so i was playing with my friends s2 which is on sprint and he has a 3g/4g toggle. is it possible to do this on ATT? is it possible to run sprint roms on the att version?
i would love to be able to move data to 3g/edge while i am not really using the phone and this can save me tons of battery.
if someone knows please help.
also, ive tried the manual mode but it doesnt let me select other options in network settings.
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Please do not even think about trying.to put a epic 4g touch rom on the skyrocket. Or anyother phones rom. Do not flash anything other then skyrocket. , and tmobile galaxy s2 roms on your phone or you will brick it. And no there is no toggle to turn off lte. You can edit the apn settings so it will not use lte. A quick search will explain how u can do that
Not sure about AT&T but the Rogers ROM has a fairly quick way to switch... In Settings-Wireless and Network-Mobile Networks, there is "Network Mode" which allows you to pick from GSM/HSPA/LTE (Auto mode), GSM/HSPA (Auto mode), GSM only, or HSPA only... I switch it to the GSM/HSPA (Auto mode) when I am not in Ottawa (no LTE in Deep River) and it saves a fair bit of battery.
Jamie
Att does not have that available
silver03wrx said:
Att does not have that available
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The Rom I am on, as well as others I am sure allows me to set the following:
GSM/HSPA/LTE (Auto)
GMS/HSPA (Auto)
GSM Only
HSPA Only.
Is this not the same thing?
Currently using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377087
Must be a rogers base rom
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Must be a rogers base rom
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Could be. I don't recall. I've seen it in others as well. Was surprised as I had already known ATT didn't have it in stock.
It is. Att base roms this is what you get
Type: *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer and hit the first one, there at the bottom u can turn off 4g Lte and 4g HSPA
Which setting do you use though to shut it off to 3G only on AT&T? The options aren't very descriptive. Some are obviously not used but I'm not sure which to try. Here's the options I get by putting in that *#*#4636#*#*:
WCDMA preferred
GSM only
WCDMA only
GSM auto (PRL)
CDMA auto(PRL)
CDMA only
EvDo only
GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)
Unknown
GSM/WCDMA/LTE Auto [This is the one that is selected]
Also, it seems like it doesn't let me change it. I tried setting it to GSM only and when i came back to the screen it was still on the LTE Auto setting.
Yeah I'm confused what to choose to o
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None of the settings stick for me.
Ditto. I used the app "phoneinfo" which is just a short cut way of doing the #*#*4636*#*# thing, and when I change it, it always goes back to GSM/WCDMA/LTE.
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^^
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How do I make the settings stick?
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How do I make the settings stick?
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My understanding is the stock radio won't allow us to switch. Can someone confirm?
Solution please?
crush said:
Solution please?
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u troll u. Welcome to the skyrocket section, please don't eat too many newbies for breakfast
icenight89 said:
u troll u. Welcome to the skyrocket section, please don't eat too many newbies for breakfast
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lol whats' there to troll? i want to have the option just like what rogers provided without changing roms etc
3g or 4g, with no LTE would be stellar. It would get me more play time on Pandora and Tunein. I use Nav and Tunein, when I am on the road, and use a 1Mah charger, and it's a very slow and steady drain, I suspect when I am in and around home, St. Louis, I am running LTE and eating battery.
I suppose if I have to have LTE constantly, another option would be better pricing structure. Maybe 5gigs for 30 a month, or unlimited again.
The att radios are rat locked.
So no you can not change these settings.
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Hey guys!
Going to the States tomorrow, I saw this beast is quite cheap unlocked in Amazon, so I'm currently thinking of buying it.
But just to be 100% sure, is there anything is should take note on? I'm from Denmark which also use GSM and same frequencies (I think).
Thanks in advance!
If it uses the same frequencies, then you should be fine. But take note, the G2x doesn't include the FM Radio.
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I've never in my life used FM radio, so I can live with that
Prozel said:
I've never in my life used FM radio, so I can live with that
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Never used FM radio? Its a new age indeed. Lol
So i bought one, but how come 3G don't work? I have typed in the right APN.
Prozel said:
So i bought one, but how come 3G don't work? I have typed in the right APN.
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Does the g2x support your network 3G frequencies?
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Several web sites say Denmark uses 2100 MHz for 3G. Could check the phone settings under "Wireless and networks/Mobile network settings/Data enabled" and make sure data is enabled. Alos check "Network Mode" to make sure it is not on GSM only.
Both things are as you say, and i'm pretty sure MIUI (a backup) was on it for a short time, but it's doesn't connect, weird.
I'm using mine in Thailand on 2100 so that is not the problem. Almost all European carriers use 2100. Make sure you go to APNs in the Networks settings and enter the correct APN for your carrier, give it a name and save it. Then press the radio button to make the selection green. Are you using Network Enabler? That will screw you up if active the first time you are trying to connect to a new network. If you are using that uninstall it or disable it. Also get a program from the Market called Networks. Use it to make sure the phone internally is not set to 2G only. I had that happen once on a phone and it did not show in the settings menu. With that program you can set it to WCDMA Only or WCDMA Preferred. Here is a link to the program.
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.mangelow.network
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So i bought one, but how come 3G don't work? I have typed in the right APN.
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Did you end up using this in Europe? I'm going in fall for school & plan to travel all over. Are you using a local sim card to use it on their towers? I was thinking of just getting a pre-paid sim card there on my buddies unlocked blackberry, but I'd love to use my G2X if possible!
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Hi -
The battery on my Skyrocket is draining so fast (and I do not browse internet, do not play games and sometimes do not even make any phone calls!)
So I have been looking for ways to save battery-
I found one idea: LTE & 4G uses more battery than 3G/GSM, and since my phone is usually on LTE or 4G- why not switch it to 3G?
*#*#4636#*#*
Phone Information
Scroll down
uncheck GSM/CDMA/4G/LTE
check WCDMA only
So this should switch the phone to 3G - but for some reason it doesn't (in the phone status it still shows that the phone is using LTE- although LTE doesn't show in top bar)
I wonder, should I also put something in "SMSC" field after I change to "WCDMA only"?
Something else drain your battety. I dont think its problem in network.
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If you're on ATT it doesn't let you mess with the radios from what I can gather.
Shadeslayers said:
If you're on ATT it doesn't let you mess with the radios from what I can gather.
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If you add the option in Settings.apk, it'll force it to stick onto one network, since it'll turn off the MIMO antenna, which kills LTE.
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If you add the option in Settings.apk, it'll force it to stick onto one network, since it'll turn off the MIMO antenna, which kills LTE.
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Can you elaborate? Does this have something to do w/ "mobile networks" in the settings menu?
I have ALWAYS had very poor AT&T service in my house, from my iphone 3g, iphone 4, iphone 4s....as soon as you pull in my neighborhood AT&T service just goes to ***
I got the One X however and realized I can pick up LTE here when the radio first turns on! I can put it on airplane mode, take it off...and I'll get LTE for about a minute. I get 10mbps down instead of the 1mbps when it's just on "4G"
However..this can barely make it through a SpeedTest as it's 1 or 2 bars of service...then it switches from 2 bar 4G LTE to the 3 or 4 bar "4G"
The phone is thinking I get better service with just the plain 4G so it forces me to connect to that....in reality it's a tonnnn slower and much worse.
Is there any APN setting or any root hacks to force the LTE connection? I get LTE pretty much everywhere in town (las vegas) but like I said my neighborhood doesn't seem to be on AT&T's maps!
If you go to your dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#* it will take to a screen where down a bit from the middle is the option "select network type" tap that and there is and "lte only" option. I have read that this works to force only hspa+ but can't confirm it for forcing lte. Give it a shot though.
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I found the screen....Has a bunch of options with "LTE Only" being one of them...however...when I click on that option it flashes as being set to "LTE Only" for half a second and then reverts to the default option of "GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto"
Damn, thought you were on to something!
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I found the screen....Has a bunch of options with "LTE Only" being one of them...however...when I click on that option it flashes as being set to "LTE Only" for half a second and then reverts to the default option of "GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto"
Damn, thought you were on to something!
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Did you try any of the other settings just out of curiosity to see if any of them worked?
Edit: just read through a thread that is doesn't work now. Bummer
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Hello There !
Are you still getting this problem ?
A friend just bought a OneX and Got this prob ...
Any idea ? maybe a Radio Update ?
Thank you in advance !
bradleyG said:
If you go to your dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#* it will take to a screen where down a bit from the middle is the option "select network type" tap that and there is and "lte only" option. I have read that this works to force only hspa+ but can't confirm it for forcing lte. Give it a shot though.
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This does NOT work for forcing either HSPA or LTE. It always reverts back to auto. AT&T does not let you choose your network, period. We will not be able to choose the network unless and until we get the Rogers ROM working on the AT&T units (or until someone builds a custom ROM giving us the functionality of Rogers).
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This does NOT work for forcing either HSPA or LTE. It always reverts back to auto. AT&T does not let you choose your network, period. We will not be able to choose the network unless and until we get the Rogers ROM working on the AT&T units (or until someone builds a custom ROM giving us the functionality of Rogers).
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Yes, if you would have read the other posts you would have seen that we already mentioned that this doesn't work.
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Necro'ing this post because it has recently helped me in getting LTE coverage and I hope it helps others. This code mentioned earlier in this thread, *#*#4636#*#* and method of forcing LTE does work on Rogers devices.
skydirt said:
Necro'ing this post because it has recently helped me in getting LTE coverage and I hope it helps others. This code mentioned earlier in this thread, *#*#4636#*#* and method of forcing LTE does work on Rogers devices.
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Sure it does... rogers devices and debloated ROMs are the only ones that can be forced into LTE mode. It's AT&T ROMs that can't
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If you are rooted and have an unlocked bootloader, try a version of CleanRom or a stock rooted rom which is not an AT&T base. I have been able to lock my radio to LTE (only when not making calls that is) with CR V and I am on AT&T. The only thing is that when you make a call you get bumped to 3g/HSPA because AT&T doesn't do voice over LTE
I live in north jersey and we don't have late I'm 5 min from NY and it has amazing lte but I don't go too often I want to totally disable my late and maybe re enable it once north jersey gets late can someone tell me if that's possible and if so how
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Been posted a million times already. Use the search. Go to the dialer and dial #*#*4636#*#*. Go to the top option(phone information) then scroll down to the "gsm/wcdma/LTE auto" dropdown and switch it to wcdma preferred
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PurpleFries said:
Been posted a million times already. Use the search. Go to the dialer and dial #*#*4636#*#*. Go to the top option(phone information) then scroll down to the "gsm/wcdma/LTE auto" dropdown and switch it to wcdma preferred
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Doesn't work it actually calls that number
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PurpleFries said:
Been posted a million times already. Use the search. Go to the dialer and dial #*#*4636#*#*. Go to the top option(phone information) then scroll down to the "gsm/wcdma/LTE auto" dropdown and switch it to wcdma preferred
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Slight problem: This doesn't work. That very same thread reveals that the phone will just override whatever you choose.
even though your not in a lte area, it isnt searching for the signal. Proven from other members already. So dont worry about it. If your not using data, just turn off mobile data for now.
I even tried to make the APN that a lot of people are having luck with, but where I live there is constantly an LTE signal so it got it anyways even with the HSPA+ APN I made for some reason. My battery life is bad with LTE but the speed is amazing.
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I'm trying to set the HSPA-only APN on my phone, since my phone keeps trying extra hard to get on the little LTE it can find here, and it's MURDERING my battery.
Seems AT&T locked the APN's, too. I can't select anything other than the default AT&T profile.
I think you guys could try the patch to convert to Rogers Version in dev section... (root required)
not sure if you guys could flash a Rogers RUU or not (s-off required)
at least ATT stock rom, its hard to disable LTE...
Made a new APN with the exact same settings as the default but with APN Type set to *. Speeds are about the same as my gsii.
Nvm, that didn't work. Ill have to go back to the wap.cingular settings.
Try editing the build.prop and changing the ro.telephony.default_network setting to 0. The default value set by AT&T should've been 9, indicating that the device should connect to LTE > WCDMA > GSM networks in that order. Setting it to 0 reconfigures the device to prefer WCDMA networks over GSM and LTE networks.
The changed setting should read: ro.telephony.default_network=0
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Reboot, and you should be on HSPA+.
I live in an lte area and have noticed only a slight increase in battery use...and speeds are fast...20 mbps +
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Try editing the build.prop and changing the ro.telephony.default_network setting to 0. The default value set by AT&T should've been 9, indicating that the device should connect to LTE > WCDMA > GSM networks in that order. Setting it to 0 reconfigures the device to prefer WCDMA networks over GSM and LTE networks.
The changed setting should read: ro.telephony.default_network=0
Reboot, and you should be on HSPA+.
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Thanks! Just tried this. Didn't work for me. Btw, I am in LTE area - could that be a reason?
nman123 said:
I live in north jersey and we don't have late I'm 5 min from NY and it has amazing lte but I don't go too often I want to totally disable my late and maybe re enable it once north jersey gets late can someone tell me if that's possible and if so how
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If you do not live in an LTE area then there is no reason to disable LTE on the phone. AT&T uses an integrated "circuit switched fallback" on the radio which defaults to UMTS/HSPA(+) when not in an LTE area.
The only people who would benefit from an LTE "on/off" switch would be people who do live in an LTE area so that they can disable it when not using the phone for simple sync procedures.
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If you do not live in an LTE area then there is no reason to disable LTE on the phone. AT&T uses an integrated "circuit switched fallback" on the radio which defaults to UMTS/HSPA(+) when not in an LTE area.
The only people who would benefit from an LTE "on/off" switch would be people who do live in an LTE area so that they can disable it when not using the phone for simple sync procedures.
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I live in a really annoying place in NJ where it is constantly switching between LTE (1 bar) and HSPA+ (4 bars). I can literally watch my battery drain. And I can barely use data since its constantly switching back and forth.
After some searching, I found that you can go to the APN settings, create a new profile, change the "Name" to whatever (I chose AT&T HSPA+) and change the "APN" field to "phone" without quotation marks.
Leave everything else defaulted to the normal values.
Then save the APN and go back to the APN screen and click on the little white radio button on the right of the APN you created (be sure to click on the radio button, not the whole bar).
Reboot. I just did this today so I will see how it affects my battery life.
Build.prop is the Only Correct Method
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Try editing the build.prop and changing the ro.telephony.default_network setting to 0. The default value set by AT&T should've been 9, indicating that the device should connect to LTE > WCDMA > GSM networks in that order. Setting it to 0 reconfigures the device to prefer WCDMA networks over GSM and LTE networks.
Reboot, and you should be on HSPA+.
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^This.
Changing the apn will make your data slower, but not alter your radio's behavior. Changing the build.prop will keep your radio from looking for anything else once it finds a WCDMA (UMTS, 3G) connection.
Note that you need to find and change all occurrences of ro.telephony.default_network to 0. The build.prop on AT&T RUUs includes it multiple times with different values.
Xodium said:
Slight problem: This doesn't work. That very same thread reveals that the phone will just override whatever you choose.
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It doesn't work because it's *#*#4636#*#* not the other way around.
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not sure if you guys could flash a Rogers RUU or not (s-off required)
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s-off not required for a different ruu, but supercid is. We can currently get supercid.
Tried all methods suggested here but was unable to turn off LTE. It kills battery as fast as it downloads the data.
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I have a Rogers unit running AT&T v1.85 and ...
I was able to dial the following:
*#*#4636#*#*
and it allowed me to change the network type. Actually, there were numerous options.
Peter
P.S. The reply in, I believe, post 2 said to dial a number similar to that noted above, but some characters were reversed.
Peter
P.S. My heading isn't quite accurate. I was running AT&T v1.85, but now it's CleanROM v2.1; although, it's still based on an AT&T RUU.
PeterHTC said:
I was able to dial the following:
*#*#4636#*#*
and it allowed me to change the network type. Actually, there were numerous options.
Peter
P.S. The reply in, I believe, post 2 said to dial a number similar to that noted above, but some characters were reversed.
Peter
P.S. My heading isn't quite accurate. I was running AT&T v1.85, but now it's CleanROM v2.1; although, it's still based on an AT&T RUU.
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Too bad, it doesn't work on stock ROM.
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For some reason I cannot get LTE to work at all on CM10. I've done everything and it still wont work at all. I tried reverting back to stock rom, and when I did, LTE worked. So I thought if I went back to CM10 from stock it would resolve the issue, but it did not. I've checked my APNs and I cannot change the preferred network mode and i tried *#*#info#*#* and i can't change anything there to anything that has LTE on it. I'm not sure if it's just a problem with the ROM or what, but I've done plenty of researched, searched all the forums, and can't find anything that will fix.
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Im in ATT
I've tried all the radios
and I AM in an LTE area.
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For some reason I cannot get LTE to work at all on CM10. I've done everything and it still wont work at all. I tried reverting back to stock rom, and when I did, LTE worked. So I thought if I went back to CM10 from stock it would resolve the issue, but it did not. I've checked my APNs and I cannot change the preferred network mode and i tried *#*#info#*#* and i can't change anything there to anything that has LTE on it. I'm not sure if it's just a problem with the ROM or what, but I've done plenty of researched, searched all the forums, and can't find anything that will fix.
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Im in ATT
I've tried all the radios
and I AM in an LTE area.
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Just making sure, but you know the LTE icon doesn't exist in cm10 , right? LTE is indicated by the 4g icon
xcrazydx said:
Just making sure, but you know the LTE icon doesn't exist in cm10 , right? LTE is indicated by the 4g icon
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Yeah, I only get HSPA+, HSPA, 3G
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Yeah, I only get HSPA+, HSPA, 3G
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Ok, try different apn. Which cm10 are you trying to use?
Does the problem happen on other ROMs? I'm not saying to use a different ROM, just saying that if it doesn't happen on, say, AOKP or Orthus (both CM-based), it's probably an issue with how CM10 is configured on your phone.
If you go into network operators (settings -network)and select att it will allow to change modes.
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If you go into network operators (settings -network)and select att it will allow to change modes.
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omg.. that was it all along. wtf, I feel so dumb now..
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omg.. that was it all along. wtf, I feel so dumb now..
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Haha yeah most of the time this setting is overlooked and this option enables you to turn off LTE if you want (which you don't have to have a RAT unlocked modem as presumed) and if you go to *#*#4636#*#* on your dialer you can have it set to LTE only as well.
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Haha yeah most of the time this setting is overlooked and this option enables you to turn off LTE if you want (which you don't have to have a RAT unlocked modem as presumed) and if you go to *#*#4636#*#* on your dialer you can have it set to LTE only as well.
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I actually have another problem now, after a reboot, it doesn't show any options for me to choose under available networks?
it came back after a few tries but then went away again, it's not consistently there to choose.
Does it show a searching animation?
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I have the exact same issues. I've done everything on this post plus done all the research as well. For my problem whenever I enter an LTE area my data service completely drops for about 5 seconds and then when it connects it only shows HSPA+. I have never been able to pick up LTE. When I was on CM9.1 I had no issues at all. LTE connected with no issues. So is this a CM10 issue or a phone issue?
try this, might help, might not, make a backup, if you have more than one apn, remove all apn's except your lte apn(ATT Pta, for rogers :ltemobile), restart phone
edit: of course make sure it was set to the lte apn in the first place, if it was and still have probs, do above procedure if you have more than one apn
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try this, make a backup, remove all apn's except your lte apn, restart phone
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For some reason my APN was not set to the lte one (ATT Pta). I changed it to that. Hopefully that fixes my problem. Thanks for the help!
I have a slightly different problem. I am running the latest cm10 nightly and notice that any time I get lucky and go into a 4g coverage area I can only make phone calls. No data transfers at all. I have my APN set to ATT LTE pta which I assumed is the right selection. Im normally in a A3g(HSPA)~700-17 coverage area. Is this the wrong APN to use?
njbballjerzy5 said:
For some reason my APN was not set to the lte one (ATT Pta). I changed it to that. Hopefully that fixes my problem. Thanks for the help!
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The APN change worked for me. This is the proof
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The APN change worked for me. This is the proof
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Do you automatically switch back and fort from 3 to 4g with that APN setting when you move around without losing data capability?
26.2man said:
Do you automatically switch back and fort from 3 to 4g with that APN setting when you move around without losing data capability?
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Yup. I have HSPA/HSPA+ around my house but close to work I have LTE. No problem with switching or losing data connection when I go from HSPA to LTE. Just double check your APN settings. There might be a typo or some missing field. Or you can create a new APN for lte and use that as your default.
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Yup. I have HSPA/HSPA+ around my house but close to work I have LTE. No problem with switching or losing data connection when I go from HSPA to LTE. Just double check your APN settings. There might be a typo or some missing field. Or you can create a new APN for lte and use that as your default.
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Okay
Im a nooob. How do you create APN's ?
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Okay
Im a nooob. How do you create APN's ?
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Try using Google search! It always helps me!
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@26.2man, you've gotta have att provision you for lte at the store or whatever if you haven't done so already. Then it should work.
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