Using a verizon note 5, marsmallow,with metropcs. ALL works as should. Excellent service, sms, mms even the my metro app. Hotspot works but with a weird problem... so I can connect every device in my house to my hotspot, except one connects and then says no internet. I can connect an Xbox 360, multiple laptops, 2 smart tvs, wiiu,tablets, and then the problem child, Amazon fire stick. It says connected, shows full bars for coverage, then it shows not connected to the internet. I've tried the old lollipop dhcp, I've tried 2.4ghz and 5ghz. To no avail, I cannot get it working for the life of me. I've tried tmobile apn and metro apn... now the weird thing is I can use my wife's note 5 from Verizon with verizon service and it connects and streams just fine. Just my Verizon note 5 with metropcs service, won't connect to that one device. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
Any help or insight would be appreciated thanks
verizon hotspot app is limited to 10 devices.
Are you connecting more than 10 devices?
javamaan said:
verizon hotspot app is limited to 10 devices.
Are you connecting more than 10 devices?
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No it was only the fire stick by itself. I came to the conclusion that even though metropcs works on a Verizon unlocked note 5, it doesn't have all the LTE bands so therefore my LTE speed wasnt fast enough to run the fire stick. Needless to say the note 5 has found another owner and I've moved on to the Nexus 6p. And now I have full LTE speeds and the fire stick works again. Thanks for your insight
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Anyone tried connecting a USB 3G USB dongle with the G-tab? Will they work?
I'm thinking of getting one of these to put inside my G-tab if I can find a place inside that will fit.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160483043516
You know, I think this might be possible.
http://www.zetronix.com/product_info.php?products_id=185&m1track=googlebase&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=export_feed&osCsid=205049be014aab05b974f5b971124039#GoogleBase
The specs on this Android tablet (I think its the ZPad?) claim that USB 3G Modems are supported. It even lists the specific models.
EDIT: This is one of the models listed on the specs page. http://cgi.ebay.com/ZTE-CDMA-REV-A-EVDO-Modem-Model-AC-581-/330492290336?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf2e02520#ht_2134wt_1139
EDIT 2: Well I messaged zetronix through their website and left a message on their support number. We will see what kind of a response I get. ^_^
I plugged my AT&T USB 3G modem (Mercury) into the device and nothing happened. Nothing showed up in "wireless" settings. Don't think it works with TNT-Lite.
pls feel free to try your 3g sticks against my kernel offering.
pls snap some dmesgs, and give me the chip/device ids if it does not detect it, and i can add them in.
I have an air card that I will test. If I can get this working, I would be a very happy sysadmin. It shows up in dmesg, even with stock, but from there nothing.
1. Build a kernel module.
2. Configure kernel to support wired ethernet via the kernel module.
3. Insert module.
4. Configure the GTablet to use the new network interface.
I considered doing this to use my iPhone as a USB network interface, but the adhoc wireless network support from MyWi 4.0 was good enough.
That would be really cool especially with the newer 4G usb modems being offered by my carrier. But for now I simply use Wireless Tether on my rooted Droid X and use the sweet unlimited 3G to access the internet via wi-fi on my G Tablet.
Since I already have to carry the phone around and I have an unlimited data account it seemed like a good idea.
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That would be really cool especially with the newer 4G usb modems being offered by my carrier. But for now I simply use Wireless Tether on my rooted Droid X and use the sweet unlimited 3G to access the internet via wi-fi on my G Tablet.
Since I already have to carry the phone around and I have an unlimited data account it seemed like a good idea.
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This but with my Evo... .
But I do understand how some of you get corporate data plans with those usb sticks... It would be nice for you to use
Has anyone managed to get this to work, I was at at&t today and almost got an aircard (3g Dongle) today but wanted to research a bit.
Hey guys, sorry if this question seems a bit silly but I'm rather new to the nexus world and don't know too much about Metro PCS and what their network requires.
I'm looking to buy my mom the nexus 5 since she really needs a new phone and she is on Metro PCS. Would she experience any issues on Metro PCS's LTE network or anything like that if I grab the N5 that's available in the play store now? I do believe that Metro PCS is currently running on T-Mobile's network, but I need to be sure.
Also, what kind of SIM card will the N5 require? Hopefully it's a micro so there won't be a need to head over to a metro pcs store to get a correct one.
Thanks!
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N5 uses a MicroSIM card.As far as the other questions you ask, I cannot answer them confidently.
MetroPCS' LTE is TMobile's LTE.
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Hey guys, sorry if this question seems a bit silly but I'm rather new to the nexus world and don't know too much about Metro PCS and what their network requires.
I'm looking to buy my mom the nexus 5 since she really needs a new phone and she is on Metro PCS. Would she experience any issues on Metro PCS's LTE network or anything like that if I grab the N5 that's available in the play store now? I do believe that Metro PCS is currently running on T-Mobile's network, but I need to be sure.
Also, what kind of SIM card will the N5 require? Hopefully it's a micro so there won't be a need to head over to a metro pcs store to get a correct one.
Thanks!
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Yes, microSIM. Also if your Mom is currently using a CDMA/LTE device from Metro she will probably need a new SIM.
The only thing to be aware of - unlike T-Mobile itself, MetroPCS SIMs require you to register the device IMEI with Metro and then they lock it to your device. So if she swaps it to a new phone, it may not work until Metro gets it properly registered.
What APN settings worked for MetroPCS and your Nexus 5?
I went to a MetroPCS store today with the Nexus 5 I bought from the Google Play store. I only had about 30 minutes to mess around with the APN settings. but I was unable to connect to their network with the test microSIM card the worker had. I got the LTE bars to show up, but the connection never changed from the white "I'm still trying to connect" mode to the solid blue "I'm connected" bars. If anyone has a successful experience with this, please let me know what APN settings you used. I know it is an unlocked phone and should work, but the Nexus 5 wan't in the MetroPCS system as a compatible phone (which I assume is due to the fact that it just launched a few days ago).
christophersoran said:
I went to a MetroPCS store today with the Nexus 5 I bought from the Google Play store. I only had about 30 minutes to mess around with the APN settings. but I was unable to connect to their network with the test microSIM card the worker had. I got the LTE bars to show up, but the connection never changed from the white "I'm still trying to connect" mode to the solid blue "I'm connected" bars. If anyone has a successful experience with this, please let me know what APN settings you used. I know it is an unlocked phone and should work, but the Nexus 5 wan't in the MetroPCS system as a compatible phone (which I assume is due to the fact that it just launched a few days ago).
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FYI, I don't think KitKat uses the white/blue distinction anymore. Did you test using apps or the browser?
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cmstlist said:
FYI, I don't think KitKat uses the white/blue distinction anymore. Did you test using apps or the browser?
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You are correct. There is no white/blue distinction. I've only had the Nexus 5 for a few hours and have been used to Cyanogenmod on my Nexus 4 for the last year. Yes, I did test apps and the browser. I got errors in the apps and the browser wouldn't load any websites.
I am currently on Solavei (and it works on the Nexus 5) and have switched carries 5 times in the last year, so I'm quite familiar with APN settings. I appreciate the idea though. Sometimes it's a simple answer.
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You are correct. There is no white/blue distinction. I've only had the Nexus 5 for a few hours and have been used to Cyanogenmod on my Nexus 4 for the last year. Yes, I did test apps and the browser. I got errors in the apps and the browser wouldn't load any websites.
I am currently on Solavei (and it works on the Nexus 5) and have switched carries 5 times in the last year, so I'm quite familiar with APN settings. I appreciate the idea though. Sometimes it's a simple answer.
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Okay good to know. I have less experience with Metro PCS but it seems that T-Mobile wants to keep them a bit more locked down.
I bought a nexus 5 to replace my galaxy s4 which died a couple of days ago.
My home router is a Netgear D6300 and everything (pc, tv and phones such as iphone, samsung and nokia can connect just fine).
My nexus 5 was delivered today and i spent the last 5 hours to get it working with my wifi but NOTHING worked (and, i'm not joking, i got to the point of almost throwing it out of the window).
I tried enabling SSID broadcasting, changing "security options", changing channels, disabling 5ghz network, i also enabled the guest network with no protection but nothing worked.
The only thing i noticed was the when using particular channels (5-6-7) the phone would say "connecting" for a few seconds but then it would go back to "saved,protected with wpa/wpa2".
I also changed some wifi settings on my phone (i disabled wifi optimization and i forced the phone to use the 2.4 ghz network only)
Sometimes it stays on "saved....." and doesn't even seem to try to connect.
After a while i tried creating an hotspot with an iphone 5s and my nexus connected in a second and everything was working.
So the problem should be in my router settings but i already tried everything (and besides everything else but the nexus works just fine).
I'm really desperate because i use this phone for work and i need to get this working asap.
I also managed to update to android 4.4.4 using my mobile network but i can't update to lolipop because it would use all my remaining 3g network data.
Btw i did some heavy modding on my galaxy s4 so i'm not a newbie to android.
I'm also willing to pay for support but to be honest i'm really disappointed that such and "acclaimed" phone has problems connecting to a wifi network that works with basically everything.
Sorry if I missed it in the post, but did you reboot the router.
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Sorry if I missed it in the post, but did you reboot the router.
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Yes but it didn't help.
I've had 4 N5's in my possession over the past year or so, and not a single one had any issues connecting to any WiFi network, including Netgear routers. Your problem is either specific to your particular device or your router and not with the N5 in general. I assure you, the N5 deserves all the praise (and criticisms) that it has received.ave you tried a different router? I know you used it with your iPhone's hotspot but I mean an actual router? Also, have you tried resetting your router to defaults?
Are you using MAC filtering on the router?
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I've had 4 N5's in my possession over the past year or so, and not a single one had any issues connecting to any WiFi network, including Netgear routers. Your problem is either specific to your particular device or your router and not with the N5 in general. I assure you, the N5 deserves all the praise (and criticisms) that it has received.ave you tried a different router? I know you used it with your iPhone's hotspot but I mean an actual router? Also, have you tried resetting your router to defaults?
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I just tried a dlink router on my home network and everything works!!!!!
But i want to understand why my D6300 doesn't work with the nexus (its configured the same way as the dlink).
Any suggestions???
In the meantime i'll reset the D6300.
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Are you using MAC filtering on the router?
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Nope, i've disabled it.
And btw i read on some forums of people using my netgear with the nexus 5 and everything was working just fine.
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Nope, i've disabled it.
And btw i read on some forums of people using my netgear with the nexus 5 and everything was working just fine.
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If your router is handing out DHCP addresses it may have run out of addresses if you have many wireless devices connecting infrequently. But I would thing a reboot would have cleared that up.
So I've had my LG G5 since day one (in the us) and it was working fine, till it wasn't.
Specs: LG-H830 (Tmo variant)
6.0.1
Build: MMB29M
It seems to only be not working at home. I have a 300mbps line with a Google OnHub router. Whenever I try a speed test it goes up really fast to 30mbps and gets stuck there.
I've tried the following:
Factory reset/Cache clear
Factory reset router
Tried a new router (wrt1900ac)
Forgetting the network
Using different wifi names
installing and trying DNSet
None of these have seemed to help.
Two funny things:
I have a Nexus 6p (running N preview) a Pixel C and they both get stuck at 30mbps
My wife's Nexus 5x while connected to 5ghz band will pull 250+mbps
I'm going crazy trying to figure out what's going on here.
Any help would be much appreciated.
I had the same issue that started about 2 or 3 weeks ago and was very frustrated I found out that it affects most Android phones it's due to a lot of the isp companies starting to use ipv6 and Android doesn't play nice with ipv6. The only fix I found was to disable ipv6 in your router settings and that will fix it.
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ryceone said:
So I've had my LG G5 since day one (in the us) and it was working fine, till it wasn't.
Specs: LG-H830 (Tmo variant)
6.0.1
Build: MMB29M
It seems to only be not working at home. I have a 300mbps line with a Google OnHub router. Whenever I try a speed test it goes up really fast to 30mbps and gets stuck there.
I've tried the following:
Factory reset/Cache clear
Factory reset router
Tried a new router (wrt1900ac)
Forgetting the network
Using different wifi names
installing and trying DNSet
None of these have seemed to help.
Two funny things:
I have a Nexus 6p (running N preview) a Pixel C and they both get stuck at 30mbps
My wife's Nexus 5x while connected to 5ghz band will pull 250+mbps
I'm going crazy trying to figure out what's going on here.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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I've tended to notice quit a large speed difference between being connected to 5ghz versus 2.4ghz networks, the latter of the two always being slower. I see that you mentioned your speed was much faster when using the 5x on the 5ghz band. Have you tried setting your devices to use only the 5ghz band? Unfortunately, this is not a permanent solution, as you'll have to allow 2.4 to work again pretty much every time you leave the house, and as far as I've found, there's no way to tell the phone to prefer 5.0 when available.
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Help! Our "unlocked" Sprint Galaxy 7's won't do wifi calling with our new provider!
We have 2 Sprint Galaxy S7's, GSM-930P. Never set up wifi calling on sprint but had an icon for it and they were always asking me to set it up. Switched to Mint mobile which works on Tmobile's network. When on wifi at home or work can't send or receive MMS, pictures, but turn wifi off and the pictures go or download. Never had this problem before. Have wifi turned on through our provider and there is a greyed out wifi callng icon at the top of screens next to signal strength and wifi icon.
They say I have to turn it on in our phones for it to work properly but that setting isn't in any of our menus. I've found other threads talking about it being gone on sprint phones but the phone is capable of wifi calling from what I've found. I found one post somewhere about someone "flashing" their phone with the tmobile software or something and it working. On Mint mobile's site they have a list of compatible phones and our IMEI isn't listed as being compatible? It's so confusing and frustrating. I know these phones are capable of wifi calling and think that it would make our phones work better if we changed some things up. I'm trying to figure all of this out but not sure how to do it or who to listen to online. I would appreciate any help you could offer. Thank you!