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LTE not working?! Manual Programming codez (updated)11-7

I got my Nexus 5 yesterday and finally got it working. I live right next to a LTE tower and I can't seem to get LTE.
1. Checked PRL
2 Checked Sim
3 Checked Profile
4. Called sprint
5. Checked network settings.
When i put the phone in airplane mode, and back off. It jumps to LTE for 2 seconds then 3g
Anyone having these issues ???

*manual re-fresh*
*#*#72786#*#*
after that, phone will reboot and "re-fresh network"
Also, my phone wen't into global mode, which you will need to change that back to LTE mode.
- Still isn't fixed ...
will report back ..

Manual Programming Code
*#*#675#*#*
edit: MDN = phone number
MSID: split

UPDATE
doing *#*#4636#*#* and selecting LTE only does indeed make LTE work both visually and functionally, with a loss of voice of course, but as soon as you go back to LTE/CDMA auto it'll require a reboot to take effect and LTE is once again not working.
(from sprint forums) - confirmed

I'm having these issues with Sprint as well. Thanks for your updates. I'll let you know if I learn anything.
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kylesum said:
I'm having these issues with Sprint as well. Thanks for your updates. I'll let you know if I learn anything.
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You're Welcome,
Yes, this is very aggravating. My friends have LTE sprint phones and get LTE standing right next to me.
There is something wrong here! :/

On phone with sprint now, I hope they have an update.
Will report back.

Dj8218521 said:
You're Welcome,
Yes, this is very aggravating. My friends have LTE sprint phones and get LTE standing right next to me.
There is something wrong here! :/
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Here is how I fixed it for myself on Sprint.
Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
Change Network Mode from Global to LTE.
It will still connect to Evdo, ehrpd and Lte and switches between them as needed.
Luckily I haven't got hit with 1x since trying this out. My area has maybe one or two spots where I'd get 1x instead of ehrpd.
Settings hold after a reboot. I was driving to work today with my phone playing my music and it seemlessly switched between 3g and lte on it's own.

donatom3 said:
Here is how I fixed it for myself on Sprint.
Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
Change Network Mode from Global to LTE.
It will still connect to Evdo, ehrpd and Lte and switches between them as needed.
Luckily I haven't got hit with 1x since trying this out. My area has maybe one or two spots where I'd get 1x instead of ehrpd.
Settings hold after a reboot. I was driving to work today with my phone playing my music and it seemlessly switched between 3g and lte on it's own.
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We are not having the same issues then. In post #1. I've referenced checking the network settings. I've done this over and over.
Lucky you!

Dj8218521 said:
We are not having the same issues then. In post #1. I've referenced checking the network settings. I've done this over and over.
Lucky you!
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I guess so because I was having that same initial problem you were where LTE would connect for a few seconds then when I tried to do anything with data it stalled out and went to 3g.

donatom3 said:
I guess so because I was having that same initial problem you were where LTE would connect for a few seconds then when I tried to do anything with data it stalled out and went to 3g.
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Mine does that too.
BUT, nothing in the settings has been able to fix this.

How long since you activated? Mine would not connect to lte at all until last night... about 30 hours after activation.
Now it connects fine. I tried everything including flashing the modems posted in dev, swapping sims, trying every different network config and nothing worked except lte only mode which then kills 3g and voice.

lafester said:
How long since you activated? Mine would not connect to lte at all until last night... about 30 hours after activation.
Now it connects fine. I tried everything including flashing the modems posted in dev, swapping sims, trying every different network config and nothing worked except lte only mode which then kills 3g and voice.
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Its been 2 days since activation. My LTE works with no voice too. But this needs fixed ..
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

I too am having the exact same problem as the OP. I can change the setting from Global to LTE and the phone will connect to LTE for a few seconds before switching back to 3g.
I am coming from the Note 3 on Sprint that got great LTE here at home, about 16mb down and 4mb up but I am hoping this gets resolved quick.

I'm on T-Mobile and it favors sticking on HSPA+ instead of LTE. If LTE gets down to one bar, the phone decides it's time to switch back. Compare this behavior to my Nexus 4 and it would stick on LTE come hell or high water. I would stay on LTE while in the office and this phone refuses to even get on LTE in the office. I don't get it.
Some have suggested this is a "power saving" feature, but I call BS on this because my Nexus 4 wasn't even intended to have its LTE radio used and LTE really didn't impact my battery. It felt like it lasted the same as it did before I enabled LTE on it.

Possible Sprint Fix
Customer: Is the SIM device specific? I reused the one from my Note 3. I have seen other information that the SIM's for the Nexus 5 are device specific.
Mitchell C.: Yes, you can get a SIM for the Nexus from a nearest Sprint store. I can fix an appointment for you.
Customer: so they are device specific?
Mitchell C.: Yes, they are.
Mitchell C.: We've come across a lot of these issues today.
Customer: SO just to be clear, I need to ask for a SIM for the Nexus 5?
Mitchell C.: Absolutely.
Customer: ok
Customer: that should correct my connectivity problem?
Mitchell C.: Yes, every service will work fine after you get it.

donatom3 said:
Here is how I fixed it for myself on Sprint.
Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
Change Network Mode from Global to LTE.
It will still connect to Evdo, ehrpd and Lte and switches between them as needed.
Luckily I haven't got hit with 1x since trying this out. My area has maybe one or two spots where I'd get 1x instead of ehrpd.
Settings hold after a reboot. I was driving to work today with my phone playing my music and it seemlessly switched between 3g and lte on it's own.
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vipergtsr6 said:
Customer: Is the SIM device specific? I reused the one from my Note 3. I have seen other information that the SIM's for the Nexus 5 are device specific.
Mitchell C.: Yes, you can get a SIM for the Nexus from a nearest Sprint store. I can fix an appointment for you.
Customer: so they are device specific?
Mitchell C.: Yes, they are.
Mitchell C.: We've come across a lot of these issues today.
Customer: SO just to be clear, I need to ask for a SIM for the Nexus 5?
Mitchell C.: Absolutely.
Customer: ok
Customer: that should correct my connectivity problem?
Mitchell C.: Yes, every service will work fine after you get it.
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Well, I got my sim card from a sprint store 2 days ago and I am still having issues. I have been emailing sprint care but no luck.
I hope they fix this soon! Maybe they gave me the wrong SIM? Idk

Doubtful Mitchell knows what he is talking about. People have used HTC One SIMS and GS4 sims and have LTE. But, today is the big day the Sprint phones go on sale. Will be interesting to see if any of those people have the issue.

Evo_Shift said:
Doubtful Mitchell knows what he is talking about. People have used HTC One SIMS and GS4 sims and have LTE. But, today is the big day the Sprint phones go on sale. Will be interesting to see if any of those people have the issue.
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Agreed
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Still stuck on 3G after activating around 72 hours ago.
To follow up on the Nexus 5's "special" SIM card. I'm also skeptical about this. I'm using a SIM from a GS4 (part #: SIMGLW206R) which is the same SIM mentioned in this post about activating the Nexus 5 on Sprint: http://qbking77.com/google-nexus-5/activate-nexus-5-sprint/.
However, I called a nearby Sprint store to ask if they had any SIM cards available. They said yes but when I mentioned the Nexus 5 the representative seemed to think there was some additional procedure for coupling the phone and the SIM. I don't know any more about this. Could be misinformation of course.

[Q] XT1045 won't connect to LTE

I picked up an XT1045 (Moto G LTE USA) recently from Amazon and had T-Mobile ship me a new micro-SIM, then called them to activate it. I know there are LTE towers around (had customer support tell me as much) but I never see "LTE" in the status bar, always "H" or "H+". Granted, download speeds in San Jose on HSPA+ are pretty fast, but I am wondering if I'm missing something fairly obvious. I have the default LTE APN selected.
I did unlock the phone using the Motorola site and rooted it. Could this interfere with LTE operation somehow ?

rhyang said:
I picked up an XT1045 (Moto G LTE USA) recently from Amazon and had T-Mobile ship me a new micro-SIM, then called them to activate it. I know there are LTE towers around (had customer support tell me as much) but I never see "LTE" in the status bar, always "H" or "H+". Granted, download speeds in San Jose on HSPA+ are pretty fast, but I am wondering if I'm missing something fairly obvious. I have the default LTE APN selected.
I did unlock the phone using the Motorola site and rooted it. Could this interfere with LTE operation somehow ?
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Which APN are you using. You should be on fast.tmobile.com

I have the similar setup (xt1045,unlocked bootloader, rooter, stock 4.4.3 and stock kernel) and don't have any issues. It did take a few hours after first boot. I am in a refarmed area however. Mine defaulted to the lte/fast apn.
a few things:
- tmobo indoors isn't great in all places, so try outside
- if you're on wifi, they downgrade to hspa/3g to save battery, you may not see lte until you get off wifi
- you may be over your monthly 4g cap
to be honest, their hspa+ speeds are same as lte out here anyways

barrmulio said:
- you may be over your monthly 4g cap
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Even if you are over your monthly cap, you still connect to LTE. It just lowers your speeds.

Thanks all for the info. I'm using the T-Mobile APN that came with the phone (fast.t-mobile.com), wifi off, have tried indoors/outdoors.
I'm pretty sure I'm not over my data cap -- my previous phone was a Nexus S and my data usage habits haven't really changed yet
It is a much snappier phone and the HSPA+ and wifi and GPS really are much nicer. I like having the microSD slot too. So I can't really complain too much.

rhyang said:
Thanks all for the info. I'm using the T-Mobile APN that came with the phone (fast.t-mobile.com), wifi off, have tried indoors/outdoors.
I'm pretty sure I'm not over my data cap -- my previous phone was a Nexus S and my data usage habits haven't really changed yet
It is a much snappier phone and the HSPA+ and wifi and GPS really are much nicer. I like having the microSD slot too. So I can't really complain too much.
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Try this:
*#*#4636#*#*
Phone Information
Scroll down and force it to LTE Only
Turn on/off Aeroplane mode if needed.

liveroy said:
Try this:
*#*#4636#*#*
Phone Information
Scroll down and force it to LTE Only
Turn on/off Aeroplane mode if needed.
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Never saw 'Phone information' come up. I'm assuming this would be the same as changing 'bearer' in the APN setting to 'LTE' instead of unspecified (tried that already, it just seems to get no data at all then) ?
Have not had airplane mode on for these tests.
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rhyang said:
Never saw 'Phone information' come up. I'm assuming this would be the same as changing 'bearer' in the APN setting to 'LTE' instead of unspecified (tried that already, it just seems to get no data at all then) ?
Have not had airplane mode on for these tests.
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So when you dial *#*#4636*#*# , what is the first menu on the top?
It's not the same, cos if you set it there, it allows of 3G connections if no LTE available (dunno if you force it from Settings -> More.. -> Mobile Networks -> Network Mode -> LTE ).
The Airoplane mode is just to "relog" to the carrier network , you just cycle through it On->Off

liveroy said:
So when you dial *#*#4636*#*# , what is the first menu on the top?
It's not the same, cos if you set it there, it allows of 3G connections if no LTE available (dunno if you force it from Settings -> More.. -> Mobile Networks -> Network Mode -> LTE ).
The Airoplane mode is just to "relog" to the carrier network , you just cycle through it On->Off
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The last four characters were #*#* in your first reply, and that didn't seem to have any effect at all. When I tried the sequence above and pressed dial, it first said 'USSD code running' and then 'Connection problem or invalid MMI code'.
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rhyang said:
The last four characters were #*#* in your first reply, and that didn't seem to have any effect at all. When I tried the sequence above and pressed dial, it first said 'USSD code running' and then 'Connection problem or invalid MMI code'.
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The correct combination is *#*#4636#*#* and you dont have to press dial after that, the menu should pop-up right after you press the last character.This is not model specific either, it works on all android versions/roms.

liveroy said:
The correct combination is *#*#4636#*#* and you dont have to press dial after that, the menu should pop-up right after you press the last character.This is not model specific either, it works on all android versions/roms.
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Apparently doesn't work on this phone. It's ok, google led me to a couple of apps which appear to do something similar. Thanks for the insight !

Finally got the "LTE" indicator while outside eating lunch near work today. I was amazed that the speedtest.net app reported ~30Mbps down / 20 up. Didn't have to mess with the default T-mobile LTE APN. I guess T-mobile's coverage is just kind of spotty, but maybe the nearby tower was just upgraded or something like that

[Q] One+1 and T mobile LTE

I just got my One+ and i had notice that I do not have LTE H+ only. My wife's nexus has LTE in the same area where Oneplus does not have it. I Did bunch of research and I was under impression that this phone does support T mobile LTE - was I wrong or the phone is broken?
please help

mojakarykatura said:
I just got my One+ and i had notice that I do not have LTE H+ only. My wife's nexus has LTE in the same area where Oneplus does not have it. I Did bunch of research and I was under impression that this phone does support T mobile LTE - was I wrong or the phone is broken?
please help
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sure it does if when doing your research like I did on mine I see it works on Band 4 which is T-Mobiles band for LTE. I get speeds up to 36dl and 19up with my ONe.
What are your speeds? Does your wifes Nexus show H+ and 3g symbols?
Try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android.telnet&hl=en

playya said:
sure it does if when doing your research like I did on mine I see it works on Band 4 which is T-Mobiles band for LTE. I get speeds up to 36dl and 19up with my ONe.
What are your speeds? Does your wifes Nexus show H+ and 3g symbols?
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Nexus shows LTE when my phone shows H+
I used the app that you send the link for and when One+ has H+ on it app tells me that i am on HSPA 42.2 MBS
I will need to install same app on Nexus and check it out on that phone
What symbol do you get on your oneplus one when its on LTE? is it 4G? LTE? H?
thanks

mojakarykatura said:
Nexus shows LTE when my phone shows H+
I used the app that you send the link for and when One+ has H+ on it app tells me that i am on HSPA 42.2 MBS
I will need to install same app on Nexus and check it out on that phone
What symbol do you get on your oneplus one when its on LTE? is it 4G? LTE? H?
thanks
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I am sorry I may of had stock rom for like an hour... I think it was 4g symbol but I have a custom rom and it shows LTE. I noticed that some of the same lines in the build.prop for LTE on my nexus was not in here for my OPO.
What state are you in?

playya said:
I am sorry I may of had stock rom for like an hour... I think it was 4g symbol but I have a custom rom and it shows LTE. I noticed that some of the same lines in the build.prop for LTE on my nexus was not in here for my OPO.
What state are you in?
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I am in NJ
But I think I got it figured out - You are right it works in LTE - when i had 4G on screen i used the app you send me link for and that app shows LTE as network. So the bottom line is that 4G stands for LTE in stock rom and it is possible that Nexus has a stronger radio than One so in some areas i do not get LTE.
Anyway Thanks a Lot for your help - got a little worried ( Got the phone just yesterday). I think i will keep it stock for a little while before i will root it

The radio performance seems the same for me as my N5, I'm living in NYC.
Do note that "LTE" on a Nexus 5 is displayed as"4G" on the OnePlus One. Ensure that your APN is on T-Mobile 4G LTE IPv6 (fast.t-mobile.com), for some reason when I started my phone it was on MetroPCS instead.

zephiK said:
The radio performance seems the same for me as my N5, I'm living in NYC.
Do note that "LTE" on a Nexus 5 is displayed as"4G" on the OnePlus One. Ensure that your APN is on T-Mobile 4G LTE IPv6 (fast.t-mobile.com), for some reason when I started my phone it was on MetroPCS instead.
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Yeah I had the same issue with it being on MetroPCS. I have since deleted that APN
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mojakarykatura said:
I am in NJ
But I think I got it figured out - You are right it works in LTE - when i had 4G on screen i used the app you send me link for and that app shows LTE as network. So the bottom line is that 4G stands for LTE in stock rom and it is possible that Nexus has a stronger radio than One so in some areas i do not get LTE.
Anyway Thanks a Lot for your help - got a little worried ( Got the phone just yesterday). I think i will keep it stock for a little while before i will root it
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nah root it its more fun that way and fyi they just came out with an update to 4.4.4 stock from what I have been reading. I saw this posted in earlier.... I guess you will be getting an update soon.
One suggestion if you plan on rooting and unlocking bootloader I suggest doing it now since it will wipe everything when rooting... There is a method where you wont lose data but it will not unlock your bootloader

playya said:
Yeah I had the same issue with it being on MetroPCS. I have since deleted that APN
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nah root it its more fun that way and fyi they just came out with an update to 4.4.4 stock from what I have been reading. I saw this posted in earlier.... I guess you will be getting an update soon.
One suggestion if you plan on rooting and unlocking bootloader I suggest doing it now since it will wipe everything when rooting... There is a method where you wont lose data but it will not unlock your bootloader
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To OP: How old is your SIM card? Have you ever received LTE signal on a previous device? I receive LTE on TMobile 4G perfectly fine, I just wish the "4G" showed up as "LTE" as my Nexus 5 did. I guess I could personally go skin it to say LTE instead but its just cosmetics.
And I completely agree with unlocking the bootloader, even if OP doesn't have any intentions to rooting/flashing, at least do it now so when you do decide to do it then you will be able to back everything up without having your device get wiped.
Edit: OP also go into dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#* then go into phone information -> scroll down -> under set preferred network type: LTE/GSM auto (PRL).

zephiK said:
To OP: How old is your SIM card? Have you ever received LTE signal on a previous device? I receive LTE on TMobile 4G perfectly fine, I just wish the "4G" showed up as "LTE" as my Nexus 5 did. I guess I could personally go skin it to say LTE instead but its just cosmetics.
And I completely agree with unlocking the bootloader, even if OP doesn't have any intentions to rooting/flashing, at least do it now so when you do decide to do it then you will be able to back everything up without having your device get wiped.
Edit: OP also go into dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#* then go into phone information -> scroll down -> under set preferred network type: LTE/GSM auto (PRL).
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Thanks for all the info - changed network to set preferred network type: LTE/GSM
My concern is llosing warranty, every phone i had was rooted - this is just new toy so I am concern about loosing warranty
In your experience what is the best way to unlock/ root - saw few all in one tolls on the forum - any advise
PS: how can Thank to all of you for help?
Found the thanks button - thanked all of you Guys for help

I thought the same thing (coming from a Nexus 5). I was worried that the OnePlus One did not support LTE but it definitely does. For some reason Cyanogen did not include a separate LTE icon as what's found on the Nexus 5 and most other LTE capable phones.
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OuncE718 said:
I thought the same thing (coming from a Nexus 5). I was worried that the OnePlus One did not support LTE but it definitely does. For some reason Cyanogen did not include a separate LTE icon as what's found on the Nexus 5 and most other LTE capable phones.
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For sure its weird how they didn't adopt "LTE" and used "4G" instead. You can always go and change it to "LTE" with some apk hacking. Pretty easy to do.
Thanks for all the info - changed network to set preferred network type: LTE/GSM
My concern is llosing warranty, every phone i had was rooted - this is just new toy so I am concern about loosing warranty
In your experience what is the best way to unlock/ root - saw few all in one tolls on the forum - any advise
PS: how can Thank to all of you for help?
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So does your phone get "4G" now? You can verify in Settings -> About Phone -> Status -> Mobile network type -> should be LTE if the top right says "4G"
The best way to unlock/root is to NOT use a toolkit. Yeah a toolkit is easier, but honestly unlocking a bootloader is not hard and the skills you obtain by doing it yourself are important. You won't lose warranty, you can always relock it and use the bit mod and OnePlus will never know. Plus OnePlus encourages the whole custom rom scene since thats why they have a Development forum on their official forums.
Just follow the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632 if you have any problems or questions, just ask here and I'll help (or someone else can)
You can thank us for our help by simply helping others

zephiK said:
For sure its weird how they didn't adopt "LTE" and used "4G" instead. You can always go and change it to "LTE" with some apk hacking. Pretty easy to do.
So does your phone get "4G" now? You can verify in Settings -> About Phone -> Status -> Mobile network type -> should be LTE if the top right says "4G"
The best way to unlock/root is to NOT use a toolkit. Yeah a toolkit is easier, but honestly unlocking a bootloader is not hard and the skills you obtain by doing it yourself are important. You won't lose warranty, you can always relock it and use the bit mod and OnePlus will never know. Plus OnePlus encourages the whole custom rom scene since thats why they have a Development forum on their official forums.
Just follow the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632 if you have any problems or questions, just ask here and I'll help (or someone else can)
You can thank us for our help by simply helping others
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I called AT&T to have the IMEI changed over to the OPO since I was on the Nexus5. CyanogenMod doesn't technically come with LTE icon, personally I can careless but it does look nice at top lol. And you're correct on my device under Mobile Network Type it shows LTE but icon on top shows 4G.

4G is LTE
H+ is HSPA+
3G is ... 3G
edge is edge :crying:
The first speed test in my sig is my LTE speeds using my OPO... Pretty typical, maybe a little faster than my old Galaxy Note 2. :good:

how does one change it to the LTE symbol?

I'm just curious. If you know 4G means LTE, whats the difference if it says LTE? Not trying to be an A-hole...just curious.

If you run the CM11 nightlies on the OnePlus One the phone will show LTE in an LTE area. Only the stock CM11S shows LTE as 4G.

I would think that people on xda are more well informed.
Carriers like to change the official terms to make you "buy" into a "technological" leap.
Most of the roms outside North America uses 4G (instead of LTE). This is all about marketing.
HSPA(+) are 3rd generation networks while LTE is the 4th generation.
back in the day:
iPhone = edge speed 2.75G
iPhone 3G = HSPA 3G (7.2) speed
iPhone 4 = HSPA+ 3.5G (carriers in north america tried really hard to change this to 4G)
iPhone 5 = LTE 4G
See this article (how At&t tried to play this game)
search on google as i m not able to post links yet.
"Why Does My iPhone 4S Now Say 4G, Not 3G? Because It Is*"

decane said:
I would think that people on xda are more well informed.
Carriers like to change the official terms to make you "buy" into a "technological" leap.
Most of the roms outside North America uses 4G (instead of LTE). This is all about marketing.
HSPA(+) are 3rd generation networks while LTE is the 4th generation.
back in the day:
iPhone = edge speed 2.75G
iPhone 3G = HSPA 3G (7.2) speed
iPhone 4 = HSPA+ 3.5G (carriers in north america tried really hard to change this to 4G)
iPhone 5 = LTE 4G
See this article (how At&t tried to play this game)
search on google as i m not able to post links yet.
"Why Does My iPhone 4S Now Say 4G, Not 3G? Because It Is*"
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I agree fully with Line 1 - especially here we should do more homework before posting...

my oneplus signal is terrible compared to my n5
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mine is better then g2. Do note that your phone may or may not have the bands your provider has for lte. This you should have checked before you got the phone.
Also delete apn and reboot.
If it works better something went wrong there. If it doesnt check your providers website if setings are all correct.
If they are you might need a new sim/ or lte enabled via your provider.

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.

kbagrows said:
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

kbagrows said:
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.

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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?

kbagrows said:
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!

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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!
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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.

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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.

OnePlus 6 A6000 UK Three network 4g issues

I live in the UK and am on the three network. In january I received my OnePlus 6 A6000 which I bought from gearbest. It's working perfectly but one thing bothered me. Everywhere I go as long as there's good signal I get a good 4g connection. But the place I currently stay in l, the signal can be on and off. Like I would get 4g near the window in my room and as I move around that signal weakens until it shows H+ or no signal and I can't even do anything with it even in H+. Similar thing would happen on my previous phone the S4 so I never worried about it too much. When people would be in my room using their phones which are older than mine and who are on the same network I notice they get 4g 1 or 2 sometimes 3 bars consistently with a decent speed. I thought maybe this is because my phone's a Chinese version. So I checked and even though my phone is a6000 Chinese version, all the frequency bands used by three for 4g are supported. I put my sim in a global version on my friends OnePlus 3 and instantly got a decent 4g connection which means it's my phone that's not compatible or something even though when I check online, according to what I've seen it should be compatible. Is there anything I could do to solve this on this phone or is my only hope buying the A6003 version?

OnePlus6is7 said:
I live in the UK and am on the three network. In january I received my OnePlus 6 A6000 which I bought from gearbest. It's working perfectly but one thing bothered me. Everywhere I go as long as there's good signal I get a good 4g connection. But the place I currently stay in l, the signal can be on and off. Like I would get 4g near the window in my room and as I move around that signal weakens until it shows H+ or no signal and I can't even do anything with it even in H+. Similar thing would happen on my previous phone the S4 so I never worried about it too much. When people would be in my room using their phones which are older than mine and who are on the same network I notice they get 4g 1 or 2 sometimes 3 bars consistently with a decent speed. I thought maybe this is because my phone's a Chinese version. So I checked and even though my phone is a6000 Chinese version, all the frequency bands used by three for 4g are supported. I put my sim in a global version on my friends OnePlus 3 and instantly got a decent 4g connection which means it's my phone that's not compatible or something even though when I check online, according to what I've seen it should be compatible. Is there anything I could do to solve this on this phone or is my only hope buying the A6003 version?
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I've used an app called network cell info lite which told me my phone's using band 3 (1800mhz). This was so the case yesterday. Does that mean my phone can't connect to the band 20 (800mhz)? I'm also aware that three use the 800mhz band for 4g. How can I get my phone to use 800 MHz band?

OnePlus6is7 said:
I've used an app called network cell info lite which told me my phone's using band 3 (1800mhz). This was so the case yesterday. Does that mean my phone can't connect to the band 20 (800mhz)? I'm also aware that three use the 800mhz band for 4g. How can I get my phone to use 800 MHz band?
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Checked this site, it seems a6000 don't support 800mhz. It supports 850mhz though but it isn't used by your network.
This is why phone makers make regional models to ensure compatibility with local networks.
The site might be wrong. You can Google for other sources to reconfirm.
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/OyQED/oneplus-6-dual-sim-global-td-lte-a6000-64gb#frequencies
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vash_h said:
Checked this site, it seems a6000 don't support 800mhz. It supports 850mhz though but it isn't used by your network.
This is why phone makers make regional models to ensure compatibility with local networks.
The site might be wrong. You can Google for other sources to reconfirm.
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On the LTE band section it says B18, B19 and B20 are 800 and supported. I don't understand?

It says FDD 800 (band 20) is supported. Also three uses that band

So is there nothing I can do to this current phone?

Ok so I just went on OnePlus support page and spoke to them via live chat, they told me despite this phone being the Chinese version a6000, it should still support band 20

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Ok so I just went on OnePlus support page and spoke to them via live chat, they told me despite this phone being the Chinese version a6000, it should still support band 20
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Did you ask them how to force it to use band 20?
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What they told me was to reset network settings which I told them I already did. Then they said to do a factory reset. And if that didn't work then to send it in for repair. However I will go back and ask them if it can be forced to use have 20

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Did you ask them how to force it to use band 20?
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Ok so I've asked them. It seems they keep dodging the question and just suggest resetting the phone etc and then send it in for repair.

Try to Google to find service menu. For my samsung note 8, entering *#2263# or was it *#2263*# gets you into service mode and you can force the bandwidth from there.
Do note once you do that, if you leave the area you might need to reenable auto in the service menu to allow the phone to select the strongest bandwidth to connect to.Which is odd to begin with as the phone should have selected the strongest one on the first place. Default setting is auto.
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Try to Google to find service menu. For my samsung note 8, entering *#2263# or was it *#2263*# gets you into service mode and you can force the bandwidth from there.
Do note once you do that, if you leave the area you might need to reenable auto in the service menu to allow the phone to select the strongest bandwidth to connect to.Which is odd to begin with as the phone should have selected the strongest one on the first place. Default setting is auto.
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I asked OnePlus again they sent me a link with codes
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/oneplus-secret-code.738365/
*#808# takes it to factory mode and there's something called LTE diversity ant switch but nothing happens

Ok when I go to that LTE diversity ant test there's a box and below it it says "Ok". So you are supposed to fill the box in with something

I found an app called shortcut master lite which shows modes like engineering mode, found something called band mode 1 and band mode 2, LTE network select etc but when I try and go on it, says it's not allowed for security reasons. Tried adding screenshots but having trouble at the moment

Ok now none of the modes are accessible. Can't access factory mode or anything. *#800# or *#808# none are working anymore. Just says connection error or invalid mmi

OnePlus6is7 said:
Ok now none of the modes are accessible. Can't access factory mode or anything. *#800# or *#808# none are working anymore. Just says connection error or invalid mmi
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I think something is wrong with your phone.
Or you can do what I did for my company. Go purchase a booster for the frequency band you are using but low in signal, to boost it up. I got mine at taobao or aliexpress, I forgot which one, for usd60.
I use this in my office because the company insist on using a certain telco for corporate mobile phones which is oddly low in all its bandwidth indoors at the office. Outside its at full 4.5G strength. I installed it right below a window where the signal is strong. Bam, full 4.5G signal to me and all my colleagues indoors.
If u chose to buy this ensure it supports the bandwidth you are using.
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Ok now none of the modes are accessible. Can't access factory mode or anything. *#800# or *#808# none are working anymore. Just says connection error or invalid mmi
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Never mind lol. Switched my phone off and then on and now the codes are working. Just can't access those modes for security reasons

Found an app called LTE band calculator which when u select a few bands it gives you a number. For example if I selected bands 3, 7 and 20 it gives 524356. I was thinking what if I entered it onto the LTE diversity ant switch and tapped ok?

I was using an app called Network Cell Info Lite. It gives information about your current signal strength, type of connection, which band it is connected to.
So I tested it where I suspected I didn't get signal because my phone didn't connect to band 20.
What happened was I went on the app, turned on location, took my phone off of flight mode, and as it was searching for signal (my phone for some reason takes a little longer to pick up signal) the app said it was using band 20! However there was no data connection at all and definitely no signal. Then I picked up signal finally but this is when it goes to band 3.
So based on this it seems my phone can use band 20 but the question is why isn't it picking up signal? Not sure if it's a problem with three in the phone.

I just contacted three and they said everything is fine with the network.