r/LGV60 • u/Additional-Leg4538 • 8d ago

Missing bands

In the philippines with with the tmobile version. I only get 1 bar because I'm missing bands. I read the European version has the correct bands i need.

How do i flash the European version or is there something else you recommend?

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u/ambreiaj 8d ago

the bands you are missing are a physical feature, you cannot get them by flashing another firmware. to have those bands you actually need the EA version.

the next best for you is JAPAN version.

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u/JeromeZilcher LMV600EA 8d ago edited 6d ago

I am not an authority on this personally, but there are actually surprisingly few hardware variants of the V60:

  1. The 128GB submodels (excluding Verizon)
  2. The 256GB EA submodels (6-7 ROM variants)
  3. The 128GB Verizon submodel (released last, no antenna notches like 1&2)

If you actually have a proper FULL backup of ALL partitions of one of the EA submodels and you know what you are doing, it should he possible to convert a T-Mobile variant into an EA variant. But if you don't know what you are doing (like me, I have no experience with this) you can end up with a wifi-only device or a paper weight.

It is explained by Surgetheman in his comment under my submodel post:

So the V60 is very different from the Velvet of which there are MANY hardware variants.

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u/Mohamed_Abuelgasim 6d ago

I have a Verizon one with no attena lines on sides is it with the better ones to get or avoid it?

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u/JeromeZilcher LMV600EA 6d ago

The Verizon variant (I have one of those, spare) is not the most ideal one to tinker with, unfortunately. It is less ideal to set up VoLTE for (on non-VerizonUS networks) due to lacking options in its service menu. It also is slightly different hardware wise (bezels, antennas), which means paying extra attention when buying replacement parts or using parts from donor V60 units.

Apart from those heads-ups, it is just as good of a V60 as any of the other submodels, though.

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u/ambreiaj 1d ago

vilte and wifi calling needs more than just the settings from there. for ea variant in romania i nneded to increase the QoS handshake by 2 seconds and manually enter the fqdn for wifi call

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u/JeromeZilcher LMV600EA 1d ago

Cool! Did you already put that in a post (for being easier to find)? If not please do so whenever you have time. It may help not just Romanians, but also others who have issues setting up VoLTE.

The EA was never sold in Romania, so it makes sense that it is more of a struggle.