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Connecting to 3G

So my phone has no problem connecting to edge and 4g, but i can never get it
to connect to 3G, is their a mod or app that can fix that?

The only way you will see a 3G icon is if your area has PCS HSPA and your phone connects to it. Otherwise it's just 2G/4G

4g is 3g.
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wilsonlam97 said:
4g is 3g.
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Yup 4g on stock gs3 is hspa+, hspa and umts(3g),that's how tmobile have it
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Am I the only one wondering why tc would want to connect to 3G?

4g logo only ?

Is 4g logo for connection speed is the highest connection speed or is 4g + or 4h logo for higher connection speed I'm not getting ? I'm in Houston ,tx .what's everyone else getting in this area ?
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So far I think T-Mobile only uses 2 logos. Either edge or 4G. 3G is also 4G in their dictionary.
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Then how do we know we are on hsps if we only see 4g? This is horse cocky lol:what:
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If you see 4G then you're on HSPA+ network. If you see Edge (E) then you're on their 2G network.
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[Q] Really bad signal

I got my note today and its been great but I can barely get 4g now . I live in vegas and 4g was good with my s3 but not with this. Any help?
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Jaimesco12 said:
I got my note today and its been great but I can barely get 4g now . I live in vegas and 4g was good with my s3 but not with this. Any help?
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Goto settings>about device>status
What does your signal strength read?

all it says in the notificationbar Is "searching" only when I go outside I get 4g but even then I can barely connect to the internet. And it says -113dBm 0 asu
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I am having the same issue. Is anyone living in the dfw area on tmobile network having data issues? I go outside I get 15 mbps I sit in my house I get 300kpbs. Ive called tmobile and they are looking into it. But its been like this for almost a month now. You should call them and tell them whats going on. First call customer care and tell them the issue. They gave me credit on my account because why pay for something that dont work right then they'll connect you to tech support. Good luck. If we get more people to call in maybe they do something nationwide.
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cameljockey1 said:
I am having the same issue. Is anyone living in the dfw area on tmobile network having data issues? I go outside I get 15 mbps I sit in my house I get 300kpbs. Ive called tmobile and they are looking into it. But its been like this for almost a month now. You should call them and tell them whats going on. First call customer care and tell them the issue. They gave me credit on my account because why pay for something that dont work right then they'll connect you to tech support. Good luck. If we get more people to call in maybe they do something nationwide.
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So its not an issue with the note ? Because I bought it in Craigslist.
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Jaimesco12 said:
So its not an issue with the note ? Because I bought it in Craigslist.
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No I don't think so.
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cameljockey1 said:
No I don't think so.
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Also mines doesnt even connect to the network inside my house so I cant text or call:banghead:
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See how it just says searching? And it has 2 bars
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Where I used to get 1-2 bars with my g2x I get 0 with the note. Funny considering the size of the phone.
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Yeah I'm getting really disappointed with this I can't make calls or send texts in my house...
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Calle tmobile and they didntdo anything . Could the pins of the sim entrance get messed up?
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You don't have wifi ? because wifi calling is great...but conversely you might try turing your phones wifi off at the house and restart..I had a problem at first as the phone would jump off the gsm network and on to a bad wifi signal
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Is this 4g lte?

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No. But it's a good speed.
You can check by going into settings, about phone, status and see what network type says.
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Correct. Not LTE, but fair speed for H+, arguably slightly faster than the typical 3G. You're getting the speed I used to get when I was on my SGSII (non-skyrocket) until I upgraded to the SGN2 with LTE here in San Diego.

Thanks. Its says im running LTE:14. So I guess the question now is why am I not getting lte speeds!?
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Just ran another test, slightly faster speeds but you can see in the status bar it says 4g instead of h+.
Im running jellythunder perfect storm..which I thought h+ meant lte.
Ideas?
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meat614 said:
Thanks. Its says im running LTE:14. So I guess the question now is why am I not getting lte speeds!?
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Ok. Than u are getting LTE. The rom u have just isn't showing show in your status bar.
Did u flash an international theme or something that may have caused this?
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4G=LTE
H, H+ = HSPA (3.5G)
3G = UMTS
This means that when you are in LTE you won't see the LTE symbol but instead 4G.
Depending on the rom u are using of course. In order verify that your ROM is actually using LTE go System Settings --> About Device --> Status. Look under Mobile Network Type.
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I am in a lte area and my status bar now says 4g which means lte. What are normal lte speeds? My last post was the speed test on the lte...that normal?
Thanks again!
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No, this is what it would look like. Look in between the alarm clock and the signal strength meter.
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Show off lol
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Good for you! ****ty for me lol
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LTE = faux G as far as I am concerned.
AT&T is still on 3G .. its just 3G+. According to what I have read, LTE (and WiMax) was originally a "transitional technology." Then it was upped to 4G and HSPA+ is now a a transitional tech. Then some1 dumped a lot of money into an offshore account and transitional tech is 4G.
Cue the nerd rage at this point.
LTE Advanced (as well as WiMax v2 or whatever they were going to call it.) are 4G. These are some way away. With big V saying LTE deployment going into 2015, one could guess we won't see "pure" 4G until almost 2020.
Edit: LTE is 100Mb/s down AND up. LTE adv is basically gigabit. As far as the original spec, 4G = gigabit. So .. we aren't quite there yet.

tyshemi said:
Show off lol
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You have me Lmao.... Don't sweat it, I did another speed test and it went down to 44Mbs.
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Hahaha wish we had that here 8mg down is fastest ive seen lol :beer::beer::beer:
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Well, the symbol at the top left says H+. So, no that not LTE, if it where it would say 4G.

But if its an international port than it says 4g, jedi states so in first post
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tyshemi said:
Hahaha wish we had that here 8mg down is fastest ive seen lol :beer::beer::beer:
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haha .. nothing like downloading (theoretically) a DVD iso in under a minute.

I'd rather have the lower ping time and the lower bandwidth connection than the higher ping time and larger bandwidth connection.
The fact that your ping is so low makes me believe that you might be on LTE. But it could be an excellent 3G connection or whatever ATT likes to call it to make themselves feel superior. I've seen speeds that low however for LTE when the signal isn't very strong.

[Q] LTE simultaneous voice and data

I thought the Note II handled simultaneous voice/data over 4G. I tried to use it today and couldn't even though I clearly had 4G connection.
Has this worked for anyone else? I'm wondering if I was really connected to the "enhanced" 3G and LTE
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Voice and LTE work simultaneously. Or at least on my phone.
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xKrisx said:
Voice and LTE work simultaneously. Or at least on my phone.
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I'm thinking that I may have been on the enhanced 3G and not actual LTE. Does your signal show 4G or LTE?
Thanks
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It shouldnt matter what 3G your on. Sprint does not have an enhanced 3g (4g). LTE is the only 4g that the Sprint Note 2 has. So if your running LTE it should work.
Oh and the phone doesn't show LTE only 4G icon.
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Makes sense. Thanks
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xKrisx said:
It shouldnt matter what 3G your on. Sprint does not have an enhanced 3g (4g). LTE is the only 4g that the Sprint Note 2 has. So if your running LTE it should work.
Oh and the phone doesn't show LTE only 4G icon.
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This depends on what rom you are on. If stock then it will show 4g.some roms have it show lte when the phone is connected to 4g.

there is simultaneous voice/data over LTE but not on 3g. On a stock rom it will day 4g at the top.
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