Unlocking 5s Bands ?

[viperpiper]

Has anyone successfully unlocked all the frequency bands for the 5s. I did see a thread on the Mi5 being unlocked. Secondly if they can be unlocked does it actually work on all the North American LTE bands, specifically Rogers in Canada.

any help appreciated.....if it can be done I'll be buying the phone. I like the specs.

 

[alloysious]

I'm a bit confused at what you're asking here. 1 minute of googling tells me Rodgers only supports LTE bands 4, 7 (with 12 being deployed) and only in 'select markets' (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Wireless#LTE)
Further 2 seconds of googling shows me that the mi 5s radio only supports LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) (source: http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_5s-7260.php)

So basic logic is telling me that if have Rodgers, and you don't have coverage by band 7, you don't have LTE.
There is no magical bullet to make a radio support frequencies it does not support. (RTFM).

Seems some people have had some success:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...ad-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269

 

[macwindows]

alloysious,
OP is inquiring whether frequency band 4 can be unlocked for Mi5S?

viperpiper,
Please keep posted, if you come across any info that help to unlock the band 4 for Mi5S. I am also looking for that.

 

[alloysious]

alloysious,
OP is inquiring whether frequency band 4 can be unlocked for Mi5S?

viperpiper,
Please keep posted, if you come across any info that help to unlock the band 4 for Mi5S. I am also looking for that.

Try this:
From Dialer: *#*#4636#*#*
Select SIM you want (for me was 'Phone info2')
Select 'TD-SCDMA, DMS/WCDMA and LTE' to change your radio settings
Select last one on list above Unknown.
(for me was TD-SCDMA, LTE, CDMA, EVDO, GSM/WCDMA)
You should now have everything your radio supports enabled.

--- edit---
Looks like some others on this forum have had some success with other phones. Try it out and let us know-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...ad-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269

 

[ACosta92]

Is somebody going to try?

 

[viperpiper]

I just saw, from what I could read, is that the original Mi5 (not the Mi5s) they managed to unlock all the bands but 20. So could the same method be used and if so would that make the Mi5s compatible with North American carriers ?

 

[alloysious]

I just saw, from what I could read, is that the original Mi5 (not the Mi5s) they managed to unlock all the bands but 20. So could the same method be used and if so would that make the Mi5s compatible with North American carriers ?

Not sure - you should give it a try, if you currently don't have a working LTE phone

 

[MGREX]

So OP did it work? could you unlock band 4?

 

[forgivemypoorEN]

I've been following this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/progress-trying-to-unlock-bands-t3337476/page71. Nothing good has happened so far on b20.