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So talking to a rep right now, and according to her... (she seems a little less educated if you will) but she told me the s20 didnt say which or if it was all... but supposedly they are having some issues and not playing well.. as of now, she hasn't gotten into it, I took the sigh and the mumbling about problems with the phones....

So i gather by what she is having me doing, the "roaming" or getting onto sprints bands if needed isnt working out well..

Some of this is just me reading into things.. but you get the point..

ill play the game a little longer and see where it goes

 

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6 minutes ago, BlueAngel said:

So you're saying there are hardware issues with the modem? I've had no issues I'm on 5G 90% of the time.

possibly... as with any electronics, they have their outliers.. good and bad.

I just did reprovisioning... we will see how that works out

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25 minutes ago, floorguy said:

possibly... as with any electronics, they have their outliers.. good and bad.

I just did reprovisioning... we will see how that works out

That would be two Samsung flagships in a row, my S10 Plus had the modem issue where data became unusable after a few months. It essentially fried itself, the replacement was solid though and was a brand new unit not a refurb. Keep us updated I'm curious as to what might happen.

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21 hours ago, BlueAngel said:

That would be two Samsung flagships in a row, my S10 Plus had the modem issue where data became unusable after a few months. It essentially fried itself, the replacement was solid though and was a brand new unit not a refurb. Keep us updated I'm curious as to what might happen.

I dont know if its an issue (they say old tmo sims) but I have a sprint sim.... I guess if we keep having issues, a new sim would be the next step..

Do you know which yours is??

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2 minutes ago, floorguy said:

I dont know if its an issue (they say old tmo sims) but I have a sprint sim.... I guess if we keep having issues, a new sim would be the next step..

Do you know which yours is??

I'm not having any issues with my S20 Ultra.

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1 hour ago, IrwinshereAgain said:

Just picked up the FE from Tmobile today.  Working great so far.  Shows 5G in the house with 5Bars.

Got one on launch day from Best Buy for $200 off, working pretty nice so far. Found some N41 in the Omaha metro.

Careful of the 5G indicator, it doesn't always mean 5G is actually active. It means the LTE channel you're on is set to be an anchor band for 5G. Check SCP to see if NR is actually active.

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Have you guys been seeing the network (either 5G or LTE) being displayed even when on WiFi? I haven't been able to narrow it down to a specific app and it's not from a weak WiFi signal or the wifi switching setting. Not sure if it's adversely affecting anything. So I have currently my WiFi symbol, the WiFi-calling icon, and "5G",  the signal bars and battery icon. Started for me after the last update that fixed GPS.

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22 hours ago, mmark27 said:

Have you guys been seeing the network (either 5G or LTE) being displayed even when on WiFi? I haven't been able to narrow it down to a specific app and it's not from a weak WiFi signal or the wifi switching setting. Not sure if it's adversely affecting anything. So I have currently my WiFi symbol, the WiFi-calling icon, and "5G",  the signal bars and battery icon. Started for me after the last update that fixed GPS.

I just connected to WiFi and the 5G indicator went away.

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23 hours ago, mmark27 said:

Have you guys been seeing the network (either 5G or LTE) being displayed even when on WiFi? I haven't been able to narrow it down to a specific app and it's not from a weak WiFi signal or the wifi switching setting. Not sure if it's adversely affecting anything. So I have currently my WiFi symbol, the WiFi-calling icon, and "5G",  the signal bars and battery icon. Started for me after the last update that fixed GPS.

All is normal here.

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I finally received the September update today, and with it AT&T has enabled NSA N2 and N66 now. Still no SA available in the RAT menu. Its also now showing MIMO # in service mode screen.763887151dc5a1f3b9794310b50b6397.jpge3c8a575bbc27f0e882aae79d57ebc4a.jpg

Sent from my SM-G988U using Tapatalk

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2 hours ago, mdob07 said:

I finally received the September update today, and with it AT&T has enabled NSA N2 and N66 now. Still no SA available in the RAT menu. Its also now showing MIMO # in service mode screen.

Sent from my SM-G988U using Tapatalk
 

Likely DSS coming soon with the iPhone launch. Verizon will likely put out a similar update pretty soon in anticipation of the iPhone.

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On 10/5/2020 at 5:38 PM, Dkoellerwx said:

Got one on launch day from Best Buy for $200 off, working pretty nice so far. Found some N41 in the Omaha metro.

Careful of the 5G indicator, it doesn't always mean 5G is actually active. It means the LTE channel you're on is set to be an anchor band for 5G. Check SCP to see if NR is actually active.

Do you recommend that I use the new R15 sim instead of my old Tmobile sim card?  When I traded in my old LG G7, they just put my old sim card in the new S20 FE.

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13 minutes ago, IrwinshereAgain said:

Do you recommend that I use the new R15 sim instead of my old Tmobile sim card?  When I traded in my old LG G7, they just put my old sim card in the new S20 FE.

Without an R15 sim you won't get 5G SA.

 

So the One UI 3.0 Beta is out, I signed up for it but when I go to check for an update it says I am up to date. Hmm.

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14 minutes ago, IrwinshereAgain said:

Do you recommend that I use the new R15 sim instead of my old Tmobile sim card?  When I traded in my old LG G7, they just put my old sim card in the new S20 FE.

Old T-Mobile SIM? Have you had a T-Mobile line previously?

If your S20 activated and is getting service you should be okay. However I would have expected a SIM to come with your S20 already installed if it was indeed new.

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Just now, Dkoellerwx said:

Old T-Mobile SIM? Have you had a T-Mobile line previously?

If your S20 activated and is getting service you should be okay. However I would have expected a SIM to come with your S20 already installed if it was indeed new.

I switched to Tmobile a couple of years ago.  Sprint wouldn't work inside my house when we retired here.

A new sim was in the box but she just put my old one in the new phone.

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