Hi all,
I'm wondering whether it is possible in some way to unlock additional NR bands on the S20. As far as I understand the Snapdragon 865 chipset, it comes as a fully-fledged 5G mobile platform which can be used in all countries and which supports all possible NR frequencies/bands.
So, it seems to me, that Samsung just locks off the majority of bands in the different models (for example, I got the G9810 and like to use it overall in Europe. However, Samsung only delivers the bands N1 and N78 but not e.g. N28).
Would be great if anybody could give me a hint about this.
Best
protonic_1
I think there is no way to add more bands because these are defined to hardware. But i'm very interested about your model 4G Carrier Aggregation Combinations. These can get from log file: https://mt-tech.fi/en/how-to-get-4g...ons-from-your-android-phone/#Qualcomm_devices . Could you please share to me this BandInfo file? You can send this to https://cacombos.com/contribute
check out the Samsung Band Selection app on the Play Store. Supposedly, it can unlock hidden bands.
I looked at it but I'm unsure which bands are available to Sprint/ T Mobile in the St. Louis area. I set to Automatic. Playing it safe I guess .
Also when I switch to 5G it doen't show any bands. The S20 + is capable of more 5G bands I hear
corvus.corax said:
check out the Samsung Band Selection app on the Play Store. Supposedly, it can unlock hidden bands.
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Only can disable/enable bands what hardware support. If it doesn't you can't just randomly unlock bands.
Aerostar601 said:
I looked at it but I'm unsure which bands are available to Sprint/ T Mobile in the St. Louis area. I set to Automatic. Playing it safe I guess .
Also when I switch to 5G it doen't show any bands. The S20 + is capable of more 5G bands I hear
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What model Samsung S20+ you have? From modem logs you could export some data what your phone support: https://mt-tech.fi/en/how-to-get-4g...ions-from-your-android-phone/#Samsung_Devices
Did anyone notice that all mediatek devices/chipsets even the recent G90T, G95, G85, or P-Series etc do not have
Intra-band Non-Contiguous CA (Carrier Aggregation) and
Inter-band Carrier Aggregation in them ?? except for the latest and recently launched Dimensity mediatek series. Most of their devices only have 1 type of Carrier Aggregation, even the latest phones launched with G80, G90T, G95; they only have simple intra-band Contiguous CA type implemented in them. I checked several phones and tested with different operators as well and only one type of Carrier Aggregation implementation is done by mediatek devices while snapdragon has better even on 600-series SOCs, etc.
Isn't this sort of silently being cheated by the mediatek ??. let us just take one SOC... as per mediatek G90T specs on its site it says 3xCA, 4x4 MIMO, 256QAM and speeds upto 1Gbps if you look up the pdf for same G90T series on their product page.
I searched a lot but still couldn't find any info or if anyone is getting other 2 Carrier Aggregation types working for them. But they have started offering all 3 types of CA after Dimensity 5G SOC series. I do understand that not all is offered as per the specs which involves other licensing stuff etc but still this is not right when compared to snapdragon devices. Its sort of like info related to which types of Carrier Aggregation is supported on devices is hid to users and user experiences speed issues related to 4G+ and its related and looking for means to unlock bands or CA types on Software levels which are sort of None for mediatek devices compared to Snapdragon when hardware itself is not support on mediatek.
Can you guys check if your mediatek devices older than dimensity supports Intraband Non-Continuous or inter-band CA ?. using any service mode/code or apps like Netmonster, etc. Do post screenshot if possible.
For those who are not aware or complaining Netmoster doesn't show proper CA info, Netmonster app just shows "LTE-A 2300" for Intraband Contiguous CA (Type 1 CA) along with 4G+ symbol on status bar for 40C;
"LTE-A 2300+2300" will be shown if a Intraband Non-Contiguous (Type 2 CA) is working on device. However this 2nd will not be shown monstly on mediatek devices on non-dimensity devices.
I maintain large database of supported Carrier Aggregation combinations cacombos.com. There you can check different devices combinations support.
Netmonster app is not accurate because it only show connected state and it doesn't always show right. Best way is collect modem log and read it to find supported Carrier Aggregation combinations.
There is also Helio -series modem support non-contiguous CA example: https://cacombos.com/device/CPH1951
olkitu said:
I maintain large database of supported Carrier Aggregation combinations cacombos.com. There you can check different devices combinations support.
Netmonster app is not accurate because it only show connected state and it doesn't always show right. Best way is collect modem log and read it to find supported Carrier Aggregation combinations.
There is also Helio -series modem support non-contiguous CA example: https://cacombos.com/device/CPH1951
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ya I'm already aware of your site.
neol said:
Did anyone notice that all mediatek devices/chipsets even the recent G90T, G95, G85, or P-Series etc do not have
Intra-band Non-Contiguous CA (Carrier Aggregation) and
Inter-band Carrier Aggregation in them ?? except for the latest and recently launched Dimensity mediatek series. Most of their devices only have 1 type of Carrier Aggregation, even the latest phones launched with G80, G90T, G95; they only have simple intra-band Contiguous CA type implemented in them. I checked several phones and tested with different operators as well and only one type of Carrier Aggregation implementation is done by mediatek devices while snapdragon has better even on 600-series SOCs, etc.
Isn't this sort of silently being cheated by the mediatek ??. let us just take one SOC... as per mediatek G90T specs on its site it says 3xCA, 4x4 MIMO, 256QAM and speeds upto 1Gbps if you look up the pdf for same G90T series on their product page.
I searched a lot but still couldn't find any info or if anyone is getting other 2 Carrier Aggregation types working for them. But they have started offering all 3 types of CA after Dimensity 5G SOC series. I do understand that not all is offered as per the specs which involves other licensing stuff etc but still this is not right when compared to snapdragon devices. Its sort of like info related to which types of Carrier Aggregation is supported on devices is hid to users and user experiences speed issues related to 4G+ and its related and looking for means to unlock bands or CA types on Software levels which are sort of None for mediatek devices compared to Snapdragon when hardware itself is not support on mediatek.
Can you guys check if your mediatek devices older than dimensity supports Intraband Non-Continuous or inter-band CA ?. using any service mode/code or apps like Netmonster, etc. Do post screenshot if possible.
For those who are not aware or complaining Netmoster doesn't show proper CA info, Netmonster app just shows "LTE-A 2300" for Intraband Contiguous CA (Type 1 CA) along with 4G+ symbol on status bar for 40C;
"LTE-A 2300+2300" will be shown if a Intraband Non-Contiguous (Type 2 CA) is working on device. However this 2nd will not be shown monstly on mediatek devices on non-dimensity devices.
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Hi man, i am not highly technical person but i need help. I am using poco m4 pro 4G (g96) version which is 4G+ supported phone but it doesn't show 4g+ in status bar when mobile data turned on. While my 3 years old redmi note 8 pro showing 4g+ in exact same place exact same network sim card etc. I have tried messing with Apns and engineering mode settings but everything seems fine. i also checked in net monster app and poco is not combining bands while redmi note 8 is doing it so. i have tried installing other region roms as well but issue is still same.. Any idea what's going on?
Hi!
I have and USA Pixel 6 Pro (G8VOU) that I use only in Europe.
Which factory image should I flash between .A1 (global) and .A4 (EMEA Carrier)??
Thanksss
The US Pixel 6 variant has an extra mmWave antenna, I don't know of anyone that installed the European version (A4) on top of a US Pixel 6 (European Pixels do NOT have the mmWave antenna). It might cause problems, it might not matter. If you want to stay safe, going for the international A1 global variant might be a good call, but that one might cause reception problems in Europe (as many have reported since the December patch).
It might be also worth a try to install the US version, since that one is made for your device, and basic reception should always work. Mind though, that in case you need to switch between versions, it will probably require a factory reset.
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The US Pixel 6 variant has an extra mmWave antenna, I don't know of anyone that installed the European version (A4) on top of a US Pixel 6 (European Pixels do NOT have the mmWave antenna). It might cause problems, it might not matter. If you want to stay safe, going for the international A1 global variant might be a good call, but that one might cause reception problems in Europe (as many have reported since the December patch).
It might be also worth a try to install the US version, since that one is made for your device, and basic reception should always work. Mind though, that in case you need to switch between versions, it will probably require a factory reset.
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I took your advice and flashed A1 global rom.
Zero issue and good signal reception.
Morgrain said:
The US Pixel 6 variant has an extra mmWave antenna, I don't know of anyone that installed the European version (A4) on top of a US Pixel 6 (European Pixels do NOT have the mmWave antenna). It might cause problems, it might not matter. If you want to stay safe, going for the international A1 global variant might be a good call, but that one might cause reception problems in Europe (as many have reported since the December patch).
It might be also worth a try to install the US version, since that one is made for your device, and basic reception should always work. Mind though, that in case you need to switch between versions, it will probably require a factory reset.
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Edit: that is some excellent advice!
5G Sub 6GHz]15 Model GLUOG
GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1,2,4,5,6,8,19
LTE: Bands B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/30/32/38/39/40/41/42/46/48/66/71
5G Sub-615: Bands n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/14/20/25/28/30/38/40/41/48/66/71/77/78
eSIM
[5G mmWave + Sub 6GHz]15 Model G8VOU
GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1,2,4,5,6,8,19
LTE: Bands B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/30/32/38/39/40/41/42/46/48/66/71
5G Sub-615: Bands n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/14/20/25/28/30/38/40/41/48/66/71/77/78
5G mmWave15: Bands n257/n258/n260/n261
eSIM
[5G mmWave + Sub 6GHz JP2] Model GF5KQ
GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1,2,4,5,6,8,19
LTE: Bands B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/29/30/32/38/39/40/41/42/46/48/66/71
5G Sub-615: Bands n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/14/20/25/28/30/38/40/41/48/66/71/77/78
5G mmWave15: Bands n257/n258/n260/n261
eSIM
FeliCa
I didnt think the eu pixel 6 pro had a mm wave antenna
MArtyChubbs said:
To clarify, you're referring to the Pixel 6 not the pixel 6 pro. The Pixel 6 pro is the exact same hardware no matter where it was purchased from. The different builds just tune the radio for the region your carrier provides service.
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I'm wondering if that's accurate. There are three variants of the P6P (all of which should accept any of the official firmware builds). From Learn which Pixel phones can work with which kinds of 5G, there are:
G8VOU (AU, US)
GLUOG (CA, DE, FR, GB, IE, TW)
GF5KQ (JP)
Of those three, only the G8VOU (AU, US) and GF5KQ (JP) work with both mmWave & Sub-6. Why would they have different model numbers if there's no hardware difference?
Great point and I'm curious too. I'm referencing an article I read describing the differences in the pixel 6 versions. In that article they said the Pixel 6 pro was the same and didn't differentiate hardware. Now I got to find that article. So I'll update my comments with the correction when I get a definitive answer.
Great point and I'm curious too. I'm referencing an article I read describing the differences in
roirraW edor ehT said:
I'm wondering if that's accurate. There are three variants of the P6P (all of which should accept any of the official firmware builds). From Learn which Pixel phones can work with which kinds of 5G, there are:
G8VOU (AU, US)
GLUOG (CA, DE, FR, GB, IE, TW)
GF5KQ (JP)
Of those three, only the G8VOU (AU, US) and GF5KQ (JP) work with both mmWave & Sub-6. Why would they have different model numbers if there's no hardware difference?
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You are correct. I was referring to a pre-release article that obviously wasn't accurate...And I remembered it wrong.
There is a hardware difference. As mentioned, the non mmWave country versions lack the dedicated antenna.
04:00 minute marks shows the international version without the antenna.
02:50 shows the US Variant, with the dedicated antenna and an attached cable
I bought the Pixel 6 Pro directly from Japan and use it. Currently, VOLTE is used through the MAGISK patch, but the 5G network is not available. Therefore, I have a question. Isn't there a way for Pixel 6 Pro to use 5G networks in areas where it hasn't been released?
Currently, the support bands for my carrier are N78 and N257
Not yet
Yes it works, for me in Europe, Austria.
I bought the phone in Europe, Germany.
Funnily I get 5G in Austria (where my carrier is) but not in any other countries e.g. Germany.
But that might be due to roaming. No idea.
Hello, I purchased a pixel 6 pro from ebay, the seller had it listed as Tmobile phone, I got a phone with model number G8VOU. From searching the net, the model number is supposed to have mmWave and thus it should be either ATT or Verizon. The seller listed it based on the warranty information on the google website. Is it possible that this model number is a Tmobile phone?
Yes,I bought mine direct from T-Mobile US & that is the model number. The model number is going to be the same, regardless of which US Carrier it originated from or, purchased direct from Google US or as an unlocked model from US retail outlets.
Is model number GLUOG (only Sub6 for 5G) not the Tmobile version of this phone? Why would Tmobile sell phones with mmWave 5G (G8VOU) since they do not use this technology?
sarmid said:
Is model number GLUOG (only Sub6 for 5G) not the Tmobile version of this phone? Why would Tmobile sell phones with mmWave 5G (G8VOU) since they do not use this technology?
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because GV8OU is the us model
How can I tell if the phone has mmWave or not?
sarmid said:
How can I tell if the phone has mmWave or not?
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if it is GV8OU then it has mmwave
ok thank you all