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T-Mobile speed issues

I've been using a Lumia 520 prior to my Moto G (US version). It appears both have the same AWS bands to take advantage of T Mobiles HSPA+ bands. However I've seen significantly slower rates on the Moto G than the 520. I tested a few times and am getting 4-8 mbps on the Moto G, but 12-15 mbps on the 520 using the same sim card with various tests.
I've also checked the APN settings (using the epc.tmobile.com version) and they are the same.
This is on the prepaid $30 a month scheme.
Is there anything else I'm missing in understanding the speed differences?
it is also showing in About/Phone as HSPA+ mobile network type.
TIA

@emailrob is the Lumia 520 a T-Mobile phone or an unlocked phone. It is possible that the speed problem is because the Moto G doesn't have all of the bands for HSPA+, just a few. Or maybe it was a heavy traffic day when you tested. My tests on T-Mobile have ranged from 2mbps to 19. Data always has been a temperamental child.
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man your lucky im stuck at .12 mb for speeds on tmobile and have no idea why it says im on hspa+ but it wont even load my apps at all -_-

Thanks for the replies. The 520 was an ATT device here http://slickdeals.net/f/6273346-at-...repaid-windows-8-smartphone-85-free-shipping?
I just tested at work and the Moto G is getting 1.83 mpbs! This is crazy. I thought the Moto G had all the T Mobile bands to take advantage of HSPA+ (as it says I'm connected to that all the time)?

thats what i thought to -_- i dont understand why other people get 8 to 10 mb for speeds and other get crappy speeds on same network. and i know for a fact i got good covareage in my area.

cliff8 said:
thats what i thought to -_- i dont understand why other people get 8 to 10 mb for speeds and other get crappy speeds on same network. and i know for a fact i got good covareage in my area.
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Yes. I just can't understand how the bands are apparently the same on the 520 and the G, but the speeds are crazy different. So the bands CANNOT be the same. If I have to change phones again (to something like a nexus 5 or a Moto X) I'll have to do diligence again!

Replying to my own post. Suffice to say now the phone has LTE under Tmo I'm pretty happy it was a painless transfer (moto x came with a sim card already), quick call to tmo and they transferred my $30 a month plan over.
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cliff8 said:
thats what i thought to -_- i dont understand why other people get 8 to 10 mb for speeds and other get crappy speeds on same network. and i know for a fact i got good covareage in my area.
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You have to specify 3G as your preferred network ion Wireless Networks/Network mode. I went from never getting speeds above 1Mbps to 7Mbps everywhere.

Sprangbrake said:
You have to specify 3G as your preferred network ion Wireless Networks/Network mode. I went from never getting speeds above 1Mbps to 7Mbps everywhere.
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That didn't work. The only way I 'fixed' it was by using the Tmo version of the Moto X. Moto G, for me, never worked at the faster speeds.

Oneplus one on Koodo, no LTE

I've tried everything! Have the 16gb version, edited apns, deleted certain areas, re added. Checked info screen.
I got lte on my nexus 4 with the exact same settings from koodo. Not sure why the oneplus won't pick it up..

Probably have the Chinese version which lacks the LTE bands for koodo. LTE well only work with Rogers or Fido on the Chinese version.
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The person I bought the phone had lte working with Bell. I'm not sure how to get it working on my carrier

jark99 said:
The person I bought the phone had lte working with Bell. I'm not sure how to get it working on my carrier
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Does the back of your phone have Cyanogen in the back? What is your baseband radio in Settings->Display?

zephiK said:
Does the back of your phone have Cyanogen in the back? What is your baseband radio in Settings->Display?
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Radio is m8974. It doesn't say cyanogen on back at all.

jark99 said:
Radio is m8974. It doesn't say cyanogen on back at all.
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I'm not familiar with the Canadian bands, but you have to look at the Chinese OPO and compare that with the Koodo LTE bands.
It could be possible that your friend has the Chinese version and is able to get LTE on Bell but not on Koodo or he has international which works.
Do the research and see if its compatible to begin with.
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Mobile services provided by Koodo use Telus Mobility's CDMA, HSPA+ and LTE networks. CDMA devices, however, have been discontinued by Koodo outside of Northern Ontario and Manitoba.[9] Koodo Mobile's CDMA and HSPA networks use the 800 MHz and 1900 MHz frequencies while their LTE network uses 1700/2100 MHz (AWS).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koodo_Mobile

Here's a list of LTE bands that North American companies use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Americas
It looks like Bell uses LTE bands 4,7,and 17 while Koodo(which is owned by Telus) only has band 4. If the back of your phone doesn't have Cyanogen written at the bottom then you have the chinese model. I'm sure Telus may eventually roll out more LTE bands but for now you might be out of luck.

Anybody using Straight Talk on the Z3?

I just got a D6603, and I use straight talk. I use the AT&T sim card they have. It was a micro SIM, but I had T-Mobile cut it to a NANO sim. It actually used to be a regular SD card, but has been cut down twice. I noticed though that I'm not getting connected to LTE, only HSPA+. When I was using this sim card as a micro sim on my GS4, it connected to LTE fine, but this Z3 isn't connecting to LTE. Anyone know what might be wrong?

I'm currently using it on straight talk's att sim and I get LTE. As for the reason of LTE issues with the t-mobile sim, check the apns and if the issue still persists check the bands that t-mobile requires. I think the D6603 model should support all the bands, but I it doesn't hurt to double check.
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In mobile network settings, make sure you have LTE enabled. For some reason mine was on HSPA only from the factory.

Xperia Z3 Works on ST
I am using it and it works correctly for me with no issues. I cant get MMS text messages to go despite setting up my APN settings as recommended but then again I don't use that very often. I purchased the AT&T type SIM and purchased my Xperia Z3C from the Sony website so it came unlocked from factory. I actually filed down and cut the SIM to Nano myself and had no issues in getting LTE speeds. Be sure to select LTE/WCDMA/GSM in your Mobile options. It will drain your battery a little faster but does provide LTE sppeds for data.

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In mobile network settings, make sure you have LTE enabled. For some reason mine was on HSPA only from the factory.
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My phone doesn't show LTE in the list.
Does that mean that my phone doesn't have LTE on it?
Its a 6603 bought in UK from 3.

trancelated said:
My phone doesn't show LTE in the list.
Does that mean that my phone doesn't have LTE on it?
Its a 6603 bought in UK from 3.
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Yours probably refers to 4g, as does mine (on EE, in the UK), which is essentially the same as LTE. Do a speed test; if you're getting up to 70 megs then you're good!

Xiaomi Mi 4

Does anyone know if this Mi 4 or any of the other phones work out of box in canada?
If not, is there a way to get it working on LTE ?
THanks,

Only LTE bands it has out of the box are 1,3 and 41. I am on AT&T in US and no LTE. Edited NV values successfully but no additional LTE bands were enabled.

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Only LTE bands it has out of the box are 1,3 and 41. I am on AT&T in US and no LTE. Edited NV values successfully but no additional LTE bands were enabled.
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That is unfortunate to hear, what is the fastest connectivity you're getting?
I'm on the AT&T equivalent in Canada known as Rogers.

About 7MB/S which is terrible. I like MIUI and this device is nice quality. Dare I say it has the feel of an iPhone but is loaded with Android so the best of both worlds (I personally detest the closed source IOS). So I'm suffering with no LTE just to use the MI4 but I've got a ZTE Axon for a backup if I need a LTE compatible device. Always near WIFI so it's not often. I will say, no dropped calls or texts with it and I've had it a couple weeks. Call quality is excellent.

Best you can get is 3G or H+. Also in Canada on Fido

dont buy the chinese LTE edition. i hear that does not even do 3g. the wcdma (w) variant does 3g/H+
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deaglecat said:
dont buy the chinese LTE edition. i hear that does not even do 3g. the wcdma (w) variant does 3g/H+
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I have the China Union LTE model and it has 3G on AT&T.

I am not doubting you. But there are 2 LTE variants.
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TDD LTE <<< GSM 2G ok but no WCDMA 3G
FDD LTE <<< This is the Western one with WCDMA (3G) support

T-Mobile USA

Anyone who already received their OP6 can me tell if they can connect to all the LTE bands including the new LTE band 71. Also how is the reception on the phone

I'll be getting mine tomorrow. So should be able to post up results then. But, the specs on the phone state band 71 is supported. It's just a matter of if 71 is in your area....

No band 71 in my area or I'd test that for you. Otherwise it is working perfectly on T-Mobile for me

I can't confirm what bands it was using, but I was able to get 120Mb/s via a LTE speedtest. I also confirmed VoLTE and WiFi calling work without issue.
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No problems here with VoWiFi or VoLTE either on T-Mobile
And while doing a 2nd LTE speedtest I received a phone call, so did test while talking on the phone

How did you get WiFi calling, found it

How you guys can compare reception of tmobile signak to other phones?

netgar said:
How you guys can compare reception of tmobile signak to other phones?
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So far no difference in signal strength or performance of the OnePlus 6 compared to my Samsung Galaxy S9 or iPhone X.

Not too bad. But how do you know band are we connect to?

toanau said:
Not too bad. But how know band are we connect to?
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download app called cellmapper https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cellmapper.net.cellmapper&hl=en_US

I am on TMobile US and have been using WiFi calling and HD VoLTE. I haven't seen band 71 yet, but I don't know if it's in my area. Another app that works to check bands is LTE Discovery - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.simplyadvanced.ltediscovery

I would also like to know if there is anything extra you have to do to turn on Wi-Fi calling.
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I would also like to know if there is anything extra you have to do to turn on Wi-Fi calling.
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You need to go to settings->Sim and network->t-mobile sim->and turn on wifi calling and volte

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sliverr7x said:
Looking at the the bands supported band 3 looks to be not supported which is kinda of a bummer which is 1800 and most of my area is
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I thought there was no 1800 but it's a GSM band so it's 2G. https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/92908
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No band 3 is aws lte 1800 and we had band 12 4 and 2 and three blows them out the water
I guess it is a extension of band 4 that is a over flow of band 66 what makes it band 3 aws do sorry I was misinformed.
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mastibeta said:
You need to go to settings->Sim and network->t-mobile sim->and turn on wifi calling and volte
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Since I don't see the OnePlus 6 in the T-Mobile store, I'm assuming there is no T-Mobile-specific hardware/software version (as is typical with Samsung)?
Please confirm that OnePlus 6 could be bought from OnePlus store, and by following the above steps, all T-mobile features would be available? (Wi-Fi Calling, VoLTE, Tethering)

timg11 said:
Since I don't see the OnePlus 6 in the T-Mobile store, I'm assuming there is no T-Mobile-specific hardware/software version (as is typical with Samsung)?
Please confirm that OnePlus 6 could be bought from OnePlus store, and by following the above steps, all T-mobile features would be available? (Wi-Fi Calling, VoLTE, Tethering)
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I bought my op6 from OnePlus store. I'm on T-Mobile in North Carolina and I enabled Volte & WiFi Calling via those steps. I see the tethering/mobile hotspot setting as well but I've not tested it.

Yes this phone connects to all of T-Mobiles towers it has even more bands then the T-Mobile s9+ that's why I got ride of that phone and got this one.

Teathering works