Hi everyone,
I have bought US one sim version of Xperia 1 mark 2. There is no 5G in options, despite support by my carrier. Is it possible to unlock?
Sony have blocked the 5g in the US even tho the model is same as other regions
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/hqaw2j
liggerz87 said:
Sony have blocked the 5g in the US even tho the model is same as other regions
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/hqaw2j
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Does it mean, that in case i put EU firmware, i shall have 5G?
I can't answer that sorry as I don't root or rom I'd presume if you did do it it be down to the network sorry no help I think youd need to see what 5g band there using and so on
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Hi!
So I've bought a Samsung S9 Duos recently and to be honest, although I like the phone and have been on a Samsung streak for the past few years, I'm getting seriously tired of their country dependant shenanigans. Because I live in Canada, when I buy a Global phone there's a bunch of stuff that either doesn't work or does only partially. And because the Canadian model is a SD proc, not an Exynos, it's an absolute nightmare to switch CSCs and get everything working right...
I hesitated long and hard to get a P20 pro, but the fact it wasn't available anywhere in Canada made me nervous. But my carrier (Rogers) recently announced it so, being really tired of this Samsung ****e, I'm considering returning the S9 and getting the P20 pro (even if it doesn't have a lot of stuff I like such as the headphone jack, SD card and wireless charging).
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My question is, if I get an international (dual SIM) model of the P20 pro, is it going to be different than the Canadian one? Is there an equivalent of CSC codes with Samsung that I have to worry about, or can I assume it will be the same phone and I just need to activate it to get carrier specifics?
Thanks
I'm not an expert, but before I bought my P20 Pro, I made sure that it worked with the AT&T's network frequency bands. Each network has different bands and if the phone doesn't support the band, it won't connect.
https://www.droid-life.com/2015/02/...sm-cdma-wcdma-lte-verizon-att-sprint-tmobile/
https://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
Here are the tech specs from Huawei:
4G FDD-LTE, TD-LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40
3G WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
https://consumer.huawei.com/uk/phones/m/p20-pro/tech-specs/
honua said:
I'm not an expert, but before I bought my P20 Pro, I made sure that it worked with the AT&T's network frequency bands. Each network has different bands and if the phone doesn't support the band, it won't connect.]
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Thanks for the input. I checked the bands for sure, and they are covered since it will be sold on my carrier soon. I guess what I meant is more the model itself, if there are variants per country or if we (Canada) are getting the same global version.
You see I come from a Samsung user's background and they have these silly country codes that dictate what you can use and where. I'm not sure it's related, but I found that even if on paper all LTE bands are covered with my S9, it still has shoddy reception compared to a Canadian S7. I could try to flash my CSC code to the phone, but a) it's complicated and risks bricking the phone and b) since the Canadian model is NOT the same as the global one, my CSC cannot be applied to this phone no matter how hard I try...
DenisEhm said:
Thanks for the input. I checked the bands for sure, and they are covered since it will be sold on my carrier soon. I guess what I meant is more the model itself, if there are variants per country or if we (Canada) are getting the same global version.
You see I come from a Samsung user's background and they have these silly country codes that dictate what you can use and where. I'm not sure it's related, but I found that even if on paper all LTE bands are covered with my S9, it still has shoddy reception compared to a Canadian S7. I could try to flash my CSC code to the phone, but a) it's complicated and risks bricking the phone and b) since the Canadian model is NOT the same as the global one, my CSC cannot be applied to this phone no matter how hard I try...
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FunkyHuawei offers a rebranding tool, which changes the region of the ROM. I used it because I bought mine from a Chinese e-commerce website. I rebranded to European region.
I couldn't find anything about International or Global versions of the phone. I know they are region locked, but the rebranding tool will fix that. You can also flash a firmware from FunkHuawei or use HuRUpdater tool from TWRP custom recovery.
I have used both tools, and had 100% success.
https://funkyhuawei.club/rebranding
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/development/tool-flash-official-firmware-recovery-t3769279/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3779400
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tools/general/huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3469146
honua said:
FunkyHuawei offers a rebranding tool, which changes the region of the ROM. I used it because I bought mine from a Chinese e-commerce website. I rebranded to European region.
I couldn't find anything about International or Global versions of the phone. I know they are region locked, but the rebranding tool will fix that. You can also flash a firmware from FunkHuawei or use HuRUpdater tool from TWRP custom recovery.
I have used both tools, and had 100% success.
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Cool thanks, I'll see how this could help me out. I'm giving my S9 one last chance but short of that, I'll cough up another $1000 for this phone; I just don't want to end up in the same trap!
I'm considering getting a ROG 2 and would appreciate any input as to the best variant to use here in the UK.
Advice from UK users that have the ROG 2 in particular.
I'm currently on Three network, using a Huawei P30 Pro. The lack of b/l unlock and rooting is quite frustrating so I'm looking at the ROG 2.
Cheers
rubiicon59 said:
I'm considering getting a ROG 2 and would appreciate any input as to the best variant to use here in the UK.
Advice from UK users that have the ROG 2 in particular.
I'm currently on Three network, using a Huawei P30 Pro. The lack of b/l unlock and rooting is quite frustrating so I'm looking at the ROG 2.
Cheers
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Well if ur on 3 network, I'm pretty sure they use band 20 for lte. So don't go for a Tencent version, they don't have b20. You might have to bite the bullet and buy UK version. Tho, I'm still not sure if this has b20, you'll need to check
reg66 said:
Well if ur on 3 network, I'm pretty sure they use band 20 for lte. So don't go for a Tencent version, they don't have b20. You might have to bite the bullet and buy UK version. Tho, I'm still not sure if this has b20, you'll need to check
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I have the 512gb global version bought from ASUS UK and can confirm that it has band 20 LTE. The only issue you will have is that to access the band 20 on 3 you have to have a voLTE enabled device which the ROG 2 isn't unfortunately
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I have the 512gb global version bought from ASUS UK and can confirm that it has band 20 LTE. The only issue you will have is that to access the band 20 on 3 you have to have a voLTE enabled device which the ROG 2 isn't unfortunately
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Ahh ok, thanks for the informative post. Have you tried the guide to enabling Volte?
reg66 said:
Ahh ok, thanks for the informative post. Have you tried the guide to enabling Volte?
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No I haven't tried that as I believe it requires rooting the phone and I've never done that before. I would like to get voLTE working though so might give it a try soon.
Thanks to the posters above.
Tbh I thought there would have been more advice from UK users, this forum is much more active than the one for my Huawei P30 Pro.
Maybe there will be a little more input now I've bumped this thread.
Cheers
Will there be a forum like S21, S21+, S21 Ultra with sub forums like Cross device development?
Blubber120 said:
Will there be a forum like S21, S21+, S21 Ultra with sub forums like Cross device development?
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No plans for that at the present time. Sorry mate.
Badger50 said:
No plans for that at the present time. Sorry mate.
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Ok, may I ask why?
Blubber120 said:
Ok, may I ask why?
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Best explanation I can give is due to the new forum design. At least for the foreseeable future, forums will be based on the "prefix" system without all the sub-forums that we have all been accustomed to. Of course, things can change, so we'll just have to wait and see my friend.
Hello, can an expert helping me. I have a sm-G998U1 s21 ultra I paid via Rakuten site.
My concern is that I am not able to get 5G signal, only LTE, knowing that my operator is FREE with 5G in France. My SIM card has no problem because when I install it on an other mobile phone I receive the 5G.
Questions to the expert:
- Is this s21 ultra model compatible with 5G European bands and if yes, how can I customize my phone to receive 5G?
- Taking into account that this model is an US phone, do you think it's possible that I change the firmware via ODIN by replacing the current version SMG998U1 (US) by a SMG998B (European) and will this solve my 5G problem?
Or this is impossible even with different firmware because it is due to the mobile hardware, the antenna is different on US models.
Thank you for your help.
Buying a phone destined for another region comes with a price. Back and forth there are compatibility issues. G988B (Exynos) will not operate 5G in USA and G998U/G998U1 (Snapdragon) will not in Europe. This has to do with different bands and modem settings.
Whatever you do, do not try to flash firmware of a different type of phone! It will brick your phone.
Thank you very much. The fault is due to the vendor Rakuten, it was mentioned that this model was compatible with french mobile providers. In fact it is true and not, it is working but only with 4G+ and not 5G!
I ordered this phone on Rakuten in order to get a better price but in the end this was really not a good idea!!!
MICHEL75012 said:
Thank you very much. The fault is due to the vendor Rakuten, it was mentioned that this model was compatible with french mobile providers. In fact it is true and not, it is working but only with 4G+ and not 5G!
I ordered this phone on Rakuten in order to get a better price but in the end this was really not a good idea!!!
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4G and 5G spectrums are different in certain regions too. So a phone can support 4G but not 5G as the 4G spec may match the provider but the 5G may not be compatible.
Hi everybody, i bought an s10 snapdragon and im using it in europe, i ve problems with carrier aggregation. I d already known that the snap version doesnt match band20 with the others. The problem is that it doenst aggregate any lte band. Is there a way to modify the carrier aggregation without root? I ve read some guide on this forum but im not sure they work with s10. Thanks
So what version of S10 you have bought? US version do not support example combinations used in Europe.
olkitu said:
So what version of S10 you have bought? US version do not support example combinations used in Europe.
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Yes ive bought us version and i knew that, for example, the aggregations with band 20 doesnt work. But i dont have any aggregation working in lte and i was wondering if i can do something to modify this
Vitto99 said:
Yes ive bought us version and i knew that, for example, the aggregations with band 20 doesnt work. But i dont have any aggregation working in lte and i was wondering if i can do something to modify this
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Nothing you can do - sell and buy European version. Here listed supported combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-G977U
olkitu said:
Nothing you can do - sell and buy European version. Here listed supported combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/SM-G977U
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What about the guide at this link https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/s10-g9730-tgy-hong-kong-variant.3915196/page-7#post-79657119
Vitto99 said:
What about the guide at this link https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/s10-g9730-tgy-hong-kong-variant.3915196/page-7#post-79657119
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Carrier Aggregation combinations are compiled to modem firmware so you can't edit these. To update these need source code of modem firmware and then need sign key to sign firmware otherwise your phone modem will brick. On cacombos.com have listed hardware defined combinations.
Vitto99 said:
Hi everybody, i bought an s10 snapdragon and im using it in europe, i ve problems with carrier aggregation. I d already known that the snap version doesnt match band20 with the others. The problem is that it doenst aggregate any lte band. Is there a way to modify the carrier aggregation without root? I ve read some guide on this forum but im not sure they work with s10. Thanks
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you ever figure anything out?
Hi all,
I have a US bought S21 Ultra that i bought and used in the USA. I have now moved to the UK. The g998u1 Is not able to use UK 5G bands. My question is whether flashing the phone g998b or g998w will enable the bands that i need or, is there a physical difference on the phone that will negate this?
Thanks in advance.
PK
Devices sold in different regions often have hardware differences. Samsung in particular is known for doing this. I would think that it would be generally cheaper to use one radio chipset across all markets and just use software to define its capabilities, but this often isn't the case.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...22-series-including-sub-6-and-mmwave.4488435/ works. Just skip the steps you don't need (i.e., if your csc is xaa, there's no need to change csc).
It works on my u1 xaa and other than band 28 for 5G, all the bands are there.
annascott said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...22-series-including-sub-6-and-mmwave.4488435/ works. Just skip the steps you don't need (i.e., if your csc is xaa, there's no need to change csc).
It works on my u1 xaa and other than band 28 for 5G, all the bands are there.
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What s21 ultra firmware version did you use this with? Thanks
dyeager said:
What s21 ultra firmware version did you use this with? Thanks
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G998U1UES5CVI8, as U1 XAA hasn't received ui5 yet
annascott said:
G998U1UES5CVI8, as U1 XAA hasn't received ui5 yet
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The next software version could always break this. Do you ever use it with AT&T or Verizon or their MVNOs sims or esims? Does the *#73# still work for band selection for them? Thanks
dyeager said:
The next software version could always break this. Do you ever use it with AT&T or Verizon or their MVNOs sims or esims? Does the *#73# still work for band selection for them? Thanks
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I'm not in the US and never inserted a US sim, *#73# works on my phone