Hi!
I have the Verizon Moto E 2015 XT1528 here in the Philippines.
I had the GSM working by changing Network Type to "LTE/GSM Auto".
Unfortunately LTE wasn't working because LTE bands in the Philippines are not activated in the XT1528.
While I was looking for how to activate the bands, I stupidly set the radio to USA Band. After that I lost the GSM signal even if network type is LTE/GSM.
From reading in various forums, it seems that I would have to flash the unit to the original firmware.
However, I cannot find a copy of the stock firmware of the XT1528 and at the same time I also read that the XT1528 cannot have the bootloader unlocked.
Can anybody help me as to how to proceed to restore the GSM signal?
Thanks.
hey bro, this is somewhat off topic, but My sister is going to the philippines and she bought this phone to use it there, Does it get any phone signal at all? no need for Data. she just needs to use it for calls/texts. I have unlocked it already via the instruction on the general thread.
Yes. It will get a GSM signal. Also can get EDGE data. No 3G or LTE though
I've used the Network app (looks like a phone) to switch bands back and forth. Give it a try.
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Hello all! I recently acquired a boost mobile Moto E (2nd gen) with LTE. I put a tmobile simcard in and nothing happens. Im assuming that means its locked.
Ive done some research and found that it has capabilities for gsm, cdma, lte, hspa+ with all the necessary basebands to operate on tmobile.
I wanted to see if anyone has successfully sim unlocked their sprint/boost phone to work with US GSM carriers?
Bump.. honestly anyone have any luck?
No answers on this? This could be handy
Sprint/Boost/Virgin/etc phones by default have a blacklist for domestic GSM networks. Many people have purchased and used the Boost Mobile version abroad without issues. It may be possible to remove it (Case in point, S4, Note 2, Note 3) but no one has done so yet for the Moto E from those carriers. If you are feeling brave, feel free to experiment with DFS (as referenced in another post in this forum) to see if you can perform a SEEM edit anywhere to disable the blacklist.
So recently my roommate broke her phone, and I did a bit of research and found the Moto E 2nd gen LTE XT1527.. for some reason though she is only picking up 3G.. when I (on my T-mobile Oneplus 2) right next to her am getting bands 2,4 & 12 LTE just fine.
I realize since the last update on the Moto E, band 12 has been disabled, but that doesn't explain why she isn't getting bands 2 and 4. I didnt have any luck finding an answer to this in my googling, would the phone have gone to prefer 3G over LTE by default? The phone was bought from Amazon's warehouse, but seemed to be in new condition.
Anyone have any recommendations for troubleshooting this? or is this a known issue and I just havent found it yet.
Thanks
The modem usually prefers the strongest signal. If for some reason 3G/HSPA+ has a lower dBm, then the phone switches to that. From my experience the threshold to switch depends on the model, some phones can grasp onto weak LTE signals, while others will simply fallback to HSPA/Edge.
You should confirm that the Moto is using the correct APN. T-Mobile has two functional APNs, one is epc & the other is fast. For LTE you must use the latter, but check what network mode is active too.
Sent from my XT1528
I just recently bought a Moto E 2015 for Virgin Mobile from Wal-Mart, and after messing around with various ROMs for a while, I decided to go back to stock.
After managing to get my phone reflashed with both stock 5.1 and stock 5.0.2, but on both of them the mobile network can't or won't turn on.
To turn on or off or change the GSM band tries to use RadioComm 11.12.2.
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To turn on or off or change the GSM band tries to use RadioComm 11.12.2.
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RadioComm appears to only be for up to 3G phones, and is otherwise extremely complicated. Can you explain how to turn the GSM band back on?
GSM bands wouldn't be causing these issues, as Virgin/Sprint uses CDMA for 2G/3G.
Double check and make sure that the stock you're flashing is for the XT1526, and not for other variants. If you're keeping a custom recovery, try flashing the Sprint modems after you flash stock.
Hello everybody and thanks for the opportunity.
I have a very specific question that yielded no answers while searching the web.
The phone is a Motorola MOTO E 2nd generation 2015 model XT1526, Sprint branded, originally CDMA capable.
This phone is unlocked and GSM enabled, although I don't know how that was done, that's how it came. I was able to select the Automatic network mode in settings and after checking the box it stopped pestering me about charges that may apply using GSM.
Here is the question that I wasn't able to find an answer to anywhere:
Does enabling GSM actually enable all GSM bands that the MOTO E is capable of, or just the ones that work in CDMA on this specific model.
In other words, did it just switch 800/1900 from CDMA to GSM or did it enable 800/850/1800/1900 GSM bands that the other variants of this phone is capable of?
The reason I ask is that I was able to connect to an AWS network (1700/2100) and the XT1526 definitely does not list that frequency band, while its XT1527 counterpart does indeed.
Thank you very much for casting some light on this issue.
I have only limited time to return it and I need to use this internationally, including 900/1800 GSM bands.
Its radio is capable of connecting to most GSM networks, but the phone is set up to block US domestic SIM cards from being used (phone will show "No SIM card" error when inserting an AT&T or T-Mobile SIM).
International use should be fine out of the box, as long as you activate the "UICC Unlock" option.
Thank you very much for your reply.
So, even though XT1526 is not advertised as being 900/1800 compatible it will actually be able to connect to an European GSM band?
I will try to Google UICC (never heard of it before), but I could use a pointer as to what unlocking it will achieve. UICC unlock seems to be a setting under system updates, from what I could find, but not related to frequencies.
Since I am unable to test GSM roaming before I can return it, I am trying to make sure it will work. Something was done to it, as I can select GSM under network settings, but it doesn't say which bands, hence my original post.
Thanks again.
According to FCC docs, the XT1526 (both the Sprint model and the US Cellular model) have:
CDMA B0, B1, B10. GSM B2 (1900), B5 (850). HSPA B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100), B5 (850). LTE B2, B4, B5, B12*, B17.
However, I believe people here have reported that they've been able to connect to 2G GSM on 900/1800 in Eurasian countries, but had no such luck with HSPA.
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Its radio is capable of connecting to most GSM networks, but the phone is set up to block US domestic SIM cards from being used (phone will show "No SIM card" error when inserting an AT&T or T-Mobile SIM).
International use should be fine out of the box, as long as you activate the "UICC Unlock" option.
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How to enable GSM unlock on Moto E 2016
Hello everyone!
I have a Moto E XT1524 that I have bought in the UK. Works no problem on LTE on Three network. Phone was bought unlocked from retail.
I am now in Mexico, and while I expected LTE to not be working, I am unable to even connect to 2/3G. I can see the network, but it has a blue lock next to it and once I try to connect, it says <<Unable to connect to this network>>. Attached screenshot.
I have tried pretty much everything I could think of..
_ reinstall back the stock firmware
_ install XT1527 modem
_ played around with a manual network switcher app.
the SIM I am using is Nextel which uses AT&T network. I just want to connect to the network, any help is much appreciated
FYI
3G/LTE bands in mexico
bands supported by the different Moto E models
Definitely won't be getting 3G, as the XT1524 only has HSPA 900/2100, which are not used in Mexico.
Have you tried forcing GSM/EDGE-only mode?