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HSDPA - How often do you hit it?

I'm just wondering, how often do you guys hit HSDPA (or have it display HSDPA in the status or H icon if ROM'd)?
I feel like my phone never hits HSDPA and is always on UMTS. I am on CM7 so I can easily see when my phone is on H and sometimes I see it hit H when it's not even downloading anything and idling. And when I do download something, it's usually always 3G. What is up with that? And I'm in North Dallas if anyone on here has the Nexus S too with the same issue.

always have it on. it never labels itself as "3G" (UMTS) in my area (new york). It depends on your area, if your area has HSDPA support then you should try updating your radio if you haven't already.

aw mine has the new I9020XXKB3 radio with Netarchy 1.2.5-cfs. It rarely ever goes HSDPA. I see my friends Galaxy S Captivate and his always says H.

Aria807 said:
aw mine has the new I9020XXKB3 radio with Netarchy 1.2.5-cfs. It rarely ever goes HSDPA. I see my friends Galaxy S Captivate and his always says H.
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Stock Captivate doesn't have H, it appears as "3G" it is possibly he could of applied a hack that replaces 3G whether it is on UMTS or HSDPA as "H"

I have it on all the time I live in Tampa,FL
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lorijuan1024 said:
I have it on all the time I live in Tampa,FL
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I live in hernando county it's like 3 counties north of tampa. I get it all the time with the latest CM7

I'm in Washington State (not DC) and I get the H pretty regularly however my speeds never seem "HSPA"-like, they're usually max out at maybe 1MBps whereas I can usually hit 5ish on 3G. Never

Aria807 said:
aw mine has the new I9020XXKB3 radio with Netarchy 1.2.5-cfs. It rarely ever goes HSDPA. I see my friends Galaxy S Captivate and his always says H.
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Well, isn't the Captivate on AT&T and you're on TMo with an NS? You can't compare two phones on two different networks like that.
AT&T has a much better network, in my opinion. I very frequently see H speeds on my AT&T Galaxy S phone in places where I can't even get plain 3G on the Nexus S TMo.

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AT&T has a much better network, in my opinion. I very frequently see H speeds on my AT&T Galaxy S phone in places where I can't even get plain 3G on the Nexus S TMo.
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I laughed a little bit on the inside.

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Well, isn't the Captivate on AT&T and you're on TMo with an NS? You can't compare two phones on two different networks like that.
AT&T has a much better network, in my opinion. I very frequently see H speeds on my AT&T Galaxy S phone in places where I can't even get plain 3G on the Nexus S TMo.
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Better in that it has the highest rate of dropped calls?

Aria807 said:
I'm just wondering, how often do you guys hit HSDPA (or have it display HSDPA in the status or H icon if ROM'd)?
I feel like my phone never hits HSDPA and is always on UMTS. I am on CM7 so I can easily see when my phone is on H and sometimes I see it hit H when it's not even downloading anything and idling. And when I do download something, it's usually always 3G. What is up with that? And I'm in North Dallas if anyone on here has the Nexus S too with the same issue.
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Im also in Dallas, was wondering what your download and upload speeds were. I was getting close to 5/mbs down last month but now i get around 3/mbs. Have you noticed a difference?

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I laughed a little bit on the inside.
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kenvan19 said:
Better in that it has the highest rate of dropped calls?
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Whatever dudes...
Point was the OP is trying to figure out why his friends modded Captivate gets an H signal on AT&T and his unmodded NS doesn't in the same location with TMobile - you can't compare two phones on two networks and derive anything meaningful about the proper functioning of one of them in regards to gettting HSPA or not.
As to the snide AT&T bashing, again, whatever... In the areas of Los Angeles, Southern California, Arizona and Nevada that I personally frequent, AT&T provides much better service. YMMV may vary, obviously. It's all about where you're at for all of the networks.
For me, if I'm going someplace and I know I HAVE TO have a signal to make a call, you can bet I'm taking my AT&T phone with me because I am certain to find more dead zones with TMo than I do on AT&T. AT&T may drop calls, but at least it can make them in places TMo can't, like inside a building.
But you didn't really want to turn this into a back and forth on AT&T vs TMo did you?

Get it all the time .. ...when its turned on
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distortedloop said:
Whatever dudes...
Point was the OP is trying to figure out why his friends modded Captivate gets an H signal on AT&T and his unmodded NS doesn't in the same location with TMobile - you can't compare two phones on two networks and derive anything meaningful about the proper functioning of one of them in regards to gettting HSPA or not.
As to the snide AT&T bashing, again, whatever... In the areas of Los Angeles, Southern California, Arizona and Nevada that I personally frequent, AT&T provides much better service. YMMV may vary, obviously. It's all about where you're at for all of the networks.
For me, if I'm going someplace and I know I HAVE TO have a signal to make a call, you can bet I'm taking my AT&T phone with me because I am certain to find more dead zones with TMo than I do on AT&T. AT&T may drop calls, but at least it can make them in places TMo can't, like inside a building.
But you didn't really want to turn this into a back and forth on AT&T vs TMo did you?
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keyword modded. the OP didn't specify what ROM the person was using because I know for the SGS based phones there is a mod available that replaces the 3G icon (regardless of UMTS or HSDPA) to 4G or H depending on the mod.
its easy to fake something on Android, its just as easy as manipulating your Android version or making 2.2.X looking like Gingerbread.
And hell.. look on Engadget on the Inspire 4G review. This supposedly AT&T 4G phone's speeds compared to T-Mobile's HSDPA (3.5G) are just a joke.
Especially when HSUPA is disabled on the Inspire 4G. AT&T just doesn't respect the Android OS, all they simply do is cripple the phone.
- Disabling "unknown source" apps from being installed. Yeah, yeah.. we can hack it and enable it again. But for the average user, it isn't happening.
- Now.. HSUPA
http://www.engadget.com/motorola/atrix-4g-review/
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This is supposedly AT&T's "4G" Network.
http://www.att.com/network/?wtSlotClick=1-004P16!CIHPM01V1-1-1&rel=nofollow#fbid=_Fse7JSTH-U
Not all 4G is created equal. AT&T is the only carrier that will offer two layers of network technology that deliver 4G speeds: HSPA+ and LTE. Our HSPA+ network, combined with enhanced backhaul, is capable of speeds up to 4x faster than AT&T's already fast mobile broadband speeds. And we'll be evolving to even higher speeds with the rollout of our LTE network.
Why does that matter? You'll enjoy fast 4G speeds both with the HSPA+ network and where LTE is available. That means a smoother, more consistent mobile broadband experience overall.
-From AT&T's 4G page
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vs. Nexus S' 3.5G (HSDPA)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4059/nexus-s-and-android-23-review-gingerbread-for-the-holidays/6
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Why does that matter? You'll enjoy fast 4G speeds both with the HSPA+ network and where LTE is available. That means a smoother, more consistent mobile broadband experience overall.
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zephiK said:
keyword modded. the OP didn't specify what ROM the person was using because I know for the SGS based phones there is a mod available that replaces the 3G icon (regardless of UMTS or HSDPA) to 4G or H depending on the mod.
its easy to fake something on Android, its just as easy as manipulating your Android version or making 2.2.X looking like Gingerbread.
And hell.. look on Engadget on the Inspire 4G review. This supposedly AT&T 4G phone's speeds compared to T-Mobile's HSDPA (3.5G) are just a joke.
Especially when HSUPA is disabled on the Inspire 4G. AT&T just doesn't respect the Android OS, all they simply do is cripple the phone.
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This is supposedly AT&T's "4G" Network.
vs. Nexus S' 3.5G (HSDPA)
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Huh?
What does the Inspire have to do with this? What does AT&T's "4G" network have to do with it? We're talking about the current HSPA network because that's all either the Captivate or Nexus S which were being compared support. I'm also confused about why you posted a comparison of two different TMobile phones, one a "4G" phone and the other not a "4g" phone and their speedtest results.
The comment I responded to said his Nexus S doesn't get HSPA in Dallas when his friend's Captivate does. It's very plausible to me that his friend's getting HSPA service and he's not. In my experience, with my AT&T Galaxy S phone sitting next to my TMo Nexus S, the AT&T phone will routinely be on 5 bars of voice signal and have a full speed (4Mb/s) data connection available to me while the Nexus S on TMo is 0 bars of voice and EDGE data if anything at all. Even when on HSPA connection, the Nexus S can't pull more than 3Mb/s around here, so AT&T beats them in speed as well as coverage. I have active SIMS in both phones and often have them side by side. Based on my experience it seems perfectly reasonable to believe that other areas are the same.
The Galaxy S phones support HSPA up to 7.2mb/s...same as the Nexus S. Whatever a modded phone displays for that connection is irrelevant to what I said, which was, in my opinion, that AT&T has a better network. Here in Los Angeles, it covers more square miles than TMo, it penetrates buildings with full bars and 3G/HSPA speeds when TMo can't even push GSM voice or EDGE data into the same building and it doesn't drop calls any more frequently than TMo does.
Which brings me back to my original point to the author of that comment: I'm not sure what he thinks comparing the signal indicator on his NS to his friend's Captivate is actually revealing. He's got two different phones on two different networks and both are obviously modded in some manner; the only clear conclusion to me is that unless he's screwed up his NS somehow, his friend's got better reception because it's a better network in their area. I suspect this is commonplace across the major metros around the country.

Galaxy S 4g with AT&T 1900 3G Band?

Hey all,
I know the Vibrant has AT&T's 1900 3g band.
Can anyone confirm if the Galaxy S 4G also have the same AT&T 1900 3g band?
What sucks is that these bands are typically not listed in the specs but it's always a pleasant surprise when a t-mo phone has the AT&T 1900 band.
Thanks.
I'm thinking of upgrading to the Galaxy S 4g from the Vibrant but I don't want to give up the 1900 band when I swap to an AT&T sim.
Thanks in advance for the info

Yes it will but u can check it out here
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G_id5138

Thanks for the reply but according to phonearena, the Galaxy S 4g only covers GSM 1900. Not UMTS 1900.
The Vibrant actually has UMTS 1900 hence Unlocked Vibrants can be used on AT&T's 3G network
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Vibrant_id4747
However, I know phonearena isn't always accurate when it comes to specs/bands so that's why I'm asking all you Galaxy S 4g owners
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Yes it will but u can check it out here
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G_id5138
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joel32137 said:
Thanks for the reply but according to phonearena, the Galaxy S 4g only covers GSM 1900. Not UMTS 1900.
The Vibrant actually has UMTS 1900 hence Unlocked Vibrants can be used on AT&T's 3G network
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Vibrant_id4747
However, I know phonearena isn't always accurate when it comes to specs/bands so that's why I'm asking all you Galaxy S 4g owners
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the s4g doesnt have the full 3g band hence why it goes from hsdpa to edge and not switch to 3g as it actually lacks the band for it .....

RaverX3X said:
the s4g doesnt have the full 3g band hence why it goes from hsdpa to edge and not switch to 3g as it actually lacks the band for it .....
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Does that mean Tmobile phones will work on a att
4g?

Compxpert said:
Does that mean Tmobile phones will work on a att
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should worse case is u get edge at best

Joel, what did you end up doing?
Can the SGS 4G use 4G on AT&Ts network?

I was at one point able to get Straight Talk 3G working on the 1900 band when I used to live in TX. This was using ATT's network so it is definitely possible.
However a word of caution: from my experience in some areas ATT uses 850 for 3G, which the SGS4g does not support (edge only).

Got my sgs 4g unlocked and tested on at&t sim card ,3g worked with no problem (chicago area)
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The unlocked version of this phone does include umts 1900 band so it can pickup 3g signal on that frequency.
On the back of the phone it says it clearly.
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the tmobile version also
Bought from tmobile with no mention of ATT BANDS in the specs. Rooted, unlocked and was able to pick up 3g in Dallas,Tx on Att.

Thanks all, I'm glad to hear that T-mo's Galaxy S 4g works with AT&T's 1900 3g band.
I know this may be asking much but for all who's running the phone on AT&T's 3G 1900 band (and if you have time), do you mind doing a speed test on AT&T and posting your results?
Thanks,

joel32137 said:
Thanks all, I'm glad to hear that T-mo's Galaxy S 4g works with AT&T's 1900 3g band.
I know this may be asking much but for all who's running the phone on AT&T's 3G 1900 band (and if you have time), do you mind doing a speed test on AT&T and posting your results?
Thanks,
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I have unlocked mine and had 3g on at&t for a while (brothers at&t sim) got regular 3G speeds as well. Its crazy huh?
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why on earth would u do this less theres no t/simple mobile I had att on my 3g vibrant for a while yeah it said it got 3g but it SUCKS espacially indoors thats why att used the other frequency to get indoor "penetration"

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why on earth would u do this less theres no t/simple mobile I had att on my 3g vibrant for a while yeah it said it got 3g but it SUCKS espacially indoors thats why att used the other frequency to get indoor "penetration"
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Heh, you said penetration.
Okay kidding aside
Yes the SGS4g will run on ATT's 3g band. You won't have 4g though.
I actually used mine on ATT for almost 2 weeks lol

If a carrier support 4G on 1900mhz band would I get 4G without problems??

tehgyb said:
Heh, you said penetration.
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That's what she said!

I'm picking HSPA now
Since this morning, I've been picking up HSPA from AT&T on my SGS4G. Until today it always displayed the 3G icon and the network info said UMTS.
Today I started picking up HSPA. Although crappy speeds, it's HSPA
I have no idea what happened overnight but the network has changed.
By the way, I'm in Wilmington, DE

andersensam said:
Since this morning, I've been picking up HSPA from AT&T on my SGS4G. Until today it always displayed the 3G icon and the network info said UMTS.
Today I started picking up HSPA. Although crappy speeds, it's HSPA
I have no idea what happened overnight but the network has changed.
By the way, I'm in Wilmington, DE
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what rom is that? (mods etc) looks good

mikeflash said:
what rom is that? (mods etc) looks good
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Es el MIUI, lo consegui en este foro. Me gusta, pero tiene sus problemas

[Q] 4g signal?

Is there a way for us infusers to get 4g signal?

LTE? No the hardware just isnt there
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What do you mean?
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wawaweewa said:
Is there a way for us infusers to get 4g signal?
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Go into a 4g area
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Bec at&t offers 4g network on infuse but is there any other way to get it?

You have to be in a fauxG area. Or see if the H+, if so you do have the 4g signal
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colbynmeghan said:
You have to be in a fauxG area. Or see if the H+, if so you do have the 4g signal
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I am having the h+ and 3g here in our place when data mode

wawaweewa said:
I am having the h+ and 3g here in our place when data mode
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There you go, you have the 4g. Sometimes it might not seem like it but you do.
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wawaweewa said:
I am having the h+ and 3g here in our place when data mode
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Our 4G is actually 3G + HSPA
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I call it 3.5g. Or a BS way the sales people were telling people At&t had 4g back in July 2011. They wouldn't call it 4g 'lte' so I guess it wasn't false advertising.
sorry /rant.
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the h+ signal is a lie
download the app sensorly from the market and you'll see what your real signal is

albee320 said:
the h+ signal is a lie
download the app sensorly from the market and you'll see what your real signal is
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I dl'd it now the h is 3.5 and 3g is 3g and no 4g so no way getting it?
here is my SS just now
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i also have an infuse 4g and i get 4g on a normal phone like my doaghters phones is a galaxy and she gets 4g but in this infuse i dont and i am on a 4g area all cels here get 4g with tmobile i wonder if thers a way to get the 4g i have seen some post on some custom rom with 4g but i wonder if is becase my infuse is an unlock phone ...

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i also have an infuse 4g and i get 4g on a normal phone like my doaghters phones is a galaxy and she gets 4g but in this infuse i dont and i am on a 4g area all cels here get 4g with tmobile i wonder if thers a way to get the 4g i have seen some post on some custom rom with 4g but i wonder if is becase my infuse is an unlock phone ...
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On what service?
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OK guys
grps is basically 1g edge is 2g umts is 3g umts with hspa or hsdpa (high speed package assist/high speed downlink package assist) has been advertised as 3g+ and 3.5g on carriers in some countries, att never made a distinction between if a phone was hspa, hsdpa, or 3g only, so they could advertise the fastest 3g network instead of confusing things with 3.5g and thus letting you know that not all 3g phones could get 3.5g speeds because they didn't fully support all the hspa modes (the iPhone 3g only supported 3.6mbps hsdpa not 7.2mbps hspa like they want you to believe the 3g network was capable of). its easy to have the fastest 3g if only a few high end devices could run at those speeds so the network never gets bogged down.
then T-Mobile messed everything up by getting hspa+ and calling it 4g. so att copied them and called their umts with hspa+ phones 4g even though it works off a umts signal. the older 4g commercials for the infuse and atrix say "4g speeds from hspa+ and 21mbps enhanced backhaul" or something to that effect at the bottom of the screen.
the infuse is not technically a 4g device and the h+ icon is possibly inaccurate in the first place. if you want to complain then blame T-Mobile. or this standard we know as Americans. why they can't just tell you its umts w/hspa+ is beyond me. I guess they need a system for comparison to cdma and iden devices so the us carriers can have there big pissing contest.
also T-Mobile has different 3g bands and the infuse doesn't support it, att phones will run on edge only when unlocked for T-Mobile and their subsidiaries. it will work on most other north American and south american GSM networks though as they mostly use the same bands as att. Europe is different using 900 MHz for talk instead of 850 but you should be able to roam on 2100mhz and Asia seems to be split between 850 and 900. ya gotta do research before you use a GSM phone in another region and if you want to use T-Mobile get a T-Mobile phone!

[Q] Anyone using a Canadian Razr HD on T-Mobile USA's LTE network?

Hey,
I have a Fido Razr HD, which afaik supports LTE on bands B4 (AWS 1700/2100MHz) and B17 (700MHz).
T-Mobile are deploying LTE on AWS, right? So in theory the RHD should be able to work without any problems - but has anyone actually tried this out?
I have a T-Mobile SIM on the way, so may have to be a guinea pig for this :silly:
Cheers,
Su

Update... it works :silly:
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3G, 4G? Battery life on LTE?
Sumanji said:
Update... it works :silly:
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Hi, thank you for being a guinea pig So, LTE works, but how is the battery life? Does the phone easily pull through the whole day? Also, when LTE is not available does it work on T-mo's 3G/4G network? Thanks!

Palisandr said:
Hi, thank you for being a guinea pig So, LTE works, but how is the battery life? Does the phone easily pull through the whole day? Also, when LTE is not available does it work on T-mo's 3G/4G network? Thanks!
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Also looking for an answer to this, want to pick one of these phones up soon for T-Mobile use thanks in advance!

I am using a Rogers Canadian Lte is working great on T-Mobile where there coverage is
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jmcdonald58 said:
I am using a Rogers Canadian Lte is working great on T-Mobile where there coverage is
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That's good to hear. Is the XT925 model the canadian model? Do you know if its possible to get one of the new Droid Maxx's up and running on T-Mobile as well?

Wannagotopopeyes said:
That's good to hear. Is the XT925 model the canadian model? Do you know if its possible to get one of the new Droid Maxx's up and running on T-Mobile as well?
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Yes its the Canadian model -not sure about the maxx

Palisandr said:
Hi, thank you for being a guinea pig So, LTE works, but how is the battery life? Does the phone easily pull through the whole day? Also, when LTE is not available does it work on T-mo's 3G/4G network? Thanks!
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Hey,
Apologies for the late response. The battery life on LTE is definitely shorter than on 3G only. I was in NYC last week, and was pretty much getting full bars of LTE signal constantly... was just about making it through the day.
The phone does indeed get full HSPA+ in areas where LTE is not available (although it frequently drops back to Edge due to T-Mo's crappy network ). On 3G+ only, the phone easily makes it through the day (usually have 20-30% at the end of the day, after ~2hrs screen time).
I am annoyed that this device hasn't seen any upgrades since January (4.1.2) though... crossing fingers and toes for 4.4, but perhaps in vain
Cheers,
Su

the reverse..?
Im trying to use a verizon firmware on my xt925 (oppisite of yours)
Annoying that it works perfectly to use a canadaian edition in the US but not vise versa

AdamMarkTodd said:
Im trying to use a verizon firmware on my xt925 (oppisite of yours)
Annoying that it works perfectly to use a canadaian edition in the US but not vise versa
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Verizon's LTE is a different radio band, the 925 won't work on VZW LTE without some serious hardware hackery.

T-Mobile US 4G unlimited on Motorola xt925
Sumanji said:
Hey,
I have a Fido Razr HD, which afaik supports LTE on bands B4 (AWS 1700/2100MHz) and B17 (700MHz).
T-Mobile are deploying LTE on AWS, right? So in theory the RHD should be able to work without any problems - but has anyone actually tried this out?
I have a T-Mobile SIM on the way, so may have to be a guinea pig for this :silly:
Cheers,
Su
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I have an unlocked Motorola xt925 and from the first day that I connected it to T- Mobile US regretted this choice. The problem was off course the 4G Lte. I didn' t want to pay their 70$ plan to have unlimited 4G because they don' t really have a 4G coverage so can' t provide this service. More than that my problem was for long time in getting a 4G speed in the phone. Fixed only after 4 or 5 th call.
Why I am posting this ???. Let's say that I was so pissed off on that problem that I rooted and unlocked the phone bootloader, installed almost all androids that are for this phone , tried everything that could find on the forums.
And now I have always, not really, a 4G connection in my phone. Without hack or illegal stuff.
I tried this in every android and it worked.
In this moment I have a 50 $ plan so only 500 mb on 4G, rest of them being or is supose to be only 2G.
Trick: in jelly beam and now in CyanogenMod 11 there is A way to select your Preferred network type. 2G, 3G, 4G.
If you know you are in a 4G area but you don' t have this speed try to select 2G, wait about 30 seconds, in jelly beam till connection is changing in blue and after that go back and select 4G network.
In some ROM there isn't 4 G selection. So I was dialling *#*#4636#*#* and select there Lte/ Gsm connection. After the phone is showing 4G or Lte check the internet speed.
If someone need the prove can provide some screenshots
Now. The problem is that I have to do that everytime when I am loosing the signal. So if the modem will make a 2G connection and after that 4G it will be OK. But it is not like this. Phone is jumping to 4G and the speed is only 0.13 Mb.
OK. I know I am not paying to have more but their service is not as it is show.
So. I would like to know if someone else can do that. Select 2G wait a little bit and select 4G and wait to have the connection. Usually in 2 minutes it is OK.
2. Can someone give an idea how to make the phone to make a 2 G connection and after that the 4 G.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Palisandr said:
Hi, thank you for being a guinea pig So, LTE works, but how is the battery life? Does the phone easily pull through the whole day? Also, when LTE is not available does it work on T-mo's 3G/4G network? Thanks!
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Are you really getting LTE and 4g on this phone by just unlocking it and putting a t-mobile sim card init, if lte and 4g is in the area???

Hey guys for those that will interest, by searching around I find out about this seller http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNLOCK-CODE...25293983?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#viTabs
They are the cheapest I have encountered so far. there is a thread at the atrix hd forums that many have tried them and it works

No 3G/4G Just 2G Edge network !?

Hello folks,
I have an unlocked At&t LG G3 but I have a problem with internet data, most of the time I can get only 2G (Edge) speed, which is extremly slow. And rarley I get 4G network, I don't know how this is happening but the thing I'm sure about is when I restart the phone.. it goes back to 2G network.
My APN data is correct, and Network Mode in phone's settings has GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto. I tried to dial the USSD code 3845*#850# however it says "connection problem or invalid mmi code".
I want 3G and 4G networks, what do you suggest me to do?

AminhoVic said:
Hello folks,
I have an unlocked At&t LG G3 but I have a problem with internet data, most of the time I can get only 2G (Edge) speed, which is extremly slow. And rarley I get 4G network, I don't know how this is happening but the thing I'm sure about is when I restart the phone.. it goes back to 2G network.
My APN data is correct, and Network Mode in phone's settings has GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto. I tried to dial the USSD code 3845*#850# however it says "connection problem or invalid mmi code".
I want 3G and 4G networks, what do you suggest me to do?
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You never said what your carrier is, that would be the big factor in this. Maybe the phone doesn't support the bands that your carrier is using?
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hyelton said:
You never said what your carrier is, that would be the big factor in this.
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hyelton said:
Maybe the phone doesn't support the bands that your carrier is using?
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If it doesn't support the bands, Why I was someimes able to get 4G network?

AminhoVic said:
If it doesn't support the bands, Why I was someimes able to get 4G network?
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Maybe you where in a different area when it worked? Remember 1 area may have that band while another has 4G in a different band.
Also when you had 4G what did it say at the top of your phone? Did it say 4G or 4G LTE? If it just said 4G and your running stock rom that's actually HSPA/3G
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Maybe you where in a different area when it worked? Remember 1 area may have that band while another has 4G in a different band.
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I'm living at the center of a city where I'm surronded by network antennas.. I don't think that my issue has something to do with the carrier bands because I'm sitting at the moment at a place where 4G worked for me once.
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Also when you had 4G what did it say at the top of your phone? Did it say 4G or 4G LTE? If it just said 4G and your running stock rom that's actually HSPA/3G
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I'm running Fulmics ROM, it said 4G at the top.

AminhoVic said:
I'm living at the center of a city where I'm surronded by network antennas.. I don't think that my issue has something to do with the carrier bands because I'm sitting at the moment at a place where 4G worked for me once.
I'm running Fulmics ROM, it said 4G at the top.
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Did you confirm it was either 3G or 4G/LTE under status? Cause since that was an AT&T phone in America they call 3G 4G that's why I was asking. Not sure what fulmics is based on. Also several other sites indicate that phone doesn't support your current carriers LTE band. And it supports half of a different carriers LTE band there.
Your current carrier is says no for LTE. And another carrier like Maroc Telecom it supports "some" of 4G bands.
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Did you confirm it was either 3G or 4G/LTE under status? Cause since that was an AT&T phone in America they call 3G 4G that's why I was asking. Not sure what fulmics is based on. Also several other sites indicate that phone doesn't support your current carriers LTE band. And it supports half of a different carriers LTE band there.
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Under status? Where?
At the status bar it said 4G. And I remember that one day I was running a different ROM or maybe the stock ROM and it said LTE on the status bar
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Your current carrier is says no for LTE. And another carrier like Maroc Telecom it supports "some" of 4G bands.
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Actually my current carrier is Maroc Telecom. But just today I bought an Orange sim card (Formerly Meditel) to test if 4G will work with this carrier but unfortunately it doesn't.. Maybe it will one day as I experienced with Maroc Telecom.

AminhoVic said:
Under status? Where?
At the status bar it said 4G. And I remember that one day I was running a different ROM or maybe the stock ROM and it said LTE on the status bar
Actually my current carrier is Maroc Telecom. But just today I bought an Orange sim card (Formerly Meditel) to test if 4G will work with this carrier but unfortunately it doesn't.. Maybe it will one day as I experienced with Maroc Telecom.
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Stock rom would say 4G and have LTE in small letters below it.
The D850 only supports 1 4G band with Maroc Telecom and they have at least 2.
And the D850 seems to support no 4G bands with Meditel
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hyelton said:
Stock rom would say 4G and have LTE in small letters below it.
The D850 only supports 1 4G band with Maroc Telecom and they have at least 2.
And the D850 seems to support no 4G bands with Meditel
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I just have went outside and it looks like I'm getting 4G with Orange(Meditel). When I went back home, it switched back to 2G network, I think that was due to the signal being weak.

hyelton said:
Stock rom would say 4G and have LTE in small letters below it.
The D850 only supports 1 4G band with Maroc Telecom and they have at least 2.
And the D850 seems to support no 4G bands with Meditel
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So yesterday, as I said in the previous post that I got 4G with Orange(Meditel). I took screenshots:
Here as you can see, I made a test internet and it's indeed 4G
Then, I changed Network Mode in phone's settings from "GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto" to "WCDMA only" and it looks like 3G(H) is also working fine. I made a test speed as you can see.
And then I thought I should restart the phone and see if I can still get 4G network. When the phone restarted I got at the begining Edge network but after a couple minutes it switched to 4G.
However, the next day which is Today, I was in another area with 5-bar signal.. I turned on internet data and I unfortunately I got only Edge network.. then I went back to the exact area where I got 4G yesterday.. but it never switched to 4G as you can see here:
And when I changed Network Mode in phone's settings to "WCDMA only" I got no signal, service disabled.

AminhoVic said:
So yesterday, as I said in the previous post that I got 4G with Orange(Meditel). I took screenshots:
Here as you can see, I made a test internet and it's indeed 4G
Then, I changed Network Mode in phone's settings from "GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto" to "WCDMA only" and it looks like 3G(H) is also working fine. I made a test speed as you can see.
And then I thought I should restart the phone and see if I can still get 4G network. When the phone restarted I got at the begining Edge network but after a couple minutes it switched to 4G.
However, the next day which is Today, I was in another area with 5-bar signal.. I turned on internet data and I unfortunately I got only Edge network.. then I went back to the exact area where I got 4G yesterday.. but it never switched to 4G as you can see here:
And when I changed Network Mode in phone's settings to "WCDMA only" I got no signal, service disabled.
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From what your describing. Id say its a mix of alot of things. One problem could be that the closest tower does not run your carrier. Thats why they always talk about network coverage. Not all towers serve every carrier. Especially carrier owned towers. The next thing is if your city is more like an actual city. Tall building can be a big problem for cell signals. Also if there are alot of cell towers close, you could be catchinf interference. Then theres also a secondary problem. If one or more of the cases i listed are taking place, your phone prioritizes you connection. If the for example 4G network is to congested or you have a weak signal to what ever is hosting that network, your phone will switch, and in your in a place with a bunch of networks being served and they are all interfering with each other causing bad reception, then that could definitely cause your problem.
Whats your area like as far as buildings and cell tower locations and about how many are there. Depending on your answer, i may have a solution.
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AminhoVic said:
So yesterday, as I said in the previous post that I got 4G with Orange(Meditel). I took screenshots:
Here as you can see, I made a test internet and it's indeed 4G
Then, I changed Network Mode in phone's settings from "GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto" to "WCDMA only" and it looks like 3G(H) is also working fine. I made a test speed as you can see.
And then I thought I should restart the phone and see if I can still get 4G network. When the phone restarted I got at the begining Edge network but after a couple minutes it switched to 4G.
However, the next day which is Today, I was in another area with 5-bar signal.. I turned on internet data and I unfortunately I got only Edge network.. then I went back to the exact area where I got 4G yesterday.. but it never switched to 4G as you can see here:
And when I changed Network Mode in phone's settings to "WCDMA only" I got no signal, service disabled.
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Btw, idk about your 4g since the pic showed 16 down. Im on at&t and when im not throttled i get a max of 50mbps download and 10 to 15 up. And my verizon jetpack is around 25 to 35 down, 5 to 10 up. And both have 4G LTE.
Also, one thing i forgot to mention is that both the carriers you mention could have choppy networks running in your area or just in general.
Also, how many bars you have mean nothing. 5 bars on one carrier can be 2 on another be cause the reception level displayed is not standardized. If you want to accurately read your cell strength, you need to have it read out in its numbered form, idk what the standard measurement is called for cell signal strength but there is one. But there is no standard for how its displayed.

Remember this person is not in the USA speeds vary depending on county.. he's not using the phone on AT&T he's using an att phone in another country that doesn't fully support the bands 100%
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Remember this person is not in the USA speeds vary depending on county.. he's not using the phone on AT&T he's using an att phone in another country that doesn't fully support the bands 100%
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I was aware of where and want carriers hes on now the speeds I wasnt thinkng about.