5G UC on Unlocked S22 Ultra

DRLONERGAN wrote:

I got a Samsung unlocked S22 Ultra and have the esim connected to my T-Mobile account, but it only shows 5G my wife right next to me has her tmobile zflip 3 that shows 5G UC. Is UC not available to unlocked devices?

I have a unlocked s 22 ultra 1 tb phantom black the uc icon does not appear but rest assure you are getting the uc speeds I use the speed test app and I have gotten between 300 to 700 download and 100 to 300 upload speeds on t mobile, who needs the uc icon?? would be nice but im fine without it...

Ebonypawn wrote:

I have a MIFI from tmobile. The MIFI used to be much slower than my locked S21 ULTRA phone. I purchased an unlocked S22 ULTRA  Samsung phone by accident and noticed that my 5G on my S22 ULTRA is 3 times much slower than my MIFI after my MIFI received a software update. 

my mifi seems very slow and returned 3 of them and gave up my s 22 ultra unlocked on t mobile is way faster, there seems to be a issue the way the mifi is made or out dated I had the 300 dollar one in two weeks all 3 mifi were a joke and slow, buyer beware only 30 to 40 download speeds and 10 upload

discharge@2020 wrote:

DRLONERGAN wrote:

I got a Samsung unlocked S22 Ultra and have the esim connected to my T-Mobile account, but it only shows 5G my wife right next to me has her tmobile zflip 3 that shows 5G UC. Is UC not available to unlocked devices?

I have a unlocked s 22 ultra 1 tb phantom black the uc icon does not appear but rest assure you are getting the uc speeds I use the speed test app and I have gotten between 300 to 700 download and 100 to 300 upload speeds on t mobile, who needs the uc icon?? would be nice but im fine without it...

The only way the 5G UC icon appears is if you have T-mobile firmware. That doesn't mean you aren't using the "Ultra Capacity" and the UC only means you have the other 5G channels. To check your can dial *#2263# on your keypad and then click SIM 1 and it's a bit messy but it will show the bands each network mode and the bands each mode is using. It'll show -LTE: 1 2 3 4 and so on then below that you can see the 5G Bands which will show -NR5G and the ones that are Ultra Capacity are 41, 71, 260, 261 they'll show as 41-SA-NSA. So as long as yours shows those bands you are using Ultra Capacity.

You can also run a s speed test by downloading the speedtest app in the play store and see if your phone has the same speeds as your wife's. To exit out of that service mode you can just click the app quick view pushing the left button on the bottom of the phone and close it or hit the three dots on the upper right and hit end. I should've checked the bands when I put the unlocked firmware on my phone. The phones should pick up all the same bands no matter what firmware is on it I'm not sure why my phone was slower when I had the unlocked firmware. You can always put T-mobile firmware on yours but I don't think I'm supposed to tell you that on this because if you don't know what you're doing you can brick your device.

I have to disagree with the T-Mobile branding theory. I switched from Metro by T-Mobile. I had 5G UC on my 256GB Factory unlocked S22 Ultra. This is something on T-Mobile's side. The speeds and coverage are not the same. I've tested the service with iPhone 13 Pro Max, Pixel 6 Pro. The S22 Ultra is the only phone that doesn't access the UC. I've verified the APN settings. Tech support couldn't figure it out. 

The 5G UC logo is live now on the US unlocked models. I'm on the 3rd beta ONEUI 5 update.

will s 22 ultra unlocked get the 5g uc icon on android 13 one ui 5.0 or will t mobile scrap this too

discharge@2020 wrote:

will s 22 ultra unlocked get the 5g uc icon on android 13 one ui 5.0 or will t mobile scrap this too

Yes. It's in the 3rd beta update so it should definitely be part of Android 13. I got the 3rd update last week and I've been having the 5G UC logo since.

I just the s23 ultra 1tb unlocked on samsung.com trade in  deal and I wonder if I will see the ic icon because that phone is unlocked 

bigsexy22 wrote:

I just the s23 ultra 1tb unlocked on samsung.com trade in  deal and I wonder if I will see the ic icon because that phone is unlocked 

You will see the UC icon where available.  It shows up on my girlfriend's U1 lime 1TB that she bought from Samsung.com.

If only I could get any network coverage at-home on my new S22 Ultra I'd be happy. T-Mobil compatability is excellent, Coverage map shows 5g coverage at my home yet nothing connects without wifi. New T-Mobil customer trying to figure this out.