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1x? no H or 3G? WTF? CM7

I'm having a few problems with this latest of the nightlies:
First off with the network...I get 1x and edge signal although my apn is set correctly I never get anything else (no H or 3g)
Secondly I am getting some force closes of android phone process and the wireless settings in the hidden menu (*#*#4636#*#*) when selecting the band.
I am also unable to pick the band
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i am also having the same problem.. i did i speed test on 1x in my local mall and i got 6mb/s which is defiantly "4g" speeds. im just gonna try and figure out how to change the 1x logo to a 4g logo

I am definitely not getting 4g speed with 1x as you can see from my screen shots posted...it also says I'm on cdma which I have no idea how to switch
I am getting about 2Mb down and .7 up
Edit: or not because of some new problem about my screen shot not having a valid file format
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g2x "No Service"
Just few hours ago, my phone suddenly lost its signal and it didn't came back.
Any idea why?
Any troubleshooting suggestions?
Thanks.

That is most likely because your apns disappeared...you should turn airplane mode on and reboot your phone and see if they come back...if it doesn't try removing the sim card and starting without it and then put it back in. also there is a free app called (global apn) in the market that can help you restore some tmobile apns
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Lost LTE

I have ICS-SUPERLITE-4.2 on Rogers and i totally lost LTE. I wrote in many existing threads and dev section and no one answered.
I lost LTE, even in areas of full reception, i dont have it, i used stock APN and LTE APN and still dont get it. I do get 4G.
Other on rogers running 4.2 have lte, just less reception so im guessing radio is not the problem. Any idea?

mhx did say he broke lte in 4.1 so maybe you got something from that. im flashing now and ill see how it goies

well im on 4.2 so its supposed to be fixed

I was having lte issues on 4.2 aswell
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finally got an good answer from another thread...wokred for me instantly
mattymon said:
LTE works fine. Just make sure it says ltemobile.apn instead of rogers-core. If it still doesnt work then go int the phones menu *#2263# and select option 4. After that go back into the menu again and select 1 for automatic.
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I've had to use the *#2263# option to get LTE on every ICS ROM I have tried so far, works great but sometimes I have had to redo it after the 2nd and 3rd reboot for it to take...
Another solution is after you flash an ICS ROM is to have patience , if you wait 5 minutes or so after flashing, before even touching\unlocking the screen, then most of the time everything settles in nicely on its own.

if ur using rogers with the ics leaks, there's several issues. Call id and lack of lte being one of them. This issue is present with all of them, it is an unstable leal after all. i believe lack of lte unless near a strong connection is due to uclca4 issues.

well after doing what i wrote 2 posts above, i have no issues with phone except for reboot/power off hang, i also get the occasional 2-3 second lag but its quite rare. Besides, im very haapy with rom, battery life is much better than GB

no lte after ics leak
I've the same issue with AT&T in Miami which has a strong LTE network. LTE worked great with GB. After installing the ICS leak all I get is HSPA:11. When I go into *#2263# it says RAT Selection option is restricted. Anyone have a solution?

daviebeach said:
I've the same issue with AT&T in Miami which has a strong LTE network. LTE worked great with GB. After installing the ICS leak all I get is HSPA:11. When I go into *#2263# it says RAT Selection option is restricted. Anyone have a solution?
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Probably don't have the correct apn. apn needs to be set to pta in order to get lte.

daviebeach said:
I've the same issue with AT&T in Miami which has a strong LTE network. LTE worked great with GB. After installing the ICS leak all I get is HSPA:11. When I go into *#2263# it says RAT Selection option is restricted. Anyone have a solution?
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Ditto - well actually I AM seeing LTE, but a drastically reduced data rates. Does not seem to matter what ROM, or Kernel or how many times I have re-flashed or re-flashed just the ICS Radio, I get roughly HALF of what I was seeing on GB. Ugh. I don't WANNA go back to Gingerbread. I just want perfection. Is that too much to ask for?
beaups said:
Probably don't have the correct apn. apn needs to be set to pta in order to get lte.
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It's not the APN, at least in my case. It just crappy reception, and it happened exactly when I flashed ICS, and has been like that ever since. This in spite of re-flashing the Olin leak, reflashing the the radio, etc. It really irks me, and I do NOT want to go back to GB

daviebeach said:
I've the same issue with AT&T in Miami which has a strong LTE network. LTE worked great with GB. After installing the ICS leak all I get is HSPA:11. When I go into *#2263# it says RAT Selection option is restricted. Anyone have a solution?
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reflash the radio then you should be ok.

apn is set to PTA so not sure what to try next.
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Sorry. Missed reflashing the radio. haven't rooted since installing I've leak. I'll try that next. Thanks
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Ha! ICS leak. Gotta love auto correct.
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RAT Selection option is restricted
Just flashed SeanZ ICS 4.2A-7 ROM and i727UCAL4 modem. I'm still getting "RAT Selection option is restricted". There is nothing else on that screen. This has been 3 different radios now and I cannot get a screen that allows me to select the radio band.
Would flashing a different kernel work? Any other ideas?

verizon 4g radio

hi has anyonr else eperiance this same issue. whenever I go to an area that has little signal or turn the wifi off and on my phone resets to 3g. I have to keep going into the apn settings and change it from EHRPD to 4GLTE and then restart my phone. I cant change any of the settings oe delete extra APN's so I posted a screenshot and im hoping someone can help me out. Thanks
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plasmasnakeusa said:
hi has anyonr else eperiance this same issue. whenever I go to an area that has little signal or turn the wifi off and on my phone resets to 3g. I have to keep going into the apn settings and change it from EHRPD to 4GLTE and then restart my phone. I cant change any of the settings oe delete extra APN's so I posted a screenshot and im hoping someone can help me out. Thanks
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not that it helps much, but this is an issue seeming to affect alot of us. I havent been able to correct it yet however. If I find anything out I'll post it.

Just put on airplane mode and turn it back off. Boom your done.
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Is that an app you use to change those settings or is that buried somewhere?
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I just checked as I haven't seen it yet either. Settings, More settings, mobile network, access point names
Kind of cool. Mine showed the first option chosen but it hope between 3G and 4G as usual. Choosing LTE made no difference for me. I have virtually no 4g signal where I love
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xceebeex said:
Is that an app you use to change those settings or is that buried somewhere?
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Airplane mode is a feature of the phone and turns off all radios. You can hold the power button and choose airplane mode or use the quick toggle in the notification window. Since it sounds like you may be in an area with weak 4G, you can also use an app called Phone Info to set it to CDMA auto (PRL) under Device Information. You can also change it back to LTE/CDMA/EvDO if you want it to switch as normal.

With the Verizon S3, is there the need to do *228 (or *22899) ? I did this every so often on my old HTC Incredible.

frankybeenz said:
With the Verizon S3, is there the need to do *228 (or *22899) ? I did this every so often on my old HTC Incredible.
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Doesn't work on LTE devices. A reboot essentially does the same thing. Some have recommended pulling the battery with the phone on, removing the sim card for about 30sec and then putting everything back in.

Thanks, I know what airplane mode is, wasn't sure where the APN setting was. I will look in to phone info though.
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Are you guys also experiencing the "No Sim Card" and "No Network Connection" issues?
Or is this an entirely different issue?

When this phone goes to 3g, it does seem extra bad on how long it takes to switch back to 4g. i have areas where i live where it goes to 3g when going in between hill (less than a 50 foot stretch) and it will not go back to 4g for over 10 minutes if i dont manually do it. Not to mention my LTE never goes above 10 mbps on the best days

Somewhat related...If you use Anycut to create a shortcut to IOTHiddenMenu, enter the ##DATA# Menu, edit. Under "Advanced", there is an LTE toggle, under "Other" > "HDR/1X" you can set the phone mode, and then under "Other" > "LTE APN Settings" you can somewhat modify the APN settings, reset and discard. If it asks for a password, it's 000000.

I gave these a try. I'm trying to find a way for my phone to favor 4G when there's a 4G signal, no matter how weak.
Yesterday I did a test, 3G with 3 bars vs 4G with 0 to 1 and 4G had consistently faster download speeds and shorter ping times. The upload varied from similar to 3G to slower.
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Josolanes said:
I gave these a try. I'm trying to find a way for my phone to favor 4G when there's a 4G signal, no matter how weak.
Yesterday I did a test, 3G with 3 bars vs 4G with 0 to 1 and 4G had consistently faster download speeds and shorter ping times. The upload varied from similar to 3G to slower.
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probably easier said than done. The phone info app can force LTE but you lose voice and text.

Ya I found that out yesterday when testing speeds. I went to send a text then make a call and no luck
Otherwise 4G service where I live could be excellent at one spot then a mile away no service. If I had excellent 4G consistently I'd consider GoSMS which I believe has the option for data text and also a separate VoIP app
Ah well hopefully something will be figured out eventually. With a strong 4G signal 4G is considerably faster and more consistent than my 20mbps home broadband
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send it back
I've had similar issues with my network. I had no 4G in 4G areas, but mainly my wifi would disconnect randomly and 3G also dropped to 1X a lot. I ended up having to send it back and get another one. So far no issues. Also the new ones have an "Updated" sticker on them. I think it was just a software update they applied, but I never got the OTA on my old phone.

lefos123 said:
I've had similar issues with my network. I had no 4G in 4G areas, but mainly my wifi would disconnect randomly and 3G also dropped to 1X a lot. I ended up having to send it back and get another one. So far no issues. Also the new ones have an "Updated" sticker on them. I think it was just a software update they applied, but I never got the OTA on my old phone.
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Your new phone came with an already updated firmware version I535VRALG1 instead of the original version I535VRALF2.

lefos123 said:
I've had similar issues with my network. I had no 4G in 4G areas, but mainly my wifi would disconnect randomly and 3G also dropped to 1X a lot. I ended up having to send it back and get another one. So far no issues. Also the new ones have an "Updated" sticker on them. I think it was just a software update they applied, but I never got the OTA on my old phone.
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I'm having the same issue with my second replacement phone... My first one was replaced for an entirely different issue (loose home button).
Did you get the "No Sim Card" notification and "No Network Connection" message?
I think I might have to return this one as well...

PJnc284 said:
probably easier said than done. The phone info app can force LTE but you lose voice and text.
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Not sure if anyone will have the same luck I have with the "Phone Info" app, but with it I was able to get my 4g service back and my phone is functioning normally again. Just open the app, select Device Information and scroll down to "Set preferred network type" and select "LTE/CDMA/EvDo" then get out of the app.. 4g should return shortly there after. When I looked at it, my device was set to "GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)"

Poor reception on S3 somewhat fixed

So let me start off by saying I have pretty bad reception at home with 4g.
I had an iphone 4 with a 3g range extender before I got the S3 and it worked great.
Found a free app called phone info
Went in under device information, selected cdma auto (PRL). I restarted my phone.
I now have 5 bars and perfect clarity.

*** I must have been on another planet with this post...

gingi999 said:
Went in under device information, selected cdma auto (PRL). I restarted my phone.
I now have 5 bars and perfect clarity.
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You get 4g in CDMA auto (PRL) mode?

gingi999 said:
So let me start off by saying I have pretty bad reception at home with 4g.
I had an iphone 4 with a 3g range extender before I got the S3 and it worked great.
Found a free app called phone info
Went in under device information, selected cdma auto (PRL). I restarted my phone.
I now have 5 bars and perfect clarity.
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I am usually about 2 bars where I am. Making this switch didn't change my number of bars or dbm. I'm glad it worked for you however.
I expect by making this change, you are basically downgrading to 3G until you set it back.

If you have a network extender for 3G then that's the fix. Not turning on thst option.

mtnmeow said:
You get 4g in CDMA auto (PRL) mode?
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It switches to 3G

michael* said:
I am usually about 2 bars where I am. Making this switch didn't change my number of bars or dbm. I'm glad it worked for you however.
I expect by making this change, you are basically downgrading to 3G until you set it back.
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I am downgrading to 3G and my range extender only works for 3G not 4g. Verizon claims to not have a 4g extender yet.

Elite49 said:
If you have a network extender for 3G then that's the fix. Not turning on thst option.
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Not exactly. The phone will stay in 4g with one bar even if 5 bars of 3G is available. So forcing the phone to switch to 3G is the only way I got the call quality I needed to make calls in my house

What's the make and model of this range extender?
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Unstable 3G performance
So I've had my S3 for a little over a month and have noticed the poor call reception that people have mentioned,especially in my office building. My old droid 2 global never had a problem, but when I receive calls on the S3 i have to walk to A window down the hall to keep the call from dropping. In an attempt to stay on the more stable 3G coverage in the area I installed phone tools and forced 3G. The problem I have now is that when I'm out of the office or house and not on wifi, I pull the phone put of my pocket to check something and there is no data connection at all now. Even if I open my browser and try to force a connection I get nothing. If I set the radio back to include LTE I have a reliable data connection everywhere but my calls are still poor.
Am i missing something when setting the phone to be 3G only? Thanks.

Ok i tried that phone info program and set it tup cdma auto or whatever, and no improvement. How do i get back to stock? I tried setting to lte/cdma/evdo but it does not stick. I tried uninstalling the program and the phone would stick to 3g. Help!

hypertek said:
Ok i tried that phone info program and set it tup cdma auto or whatever, and no improvement. How do i get back to stock? I tried setting to lte/cdma/evdo but it does not stick. I tried uninstalling the program and the phone would stick to 3g. Help!
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Just download the phone info app and switch it back to lte/CDMA/evdo when you switch it turn off the radio at the bottom and wait for a couple secs then turn it back on
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I wish Verizon and Samsung would just get together and try and resolve why their phones don't work well on Verizon's network. I figured they'd learn what they did wrong with the Nexus - pretty upset they never resolved it with the S3. I'm hoping the DNA/DLX from HTC doesn't have this issue. I liked the Samsung S3 in just about every way but the reception is wretched compared to Motorola phones.

yea I agree...the reception is awful. Literally can't use the phone for business. Everything else about it is awesome though

gingi999 said:
Not exactly. The phone will stay in 4g with one bar even if 5 bars of 3G is available. So forcing the phone to switch to 3G is the only way I got the call quality I needed to make calls in my house
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I'm missing something. How does 3g/4g have anything to do with your calls? The phone works with data turned off. Are you using Skype?

sincerity said:
yea I agree...the reception is awful. Literally can't use the phone for business. Everything else about it is awesome though
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I've pretty much given up on Samsung and Verizon as much as I love the phone as a PDA, as a phone it sucks.

sincerity said:
yea I agree...the reception is awful. Literally can't use the phone for business. Everything else about it is awesome though
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It has to do more with your location I think..I work in the tri-county are of Detroit and my reception is excellent. Had a Cappy on ATT before my GS3 on Verizon and could not even get a signal in our office building..now on Verizon I'm at least 4 bars and full strength pretty much everywhere else..

Tyggy said:
It has to do more with your location I think..I work in the tri-county are of Detroit and my reception is excellent. Had a Cappy on ATT before my GS3 on Verizon and could not even get a signal in our office building..now on Verizon I'm at least 4 bars and full strength pretty much everywhere else..
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It seems to have to do with the technology of the Verizon towers in your area. In LA with a motorola phone I lock on no problem and get great reception. With the S3 you'll switch from 4 bars - drop the call and switch back to 4 bars even when stationary. Motorolas don't have that issue with Verizon's network. I know several people with the S3 including people in CT and TX - all having the same issue on Verizon's network.

mysterysauce said:
Just download the phone info app and switch it back to lte/CDMA/evdo when you switch it turn off the radio at the bottom and wait for a couple secs then turn it back on
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ok thanks, i tried this, and still seems to be stuck.

boe said:
I wish Verizon and Samsung would just get together and try and resolve why their phones don't work well on Verizon's network. I figured they'd learn what they did wrong with the Nexus - pretty upset they never resolved it with the S3. I'm hoping the DNA/DLX from HTC doesn't have this issue. I liked the Samsung S3 in just about every way but the reception is wretched compared to Motorola phones.
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+1000 on Verizon and Sammy needing to fix this
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Loss of 4g after flashing cm10

Well after trying cm10 for a while I decided to come back to synergy because it was still a bit buggy. Now however I cannot seem to connect to 4g. None of my imei stuff was changed it just appears that the LTE is broke. Any ideas ? Thanks in advance.
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Try Phone Info from the Market
In device information goto set preferred network type.. LTE/CDMA/EvDo

Thank you good sir. That will probably do the trick ( out of a 4g zone right now )
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Be careful with phone info. It messed up my 4G to the point where I couldn't get it back
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Go to the dialer and dial
*2767*3855#
I tried that and it got my 4G back. It will wipe your phone tho but will still be on the same rom
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I'm having the same loss of LTE/4g issue as the OP, but when I dialed *2767*3855# all I got was a "Welcome to Verizon Wireless, your call could not be completed as dialed" message.
What am I doing wrong? Do I have to be in an LTE area to do this (My work/social life is a 4g area, home is not.)?
Thanks!

Does it say h+?
From someone that helped me. I was told the following
ATT never called their HSPA+ 4G until TMo started advertising theirs as 4G. If TMo can why cant ATT? ATT has had HSPA+ long before TMO has after all, but only overseas unlocked phones utilized it. TMo howevrr put a lot more money into building up their H+ network while ATT put it into LTE. and their H+ speeds differences clearly show that.
Anyways.. 
To better clarify for those coming from stock
Stock Rom. = CM10
4G LTE = 4G
4G = H+
Not sure if stock rom considers regular HSDPA (H) as 3G or 4G....
3G = 3G
E = E
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You lost me
stealthieone said:
Does it say h+?
From someone that helped me. I was told the following
ATT never called their HSPA+ 4G until TMo started advertising theirs as 4G. If TMo can why cant ATT? ATT has had HSPA+ long before TMO has after all, but only overseas unlocked phones utilized it. TMo howevrr put a lot more money into building up their H+ network while ATT put it into LTE. and their H+ speeds differences clearly show that.
Anyways.. 
To better clarify for those coming from stock
Stock Rom. = CM10
4G LTE = 4G
4G = H+
Not sure if stock rom considers regular HSDPA (H) as 3G or 4G....
3G = 3G
E = E
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benwin113 said:
You lost me
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Is the problem you're having that you see h+ instead of 4g?
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benwin113 said:
I'm having the same loss of LTE/4g issue as the OP, but when I dialed *2767*3855# all I got was a "Welcome to Verizon Wireless, your call could not be completed as dialed" message.
What am I doing wrong? Do I have to be in an LTE area to do this (My work/social life is a 4g area, home is not.)?
Thanks!
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You need to be on stock, if you weren't.

benwin113 said:
I'm having the same loss of LTE/4g issue as the OP, but when I dialed *2767*3855# all I got was a "Welcome to Verizon Wireless, your call could not be completed as dialed" message.
What am I doing wrong? Do I have to be in an LTE area to do this (My work/social life is a 4g area, home is not.)?
Thanks!
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make sure u are oon a touchwiz rom, then it should work

Well depending on what CM10 Rom you flashed it could have flashed a new kernel. Try reverting back to the stock kernel and see if that works for you. I would also recommend another fresh install of the rom. Occasionally mine does that to depending on what Rom I'm coming from.

Had this happen to me when I flashed d2vzw the other night. Downloaded Phone Info from Play and my phone was set to generic gsm. Changed it back to LTE and it was all good after that.

qqhorus said:
Had this happen to me when I flashed d2vzw the other night. Downloaded Phone Info from Play and my phone was set to generic gsm. Changed it back to LTE and it was all good after that.
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I've tried that. No matter what I change it to 4g has not come back.
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flashing a new rom sometimes seems to make me not be able to get 4g, I'm in a strong 4g area. But I just leave it be and it fixes itself within 10 mins or so

DertyDOH said:
flashing a new rom sometimes seems to make me not be able to get 4g, I'm in a strong 4g area. But I just leave it be and it fixes itself within 10 mins or so
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I don't know if that's true for my case. I've had different roms while at work and it doesn't go to 4g. On a 30 min drive to work its only g or e
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