Hi, I am an owner of this very nice smartphone, I'm very happy with it but there are a couple of problems that I'm not able to fix:
- it is sold as a 4G (LTE) phone for the sim card on the main slot and 3G on the second slot, it works only on 3G network for the main slot and 2G for the secon one
- an annoying metallic voice or strange noise when I receive or make a call from/to some numbers with a specific sim card (it's random but always the same numbers, I mean... not all numbers of a specific carrier but only some numbers of that carrier and never, till now, with other carriers).
It occours when that sim card is in the second slot (2G) or in the main slot and I force the 2G network on the main slot.
Did you experience the same problem?
spuntop said:
Hi, I am an owner of this very nice smartphone, I'm very happy with it but there are a couple of problems that I'm not able to fix:
- it is sold as a 4G (LTE) phone for the sim card on the main slot and 3G on the second slot, it works only on 3G network for the main slot and 2G for the secon one
- an annoying metallic voice or strange noise when I receive or make a call from/to some numbers with a specific sim card (it's random but always the same numbers, I mean... not all numbers of a specific carrier but only some numbers of that carrier and never, till now, with other carriers).
It occours when that sim card is in the second slot (2G) or in the main slot and I force the 2G network on the main slot.
Did you experience the same problem?
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Which ever version of the phone that you get is not able to do 4G or LTE so thats a scam of the carrier and for the noise im not sure what can it be.
Sent from my SM-G850F
Vendor assured me that the phone can go in LTE... I must investigate which frequency use Vodafone in Italy.
spuntop said:
Vendor assured me that the phone can go in LTE... I must investigate which frequency use Vodafone in Italy.
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And if you can search the web you can see for your self that P6 does not support lte in any way.
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P6S does!
I'm talking about it, not P6.
Specs:
Dual Sim Yes, Full Active DSFA
2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz
3G WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 Mhz
4G LTE 900/1800/2100 Mhz
Slot Sim Card Dual Sim W+G/G+G - Micro Sim
spuntop said:
P6S does!
I'm talking about it, not P6.
Specs:
Dual Sim Yes, Full Active DSFA
2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz
3G WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 Mhz
4G LTE 900/1800/2100 Mhz
Slot Sim Card Dual Sim W+G/G+G - Micro Sim
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You are wrong!
Link to GSM arena:
http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_p6_s-5979.php
mojster666 said:
You are wrong!
Link to GSM arena:
http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_p6_s-5979.php
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Thats what I'm trying to explain all the time.
Sent from my SM-G850F
You are probably right and it isn't an LTE device... but for sure the specs on gsmarena are wrong when they say it is a dual sim dual standby.
It is dual active, I can receive calls on the second sim while I'm engaged on the first, hold this and answer on the second and vice versa.
On huawei.ru they say it is 3G, no P6S found on huawei.com.cn
Yes, you are right about dual sim specs. It is definitely dual active.
On GSM Arena are practically all phones dual sim standby. But this is wrong. However, we must admit the fact, that dual sim active phones are very rare.
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Hi!
Can anyone confirm
1) the SIM 2 is 2G only, and not 3G.
2) what the bands for 3G on SIM 1 (in case the places I'm traveling to do not support LTE on band 3 and 7, 1800 and 2600, and I need to fall back on hspa)
3) Since its Dual Standby, when I'm surfing on the phone (data from Sim 1), will a call coming in on Sim 2 ring/get through?
4) Related to 3). If I'm using the phone as a mobile hotspot or USB tethering with the data from Sim 1, will a call coming in on Sim 2 ring/get through?
Would really appreciate if anyone can shed some light on the above.....
Thank you
TheKingKong said:
Hi!
Can anyone confirm
1) the SIM 2 is 2G only, and not 3G.
2) what the bands for 3G on SIM 1 (in case the places I'm traveling to do not support LTE on band 3 and 7, 1800 and 2600, and I need to fall back on hspa)
3) Since its Dual Standby, when I'm surfing on the phone (data from Sim 1), will a call coming in on Sim 2 ring/get through?
4) Related to 3). If I'm using the phone as a mobile hotspot or USB tethering with the data from Sim 1, will a call coming in on Sim 2 ring/get through?
Would really appreciate if anyone can shed some light on the above.....
Thank you
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Hi!
1) Yes, Sim2 only 2G
2)SIM1- GSM,WCDMA, LTE (I'm using band 3)
3) Calling has priority, you will receive call on SIM2, data on SIM1 will be interrupted until you talk on SIM2
4) Same as in 3), until you talk on 2 no data on 1
lge73 said:
Hi!
1) Yes, Sim2 only 2G
2)SIM1- GSM,WCDMA, LTE (I'm using band 3)
3) Calling has priority, you will receive call on SIM2, data on SIM1 will be interrupted until you talk on SIM2
4) Same as in 3), until you talk on 2 no data on 1
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Thanks for the info!
One more question from me too
I have the dual sim, locked, s-on, 4.4.2 android, 1.45.xx software version. How and where can i upgrade to 4.4.3?
Techknowledge said:
One more question from me too
I have the dual sim, locked, s-on, 4.4.2 android, 1.45.xx software version. How and where can i upgrade to 4.4.3?
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just need to wait for official updates as i am also waiting.
Sorry to hijack this thread,I just want confirmation also and decided not to do new thread .
My question is, is it compatible to flash firmware from HTC M8(older model) with single sim only?
Tnx guys..
I am in search of a dual sim phone, and I consider the zenfone 2 a good candidate.
However, it is vital to me that the phone can support a data connection from both sim cards.
Obviously not at the same time, but to switch data connection from one sim card to the other, without having to physically change the sim cards around.
Is this possible on the zenfone 2?
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I am in search of a dual sim phone, and I consider the zenfone 2 a good candidate.
However, it is vital to me that the phone can support a data connection from both sim cards.
Obviously not at the same time, but to switch data connection from one sim card to the other, without having to physically change the sim cards around.
Is this possible on the zenfone 2?
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This is possible but sim2 only supports 2g speeds.
lordpipa said:
This is possible but sim2 only supports 2g speeds.
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Thanks, that's quite a disappointment.
I thought today most other dual sim phones do support 3/4G on both sims?
lordpipa said:
This is possible but sim2 only supports 2g speeds.
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HOW to get that 2G Data service??? We get superfast 2G Service from our operator (!dea Cellular in India)
Dhanuhammer said:
HOW to get that 2G Data service??? We get superfast 2G Service from our operator (!dea Cellular in India)
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AFAIK there is no data from sim2, not even 2G
ASW1 said:
I am in search of a dual sim phone, and I consider the zenfone 2 a good candidate.
However, it is vital to me that the phone can support a data connection from both sim cards.
Obviously not at the same time, but to switch data connection from one sim card to the other, without having to physically change the sim cards around.
Is this possible on the zenfone 2?
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You will not get data on sim 2 due to Asus blocking it with their firmware. Even though they used an outdated and subpar modem for sim 2, it is still capable of data. Their Zenfone Selfie does contain a dual active dual sim with lte on both sims this their "flagship" phone however used inferior hardware.
Unfortunately this may not be the phone for you in particular if you live in an area such as the U.S. or in Europe where they are shutting down 2G, it's already happening. This "flagship" dual sim phone will soon become a single sim for many of us.
I've actually talked to Asus about this and was told this is their "Flagship" phone and it is "Premium LIKE". I asked what he meant by "Premium Like" and he said it was comparable to other high end phones with compromises made on using lessor hardware. LOL, it's a knock off then, no different than buying "Prada" bags out of someones car trunk. I've had to deal with Asus on a couple of issues with their phone and have to say, I would NEVER buy anything again from them.
Hi, I have HTC Desire 820 Dual SIM. SIM 1 Slot is defective, i use SIM 2 Slot where i want to use 3G\4G network but when i change network from 2G to 3G\4G SIM card signals disappeared. "Limited Service" appears. I know that 3G frequency i.e. 2100 MHz and 4G LTE frequency i.e. Band 3 1800 MHz supported by this device.
Any one give me expert opinion to rectify this anomaly.
Thanks in advance.
I can't find a solid answer on this. I'm looking for a dual SIM phone that doesn't limit the 2nd SIM to 2G, like most older dual SIM phones. I found one source online that says it does support 3G on SIM2 after a software upgrade.
In particular I'm curious if it's supported on LineageOS ROM. My question in the relevant thread for that has gone unanswered. For now I'd be happy to know that it works even with stock.
You can run either the first or the second SIM on 3G, but you can't run both at once on 3G. As soon as you set one SIM to 3G, the other drops back to 2G. This defeats the purpose of Dual Sim in countries like Australia that have stopped using 2G. There's only one 3G radio in the phone.
This information is for the A7 2017, but presumably it's the same for the A5 2017.
A520F-DS, the dual 3G/2G works. At least dual standby. Stock TW. Also works with 4G on 1 SIM.
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Some apps might not update the signal strength(Android 1 telephony API, single SIM, 2G doesn't really support the newer(cellids only, no signal strength unless it's matched with the neighbouring cell info), 3G dual, and most of 4G is OK). To fix this, insert 2 sims, set 1 as default for everything, remove that SIM, the signal strength will update for the other SIM.
Band Selection(3G/2G only unless the other SIM is set to that) and Band Disable(4G/3G) works and only applies on the selected SIM. Requires root or specific CSCs.
Cell Locking applies only on SIM 1 and could affect SIM 2.
I've owned three different dual SIM phones (current one is the A3) and none of them could do more than 2G for the "other" SIM. Totally agree with @ryebuck that it defeats the purpose of dual SIM devices in some countries, the more so when more countries will drop 2G in the future. Either manufacturers start making REAL dual phones, or the dual concept will die of its own death.
The Dual SIM functionality in my 7X seems worse than my 5X. With my old Honor, you could leave the SIMs in their slots and just change which one was 3G/4G and the other 2G in the phone settings
However, the 7X seems to have fixed one of the slots to be 2G permanently. You cannot change it in the settings. So I have to physically open up the tray and swap the SIMs, which can be a pain.
Can anyone confirm whether one of the SIM slots is physically 2G only? Or can this be fixed with a software tweak or update?
iirc one of the sims slots is set to 2g only and the other one is 3g/4g