Newsportal USENET - Re: 4G or 5G?

Sujet : Re: 4G or 5G?
De : marion (at) *nospam* facts.com (Marion)
Groupes : comp.mobile.android
Date : 06. Mar 2025, 18:18:33

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On 06 Mar 2025 10:32:41 +0000 (GMT), Theo wrote :

Many phones come in different versions and the version for, say, China may
support different bands from the one for Europe or the US.

Even if a phone doesn't support any particular band, there are public
databases that tell you what towers are in any given area.
<https://www.cellmapper.net/>
Also, there's roaming, which enables data on multiple carriers I think:
<https://i.postimg.cc/7hFSk55g/roaming01.jpg> Turn on data roaming
<https://i.postimg.cc/YCG9NHzT/roaming02.jpg> Check tower frequencies
Anyone can also ask their phone what bands it supports like I did here:
<https://i.postimg.cc/FFByv7Ps/bands01.jpg> Hidden Network-Mode Activity
<https://i.postimg.cc/ZKnwPGQ0/bands02.jpg> Hidden Band-Selection Activity
<https://i.postimg.cc/L5CZHt2k/bands03.jpg> Band selection options
<https://i.postimg.cc/dVQJkL02/bands05.jpg> T-Mo LTE bands San Jose