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ZenFone 3 Laser (Z01BDC)

I haven't been able to find out much about this version even though I have it. Seems like the hardware is slightly different than the other ZenFone 3 models. Front camera, proximity sensor, headphone jack, mic ,etc... are in different places. Leftovers from the ZenFone 2 stuffed in a new shell? Will root methods and roms translate from the other versions?
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Niemer said:
I haven't been able to find out much about this version even though I have it. Seems like the hardware is slightly different than the other ZenFone 3 models. Front camera, proximity sensor, headphone jack, mic ,etc... are in different places. Leftovers from the ZenFone 2 stuffed in a new shell? Will root methods and roms translate from the other versions?
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ASUS has no information available for this model. I bought mine from Newegg and it is listed as ZC551KL according to their information, but that isn't what I received.
It's a mystery phone.

I looked at the box again and it has both numbers listed. But nowhere in the os does it list ZC551KL.
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The model number seems to be ZC551KL(Zenfone 3 Laser's global model number), with Z01BDC being the US Region model code. The difference is only in RAM size - 2GB instead of 4GB as the rest of the world seems to be getting with their Laser's. I could be wrong, but it makes the most sense. Plus, it keeps up with ASUS's odd double-model nomenclature from the old Zenfone 2 devices, which were all Z00_ models alongside the longer name strings.

RikuKurai said:
The model number seems to be ZC551KL(Zenfone 3 Laser's global model number), with Z01BDC being the US Region model code. The difference is only in RAM size - 2GB instead of 4GB as the rest of the world seems to be getting with their Laser's. I could be wrong, but it makes the most sense. Plus, it keeps up with ASUS's odd double-model from the old Zenfone 2 devices, which were all Z00_ models alongside the longer name strings.
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Hope you are right about US version called Z01BDC, I was starting to distrust amazon cause, according to the Bulgarian Asus website (The only asus site where I found reasonably detailed specs of this ZC551ml) the US version is the only one that comes with LTE band 4 aws, which is the only band my local carriers do support for LTE network but, using the phone right now I do not get any LTE signal at all, so I thought maybe amazon sold me an international version by mistake...
Does anybody have confirmed that this supposed US version (Z01BDC) works with LTE band 4 frequency? I've asked to Asus by mail but it seems a pretty complicated question to them... who are actually the phone makers...

lautta10 said:
Hope you are right about US version called Z01BDC, I was starting to distrust amazon cause, according to the *SNIP* (The only asus site where I found reasonably detailed specs of this ZC551ml) the US version is the only one that comes with LTE band 4 aws, which is the only band my local carriers do support for LTE network but, using the phone right now I do not get any LTE signal at all, so I thought maybe amazon sold me an international version by mistake...
Does anybody have confirmed that this supposed US version (Z01BDC) works with LTE band 4 frequency? I've asked to Asus by mail but it seems a pretty complicated question to them... who are actually the phone makers...
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I can confirm that the phone works for AT&T's 4G(not sure if LTE) where I get roughly 30Mbps download on my current AT&T-using provider, with it maxing at 40Mbps down/17mbps up. In addition, the FCC listing of the Zenfone 3 Laser is specifically for the Z01BDC model.

RikuKurai said:
I can confirm that the phone works for AT&T's 4G(not sure if LTE) where I get roughly 30Mbps download on my current AT&T-using provider, with it maxing at 40Mbps down/17mbps up. In addition, the FCC listing of the Zenfone 3 Laser is specifically for the Z01BDC model.
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Thanks for the confirmation. As regards mine device couldn't get it to work with LTE at all unluckily.
One curious thing is that when i did try reflashing through adb-sideload to see whether that manage to solve the problem, phone was OTA updated accidentally, couldn't get it to work; in fact the only way i could reflash it was by SD card update, I thought about flashing from fastboot but it doesn't seem quite simple as motorola to me. (lack of knowledge about droidboot, boot, asus system partitions, and so on..)

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RikuKurai said:
I can confirm that the phone works for AT&T's 4G(not sure if LTE) where I get roughly 30Mbps download on my current AT&T-using provider, with it maxing at 40Mbps down/17mbps up. In addition, the FCC listing of the Zenfone 3 Laser is specifically for the Z01BDC model.
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I updated mine and wifi and sim got failing, the wifi do not tunr on any more, and the sim can not be detected.
Can you help me?

Zenfone 3 Z01BDC - Sim failed, IMEI nulled after upgrade
chichem said:
I updated mine and wifi and sim got failing, the wifi do not tunr on any more, and the sim can not be detected.
Can you help me?
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Zenfone 3 Z01BDC/ZC551KL - Sim failed, IMEI nulled after upgrade. Phone fail to identify SIM Cards and no IMEI numbers. Can anybody help?

How come there is no dedicated forum for Zenfone 3 Laser?
Can we request the admin to create a forum?

oh my god don't get the 2GB Laser. It's awful. ASUS' ZenUI takes up 1.5GB of the 2GB in the phone. And because of Android's RAM management, you can barely open two apps at once if you're lucky. I returned it real fast and got myself the 4GB Zenfone 3 instead.

sensi277 said:
oh my god don't get the 2GB Laser. It's awful. ASUS' ZenUI takes up 1.5GB of the 2GB in the phone. And because of Android's RAM management, you can barely open two apps at once if you're lucky. I returned it real fast and got myself the 4GB Zenfone 3 instead.
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You're over exaggerating. It's pretty fast and fluid in my case. I have disabled all Asus apps that I can (I think there only a couple that you can't disable) and I am using Nova Launcher. It's very smooth. The fingerprint sensor is also lightning fast

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Zenfone 3 Z01BDC/ZC551KL - Sim failed, IMEI nulled after upgrade. Phone fail to identify SIM Cards and no IMEI numbers. Can anybody help?
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Partial solution is to downgrade with the one published, other problems will come, but at least you will be able to use it

newcdn said:
How come there is no dedicated forum for Zenfone 3 Laser?
Can we request the admin to create a forum?
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Completely agree on that!

Any idea on which ZenUI apps can be disabled without breaking the phone? I am actually enjoying using the ZenFone 3 Laser as a secondary phone (Nexus 6P is my primary phone), but the ZenUI apps are so annoying...

levictus said:
Any idea on which ZenUI apps can be disabled without breaking the phone? I am actually enjoying using the ZenFone 3 Laser as a secondary phone (Nexus 6P is my primary phone), but the ZenUI apps are so annoying...
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I disabled all that I could... I think you can't disable Zenui launcher (but you can still use a 3rd party launcher), Themes and maybe a couple others

Just got this phone last week and it is both z01bdc and zc551kl dual SIM

Confirm that this phone supports LTE, on T-Mobile I get 20Mbs+ with no issues

Does anyone know if this phone is getting the nougat update? My wife and a buddy just received the 7.0 update yesterday or today

Custom ROM for Zenfone 3 Laser please!

Mi note 2 with Verizon

Yeah, I know it's been asked before but I don't feel confident enough to pull the trigger on it to test. I am on Verizon, I have a SIM card I could use in it that's already activated ( currently in a iPhone 6 Plus ) I see it does support CDMA and LTE bands, So does it really work fully with no drawbacks?
Thanks

Verizon/Mi Note 2 GLOBAL EDITION
2G: cdmaOne (IS-95)
3G: CDMA2000 (IMT‑MC), 1xEV-DO
4G: Band 2 (1900MHz), Band 4 (AWS), Band 13 (700MHz)
Verizon also offers LTE on
If you presently have any friends or family living/near where you would use the phone day-to-day with an Android phone on Verizon, I think this works best if you've rooted it, download the LTE Discovery app from the Play Store and use it to determine which 4G bands you are encountering primarily "in the wild" during your day. According to Wikipedia, Verizon only offers LTE on Bands 2, 4, and 13 in the US. So in theory the Mi Note 2 GLOBAL EDITION supports all of VZW's bands.

juchmis said:
Verizon/Mi Note 2 GLOBAL EDITION
2G: cdmaOne (IS-95)
3G: CDMA2000 (IMT‑MC), 1xEV-DO
4G: Band 2 (1900MHz), Band 4 (AWS), Band 13 (700MHz)
Verizon also offers LTE on
If you presently have any friends or family living/near where you would use the phone day-to-day with an Android phone on Verizon, I think this works best if you've rooted it, download the LTE Discovery app from the Play Store and use it to determine which 4G bands you are encountering primarily "in the wild" during your day. According to Wikipedia, Verizon only offers LTE on Bands 2, 4, and 13 in the US. So in theory the Mi Note 2 GLOBAL EDITION supports all of VZW's bands.
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Currently I have a iPhone 6 plus and established I use band 4 at my home and work, Global version supports all LTE bands I read. So yeah it should work right? Just pop my current sim in. I talked to another guy on this forum who posted a screen shot of it working on a pre paid Verizon sim and he said it's worked fine. There's just so little info on this phone working on Verizon and it make me nervous.

AtsuiPanda said:
Currently I have a iPhone 6 plus and established I use band 4 at my home and work, Global version supports all LTE bands I read. So yeah it should work right? Just pop my current sim in. I talked to another guy on this forum who posted a screen shot of it working on a pre paid Verizon sim and he said it's worked fine. There's just so little info on this phone working on Verizon and it make me nervous.
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There are no reasons why it would not work. It supports all 4G LTE bands which Verizon uses, which means it should get the fastest 4G signal anywhere that Verizon's spectrum reaches. That represents the best case, as in phones sold by Verizon for use on their network can only be at most on par with it for 4G support.
It also appears to support all 3G protocols and voice protocols which Verizon uses.
Hard to say whether it will work immediately upon having your present SIM inserted. You may be required to make some kind of contact with Verizon to establish a change of handset, which may be as simple as having the phone's unique IMEI read to them over the phone (or even dialed in after phoning an automated system).

There's no need for any contact with Verizon. Just put the active SIM in and it works fine. I have my Mi Note 2 Global working just fine on Verizon including VoLTE. This required no contact with Verizon nor any inputs in the device info pages on my Verizon account online. In fact I would probably *not* provide an IMEI to Verizon as they will almost surely not allow activation with the Mi's IMEI...though I don't think they'd block it or anything.
I'm the "guy" the OP is referring to above...I've confirmed that all LTE bands including 2, 4, and 13...and CDMA 1X calls and EvDO data all work fine on this phone...not sure if it's CDMA BC0 or 1 in my area (I think it's 0) but both should work. VoLTE is also confirmed working perfectly right out of the box.
To the OP - what additional information are you looking for to determine whether or not this phone is right for you? I'm happy to help but I'm not understanding what else you might need to know as pretty much everything has been revealed vis-a-vis Verizon and the Mi Note 2 Global and it definitely works fine...if you're nervous about it I probably would suggest a different handset unless you really need the dual SIM functionality with Verizon...in which case it's either this phone or the ZTE Axon 7 that you'll be limited to...the Axon 7 is a better phone all in all IMO but is more finicky software-wise in my experience and takes a little more user tweaking to get Verizon to work as well as it should (some people have really struggled with the Axon 7 on Verizon but I had smooth sailing except that I had to use a GSM SIM for initial setup and also after OTAs to sort of "clear" the radio out). The Xiaomi Mi Note 2, on the other hand, has much better connectivity and has given me zero problems on Verizon...I'm actually really impressed with it in this respect.
But at the same time I find the screen on the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 to be grossly inferior to that of the ZTE...the speakers too. And MIUI is kind of meh but I know some people love it...but I guess that's kinda off topic!

flyer_andy said:
There's no need for any contact with Verizon. Just put the active SIM in and it works fine. I have my Mi Note 2 Global working just fine on Verizon including VoLTE. This required no contact with Verizon nor any inputs in the device info pages on my Verizon account online. In fact I would probably *not* provide an IMEI to Verizon as they will almost surely not allow activation with the Mi's IMEI...though I don't think they'd block it or anything.
I'm the "guy" the OP is referring to above...I've confirmed that all LTE bands including 2, 4, and 13...and CDMA 1X calls and EvDO data all work fine on this phone...not sure if it's CDMA BC0 or 1 in my area (I think it's 0) but both should work. VoLTE is also confirmed working perfectly right out of the box.
To the OP - what additional information are you looking for to determine whether or not this phone is right for you? I'm happy to help but I'm not understanding what else you might need to know as pretty much everything has been revealed vis-a-vis Verizon and the Mi Note 2 Global and it definitely works fine...if you're nervous about it I probably would suggest a different handset unless you really need the dual SIM functionality with Verizon...in which case it's either this phone or the ZTE Axon 7 that you'll be limited to...the Axon 7 is a better phone all in all IMO but is more finicky software-wise in my experience and takes a little more user tweaking to get Verizon to work as well as it should (some people have really struggled with the Axon 7 on Verizon but I had smooth sailing except that I had to use a GSM SIM for initial setup and also after OTAs to sort of "clear" the radio out). The Xiaomi Mi Note 2, on the other hand, has much better connectivity and has given me zero problems on Verizon...I'm actually really impressed with it in this respect.
But at the same time I find the screen on the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 to be grossly inferior to that of the ZTE...the speakers too. And MIUI is kind of meh but I know some people love it...but I guess that's kinda off topic!
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Lol you have been most helpful, I made this thread before I contacted you is all I will be ordering the note 2 soon. But if I have any questions after and if I do run into problems I'd PM ya. Thanks again, man.

flyer_andy said:
There's no need for any contact with Verizon. Just put the active SIM in and it works fine. I have my Mi Note 2 Global working just fine on Verizon including VoLTE. This required no contact with Verizon nor any inputs in the device info pages on my Verizon account online. In fact I would probably *not* provide an IMEI to Verizon as they will almost surely not allow activation with the Mi's IMEI...though I don't think they'd block it or anything.
I'm the "guy" the OP is referring to above...I've confirmed that all LTE bands including 2, 4, and 13...and CDMA 1X calls and EvDO data all work fine on this phone...not sure if it's CDMA BC0 or 1 in my area (I think it's 0) but both should work. VoLTE is also confirmed working perfectly right out of the box.
To the OP - what additional information are you looking for to determine whether or not this phone is right for you? I'm happy to help but I'm not understanding what else you might need to know as pretty much everything has been revealed vis-a-vis Verizon and the Mi Note 2 Global and it definitely works fine...if you're nervous about it I probably would suggest a different handset unless you really need the dual SIM functionality with Verizon...in which case it's either this phone or the ZTE Axon 7 that you'll be limited to...the Axon 7 is a better phone all in all IMO but is more finicky software-wise in my experience and takes a little more user tweaking to get Verizon to work as well as it should (some people have really struggled with the Axon 7 on Verizon but I had smooth sailing except that I had to use a GSM SIM for initial setup and also after OTAs to sort of "clear" the radio out). The Xiaomi Mi Note 2, on the other hand, has much better connectivity and has given me zero problems on Verizon...I'm actually really impressed with it in this respect.
But at the same time I find the screen on the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 to be grossly inferior to that of the ZTE...the speakers too. And MIUI is kind of meh but I know some people love it...but I guess that's kinda off topic!
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I do wanna ask you something though, What's the point of using two SIMs? also whats vis a vis?

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I do wanna ask you something though, What's the point of using two SIMs? also whats vis a vis?
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In my case it's to improve data coverage but for most people it's because they travel internationally and need a second operator in the other country or they do it so they can have a work-related phone number and personal number in the same device.
"Vis-a-vis" just means "in relation to" for all practical purposes.

The only difference between Tmobile variant and global version is software?

I arrived from the store with my new Oneplus 6T tonight. On the screen it says, "Finish setting up you Oneplus A6013". I decided to look up the A6013 to see what is the difference between the tmobile one and the global one. I discovered that the A6013 is sold as the unlocked global version from the Oneplus site.
The other version is the A6010. From what I gather this is the version sold in the Asian market with a couple of different bands available only in Asia.
It seems only difference is that Tmobile changed the software to cater to their network and lock out second sim capabilities. Can anyone verify this?

There is no difference. That is the way OnePlus has always done it. I have had Chinese OP's with HOS and loaded OOS on it and there were no problems. Right now, I purchased the TMO variant and flashed the International version on it with zero problems.

jim262 said:
There is no difference. That is the way OnePlus has always done it. I have had Chinese OP's with HOS and loaded OOS on it and there were no problems. Right now, I purchased the TMO variant and flashed the International version on it with zero problems.
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Have you tried two sims in at once? I see people saying two sim slots show up after flashing, but haven't read of anyone putting in two sims with service.
Are both of your sim slots showing the same IMEI?
They say they get two sims and one IMEI. So that would make it dual sim standby. I guess the ones straight from the Oneplus site have two IMEI and are dual sim dual standby

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Have you tried two sims in at once? I see people saying two sim slots show up after flashing, but haven't read of anyone putting in two sims with service.
Are both of your sim slots showing the same IMEI?
They say they get two sims and one IMEI. So that would make it dual sim standby. I guess the ones straight from the Oneplus site have two IMEI and are dual sim dual standby
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When I said there is no difference, I meant it. The phone is identical. The only difference is the SIM tray itself. The TMO variant only has one open slot vs the two on the International version. But yes, when flashed two IMEIs show up. There are plenty of other threads/discussions on this page that address this. You should do a search first. Your question would have been answered before you even asked it. This phone has been out since November; all these questions have been asked and answered many times before.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G on T-Mobile and unlock 5G bands if possible...

Hi I am interested in buying the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5g mainly because T-Mobile is going live with 5g where I live on Decemeber 6th 2019. But from what I know the this phone doesn't support the 5g bands for T-Mobile.
I heard that there is a way to unlock those bands on Qualcomm devices and this phone uses the Snapdragon SOC.
Can this be done?

eclipsal said:
Hi I am interested in buying the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5g mainly because T-Mobile is going live with 5g where I live on Decemeber 6th 2019. But from what I know the this phone doesn't support the 5g bands for T-Mobile.
I heard that there is a way to unlock those bands on Qualcomm devices and this phone uses the Snapdragon SOC.
Can this be done?
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So the bands for 5g that tmobile supports is not dependent on just the processor, its also dependent on what the manufacturer decides on. As with all phones, you need to see what is the most compatible cell phone provider for that phone. If the mi mix 3 does not support tmobile bands, there's no way to force it to.

sicurri said:
So the bands for 5g that tmobile supports is not dependent on just the processor, its also dependent on what the manufacturer decides on. As with all phones, you need to see what is the most compatible cell phone provider for that phone. If the mi mix 3 does not support tmobile bands, there's no way to force it to.
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Correct. I've had a discussion on a Mi Mix 3 5g thread where this guy says it's a update thing not a hardware thing. Which I feel he's clearly wrong. Cell bands have nothing to do with updates, it's a hardware thing.

Dear slimegpod,
The frequency is supported in hardware but we did trials and only the Vodafone and global rom version has the Vodafone de 5g Network activated.
So I am on eu rom and cannot use Vodafone de 5g only Telekom and I am planning to switch ROMs but waiting for a moment to unlock since I will lose all my data.

genstef said:
Dear slimegpod,
The frequency is supported in hardware but we did trials and only the Vodafone and global rom version has the Vodafone de 5g Network activated.
So I am on eu rom and cannot use Vodafone de 5g only Telekom and I am planning to switch ROMs but waiting for a moment to unlock since I will lose all my data.
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Yes but I'm in the States and no carrier supports the Mix 3 5g. What other ROMs are you waiting for to install?

Carrier Support Not needed for mi mix 3 5g
Dear slimegood,
I called my carrier and the result was that they communicated the values to connect to the 5g network to Xiaomi and they need to add it to their firmware. The problem being that some variants of the firmware have not picked up the configuration options.
Br
Stefan

Slimegod said:
Correct. I've had a discussion on a Mi Mix 3 5g thread where this guy says it's a update thing not a hardware thing. Which I feel he's clearly wrong. Cell bands have nothing to do with updates, it's a hardware thing.
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Any luck? The phone does not support 5G out of the box. According to manufacturers website, "5G function will be available via OTA update. Update times depend on your specific carrier and network."
Let us know if you find a way to do it without the OTA update.

5GDude said:
Any luck? The phone does not support 5G out of the box. According to manufacturers website, "5G function will be available via OTA update. Update times depend on your specific carrier and network."
Let us know if you find a way to do it without the OTA update.
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There should be a option under network settings. I it seems the development for this device is crap though (as far as the updates are concerned). It sucks it's on MIUI v10 which I understand why but they still should've had this figured out before releasing it.

Thanks.
Well thanks for the feedback, if the firmware gets released somebody let me know. I really like the phone, but compatibility with USA 5g is really important to me.

i dont think it will ever get 5g support in the states - it uses a different 5g tech than what the us telecoms are proceeding with as far as i was told.
Stating that - i use it on t-mobile and i get great 4g in most places.

Modify Carrier Policy to get 5G work

Hello, I have a SM-N9860 with TGY CSC. I was able to get carrier_policy files with QPST. Can anyone help me modify them so that 5G is enabled in any country that use N78 Band (in my case Switzerland). You'll find both files attached.
Or : if someone with a BRI SM-N9860 could share his Policyman folder that would be great.

Wow! Following this.
Is this the file that controls the ability to connect to 5G? No need for root?

That would be nice, following.
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That's amazing man.
I was wondering why we couldn't get 5g and got it on one plus 8 pro

Well it looks like that file already has band 78 enabled for sa and nsa 5g. So there might be an imei restriction you are running into.

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Well it looks like that file already has band 78 enabled for sa and nsa 5g. So there might be an imei restriction you are running into.
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And in your opinion this imei restriction is added by Samsung or the carriers in each country? Or an agreement of between both?
Is it possible to ask a carrier to allow an imei to connect to their 5g network?
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theholyguy said:
And in your opinion this imei restriction is added by Samsung or the carriers in each country? Or an agreement of between both?
Is it possible to ask a carrier to allow an imei to connect to their 5g network?
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Carriers. They need to whitelist your imei for 5g roaming if you are roaming.

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Carriers. They need to whitelist your imei for 5g roaming if you are roaming.
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I will buy snapdragon version but I read here in several topics is that in exynos regions even in your own country with your carrier sim you still not connecting to 5g with snapdragon note 20..
You think that carriers only have whitelisted exynos imei for they 5g network?
Strange is that with one plus it connects.
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tribalfs said:
Wow! Following this.
Is this the file that controls the ability to connect to 5G? No need for root?
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No need for root. I was able to get all the files from a S20 Ultra Snapdragon BRI (which connects to 5G here in Switzerland) and I replaced those of my Note 20 Ultra with them. Unfortunately I didn't change anything... I keep searching but I'm afraid that only flashing CSC could solve the issue...

evenshop said:
No need for root. I was able to get all the files from a S20 Ultra Snapdragon BRI (which connects to 5G here in Switzerland) and I replaced those of my Note 20 Ultra with them. Unfortunately I didn't change anything... I keep searching but I'm afraid that only flashing CSC could solve the issue...
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Why s20 connects , and note 20 not? Is Samsung really scamming even more the costumers? One Plus is snapdragon and connects so is not SoC problem for sure.
That can confirm it is a scam, from Samsung, carriers or both.
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Carriers. They need to whitelist your imei for 5g roaming if you are roaming.
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And presumably for 5G access if you are not roaming (i.e., if we import an international phone)? Samsung has an issue with servicing international phones (they won't), but the carriers shouldn't have any issue providing service - that right?

jtOttawa said:
And presumably for 5G access if you are not roaming (i.e., if we import an international phone)? Samsung has an issue with servicing international phones (they won't), but the carriers shouldn't have any issue providing service - that right?
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Samsung keeps bullshi%*ing more and more every new generation of smartphones.
Now you can even easily change CSC.
I'm really considering lowering my overall standard and change to xiaomi or one Plus.
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theholyguy said:
Samsung keeps bullshi%*ing more and more every new generation of smartphones.
Now you can even easily change CSC.
I'm really considering lowering my overall standard and change to xiaomi or one Plus.
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I'm starting to feel the same way, and I've used Samsung phones ever since the original Galaxy S - even returned an iPhone 4 at the time to switch. What irritates me is how they have started taking their customers for granted, even with their top-tier phones - downgrading the memory capacity, eliminating the headphones (and not even offering a complementary set here in Canada). Samsung originally appealed to me as the underdog against Apple, who would take risks and truly innovate to attract customers - that role now seems to belong to others. And quite frankly, from what I've seen of the OnePlus Pro 8, it wouldn't be much of a lowering of standards to switch...

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I'm starting to feel the same way, and I've used Samsung phones ever since the original Galaxy S - even returned an iPhone 4 at the time to switch. What irritates me is how they have started taking their customers for granted, even with their top-tier phones - downgrading the memory capacity, eliminating the headphones (and not even offering a complementary set here in Canada). Samsung originally appealed to me as the underdog against Apple, who would take risks and truly innovate to attract customers - that role now seems to belong to others. And quite frankly, from what I've seen of the OnePlus Pro 8, it wouldn't be much of a lowering of standards to switch...
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of course is lowering a bit the standards... you get worst gorilla glass, a slightly worst amoled and the photos still not at the same level, but is not that much viewing the price difference and all the bull**** samsung is doing...
the only thing that keeps me waiting and see is the s-pen and DEX but dont gonna wait to much time loool

theholyguy said:
of course is lowering a bit the standards... you get worst gorilla glass, a slightly worst amoled and the photos still not at the same level, but is not that much viewing the price difference and all the bull**** samsung is doing...
the only thing that keeps me waiting and see is the s-pen and DEX but dont gonna wait to much time loool
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This information is incorrect. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra takes as good pictures if not better and so does Oppo Find X2 Pro. My only reason to go for Samsung is US bands and mmWave bands. If I was elsewhere like some places in Europe or India would have definitely gotten a Find X2 Pro. (Dont trust Xiaomi much with ads etc). Look at that beauty Find X2 Pro with Vegan Leather.

warriorvibhu said:
This information is incorrect. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra takes as good pictures if not better and so does Oppo Find X2 Pro. My only reason to go for Samsung is US bands and mmWave bands. If I was elsewhere like some places in Europe or India would have definitely gotten a Find X2 Pro. (Dont trust Xiaomi much with ads etc). Look at that beauty Find X2 Pro with Vegan Leather.
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i will check that for sure, if no solution coming in the next 3 weeks, is coming mi 10T pro 5g and maybe one plus 8t pro

Let's just hope for Samkey to support change CSC of GN20 Ultra 5G Snapdragon the soonest.

tribalfs said:
Let's just hope for Samkey to support change CSC of GN20 Ultra 5G Snapdragon the soonest.
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it would be nicier if samsung stops scumming their costumers, and sell flagships with only one SoC, snapdragon, and with all carriers bands free of use in every CSC. but maybe thats asking to much loool

Hi!
I successfully changed CSC from TGY to BRI and vice versa on my SM-N9860/DS. Please check this thread.

tribalfs said:
Wow! Following this.
Is this the file that controls the ability to connect to 5G? No need for root?
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Somebody knows what exactly "this" means. Are you referring to carrier_policy.xml file?