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Which ROM support t-mobile 4G?

HI, first time posting please be easy on me.
I am looking for a ROM whcih can support Tmobile 4G network.
I have tried [LeeDROiD, Android Revolution HD, they both connect as " Edge" not 4G, does anyone knows how do I fix it?

Ive tried leedroid,insertcoin and virtuous. Im on 4g on all of them...
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I don't believe that any ROMs would disable 4G. I'm currently using Virtuous and it's running great.
Check:
Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile networks>Network Mode.
Is that set to GSM only? If so, change to GSM / WCDMA auto.
(it will appear as GSM only while WiFi calling is active)

4g has worked for me on rev hd and leedroid.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App

coredroid is auch für 4G

Yes, I am now getting a H icon, instead of 4G... with the stock rom, it show 4G..
are they the same?

tatpoo said:
Yes, I am now getting a H icon, instead of 4G... with the stock rom, it show 4G..
are they the same?
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you must know that 4g is hspa+
you can go in to settings,about phone,software information,more,baseband to check if your radio shows P then your "4G" is enabled,if your radio shows "U",your "4G" is disabled.
For example,
10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3 hspa
10.43a.9007.00P_10.51.9007.27_M3 hspa+(and this is what you called 4G)

Thanks! you have answered my question!! Mine is P.
thanks!!

I'm on Leeroid and mine is U and I can see "H" and my speedtest showed speeds of 4.2mbps. Am I still getting regular 3G when I think I'm getting 4G?

jerrylzy said:
you must know that 4g is hspa+
you can go in to settings,about phone,software information,more,baseband to check if your radio shows P then your "4G" is enabled,if your radio shows "U",your "4G" is disabled.
For example,
10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3 hspa
10.43a.9007.00P_10.51.9007.27_M3 hspa+(and this is what you called 4G)
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Thanks, good info to know.

[Q] Sensation data problem

Can anyone help me. I unlocked the sensation for me to use with att. Everything is fine, rooted, s-off, cwm recover works, and so does everything else. Except data and mms. I googled the apns to use and that worked, somewhat. I now can recieve mms but data only gets up to 2g but roams a lot. Is there a way to get att 3g on this phone? I heard it was unable but just want to make sure

cGrumm said:
Can anyone help me. I unlocked the sensation for me to use with att. Everything is fine, rooted, s-off, cwm recover works, and so does everything else. Except data and mms. I googled the apns to use and that worked, somewhat. I now can recieve mms but data only gets up to 2g but roams a lot. Is there a way to get att 3g on this phone? I heard it was unable but just want to make sure
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Did you get 3G before when the device was S-On and a stock image?

dr9722 said:
Did you get 3G before when the device was S-On and a stock image?
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Yea when my cousin had it stock for tmobile everything was fine with it. 3g and 4g worked for him. Then when i started using it for att i had to put in custom apn which only allows me to reach 2g. I've seen a lot of people say its not compatible unless you have a certain version, my model is the tmobile htc sensation 4g...thats what it tells me in my phone settings.

cGrumm said:
Yea when my cousin had it stock for tmobile everything was fine with it. 3g and 4g worked for him. Then when i started using it for att i had to put in custom apn which only allows me to reach 2g. I've seen a lot of people say its not compatible unless you have a certain version, my model is the tmobile htc sensation 4g...thats what it tells me in my phone settings.
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Learn more ablut radio and frequencys. Basically u cant get 3g unless u have a bell sensation
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cGrumm said:
Yea when my cousin had it stock for tmobile everything was fine with it. 3g and 4g worked for him. Then when i started using it for att i had to put in custom apn which only allows me to reach 2g. I've seen a lot of people say its not compatible unless you have a certain version, my model is the tmobile htc sensation 4g...thats what it tells me in my phone settings.
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So from what you're saying the phone has worked fully on both 3G & 4G on the TMobile network. Looking at the AT&T website their all their phones are either 3G or 4G. So it should work.
Does your AT&T contract support 3G ? I know when I got my first 3G enabled phone they had to ship me a 3G SIM card for it to work. It might be that it's the SIM card that's the issue. I've never had to modify APNs etc. even when swapping network providers away from Vodafone. Insert the new SIM and it just works.
webstar1 said:
Learn more ablut radio and frequencys. Basically u cant get 3g unless u have a bell sensation
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA App
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Hmmmm

webstar1 said:
Learn more ablut radio and frequencys. Basically u cant get 3g unless u have a bell sensation
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA App
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Yea thats what im trying to understand. I read that there were two types of sensations, one from canada that supports att 3g, and the original which does not. But they said the model T-mobile sensation 4g, should support att 3g. Thats the thing im not understanding

gol_n_dal said:
So from what you're saying the phone has worked fully on both 3G & 4G on the TMobile network. Looking at the AT&T website their all their phones are either 3G or 4G. So it should work.
Does your AT&T contract support 3G ? I know when I got my first 3G enabled phone they had to ship me a 3G SIM card for it to work. It might be that it's the SIM card that's the issue. I've never had to modify APNs etc. even when swapping network providers away from Vodafone. Insert the new SIM and it just works.
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Yea i had an Iphone 3gs with a 3g data plan. And everything ive seen posted with unlocked sensations all have the same problem with att. But ive seen that there is a version that supports att 3g which is what im trying to figure out

This post has the bands that the T-Mobile htc sensation 4g supports:
http://www.htc.com/us/products/sensation4g-tmobile#tech-specs
And this post says if it supports HSPA/UMTS/HSPA+ on 850 and 1900, it should support att 3g
http://androidforums.com/t/358106-unlocked-htc-sensation-4g-t-smart-phone-sim.html
The first post confirms that the phone supports both 850 and 1900 on HSPA+. All of this is new to me so if this is completely wrong then sorry. Just seems right to me.

It looks like the AT&T and T-Mobile networks are different, this is where I guess the issue is. The more I dug the worse it got. I have to admit that I'd assume this would be a simple answer but it looks like there are different flavours of 4G.
So apologies to the earlier poster that mentioned the frequencies.

cGrumm said:
Can anyone help me. I unlocked the sensation for me to use with att. Everything is fine, rooted, s-off, cwm recover works, and so does everything else. Except data and mms. I googled the apns to use and that worked, somewhat. I now can recieve mms but data only gets up to 2g but roams a lot. Is there a way to get att 3g on this phone? I heard it was unable but just want to make sure
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T-Mobile US Sensation (Z710E) DOES NOT support anything higher than 2G on AT&T's networks because it doesn't operate on the proper 3G frequency. The Bell Sensation (Z710A) from Canada DOES work on AT&T 3G because its hardware uses the proper frequency.

Jimmah555 said:
T-Mobile US Sensation (Z710E) DOES NOT support anything higher than 2G on AT&T's networks because it doesn't operate on the proper 3G frequency. The Bell Sensation (Z710A) from Canada DOES work on AT&T 3G because its hardware uses the proper frequency.
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I thought the Z710a is the US T-Mobile 4g version, My Z710e is a European 3G only version.

gol_n_dal said:
I thought the Z710a is the US T-Mobile 4g version, My Z710e is a European 3G only version.
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See thats where im getting confused too. People said the version that CAN aquire att 3g is the t-mobile 4g model. But regardless it isnt picking up anything but edge so he is right. Is there anyway to change the hardware for it to work? I dont have money for another phone so if i can, id do that.

cGrumm said:
See thats where im getting confused too. People said the version that CAN aquire att 3g is the t-mobile 4g model. But regardless it isnt picking up anything but edge so he is right. Is there anyway to change the hardware for it to work? I dont have money for another phone so if i can, id do that.
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Have you seen: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349755
It refers to: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation_4g-3922.php
As far as I know Bell Canada uses the same network frequencies as AT&T US.

[Q] Htc Sensation Stays on edge even though I had 4g before I flashed ICS firmware

Hi My HTC Sensation stays on edge even though I have had 4g here for the last year. After flashing the appropriate ICS firmware this is a constant issue. Can someone please help.

which fw version did you flash, and did the screen show the radio update was successful?
which rom?
Sent from my Pyramid-T

I do not have ICS yet, but....
Check your settings.
Settings->wireless&networks->mobile networks->Network mode: select GSM/WCDMA auto.
Hope it solves your problem.

What ROM?
If it was ARHD you'll have to flash a 4G Icon Mod

sromer said:
What ROM?
If it was ARHD you'll have to flash a 4G Icon Mod
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the icons are kind of irrelevant since he said it's on EDGE.
Icons wise:
H -> 4G not E -> 4G

Edge problem.
Alright here's what happened. I had the HTC amaze and I traded it for this phone because the development page for that phone sucked. I got this phone and put my sim card in it and it was on edge. I thought because T-Mobile thought I was using the HTC Amaze it was sending out a different reception type. They changed it to the Sensation and still no 4G. I have switched my number to 3 different SIM cards and still no 4G. I reverted back to stock and S-On to see if the problem would be fixed but it wasn't. I am in a 4G covered area and I am getting edge why is this? I have had 4G on the Amaze for months and I had the sensation before the Amaze. both had 4G where I am. I don't know what to do.

Well as far as I've read, HSPA+ (branded as 4G by T-MoUS) runs on 1700MHz (AWS). If you got your device through T-Mo you would get the one branded as Sensation 4G and HSPA+ would work out of the box.
Also, if you got the non-T-MoUS version (Unbranded), z710e (Orig Sensation) and z715e (XE version) should theoretically still receive "4G" because AWS is supported by these models.

[Q]Are there any z710a users on AT&T getting HSPA+

I max out around 2Mbps down
I am on a grandfathered BB data plan, but I have a brand new 4g sim. I've always been able to get HSPA, even with my old 3g sim.
I called in to AT&T and said whats up? They pulled up my imei (matches), but says it's a 2g device. WTH? I'm connected to HSDPA:9 all day errday.
This phone is rare enough here that I haven't found a current, useful thread about this issue.

When I had an iPhone on T-Mobile it wasn't able to get ANYTHING over 2G, meaning 3G. I had a 3GS though so I don't know about the HSPD... All I know is ATT's 3G band is diff from T-Mobiles and so you CANNOT get 3G using one carrier's phone on another network when it comes to these two. I'm not too sure about HSPD but.. It might be the same? You said you've been getting HSPD though so... Not sure.

Well sensation are not 4g devices they are 3g but they can reach 4g like speeds depending on the location
sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1

Ooooooooooooh. That makes sense.
Although, it's hard to know when 3g ends and 4g begins:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7893188&postcount=10

jslim38 said:
Well sensation are not 4g devices they are 3g but they can reach 4g like speeds depending on the location
sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1
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That's kind of not true.
LTE, HSPA+, and WiMax define 4G. The Sensation has HSPA+, meaning it's a 4G device. Here's a google I did:
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/12/hspa-now-officially-4g-according-to-itu/

sshede said:
The Sensation has HSPA+
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Does it? Or doesn't it? Cause I'm saying mine doesn't when I assumed that it does.
Internet searches aren't going to help me, I'm afraid. There's too much conflicting opinion. There's already conflicting opinion in here lol.
But if there's somebody else out there, who has a z710a on ATT we can put this to bed right quick.

It's a beefed up 3g network and they will not spend the money to get true 4g
sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1

That's is true but if you want the truth then take a look at at&t and the one x in order for it to run on at&t network they had to dail it back because of the tegra3 doesn't run on AT&T network so they say
sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1

T-Mobile sensation doesn't have the neccessary bands for hspa+ on att, only a Canadian sensation has the correct bands that work on att
Sent from my sensational sensation 4g

vgrntbeauxner said:
I'm connected to HSDPA:9 all day errday.
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How do you tell your hsdpa category?

yahhboy said:
T-Mobile sensation doesn't have the neccessary bands for hspa+ on att, only a Canadian sensation has the correct bands that work on att
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z710a is canadian sensation, thx.
ziddey said:
How do you tell your hsdpa category?
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For ICS: System settings>About phone>Status then look at 'mobile network type.'

vgrntbeauxner said:
z710a is canadian sensation, thx.
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My bad...
Sent from my sensational sensation 4g

vgrntbeauxner said:
For ICS: System settings>About phone>Status then look at 'mobile network type.'
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hmm mine just says hsdpa

thats the same as me. how fast is your downlink?
I GOT 4.6MBPS LASTNIGHT!

I am using the Bell Sensation on AT&T in Northern California. I average between 3 and 4 mb/s down, depending on what part of town I am in and the time of day it is. Phone signal shows me connected to H+

gbarayah said:
I am using the Bell Sensation on AT&T in Northern California. I average between 3 and 4 mb/s down, depending on what part of town I am in and the time of day it is. Phone signal shows me connected to H+
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Are you on a GB ROM? I don't know if there is an H+ icon on CM9, but there was one (supposedly) on CM7...

I'm running an ICS ROM that has been discontinued. HyperNonSense by Kristof, very minimalist but one of the smoothest ROMs I have ever used on any device. Patiently waiting for CM9 stable.
I'm not 100% positive, but I want to say that I was seeing an H+ icon on Gingerbread ROMs as well.

gbarayah said:
I'm running an ICS ROM that has been discontinued. HyperNonSense by Kristof, very minimalist but one of the smoothest ROMs I have ever used on any device. Patiently waiting for CM9 stable.
I'm not 100% positive, but I want to say that I was seeing an H+ icon on Gingerbread ROMs as well.
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All right, that's good info thanks.
btw, I've run CM9 nightlies and opensensation and they're both really stable, fwiw.

Which roms show the hsdpa category? Is it only gb roms? With ARHD, it only shows HSDPA, no :cat

The symbol is really irrelelvant. If you want to know if you are connected to H+, go to settings > about phone > status and see what it says under Mobile Network Type.
If you are connected to H+ it should read HSDPA.

4g data

I was just wondering if there was a way to get T-Mobile's 4G Data speeds working on any custom ROM. If there is, how would I do so?

milkshakes said:
I was just wondering if there was a way to get T-Mobile's 4G Data speeds working on any custom ROM. If there is, how would I do so?
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Tmobile's 4G Data already works on custom roms, out of the box.

Vain III said:
Tmobile's 4G Data already works on custom roms, out of the box.
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excuse me, this mean that htc one s support lte? O_O the european version too?

Nope
T-MobileUS HTC One S

RockLee91 said:
excuse me, this mean that htc one s support lte? O_O the european version too?
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I think "4G" on TMobUS is just what everyone else calls H+, or "3G" in the UK.

RockLee91 said:
excuse me, this mean that htc one s support lte? O_O the european version too?
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tmobile 4g (usa) is the same as (eu) 3g/H.
naming it 4G is just marketing bull****. (lte based and gsm based phones dont mix)
as far as i know there is only stil lte-advanced thats real 4G

those are all radio related not rom
i don't know if any do now, but in the near future there will be phones working on 4g and lte networks, meaning the radio will support those bands

rugmankc said:
those are all radio related not rom
i don't know if any do now, but in the near future there will be phones working on 4g and lte networks, meaning the radio will support those bands
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I was under the impression LTE is 4G. It's only TMobile US who seem to classify HSDPA+ as 4G. Over here (In the UK) HSDPA+ is classed the same as 3G. Once we get LTE, they brand that 4G.
As far as I was aware, the One S is not 4G (LTE) capable.

S/he asked about Tmobile's 4G data speeds. Not if it was faux 4G or not.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

raikesy said:
I was under the impression LTE is 4G. It's only TMobile US who seem to classify HSDPA+ as 4G. Over here (In the UK) HSDPA+ is classed the same as 3G. Once we get LTE, they brand that 4G.
As far as I was aware, the One S is not 4G (LTE) capable.
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TMobile advertises 4g now but has no lte. They say they are going to upgrade their back end to support lte. I assume that means they are different and are on different frequency bands.

raikesy said:
I was under the impression LTE is 4G. It's only TMobile US who seem to classify HSDPA+ as 4G. Over here (In the UK) HSDPA+ is classed the same as 3G. Once we get LTE, they brand that 4G.
As far as I was aware, the One S is not 4G (LTE) capable.
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Att is also doing this now.
But honestly, I don't care if I get 4G speeds on a 3g network I'm happy. I'll continue to pay my $30 a month.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium