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[Q] Can I use Tmobile HSPA+ Network

I just noticed yesterday that T-mobile has a 4G network in my area and I was wondering if there was a way to force roam 4G on tmobiles network? So that I could pick up 4G.
If its possible how?
Oh and sprint needs to hurry up and put 4g everywhere

You said it yourself. T-Mobile is HSPA+, Sprint 4G is WiMax. So, no.

Naa dude. HSPA+ is not compatible with cdma(sprint). Matter of fact t-mobile is using 4G now because its "trendy" and everybody else is using it. Their network is closer to 3G in infrastructure. But thats up for debate.

That sucks like hell. There's 4G here I just can't have it. AHHHHHHH!!!
Well if its like 3G I guess I'm not missing much.

david279 said:
Naa dude. HSPA+ is not compatible with cdma(sprint). Matter of fact t-mobile is using 4G now because its "trendy" and everybody else is using it. Their network is closer to 3G in infrastructure. But thats up for debate.
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You are on the money. HSPA+ is no more than an upgrade to existing 3G technology. If I remember right, it only has a theoretical max of 54 Mbps down. It is not, nor will it ever be, 4G.
Granted, the current 802.16e standard of WiMax is not 4G either...just waiting for that 802.16m standard to be finalized =). Which once that is complete, infrastructure can be updated and we should be able to utilize it with a simple firmware update.

Stalte said:
That sucks like hell. There's 4G here I just can't have it. AHHHHHHH!!!
Well if its like 3G I guess I'm not missing much.
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No its way faster than your normal 3G. Faster than WIMAX too. Its nothing to pull down 7 or 8 Mb.

I bet it's better on battery than wimax is on ours.
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I bet it's better on battery than wimax is on ours.
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It uses the same radio for voice. The EVO has a separate 4G radio thats has to be activated and scan then connect. So 2 radios running at the same time would use more battery than 1 GSM radio running. Also CDMA has a tendency to use more battery when searching for signal in low signal areas.

Having installed T-mobiles 3g upgrade here in Chicago market back in 2008, I can say definitively that HSPA is just a radio cabinet addition to the existing cellular framework. Depending on the layout of the tower/site, "Flex radios" handle the data on 1, or sometimes more antennae, while the voice travels over GSM through remaining antennae. Very similar to ATT infrastructure, but tiny radios handling big bandwidth.
Having said all that, 4G is a silly buzzword that Sprint started, and T-mobile is now exploiting.
In a way, Sprint is just using extra radios on top of their existing 3G cellular, and just integrating the enhanced data speeds of Clearwire's network into their own.
T-mobile's speeds are indeed fast both HSPA and HSPA+, but to call them 4g may be overstating it, as it is just an upgrade to their existing technology, and not a new technology.
As another poster stated, nobody officially has 4g yet, not even Sprint, and until the 802.16 commission finalizes and LTE is launched we still won't.
To re-emphasize to the OP, not a chance, and don't believe the hype.

I can see sprint(or clear) and T-mobile going to bed for some real 4G'ness.

david279 said:
I can see sprint(or clear) and T-mobile going to bed for some real 4G'ness.
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Yeah, I heard a rumor that Sprint may eventually adopt LTE.... It makes sense.
Wimax will make a great backhaul, and could stay in place, not to mention supporting cities and rural areas. But LTE will be the big daddy, and similar to WiMax, works on it's own and should be seamlessly integrated on top of cellular.
I'm not sure but I think it can work with CDMA or GSM, hooray for global WiFi!

Mitch Matrixx said:
Yeah, I heard a rumor that Sprint may eventually adopt LTE.... It makes sense.
Wimax will make a great backhaul, and could stay in place, not to mention supporting cities and rural areas. But LTE will be the big daddy, and similar to WiMax, works on it's own and should be seamlessly integrated on top of cellular.
I'm not sure but I think it can work with CDMA or GSM, hooray for global WiFi!
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I wouldn't count on LTE on Sprint just yet. Hesse denounced it last week; however, Sprint, Clearwire, Google, Time-Warner, and a couple others purchased Spectrum not only in the 2.5 GHz, but the 2.3 GHz band also. So the bandwidth is there and, in the past, Hesse has been quoted saying they can easily switch to LTE if need be.
Edit: http://gigaom.com/2010/10/29/sprint-ceo-dan-hesse-on-clearwire-lte-wimax/

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I wouldn't count on LTE on Sprint just yet. Hesse denounced it last week; however, Sprint, Clearwire, Google, Time-Warner, and a couple others purchased Spectrum not only in the 2.5 GHz, but the 2.3 GHz band also. So the bandwidth is there and, in the past, Hesse has been quoted saying they can easily switch to LTE if need be.
Edit: http://gigaom.com/2010/10/29/sprint-ceo-dan-hesse-on-clearwire-lte-wimax/
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Thanks for the info.
I think the most important thing in the article is that LTE can happen if necessary.
Sorry for getting off topic.

Sprint dumping 4g?

So what is more logical ? Sprint dumping 4g for LTE deal. Or dual banding. I personally will be pissed if the ditch 4g.
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lilman355 said:
So what is more logical ? Sprint dumping 4g for LTE deal. Or dual banding. I personally will be pissed if the ditch 4g.
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I'm guessing you read the article on Engadget or something...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/lightsquared-and-sprint-reportedly-sign-15-year-lte-agreement/
I don't think Sprint is going to completely get rid of 4G, instead they are going to try to expand their service with the new deal with LightSquared and provide their customers with 4G LTE.
When a provider gets a new service, they don't get rid of the old one completely! Think about how 4G got introduce to Sprint......they didn't get rid of 3G did they???..hahaha

They're not dumping 4G. LTE is 4G as well. They do appear to be introducing LTE into the mix, but we don't know yet how the transition from WiMax to LTE will work. Both will probably co-exist for awhile. But they're not dumping 4G.

you think they'll update the evos to get 4G LTE when they upgrade?

They would most likely not upgrade Evos. It is a hardware issue.
They would probably use LTE as its main system after it grows a bit, and Wimax as its backhaul.
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Sprint 4G phones won't stop working until long after the contract is up
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So we still have a few years for that

What pisses me off the most is that, I got the Evo 4g knowing that one day I would get the ridiculously fast speeds. If I don't get that, I will not be a happy camper. I know there is nothing I can do about it, but if they can expand the 4g before going LTE on their phones I will be fine. I'm not rich, I can't get a new phone every year. This really makes me question sprints reliability
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The actual deal sounds more like an agreement for Sprint to use their backhaul and for them to use Sprint's towers. It doesn't say anything about Sprint getting rid of 4G.

4g LTE.
at least there will be some sort of 4g in az. we have been promised for about a year and still nothing. however from what i have read wimax is faster than LTE. oh well just want 4g sometime in az.

what i think is the more likely scenario depending if LTE gets a pass from the government (since it interferes with GPS satellites) is that sprint will dual band essentially achieving what both verizon and ATTTMOBILE have already achieved which is voice calling while using data.there fore having wimax and LTE it can be achieved plus if u think about it where ever u are u will have 4G

Yup, you'll just need a new phone to use it. And I'd wait for the network before deciding on a phone. I was told my area would be getting 4G by the end of last year. Still nothing. Not that I care, 3G and WiFi are plenty fast for my needs, I can stream Pandora, Netflix, etc. and my battery lasts longer.

.12Mb/sec roaming

Description says it all. When I roam onto Verizons towers I only get. 12Mb/sec which is almost no internet at all. Is there a way to fix this? I know the signle from my tower would give me 2.5-3Mb/sec on my evo just a few weeks ago. Ideas guys? Oh i use Roam Controle to switch over to Verizon if that makes a difference

yeah well the best Sprint 3G I can get in my neighborhood is about .25 Mbps. And it's true for many parts of Manhattan, you can't crack .5 Mbps.

I thought verizon dramatically throttles it for roaming.
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dead78 said:
yeah well the best Sprint 3G I can get in my neighborhood is about .25 Mbps. And it's true for many parts of Manhattan, you can't crack .5 Mbps.
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I dont use 3g much in Manhattan. But where I live(in queens) and where I work and go to school (midtown) I have an awesome 4g signal. When I'm inside, I average anywhere from 6-9mbps and when I'm outside I get about 9-11mbps
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Damn you 4g'ers lol. Kauai doesn't have 4g yet

It all has to do with the 3g radio in the phone...It sucks...I'm in Dallas TX and I get speeds so low I can't load a web site through opera mini. Any other phone I owned Evo4g and 3d where not that slow at all. 4g is not strong enough to keep a signal while moving/driving so I dont use it much.
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Actually, it has all to do with your prl...unless you're on an old or select business prl, almost all current prls only allow 1xrtt data on roaming. So the speeds you are seeing are actually normal 1x speeds
Its confusing though, since our phones seem to be lacking the 1x icon
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squshy 7 said:
Actually, it has all to do with your prl...unless you're on an old or select business prl, almost all current prls only allow 1xrtt data on roaming. So the speeds you are seeing are actually normal 1x speeds
Its confusing though, since our phones seem to be lacking the 1x icon
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This. And it's not just this phone.
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squshy 7 said:
Actually, it has all to do with your prl...unless you're on an old or select business prl, almost all current prls only allow 1xrtt data on roaming. So the speeds you are seeing are actually normal 1x speeds
Its confusing though, since our phones seem to be lacking the 1x icon
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Actually in many areas, the PRL entry for Verizon is defined to search for Verizon 1x signal while also searching for Sprint EV signal. So you could actually be roaming on Verizon for voice, have the EV/3G indicator, but still be using Sprint for EV/3G data.
This can lead to even more confusion.

Can I get a verizon PRL so I can ise there 3g?

bluefire808 said:
Can I get a verizon PRL so I can ise there 3g?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893

bluefire808 said:
Can I get a verizon PRL so I can ise there 3g?
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That's not going to help you...Go to the link he posted above and i am sure no one is successfully roaming on 3g on a Samsung phone. Well not SG2 atleast.

bluefire808 said:
Description says it all. When I roam onto Verizons towers I only get. 12Mb/sec which is almost no internet at all. Is there a way to fix this? I know the signle from my tower would give me 2.5-3Mb/sec on my evo just a few weeks ago. Ideas guys? Oh i use Roam Controle to switch over to Verizon if that makes a difference
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LOL I normally get about .20mbps on Sprint's terrible 3G network, and still no 4G here in Phoenix.
You have to admit Sprints 3G network is a joke. I was sitting at dinner earlier right next to the tower and I was barely breaking 1mbps.

dallastx said:
That's not going to help you...Go to the link he posted above and i am sure no one is successfully roaming on 3g on a Samsung phone. Well not SG2 atleast.
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Speed? Any LOS's?
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dallastx said:
That's not going to help you...Go to the link he posted above and i am sure no one is successfully roaming on 3g on a Samsung phone. Well not SG2 atleast.
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My Moment (August, anyway) was able to roam on 3G in northern Wisconsin. Of course, I believe that that part of AllTel went to Cellular One, not Verizon. That's probably the difference.
In fact, I often got better data speeds in the middle of the forest up north than I do at home in Milwaukee. I usually got 150-200kBs (bytes, not bits) whereas at home, I get 15-20kBs.

dallastx said:
Speed? Any LOS's?
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speed heavily depends on time and location
can be anywhere from 500kbs-1.5mbs but as slow as 200 if the tower is super hogged.
Never had a LOS, stock kernel + root

graffixnyc said:
I dont use 3g much in Manhattan. But where I live(in queens) and where I work and go to school (midtown) I have an awesome 4g signal. When I'm inside, I average anywhere from 6-9mbps and when I'm outside I get about 9-11mbps
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Damn I would kill for those speeds. In midtown manhattan and on 4G I can only get around 5mbps download (standing next to a window) and 350kbps download.
I can't even get 4G signal in my house downtown. I get only 1 or 2 bars for 3G unless I am standing next to a window.
I need to test the speed of the 3G next time I roam.

this is fps test. hope the pic works this time

From what I understand Verizon does not support 3G roaming with Sprint phones you will only get 1x service. 3G roaming was a deal with Alltel, who got bought out by Verizon and ATT. You are going to get crappy speeds if you are roaming on Verizon.

Pathetic 3g speeds

No wonder Sprint is so cheap
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Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)

Oh I totally agree I have no plans on switching I've been with Sprint for 3 years and am just hoping they improve their network to something more acceptable
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if i wasn't on a family plan with people in an area where it works better, i would have left. I get the same speeds as the OP. The thing is, in the exact same area 2 years ago, the speeds were great.

My speeds all 3g except a few wifi
The ones with abismal speeds were then ones with no bars
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r u fukn kidding me?!
yousefak said:
Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)
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1x!? i would give my left nut to get that on 3g. i'm lucky
to get half that speed. and when i do its a very rare occasion. sprint better blow the roof off with this lte ****. this beautiful phone is going to waste being crippled like this

Their 3G speeds are okay for me like I like it because when I'm out side of the house it takes about 3 secs for a page to load which is impressive to me and at least you got some data connection I rarely use 3G to surf the web but try updating ur PRL to get your 3G speed and more to the latest and fastest version
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Yeah 3g is getting better.
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yousefak said:
Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)
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Is that roaming on Verizon's network?
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hockey4life0099 said:
if i wasn't on a family plan with people in an area where it works better, i would have left. I get the same speeds as the OP. The thing is, in the exact same area 2 years ago, the speeds were great.
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Yeah same here just a few years ago the speeds were pretty good but we'll see what the future holds I think their network will pick up with all the upgrades they have planned
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Here's my 3G Speed early one Sunday morning in nyc.
Realize it gets as slow as 10% of that download speed during peak times. Quiet morning.
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Compared to my last phone the epic 4g touch the 3g speeds on my s3 is pretty damn good almost as good as the 4g speed on the on the epic 4g touch. So I can only imagine what to look forward to when lte is up in Jersey
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.

Is the horse dead yet??

Success100 said:
Is the horse dead yet??
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It's been beaten long enough
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.

gtuansdiamm said:
Is that roaming on Verizon's network?
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100% Sprint. It's what I usually get around my home area. 1000-150kbps throughout the day, 1500-1900kbps at night.
The thing is, I live in a suburban area so the towers aren't used as much. I'm willing to bet that throughout the day there are only like 4 or 5 other people connected to data that actually use their data.

Here's my 3g speed, guess I'm lucky.
I've noticed a few times when I have crappy data speeds. My phone was showing 3g in the status bar, but if I went to SettIngs-->About Device--> Status the phone was actually connected at 1x not 3g. Not sure why it doesn't show 1x in the notification bar.
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I'm with T-Mobile on the one s, my buddy had the sprint Sammy s3 next to mine, though the speed test said mine was smoking fast the Sammy was faster for the user experience, for simple browsing . I'm gonna switch to sprint and get the sgs3
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Vincent Vegas said:
Here's my 3G Speed early one Sunday morning in nyc.
Realize it gets as slow as 10% of that download speed during peak times. Quiet morning.
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I'm in S.I., and I never see those speeds even on a Sunday morning.

mardukeme said:
Here's my 3g speed, guess I'm lucky.
I've noticed a few times when I have crappy data speeds. My phone was showing 3g in the status bar, but if I went to SettIngs-->About Device--> Status the phone was actually connected at 1x not 3g. Not sure why it doesn't show 1x in the notification bar.
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Unless you are rooted and running a custom Rom that is capable of displaying 1x, the stock Sprint Rom will always show 3g.

I suppose my area has something to do with my 3g speeds I live near Cincinnati and I'm sure the towers are over loaded
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LTE I hope this isnt still the case.

http://m.cnet.com/news/t-mobiles-pricier-samsung-galaxy-s3-will-not-get-lte/57460125?ds=1
I hope this is something they are willing to work on, whats a flagship device without all the bells and whistles.
But then theres this, hopes are rising now.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57459728-85/verizon-t-mobile-swap-spectrum-for-mutual-lte-growth/
Thoughts?
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Lol this is long known... (well if you did some research before the phone)
Anyway not a matter to me. First I can't wait til next year to get the lte compatible s3 plus no one knows if they are gonna release a new version of s3. Second lte is fast but it eats up your data and battery. The hspa+ is fine to me.

Don't worry too much about T-Mobile LTE as it will probably wont be complete till either end of 2013 or sometime in 2014 if were lucky. Im banking more on their farming thats going to take place essentially will turn some of their 1.9 spectrum to support hspa+. As it stands they have great HSPA coverage and to me that what counts the most right now. Even verizons LTE isnt deployed everywhere and theyre still working on it. My friend has verizon s3 and yes he does get higher dl speed 20mb avg and I get about 10mb on hspa but i laugh when he cant get LTE in some areas where we hang out and i rub in his face that i still get hspa.
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rookiegenius said:
Lol this is long known... (well if you did some research before the phone)
Anyway not a matter to me. First I can't wait til next year to get the lte compatible s3 plus no one knows if they are gonna release a new version of s3. Second lte is fast but it eats up your data and battery. The hspa+ is fine to me.
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Personally I can't really complain about the network the way it is, I like the coverage I have because of the location I'm at I'm always on 4G so that's not the problem. I just think they should have added the support in the beginning because they knew about it before hand.

Seriously, with HSPA+ being what it is, I am in no hurry to get LTE. I switched over from the Sprint, and I love the way T-mobile's 4G currently works. I have a friend on Verizon and one on AT&T. Verizon LTE has more deadspots than T-mo's current offering and switching between their 3G and 4G is a pain, not to mention it kills battery. Verizon does beat us on download sometimes, and kills us on upload. But for the convenience of having 4G everywhere, T-mo is way better than advertised.
AT&T = Spotty 4G and much weaker HSPA+
Verizon = Much higher prices and still sometimes doesn't have LTE in all the places T-mo has 4G
Sprint = Crappy WiMax, very little LTE, and ABYSMAL 3G

bradleyw801 said:
Seriously, with HSPA+ being what it is, I am in no hurry to get LTE. I switched over from the Sprint, and I love the way T-mobile's 4G currently works. I have a friend on Verizon and one on AT&T. Verizon LTE has more deadspots than T-mo's current offering and switching between their 3G and 4G is a pain, not to mention it kills battery. Verizon does beat us on download sometimes, and kills us on upload. But for the convenience of having 4G everywhere, T-mo is way better than advertised.
AT&T = Spotty 4G and much weaker HSPA+
Verizon = Much higher prices and still sometimes doesn't have LTE in all the places T-mo has 4G
Sprint = Crappy WiMax, very little LTE, and ABYSMAL 3G
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Actually I changed my settings to GSM CDMA (PRL) AUTO and its been really good. Dial pad *#*#4636#*#*
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On the jelly bean leak it has LTE under netowork mode. Idk if TMO will take that out or not when they get to push out the firmware.

avengethis1 said:
On the jelly bean leak it has LTE under netowork mode. Idk if TMO will take that out or not when they get to push out the firmware.
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I heard about the leak too cant wait to install it tonight.
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Orical said:
I heard about the leak too cant wait to install it tonight.
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No WiFi calling in case you rely on it. And it'll wipe internal sd so make sure you back stuff up.
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bradleyw801 said:
Seriously, with HSPA+ being what it is, I am in no hurry to get LTE. I switched over from the Sprint, and I love the way T-mobile's 4G currently works. I have a friend on Verizon and one on AT&T. Verizon LTE has more deadspots than T-mo's current offering and switching between their 3G and 4G is a pain, not to mention it kills battery. Verizon does beat us on download sometimes, and kills us on upload. But for the convenience of having 4G everywhere, T-mo is way better than advertised.
AT&T = Spotty 4G and much weaker HSPA+
Verizon = Much higher prices and still sometimes doesn't have LTE in all the places T-mo has 4G
Sprint = Crappy WiMax, very little LTE, and ABYSMAL 3G
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Nice. Looks like there's a few of us that came from sprint. I wouldn't have switched if weren't for the s3. I had regrets switching at first but not anymore. Specially that we'll have unlimited data option come Sept 5th.
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On the jelly bean leak it has LTE under netowork mode. Idk if TMO will take that out or not when they get to push out the firmware.
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Just because it's there doesn't mean anything. This phone not having LTE isn't a big deal.
Though my downloads do get smoked in Chicago by Verizon LTE if I'm not using Touchwiz.

When I updated it didnt wipe internal sd card or external.v

bradleyw801 said:
Seriously, with HSPA+ being what it is, I am in no hurry to get LTE. I switched over from the Sprint, and I love the way T-mobile's 4G currently works. I have a friend on Verizon and one on AT&T. Verizon LTE has more deadspots than T-mo's current offering and switching between their 3G and 4G is a pain, not to mention it kills battery. Verizon does beat us on download sometimes, and kills us on upload. But for the convenience of having 4G everywhere, T-mo is way better than advertised.
AT&T = Spotty 4G and much weaker HSPA+
Verizon = Much higher prices and still sometimes doesn't have LTE in all the places T-mo has 4G
Sprint = Crappy WiMax, very little LTE, and ABYSMAL 3G
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I agree I had sprint too I can't wait to have unlimited back
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Orical said:
http://m.cnet.com/news/t-mobiles-pricier-samsung-galaxy-s3-will-not-get-lte/57460125?ds=1
I hope this is something they are willing to work on, whats a flagship device without all the bells and whistles.
But then theres this, hopes are rising now.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57459728-85/verizon-t-mobile-swap-spectrum-for-mutual-lte-growth/
Thoughts?
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If T-Mobile put out LTE tomorrow, it wouldn't matter with the T999. The T999 does not have the LTE chip or whatever needed to even pick up a LTE signal.
rookiegenius said:
Lol this is long known... (well if you did some research before the phone)
Anyway not a matter to me. First I can't wait til next year to get the lte compatible s3 plus no one knows if they are gonna release a new version of s3. Second lte is fast but it eats up your data and battery. The hspa+ is fine to me.
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How does LTE use more data? You mean to tell me that, because it's LTE, that a 5MB file will take up 10MB of data because it's LTE and that HPSA+ will download a 5MB file at exactly 5MB?