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Does changing the kernel help with slow data speeds? What do I need to change because my internet feels like it's going at 56k speeds. I'm not over my AT&T data limit either so I know that's not it.
data speeds are determined by your SIM and your coverage. it has nothing to do with kernel.
go to att and get a new SIM and see if that helps out.
Zepius said:
data speeds are determined by your SIM and your coverage. it has nothing to do with kernel.
go to att and get a new SIM and see if that helps out.
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I don't know about that.
I heard that basebands or modems can be flashed to help with slow speeds.
I was running XXKK1 baseband on at&t in Austin TX and it was about 1.5mbps down. Then 4.0.2 came out with XXKK6 and it was same. Then I went to at&t store and had them provisioned my account with an LTE phone (HTC Vivid) so my data plan became LTE, then I added PTA APN settings in my GN and speed consistently hovers around 6-7.5 mbps.
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I was running XXKK1 baseband on at&t in Austin TX and it was about 1.5mbps down. Then 4.0.2 came out with XXKK6 and it was same. Then I went to at&t store and had them provisioned my account with an LTE phone (HTC Vivid) so my data plan became LTE, then I added PTA APN settings in my GN and speed consistently hovers around 6-7.5 mbps.
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Whoa, that's pretty cool.
So I just go into AT&T and tell them to put an LTE plan on my phone? I have unlimited so will it work?
Also, what does PTA mean?
Yes go to AT&T store and most reps will refuse to do it. Tell them to use an LTE phone, such as Vivid or Skyrocket and change the last few digits of the IMEI number and it will work. Your plan should show LTE in the data package.
PTA is the APN setting for LTE on AT&T. Search the General forum for PTA and you will see the settings for it.
rubiconjp said:
Yes go to AT&T store and most reps will refuse to do it. Tell them to use an LTE phone, such as Vivid or Skyrocket and change the last few digits of the IMEI number and it will work. Your plan should show LTE in the data package.
PTA is the APN setting for LTE on AT&T. Search the General forum for PTA and you will see the settings for it.
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Ok cool, thanks.
First, let me say that I may have set this up wrong, so any advice is appreciated.
I purchase the ST GS2 (I777) att model (running 2.3.6 on UDLG1 build) which comes with a ST sim before I discovered the T989 for cheaper. Got the T989 and unlocked it using info here. Took the ST sim from the I777, put it in the T989 and configured APN using the same APN info from the I777 (wap.tracfone - different than APN for ST BYOD sim).
The swap and I777 APN settings worked for calls, text, mms and data at first I thought. But I noticed that data is slow and intermittent. The T989 shows the 3g icon but when I run speedtest I get either a network 7kps down/999kps up or network connection issues. If I take the sim out and put back in the I777, I get 5-6Mps down and 1.0-1.5Mps up and the H+ icon.
The T989 is on 4.0.4 running stock build IMM76D.UVLH1 and the radio is T989UVLE1 (for unlock). So I flashed different radios but not any real difference. I also tried the LI and LH radios and the one for the Galaxy Note posted in radio sticky without different results.
I also tried the ST BOYD apn settings att.mvno and I get calls but no data. No help from ST customer service as they only support buying the separate sim card. I don't have one or else I would have tried it. Just wanted to try phone out before getting sim card. I wouldn't want this same data issue if I bought the ST sim separately.
And ATT works better in my area for coverage than TM before anyone suggests getting the TM sim.
Any advice? Thanks in advance.
Just to make sure it was not just that one T989 phone I have. I tried it on another T989 today and same exact issue. I beleive the T989 has the radio for HSPA+ on ATT. Perhaps that band of not enabled in the rom. Could it be a sim card issue - not sure how that effects it?
OK. I think I answered by own questions by reading HoFo thread #1781748 (can't post link). There the OP posted that they deleted the proxy and then got faster speeds. Worked for me too. Now getting 5mbps down and 1 mbps up.
The phone icon says 3g, but I assume that is because it is a TM phone and the icons related to the band that TM uses for 4g, not Att.
I suppose I can live with the icon saying 3g but with H+ speeds. Not trying to start an argument over the fact that H+ is nto 4g or really just turbo 3g. Just glad I got my speeds up.
Had similar issue with my T989 .. Thanks a ton
I live in Tampa, a place that has had the 1900mhz 3/4g on tmobile network for a while source: androidandme dot com/2012/12/carriers/t-mobile-upgrades-14-new-metro-areas-to-4g-hspa-on-1900-mhz-band
Now I got my unlock code straight from ATT over the phone, told them I was going overseas on business), and unlocked the phone perfectly fine. Put in my net10 Tmobile sim, and activated and updated the apn. I can make/recieve calls, send and recieve text AND MMS PICTURES, but when I try to use data I only get the "G" symbol and slow as **** speeds (like .07mbs down)
Any way to fix this? I know it should work but its just not.
Sorry bout the (dot) com thing, wont let me post links and it's kinda important.
Alright, after flashing a new modem I get "E" instead of just G and slightly better speeds.... and by better I mean about ~0.15mb/s ._.
TeknoGodz said:
Alright, after flashing a new modem I get "E" instead of just G and slightly better speeds.... and by better I mean about ~0.15mb/s ._.
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Before we go into too much troubleshooting, check your imei. Settings > about phone > status
That's sounds like a what happens with a Verizon phone on at&t. In don't think the bands are compatible that net10 leases. I think it also varies greatly by area. Straight talk would be the best for a prepaid using an at&t phone
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Before we go into too much troubleshooting, check your imei. Settings > about phone > status
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I looked there and I don't know what you mean by check it, but it is the correct numbers in the settings, and it matches the back of the phone... Also I don't know what IMEI SV means (software version maybe?) but it says 2.
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That's sounds like a what happens with a Verizon phone on at&t. In don't think the bands are compatible that net10 leases. I think it also varies greatly by area. Straight talk would be the best for a prepaid using an at&t phone
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Net10's website simply says any unlocked GSM phone operating on 850 and 1900 MHz bands, which this phone does, and T-Mobile upgraded their towers last year from 1700 to 1900 in Tampa, so it should work just fine.
Is there any way for me to check what bands a phone is currently using? If so I can check on my brothers phone which is a T-Mobile phone running on Net10. If I could check what band's it's actually using for the 4g it's receiving then I can confirm for a fact that the problem is on my end.
Either way though, thanks for your help guys, I appreciate it.
EDIT: After about two hours searching I cannot find a way to find out exactly what band he is using, however I realized since his is a T-Mobile phone it would probably show 1700 either way. I need someone with a iPhone or other GSM in Tampa to confirm I guess... Kinda a problem tho.
Tried these settings? Should be able to get H or H+
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947376
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Tried these settings? Should be able to get H or H+
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947376
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From what I can see all those APN are all for other carriers. I'm using the APN from net 10 web site
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Using these settings?
APN Name: NET10
APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80
Net10s website gives these. I'm sure this is what you're trying to use. I'm also sure you know to reboot your phone after selecting a new apn
APN Name: NET10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
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Using these settings?
APN Name: NET10
APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80
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No, that is for the ATT SIM's from Net10.
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Net10s website gives these. I'm sure this is what you're trying to use. I'm also sure you know to reboot your phone after selecting a new apn
APN Name: NET10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
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That's not what Net10's site says.... but regardless no, it didn't work. That one doesn't even work on EDGE, it tries to get me to log in at some T-Mobile site but the site doesn't load, just blank page, so no that's not it.
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No, that is for the ATT SIM's from Net10.
That's not what Net10's site says.... but regardless no, it didn't work. That one doesn't even work on EDGE, it tries to get me to log in at some T-Mobile site but the site doesn't load, just blank page, so no that's not it.
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well im on simplemobile which is tmobiles frequency also.. I am using stock modem, 1747UCDLK3, I get 4g speeds of 4000 - 17000 kbps depending on time of day.. better at night time...
I made a few stock roms, all working great... im on the tmobile build now.. just made it a few days ago... check my signature..
Build-11_15_2012_UCDLK3_S3_I747_JB411 regular AT&T, works great... speeds 4000 - 17000 kbps shows up 3g and 4g.
Build-12_12_2012_MUMBLL1_S3_I747_&_747M_JB411, Canadian claro rom, also made one for AT&T works great also.. speeds 4000 - 17000 kbps, shows up 3g and 4g
Build_01_17_2013_UVDLJC_S3_I747&T999_JB411, tmobile rom, cant really test cause I used up my 250mb of 4g, but I am getting and E instead of 3g.. speed on 3g is 195kbps. hmm slow.. I usually get 240 or 244 kbps..
I changed the build prop to represent ATT d2att... everything works great...
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well im on simplemobile which is tmobiles frequency also.. I am using stock modem, 1747UCDLK3, I get 4g speeds of 4000 - 17000 kbps depending on time of day.. better at night time...
I made a few stock roms, all working great... im on the tmobile build now.. just made it a few days ago... check my signature..
Build-11_15_2012_UCDLK3_S3_I747_JB411 regular AT&T, works great... speeds 4000 - 17000 kbps shows up 3g and 4g.
Build-12_12_2012_MUMBLL1_S3_I747_&_747M_JB411, Canadian claro rom, also made one for AT&T works great also.. speeds 4000 - 17000 kbps, shows up 3g and 4g
Build_01_17_2013_UVDLJC_S3_I747&T999_JB411, tmobile rom, cant really test cause I used up my 250mb of 4g, but I am getting and E instead of 3g.. speed on 3g is 195kbps. hmm slow.. I usually get 240 or 244 kbps..
I changed the build prop to represent ATT d2att... everything works great...
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Huh, Well I installed the last one on that list and it works!!! I get 4g and first speedest hit 8.5 down 1.5 up. Not too shabby compared to 0.15 on edge lolol
So I guess now my question is how did you do it? What if anything did you change and why does 4g not work at all on CM10.1? Curious.
For me I had to do a factory data reset, once I did it worked perfectly on the stock rooted ROM.
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well I got it to work, the 4g that is... but I had the same problem with my wifes phone with the E.. edge which is 2g.. slow data...
I haven't done anything to my wifes phone for over a week, I think its tmobile antenna, which I use simplemobile..
I noticed my s3 would work downtown tampa, but not where I live in town and country... all around my area I was getting E... for a brief second or so I would see 4g and it would change immediately to E.
so I changed the following step last night to make both phones work and got 4g..
in settings... more settings... wireless and networks... mobile networks.. NETWORK MODE= Changed to WCDMA ONLY... seemed to do the trick.. I never had to do that before..
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well I got it to work, the 4g that is... but I had the same problem with my wifes phone with the E.. edge which is 2g.. slow data...
I haven't done anything to my wifes phone for over a week, I think its tmobile antenna, which I use simplemobile..
I noticed my s3 would work downtown tampa, but not where I live in town and country... all around my area I was getting E... for a brief second or so I would see 4g and it would change immediately to E.
so I changed the following step last night to make both phones work and got 4g..
in settings... more settings... wireless and networks... mobile networks.. NETWORK MODE= Changed to WCDMA ONLY... seemed to do the trick.. I never had to do that before..
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Well I was too hasty before, my phone only gets 4g in a couple spots out and about Tampa. Most of the time it's only Edge, which leads me to believe it is in fact just T-Mobile sucking.
I tried that WCDMA setting and that disconnects me from mobile networks completely. Like if I was in airplane mode.
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Huh, Well I installed the last one on that list and it works!!! I get 4g and first speedest hit 8.5 down 1.5 up. Not too shabby compared to 0.15 on edge lolol
So I guess now my question is how did you do it? What if anything did you change and why does 4g not work at all on CM10.1? Curious.
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I have the same problem. I have an unlocked att on tmo and never see 4g, only E. so my question is what exactly did you flash to get that working? Was it the Tmo rom or the ATT one? I am pretty good at all this but just wanted to make sure i download the right file. Thanks.
This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well. Granted, it's not unlimited data, but for the average user, 2.5GB should be more than plenty.
I've been on Net10 since July of this year. It's been pretty solid so far and my only complaint was the lack of 4G/LTE service. After flashing the new MK2 modems today I noticed for the first time that my Network Icon was showing 4G LTE; not just the standard 4G when connected to 3G or H+. Also Settings->About Phone->Status shows me as being connected to LTE... so just throwing that out there.
I'll throw out my APN settings that have working MMS and everything; although I do believe they're the standard APN settings on Net10's page.
Name: Net10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN Type: default,supl,mms,hipri
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This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well. Granted, it's not unlimited data, but for the average user, 2.5GB should be more than plenty.
I've been on Net10 since July of this year. It's been pretty solid so far and my only complaint was the lack of 4G/LTE service. After flashing the new MK2 modems today I noticed for the first time that my Network Icon was showing 4G LTE; not just the standard 4G when connected to 3G or H+. Also Settings->About Phone->Status shows me as being connected to LTE... so just throwing that out there.
I'll throw out my APN settings that have working MMS and everything; although I do believe they're the standard APN settings on Net10's page.
Name: Net10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN Type: default,supl,mms,hipri
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This looks promising. In your opinion then, there's no downside at all to doing this? I don't use Wifi calling so I would not miss that. What kind of data speeds do you actually get? If it's even close to what I get now (mid 20's, usually), I'm sold. The only concern I have is this sentence in their "transferring a number" section: In order to transfer or port in your phone number to NET10 you must have a NET10 wireless phone. I plan on calling them to clarify, but does this mean I can't bring my current number over with my phone, that I would need to buy one from them? That would be a deal breaker. Thank you.
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This looks promising. In your opinion then, there's no downside at all to doing this? I don't use Wifi calling so I would not miss that. What kind of data speeds do you actually get? If it's even close to what I get now (mid 20's, usually), I'm sold. The only concern I have is this sentence in their "transferring a number" section: In order to transfer or port in your phone number to NET10 you must have a NET10 wireless phone. I plan on calling them to clarify, but does this mean I can't bring my current number over with my phone, that I would need to buy one from them? That would be a deal breaker. Thank you.
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I didn't see a down side. I was fine just getting 3G as I'm not usually in an LTE area anyway. Why pay $90 a month when you can get pretty much the same exact coverage for half the price? I came from AT&T and have the same coverage as i did previously.
As far as speeds go, I was just shy of 20 down when I tested the other day. I would upload a picture of it now, but I'm not getting too great of speeds where I am right now. Currently I'm only getting about 7 down and 12 up.. But I'm also in the middle of nowhere atm. I'm getting the same down speed on LTE here with 2-3 bars as i do on full bars of 3G. Upload is considerably slower on 3G though.
As far as porting your number, yes you can port it. It's a simple process and I do believe their website explains how to do it. I think I called though and had them do it over the phone. I do remember that your number still had to be active on your current network.. As in don't cancel your service until you set up net10. In fact, once you start the porting process, they take care of canceling your current service anyway.
And you don't need to buy a device from them, check the BYOP (bring your own phone) program.
Attached is a screenshot from a recent speedtest.
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I didn't see a down side. I was fine just getting 3G as I'm not usually in an LTE area anyway. Why pay $90 a month when you can get pretty much the same exact coverage for half the price? I came from AT&T and have the same coverage as i did previously.
As far as speeds go, I was just shy of 20 down when I tested the other day. I would upload a picture of it now, but I'm not getting too great of speeds where I am right now. Currently I'm only getting about 7 down and 12 up.. But I'm also in the middle of nowhere atm. I'm getting the same down speed on LTE here with 2-3 bars as i do on full bars of 3G. Upload is considerably slower on 3G though.
As far as porting your number, yes you can port it. It's a simple process and I do believe their website explains how to do it. I think I called though and had them do it over the phone. I do remember that your number still had to be active on your current network.. As in don't cancel your service until you set up net10. In fact, once you start the porting process, they take care of canceling your current service anyway.
And you don't need to buy a device from them, check the BYOP (bring your own phone) program.
Attached is a screenshot from a recent speedtest.
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Cool. I'll post back after I figure this all out. Thanks...
30Mbps down...
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This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well
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FYI Net10 IS StraightTalk. In fact the APN settings are the same when using the new AT&T ST sim as the ones you posted :good:
braschlosan said:
FYI Net10 IS StraightTalk. In fact the APN settings are the same when using the new AT&T ST sim as the ones you posted :good:
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Net10 is StraightTalk's non-WalMart-subsidized side. I know they use the same APN's, but while StraightTalk had 4G, Net10 was stuck on 3G.
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Straight talk have LTE for their AT&T sims not on tmobile sims.
Was briefly excited on the arrival of my US version from oppostyle, but after hours of T-mobile tech support, a factory reset, APN attempts, still no LTE or proper 3g even on my Find 7, even though I live in a strong 3g/4g area...only (HSPA) H and H+. Can anyone help?
Thank you
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Was briefly excited on the arrival of my US version from oppostyle, but after hours of T-mobile tech support, a factory reset, APN attempts, still no LTE or proper 3g even on my Find 7, even though I live in a strong 3g/4g area...only (HSPA) H and H+. Can anyone help?
Thank you
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Hmm, those match my settings and I am getting LTE. Dumb question, but have you restarted? I noticed my phone can get kinda quirky when switching between APN's, or if the data gets turned off by another app for some dumb reason or another.
I have a feeling there is a little more tweaking to do to the modem from Oppo...
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Hmm, those match my settings and I am getting LTE. Dumb question, but have you restarted? I noticed my phone can get kinda quirky when switching between APN's, or if the data gets turned off by another app for some dumb reason or another.
I have a feeling there is a little more tweaking to do to the modem from Oppo...
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I get LTE (4G) with these setting just fine on TMO in Texas.... remember it will show 4G not LTE.
ramana.spencer said:
Was briefly excited on the arrival of my US version from oppostyle, but after hours of T-mobile tech support, a factory reset, APN attempts, still no LTE or proper 3g even on my Find 7, even though I live in a strong 3g/4g area...only (HSPA) H and H+. Can anyone help?
Thank you
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Have you confirmed that you actually have LTE in your area?
Remember that for years, T-Mobile and AT&T called HSPA+ "4G"
Entropy512 said:
Have you confirmed that you actually have LTE in your area?
Remember that for years, T-Mobile and AT&T called HSPA+ "4G"
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I was uunclear about H+, have just been looking up info....Was on Verizon, a GSM newbee here
However, I am seeing very slow speeds on HSPA+ and HSP...not even seeing much of a difference in speeds between the two on my device.
between them. Averaging 0.6 Mbps to 1.3 Mbps down, and 0.8 mbps to 1.3 Mbps up, even though T-mobile tech support claims I have excellent 4g coverage in my area. Is this most likely hardware?
Also, on my roadtrip yesterday to Medford, I was capping off at around 10 Mbps on LTE at the most, which seems a ,ittle slow for LTE.
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I was uunclear about H+, have just been looking up info....Was on Verizon, a GSM newbee here
However, I am seeing very slow speeds on HSPA+ and HSP...not even seeing much of a difference in speeds between the two on my device.
between them. Averaging 0.6 Mbps to 1.3 Mbps down, and 0.8 mbps to 1.3 Mbps up, even though T-mobile tech support claims I have excellent 4g coverage in my area. Is this most likely hardware?
Also, on my roadtrip yesterday to Medford, I was capping off at around 10 Mbps on LTE at the most, which seems a ,ittle slow for LTE.
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Sometimes your coverage can be solid but the backhaul (connection between towers and the Internet) can be awful. AT&T's local reps even told me that the local LTE isn't going to be particularly good for a while until they upgrade the backhaul to the towers.
Your HSPA+ speeds seem low, but that's in comparison with my AT&T experiences. I might try doing a speedtest comparison of LTE between my Nexus 5 and my Find 7a if I can.
I was reading the pocketnow review and they had trouble getting the phone to work on AT&T and T-mobile in the US. Does this phone even support T-Mobile LTE bands? In most areas T-Mobile has their LTE on the AWS band.
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It actually does support them...I was told there was 4g here but there isn't as of yet
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Mine does get all of these (4G, H, H+, etc.) but the problem is most of the time it can't even get data connection.
GPRS Setting for LTE works for Me
I was having problems connecting to data,calls no problem (OPPO FIND 7 USA).
Anyway,the automatic APN settings weren't right for me,I had to manually set the APN Protocol setting to IPV4 (wasn't set,reading Not Set) & it finally connected to 4G LTE.
Here's the strange part:
The APN Name (On OPPO FIND 7,USA Model) is T-Mobile GPRS NOT T-Mobile LTE.
If I changed the name,it wouldn't connect to data at all.
From best I can tell via web search, GPRS is synonymous with 2G,however,I have 4G LTE when this APN Name is used.
I've seen others having a hard time connecting to the network & seems this bug arose in the latest update.
Anyway,my settings are identical to those in the pics in the OP EXCEPT the very 1st line,the APN Name.
Where I'm at right now is notorious for a weak signal due to building/equipment interference,however,I'm picking up an excellent signal (-90 to -80dBm / 53asu) on LTE:13
Have you tried to turn on LTE 4G by going in the dialer type *#*#4636#*#* phone information and set preferred network as LTE only ?
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Have you tried to turn on LTE 4G by going in the dialer type *#*#4636#*#* phone information and set preferred network as LTE only ?
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Yes.
As it is now,w/the APN Name as T-Mobile GPRS & in the hidden menu,changing the preferred network to LTE has no effect,it stays connected to LTE & everything below that which is available in my area.
I just left it as UNKNOWN.
I tried changing the APN Name to T-Mobile LTE & it immediately disconnects,regardless of any other changes in the hidden menus.
As the phone senses/sets-up Auto APN,the only apparent thing that is omitted is the APN Protocol setting,which by default on my phone & SIM Card registered Not Set.
Changing that value to IPV4 (from Not Set) is what made the difference.
Perhaps this quirk has something to do with 2G in my area having been replaced/upgraded to 4G & 4G LTE & the phone doesn't sense the difference/recognize the difference but in name only,but,accepts the 4G/LTE Connection.
Not knowing all things network/etc..,this seems like a possible explanation.
All I know is that I have an excellent connection & fast speeds w/browsing/etc.....
I don't care what the phone calls it,or sees it as,success is success.
I've seen stranger things than this........
I have since replaced my SIM CARD & had no problems connecting to T-MOBILE's 4G LTE,no modification of the APN was needed.
However,this is while flashed to CYANOGENMOD 11 nightlies,have no idea if the previous issues would pop-up if running the stock COLOR 1.2.4i O/S.
I have had issues with T-mobile LTE. Played around with all the settings. Deleted the APN and created a new one, etc. It works now, but I didn't do anything special, it started working randomly a day or 2 later
Strangely enough I'm having the same problem getting 3g with Virgin (EE/TMobile) in the UK
It can take a while for LTE to provision after setting up the APN. Set it and let it try for about an hour.
APN
The APN setting should have no effect on this.
You have 2 different fields when you type *#*#4636#*#*, gsm service and gprs service. If gsm service does not show "in service", you can use any APN in the world and it still won't work.