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Are they both the same phone and can you confirm you’ve tried switching sims to check the other out just in case it’s handset?Anyone know if Smarty have access to Band 32 1500Mhz?
Testing here at home with a phone on Three and one on Smarty.
Smarty connecting to 2100 + 1800
Three connecting to 2100 + 1800 + 1500
Hi Gavin, I can't actually see any reference to band 32 in my cellmapper data anywhere, but I'm assuming it's there as I get LTE+ when I select it with band 3.B32 certainly used to be available to smarty - I've mapped some on cellmapper with my smarty SIM. Can't say/test now though as my home serving masts don't have it.
Cheers Gavin, it's all a bit confusing for my tiny brain, but thanks for your reply.Not sure what cellmapper app actually shows in terms of LTE/LTE+ with B32, I haven't really paid much attention, though I would presume it's be LTE+.
If you have 'save CSV logs' enabled in cellmapper you'd be able to find B32 it in there with EARFCN 10220. However I don't know if cellmapper logging the band means that it was actually in aggregation at the time - I know they had to put some funky logic in there to ensure it gets captured due to it not being a primary bearer, but it might just be that it's logging it without actually being connected/in aggregation.
Just checked a log from Saturday and there is some in there for me, so it got seen up as recently as then - I'll try remember to cellmap when I go to that known B32 area next time.
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You were right JP, band 20 and 32 showing LTE+ with the Smarty sim just fine.Might be that the priority has changed, try band 20 and 32 that's a more common duo.
It could be a fault however within the network configs or a new priority change.
Smarty definitely used to use B32 though.
You’d need band 20 and 32 most likely if availableInterestingly I don't seem to have band 32 via Smarty either Mobilemandan.
When I say no band 32, what I mean is I can no longer get LTE+ to show if I select band 3 and 32 using the Smarty sim.
Popped the three sim into the router (Huawei 5G CPE Pro 2) and selected band 3 and 32 and now have LTE+ (Using HuaCtrl Pro)
Popped the Smarty sim back in and can't get any CA at all using the same bands.
Tried the same procedure twice with the same results, so something different seems to be happening for me via the 2 sims.
Unfortunately band 32 for me makes no difference at all to my speeds, but I guess that's another story.
Yeah any of the three bands aggregate with band 32 CarlO1460, just wrongly assumed Smarty would be the same.You’d need band 20 and 32 most likely if available
Edit: JP beat me to it though might give better speeds with 32?
Might be that the priority has changed, try band 20 and 32 that's a more common duo.
strange but I noticed this morning things have gone back to normal and I'm now back getting band32 on smarty with some nice speeds too.I can only get a rock solid connection using bands 3+32 together using three.
Using bands 20 +32 will always result in carrier aggregation being lost after a period of time or dropping back to 3g.
I originally thought this was a fault of the Huawei B525 but the B818 does exactly the same.
You mean I got out of bed at 5am this morning to swap sims for nothing Mobilemandan?strange but I noticed this morning things have gone back to normal and I'm now back getting band32 on smarty with some nice speeds too.
I used to get between 10 and 20 at best this is what I just got this morning on the way to work
I use LTE Monitor to get around this issue, I set it to refresh the bands every 15 min, but the B818 hangs on longer than the B525 on my mast.I can only get a rock solid connection using bands 3+32 together using three.
Using bands 20 +32 will always result in carrier aggregation being lost after a period of time or dropping back to 3g.
I originally thought this was a fault of the Huawei B525 but the B818 does exactly the same.
Was up to go work at 8 so gave a go lol.You mean I got out of bed at 5am this morning to swap sims for nothing Mobilemandan?
I'll let you off, just this once.Was up to go work at 8 so gave a go lol.
Doesnt B3+B32 work for you?I use LTE Monitor to get around this issue, I set it to refresh the bands every 15 min, but the B818 hangs on longer than the B525 on my mast.
It used to, but Three reduced the transmission strength on B3 3 to 4 weeks after adding B32 and B1, so at 8km away I no longer get a decent B3 signal. B20 is fine signal wise and as long as B32 kicks in on downloads I am back to where I was before the mast upgrade (that really wasn't an upgrade )Doesnt B3+B32 work for you?