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Anyone know how to force roaming on the Photon Q yet?

I have tried roam control, and it doesnt work. I have emailed them with no response yet, but wanted to know if anyone else has figured this out yet?

What does it do? For me it asks if I'm rooted when I clearly am......worked fine on gs2

it says its modifying something like it did on my epic, but nothing happens after that

Just making sure, but (a.) do you have the most current version (2.2.0), and (b.) assuming your answer is yes to the previous question, did you go into the options and choose Motorola as your Phone manufacturer?

i do have the newest version yes, and yeah i changed the manufacturer as well. thanks for the help so far

If you or anyone else figures out something to get it working please post it here. I would probably go and buy the Q finally if not for this, glad I held off this past weekend. Sprint signal is like a virtual yo-yo at work, so I pretty much have to be able to force roaming there or otherwise my battery life suffers.

By the way, I was wrong on the latest version, the newest is 2.3.0 now and was released a month ago (8/5/12)....I hadn't been to the site in awhile.

yeah thats the version i tried. i will let u know if i figure anything out

Does anyone besides whitelightnin that has the Photon Q have this same issue with Roam Control? If there are any veteran XDA members here that have a rooted Q but have never bought/used it, I'd be willing to donate the $4 via PayPal for purchase in order to help verify that this is an issue with the RC app vs. just one person's issue. It wasn't clear from donsh00tmesanta's post whether he does have a P-Q and doesn't have the problem or not, I sent him a PM to try and get a clear answer on that.
I'm anxious to get this figured out and moving forward one way or another...I really want to move to this phone but simply can't if Roam Control doesn't work.

oops, responded to wrong thread by accident:/

Has anyone else tried RC on the Q yet? Anyone? Bueller?

I have a gnex and it asks for root once but the second time it should it just asks if phone is rooted
Worked fine on ff18 and gb
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Mucho thanks to arrrghhh for his time & help in verifying via a 2nd person now whether Roam Control would work or not on the Q....which unfortunately, as it stands right now it appears the answer is no.
Here's hoping MrGreg will be able to get it working for the Q eventually.

PythonFanTN said:
Mucho thanks to arrrghhh for his time & help in verifying via a 2nd person now whether Roam Control would work or not on the Q....which unfortunately, as it stands right now it appears the answer is no.
Here's hoping MrGreg will be able to get it working for the Q eventually.
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Well maybe someone else can try getting in touch with him cause he no answer me.

Just emailed him. Hope to hear back soon.

$50 donation for whoever can make it happen.
If anyone hears from Mr Gregg, or knows of anyone who can create another way to do this, I will throw in 50 bucks for a fix to have roaming only as an option, or to have roam control updated so that it works on this phone.

PythonFanTN said:
Mucho thanks to arrrghhh for his time & help in verifying via a 2nd person now whether Roam Control would work or not on the Q....which unfortunately, as it stands right now it appears the answer is no.
Here's hoping MrGreg will be able to get it working for the Q eventually.
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I also recently purchased the Photon Q and sadly, Roam Control has yet to work for me either.
Looking forward to seeing if this can be remedied.

Just happened to check the site and saw an update from MrGreg from 2 days ago (9/20):
9/20 Update: Here are the priorities for upcoming releases (thanks for being so patient)…
Support for the Sprint Galaxy S3 coming soon (within days)
Support for the HTC EVO LTE coming after that
Then support for Jelly Bean
Then hopefully updates to support new FW for Motorola phones
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So it may be a bit yet, but hopefully its coming before long.

Yes, I am sharing your frustrations also! I have purchased Roam Control just to find out that it doesnt work! $5 paypal to who gets this working.

Force Roam, Sort of
Go into dialer/phone, dial *#*#4636#*#*. This sometimes does not work, so just redial it if anything. Afterwards, go into "Phone Information". On the bottom right corner if the screen, there will be the menu icon (3 squares lined up). Click on it, then choose "Select Radio Band".
3 Options will appear:
USA Band - Does not seem to work
Cellular - This will force roam onto Verizon, US Cellular, etc (all companies that utilize the 850 MHz band)
PCS - Should be Sprint Native signal for the most part. (1900 MHz, so pretty much Sprint)
Note: As of now, this should work as a decent workaround to force Roaming, however, Sprint will be deploying 1x (Voice) over the SMR spectrum, or simply put, the 800 MHz frequency. I am not sure if the phone will connect to Sprint's 800MHz frequency when available, or it if it will connect to Verizon's 850 MHz. This will not only come into play in Network Vision areas, but will eventually impact all of Sprint's network, as all towers will receive Network Vision.
WARNING: This method has proven to be problematic as you cannot return to default settings. This means no Auto Roam, you will have to manually switch between Cellular and PCS until you can use QPST as a fix. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT QPST IS, DO NOT USE THIS METHOD AS IT MAY HURT YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for your stupidity or loss of contract for using this method. I am also not responsible if you become angry at your phone and throw your cat out the window, then punch a woman out of frustration.

Shield LTE on T-Mobile issue.

Just got my Shield LTE today. This is my first tablet ever as well as my first unlocked device ever so I've never really had to mess with APN settings before. Long story short, I can connect and get HSPA+ ok but the speeds suck and no LTE at all. My Galaxy S5 can pick up LTE fine and get around 50Mbps down, but the Shield gets only about 5 down on HSPA+. When I search for network operators, my only choices are T-Mobile (2G/3G) and AT&T (2G/3G/4G). Any ideas as to why it can't find T-Mobile LTE network?

Does your phone work with LTE in the same spot? I got my tablet yesterday and moved the TMO SIM from by iPad to the Shield. Got LTE right away without doing anything with APNs. Depending on where you are, TMO LTE coverage is spotty.

Yes. My Galaxy S5 gets about 3 bars on LTE while sitting right next to my tablet that only has 2 bars on 3G. Just got off the phone with T-Mobile and they said they could see me connect to the LTE network and I did see LTE come up on the Shield for a moment but then it almost immediately dropped back HSPA+. I think its an issue with the tablet itself. I'm on hold with Nvidia now.

I'm still trying to get my Shield LTE activated on T-Mobile for the 200 MB free data for life deal. T-Mobile told me that their system saw the Shield's IMEI as a phone, not a tablet, and to bring it into a store so they can see that it is indeed a tablet.

The APN Settings came down by default for me and appeared correct with what I've searched online, but I'm having the same issue where I'm not getting LTE here in the PHX market, in all the places my phone gets full healthy LTE.
I don't want to complain about my H+ signal, but it's just not cutting the mustard if you will.
You find/hear anything useful here Hoju?

I'm seeing the same issue With LTE/Tmobile alsnly HSPA+

I've been in contact with Nvidia support since last week and they have had me send them numorous diagnostic files and bug reports. From what I can tell, the Shield is using NVIDIA
's Icera i500 modem which can be thoroughly tweaked through software updates. I'm hoping this issue can be resolved with such an update. Nvidia level 2 support told me that I was the first case of this reported, so I urge everyone suffering from this issue to contact support so they can see that the problem is not an isolated incident. I'm hoping to hear back from them today regarding this. I will update the thread when I do.

T-Mobile setup my imei number as an iPad to activate sim and didn't give me the pin, called T-Mobile and got it fixed, the pin turned out to be 1234, once he fixed the imei and changed pin, internet started working well and LTE is working as well. Also logged into T-Mobile.com/connectme I'm not sure if that's required but that's where you can buy more data. Hope that helps someone

Hi there, T-Mobile retail dealer here. I've tried 4 different T-Mobile sim cards (2 $50 simple choice plans, 2 $70 simple choice plans) along with 4 of their MVNO's sim cards (Univision Mobile, Straight Talk, Ultra Mobile, Lyca Mobile) and they all had LTE.
With all of the T-Mobile sim cards, the standard APN that's loaded in (fast.t-mobile.com) works perfectly for me.
For the MVNOs, using their respective APNs allowed for LTE, while using "fast.t-mobile.com" on those services only gave me HSPA+
I'm also located right outside of Philadelphia. Not really a populous area but we have good coverage with T-Mobile around here.
Hope this helped.

I also just added ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0 to my build.prop, result so far is stable connection on h+. Without that it was flipping between 3g and h+ constantly and connection was unstable. ive been streaming music and it did change back to 3g, but not back and fourth like before, ill keep an eye on it.
maybe i spoke to soon, i still see it switching. Ill update after some more testing if this did anything or not for me.

genicles said:
I also just added ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0 to my build.prop, result so far is stable connection on h+. Without that it was flipping between 3g and h+ constantly and connection was unstable. ive been streaming music and it did change back to 3g, but not back and fourth like before, ill keep an eye on it.
maybe i spoke to soon, i still see it switching. Ill update after some more testing if this did anything or not for me.
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Just out of curiosity have you noticed a difference in the last three days overall?

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Just out of curiosity have you noticed a difference in the last three days overall?
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Not really, guess it was a placebo effect at first and just happened to stay on h+ for a while. from what i have read over the last few days is that on t-mobile's network it switches to 3g to save battery. I just removed the line i added, streaming music right now and just got a drop out. If someone knows or comes up with a way to force it on h+ I would happy, i could care less about battery savings if i just have this thing on my desk plugged in all day.
I got some time today, going to try staying off of wifi all day and see how it acts, might try a couple things if i can find some other options to test. if i find something ill let ya know.

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Not really, guess it was a placebo effect at first and just happened to stay on h+ for a while. from what i have read over the last few days is that on t-mobile's network it switches to 3g to save battery. I just removed the line i added, streaming music right now and just got a drop out. If someone knows or comes up with a way to force it on h+ I would happy, i could care less about battery savings if i just have this thing on my desk plugged in all day.
I got some time today, going to try staying off of wifi all day and see how it acts, might try a couple things if i can find some other options to test. if i find something ill let ya know.
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Thanks for the response. I ended up exchanging mine with a new one that I just received last night. Right now I'm still testing and hopeful it will shape up, mine would drop from H+ to Edge, I do get LTE from time to time but it's very sparse. So far the replacement is doing well but i'm more and more convinced this is a radio issue as the tablet was really certified on AT&T. I've filed a ticket on my old one with Nvidia, no eta on a fix. Anyone that's seeing this go through nvidia support and file a ticket. Hopefully they can get it fixed in the next OTA.

I, too, only get H+ signal from TMO on my Shield. While it's normally fast, it sometimes drops and goes to E(DGE) or none at all.
EDIT: TMO could find nothing on their end via online chat. I'm going to test the SIM in another LTE device, and see if its a SIM issue. Waiting to hear back from NVIDIA. Really hoping our coming-soon 5.0 update fixes this!
EDIT 2: I just heard back from them that the TMO issue is an open bug "and will be fixed in a future update".

shield vs lte?
Yours at least connects, mine wont even do that I probably go to local branch again tomorrow if things wont change by the morning. I hope it works, but i cant activate the sim. Shield recognizes the card, under connections it says T-mobile but every time i turn off WiFi and try to activate the sim via cellular data, it keep telling me theres no connection yet i have 2 bars of their signal

So this means that I could but the 30 dollar a month plan? 5GB data, 100 minutes and unlimited texts?

Did anyone that was having a problem with LTE ever get it resolved? I just picked up the LTE version of the Shield tablet and have yet to see LTE and my phone is getting it fine. I hope a solution was found.

caseyatbt said:
Did anyone that was having a problem with LTE ever get it resolved? I just picked up the LTE version of the Shield tablet and have yet to see LTE and my phone is getting it fine. I hope a solution was found.
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Yep, I'd be interested as well. I got that tablet since a few months and have problems with the radio too. I'm running LingeageOS 14.1. The latest few builds didn't even find the sim card anymore. Today I got back to stock rom for testing. Sim card is there, but it loses the radio connection every few seconds.
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I just tried T-Mobile: works like a charm. It seems like Vodafone is causing the trouble. I've tried two different SIM cards and have the problem with both. Country: Germany.

caseyatbt said:
Did anyone that was having a problem with LTE ever get it resolved? I just picked up the LTE version of the Shield tablet and have yet to see LTE and my phone is getting it fine. I hope a solution was found.
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What LTE band is your phone connecting to? I'm assuming you are T-Mobile? If you're in a band 12 area you might be out of luch as the North American version supports bands 2, 4, 5, 17, 7.

[Q] Sprint Note Edge Dropped signal?

Just got my Edge and switched over from S5. Now my signal just randomly drops. Tried everything, update profile, change sim, reactivate, change roaming to home only, even went to the store. Maybe someone has a fix or the same problem before I try to get it exchange..

I am suffering through the same problem.
Ill have lte for a while and then i lose the signal completely. I had the galaxy 3 and it worked on lte just fine. Methinks the lte antenna doesnt work so good. Sometimes if i go to airplane mode and come back that works other times i reboot. Im tired of rebooting. Ive just lost the signal now trying to type this. If i switch to cdma it is much more reliable but who meeds a 1mb download speed. Iay be returning this phone soon. Such a shame. Its such a pretty phone.
Billy
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Mrdoit1st said:
Just got my Edge and switched over from S5. Now my signal just randomly drops. Tried everything, update profile, change sim, reactivate, change roaming to home only, even went to the store. Maybe someone has a fix or the same problem before I try to get it exchange..
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What area are you in? S5 and note edge both use spark so it shouldn't be a signal issue. If you're in an area you got coverage in before, it's probably a hardware issue. Put the same SIM in the s5 and see if it works. That'll confirm it. I'm in Atlanta with plenty of lte and I've had no connectivity issues so I know for sure the edge (at least mine) works well.

jooniloh said:
What area are you in? S5 and note edge both use spark so it shouldn't be a signal issue. If you're in an area you got coverage in before, it's probably a hardware issue. Put the same SIM in the s5 and see if it works. That'll confirm it. I'm in Atlanta with plenty of lte and I've had no connectivity issues so I know for sure the edge (at least mine) works well.
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Yea I am in Atlanta too. I changed the sim card too and have the same problem.

Mrdoit1st said:
Yea I am in Atlanta too. I changed the sim card too and have the same problem.
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Like I said, try the SIM in your old s5 if you still have it. If it works fine on there, it's probably a hardware problem with your note. Get it replaced.
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joedirt2346 said:
I am suffering through the same problem.
Ill have lte for a while and then i lose the signal completely. I had the galaxy 3 and it worked on lte just fine. Methinks the lte antenna doesnt work so good. Sometimes if i go to airplane mode and come back that works other times i reboot. Im tired of rebooting. Ive just lost the signal now trying to type this. If i switch to cdma it is much more reliable but who meeds a 1mb download speed. Iay be returning this phone soon. Such a shame. Its such a pretty phone.
Billy
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Do you actually lose signal or does it just appear to be very weak? You cannot compare to an s3 as the edge runs on the Sprint Spark network. Spark works well with even one bar of signal in most places (I've gotten up to 5Mbps) and with full signal you can get 20Mbps +.

smh!!!
Ok i bought both the nexus 6 and note edge with sprint....got both in hand right now and neither phone will connect to the sprint network....after talking to tech support for a hr i was told to go to the store which im NOT doing bcuz the store reps have no clue and dont even have the phones in the store yet DUh sprint!.....so im assuming phones to new may have to wait weeks for minor software updates...... C'mon

I was having the same issue since I bought the device at the sprint store. I just kept removing and putting back the sim card till it finally stop. Anybody knows what this software update on my notifications brings?
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Well, i live in goldsboro, nc. We dont have the spark network here yet that i know of. We do have 4g lte which always worked fine on my g3. On this phone it seems like i lose the signal a lot ie. Searching for service, webpage not available, sms will send when you regain service. I very rarely get more than one bar signal strength, then the lte turns light grey, then i lose signal. I can usually get it back by restarting the phone or going onto airplane mode briefly and then coming back. Ill have the signal for a few minutes and then lose it again. It was really bad last night but it doesnt seem so bad tonight. I got the phone tuesday so tomorrow is my last day for carefree return. Im not sure what to do. Has anyone else noticed this?
Thanks in advance,
Billy
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joedirt2346 said:
Well, i live in goldsboro, nc. We dont have the spark network here yet that i know of. We do have 4g lte which always worked fine on my g3. On this phone it seems like i lose the signal a lot ie. Searching for service, webpage not available, sms will send when you regain service. I very rarely get more than one bar signal strength, then the lte turns light grey, then i lose signal. I can usually get it back by restarting the phone or going onto airplane mode briefly and then coming back. Ill have the signal for a few minutes and then lose it again. It was really bad last night but it doesnt seem so bad tonight. I got the phone tuesday so tomorrow is my last day for carefree return. Im not sure what to do. Has anyone else noticed this?
Thanks in advance,
Billy
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In many, more developed areas, spark will work fine even with 1 bar. In some areas though, you may get connectivity issues due to this. I believe you can call customer support and they can switch you over to LTE if you wish (this will also give you back the ability to use internet while on a call). At least the guy I talked to offered it.

me too
so I have had my Sprint Edge for one day. The signal fluxuates constantly and the data works maybe 20% of the time. Called sprint and working on a replacement as we speak. Went into the store and there was a repair tech there saying he has seen 5 other Edges with same issue and thinks its not the phone but the network profiles and that sprint will release and OTA to fix it. But am returning mine for exchange just to rule out hardware issues

I ended up getting hit with it again but after installing the software update no more signal issues. Funny thing though is I cant find any info on it and it seems I'm the only person who received it.
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I was on N915PVPU0ANJL initial release build but now I'm on N916PVPU1ANK1
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It seems like i only have this problem at night. Theough the day everything ssems to work but with a low signal. I suspect sprint is doing something to the network late at night and thats why im having this problem.
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had the note edge for a day and im having the exact same problem regardless of day or night.. the signal intermittently drops from full to zero bar with red X by it. when there is signal, it is very fast but it just doesn't stay on. i also have a note 3 right now and never have issues with losing signal at work or home. also called tech support and performed update profile/prl/change roaming to home only routine but still losing signal. tech support telling me to take it to a sprint store for an exchange but i don't think it's the phone. any information on that software update RayTrue04? im also from atlanta.

icexige said:
had the note edge for a day and im having the exact same problem regardless of day or night.. the signal intermittently drops from full to zero bar with red X by it. when there is signal, it is very fast but it just doesn't stay on. i also have a note 3 right now and never have issues with losing signal at work or home. also called tech support and performed update profile/prl/change roaming to home only routine but still losing signal. tech support telling me to take it to a sprint store for an exchange but i don't think it's the phone. any information on that software update RayTrue04? im also from atlanta.
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I have no idea what it brought to the table but my issue has been resolved. I only lost signal once right after the update was completed but then it's like something just settled in and no a hiccup so far. *fingers crossed*
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I have no idea what it brought to the table but my issue has been resolved. I only lost signal once right after the update was completed but then it's like something just settled in and no a hiccup so far. *fingers crossed*
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How did you get the update?

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How did you get the update?
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Popped up on its own. My friend got the update too but he's still experiencing the signal loss so now I'm not sure what did it for me. The only thing else I recall doing is switching lte/cdma mode to automatic and turning on all the roaming options plus the roaming guards.
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried ##72786#?

Same problem here day night random, Washington DC
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What update came out
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Am on NK1 already
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried ##72786#?
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tried that on mine with customer service on the phone. Still having issue and am curentyl waiting on a replacement phone.

Its a Firmware issue
Guys I am almost positive this issue is due to a glitch in Samsungs firmware. I tested the data and was able to download over 1 megabyte per second with only one bar on 4g Spark LTE.
According to the tech support person I talked to that would not be possible on only 1 bar. (btw I stopped the test after hitting 1 Megabyte per second for those that need help converting that equals 8mbps). I was in a saturated 4g Spark network with 5 towers within spitting distance from my location and it still only showed 1 bar. I'm thinking either how the tower reads the signal strength or a bad code line shows no more then 1 bar no matter what.
Now for those having dropped data. Check the Sprint site to see the saturation for 4g Spark service, the phones are now setup to LOCK on and HOLD onto the FASTEST tower, which according to the tech who also filled me in on the way the new antennas work, can lead to what seems to be dropped service. She would recommend for individuals having this issue if Spark service is not fully activated in your area to switch over to CDMA only under settings to fix the LTE data dropping issue. BTW the Spark LTE service is apparently different then the old LTE service so those versions do not appear to work interchangeably (according to the Sprint service map).
I also noticed someone else got the new version of the firmware, which I also have and that did NOT fix anything for me. If anyone is struggling with this issue I would wait until the firmware is updated again. WHICH I hope by that point we can get flashable firmware for those of us that are rooted...???
Now for a VERY Important Fact: there will now be no way to use data while on a phone call. These phones are a single antenna model. You can either be on the phone or data... UNLESS you are making a WiFi call. That is why this is now a option. It will keep the antenna set to the data side of things and make it possible to use data for the internet at the same time.
I hope this helps.
Adan

US users on T-Mobile

My F1 Global Version arrived this afternoon. I popped in my T-Mobile SIM and set the phone up. I've been using it for less than an hour.
Good News:
Voice works fine. I made multiple test calls with WiFi off. All sounded great.
Bad News:
So far I've not been able to get a data connection via 4G. It says I have service but pages won't open. I'll play around with it more.
Anyone else on T-Mobile in the US and able to get data?
EDIT: Data seems to be hit-miss. For the last 20 minutes data seems stable.

After about 10 hours of use, I can confirm that US T-Mobile users cannot get 4G on the F1. Even though it says it has an LTE connection.
Voice and 3G work fine. If you're planning to use this with data on T-Mobile, you might want to look elsewhere. I use mine mostly on WiFi so not a deal breaker for me.

I too am on T-Mo and live in Chicago. Voice sounds great. Same experience with data - the phone shows "4G" but I am getting 3G speeds. I've run Speedtest numerous ties, and I'm consistently getting 10 Mbps down, and a few up. Absolutely adequate for my needs (Spotify, email, etc.). In fact, Spotify runs so much faster than my previous phone, that it is a huge improvement for me. So, I've had the same experience, and for me, as well, 3G is not an issue.

Mike02z said:
After about 10 hours of use, I can confirm that US T-Mobile users cannot get 4G on the F1. Even though it says it has an LTE connection.
Voice and 3G work fine. If you're planning to use this with data on T-Mobile, you might want to look elsewhere. I use mine mostly on WiFi so not a deal breaker for me.
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My Speedtest results are attached. There's some variance, but about 10 Mbps down on 3G. Of note, the Wifi results are crazy, and easily 2x faster than my previously phone (LG V20) on the same exact network. In my experience, at both home and work, the Wifi on the F1 is ridiculously good.

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My Speedtest results are attached. There's some variance, but about 10 Mbps down on 3G. Of note, the Wifi results are crazy, and easily 2x faster than my previously phone (LG V20) on the same exact network. In my experience, at both home and work, the Wifi on the F1 is ridiculously good.
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I agree on the WiFi. I have FIOS gig service I'm getting 400 MB down and 450 up at home on WiFI. with the F1. Better than my S9+ or OnePlus 6

I'm very impressed by the F1. More so than I thought. Just waiting for my unlock code. I have not run into an app yet that has given me an issue. I'll be testing Android Auto later today when I get home. This is truly a nice phone at an amazing price. While no 4G is disappointing, I'm wondering if the band is there, just not turned on. Won't be the first time we have seen that.
Come on development!

Thanks for the follow-up. Also, although a little off topic, I'm interested in hearing about your experience with Android Auto. For me, "Ok Google" isn't currently working. I understand that's a Google issue, not a problem with the F1 (I hope). Haven't been able to text in the car, like I usually do, so I'm anxiously awaiting a fix for that!

My pocophone will not connect to T-Mobile. I have the correct APN settings and it does not connect. I'm surprised you guys are seeing connectivity. I'm in the new york area

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Thanks for the follow-up. Also, although a little off topic, I'm interested in hearing about your experience with Android Auto. For me, "Ok Google" isn't currently working. I understand that's a Google issue, not a problem with the F1 (I hope). Haven't been able to text in the car, like I usually do, so I'm anxiously awaiting a fix for that!
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Just information "OK Google" command already fixed on miui 10 8.9.11 closed global beta rom,,,

Thanks! Here's hoping the F1 updates to MIUI 10 soon!

Compared to my Mi A1 or Redmi 4X I don't get a LTE symbol here in austria (three), speed is probably mediocre.

Goldeneye185 said:
My pocophone will not connect to T-Mobile. I have the correct APN settings and it does not connect. I'm surprised you guys are seeing connectivity. I'm in the new york area
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Weird. Have you reset the phone with the SIM in? Selected USA as country?

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Weird. Have you reset the phone with the SIM in? Selected USA as country?
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I've done everything. I even unlocked the boot loader and still nothing. I downloaded the LTE discovery app and it will connect for 2 minutes then drop. I think it's a software issue. I'm on 9.6 build

Goldeneye185 said:
I've done everything. I even unlocked the boot loader and still nothing. I downloaded the LTE discovery app and it will connect for 2 minutes then drop. I think it's a software issue. I'm on 9.6 build
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So you can't get 2G or 3G? No TMo connectivity at all? Sorry for all the questions - I have a trip to NYC in December, and want to know if I'm going to have a problem!

kbagrows said:
So you can't get 2G or 3G? No TMo connectivity at all? Sorry for all the questions - I have a trip to NYC in December, and want to know if I'm going to have a problem!
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I get 0 connectivity. No 2g or 3g. Nothing

Goldeneye185 said:
I get 0 connectivity. No 2g or 3g. Nothing
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I assume the SIM works in another phone? If not, could just be a bad SIM. If not, maybe you got a bum phone. I'm 60 miles from NYC and only LTE is not working.
It will be another day before I can test Android Auto. Wife has that car and working late tonight.

Mike02z said:
I assume the SIM works in another phone? If not, could just be a bad SIM. If not, maybe you got a bum phone. I'm 60 miles from NYC and only LTE is not working.
It will be another day before I can test Android Auto. Wife has that car and working late tonight.
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My sim card is fine. It works just fine with my other phones including my new Xiaomi Mi max 3. I'm getting LTE connection. This is why I don't understand why this pocophone won't connect.

Goldeneye185 said:
My pocophone will not connect to T-Mobile. I have the correct APN settings and it does not connect. I'm surprised you guys are seeing connectivity. I'm in the new york area
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T-Mobile has Band 5 in limited markets (which F1 includes). 2, 4, and 12 are prevalent in NY. My current phone has B5 and I've never seen it connect to that band personally.
As for OP. 4G is probably HSPA (3G) but that's very slow. Can you use Network Signal Guru to confirm signal type?

Ace42 said:
T-Mobile has Band 5 in limited markets (which F1 includes). 2, 4, and 12 are prevalent in NY. My current phone has B5 and I've never seen it connect to that band personally.
As for OP. 4G is probably HSPA (3G) but that's very slow. Can you use Network Signal Guru to confirm signal type?
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My phone is not rooted so network signal guru doesn't work. I did however install LTE discovery and that was a failure. The app didn't work because I wasn't connected to T-Mobile network
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My MIUI version: is 9.6.14.0
Model name: M1805E10A
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/AK6Pa/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-dual-sim-td-lte-cn-m1805e10a
https://www.frequencycheck.com/carr...im-td-lte-cn-m1805e10a/t-mobile-united-states

Goldeneye185 said:
My phone is not rooted so network signal guru doesn't work. I did however install LTE discovery and that was a failure. The app didn't work because I wasn't connected to T-Mobile network
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My MIUI version: is 9.6.14.0
Model name: M1805E10A
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/AK6Pa/xiaomi-pocophone-f1-dual-sim-td-lte-cn-m1805e10a
https://www.frequencycheck.com/carr...im-td-lte-cn-m1805e10a/t-mobile-united-states
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Same here. Got it yesterday and requested unlock code last night.

Yall have these Verizon OnePlus 8 issues?

Is anyone else getting freezing using chrome browser? If so what browser do you recommend? I've tried Firefox to and Opera for some reason this phone hates. I don't get why this phone is so slow. Mine takes a minute to process anything. Really hope they fix these software hickups. I guess FR but that would be a big job. The battery consumption seems to be the only best feature on this phone.

Yes, seems like it's a OnePlus problem. No one has a solution that I've seen yet.
I just minimize Chrome and reopen it and it works again.

BeardKing said:
Yes, seems like it's a OnePlus problem. No one has a solution that I've seen yet.
I just minimize Chrome and reopen it and it works again.
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It's not just on this phone. I just came from the Essential phone and Chrome's been doing that for months. It's Chrome, not the phone. I don't think the built in webview is playing nice with the os. Maybe try Chrome beta?
Question: are you using a custom DNS or VPN?

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It's not just on this phone. I just came from the Essential phone and Chrome's been doing that for months. It's Chrome, not the phone. I don't think the built in webview is playing nice with the os. Maybe try Chrome beta?
Question: are you using a custom DNS or VPN?
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It's also happening to me, I don't use any VPNs nor DNS. I think this is a OnePlus Problem, maybe they'll address it in the next update. Let's report this problem guys
Edit : I'm not on a Verizon version, mine is IN2010

Funny thing is whenever chrome freezes, going to the home screen and returning back to the app fixes the issue ??*

Raiz said:
It's also happening to me, I don't use any VPNs nor DNS. I think this is a OnePlus Problem, maybe they'll address it in the next update. Let's report this problem guys
Edit : I'm not on a Verizon version, mine is IN2010
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It's not OnePlus, it's Chrome. Acts the same way on the Essential PH-1. Try Safari or Microsoft Edge browser, or any one that uses Android web view.
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Funny thing is whenever chrome freezes, going to the home screen and returning back to the app fixes the issue ??*
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Same here

Any fix?
Sent from my IN2015 using Tapatalk

TeamHackura said:
Any fix?
Sent from my IN2015 using Tapatalk
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The fix is to install another web browser, then go to apps in the settings and inactivate Chrome. Haven't had single hickup since I did this.

gerhard_wa said:
The fix is to install another web browser, then go to apps in the settings and inactivate Chrome. Haven't had single hickup since I did this.
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Nice. Glad I came across this noticed it instantly when I first got this phone back in April course I couldn't find anything about it then. And oddly it seems like it is way worse and 90htz. Was about to return too vzw. Honestly was thinking it may be a device issue Till I read posts Any suggestions? Gonna try brave

Not really sure where to ask this question but Verizon OnePlus 8 UW. No root or anything outta the norm. Constantly having intermittent data loss, intermittent hotspot loss, calls and texts as well I'm sure since they pushed an update couple weeks back. Message I get from there network troubleshooter says( Your phone can't auto switch too a faster network if it's available. Your better off too use Cdma/Lte or global mode for better signal strength). Far as I know Cdma had been reserved for EMT/Fire etc. Problem seems too arise only when the silly 5g icon comes up. So thinking when it tries too switch too 5g its having that intermittent loss going back to global mode an getting hung up somehow as a simple restart fixes it temporarily. If I was rooted I believe a prl or apn change would fix it maybe. So tired of dealing with Verizon techs, Any help it fix would be great

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Not really sure where to ask this question but Verizon OnePlus 8 UW. No root or anything outta the norm. Constantly having intermittent data loss, intermittent hotspot loss, calls and texts as well I'm sure since they pushed an update couple weeks back. Message I get from there network troubleshooter says( Your phone can't auto switch too a faster network if it's available. Your better off too use Cdma/Lte or global mode for better signal strength). Far as I know Cdma had been reserved for EMT/Fire etc. Problem seems too arise only when the silly 5g icon comes up. So thinking when it tries too switch too 5g its having that intermittent loss going back to global mode an getting hung up somehow as a simple restart fixes it temporarily. If I was rooted I believe a prl or apn change would fix it maybe. So tired of dealing with Verizon techs, Any help it fix would be great
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Got this same issue

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Got this same issue
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Sorry ta hear I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to resolve it. Dealing with Verizon it's just getting so old I believe I'm going to just try an root, flash, etc. That or go T-Mobile. If I may ask are you in the States? I'm in Florida btw. Very populated city Clearwater is a big fact and it's a problem all around

I've had Verizon family plan for 20 years now. So I have to deal with it. I remember buying old Galaxy s3 and moding the hell out of it. But I'm older and don't have time like I did when I was younger so I'm stuck. The problems on my OP8 5G UW just accelerated. I'm pretty sure it's software related. Last system update was a "network improvements" haha- yeah right! Since after I've been in hours and hours in Verizon chats, calls, I've spoke to OnePlus techs, I've done replacements, sim swaps, clean resets. Nothing is working to resolve my 1mbps download speed network is slow as hell, 17 Meg's 20 min. Tomorrow I'm talking Verizon tech to get my 4th replacement turned in and hopefully get a Galaxy S10 FE. I always wanted ONEPLUS but not this way. I'm done

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Sorry ta hear I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to resolve it. Dealing with Verizon it's just getting so old I believe I'm going to just try an root, flash, etc. That or go T-Mobile. If I may ask are you in the States? I'm in Florida btw. Very populated city Clearwater is a big fact and it's a problem all around
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I'm in Frederic Michigan, near Grayling. Rural area, but Verizon is king up here. And, with a low population density, I've had really great service for years. Up until recently. Wife has a Galaxy Note 9 and doesn't have half the issues.

So update. I wasn't allowed to move on to another phone with old big red. I exhausted my replacements with Verizon my only option now is to pay this off and move on. I did get some slight improvements turning the automatic to manual in Network Mode. It seems like I don't have the constant 5g/4g fight. As for original topic, I use the Samsung browser and I don't have any hanging or freezing.

Yea I'm kinda and the same boat got a phone didn't work good paid it off early got the OnePlus and now this I did switch to manual too and it helped a little bit. But not a lot we can do I definitely won't be buying any more Vzw phones. I can't even maintain consistent hotspot for over 30 40 minutes ever since past update. I have the 5G icon now that's not really 5G speed at all. I've gotten true 5G on this phone a couple times and it's amazingly fast. The 5G icon fades an drops too 4g when it does it kicks me off discos hotspot an network sometimes. I just don't have the will to deal with tier 3 tech anymore lol. I had prepaid for seven years with Verizon and it worked flawless many different phones over the years soon as I got postpaid went to hell

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Sorry ta hear I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to resolve it. Dealing with Verizon it's just getting so old I believe I'm going to just try an root, flash, etc. That or go T-Mobile. If I may ask are you in the States? I'm in Florida btw. Very populated city Clearwater is a big fact and it's a problem all around
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I'm in New Orleans and delt with all Network connection problems too. I'm on my 3 rd replacement and spent hours, days, and weeks ping-ponging through Verizon finest bull**** techs, Verizon sent me to OnePlus tech where the tech there referred me CDMA LESS and after a long work about found out that I was already on CDMA LESS. The only thing that helped other than bazilion factory resets and it's not the solution by any means is turn the automatic best Network set it to manual Verizon 4g. You still get the stupid 5g emblem but I've noticed an improvement as in connectivity. Not stable, I get interference and dropped calls all the time. Also i read something on how Verizon used cheaper antennas for their fake 5g push. Also could this be a conflict with Oxygen? I'm reading a lot of similar Network issues after updates.

Right on thanks, Not sure if manual mode actually sticks. Does it just switch back? But yes I too figured it'd help out. When I do let's say Run a diagnostic from Verizon's app one of the first things it says is this phone cannot auto connect to use lte/cdma for better signal. And that's wild it's connected and automatic mode. So it's obvious it's a hardware issue or software issue on their end. If they would allow you to control the phone we could fix it. Just got my first replacement today. Fixing the boot it up soon and see what the deal is software wise etc etc. The connectivity issue were both having is just 1 issue lol. I've got six or eight more easy. Mine seems like it's good data connection wise either with the fake 5g icon or without it. Bars will start fluctuating pretty rapidly (It's searching) I'll lose the 5G icon in turn lose hotspot lose date connection etc. Then it will come back with no 5G icon, connect, Be gr8 for about 10min or I reset prl & net setting. Someone tell me there 5g for most parts like here & there is basically just a glorified 4G LTE. There 5g coverage map clearly says or did there's no 5g here. I believe this to be true as I have connected to real vzw 5g in Tampa an you can tell big time!! This 5g even with there signal booster they sent me is not any if all better than 4g. Could kinda care less about the 5g it's the consistent intermittent network issues. Pls lmk what you find out either by p.m. or what have ya. I'll do the same. I'm gonna try this new vzw root I believe an switch too global or whatever I need too do weather it voids certain things or not lol. Sorry 4 the long read but wanted give ya what I knew. Here's a shot of there diagnostic mess. From vzw. An a shot of real 5g speed test before the updated deal that displays the 5g icon