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Hi everyone,
I'm planning on buying the new S7 but I'm just interested in the Snapdragon version. Here in Europe we only get the chance to buy the Exynos one I will be visiting the US in the following months, and I would like to know if there is any US version for the S7 that has the following bands:
2G/GSM: 900, 1800 MHz.
3G/WCDMA: 900, 2100 MHz.
4G/LTE: 800, 1800 and 2600Mhz. - 1500 MHz will be deployed in a near future in Spain, so it's not so important -
I have been checking on the internet about several variants, but I didn't find any trustworthy source with that information. Thank you for your time guys!
Hey
I'd like to know the same.
I don't want the exynos one.
The snapdragon 820 model will get Cyanogenmod and other roms..
Gesendet von meinem SM-G900F mit Tapatalk
CDMA 1X and EvDO Rev 0/RevA; LTE (Domestic) B13, B4, B2, B5
GLOBAL NETWORK
LTE (Global) B3, B7, B20; GSM Quad B5, B8, B3, B2 (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) UMTS Quad B5, B8, B2, B1 (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); TDS CDMA 34, 39 TDD LTE 38, 39, 40, CAT 4 / CAT 6 / (CAT 9 capable)
Got this from Verizon wireless website.
Thank you Blade22222 for the information. I still don't have really clear if there is an US version that matches the bands I described on the post. I'm afraid it won't be possible. I'm trying to get some more inforation but I don't find anything
marcogz said:
Thank you Blade22222 for the information. I still don't have really clear if there is an US version that matches the bands I described on the post. I'm afraid it won't be possible. I'm trying to get some more inforation but I don't find anything
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You will be fine if you buy a US version and get it unlocked to work on any carrier globally.
You can compare the above bands from the last post with this list of frequencies to confirm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_frequency_bands
EDIT: You can also look at T-Mobile's bands here, they are almost identical the Verizon one: https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/android/samsung_galaxy_s_7#id_1299991
I know I can find it online, but is there a way to check(with codes?) available f.bands in phone.
I did it long time ago on mi5, but I forget and I spend all morning trying to find..
Marun1982 said:
I know I can find it online, but is there a way to check(with codes?) available f.bands in phone.
I did it long time ago on mi5, but I forget and I spend all morning trying to find..
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http://phonedb.net/index.php?m=devi...o_5g_global_td-lte_256gb_m2001j1g__xiaomi_cmi
http://phonedb.net/index.php?m=devi...d-lte_cn_256gb_m2001j1e__m2001j1c__xiaomi_cmi
These pages state the difference between the variants.
CN
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41
N1, N3, N78, N79
Global
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B38, B40
N1, N3, N7, N28, N77, N78
For comparison, I use AT&T in the US so I need LTE bands B12 and B17 but also utilize B2, B4, and B5 where I can find it. For 5G, the network isn't even really built out so I could care less. So as you can see... this is not intuitive since the Global variant does NOT have the bands I need. The Chinese version is! Luckily I can speak and read a little Chinese to get my phone up and running!
I rushed to buy this phone and bought it from Amazon where they said the phone shipped from Hong Kong. I am in the USA and use AT&T. Unfortunately I don't get any 5G signal, even though it's included in my service and the SIM card is 5G capable along with the IMEI being registered with AT&T. Besides 5G not working, the 4G coverage is super slow and I was thinking it was probably because the phone itself doesn't cover sufficient bands available in the USA because my last ROG Phone 2 was super fast in every way. Does anyone know how to unlock the bands for 5G or at least more 4G LTE bands please?!? I really can't stand these speeds
Your carrier would have to add them to the service. The bands you have are set by the hardware. You can't unlock them.
it is tied to your hardware. Youre screwed.. but please dont tell me you paid the premium on the phone just because its was on amazon? You could have gotten the same glorified tablet for 600-700 elsewhere
PhoneBots said:
it is tied to your hardware. Youre screwed.. but please dont tell me you paid the premium on the phone just because its was on amazon? You could have gotten the same glorified tablet for 600-700 elsewhere
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No I bought the cheaper version (not the ultimate) but with the 16GB RAM. I guess this will just be a project phone
I guess lesson learned! Just sell it then buy the global one.
seiferfury said:
I guess lesson learned! Just sell it then buy the global one.
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Who is going to buy it? Now that the proper local versions have released, the resale on a used foreign version is going to be about $200 (unless you pay shipping back to the origin country), meaning you are still around $800 short of buying the same phone.
harold741963 said:
I rushed to buy this phone and bought it from Amazon where they said the phone shipped from Hong Kong. I am in the USA and use AT&T. Unfortunately I don't get any 5G signal, even though it's included in my service and the SIM card is 5G capable along with the IMEI being registered with AT&T. Besides 5G not working, the 4G coverage is super slow and I was thinking it was probably because the phone itself doesn't cover sufficient bands available in the USA because my last ROG Phone 2 was super fast in every way. Does anyone know how to unlock the bands for 5G or at least more 4G LTE bands please?!? I really can't stand these speeds
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Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
bmayne81 said:
Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
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The global version from Asus has similar bands to the US version. The ones from Hong Kong are Tencent devices, which do not.
twistedumbrella said:
The global version from Asus has similar bands to the US version. The ones from Hong Kong are Tencent devices, which do not.
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How do we check what version it is?
harold741963 said:
How do we check what version it is?
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Check the box
It says it's an ASUS_I005DA, ZS673KS
bmayne81 said:
Yesterday I noticed I had 5g service on my 16gb 256 version. I am also with att. I was surprised to see the icon so I checked the band. It was on band 2 which was previously a lte band in my area. The speeds were the same so I dunnno if it's really 5g or not. Mine is the global one direct from Asus
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Interesting. I'm on AT&T with a 5g plan and sim, and I have yet to see the 5g icon. After spending some time with AT&T support verifying my IMEI etc, I still have had no luck and 5g is definitely active in my area. I have also purchased the phone direct from the US Asus store.
Do you mind sharing your APN settings?
BILLYB187 said:
Interesting. I'm on AT&T with a 5g plan and sim, and I have yet to see the 5g icon. After spending some time with AT&T support verifying my IMEI etc, I still have had no luck and 5g is definitely active in my area. I have also purchased the phone direct from the US Asus store.
Do you mind sharing your APN settings?
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Of course, the first image is the default APN settings and the second one is just an APN I added that I thought might've made a difference but didn't do anything
harold741963 said:
Of course, the first image is the default APN settings and the second one is just an APN I added that I thought might've made a difference but didn't do anything
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Thanks for these. I'm going to try adding the settings that you used under bearer and see if it changes anything on my phone. I won't be able to try until later but will let you know.
The samsung devices list GID under MVNO and 53FF under value but if I do that on my phone the APN vanishes.
Hopefully Bmayne responds with their setup too since I have the same device.
Billy, thanks for asking about the APN. I didn't think to look at that. Apparently it's a new APN I haven't seen before. Here it is.
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It says it's an ASUS_I005DA, ZS673KS
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This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
olkitu said:
This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
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Thanks but what do I do with that data?
harold741963 said:
Thanks but what do I do with that data?
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To see combinations with 5G and 4G. 5G NSA require the device support anchor band (4G) and 5G together.
olkitu said:
This is Global/Europe version. Here have this model supported bands and combinations: https://cacombos.com/device/ASUS_I005DA (A-version).
If anyone have US version of this device and rooted, would be interesting to list this model to compare Global/Europe one.
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They don't appear to have data for other models of the phone.
https://store.asus.com/us/item/202105AM210000001 lists the information under "Connectivity" for the US version of the phone.
https://rog.asus.com/uk/phones/rog-phone-5-model/spec lists versions A - H under "Network Standard" for the Europe versions.
You don't need to be rooted if you know where to look.
And since who doesn't love tables and charts, here is the Europe version breakdown of what every version supports and then what is remaining.
Code:
Universal:
FR1: DL up to 2.8 Gbps / UL 542 Mbps
Gigabit LTE
DC-HSPA+: DL 42 Mbps / UL 5.76 Mbps
4x4 MIMO and CA with 4x4 MIMO support
5G (Bands N28, N41, N77, N78, N79)
FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28)
TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48)
WCDMA (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
EDGE/GPRS/GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
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A version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N40, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
B version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
C version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38 roaming only)
FDD-LTE (Bands 20, 26, 28)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
D version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N40, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
E version:
Supports EN-DC (6DL+FR1, 2FR1)
FR1: DL up to 3.8 Gbps
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 2.0 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N25, N38, N66, N71)
FDD-LTE (Bands 12, 13, 17, 25, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
WCDMA (Bands 3, 6, 19)
supports 4×4 MIMO, HPUE, HO RxD
F version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
G version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat18 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38 roaming only)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
H version:
Supports EN-DC (5DL+FR1, 2FR1)
LTE: DL 7CA Cat20 up to 1.4 Gbps / UL 2CA Cat13 up to 150 Mbps
5G (Bands N1, N3, N7, N8, N20, N38)
TD-LTE (Bands 40)
You can see your model in Settings -> About -> Regulator Information. The last letter should be version letter.
If anyone has this model, BH Photo is saying they have the Latin America variant and it has these bands:
I can't find anything online to verify this, tried contacting them but they don't respond.
If anyone has this model, can you confirm these are the actual bands.
4G LTELTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 Bands5G NRn2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71 Bands
floridaman said:
If anyone has this model, BH Photo is saying they have the Latin America variant and it has these bands:
I can't find anything online to verify this, tried contacting them but they don't respond.
If anyone has this model, can you confirm these are the actual bands.
4G LTELTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 Bands5G NRn2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71 Bands
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Hi
Check here it shows different S21+ and their bands, you need to find out the exact phone model number they have
Sorry i did not see you had the model number in the header
For all the exynos 2100 , B or BD are the same the frequencies
2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
4G FDD-LTE: Bands B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B32(1500), B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD-LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)
5G: Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n66, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78
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Sorry i did not see you had the model number in the header
For all the exynos 2100 , B or BD are the same the frequencies
2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
4G FDD-LTE: Bands B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B32(1500), B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD-LTE: B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)
5G: Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n66, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78
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Yes, that's what I found as well.
However as I am stating above I copied and pasted directly the bands from BH Photo's website stating the bands.
This is what I don't understand and I can't get clarification from them. That's why I asked as well if anyone had this model they could state which bands were actually in the device.
Something here isn't adding up right.
floridaman said:
Yes, that's what I found as well.
However as I am stating above I copied and pasted directly the bands from BH Photo's website stating the bands.
This is what I don't understand and I can't get clarification from them. That's why I asked as well if anyone had this model they could state which bands were actually in the device.
Something here isn't adding up right.
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For a G996B/DS those are the frequencies available , some may be "activated" or not depending on the firmware ( branded firmware may exclude some of them) on the phone , a second page confirms the same frequencies
I would trust more this information to whatever BH has on their page
Also this page will tell which one of those bands will be good to use in the USA
I can check which band I am using at the moment but , i do not know how to see all available bands.. sorry
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For a G996B/DS those are the frequencies available , some may be "activated" or not depending on the firmware ( branded firmware may exclude some of them) on the phone , a second page confirms the same frequencies
I would trust more this information to whatever BH has on their page
Also this page will tell which one of those bands will be good to use in the USA
I can check which band I am using at the moment but , i do not know how to see all available bands.. sorry
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I looked at that page already with the frequencies. However if you notice they don't have the Latin America variant listed, which is what this is. This is about a very specific model offered by BH Photo that I am asking about.
Everything you are giving me I already found, which is why I asked here because of the contradiction and inability to get any answers from BH. I know what bands are used in the United States, so I'm good on that end. I did do searches prior to posting as noted, I was hoping someone who purchased it from them or has a Latin American variant could verify. Thanks
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I looked at that page already with the frequencies. However if you notice they don't have the Latin America variant listed, which is what this is. This is about a very specific model offered by BH Photo that I am asking about.
Everything you are giving me I already found, which is why I asked here because of the contradiction and inability to get any answers from BH. I know what bands are used in the United States, so I'm good on that end. I did do searches prior to posting as noted, I was hoping someone who purchased it from them or has a Latin American variant could verify. Thanks
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There is not a Latin American variant..... G996B is the international version (exynos 2100) , what they probably mean is that is has a latin America firmware or that the csc is from a latin american country , mine has a GTO ( Guatemala) CSC for the sales region code XXX/YYY,YYY/GTO that CSC has not influence at all the x and y does , I change mine to PHE , (Spain) PHE/PHE,PHE/GTO
It only changes the firmware but the frequencies are the same , you can flash an European firmware on it if you want it but the frequencies available will still be the same ones
There is not a S21 made for latin america
Just came across this thread and I own a G996B with the Panama CSC, but live in Canada. I don't seem to be able to connect to the 5G network in my city even though my phone has the required bands used by my network provider. Since its an Exynos phone and the NA variant uses Snapdragon, I can't flash an NA firmware because there are none. Is there a chance that my default phone firmware (Panama-based) has the bands disabled/not activated since Panama has no plan to roll out 5G?
I was going to try to flash an EU firmware , but none of the countries seem to be using the same band as Canada. So what I'm really wondering is whether the firmware matters or are all bands available regardless of firmware and it's just something else causing my phone not being able to use 5G?
Similarion said:
Just came across this thread and I own a G996B with the Panama CSC, but live in Canada. I don't seem to be able to connect to the 5G network in my city even though my phone has the required bands used by my network provider. Since its an Exynos phone and the NA variant uses Snapdragon, I can't flash an NA firmware because there are none. Is there a chance that my default phone firmware (Panama-based) has the bands disabled/not activated since Panama has no plan to roll out 5G?
I was going to try to flash an EU firmware , but none of the countries seem to be using the same band as Canada. So what I'm really wondering is whether the firmware matters or are all bands available regardless of firmware and it's just something else causing my phone not being able to use 5G?
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I think firmware determine what frequencies are available but hardware also as the antenas are tuned specifically for certain regions
In you case , your phone has 3 out of 4 5G frequencies available , maybe , your luck , your provider uses the only frequency not available in your phone, check here . Find out what frequency they use , check your network mode , your access points configuration ...
CSC will not determine what frequencies are available at the phone , but you can change your active CSC to another ( pay service) like Europe
I just got an SM-G996U1 US variant snapdragon 888, however, it does not natively support n78 band 5G that is used in my country, is there anything I can do to enable it?
I have tried the revice menu but it is to no avail.
csc is XAA.
Thank you for lending your time.
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I just got an SM-G996U1 US variant snapdragon 888, however, it does not natively support n78 band 5G that is used in my country, is there anything I can do to enable it?
I have tried the revice menu but it is to no avail.
csc is XAA.
Thank you for lending your time.
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I am afraid not , that band is available only on the exynos models and to the
SM-G9960
SM-G9968Snapdragon 888China
Hong Kong
Japan2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G WCDMA: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)
4G LTE: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G: Bands n1, n5, n41, n78, n79
But i doubt you can flash a G9960/8 firmware into a US variant
Which country are you from Australia?
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I am afraid not , that band is available only on the exynos models and to the
SM-G9960
SM-G9968Snapdragon 888China
Hong Kong
Japan2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G WCDMA: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)
4G LTE: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G: Bands n1, n5, n41, n78, n79
But i doubt you can flash a G9960/8 firmware into a US variant
Which country are you from Australia?
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I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu.
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I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu.
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Great
You should explain how you did it , so other can benefit from your finds
Probably really not enabled.
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I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu.
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n78 frequency activation successful on g996u1?
Is that possible?
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Hi mate
I am afraid not , that band is available only on the exynos models and to the
SM-G9960
SM-G9968Snapdragon 888China
Hong Kong
Japan2G GSM: GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G WCDMA: B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850), B8(900)
4G LTE: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G: Bands n1, n5, n41, n78, n79
But i doubt you can flash a G9960/8 firmware into a US variant
Which country are you from Australia?
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I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu..
whitemilk_kor said:
n78 frequency activation successful on g996u1?
Is that possible?
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I am still doing some research on why 5G is showing up.
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Probably really not enabled.
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I tested the speeds with a local device that supports n78 band and it is at par. I am also baffled with what is happening.
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I somehow made it work by playing around on the service menu..
I am still doing some research on why 5G is showing up.
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Can you reveal your valuable solution here?
I also need n78 frequency unlock
Please tell us how you did it
Probably he has done it on Android 11 where the service menu was accessable
Now, there is no valid solution yet to activate or access to service menu on Android 12
Same issue I also need a solution. Android 12 unfortunately