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Hello I am new to Verizon's galaxy nexus and I was wondering how do I keep it on 4g lte only?
mbrown3460 said:
Hello I am new to Verizon's galaxy nexus and I was wondering how do I keep it on 4g lte only?
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Don't enter an area without LTE coverage. If you have LTE enabled, and there is a strong enough signal, then your phone will default to that. If the LTE signal drops to unusable level then the phone will drop to 3G or 2G in attempt to stay connected.
mbrown3460 said:
Hello I am new to Verizon's galaxy nexus and I was wondering how do I keep it on 4g lte only?
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You can't make it LTE only. If there's LTE in your area, you'll have it. If you go somewhere out of LTE range, you'll drop to 3G. You'd rather just lose data altogether if you're not near 4G???? That doesn't make too much sense.
Find a really strong 4G area and then never leave!
SirBindy said:
You can't make it LTE only. If there's LTE in your area, you'll have it. If you go somewhere out of LTE range, you'll drop to 3G. You'd rather just lose data altogether if you're not near 4G???? That doesn't make too much sense.
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I have 4g in my area but the thing is my house is kind of weird with connection....I had a thunderbolt and I used this app called lte on /off and it would make my phone stay on lte and not bounce back to 3g...for some reason this app is not working for me
Edit: lol just noticed that app is only for the thunderbolt....any apps that's similar?
Live in Anaheim. Always has LTE. =P
OK well really u can't have LTE only enabled. It doesn't do voice or other things related. It does only data stuff.
unless verizon somehow hooks up the LTE network to do voice and have a larger LTE coverage, u'll always be stuck with CDMA and LTE at the same time
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I have a Note II Factory unlocked international edition. I also have a $30 Prepaid plan from T-Mobile which is supposed to give me 4G speeds. I dont get them everywhere. At my house i get the 4G speed however when i go to my school which is a mile away. I only get Edge Connection and sometimes out of the blue i get 4G speed back again. Whats wrong with my phone not gewtting those speeds everywhere? its really annoying
My guess is their 4G isn't rolled out wherever your school is.
Or it could be the signal being blocked by all the walls and **** in your school.
It's not a problem with your phone, it's the network itself.
japjeev said:
I have a Note II Factory unlocked international edition. I also have a $30 Prepaid plan from T-Mobile which is supposed to give me 4G speeds. I dont get them everywhere. At my house i get the 4G speed however when i go to my school which is a mile away. I only get Edge Connection and sometimes out of the blue i get 4G speed back again. Whats wrong with my phone not gewtting those speeds everywhere? its really annoying
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I just got my 7100 unlocked as well and I am on the same plan you are on (its a great deal right?). I have the same problem, I'm stuck on EDGE at home (I'm on wi-fi so its not a big deal) but when I am at work my phone goes crazy. It will switch between H+, H, 3g and EDGE all day long. It will have seizures. The crazy thing is, work is about 10 away from my house so....???
I've been trying to unlock the 1700 band but it may not be possible on the GT-7100. when hitting *#7284#. You're supposed to go into the "Qualcomm usb settings" but that option does not exist on my phone. Anywhere. Its just not there. So I'm stuck.
I know Tmobile is in the process of refarming their network to 1900, but I have no idea when they are going to complete that project. Anyone know?
It may turn out that we'll have to either put up with the EDGE speeds or go with Straight Talk...
Pretty much what the guy beneath you has said. I not every provider guarantees that you will get the same speed everywhere. Not even to mention that tmobile is the only major provider in europe with very very bad coverage.
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Ironarm said:
I just got my 7100 unlocked as well and I am on the same plan you are on (its a great deal right?). I have the same problem, I'm stuck on EDGE at home (I'm on wi-fi so its not a big deal) but when I am at work my phone goes crazy. It will switch between H+, H, 3g and EDGE all day long. It will have seizures. The crazy thing is, work is about 10 away from my house so....???
I've been trying to unlock the 1700 band but it may not be possible on the GT-7100. when hitting *#7284#. You're supposed to go into the "Qualcomm usb settings" but that option does not exist on my phone. Anywhere. Its just not there. So I'm stuck.
I know Tmobile is in the process of refarming their network to 1900, but I have no idea when they are going to complete that project. Anyone know?
It may turn out that we'll have to either put up with the EDGE speeds or go with Straight Talk...
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Yes exactly the problem i am facing. its very frustrating. My phone switches with all day long it mostly stays on Edge though.
This has nothing to do with your phone. Tmobile USA has not rolled out the compatible 3G frequency yet.
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Deusdies said:
This has nothing to do with your phone. Tmobile USA has not rolled out the compatible 3G frequency yet.
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How come my freind who has a S3 gets better signal and better speeds at the same place?
japjeev said:
How come my freind who has a S3 gets better signal and better speeds at the same place?
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He might have a version that supports the 1700 band
Hey guys! I'm trying to get my Verizon S4 working for my wife on T-Mobile! She got the LG G3 last night and because she's so tiny, it's like a tablet to her!
Anyways, the Verizon S4 is rooted and is still on original MDK firmware. With that said, I'm not too sure exactly which steps in your guide apply to our situation...not having safe strap and all.
With changing the APN settings to match up to my phone (LG G3 on T-Mobile), and inserting a T-Mobile 4G sim card, I'm able to get calls and SMS working over WiFi on the S4...that's it though. No mobile data seems to be coming through. Her mobile signal icon in the status bar keeps switching back n forth from E to H for some reason...but no LTE or 4G icon.
Anyways, is this something anyone thinks they could help with? Or do ya think we're screwed? My sweet wife would be eternally grateful if someone could help to make this happen!!
EDIT: haha, my signature will be changed if I'm able to get this working for her!
Aren't you missing something here? Verizon is CDMA, TMo is GSM. I don't see how you can get cell coverage to work unless the phone has dual antennas.
enmatt said:
Aren't you missing something here? Verizon is CDMA, TMo is GSM. I don't see how you can get cell coverage to work unless the phone has dual antennas.
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Many newer CDMA devices with LTE support have gsm radios as well, that includes sprint and Verizon..
To OP, you may have better luck searching the Verizon forums if nobody replies here
Hey guys, I asked awhile back about switching to ST and I've done it. I finally got data working by using a TMO SIM, but I can only get EDGE, no more, no less. Even in relatively large cities in my area that have TMO towers, I only get EDGE. My question is, is there anything I can do to get better data?
I have Verizon LG G4 on Straight Talk Verizon Towers and everything works great! Not sure what your issue is. Only issue I see is when I make a phone call, it drops to 1x always
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I have Verizon LG G4 on Straight Talk Verizon Towers and everything works great! Not sure what your issue is. Only issue I see is when I make a phone call, it drops to 1x always
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That's because you're not using Advanced Calling (VoLTE). On Verizon's network, calls always drop to 1X unless you're using Advanced Calling. In the past, most Verizon phones didn't indicate this. They would continue to show whatever data connection the phone had (3G, 4G) even though the call was being done over 1X. Several recent Verizon devices have been more honest about which networks are actually in use, including the G4.
So, what you're experiencing isn't an issue. It's what should be happening.
photos.by.fako said:
I have Verizon LG G4 on Straight Talk Verizon Towers and everything works great! Not sure what your issue is. Only issue I see is when I make a phone call, it drops to 1x always
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That's because you're using a Verizon ST SIM, the OP is using a T-Mobile ST SIM. Also, you need to enable Advanced Calling on your account and your phone to use voice and data at the same time over LTE.
To the OP, I have the same problem. When I put my T-Mobile SIM in my VS986 I only get 2G at home, while LTE only works in the older LTE sites that are using band 4 primarily. Most 2G > LTE sites are using band 2, which according to the Verizon spec page this phone supports, but it must not be active as it doesn't work. I've been looking at ways to enable band 2 without any success yet.
To the OP, you added the APN configs for Straight Talk T-Mobile, correct?
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official.xian said:
Hey guys, I asked awhile back about switching to ST and I've done it. I finally got data working by using a TMO SIM, but I can only get EDGE, no more, no less. Even in relatively large cities in my area that have TMO towers, I only get EDGE. My question is, is there anything I can do to get better data?
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I just opened a thread asking about VS986 wcdma bands availability. I was reading LG specs and they say this phone has no 3g, just 2g and LTE. Reading in many other web pages they say this phone has all 4 wcdma bands available. Maybe they are software locked?
I think, I made a mistake buying this phone to be used in a GSM network. Have you checked with Verizon/Tmo rep?
photos.by.fako said:
I have Verizon LG G4 on Straight Talk Verizon Towers and everything works great! Not sure what your issue is. Only issue I see is when I make a phone call, it drops to 1x always
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What are your LTE speeds like? I thought about making the switch but then I read that Verizon limits LTE speeds on ST to 5MBPS...Is that true? As it is my 3g+ speeds end up being faster than that most of the time.
rick09 said:
What are your LTE speeds like? I thought about making the switch but then I read that Verizon limits LTE speeds on ST to 5MBPS...Is that true? As it is my 3g+ speeds end up being faster than that most of the time.
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I'm getting better than 5Mbps, but definitely shaped/limited bandwidth. If you actually use 10Mbps+ regularly, keep shopping.
When I got my Nexus 5 back in 2013 I noticed that if I was on LTE and made/received a call the data would switch to H and then switch back to LTE after the call was ended. My Nexus 5X does the same thing. What's the deal? Before I had the Nexus 5 I had a Galaxy SII Skyrocket(the LTE version of the Galaxy SII from AT&T) and that phone would stay on LTE during calls and that was from an early LTE phone (the first AT&T offered). I would expect the same from a current phone in 2015.
jimv1983 said:
When I got my Nexus 5 back in 2013 I noticed that if I was on LTE and made/received a call the data would switch to H and then switch back to LTE after the call was ended. My Nexus 5X does the same thing. What's the deal? Before I had the Nexus 5 I had a Galaxy SII Skyrocket(the LTE version of the Galaxy SII from AT&T) and that phone would stay on LTE during calls and that was from an early LTE phone (the first AT&T offered). I would expect the same from a current phone in 2015.
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I am using Nexus 5X with T-Mobile and phone stays on LTE during call. There is a settings in: settings>more>cellular networks - Enhanced 4G LTE Mode ON/OFF switch. Do you have that?
Charkatak said:
I am using Nexus 5X with T-Mobile and phone stays on LTE during call. There is a settings in: settings>more>cellular networks - Enhanced 4G LTE Mode ON/OFF switch. Do you have that?
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Nope. I don't have that option. I'm on AT&T. That's really strange that you Nexus 5X has that and mine doesn't. Kind of strange that yours has software differences. Did you buy your phone directly from Google?
jimv1983 said:
Nope. I don't have that option. I'm on AT&T. That's really strange that you Nexus 5X has that and mine doesn't. Kind of strange that yours has software differences. Did you buy your phone directly from Google?
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Phone is directly from google and this is the current build #MDB08L. If you have anyone with T-Mobile sim, try it.
Dial *#*#4636#*#*, then tap "phone info", scroll to the bottom and check for "VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG" - if it is on, then you will see OFF in from of VOLTE...
Charkatak said:
Phone is directly from google and this is the current build #MDB08L. If you have anyone with T-Mobile sim, try it.
Dial *#*#4636#*#*, then tap "phone info", scroll to the bottom and check for "VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG" - if it is on, then you will see OFF in from of VOLTE...
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It currently says "TURN OFF VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG" so I'm guessing it's currently on. However I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. VoLTE means "voice over LTE". I'm not even trying to do voice over LTE. I'm just trying to use LTE for regular data while on a call over regular GSM.
jimv1983 said:
It currently says "TURN OFF VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG" so I'm guessing it's currently on. However I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. VoLTE means "voice over LTE". I'm not even trying to do voice over LTE. I'm just trying to use LTE for regular data while on a call over regular GSM.
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That is exactly the case if you want to stay on LTE while on a call, then it is called VoLTE(Voice over LTE). Your setting for that seems to be on...
Things to try, unless Nexus 5X on AT&T is unable to do VoLTE, ask AT&T.
Test with T-Mobile sim
Check APN settings
Check to see if your sim card is old
Charkatak said:
That is exactly the case if you want to stay on LTE while on a call, then it is called VoLTE(Voice over LTE). Your setting for that seems to be on...
Things to try, unless Nexus 5X on AT&T is unable to do VoLTE, ask AT&T.
Test with T-Mobile sim
Check APN settings
Check to see if your sim card is old
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Everything I've seen says that VoLTE means that the LTE data connection is used to actually make phone calls instead of the traditional cell voice network(GSM/CDMA). I don't care about that. I'm fine with regular phone calls using the regular GSM voice connection. I just want to be able to use the LTE connection for things like browsing while I'm on a regular phone call.
Good to know that it isn't an issue with the phone. I guess it might be an AT&T network issue but that would be strange since it worked with my old Galaxy S II Skyrocket that I bought in 2011. Maybe a compatibility issue between AT&T and this phone? I'll see if I can test with someones T-Mobile SIM. My SIM card is only a month old since I had to get a Nano SIM when switching from my Nexus 5(which took a Micro SIM).
The only way you will be able to use LTE to browse the internet while on a call is if you are placing the call using VoLTE. Before VoLTE (and currently if you don't have it) your phone will always drop to a non LTE connection.
I'm sorry but that's just the way it has been and the way it is. Every device that doesn't use VoLTE will change to a different non LTE signal to place the call.
AFAIK, VoLTE on our device does not seem to be supported on the "gsm" carriers.. Yet.
Maybe try out the Network app? It allows you to specify a network preference and do a bit of fine-tuning.
jimv1983 said:
When I got my Nexus 5 back in 2013 I noticed that if I was on LTE and made/received a call the data would switch to H and then switch back to LTE after the call was ended. My Nexus 5X does the same thing. What's the deal? Before I had the Nexus 5 I had a Galaxy SII Skyrocket(the LTE version of the Galaxy SII from AT&T) and that phone would stay on LTE during calls and that was from an early LTE phone (the first AT&T offered). I would expect the same from a current phone in 2015.
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I am on Tmobile and sometimes it does the same thing. I have to switch network preference to 2G then make a call hang up switch back to 4G then turn on the VOLTE option.
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k.s.deviate said:
The only way you will be able to use LTE to browse the internet while on a call is if you are placing the call using VoLTE. Before VoLTE (and currently if you don't have it) your phone will always drop to a non LTE connection.
I'm sorry but that's just the way it has been and the way it is. Every device that doesn't use VoLTE will change to a different non LTE signal to place the call.
AFAIK, VoLTE on our device does not seem to be supported on the "gsm" carriers.. Yet.
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That might be the case with the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X but it was absolutely not the case with my old Galaxy SII Skyrocket. Kind of strange that the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X have this issue. Seems kind of strange to me that the LTE radio would have to be turned off just because you are making a non-VoLTE call.
jimv1983 said:
That might be the case with the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X but it was absolutely not the case with my old Galaxy SII Skyrocket. Kind of strange that the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X have this issue. Seems kind of strange to me that the LTE radio would have to be turned off just because you are making a non-VoLTE call.
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This is the case with all devices that are not using the VoLTE service.
There is no other way, unless of course you are using a VoIP service or hangouts to place your calls.
GreenDroidX said:
I am on Tmobile and sometimes it does the same thing. I have to switch network preference to 2G then make a call hang up switch back to 4G then turn on the VOLTE option.
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Have not had issues with VoLTE on Nexus 5X using T-Mobile.
k.s.deviate said:
This is the case with all devices that are not using the VoLTE service.
There is no other way, unless of course you are using a VoIP service or hangouts to place your calls.
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I didn't realize VoLTE was a feature of phones in 2011. I'm wondering if maybe AT&T stopped supporting it on its network? Oh well, thanks for the info. I didn't realize a phone had to be able to make calls over LTE to be able to use LTE data while on a call. It's also surprising considering how Verizon does simultaneous voice and data. Once Verizon started supporting LTE phones(several years ago) you could do simultaneous voice and data but it wasn't(at least at that time) using LTE for voice calls. Just for data while a CDMA call was active. I guess it works differently for GSM?
Charkatak said:
Have not had issues with VoLTE on Nexus 5X using T-Mobile.
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Just to clarify, I'm not trying to make a voice call using LTE(which is what "Voice over LTE" means). Just trying to use LTE data while on a non-LTE voice call.
jimv1983 said:
I didn't realize VoLTE was a feature of phones in 2011. I'm wondering if maybe AT&T stopped supporting it on its network? Oh well, thanks for the info. I didn't realize a phone had to be able to make calls over LTE to be able to use LTE data while on a call. It's also surprising considering how Verizon does simultaneous voice and data. Once Verizon started supporting LTE phones(several years ago) you could do simultaneous voice and data but it wasn't(at least at that time) using LTE for voice calls. Just for data while a CDMA call was active. I guess it works differently for GSM?
Just to clarify, I'm not trying to make a voice call using LTE(which is what "Voice over LTE" means). Just trying to use LTE data while on a non-LTE voice call.
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In any case in order to stay on LTE and use data, your phone has to support VoLTE, because normal LTE is data only and when you make a call it would drop to 3 or 4G. CDMA and GSM are 2 different type of networks. I was always using GSM providers(T-Mobile in my case) and this is how it works. I don't know how your old phone could let you be on LTE during a call - unless AT&T was using some proprietary service.
Charkatak said:
...because normal LTE is data only...
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That totally makes sense. I'm fine with that.
Charkatak said:
....and when you make a call it would drop to 3 or 4G.
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Thats weird.
Charkatak said:
...I don't know how your old phone could let you be on LTE during a call - unless AT&T was using some proprietary service.
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Yeah, if that's how LTE data works then AT&T must have had something special.
jimv1983 said:
Yeah, if that's how LTE data works then AT&T must have had something special.
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Early on, phones had a separate 3G radio from their LTE radio. This is a big part of why the first LTE phones had substantial battery drain issues compared to 3G only phones at the same time. One of the nice things about the setup was that you could use 3G for voice and LTE for data simultaneously. With the move to integrated modems, which significantly improved battery life and speed, that feature was lost. Until AT&T implements a standard for VOLTE like T-Mobile has you're going to have to deal with the lower speeds while on a call.
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Early on, phones had a separate 3G radio from their LTE radio. This is a big part of why the first LTE phones had substantial battery drain issues compared to 3G only phones at the same time. One of the nice things about the setup was that you could use 3G for voice and LTE for data simultaneously. With the move to integrated modems, which significantly improved battery life and speed, that feature was lost. Until AT&T implements a standard for VOLTE like T-Mobile has you're going to have to deal with the lower speeds while on a call.
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OK that explains it. The Galaxy S2 Skyrocket was the first AT&T LTE phone so it probably had separate radios. I'm also kind of concerned with what VoLTE will do to battery life. I remember that one of the ways phone matters were reducing battery drain was to keep the radio asleep unless it was asleep. With VoLTE the LTE radio would have to be active all the time. Has the energy efficiency of newer LTE radios made that a non-issue? How is battery life on T-Mobile vs AT&T using the same phone under similar conditions?