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I have the Galaxy nexus unlocked and am using it on T-mobile USA, it seems like i am getting 4G (HSPA) coverage less than when I was using my G2X. I was wondering if anyone else was feeling this way? I was also wondering if anyone has gone into the hidden menu (*#*#4636#*#*) under Phone info and experimented with changing the Preferred network type at all? I am currently set to GSM/CDMA auto (PRL) i tried changing it to WCDMA prefered, but it wont stick. I know we have done that in the past for other T-mobile 4G phones to tell the phone to always connect to 4G unless no 4G signal is present.
i too feel like its bad signal on the nexus, i changed to wcdma only though
Did yours stick? I tried to change mine, but if I go back into the hidden menu after I change it, its back to GSM/CDMA auto. My changes dont save......
i'm not noticing any difference from my nexus one really. also not noticing much better download speeds either.
mine sticks for sure
Did you do anything special? I go into the drop down menu select WCDMA preffered, then hit the back button to exit the hidden menu right? There is no save option or anything that Im missing right?
Just tried it again. I can pick WCDMA only and it will stick, but WCDMA prefered wont stick. Interesting....
are you guys getting better signal with WCDMA only or about the same?
i get really crappy 3G reception and sometimes it's so bad that i have to force my phone to stay on edge just so i can make phonecalls.
My phone constantly displays the H, but my speeds are down right despicable. Its near dial up status
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I've had no problems with the GN on T-Mobile's network without changing any of the internal settings. In both New York and Arizona I've been getting 3 - 5 Mbps consistently, with peaks of up to 7 Mbps.
One thing I've noticed is that the radio switches to 3G when I'm not using data, but when I load a webpage or ask for data it switches to HSPA+. This is probably to save the battery life, so I'm not complaining.
This seems a relevant place. I just bought my GSM Nexus yesterday on Amazon and got it today. T-Mobile SIM card plugged in, I get terrible reception. I have no signal at all where I'm sitting, whereas my Vibrant and my G2 both had at worst 3G connection.
I'm not a clever man, but I know something is up. I haven't rooted or done anything to my phone. Is there something that I must do to get the phone to work properly?
To reiterate: I have done absolutely nothing but put in the SIM card.
Try a different baseband (search the GN forums for details)…
With the latest baseband (XXLA2) I seem to have better signal than I did on my nexus-s, and the nexus-s did pretty good.
netarchy said:
With the latest baseband (XXLA2) I seem to have better signal than I did on my nexus-s, and the nexus-s did pretty good.
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Is there any update to which is the best modem to use for t mobile? Seems like one of my friends is having trouble getting signals in home but he is getting signals outside.
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I'm on att and my nexus constantly goes from h to e to 3g and all around. It pisses me off. I called att and had a case opened because my phone was on a 3g plan and they can't change it to a 4g hspa + plan because my device is unknown. Is anyone else on att and had this? What did you do?
The phone should always switch back to UMTS (3G) when the data connection is "idle", and only switch to HSPA+ (H) when data is actively transferring. This is a power-saving feature of GSM because UMTS has a much lower power draw than HSPA+. Your phone should not be switching down to EDGE unless you're in a bad coverage area (0-1 bars of 3G, for example).
As far as AT&T not provisioning the plan for HSPA+ "4G", how did you start the account? If it was started with any other non-LTE smartphone, you should be provisioned for HSPA+ already. AT&T does do some weird provisioning and uses APNs often to restrict speeds, but unless you were previously on an LTE plan you should be provisioned just fine for the full speeds.
If you're constantly switching between EDGE and 3G but you're in a good signal area, you may have problems with your SIM. It may be easiest to go into a store to get the SIM replaced, and talk to someone to make sure its provisioned properly for HSPA+. I really hate that AT&T messes with this stuff, it makes it hard to move around the SIM into different devices, a huge feature of being on a GSM carrier.
Try the scotch tape trick, put 1 layer of tape on the non contact side of sim card. There have been issues with sims being too thin by less than .5mm and not making good connection.
If that doesn't work, get a new sim from any att store, it's free.
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martonikaj said:
The phone should always switch back to UMTS (3G) when the data connection is "idle", and only switch to HSPA+ (H) when data is actively transferring. This is a power-saving feature of GSM because UMTS has a much lower power draw than HSPA+. Your phone should not be switching down to EDGE unless you're in a bad coverage area (0-1 bars of 3G, for example).
As far as AT&T not provisioning the plan for HSPA+ "4G", how did you start the account? If it was started with any other non-LTE smartphone, you should be provisioned for HSPA+ already. AT&T does do some weird provisioning and uses APNs often to restrict speeds, but unless you were previously on an LTE plan you should be provisioned just fine for the full speeds.
If you're constantly switching between EDGE and 3G but you're in a good signal area, you may have problems with your SIM. It may be easiest to go into a store to get the SIM replaced, and talk to someone to make sure its provisioned properly for HSPA+. I really hate that AT&T messes with this stuff, it makes it hard to move around the SIM into different devices, a huge feature of being on a GSM carrier.
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Thanks so much for the help I'll head into a store and see what the issue really may be.
c5satellite2 said:
Try the scotch tape trick, put 1 layer of tape on the non contact side of sim card. There have been issues with sims being too thin by less than .5mm and not making good connection.
If that doesn't work, get a new sim from any att store, it's free.
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Funny you said that its the first thing I tried
I've had my G3 since last week and I'm starting to get very frustrated with it. I have absolutely no issue with the phone itself. Its snappy, screen is beautiful. UI is fine, and honestly I don't even feel the need to root (yet)
My problem is the LTE on the phone. I have my phone USB tethered to my PC in a window to give me high speed. We only get dial up where we live and LTE is the only source of highspeed available. Frustratingly during the day between around 11am and 8pm Its like pulling teeth to get the phone to stick to LTE, every 1-5 minutes it switches down to 3G and stays there until I put it into airplane mode and back. Then LTE pops on again and its fine for another 1-5 minutes. During the night it will stay for hours. I've even taken off the back case to somehow eek out a little more signal strength.
Now I know that this could be a provider coverage issue, but my mother's Galaxy S4 stays on LTE even during the daytime and has one more bar of signal.
So before I throw the phone across the room in frustration, I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to change the LTE/CMDA settings beyond the crappy preference options (that doesn't work) in the mobile data settings. I can access the hidden menus but I don't know what any of it means. Is there a way to force LTE on permanently, or disable 3G data. Are there any nice network diagnostic tools to track signal strength as I move the phone to different areas, or compare it with other phones?
I love this phone but if I can't find a fix I may have to replace it with another device.
TL;DR: Need help getting LTE to stay on, settings or tool recommendations welcome.
I have this same issue!!!
Hey I know this isn't an answer to your problem but, I wanted to say you aren't alone by any means and I have also tried the same things you have. This is very irritating and I called my phone provider (T-Mobile) and all they could tell me is to get a "LTE phone booster" so that is what I have done but now I have to wait like a week and a half for it to get here.... By chance have you found a solution to our problem ?
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Osseon said:
I've had my G3 sin)ce last week and I'm starting to get very frustrated with it. I have absolutely no issue with the phone itself. Its snappy, screen is beautiful. UI is fine, and honestly I don't even feel the need to root (yet)
My problem is the LTE on the phone. I have my phone USB tethered to my PC in a window to give me high speed. We only get dial up where we live and LTE is the only source of highspeed available. Frustratingly during the day between around 11am and 8pm Its like pulling teeth to get the phone to stick to LTE, every 1-5 minutes it switches down to 3G and stays there until I put it into airplane mode and back. Then LTE pops on again and its fine for another 1-5 minutes. During the night it will stay for hours. I've even taken off the back case to somehow eek out a little more signal strength.
Now I know that this could be a provider coverage issue, but my mother's Galaxy S4 stays on LTE even during the daytime and has one more bar of signal.
So before I throw the phone across the room in frustration, I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to change the LTE/CMDA settings beyond the crappy preference options (that doesn't work) in the mobile data settings. I can access the hidden menus but I don't know what any of it means. Is there a way to force LTE on permanently, or disable 3G data. Are there any nice network diagnostic tools to track signal strength as I move the phone to different areas, or compare it with other phones?
I love this phone but if I can't find a fix I may have to replace it with another device.
TL;DR: Need help getting LTE to stay on, settings or tool recommendations welcome.
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i dont know if my problem is same as u but i will try to relate
like u said i m pretty much more than happy with my phone...but there is something still bugging me...
1. For some reason my phone wont read micro sim card...but it will read nano sim with a xtra plastic sim tray attached to it....i also saw many ppl claiming the same problem.... didnt find any solution yet..
2. it is normal for every phone that if u are out of network...u wont get any bar...my phone also does the same...but the problem is....network bar should be back once u r in network coverage again...but my Lg g3 dont do that...i keeps searching for network....wont find any bar until i turn on Airplane mode den turn it off again...i m concerned..please someone help me :crying:
Anyone else on the ATT G4 having problems with LTE connectivity? In areas where I'd usually get 5 bars of LTE service, a majority of the time I get 2 or 3 bars of Edge service. Putting it into airplane mode and back out doesn't help, turning mobile data on and off doesn't help, and neither does removing the SIM card (and reseting the phone in the process). It seems to come and go whenever it wants to.
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All I can guess is, it's probably just the ATT network itself. They did some upgrades around here a while once Cspire started hyping their fiber optic network and I noticed on my older phone that in areas where I used to get 3G I was stuck getting edge. Even with my G4 I can park in perfect view of a known ATT tower and it'll hit 4G and within a minute be down to 3G - same with strength. Get 5 bars, don't move, no data, no call, and it'll drop down to no bars but still connected and bounce around, usually settling at 2 or 3. Even though ATT says they have full LTE out here I rarely actually see the LTE logo display in the status bar.
I've been using OpenSignal to try to map out coverage areas though, been pretty handy in finding towers and chasing stronger signal
Hi sir
I m using lg g4 h810 AT&T it was working well one day i put a memory card in it signal disappear never came go to software and hardware experts but nobody has solved my problem all other functions of cell phone working properly
Has anyone else had problems with signal on the G5 ?
I live out in the country and the signal has always been a bit hit and miss but I could always use my G3 inside and out, just had a new G5 and the signal is much worse.
Could it be a faulty phone (fine in town though) or is it just how they are, don't really want to go back to old phone but thinking about it.
Check if is so with both 3G, 4G
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Check if is so with both 3G, 4G
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It's the same with both
Also takes much longer to find signal again once lost.
Wish i could help you. I use my phone in country side with 2g and to me the phone seems to act like all others i've had. You could try to change it but it can also be that for lower sars numbers the signal strength is lower.
It's been a while but finally got to exchange it and I've still got the same problem, annoying thing is I can get a reasonable signal on an old phone but not the g5.
Is there a decent alternative to the g5 for the £200 mark ?
bill1000 said:
It's been a while but finally got to exchange it and I've still got the same problem, annoying thing is I can get a reasonable signal on an old phone but not the g5.
Is there a decent alternative to the g5 for the £200 mark ?
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An old phone might be using a 2g network which will be alot stronger in the country
Moto g5 is set to use 4g by default which is non existent in the country in some places
You can change it to force it to only use 3g though
Goto settings
More
Mobile networks
Preferred network type
Change to 3g
Some networks like Three in the UK don't even have a 2g network - their minimum is 3g
My advice is to do a Google search for what mobile phone masts you have in your area and what network owns them and get a payg sim for that network (or company that uses that network eg giffgaff use O2 network)
I've tried the 3g setting but it makes no difference
From past experience it's only really the o2 network that works around here, rest of the family have iphones and samsung all on the same network and it's only the g5 that is unusable.
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I've tried the 3g setting but it makes no difference
From past experience it's only really the o2 network that works around here, rest of the family have iphones and samsung all on the same network and it's only the g5 that is unusable.
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you can always try adding/editing these entries in the build prop if you are rooted - no idea if it will make any difference though
Code:
persist.cust.tel.eons=1
ro.config.hw_fast_dormancy=1