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Stuck on hsdpa (not H+) Noob help.

Ok I've rooted my phone via one click method. I have the rcmix hd 3.4 rotate Rom with leeroids 2.2.4 kernel. So far I love it except ever since I changed from factory default Rom I have no H+ or what I'm under the impression of it being 4G. Instead I'm stuck just a regular H with data arrows underneath. Any ideas for a noob?
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aper3caper said:
Don't quote me here, but I'm pretty sure the afr001 and afr002 ROMs don't have an H+ icon since they are the European Desire HD ROMs. So you may be getting 4G HSPA+, but it doesn't have an icon for it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11505323&postcount=2
I'd bet that is what is happening.

That ROM may only show an H. I know with the one AR ROM i was using it would actually switch between "E", "3G" and "H+" depending on what i was using.

Thanx I think this is very possibly as it seems I have moderately fast connection when off WiFi. Is there possibly an app or a reference to see if the signal strength or speed of connection equates to that of 4G?
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live2drill said:
Thanx I think this is very possibly as it seems I have moderately fast connection when off WiFi. Is there possibly an app or a reference to see if the signal strength or speed of connection equates to that of 4G?
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Speed Test app

Just run a speed test with the app and you'll know right away what's going on.

Where do you live?
The stock AT&T setup shows an H+ icon even when in hsdpa... to let customers think they are getting 4g. Your rom is probably correct in showing you an H for hsdpa, because AT&T only has 4g service in like 6 cities nation wide. So unless you live in one of those cities you're not getting 4g anyway.

wyllie666 said:
The stock AT&T setup shows an H+ icon even when in hsdpa... to let customers think they are getting 4g.
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Wrong! The phone is using the H+ frequency, now if the backhauling has been done yet is the question.
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jbizz said:
Wrong! The phone is using the H+ frequency, now if the backhauling has been done yet is the question.
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There is no "H+" Frequency, 2G, 3G, HSPA+, they all use either 850 or 1900. He's right, they have enabled the "+" to show up all the time, even if you aren't getting an HSPA+ connection. It's very deceiving and AT&T is in some hot water right now over their false advertising, google it to see.

No hspa+??

I live in a hspa+ area and my network constantly says hspa.....is it supposed to say that or would is display hspa? Thanks
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*hspa+
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106 views and not one comment? Yo guys are lame
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laker666 said:
106 views and not one comment? Yo guys are lame
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We aren't the ones with simple questions with even simpler answers, now who's the lame?
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stefan.buddle said:
We aren't the ones with simple questions with even simpler answers, now who's the lame?
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get the speedtest.net app.... post results
it may just be showing you onething and doing another

Mine says hspa in settings. Not +. Here are my results. Whats the average on hspa and on plus ? Not sure if im
Getting + speeds or not.
ok...i cant post pic from my phone here. But my average was between 5 and 6.5 mbps. Slow uploads though. Nothing higher than 1.5.

laker666 said:
106 views and not one comment? Yo guys are lame
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lame? we are lame because you cant figure out if your phone is working right?
wow.
ok.
well like one said run speed test. compare.
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crazythunder said:
Mine says hspa in settings. Not +. Here are my results. Whats the average on hspa and on plus ? Not sure if im
Getting + speeds or not.
ok...i cant post pic from my phone here. But my average was between 5 and 6.5 mbps. Slow uploads though. Nothing higher than 1.5.
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Those are excellent speeds for this phone. You are on HSPA+ for sure, otherwise you'd be getting less than 1-3 Mbps down/0.5-1.0 Mbps up if you were on 3G only.
Also your phone should say "4G" right in the status bar, which is what T-Mobile calls HSPA+.

I didn't mean the lame comment but I knew it would get me results. I do average between 4 and as high as 11 mbps so the speeds reflect hspa+ I just assumed it would say hspa+ not hspa in my settings.
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I get the 4G icon instead of the H or H+...
Odd...

moshe22 said:
I get the 4G icon instead of the H or H+...
Odd...
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This is the expected behaviour. He was talking about the label for "4G" or HSPA+ in settings. HSPA+ is simply T-Mobile's version of 4G. Which, for what it's worth, isn't technically 4G.

The status bar indicator isn't accurate. Side-by-side, my G2 with Mobile Signal PRO shows 3G while the G2X never moves from 4G. Mobile Signal PRO never registers anything above 3G on the G2X which is weird. I have friends that use it on Samsung and HTC phones and it's always spot-on and it's always been accurate on my G2. I think there's something funky going on with the LG radio software.

its propably not fully optimized for the g2x yet

BarryH_GEG said:
The status bar indicator isn't accurate. Side-by-side, my G2 with Mobile Signal PRO shows 3G while the G2X never moves from 4G. Mobile Signal PRO never registers anything above 3G on the G2X which is weird. I have friends that use it on Samsung and HTC phones and it's always spot-on and it's always been accurate on my G2. I think there's something funky going on with the LG radio software.
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That or mobile signal pro is not optimize for lg radio hardware.
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moshe22 said:
That or mobile signal pro is not optimize for lg radio hardware.
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It works on a friends P990 in the Netherlands so it must be specific to the T-Mobile version of the radio. I e-mailed the dev to find out what's up.

There will not be an H or H+ icon... its 4g... hspa is too many letters for the general public to deal with...
Also, Phoenix does not have 4g yet however I am getting the 4g signal when i am on UMTS.. YOU DONT FOOL ME TMOBILE! I am pretty sure there is not even a 3g icon on our phones, anyone wanna get into the files and look? I am on campus and cannot check this but I think it would be funny if they did not even install a 3g icon lol

JHaste said:
There will not be an H or H+ icon... its 4g... hspa is too many letters for the general public to deal with...
Also, Phoenix does not have 4g yet however I am getting the 4g signal when i am on UMTS.. YOU DONT FOOL ME TMOBILE! I am pretty sure there is not even a 3g icon on our phones, anyone wanna get into the files and look? I am on campus and cannot check this but I think it would be funny if they did not even install a 3g icon lol
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What are you smoking Phoenix and Tucson are HSPA+ areas.
I know because I go to Phoenix pretty often and my G2 got hspa+
Edit: Here's proof http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/#marquee-see-4g-coverage

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JHaste said:
There will not be an H or H+ icon... its 4g... hspa is too many letters for the general public to deal with...
Also, Phoenix does not have 4g yet however I am getting the 4g signal when i am on UMTS.. YOU DONT FOOL ME TMOBILE! I am pretty sure there is not even a 3g icon on our phones, anyone wanna get into the files and look? I am on campus and cannot check this but I think it would be funny if they did not even install a 3g icon lol
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I'm getting "4G" on my phone here in Tempe (though I understand that isn't technically Phoenix but...) Just curious. Since you are in the same vicinity as I am... What are your average connection speeds? I'm about to a run test for mine as I type this...

Evofusion said:
What are you smoking Phoenix and Tucson are HSPA+ areas.
I know because I go to Phoenix pretty often and my G2 got hspa+
Edit: Here's proof http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/#marquee-see-4g-coverage
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explain to me why i am only getting UMTS then? I am freaking sitting on campus right now...

cuz asu is gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

No 3g?

Hey guys I was noticing my G2x only ever says 4g or 2g, never 3g. Why is that? It would definitely be nice to switch from 3g to 4g instead of to 2g.
Am I missing something about how t-mobile's 4g is an expanded 3g?
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So they can call it 4g
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I've been wondering this since day one, someone let us know!
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Im guessing the 4g icon is just that, an icon. I dont have 4g in Lakeland yet, but everywhere I had 3g, the 4g icon is on there. and places I had edge, it says 2g. Just my $0.02

smitty24 said:
Im guessing the 4g icon is just that, an icon. I dont have 4g in Lakeland yet, but everywhere I had 3g, the 4g icon is on there. and places I had edge, it says 2g. Just my $0.02
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Oh ok. Well whatever, it's fast enough
EDIT: Ok not really we have only 3g here too, since last year-ish. I remember having my G1 and being like YES! FINALLY
DrowsyMalice said:
I've been wondering this since day one, someone let us know!
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YES Please
mr.orange303 said:
So they can call it 4g
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hahah

prince.siraj said:
Oh ok. Well whatever, it's fast enough
YES Please
hahah
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it is as he stated above... tmobile just "dropped" the 3G icon (or LG did it)
so if your area is only 3G at the moment like mine is it will display 4G but that is not accurate.... im calling tmobile about this and will ask more... plus i wanna know when my area will be getting 4G (prolly never)

I just came from Verizon. U have to laugh when I see 4g on my phone. Much slower than my Verizon's 3g. Phone is awesome though. Worth the move.
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Has anyone tried going to Setting > Wireless and Networks > Mobile Networks and changing the network mode to try and get a 3G symbol to show up? I'd try it myself but I get no signal in the house I'm in at the moment (Wi-Fi calling FTW!).

I forced my network to used WCDMA and my icon says 4g. But I checked in About Phone Status and it says I'm on hspa not hspa+. So it appears 4g means maybe 3 or 4g.
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For the life of me I can't get this phone to connect to hspa. My vibrant right next to me can but all I get is umts on the g2x. Hate having a phone that is "4g" but slower than my "3g" phone. I've reset it and tried everything I can think of.
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Help. Turn off 3g/4g not working?

I dial *#*#4636#*#*, click GSM only, and it goes back to H in a matter of seconds.
Any way to keep it on Edge and not have it go back to 3g?

I'd like to know as well
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anyone????/

Technically they are the same... the only way you can switch is going down to 2g
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ThEiiNoCeNT said:
Technically they are the same... the only way you can switch is going down to 2g
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That's what I'm trying to do. I'm clicking GSM only, which puts you on 2g, but it switches back to 3g/4g quickly.

@OP and others:
Select "2G only" in network settings
Then go to "select network", then "manual", do a search, and select network from there.
Now it will stick to EDGE.
BUT: This would mean at some places, though rare, u could experience signal loss. Be warned.

brian85 said:
That's what I'm trying to do. I'm clicking GSM only, which puts you on 2g, but it switches back to 3g/4g quickly.
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GSM =\= 2G only. It is staying on HSPA because the GSM signal in your area carries HSPA data access. Plain and simple.
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How do I put my gs4g on h2o wireless 3g??

I'm only able to get on the edge network. But I know i've seen the 3g symbol appear on the notification bar. Can someone help me please?
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krandol said:
I'm only able to get on the edge network. But I know i've seen the 3g symbol appear on the notification bar. Can someone help me please?
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How old is your SIM card? I've read that outdated cards aren't able to utilize 3/4G & getting a new one from the vendor (T-Mobile, etc.) can fix it.

sometimes 3G signal is too weak so phone automatically switches to EDGE to improve signal. Try go outside where signal is better.
Also check if your APN is set correctly
http://www.h2owirelessnow.com/images/pdf/ManualConfigurations011211.pdf

I just bought it two days ago. And i'm checking inside outside up and down. Still on the edge network.
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krandol said:
I just bought it two days ago. And i'm checking inside outside up and down. Still on the edge network.
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Does your vendor's site show you a coverage map? You might be in a location too weak to get 3G.

yes it shows 95814 zip code which is a major metro area (downtown sacramento california), to be in the "best" zone. now i did some tutorial explain how to enable to 850mHz band but alas, no luck. :/ this sucks