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Hi all,
I got my sprint Moto E a few weeks ago. Its working international, but the problem is that its locked to 2G only.
I think its the radio that is locked.
I had a smilar issue with my HTC one E8 sprint when it was updated to Lollipop where the #G part of the radio was disabled. I used this method here to unlock the UMTS900/UMTS2100 portion.
to do this with the Moto E, I need the SPC code to program the baseband. I have had little success with the SPC. If anyone can assist, maybe we can make it a global phone
briankariu said:
Hi all,
I got my sprint Moto E a few weeks ago. Its working international, but the problem is that its locked to 2G only.
I think its the radio that is locked.
I had a smilar issue with my HTC one E8 sprint when it was updated to Lollipop where the #G part of the radio was disabled. I used this method here to unlock the UMTS900/UMTS2100 portion.
to do this with the Moto E, I need the SPC code to program the baseband. I have had little success with the SPC. If anyone can assist, maybe we can make it a global phone
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You could try this to get the SPC code:
Mod edit: removed link to malicious site to download SPCutility apk
briankariu said:
Hi all,
I got my sprint Moto E a few weeks ago. Its working international, but the problem is that its locked to 2G only.
I think its the radio that is locked.
I had a smilar issue with my HTC one E8 sprint when it was updated to Lollipop where the #G part of the radio was disabled. I used this method here to unlock the UMTS900/UMTS2100 portion.
to do this with the Moto E, I need the SPC code to program the baseband. I have had little success with the SPC. If anyone can assist, maybe we can make it a global phone
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If the spc code was obtained, would following those steps allow it to be used with any carrier?
The spc code is unique to each phone. If I can get spc code for the device I currently have, a solution is possible
Sent from my XT1526 using Tapatalk
The spc toll doesn't work with lollipop
briankariu said:
The spc toll doesn't work with lollipop
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Here is how i got my msl: i called my provider and asked them, when they asked why, i told them it was for development purposes.
Unfortunately, I am outside the US, so I cannot call sprint
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did you have to do anything to get it sim unlocked internationally or did it work out of box?
briankariu said:
Hi all,
I got my sprint Moto E a few weeks ago. Its working international, but the problem is that its locked to 2G only.
I think its the radio that is locked.
I had a smilar issue with my HTC one E8 sprint when it was updated to Lollipop where the #G part of the radio was disabled. I used this method here to unlock the UMTS900/UMTS2100 portion.
to do this with the Moto E, I need the SPC code to program the baseband. I have had little success with the SPC. If anyone can assist, maybe we can make it a global phone
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can you let know if you had to do something special to get it unlocked for gsm use internationally or is it unlocked out of the box.
Also would you recommend this phone or lumia 640?
You have to change the network mode to automatic in the settings instead of 4G/cdma
briankariu said:
You have to change the network mode to automatic in the settings instead of 4G/cdma
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Was that all you had to do? Doesn't seem to work for me
Based on my experience with this phone, (Moto E 2015 Surnia xt1526,) I think that the lock on this thing is in the modem. Im not 100 percent sure though.
hydroman202 said:
Based on my experience with this phone, (Moto E 2015 Surnia xt1526,) I think that the lock on this thing is in the modem. Im not 100 percent sure though.
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I haven't been around here long enough to have come across it - do you know if the modem files are typically flashed with ROMs on this device? If so, can we swap out modems between custom builds with little or no issues? I don't recall seeing a modems thread, so I'm assuming they aren't typically flashed separately.
I still don't plan to get a CDMA sim card, but I do have sim adapters coming, so I can see what I can get working with my AT&T sim.
Maybe I will be chasing LTE issues after all - really having fun messing with this device.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk
dandrumheller said:
I haven't been around here long enough to have come across it - do you know if the modem files are typically flashed with ROMs on this device? If so, can we swap out modems between custom builds with little or no issues? I don't recall seeing a modems thread, so I'm assuming they aren't typically flashed separately.
I still don't plan to get a CDMA sim card, but I do have sim adapters coming, so I can see what I can get working with my AT&T sim.
Maybe I will be chasing LTE issues after all - really having fun messing with this device.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk
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I know that it does use modems, as far as I'm aware, it has 2 parts, fsg and the Helios h.bin thing. As for switching them out in a custom build, I'm probably going to test it.
hydroman202 said:
I know that it does use modems, as far as I'm aware, it has 2 parts, fsg and the Helios h.bin thing. As for switching them out in a custom build, I'm probably going to test it.
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OK, those are both new to me (this is my first Moto smart phone) but gives me a place to start looking. Sounds like from what you said that all these ROMs include modems (some devices I've been on ROMs typically did not, modems were flashed separately as needed).
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Custom ROMs do not come with their own modem's, they utilize the modem that was present in stock before you flashed. The carrier lock is definitely in the modem though
sirhc said:
Custom ROMs do not come with their own modem's, they utilize the modem that was present in stock before you flashed. The carrier lock is definitely in the modem though
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OK thanks, that's the info I was looking for. Still haven't had time to dig into older info/posts - are you aware of any discussion regarding modem changes? Are we capable of flashing modems separately? Has anyone compiled a list of modem firmwares?
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dandrumheller said:
OK thanks, that's the info I was looking for. Still haven't had time to dig into older info/posts - are you aware of any discussion regarding modem changes? Are we capable of flashing modems separately? Has anyone compiled a list of modem firmwares?
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If I might add, i am wondering if we could flash a modem from the us retail version or other and maybe remove the lock? I don't know if it would work, but there is always a small chance it might. Another option might be to have someone on a gsm variant to pull the modem files and maybe we could flash that in fastboot? I don't know for certain, but i think it might work. If it doesn't, then the lock must be elsewhere.
hydroman202 said:
If I might add, i am wondering if we could flash a modem from the us retail version or other and maybe remove the lock? I don't know if it would work, but there is always a small chance it might. Another option might be to have someone on a gsm variant to pull the modem files and maybe we could flash that in fastboot? I don't know for certain, but i think it might work. If it doesn't, then the lock must be elsewhere.
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Do the GSM variants have hardware support for the same radio bands as the CDMA models? If not, I'd guess flashing GSM radio on CDMA device won't be a good idea
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dandrumheller said:
Do the GSM variants have hardware support for the same radio bands as the CDMA models? If not, I'd guess flashing GSM radio on CDMA device won't be a good idea
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This is what I found regarding bands:
Specs Compare side-by-side vs...
Modes
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LTE (4G)
band 2 / 1900 MHz PCS (Americas)
band 4 / 1700 MHz AWS (Americas)
band 5 / 850 MHz Cellular (Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel)
band 12 / 700 MHz Lower 700 (USA (T-Mobile, regional))
band 17 / 700 MHz Lower 700 (USA (AT&T))
band 25 / 1900 MHz PCS+G (USA (Sprint))
band 26 / 850 MHz Extended Cellular (USA (Sprint))
band 41 / 2500 MHz BRS / EBS (USA (Sprint))
WCDMA (3G / 4G)
band 2 (II) / 1900 MHz PCS (Americas)
band 4 (IV) / 1700 MHz AWS (Americas)
band 5 (V) / 850 MHz Cellular (Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel)
CDMA (2G / 3G)
800 MHz / band 27 / BC10 ESMR (Americas (Sprint))
850 MHz / band 5 / BC0 Cellular (Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel)
1900 MHz / band 2 / BC1 PCS (Americas)
GSM (2G)
850 MHz / band 5 Cellular (Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel)
900 MHz / band 8 (Europe, Asia, Africa)
1800 MHz / band 3 DCS (Europe, Asia, Africa)
1900 MHz / band 2 PCS (Americas)
Sprint version / Verizon version supports LTE 2/4/5/13
mi 5 and mi max only support fdd bands 1,3,7
but only sofeware locked ,
use qpst and qxdm can unlock it
tested band 5 850MHZ
work fine
nforce4 said:
mi 5 and mi max only support fdd bands 1,3,7
but only sofeware locked ,
use qpst and qxdm can unlock it
tested band 5 850MHZ
work fine
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Which strings did you change and what did you change it to?
Can you test band20 ?
How can we do? May you prepare guide? Thanks
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alimmm78 said:
Can you test band20 ?
How can we do? May you prepare guide? Thanks
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these are only band5、3、40 in our area，
unfortunately mi5 cannot support band20
only support B1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 17 18 26 28 38 39 40 41
these is no band 20 configuration in mi5 NV files
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tndb said:
Which strings did you change and what did you change it to?
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very easy，
use QXDM to modify lte_bc_config value to 2061719111903
1. ID Desc Original Value Modified Value
2. 06828 lte_bc_config 2061584302149 2061719111903
nforce4 said:
these are only band5、3、40 in our area，
unfortunately mi5 cannot support band20
only support B1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 17 18 26 28 38 39 40 41
these is no band 20 configuration in mi5 NV files
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Would seem strange that the 820 modem would be locking out band 20, I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
DaveP2611 said:
Would seem strange that the 820 modem would be locking out band 20, I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
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I donnot know，
maybe it is only Chinese version mi5，
you know ，there is no band 20 in china,
so xiaomi blocked it
china frequency bands:
FDD 1（2100M）、3（1800M）、5&26 （850M）、8（900M）、28 （700M）
TDD 38、39、40、41
I hope there will be a way to unlock /(add) band 20.
nforce4 said:
very easy，
use QXDM to modify lte_bc_config value to 2061719111903
1. ID Desc Original Value Modified Value
2. 06828 lte_bc_config 2061584302149 2061719111903
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Did some testing with band 8 which is the only 4g band in this area on a particular operator and it didnt work, used both 2061719111903 and 2061584892127 but no 4g signal (works on another phone) so its wierd that you got band 5 working
tndb said:
Did some testing with band 8 which is the only 4g band in this area on a particular operator and it didnt work, used both 2061719111903 and 2061584892127 but no 4g signal (works on another phone) so its wierd that you got band 5 working
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no,there is no band8 LTE Signal in the area I stay。
Someone in this thread managed to get B20 up but cant test due to no network coverage. Anyone here can try the values they used? In post 15 - http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=311247&pid=5679302
chada77 said:
Someone in this thread managed to get B20 up but cant test due to no network coverage. Anyone here can try the values they used? In post 15 - http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=311247&pid=5679302
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No he didnt, anyone will see all these bands apparently in that particular app. I tried it however (got band 8 and 20 coverage here) but doesnt register on those
Ah right, my bad, thanks for trying it out. Seems we will have to keep waiting
tndb said:
Did some testing with band 8 which is the only 4g band in this area on a particular operator and it didnt work, used both 2061719111903 and 2061584892127 but no 4g signal (works on another phone) so its wierd that you got band 5 working
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yes,not only me,
others guys in Australia and Twain both confirmed
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chada77 said:
Someone in this thread managed to get B20 up but cant test due to no network coverage. Anyone here can try the values they used? In post 15 - http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=311247&pid=5679302
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I'm in Australia and on Optus so I can't test band 5, but I can test band 28. I'll try this in the morning and keep you posted.
Did you test it? Band 28 works.
PanNet said:
Did you test it? Band 28 works.
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If it works for you that's fantastic!
I haven't had a chance to travel to an area locally that I'd get a B28 signal at; got all the time in the world tomorrow so I'll check it out then.
I do have some band 28 towers near me so if there is indeed a way to lock it to a particular band let me know.
After some more fiddling, band 8 Works!
nforce4 said:
yes,not only me,
others guys in Australia and Twain both confirmed
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What software are you using to test bands. Can be downloaded from PlayStore?
Regards
What number should I change if I want to unlock Band 4? 2061719111903?
Thanks
Hi everyone. I have only 3G on my RN3 MTK. Rom is MIUI 8 Global 6.7.21 Beta. I tried to set it on LTE only from the hidden settings, but there is no signal. Anyone know a solution? Thanks
Depends on your carrier and which Band you are trying to connect to
My carrier is Vodafone DE. But I dunno which band I am triyng to connect. How can I check that?
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Vodafone Germany uses bands 3, 7 and are adding band 20. If you're in a band 20 area you're out of luck as only the Taiwan Special Edition SD650 version has it.
Twotems said:
Vodafone Germany uses bands 3, 7 and are adding band 20. If you're in a band 20 area you're out of luck as only the Taiwan Special Edition SD650 version has it.
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Actually I have MTK version and Fido in Canada used Band 20 and 4 and I get LTE with them
Zehlek said:
Actually I have MTK version and Fido in Canada used Band 20 and 4 and I get LTE with them
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Then you're either on Band 4 or have a Taiwan Special Edition that has both. But you definitely have the SD version and not the MTK he's referring to. If I'm wrong please post a screenshot of your "About phone" because that would be fantastic news.
Does anyone know how to add or enable FDD-LTE band 4 (1700MHz). I already tried with MTK Engineer app but this and other bands are disabled and cannot be activated.
Thanks in advance
dj_superuser said:
Does anyone know how to add or enable FDD-LTE band 4 (1700MHz). I already tried with MTK Engineer app but this and other bands are disabled and cannot be activated.
Thanks in advance
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I second your motion, but AWS will be hard to unlock, as the US version of the phone supporting AWS is not shipping yet. Maybe when is out you could crossflash the phone to get support, or mod the modem ROM/baseband or something, but before that I don't think is possible.
Yes. I guess so. When is the shipment of the US version expected to start?
dj_superuser said:
Does anyone know how to add or enable FDD-LTE band 4 (1700MHz). I already tried with MTK Engineer app but this and other bands are disabled and cannot be activated.
Thanks in advance
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It's impossible to flash new frequency ranges on any modem. Frequencies are purely Hardware based. The p9000 does not support USA LTE frequencies. (1700/2100 band 4). Although the website says the B version (US version) has been "coming soon" for months now.
electrofryed said:
It's impossible to flash new frequency ranges on any modem. Frequencies are purely Hardware based. The p9000 does not support USA LTE frequencies. (1700/2100 band 4). Although the website says the B version (US version) has been "coming soon" for months now.
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So. You mean that B version will have different hardware?
dj_superuser said:
So. You mean that B version will have different hardware?
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Yes. The modem (sometimes called radio) will be different Hardware.
Thinking about buying this phone. Can you guys tell me the common issues with this phone? The one I'm most concerned with is the headphone jack, does it produce hiss sound at low volume? I ask this since I came across a lot of phones with that issue. Thanks in advance
linkzex said:
Thinking about buying this phone. Can you guys tell me the common issues with this phone? The one I'm most concerned with is the headphone jack, does it produce hiss sound at low volume? I ask this since I came across a lot of phones with that issue. Thanks in advance
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I personally don't experience hissing on this phone. As far as issues, it involves the OTA from Vendor Roms which bricked some devices. You can check your ROM version and cross reference it with the ones on the Mi website to make sure. Aside from that, I don't see anything wrong with the phone.
Hi, I'm also considering to buy Note 5 and I just wanted to say that I don't have that problem with Note 4, it doesn't mean much since I don't use N5 but I think there is very very little chance for hissing issue in any device produced in 2017.
Hi just want to ask about redmi note 5 plus.
1. How could i know if it is a international variant
2. Any one show me an SS of something like model name or variant for international variant so that i have a clue when buying it
LabLab...28 said:
Hi just want to ask about redmi note 5 plus.
1. How could i know if it is a international variant
2. Any one show me an SS of something like model name or variant for international variant so that i have a clue when buying it
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Did you manage to get the info? Please share if you did.
Is the india model the international variant?
Thanks
antares* said:
Did you manage to get the info? Please share if you did.
Is the india model the international variant?
Thanks
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No one is concern bro. ;(
Hello, I have Redmi 5 in Pakistan. It is a international variant. Screenshots are attached. Hope they help. Thanks.
LabLab...28 said:
Hi just want to ask about redmi note 5 plus.
1. How could i know if it is a international variant
2. Any one show me an SS of something like model name or variant for international variant so that i have a clue when buying it
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Hi, when I purchased seller offer also a global variant for 40 usd more.
Many people confuse about global device version and global firmware that it´s not the same.
You just have to pay special attention to the bands that is enabled, the global version has more bands enabled, by i.e my version that is a non global doesn´t have LTE bands 2 (1900) nor 4 (1700/2100) it mean that in my country it can´t work on 4G (of course I bought it so it is cause I didn´t need). This is the main difference.
SubwayChamp said:
Hi, when I purchased seller offer also a global variant for 40 usd more.
Many people confuse about global device version and global firmware that it´s not the same.
You just have to pay special attention to the bands that is enabled, the global version has more bands enabled, by i.e my version that is a non global doesn´t have LTE bands 2 (1900) nor 4 (1700/2100) it mean that in my country it can´t work on 4G (of course I bought it so it is cause I didn´t need). This is the main difference.
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I really don't understand because my device is working with the B4 (1700) band but it is not a real Global version. :silly:
Abnoiesu said:
I really don't understand because my device is working with the B4 (1700) band but it is not a real Global version. :silly:
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Why do you say that has B4? Where you saw it?
Look at this info, just 4G apparted, this is a non-global version from a chinese seller you can find these specs;
4G FDD LTE B5:850 /B8:900 /B3:1800 /B1:2100 /B7:2600
TD LTE B38：2600 /B39：1900/ B40：2300 /B41：2500 MHz
TD or TDD is the LTE FOR China, look up FDD LTE bands.
And this is a Global version, seller usually put in a red highlighted the bands added
4G: FDD LTE B5:850 /B8:900 /B3:1800 /B1:2100 /B7:2600 /B4:1700 /B20:800;
TD LTE B38：2600 / B40：2300
Differences here are bands 4 for Latin America and guess some regions of Asia and maybe others and band 20 for Spain.
SubwayChamp said:
Why do you say that has B4? Where you saw it?
Look at this info, just 4G apparted, this is a non-global version from a chinese seller you can find these specs;
4G FDD LTE B5:850 /B8:900 /B3:1800 /B1:2100 /B7:2600
TD LTE B38：2600 /B39：1900/ B40：2300 /B41：2500 MHz
TD or TDD is the LTE FOR China, look up FDD LTE bands.
And this is a Global version, seller usually put in a red highlighted the bands added
4G: FDD LTE B5:850 /B8:900 /B3:1800 /B1:2100 /B7:2600 /B4:1700 /B20:800;
TD LTE B38：2600 / B40：2300
Differences here are bands 4 for Latin America and guess some regions of Asia and maybe others and band 20 for Spain.
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I mentioned that because my 4g shouldn't work but it appears in the notification bar.
I bought the "Official Global ROM" (I saw it is not the Global Version)
FDD LTE B3:1800/B1:2100/B7:2600/B5:850/B8:900MHz
TDD LTE B34:2100/B38:2600/B39:1900/B40:2300/B41:2500MHz
This confuses me :silly:
Abnoiesu said:
I mentioned that because my 4g shouldn't work but it appears in the notification bar.
I bought the "Official Global ROM" (I saw it is not the Global Version)
FDD LTE B3:1800/B1:2100/B7:2600/B5:850/B8:900MHz
TDD LTE B34:2100/B38:2600/B39:1900/B40:2300/B41:2500MHz
This confuses me :silly:
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No, if your device hasn´t these two added bands definitely it´s not a global version (global rom concept mean nothing for this) is a hardware limitation although can work within 4G depending on your company carrier in some of the 5 frequencies enabled.
I have a Chinese RN5, it has loads of bands dudes. The chance of it not working on your network are slim.
As for the headphones dilemma, they do not hiss or produce low volume. Altho if you pair them with Xiaomi Pro HD which have a high impedance then you will notice a lack in volume. That can be easily fixed with Dolby Atmos the Magisk Module.