so i am not worrying about this anymore but in my openion they should show the most advance technology they got on screen for the user, like we have H and H+. We still got the best speed on towm on this device though
Thank you for all comments
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If I remember, I think I did see H+ and H on my XP.

Guys, today i saw 4G+ icon on my XP for the first time. I suppose that was a LTE advanced itself.

N950F/FD on T-Mobile LTE

Just got my N950F/FD
Put my sim in and only connects on 4G
Used LTE discovery and it sees the LTE. But the icon on top does not turn to LTE.
Mobile settings also does not have option for LTE, only 4G/3G/2G
Went in to T-mobile today to have the sim card replaced with no success, still stays at 4G
Anyone have same problem or any suggestions?
Thanks!
Baseband Version: N950FXXU1AQHB
Build Number: NMF26X.N950FXXU1AQI3

Not sure where that model is from though if it's a import they typically only say 4g. That's lte in other countries. Best to look at network status and see if it says your connected to lte network.

criptix said:
Not sure where that model is from though if it's a import they typically only say 4g. That's lte in other countries. Best to look at network status and see if it says your connected to lte network.
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Indeed, my Samsung Tablet S2 LTE international model shows only 4G on the USA T Mobile network, but its actually connected to LTE. For some reason in USA they use LTE symbol whereas the rest of the world notes it at 4G.
Im assuming like most other things, its all about making things sound bigger and better LOL

Thanks so much for the answers! I Will have to do a speed test... connection sucks at my apartment! LoL

Look in settings> about>SIM status. That will tell you. See mine for example.

T-Mobile 'Gigabit' LTE support?
Does anyone know if this specific Note 8 model, SM-N950F, supports the new 'gigabit' LTE promoted by T-Mobile and Qualcomm? Supposedly, only the S8 family, including Note 8, and the latest LG flagship support this gigabyte spectrum; but since the N950F has the international chipset by Samsung (Exynos?) compared to the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset in the other models, will this still work? If anyone can verify

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Does anyone know if this specific Note 8 model, SM-N950F, supports the new 'gigabit' LTE promoted by T-Mobile and Qualcomm? Supposedly, only the S8 family, including Note 8, and the latest LG flagship support this gigabyte spectrum; but since the N950F has the international chipset by Samsung (Exynos?) compared to the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset in the other models, will this still work? If anyone can verify
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did you figure it out. I am planning to get the same phone and want to use it with t-mobile

agr.prashant said:
did you figure it out. I am planning to get the same phone and want to use it with t-mobile
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Turns out the international model runs on Samsung’s own Exynos processor, NOT the Qualcomm Snapdragon which does support gigabyte LTE, at least in the States on the T Mobile network for now

Show LTE / 4G LTE instead of just 4G

Anyone who has a tweak to show LTE or 4G LTE instead of the plain 4G? I'm using a SM-N950F/DS.
TIA

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Anyone who has a tweak to show LTE or 4G LTE instead of the plain 4G? I'm using a SM-N950F/DS.
TIA
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Im looking for this tweak too
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Open up cscfeature.xml or others.xml & look for this line:
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<CscFeature_SystemUI_ConfigOpBrandingForIndicatorIcon>LTE</CscFeature_SystemUI_ConfigOpBrandingForIndicatorIcon>
For 4G/LTE icon, change to "VWZ, ATT, or TMB". Save & reboot. Try each one & see which you like as these carriers each use different styles.
If you want it to be LTE & LTE+ (LTE+ is when CA is active) only when connected to LTE & H when connected to HSPA+, change the line above to "LTE".
To add, just tried SPR..... only shows a small LTE hovering over the signal bars. Most international CSCs just show 4G. (This line does not actually change your active CSC)

Most international devices show 4G , in the USA since they like big words as it looks better , they depict 4G LTE on the icon.
A bit like some of the old Mercedes models,the USA numbers were bigger but engine size and specs was the same as the international ones.
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Limeybastard said:
Most international devices show 4G , in the USA since they like big words as it looks better , they depict 4G LTE on the icon.
A bit like some of the old Mercedes models,the USA numbers were bigger but engine size and specs was the same as the international ones.
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That's one way of looking at it but in the US I think it has more to do with marketing. There was a big race to push out "4G" in the US. Tmobile first started calling HSPA+ 4G in the race against Verizon's "4G" network.
Then when LTE came out which techincally could not be called 5G, US carriers started using 4G/LTE for LTE & 4G for HSPA/+ cause it looks better/faster.
I'm using Tmobile CSC on my N950F but I changed the Tmobile 4G/LTE icon to LTE. So now when I'm connected to LTE it shows "LTE, "LTE+" when CA is active, & "H" when connected to HSPA+. Tmobile does not show a different icon to indicate when CA is active.

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That's one way of looking at it but in the US I think it has more to do with marketing. There was a big race to push out "4G" in the US. Tmobile first started calling HSPA+ 4G in the race against Verizon's "4G" network.
Then when LTE came out which techincally could not be called 5G, US carriers started using 4G/LTE for LTE & 4G for HSPA/+ cause it looks better/faster.
I'm using Tmobile CSC on my N950F but I changed the Tmobile 4G/LTE icon to LTE. So now when I'm connected to LTE it shows "LTE, "LTE+" when CA is active, & "H" when connected to HSPA+. Tmobile does not show a different icon to indicate when CA is active.
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Technically speaking isn't hspa+ 3G in other countries and LTE, 4G in other countries?
The marketing aspect makes sense due to the USA national networks , after all if Verizon was advertising super duper 4G LTE ( 4G) , T Mobile and others had to use the same LTE verbiage else customers would think 4G was less than 4G LTE. A bit like why some post on here with their international devices wanting the status bar to show LTE I guess LOL.
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3g is UMTS, hspa+ is somrthint between 3g and 4g, 3.5.g.
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Where can I find cscfeature.xml file?

BBJFdez said:
Where can I find cscfeature.xml file?
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I would like to know Also
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LTE+ In Mexico

well, here is the deal.
I bought my Note 8 in the USA (model N950U1) and I am using it in Mexico with Telcel and is working in LTE all the time but a friend of mine has the international version and he has 4G+ (LTE+) and I dont. I went to Canada last week and my network changed to Rogers and was able to use LTE+ the entire week, so I am guessing that it has to be the bands here in Mexico or something. Is there a way to change the CSC or the bands so I can use the LTE+? I have the snapdragon version.
thanks in advance

I have a 950F, bought from telcel, when using data a 4G icon appears not LTE, I have also VoLTE available, showing an icon when active, the icon (LTE or 4G) may be carrier defined

winol said:
I have a 950F, bought from telcel, when using data a 4G icon appears not LTE, I have also VoLTE available, showing an icon when active, the icon (LTE or 4G) may be carrier defined
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I forgot to mention that, In USA and Canada the use LTE instead of 4G (is the same), so if you see 4G+ i the same as LTE+. Looks like they are more into letters than numbers.
So,are you on 4G+ or just 4G?

Telcel uses 4G+ or 4.5G, (LTE+) as they evolved from 4G (LTE) to handle VoLTE, so they say

winol said:
Telcel uses 4G+ or 4.5G, (LTE+) as they evolved from 4G (LTE) to handle VoLTE, so they say
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Yes, like AT&T. But in your Note displays 4G or 4G+? I am i'm Telcel too

Just 4G

juliospinoza said:
well, here is the deal.
I bought my Note 8 in the USA (model N950U1) and I am using it in Mexico with Telcel and is working in LTE all the time but a friend of mine has the international version and he has 4G+ (LTE+) and I dont. I went to Canada last week and my network changed to Rogers and was able to use LTE+ the entire week, so I am guessing that it has to be the bands here in Mexico or something. Is there a way to change the CSC or the bands so I can use the LTE+? I have the snapdragon version.
thanks in advance
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hi, i bought a Samsung s20+ Canadian, nd it shows LTE all the time , how can i enable LTE+ on it ???

FearLesS007 said:
hi, i bought a Samsung s20+ Canadian, nd it shows LTE all the time , how can i enable LTE+ on it ???
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Dial
*#*#4636*#*#
In phone settings, set preferences networks, try different modes to get the strongest signal. You can see I am LTE+

juliospinoza said:
Dial
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In phone settings, set preferences networks, try different modes to get the strongest signal. You can see I am LTE+
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bro no option for me ?? check ss nd help me to enable LTE+ plsssssss thanks in advance plssss I'm using in India, bought Canadian variant