dont know if its hardcoded or a technical limitation of the chipset.
intresting thing, in general with my phone: i have not to use the trick some people use to see other networks.
(the one where people go into flight mode then reboot the phone and then they can see all available networks cuz sim country code not active) (thats only the workaround for connecting to available networks..)
1)
the workaround above is not possible for creating a mobile hotspot on the phone because flightmode has to be off to create a mobile hotspot via the phone.
2) i have not flashed the phone with another firmware to check if its then possible to change the 5hgz wifi channel to another one.
3) if its possible to connect to other 5ghz freq. networks the chipset also should be able to create mobile hotspots @ other freqs. so i think its a firmware thing.
and its a fu.. shame samsung just gives a sh... because. the problem is here since years now. channel 149 is used in china and the us ... but in europe its only allowed for ultra low power wifi. this is a clear violation and it also creates massive problems for people using their phones to provide other items with wifi, cuz they then can only use the 2.4ghz band instead of the 5ghz cuz samsung is doin such bs.
as i wrote this has to be escalated because for europeans its like a complete product failure..... whole feature not useable also reg. notbooks. because people often have to edit the registry etc. on there devices so the networkadapter can see the samsung mobile hotspot.
another intresting thing: apple does not have such crappy problems.
so samsung has to explain and fix this whole mess.
