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In the course of adding rebranding support to the Mate 10 Pro/Porsche US editions as part of FunkyHuawei (Please see this post for details: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75279649&postcount=711 ) I can confirm the following:
1. The Mate 10 Pro and Porsche for sale in the US are re-purposed AT&T BLA-A09 devices. Other countries have the BLA-L29 or BLA-L09 so this is a US-centric codename, but in fact the hardware is identical.
2. The US edition of the Mate 10 Pro is single-sim. The Mate 10 Pro Porsche for the US market is also single-sim (other markets had dual sim porsche design editions). This is because they originally intended to release the phone with AT&T, which obviously wouldn't want them to release a dual-sim phone. If you live in the US and want dual sim, you're better off buying an international model and rebranding it, so you can have the dual sim functionality.
3. The US edition of the Mate 10 Pro/Porsche (or devices rebranded to the US branding) will support VoLTE on T-Mobile, but not VoWifi. However it does support both VoLTE and VoWifi on AT&T. If you want to check what is supported for your own MCC/MNC please look at this list, it's pulled from the US firmware:
https://pastebin.com/BGtr3VhT
If anyone wants to know more, you can ask in this thread or in the FunkyHuawei thread. We'll probably have many users rebranding to it and using it in the US soon.
What's the difference between the Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Design branding?
juscallmemickey said:
What's the difference between the Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Design branding?
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Nothing
juscallmemickey said:
What's the difference between the Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Design branding?
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Generally the only differences are logos and branding and themes.
So does tmobile still have beef with huawei over stealing stuff? Feel like just about any recent unlocked flagship supports wifi calling on tmobile, most noticeably oneplus. I believe you could get axon7 working too.
What's the difference between VoLTE and a service like Google Voice that works with data? I mean if you have an LTE data connection and you're using a service like GV isn't that VoLTE by definition? Wouldn't the same apply for WhatsApp, Skype, Telegram etc if you were on an LTE connection? I don't really understand why VoLTE is hyped so much.
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What's the difference between VoLTE and a service like Google Voice that works with data? I mean if you have an LTE data connection and you're using a service like GV isn't that VoLTE by definition? Wouldn't the same apply for WhatsApp, Skype, Telegram etc if you were on an LTE connection? I don't really understand why VoLTE is hyped so much.
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Volte would work for the native dialer. Using a secondary app is not something many folks in the US want to do (see imessage)
would there ever be a CDMA version at all ? I have a Verizon sim and tmobile I would love to use both sims or at least Verizon on the mate pro
Do you know if the current US branded firmwares are signed and will pass the safetynet test so I can use android pay? The earlier firmware version wasn’t so I rebranded back to the European version. Am in ATT and would love VoLTE and WiFi calling again but not if I can’t use android pay
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Volte would work for the native dialer. Using a secondary app is not something many folks in the US want to do (see imessage)
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You can use Google Voice on the primary dialler and as your primary number and also forward all calls from GV to your primary number.
just ordered a Huawei Mate 10 Pro International BLA-L29 for my wife and would like to rebrand to AT&T. i have a few questions regarding rebranding to ATT firmware:
is the FunkyHuawei ATT rebranded firmware the same that's [expected to be] installed on the US versions when they go on sale 18-Feb?
if i rebrand to ATT would i be able to root the device? if yes, will rooting disable some phone features?
on my Exynos Note 8, VoLTE and Wifi calling with ATT service will work if you (a) apply the ATT CSC (vendor config) to your rooted device using TWRP and (b) use the imei of an ATT device that supports those features. i'm hopeful that the same setup works for the Mate 10 Pro. thanks for taking time to respond to my questions.
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just ordered a Huawei Mate 10 Pro International BLA-L29 for my wife and would like to rebrand to AT&T. i have a few questions regarding rebranding to ATT firmware:
is the FunkyHuawei ATT rebranded firmware the same that's [expected to be] installed on the US versions when they go on sale 18-Feb?
if i rebrand to ATT would i be able to root the device? if yes, will rooting disable some phone features?
on my Exynos Note 8, VoLTE and Wifi calling with ATT service will work if you (a) apply the ATT CSC (vendor config) to your rooted device using TWRP and (b) use the imei of an ATT device that supports those features. i'm hopeful that the same setup works for the Mate 10 Pro. thanks for taking time to respond to my questions.
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I will answer your question in the FunkyHuawei thread, as this thread is talking about the US device release. Please check the other thread.
duraaraa said:
I will answer your question in the FunkyHuawei thread, as this thread is talking about the US device release. Please check the other thread.
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@duraaraa - thanks for your reply.
Will the US variant support t-mobile's extended range LTE? I remember reading somewhere they were blocking devices that didn't pass their certification.
No wifi calling on T-Mobile means no buyie from my
Got the porsche design dual sim version to work on verizon on data only.
Still trying to figure out phone call and text message which doesnt work yet.
hexproject said:
Got the porsche design dual sim version to work on verizon on data only.
Still trying to figure out phone call and text message which doesnt work yet.
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It will not work on verizon for calls/texts.
isn't it all the same hardware?
Is the phone suppose to be on AT&T and Verizon before of political pressure and decided not to work with Huawei?
so the phone should works on both carriers, unless they plan to come out with 2 version??? hardware wise?
also, on the phone, it says 4G and a little + sign?
what does the + sign for?
I know in US is suppose to say 4G = 3.5 G and real 4G = LTE
but since this is a international version 4G should be LTE? but a + sign?
@duraaraa, i had heard that, in spite of being seen as expensive by most, people were nonetheless willing to pay up because your customer service was second to none!
However, unfortunately, i can't share their opinion; I've tried to reach you at least 3 times in the past, which, not having expected it to be warranted to have to "insist", i didn't document dates and times (for different reasons which, at the end, I've had to solve all without your expected assistance.)
Recently, i actually used the official means, per the "Contact" tab at FH Club. It's nearing the 3-digit hour mark, and i think it's time you at least tell me (or, maybe it's "US, the (no pun intended, U.S. customers) to take a hike and stop wasting my time and yours.
I'm approaching you in the most respectful manner, which I realize may be difficult to fully see when in writing. I am also fully aware of your Terms and Conditions which state that FH reserves the right to at any time and for any or no reason, stop providing support without having to issue so much as a cent paid for given service.
Lastly, it hasn't always been "Big, Bad Duraaraa; i acknowledge you have provided me input at other times in the past.
Thank you in advance for your time.
Does that mean U.S phones will be able to rebrand for better software support? O:
Thinking of getting a Note 5. I know that Android is a mess and functionality varies from one android phone to another. Does the Note 5 support VoLTE?
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Thinking of getting a Note 5. I know that Android is a mess and functionality varies from one android phone to another. Does the Note 5 support VoLTE?
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Not used it but I think it's have VoLTE as in ROM devs shared VoLTE patches and information regarding VoLTE working or not.
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> Not used it but I think it's have VoLTE as in ROM devs shared VoLTE patches and information regarding VoLTE working or not.
Does that mean it works only with custom ROMs and not natively?
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> Not used it but I think it's have VoLTE as in ROM devs shared VoLTE patches and information regarding VoLTE working or not.
Does that mean it works only with custom ROMs and not natively?
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It would tend to be the other way... Sprint and T-Mobile have voLTE built in. But custom roms tend not to, esp. when having to deal with a US carrier. It is less of a deal, however, than one might think. The one real time voLTE is nice is when one is out in the boonies somewhere "out of range" but has an internet connection.
Wow this is ridiculously complex. Can we start with the basics. Does a Note 5 without customization (by carriers or custom roms) support VoLTE?
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Wow this is ridiculously complex. Can we start with the basics. Does a Note 5 without customization (by carriers or custom roms) support VoLTE?
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Yes it does.
I am looking in the UK and all the Note 5 models I can see are SM-950A unfortunately (unlocked AT&D models). I suppose that means the risk of carrier-specific hardware customizations, carrier-specific software customizations (and the risk of no volte), and slow or missing updates? So I should look for the standard model which is the SM-950I?
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Yes it does.
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Are you sure? I got a Note 5 sm-n920c, and advanced device info settings has "VoLTE Provisioned" off, and it cannot be switched on.
On EE UK, setting to LTE only prevents making phone calls.
Need to confirm whether this is an EE problem, or a Note 5 problem requiring hacking the phone.
I have the 920T on T-mobile and it supports volte.
Is it have Volte in galaxy note 5 n920s by sk telecom.
Galaxy note 5 by sk telecom n920s bandLte .is it work volte in indian network. anyone's know . Please tell about
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Is it have Volte in galaxy note 5 n920s by sk telecom.
Galaxy note 5 by sk telecom n920s bandLte .is it work volte in indian network. anyone's know . Please tell about
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Post in thread 'Airtel Volte on Samsung Galaxy Note 5 still not Working ?' https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ote-5-still-not-working.3839531/post-84852033
Hi,
could someone please test this phone with the app Network Signal Guru?
I need to find out if this phone really supports LTE Cat 20. as the manufacturer says. How many CA is supported? Ideally, I would need B1+B3+B7+B20. This should be fine. And also I need to know on which carriers this phone supports 4x4 MIMO and 4x4 MIMO CA.
Thanks
Nubia red magic 3 global version always mostly supported all networks band don't worry. Go and buy
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Nubia red magic 3 global version always mostly supported all networks band don't worry. Go and buy
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I don't care about bands. I care about network features which should be supported, but there is no information about it.
What do u want where are you from
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What do u want where are you from
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I need to know if this phone supports CA (carrier aggregation) between band B1+B3+B7+B20. Based on the specification it should do 7CA. I hope it's not the same case as Xiaomi phones, which have the same CPU, but they don't pay fees for network features. So they don't support CA in Europe.
Next thing I need to know if they support 4x4 MIMO on each LTE band. This is also related to it 4x4 MIMO CA. That's the next thing.
And the last thing, if this mobile phone supports 256QAM.
It would be best if all these things were tested in the EU and using the application from the first post.
I have the same question. It seems as though I can't get carrier aggregation on my phone.
Has Nubia disabled this functionality? If anyone can confirm if the phone has it or not, that would be great.
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Hi,
could someone please test this phone with the app Network Signal Guru?
I need to find out if this phone really supports LTE Cat 20. as the manufacturer says. How many CA is supported? Ideally, I would need B1+B3+B7+B20. This should be fine. And also I need to know on which carriers this phone supports 4x4 MIMO and 4x4 MIMO CA.
Thanks
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The phone has 3 different hardware versions: Chinese, NA, and Global. Which one do you have?
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I need to know if this phone supports CA (carrier aggregation) between band B1+B3+B7+B20. Based on the specification it should do 7CA. I hope it's not the same case as Xiaomi phones, which have the same CPU, but they don't pay fees for network features. So they don't support CA in Europe.
Next thing I need to know if they support 4x4 MIMO on each LTE band. This is also related to it 4x4 MIMO CA. That's the next thing.
And the last thing, if this mobile phone supports 256QAM.
It would be best if all these things were tested in the EU and using the application from the first post.
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I don't know but this is a 480 US dollar phone. Expect shortcuts.
What I don't understand is why you cannot ask the manufacturer directly.
Also, there's a resident Nubia PR employee here. You could ask him in a DM/PM:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=9092064
Fair warning - He has been great but he's been swarmed by stupid questions from less than intelligent users.
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The phone has 3 different hardware versions: Chinese, NA, and Global. Which one do you have?
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I don't know but this is a 480 US dollar phone. Expect shortcuts.
What I don't understand is why you cannot ask the manufacturer directly.
Also, there's a resident Nubia PR employee here. You could ask him in a DM/PM:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=9092064
Fair warning - He has been great but he's been swarmed by stupid questions from less than intelligent users.
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Thanks for the link. I have sent that user a private message to confirm whether or not this phone supports carrier aggregation. I know the Snapdragon 855's modem definitely supports this feature hardware-wise. I fear that Nubia has intentionally disabled this feature as some other Chinese manufacturers have done in the past (Lenovo and Xiaomi come to mind).
I did message Nubia's support on this and they only replied with which LTE bands the phone supports. I already know that information and it doesn't solve my question.
If this phone really does lack LTE-CA, it is a major bummer for me as my older phones had this feature and it allows for very fast speeds with my carrier, Verizon Wireless.
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Thanks for the link. I have sent that user a private message to confirm whether or not this phone supports carrier aggregation. I know the Snapdragon 855's modem definitely supports this feature hardware-wise. I fear that Nubia has intentionally disabled this feature as some other Chinese manufacturers have done in the past (Lenovo and Xiaomi come to mind).
I did message Nubia's support on this and they only replied with which LTE bands the phone supports. I already know that information and it doesn't solve my question.
If this phone really does lack LTE-CA, it is a major bummer for me as my older phones had this feature and it allows for very fast speeds with my carrier, Verizon Wireless.
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Did you ever check to see if the original specs supported LTE-CA?
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Did you ever check to see if the original specs supported LTE-CA?
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The official Red Magic website makes no mention of LTE-CA. But the specs posted by GSMArena state it supports up to 7CA as you can see by the screenshot I posted. Qualcomm's website also confirms this if you look at the specs for the Snapdragon X24 modem this phone has.
The hardware can definitely support it for sure. It just seems that Nubia has disabled it for some reason unless I'm proven otherwise.
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The official Red Magic website makes no mention of LTE-CA. But the specs posted by GSMArena state it supports up to 7CA as you can see by the screenshot I posted. Qualcomm's website also confirms this if you look at the specs for the Snapdragon X24 modem this phone has.
The hardware can definitely support it for sure. It just seems that Nubia has disabled it for some reason unless I'm proven otherwise.
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GSMArea is not always trusted source of CAT -category and CA. I hope some get combos directly from device modem.
I have builded own website where i have listed many 4G and 5G devices supported combos. I have example ZTE Axon 10 5G here: https://cacombos.com/device?model=A2020N3 . Here is instructions how to get 4G cacombos support from device: https://mt-tech.fi/en/how-to-get-4g-supported-ca-combinations-from-your-android-phone/ .
Will there be a forum like S21, S21+, S21 Ultra with sub forums like Cross device development?
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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.
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No plans for that at the present time. Sorry mate.
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Ok, may I ask why?
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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!!!
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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.
Never purchased a non-US compatible device and had a question:
The China variant seems to have most T-Mobile bands (both do not have B71) as the global variant WITH THE EXCEPTION OF B66. Does anyone know whether this will be an issue?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
i get my china variant Mi 11 Ultra on Monday, im on T-mobile and i live in NYC. i can report back to you then.
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i get my china variant Mi 11 Ultra on Monday, im on T-mobile and i live in NYC. i can report back to you then.
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Lucky you! Yes please let me know how the reception turns out. I don't really care about 5G since it's not that widespread, but wondering how 4G LTE will be like.
If you have any opinions on the China variant as you begin to use it, please post as well! Also considering it since there is a cheaper variant (8G+256GB).
Any updates how CN version working in NY with T-Mobile?
interesting to see speed test on 4G. Is actually supporting one 5G band.
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Any updates how CN version working in NY with T-Mobile?
interesting to see speed test on 4G. Is actually supporting one 5G band.
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when i ran speed test i get 10Mbps here in Queens at my house. but the real test for me will be at my job, since i dont get any WiFi there.
I also did a factory reset (a habit i always do) and playstore disappeared, i looked on youtube for easy video to re-install. This is my 1st Xiaomi phone, so im getting use to MIUI. but hardware, much better than my Note 20 Ultra. the display is better and the frame rate i see it faster on mi 11. I plan to flash global ROM, but stuck waiting 168 hours for unlock to go thru. this is only my 2nd day with the mi 11 and i like it already. going out later to take some pics.
Don't buy China version because it doesn't support well Carrier Aggregation combinations used by TMUS so you don't get good speed from network. Also it missing B71 and B66 bands - common in US networks. 5G only works with n41 SA when available theory.
Here is list of supported bands and Carrier Aggregation combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/M2102K1C
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Don't buy China version because it doesn't support well Carrier Aggregation combinations used by TMUS so you don't get good speed from network. Also it missing B71 and B66 bands - common in US networks. 5G only works with n41 SA when available theory.
Here is list of supported bands and Carrier Aggregation combinations: https://cacombos.com/device
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Yea global version is definitely better choice. A specially when is about to be available with B66
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when i ran speed test i get 10Mbps here in Queens at my house. but the real test for me will be at my job, since i dont get any WiFi there.
I also did a factory reset (a habit i always do) and playstore disappeared, i looked on youtube for easy video to re-install. This is my 1st Xiaomi phone, so im getting use to MIUI. but hardware, much better than my Note 20 Ultra. the display is better and the frame rate i see it faster on mi 11. I plan to flash global ROM, but stuck waiting 168 hours for unlock to go thru. this is only my 2nd day with the mi 11 and i like it already. going out later to take some pics.
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Disappointed to hear you are only getting 10Mbps in a city like Queens. Do update is on what your down speed is like at work!
Thank you and good luck with flashing to global!
Is there somewhere I can view a map of which T-Mobile bands are used throughout the US?
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Disappointed to hear you are only getting 10Mbps in a city like Queens. Do update is on what your down speed is like at work!
Thank you and good luck with flashing to global!
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tested at work...70Mbps! so glad i have wifi at home
I've used Chinese version phones without B66 for years, with t-mobile / google fi. Never had any issue with it. My wife uses an iPhone US version, I have stronger signal than her sometimes.
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I've used Chinese version phones without B66 for years, with t-mobile / google fi. Never had any issue with it. My wife uses an iPhone US version, I have stronger signal than her sometimes.
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Do you ever use the phones in rural/sparsely populated areas?
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Do you ever use the phones in rural/sparsely populated areas?
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yes. the coverage in those areas are bad either with the US iphone or Chinese android phones with tmobile, imho. i only travelled to those places so i am not authoritive on this assessment.
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tested at work...70Mbps! so glad i have wifi at home
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Wow why the difference? What kind of speeds were you getting with other phones at home? Was it about the same?
My mi11 in China can work 280Mbps by 5G. Although the band is a little less, it is not affected in China