[Q] 4G Support? - HTC Sensation

I have a HTC Sensation XE, is there like a driver to enable 4G? My country supports 4G.

htcsensationxeuser said:
I have a HTC Sensation XE, is there like a driver to enable 4G? My country supports 4G.
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Unless you got the T-Mobile US htc sensation 4g then you cant use 4g. Its not a driver thing, its a hardware + aerial thing

Jonny said:
Unless you got the T-Mobile US htc sensation 4g then you cant use 4g. Its not a driver thing, its a hardware + aerial thing
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Um... the sensation regardless supports hspa+ (what T-Mobile calls 4g).
Op: do you see "H" when using mobile data?
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geoffcorey said:
Um... the sensation regardless supports hspa+ (what T-Mobile calls 4g).
Op: do you see "H" when using mobile data?
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Actually Hspa+ is not 4g, its referred to as 3.5g.
how do I know this? well in the uk ofcom are not auctioning the 4g spectrum until Q4 2012 at the earliest and I have the H symbol on my phone but it doesnt mean 4g because the 4g is not availible yet.
The important point is that HSPA+ is not 4G

To further elaborate on this 4g discussion:
In the US, AT&T actually calls HSPA+ '4g'.
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I'm not sure about T-mobile's '4g' network, otoh.

Jonny said:
Actually Hspa+ is not 4g, its referred to as 3.5g.
how do I know this? well in the uk ofcom are not auctioning the 4g spectrum until Q4 2012 at the earliest and I have the H symbol on my phone but it doesnt mean 4g because the 4g is not availible yet.
The important point is that HSPA+ is not 4G
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Kinda basically wrong.
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/12/hspa-now-officially-4g-according-to-itu/
There's another one.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/ITU-says-LTE-WiMax-and-HSPA--are-now-officially-4G_id15435

The TMobile Sensation 4G is no different from other Sensations. It still only supports HSDPA 14mbps (only 16qam, no mimo/dc).
HSPA+ starts at 21mbps with 64qam. I believe it's getting more "acceptable" now for hspa+ to be called "4g" ahough.
So to reiterate, the Sensation 4G isn't 4G and not does support HSPA+.

sshede said:
Kinda basically wrong.
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/12/hspa-now-officially-4g-according-to-itu/
There's another one.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/ITU-says-LTE-WiMax-and-HSPA--are-now-officially-4G_id15435
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I should have elaborated. In the UK we talk of hspa+ as being 3.5g and 4G as actually being 4G because of the 4G trials and spectrum auction. I had no idea that 4G meant hspa+ in the US and other countries so thanks for telling me that - they do say you learn a new thing everyday! and apoligies for any confusion I caused

That's true
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4G close to Chicago, Illinois ?

Im going in a business trip for a week and I would like to know If 4G works in Chicago , if yes if is good? And I'm going to oak brook (close to Chicago) and also 3G speeds as well, any information will help and I hope someone from the area has a nexus s 4G
Chicago is blanketed with Clear's wimax service, so I'm sure you're good.
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jgalan14 said:
Im going in a business trip for a week and I would like to know If 4G works in Chicago , if yes if is good? And I'm going to oak brook (close to Chicago) and also 3G speeds as well, any information will help and I hope someone from the area has a nexus s 4G
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4g is great around Chicago. Oak Brook should be covered without an issue. 3g speeds are hit or miss depending on congestion. Signal is great but speeds can lag.
krohnjw said:
4g is great around Chicago. Oak Brook should be covered without an issue. 3g speeds are hit or miss depending on congestion. Signal is great but speeds can lag.
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Thanks guys , I wanted to make sure I didn't have to add wifi to my room to get in touch with my family and get some stuff done in paperwork , plus I wanted to have really good info since nexus week WWDC and E3 are on I want to make sure I don't miss anythinf lol
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jgalan14 said:
Thanks guys , I wanted to make sure I didn't have to add wifi to my room to get in touch with my family and get some stuff done in paperwork , plus I wanted to have really good info since nexus week WWDC and E3 are on I want to make sure I don't miss anythinf lol
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I have 4G coverage out in Naperville. Was in Oakbrook today with full 4G bars. Have never had a problem with 4G even when I got the EVO back in June of last year.
Ditto your c covered in chicago
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In chicago now 3g not badand wimax working alright too thanks
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No 4g after custom ROM?

Hey guys, I've been modding phones since the razer days so i have some grip on what im doing here yet im a bit vexxed at the current situation.
I Carefully rooted and upgraded my sensation to onceICS rom using revoltonary tool, the appropriate firmware and an eventual radio update(just in case)
Since installing that rom i have had NO 4g connectivity. Ive been stuck in 3g dispite having 4g on the stock rom in the same location...
UPDATE i just RUU'd back to stock and i have 4G again. Is it possible that the oneICS rom is botched? Im hesitant to redo the root/custom rom process again if im going to lose 4g but i really dont see how this would affect it lol.
PS Yes, i did a speed test before and after. On th stock rom i hit about 10mps at my window and on the custom roms i was hitting 1.6mps..
Were the two speed tested in the same location?? I have flashed almost everything posted on the development section(Always bored at work), and i never had this issue.
T-Mobile 4g is still 3g, but your phone's hardware has to support a higher speed, which it does.
The 4g icon is actually lying, because its still based on 3g tech, just a faster back end. You're still getting your 4g speeds.
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Lolol really? No man thats bs. I went from a nexus s (3g phone) to a 4g sensation and theres a huge difference in network speeds.
geoffcorey said:
T-Mobile 4g is still 3g, but your phone's hardware has to support a higher speed, which it does.
The 4g icon is actually lying, because its still based on 3g tech, just a faster back end. You're still getting your 4g speeds.
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vabeachfc3s said:
Lolol really? No man thats bs. I went from a nexus s (3g phone) to a 4g sensation and theres a huge difference in network speeds.
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/Facepalm
Did you miss the part where he said "but your phone's hardware has to support a higher speed"? Nexus did not have hardware support for higher speeds, Sensation does.
Get it?
It could be the Rom... Been seeing some complains about their signal strength is low when in ICS... That's why I'm still hesitant to upgrade... Try other Rom... I could be wrong though...
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Not bad on a sensation
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vabeachfc3s said:
Lolol really? No man thats bs. I went from a nexus s (3g phone) to a 4g sensation and theres a huge difference in network speeds.
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you missed the point completely. The nexus s doesn't support hspa+, so you'll never get any of the hspa+ speeds regardless of what you do.
The sensation, does. And the 4g/h icon is meaningless, as long as you're getting normal speeds. But the phone has to support hspa+ to get hspa+ speeds.
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Post Your HTC One X LTE Speed Tests

I didn't really care that much about LTE until I actually tested it out! I'm getting some crazy speeds in my area. Rogers just activated the LTE Data to my phone this afternoon. Here are my speed results...
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DAMnnnnnn.. I only get 400kbs on evo.. boooo
Gona have to go check it out at the sprint store
Even during peak hours, i've been getting 25-30mbps. It's like i'm the only person on LTE in my area. My area is a hardcore Blackberry device neighborhood, so more LTE for me!
another that just switched from regular 6gb data to LTE 6 GB data
Nice speeds guy. Can't wait until I'm in an area with LTE here in the US. I get about 10-15Mbps consistently on my iPad 3 in HSPA+.
blackout203 said:
Nice speeds guy. Can't wait until I'm in an area with LTE here in the US. I get about 10-15Mbps consistently on my iPad 3 in HSPA+.
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wow that's crazy for HSPA+. i must be in a bad area for that here in Charlotte. i get about 4Mbps down. can't wait to see some AT&T LTE speeds from here. would be nice just to see 25Mbps down.
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mrvirginia said:
wow that's crazy for HSPA+. i must be in a bad area for that here in Charlotte. i get about 4Mbps down. can't wait to see some AT&T LTE speeds from here. would be nice just to see 25Mbps down.
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both my atrix and my note only get 8 max, high 6-mid 7 average. but the upload is soooooooo slow..
lte to NWA! please!
Here's my result on Telus with only two bars of reception:
Not much LTE service in my area unfortunately I managed to snap this while sitting at a long red light in an LTE area lol
Boom
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voteccow said:
Boom
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very nice
Beat this
These were done in semi-regional Australia so the closest server is quite far away (don't know if that makes a difference in speed).
Those look like lte speeds lte should be a lot faster than hspa+
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This is what a Chicagoland suburb looks like.. Not impressed really.
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Still no LTE in my home but I get it when I go to my local mall I get solid HSPA+, around 3 mbps down. I'm really impressed.
LTE signal at home is so weak I won't even waste time uploading pic. I am only getting about 5-6mb down and 2mb up.
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This is what a Chicagoland suburb looks like.. Not impressed really.
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Also in the burbs. Usually around 8-10 down. Have a feeling the numbers will start to get ugly once iphone gets lte and the sheep start bogging down the network.
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charlieb620 said:
I'm curious and would like to know what kind of speeds you guys/gals are getting on 3G using AT&T?
Please post screenshots if they are accessible to you.
Thanks.
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I believe this phone is exclusive to T-mobile
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abraham.ramirez said:
I believe this phone is exclusive to T-mobile
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When you unlock it, it has att bands.
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I'm curious why would you even want to use this phone on ATT? Barring some kind of weird fluke like you bought it from somewhere having a buy one get one free
sale.....
And then there is the obvious sarcastic reply, that it would be the same slow as molasses speed that all phones on AT&T's network have.
rimshot!
Hey, you didn't bet him anything this time!
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I'll bet 11 dollars that the phone would suck on ATT
myorks1127 said:
I'll bet 11 dollars that the phone would suck on ATT
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Only $11?
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Desertstorm00 said:
Hey, you didn't bet him anything this time!
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After that spree, I had to start dodging the tax-man, so I'm laying low for a while!
Phone is pentaband just like the Galaxy Nexus...speeds should be fine. ATT users and T-Mobile users alike have been using I727s and T989s on either network getting great speeds with the exception of the I727 having LTE capability
OP is simply asking for users to comment on their speeds
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magiconthetire said:
Phone is pentaband just like the Galaxy Nexus...
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Can you provide a link for this? I was curious about this and the only real/conclusive information I found was that it just had the T-MoUS bands and euro bands...
dr4stic said:
Can you provide a link for this? I was curious about this and the only real/conclusive information I found was that it just had the T-MoUS bands and euro bands...
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Mobilecityonline is selling them unlocked(Screenshot in this thread). I also called their customer service and I called T-Mobile both reps told me the phone supports the 3G spectrum in AT&T when unlocked.
Found it (I think),
http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/files/PDF-UQXMBGKK1DV0EAZS.pdf
That lists it as quad-band for UMTS, bands I, II, IV, and V. And according to AT&T's wiki page, AT&T does bands II and V, so it should work on AT&T. T-Mo US seems to be bands I and IV.
Yay
dr4stic said:
Found it (I think),
http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/files/PDF-UQXMBGKK1DV0EAZS.pdf
That lists it as quad-band for UMTS, bands I, II, IV, and V. And according to AT&T's wiki page, AT&T does bands II and V, so it should work on AT&T. T-Mo US seems to be bands I and IV.
Yay
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Can someone do a speed test on AT&T so i can see what 3g speeds this baby is getting.

No 4g in Omaha NE...

Does anyone know when there will be 4g towers for Verizon in Omaha? Super tired of buying 4g devices and scooting along at what seems like a snails pace nowadays on 3g.
dan4877 said:
Does anyone know when there will be 4g towers for Verizon in Omaha? Super tired of buying 4g devices and scooting along at what seems like a snails pace nowadays on 3g.
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There is 4G LTE all over Omaha. I was using it just the other day. Look at the coverage map on Verizon's site.
Theoretically there's supposed to be 4g coverage wherever Verizon has 3g currently by the end of 2013. Dunno if that was just the rep spring his mouth off or if its true. I'm not holding my breath tho.
Brian Gove said:
Theoretically there's supposed to be 4g coverage wherever Verizon has 3g currently by the end of 2013. Dunno if that was just the rep spring his mouth off or if its true. I'm not holding my breath tho.
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It's truth.
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dan4877 said:
Does anyone know when there will be 4g towers for Verizon in Omaha? Super tired of buying 4g devices and scooting along at what seems like a snails pace nowadays on 3g.
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Brian Gove said:
Theoretically there's supposed to be 4g coverage wherever Verizon has 3g currently by the end of 2013. Dunno if that was just the rep spring his mouth off or if its true. I'm not holding my breath tho.
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Well that's terribly annoying. Waiting another year+ before I get to actually use my devices to full potential... Awesome!
What??
I was in Omaha all summer and I had it almost everywhere.
Great speeds at my work too
Edit: almost everywhere I went at least...
dan4877 said:
Does anyone know when there will be 4g towers for Verizon in Omaha? Super tired of buying 4g devices and scooting along at what seems like a snails pace nowadays on 3g.
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Was in Omaha for 3 days last week and got 4G pretty much everywhere
I work in Omaha and it has 4G all over... So does Council Bluffs.
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They seem to cover a lot of places.
Also this link.

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