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Thursday, January 20th, 2022 1:00 PM

Network mode not showing for 5G

I bought my phone from ATT samsung s21 ultra 5g and love the phone. And I signed up for the Elite unlimited plan for 5G. Now I want to make sure my phone will use 5G when in an area that it is avaialble. So I googled it and went to Settings - connections - mobile networks but there is no Network mode listed.  Why is it not listed and how do I fix it ? I want to make sure I'm ready to use 5G when ever I' in an area that has it. I checked the ATT 5G coverage map and it said that my address was listed as having 5G. Yet when I take my phone off wifi all I get is 4G LTE. 

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ACE - Guru

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1.2K Messages

2 years ago

AT&T blocks access to the Network Mode setting for all of their phones. It's just what they do. Your phone will automatically get the highest network type your SIM card allows. 

Also, it may take a while before you see 5G in the upper right side of the phone. When I first got my S20 FE 5G, it was about 2 months before I finally started seeing "5G" and not just "4G-LTE" or "5G-E".

ACE - Expert

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23.9K Messages

2 years ago

did you get a new sim card when you got the phone?

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2 Messages

2 years ago

yes I did, I went back to my old phone to make sure I didnt trransfer it. I still had my old sim in my old phone that I dont use anymore

Community Support

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230.7K Messages

2 years ago

Hey there, @bandtcamp!  We want to help.

 

Let’s meet in a Direct Message to discuss your device's inability to display Network Mode under Mobile Network.

 

Please check your Direct Message Inbox (it’s the chat icon next to the bell icon in the upper right corner of the Forums).

 

Looking forward to assisting you.

 

Lar, AT&T Community Specialist

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7 Messages

2 years ago

Can someone explain to me why I can't get 5g service on my unlocked s22 ultra I had a unlocked note 20 ultra 5g and it received it but my new phone doesn't and customer service couldn't give me answer why I can't get 5g

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20 Messages

2 years ago

TO Los912:  My unlocked Samsung S22 Ultra shows 5G but I am not getting very high internet upload speeds (getting less than 200MBPS) standing near 5G antennas.  I recall not getting high speeds on my Note 20 Ultra 5G either but I had to use my own "Access Point" settings for better speeds and stability.  I am searching to see, if I need to have my own "Access Point" settings instead of using the default ATT Enhancedphone settings on the S22 Ultra.

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7 Messages

2 years ago

To z_zk_z: what did you have to do to get 5g on your phone like I said previously I contacted customer service they tried 3 different things  and rest my service but still no 5g it only shows LTE not even LTE+

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20 Messages

2 years ago

To: Los912:  I didn't have to do anything.  I just moved my AT&T SIM card from my Note 20 Ultra 5G to my Samsung S22 Ultra.  The upper right corner of the screen shows "5G".  You may want to go to a different area to see if it shows differently. I recall seeing mostly "5Ge" (aka LTE+) on my Note 20 because "5G" wasn't very common a year ago.  Anyway, FYI, I just ran a "speedtest app" and I got 35MBPS down / 2MBPS up, regardless of the fact that mine shows "5G".

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7 Messages

2 years ago

To: z_zk_z: switched out my sim from my note 20 ultra too but it never changed to 5g it stay on LTE so I went and got another sim from the store and it says the same thing idk I probably called them back to see it they can figure it out 

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2 Messages

2 years ago

Los912 We're you able to get it figured out? I'm experiencing the same problem.

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