So this Sprint Spark service is really terrible and I'm wondering if there is anyway I can get the old stock 4G LTE like in the old 4G phones to get rid of Spark
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Yes, buy a Sprint Galaxy S4.
cruise350 said:
Yes, buy a Sprint Galaxy S4.
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Not all Sprint s4's are like that. There is 720 and 720T. 720T being the triband which infact has Spark
elwood said:
Not all Sprint s4's are like that. There is 720 and 720T. 720T being the triband which infact has Spark
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Trust me i know that. I don't know what his problem is with spark, its still 4g lte, just faster.
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Maybe the OP is in a transition area. Last summer when Sprint was updating everything in my area my LTE was horrible. Now I get it almost everywhere I go and it's pretty fast.
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seriously ive been wondering about this for a while now, and im just wondering which is truly better. HSPA+ or LTe? post speedtest pictures please...
Starseed said:
Idk... Look it up online.
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There are plenty of quotes on the boards, search is your friend.
It varies vastly by region. LTE is semi-consistent at 30Mbps+. HSPA+ can be anywhere from 1Mbps to 11Mbps. If LTE is available its the fastest connection available. But, its on limited markets on att.
Right now, lte is faster than hspa+ by around 10mbps (of course this can vary greatly). The difference is that lte is has much more potential. So in time, it's better to have an lte phone. But right now they are fairly comparable
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I see... Cause i really want lte but still want power like the original s2...
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I see... Cause i really want lte but still want power like the original s2...
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Yeah, the i777 is the best, most powerful phone on att. Maybe the Galaxy S III will have LTE, or maybe a Note with LTE. There was just a FCC application for a Galaxy Note with LTE on att bands, but isn't proof it will actually hit att subsidized.
The Vivid is supposed to be nice, but its crickets in the dev forum, they only got the bootloader unlocked a few days ago. That will probably be the best bet for LTE phone.
The Skyrocket is just different enough it will stay forever in obscurity. The Nitro HD is a normal LG phone on att ... good build quality, poor dev draw, and don't plan on timely updates.
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Another thing on LTE, if you are on the old unlimited plan tons of people are getting throttled down to near zero, sometimes at less than 2 GB. So all that speed is wasted, and anyone that knows enough to know they want the extra speed will probably not get to use it for long.
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Yeah, the i777 is the best, most powerful phone on att. Maybe the Galaxy S III will have LTE, or maybe a Note with LTE. There was just a FCC application for a Galaxy Note with LTE on att bands, but isn't proof it will actually hit att subsidized.
The Vivid is supposed to be nice, but its crickets in the dev forum, they only got the bootloader unlocked a few days ago. That will probably be the best bet for LTE phone.
The Skyrocket is just different enough it will stay forever in obscurity. The Nitro HD is a normal LG phone on att ... good build quality, poor dev draw, and don't plan on timely updates.
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Actually the skyrocket has an amazing dev community..mostly because of the fact that it can use the ROM's and Kernels of the T-mobile SGSII. And there is talk that it may be pentaband...the Radio's are interchangable as well.
Well this is interesting. How much are your guys speeds, and how much is your skyrocket if you have one?
are LTE network compatible with 4G? or LTE phones compatible with HSPDA+ phones? in other words, LTE phones and HSPDA+ phones work on different network or LTE phones can also receive HSPDA+ 4G data (functions)?
So i have read that T-mobile is getting LTE in 2013. Do that mean i have to get a new phone again, i wonder if my GS2 will get faster on the new network. And where the hell is my ICS update? This suppose to be their best phone as of now.
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are LTE network compatible with 4G? or LTE phones compatible with HSPDA+ phones? in other words, LTE phones and HSPDA+ phones work on different network or LTE phones can also receive HSPDA+ 4G data (functions)?
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LTE & HSPDA+ are both classified as '4G' but are different, incompatible systems.
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azumis said:
So i have read that T-mobile is getting LTE in 2013. Do that mean i have to get a new phone again, i wonder if my GS2 will get faster on the new network. And where the hell is my ICS update?
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Your phone will not run on LTE. But T-Mobile's HSTPS+ network is pretty fast and will be in operation for years to come, longer than you'll keep your present phone.
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so HSPDA+ and LTE has different network? LTE phones cannot receive HSPDA+ networks?
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Your phone will not run on LTE. But T-Mobile's HSTPS+ network is pretty fast and will be in operation for years to come, longer than you'll keep your present phone.
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what is HSTPS+ ? news says t-mobile is moving to LTE. currently released phone are HSPDA+ , so all the phones will not work with that?
http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mo...r-LTE-leaves-82Mbps-HSPA-plans-behind_id27474
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what is HSTPS+ ?
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A typo.
t-mobile is moving to LTE. currently released phone are HSPDA+ , so all the phones will not work with that?
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Present HSPDA+ phones will not work with LTE. I suppose some future phones may be capable of HSPDA+ and LTE. But my next phone will be HSPDA+. It will be around a long time, it's pretty fast and uses less battery power anyway.
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I noticed we have an lte toggle on some roms for the s 4g. Is that only for a 4g connection or what does that do for our phones. tried to look it up myself but not getting any clearer.
It activates the dormant 4G LTE chipset in the phone. Fortunately they planned ahead in 2010 and got us prepped for the future.
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It activates the dormant 4G LTE chipset in the phone. Fortunately they planned ahead in 2010 and got us prepped for the future.
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so for now it doesnt do anything?
He's messing with you dude lol. The nexus s 4g only uses wimax. The galaxy nexus is going to be the first phone on sprint to use lte
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I've unlocked my SK4G but when I use AT&T using hex editor whiched worked I'm glad to say but I'm getting Minimun data out of it. Are there any kernels that fixes that or can it be done?
TMobile and att use different bands for 3g and 4g. Just like an att iPhone only gets edge on TMobile, a TMobile phone only gets edge on att.
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TMobile and att use different bands for 3g and 4g. Just like an att iPhone only gets edge on TMobile, a TMobile phone only gets edge on att.
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Sad to say this, but he's definitely right about it. You could try to flash the Blaze4G Modem, but I'm doubtful it will work.
i appreciate it fellas and yeah that is sad but ill live lol. oh yea that modem boost didnt work, didnt expect it to though
The new Nexus phones say they are compatible with 4G on both TMO and ATT. Does it have a special dual-band modem that other phones lack?
I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
bugyika said:
I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
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yeah what really sucks is using prepaid on att, no data, at all.
bugyika said:
I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
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If you're using AT&T, it was just said you can't get 4G bands. EDGE is slow.
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kideskimo said:
If you're using AT&T, it was just said you can't get 4G bands. EDGE is slow.
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Unfortunately I'm from Europe and my carrier is Vodafone and I don't know what what to do, because my internet speed is fuc*ing slow and I tried many setups without success. Any idea?
bugyika said:
Unfortunately I'm from Europe and my carrier is Vodafone and I don't know what what to do, because my internet speed is fuc*ing slow and I tried many setups without success. Any idea?
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Tmobile uses 3g\4g bands specific to the USA if im not mistaken, it only shares edge bands with the rest of the world. so edge or 2g is all youll get which is about dial up speed.
yoyowhatup22 said:
Tmobile uses 3g\4g bands specific to the USA if im not mistaken, it only shares edge bands with the rest of the world. so edge or 2g is all youll get which is about dial up speed.
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Thanks for the heads up but my friend bought a t-mobile phone and his internet speed is quite good, my signal is a "G" his "H" and I don't know why, maybe his carrier is similar to T-mobile :-??
bugyika said:
Thanks for the heads up but my friend bought a t-mobile phone and his internet speed is quite good, my signal is a "G" his "H" and I don't know why, maybe his carrier is similar to T-mobile :-??
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im not sure, his phone was desighned for tmobile? (could be a world phone) ((sorry i dont use internet on my phone so im just guessing))
So the S6 on Verizon is $600. I want a cheaper price, but I want LTE on T-Mobile. Does Verizon's S6 work with T-Mobile's frequencies?
http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-s6/#specs
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So the S6 on Verizon is $600. I want a cheaper price, but I want LTE on T-Mobile. Does Verizon's S6 work with T-Mobile's frequencies?
http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-s6/#specs
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No.
felloffthetruck said:
No.
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What about AT&T and HSPA+ on T-Mobile?
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So the S6 on Verizon is $600. I want a cheaper price, but I want LTE on T-Mobile. Does Verizon's S6 work with T-Mobile's frequencies?
http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-s6/#specs
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No.
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Why wouldn't it? The Verizon S6 supports AWS Band 4 which is what the majority of T-Mobile's LTE network is...
For sure Tmobile LTE will work on Verizon phones including iphone 5s 6 6+ Nexus 6 and LG G3
I have not tried the GS6 but it should work
I'm curious about it's GSM ability as well. I am going to London next month and am hoping I can buy a prepaid SIM there and be good to go. I am grandfathered on the unlimited data with Verizon so I paid full price for the phone, it should be unlocked or unlockable for use overseas, no?
guys i will answer for you.
I bought 3 SG6 from Verizon and none of them connect to 4g, fine with HSPA+, LTE, Edge, and everything else but forget about 4g
Lte is 4g
libuser said:
guys i will answer for you.
I bought 3 SG6 from Verizon and none of them connect to 4g, fine with HSPA+, LTE, Edge, and everything else but forget about 4g
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Yeah lol like guy above me said lte is 4g.
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On T-Mobile they appear to actually have 4G and LTE networks. Not sure what the differences are underlying the two, but it is actually a meaningful distinction with T-Mobile. I just recently did a "test drive" on T-Mobile and learned of this (it was rather confusing at first because I'm used to 4G = LTE on Verizon).
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On T-Mobile they appear to actually have 4G and LTE networks. Not sure what the differences are underlying the two, but it is actually a meaningful distinction with T-Mobile. I just recently did a "test drive" on T-Mobile and learned of this (it was rather confusing at first because I'm used to 4G = LTE on Verizon).
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Hspa+ is 4G on tmobile your phone won't say 4g it will say h+. Tmobile phones are just use the 4g icon instead of h+
Any definite answer as to if Verizon S6 will work on T-Mobile for voice, edge, 3g, and lte?
would s-offing a sprint a9 and converting it to unlocked version or at&t sim unlock my sprint a9 to use with at&t network?
No, you won't get LTE because the bands are different on the Sprint model.
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No, you won't get LTE because the bands are different on the Sprint model.
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I don't really care about lte i barely get 4g here... Im just wondering if i would even get service..
Google~Android said:
I don't really care about lte i barely get 4g here... Im just wondering if i would even get service..
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http://www.willmyphonework.net/
Google~Android said:
I don't really care about lte i barely get 4g here... Im just wondering if i would even get service..
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I checked on the site Captain Throwback linked and though LTE will not work on the AT&T network, it looks like it will on the T-Mobile network. So maybe go that route.
Blackcircle said:
I checked on the site Captain Throwback linked and though LTE will not work on the AT&T network, it looks like it will on the T-Mobile network. So maybe go that route.
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Is it possible to flash a s-off Sprint A9 with firmware that will enable band 17, or is the HW completely different?