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Hello, I have a LG G3 D855 SEA V20c running 5.0. I'm looking for permanent fix for LTE. I'm located in Montreal, Canada running on the Rogers network. I recently rooted the phone . I'm looking for suggestions on how to best achieve this.
I have tried the 3845#*855# method but it has to be redone whenever the phone restarts also you get limited 4G coverage with this phone variant
Thanks,
John
shade69 said:
Hello, I have a LG G3 D855 SEA V20c running 5.0. I'm looking for permanent fix for LTE. I'm located in Montreal, Canada running on the Rogers network. I recently rooted the phone . I'm looking for suggestions on how to best achieve this.
I have tried the 3845#*855# method but it has to be redone whenever the phone restarts also you get limited 4G coverage with this phone variant
Thanks,
John
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Im just trying to help and apologize if you have already done this but i believe Rogers uses a slightly different apn setting for lte. I havent been with the carrier for over a year now so make sure you got the right settings! If it isnt that then im guessing you are referring to the difference in cellular bands. I do know that USA carriers use a different lte band than us canadians and that for the note 3 devices there was a way to unlock the qualcom chip to enable it but i have not seen such things for the g3 as of yet. Hope i helped:good:
shade69 said:
Hello, I have a LG G3 D855 SEA V20c running 5.0. I'm looking for permanent fix for LTE. I'm located in Montreal, Canada running on the Rogers network. I recently rooted the phone . I'm looking for suggestions on how to best achieve this.
I have tried the 3845#*855# method but it has to be redone whenever the phone restarts also you get limited 4G coverage with this phone variant
Thanks,
John
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Please check the signals that the 4G band for Rodgers runs on
Sometimes the D855 international variant does not include the signal band that LTE runs on
itsbighead said:
Please check the signals that the 4G band for Rodgers runs on
Sometimes the D855 international variant does not include the signal band that LTE runs on
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xTristinx said:
Im just trying to help and apologize if you have already done this but i believe Rogers uses a slightly different apn setting for lte. I havent been with the carrier for over a year now so make sure you got the right settings! If it isnt that then im guessing you are referring to the difference in cellular bands. I do know that USA carriers use a different lte band than us canadians and that for the note 3 devices there was a way to unlock the qualcom chip to enable it but i have not seen such things for the g3 as of yet. Hope i helped:good:
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Hi thanks for your response. I'm using the lte apn and band 7. I get limited lte coverage mostly H and 3g
Then probably its a APN issue
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Then probably its a APN issue
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any ideas ?
shade69 said:
any ideas ?
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Umm im guessing you have tried deleting and reimporting the apn already right?
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Umm im guessing you have tried deleting and reimporting the apn already right?
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Yup
shade69 said:
Yup
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So do you get lte sometimes? If so it may just be Rogers garbage lte coverage.
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So do you get lte sometimes? If so it may just be Rogers garbage lte coverage.
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My note 2 get's excellent LTE coverage. I think I will flash it with the stock HK rom, I think I will have better LTE control and hopefully better coverage.
I am not getting 4G LTE. It is staying on H (hspa). I have the one plus one and get LTE.
The info online says this phone should have all of the bands required.
Any ideas.
Thank you
This is the 4gb ram 64gb ROM version
jross3r said:
I am not getting 4G LTE. It is staying on H (hspa). I have the one plus one and get LTE.
The info online says this phone should have all of the bands required.
Any ideas.
Thank you
This is the 4gb ram 64gb ROM version
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Check Settings - Mobile Network settings - Preferred Network Type and set it to LTE if you have this option and is not already set.
But I doubt that this is your problem. You bought the Taiwanese phone, didn't you? While OnePlus supports all ATT LTE bands (17, 4, 2), the Taiwanese Zenfone 2 doesn't support band 17 (nor ww model), which is otherwise typical for less inhabited aeries in the USA, but it seems that is widely used by ATT. Try the phone in the downtown or another city and you'll probably catch the LTE on other frequencies.
Yes I purchased it from Taiwan but all of the sites show so many bands for this phone. Asus does a terrible job with their model numbers. There are so many different versions with the same model number. There is a 4 g setting not lte and that is selected. I did pick up 4g while driving through part of the city.
Is there going to be a US model?
Thank you
Yes. There is a US model and its supposed to be released in the next month or so. The link below, click on specs, shows the LTE bands for each region. Clearly shows the Taiwanese model not having the 17 band.
http://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_2_ZE551ML
That stinks. I took that page as it will work in all of these markets. Oh well
Thanks
jross3r said:
I am not getting 4G LTE. It is staying on H (hspa). I have the one plus one and get LTE.
The info online says this phone should have all of the bands required.
Any ideas.
Thank you
This is the 4gb ram 64gb ROM version
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Where in US are you?
There are some areas in the US that are only on LTE band 17. I suspect that's OP's issue.
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There are some areas in the US that are only on LTE band 17. I suspect that's OP's issue.
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I looked at it and TW, WW and US all have 1700 bands if that's what you are referring to. If not can you shed some light?
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I looked at it and TW, WW and US all have 1700 bands if that's what you are referring to. If not can you shed some light?
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The topic is about bands not frequencies. There is nothing such as 1700 LTE band. Actually both USA and TW phones work on approximate LTE 700 MHz but bands are different because uplink and downlink are different. So TW model works on band 28 and US one on 17.
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The topic is about bands not frequencies. There is nothing such as 1700 LTE band. Actually both USA and TW phones work on approximate LTE 700 MHz but bands are different because uplink and downlink are different. So TW model works on band 28 and US one on 17.
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I see now. Tnx for the quick response. Hopefully I'm not outta luck when the phone arrives tomorrow from TW. Do you think that flashing later on a radio or baseband will solve this issue?
It's not that simple. Luckily Intel chip supports all LTE bands. But they must be activated in kernel too. Maybe someone will find the method to activate the missed ones. Otherwise you are not so bad. With TW phone you are short of only one LTE band of four major in the USA, Europeans missed 2 of 3.
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It's not that simple. Luckily Intel chip supports all LTE bands. But they must be activated in kernel too. Maybe someone will find the method to activate the missed ones. Otherwise you are not so bad. With TW phone you are short of only one LTE band of four major in the USA, Europeans missed 2 of 3.
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Thanks again for that. I see a bright future for this. Appreciate all this info. And definitely will see u around.
CT and work in long island NY. I hit 4g LTE on my way to work but most of the time have hsta+ which is not terrible.
I'm stuck with NO data on my Zenfone 2 with T-Mobile.
Bl00dRunzC0ld said:
I'm stuck with NO data on my Zenfone 2 with T-Mobile.
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Check your APN settings.
Should be
fast.t-mobile.com
make sure the dash is in there.
alose said:
Check your APN settings.
Should be
fast.t-mobile.com
make sure the dash is in there.
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Thanks that worked. I've always used fast.tmobile.com for my connection and never had issues until today. Now I'm happy and on 4g.
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I see now. Tnx for the quick response. Hopefully I'm not outta luck when the phone arrives tomorrow from TW. Do you think that flashing later on a radio or baseband will solve this issue?
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Frequency wise is matches everything AT&T needs, i just picked up my 4g/64gb TW model, i'll be playing with apn's to see if i can get lte to pop. Only getting H+ so far.
Correction, shipped with WW firmware, no 700mhz for us.
More - As posted above, this Taiwanese version is missing the LTE band 17. And there are some areas that this may be the only band available, so you will not have LTE in those situations.
Thanks so much.... I was having a heck of time here with my Zenfone 2 in Tucson AZ on T-mobile.... I was stuck on 2G... but updating the APN to fast.t-mobile.com and 2 reboots seems to have done the trick. So glad I don't have to EBAY this! THANKS AGAIN.... Loving this thing so far!
Well ****! This is where I am stuck win H+ on ATT.
No way around this huh unless someone does a new rom? Or is it hardwired?
Hi guys,
I have just bought this phone and flashed it with the latest firmware Android 5.1 as per the post on this forum. I am now very worried because my phone only seems to be connectiong to 2.4ghz network instead of 5ghz. Also I cannot get mobile data working.
What ROM/kernel did you flash? Many ROMs run 5.1.x
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What ROM/kernel did you flash? Many ROMs run 5.1.x
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Hi I used this rom Z90a40_USR_S118_1505272046_Q2020131.4_ROW_qpst
which was mentioned here on the forum as the best for Android 5.1
Hey man, I've done some research and it seems your ROM/phone should support LGT(4G). I would highly suggest completely wiping your phone, reflash ROM/ Gasps/ kernel (if you have one) and see if the issue persists
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The seller says I can send the item back for a full refund but unsure if he will give me a refund as I've changed the ROM to 5.1 The worst thing would be sending the device back to China
Okay, have you tried manually setting your APN? Fallow the steps below and findnthe APN settings online for your carrier, let me know what happens.
Many users have told me their 3G/4G LTE data network connection is broke after installing a custom ROM. *Well, in most of these cases, it can easily be fixed by manually setting the APN (Access Point Name). *This applies to any GSM networks such as*AT&T or T-Mobile. *For CDMA networks like Sprint or Verizon, they also use APNs but you don’t have to set them and should work out of the box.
Every carrier uses its own APN Settings to get its 3G/4G LTE network working on an Android smartphone or tablet device. *Now, these APN settings are usually “downloaded” automatically to your*phone*when you insert a SIM card. *BUT, there are times where the APN are not selected automatically OR when the APN settings are not downloaded.
In those instances, your 3G/4G LTE data will not work but that can easily be fixed.
Step 1. First, browse your Settings menu and find the “Access Point Names” menu. *This is usually under “Mobile Network Settings” or “More*mobile Networks or “Mobile Networks” under Settings menu depending on the Android device used.
Step 2. Once you are in the APN Settings menu, first thing you should check it that the APN is on the correct one. *If the correct APN is not checked (sometimes this happens), simply check ON the correct APN for your carrier. *That will make your 3G/4G LTE data working right away
tep 3. There are also times where the wrong APN is listed or there’s simply no APNs listed. *In these rare cases, you can simply add a new APN, hit the “+” button.
Step 4. For APN setting, the “Name” can be anything. *“APN” setting is the most important, usually you only have to fill this out for your phone to work.
For T-Mobile, you can set the “APN” to “fast.t-mobile.com”. *AT&T, you can set “APN” to “phone” or “pta”.
Now setting “APN” will get your data working but you still need to input additional settings to get your MMS working.
ep 5. You can usually Google APN settings for your carrier. *Whether you are in Thailand or in the U.S., simply Google for your APN settings like:
Google “t-mobile APN 4G LTE” for T-Mobile 4G LTE APN settings in the U.S.
Google “True Move APN 3g” for True Move 4G APN settings in Thailand.
Eventually, you should be able to find the full APN settings for your carrier whether you live in Hawaii or on North Pole.
Once you have the correct APN settings, simply input them into your APN settings on the phone
Step 7. Next, make sure to select the new APN Setting you have saved. *Within 5-30 seconds, your phone should start picking up 3G or 4G LTE signals and your data should be working again on the phone.
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desi112 said:
Hi guys,
I have just bought this phone and flashed it with the latest firmware Android 5.1 as per the post on this forum. I am now very worried because my phone only seems to be working on 3G. When I go into settings and network it only gives me the options to pick a 3G network. I did a lot of research before buying this phone and was assured it would work on 4G within the UK my old phone the Sony Xperia ZR worked on 4G fine. I do have the latest nano sim.
Here are the details of the Lenovo Z90-7 As per GSM Arena
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Lenovo Z90-7
And from my network operator's webpage I get the following info
4G from Tesco Mobile (o2) uses the following network frequencies:
800 MHz (0.8 GHz)
Am I having this problem as I flashed it with new firmware?
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I believe the phone doesn`t have the LTE 800 frequency.
Search other websites than gsm arena.
That`s why you don`t get 4G.
Hi Friends,
Thanks for the quick replies I really appreciate the help. In regards to the APN settings I've checked these and these seem to be correct.
So it *Should* work EE
Interesting, I was hoping the APN settings were the cause. I'm sorry you couldn't fix your issue. I'm sure you will have better luck with your next device.
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desi112 said:
Hi Friends,
Thanks for the quick replies I really appreciate the help. In regards to the APN settings I've checked these and these seem to be correct.
Valter84 you are correct I spoke to the seller and he advised that there is a mistake on the listing the phone does not support the LTE 800Mhz frequency.
So it *Should* work in the UK on the network EE which uses Band 3 FDD LTE (1800mhz). I've tried an EE sim and it still does not work at all on 4G.
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Hi, I have the same trouble as you , anyway I have not flashed my Z90-7 yet. My chinesse seller from Aliexpress claims , that this phone supports all usual LTE frequencies including 800 Mhz.
But I can use here in Czech republic at T mobile provider only 1800 Mhz which covers only Prague and Mlada Boleslav . Rest of our country covers LTE on 800 Mhz only.
vlada.b said:
Hi, I have the same trouble as you , anyway I have not flashed my Z90-7 yet. My chinesse seller from Aliexpress claims , that this phone supports all usual LTE frequencies including 800 Mhz.
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desi112 said:
vlada.b said:
Hi, I have the same trouble as you , anyway I have not flashed my Z90-7 yet. My chinesse seller from Aliexpress claims , that this phone supports all usual LTE frequencies including 800 Mhz.
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This seems to be a worldwide problem outside China. It is nothing to do with APN settings, etc.
A company is selling this phone on Amazon USA and they have specifically mentioned 4G does not work in the USA.
I am based in the UK and 4G doesn't work. I have flashed the phone and have now android 5.1 installed on it, but until official EU version of this phone is released we will be stuck with 3G
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desi112 said:
This seems to be a worldwide problem outside China. It is nothing to do with APN settings, etc.
A company is selling this phone on Amazon USA and they have specifically mentioned 4G does not work in the USA.
I am based in the UK and 4G doesn't work. I have flashed the phone and have now android 5.1 installed on it, but until official EU version of this phone is released we will be stuck with 3G
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Guys, just to let you know the phone works 4G on UK EE network, but not on O2.
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I need help. can't use 5ghz network.
desi112 said:
Hi guys,
I have just bought this phone and flashed it with the latest firmware Android 5.1 as per the post on this forum. I am now very worried because my phone only seems to be connectiong to 2.4ghz network instead of 5ghz. Also I cannot get mobile data working.
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I can't connecting 5ghz too.
Just only can connecting 2.4ghz.
I can't find 5ghz network in WLAN list.
I succeeded installing the ROM. (use MiFlash tool)
ROM Version: Z90-a40_S118_1505272008_ROW
So, my phone's android version is 5.1
Z90-7 device can't support 5ghz WIFI network? or ROM's problem?
I want to know about this problem's solutions. (I want to use 5ghz wifi network!)
If anybody answer for me, I'll be very grateful.
Thanks for reading.
Chinese markets are deceiving customers
vlada.b said:
Hi, I have the same trouble as you , anyway I have not flashed my Z90-7 yet. My chinesse seller from Aliexpress claims , that this phone supports all usual LTE frequencies including 800 Mhz.
But I can use here in Czech republic at T mobile provider only 1800 Mhz which covers only Prague and Mlada Boleslav . Rest of our country covers LTE on 800 Mhz only.
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Dear people, wake up, many Chinese markets are deceiving customers by providing them misleading information. LTE bands is one clear example. Chinese LTE bands are diferent and they just flash the device's ROM for multi-language and add Google Play to make it "international version" but it is not. DON'T BUY IT!
I double checked with this company minideal.net which i cannot recommend. The company confirmed full FDD LTE (4G) functionality on following frequency bands: 800/1800/2100/2600MHz. But my smartphone IS NOT WORKING on 800MHz in The Czech Republic because it is only 1800/2100/2600MHz in fact. Within the PayPal Dispute and Claim they completely turned around their statements concerning LTE bands.
Complete tests were made with my network operator provider to rull out other problems. You can easily check that in these comments and in some fair e-shops where they don't twist the truth.
Mydoma said:
Dear people, wake up, many Chinese markets are deceiving customers by providing them misleading information. LTE bands is one clear example. Chinese LTE bands are diferent and they just flash the device's ROM for multi-language and add Google Play to make it "international version" but it is not. DON'T BUY IT!
I double checked with this company minideal.net which i cannot recommend. The company confirmed full FDD LTE (4G) functionality on following frequency bands: 800/1800/2100/2600MHz. But my smartphone IS NOT WORKING on 800MHz in The Czech Republic because it is only 1800/2100/2600MHz in fact. Within the PayPal Dispute and Claim they completely turned around their statements concerning LTE bands.
Complete tests were made with my network operator provider to rull out other problems. You can easily check that in these comments and in some fair e-shops where they don't twist the truth.
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This is correct, the phone doesn't work on 800MHz. However it should because Qualcom 615 supports 800MHz. the reason it doesn't work is because the modem is probably locked within the ROM. I am hoping once this phone is release european version then it should work at 800MHz.
Czech version of Lenovo Vibe Shot working on 800Mhz LTE seamlessly
barcomi said:
This is correct, the phone doesn't work on 800MHz. However it should because Qualcom 615 supports 800MHz. the reason it doesn't work is because the modem is probably locked within the ROM. I am hoping once this phone is release european version then it should work at 800MHz.
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Hi, i already have had the European version of Lenovo Vibe Shot (chinese name Lenovo Z90-7) in my hands. I purchased it recently to compare the Czech and the Chinese model concurrently. All worked perfectly well with the Czech model. The device connected to 800MHz LTE band (band 20) INSTANTLY after the Android system start. No setting necessary at all. It connected to 800MHz T-mobile band in the Czech Republic. While with the Chinese only 3G or less! Another LTE band (2100MHz perhaps) worked well - Vodafone Czech Republic. So LTE hardware is ok but 800MHz missing...
The test is here: youtube.com/watch?v=Mv5RoN_BYSc
No doubt i was intentionally deceived by the seller namely minideal.net; and many others customers are being deceived the same way!
coptrade said:
Hi, i already have had the European version of Lenovo Vibe Shot (chinese name Lenovo Z90-7) in my hands. I purchased it recently to compare the Czech and the Chinese model concurrently. All worked perfectly well with the Czech model. The device connected to 800MHz LTE band (band 20) INSTANTLY after the Android system start. No setting necessary at all. It connected to 800MHz T-mobile band in the Czech Republic. While with the Chinese only 3G or less! Another LTE band (2100MHz perhaps) worked well - Vodafone Czech Republic. So LTE hardware is ok but 800MHz missing...
The test is here: youtube.com/watch?v=Mv5RoN_BYSc
No doubt i was intentionally deceived by the seller namely minideal.net; and many others customers are being deceived the same way!
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This is amazing. I hope soon someone will release the european ROM, so I can update my chinese phone with european ROM. Do you think the Chinese phone will work on 800MHz with the European ROM?
barcomi said:
This is amazing. I hope soon someone will release the european ROM, so I can update my chinese phone with european ROM. Do you think the Chinese phone will work on 800MHz with the European ROM?
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Well, i consulted this with some mobile phone services earlier and they did not recommend updating the ROM like that. Your device can end up dead after it. The ROM must be perfectly tuned to the particular HW specification of your device to avoid the fatal consequences. It is quite risky... i was thinking the same way. I am disputing the seller via PayPal asking for partial refund to be able to re-sell the phone to someone who can do without 800MHz.
Also you cannot freely update the android system without loosing the multi-language and Google Play... So shopping mobile phones in China? NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME!
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coptrade said:
Hi, i already have had the European version of Lenovo Vibe Shot (chinese name Lenovo Z90-7) in my hands. I purchased it recently to compare the Czech and the Chinese model concurrently. All worked perfectly well with the Czech model. The device connected to 800MHz LTE band (band 20) INSTANTLY after the Android system start. No setting necessary at all. It connected to 800MHz T-mobile band in the Czech Republic. While with the Chinese only 3G or less! Another LTE band (2100MHz perhaps) worked well - Vodafone Czech Republic. So LTE hardware is ok but 800MHz missing...
The test is here: youtube.com/watch?v=Mv5RoN_BYSc
No doubt i was intentionally deceived by the seller namely minideal.net; and many others customers are being deceived the same way!
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Ok, i understand your point. I was thinking the same way. Some mobile phone services would refuse to update the ROM like that though, because it can kill the mobile completely. And who will take the responsibility? The Chinese dishonest dealers should! Let us tell them, we don't like their deception and lies! They are playing the "we don't know" game, but they surely know enough about the differences between Chinese and non-Chinese LTE bands.
But yes, there should be a way to change the ROM the same way the distributors of the real European version of this phone do it. Only where shall we get that ROM and ROM update done? Because, as i have already experienced, the local (Czech) Lenovo representation has no interest in helping owners of Lenovo products purchased in China. How predicable...
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desi112 said:
The seller says I can send the item back for a full refund but unsure if he will give me a refund as I've changed the ROM to 5.1 The worst thing would be sending the device back to China
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Did you pay via PayPal? You can dispute or claim... Because i say it is just intentional form of deception what they do...
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desi112 said:
This seems to be a worldwide problem outside China. It is nothing to do with APN settings, etc.
A company is selling this phone on Amazon USA and they have specifically mentioned 4G does not work in the USA.
I am based in the UK and 4G doesn't work. I have flashed the phone and have now android 5.1 installed on it, but until official EU version of this phone is released we will be stuck with 3G
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You are right some (many) Chinese dealers are cheating... and we pay for it.
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coptrade said:
Well, i consulted this with some mobile phone services earlier and they did not recommend updating the ROM like that. Your device can end up dead after it. The ROM must be perfectly tuned to the particular HW specification of your device to avoid the fatal consequences. It is quite risky... i was thinking the same way. I am disputing the seller via PayPal asking for partial refund to be able to re-sell the phone to someone who can do without 800MHz.
Also you cannot freely update the android system without loosing the multi-language and Google Play... So shopping mobile phones in China? NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME!
I changed my ROM, but it is just simplified ROM (done by chinese guys) without the bloatware ...
I got it from this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/lenovo-z90-7-vibe-shot-international-t3148018
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Hi everyone. I recently purchased a HTC 10 from swappa, the unlocked version. The thing is, on gsmarena and HTC US page says that this model works on 850/900Mhz bands for UMTS (H/H+), but here in DR, i'm trying to use it with Orange Dominicana, who works on 900Mhz band for UMTS and the phone doesnt... It goes from LTE to 2G, and when on LTE i cant receive phone calls. I need to put it on 2G to receive calls, but the data sucks at those speeds.
Anyone knows a way that i can be sure if the phone really doesn't have this particular band (900Mhz) for UMTS? or a way to see if i can activate it if its available but inactive? I try 2 phones (a friend of mine bought one, same model) and is the exact same behavior on both.
See my signature about adding bands.
At least you can check if it is enabled and perhaps try to add it too
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Hi everyone. I recently purchased a HTC 10 from swappa, the unlocked version. The thing is, on gsmarena and HTC US page says that this model works on 850/900Mhz bands for UMTS (H/H+), but here in DR, i'm trying to use it with Orange Dominicana, who works on 900Mhz band for UMTS and the phone doesnt... It goes from LTE to 2G, and when on LTE i cant receive phone calls. I need to put it on 2G to receive calls, but the data sucks at those speeds.
Anyone knows a way that i can be sure if the phone really doesn't have this particular band (900Mhz) for UMTS? or a way to see if i can activate it if its available but inactive? I try 2 phones (a friend of mine bought one, same model) and is the exact same behavior on both.
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This is happening to me too! Exactly the same problem, were you able to solve this @kakaroto?
c_sar007 said:
This is happening to me too! Exactly the same problem, were you able to solve this @kakaroto?
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Also interested
Have you tried anithing?
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Also interested
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Have you tried anithing? I would like to have some ideas before doing anithing stupid.
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Have you tried anithing? I would like to have some ideas before doing anithing stupid.
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I haven't tried adding bands yet. I'm interested since Viva is rolling out 4G service in the next few months. If my HTC 10 isn't compatible with their 4G or 3G (even though they said it will be), then I'll be looking at adding more bands.
stifilz said:
See my signature about adding bands.
At least you can check if it is enabled and perhaps try to add it too
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Thanks for the sugestion. I did not follow your method since CDMA Tools is no longrer available in DEMO version and licences are really expensive (100+ Dollars) to just test. I followed the method suggested by @fffft (That can be found here) since it applyes to all Qualcomm devices using QPST and QXMD.
Long story short, I had to Root, set a custom recovery, a custom ROM and even a custom Kernel to try the method but It did not work to me. The irony of all of this is that technically I my HTC 10 has all bands available to be used. See the picture Attached.
@stifilz do you have any Ideas?
stifilz said:
See my signature about adding bands.
At least you can check if it is enabled and perhaps try to add it too
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Thanks for the sugestion. I did not follow your method since CDMA Tools is no longrer available in DEMO version and licences are really expensive (100+ dollars) to just test. I followed the method suggested by @fffft (That can be found here) since it applyes to all Qualcomm devices using QPST and QXMD.
Long story short, I had to Root, set a custom recovery, a custom ROM and even a custom Kernel to try the method but It did not work to me. The irony of all of this is that technically I my HTC 10 has all bands available to be used. See the picture Attached.
@stifilz do you have any Ideas?
Hi all I've been looking to buy a Lenovo P2 and have noticed there seems to be 2 different versions- the P2a42 and the P2c72. Whats the difference? They're not available where I live so need to import. Thanks for your help!
Zven82 said:
Hi all I've been looking to buy a Lenovo P2 and have noticed there seems to be 2 different versions- the P2a42 and the P2c72. Whats the difference? They're not available where I live so need to import. Thanks for your help!
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I think that the P2c72 is 64GB for China but I might be wrong
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I think that the P2c72 is 64GB for China but I might be wrong
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Ah ok thanks. Are they identical apart from that? I really want to get one but i'm worried the china version won't get updates or will be missing all the google apps like play store etc.
Zven82 said:
Ah ok thanks. Are they identical apart from that? I really want to get one but i'm worried the china version won't get updates or will be missing all the google apps like play store etc.
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You would need to worry about the frequencies that both models are configured for. Typically Lenovo has CN and ROW (Rest Of World), and with my previous P780, I had to set a custom ROM to make it work as ROW using Europe frequencies for GSM.
I heard that for the P2, this is the differences between the models but I'm not sure...
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You would need to worry about the frequencies that both models are configured for. Typically Lenovo has CN and ROW (Rest Of World), and with my previous P780, I had to set a custom ROM to make it work as ROW using Europe frequencies for GSM.
I heard that for the P2, this is the differences between the models but I'm not sure...
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Awesome thanks. I've spoken to a supplier who has said they load the international rom on the phone- does that sound possible? And the 3G/4G bands are the same as the phone i'm using now so that's positive. Thanks for your help!
Hi, i live in europe and have bought p2c72 4GB/64GB variant, at first start i've check fw and it was p2c72 but when i put sim card and go by configure process fw has changed to p2a42 also i've get update to latest fw.
btw. on top of the phone between headphone jack and second microphone it says p2c72 and on the box of course.
lokr said:
Hi, i live in europe and have bought p2c72 4GB/64GB variant, at first start i've check fw and it was p2c72 but when i put sim card and go by configure process fw has changed to p2a42 also i've get update to latest fw.
btw. on top of the phone between headphone jack and second microphone it says p2c72 and on the box of course.
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That's interesting, did the box look like it had been opened? The 4GB/64GB is the version i'm really looking for. Did it have google play etc when you first turned the phone on and did the initial setup? Thanks for your help!
Box was sealed with lenovo sticker's, on 1st boot i was curious about fw and apps that was installed so i skip initial setup and check fw and it was p7c72, google play was in it and few other google apps also some lenovo no chinese apps were installed so i switch off the phone and put simcard and microsd and boot the phone and make initial setup, after it was made i get notification about system update so i made it, after reboot i've go to check security patch i notice that fw version change to p2a42, lte works normal but i don't know how to check which band are used now so (don't know service codes for lenovo), on first battery drainage i made SOT of almost 12h where on my oneplus3 after nugat i get only 3,5 h to 4h max also i wonder if p2 gets nugat and how horrible battery life will be.
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Box was sealed with lenovo sticker's, on 1st boot i was curious about fw and apps that was installed so i skip initial setup and check fw and it was p7c72, google play was in it and few other google apps also some lenovo no chinese apps were installed so i switch off the phone and put simcard and microsd and boot the phone and make initial setup, after it was made i get notification about system update so i made it, after reboot i've go to check security patch i notice that fw version change to p2a42, lte works normal but i don't know how to check which band are used now so (don't know service codes for lenovo), on first battery drainage i made SOT of almost 12h where on my oneplus3 after nugat i get only 3,5 h to 4h max also i wonder if p2 gets nugat and how horrible battery life will be.
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Does LTE Band 20 (800 MHz) work on your p2c72? I have bought one yesterday and updated OTA to P2a42_S062_170117_ROW but LTE doesn't seem to work except from shopping mall, where LTE works on Band 3 (1800 MHz).
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Does LTE Band 20 (800 MHz) work on your p2c72? I have bought one yesterday and updated OTA to P2a42_S062_170117_ROW but LTE doesn't seem to work except from shopping mall, where LTE works on Band 3 (1800 MHz).
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I don't know how to check which band are used by phone, but LTE work as it schould be, also wcdma works. How to check it?
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I don't know how to check which band are used by phone, but LTE work as it schould be, also wcdma works. How to check it?
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Try downloading "Network Signal Guru" app from the Google Play store.
This app should be able to display it. If you take a look at the screenshots, it shows LTE Band, which should read "B20 | 800 MHz" in the most of Europe I guess. At least in rural areas, which are usually covered with lower frequencies.
BTW, this app should also be able to display all supported LTE Bands (check the screenshots). It would be most helpful, if you could check it as well.
EDIT: Maybe even simpler is to use "SignalCheck Lite" app from Play store.
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Try downloading "Network Signal Guru" app from the Google Play store.
This app should be able to display it. If you take a look at the screenshots, it shows LTE Band, which should read "B20 | 800 MHz" in the most of Europe I guess. At least in rural areas, which are usually covered with lower frequencies.
BTW, this app should also be able to display all supported LTE Bands (check the screenshots). It would be most helpful, if you could check it as well.
EDIT: Maybe even simpler is to use "SignalCheck Lite" app from Play store.
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Network Signal Guru shows only LTE/LTE, second one also show only LTE and signal info no word about which band is used.
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OK, thanks. It's hard to tell, which band is actually used. But it's great, that your phone actually works with LTE. Could you possibly share, where have you bought it?
I bought the P2c72 and it has a chinese ROM. It comes with a dual SIM and 64GB. Would anyone know if it is possible to apply the P2a42 ROM to the device?
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I bought the P2c72 and it has a chinese ROM. It comes with a dual SIM and 64GB. Would anyone know if it is possible to apply the P2a42 ROM to the device?
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i heard somewhere that Updating with Official OTA changed ROM version to P2a42
give a try , if you receive any update :highfive:
lokr said:
I don't know how to check which band are used by phone, but LTE work as it schould be, also wcdma works. How to check it?
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Can you please tell me whether "Motorola Mobility LLC" is written on the back or not?
On back I only have Lenovo brand and nfc mark.