Quectel RM500Q-GL not showing 5G bands or access technology

[Nick]

Hi Sebastian,

Please find the result in line.  I believe we are on 5G non-standalone mode here, but I can ask our contact at the MNO to confirm.

root at OpenWrt:~# qmicli -p -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --dms-get-band-capabilities
[/dev/cdc-wdm0] Device band capabilities retrieved:
	Bands: 'wcdma-2100, wcdma-pcs-1900, wcdma-dcs-1800, wcdma-1700-us, wcdma-850-us, wcdma-800, wcdma-900, wcdma-1700-japan, wcdma-850-japan'
	LTE bands: '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42'
	LTE bands (extended): '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71’

root at OpenWrt:~# mmcli -m 0
  -----------------------------------
  General  |               dbus path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0
           |               device id: 854940f4d7b0ce19b485d2ae7142f49dfb527684
  -----------------------------------
  Hardware |            manufacturer: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
           |                   model: 0
           |       firmware revision: RM500QGLAAR01A01M4G_BETA_20200330F  1  [Mar 15 2020 04:00:00]
           |          carrier config: Telstra_Australia_Commercial
           | carrier config revision: 0A010F00
           |            h/w revision: 20000
           |               supported: gsm-umts, lte
           |                 current: gsm-umts, lte
           |            equipment id: 86971003xxxxxx
  -----------------------------------
  System   |                  device: /sys/devices/platform/soc/8af8800.usb3/8a00000.dwc3/xhci-hcd.0.auto/usb2/2-1
           |                 drivers: qmi_wwan, option
           |                  plugin: Quectel
           |            primary port: cdc-wdm0
           |                   ports: ttyUSB0 (qcdm), ttyUSB2 (at), ttyUSB3 (at), cdc-wdm0 (qmi), 
           |                          wwan0 (net)
  -----------------------------------
  Status   |                    lock: sim-pin2
           |          unlock retries: sim-pin (3), sim-pin2 (3), sim-puk (10), sim-puk2 (10)
           |                   state: connected
           |             power state: on
           |             access tech: lte
           |          signal quality: 54% (recent)
  -----------------------------------
  Modes    |               supported: allowed: 3g; preferred: none
           |                          allowed: 4g; preferred: none
           |                          allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: 3g
           |                          allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: 4g
           |                 current: allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: 4g
  -----------------------------------
  Bands    |               supported: utran-1, utran-3, utran-4, utran-6, utran-5, utran-8, 
           |                          utran-9, utran-2, eutran-1, eutran-2, eutran-3, eutran-4, eutran-5, 
           |                          eutran-7, eutran-8, eutran-12, eutran-13, eutran-14, eutran-17, 
           |                          eutran-18, eutran-19, eutran-20, eutran-25, eutran-26, eutran-28, 
           |                          eutran-29, eutran-30, eutran-32, eutran-34, eutran-38, eutran-39, 
           |                          eutran-40, eutran-41, eutran-42, eutran-46, eutran-48, eutran-66, 
           |                          eutran-71, utran-19
           |                 current: utran-1, utran-3, utran-4, utran-6, utran-5, utran-8, 
           |                          utran-9, utran-2, eutran-1, eutran-2, eutran-3, eutran-4, eutran-5, 
           |                          eutran-7, eutran-8, eutran-12, eutran-13, eutran-14, eutran-17, 
           |                          eutran-18, eutran-19, eutran-20, eutran-25, eutran-26, eutran-28, 
           |                          eutran-29, eutran-30, eutran-32, eutran-34, eutran-38, eutran-39, 
           |                          eutran-40, eutran-41, eutran-42, eutran-46, eutran-48, eutran-66, 
           |                          eutran-71, utran-19
  -----------------------------------
  IP       |               supported: ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6
  -----------------------------------
  3GPP     |                    imei: 86971003xxxxxxx
           |             operator id: 50501
           |           operator name: Telstra
           |            registration: home
  -----------------------------------
  3GPP EPS |    ue mode of operation: csps-2
  -----------------------------------
  SIM      |               dbus path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0
  -----------------------------------
  Bearer   |               dbus path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Bearer/0

root at OpenWrt:~# mmcli --version

mmcli 1.13.0

root at OpenWrt:~# qmicli --version
qmicli 1.25.900


Best,
Nick

> On 4 Jun 2020, at 1:46 pm, Sebastian Sjoholm <sebastian.sjoholm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Nick,
> 
> Please provide the printouts, and also let us know if you are on 5G NSA or SA (I would assume NSA).
> 
> Regards,
> Sebastian
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 2:47 AM Nick <mips171 at icloud.com> wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I am on git master modemmanager and libqmi 1.25.900. My RM500Q-GL is showing LTE, but not 5gnr as an available access technology. I’m also not seeing any 5G bands in --dms-get-band-capabilities.  Can anyone else confirm, or advise?
> 
> There is a possibility that I need to get a 5G enabled SIM, as I’m testing on Telstra in Australia.
> 
> 
> Best,
> Nick
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