LTE frequency bands Puns

Hello,

Does anyone know which frequency bands are supported for 4G/LTE on the factory-unlocked USA-version (G970U) of the S10e?

The information I've found on the internet is rather conflicting and I'm not able to call Samsung's US Technical Support due to residing in Europe. And the European support has no information about about the G970U.

Trying to figure out what capabilities some phones have regarding connectivity to T-Mobile networks (ignoring Sprint towers for now).

If a phone supports these ...

Network bands (GSM): (Americas) 850/900/1800/1900

Network bands (LTE): (Americas) 2,3,4,5,7,12,13 (w/o NS07),17,28

... which ones actually apply to the T-Mobile networks below?

I think specifically I am unsure if the frequency numbers apply to the band numbers since they are both listed.

For example, this particular phone supports 4G LTE Band 4 but does not list 1700/2100 MHz. Does that mean the phone can't connect to that T-Mobile network (because the phone doesn't support 1700/2100 MHz even if it has Band 4)? Extended 4G LTE Band 12 is listed but not 700 MHz ... etc.

Thanks in advance.

Updates:

• April 19th: added Indian version to below table
• April 16th: added Chinese version to below table

I thought you guys would like this comparison of frequency bands supported by the American, European and Chinese version of the OnePlus 8 Pro which also shows that intercontinental 5G roaming will be impossible due to the limited number of 5G frequency bands supported:

It is worth noting that the Chinese and Indian version of the OnePlus 8 Pro support substantially less frequency bands that its American and European counterpart:

data sources:

• US version: https://www.oneplus.com/us/8-pro/specs
• EU version: https://www.oneplus.com/uk/8-pro/specs
• CN version: https://www.oneplus.com/cn/8-pro/specs
• IN version: https://www.oneplus.in/8/specs

The Chinese version not only differs in 5G bands but supports significantly less 4G frequency bands limiting its compatibility with American and European networks. So buying from gearbest, geekbuying and other Chinese retailers will come with a significant penalty over p

I got the Mikrotik Dish w/4G LTE-KIT and my first attempt with TMobile failed presumably for band/frequency incompatibilities. I research further and believe " MAYBE " AT&T has the appropriate bands/frequencies and have applicable Towers in my Long Island, New York, USA regional area. The local AT&T store issued a " phone " SIM card which did not connect. Then issued a " data " SIM which still does not connect BUT I believe I am missing correct apn and other modem/hot-spot credentials to validate access to the the AT&T towers. The LAN side of the Mikrotik ( RouterOS ) is working just fine and the LTE interface says " fully functional " SEARCHING, but never connect

Looking at upgrading our cellphone booster north of caddy lake in the whiteshell for use with bell and rogers.

Our Wilson DB pro setup with an 11 DBi 700-900 MHz antenna has worked well for 8 years but 3G speeds are very bad even when there isn’t a load on the towers. ( winter, spring weekdays and very early mornings) speeds can be .45 Mbps - 3mbls with pings thst time-out to being in the mid 100s.

Standing beside our Yagi antenna outside I see one bar of LTE and get 10 Mbps speeds and much lower latency. Field service mode on my iPhone XS (bell) shows that I’m on band 5 which is 850MHZ. 3G is also 850 MHz.

Looking at tower maps and the tower I believe I’m on I see bell has 700,850,2100 and rogers has 700 and 850.

I’ve contact bell about what their towers are running for LTE in mb and the whiteshell in particular but their reps don’t know and I want to be certain that my iPhone is showing 850MHZ for band five.

To complicate this our booster amplifies 850 MHz for 3G and if LTE is also on 850 like my phone suggests the signal should be boosted with my current setup. I contacted weboost and after some back and forth they said it should also be boosting LTE running over 850MHZ

Any rogers/bell tower techs on Reddit that can give me more information?

I’m pointed at the star lake tower but based on their being a small angle from the antenna it’s conceivable that I’m hitting towers behind it at falcon lake.

Title asks it all. I got a Mikrotik LTE-4G antenna dish that purportedly is capable of pulling in weak tower signals but the model did not properly come with the appropriate “ -US “ radio version. So the units radio I got indicates “ CONNECTION DENIED “. So the vender asks me for the correct T-Mobile frequency/bands so that they can replace the radio module.

Is there any way to see the LTE Band in use for a Ipad Mini 4?

so if i want to look for a phone for toronto which of these phones will not work?

1. a 3g phone that uses only UMTS1700 and UMTS2100

2. a 3.5g phone that only uses HSDPA1700 and HSDPA2100

3. a 4g phone that just uses LTE Band 4 (1700/2100)

4. a 4g phone that just uses LTE Band 10 (1700/2100)

5. a 4g phone that just uses LTE Band 66 (1700/2100)

I did this with an older sprint hotspot I used, through a secret menu.

I've been searching for any way to do this on my LB1120 hotspot, as certain bands are wayyy faster, but since the modem switches between bands, it's giving me occasional very slow speeds.

Microsoft Surface Pro LTE Tablet 128GB International Compatibility

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I've been reading why does the iPhone has so many lte bands and most Android phones split the same bands into two or three different versions of the same phone? Some of the Redditors in that thread suggest that it's due to carriers influencing manufacturers; some Redditors say that it's due to cost of hardware and/or cost of testing; some Redditors say that it's because engineering radio devices is hard. However, that thread was focused on phones (at least, the messages that I've read so far have been focused on phones) and my question is about the 2017 Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (SKU 1807). I wonder what effect the fact that this is a tablet has; it looks like it is about 3x the volume (size) of my iPhone.

Long Island, NY, specifically, but I'd like to know for wherever.

My SO and I are moving to a new network and getting new phones, but we've opted to buy our own and bring them to the plan, so that we can have more control on our choices, problem is is getting 4G LTE. We bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini for my SO, but the LTE doesn't work on her device, only the HSPA+, which she is fine with, but how do I shop for a device that would have compatible LTE? The network (as far as I can tell, I can't get a customer service rep to talk tell me) operates on LTE Bands 17/4. The service is through Straight Talk and we will be using their 4G LTE compatible AT&T SIM cards.

I'm mostly just having a tough time figuring the operating bands ----> frequency conversion. Most phones list as their compatible frequencies, but most carries list the operating bands which makes it tough to discern which phones will work and which won't

Would anyone happen to know all of the 4G, LTE, and 5G frequencies that USM utilizes on the Verizon LTE network? Is there a place to find a complete list of what Verizon authorized for them?

Just joined and it is awfully slow comparing to T-Mobile. I wonder if it is because of C band preparations. My phone is LTE only and I am in Kansas.

I'm in Nassau county and a few places my p6p picks up band 1NR when I do a speedtest it says 5g and if I use network cell info it's labeled LTE+. I thought all NR bands are 5G....

Drove all over Clearwater, FL and couldn’t find C-Band anywhere. Once I got to Largo it finally popped up. Almost all of Ulmerton Road is covered with C-Band. I was able to get it from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office all the way east up to Belcher!

Ulmerton & Belcher Speeds: https://i.imgur.com/KmqCfUf.jpg

So far it looks like Clearwater was left out of the C-Band launch. No 5GUW in Downtown Clearwater or Countryside Mall. Drove past Clearwater Mall and couldn't pick it up, but I was on the highway so it's possible there might be coverage closer to the Verizon store.

Found it again in Dunedin at the corner of Keene and Main Street: https://i.imgur.com/Fma53xc.jpg

No 5G or 5GUW coverage in Downtown Dunedin still.

I would like to create something similar (in functionality) to the ST board "B-L462E_CELL1" which has an STM32 microcontroller and an LTE modem. That modem supports many of the popular commercial bands, but not Band 48.

Title pretty much says it all. If the answer is yes, can you tell me the bands we need? GSM isn't really an option here as TMobile coverage is quite lacking.

In major urban areas I've always been pleased with my cellular service and speeds... But out in rural areas, my phone seems useless.

Checking with NetworkSignalGuru I can see that whenever my phone drops down to a 700MHz band my LTE becomes unusable. I'm guessing this is because in my area Bell only owns 5MHz of the 700MHz spectrum.

I know Rogers has 10MHz of these bands, and even 20MHz of the 600MHz bands for rural areas. So I'm thinking that switching providers will fix the issue...but not entirely sure.

Is anyone else seeing these issues? (In Ontario)

Rural Speedtest (700MHz)

Since they are merged. Lte band 25,26,41 N41...etc. Thanks!

Any recommendations for an LTE antenna that will work well for LTE Band 28? (700Mhz) My LTE router does not have a great signal indoors but I have pretty good reception outside my house..

I'm also wondering if a basic TV UHF antenna work if I were use it for TV and LTE at the same time? (adding an LTE filter to the TV side)

thanks in advance,

In transmitting side, I am transmitting in a certain frequency, so how can having a larger band (idk what does it mean in transmitting side, since we are transmitting in a single freq) results in faster speed, if the frequency is one? I can understand that a receiver can receive more signals to different frequencies, so the larger the band of the receiver, the more it can receive from DIFFERENT signals. But in ethernet, WiFi, mobile network, we are communicating at THE SAME frequency, so how can having a larger band results more speed?

The Shannon-Hartley theorem says that:

C=B*log(1+S/N) where C is b/s, B is hertz, and S & N are signal and noise power in watts.

But again, I really don't see why in transmitting side. Aren't our devices transmitting in ONE frequency?

I'm trying to use my SIM with my old Nexus 5 as a bit of a blast from the past, but it's very infrequently attaining basic 3G connection before entirely dropping signal. I find this strange, because in late 2018, the last time I was on T-Mobile, this phone pretty much always had stable LTE connection.

I imagine it has something to do with the lack of band 12 support, but I thought I'd ask here to see if there were any b2/4 shutdowns that I missed. I'm in the PNW if that's relevant.