Hello guys,
So I've imported a Vivo X Fold from HK and I was wondering how do I enable the 5G bands? I've seen this thread for Samsung, is there perhaps a similar method or something else to do for Vivo?
(Of course, I checked, my carrier is using bands supported by the Vivo X Fold)
Thanks!
I've just imported the Vivo X Note from HK and it has the identical Origin OS Ocean firmware and the same radio hardware and frequency bands as the Vivo X Fold. I just plugged in the Sim Card I had been using in my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and voila, I had 5G service. I had the same question as you, because sitting in my study at home my phone displayed 4G+ at the top, but the other day I put it in the car cradle and as I drove down the street it switched to 5G. I then realized that my house is not within transmitting distance of the local 5G tower, but many other areas of the city I live in are. As a brand new technology 5G coverage is not as broad as 4G.
Xharyel said:
Hello guys,
So I've imported a Vivo X Fold from HK and I was wondering how do I enable the 5G bands? I've seen this thread for Samsung, is there perhaps a similar method or something else to do for Vivo?
(Of course, I checked, my carrier is using bands supported by the Vivo X Fold)
Thanks!
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Not sure if this helps you but I ordered mine from China. I live in the Netherlands and 5G worked "out of the box".
There is actually a setting on the phone that is off by default. Settings/Mobile Networks/Sim has a toggle for 5G. I toggled it on and had a 5G connection (Canada) right away. The options that appear in that Sim submenu, however, are activated by inserting your carrier's Sim card. If your carrier supports the Vivo X Note or Vivo X Fold for 5G, VoLTE, and WiFi Calling, you will see three toggles there - one for each. In my case I only have the toggle for 5G, no VoLTE or WiFi Calling settings because my carrier will only provision those services for phones that it sells. If you go to that submenu and don't see the toggle to turn 5G on, then you may need to get a new Sim card from your carrier. Some carriers require the use of a new 5G Sim card, others allow 5G with an ordinary LTE Sim card.
I am using the X Fold on T-Mobile USA, while the 5G icon is showing when I go into System management≥ Status Info≥ SIM 1 Status it's only displaying my phone as connected to LTE and shows as having no signal for NR. From running speed test I can confirm I'm getting the same speeds as my Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra which only runs on LTE. I have T-Mobiles 5G home internet where I get 400+ download speeds so 5g coverage isn't an issue in my area.
T-Mobile's "5G Home Internet" uses a Wi-Fi Gateway (combination modem and router) that connects to T-Mobile nationwide XR (extended range) 5G towers which broadcast on 5G frequency n71. The Vivo X Fold can't connect to these towers. It can connect on 5G frequencies n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, and n79, but not n71. T-Mobile has put up a few Ultra Capacity (UC) 5G towers in big cities and if you are range of one of these your Vivo X Fold will connect on 5G n41 and display "5G UC" when it connects. These new towers also broadcast on 5G n258, n260, and n261, but the Vivo X Fold won't connect on those frequencies. So long story short - your T-Mobile Wi-Fi Gateway will connect to 5G n71, but your Vivo X Fold won't, and unless you are within range of one of the new 5G UC towers your calls will connect on 4G.
I am aware, I am in NYC my TMo gateway is connected to N41. The tower is across the street from me. Here what I see on my phone.
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Odd that your phone is displaying the 5G symbol (as well as VoLTE 'HD') when your Sim Status signal strength shows 0 for NR (5G), but is showing a strong 4G signal. I wonder what triggers the 5G symbol when you clearly aren't receiving a 5G signal. Have you used a signal diagnosis app like OpenSignal to see what is broadcasting in your neighborhood?
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Odd that your phone is displaying the 5G symbol (as well as VoLTE 'HD') when your Sim Status signal strength shows 0 for NR (5G), but is showing a strong 4G signal. I wonder what triggers the 5G symbol when you clearly aren't receiving a 5G signal. Have you used a signal diagnosis app like OpenSignal to see what is broadcasting in your neighborhood?
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Everything except mmWave. If you have the phone and T-Mobile service are you running into the same issues?
I'm leaning towards following this tutorial as this is a Chinese phone and 5G might not be configured to work in the US.
Modify OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, 8 and 8 Pro, 9 and 9 Pro NR/LTE-A band combos - MT-TECH.FI
On this instruction we will modify OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, 8 and 8 Pro band combo profiles with Qualcomm software. OnePlus has limited 5G access and 4G+/LTE+ Carrier Aggregation combinations and this instruction help you to unlock. However this instruction doesn’t unlock hardware defined combinations...
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I think you have hit the nail on the head. Countries and telecom carriers had the choice of deploying 5G NSA (not stand alone) or 5G SA (stand alone) technology. 5G NSA provides a 5G signal that piggyback's on a 4G signal and actually relies on an already established 4G infrastructure (towers, servers, switches, etc.). For a 5G phone to work on a 5G NSA network, the phone must have both the radio bands for the 5G frequency, and for the underlying 4G frequency that is necessary for the 5G NSA to work. Most American carriers opted for mmwav 5G NSA technology. On T-Mobile, therefore, your Vivo X Note or Vivo X Fold are 5G SA and 5G NSA compatible, but because T-Mobile uses 5G NSA the phone must not only be capable of connecting on T-Mobile's 5G frequency, but also on the 4G frequency that its 5G frequency piggybacks off. That 4G frequency for T-Mobile is LTE 71, which the Vivo X series doesn't have. I'm in Nova Scotia where my carrier (Rogers) built a 5G SA (stand alone) network, so as long as I can connect on one of its three 5G frequencies (I can connect on two) then I don't have to worry about the phone also connecting on an underlying 4G frequency. But unlike T-Mobile, my carrier won't provision VoLTE for my Vivo X Note, so all my voice calls drop to 3G. If T-Mobile followed my carriers policy you wouldn't be able to place any phone calls because you have shut down your 3G towers. So I have 5G for data (downloads, streaming, etc.) but 3G for voice calls, and you have 4G for data and voice, but no 5G.
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I think you have hit the nail on the head. Countries and telecom carriers had the choice of deploying 5G NSA (not stand alone) or 5G SA (stand alone) technology. 5G NSA provides a 5G signal that piggyback's on a 4G signal and actually relies on an already established 4G infrastructure (towers, servers, switches, etc.). For a 5G phone to work on a 5G NSA network, the phone must have both the radio bands for the 5G frequency, and for the underlying 4G frequency that is necessary for the 5G NSA to work. Most American carriers opted for mmwav 5G NSA technology. On T-Mobile, therefore, your Vivo X Note or Vivo X Fold are 5G SA and 5G NSA compatible, but because T-Mobile uses 5G NSA the phone must not only be capable of connecting on T-Mobile's 5G frequency, but also on the 4G frequency that its 5G frequency piggybacks off. That 4G frequency for T-Mobile is LTE 71, which the Vivo X series doesn't have. I'm in Nova Scotia where my carrier (Rogers) built a 5G SA (stand alone) network, so as long as I can connect on one of its three 5G frequencies (I can connect on two) then I don't have to worry about the phone also connecting on an underlying 4G frequency. But unlike T-Mobile, my carrier won't provision VoLTE for my Vivo X Note, so all my voice calls drop to 3G. If T-Mobile followed my carriers policy you wouldn't be able to place any phone calls because you have shut down your 3G towers. So I have 5G for data (downloads, streaming, etc.) but 3G for voice calls, and you have 4G for data and voice, but no 5G.
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Are you able to manually turn VoLTE on with the code *#*#86583#*#*? There is also an option to turn on VoNR in developer settings.
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Are you able to manually turn VoLTE on with the code *#*#86583#*#*? There is also an option to turn on VoNR in developer settings.
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Thank you for sharing this. I used the dialer code and it gave me the option to enable VoNR (although it didn't give an option for VoLTE). I enabled VoNR but while my phone shows I'm receiving 5G, when I place a voice call it still drops to 3G or H. I phoned my carrier, and they told me they have added the IMEI of my Vivo X Note to the line and have provisioned VoLTE, but I don't believe them. When I called them the other day they told me if I wanted VoLTE I would have to purchase the device from them. After enabling VoNR with the dialer code I can go into developer settings and there I see that it is toggled on, but the Settings/Mobile Networks/Sim 1 submenu still just shows the toggles for "enable 5G" and "enable data roaming", both of which are turned on. I just don't have the "enable VoLTE" option there. If I was rooted I would force the option to appear by editing my build prop, but I don't think anyone has figured out how to root the X Note or X Fold yet. Someone is working on root for the X70pro and they have successfully flashed FunTouch on the CN Origin OS Ocean model, but trying their experimental method on my new Vivo X Note is a bit to adventuresome for me.
I'm sure you've probably tried this already, is VoLTE greyed out in the *#*#4636#*#* service menu?
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I'm sure you've probably tried this already, is VoLTE greyed out in the *#*#4636#*#* service menu?
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Yes, it is greyed out in the service menu where it also says IMS Status "unregistered".
I just
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Yes, it is greyed out in the service menu where it also says IMS Status "unregistered".
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I just had an interesting argument with a service tech for my carrier just now. Each time I call I get a different tech and a different answer, but his guy gave me the stock "if you didn't buy the phone from us those features won't work" line. I told him I know people who have non carrier purchased phones and VoLTE and WiFi Calling works on their phones. He said: "that's because they are using a model we sell ourselves". Knowing that none of the Canadian carriers sell Huawei devices I aske him if that would apply to a non-carrier Huawei purchased in Hong Kong. He said "of course that wouldn't work". I then asked him to look up the account for my wife's line, which he did. I asked him what information his screen was telling him about her line. He said "I see her IMEI was registered on May 17th". I told him that was correct because on that date I swapped SIM cards between our phones and when I put her SIM back into her phone it would have registered again on their network. He went on to say: "it says in bold letters here 'non-carrier device' and VoLTE enabled NO, WiFi enabled NO.". Her phone is a Huawei Mate 20 X which I bought at Trinity Mobile in Hong Kong three years ago. VoLTE and WiFi Calling both work great on her phone. I can toggle off VoLTE on her phone and her 4G signal drops to 3G when placing a voice call, or I can toggle VoLTE on and place a voice call and it stays on 4G and displays the HD Call symbol as well. Weird science!
I tried to check if volte is greyed out but *#*#4646#*#* doesnt work with the phone. how can i go to that menu?
I have tmobile and live in illinois and my 5g and volte is working. Can confirm if you need pictures.
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I have tmobile and live in illinois and my 5g and volte is working. Can confirm if you need pictures.
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Same but i had to force root to get VoLTE working
Maybe it is Operator dependent as here in the UK (on Three.UK) I have 5G everywhere where other phones have it and also I have HD Calls icon and VoLTE enabled (have not done anything specific for those to work). Pretty soon Three.UK will be shutting down their entire 3G network so there will be only 4G and 5G...
Hi Guys, Just sharing my experience with you . I'm in Australia with Vodaphone. % g works as well as volte, haven't done anything special. I've travelled to the US this week, and 4g is ok, as well as Volte.
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Am on Vodafone Ireland. Phone purchased direct from carrier.
VF Ireland released this in early November, I think. It wasn't up until the December Pixel update that 5G actually started working and, until this point, Google had 5G support for the network down as pending on their support page (since updated). So far so useless from Vodafone.
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The thing is, I'm not actually sure they've (being Vodafone) correctly enabled 5G for the device with Google. I understand that speeds can be spotty but a speed test when on (what the Pixel reports as) 5G are identical to those performed on LTE.
So, I have the Pixel displaying 5G in the status bar but NR frequency in *#*#3646#*#* is showing UNKNOWN (not sure if expected), Data Network Type is LTE (again, potentially expected?) and speeds are identical to 4G (I know there's a chance this is just the cell I'm connecting to, but little opportunity to test otherwise at the moment).
I'm not rooted; is there an app or website that will give me a cast-iron, low-level look at what type of connection is actually being made? Or any other thoughts?
Many thanks!
When you're on 5G go to settings -> about phone -> sim status, mobile data network type should be NR NSA
Which is sort of a hybrid between 4G and 5G where you (supposedly) get 5G speeds but not all the other 5G features.
5G SA isn't really rolled out many places yet and I don't think the pixels support it if it was
Yeah, it is NR NSA. Certain speed/performance test apps are identifying the connection as LTE, though, which is why I was looking for something that I knew could be relied upon to give an unequivocal read (if such a thing can be done).
I can't help but be suspicious that VF have messed this up somehow and whilst the phone is identifying a 5G signal, it's not actually what's being used.
This may or may not help.
If you go to settings, network & internet, advanced, adaptive connectivity and turn it off then the phone wont use 4G if it thinks that is all you need when a 5G signal is present.
Have had that turned off since update, thank you, though
I note that if I manaully try to connect to a network, I am shown as connected to a 4G one, where the network "3" have a distinct 5G one. Anyone on Vodafone IE (whether a Pixel 5 or otherwise) able to confirm if they see a distinct 5G network for Vodafone, if they try the same?
harry.c.mcintyre said:
Am on Vodafone Ireland. Phone purchased direct from carrier.
VF Ireland released this in early November, I think. It wasn't up until the December Pixel update that 5G actually started working and, until this point, Google had 5G support for the network down as pending on their support page (since updated). So far so useless from Vodafone.
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The thing is, I'm not actually sure they've (being Vodafone) correctly enabled 5G for the device with Google. I understand that speeds can be spotty but a speed test when on (what the Pixel reports as) 5G are identical to those performed on LTE.
So, I have the Pixel displaying 5G in the status bar but NR frequency in *#*#3646#*#* is showing UNKNOWN (not sure if expected), Data Network Type is LTE (again, potentially expected?) and speeds are identical to 4G (I know there's a chance this is just the cell I'm connecting to, but little opportunity to test otherwise at the moment).
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I'm not rooted; is there an app or website that will give me a cast-iron, low-level look at what type of connection is actually being made? Or any other thoughts?
Many thanks!
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NR Status: NOT_RESTRICTED = not connected to a 5G cell, but not restricted from doing so either. It will say "CONNECTED" when actually connected.
NR Frequency may not work properly. On an old patch it erroneously reported "HIGH" for T-Mobile USA which means it thought I was on 5G in the 3-6GHz range which is not possible for my carrier. On a new patch it now just says Unknown always.
"5G" shows in the status bar because many carriers want their phones to show the icon when you are connected to a tower that "supports" 5G NSA connections - which effectively means there could be a 5G cell somewhere in the vicinity.
I use CellMapper as a quick way to look at the NR Status (AKA 5G State). If you're connected to a 5G cell it will also list a NR NSA item near the top, or say LTE-A+NR NSA.
That's very informative, thank you!
So, if I'm seeing the attached with CellMapper, I'm on a 4G cell but there is a separate 5G cell for my network available?
Should note as well that I am now seeing CONNECTED for NR Status but am still not getting anything above 4G region speeds.
harry.c.mcintyre said:
That's very informative, thank you!
So, if I'm seeing the attached with CellMapper, I'm on a 4G cell but there is a separate 5G cell for my network available?
Should note as well that I am now seeing CONNECTED for NR Status but am still not getting anything above 4G region speeds.
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I'm actually kind of confused by the screenshot. My Pixel 4a 5G has never shown a "NR" item, and you're missing the all the 5G info on the LTE line. However, I know the 4a 5G is not compatible with my carriers 5G Standalone yet. I wonder if you are on Standalone? I would suggest opening CellMapper then when you see the info like in this screenshot, go to Settings>Send Debug Info and use the email option. The devs might be able to figure out what's going on. Send them a screenshot of the main app window, too.
Re: speeds...it depends. I can sometimes get faster and more consistent speeds when I disable 5G. But that's because one of the main 5G bands for me is only 15*15mhz wide, and there are some modem limitations when aggregating in a 5G band with LTE (NSA mode). For me, I have to find the mid-band 5G cells (N41) that have 60mhz of bandwidth to see a bigger difference. And then there's mmWave which is the ultra fast 5G but very limited range.
Thanks once again. Going to throw it up on the CellMapper Reddit first, I think. See if they can interpret it for me.
normal behavior for 5g. right now it's basically LTE speeds with a layer of instability on top.
mmWave is never going to happen. we just have to wait until 5g (sub-6) is stable and speeds improve.
personally, I've disabled 5g on my device. not worth it.
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normal behavior for 5g. right now it's basically LTE speeds with a layer of instability on top.
mmWave is never going to happen. we just have to wait until 5g (sub-6) is stable and speeds improve.
personally, I've disabled 5g on my device. not worth it.
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Hmmmm.....maybe where you live. Here in Canada I get about 60/70mbps download speeds on LTE. When I get a 5g connection the speeds can go up to over 200mbps
@xunholyx That is insane speed. You know where I can cross the border?
I am on Verizon prepaid and live in a rural area. I bought upgraded 5G Sim from Verizon for the Pixel 5. I have the low speed 5G coverage that Verizon calls nationwide. It's really a glorified 4g lte that is often slower than lte. Phone shows 5g at the signal bar and setting show NR . BUT speed test app and opensignal app shows that I am actually getting lte signal and speed when testing. I have found out that in my yard standing away from power lines I get 4g lte speed and signal but if the phone is held higher I connect to the tower with 5g protocol and speed test reflects it with double to triple bandwidth.result page of speed test and opensignal show 5g connection.
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I use CellMapper as a quick way to look at the NR Status (AKA 5G State). If you're connected to a 5G cell it will also list a NR NSA item near the top, or say LTE-A+NR NSA.
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Can CellMapper show me all 5G bands supported by my phone? Or it is showing only actual connections to the nearest cell?
Since the Feb update, the 4A 5G works on standalone 5G (which doesn't require a simultanous LTE connection). For many place, on T-Mobile, that is 600Mhz for SA 5G which gives better signals inside buildings.
But I've noticed that outside, in areas with low signal for 5G, I get really poor connections, but if I go into settings and switch the preferred network ttpe to LTE from 5G, I have no problems.
Has anyone else noticed similar problems where the phone becomes unusable on 5G and won't switch to LTE?
You can tell if you are on SA 5G if you go Settings->About Phone->SIM Status and you'll see "NR SA" for Mobile voice network type and mobile data network type (see attached JPEG). (if you are on "non-standalone" 5G those will probably say LTE and "NR NSA".
I am wondering if the sensitivity for switching from SA 5G to LTE isn't set correctly - hopefully they will fix this since it's annoying to have to manually switch things (and impossible to do that if driving).
As most implementations of 5G networks is 'non-standalone' (i.e. cannot handle calls, texts and data without another network band being active at the same time), typically devices will be connected to both LTE and 5G networks, which can obviously impact battery life.
Does the VoLTE option on the Samsung S21 Ultra mean that the secondary connection is not required and everything works over 5g, or will the device maintain both an LTE and 5g connection regardless of VoLTE being on?
Been answered elsewhere -
If the user-equipment (device/SIM combination) doesn't support VoLTE, then the network will use CSFB (Circuit-Switched Fallback) to drop the device to 2G/3G voice.
VoLTE allows for voice calls over 4G, the 5G equivalent is "VoNR" which is not currently deployed on EE.
So, I just got the Global version and am on T-mobile. Does anyone know how to activate HD voice(Volte) as the following codes done seem to work on this phone.
VoLTE *#*#86583#*#*
VoWIFI *#*#869434#*#*
Also, the charger only goes to 66 watt charging. I assume because of the voltage difference in the U.S.? Any thought or suggestions are appreciated.
Hey man, I just got the Chinese version (model PFEM10) and I can't seem to enable VoLTE or VoWiFi as well. I am on MetroPCS (basically T-Mobile) and when plugging in my SIM card I don't get any 4G connectivity whatsoever. I ordered the phone from AliExpress, and it came factory sealed in the box with plastic wrapping and all so I know it wasn't tampered with or anything like that. I don't know where I went wrong because the Chinese version of the Oppo Find X5 Pro supports 5/6 4G bands for MetroPCS/T-Mobile. And the codes you listed for VoLTE and VoWiFi also don't work for me, the phone app just goes back to the blank state after typing in the last asterisk (*).
Can confirm on the 66 watt charging, I have the 80w SuperVOOC brick and it definitely doesn't do 80W, limited to 66.
Do you get any mobile data on T-Mobile with the international version? I'm so bummed, there is very little information about this phone online and I thought that purchasing the China version for use on a GSM network in the USA would be fine because it supports 80% of the 4G bands...any ideas?
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Hey man, I just got the Chinese version (model PFEM10) and I can't seem to enable VoLTE or VoWiFi as well. I am on MetroPCS (basically T-Mobile) and when plugging in my SIM card I don't get any 4G connectivity whatsoever. I ordered the phone from AliExpress, and it came factory sealed in the box with plastic wrapping and all so I know it wasn't tampered with or anything like that. I don't know where I went wrong because the Chinese version of the Oppo Find X5 Pro supports 5/6 4G bands for MetroPCS/T-Mobile. And the codes you listed for VoLTE and VoWiFi also don't work for me, the phone app just goes back to the blank state after typing in the last asterisk (*).
Can confirm on the 66 watt charging, I have the 80w SuperVOOC brick and it definitely doesn't do 80W, limited to 66.
Do you get any mobile data on T-Mobile with the international version? I'm so bummed, there is very little information about this phone online and I thought that purchasing the China version for use on a GSM network in the USA would be fine because it supports 80% of the 4G bands...any ideas?
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I actually answered in your other thread. lol
But I believe the CN version doesn't work from the IME numbers I was entering when I was looking for the phone. The global version showed fully compatible even though I don't get 5g.. Also, in the T-Mobile app, it shows as a Oneplus 7 Pro which is ironic because my son has that phone and his shows as a Pixel 4.
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I actually answered in your other thread. lol
But I believe the CN version doesn't work from the IME numbers I was entering when I was looking for the phone. The global version showed fully compatible even though I don't get 5g.. Also, in the T-Mobile app, it shows as a Oneplus 7 Pro which is ironic because my son has that phone and his shows as a Pixel 4.
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I was so naive to think that if the network bands matched up, I would be good to go, because I have thought for the longest time that was all that required if the phone was unlocked and you were switching over to a GSM network. I will definitely have to use and tell other people about IMEI compatibility in the future, because I just went through two weeks of hell waiting for this phone to come from Hong Kong and then learning that it won't even work lol
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I was so naive to think that if the network bands matched up, I would be good to go, because I have thought for the longest time that was all that required if the phone was unlocked and you were switching over to a GSM network. I will definitely have to use and tell other people about IMEI compatibility in the future, because I just went through two weeks of hell waiting for this phone to come from Hong Kong and then learning that it won't even work lol
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Yeah,that sucks because it's not like it's an easy phone to exchange.
Hey bro,
I ended up reselling the CN version I imported and bought the UK/EU/Global model (CPH2305) instead. Works fine on Metro, get strong 4G just about everywhere. Seems like a recent firmware update enabled 5G (VoNR) as well, but it only has 1 compatible band. I think the battery will drain less on 4G so I just disabled the 5G. Talked to countless reps about VoLTE and WiFi calling but still haven't gotten anywhere with the global model. I'd love to know if it's a software issue...
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Hey bro,
I ended up reselling the CN version I imported and bought the UK/EU/Global model (CPH2305) instead. Works fine on Metro, get strong 4G just about everywhere. Seems like a recent firmware update enabled 5G (VoNR) as well, but it only has 1 compatible band. I think the battery will drain less on 4G so I just disabled the 5G. Talked to countless reps about VoLTE and WiFi calling but still haven't gotten anywhere with the global model. I'd love to know if it's a software issue...
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Glad you were able to sort that out with the Global version. Interesting.. Which update was it? Color OS or something else. My current Color OS version is A17. I don't see any 5g settings yet. My Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has the same 5g band and I was getting great coverage in my area so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for 5g to be enabled on my X5.
I'm on A17 as well I believe (CPH2305_11_A.17). The thing is, the update didn't enable 5G the way you think it would. The only reason I found out is because I was playing around in the developer settings (check attachment) and found 'VoNR calls' as a new setting.
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But there's more. When you enable this function, 5g won't work out of the box. You can try to go to SIM settings and change the network type but it will still say '4g/3g/2g (auto)' with no option to include 5g. So here's what I did. Go to the play store and install an app called 'network mode (universal)' by JunHyung Lee (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ljh.networkmode). Open it and find the list that's called 'set preferred network type'. I think the default is GSM/WCDMA/LTE (PRL).
I changed it to NR/LTE/GSM/WCDMA. after doing that and rebooting I got 5g on my X5 Pro.
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I changed it to NR/LTE/GSM/WCDMA. after doing that and rebooting I got 5g on my X5 Pro.
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Good to know. I am assuming this is N41? Do you have the net monster app or similar to see what band/s you are connected to and the carrier aggregation? How are the speeds?
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I'm on A17 as well I believe (CPH2305_11_A.17). The thing is, the update didn't enable 5G the way you think it would. The only reason I found out is because I was playing around in the developer settings (check attachment) and found 'VoNR calls' as a new setting.
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But there's more. When you enable this function, 5g won't work out of the box. You can try to go to SIM settings and change the network type but it will still say '4g/3g/2g (auto)' with no option to include 5g. So here's what I did. Go to the play store and install an app called 'network mode (universal)' by JunHyung Lee (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ljh.networkmode). Open it and find the list that's called 'set preferred network type'. I think the default is GSM/WCDMA/LTE (PRL).
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I changed it to NR/LTE/GSM/WCDMA. after doing that and rebooting I got 5g on my X5 Pro.
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I owe you many beers Sir, worked like a charm. I actually saw those settings for VONR in the developer settings. I didn't know about the app but I was trying to access those settings through the phone codes but they don't seem to work on Oppo phones. 5g is working well now. Thanks!
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wip23 said:
Good to know. I am assuming this is N41? Do you have the net monster app or similar to see what band/s you are connected to and the carrier aggregation? How are the speeds?
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it must be N41.
Thanks for your suggestion of using NetMonster to see that band usage etc. The speeds are roughly similar to 4G, maybe a little slower seeing as I don't have as much coverage going off one 5g band vs. multiple 4g bands (2/4/12/etc).
It seems as though even though I can enable VoNR (5G) in the developer settings, I think the signal indicator in the status bar is telling a lie. I don't think it's really 5G. I changed my connection state from GSM/WCDMA/LTE (PRL) to NR/WCDMA/LTE/GSM as I detailed in my previous post and then ran NetMonster.
Here's what it looks like on 4G. everything normal:
And here's what it looks like on '5G':
I could click on the part that says 'Disconnected', and NetMonster shows the following:
So I think it's still 4G despite saying 5G. Not sure what this means as there are many possibilities. Let me know what you guys think as I don't really know where to go from here. Disabled VoNR for now and just using plain ol' 4G.
When I run Speedtest, it definitely shows 5g connected and I've seen speeds up to 180mb/s. If I run it when it shows 4g, LTE shows up in Speedtest so it's definitely connecting to 5g when it's available. The VoNR setting in Developers seems to have no impact either way.
And on 4g.
Now that I'm on Color OS 13, Volte and Vowifi are now active and working. IMS is now registered and I get 4G and 4G+. No 5G but I'm okay with that.
I have bought an x40 and 5G just doesn't work. I should have 5G reception at home on EE, as it worked on my previous phone, but the x40 doesn't. I also tried other networks from my house mates, THREE, and VODAFONE and I still have no 5G whatsoever. So now I'm trying to see if Motorola is blocking Chinese variants, of if it's an Android 13 issue, because the network is definitely not the problem. On my network (EE) I'm also missing the "preferred network type" option in settings. This setting is present on Vodafone and Three, but I can only select 2g/3g/4g. No 5g
Dialing*#*#4636#*#* and manually switch to 5g doesn't do anything
NR state is also set to NONE
So does anyone who has an x30 pro can confirm that 5g works on their device? And if they have "preferred network type" in settings on EE, , and maybe post a screenshot with *#*#4636#*#*?
Thanks
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I bought a Motorola X30 Pro (China variant of the Edge 30 Ultra) and has a similar issue but it depends on the carrier I am using (I'm from Southeast Asia).
I stay in Malaysia and using 1 Malaysian SIM and 1 Philippine SIM (Roaming)
Carrier 1: Digi -- no 5G option in preferred network type
Carrier 2: Globe Telecom (using Maxis telecom as roaming) -- 5G option available in preferred network type.
I travelled to Philippines last month and was able to use 5G under "Globe Telecom" whereas Digi couldn't connect to 5G.
With that said, I believe this is a network issue more than the device. Network carriers should provide a SIM card which is 5G ready.
ijuanp03 said:
I bought a Motorola X30 Pro (China variant of the Edge 30 Ultra) and has a similar issue but it depends on the carrier I am using (I'm from Southeast Asia).
I stay in Malaysia and using 1 Malaysian SIM and 1 Philippine SIM (Roaming)
Carrier 1: Digi -- no 5G option in preferred network type
Carrier 2: Globe Telecom (using Maxis telecom as roaming) -- 5G option available in preferred network type.
I travelled to Philippines last month and was able to use 5G under "Globe Telecom" whereas Digi couldn't connect to 5G.
With that said, I believe this is a network issue more than the device. Network carriers should provide a SIM card which is 5G ready.
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Thing is, I tried 3/4 UK networks and none connected to 5G. Only 2 of the networks had the option "preferred network type" but not even those would let me choose 5G. So none of them connect to 5G. Also if I pop in my SIM into my old Poco F2 Pro, i get 5G as soon as I power up the phone. So I'm inclined to believe that the network is not the issue
XDRdaniel said:
Thing is, I tried 3/4 UK networks and none connected to 5G. Only 2 of the networks had the option "preferred network type" but not even those would let me choose 5G. So none of them connect to 5G. Also if I pop in my SIM into my old Poco F2 Pro, i get 5G as soon as I power up the phone. So I'm inclined to believe that the network is not the issue
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Hmmm.. this is kinda weird. Check the 5G frequency bands supported by the X40 and what bands are provided by 3/4 UK networks whether they are compatible.
Another option is to call your carrier and ask them to "enable" 5G on your device. Just take a chance as they might have some sort of whitelist.
Just to add, I contacted "Digi" network yesterday why I'm not getting any 5G. They said 5G is only available for postpaid subscribers for now so yeah.
ijuanp03 said:
Hmmm.. this is kinda weird. Check the 5G frequency bands supported by the X40 and what bands are provided by 3/4 UK networks whether they are compatible.
Another option is to call your carrier and ask them to "enable" 5G on your device. Just take a chance as they might have some sort of whitelist.
Just to add, I contacted "Digi" network yesterday why I'm not getting any 5G. They said 5G is only available for postpaid subscribers for now so yeah.
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All the bands are supported be the phone, except for O2 UK which is a network I won't ever use
I tried calling EE too and they said they don't filter devices. As long as they're 5G capable, they get 5G.
All 5G bands are enabled on this phone but it just seems like 5g is disabled by Motorola somehow. I also just got a software update yesterday and I hoped that would fix it, but still no.
I browsed Motorola forum and this seems like a recurring issue on their phones.
These are only just a few examples from their forums