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Use in Japan?

Can I use the european HD2 in Japan?
They are the same, arent they?!
I ask, because last time I had a UMTS phone with me and I heard only UMTS will work. Data spec doesnt mention UMTS anymore.
Please forgive me my "no no knowlege" in bandwith..
If anything expect GSM will work, I am safe
Didnt look what kind of network it used last time..

Oh come on..
Somebody have to know it
Cant think of the possibility that this question is too hard for xda pros

I have used my HD2 in Tokyo with no problems. It is a quad band on the GSM freq 850/900/1800/1900, but the 3G (HSDPA) is on the 900/2100 freq. 2100 is what Japan and Korea use, and I have used it in both places.
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_hd2-2957.php

iarapilot said:
I have used my HD2 in Tokyo with no problems. It is a quad band on the GSM freq 850/900/1800/1900, but the 3G (HSDPA) is on the 900/2100 freq. 2100 is what Japan and Korea use, and I have used it in both places.
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_hd2-2957.php
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Are all HD2 around the world 900/2100? It seems USA isn't using this band for 3G, or is it?
Do you get HSDPA in Japan?

alex fung said:
Are all HD2 around the world 900/2100? It seems USA isn't using this band for 3G, or is it?
Do you get HSDPA in Japan?
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No, USA doesn't use 900/2100.
See Here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands​

but there's no way to get JP support or input on HD2

Does the Canadian Nexus 7 LTE deb work in Germany

Hello,
I heard that there are different LTE frequencies and i'm not sure if a LTE Nexus 7 bought in Canada would work in Germany? Probably this is an hardware issue and can't be changed with a custom Rom or something? Or is there a way to get it working? Thanks for your help.

MadMatt89 said:
Hello,
I heard that there are different LTE frequencies and i'm not sure if a LTE Nexus 7 bought in Canada would work in Germany? Probably this is an hardware issue and can't be changed with a custom Rom or something? Or is there a way to get it working? Thanks for your help.
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Why not buying the LTE-version at the MediaMarkt in Germany? Then you are sure LTE will work in Germany (and the rest of Europe!)!

henklbr said:
Why not buying the LTE-version at the MediaMarkt in Germany? Then you are sure LTE will work in Germany (and the rest of Europe!)!
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Maybe because I'm in Canada?

The supported LTE frequencies are different. They are listed here:
https://support.google.com/nexus/7/answer/3248332?hl=en
You will have very, very little LTE coverage with a North American N7 in Europe. Things look good for GSM/HSPA+.

tni.andro said:
The supported LTE frequencies are different. They are listed here:
https://support.google.com/nexus/7/answer/3248332?hl=en
You will have very, very little LTE coverage with a North American N7 in Europe. Things look good for GSM/HSPA+.
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So could I use the n7 but it will most likely just get HSPA+?
But it is hardware locked isnt it? So I can't change the bands with software?

MadMatt89 said:
So could I use the n7 but it will most likely just get HSPA+?
But it is hardware locked isnt it? So I can't change the bands with software?
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Theoretically - but since Qualcomm is keeping the tech notes for the WRT1605L chip very hard to obtain - and since there is no software to do this - and since it's entirely possible the chip is 'select once' (I've read through the API for the chipset and can find lots of 'look up the settings' but no 'change the settings' commands), I would say 'not gonna happen soon'.
In fact, it's slightly worse than you might think. Canada uses bands 4 and 7 which ARE included in the European model, but only band 4 is included in the US model - so we're already taking a compatibility hit. Even worse, the US model only uses six of the seven bands the chip can support at one time - you'd think they'd have thrown in 7 just for compatibility reasons.
In any case, the 'unlocked' they refer to is 'carrier unlocked' which means you can use it with any carrier... not unlocked as in 'you can change the bands'.

I think the unit sold in Canada is the "Rest Of World" unit, since there is more overlap between the Canadian LTE frequencies than the North America / Japan unit.

TDBearCT said:
I think the unit sold in Canada is the "Rest Of World" unit, since there is more overlap between the Canadian LTE frequencies than the North America / Japan unit.
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I contacted the Google customer service and they said thats true, Canada belongs to the "Rest Of World"

TDBearCT said:
I think the unit sold in Canada is the "Rest Of World" unit, since there is more overlap between the Canadian LTE frequencies than the North America / Japan unit.
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Sadly - this is incorrect statement . I bought mine and it does not connect to LTE. I called rogers Canada and they said you need LTE 2600MHz to be able to connect at the LTE rate. So i called Google Play and after 45 minutes in the call , they said bottom line is if you in Canada ( which is North America, d'oh! ) you are not getting 2600MHz on your Nexus 7. And Basta !
... does this make any sense ???

dinar said:
Sadly - this is incorrect statement . I bought mine and it does not connect to LTE. I called rogers Canada and they said you need LTE 2600MHz to be able to connect at the LTE rate. So i called Google Play and after 45 minutes in the call , they said bottom line is if you in Canada ( which is North America, d'oh! ) you are not getting 2600MHz on your Nexus 7. And Basta !
... does this make any sense ???
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This information is incorrect or at least outdated. Rogers supports the 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz LTE bands. Hardware-wise, the 2100 MHz band is supported on the Nexus 7 (US/Canada); the 2600 MHz band is only supported on the International Nexus 7. The 2100 MHz band is the default band for Rogers LTE -- everywhere that Rogers has deployed LTE, they have deployed 2100 MHz. I personally use my Nexus 7 (US/Canada) on the Rogers network, with LTE, and it works fine.
However, if you want to use the Rogers "LTE Max" service, then yes, you need both 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz. LTE Max uses both frequency bands to increase throughput. On LTE Max, 150Mb/s downstream rates are theoretically achievable. The regular Rogers LTE, on the 2100 MHz band (without 2600 MHz) can only reach 75Mb/s downstream. The Rogers 2600 MHz band is only active in a very few areas (mainly very big cities). Outside of these few areas, you can't get LTE Max, and the only way to get any LTE at all is via 2100 MHz.
Personally, I have no problem with "only" 75Mb/s downstream.

[Q] Imported Note 3 SM-N900T Locked or Region Unlocked?

Hello guys !
Newbie here, posting from Romania.
I've just received a Note 3 from US, it's the SM-N900T model, bought it online, guy said it is unlocked and region unlocked.
Inserted the Vodafone SIM that I have and nothing happens. I finally managed to find the network, but once i restarted the device, it's says "Searching".
I can't initiate calls. What do I need to do so I can use the phone?
Also it can't connect to my wireless router. It says "'authentication error occurred". Tried lots of stuff, like disabling the power mode of the wifi, router settings, but nothing!
Any help please. I just got this sweet phone and sadly i'm stuck !
Thank you!
m3pow

m3pow said:
Hello guys !
Newbie here, posting from Romania.
I've just received a Note 3 from US, it's the SM-N900T model, bought it online, guy said it is unlocked and region unlocked.
Inserted the Vodafone SIM that I have and nothing happens. I finally managed to find the network, but once i restarted the device, it's says "Searching".
I can't initiate calls. What do I need to do so I can use the phone?
Also it can't connect to my wireless router. It says "'authentication error occurred". Tried lots of stuff, like disabling the power mode of the wifi, router settings, but nothing!
Any help please. I just got this sweet phone and sadly i'm stuck !
Thank you!
m3pow
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I think it is region-locked, if it was network-locked would have asked directly for a code. You can ask in the specific N900T forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile
You might be able to use RegionLockAway to make it work (if you are rooted).

xclub_101 said:
I think it is region-locked, if it was network-locked would have asked directly for a code. You can ask in the specific N900T forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile
You might be able to use RegionLockAway to make it work (if you are rooted).
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I did try the RegionLockAway method, but no success. Program said that terminated successfully but I still can't get my network!
If i try to initate calls i get a "Not registered on network". After i search for a GSM, i get Vodafone, try to connect but nothing.
Strangely it does say that i have full signal, though it's still searching for the network!

Hello !
I can make emergency calls, i just noticed! It doesn't ask for a particular code at all, just that i can't reach my network, which is very unpleasant!
Thanks
Tud

An update on the phone's status.
I live is a small city, and on my old phone the network is bang on.
Today, I took the Note 3 with me, hopefully i can find some answers elsewhere, and in a big important city, 50km away, the singal strength was excelent, it found the network immediately.
What could it be then ? Some antenna issues, software issues?
Thanks !

**Update!
About the WiFi connectivity. I have a router which is not wireless, connected to a ZyXeL access point.
This way i can't seem to connect the Note 3 to the wireless network as I do with my laptop. I have changed this setup to a single wireless router (ZyXeL) and it works great.
Does anyone have a clue about my no network in my town issue?
Cheers

Technically, yes it IS unlocked for international use. Unfortunately the only band that the 900T supports with Vodafone Romania is 2100 which is the fastest band next to LTE on the carrier. If your not getting 2100 on your current phone then your going to get no service at all because theres no bands or older networks to fall back on. In the bigger city vodafone is going to have their fastest network available as its more congested thus the signal, because it was connecting to the 2100 band which is nearly 4G so it would be super smooth.
The N9005 is the only N3 that actually supports Vodafones network in your country on every band even LTE rollout.
Vodafone Romania Bands (Wikipedia)
226 01 900 MHz GSM/GPRS 2G
226 01 1800 MHz GSM/GPRS 2G
226 01 900 MHz UMTS/HSPA (7.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) 3G
226 01 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (43.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) 3G
226 01 1800 MHz LTE (2x2 MIMO 75 Mbit/s/37.5 Mbit/s) 4G
Your only going to get service where vodafones HSPA+ services are deployed.
International bands according to TMO:
UMTS: Band IV (AWS);UMTS/HSPA+: AWS Band IV / 2100 / 1900 / 850;Band II (1900);Quad Band GSM;LTE
Quad-Band GSM should mean your hitting 900 & 1800Mhz too though.... which is a band redundant with 3G & 2G services.

Thank you very much for clearing things up!
My only choices are: Orange and Cosmote
-- COSMOTE --
226 03 900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
226 03 1800 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
226 03 1800 MHz LTE (2x2 MIMO 75 Mbit/s/37.5 Mbit/s) 4G
226 06 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (43.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) 3G
-- ORANGE --
226 10 900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
226 10 1800 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
226 10 900 MHz UMTS/HSPA (14.4 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) 3G
226 10 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (43.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s 3G
226 10 1800 MHz LTE (2x2 MIMO 75 Mbit/s/37.5 Mbit/s) 4G

nxneko said:
Technically, yes it IS unlocked for international use. Unfortunately the only band that the 900T supports with Vodafone Romania is 2100 which is the fastest band next to LTE on the carrier. If your not getting 2100 on your current phone then your going to get no service at all because theres no bands or older networks to fall back on. In the bigger city vodafone is going to have their fastest network available as its more congested thus the signal, because it was connecting to the 2100 band which is nearly 4G so it would be super smooth.
The N9005 is the only N3 that actually supports Vodafones network in your country on every band even LTE rollout.
Vodafone Romania Bands (Wikipedia)
226 01 900 MHz GSM/GPRS 2G
226 01 1800 MHz GSM/GPRS 2G
226 01 900 MHz UMTS/HSPA (7.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) 3G
226 01 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (43.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) 3G
226 01 1800 MHz LTE (2x2 MIMO 75 Mbit/s/37.5 Mbit/s) 4G
Your only going to get service where vodafones HSPA+ services are deployed.
International bands according to TMO:
UMTS: Band IV (AWS);UMTS/HSPA+: AWS Band IV / 2100 / 1900 / 850;Band II (1900);Quad Band GSM;LTE
Quad-Band GSM should mean your hitting 900 & 1800Mhz too though.... which is a band redundant with 3G & 2G services.
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Reading your post I impressed u have good knowledge of telco, I am residing in UAE & flashed poland firmware for my SM-N 9005 unlock sim free Note 3, No problem signals of LTE & all working fine but just for knowledge poland & UAE has same frequency if compare?Up to now UAE don’t have kitkat & always firmware update is bad, so if there is no much different between this two country in bandwidth I can keep using poland kitkat even after UAE relies kitkat, I try to search in google but not getting satisfactory answer if u can give some knowledge to improve mine will be highly appreciate.Thanks

nxneko said:
Technically, yes it IS unlocked for international use. Unfortunately the only band that the 900T supports with Vodafone Romania is 2100 which is the fastest band next to LTE on the carrier. If your not getting 2100 on your current phone then your going to get no service at all because theres no bands or older networks to fall back on. In the bigger city vodafone is going to have their fastest network available as its more congested thus the signal, because it was connecting to the 2100 band which is nearly 4G so it would be super smooth.
The N9005 is the only N3 that actually supports Vodafones network in your country on every band even LTE rollout.
Vodafone Romania Bands (Wikipedia)
226 01 900 MHz GSM/GPRS 2G
226 01 1800 MHz GSM/GPRS 2G
226 01 900 MHz UMTS/HSPA (7.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) 3G
226 01 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (43.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) 3G
226 01 1800 MHz LTE (2x2 MIMO 75 Mbit/s/37.5 Mbit/s) 4G
Your only going to get service where vodafones HSPA+ services are deployed.
International bands according to TMO:
UMTS: Band IV (AWS);UMTS/HSPA+: AWS Band IV / 2100 / 1900 / 850;Band II (1900);Quad Band GSM;LTE
Quad-Band GSM should mean your hitting 900 & 1800Mhz too though.... which is a band redundant with 3G & 2G services.
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Can I do something about this or I'm stuck with the 2100Mhz band ?

Clarification
Hello, I'm new to the XDA forums and I choose to post here because I have a similar issue. I also purchased a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from a T-Mobile store in the United States. It is the SM-N900T model. My situation is that this phone was activated on the American T-Mobile network and the North American region. I am receiving here in Romania because I'm staying for some time. I have been reading a lot on the internet that European note 3's have this huge problem with region locks from Samsung. Although I have not found anybody to say specifically that a North American region phone with a sim unlock will not work in a European country. When I receive the phone I will do a sim unlock but will that be enough to make it work here?

jdomadia said:
Reading your post I impressed u have good knowledge of telco, I am residing in UAE & flashed poland firmware for my SM-N 9005 unlock sim free Note 3, No problem signals of LTE & all working fine but just for knowledge poland & UAE has same frequency if compare?Up to now UAE don’t have kitkat & always firmware update is bad, so if there is no much different between this two country in bandwidth I can keep using poland kitkat even after UAE relies kitkat, I try to search in google but not getting satisfactory answer if u can give some knowledge to improve mine will be highly appreciate.Thanks
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Yeah you can use any base, thats why N9005 roms are using whatever stable KK base is no matter the region. It doesnt effect what networks it can connect to overall. It just means you lose the UAE "My Number My Identity" IDs in settings so you cant register it with the TRA.
m3pow said:
Can I do something about this or I'm stuck with the 2100Mhz band ?
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"QuadBand" implies it works on all of Vodafones frequencies, because quadband in itself...means it works on the 4 major worldwide bands which voda operates now if TMobile/Samsung locks it...then that would be different story. ill ask when they re-open.

nxneko said:
Yeah you can use any base, thats why N9005 roms are using whatever stable KK base is no matter the region. It doesnt effect what networks it can connect to overall. It just means you lose the UAE "My Number My Identity" IDs in settings so you cant register it with the TRA.
"QuadBand" implies it works on all of Vodafones frequencies, because quadband in itself...means it works on the 4 major worldwide bands which voda operates now if TMobile/Samsung locks it...then that would be different story. ill ask when they re-open.
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Thanks lot for Info,Yes when I was on UAE firmware XSI in settings My mobile number was there but now No, is it make any different to us any way continue using mobile without "My Number My Identity" IDs?

jdomadia said:
Thanks lot for Info,Yes when I was on UAE firmware XSI in settings My mobile number was there but now No, is it make any different to us any way continue using mobile without "My Number My Identity" IDs?
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It does not matter, it is campaign from TRA to keep people who sim-card share safe when somebody uses it illegally. only DU forces their users to register & you use your actual number.

nxneko said:
It does not matter, it is campaign from TRA to keep people who sim-card share safe when somebody uses it illegally. only DU forces their users to register & you use your actual number.
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Good, So everything is fine with poland rom here in UAE but now I notice one thing GPS satelite getting lock very late, but may this bug of kitkat rom & nothing to do with region.Thanks Very much for Useful Info.

Lock LTE to band 7 (2600 MHz)

Hi
I have problems with my mibile broadband and they could not fix it so the wanted me to send my modem to them and it was nothing wrong with it and the r*tards then said that I needed to test another modem to see if the on I have now is broken?????
Anywho, my speeds is 60 % of the time at 10-30 mbit%s 39.99999% ut's under 3 mbit/s so it's useless and every other full moon it's pumping out +60 mbit/s.
The best speeds in Sweden from Telenor is on band 7 so is it possible to lock the G" so it only uses that band, and if so, how?
Sorry for my s*itty english...
Thanks.

Signal issue without LTE Band 20 (LTE FDD 800- (B20))

Hi guys..
This is my question: "What are the real problems without Band 20 (LTE FDD 800MHz (B20)) in daily use?"
I'm interested to purchase 6/128GB Chinese version.
I live in Italy, and my carrier is TIM... my 4G works on LTE FDD 800/1800/2600 (B3/B7/B20), and Chinese version has all bands except 800MHz (B20). Is this a real problem or not?
There is a method to know what is most important frequency in my area? I can't find one app that show my my actual band... i want try to test my S4 daily signal to write a map of most used frequencies in my area. Does anyone know what app i can use for this?

Depending on where you live and what you carrier is, you risk not having LTE.
EDIT : If you're living in the countryside, you "need" it.

Sorry but i've launched the thread after wrong click... i've edited the original post.
I know that i risk to lost 4G connection... and i don't want this!
But if i test my area's band, and 800MHz is the 1% of signal coverage.. the problem is solved! (800MHz is short range band, but strong enough to penetrate buildings, but i've ADSL )

ciko84xp said:
Sorry but i've launched the thread after wrong click... i've edited the original post.
I know that i risk to lost 4G connection... and i don't want this!
But if i test my area's band, and 800MHz is the 1% of signal coverage.. the problem is solved! (800MHz is short range band, but strong enough to penetrate buildings, but i've ADSL )
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If your area is well covered by band 3 and 7 then you don't really need it.
Band 7 : Short range, "bad" indoor signal, big capacity. Great if you live in some big town, with a lot of antennas.
Band 20 : Long range, good indoor signal, "little" capacity. Great if you live in the countryside, with fewer towers.
Band 3 : "between" the other 2.

Ok thanx man... now i need any app that help me to trace my signal, i want scan it in my daily use, to know how much time (and where) i really use 800MHz Band! Can u help me to find an appropriate app? Are three days that i try, but nothing, I can't find the right app.

ciko84xp said:
Ok thanx man... now i need any app that help me to trace my signal, i want scan it in my daily use, to know how much time (and where) i really use 800MHz Band! Can u help me to find an appropriate app? Are three days that i try, but nothing, I can't find the right app.
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Sorry, i only know of LTE discovery but it only gives you your current network...

djona12 said:
Sorry, i only know of LTE discovery but it only gives you your current network...
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It's just what i need... but unfortunately my carrier isn't supported... :crying:
This is the 1st app that i've tryed 2 days ago...
My carrier is TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile).

ciko84xp said:
It's just what i need... but unfortunately my carrier isn't supported... :crying:
This is the 1st app that i've tryed 2 days ago...
My carrier is TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile).
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It needs root. Or at least I once granted it root...

Check this
http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/s...-lte-in-deutschland-info-sammelthread.747199/
Picture one is 800 MHz, second ome 1800 MHz and the last one 2600 MHz but this is Telekom (Mercedes). On Vodafone or Telefonica 95 to 100% is band 20/800 MHz.
In Italy you can check the provider homepage. 800 MHz is up to 50 Mbit/s, 1800 MHz up to 100 or 150 Mbit/s and 2600 MHz is the rest (300 Mbit/s and more).

djona12 said:
It needs root. Or at least I once granted it root...
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I've my personal CustomROM on...
Klanac89 said:
Check this
http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/s...-lte-in-deutschland-info-sammelthread.747199/
Picture one is 800 MHz, second ome 1800 MHz and the last one 2600 MHz but this is Telekom (Mercedes). On Vodafone or Telefonica 95 to 100% is band 20/800 MHz.
In Italy you can check the provider homepage. 800 MHz is up to 50 Mbit/s, 1800 MHz up to 100 or 150 Mbit/s and 2600 MHz is the rest (300 Mbit/s and more).
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Yes i know the Band20 (800MHz) importance, but in the end i've found a way to know which band i really use in my town (I live in a small town with 60,000 people). Simply using a Service Mode (+#0011#) i can see the actual band in use, and with my great surprise, i only use Band3 (1800 MHz) on LTE and Band1 (2100 MHz) on UMTS!!! I've found Band20 only a few times, and for few seconds. Ex: in my house i use only Band3 (speedtest 75 or more Mbps everywhere in my house), in 2 days no Band20 (but in my house isn't a problem, i've the optical fiber...) - Using my car i've turned around the town, and all town is covered by Band3, even the sea area, on the beach only Band3 (speedtest 50 Mbps)!!! A little problem at my work, in my office i've found Band20 (LTE) and Band1 (HSPA), but Band20 with -115 Dbs and Band1 -90 Dbs, and after many speedtest with Band20 i've max 5 Mbps, and with Band1 max 10 Mbps (But i work in a police central and i've a tons of PC - Radios - and it's really full of interference)!
In conclusion the Band20 is not really important for me! I do other tests and after i decide!