Upon using my Straight Talk Nexus 5 with an AT&T sim, I noticed the data connection displayed LTE, which I've never seen before on Straight Talk. Is anybody else noticing this change? As far as I can tell on their website they still only support up to 3G speeds...I'm using the tfdata APN.
Here's pictures of LTE in the status bar as well as my speed test with two/four bars:
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Is this a new thing or does anybody know what's up?
EDIT: after looking further into it I saw people have been getting LTE on the Nexus 5 with Straight Talk since the 15th of November withe new AT&T sim card and tfdata APN settings. I'm still curious however as to why LTE is just kicking in now instead of a month ago when I got the phone, with the same setup.
It's been a few months they started offering Lte service
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ST has been supporting AT&T LTE since release of their "new" SIM cards which use the tfdata APN. Not knowing where you live, I suspect AT&T just rolled it out in your area.
Are you using the ST recommended APN settings, or have you modified them slightly as some websites recommend?
This.... The main reason I moved from Note to Nexus 5. Very quick. The other change they made recently is to be more clear on data usage. I think it explicitly states 2.5 GB now before throttling. Be careful with that LTE!
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amphi66 said:
ST has been supporting AT&T LTE since release of their "new" SIM cards which use the tfdata APN. Not knowing where you live, I suspect AT&T just rolled it out in your area.
Are you using the ST recommended APN settings, or have you modified them slightly as some websites recommend?
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I'm using the recommended APN settings from apn.straighttalkbyop.com, for zip code 53095, although now I am curious of what changes are recommended, and their benefits?
akenis said:
This.... The main reason I moved from Note to Nexus 5. Very quick. The other change they made recently is to be more clear on data usage. I think it explicitly states 2.5 GB now before throttling. Be careful with that LTE!
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I don't think I've ever gone a month without reaching 2.5 GB on straight talk....
It's not enough!
Anyone get a txt from ST today about an update and to reset you phone? I reset my phone and my wallpaper changed, they add proxy and port back to my APN. Anyone get this or just me?
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Anyone get a txt from ST today about an update and to reset you phone? I reset my phone and my wallpaper changed, they add proxy and port back to my APN. Anyone get this or just me?
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I didn't get anything like that.
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so on verizon I got my sgs3 and activated successfully ..... so I thought. didnt notice 4g at any time, so called in to verizon and said that I have read a few posts of people not able to activate properly and I think my 4g is missing.
tier 2 rep didnt have the phone to look at and after an hour said it might be a bug, like one that was with the razor maxx. so I get to wait till today for a call back and them to tell me they dont know why Im in a 4g coverage area but not getting 4g....
fun times verizon thanks because being on the "better' network makes it all worth it.
I had to restart my phone after a while then 4g showed up.
I have the same issue. Activated 2 SG3's yesterday. Both are only showing 3G connection. I live in Tyler TX and I know we have 4G coverage. I talked to a rep yesterday and they pretty much told me the same thing. She said maybe there is an update coming to fix it.
They also had me pull the battery and reseat the sim card. Still no 4G
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I have the same issue. Activated 2 SG3's yesterday. Both are only showing 3G connection. I live in Tyler TX and I know we have 4G coverage. I talked to a rep yesterday and they pretty much told me the same thing. She said maybe there is an update coming to fix it.
They also had me pull the battery and reseat the sim card. Still no 4G
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Lol they told me to do a battery pull on my Razr maxx too.......
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Same here, I'm getting spotty 4 g at best and the signal is **** when I do. My tbolt would have-79 at my house, my Sg3 gets -112 at its best. Just spoke to second level support and was asked to take the SIM out for a few minutes and try again. Same results as before. Here is a pic off my current status. Oh yeah- 32gb pebble blue here.
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Verizon tier 2 says theres an update released late the night of the 6th. It 'may' take 2 weeks before my device is offered the update.... booooo
tillithz said:
Verizon tier 2 says theres an update released late the night of the 6th. It 'may' take 2 weeks before my device is offered the update.... booooo
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Can't pull it? Wonder if this will do anything with root.
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Can't pull it? Wonder if this will do anything with root.
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losing root was my first thought when rep mentioned the update. but in the end, one of the phones hugest points is 4g. Without that i can use another phone.
I have no issue with 4G, and haven't. I am also rooted and have been since it was announced.
Dat LTE speed.
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I have no issue with 4G, and haven't. I am also rooted and have been since it was announced.
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Right on, any suggestions for those of us that arent or those of us that have shotty singal? ty
I'm not sure what to say really. It could be everything from service problems, to the phone having issues, to Verizon working on the network... I mean, had you had a 4G device prior you could compare with?
So my oneplus one occasionally drops from the mobile network. It happens almost daily and it just says no internet connection, no signal bars, no LTE/H+/anything. Only fix is to reboot wich is annoying. Has anyone reported this. Have unlocked and rooted with super-su, no modifications. I wiped cache and dalvic cache with no help. Used the phone few days and it's a constant problem.
I read about one guy with the same problem. He couldn't find a solution though.
Very helpful post..
I have the same problem but no solution yet. dbm values get very high 22453576 sth like that. You tried a different modem?
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Very helpful post..
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Lose the attitude. Maybe there is no fix for it, he was letting you know that. You should be thanking him for taking time out of his day to try to help you. How ungrateful and rude could you be?!
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Try another sim card. While unlikely, it's still possible it causes the issue.
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If there is no fix, that means one thing: RMA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2793471
Had similar Problems (With my international OPO)
Flash this radio! It worked for me
I have the same problem and I think it's my sim card.
Had the same problem with my HTC One, and now with OPO.
It's the same sim card so it could be what's causing it.
Not a SIM issue (I think)
ante0 said:
I have the same problem and I think it's my sim card.
Had the same problem with my HTC One, and now with OPO.
It's the same sim card so it could be what's causing it.
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I was lucky enough to be able to buy 2 1+1s. My wife has an older SIM with no LTE support - great signal.
Mine has LTE, but like above, shows very high # signal in status screen, but signal goes from high to low to no signal. I tried wife's SIM, full signal all the time.
I'm in Canada on Fido (Rogers). Great LTE speeds when it works tho.
I am having the exact same problem, seems to happen when i charge over night on wifi and then after i unplug it in the morning, mobile signal drops . Mobile data section in settings also disappears. Not sure what it could be.
Now that you mention it, I did lose cell signal yesterday. I put it down to being in a bad coverage area, but once I got home it was still dead. Rebooted and it was back up to full bars...
I get it but it comes back if I use aeroplane mode on and off.
I'm in a well covered LTE area and minevnever gets higher than this. Also drops to Edge most of the day.
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annoying network issue
Had the same issue with my opo international version using a Telus sim card.
End-up, selling it
Could not allow to miss call or message (which happened quite often)
I'm running mahdi rom, and I'm with a Canadian carrier called Wind.
Their plan prices were great so I thought I would go for it.
My absolute best I can get on speedtest was:
134ms ping | 4.39mbps down | 0.33 mbps up on Cybera server
72ms ping | 6.##mbps down | then I get network error on Shaw server
120ms ping | 2.49mbps down | 0.11mbps up on Telus server
I don't know if its the device's problem or software problem or carrier problem.
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I'm running mahdi rom, and I'm with a Canadian carrier called Wind.
Their plan prices were great so I thought I would go for it.
My absolute best I can get on speedtest was:
134ms ping | 4.39mbps down | 0.33 mbps up on Cybera server
72ms ping | 6.##mbps down | then I get network error on Shaw server
120ms ping | 2.49mbps down | 0.11mbps up on Telus server
I don't know if its the device's problem or software problem or carrier problem.
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Most likely is the device. I contacted support, but still waiting to hear back. You can try to adjust your APN settings.
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huh.
I can't even seem to submit a support ticket.
Do you have any recommendation on what to edit in my APN settings?
dlwhdrlf said:
huh.
I can't even seem to submit a support ticket.
Do you have any recommendation on what to edit in my APN settings?
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Try this
Settings> mobile network > access point names>WIND?
Then enter these in. Do take screenshots or note the previous settings beforehand changing them.
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/settings.php?id=737
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Most likely is the device. I contacted support, but still waiting to hear back. You can try to adjust your APN settings.
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I beg to differ. It's not the device. That thing flies.
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This is on stock rom. So the problem might actually be Mahdi. BTW I'm in Montreal. (Fido)
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I beg to differ. It's not the device. That thing flies. View attachment 2955098
This is on stock rom. So the problem might actually be Mahdi. BTW I'm in Montreal. (Fido)
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Running stock buddy. I ran M9, C11s, and few others. Also Kernels & tried every radio out there and nada.
I highly doubt it's the device. I get very good speeds on this thing.
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okay so Wind apparently uses HSPA+ butt, it should still gimme more then 3mbps.
ikenvape said:
Try this
Settings> mobile network > access point names>WIND?
Then enter these in. Do take screenshots or note the previous settings beforehand changing them.
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/settings.php?id=737
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didn't change a thing.
So I went ahead and put in my sim from Koodo and I definitely get atleast 10mbps download everytime.
I think it might be Wind thats giving me problems.
dlwhdrlf said:
didn't change a thing.
So I went ahead and put in my sim from Koodo and I definitely get atleast 10mbps download everytime.
I think it might be Wind thats giving me problems.
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It most certainly is. The most I ever got on HSPA+ on a clear night near a tower was 10mbps down so I would say that 3 sounds about right. HSPA+ on average sists between 3 and 8 Mbps down. Koodo uses the might of the omnipresent Telus towers I would take them over wind anytime.
i bought a new g3 i tought it was 3g
then i saw this
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how do i find , if my g3 is 3g or 4g
pls help
vinothnallavan said:
i bought a new g3 i tought it was 3g
then i saw this
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how do i find , if my g3 is 3g or 4g
pls help
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Judging by the fact that your picture very obviously lists several LTE bands, I would wager to guess that yours is an LTE variant.
vinothnallavan said:
i bought a new g3 i tought it was 3g
then i saw this
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how do i find , if my g3 is 3g or 4g
pls help
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Judging by the fact that your picture very obviously lists several LTE bands, I would wager to guess that yours is an LTE variant.
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Sure looks like LTE written right on the box, along with supported frequencies...
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Planterz said:
Judging by the fact that your picture very obviously lists several LTE bands, I would wager to guess that yours is an LTE variant.
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:crying:
but no 4g option
vinothnallavan said:
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but no 4g option
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APN settings? Carrier restrictions/capabilities? I don't know...I don't live in India.
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APN settings? Carrier restrictions/capabilities? I don't know...I don't live in India.
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i'm living in armenia,
my friend's iphone is on the same network same apn and is getting 4g
vinothnallavan said:
i'm living in armenia,
my friend's iphone is on the same network same apn and is getting 4g
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Just realized you said iPhone there. [emoji33] Not an "apples to apples" comparison there (pun intended).
Did you verify that the settings inside the APNs match? Same exact carrier and plan? Data roaming turned on/off? A LOT of variables here...
Some ROMs display 4G, and others show LTE on the same network and APN. It could depend on your radio version, as well add internal carrier provisioning settings too (accessed through a dialer code).
Some custom ROMs will let you change what is displayed on the radio icon as well. But that's semantics.
Try a speed test to actually measure throughput.
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What is the best network setting to use for the Mate 9 (MHA-L29) in the US? I'm on AT&T, and it defaulted to "LTE/WCDMA/GSM Auto". The other options are "WCDMA/GSM Auto", "WCDMA only", and "GSM Only".
Should I switch to GSM Only since I'm on AT&T? And would that effect LTE? This is the first time I've purchased an international phone for use in the US, so thiso r anything else about this situation is welcome! Thanks!
Gsm=2g
Wcdma=3g
Lte=4g
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Gsm=2g
Wcdma=3g
Lte=4g
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Yes. So I guess I should leave it on "LTE/WCDMA/GSM Auto" ?
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Yes. So I guess I should leave it on "LTE/WCDMA/GSM Auto" ?
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Yes. That means that it would switch automatically. If you select any of the others you will lose 4G. Unless you have bad 4G reception or otherwise have connection problems, there is little reason to move away from auto.
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Yes. That means that it would switch automatically. If you select any of the others you will lose 4G. Unless you have bad 4G reception or otherwise have connection problems, there is little reason to move away from auto.
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Cool, thanks! Anything else you know of I need to alter settings on, being that I'm using an international phone in the US?
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Cool, thanks! Anything else you know of I need to alter settings on, being that I'm using an international phone in the US?
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Not that I'm aware of. However I'm not a US user so I guess I wouldn't know anyway.
On Auto, the phone will (should) detect the network type and respond accordingly.
An app like Network Signal Info will tell you what you are connected to.
I'm using the Chinese version in the USA on the t-mobile network and everything works fine.
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DKM119 said:
I'm using the Chinese version in the USA on the t-mobile network and everything works fine.
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My Chinese version is supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'm on tmobile in DC area. Could you post data speeds. Thanks!
Here they are.
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Here they are.
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Thanks! This is good news. About the same as what I get. But I'm a little sad now. My delivery is delayed a day. It is currently stuck in Belgium. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow...