yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Ok, the variant that supports B20 [MENTION=667179]800[/MENTION] mhz is Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900F.

By a NV dump I assume you mean a qcn file that can be created by QPST?

The one concern I got is would a snapdragon 805 found in my SM-G906K be compatible with 801 found in 900f?

Is it just the modem/bandbase or the processor also? In the latter case I'd need to find a compatible 805 device (the only other one I know about is LG G3)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Check this out - http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/thread-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269

Seems very powerful, supposed to unlock all bands on Qualcomm devices. Am gonna try it soon.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigdog(DE):
Try the Singtel SM 901F model, or wait for the German SM 901F, apparently coming to T Mobile Germany, according to Chip.de
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maximus67:
lte b3 - 1800

hi.

i have s5 g906k model and i dont know why when i start the speed test @ the beggining start with 70-90 mb for 4-5 seconds and then goes down to 25-40 until finish.

so my lte speed (150) is max. 25-40 mb and h+ (42 mb) around 7-15mb. if i put my sim card on s4 lte-a (I9506),lte download speed is 80-120 mb. so my lte speed is limited on lte?

ty for your time

ps. lte b3 1800 on my network operator telekom romania
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Yep thanks slowly getting there. Educating myself on the options and the risks then will certainly try a procedue that feels most secure
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Hi [MENTION=5353566]fffft[/MENTION], long time no speak.

I was hoping you'd be able to help me out.

I'm trying to enable band B20 and having followed the steps found in various forums (including the one you have started and terminated).

I was able to connect with my phone via qxdm and changed the values in 06828 per attached screenshots.

It should correspond to the previous values with added band B20.

The value sticks after reboot but I'm not yet getting the LTE though my carrier Vodafone Germany operates the band where I live.

I know you like precision in the steps description so I was wondering what further information you'd need in order to be able to guide me.

Many thanks in anticipation
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squatch6:
Making SM-G906 work on T-Mobile US?

Hi All, first post -

I'm considering buying one of the Korean S5 variants (SM-G906), and the description on gsmarena shows that the phone won't support the bands I need for T-Mobile in the US (described in tmobile site as 1700/2100). Sorry no links - I'm not "old" enough on this forum.

Am I correct in thinking these instructions will allow me to use the right bands for this same hardware?

Will the band unlocking tools work for Snapdragon 805, as they do for 801 or 800?

Assuming that I root the original ROM, do I need to load a different ROM to change the NVRAM for the band config?

If I root the device and enable my bands, can I use the original ROM without re-restricting the bands? (I'm assuming Samsung will produce fixes for this HW fastest, and I like to tinker, but not constantly.) Will updates from Samsung load properly without re-restricting things? (In my experience with CE, FW Updates usually don't change NVRAM configs except in very specific cases.)

Is there a database that'll tell me exactly which carriers (per region) that I need to unlock? I'm particularly interested in T-Mobile for US.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Hi, welcome to the thread.

A comprehensive guidance on unlocking the bands is found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2886059

I got a korean SM-G906K, rooted and with a customised rom from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2848569

I wasn't able to unlock additional LTE bands as of yet.

Information about lte bands used by carriers worldwide is posted in Wikipedia.

Hope that helps.

Sent from SM-G906K using XDA Premium app
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taquion12:
Please Help

regards,

I've been trying to open the UMTS band VIII, for my Galaxy S5 T-Mobile without any progress, My Galaxy now has the Version 4 of the Phoenix ROM with its own kernel, update the Baseband to G900TUVU1BNH5, the Kernel is 3.4.0 Kernel Ver 2.0 PhoeniX and the number of compilation is KOT49H.G900FXXU1ANH6, install the latest drivers from Samsung and use both Windows 7 and Windows XP (both with Administrator permissions), also use QXDM (Version: 03.12.714) and QPST (Version: 2.7 Build 362), using the code * # 0808 # Access the USB menu and select RNDIS + DM + MODEM, the problem is when I use QXDM to edit the Nvitem 1877, I first write a "0" to enable writing and then write the decimal value to enable the band VIII (562950069289856) I do the same for NVitem 2954 I put a "0" and I write the decimal value (131072) and so far so good then I press the button "write", and the program writes the values to the phone, this I know, because without restart the phone, close the QXDM and QPST, disconnect the phone, then connect again, and run back both Programs and seeking the NVitem edited and there appear the values that putted but when I reboot the phone these returned to their initial values as if they had been edited never .

I know several have done so, even I known a Senior Member (fffft) who was the first posting and helped me with this issue initially, but for reasons that someone plagiarized his material, he decided to close the post where he was helping me.

anyone can help me with this particular? I have changed several kernels (AOSP), and even several ROMs, I used the original Samsung Cable and microUSB generic one.

I've even tried using other NV editors with the same result.

I need to open the band because in my country is where my service provider offers HSDPA + whe the LTE coverage it's no supported

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
I believe fffft revived his thread. I just posted there a few minutes ago.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squatch6:
Not inspiring a lot of confidence here, considering that this is exactly what I want to do. :) Does anyone know a successful unlocking of the US Tmobile LTE bands?

Also, the wikipedia page conflicts with the T-Mobile official support page. Wiki says 700 a (band 12), 1700 d/e/f (band 4), 1900 (band 2). T-Mobile support says both 1700 and 2100, but no band numbers.

I don't want to get stuck with slow mobile speeds.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Well 2100mhz B1 is supported by SM-G906K so it depends what frequency is used in the area where you live.

In Vodafone Germany, even 3G speeds are very decent so I don't so much miss LTE to be honest.

The superb hardware of the device compensates for it big time.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
[MENTION=5733862]BlackSoulxxx[/MENTION] I'm not sure about the hardware, we don't have an answer to that yet.

How do I modify the hidden menu?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Hi, just some questions and suggestions:

1- According to Samsung specs, G906K supports bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 17. Not 1/3/5/7/8/17 as you said in this post. Isn't it?

2- Because you are using custom rom, it's not guaranty that custom rom fully support new adding bands. Try to ask/contact the rom's creator and also the other who are using that rom.

3- And also make sure the baseband/modem you are using also support the band you want to add (band 20).

Just some thought.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
The baseband would easily explain why my changes didn't register after being written. I'd need to change to an AT&T baseband.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
1 - this is interesting as per my screenshot the original value of NV 6828 is 65749 and it corresponds to the values I mentioned

2 - I'm on stock rom and modem; rooted with a couple of add ons like custom dialer and boot animation.

3 - need to do more digging around baseband as I'm no developer.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
1- I see, your screenshot about the original value of NV 6828 was interpreted as bands 1/3/5/7/8/17. But the Samsung specs says only 1/3/7/8/17. I don't know why :)

2- So you are on stock firmware and stock kernel, and the modified value is stick? That means you don't need a custom rom/kernel.

3- I meant the baseband that natively support the band you need (e.g band 20). For example you may need a rom or baseband that has been ported from a model that natively support band 20 (e.g G900F). I'm not sure, just a suggestion. I assumed that the NV value is just a setting(s), but you also need a software (i.e. baseband) that support that band to work.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
There's first report on porting Note 4 firmware SM-N910F to SM-G906S http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56646777. Hope it won't be long until we have same bands spectrum as supported by the Note.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I found this stuff fascinating, and I will continue subscribing to this thread, but I have to bow out. I don't have a S5, unless someone wants to give me one, and on the S4, the hack functions but does nothing. The LTE bands do not appear on the device, thus I'm limited to HSPA+. The good news is that it's not the end of the world as the S4 is still very usable with the HSPA+ bands.

On my next phone I'll make sure to get one that supports more bands. :D
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scenty:
Enable 700Mhz band 28 on SM-G906K/S

Hi All,

I am looking at getting a SM-G906K or SM-G906S which support 700Mhz B17.

Here in Australia they are about to rollout 700Mhz B28 soon - Is it likely I can enable B28 support using the qualcomm tool?

I'm assuming its normally possible to enable extra bands if the handset already supports other bands at the same frequency ?

Thanks,

Nik.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Many folks have been successful in unlocking some additional LTE bands on other devices like Sony Z2 or Nexus.

Have a read here for example - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2928561

I've not come across anyone who'd report success on S5 Prime models however it must be said we tried to enable bands on completely different frequencies than those supported by default.

I'd say you have better chances than many but I can't prove it's actually possible.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidrouen:
I added band on 901F but how to see it ? i can just check the value into RFNVmanager ... is there a service code to see band active ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
There sure is;)

Have a look here, towards the end of the first post steps re: *#0011*

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56947173
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duc1098:
Would love to know if anyone has unlocked LTE B28 ( 700Mhz) on their SM-906K.

Otherwise I'll have to give it a try over christmas :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
I haven't come across anyone who'd said they tried:(

I got SM-G906K myself and I saw B28 as part of the service menu - see screenshot... just need to recall where it was exactly.

I started another thread on this topic with a guidance and a few tips, please feel free to continue on the topic there http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2948822
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mekong005:
samsung s5 g906s

Hi i have a problem with my samsung s5 g906s im here in philippines but i cant get an lte connections what should i do thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Who is your cell carrier? What LTE bands they are using?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PIRATA!:
Hi!

Is it so possible to enable all networks for European usage (mainly Italy) following this guide on a G906L??

Tnx.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Unfortunately not:(
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PIRATA!:
Excuse me, can you please tell me why and which is the limitation?

I mainly need the 3G band 8 (900Mhz), as it seams that all the other are ok.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedHummingBird:
Still not getting LTE

I am using a Note 3 N9005 in Canada. I'm not sure where its from but my guess is from Asia because of the writing on the battery and other stickers.

I am still not getting LTE.

For my carrier (FIDO) to access the LTE network, the phone must be compatible with one or more of the following:

700 MHz on Band 17;

1700/2100 MHz on Band 4;

2600 MHz on Band 7.

For GSM

850/1900 on Band 2

When I choose:

-Band 7 for LTE and Band 2 for GSM. I get all 4 signal bars but an E for connectivity

OR

- 0 signal bars and 4G connectivity

-Automatic: 3 or 4 signal bars and 3G or H+ connectivity

*I didn't exit the Service Mode to check the connection since I could tell the connection changes quickly.

*I am using a LTE compatible sim card

*I am Rooted

*Before playing around with this I used to get around 3 bars with 3G or H+ connectivity

Any help?

Also how do I choose multiple LTE bands? This may just resolve the issue since others say I need all 3 bands running in order to get LTE connection.

Where can I find Bands 4 and 17 ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBowToAndroid:
*#0808# isn't working in Lollipop.

Nor does *#7284# or *#9090#.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
I'm on lollipop stock rooted, *#0808# works for me - see attached. You tried secret codes explorer as well?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBowToAndroid:
No. But nothing works. *#0808#, *#9090#, *#7284# all do nothing. Only one that works is *#0011#.

I'm not rooted, but merely rooting would not magically enable the dialer codes..

G906K now on stock 4.4.2.

Any other ideas?

---------- Post added at 09:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:49 PM ----------

Never mind, got it.

Never seen a phone where it just wouldn't work like that..
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
So how did you manage to make your phone respond to the codes? What was the issue?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBowToAndroid:
Needed secret code explorer
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Use Phone INFO ☆Samsung☆ app > Menu > 'Secret Codes'.

You will get a full list of all secret codes in the phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBowToAndroid:
Yep that's what I used ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
So does it work for you?

Or is there any problem?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBowToAndroid:
Worked fine.

Should also mention that this process successfully enabled AT&T LTE bands on my G906K
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Thanks for the feedback.

How did you enable LTE bands?

Could you tell more details or step by step instructions would be great.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBowToAndroid:
Just followed the OP, and the 2 threads linked there
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botwa2000:
Hi this is great news!

Please can you tell us some more on what you've done as I have the same model and I couldn't unlock anything so far.

- are you on lollipop?

- what NV lines you changed? What were the original values and which ones you input?

- can you post a screenshot that'll show your phone is on AT&T LTE band such that the band number is also visible?

- can you post a screen shot of a service menu to see what bands are shown as available/enabled?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBowToAndroid:
*#0011# didn't work on Lollipop so I downgraded, thinking that might have been it. It wasn't, but the steps were done on KitKat - not sure if that had anything to do with it. Don't remember exactly which NV items they were, but I followed the OP of this post, combined with the 2 threads mentioned there. I'm a phone technician and it was for a client so I don't have the phone anymore - all I have was a pic I took for the client of it showing LTE
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aurfawce:
Any luck on knowing which NV values were changed and to what? I'm on att and would like to make the same adjustments. Thx.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ory1351:
i put *#0011# to my s7 edge and it shows 3050 mhz dl and 21050 mhz ul frequency .21 gig for upload ???!!!!! is this correct ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warrimonk:
So I am following these methods and trying to enable LTE Band 4 on my SM-G906L.

MY default NV Values are:

06828 = 65749

I wish to add band 4 to this. Does anyone know what the new value should be? Right now I am using 58919 from a Note 4 Thread but It does not show LTE Band 4 in my list of available bands in the service menu.

EDIT: Looks like the new value I want is 65757. However when I write this value to 06828 and go to the service menu..... nothing has changed. Any help?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apostolis22:
Hello! Did anyone manage to unlock band 20 on SM-G906K?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skrutec:
Hi guys ;) , I decompile, modify and then recompile SystemUI.apk from my stock rom on Xperia SP (C5303) JB 4.3 .205 kernel. but after recompile, it show as an unsignedSystemUI.apk. I know that it is possible to rename it, but file will be still the same. Can I put it to the system without fear or it may brick my Xperia? Sorry if this is stupid question but I afraid of my phone :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marília de Oliveira:
This message unsigned and because you just compiled and signed ... systemui.apk and not a file that needs to be signed because he and a apk ee used in the system. only system applications not sign up as framework-res.apk among others.

Sign your systemui and place in your system with the correct permissions rw -r-r not give errors :D
[General Topics] beastmcbeast:
Hi,

I'm looking into buying an Asus P535 phone, but the only place it is available is Hong Kong. However I have been told the phone might not actually have an English OS installed.

I was interested in finding out how easy it would be just to install a new English OS for the phone? Do I have to obtain this from Asus themselves or can I just install a generic phone OS that is English?

Cheers
[General Topics] levenum:
No such thing as 'generic phone OS'. All windows mobile ROMs (that's what they are called and its a bit of long story why) are specifically tailored for the devices.

I am not sure if there is an English ROM for 535 but there was a discussion on this here so please use the search.

Also check the Asus site.
[General Topics] beastmcbeast:
I have looked around and found a few questions regarding the English ROM but no definative answers. I suppose in itself that could be an answer.

I'm going to get the white version so I'm gonna have to buy from HK anyway, but if theres no English ROM then there is no way I am gonna be able to use it. I cant even find an email address to be able to ask Asus if one is available or when one will be available. If anyone can help me then I would be grateful.

Cheers
[General Topics] latino_rex:
I have bought 2 Asus P535 (1 white and 1 Dark Grey) in Singapore.

Both of them is in English. Here's my headache : I cant read chinese sms (it show's squares...) :(

If you dun require to read chinese or type chinese should not be a problem. ;)

Hope it helps.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berfles:
I have a system update pending but I'm not doing it in case that won't allow me to root. Here's a screen shot of what's on it from factory.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Synergy510:
You're in the T-Mobile S4 section, I think you'd have more luck in the Verizon S5 section of xda: http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berfles:
Sorry, Googled Verizon s5 xda dev and it brought me here on my phone. Can someone move it for me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DroidDioxide:
What ROM is everyone using lately? I'm on PA with Fancy Kernel, but it just gets slow towards the end of the day. Any advice on fixing this? What is the fastest ROM available right now?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ronnie498:
Mod Edit

"Best" or "Recommend" ROM / Kernel threads are not allowed on XDA.

Please test these things for yourself. That is the only way you will get an unbiased opinion,

and then, you can decide for yourself if it meets YOUR needs.

Thread Closed

ronnie498

Forum Moderator
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Mavman42:
I just noticed this, it says I used 0.0MB of high speed data?!?

I'm currently on the $70 unlimited data plan, so I'm grandfatehered.

Can anyone help and explain?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] byrdtulsa:
That is for the non unlimited plans
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slaya811:
I have truly unlimited and I still get LTE
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMathMan:
Hi,

I've been out of the Samsung ecosystem for a long time... start of the S3 in fact.

Any suggestions on best alternative kernel as there's no ARHD, franco or Faux for the S5 that I can see.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fffft:
What is the best car? Best beer? Best colour?

Asking what the best kernel is no easier to answer since you gave us no idea of what your priorities are. Perhaps the Blaze or Phoenix kernels.

.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
No Faux kernel? Look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2742103. BTW best off .... threads aren`t allowed.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whiskey103:
^^ This, thread locked
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robin2:
Hey all,

My screen seems to be brighter in the middle than in the outer sides. It's only noticable on white backgrounds and on lower brightness settings (which I always use). It's pretty annoying and I wonder if anyone else has this problem too. I know it is a common problem with LCD screens, but I hadn't seen it before on a small screen like a smartphone one.

The image above is not a G3, it's an image from Google, but it demonstrates the problem well.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imy300:
i'm trying to do the latest ota update (6.09.401.5) to take me to 4.4.3 but it fails with com.htc.android.home.res.apk.

i think this is due to custom Kernel, using kangaroo currently.

Is this to do with the kernel 'm using, kangaroo ? If so is there a kernel it will work with or can someone tell me where i can find stock kernel ?

thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
if a custom kernel has made change to your system, flashing back stock kernel will not revert the files back to stock. reset your phone back to stock and then you'll be able to do the ota. (stock recovery + untouched system files).

There is probably a nandroid backup somewhere on this forum or a stock odex rom you could use to reset your phone back to stock (5.11.401.10 I think)

edit: there is a stock odex 5.11.401.10 rom here: http://www.androidrevolution.org/downloader/download.php?file=One_5.11.401.10_odexed.zip

and stock 5.11.401.10 recovery: http://www.androidrevolution.org/downloader/download.php?file=Flash_recovery_5.11.401.10.rar
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imy300:
ok thanks, flashed arhd 81.0. Waited long enough to flash a different rom - this was the excuse i needed !
[Moto X Q&A] RyanS2000:
Love what I've read about this phone except for the crappy camera, small battery, and no external SD support. If it doesn't have a notification led I think I'm going with the GS5 as my current GS3 has treated me well for the last 2+ years. Anyone?
[Moto X Q&A] eksasol:
No. And maybe you should try something beside a Galaxy. You won't believe how fast and smooth stock Android is and when a phone isn't made of entirely cheap plastic.
[Moto X Q&A] RyanS2000:
Looking at HTC one m8 with gpe rom
[Moto X Q&A] kdog350:
Why would you want a notification led instead of moto display?
[Moto X Q&A] RyanS2000:
To see if I have any notifications by quickly glancing at phone
[Moto X Q&A] wiidbzxt:
With the Moto X you can do that and actually see from which app the notification is without touching it. And with just touching the screen one time, you can read the notification.