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[Q] LTE and Sprint Problem?

Just got my nexus 5? Yes. Activated? Yes. LTE? No. Im on sprint and have no idea why my Samsung Galaxy S4 had LTE yet the Nexus 5 cannot get it, just 3G throughout entire area even though my area has all 4G for months. Is there any solutions or known issues as of yet why on Sprint the LTE is not being recognized? Thank you for any help!

shawngarthwaite said:
Just got my nexus 5? Yes. Activated? Yes. LTE? No. Im on sprint and have no idea why my Samsung Galaxy S4 had LTE yet the Nexus 5 cannot get it, just 3G throughout entire area even though my area has all 4G for months. Is there any solutions or known issues as of yet why on Sprint the LTE is not being recognized? Thank you for any help!
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http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...-due-to-circuit-switched-fallback-technology/

Make Sure you change Mobile Network settings to LTE that is what solved the issues with LTE on mine. The Switching only occurs when you make or receive phone calls or send or receive a text message on a tower that has not been updated yet.

[Q] 920i vs 920f?

So does anyone know the difference between these two models? I live in the US using straight talk on AT&T's network. From what I can tell, they both should work, but I am not sure if there is any difference I should be aware of before buying the phone.

bukithd said:
So does anyone know the difference between these two models? I live in the US using straight talk on AT&T's network. From what I can tell, they both should work, but I am not sure if there is any difference I should be aware of before buying the phone.
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I have the G920i that I'm using on cricket (cricket uses att bands) and it works perfectly with LTE. I'm not sure about the 920F but I know that the f is the global unlocked version whereas the I is also unlocked but for selected regions.
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barondebxl said:
I have the G920i that I'm using on cricket (cricket uses att bands) and it works perfectly with LTE. I'm not sure about the 920F but I know that the f is the global unlocked version whereas the I is also unlocked but for selected regions.
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How does it work in areas where LTE is not available, i.e. on 3G and HSPA networks? I live in an area where half my day is spent on the fringe of LTE service and the other half in.

bukithd said:
How does it work in areas where LTE is not available, i.e. on 3G and HSPA networks? I live in an area where half my day is spent on the fringe of LTE service and the other half in.
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Well just like US carrier phones, you'll get LTE signal when you get LTE signal and you'll fall to HSPA+ or 3g when that is the signal you get.
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barondebxl said:
Well just like US carrier phones, you'll get LTE signal when you get LTE signal and you'll fall to HSPA+ or 3g when that is the signal you get.
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I'm asking more along the lines of can the phone receive the 3G bands in the area? I was wondering if the phone actually could receive what was being broadcast.

bukithd said:
I'm asking more along the lines of can the phone receive the 3G bands in the area? I was wondering if the phone actually could receive what was being broadcast.
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That I don't know. You gotta check the bands with your phone and carrier.
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bukithd said:
I'm asking more along the lines of can the phone receive the 3G bands in the area? I was wondering if the phone actually could receive what was being broadcast.
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My G920I does on AT&T. I've seen it go all the way down to EDGE because I have really bad signal at my house.

I can also confirm that the 920i works fine on AT&T. I have seen it go from Edge to LTE and everything in between.

Singal question

Hello guys. I had a T-Mobile Galaxy S7 but i sold it months ago so now i wanted to go back to the Galaxy so i got the international unlocked S7 G930F. I notice to start that it does not says 4GLte never only 4G. So i was thinking maybe the international name for 4GLte is just 4G so i let it pass but now i notice places where i had 3 or 4 bars 4gLte on the tmobile one, with international one i see 1 or 0 bard 3g or H+. Until now i have no call drop. But my question is. Is the T-Mobile better for signal to use on tmobile network or is the tmobile showing me fake signal while the international is showing me the real deal? I still have time to return it and get the tmobile one i just got it for the 8 core processor. Oh and i have a nexus 5x and he connect to LTE too were the G930F connects 4G and the nexus is unlocked too so i dont undestand.

darkdhanil said:
Hello guys. I had a T-Mobile Galaxy S7 but i sold it months ago so now i wanted to go back to the Galaxy so i got the international unlocked S7 G930F. I notice to start that it does not says 4GLte never only 4G. So i was thinking maybe the international name for 4GLte is just 4G so i let it pass but now i notice places where i had 3 or 4 bars 4gLte on the tmobile one, with international one i see 1 or 0 bard 3g or H+. Until now i have no call drop. But my question is. Is the T-Mobile better for signal to use on tmobile network or is the tmobile showing me fake signal while the international is showing me the real deal? I still have time to return it and get the tmobile one i just got it for the 8 core processor. Oh and i have a nexus 5x and he connect to LTE too were the G930F connects 4G and the nexus is unlocked too so i dont undestand.
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Hi mate
4G or 4Glte they are the same , marketing mostly , some firmware show it as 4G other as 4GLTE or LTE all are the same
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/mobile-phone/whats-difference-between-4g-lte-3605656/
Regarding signal strength the only way to know who is saying the true is with a signal meter , apps like PhoneInfo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2709931
have a monitor where it shows you the signal strength in dbm and not just an image , with a dbm value you can truly compare

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
4G or 4Glte they are the same , marketing mostly , some firmware show it as 4G other as 4GLTE or LTE all are the same
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/mobile-phone/whats-difference-between-4g-lte-3605656/
Regarding signal strength the only way to know who is saying the true is with a signal meter , apps like PhoneInfo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2709931
have a monitor where it shows you the signal strength in dbm and not just an image , with a dbm value you can truly compare
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Thanks man. I used LTE Discovery and they both connected to LTE using band 4 and the strength is the same. They both turn to full GSM while on call and then back to LTE band 4 after call. So is marketing thanks.

darkdhanil said:
Thanks man. I used LTE Discovery and they both connected to LTE using band 4 and the strength is the same. They both turn to full GSM while on call and then back to LTE band 4 after call. So is marketing thanks.
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That sounds about right , voice calls use GSM , unless your regions have VoLTE , LTE is used only for data . cool is all clear now

Sprint n7 on T-Mobile???

Anyone know if a sprint n7 unlocked will work on T-Mobile properly??? Thanks.

Im using my sprint note 5 on tmobile just fine check to see if you have bands 12,2,4 all the newer phones should have all the bands. I get talk and internet at the same time too hspa don't show as 4g it shows as 3g but do a speedtest and 22mbps download is 4g .
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4G Super voice (VOLTE) activation

hi im in the uk using the note 5 n920p. Im currently using the MOAR rom does anyone no if there is a way to activate 4g volte option as i dont see it. my network coverage in my area is poor and my network provider has said that i need a phone that can use 4g super voice(volte) to get coverage in my area. i did some googling and apparently the option for this can be activated on the other note 5s but im having trouble finding how to do this on the sprint varient.. does anyone know if this even possible?

Sprint note 5 doesn't have that option or hardware to use that in the phone won't ever happen the Verizon and t-mobile note 5 could not sptint
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