I bought an European Optimus 7 and it shows on the box "WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM850/900/1800/1900"
There's any way to put this phone to work on 3G WCDMA 850 networks at full speed?
Thanks
I own a Telus version of Optimus 7. My phone has the 900 3G band on it. I will tell you how to check whether your modem supports 850 or not. First, you open up the dialer and enter ##634#. This will install the MFG app, that will be accessible through your app list. The password that it asks is 277634#*#. Now you have access to the manufacturer test/setting menu. Proceed to the Engineer Menu, and then Modem Setting, followed by Band setting. There, you should see all the bands that are available, and WCMDA basically means UTMS or 3G. If you have the 850 band, it should be available in this menu. There are two other things you need to do before gaining access to this band, if available. But in order for me to continue, I need to know which carrier you plan to use this phone on. I am going to assume you want to use this in North America and you have already unlocked it. Let me know, and I shall help you further on making your phone functional for a 3G connection. BTW, I am typing this on my Optimus 7...the keyboard is seriously great, and if it wasn't for the loose buttons, I would have absolutely no regret over my purchase.
Thanks.
I saw here, there are these options available:
1.Automatic
2.WCDMA Only
3.GSM Only
4.WCDMA 850
5.WCDMA 1900
6.WCDMA 2100
7.GSM 850
8.GSM 900
9.GSM 1800
10.GSM 1900
11.WCDMA 900
Sorry for picking up this old thread again but there is no final answer on this.
The point is that I'm having the same problem, I have a european E900 and I can see the WCDMA 850 in the MFG settings. So is this working?
I'm going to Thailand next week and wanted to use True Move 3G which is on 850 Mhz.
Ok, just for the record - I am in Thailand now and the 850Mhz 3G Network from True Move is not working on the European E900.
Hope this helps for those who were looking for this answer.
Does anyone know Omnia7 supports WCDMA 850 (UMTS 850)?
I want know it's supported by hardware but disabled by software,
or does not have hardware capability of WCDMA 850.
My firmware is
PDA: I8700XXJK1
Phone: I8700DXJK1
CSC: I8700XSOJK1
I tried Diagnosis tool.
*#2263#
[2] WCDMA Band Preference
[1] WCDMA 850
then 'Band Pref:WCDMA 850' is displayed.
then tap [Back], WCDMA 850 is not selected, no changes.
I also choose [5] WCDMA 2100 then 'Band Pref:WCDMA 2100' is displayed,
and then tab [Back], now WCDMA IMT2000 is selected.
Why WCDMA 850 could not be selected?
I also tried,
*#1111#
11111111 then [Back] 8 times to enter test mode.
Then,
[3] UMTS RF NV
[1] RF NV READ
[1] WCDMA 2100 and [4] WCDMA 850
I found tx_comp_vs_freq_0 and _1 and [6] tx_lim_vs_freq is all ZERO.
Could you tell me these values is not all ZERO.
But I don't know WCDMA 850 works if these values set correctly...
I digged this topic quite extensively as there's no W-CDMA 2100 MHz in the country I live in.
Unfortunately, I came to a conclusion that like other Samsung (and other brands) phones, there will be two different hardware versions of the phone with different frequencies.
The Omnia 7 frequency range is the following:
GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
W-CDMA : 900/1900/2100 MHz
The corresponding W-CDMA 850 version would be the Focus.
Hope this helps.
I think it's software locked.
Last night i was playing with the tx_comp_vs_freq_0 values and i found a site giving the correct values for another old samsung phone (not with windows phone).
Unfortunately those values were couples of numbers, for example 27,23,-5,... and so on but the diagnostic tool only gives the possibility of inserting positive numbers (there are not the + and - symbols). However after i inserted the first two values i exited and.... now i have the 3g symbol. I does not work, but I bet that with correct values it can work. I'm in Mexico with my european Omnia 7. Here the 3g network is 850 wcdma only.
fshqbizfs said:
I think it's software locked.
Last night i was playing with the tx_comp_vs_freq_0 values and i found a site giving the correct values for another old samsung phone (not with windows phone).
Unfortunately those values were couples of numbers, for example 27,23,-5,... and so on but the diagnostic tool only gives the possibility of inserting positive numbers (there are not the + and - symbols). However after i inserted the first two values i exited and.... now i have the 3g symbol. I does not work, but I bet that with correct values it can work. I'm in Mexico with my european Omnia 7. Here the 3g network is 850 wcdma only.
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Oh whaw thanks for this info! Continue experimenting, maybe you'll finally get it working on 850 I really thought it's hardware-limited after everything I read on this subject...
Dealextreme sells an omnia 7 they claim to be WCDMA, might be worth a shot to get hold of someone that has it.
I think that the correct values are these ones.
Any suggestion on how to input them with the limited options we have?
4 tx_comp_vs_freq_0
0,11,21,27
26,20,9,0
-2,-1,2,7
11,12,8,7
5 tx_comp_vs_freq_1
-2,9,18,21
18,12,4,0
0,5,10,17
21,21,16,15
6 tx_lim_vs_freq
-1,0,2,2
1,0,0,0
0,1,2,4
4,5,7,7
i tride to change those numbers but i cant even put 1 number =( , someone have more luky .. or any other mehod to write the file ?
Does UK LG G2 (D802) support LTE Band 20 (800 MHz) used by O2 UK?
Does anyone know this?
Use info command
okgnew said:
Does anyone know this?
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1) Go to Phone, just enter following command,
*#*#4636#*#* (no need to press Green Dial Button after this).
2) Once you enter last *, Testing menu will appear. From that menu,select "Phone Information"
3) Scoll down little and you will see "Set Preferred network type". There is dropdown at this location which shows all the networks.
Just note,This is testing menu. It will show all the options like CDMA/WCDMA, GSM, LTE etc. It does not mean that all the networks are supported.
Just insert LTE sim and change option of preferred network from above list to LTE only and check if that works.
Officially it supports 850, 900 bands. But I am wondering if the bands are only controlled software side seeing that the antennas and hardware seem to be streamlined across all versions.
On the box it says:
LG-D802
LTE 2100/1800/2600/900/800
6GB
BLACK BLACK
Thank you for the test menu you solved my problem I just bought the d802 would not work on my 4g sim in uk changed to lte and all good thanks.
Sorry to bring this one back form the dead but the original question doesn't appear to be answered to me...?
I am on Three in the UK and they are rolling out 4G on 800Mhz and 1800Mhz. Complete noob here, but from what I have read 800Mhz has greater range and building penetration (at the expense of some speed), which is great. Except that the G2 doesn't actually support 800Mhz LTE, or does it?
yogG2 said:
1) Go to Phone, just enter following command,
*#*#4636#*#* (no need to press Green Dial Button after this).
2) Once you enter last *, Testing menu will appear. From that menu,select "Phone Information"
3) Scoll down little and you will see "Set Preferred network type". There is dropdown at this location which shows all the networks.
Just note,This is testing menu. It will show all the options like CDMA/WCDMA, GSM, LTE etc. It does not mean that all the networks are supported.
Just insert LTE sim and change option of preferred network from above list to LTE only and check if that works.
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I'm on Tesco mobile (O2) and have the 32GB D802, and my 4G wasn't working in central Manchester (could only get HSDPA) Just followed your instructions and boom, 4G instantly with full signal inside 16mbps on speed test
mole51 said:
I'm on Tesco mobile (O2) and have the 32GB D802, and my 4G wasn't working in central Manchester (could only get HSDPA) Just followed your instructions and boom, 4G instantly with full signal inside 16mbps on speed test
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same here with tesco, set the above and worked fine, but after restart just defaults back to gsm/wcdma auto as preferred and need to go through the steps again to achieve 4g. Anyway to save this as preferred?
markgranto said:
same here with tesco, set the above and worked fine, but after restart just defaults back to gsm/wcdma auto as preferred and need to go through the steps again to achieve 4g. Anyway to save this as preferred?
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+1 Same here. would like to know as well. Kinda dumb that LG doesn't have LTE as a choice on an LTE supported device...
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markgranto said:
same here with tesco, set the above and worked fine, but after restart just defaults back to gsm/wcdma auto as preferred and need to go through the steps again to achieve 4g. Anyway to save this as preferred?
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I found and downloaded the free app 4G LTE Switch from the play store to help with this.
While it doesn't solve the problem of having to manually select LTE after each reboot, it saves you from having to dial the code yourself. Instead, just launch the app and it takes you right to those settings. I find it very useful and time saving! :good:
islandboy_2000 said:
+1 Same here. would like to know as well. Kinda dumb that LG doesn't have LTE as a choice on an LTE supported device...
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I found and downloaded the free app 4G LTE Switch from the play store to help with this.
While it doesn't solve the problem of having to manually select LTE after each reboot, it saves you from having to dial the code yourself. Instead, just launch the app and it takes you right to those settings. I find it very useful and time saving! :good:
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cheers for the heads up, i'll give it a bash, still find it very strange that a 4G phone doesn't come with an easier way to actually activate 4G.
markgranto said:
cheers for the heads up, i'll give it a bash, still find it very strange that a 4G phone doesn't come with an easier way to actually activate 4G.
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No problem man. I didn't give up searching and actually followed this thread, where it says "No 4G/LTE?" and tried putting my networks actualy LTE band (17) in there instead of 11 and 13. While it now gived the option of selectiong LTE in the dropdown menu of preferred networks, for some stupid reason, the phone STILL doesn't save the setting and you still have to go back to the menu again after a restart to enable LTE.
While it is even easier than the method I said earlier, still frustrating that even after selecting it in the menu, that it still defaults back to GCM/CDMA!
There just HAS to be a way to make this stick. Any devs out there who could look into this further???
The thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681205
Hello,
I am from Portugal, so your mobile could say something rather different. But in essence is all the same.
My version is the D802, International model, just like yours.
1.st step - Provider:
The provider part is always the first to be deal with.
Make sure you go to your operator and ask to enable your SIM-card to have access to LTE.
2.nd step - Equipment:
Go to Definitions -> "Network" tab -> "Sharing connecting & Network" on the bottom -> "Mobile Network" third from last ->
a) Make sure that "Enable Data" is checked;
b) Go to "Network Mode" and choose the option: "GSM (2G) / WCDMA (3G) / LTE (4G) auto".
This way you will always have automatic access to the best network available.
All the people who choose the 4G/LTE only option should check this mode, so you can access 3G when 4G is not available, instead of having no connecting.
Any doubt you have, just ask!
Best regards.
hitardo said:
Hello,
I am from Portugal, so your mobile could say something rather different. But in essence is all the same.
My version is the D802, International model, just like yours.
1.st step - Provider:
The provider part is always the first to be deal with.
Make sure you go to your operator and ask to enable your SIM-card to have access to LTE.
2.nd step - Equipment:
Go to Definitions -> "Network" tab -> "Sharing connecting & Network" on the bottom -> "Mobile Network" third from last ->
a) Make sure that "Enable Data" is checked;
b) Go to "Network Mode" and choose the option: "GSM (2G) / WCDMA (3G) / LTE (4G) auto".
This way you will always have automatic access to the best network available.
All the people who choose the 4G/LTE only option should check this mode, so you can access 3G when 4G is not available, instead of having no connecting.
Any doubt you have, just ask!
Best regards.
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Step 2 in bold, that's not an option. 3 options are
1. GSM / WCDMA auto
2. WCDMA only
3. GSM only
However when using the 4G switcher app you can change it to GSM (2G) / WCDMA (3G) / LTE (4G) auto and it works fine, but on reboot just defaults back to GSM / WCDMA auto.
Our D802 supports 1800 Mhz and 2600 Mhz frequencies for sure.
But to get the LTE toggle to show up in the network selection menu, we need to insert a LTE capable sim or usim. Tried and tested and not a here say.
If you do not get LTE option in network selection then your sim is not LTE capable. Simple.
sanke1 said:
Our D802 supports 1800 Mhz and 2600 Mhz frequencies for sure.
But to get the LTE toggle to show up in the network selection menu, we need to insert a LTE capable sim or usim. Tried and tested and not a here say.
If you do not get LTE option in network selection then your sim is not LTE capable. Simple.
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Well the sim I have is LTE capable, When I change the options with the 4G switcher app I instantly get the 4G signal and can get speeds of near 50mbps.
markgranto said:
Step 2 in bold, that's not an option. 3 options are
1. GSM / WCDMA auto
2. WCDMA only
3. GSM only
However when using the 4G switcher app you can change it to GSM (2G) / WCDMA (3G) / LTE (4G) auto and it works fine, but on reboot just defaults back to GSM / WCDMA auto.
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The option in my phone is:
"GSM (2G) / WCDMA (3G) / LTE (4G) auto"
All this information at one option.
So the phone can choose the highest band level.
This is a problem with your ROM or a problem with your SIM.
And, as I said in my first post, go always first to your provider and ask him form help.
Making sure the SIM part is enabled and fully accessible.
The bands are not important here.
That is because, if you bought your smartphone in the UK, LG made available the D802 model to make your smartphone antenna frequencies correspond to those available at your country.
This will matter if you want to achieve maximum speed of 150Mbps.
But if you want just the regular user experience, you sure have access to LTE network.
In wikipedia (I could not find a good source, as GSMArena make no reference on the version D802)
Wikipedia -> LG G2 -> Specifications
D802 supports 4G/LTE bands:
800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600
And here you can see the bands of your provider/network:
Wikipedia -> List of LTE networks -> Europe
EE: 1800, 2600
Hutchison 3: 800, 1800
O2: 800
UK Broadband: 3500, 3600
Vodafone: 800
This is wikipedia information, so take this with a pinch of salt, and search for a better source.
hitardo said:
The option in my phone is:
"GSM (2G) / WCDMA (3G) / LTE (4G) auto"
All this information at one option.
So the phone can choose the highest band level.
This is a problem with your ROM or a problem with your SIM.
And, as I said in my first post, go always first to your provider and ask him form help.
Making sure the SIM part is enabled and fully accessible.
The bands are not important here.
That is because, if you bought your smartphone in the UK, LG made available the D802 model to make your smartphone antenna frequencies correspond to those available at your country.
This will matter if you want to achieve maximum speed of 150Mbps.
But if you want just the regular user experience, you sure have access to LTE network.
In wikipedia (I could not find a good source, as GSMArena make no reference on the version D802)
Wikipedia -> LG G2 -> Specifications
D802 supports 4G/LTE bands:
800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600
And here you can see the bands of your provider/network:
Wikipedia -> List of LTE networks -> Europe
EE: 1800, 2600
Hutchison 3: 800, 1800
O2: 800
UK Broadband: 3500, 3600
Vodafone: 800
This is wikipedia information, so take this with a pinch of salt, and search for a better source.
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Its a UK sim free handset, and i'm on tesco (which is O2).
Sim card is fine as tested in another 4G phone and defaults to 4G as it should after collecting the APN settings from the network. Checked the APN and both the exact same compared to the one the LG G2 is using.
I'm using stock rom and this happened initially on JB, then updated to KK, factory reset, and still the same, then updated last week, still the same.
From reading this thread looks like i'm not the only one.
markgranto said:
Its a UK sim free handset, and i'm on tesco (which is O2).
Sim card is fine as tested in another 4G phone and defaults to 4G as it should after collecting the APN settings from the network. Checked the APN and both the exact same compared to the one the LG G2 is using.
I'm using stock rom and this happened initially on JB, then updated to KK, factory reset, and still the same, then updated last week, still the same.
From reading this thread looks like i'm not the only one.
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Wikipedia, and other websites, say O2 only acquired 800MHz band for LTE.
And LG G2 D802 only supports:
850 (band 5), 900 (band 8), 1800 (band 3), 2100 (band 1), 2600 (band 7) MHz.
I saw this at PhoneArena, GSMArena and ATGSM.
This brings a problem for people which their carrier only emits LTE at 800MHz, when not supported by come smartphones.
But I recommend you all to ask LG about the frequencies supported by the LG G2 D802 version, and ask your network carrer/ provider for LTE frequencies.
That way you will be absolutely sure about its compatibility or not.
hitardo said:
Wikipedia, and other websites, say O2 only acquired 800MHz band for LTE.
And LG G2 D802 only supports:
850 (band 5), 900 (band 8), 1800 (band 3), 2100 (band 1), 2600 (band 7) MHz.
I saw this at PhoneArena, GSMArena and ATGSM.
This brings a problem for people which their carrier only emits LTE at 800MHz, when not supported by come smartphones.
But I recommend you all to ask LG about the frequencies supported by the LG G2 D802 version, and ask your network carrer/ provider for LTE frequencies.
That way you will be absolutely sure about its compatibility or not.
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wikipedia is saying....LTE band support 800/900/1800/2100/2600, however tesco (o2) are definitely on 800mhz, so must be something to do with LG so it will no doubt be them who has to answer the question, and never do anything about it.
Hello all,
Tired google already but can't really find a good answer so I thought to ask here.
Is it possible to connect to T-Mobile LTE Network with the SM-G900L version of the S5? Bought this phone overseas and now currently in the US.
Thank you for the assistance!
chaulklet said:
Hello all,
Tired google already but can't really find a good answer so I thought to ask here.
Is it possible to connect to T-Mobile LTE Network with the SM-G900L version of the S5? Bought this phone overseas and now currently in the US.
Thank you for the assistance!
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Try one of the following hidden menu to select the LTE network:
1- Band selection: *#2263#
2- Service main menu: *#27663368378#
3- Band mode: *#4636# --> Device information --> scroll down and select 'Set preferred network type'
4- Radio info: *#4636# --> Device information --> menu --> Select radio band
If you have difficulty in launching these secret codes, install Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app or Shortcut Master app, open the menu 'Secret Code Explorer' to launch the codes.
chaulklet said:
Tired google already but can't really find a good answer so I thought to ask here.
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Seems like there are a number of existing threads. What search keywords did you try using? Perhaps we can improve your searches as well as answer the question that you posed.
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fffft said:
Seems like there are a number of existing threads. What search keywords did you try using? Perhaps we can improve your searches as well as answer the question that you posed.
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I just look to see what band is LTE on T-Mobile and what band my model has. I see tmobile lte band is 1700/2100 but my phone model has 1800/2100 so I don't think it was possible to connect to LTE.
I also tried the secret code thing and it gave me "connection problem or invalid mmi code
You didn't tell us how you went about searching, so we can't identify why your search missed so many relevant posts.
In any event, compare the band coverage by the two models below. You can see that your 900L is missing four LTE bands, half of the bands in use by TMobile. So yes, your phone can connect to the TMB network. But it will have substandard coverage, be subject to congestion and dropped connections. And perhaps have no LTE coverage at all in fringe areas that are only served by a subset of bands.
900T
2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G UMTS/HSPA+ 850/AWS/1900/2100MHz
4G LTE Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/17
900L
2G GSM B10 (E-GSM 900MHz), B13 (DCS 1800MHz), B14 (PCS 1900MHz)
3G UMTS B1 (IMT 2100MHz), B2 (PCS 1900MHz), B5 (US 850MHz Cellular)
4G LTE B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600)
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