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att straight talk 3g speeds

Anybody using straight talk? I'm in jacksonville fl with the moto g, using an ATT sim. I'm also using the global version. I seem to be getting about 3-5 mbits tops. Does anybody know if the US version would be faster being that it has different bands?
thanks,

runsoverfrogs said:
Anybody using straight talk? I'm in jacksonville fl with the moto g, using an ATT sim. I'm also using the global version. I seem to be getting about 3-5 mbits tops. Does anybody know if the US version would be faster being that it has different bands?
thanks,
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The US version has 1700 AWS which means 1700/2100 which can access H+ speeds up to 21 mpbs.

serophia said:
The US version has 1700 AWS which means 1700/2100 which can access H+ speeds up to 21 mpbs.
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oh crap, is that why my speeds are awful right now?

runsoverfrogs said:
oh crap, is that why my speeds are awful right now?
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Most likely seeing as how 3G/H varies from 1-7 mbps. My device hasn't shipped yet so when i get my 16 gb U.S version ill see if it actually matters or not between both versions. Also im not sure as well could be that the area you are in is congested with other people using AT&T can cause data speed to fluctuates.

runsoverfrogs said:
oh crap, is that why my speeds are awful right now?
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It's normal, and it depends on your location. Hspa+ 21 means it's MAX is 21 Mbps, but you'll rarely achieve the max.
The only difference between global and US versions is that US has the 1700 AWS, which is what Tmobile uses for their 3G (They call it 4G high speed). For ATT / straightalk, both models shouldn't show any speed difference because 1700 AWS is not required..
On Tmobile :
- My LG L9 has hspa+ 21 (same as Moto G), and I was getting 3-5 Mbps at work.
- My Nexus 4's hspa+ 42 gets about 6-9 Mbps at the same place.
- My LG G2 LTE gets about 11-15 Mbps.
There are locations in my city where I can get double their respective speeds. I expect my Moto G (when it gets delivered) to be the same as my L9.

Were you able to successfully get MMS working on your phone with at&t straight talk? If so what are your APN settings?
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Using PR 5.1.1 on Tmobile --- What are the best settings?

Hi Everyone,
I picked up the phone during the EBAY $249.00 sale and really like the phone, however I hated the ATT Bloatware.. I flashed the PR 5.1.1 firmware and really like how clean it is, however I am not getting good speeds on Tmobile. In the mobile network settings there is no option for LTE. I have gone into the service menu and changed the band to 4 and can get LTE, however it is really slow, I have also chosen band 17 and getting OK speeds using HSPA+, however no LTE and when I reboot the phone it resets the bands to the default settings...
Any one have any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks,
Chris

I am also having the same problems. I actually have a working AT&T SIM, and I can verify the LG phone can pick up LTE 100% , but with a T-Mobile SIM I can only get HSPA+ (using LTE discovery). I am testing this literally in front of the T-Mobile headquarters in the Seattle area, so I think this is unlikely to be some sort of cell tower issue. My iPhone is using LTE in the same location without any issues. When I use 277634#*# and select band 17 and GSM/WCDMA/LTE Auto , it seems to trigger LTE once a a while, but it never holds for too long.
By the way, I am intrigued that someone in Youtube says it is possible to enable band 12 for this H950 model (just search "band 12 LG Flex 2 T-mobile" in Youtube). Maybe this is fake info?!?
Walkamo said:
Hi Everyone,
I picked up the phone during the EBAY $249.00 sale and really like the phone, however I hated the ATT Bloatware.. I flashed the PR 5.1.1 firmware and really like how clean it is, however I am not getting good speeds on Tmobile. In the mobile network settings there is no option for LTE. I have gone into the service menu and changed the band to 4 and can get LTE, however it is really slow, I have also chosen band 17 and getting OK speeds using HSPA+, however no LTE and when I reboot the phone it resets the bands to the default settings...
Any one have any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks,
Chris
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Attention Canadian WIND V20 Users: Do you want LTE? PAY UP.

In what can only be seen as an amazing cash grab, WIND has rebranded itself as "Freedom Mobile" (HA!). This is in line with their LTE rollout starting November 27th.
Here's the coverage map - https://www.freedommobile.ca/network-and-coverage/lte
So you've got a V20 and ready to rock that sweet new band and get real LTE Speeds on Freedom Mobile? Well you best get on their new plan.
LTE Plan Details:
$45 a month ($5 off for 1 year)
3GB of Data (Double data for 1 year, so 6GB total)
Unlimited CAN/US Calling
Unlimited Global Text
Voicemail+
So if you're using WIND and want to take advantage of their LTE capabilities, you've gotta jump off your plan and go on this one... and also be living in Vancouver or Toronto.
So F*** you, I guess?

Thanks for sharing.

LTE Network in Toronto Really Screwed Up.
Anarchaotic said:
In what can only be seen as an amazing cash grab, WIND has rebranded itself as "Freedom Mobile" (HA!). This is in line with their LTE rollout starting November 27th.
Here's the coverage map - https://www.freedommobile.ca/network-and-coverage/lte
So you've got a V20 and ready to rock that sweet new band and get real LTE Speeds on Freedom Mobile? Well you best get on their new plan.
LTE Plan Details:
$45 a month ($5 off for 1 year)
3GB of Data (Double data for 1 year, so 6GB total)
Unlimited CAN/US Calling
Unlimited Global Text
Voicemail+
So if you're using WIND and want to take advantage of their LTE capabilities, you've gotta jump off your plan and go on this one... and also be living in Vancouver or Toronto.
So F*** you, I guess?
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Got a V20 here in Toronto, with LTE plan, been one firmware update, no LTE even in the downtown core and in 'Settings' 'Mobile Network' there is no LTE options available, only GSM/WCDMA. They say it'll be added in a firmware update though.
And since I got on the Toronto LTE network when my data is over 6GB the network slows to a crawl, Google play apps take an hour to download, then won't install, web pages won't load, streaming music won't work even on lowest settings, it's horrible. :crying:
On my Nexus 6 on regular network Google Play apps took maybe ten minutes to download even when over my bandwidth limit and all of the above worked.
Anyone else having this issue on the LTE network in Toronto? I need to know because if it's the phone I want them to replace it, I only got it last weekend.
I called the store, they say they have issues with the network they are fixing. But I still wonder if it's an issue with the phone.
Edit: Good news!! Was having battery drain trouble, pulled the battery with phone on, waited a minute, put it back in and not only is battery trouble solved send to have fixed my network issues!!

KedarWolf said:
Got a V20 here in Toronto, with LTE plan, been one firmware update, no LTE even in the downtown core and in 'Settings' 'Mobile Network' there is no LTE options available, only GSM/WCDMA. They say it'll be added in a firmware update though.
And since I got on the Toronto LTE network when my data is over 6GB the network slows to a crawl, Google play apps take an hour to download, then won't install, web pages won't load, streaming music won't work even on lowest settings, it's horrible. :crying:
On my Nexus 6 on regular network Google Play apps took maybe ten minutes to download even when over my bandwidth limit and all of the above worked.
Anyone else having this issue on the LTE network in Toronto? I need to know because if it's the phone I want them to replace it, I only got it last weekend.
I called the store, they say they have issues with the network they are fixing. But I still wonder if it's an issue with the phone.
Edit: Good news!! Was having battery drain trouble, pulled the battery with phone on, waited a minute, put it back in and not only is battery trouble solved send to have fixed my network issues!!
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The network isn't actually live yet, so LTE doesn't work. Will probably be a week or two, considering they want to launch it by Christmas.
You can manually connect to any LTE band using the Modem menu by dialing *#546368#*915#
The above is how you can connect internationally.
My phone is unlocked and running on public mobile, so I don't have any issues with LTE.

Anarchaotic said:
The network isn't actually live yet, so LTE doesn't work. Will probably be a week or two, considering they want to launch it by Christmas.
You can manually connect to any LTE band using the Modem menu by dialing *#546368#*915#
The above is how you can connect internationally.
My phone is unlocked and running on public mobile, so I don't have any issues with LTE.
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Freedom Mobile uses the AWS band. I've done the *#546368#*915#, AWS is only option that that works with Freedom Mobile right now. The AWS band currently has no option for LTE, in 'Settings' 'Mobile Network' or in the Hidden Menu. the LTE options in the Hidden Menu don't work, probably because Freedom Mobile uses band 66, which is an AWS band. LTE options on this phone go from bands 1 to 20 , not band 66.
LTE will be enabled on Freedom Mobile phones in a future firmware update.
Edit: And only two Freedom mobile branded phones will do the LTE on band 66, any other phone, like a Pixel XL or anything will only work as 4G, only these two phones support band 66.

KedarWolf said:
Freedom Mobile uses the AWS band. I've done the *#546368#*915#, AWS is only option that that works with Freedom Mobile right now. The AWS band currently has no option for LTE, in 'Settings' 'Mobile Network' or in the Hidden Menu. the LTE options in the Hidden Menu don't work, probably because Freedom Mobile uses band 66, which is an AWS band. LTE options on this phone go from bands 1 to 20 , not band 66.
LTE will be enabled on Freedom Mobile phones in a future firmware update.
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Ah thanks for the clarification. According to others the network is live, but you can't connect. So presumably the only thing keeping it back is this software connection?

Anarchaotic said:
Ah thanks for the clarification. According to others the network is live, but you can't connect. So presumably the only thing keeping it back is this software connection?
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No, the network is live, but on V20s only 4G is working, not LTE. A tech from Freedom Mobile confirmed this, that LTE will be enabled in a firmware update before Xmas on the V20.
i hope this doesn't post twice, XDA has been really buggy for me lately.
The only two phones that will support LTE band 66 are the two current Freedom Mobile phones. Any other phone like the Pixel XL do not support the band and will only get 4G.

unless people can confirm that LTE works, I'm not very eager to switch from my sweet "Holiday Miracle" plan to the new LTE plan.
and I have a hunch this is more than likely just a cash grab, I'm sure if I buy the V20 out right and stick my existing "Holiday Miracle" plan, I'll still get LTE with a SIM card change.

KedarWolf said:
No, the network is live, but on V20s only 4G is working, not LTE. A tech from Freedom Mobile confirmed this, that LTE will be enabled in a firmware update before Xmas on the V20.
i hope this doesn't post twice, XDA has been really buggy for me lately.
The only two phones that will support LTE band 66 are the two current Freedom Mobile phones. Any other phone like the Pixel XL do not support the band and will only get 4G.
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Just got the update to my phone, I'll see if Band 66 is an option once it's done.

Have LTE on my Freedom Mobile V20 now with yesterday's firmware update, getting 56 mb/sec down, 36 up. Haven't accessed the Hidden Menu yet to see new options though.

KedarWolf said:
Have LTE on my Freedom Mobile V20 now with yesterday's firmware update, getting 56 mb/sec down, 36 up. Haven't accessed the Hidden Menu yet to see new options though.
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I only see up to band 40 in the hidden menu, but it's great that it's working.

KedarWolf said:
Have LTE on my Freedom Mobile V20 now with yesterday's firmware update, getting 56 mb/sec down, 36 up. Haven't accessed the Hidden Menu yet to see new options though.
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Are you still on the old Plans or using the new LTE Plans?

Unable to utilize band 71?

I am currently in Levant Maine visiting my wife's family. I was so excited because I thought I could finally test T-Mobiles 600mhz spectrum! Though I have not noticed any better service through out our travels and in some cases worse than my wife who has a iPhone 7. T-Mobile shows there is customer verified band 71 coverage where I am, yet I have zero service... what gives? I there something I need to do to activate it? (might sound stupid but I'm desperate!)

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I am currently in Levant Maine visiting my wife's family. I was so excited because I thought I could finally test T-Mobiles 600mhz spectrum! Though I have not noticed any better service through out our travels and in some cases worse than my wife who has a iPhone 7. T-Mobile shows there is customer verified band 71 coverage where I am, yet I have zero service... what gives? I there something I need to do to activate it? (might sound stupid but I'm desperate!)
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A quick Google search reveals that this band is kinda shiiite
https://www.pcmag.com/news/361295/heres-where-you-need-a-band-71-phone-to-boost-t-mobile-cove

Sorry don't see how that link makes the band out to be ****... it has not been fully rolled out and visit far from it's full potential. There have been lots of users who verified drastic changes in coverage in the areas they have added the the 600mhz spectrum.
Also, my question is in regards to whether or not there is something I need to do to utilize the new band on a OnePlus 6, as I am not seeing any service in an are that has been verified by several T-Mobile customers to be fully covered by the 600mhz network. But thanks for your input?

There is nothing you need to do to utilize it, Take a look at t-mobile's service area map to be sure it's exactly in your area. I assumed it was in my are but I found it is actually only in more rural areas of my state.
How are you checking if you are using band 71? I recommend an app called LTE Discovery.
Also I think you are expecting too much from it. Band 71 will increase coverage and building penetration, But you shouldn't expect big jumps in speed unless you are in area where your service is marginal without it.

I don't really care about speed at this point . It's just that I'm sitting right on top of areas confirmed by customer to be covered by it, but I have absolutely no service at all. Also based on the T-Mobile map this area should be well blanketed by 600 mhz... I doubt their map is 100% accurate but ive got nothing at all..

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I don't really care about speed at this point . It's just that I'm sitting right on top of areas confirmed by customer to be covered by it, but I have absolutely no service at all. Also based on the T-Mobile map this area should be well blanketed by 600 mhz... I doubt their map is 100% accurate but ive got nothing at all..
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Perhaps Network Cell Info from the Play Store will give you some idea of the signals in your area. I use it frequently on my OP6 and used it often on my N6 and N6p in the past to get an idea of signals/sites. There is a free version and an inexpensive paid version.
edit: Root is not required.

So if you have zero service, and not just unable to use band 71 then I would say check you apn settings.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2090
If everything matches and still no service I would go to t-mobile location and get a new SIM.
Again this is all of you have NO service and not just trying to force band 71.
As t-mobile doesn't directly support Oneplus devices and claim Oneplus is difficult to work with, will offer very little help to you regarding getting band 71 over whatever band is prevalent in the area

I have Mint Mobile, which is a T-Mobile MVNO, and I can access band 71 in southeast Maine. Check Cellmapper to make sure that band 71 is actually live and it's not just an error on T-Mobile's coverage map. I've realized that band 71 isn't really that much better than band 2 from a coverage perspective, as I monitor my signal and once I switch from very weak band 2 to band 71, the signal just drops out seconds later. A lot of the areas that claim to be covered by band 71 on their map I get 0 signal in.

T-mobile 5g with the S8

I will start off by saying I live in Seattle, the homeland for t-mobile. I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing 5g actually being slower than 4g. Not just by feel, but by statistics and facts.
This is the case for me. Now I understand 5G is not global yet, but I think New York has it. I am getting about 21mbps download and 12 upload with 5g. On 4g, I am getting 41mbps down and about 12 up.
My Wifi at home gets 475mbps download, and 25 up. Anyone else experiencing this problem? Thanks.!

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I will start off by saying I live in Seattle, the homeland for t-mobile. I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing 5g actually being slower than 4g. Not just by feel, but by statistics and facts.
This is the case for me. Now I understand 5G is not global yet, but I think New York has it. I am getting about 21mbps download and 12 upload with 5g. On 4g, I am getting 41mbps down and about 12 up.
My Wifi at home gets 475mbps download, and 25 up. Anyone else experiencing this problem? Thanks.!
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I am getting very close speed to the LTE in upstate NY. Not sure if it is really 5G
Here is a screenshot with some of my results between LTE, 5G and WiFi

Here it is sorry

RobTegland said:
I will start off by saying I live in Seattle, the homeland for t-mobile. I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing 5g actually being slower than 4g. Not just by feel, but by statistics and facts.
This is the case for me. Now I understand 5G is not global yet, but I think New York has it. I am getting about 21mbps download and 12 upload with 5g. On 4g, I am getting 41mbps down and about 12 up.
My Wifi at home gets 475mbps download, and 25 up. Anyone else experiencing this problem? Thanks.!
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Just got my OnePlus 8 Friday In Peoria just outside Phoenix and most of our cities are 5g tmo ready and getting the same have not had one test where 5g works faster then 4g..
I dont think it has anything to do with T mobile having its headquarters in Washington...
I think it was more John Legre blowing typical marketing smoke and some of us fell for it!

With full bars for me, I get 80+ mbps on 4G LTE and around 110 mbps with 5G. I live in Akron, Ohio. From what I've read, the (600 MHz sub-6) 5G that T-Mobile offers is more about coverage than it is speeds. mmWave is more for speed.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidcentral.com/best-carriers-5g?amp

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With full bars for me, I get 80+ mbps on 4G LTE and around 110 mbps with 5G. I live in Akron, Ohio. From what I've read, the (600 MHz sub-6) 5G that T-Mobile offers is more about coverage than it is speeds. mmWave is more for speed.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidcentral.com/best-carriers-5g?amp
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Are you able to post your speeds?

I live in Boise Idaho and just got the OnePlus 8 yesterday. I ran speed tests on my OnePlus and the 5G seems to be anywhere between 30mbps-60mbps faster than my 4g LTE is ?* Don't pay attention to the first test. That was on the outskirts of my town and I only had barely any service, just wanted to test it to see with basically no service how fast it could go.

I work at a Tmobile store so I think I can help a bit but I’m not speaking for the company. So your phone is working fine Tmobile has 3 layers of 5G: Low band , Midband, And High band. Right now the current 5G that is available across the country is low band the speeds are slower but you have much better coverage, with the sprint merger they will next be rolling out the midband which will give you better speeds but not as great of coverage as the low band. Then they will roll out the high band which will be super fast but not very reliable (Verizon uses only high band and the signal can be easily blocked) right now in NYC they have working on all 3 layers at once and eventually that will expand. The benefit of being on the 5G network right now is that it separated from the LTE users so there is a lot less congestion.

I'm in Philadelphia, PA and my 5G seems way slower than any 4G ever was.

Also close, just north of Seattle. I'm on ATT MVNO Consumer Cellular now as their LTE speeds are better than T-Mobile around here.
I tried a Mint Mobile 250MB trial SIM and drove around testing. I was connecting to normal LTE bands (2, 4, 12, 66,.. Couldn't connect to tasty 71) running 5G protocol. I ran through the data quickly but speeds seemed to be on par with T-Mobile LTE. Cell speeds around here have always been pretty congested.
I can't get Consumer Cellular to connect to ATT 5G with ANY combination of settings but that could be maybe OP8 IMEI must be whitelisted with ATT (thought they just did that) or Consumer Cellular doesn't allow 5G even though an old site page says they will.
In the pic the 5G one is the only T-Mobile test I actually ran outside the Google speed test page. Red icon is using single connection (more realistic) and green is multi connection.
For now I guess ATT LTE still faster.
Also what is 5G Smart Switching (or whatever) in settings page?
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Sorry, just saw this. Been hella busy working on the house while the government recharges all the birds. ? When I get to an area where I live that has all bars, I'll post the speeds on 5G and 4G for you. My buddy just switched from Sprint to AT&T (iPhone 11 Pro Max) and he hit 186Mbps. Irrelevant but just still BS.

We are just changing the protocol using existing radio bands. Near 200 Mbps is the speed of my Comcast WAN. Outside very large single file downloads what would you need higher for? Not scrapin' just curious.
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Having high download/upload speeds are nice especially if you stream games with your phone like I do. Regularly use Xbox Game Preview, GeForce NOW, and Stadia. Although I wish Google weren't such suckas and let you stream over LTE but hey, what can you do?

Here are my speeds taken directly after the 10.5.8 IN55CB update. 4G LTE, 5G, and WiFi.

Tmo speeds are abysmal in Dallas fort worth of anyone is wondering .
I'm talking much slower than lte, seriously around 15 to 27mbps if you're lucky. I only upgraded from the 7t for 5g and it's a joke.
Just FYI tmo says that's normal and to be expected too... ??

No I'm at anywhere from 45 to 70 mbs download and up to 40mbs up even with a vpn I. Seattle

Decent speed down at the Des Moines/Federal Way border. On 5G.

You guys are killing me! I'm an hour east of Atlanta. My LTE reads 16Mpbs and my 5g reads 31Mpbs. So it's definitely faster but waaaay behind you guys.

Great speed on 5 G. TMO added two more bands and it is blazing fast.

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Decent speed down at the Des Moines/Federal Way border. On 5G.
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This is what I get on 5G with my OnePlus 8 on T-Mobile