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I must be drunk, dreaming or really messed up my phone (AT&T HTC One XL) because somehow, after completely crashing my phone and stuck at the white booting screen for 10 minutes, i'm able to get 3g/4g on my at&t one x now!! or, maybe t-mobile finally switched their 3g/4g frequencies?? but, that's pretty far fetched....
if i remember right, i once read somewhere that T-mobile was planning to shift their 3/g4g frequencies. in the last week or two, AT&T and T-mobile have been "giving incentives" to "allow" current iPhone owners to unlock their iPhones. Switching their 3g/4g frequency bands today might be a hint towards the new iPhone 5? a) t-mobile will not be getting the newest iPhone (if it is announced today) so the switch will allow others to buy unlocked iPhone 5 and bring it to t-mobile without being stuck on edge b) they will be getting the new iphone but have to switch frequency bands for compatibility reasons. I suppose today would be the best time (just in time before the debut of the next "iPhone"), if they really did switch their frequency bands.
thats really interesting, hope its what you guys been wanting!
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thats really interesting, hope its what you guys been wanting!
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Definitely what I've been waiting for. Currently on T-Mobile's $30 unlimited "4g" plan and was planning to switch to AT&T Straight Talk just so I would not have to suffer withstanding edge on T-Mobile. Now, I don't have to because they finally hit the switch for their "3g/4g" on 1900 bands. Forget the iPhone announcement today, it's a fantastic day to finally be off edge on T-Mobile with the HTC One X!
flashed Viperxl OTA 1.1.0 and 3g/4g disappeared :crying:
I was reading that T-Mobile was adding 1900mhz to their network to encourage iPhone users to switch. It would make since that with the release of the new iPhone, they would be rolling out that frequency to try and nab some customers.
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Changing the rom made your phone hit edge speeds again? Maybe it was never really hitting 3G? Just showing so? Also have a HOX on T-Mobile, can't stand edge
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Changing the rom made your phone hit edge speeds again? Maybe it was never really hitting 3G? Just showing so? Also have a HOX on T-Mobile, can't stand edge
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He's got speedtest screenshots.
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First thing I'd do is switch back to whatever rom gave you 3G speeds!
To be realistic though, it probably didn't have anything to do with the rom. T-Mobile is probably testing their equipment and you happened to see 3G speeds while they were doing so. Then they probably turned it back off, but it means that your market is probably ready for the official upgrade. I know when my city went from EDGE to 3G it flickered on and off over a few days as they tested it, and then it was on for good. I'm on AT&T though. I don't know T-Mobile's practices.
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Changing the rom made your phone hit edge speeds again? Maybe it was never really hitting 3G? Just showing so? Also have a HOX on T-Mobile, can't stand edge
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I was flashing alot and messing with alot of things. Maybe they got changed/replaced in the OTA? Or, it might just be that T-Mobile turned on their 1900mhz for a hour or two to test it when no one was awake (2am). But, I was definitely getting 3g/HSPA speeds. Did speed tests and they average 6/8mbps which were the same as my Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile's HSPA+.
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I was flashing alot and messing with alot of things. Maybe they got changed/replaced in the OTA? Or, it might just be that T-Mobile turned on their 1900mhz for a hour or two to test it when no one was awake (2am). But, I was definitely getting 3g/HSPA speeds. Did speed tests and they average 6/8mbps which were the same as my Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile's HSPA+.
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T-Mobile's latest campaign is to enable their HSPA+ 42 to work on the 1900 frequency. New York, Seattle, Las Vegas, and Washington, D.C., already have the new HSPA+ 42 enabled and they are testing in other large markets. I wonder though, they are doing this for the iPhone 4S which only supports HSPA+ 14.4 but will the one X support the HSPA+ 42 when it is fully rolled out?
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I must be drunk, dreaming or really messed up my phone (AT&T HTC One XL) because somehow, after completely crashing my phone and stuck at the white booting screen for 10 minutes, i'm able to get 3g/4g on my at&t one x now!! or, maybe t-mobile finally switched their 3g/4g frequencies?? but, that's pretty far fetched....
if i remember right, i once read somewhere that T-mobile was planning to shift their 3/g4g frequencies. in the last week or two, AT&T and T-mobile have been "giving incentives" to "allow" current iPhone owners to unlock their iPhones. Switching their 3g/4g frequency bands today might be a hint towards the new iPhone 5? a) t-mobile will not be getting the newest iPhone (if it is announced today) so the switch will allow others to buy unlocked iPhone 5 and bring it to t-mobile without being stuck on edge b) they will be getting the new iphone but have to switch frequency bands for compatibility reasons. I suppose today would be the best time (just in time before the debut of the next "iPhone"), if they really did switch their frequency bands.
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If you dont mind take a screenshot of the APN. I also have HOX but yesterday its still Edge, and if this hits 3G then i dont need to sell this, will sell my Gnex instead
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I will try viper, i am running CR 4.5 lets see if i can hit 3G
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If you dont mind take a screenshot of the APN. I also have HOX but yesterday its still Edge, and if this hits 3G then i dont need to sell this, will sell my Gnex instead
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I will try viper, i am running CR 4.5 lets see if i can hit 3G
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Running viper and nope no 3g here.
In Alhambra, CA
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In Alhambra, CA
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Nice. could you upload screentshots of your APNs? I wonder if that makes a difference...I was doing research and found a crowdsourced map of current markets that have reported 3g/4g on 1900 bands. http://www.airportal.de/ My area, other people have reported 3g/4g also but I can't seem to get 3g/4g anymore...maybe it's my current set-up.
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T-Mobile is refarming their pcs frequency to be hspa which is probably what you see. It is not fully widespread yet but should be by end of year (or so they claim) I'm in New York and have towels here and there where it switches and stops back to edge one out of the coverage area.
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What exact rom or ruu did you use.? I'm guessing you Adb pushed an ruu if your phone was stuck at the white screen? And what exact area are you in? I'd love to mess around with my one x and see if I get similar results to yours
I was furiously attempting to force WCDMA on my phone during my commute to Mountain View, CA this morning after stumbling across this thread. I have a One X (AT&T) with a cut T-Mobile SIM running CleanROM V Preview SP1.
Anyway, after doing a *#*#4636#*#* and setting the device to WCDMA only, I was able to achieve a respectable 8.91Mbps down and 3.56Mbps up. It was short lived, and I haven't been able to replicate this outside of the area that I passed through, but I can assume that this is a good sign for those of us who are worried about having to modify anything on the device. Now we just have to wait for T-Mobile to finish rolling out the 1900!
Here's the official announcement saying they just added Las Vegas to the cities that support 3G/4G on 1900 MHz (along with NYC, LA, Seattle, and DC areas) .
http://blog.t-mobile.com/2012/09/24/live-in-las-vegas-improved-coverage-and-4g-iphone-speeds/
And this article makes specific mention of this being deployment on the 1900 MHz frequency: http://androidandme.com/2012/09/carriers/t-mobile-one-city-closer-to-nationwide-4g-hspa-for-unlocked-and-att-phones/
That map shows 4g 1900 coverage in Chicago. If that's the case, I'm considering swapping my unlocked ATRIX HD for the AT&T One X. Can anyone in Chicago confirm 1900 4G coverage?
I am running PA JB latest build on my infuse, and i have data plan from AT&T, wife has SkyRocket (S2) without data plan.
To compare the data speeds, I powered off both phones, pulled out my sim and put in SkyRocket, powered up, then enabled data in settings,
Still, it doesnt get data enabled, tried rebooting still no use.
Why isnt my Sim in Skyrocket getting data enabled?
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I am running PA JB latest build on my infuse, and i have data plan from AT&T, wife has SkyRocket (S2) without data plan.
To compare the data speeds, I powered off both phones, pulled out my sim and put in SkyRocket, powered up, then enabled data in settings,
Still, it doesnt get data enabled, tried rebooting still no use.
Why isnt my Sim in Skyrocket getting data enabled?
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Why are you asking in the infuse section? I understand you have an infuse but the problem is related to the skyrocket... so you should ask in he skyrocket thread as they would know....
But since I do have an lte phone k can tell you the problem...
Lte phones use different apns then the rest of atg smart phones...they use pta APN, in order to use pta apns you have to call Att and enable lte for your account (which is free and doesn't cost anything extra...you just gotta say you got a skyrocket and need to activate the lte, they will ask for the imei...give it to the
If it still doesn't work then go to your nearest Att store and get an lte compatible sim...also free, but the one that comes with the infuse works for lte...if it says 3g on the sim it won't work
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Why are you asking in the infuse section? I understand you have an infuse but the problem is related to the skyrocket... so you should ask in he skyrocket thread as they would know....
But since I do have an lte phone k can tell you the problem...
Lte phones use different apns then the rest of atg smart phones...they use pta APN, in order to use pta apns you have to call Att and enable lte for your account (which is free and doesn't cost anything extra...you just gotta say you got a skyrocket and need to activate the lte, they will ask for the imei...give it to the
If it still doesn't work then go to your nearest Att store and get an lte compatible sim...also free, but the one that comes with the infuse works for lte...if it says 3g on the sim it won't work
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Thank you for ur explanation. My remaining question, now that I know infuse doesnt support lte and skyrocket does, even with any custom ROM on infuse, I wont be able to get the high speeds which skyrocket can give.. rt ? OR if i get lte compatible sim and still use in infuse, (and flash latest JB/ICS ROMS) will infuse also can give lte speeds ?
thanx again
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Thank you for ur explanation. My remaining question, now that I know infuse doesnt support lte and skyrocket does, even with any custom ROM on infuse, I wont be able to get the high speeds which skyrocket can give.. rt ? OR if i get lte compatible sim and still use in infuse, (and flash latest JB/ICS ROMS) will infuse also can give lte speeds ?
thanx again
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Nope. The ability for a phone to use the lte network is in the phone's hardware. No amount of hacking and reprogramming will make the infuse use lte.
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Nope. The ability for a phone to use the lte network is in the phone's hardware. No amount of hacking and reprogramming will make the infuse use lte.
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So, if I use skyrocket, i get much faster speeds than any ROM on infuse ?? What's the speed difference like in Mbps
I don't know. I don't have lte. I know speed is determined not just by the phone but the signal, the quality of the signal, the amount of traffic using the signal.
Of course this is a question you can answer yourself....
Do a few speed tests with the infuse and then put your sim in the skyrocket and enable the lte with at&t and do a couple speed tests on it.
Just remember each speed test uses about 20mb of data.
Then report your findings. I am kind of curious.
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On average with an infuse you'll get about 8mbs down top...I usually average 6mbs down on an infuse and 1-2mbs up...most I've gotten is 3mbs up
With lte...I've gotten 23mbs download speed and 11mbs upload speed...and never lower than 20mbs down and 9mbs up... (only ran speed test six times) but I've seen people report and show proof of 80mbs down...
but that's only if you are in an area that has lte coverage...not everywhere has lte...if lte isn't in your area you'll end up using hspa+ or whatever is the highest speed in your area
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I ran with Infuse as it is, At home getting 1-3 Mbps range with several tests
Called ATT to provision the sim for LTE speeds, and ran with Skyrocket. And getting 4-7 Mbps range. Probably my home area isnt that covered with lte (even though ATT claims). So, looks easily 2-3 times speeds with LTE. I will probably use Skyrocket as long as wife allows
First of all, my LTE works fine, this is only an issue with the 3G radios. Basically, I often have issues with 3G actually sending and receiving data. When it does, it is slower than 1X for me. It drains the battery at crazy rates such as 20%/hr with little to no use. This has happened regardless of rom, although now I am on the stock f1 update and unrooted. I bought this phone used so there's no hope of a CLNR. I've had it "fixed" by samsung twice and nothing has changed. Any ideas? I have an upgrade but I'm waiting for the One or the 5S and REALLY don't want to use it on a phone I wouldn't be happy with.
Same exact problem here. 4G works fine. 3G is essentially useless. Often when it changes to 3G, I wish it would just go to 1X so that at least it would be functional. I've never really found a solution. The other day my phone was in 3G and I tried to send a text msg with a picture. It took almost ten minutes. Completely useless.
Friends with 3G Verizon phones never have any problems. They always get a solid 3G connection. I used to be with Sprint (useless) and set my Evo to roam on Verizon because the 3G was so much more responsive and quick than Sprint. Not seeing that with my S3.
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Same exact problem here. 4G works fine. 3G is essentially useless. Often when it changes to 3G, I wish it would just go to 1X so that at least it would be functional. I've never really found a solution. The other day my phone was in 3G and I tried to send a text msg with a picture. It took almost ten minutes. Completely useless.
Friends with 3G Verizon phones never have any problems. They always get a solid 3G connection. I used to be with Sprint (useless) and set my Evo to roam on Verizon because the 3G was so much more responsive and quick than Sprint. Not seeing that with my S3.
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Yeah none of my friends have issues either. My friend with her iPhone 5 was using it next to me and it loaded pages in just a few seconds, still slower than 3G, but mine took almost a minute.
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Yeah none of my friends have issues either. My friend with her iPhone 5 was using it next to me and it loaded pages in just a few seconds, still slower than 3G, but mine took almost a minute.
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Forgot to mention... My wife's also got an S3. Mine's rooted with CleanROM and LK1 modem. Her's has the latest update. She has the same issues with 3G. She also had them on MB1.
Fortunately my phone doesn't flip over to 3G often. But when it does, I just stick it back in my pocket, because it won't do anything useful until it switches back to 4G.
I've never found the answer to this problem, but I'd really like to. I understand that this is a 4G phone, but it should be able to fall back to 3G with no problems.
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Forgot to mention... My wife's also got an S3. Mine's rooted with CleanROM and LK1 modem. Her's has the latest update. She has the same issues with 3G. She also had them on MB1.
Fortunately my phone doesn't flip over to 3G often. But when it does, I just stick it back in my pocket, because it won't do anything useful until it switches back to 4G.
I've never found the answer to this problem, but I'd really like to. I understand that this is a 4G phone, but it should be able to fall back to 3G with no problems.
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FYI, I just tried AOSP for the hell of it and data speeds are much better. Too bad it seems a bit buggy. :/
nvm, speeds still absolutely blow
i have a network extender and most of the time I can't send pic messages..piece of ****...ive tried multiple basebands...im convinced its the phone
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FYI, I just tried AOSP for the hell of it and data speeds are much better. Too bad it seems a bit buggy. :/
nvm, speeds still absolutely blow
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Theoretically AOSP ROMs should have absolutely no effect on data or voice since they don;t touch the radio firmware.
I was in a 3G zone this evening and did a speedtest.
23 kbps down. It died when trying to run the upload portion of the test. Friends with regular 3G phones routinely get 800 kbps - 1200 kbbs down.
I agree. It has to be the phone. And given that it seems to happen across multiple radios and only to some people, it's probably hardware related. Doesn't matter when I get 4G. Sucks when I can't.
I'm going to be at camp for a week soon and I only get 3G there so I'm strongly considering buying a used 4S until a new phone comes.
I have 3g signal in the house.. wide open all bars with a network extender..I go outside to get 4g, then it will send pic messages. dumbphone
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I'm going to be at camp for a week soon and I only get 3G there so I'm strongly considering buying a used 4S until a new phone comes.
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I don;t think its a Samsung problem, more like a Verizon wide issue. If you look in the verizon user forums, all the Iphone and HTC and Moto folks complain about the same things.
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/784496
I don't think so. Not only are they not complaining about just 3G, my friends' phones work fine.
Not only that, but my GNex I had before this somehow consistently had 2 mbps dl speeds on 3g.
Friends on Verizon with 3g only phones get excellent speeds where I am at. Verizon 3g is not the problem around here. On 3g phones, it is fast and responsive. When switching from Sprint, I went with Verizon based on the quality of its 3g.
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I thought it was just me been having the same problem. Suddenly no 4g at home and 3g is no good. Good thing I have the WiFi.
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Shamec said:
I thought it was just me been having the same problem. Suddenly no 4g at home and 3g is no good. Good thing I have the WiFi.
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Too bad you have to rely on something else that you pay for independently for your phone to be able to do its job. These phones should work on 3G. I have to imagine that there are some who don't have 4G that have to rely on 3G. Maybe they just don't get this phone, or get it and return it?
Hi, I just got my S5 today and have been having quite a few problems. First one was that Best Buy forgot a step: activating my device... They're so incompetent... lol
So anyway, after multiple talk with Sprint I now have everything working but LTE. My S3 could pick up the LTE network when I was home this morning, but my S5 can't seem to ever connect to LTE. Of course I went to check the settings and the option CDMA/LTE is selected.
Anyone has any suggestion?
Thanks,
- Cascius
Not sure what's going on but my S4 signal was 10x's better... My daughter now uses it and she has full lte service and I'm barely picking up 3G... Contacted sprint and they are telling me to bring it in for possibly a defective antenna...
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Hi, I just got my S5 today and have been having quite a few problems. First one was that Best Buy forgot a step: activating my device... They're so incompetent... lol
So anyway, after multiple talk with Sprint I now have everything working but LTE. My S3 could pick up the LTE network when I was home this morning, but my S5 can't seem to ever connect to LTE. Of course I went to check the settings and the option CDMA/LTE is selected.
Anyone has any suggestion?
Thanks,
- Cascius
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Hmmm... I'm connecting just fine. If you're having trouble with LTE in an area you know had it, try update PRL/Profile firstly. See if thatfoxes. If not, I would highly recommend just Factory Wipe and Wipe Cache since still early before development goes underway. Easy to reset up. I did and seemed to clear up any and all my issues at first.
I have not been able to connect to LTE either. After a reboot, it says LTE but then the antenna turns off and comes back on in 3G. If I go into the Sprint Zone app and try to test the 4G, it tells me to turn it on in the settings and never does a test. My wife's current S3 has no problem with LTE and the Sprint Zone test of 4G seems to work. I plan on going to a local store today and see about the problem.
I tried a data reset, cache wipe, PRL/profile update and no improvements.
It's a network issue with your area. This was a big problem for me when the nexus 5 came out. It's because of the new tri-band devices and sprints network not being updated. There is a a big article about it on s4gru. Trust me it's not your phone. That's why it connects to Lte for a split second and then goes to 3g. U just have to wait for sprint to update the towers in your area
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I am having the same issue of not connecting to LTE. I bought the phone yesterday. I am in the Atlanta area if that matters. I am very pissed BC I sold my S4 back to Best buy so now I'm stuck with an S5 that cannot connect to LTE.
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Same thing here in San Francisco, but my gs4 was having connection issues too, not cool, I will try a factory reset later to see if that has any effect, but if it is a tower issue then that won't fix it, not cool
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Same thing here in San Francisco, but my gs4 was having connection issues too, not cool, I will try a factory reset later to see if that has any effect, but if it is a tower issue then that won't fix it, not cool
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Whats weird is that I can update PRL and LTE will pop up and stay connected anywhere from a few seconds to minutes.
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unrooted, factory restore, updated everything...
no luck
i can cycle airplane mode on and off and LTE will be up a few seconds then goes away again, so yeah sounds like definitely a sprint issue, not cool
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unrooted, factory restore, updated everything...
no luck
i can cycle airplane mode on and off and LTE will be up a few seconds then goes away again, so yeah sounds like definitely a sprint issue, not cool
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i would go to a sprint store and try their floor model
if that doesn't work, its an issue with the network in your area
this article explains the hiccups being caused with LTE with spark updates
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/5001-breaking-band-tri-band-lte-ecsfb-issues-thread/
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i would go to a sprint store and try their floor model
if that doesn't work, its an issue with the network in your area
this article explains the hiccups being caused with LTE with spark updates
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/5001-breaking-band-tri-band-lte-ecsfb-issues-thread/
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Just checked out the floor model in the Sprint store.... same thing I cycled airplane mode it saw 4g then lost it, do yeah I guess we just have to sit and wait, surprising that I'm in the San Fran bay area and can't get 4g. Any details on when this will be fixed?
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Just checked out the floor model in the Sprint store.... same thing I cycled airplane mode it saw 4g then lost it, do yeah I guess we just have to sit and wait, surprising that I'm in the San Fran bay area and can't get 4g. Any details on when this will be fixed?
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no clue
at least you know its not your phone, and rather it is a network issue
Alright here's an update on my end: I get LTE in some areas, but not others (even though my S3 did)
- San Francisco: No luck in any neighborhood i tried... (PS I live in SF so this really isn't good)
- Napa (and highway 80 on the way there): LTE signal most of the way. (only 2-3 bars most of the time, but still, LTE!)
- Mountain View (where i work): LTE with full bars.
My take so far: the problem doesn't come from our phones but rather from the status of those towers. The fact that Napa's network would be better than SF is extremely surprising and disappointing to me to say the least.
Now here are a couple questions:
On my S3, doing update PRL or Profile would have a confirmation/successful popup. On the S5, it just shows a quick "Initializing application" and nothing happens. Are you guys also having the same issue?
Anyway, those are my findings so far. I've been a loyal Sprint customer since 1999, and at this point I might return the phone and cancel my contract in favor for Tmobile or ATT...
Oh well...
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Alright here's an update on my end: I get LTE in some areas, but not others (even though my S3 did)
- San Francisco: No luck in any neighborhood i tried... (PS I live in SF so this really isn't good)
- Napa (and highway 80 on the way there): LTE signal most of the way. (only 2-3 bars most of the time, but still, LTE!)
- Mountain View (where i work): LTE with full bars.
My take so far: the problem doesn't come from our phones but rather from the status of those towers. The fact that Napa's network would be better than SF is extremely surprising and disappointing to me to say the least.
Now here are a couple questions:
On my S3, doing update PRL or Profile would have a confirmation/successful popup. On the S5, it just shows a quick "Initializing application" and nothing happens. Are you guys also having the same issue?
Anyway, those are my findings so far. I've been a loyal Sprint customer since 1999, and at this point I might return the phone and cancel my contract in favor for Tmobile or ATT...
Oh well...
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yeah i am getting really upset with sprint too, been with them since 2001, i like my plan, but i have the same results as you in the same areas, no luck in San Fran, oakland, or dublin, tempted to go to verizon but i dunno, i like the unlimited data... but if i am gonna be stuck in 3G then there is no use
and the prl update should still have the conformation screen, i get it on mine
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yeah i am getting really upset with sprint too, been with them since 2001, i like my plan, but i have the same results as you in the same areas, no luck in San Fran, oakland, or dublin, tempted to go to verizon but i dunno, i like the unlimited data... but if i am gonna be stuck in 3G then there is no use
and the prl update should still have the conformation screen, i get it on mine
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Oooooh, thanks for the PRL information. I think a recovery is indeed needed. I also forgot to mention that I keep getting a notification that there is a software update. When I click nothing happens... Then i go to settings, system update, and i get a message saying I'm up to date... Pfff... LOL
Regarding switching to Verizon: don't! With work I had an iPhone 5 on Verizon and it was actually worse than Sprint. (At least in the Bay Area)
We now have upgraded to iPhone 5S on ATT and it's definitely better. I've read that TMobile is pretty good too, but have no experience of my own.
Anyway, on a positive note: my S5 is much more responsive than my S3 and the screen brightness is awesome! I was just outside in the sun and could read emails with no problems. The camera is also a nice upgrade as the S3's camera was horrible. Aside from that it really feels like a nice incremental upgrade, but nothing more.
I'll post an update tonight after recovering etc...
- Cascius
Ok, I have been in Oakland for a few hours now, 3g the whole time, I cycled airplane mode, and now am on LTE for the last 10 min, so it seems like it isn't trying to search for lte after the initial time?
I have the same situation here. LTE only stays for a few minutes and then goes to sleep until it decides to wake up (whenever it feels like). I don't think speaking to Sprint will solve anything. It will be a while before we can see Spark in action, I think.
The problems lie with Sprint Spark. My S4 & Note 3 have great reception. All spark devices i activate barely get 1 bar. Its horrible. But its because of the bands they have the devices default on. They are trying to take less strain off of the current LTE single band and equal it out to all 3. Or just the 2 depending on your location.
This isn't a phone issue, rather a Network issue
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I'm a T-Mobile user and recently purchased a Verizon Galaxy S3 knowing that it supports sims from domestic GSM carriers. Everything works as it should except I get no 3G/4G even after adding a T-Mobile APN in the settings menu. Can anybody help? I am only getting edge data. The apn im using is epc.tmobile.com. Thank You.
dandog96 said:
I'm a T-Mobile user and recently purchased a Verizon Galaxy S3 knowing that it supports sims from domestic GSM carriers. Everything works as it should except I get no 3G/4G even after adding a T-Mobile APN in the settings menu. Can anybody help? I am only getting edge data. The apn im using is epc.tmobile.com. Thank You.
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You may want to check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647
Last I remember reading, you could only get edge speeds on T-Mobile with a Verizon Galaxy S3. No 3G or 4G speeds.
landshark68 said:
You may want to check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647
Last I remember reading, you could only get edge speeds on T-Mobile with a Verizon Galaxy S3. No 3G or 4G speeds.
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Sometimes that's true, mainly because t-mobile 3g 4g relied on an unconventional band to work. However Cleveland (where I live) has been refarmed meaning all unlocked phones can use t-mobile 3g/4g. This seems to be a problem specific to my device.
landshark68 said:
You may want to check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647
Last I remember reading, you could only get edge speeds on T-Mobile with a Verizon Galaxy S3. No 3G or 4G speeds.
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I'm pretty sure as long as you are on at least 4.1.2 you can just pop in a SIM card and it will work that thread is really old. I am on 4.4.2 and can get edge data by adding in the T-Mobile apn with Samsung's stock apn manager. A little off topic anyone who is curious about t mobile speed my wife got a s5 through t mobile and she gets 50 mbps. I use to get that on Verizon but it has dropped down to around 20 as of late. Can't wait to get my g3 and have decent 4g speeds again. Oh I suppose I should state I live in the Minneapolis area.
ThePagel said:
I'm pretty sure as long as you are on at least 4.1.2 you can just pop in a SIM card and it will work that thread is really old. I am on 4.4.2 and can get edge data by adding in the T-Mobile apn with Samsung's stock apn manager. A little off topic anyone who is curious about t mobile speed my wife got a s5 through t mobile and she gets 50 mbps. I use to get that on Verizon but it has dropped down to around 20 as of late. Can't wait to get my g3 and have decent 4g speeds again. Oh I suppose I should state I live in the Minneapolis area.
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So it's just edge you're getting? Mind if I ask the city where you live? T-mobile has been revamping its network in some places.
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dandog96 said:
So it's just edge you're getting? Mind if I ask the city where you live? T-mobile has been revamping its network in some places.
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I'm not trying to be a jerk but look at the last six words of my last post :silly:
ThePagel said:
I'm not trying to be a jerk but look at the last six words of my last post :silly:
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Very long day. My bad.
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dandog96 said:
Very long day. My bad.
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Your NEVER going to get it. 3g/4g only edge. And its because Verizon locks down the domestic aws for those us bands on its i535v. And it comes unlocked. So not sure what you mean there. I have mine on straightalk att side. But only get E. And I've tried everything but hanging upside down with tinfoil 3 matches on old sheet and singing amazing grace at midnight with a full moon. No 3g/4g. And oh. BTW. I could throw a rock from my yard and LITERALLY hit an att high speed tower. Sorry..