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[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Apo11on:
I finally got the picture of page 8 from the quick start guide from a Chinese seller, but their Chinese version of the guide does not have LTE bands listed on that page. Could you attach the picture of LTE bands from your guide here, so I could show the Chinese seller what I'm looking for? TIA
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] stag74:
Picture from my quick start guide showing the bands, European version.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] gingi999:
I got the Chinese version. It supports all AT&T bands except band 2 (check my other post for the picture). I'm driving home from the airport now and I'm getting 4G not LTE. Speed test was 33 down and 12 up. Having a few issues with voice typing. But in the past 30 minutes it seems to be working though not consistently. I also have a data-only SIM. It's the old 29.99 unlimited data plan.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
What state are you in, Gingi? Have you had better LTE coverage with other phones?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
So I received the model I ordered and I get the feeling that I got the wrong variant . I don't think I am getting LTE service here in the United States. The model I got was the SHT – AL09. Can anyone verify whether or not this is the version with the United States LTE bands? Thanks.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] fargonaz:
SHT-AL09 is what you get, because that is the LTE/4G version of the device. I don't believe they make a US specific version of the firmware.

All I have to measure against is my old 'LTE' tab (LG G pad for tmo) used on the att network. The M5 is the same speed as the LG on att's network. All the network tests are so subjective I don't waste my time, it's only going to make you want.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
Appreciate the response but it is my understanding that there are Chinese and European variants of the tablet with the Chinese version being a "world" tablet with at least a majority of the bands needed for LTE through T Mobile and AT&T in the US. I'm just trying to find out which model contains these bands.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
Looking back on your post history, you paid $430. That appears to be the going rate for the European variant. Did the listing indicate otherwise?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
Actually, looking back at the listing, the answer is no. It did not really say anything about the region. i had just assumed the Chinese and European variants would have different model numbers...but I guess not.

Anyways, is there any app I can use that will tell me which bands are available on my phone? I'd like to be damned sure before I send this one back.

BTW, the sealed box contained no documentation and there was no tab case as I've seen in the Alibaba listings.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
The plot thickens yet again. After nearly 10 minutes on the phone with Huawei USA technical support, they assured me that the SHT – AL09 is the Chinese variant world phone with bands for LTE in the US. I have very serious questions about the accuracy of their information (I've gotten wrong information from them before.) If this is the world phone variant I am puzzled by the fact that the phone has never indicated LTE on the status bar but instead, always says 4G. Also, it does not help that my phone came without a manual, case or headphone adapter cable...which I see come with all of the offerings from China direct. Anyone have any idea how I can once and for all figure out what I actually purchased here? TIA.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] fludox:
[MENTION=6755271]steveyal[/MENTION]

I'm interested in buying the Chinese version too (WiFi) and I suppose stock it comes with a Chinese ROM without Google Play Store. Were you able to get Google Play Store working on your device?

Hoping one of the ROMs from the MobileHeadlines website is a global version with Google Play installed but it's not very informative.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] AsItLies:
So the ebay listing that had them in New Jersey is back, and they have specifics for what bands are supported by the device;

In the specifications: 4G bands :	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

In another graphic they indicate the 4G/LTE bands are not compatible in the USA, but are compatible in the UK and Australia.

3G is compatible in the USA with T-Mo and AT&T.

This is a link to the listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Huawei-Med...hash=item33ea24bf16:m:mTlKPqVtTnW6UHu_6STA8VQ
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
wondamobile.com sells the Chinese variants and ships them with the Play Store installed. I paid $452 for the SHT-AL09 and received it from Hong Kong in less than three days.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] AsItLies:
I've used the link you've provided before for them, as much as I could determine, they only have the gold color available. I know! picky picky! but I have to have grey... I don't know why ;)

Otherwise I'd probably get one.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] fludox:
That's nice but I can buy the Chinese version direct from Huawei in China and it works out quite a bit cheaper. I doubt this comes with play store installed. I'm guessing wondamobile flash it?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
How much does it cost direct from Huawei?

No clue what wondamobile does, but they seem to specialize in selling Chinese phones (with Play and with a charger adapter) to Europe and the US.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] eFromDC:
Better yet what is the Huawei direct link that you can buy it from...?

;)
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Bukem75:
Got a link?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] fludox:
So for example here's some links to Huawei's Tmall and JD stores (they might not work so well outside China):

https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?s...s=1&abbucket=6&sku_properties=5919063:6536025

https://item.jd.com/26686798752.html

In fact the JD store has a promotion today.

I asked customer support and they said it shipped with Huawei App Store, so as I expected a different ROM/firmware to global edition. Again, really want to know if those mobileheadlines.net firmwares (which I assume are global with Google Play Services installed) will work on this. They should...
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] gingi999:
I'm not sure if I responded to this but I'm in New Jersey. By the way the only problem I'm having now is that I can't use the tethering function. It does not work like it used to. Well in never worked on this device but it used to work on my Galaxy Tab S. The only way I've been able to get tethering to work was using a USB C to USB C cable. Anyone have any ideas on how to get Wi-Fi tethering to work.

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I have the same model number and it works fine with AT&T. You have to change the APN. The one that automatically populates in the phone will not work.

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I have a friend in the business and he told me that whenever they ship internationally they always remove that stuff because it weighs too much and the manual is in a language that the customer won't understand anyway. They're trying to save on shipping cost
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] rdfry:
I have the 8.4 shtw09 euro edition and it works great here in DFW.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
Hey, I'm in Jersey too. I got my AL 09 from a dealer over here in Dover, NJ. Works great on ATT. If you are still having tether issues I use the Fox Fi app from the play store and use bluetooth. Works great. I believe you can only tether on ATTwith an ATT purchased phone. Same with TMo.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] gaidin43:
What dealer in Dover are you using? I'd be interested in see if they had the 10.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] purple lady:
Did you get your problem fixed and you are now getting LTE?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Apo11on:
Your belief is incorrect. Tethering capability has nothing to do with where the phone/tablet was purchased. You need to either have a plan from your carrier, which supports tethering, or have the device rooted and tethering provisions hacked. I can create WiFI hotspot with my M5 just fine, if I put in the right sim, which has a plan that supports tethering.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
Right, ATT does not allow tethering on non-ATT phones.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] steveyal:
Yes I am. My confusion was with what is displayed in the notification bar. In the Chinese variant, "4G" is displayed and there is no "LTE ." Perhaps the term LTE is not used in China...but I did verify that I was getting the connectivity referred to as 4G LTE here in the United States using the LTE discovery app from the playstore. I also had another issue with ATT in that when I registered the phone on their network the IMEI number came up as belonging to a 2G device. However, this was quickly rectified by their tech support the next day when they issued me a dummy IMEI number.

As far as tethering, I know another user has challenged the information I've posted; but I can tell you I went through this with both my X2 on T Mobile and prior to that, a Samsung Galaxy mega I brought over from ATT and T Mobile. In both circumstances, T Mobile told me that I can not tether with their service using an unlocked device from another provider...even though tethering was part of my unlimited plan. Maybe things have changed (this was three to four years ago.) Anyway, you are obviously free to think otherwise and act accordingly. Just sharing my experience. In any event, I would still recommend using the Fox Fi app. It allows you to network over bluetooth and hide your tether usage from your provider so you don't have to pay. I myself, have little interest (or knowledge) in rooting or hacking tethering provisions.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Apo11on:
Your experience is not common, and not shared by all users. I have personally previously tethered a non-AT&T device on AT&T network. It would also not be technically possible or even legal for AT&T to implement what you are suggesting. If they allow you to purchase a plan, which has tethering in it, you are paying for it, and then they allow this non-AT&T device to get provisioned on their network and get service - they would not be able to block tethering. First, their network does not have the capability to make individual exclusions/settings alterations to pre-configured plan for an individual device. Second, it's not legal to allow you to purchase a plan, provision your device on the network and then deny access to part of the services they've contractually committed to provide you. They can either deny you the ability to purchase a plan with tethering for your non-AT&T device outright, or they have to provide full range of services this plan provides according to its terms.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that towers can be configured to allow tethering unconditionally, or phones can be configured to unconditionally allow for tethering. AT&T can allow for all AT&T branded phones to be configured in that manner, without changing the configuration of their towers. Therefore, AT&T might allow tethering on non-AT&T phones, but not all non-AT&T phones will be fully compatible with network features / towers out of the box.

There was someone else here who said they couldn't tether their M5 on AT&T.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] bigp2018:
I just received my media pad m5 let version. Am in West Virginia, am getting 4g with AT&T. I am also a X2 user. This m5 is bigger than what I thought. Shave had time to fully tested but so far is working
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] bigp2018:
I recently bought the M5 let to use with AT&T. I believe it's the Chinese version. I get 4g speeds. Battery life compared to X2 sucks. Even after tweaking settings I loose 1% battery life every 5 minute.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Butch1326:
You are correct. The Chinese version of the MediaPad M5 8.4 provides the LTE bands supported by AT&T. Make sure the seller converts the firmware from Chinese to European version (C432) so that when you receive the tablet it is in English and Google Play play is installed. As true for all International phones/tablets you will only see 4G on the display screen and not LTE but I can confirm I am receiving LTE speeds on AT&T.

I purchased my MediaPad M5 from this seller when eBay was having a 15% off sale.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Huawei-Med...54:m:mBo7TB7qD5h-j_PhZ0GGVDA&var=452829057002

I could not ask for better service. I received the tablet in about a week.

My wife purchased her M5 through AliExpress. Make sure the seller confirms the M5 your are purchasing is the Chinese version. I think they also sell tablets for Taiwan.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] elcidroyale:
Does anyone have this thing with T Mobile? What are your average download speeds? I don't care if it says "LTE" or "4G". I just want decent speeds.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
It depends on your area. But generally you are likely to get better service with AT&T. I recently switched from Mint Mobile (on T-Mo's network) to AT&T.

As far as T-Mo is concerned, there are two issues:

a.) the M5 lacks band 2 LTE. This leaves you relying on band 4 & band 12 and you miss out on T-Mo's sometimes extensive band 2 network.

b.) the M5 has band 12. I thought this would be a good thing, coming from a Sony Z3TC that lacked band 12, as band 12 is "extended range" and was supposed to greatly increase the reach of T-Mo's LTE. Unfortunately, I found out that in many places, T-Mo's band 12 LTE is basically faux LTE; there is so little bandwidth that it is often very slow and is sometimes unusably slow. It shows as LTE on the map but it literally isn't always better than being connected to Edge. And the problem is the M5 will often connect to Band 12 in some places, because it is the strongest LTE signal, instead of connecting to weaker band 4 signals that are 30+ times faster.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Furrs:
Cmr-al19 & at&t

I have the CMR-AL19 10". Ordered it off Ebay. I am using it with AT&T, with my tablet set to (WCDMA/GSM) normally to conserve battery. Their HSPA network here is solid to where I can consume HD streaming services: YouTube, HBO, Twitch etc. smoothly. As far as LTE, I've attached some screenshots from the LTE Discovery app. The app is detecting LTE on Bands 4 and 2. Currently I am on Band 4 with the tablet set to (LTE/WCDMA/GSM). Attached is a speed test as well.

I'm enjoying this tablet. Split screen is great! I've disabled alot of the bloat and notifications, and have freed up additional memory. On average its using about 1.25GB/4GB. Recommend you do the same. :cool:
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] lirong:
Are there any content restrictions downloading movies on netflix, amazon, etc because its recognized as a Chinese device?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] reubenray:
I hope not my CMR-W09 (wifi only) arrives today?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] lirong:
Well I finally received my SHT-AL09 with mixed results.

I am able to use it on the AT&T network but it only gets around 3 Mbps download speed vs my S9 which gets up to 50.

Its showing H+ not 4G.

AT&T says because its an unlocked device they wont guarantee receiving LTE speeds.

This is a HUGE gap - anyone have different experience or advice on what I can do?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
Check your settings? Try a new sim? Check your APN.

One poster here reported that AT&T had to activate him on a dummy IMEI before he could get LTE. Personally, I activated on AT&T prepaid not long ago, and got LTE immediately.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] lirong:
Thanks - I did have AT&T walk me though updating the APN. Once I made those changes it went from no data at all to receiving data access but severely slow. It bounces from H+ (mostly) to occasionally showing 4G to showing 3G. But no matter what it shows, the data is ~1Mbps download speed.

I did read somewhere that certain IMEI ranges get restricted and I tried to have them use the IMEI of my older Samsung Tab S, but then once they updated that I wasnt able to get mobile data at all. Are there other IMEI ranges I should try? Dont know how to go about solving for that piece...

Other suggestions?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
I don't know. I'd be inclined to hit up an AT&T store and bug them until you have faster data. They can try an IMEI from one of their own devices.

If it occasionally shows 4G - then you are getting LTE. So that's kind of weird.

Do you know what band your S9 connects to? The M5 has AT&T's most commonly used bands, but you could be in a weird market.

I guess I'm kind of curious about this too. I am generally pleased with my service via AT&T, but I wonder if I'd be getting faster DL speeds with a different device (I do have a strong LTE signal just about everywhere, though).

Also try to check if your M5 has the right bands, if you can. There was a European variant (same model number as other variants) that, per documentation, did not have the US LTE bands on it. One eBay seller said it's the same as other variants but only the Euro bands are listed, and that might have been accurate, or not...

The bands listed for the Euro variant were 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 34, 38, 40. If that's the case on your M5, my understanding is you could occasionally connect to Band 40 LTE, which is one of AT&Ts newer bands, which would explain why you sometimes have an LTE signal but usually do not.

The other variants have those same bands, but also various additional bands such as band 17 and band 4, which are AT&T's most prominent LTE bands.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] lirong:
I will look into the bands.

In the store is tough - those guys have no idea what they are doing. I could look up an IMEI on an instore device I supposed - does it need to be a tablet IMEI though vs a phone?

The thing thats weird is that even when it shows 4G, the data is 1Mbps...very very slow. Not sure what would be the cause of that? Is that an AT&T setting or some device setting?
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
Different bands & different towers can be slower than others.

You might want to get a hold of a T-Mo sim if you can, and if you can't access LTE on T-Mo it's the device and not AT&T.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] lirong:
I am getting a 4G now (but not 4G+). Is 4G+ the equivalent of LTE or is it 4G?

What I am wondering is whether this IMEI problem people have identified would be slowing my speeds even when showing a 4G connection?

It seems strange that I can get the 4G connection but still such slow speeds...
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] thref23:
If you are stock, 4G = LTE, and there is no 4G+. If you want to know a little more, you can download LTE discovery or Network Cell Info Lite.

The slow speeds don't really sound strange, unless you get faster speeds, with the same sim, in a different device.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] lirong:
Thanks for the reply.

Side by side with my Galaxy S9, this device is never exceeding 1Mbps download speed (while my S9 is getting 20-30).

That is for sure not LTE speed. The AT&T support people say the device is showing as registered as an LTE device, but they agree it doesnt seem to be getting LTE speeds...
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] purple lady:
Have you tried using the S9 sim card in the M5 and vice-versa to check the speeds? I get LTE from ATT in my M5 using the sim card from my Samsung Tab S 8.4. I had to cut it down for it to fit, but it works fine.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] lirong:
I tried putting my S9 SIM Card in but the tablet completely failed to connect at all with that card. The rep on the phone from AT&T said it had to do with needing to totally re-provision that SIM card?

I can try cutting and re-activating the Tab S SIM Card (when I switched that account over to a new smaller SIM for the Huawei they said they deactivated that SIM completely). I could also try giving them that IMEI. I did try giving them an IMEI from another AT&T 4G device but it didnt help. The rep said thats not the issue as they are recognizing this device based on its actual IMEI as an LTE device on their network.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] lirong:
Update:

I think I have gotten this to work, so if anyone else is having this problem...

1. I did not need an IMEI from another device. The M5 IMEI seems to now be in their system as an LTE device.

2. You need to make sure to carefully have the APN data in - for me the APN data for "ATT Broadband" was the right one.

3. Once this was all done, it took a factory reset of the device and then re-entering the APN to actually get this to work, and it now seems to be getting significantly more speed at 4G connection
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Zeljko1234:
Could anyone confirm that 5GHz WiFi work on Mediapad M5 Android Tablet 10.8?

I'm asking because [MENTION=5181011]sevenoverthree[/MENTION] mentioned that M3 bought in USA has 5GHz disabled. In the same time, MediaPads have issues with BT and 2.4GHz WiFi and no 3.5mm headphone jack. So, 5GHz is must have.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] StephenMSmith:
My USA 10.8 works with 5gz wifi networks. 2 4 or 5ghz, the antenna stinks and the wifi performance is abysmal compared to other devices on same network right next to it.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] nigelhealy:
Hi I got the 10.8 LTE CMR-AL09 model from China and it's worked just fine, 5Ghz connects, LTE on T-Mobile is showing 4G. The only Chinese hint is all on the cardboard packaging but I selected English when I turned it on, accepted a small and a large system update and not a glitch. Apart from the cardboard original packaging, you'd never know it came from China.

I put in a phone SIM in so got all the benefits of phone plan vs data plan.

Correct Wifi is slower, but I use a Chromebook at home, this is for when moving, its basically a 10.8" phone + keyboard from an electronics perspective. The Wifi slower is not that much of a surprise with the metal case, my Pixel C metal back has same problem but my plastic back Nexus 7 is the best Wifi I got.
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] Mauser147:
Any suggestions where to buy the LTE version that's capable of being used on T-Mo? I've seen a handful of different sellers, with prices varying. Thanks
[Huawei MediaPad M5  Questions & Answers] nigelhealy:
I got the global model from Aliexpress and its working fine with a USA T-Mobile phone SIM in it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] THSpeed:
Hello friends;

There is a video wallpaper menu on the s9 plus that can stay on screen for 15 seconds. I have just made a simple test. It supports all MP4s. I look forward to talking to my friends who can do better better quality. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8wL1T032GY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8wL1T032GY
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] KingVekxin:
Is there any way to get this on the note 8
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Yvan12:
Hi. Have you find the wallpaper please ?

Video is here : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MrH0-S8vkroZmlf416y7yKA82X_47yGF/view
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] dread123:
how do we apply this please?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] androidvivs:
Thanks for this information. I am selecting video wallpaper on my S9 plus.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sim-1:
http://www.samsung.com/in/support/skp/faq/1144241

:)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Themes, Apps, and Mods] Leon:
Hello guys!

I really like those video wallpapers, kind of and I'm gonna search for more. If you have any, please share them here ^^

Here is what I'm using now:

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