So now that all variants besides the T-Mobile V30 have root I am hoping maybe that opened up more options to get more USA bands working on my India H930DS.
I read a few threads about adding bands on older phones with root access particularly this one for the Galaxy s5:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....o-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059/amp/
It details the whole process of adding extra 3g and LTE bands on a rooted s5 with custom rom/kernel. He also states it should work on any Qualcomm based devices.
My question is will something like this work on newer devices such as my H930DS V30+?
Also i am not sure but i am assuming the "ids" he mentions in the steps 17-23 are going to be different?
Can any experts here confirm weather the process in the thread i linked would be relevant for my purposes or any other methods that can take advantage of root to add/enable more bands?
Ah come on. Someone at least give me some hope that i can keep this phone.
Back in 2015 we tried that Qualcomm method with Moto Quarks (Moto Maxx, Moto Turbo) and it didn't work. I don't know about LG phones.
I think no only one is answering because they really don't know.
All I know is when you flash Sprint LS998 to US998, it takes on those bands and loses a couple of Sprint bands. Sprint guy @JWnSC reflashed Sprint modem and got them back. So it IS possible to add/remove LTE bands from the V30. Whether it's possible in the way you need, I don't know. You're crossing hemispheres.
Alright thanks for the answer. I just don't want to go through the whole process of bl unlock and root just to find out I can't even get the tools to connect to the phone and read/write the bands or something stupid like that.
ChazzMatt said:
Back in 2015 we tried that Qualcomm method with Moto Quarks (Moto Maxx, Moto Turbo) and it didn't work. I don't know about LG phones.
I think no only one is answering because they really don't know.
All I know is when you flash Sprint LS998 to US998, it takes on those bands and loses a couple of Sprint bands. Sprint guy @JWnSC reflashed Sprint modem and got them back. So it IS possible to add/remove LTE bands from the V30. Whether it's possible in the way you need, I don't know. You're crossing hemispheres.
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I can add, when I flashed the VS996 modem back after BL unlock/root, the hidden menu did not show the additional bands that, according to GSMArena, should have been present (46 & 66). Instead, it showed the native US998 bands and my connection was screwed up.
It may have been something I did or didn't do... I don't know.
ugoff said:
I can add, when I flashed the VS996 modem back after BL unlock/root, the hidden menu did not show the additional bands that, according to GSMArena, should have been present (46 & 66). Instead, it showed the native US998 bands and my connection was screwed up.
It may have been something I did or didn't do... I don't know.
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Worked for me. US998 supposedly doesn't have bands 26 or 41. I have both working
JWnSC said:
Worked for me. US998 supposedly doesn't have bands 26 or 41. I have both working
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(Don't mind the theme. It's a lgv30 I like the Samsung nav bar)
JWnSC said:
Worked for me. US998 supposedly doesn't have bands 26 or 41. I have both working
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Maybe some description of how to flash the modem correctly is what we need. I just flashed the modem partition using patched LGUP with the VS996 kdz.
Nickvanexel said:
So now that all variants besides the T-Mobile V30 have root I am hoping maybe that opened up more options to get more USA bands working on my India H930DS.
I read a few threads about adding bands on older phones with root access particularly this one for the Galaxy s5:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....o-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059/amp/
It details the whole process of adding extra 3g and LTE bands on a rooted s5 with custom rom/kernel. He also states it should work on any Qualcomm based devices.
My question is will something like this work on newer devices such as my H930DS V30+?
Also i am not sure but i am assuming the "ids" he mentions in the steps 17-23 are going to be different?
Can any experts here confirm weather the process in the thread i linked would be relevant for my purposes or any other methods that can take advantage of root to add/enable more bands?
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Here's what I don't understand. If you flashed the H930 over your H930DS phone, these are the bands you should have...
If you have"H930" (either actual or converted), you will have these bands:
2G GSM: 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G (HSPA): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G LTE: 1/2/3/4/5/8/12/17/20/28/38
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These are the US998 bands:
If you now have bootloader unlocked, rooted "US998" (either actual or converted) you will have these bands:
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Silver-lg-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
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So what bands are you missing that you need to add? I know Sprint users want LTE band 26 and 41, which can be added back by flashing the Sprint modem. I know T-mobile users would love LTE band 71 (probably not going to happen). Verizon users want Wi-Fi calling back and that's been solved.
But you SHOULD already be getting LTE on AT&T or T-mobile on the existing bands.
ChazzMatt said:
Here's what I don't understand. If you flashed the H930 over your H930DS phone, these are the bands you should have...
These are the US998 bands:
So what bands are you missing that you need to add? I know Sprint users want LTE band 26 and 41, which can be added back by flashing the Sprint modem. I know T-mobile users would love LTE band 71 (probably not going to happen). Verizon users want Wi-Fi calling back and that's been solved.
But you SHOULD already be getting LTE on AT&T or T-mobile on the existing bands.
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That is the problem I'm encountering. I flashed the H930 kdz on my H930DS and I am still not getting the H930's bands, only the H930DS'. I'm not sure if I did something wrong here. I also tried to use partition dl mode in LGUP to flash only modem, xbl and xbl2 from the H930 kdz but still no change. Any help?
I don't know, maybe 66? I think 66 is extension of band 4 right? Something I read somewhere. All I know is nothing I tried would let me get anything better than a 2g/edge connection at home and a 3g connection in town. It was constantly only being able to get 2g that bothered me. If I could have gotten a consistent 3g/hspa connection I would have been more than happy with it. Anyways I just gave up and sold it.
Which bands are you missing?
The bands listed for the H930 earlier is not correct either. It supports a few more than that.
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According to GSMArena, India uses these bands: LTE 850 (5), LTE 1800 (3), LTE 2100 (1), LTE 2300 (40), LTE 2500 (41). All of them except 41 is supported by the H930DS. It sounds more like your APN settings were wonky.
All I know is with the same SIM card I am getting LTE+ connection on my new essential PH1 in the same spot I was only able to get 2g connection with the h930ds.
So has anyone figured out a way to add LTE bands to their US998?
I am stuck with AT&T H931 firmware mainly because I don't want to lose band 30. The more I dig into the AT&T firmware, the more I dislike what the big brother did.
Nickvanexel said:
All I know is with the same SIM card I am getting LTE+ connection on my new essential PH1 in the same spot I was only able to get 2g connection with the h930ds.
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Because your H930DS is not made for North American carriers. It's missing most North American carrier LTE bands. So, all you could receive is 2G bands.
Has nothing to do with SIM card, has everything to do with you not researching what you bought. .
You should have bought Open Market US998 V30+.
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abuchison said:
So has anyone figured out a way to add LTE bands to their US998?
I am stuck with AT&T H931 firmware mainly because I don't want to lose band 30. The more I dig into the AT&T firmware, the more I dislike what the big brother did.
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You can root and debloat the AT&T firmware if you wish.
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So my phone has been running great since the conversion and still flys on ATT LTE, however I am a Mobile rep and I switch carriers on occasion, hence why I was wondering if the US998 modems actually enables the 800mhz CDMA band and allows me to use the verizon LTE bands.
Im not new to flashing and trying things out, and I can easily get my hands on a verizon android sim (yes there is a difference) to test anything.
Thoughts?
Link420able said:
So my phone has been running great since the conversion and still flys on ATT LTE, however I am a Mobile rep and I switch carriers on occasion, hence why I was wondering if the US998 modems actually enables the 800mhz CDMA band and allows me to use the verizon LTE bands.
Im not new to flashing and trying things out, and I can easily get my hands on a verizon android sim (yes there is a difference) to test anything.
Thoughts?
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The US998 is the "carrier unlocked" version, and many people have used US998 on Verizon, so there's no question the US998 has that band.
Converting any other North America phone to that should let you have all those bands of the US998.
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Silver-lg-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
ChazzMatt said:
The US998 is the "carrier unlocked" version, and many people have used US998 on Verizon, so there's no question the US998 has that band.
Converting any other North America phone to that should let you have all those bands of the US998.
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Silver-lg-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
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Ill have to test APN settings and clean boot with a verizon sim then. Ive tested a sim and it pulled phone number, but was still looking for signal.
Try making a backup in TWRP, and then flash JUST the Verizon system partition and see what you get.
rild is the daemon that talks to the modem, and Verizon may be slightly different.
-- Brian
Link420able said:
So my phone has been running great since the conversion and still flys on ATT LTE, however I am a Mobile rep and I switch carriers on occasion, hence why I was wondering if the US998 modems actually enables the 800mhz CDMA band and allows me to use the verizon LTE bands.
Im not new to flashing and trying things out, and I can easily get my hands on a verizon android sim (yes there is a difference) to test anything.
Thoughts?
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Maybe relevant to your question:
tyrich30 said:
Does anyone know how to get the Advanced Call feature to work. Mine is greyed out. VZW V30 to US998 . Everything else seems to work.
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Just an update. I featured it out. Had to go into the hidden menu *#*#4636#*#*, Phone information, turn VoLTE Provisioned = BAM! Back in business.
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LOVE success stories like that.
What is the verdict? H931 on CDMA yay/nay?
It works just fine. Just depends on the rom you use. On stock us998 i can get verizon to work but on boombox, i cant get a signal.
Hello. I'm planning to buy H931 and do the Frankenstein conversion to us998. The question is H931 doesn't have the UMTS 900 band but if I do the process for us998 will I have UMTS 900 or is a hardware thing?
racsomar said:
Hello. I'm planning to buy H931 and do the Frankenstein conversion to us998. The question is H931 doesn't have the UMTS 900 band but if I do the process for us998 will I have UMTS 900 or is a hardware thing?
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You will have all bands of US998.
The Frankenstein instructions make that clear.
ChazzMatt said:
You will have all bands of US998.
The Frankenstein instructions make that clear.
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Im sorry my English is not very good. But is unbelievable that H931 doesn't show UMTS 900 band on official description and doing the Frankenstein conversion you can add that UMTS 900 band. So it means that is disabled wow.
Another question. If the H931 AT&T model is not unlocked and I do the convertion then will be unlocked? Or I have to buy the unlock code for the IMEI???
racsomar said:
Im sorry my English is not very good. But is unbelievable that H931 doesn't show UMTS 900 band on official description and doing the Frankenstein conversion you can add that UMTS 900 band. So it means that is disabled wow.
Another question. If the H931 AT&T model is not unlocked and I do the convertion then will be unlocked? Or I have to buy the unlock code for the IMEI???
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Yes, AT&T H931 will be SIM card unlocked/network unlocked when you convert to US998.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
OP, can you confirm that you can use LTE band 13 on your H931 (AT&T) Frankenstein phone? I converted my VS996 to US998 10b, unlocked bootloader, updated to 20e (KDZ), and rooted with magisk 17.3. I can use T-Mobile VoLTE but can't connect to their LTE band 12. I've tried the US998 Hidden Menu hack by using T-Mobile's LTE band menu and selecting LTE bands 2, 4, 12, 66, and 71. When I leave only band 12 selected I only get 3G or 2G EDGE. Maybe T-Mobile doesn't like my phone's IMEI as it's from Verizon. On AT&T, I never got stable LTE because my old G4 was from T-Mobile, and it always dropped to 3G after a while. If hardware isn't the issue then it leads me to believe T-Mobile whitelists only their branded devices for band 12.
patato21 said:
OP, can you confirm that you can use LTE band 13 on your H931 (AT&T) Frankenstein phone? I converted my VS996 to US998 10b, unlocked bootloader, updated to 20e (KDZ), and rooted with magisk 17.3. I can use T-Mobile VoLTE but can't connect to their LTE band 12. I've tried the US998 Hidden Menu hack by using T-Mobile's LTE band menu and selecting LTE bands 2, 4, 12, 66, and 71. When I leave only band 12 selected I only get 3G or 2G EDGE. Maybe T-Mobile doesn't like my phone's IMEI as it's from Verizon. On AT&T, I never got stable LTE because my old G4 was from T-Mobile, and it always dropped to 3G after a while. If hardware isn't the issue then it leads me to believe T-Mobile whitelists only their branded devices for band 12.
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I get the success message when clicking on band 13 in the hidden menu. I am using the latest stock US998 rom. Its given me the best reception and still runs fluid as can be.
Also, did you just insert your sim card into the phone from your previous device or did you manually enter your IMEI to your phone number in your T-Mobile account? Is the sim card brand new or several years old? Not being nosey or questioning your ability, just making sure your device properly activated on T-Mobiles network for best network performance. I don't think T-Mobile is picky with verizon IMEIs as 99% of verizon phones are sim unlocked out of the box and T-mobile likes to advertise towards verizon customers.
Link420able said:
Also, did you just insert your sim card into the phone from your previous device or did you manually enter your IMEI to your phone number in your T-Mobile account? Is the sim card brand new or several years old? Not being nosey or questioning your ability, just making sure your device properly activated on T-Mobiles network for best network performance. I don't think T-Mobile is picky with verizon IMEIs as 99% of verizon phones are sim unlocked out of the box and T-mobile likes to advertise towards verizon customers.
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My T-Mobile service is actually through Tracfone. I activated it on a G5 H830 (TMO), and then moved over to a V20 H910 (AT&T). I did notice poorer reception on the V20 because I rarely locked into band 12. I always had excellent reception on the G5 and frequent band 12. I tried this SIM just now on a Canadian G6 H873 from Videotron, went into hidden menu *#546368#*873# -> Field test -> Modem settings -> LTE Band Selection -> Band 12. I instantly got Band 12 locked in, but went back to Automatic mode: (Field Test -> Network Mode -> Automatic). This band selection menu leaves you locked to that LTE band only, and you can't select multiple, so I went back and got Band 4 which is stronger in my house. If it were rooted, there's a hidden LTE menu that allows you to select multiple bands (through "tmo only" and iot menu, search LTEBand and BandSelection in shortcut master lite when rooted). Doing this on my VS996 -> US998 it falls back to 3G as it can't find Band 12 for some reason. I've tried wiping the modemst1 and modemst2 partitions to no avail. I'm now on the AS998 (ACG or C-Spire?) 20b KDZ. It should be identical to the LS998 (Sprint) modem and supports bands 2, 4, and 12. I kept TWRP recovery by not flashing the recovery in LGUP, INSTANTLY GO INTO FACTORY RESET (Power + Vol up) or else recovery will be wiped, flashed magisk 17.3, Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt, lg-rctd-disabler, erased modemst1/2, and booted up. The hidden menu in the AS998 has all bands greyed out in the hidden menu only accessible through root, and the LTE band selection menu reports FAILED on all bands, so it's locked to the stock bands of the AS998/LS998. I'll report later on my findings.
TWRP Terminal command to wipe modemst1 and modemst2:
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/modemst1 bs=16384
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/modemst2 bs=16384
Link420able said:
I get the success message when clicking on band 13 in the hidden menu. I am using the latest stock US998 rom. Its given me the best reception and still runs fluid as can be.
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I'm confused. Do they want band 13 or band 12? They started talking about band 13, then started talking about T-mobile band 12.
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patato21 said:
OP, can you confirm that you can use LTE band 13 on your H931 (AT&T) Frankenstein phone? I converted my VS996 to US998 10b, unlocked bootloader, updated to 20e (KDZ), and rooted with magisk 17.3. I can use T-Mobile VoLTE but can't connect to their LTE band 12. I've tried the US998 Hidden Menu hack by using T-Mobile's LTE band menu and selecting LTE bands 2, 4, 12, 66, and 71. When I leave only band 12 selected I only get 3G or 2G EDGE. Maybe T-Mobile doesn't like my phone's IMEI as it's from Verizon. On AT&T, I never got stable LTE because my old G4 was from T-Mobile, and it always dropped to 3G after a while. If hardware isn't the issue then it leads me to believe T-Mobile whitelists only their branded devices for band 12.
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Do you want band 12 or band 13?
ChazzMatt said:
Do you want band 12 or band 13?
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I want band 12, I just found it amazing that OP has band 13 and CDMA on his H931 -> US998. Mainly because the H931 is GSM and shouldn't come with an ESN/pESN, just IMEI and MEID. And due to Verizon being picky about devices. I had an RS988 G5 and that didn't work well with them.
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Do you want band 12 or band 13?
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I want band 12, I just found it amazing that OP has band 13 and CDMA on his H931 -> US998. Mainly because the H931 is GSM and shouldn't come with an ESN/pESN, just IMEI and MEID. And due to Verizon being picky about devices. I had an RS988 G5 and that didn't work well with them.[/QUOTE]
When you convert it with Frankenstein, it converts to have all the bands.
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When you convert it with Frankenstein, it converts to have all the bands.
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Not mine, I converted a VS996 -> US998 and don't get band 12 or 17. I the same SIM on a G6 from Canada (H873) and band 12 works on Tracfone via T-Mobile and on AT&T (prepaid).
patato21 said:
Not mine, I converted a VS996 -> US998 and don't get band 12 or 17. I tried this on a G6 from Canada and band 12 works on Tracfone via T-Mobile and on AT&T (prepaid).
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No one else has said this, in fact the opposite.
I'm not talking about T-mobile at all, as they have put specific requirements on their band 12 due toWifi calling, etc.
But many are using us998 on T-mobile, whether converted or original.
That doesn't prove you don't have band 12. Also, ATT no longer calls band 17 as 17. On all newer phones, it's band 12, as 17 is a subset of 12. If you look at the H931 specs it says "12" , not 17. Their 12 is fully interoperable with T-mobile band 12 and includes 17.
So, Google Fi just went official and they're allowing more phones in. They're offering a $200 service credit if you sign up to port your number by 11:59 PM PT tonight. Not going to give a link because I don't want this mistaken as a referral/promotion.
I have a VS998 converted to US998 via WTF/Frankenstein. What I want to know is can I get all T-Mobile bands (except 71) and Sprint bands to work/if Fi automatic switching will work on this device?
Has anyone used Fi like this? Did you have to flash Sprint's modem or enable any Sprint bands if you flashed your device to a US998?
rdeets said:
So, Google Fi just went official and they're allowing more phones in. They're offering a $200 service credit if you sign up to port your number by 11:59 PM PT tonight. Not going to give a link because I don't want this mistaken as a referral/promotion.
I have a VS998 converted to US998 via WTF/Frankenstein. What I want to know is can I get all T-Mobile bands (except 71) and Sprint bands to work/if Fi automatic switching will work on this device?
Has anyone used Fi like this? Did you have to flash Sprint's modem or enable any Sprint bands if you flashed your device to a US998?
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There's two Sprint LTE bands the US998 does not have: 26 & 41. That's why this thread exists. It's also why Sprint won't activate the US998 on Sprint network, even though it's the official open market model. My understanding (may be wrong) these two Sprint bands are not everywhere and if you're switching back and forth between T-mobile anyway, may not matter.
ChazzMatt said:
There's two Sprint LTE bands the US998 does not have: 26 & 41. That's why this thread exists.
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I saw that thread, but I wasn't sure if that would add Sprint bands to the US998 bands or replace the US998 bands with Sprint bands.
Are you on Fi? I'm trying to figure out of Carrier Switching works with the V30, or if I can manually switch between the networks, or if I'm locked to T-Mobile. If I'm locked to T-Mobile, I'm better staying on T-Mobile.
rdeets said:
I saw that thread, but I wasn't sure if that would add Sprint bands to the US998 bands or replace the US998 bands with Sprint bands.
Are you on Fi? I'm trying to figure out of Carrier Switching works with the V30, or if I can manually switch between the networks, or if I'm locked to T-Mobile. If I'm locked to T-Mobile, I'm better staying on T-Mobile.
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It replaces with Sprint bands, because those are Sprint customers who wanted US998 bootloader unlock and root -- but then want to use Sprint network fully.
Okay. That's what I thought. I'm looking for a way to add the Sprint bands without losing the native US998 bands.
Hey first thankyou for you amazing website !
So im looking for lg v30 or 30+ second hand.
How I can be sure that it will work back in Brazil
I get a hardtime to figure out you guys look like u know what u doing thans for the help appreciate!
Baltou said:
Hey first thankyou for you amazing website !
So im looking for lg v30 or 30+ second hand.
How I can be sure that it will work back in Brazil
I get a hardtime to figure out you guys look like u know what u doing thans for the help appreciate!
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I've been to Brazil six times since 2007.
Yes, LG V30 will work in Brazil, especially if you
1) get one of the North America variants listed below OR
2) even better buy H930DS.... (If you only need in Brazil)
You mostly need LTE bands 3 & 7 for Claro, Vivo, Oi, TIM, Nextel, etc.. But as of 2016, some Brazilian carriers have also started using newer LTE band 28.
If you buy any North America variant (except for T-MOBILE H932, stay away from that), you can convert to carrier unlocked US998 via Frankenstein method and have bands 3 & 7. Or to keep it simple, buy US998 (which is carrier unlocked and has fastboot flash commands, if you ever need them).
LS998, H931, H933, VS996, AS998, US998 are ones you want to look for.
You will be converting to US998, if not already US998.
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
OR even better buy H930DS (DUAL SIM V30+), if you can find it -- if it's for Brazil and not for U.S. use. It has LTE bands 3, 7 and 28 -- and you can use dual SIM cards, which is popular in Brazil. Plus, it has fastboot flash commands, if you ever need them. IF you buy that, make sure it has "DS" in the name. Because there's also plain H930, H930G, etc.
H930DS:
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA): 850/900/1900/2100 MHz +TD-SCDMA 1900MHz (B39) / 2000MHz (B34)
4G LTE: 1/3/5/7/8/20/28 + TD-LTE2600 (B38), TD-LTE1900 (B39), TD-LTE2300 (B40), TD-LTE2500 (B41)
However, H939DS -- while perfect for Brazil -- is missing major LTE bands for U.S. Does NOT have LTE bands 2, 4, 5, 12.
Lg v30+ us998 no working Brazil ?
Hey i come to you again i got the LG v30+ us998 someone flash it for me from Sprint . so im arrived in Brazil I got a vivo 4g chip but its sadly not working any idea to fix that ?
Baltou said:
Hey i come to you again i got the LG v30+ us998 someone flash it for me from Sprint . so im arrived in Brazil I got a vivo 4g chip but its sadly not working any idea to fix that ?
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Does this 4G SIM card also allow HSPA?
You're not getting anything, or just not getting LTE?
What LTE band(s) are they using in your area?
They don't make you buy their own phone, do they? Is it Vivo Prepaid or contract?
You tried contacting customer service? Maybe they have to activate something on their end.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
no idea if allow HSPA
The phone read the chip( writing vivo on screen) but no service, no lte
Apparently the band is 50. In bahia after a quick search
I got a prepaid and a contract one both not working.. thank you
Baltou said:
no idea if allow HSPA
The phone read the chip( writing vivo on screen) but no service, no lte
Apparently the band is 50. In bahia after a quick search
I got a prepaid and a contract one both not working.. thank you
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customer service well the sim working and the other phone I got here
Baltou said:
no idea if allow HSPA
The phone read the chip( writing vivo on screen) but no service, no lte
Apparently the band is 50. In bahia after a quick search
I got a prepaid and a contract one both not working.. thank you
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Hmmm... I not seeing any mention of LTE band 50. Just 3, 7, 28 -- and you're not going to get 28 with US998.
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Okay só i have to go for 3 or 7 I was surfing in the hidden menu clicking on lte band selection is saying sucess but nothing happened
Baltou said:
Okay só i have to go for 3 or 7 I was surfing in the hidden menu clicking on lte band selection is saying sucess but nothing happened
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Be careful of the hidden menu on US998 for LTE bands. Choosing one will LOCK you onto that band and it can't change. I had to factory reset mine one time after doing that. There's also another fix, which I can't remember right now.
Okay so any idea. What can I do.
I'm looking to replace my aging HTC One M8 and it looks like the LG V30+ is the right phone for me, since it's got all the features I want (and no notch!) at a price I'm happy to pay.
One thing I definitely want though is Android Pie. I know LG hasn't released it yet for these phones but that it should be out in Q1 or Q2 of this year.
I also want to root my phone. I've skimmed over the instructions and it seems that if you do the rooting process it'll erase all of your private data off your phone, so it seems like I should do this more or less after I get the phone, rather than using it and wiping my stuff later.
But I've read that once the phone is rooted, OTA updates won't apply is that correct? I don't want to use any custom ROMs or anything, just the standard LG firmware. Do I need to flash to some other firmware and then manually install updates? What's the deal? How difficult / fiddly is it?
It doesn't matter if you're rooted or not. You will still be able to update as usual using KDZ. You can even update stock LG ROMs via TWRP with flashable ZIP. Keep in mind that unlocking bootloader needs stock 20a or 20b so if you update to the versions above that, you must downgrade later. So I think it will be nice to unlock your bootloader first after you get your phone, then you can decide whether to root or not after that.
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But I've read that once the phone is rooted, OTA updates won't apply is that correct? I don't want to use any custom ROMs or anything, just the standard LG firmware. Do I need to flash to some other firmware and then manually install updates? What's the deal? How difficult / fiddly is it?
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I'm on stock rooted firmware myself.
OTA updates won't apply because you'll have TWRP custom recovery. But full image updates (KDZ) are always better than partial image OTA.
If you have TWRP, you merely install the latest TWRP-flashable zip file of the KDZ. It's like flashing a ROM, but it's stock firmware "ROM". Reflash Magisk then reboot. You "dirty flash" so you keep all your data. Takes 5 minutes?
If you read the WTF instructions, upgrading to newer firmware is mentioned towards the end -- Section 9, specifically. Read those Instructions in a web browser, not XDA app, or stuff will be missing. I also suggest printing them out to reference.
Ok, that's great, thanks!
What these KDZ files? I haven't looked around these forums much yet. Are they officially provided by LG, or do people rip them off their phones and upload here, or is it a mixture?
Lanthanide said:
Ok, that's great, thanks!
What these KDZ files? I haven't looked around these forums much yet. Are they officially provided by LG, or do people rip them off their phones and upload here, or is it a mixture?
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LG publicly releases the full image updates a few days after the partial image OTA update. The format extension is .KDZ. We post copies here in the forum, down on the dev section. A group of devs have graciously offered to convert the KDZ images to TWRP-FLASHABLE zip file, whenever updates are released.
For people who are rooted, just flash them in TWRP just like dirty flashing a ROM. Keeps all your data. Reflash Magisk, reboot. Done.
As an example, here are the KDZ and TWRP flashable zip files for the Verizon VS996:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/vs996-lg-v30-verizon-vs996-t3865398
The top one was released very recently. You can see there's a link straight to official LG Bridge update server as well as TWRP-flashable zip format, rendered by a Dev to "ROM".
It is possible to update to newer KDZ manually, without using TWRP. A little more complicated. But we don't need to discuss that right now since we do have TWRP flashable zip files.
Thanks very much for your help.
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Thanks very much for your help.
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Where do you live, what V30 variant were you considering? If you live inthe U.S., what carrier do you use?
With V30, you can buy other variants and convert them to what you need -- especially North America. (There's one exception, which I'll explain after you answer.). But that's why a lot of people buy "mint" (like new) Sprint LS998 V30+ (128GB), even though they are not Sprint customer. It's often less expensive and has more internal memory than just the 64GB V30. They then unlock bootloader, root it, then convert to what they really want.
I converted two personally from LS998 V30+ to US998 V30+. You can even flash Verizon or AT&T firmware over them.
Or you can find already-converted "mint" US998 V30+ for very good price on eBay. Most US998 V30+ on eBay right now are probably former LS998 V30+ -- but that's OK most of the time.
Sorry, don't mean to confuse you.
I'm in New Zealand. The company I have bought from brings in the phones from Hong Kong. It's a 128GB model, although the website doesn't state which specific variant, but from what is available through other sites here I expect it to be a V30+ H930DS.
I'm aware of the root restriction with the T-mobile variant, which doesn't matter to me.
Is there a benefit to be gained by swapping the variant firmware? Is it just radio bands unlocked depending on carrier?
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I'm in New Zealand. The company I have bought from brings in the phones from Hong Kong. It's a 128GB model, although the website doesn't state which specific variant, but from what is available through other sites here I expect it to be a V30+ H930DS.
I'm aware of the root restriction with the T-mobile variant, which doesn't matter to me.
Is there a benefit to be gained by swapping the variant firmware? Is it just radio bands unlocked depending on carrier?
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For H930DS, the other compatible firmware is the H930. Unlike the North American "Frankenstein", flashing H930 over H939DS does not change bands or anything. Hong Kong H930DS just got a new update with DTS stereo framework (needs root to fully enable), so you should stick to your firmware.
Whereas North America Frankenstein fully converts one variant to another, including all bands.
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Where do you live, what V30 variant were you considering? If you live inthe U.S., what carrier do you use?
With V30, you can buy other variants and convert them to what you need -- especially North America. (There's one exception, which I'll explain after you answer.). But that's why a lot of people buy "mint" (like new) Sprint LS998 V30+ (128GB), even though they are not Sprint customer. It's often less expensive and has more internal memory than just the 64GB V30. They then unlock bootloader, root it, then convert to what they really want.
I converted two personally from LS998 V30+ to US998 V30+. You can even flash Verizon or AT&T firmware over them.
Or you can find already-converted "mint" US998 V30+ for very good price on eBay. Most US998 V30+ on eBay right now are probably former LS998 V30+ -- but that's OK most of the time.
Sorry, don't mean to confuse you.
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Wish i had seen this before getting my h933.
Only took it cause the frequency bands work in my country.
Would have loved the extra storage :silly:
Lanthanide said:
I'm looking to replace my aging HTC One M8 and it looks like the LG V30+ is the right phone for me, since it's got all the features I want (and no notch!) at a price I'm happy to pay.
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Yep, been there, done that
Root is easy, some custom roms available if you want to play. The v30 plus is a great upgrade.
I am still on stock and with root and magisk its easy to customise how you like it.
My m8 is a bit short on battery life now but still a great phone. Annoyingly I have Pie on there already working really sweet :silly:
Oh, I only miss the ir blaster to control the tv in the gym
kerdelgreen767 said:
Wish i had seen this (Frankenstein conversion information) before getting my h933.
Only took it cause the frequency bands work in my country.
Would have loved the extra (V30+) storage :silly:
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Curious what frequency bands from the H933 you need, and what country?
gazzacbr said:
Yep, been there, done that
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My m8 is a bit short on battery life now but still a great phone. Annoyingly I have Pie on there already working really sweet :silly:
Oh, I only miss the ir blaster to control the tv in the gym
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Yeah, my M8 is still a decent phone although I'm just on Marshmallow. The battery is the main problem, it doesn't last super long (although recently I seem to be able to use it for longer? not sure what that's about). I've twice had it now where the battery is so low that when the phone has had less than 15% remaining it just shuts off, seemingly in the middle of some important process, corrupting some important system files and to recover it I essentially had to wipe all of my profile out of it - once this happened on holiday (in a city were I could get wifi, thankfully) and it took me several hours to get it working again, damn annoying.
Have also had it crash when trying to take photos with the flash on. Basically exactly the same problem that Apple got completely lambasted for - the battery is old and can no longer always cope with large spikes of energy draw, which can cause system instability.
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Curious what frequency bands from the H933 you need, and what country?
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Digicel LTE bands are 2/12/17
H930/LS99U/H933 support these bands but wasn't getting any good condition LS99U so went with the 933.
I live in Dominica in the Caribbean.
Also as a side note im stuck on one LTE band (17 cause it has most coverage) .
Tried the adb commands posted in another thread but kept getting the error "error (Cannot erase this partition in unlocked state). "
kerdelgreen767 said:
Digicel LTE bands are 2/12/17
H930/LS99U/H933 support these bands but wasn't getting any good condition LS99U so went with the 933.
I live in Dominica in the Caribbean.
Also as a side note im stuck on one LTE band (17 cause it has most coverage) .
Tried the adb commands posted in another thread but kept getting the error "error (Cannot erase this partition in unlocked state). "
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US998 also has those bands...
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
I'm on AT&T which uses band 17. But in the U.S. now it's band 12/17. LTE band 17 is a subset of LTE band 12, so about three years ago, AT&T decided to just say their phones have LTE band 12 -- since they support ALL of LTE band 12 (which T-mobile has) as well as the carved out piece of LTE band 12 that is called LTE band 17. Even though AT&T uses LTE band 17, none of their phone specs now actually list LTE band 17 -- it lists LTE band 12 (which includes LTE band 17).
Band 12 contains the 700 MHz lower A+B+C blocks.
Band 17 contains only B+C.
The analogy I use is Miami = LTE band 17.
Florida = LTE band 12.
Miami is in Florida, so there's no need to say I have "Miami" and I have "Florida".
I got into an argument with someone about this a couple of years ago when AT&T changed their designation from Band 17 to Band 12. He was looking for a carrier unlocked phone that had LTE band 17 -- so he could use it on AT&T, and suddenly couldn't find any. I told him just what I told you (LTE band 12 = LTE band 17 on U.S. phones), and he didn't believe me. So, I sent him the link to the online AT&T store where all the AT&T-branded phones are with specs. NO AT&T phones show band 17 any more -- even though AT&T STILL uses LTE band 17! They're just calling it band 12 now... I challenged him to show me any post-2016 AT&T phones with the LTE band 17 -- which he and I both knows AT&T uses. Since 2016, AT&T no longer lists LTE band 17 on their phones specs, but older AT&T phones will STILL show LTE band 17 in the SAME location. Newer phones show LTE band "12" on AT&T in those locations.
You can read more here:
https://forums.att.com/t5/Network-C...band-12-Why-is-my-phone-using-it/td-p/5065954
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US998 also has those bands...
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
I'm on AT&T which uses band 17. But in the U.S. now it's band 12/band 17. LTE band 17 is a subset of LTE band 12, so a couple of years ago, AT&T decided to just say their phones have LTE band 12 -- since they support ALL of LTE band 12 (which T-mobile has) as well as the carved out piece of LTE band 12 that is called LTE band 17. Even though AT&T uses LTE band 17, none of their phone specs list LTE band 17 -- it lists LTE band 12 (but that has LTE band 17).
Band 12 contains the 700 MHz lower A+B+C blocks. Band 17 contains only B+C.
The analogy I use is Miami = LTE band 17. Florida = LTE band 12. Miami is in Florida, so there's no need to say I have "Miami" and I have "Florida".
I got into an argument with someone about this a couple of years ago when AT&T changed their designation. He was looking for a carrier unlocked phone that had LTE band 17 -- so he could use it on AT&T. I told him just what I told you (LTE band 12 = LTE band 17 on U.S. phones), and he didn't believe me. So, I sent him the link to the online AT&T store where all the phones are with specs. I challenged him to show me any post-2016 AT&T phones with the LTE band 17 he knows AT&T uses. Since 2016, AT&T no longer lists LTE band 17 on their phones, but older AT&T phones will STILL show LTE band 17 in the SAME location.
You can read more here:
https://forums.att.com/t5/Network-C...band-12-Why-is-my-phone-using-it/td-p/5065954
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It's me being ignorant of that fact that caused me to leave down the 998 and get a 933.
gsmarena was my go to source for bands on the diff models and as you explained the 998 does not show band 17.
i even asked my provider and their response wasn't so helpful.
just went with what seemed safer to me.
might sell the 933 and get a v30+ for the extra storage
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It is possible to update to newer KDZ manually, without using TWRP. A little more complicated. But we don't need to discuss that right now since we do have TWRP flashable zip files.
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Right, so I've had a look at the available TWRP ROMs and there's only a handful for the H930DS and none for my region (TWN).
So how do I go about flashing a stock KDZ, and will that erase any of my data?
You use LGUP to flash the KDZs. Yes, it will erase all your data, as this is effectively reinstalling the OS as if the device was new from LG.
The KDZ thread should provide instructions. ChazzMatt's thread here is specific to the 930 series: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930-lg-v30-european-market-h930-t3779076 - near the bottom he details how to flash KDZ with the appropriate LGUP files as well.
I'm wondering if I can use one of the TWRP ROMs for the H930dS even if they aren't for the TWN region, or would that cause problems? Am I correct thinking the *only* difference is the cell bands enabled? Or do all H930DS support the same bands (except India)? Is there any site that lists the different bands for each region?
I bought it off ebay last year and I do remember looking up the serial and finding out it was originally from sprint.
I use it on Cricket which uses the majority of AT&T's bands, however I feel that signal is always low almost everywhere I go and I am wondering if the signal is simply worst due to missing certain bands.
Cricket LTE uses B2/B4/B17(B12)/B30
Does the flashed version have all of those bands?
Thanks!
Crimson Flam3s said:
I bought it off ebay last year and I do remember looking up the serial and finding out it was originally from sprint.
I use it on Cricket which uses the majority of AT&T's bands, however I feel that signal is always low almost everywhere I go and I am wondering if the signal is simply worst due to missing certain bands.
Cricket LTE uses B2/B4/B17(B12)/B30
Does the flashed version have all of those bands?
Thanks!
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Answer is in the Frankenstein instructions.
Here you go:
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12/13/(17)/20/25/66
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
Answer is in the Frankenstein instructions.
Here you go:
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12/13/(17)/20/25/66
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That helps, thanks!
I see I am only missing band30.
Wonder how much of a difference that would make around Atlanta, which is a shame because otherwise this is an excellent phone!
Crimson Flam3s said:
That helps, thanks!
I see I am only missing band30.
Wonder how much of a difference that would make around Atlanta, which is a shame because otherwise this is an excellent phone!
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I'm in Atlanta, I use AT&T Prepaid and I don't lose anything by not having band 30.
Besides, Cricket speed is capped by owner AT&T at 8mbps, and even 3mbps for some plans. From Cricket website:
Cricket caps download speeds on all its rate plans at 8Mbps (LTE)/4Mbps (4G) except for the Unlimited Plan which is capped at 3 Mbps (LTE/4G) and the Unlimited Extra Plan and data only plans.
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Screenshot below isn't even the fastest speed I've gotten, it's just the one I could easily find right now.
ChazzMatt said:
I'm in Atlanta, I use AT&T Prepaid and I don't lose anything by not having band 30.
Besides, Cricket speed is capped by owner AT&T at 8mbps, and even 3mbps for some plans:
From Cricket website:
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My main problem has been more about how many bars I am getting rather than the actual speed, which is just fine for my uses.
Since I am a Field Technician and travel outside Atlanta often, I get to experience this a bit more often, so it would depend if band 30 covers areas outside Atlanta better.
Just gonna have to suck it up for now lol
Real US998 supports all those bands... I'm not sure about LS998 converted to US998 since LS998 originally doesn't support band 30...
jptV30 said:
Real US998 supports all those bands... I'm not sure about LS998 converted to US998 since LS998 originally doesn't support band 30...
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Uh, no it doesn't. I quoted the US998 bands from the LG website. See attached screenshot. Band 30 is not listed while all those other bands are.
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12/13/(17)/20/25/66
(There's a reason LTE band 17 is in parenthesis, but I've explained it before and don't feel like going into it right now. Short answer, it's there as part of LTE band 12.)
Now the Canada H933 has LTE band 30 and also AT&T H931. The US998 is the official North American carrier unlocked variant, but it doesn't support ALL the minor bands of ALL the carriers.
* It's missing LTE band 71 (while the T-mobile H932 has that),
* it's missing a couple of Sprint bands (which LS998 has, of course), and
* it's missing both LTE band 29 and 30, which AT&T use (and which the H931 have).
Just because it's in the Hidden Menu doesn't mean it's supported. LTE band 71 is also in the US998 hidden menu, but you can't actually receive it.
I have an "original" US998, I run LTE Discovery app often, I live in Atlanta, and there's no LTE band 30 in any of my logs -- because US998 doesn't support it.
jptV30 said:
I'm not sure about LS998 converted to US998 since LS998 originally doesn't support band 30...
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Cross flashed to Frankenstein it becomes a full US998 with US998 modems. That is the difference in the North American V30 variants. They all have the same hardware, but the modems/firmware regulate the frequencies received. When an H931 is flashed to LS998 -- suddenly it has CDMA and all the Sprint LTE bands, etc. When US998 is rooted and flashed to H931 firmware it would have LTE bands 29 and 30, but not have those on US998.
Crimson Flam3s said:
I bought it off ebay last year and I do remember looking up the serial and finding out it was originally from sprint.
I use it on Cricket which uses the majority of AT&T's bands, however I feel that signal is always low almost everywhere I go and I am wondering if the signal is simply worst due to missing certain bands.
Cricket LTE uses B2/B4/B17(B12)/B30
Does the flashed version have all of those bands?
Thanks!
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If you feel you need Band 30, there's two ways of getting it:
1) Frankenstein to Canada H933 firmware. It has LTE band 30.
OR
2) root your current US998 and flash the TWRP-flashable zip for AT&T H931. It has LTE band 30.
ChazzMatt said:
Uh, no it doesn't. I quoted the US998 bands from the LG website. See attached screenshot. Band 30 is not listed while all those other bands are.
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12/13/(17)/20/25/66
(There's a reason LTE band 17 is in parenthesis, but I've explained it before and don't feel like going into it right now. Short answer, it's there as part of LTE band 12.)
Now the Canada H933 has LTE band 30 and also AT&T H931. The US998 is the official North American carrier unlocked variant, but it doesn't support ALL the minor bands of ALL the carriers.
* It's missing LTE band 71 (while the T-mobile H932 has that),
* it's missing a couple of Sprint bands (which LS998 has, of course), and
* it's missing both LTE band 29 and 30, which AT&T use (and which the H931 have).
Just because it's in the Hidden Menu doesn't mean it's supported. LTE band 71 is also in the US998 hidden menu, but you can't actually receive it.
I have an "original" US998, I run LTE Discovery app often, I live in Atlanta, and there's no LTE band 30 in any of my logs -- because US998 doesn't support it.
Cross flashed to Frankenstein it becomes a full US998 with US998 modems. That is the difference in the North American V30 variants. They all have the same hardware, but the modems/firmware regulate the frequencies received. When an H931 is flashed to LS998 -- suddenly it has CDMA and all the Sprint LTE bands, etc. When US998 is rooted and flashed to H931 firmware it would have LTE bands 29 and 30, but not have those on US998.
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More than half the things have nothing to do with my statement. This is the second time someone has said... US998 doesn't have band 71... H932 has it... when I didn't even say anything about band 71 or H932... that's amazing...
How did you even come to the ridiculous conclusion that all north american variants have the same hardware?
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More than half the things have nothing to do with my statement. This is the second time someone has said... US998 doesn't have band 71... H932 has it... when I didn't even say anything about band 71 or H932... that's amazing...
How did you even come to the ridiculous conclusion that all north american variants have the same hardware?
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OK, I can see you're a troll and I'm reporting you. YOU said it.
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H931, H933, VS996, and US998 all have the exact same hardware...
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but like I've said... the four models I listed all have the exact same hardware...
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(Add AS998 and T-Mobile H932 to the list. Those are all the North American variants.)
YOU said it, but I don't need you to say it since it's been proven over and over the past two years.
It's how Frankenstein works (which I wrote the guide for) to add or remove various bands, depending on firmware flashed.
Example, as I posted above (for some reason you don't understand "supporting evidence") LS998 has all the Sprint LTE bands. Flashing to US998, then the phone loses some of the Sprint LTE bands. Flashing back to Sprint firmware, the device regains all Sprint LTE bands.
My post was showing the differences in firmware modems, while all North American hardware is the same. H933 and H931 has LTE band 30, while US998 does not.
US998 has the major North American variants bands, but NOT ALL bands. My post detailed relevant examples.
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OK, I can see you're a troll and I'm reporting you. YOU said it.
(Add AS998 and T-Mobile H932 to the list. Those are all the North American variants.)
YOU said it, but I don't need you to say it since it's been proven over and over the past two years.
It's how Frankenstein works (which I wrote the guide for) to add or remove various bands, depending on firmware flashed.
Example, as I posted above (for some reason you don't understand "supporting evidence") LS998 has all the Sprint LTE bands. Flashing to US998, then the phone loses some of the Sprint LTE bands. Flashing back to Sprint firmware, the device regains all Sprint LTE bands.
My post was showing the differences in firmware modems, while all North American hardware is the same. H933 and H931 has LTE band 30, while US998 does not.
US998 has the major North American variants bands, but NOT ALL bands. My post detailed relevant examples.
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You are kidding right... how is saying 'H931, H933, VS996, and US998 all have the exact same hardware...' same as saying ALL NORTH AMERICAN VARIANTS have the same hardware...
This is too funny...
jptV30 said:
You are kidding right... how is saying 'H931, H933, VS996, and US998 all have the exact same hardware...' same as saying ALL NORTH AMERICAN VARIANTS have the same hardware...
This is too funny...
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Doesn't matter. They do have the same hardware. You listed 4 of the 6 (edit, 7) North American variants. You just forgot to list the other 2... (edit, 3) AS998 ("regional carrier" version of the US998) and T-Mobile H932, (and of course Sprint LS998). I'm including those two (edit, three). All North American V30 variants have the same hardware.
(We're not talking about options like internal memory or RAM -- because there's US998, US998U, US998R. But we just call them "US998". Same with H932 and H932U.)
It's not "ridiculous" as you described it. That fact has been been proven repeatedly by many people ever since Frankenstein was discovered to cross flash other V30 North American variant FIRMWARE and change bands to that variant, to transform one variant to another.
Anyway, you've been reported for your disparaging language. I'm tired of arguing with you in various threads.
I've told the OP how to get LTE band 30 on his phone, if he wants it. I've corrected your misinformation about US998 LTE bands, and provided proof.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
Doesn't matter. They do have the same hardware. You listed 4 of the 6 North American variants. You just forgot to list the other 2... AS998 ("regional carrier" version of the US998) and T-Mobile H932. I'm including those two. All North American V30 variants have the same hardware.
(We're not talking about options like internal memory or RAM -- because there's US998, US998U, US998R. But we just call them "US998". Same with H932 and H932U.)
It's not "ridiculous" as you described it. That fact has been been proven repeatedly by many people ever since Frankenstein was discovered to cross flash other V30 North American variant FIRMWARE and change bands to that variant, to transform one variant to another.
Anyway, you've been reported for your disparaging language. I'm tired of arguing with you in various threads.
I've told the OP how to get LTE band 30 on his phone, if he wants it. I've corrected your misinformation about US998 LTE bands, and provided proof.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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They don't have the same hardware... I listed those four because I know those four have the same hardware... and not ALL NORTH AMERICAN VARIANTS have the same hardware... I didn't 'forget' the other variants... they just don't have the same hardware as the four I listed... and there are 7 north american variants not 6.... AS998 is not a version of the US998... AS998 has the same hardware as LS998...
So your ridiculous conclusion came from the fact that you can Frankenstein... that means they all have the same hardware... being able to put firmware on a device does not necessarily mean they have the same hardware...
Go ask anybody with H932 or LS998 running their respective firmware... and ask them for the FCC ID on their device... and then compare it to your US998 FCC ID...
jptV30 said:
They don't have the same hardware... I listed those four because I know those four have the same hardware... and not ALL NORTH AMERICAN VARIANTS have the same hardware... I didn't 'forget' the other variants... they just don't have the same hardware as the four I listed... and there are 7 north american variants not 6.... AS998 is not a version of the US998... AS998 has the same hardware as LS998...
So your ridiculous conclusion came from the fact that you can Frankenstein... that means they all have the same hardware... being able to put firmware on a device does not necessarily mean they have the same hardware...
Go ask anybody with H932 or LS998 running their respective firmware... and ask them for the FCC ID on their device... and then compare it to your US998 FCC ID...
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Same hardware doesn't always mean same FCC ID. Same FCC ID means same hardware AND typically same bands -- like Verizon Droid Turbo XT1254 and Moto Maxx XT1250 which were clones of each other and have same FCC ID. It was how I proved the Droid Turbo was not exclusive to Verizon, even here in the U.S. You could run Verizon SIM card in Moto Maxx XT1250 because it was "Droid Turbo" under another model name.
But there may be cases where there's same FCC ID, but yet different bands...
I reiterate same hardware does not automatically mean same FCC ID. There are many reasons an OEM would file for different FCC IDs when dealing with different major carriers. For instance, if a carrier wanted a change it could impact all carriers if they all shared the same FCC ID. Especially with the requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), where electronic devices have to work in guaranteed manner for people with handicaps -- or companies can be fined or lose to class action lawsuits.
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