Turn on LTE - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II

Does anyone have the link handy for the post on how to activate LTE on the Note 2 (by popping out your sim) ? I searched for it, but didnt find it for some reason.
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That's not really turning on lte. I believe it was just to have LTE as a option, but it's not like it'll do you any good.
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Why wouldn't do me any good if I had the option to select it? I live in Vegas they keep turning it on and off while they test it. I was at the T Mobile store today and one of the reps had their Note running on LTE.
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Markor13 said:
Why wouldn't do me any good if I had the option to select it? I live in Vegas they keep turning it on and off while they test it. I was at the T Mobile store today and one of the reps had their Note running on LTE.
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Change the apn settings
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Really dude ? NO.
The rep at the store was running a test build which enables the LTE radio to be used.

KillaHurtz said:
Really dude ? NO.
The rep at the store was running a test build which enables the LTE radio to be used.
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I guess we gotta wait on a leak for this ota then. I was thinking we were ready to roll without any mods but I guess not...

There's already a person with it activated in a test device. He said it has new apns and is based on android 4.1.2, so when you see that update we will have LTE. Right now it is currently only going to be active in Las Vegas, and Kansas City.

There is a CM10 ROM that is suposedly gonna have LTE capablilties. I have not yet tested it but I may at a later date.

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There is a CM10 ROM that is suposedly gonna have LTE capablilties. I have not yet tested it but I may at a later date.
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Link?

SinisterSincere said:
Link?
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Like i said. I have not yet tested. But the title shows that it may have LTE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2080966
Enjoy

Will lte work with t mobile note 2 in att
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No
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But it WILL work- in theory- once Tmobile releases the update that unlocks LTE.
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I went to *#22693# and came across an LTE option on my T-Mobile Note 2, has it always been there? I thought the bands were not enabled yet.
Currently on LL4 .

Curious, when lte comes out, would it consume a lot more battery power than the current 4g?

And what if your on rooted rom? Will the option be there or will you need to revert to stock for the OTA ?

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Will lte work with t mobile note 2 in att
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Tbh id rather wait for the tmobile lte than try and use att. I had my friend at work run speedtest on his and its not much more faster than our hspa+ right now.
My connection on average is around 13-15mps, ive peaked at 22mps too before. The att one that was ran was at about 19mps. Since att is realease 9 lte and tmobile is said to be releasing release 10 lte. Im going to wait and see.
Hopefully the 2 people here can post their speeds with the test devices to see what we can look forward too.

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Curious, when lte comes out, would it consume a lot more battery power than the current 4g?
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If your connected to LTE you should see about an 30 min to an hour less of battery life, if your connected to "4G" (3G) but your phone is constantly searching for a LTE signal you going to lose about 1:30-2 hours.
I just bought some batteries to deal with this
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JOSE89178 said:
If your connected to LTE you should see about an 30 min to an hour less of battery life, if your connected to "4G" (3G) but your phone is constantly searching for a LTE signal you going to lose about 1:30-2 hours.
I just bought some batteries to deal with this
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Any news on LTE in Vegas? Can you post your screens of ServiceMode or speedtests?
THanks

Thanks that explains why my battery life has been fluctuating. Even when I am connected to 3G my phone still displays 4G and the battery life consumed is the same when I am connected to either type. Is there anyway to turn on the data connection automatically whenever a particular app requires it?
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If your connected to LTE you should see about an 30 min to an hour less of battery life, if your connected to "4G" (3G) but your phone is constantly searching for a LTE signal you going to lose about 1:30-2 hours.
I just bought some batteries to deal with this
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Lte!!!! Holy poop nugget

Well I was sitting at work and bam, 4g came on, way to go sprint!!!! (Shentel for my area) So glad I hung in there, screw the haters!!!!
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Those are some damn good download speeds!
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Not bad at all
I know, it's on, but I still feel like they're testing it, still goes off and on from time to time, but when it's on..oooohhhh boy is this fast,lol
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I remember my first lte speed test. .lol
On the wife's sgs3 we've been 30mbps. Yet I haven't had better than mid-twenties.
Enjoy your speed
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I remember my first lte speed test. .lol
On the wife's sgs3 we've been 30mbps. Yet I haven't had better than mid-twenties.
Enjoy your speed
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I really wish there was like a toggle or 4g switch like it was with wimax, this luck of the draw 4g kills me, but my main thing is I hope tethering comes back, sprint really blocked it this time
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A2CKilla said:
I really wish there was like a toggle or 4g switch like it was with wimax, this luck of the draw 4g kills me, but my main thing is I hope tethering comes back, sprint really blocked it this time
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You know you can turn it off in settings right?
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You know you can turn it off in settings right?
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Yea, you can change the phone to non lte mode, but I'm sure you know what I mean by a toggle/scanner like the wimax phones have
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Yea, you can change the phone to non lte mode, but I'm sure you know what I mean by a toggle/scanner like the wimax phones have
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Ya I know what you mean, I just wasn't sure if you knew you could turn it off since other carriers force you to have it on.
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A2CKilla said:
I really wish there was like a toggle or 4g switch like it was with wimax, this luck of the draw 4g kills me, but my main thing is I hope tethering comes back, sprint really blocked it this time
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Does it work with EasyTether?
Yeah its really spotty and on/off for me. Weird observation though... I get 4g with my note in places I don't with my Galaxy Nexus.
Darn them, talked to a shentel rep (people that control sprint towers where I am) and these lte siting are just the test sites -_- but hey, at least full lte will be out at the end of the year for me at least, but hey for test speed of anywhere from, 8-20mb down?! I can't complain, but hey, I saw the same speeds with my wimax 4g, so to each his own
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With Note 2 i get LTE everywhere in Dallas Ft. Worth. Even traveling to other cities through tolls where development is not really there. Just alot of trees. I even get LTE in most people homes. Nexus never had this strong of a signal and if LTE switched the phone would freeze. I can honestly say this is a good phone.
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Does it work with EasyTether?
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Yes indeed.
On my $3 but I got great LTE tests in my area today done inside the bank
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On my $3 but I got great LTE tests in my area today done inside the bank
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[email protected] you Texas!!!!! Lol, but great speeds man, I still haven't seen anything near that in good ol pa, shentel needs to hurry up!!! But for the test site, I pretty much get lte in the majority of areas I go to, and at least get 2mb down at home if I'm not using wifi for 3g
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I am also seeing very little battery drain from 4G. The radios in this phone are amazing (especially compared to the Nexus).
I havent gotten my note yet but I was also really concern on how would lte and the battery would play. Are some of you guys noticing big drains or small drains with lte on?
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I havent gotten my note yet but I was also really concern on how would lte and the battery would play. Are some of you guys noticing big drains or small drains with lte on?
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Depends, since a lot of areas are tests sites, lte does drop on and off for me, but battery still lasts all day, I say Samsung got it right with the battery, hope other manufacturers follow suit
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They have recently expanded their signal here in dallas, texas and now I get 4g on my work which I never usually got any 4g signal because of this old bulding but now I get some strong 4g signal. Props for sprint but my speeds are not that fast, I usually get max 5 or even 6 thats it :S
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Is this lte speed?

Hey guys I'm sitting at campus waiting to do my Fasfa and I decided to do a speed test. I know tmo is releasing lte in Providence rhode Island but I didn't think it was this early
If this is lte this is why I love living in a small state all the wireless providers always have us on theur list
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That looks like HSPA to me. Speeds are consistent with HSDPA and short of typical HSUPA. That and your signal indicator shows H+.
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What kind of speeds did you pull before? I live in Reno and I get speeds like that- and we do not have LTE yet.
I usually pull 5 never anything above 15-20
Is there another way to test for lte
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Don't think so. LTE should have way better upload speed like over 5mbps
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That's definitely not LTE. But I have never seen the H logo here in Las Vegas.
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Hmmmm ok maybe I should use speak easy?
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Congrats. Your area got an upgrade. You're probably in an lte ready area.
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Congrats. Your area got an upgrade. You're probably in an lte ready area.
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Lol no.
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Trying to determine with Speed Test is impossible. Like trying to benchmark with Quadrant.
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i get 15 -17 mbps on hspa in new york
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i get 15 -17 mbps on hspa in new york
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I get around that in Austin.. Sometimes more...
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hoshmosh said:
Hey guys I'm sitting at campus waiting to do my Fasfa and I decided to do a speed test. I know tmo is releasing lte in Providence rhode Island but I didn't think it was this early
If this is lte this is why I love living in a small state all the wireless providers always have us on theur list
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The phone shows H+ which is HSPA+.
Markor13 said:
That's definitely not LTE. But I have never seen the H logo here in Las Vegas.
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t-mobile variants doesn't use H logo for their devices. it's either E for edge or 4G for HSPA+21 or 42.
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t-mobile variants doesn't use H logo for their devices. it's either E for edge or 4G for HSPA+21 or 42.
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Unless it is ASOP
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Unless it is ASOP
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That's not aosp. You can tell by the status bar
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That's not aosp. You can tell by the status bar
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It could be one of the n7105 roms
I have those speeds around LA and we don't have LTE.
thank you
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It could be one of the n7105 roms
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Thank you for the common sense!
Come on hes not running aosp and hes not on the tmobile base rom hes on the international which shows the H+ icon and only says 4G if its on LTE
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I have those speeds around LA and we don't have LTE.
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I can't believe you are getting speeds like that in LA- I took a trip to Irvine a few months ago and couldn't get more than 3mbs. I am so used to the speeds in Reno that range from 9mbs-19mbs consistently, I was so frustrated! How entitled we are now. I remember when 1.5mbs was FAST! I can't wait to try out true LTE, already my data speeds are faster on "4g" than my WiFi connection at home.

LTE Dallas starting to work

This morning on my way to work I looked at my phone which is thw note 2 and yes yes 4g lte was on the screen. It went back to regular 4g but it starting to function. Awesome! I will post pics and speedtest when it come up again.
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Yea I agree just last night I was on cell speeds have doubles now shows lte in in Tempe az
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DNASTY6997 said:
Yea I agree just last night I was on cell speeds have doubles now shows lte in in Tempe az
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I just checked my speeds after looking at looking at ur post n all I can say is Awesome.
I'm in Tempe (101 n University)
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Abt 5 minutes from me, so tmo network had lte. And signal strength has been better also
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I wonder if Fort Worth has a tmo tower closed by
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Abt 5 minutes from me, so tmo network had lte. And signal strength has been better also
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What's up neighbor, I'm loving these new speeds. I guess there is a tower right next 2 the AM/PM.. I'm gna check speeds through out the day n C if this sticks tho.
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Mine dropped down to 10, I'm at work in Mesa now
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Haha, me 2. But we know its on now.
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I'm currently in Gilbert, AZ and I still get ~10mbps on the tests.
On another note, does anyone else have lag in the Speed Test app when running the test?
When I hit "begin test" it gives me a ping of 58ms connected to either Phoenix or Tempe but then when the dial goes up it freezes then becomes sluggish again. This only happens to the download one (the upload one is a constant movement, no sluggishness).
Thanks.
Guess it not on in Phoenix yet .:/ I will check tempe also when I go to class today
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Nothing in Brooklyn yet.
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DMen81 said:
I just checked my speeds after looking at looking at ur post n all I can say is Awesome.
I'm in Tempe (101 n University)
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Could you please look at your APN settings, tap on it, and scroll down and see if it says at the bottom IPv4 or IPv4/IPv6?
Also, dial *#0011# and take a screenshot. I'd love to see if T-Mobile is deploying 2x10Mhz there since your upload indicates that! Most markets are 2x5Mhz.
Thanks and congrats!!!
I got 20.96 down on HSPA+ in Austin today. Waiting for LTE, just need for that Dallas LTE to bleed south.
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RonnieRuff said:
I got 20.96 down on HSPA+ in Austin today. Waiting for LTE, just need for that Dallas LTE to bleed south.
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Wow haha the best HSPA I've gotten is 10 down.
My average is 3 down though
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Could you please look at your APN settings, tap on it, and scroll down and see if it says at the bottom IPv4 or IPv4/IPv6?
Also, dial *#0011# and take a screenshot. I'd love to see if T-Mobile is deploying 2x10Mhz there since your upload indicates that! Most markets are 2x5Mhz.
Thanks and congrats!!!
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This is what I have now, but the next time I notice LTE I'll take these ss again 4 u. Thanks!
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DMen81 said:
This is what I have now, but the next time I notice LTE I'll take these ss again 4 u. Thanks!
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Thanks man. I wanted to see what LTE configuration T-Mobile is running in AZ. They're mostly 37mbps capable 2x5Mhz, but by looking at your speedtest and the upload speeds, you may be 2x10Mhz which is 73mbps capable!
Look forward to your LTE ServiceMode screens
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This morning on my way to work I looked at my phone which is thw note 2 and yes yes 4g lte was on the screen. It went back to regular 4g but it starting to function. Awesome! I will post pics and speedtest when it come up again.
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What part of Dallas?
I did the 4.1.2 upgrade on my Note 2 Wedesnday. I live near down town dallas and work in NE Dallas and have not noticed any LTE on mine yet.
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Thanks man. I wanted to see what LTE configuration T-Mobile is running in AZ. They're mostly 37mbps capable 2x5Mhz, but by looking at your speedtest and the upload speeds, you may be 2x10Mhz which is 73mbps capable!
Look forward to your LTE ServiceMode screens
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Yea..No problem dude:good:
my 4g went from 18mb to 7mb after the update..

My data is horrible recently!

At home my data is usually always 7mbps-15mbps.. This past week it's been horrible at home. At about 40kbps...
At work and everywhere else it's fine, but once I get home it's horrible! Even 2 miles away from my house, it's fine.
I called tmobile and they filed a ticket to look into the tower but could take up to 10 days.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Mftek1 said:
At home my data is usually always 7mbps-15mbps.. This past week it's been horrible at home. At about 40kbps...
At work and everywhere else it's fine, but once I get home it's horrible! Even 2 miles away from my house, it's fine.
I called tmobile and they filed a ticket to look into the tower but could take up to 10 days.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Have any friends using the same tower?
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Have any friends using the same tower?
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I'm going to ask a couple friends right now, my wife's phone is always getting the same speeds 20-40kbps download
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Mftek1 said:
At home my data is usually always 7mbps-15mbps.. This past week it's been horrible at home. At about 40kbps...
At work and everywhere else it's fine, but once I get home it's horrible! Even 2 miles away from my house, it's fine.
I called tmobile and they filed a ticket to look into the tower but could take up to 10 days.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Depending on where u live ur tower by ur house can be old and not updated so it slower or it can be a borrowed tower. The one by ur job must be in a city which they update first. For me the new lte modem sucks I went back to the old modem. It is more reliable.
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Depending on where u live ur tower by ur house can be old and not updated so it slower or it can be a borrowed tower. The one by ur job must be in a city which they update first. For me the new lte modem sucks I went back to the old modem. It is more reliable.
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Did you notice an improvement when you went back to the old modem?
What I don't understand is after the lte update, I was still getting good speeds till recently.
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Looks like none of my friends in my area have tmobile.
I'm still getting roughly 50kbps at home and 15mbps at work.. Smh
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I get horrible speeds as well and always have. I live in in a crowded area....Brooklyn, New York
Also, it's not like I'm underground or hidden from the outside world, I'm sitting right next to a window in a 6 story building. I've honestly had enough of t-mobile.. they always mess up my contract and have such ****ty speeds in my area. Not to mention, they directly lie to you over the phone and barely keep any promises. Oh and New York being one of the biggest cities isn't even one of the LTE cities that was upgraded. Sorry for this rant but I'm just kinda pissed with TMO.
Does anyone know if I can somehow check if my phone is set on the right antenna?
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Did you notice an improvement when you went back to the old modem?
What I don't understand is after the lte update, I was still getting good speeds till recently.
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Yes a big difference. I mostly use WiFi tho when out cause I have WiFi hot spots every place by me. But the lte modem is use less by me till lte is around here.
Use the old apn if you're having issues. There's already a thread on this. Search for it.
I have a feeling the new apn is speed limited so when lte fully rolls out the hspa network isn't overloaded. Most people don't notice a difference between 8mbps and 11mbps. Which was my difference. But if your difference is between 3-5mbps and 55kbps then it's probably a tower issue as well.
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Use the old apn if you're having issues. There's already a thread on this. Search for it.
I have a feeling the new apn is speed limited so when lte fully rolls out the hspa network isn't overloaded. Most people don't notice a difference between 8mbps and 11mbps. Which was my difference. But if your difference is between 3-5mbps and 55kbps then it's probably a tower issue as well.
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Already tried the old apn in the other thread. No luck.
I'm thinking a tower issue, but I guess it's not? Tmobile contacted me today saying the towers around my area look good. So, there going to recheck since I get great data speeds everywhere else
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Depending on where u live ur tower by ur house can be old and not updated so it slower or it can be a borrowed tower. The one by ur job must be in a city which they update first. For me the new lte modem sucks I went back to the old modem. It is more reliable.
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I wanted to go back to the old version 4.1.1, im not rooted and just updated via kies and noticed the slowness also. Any chance u could help how to revert to old version. Thanks
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jhobert said:
I wanted to go back to the old version 4.1.1, im not rooted and just updated via kies and noticed the slowness also. Any chance u could help how to revert to old version. Thanks
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Hey bro where bouts in Los Angeles do you stay? Cause I'm close to there. What kind of speeds do you get?
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jhobert said:
I wanted to go back to the old version 4.1.1, im not rooted and just updated via kies and noticed the slowness also. Any chance u could help how to revert to old version. Thanks
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Believe it or not but a easy way would be to root and then revert back to stock 4.1.1. It will get u back to normal u will just have to not update till they fix all the bugs
If you're in a refarmed market just manually select the 1900 band as AWS might be too crowded. I have to do the same when I'm at my house as on AWS I get 500kbps while on 1900 I get no less than 12mbps
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If you're in a refarmed market just manually select the 1900 band as AWS might be too crowded. I have to do the same when I'm at my house as on AWS I get 500kbps while on 1900 I get no less than 12mbps
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How do I do this?
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Try add old tmobile apn and chose auto 4g/3g/2g they change data speed on mine.
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Mm
Yes. Because we don't change the modem, just switch back and forth apn if in the are have lte tower just switch to lte apn (the original one).
This just my experience though.
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Hey bro where bouts in Los Angeles do you stay? Cause I'm close to there. What kind of speeds do you get?
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Im mainly on LAX area, speeds varies but usually I get 18 to 20 now ita down to 10 and lower, even if I change the apn and not use lte same slow speed compared to the old radio.
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How do I do this?
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Dial *#2263# and then under WCDMA choose the 1900 band.
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Force HSPA+ mod?

It seems like pages would load faster if the radio was forced to stay on HSPA+ rather than going back to umts then waiting that second for it to jump back on HSPA. Anyone ever heard of a mod that makes the radio stay on HSPA network?
There's definitely a difference between the both in terms of speed. I came from Verizon and there LTE network was good but not great. I get better speeds at home on t-mobile but better at work on Verizon. There network was good at going through walls. The big difference is there LTE radio is always on forcing fast speeds out the gate. It's always on. If there was a mod to just force the radio to stay on HSPA there wouldn't be much of a difference between the both when it comes to user experience. It's not a big deal but was curious if anyone ever heard of such a thing.
Please exclude the I9505 build prop as I'm enjoying one of the international builds at this time. Again my data is good but forcing this HSPA network to stay on would definitely improve user experience. Maybe one day I will have the skills to create such a mod
Wishful thinking. Thanks community and please don't flame this thread. I'm in Q&A and it's just a thought
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Yes if you look in the mobile network in settings you can change the gs4 to the second mobile network setting which is without LTE. with that setting checked it only uses HSPA. Enjoy. I use it when LTE is acting funny
byron1985 said:
Yes if you look in the mobile network in settings you can change the gs4 to the second mobile network setting which is without LTE. with that setting checked it only uses HSPA. Enjoy. I use it when LTE is acting funny
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Thanks! It still bounces back and forth. It looks like it's meeting the demand when data is requested like it should. Its just frustrating I have to wait for it to jump back to hspa. Thanks I definitely appreciate the help!
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It's called fast dormancy. And your battery would die without it. I usually run a terminal and have a ping running to keep it alive and ready
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elesbb said:
It's called fast dormancy. And your battery would die without it. I usually run a terminal and have a ping running to keep it alive and ready
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How would one go about don't this
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ktetreault14 said:
How would one go about don't this
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Doing what? Running a ping? Just type
Ping www.Google.com and let it run
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elesbb said:
Doing what? Running a ping? Just type
Ping www.Google.com and let it run
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Awesome man! Thanks for the clarification. I read up on it and it seems like some new technology. I did find a toggle at the playstore for this.
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mike216 said:
Awesome man! Thanks for the clarification. I read up on it and it seems like some new technology. I did find a toggle at the playstore for this.
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What was that?
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ktetreault14 said:
What was that?
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Here you go
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gokhanmoral.fastdormancytoggle.i9300
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If you're on a Samsung phone, type *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer. Open Phone information. There'll be a drop down list saying 'Set preferred network type'. You can force LTE only or WCDMA only etc there. There are other options too, depending upon the phone.

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