I have problem with wifi on US firmwares. The phone cannot see wifi access points that have channel being from 12 to 14.
Please anyone can recommend another stable stock firmware? I'm running US99820H Oreo.
Thank you so much.
minhntp said:
I have problem with wifi on US firmwares. The phone cannot see wifi access points that have channel being from 12 to 14.
Please anyone can recommend another stable stock firmware? I'm running US99820H Oreo.
Thank you so much.
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Canada H933?
Thank you. Will it work with LS998 Sprint phone?
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Canada H933?
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I'm using a LS998 converted to US998.
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No, that was my suggestion. Canada H933 is compatible with any North American variant (except for T-Mobile H932), is carrier unlocked.
Being a different country maybe Wi-Fi configuration is different? Yes, U.S. FCC makes U.S. WiFi frequencies slightly different from other countries on the top end to prevent interference with other categories in this country.
H933 also has more LTE bands than US998. Just do Reverse Frankenstein. Downgrade to Nougat to flash, do Master Reset, then update to newer firmware. You have to use Partition DL at both stages for Canada H933 (Nougat and whatever else you wish to update to -- either last Oreo or Pie). See the Frankenstein Instructions.
I believe the OP is looking for wifi channels, which won't be affected by LTE access.
From what I read, Canada does allow channel 12, but not 13 or 14 (none of North America does, according to Wikipedia). The OP might be able to try Europe or Japan, as those regions seem to allow 12 and 13, but 14 is rare. I think the OP would be better off moving to 5GHz instead, as the channels don't overlap there and the performance is better.
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No, that was my suggestion. Canada H933 is compatible with any North American variant (except for T-Mobile H932), is carrier unlocked.
Being a different country maybe Wi-Fi configuration is different? Yes, U.S.FCC makes U.S. WiFi frequencies slightly different from other countries on the top end to prevent interference with other categories in this country.
H933 also has more LTE bands than US998. Just do Reverse Frankenstein. Downgrade to Nougat to flash, do Master Reset, then update to newer firmware. You have to use Partition DL at both stages. See the Frankenstein Instructions.
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Thank you. I'll try that.
schwinn8 said:
I believe the OP is looking for wifi channels, which won't be affected by LTE access.
From what I read, Canada does allow channel 12, but not 13 or 14 (none of North America does, according to Wikipedia). The OP might be able to try Europe or Japan, as those regions seem to allow 12 and 13, but 14 is rare. I think the OP would be better off moving to 5GHz instead, as the channels don't overlap there and the performance is better.
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I have this problem of course with an access point that I do not own. This time, it's the hotel that I'm staying in. It's Wifi access point is set to channel 13. I can access with my laptop but not the lg v30. And also they don't have a 5GHz access point
That sucks. I'd complain to the hotel (they should use channels that are globally accessible, since that's their client base!).
From a quick search, some phones auto allow based on the SIM card inserted (https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/214076/how-to-get-my-phone-to-access-wifi-channel-13) - if you borrow a local SIM, you should be able to enable that, in theory? Or maybe if you change the locale of the phone?
I expect there must be hacks out there to do this as well... if you're rooted. You may just have to look around...
EDIT: You may also need to be on US998 to allow it to detect the SIM and do that... I'd say it's more likely to work there since that's the global-release version of the V30 as well.
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From what I read, Canada does allow channel 12, but not 13 or 14 (none of North America does, according to Wikipedia). The OP might be able to try Europe or Japan, as those regions seem to allow 12 and 13, but 14 is rare.
I think the OP would be better off moving to 5GHz instead, as the channels don't overlap there and the performance is better.
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Thanks. Could not remember whether it was all North America or just U.S. for upper Wi-Fi channels issue.
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I believe the OP is looking for wifi channels, which won't be affected by LTE access.
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I know, I was just telling another possible advantage of Canada H933. I was already answering his question about stable, stock non-U.S. firmware he could flash.
This morning, I had to re-read your comment because I was puzzled you even mentioned LTE. Oh, because I did I only did that because the next question he was probably going to have is "what is the difference between US998 and H933 LTE bands?" At least that would have been my next question...
Many years ago, I read about the U.S. Wi-Fi upper bands vs other countries issue, haven't re-visited it since. Forgot it was for both U.S. and Canada? Also, yeah, that was back when 2.4GHz was the only Wi-Fi. That's how long ago it was. :silly:
ChazzMatt said:
I know, I was just telling another possible advantage of Canada H933. I was already answering his question about stable, stock non-U.S. firmware he could flash.
This morning, I had to re-read your comment because I was puzzled you even mentioned LTE. Oh, because I did I only did that because the next question he was probably going to have is "what is the difference between US998 and H933 LTE bands?" At least that would have been my next question...
Many years ago, I read about the U.S. Wi-Fi upper bands vs other countries issue, haven't re-visited it since. Forgot it was for both U.S. and Canada? Also, yeah, that was back when 2.4GHz was the only Wi-Fi. That's how long ago it was. :silly:
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Agreed. In summary, US998 seems to be the winner (as always)... and from what I read, the extra Wifi channels are enabled by the SIM card installed. So, in theory, a US998 with a Canada SIM should enabled channel 12. Going to a Europe SIM would enable 12+13. Other countries may enable others. Again, this is just based on what I have read... I haven't tested it myself, as I don't have those other SIMs. And, since this is software settable, there is probably a way to enable these with root... but I couldn't find one quickly.
Going back to the OP's issue, he should complain to the hotel and make them switch to a "normal" "internationally available" channel... after all, they're a hotel! I know, it may not accomplish much, but it makes sense...
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Hey guys
Love my V30 but does anyone else see it drop the AT&T connection? Just the other day I was at the golf course and it was totally off the network. AT&T logo was gone, no LTE, etc. I drove a few miles and no change and I knew I was in an area where it should work. I rebooted the phone and it hopped right back on the network with 3 full bars of LTE. That's 2 or 3 times I've seen it lose the connection and struggle to get it back. Anyone else seeing that?
I'm upgraded to Oreo, btw.
What model and are you rooted?
I have the a H931 ATT V30 converted to US998 and the only time I have any signal trouble and sim card oddness is on Boombox rom.
Link420able said:
What model and are you rooted?
I have the a H931 ATT V30 converted to US998 and the only time I have any signal trouble and sim card oddness is on Boombox rom.
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I have the H931. I didn't know you could root this phone or convert it to the US998. I'd be interested in trying that to see if the different modem files help. Can you link to some instructions?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/wtf-lg-v30-t3790500
This is the thread. The frankenstein flash method works for all V30 models aside from the H932, which is T-Mobile.
If you Convert it to the US998 then it effectively sim unlocks the phone as well
Link420able said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/wtf-lg-v30-t3790500
This is the thread. The frankenstein flash method works for all V30 models aside from the H932, which is T-Mobile.
If you Convert it to the US998 then it effectively sim unlocks the phone as well
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Sounds good. I'll check it out. What differences are there between H931 and US998? I'm assuming things like VoLTE and Wifi calling will not work. What about tethering?
Are you on AT&T? If so, did you notice signal improving or signal retention improving when it's a US998?
VoLTE and Wifi calling dont work on booxbox. I havent used stock US998 much, but these forums are full of success stories of getting that to work again after converting.
I am on ATT. My signal is really the same after converting. I havent noticed any changes in quality, etc.
Link420able said:
What model and are you rooted?
I have the a H931 ATT V30 converted to US998 and the only time I have any signal trouble and sim card oddness is on Boombox rom.
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What benefits (other than just being rooted) do you have when you do this? Are you getting more frequent updates? I'm still on May security patches for example.
rykr said:
What benefits (other than just being rooted) do you have when you do this? Are you getting more frequent updates? I'm still on May security patches for example.
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US998 has June security update.
LG has to give updates at least every 90 days for V30 and variants.
hello, I was wondering if it was possible if the LG V30 US998 model has proper support for T Mobile or is good speed and connection wise on T mobile network? any help is appreciated
AngryUserLG said:
hello, I was wondering if it was possible if the LG V30 US998 model has proper support for T Mobile or is good speed and connection wise on T mobile network? any help is appreciated
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Proper support, except for band 71.
ChazzMatt said:
Proper support, except for band 71.
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I have us998 on tmobile and im on band 71. Im rooted though
guytano86 said:
I have us998 on tmobile and im on band 71. Im rooted though
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How did you do that?
Can you provide proof like with LTE Discovery screenshot?
If true, you're going to be a hero and cause a lot of excitement...
Even with root and "enabling" via T-Mobile network hidden menu, no one in the past few months could get LTE band 71 to actually be used on US998. We gave up.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
How did you do that?
Can you provide proof like with LTE Discovery screenshot?
If true, you're going to be a hero and cause a lot of excitement...
Even with root and "enabling" via T-Mobile network hidden menu, no one in the past few months could get LTE band 71 to actually be used on US998. We gave up.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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@guytano86 should use Network Signal Guru since they state they are rooted. It should present the most accurate, and complete info.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qtrun.QuickTest&hl=en_US
I am just chiming in for the band 71 chat as ChazzMatt answered the OP in post #2. I have the same set up and it works well.
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cstark27 said:
@guytano86 should use Network Signal Guru since they state they are rooted. It should present the most accurate, and complete info.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qtrun.QuickTest&hl=en_US
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So i had it when i went to san Jose,CA but i live in Sacramento, can't duplicate it unfortunately. Band 71 isn't available in Sacramento yet..
ChazzMatt said:
Proper support, except for band 71.
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thanks almost forgot to ask is it easy to unlock the bootloader and root? and are the chances of bricking this model high or no?
AngryUserLG said:
thanks almost forgot to ask is it easy to unlock the bootloader and root? and are the chances of bricking this model high or no?
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Yes. See the WTF bootloader unlock and root thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/wtf-lg-v30-t3790500
So...have we cleared up the discrepancy about whether or not band 71 works on the us998 model?
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Also, anyone know the difference between models us998 and us998u? I'm looking to get a used one from eBay but it appears people use these model numbers synonymously. And us998 is the us Cellular version...and locked version as well? Huh?
(BTW my goal: I have TMobile and really want a rootable phone that will work on band 71 with wifi calling - are we there yet?)
Thanks everyone! Amazing community we have here!!
kevin71246 said:
(BTW my goal: I have TMobile and really want a rootable phone that will work on band 71 with wifi calling - are we there yet?)
Thanks everyone! Amazing community we have here!!
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OnePlus 6 meets that requirement. Then next month the Pixel 3 will be out with B71 already confirmed and will be unlockable.
Maybe the Moto Z3 Play, E5 Play/Plus (only the versions sold by TMobile) can be bootloader unlocked but not sure.
cstark27 said:
OnePlus 6 meets that requirement.
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Yeah, but he wants a premium phone.
Like with IP68 (or ANY IP rating), Qi wireless charging, QHD 1440P resolution.
OnePlus is a pretender, not a real premium phone.
ChazzMatt said:
How did you do that?
Can you provide proof like with LTE Discovery screenshot?
If true, you're going to be a hero and cause a lot of excitement...
Even with root and "enabling" via T-Mobile network hidden menu, no one in the past few months could get LTE band 71 to actually be used on US998. We gave up.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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@ChazzMatt I've seen your name pop up quite a bit about this band 71 functionality, but haven't read anywhere you personally ever got it to work. Yet in this thread 2 people claim they got it to work. Any updates? Have you ever gotten it to work or seen actual evidence others have? Thank you kindly!
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@ChazzMatt I've seen your name pop up quite a bit about this band 71 functionality, but haven't read anywhere you personally ever got it to work. Yet in this thread 2 people claim they got it to work. Any updates? Have you ever gotten it to work or seen actual evidence others have? Thank you kindly!
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I don't use T-mobile, I use AT&T so the T-mobile Band 71 wouldn't show with my SIM card. AT&T doesn't use Band 71 and I have no roaming on the AT&T Prepaid plan I use.
I do know we cannot flash T-mobile modem as I was hoping, due to the different RSA encryption LG/T-mobile mandated for the H932 (different from all the other North American variants, for some reason).
But yes, others say they have gotten Band 71 on rooted US998, with T-mobile SIM card using various tricks like the Shortcut Master Lite, etc. I have no way of confirming what they say.
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But yes, others say they have gotten Band 71 on rooted US998, with T-mobile SIM card using various tricks like the Shortcut Master Lite, etc. I have no way of confirming what they say.
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And more importantly, I don't think anyone has provided definitive proof so I'm just going with misunderstanding on their part until then. :fingers-crossed:
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How did you do that?
Can you provide proof like with LTE Discovery screenshot?
If true, you're going to be a hero and cause a lot of excitement...
Even with root and "enabling" via T-Mobile network hidden menu, no one in the past few months could get LTE band 71 to actually be used on US998. We gave up.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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And more importantly, I don't think anyone has provided definitive proof so I'm just going with misunderstanding on their part until then. :fingers-crossed:
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Damn. Sucks no one reliable can confirm. If anyone is reading this and can confirm, please speak up! Will help many others...
Thanks for the replies Gents.
Hi all,
First I want to thank all of you guys for the V30 posts. You guys helped me pick this phone with confidence as I had not found a proper replacement to my dear Nexus 5.
I just bought an unlocked LS998 at BnH and before flashing it to US998 I tried the Google speed test with my ATT SIM card.
I had between 6 to 9mbps up ( same down) while my current phone (HTC10) is showing 22 to 25mbps.
Same SIM card and same location.
Is this because I am missing att bands? I notice band 1(2100) was missing vs the HTC or the US998.
I believe the hardware itself should be an upgrade from the 2016 HTC 10 Cat9.
Thank you,
[email protected] said:
Hi all,
First I want to thank all of you guys for the V30 posts. You guys helped me pick this phone with confidence as I had not found a proper replacement to my dear Nexus 5.
I just bought an unlocked LS998 at BnH and before flashing it to US998 I tried the Google speed test with my ATT SIM card.
I had between 6 to 9mbps up ( same down) while my current phone (HTC10) is showing 22 to 25mbps.
Same SIM card and same location.
Is this because I am missing att bands? I notice band 1(2100) was missing vs the HTC or the US998.
I believe the hardware itself should be an upgrade from the 2016 HTC 10 Cat9.
Thank you,
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I'm not clear. Are you still on LS998? Or US998?
Also depends on what ATT band you're trying to use. Band 5 is slow like that. It's just supplemental to the main LTE bands.
ChazzMatt said:
I'm not clear. Are you still on LS998? Or US998?
Also depends on what ATT band you're trying to use. Band 5 is slow like that. It's just supplemental to the main LTE bands.
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Hi ChazzMatt
I am still LS998 fresh out of the box.
Can we pick the band we use? I left it by default.
Thanks
[email protected] said:
Hi ChazzMatt
I am still LS998 fresh out of the box.
Can we pick the band we use? I left it by default.
Thanks
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Not easily, but using LTE Discovery app you can see the band being used.
Any reason you haven't already flashed to US998?
AFTER bootloader unlock and root, your can even turn it into ATT H931, if you wish.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
Not easily, but using LTE Discovery app you can see the band being used.
Any reason you haven't already flashed to US998?
AFTER bootloader unlock and root, your can even turn it into ATT H931, if you wish.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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No particular reason except that I am at work and got my phone during my lunch break :angel:
Also I wanted to read more before starting any modification (warranty and IMEI registration on LG for instance).
I am still a noob in terms of smartphone but looking at your comment and what I have read in this forum I understand that the hardware is the same between the US998/LS998/H931 and that you can "unlock" specific band by flashing the phone. Which reassures me in chosing the LS998 $50 cheaper than the US998.
Thank you very much.
Actually in the settings hardware info it's already showing LG-US998....
The box says LS and it was sold as unlocked LS on B&H... I'm confused now...
[email protected] said:
Actually in the settings hardware info it's already showing LG-US998....
The box says LS and it was sold as unlocked LS on B&H... I'm confused now...
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Well, technically it is now "unlocked" LS998, since it now has US998 firmware.
Did they flash it to Nougat US998 or Oreo US998?
ChazzMatt said:
Well, technically it is now "unlocked" LS998, since it now has US998 firmware.
Did they flash it to Nougat US998 or Oreo US998?
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Nougat unfortunately 7.1.2 security patch (Apr 1, 2018).
I just realized that most of the good tutos, guides and what not were from you. So another thank you. I have much to read!
[email protected] said:
Nougat unfortunately 7.1.2 security patch (Apr 1, 2018).
I just realized that most of the good tutos, guides and what not were from you. So another thank you. I have much to read!
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Well, they did half the work for you. Now just update to the version of Oreo you need.
I'm looking to replace my aging HTC One M8 and it looks like the LG V30+ is the right phone for me, since it's got all the features I want (and no notch!) at a price I'm happy to pay.
One thing I definitely want though is Android Pie. I know LG hasn't released it yet for these phones but that it should be out in Q1 or Q2 of this year.
I also want to root my phone. I've skimmed over the instructions and it seems that if you do the rooting process it'll erase all of your private data off your phone, so it seems like I should do this more or less after I get the phone, rather than using it and wiping my stuff later.
But I've read that once the phone is rooted, OTA updates won't apply is that correct? I don't want to use any custom ROMs or anything, just the standard LG firmware. Do I need to flash to some other firmware and then manually install updates? What's the deal? How difficult / fiddly is it?
It doesn't matter if you're rooted or not. You will still be able to update as usual using KDZ. You can even update stock LG ROMs via TWRP with flashable ZIP. Keep in mind that unlocking bootloader needs stock 20a or 20b so if you update to the versions above that, you must downgrade later. So I think it will be nice to unlock your bootloader first after you get your phone, then you can decide whether to root or not after that.
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But I've read that once the phone is rooted, OTA updates won't apply is that correct? I don't want to use any custom ROMs or anything, just the standard LG firmware. Do I need to flash to some other firmware and then manually install updates? What's the deal? How difficult / fiddly is it?
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I'm on stock rooted firmware myself.
OTA updates won't apply because you'll have TWRP custom recovery. But full image updates (KDZ) are always better than partial image OTA.
If you have TWRP, you merely install the latest TWRP-flashable zip file of the KDZ. It's like flashing a ROM, but it's stock firmware "ROM". Reflash Magisk then reboot. You "dirty flash" so you keep all your data. Takes 5 minutes?
If you read the WTF instructions, upgrading to newer firmware is mentioned towards the end -- Section 9, specifically. Read those Instructions in a web browser, not XDA app, or stuff will be missing. I also suggest printing them out to reference.
Ok, that's great, thanks!
What these KDZ files? I haven't looked around these forums much yet. Are they officially provided by LG, or do people rip them off their phones and upload here, or is it a mixture?
Lanthanide said:
Ok, that's great, thanks!
What these KDZ files? I haven't looked around these forums much yet. Are they officially provided by LG, or do people rip them off their phones and upload here, or is it a mixture?
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LG publicly releases the full image updates a few days after the partial image OTA update. The format extension is .KDZ. We post copies here in the forum, down on the dev section. A group of devs have graciously offered to convert the KDZ images to TWRP-FLASHABLE zip file, whenever updates are released.
For people who are rooted, just flash them in TWRP just like dirty flashing a ROM. Keeps all your data. Reflash Magisk, reboot. Done.
As an example, here are the KDZ and TWRP flashable zip files for the Verizon VS996:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/vs996-lg-v30-verizon-vs996-t3865398
The top one was released very recently. You can see there's a link straight to official LG Bridge update server as well as TWRP-flashable zip format, rendered by a Dev to "ROM".
It is possible to update to newer KDZ manually, without using TWRP. A little more complicated. But we don't need to discuss that right now since we do have TWRP flashable zip files.
Thanks very much for your help.
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Thanks very much for your help.
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Where do you live, what V30 variant were you considering? If you live inthe U.S., what carrier do you use?
With V30, you can buy other variants and convert them to what you need -- especially North America. (There's one exception, which I'll explain after you answer.). But that's why a lot of people buy "mint" (like new) Sprint LS998 V30+ (128GB), even though they are not Sprint customer. It's often less expensive and has more internal memory than just the 64GB V30. They then unlock bootloader, root it, then convert to what they really want.
I converted two personally from LS998 V30+ to US998 V30+. You can even flash Verizon or AT&T firmware over them.
Or you can find already-converted "mint" US998 V30+ for very good price on eBay. Most US998 V30+ on eBay right now are probably former LS998 V30+ -- but that's OK most of the time.
Sorry, don't mean to confuse you.
I'm in New Zealand. The company I have bought from brings in the phones from Hong Kong. It's a 128GB model, although the website doesn't state which specific variant, but from what is available through other sites here I expect it to be a V30+ H930DS.
I'm aware of the root restriction with the T-mobile variant, which doesn't matter to me.
Is there a benefit to be gained by swapping the variant firmware? Is it just radio bands unlocked depending on carrier?
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I'm in New Zealand. The company I have bought from brings in the phones from Hong Kong. It's a 128GB model, although the website doesn't state which specific variant, but from what is available through other sites here I expect it to be a V30+ H930DS.
I'm aware of the root restriction with the T-mobile variant, which doesn't matter to me.
Is there a benefit to be gained by swapping the variant firmware? Is it just radio bands unlocked depending on carrier?
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For H930DS, the other compatible firmware is the H930. Unlike the North American "Frankenstein", flashing H930 over H939DS does not change bands or anything. Hong Kong H930DS just got a new update with DTS stereo framework (needs root to fully enable), so you should stick to your firmware.
Whereas North America Frankenstein fully converts one variant to another, including all bands.
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ChazzMatt said:
Where do you live, what V30 variant were you considering? If you live inthe U.S., what carrier do you use?
With V30, you can buy other variants and convert them to what you need -- especially North America. (There's one exception, which I'll explain after you answer.). But that's why a lot of people buy "mint" (like new) Sprint LS998 V30+ (128GB), even though they are not Sprint customer. It's often less expensive and has more internal memory than just the 64GB V30. They then unlock bootloader, root it, then convert to what they really want.
I converted two personally from LS998 V30+ to US998 V30+. You can even flash Verizon or AT&T firmware over them.
Or you can find already-converted "mint" US998 V30+ for very good price on eBay. Most US998 V30+ on eBay right now are probably former LS998 V30+ -- but that's OK most of the time.
Sorry, don't mean to confuse you.
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Wish i had seen this before getting my h933.
Only took it cause the frequency bands work in my country.
Would have loved the extra storage :silly:
Lanthanide said:
I'm looking to replace my aging HTC One M8 and it looks like the LG V30+ is the right phone for me, since it's got all the features I want (and no notch!) at a price I'm happy to pay.
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Yep, been there, done that
Root is easy, some custom roms available if you want to play. The v30 plus is a great upgrade.
I am still on stock and with root and magisk its easy to customise how you like it.
My m8 is a bit short on battery life now but still a great phone. Annoyingly I have Pie on there already working really sweet :silly:
Oh, I only miss the ir blaster to control the tv in the gym
kerdelgreen767 said:
Wish i had seen this (Frankenstein conversion information) before getting my h933.
Only took it cause the frequency bands work in my country.
Would have loved the extra (V30+) storage :silly:
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Curious what frequency bands from the H933 you need, and what country?
gazzacbr said:
Yep, been there, done that
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My m8 is a bit short on battery life now but still a great phone. Annoyingly I have Pie on there already working really sweet :silly:
Oh, I only miss the ir blaster to control the tv in the gym
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Yeah, my M8 is still a decent phone although I'm just on Marshmallow. The battery is the main problem, it doesn't last super long (although recently I seem to be able to use it for longer? not sure what that's about). I've twice had it now where the battery is so low that when the phone has had less than 15% remaining it just shuts off, seemingly in the middle of some important process, corrupting some important system files and to recover it I essentially had to wipe all of my profile out of it - once this happened on holiday (in a city were I could get wifi, thankfully) and it took me several hours to get it working again, damn annoying.
Have also had it crash when trying to take photos with the flash on. Basically exactly the same problem that Apple got completely lambasted for - the battery is old and can no longer always cope with large spikes of energy draw, which can cause system instability.
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Curious what frequency bands from the H933 you need, and what country?
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Digicel LTE bands are 2/12/17
H930/LS99U/H933 support these bands but wasn't getting any good condition LS99U so went with the 933.
I live in Dominica in the Caribbean.
Also as a side note im stuck on one LTE band (17 cause it has most coverage) .
Tried the adb commands posted in another thread but kept getting the error "error (Cannot erase this partition in unlocked state). "
kerdelgreen767 said:
Digicel LTE bands are 2/12/17
H930/LS99U/H933 support these bands but wasn't getting any good condition LS99U so went with the 933.
I live in Dominica in the Caribbean.
Also as a side note im stuck on one LTE band (17 cause it has most coverage) .
Tried the adb commands posted in another thread but kept getting the error "error (Cannot erase this partition in unlocked state). "
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US998 also has those bands...
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
I'm on AT&T which uses band 17. But in the U.S. now it's band 12/17. LTE band 17 is a subset of LTE band 12, so about three years ago, AT&T decided to just say their phones have LTE band 12 -- since they support ALL of LTE band 12 (which T-mobile has) as well as the carved out piece of LTE band 12 that is called LTE band 17. Even though AT&T uses LTE band 17, none of their phone specs now actually list LTE band 17 -- it lists LTE band 12 (which includes LTE band 17).
Band 12 contains the 700 MHz lower A+B+C blocks.
Band 17 contains only B+C.
The analogy I use is Miami = LTE band 17.
Florida = LTE band 12.
Miami is in Florida, so there's no need to say I have "Miami" and I have "Florida".
I got into an argument with someone about this a couple of years ago when AT&T changed their designation from Band 17 to Band 12. He was looking for a carrier unlocked phone that had LTE band 17 -- so he could use it on AT&T, and suddenly couldn't find any. I told him just what I told you (LTE band 12 = LTE band 17 on U.S. phones), and he didn't believe me. So, I sent him the link to the online AT&T store where all the AT&T-branded phones are with specs. NO AT&T phones show band 17 any more -- even though AT&T STILL uses LTE band 17! They're just calling it band 12 now... I challenged him to show me any post-2016 AT&T phones with the LTE band 17 -- which he and I both knows AT&T uses. Since 2016, AT&T no longer lists LTE band 17 on their phones specs, but older AT&T phones will STILL show LTE band 17 in the SAME location. Newer phones show LTE band "12" on AT&T in those locations.
You can read more here:
https://forums.att.com/t5/Network-C...band-12-Why-is-my-phone-using-it/td-p/5065954
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US998 also has those bands...
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
I'm on AT&T which uses band 17. But in the U.S. now it's band 12/band 17. LTE band 17 is a subset of LTE band 12, so a couple of years ago, AT&T decided to just say their phones have LTE band 12 -- since they support ALL of LTE band 12 (which T-mobile has) as well as the carved out piece of LTE band 12 that is called LTE band 17. Even though AT&T uses LTE band 17, none of their phone specs list LTE band 17 -- it lists LTE band 12 (but that has LTE band 17).
Band 12 contains the 700 MHz lower A+B+C blocks. Band 17 contains only B+C.
The analogy I use is Miami = LTE band 17. Florida = LTE band 12. Miami is in Florida, so there's no need to say I have "Miami" and I have "Florida".
I got into an argument with someone about this a couple of years ago when AT&T changed their designation. He was looking for a carrier unlocked phone that had LTE band 17 -- so he could use it on AT&T. I told him just what I told you (LTE band 12 = LTE band 17 on U.S. phones), and he didn't believe me. So, I sent him the link to the online AT&T store where all the phones are with specs. I challenged him to show me any post-2016 AT&T phones with the LTE band 17 he knows AT&T uses. Since 2016, AT&T no longer lists LTE band 17 on their phones, but older AT&T phones will STILL show LTE band 17 in the SAME location.
You can read more here:
https://forums.att.com/t5/Network-C...band-12-Why-is-my-phone-using-it/td-p/5065954
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It's me being ignorant of that fact that caused me to leave down the 998 and get a 933.
gsmarena was my go to source for bands on the diff models and as you explained the 998 does not show band 17.
i even asked my provider and their response wasn't so helpful.
just went with what seemed safer to me.
might sell the 933 and get a v30+ for the extra storage
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It is possible to update to newer KDZ manually, without using TWRP. A little more complicated. But we don't need to discuss that right now since we do have TWRP flashable zip files.
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Right, so I've had a look at the available TWRP ROMs and there's only a handful for the H930DS and none for my region (TWN).
So how do I go about flashing a stock KDZ, and will that erase any of my data?
You use LGUP to flash the KDZs. Yes, it will erase all your data, as this is effectively reinstalling the OS as if the device was new from LG.
The KDZ thread should provide instructions. ChazzMatt's thread here is specific to the 930 series: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930-lg-v30-european-market-h930-t3779076 - near the bottom he details how to flash KDZ with the appropriate LGUP files as well.
I'm wondering if I can use one of the TWRP ROMs for the H930dS even if they aren't for the TWN region, or would that cause problems? Am I correct thinking the *only* difference is the cell bands enabled? Or do all H930DS support the same bands (except India)? Is there any site that lists the different bands for each region?
I'm a little confused as to why I am currently having this issue.
I'm on 20H US998 firmware currently in India and have unlocked band 40 using the T-Mobile hidden menu so theoretically I should be able to get full LTE coverage around India on this device but I am not able too.
My theory is that the US version of the V30 doesnt actually have the required firmware to operate on Jio with LTE at all.
I've verified this by flashing Lineage OS and getting the same issue.
SIM detected, jumps on network, no LTE = no VoLTE
Before you tell me I have the APN settings skewed im 99% sure I am right on that, however if anyone has any settings they would like me to try I would be happy too as currently I'm using my iPhone SE and I miss my 1440p OLED when I'm out and about
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I'm a little confused as to why I am currently having this issue.
I'm on 20H US998 firmware currently in India and have unlocked band 40 using the T-Mobile hidden menu so theoretically I should be able to get full LTE coverage around India on this device but I am not able too.
My theory is that the US version of the V30 doesnt actually have the required firmware to operate on Jio with LTE at all.
I've verified this by flashing Lineage OS and getting the same issue.
SIM detected, jumps on network, no LTE = no VoLTE
Before you tell me I have the APN settings skewed im 99% sure I am right on that, however if anyone has any settings they would like me to try I would be happy too as currently I'm using my iPhone SE and I miss my 1440p OLED when I'm out and about
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Jio VoLTE only works on two firmware -- ESA (India) H930DS and recent EU H930. I've only heard it working on H930DS phone, while using one of those two firmwares.
Just because you "unlocked" a band in hidden menu doesn't mean it's actually working. Same with unlocking the T-Mobile LTE band 71 on rooted US998.
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Jio VoLTE only works on two firmware -- ESA (India) H930DS and recent EU H930. I've only heard it working on H930DS phone.
Just because you "unlocked" a band in hidden menu doesn't mean it's actually working. Same with unlocking the T-Mobile LTE band 71 on rooted US998.
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So what should I do? Is there anyway to get a regular LTE **data** connection, or am I stuck with the iPhone?
toonmaster74 said:
So what should I do? Is there anyway to get a regular LTE **data** connection, or am I stuck with the iPhone?
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Jio uses LTE bands 3, 5, 40. You're not going to get LTE band 40 on the US998, but you can get LTE bands 3 and 5. If you are in area where Jio has LTE bands 3 and 5, you should get a regular data connection. Do you live in an area where Jio uses only LTE band 40?
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Jio uses LTE bands 3, 5, 40. You're not going to get 40 on the US998, but you can get LTE bands 3 and 5. Do you live in an area where Jio uses only LTE band 40?
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I don't think you understand. I'm able to get service where other devices I own are connecting to 3, and 5. However, the LTE icon never shows, preventing me from getting LTE connectivity altogether. I'm observing the same behaviour with my US SIM card which shows bars, but once more no LTE.
toonmaster74 said:
I don't think you understand. I'm able to get service where other devices I own are connecting to 3, and 5. However, the LTE icon never shows, preventing me from getting LTE connectivity altogether. I'm observing the same behaviour with my US SIM card which shows bars, but once more no LTE.
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That sounds like an authorization issue, with Jio. Where you can see bars but not actually connect it's because the carrier is not letting you connect.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
Maybe it’s my Sprint IMEI number??? Idk. I just tried to flash the H930 EU TWRP zip and restored my US998 modem, but SIM wasn’t detected. Maybe I need LGUP.
toonmaster74 said:
Maybe it’s my Sprint IMEI number??? Idk. I just tried to flash the H930 EU TWRP zip and restored my US998 modem, but SIM wasn’t detected. Maybe I need LGUP.
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I was double check the APN, and contact Jio technical support. Maybe they need to do something on their end for your US998 to connect.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
I was double check the APN, and contact Jio technical support. Maybe they need to do something on their end for your US998 to connect.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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Jio technical support...that's kinda a joke tbh lol.
Assuming I find an agent who speaks English, what would I tell them?
toonmaster74 said:
Jio technical support...that's kinda a joke tbh lol.
Assuming I find an agent who speaks English, what would I tell them?
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I just messaged their Twitter account. Let's see what they say.
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I just messaged their Twitter account. Let's see what they say.
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Hope you get data working on LTE bands 3 and 5.