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> Of course no one actually makes a purchasing decision based on what modem is in their smartphone. I do. I have a phone I use primarily as a modem and I use s
by joecool1029 8y ago
> Of course no one actually makes a purchasing decision based on what modem is in their smartphone.
I do. I have a phone I use primarily as a modem and I use some tools that lock bands so I can get more reliable speeds. As of this time I can only do this with Qualcomm chipsets.
Not that I'm a Qualcomm fanboy (being the first to comment in that this was basically their advertising) but I'm extremely wary of using Intel modems due to previous experience with their other modem chipsets sucking ass. [1]
[1] https://www.badmodems.com/index2.htm https://www.badmodems.com/index2.htm
- arbie 8y agoHow do you lock bands on Android?
- joecool1029 8y agoNetwork signal guru on a rooted phone will do it. Oh and there’s also qualcomm’s leaked qxdm and qpst tools for unlocking bands supported by the chipset. (and modifying stuff like carrier files for voLTE)
- londons_explore 8y agoDidn't realise qxdm had leaked! Had to use that a lot at my last job and while it's a super powerful tool, it really provides insight into both how complex baseband systems are, and how buggy Qualcomm's firmware is. There are so many security exploits it's almost unreal.