Posts with tag LTE

Legal LTE Network at Home for $100

Yes, you read that right. Without the need for Faraday cages or signal-blocking measures, you can build a legal LTE network at home (in the US) for around $100, capable of transmitting continuously 24/7. Regarding "legal": I am not a lawyer or a wireless expert. Based on my research into the relevant policies and regulations, my entire setup should be legal. However, I take no responsibility if you encounter any legal issues after following the instructions in this post. CBRS Band: Unlicensed LTE/5G Band in the US The challenge in building your own LTE network lies not in the technology but in legally acquiring radio spectrum resources. On the software side, as early as 2014, solutions like srsRAN based on SDR (Software Defined Radio) for LTE transmission were available,...

Fix China Telecom 4G Roaming on AOSP ROM by Changing APN

Since the support life of my OnePlus 8T's official ROM is about to end, I flashed Nameless OS, a Lineage OS based third party Android ROM, onto my phone. But after flashing the ROM, I found that my China Telecom SIM card cannot roam on the 4G network of local mobile service providers, only 2G or 3G work. Since the local providers are recently shutting down 2G and 3G networks, the roaming cellular signal strength is really bad. I experience a high latency on receiving or sending messages, nor can I use VoLTE to make calls normally. I tested other Lineage OS based third party ROMS, and experienced the same problem. After numerous attempts, I found that the problem seems to be with the phone's APN settings. I use the term seems to be because while changing APN settings fixed my problem,...