I told my girlfriend to buy the Moto E and use ATT Straight Talk. She didn't want to lay out the money for the LTE Moto G. She bought Gen1 Moto E (2014).
Uses the stock ROM. 4.4.4.
If she hits the mic and asks to be taken somewhere - it will work if she is on WiFi - but if she is not on WiFi - she gets the following response
"Sorry didn't catch that - try again".
Based on my understanding for AT&T you need a phone with 1900/850mhz GSM and UMTS/HSPA 3G
Based on the Motorola site - here is her radio info:
US GSM Model:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 1700 (AWS), 1900 MHz)
Need suggestions.
Software issue, SIM card issue (she has a Straight Talk SIM for AT&T), Hardware issue.......
It works on WiFi - so..........must be network????
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So I bought a cheap Vitria, unlocked it so that I can use in Germany for a couple weeks. I looked up the Huawei bands supposed to do GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 and it is an LTE phone. I looked up Aldi Talk's LTE band is supposed to be 1800. That means I'll have no problems using this phone with Aldi LTE right? What about 3g?
Must use a rádio frequency in 2100 here in Brazil, in order to use 3G , But XT1511 uses only HSDPA 850/1700/1900. Is there any methody to release the frequency 2100?
Hi, last week I was given a Moto G3 XT 1541 from Spain. The problem is that it doesn't connect to argentinian carrier's 3g or 4g bands, it only works on 2g. A friend told me that I could work it out flashing the firmware of another model like XT1540 which works perfectly on 3g and 4g. Is it a firmware block? Can I solve it flashing another model's firmware? If I flash it, will my phone work or it will be a stone? Thank you ver much.
Yes, you can.
Moto G 3rd generation does not have capability of 2300 MHz bandwidth.
Requirements for a4G
1. A handset that supports 2300Mhz.
2. A 3G plan.
3. USIM (they provide free upgrade)
4. 4G network coverage
I think even HSPA or HSPA+ might not work for me on this phone. I am using a T Mobile family plan here, and comparing th bands given on the website:
"4G (HSPA+)
With 4G, theoretical maximum download speeds range from 21 Mbps up to 42 Mbps. You can take advantage of incredibly fast download speeds, and even use voice and data services at the same time.
Frequencies: Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz)
3G (HSPA)
With 3G, theoretical maximum download of 14 Mbps. With 3G, you can use voice and data services simultaneously.
Frequencies: Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz)"
"Moto G (XT1550)
LTE (1, 3, 7, 8, 28,40) UMTS/HSPA+ (900, 2100, 850 MHz)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)"
It seems that the uplink is unsupported by my phone and so the phone is unable to use the HSPA/HSPA+ bands. I think the only way to use it is to unlock the 1700 MHz band on my phone.
XT1541: GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - UMTS/HSPA+: 900, 2100 - LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800)
Argentina UMS/HSPA+ works on 850 and 1900.
This phone will only get 2g where you are. Flashing another firmware will not fix this.
Hello Everyone,
OK, let me explain myself. I live in Dominican Republic, and over here we have 3 major telephone companies: Viva, Orange Dominicana and Claro Dominicana.
Each operates within their own frequency spectrum and some have compatible bands, BUT, when it comes to 3G connection, the problems arise.
SO:
Frecuency Bands for CDMA, GSM, 3G and 4G (Orange Dominicana)
CDMA N/A
GSM/EDGE 900 MHz / 1800 MHz / 1900 MHz
3G 900 MHz
4G 1800 Mhz (Band 3)
Frecuency Bands for CDMA, GSM, 3G and 4G (Claro Dominicana)
CDMA 1900 Mhz
GSM/EDGE 850 MHz / 1900 MHz
3G 850 MHz
4G 1700 Mhz / 2100 Mhz (Banda 4 AWS)
As you can see, 3G for Orange operates on 900MHz and 3G on Claro operates on 850Mhz (though they have compatible 1900MHz band, all good here). This means that the signal will not be recieved and 3G(as in H and H+ if not mistaken) will not be available if your phone does not have the appropiate radio reciever(i think). I own a At&t Samsung Note 3 (SM-N900A) and the bands that the phone recieves are:
GSM: 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS: 900 MHz
4G: 1800 MHz (Band 3)
First off, as I am writing this post, have noticed that i have most bands compatible except 4G LTE (Yet when i connect to the network, my phone will not display: E+, H or H+ over the data icon in the notification bar, it only shows E). Second, for more background data, i will at the end of the post type the relevant information from the "about device" tab on settings. Third, my question is NOT related to hardware, if I have to get new hardware to achieve what i am looking for then I'd just get a new phone (Why not get a phone and not go through this hassle? I like to run out of option before doing drastic measures and i like projects).
Here goes: Can I, somehow software related, modify the phone's ability to pick up 4G LTE? also, Can I, somehow software related, modify the phone's ability to pick up 850MHz in the GSM band WITHOUT loosing the 900Mhz that i currently get?(because i get great internet, but not everywhere). ANY way you know that this is possible is welcome, no matter how drastic it may seem.
I have kinda advanced knowledge on technological things and I am willing (if pointed in the right direction) do my homework.
Thanks in advanced.
Phone specs:
SAMSUNG SM-N900A
ANDROID VERSION: 5.0
BASEBAND VERSION: N900AUCUEOC2
BUILD NUMBER: LXR21V.N900AUCUEOC2
It is NOT rooted, and I (don't know previous owners) have not updated the phone's software
One thing to keep in mind is that the phone has a locked bootloader and AT&T never released a full ROM after 4.1.1. All updates to the phone were released as OTA updates.
OTA???, and what happens if the bootloader is locked? What is restricted by this?
Edit: just G'd bootloader, so the only way to do this is through custom ROM, BUT since the bootloader is locked, then im f*ckd?
Locked bootloader means no twrp, Cwm, or philz.
OTA=over the air.
I'm not sure if having a locked bootloader will prevent you from adding frequencies but it certainly won't help since safestrap is the only recovery that I have seen on the n900a.
Kinda wierd to ask since it might not be possible but: Cant I pretend to be ATT to the phone, perform an OTA update and opening the bootloader? I know its not that simple but what the hay
Hi, i'm about to buy the Honor 9, but I have a problem. I will buy it in Amazon (Europe) and ship it to my country (Argentina) that uses this bands:
2G (EDGE, GSM/GPRS): Bands 850 / 1900 MHz
3G (HSPA+, UMTS/WCDMA): Bands 850 / 1900 MHz
4G (LTE): Bands 4 (AWS o 1700) / 7 (2600) / 28 (APT o 700*)
(the most important band is the B4 AWS, the others are not that important)
And I searched on google and I found differences, some places say it has the b4 band(frequencycheck.com,phonedb.net), others say no (gsmarena)
Amazon says its the model 51091SNW, but assume is the STF-L09 version
So I need your help, if anyone of you has bought this phone in Europe and wants to confirm if it has the band that I need, I would be grateful. Otherwise, I'll have to choose another phone because a phone without 4g nowadays it's not good
Thanks in Advance!!!
I checked the price comparison I usually use and which is usually pretty well informed (this is their English page, the company behind it is originally from Austria):
Frequency bands: GSM (850/900/1800/1900), UMTS (850/900/1900/2100), LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20)
https://skinflint.co.uk/a1638115.html
Same info from my go-to review site (translated from a German review):
Networking: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 4.2, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS B1/B2/B5/B8, LTE B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20, Dual SIM, LTE, GPS
https://www.notebookcheck.net/243422.0.html
Both is for the STF-L09, which is sold throughout Europe, so I guess it doesn't matter that both have their info from devices from Germany...
It seems to lack Band 4, and according to gsm arena it does so for all Honor 9 models available