T-mobile + Telus = 3g ? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO

NLPUNITED said:
I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO
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System settings > about phone > status .
It should tell you in there what network is currently connected
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NLPUNITED said:
I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO
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Yes this is a known issue dating back to gb roms. Telus phones will only show 3g but will still be using hspa+ (4g) as usual. It's a cosmetic issue only

yoft1 said:
Yes this is a known issue dating back to gb roms. Telus phones will only show 3g but will still be using hspa+ (4g) as usual. It's a cosmetic issue only
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Thanks for the answers.
What exactly am i supose to see in the status if im actually on 4g?

NLPUNITED said:
Thanks for the answers.
What exactly am i supose to see in the status if im actually on 4g?
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Network: TELUS
Network Type : UMTS:3
So i should be runing 4g even if i get 3g logo.?

NLPUNITED said:
Network: TELUS
Network Type : UMTS:3
So i should be runing 4g even if i get 3g logo.?
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Yes that is correct. You are on hspa+ 4g speeds but just are seeing the 3g logo

yoft1 said:
Yes that is correct. You are on hspa+ 4g speeds but just are seeing the 3g logo
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Thank you for clarifying !

I am showing HSPA:11 is this 4G?
If not what radio and tweaks do I need to make. And what are some working links?
I have been searching for the Blaze 4G radio (not sure which version I need), which was suggested by many as the best radio for TELUS users, plus any tweaks. But none of the links work.
I am with TELUS. Using the lastest Darkside Kernel, AOKP milestone 6, LLE4 radio.
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You guys have to realize that 4g is actually 3.5g lol. So just run done speed tests, that should answer your questions right away.
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I understand that 4g is really 3.5g. My question is what is the best radio and tweaks for a T-989D in the Toronto area.
And working links to the radio.
I already understand that in these ROMs, H is the symbol for 4g (3.5g). Also the speed on custom ROMs isn't as good as Stock.
Sent from my Telus SGH-T989D [kernel: Darkside VEMON 3.08] [rom: AOKP ICS milestone 6] [radio: TELUS LLE4] using xda app-developers app
Many thanks to all Devs & Techs!

There is a flashable zip that fixes this issue. Go to the Jedi ROM in the development section. It's on the first page under add ons. Should be good on any tmobile based ROM for those of us with Telus phones.
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VolitileX said:
I understand that 4g is really 3.5g. My question is what is the best radio and tweaks for a T-989D in the Toronto area.
And working links to the radio.
I already understand that in these ROMs, H is the symbol for 4g (3.5g). Also the speed on custom ROMs isn't as good as Stock.
Sent from my Telus SGH-T989D [kernel: Darkside VEMON 3.08] [rom: AOKP ICS milestone 6] [radio: TELUS LLE4] using xda app-developers app
Many thanks to all Devs & Techs!
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Oh that wasn't directed towards you, that was more towards the general concern of op's.
Regarding radio it really is random, some user's opinions on radios differ from others even though they're in the same area. I wouldn't focus on the speed and focus more on the latency because where's the point of having fast speed when half the time I'm waiting for a response (ping). You can go into some of the custom roms thread, some have modded radios ready to flash. Check out tdj's thread he has like 3.
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Related

[Baseband/Radio] XXKL1

Radio XXKL1
Europe-December-Revision 1
Latest radio you can get at the moment previous versions were from november.
Thanks to lordofcamster for sharing.
Flashable CWM
Filesize = OK
MD5 1d7c78facbc311808dd4e959e6cb1475
Multiupload
Sendspace
Mediafire
minus
or xda attachment below
any improvements with this baseband?
apkanthony said:
any improvements with this baseband?
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Try it and test it for yourself. That's what this thread is for. Feedback
apkanthony said:
any improvements with this baseband?
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For me phone feels snappier. And data is a bit faster/responsive for me when using slow apps like the facebook app.
Seems OK, got it from Paul O'Brien in his ROM
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Flashed and it works!
Thx and another Link
http://min.us/mHXUG0HX9
And All thx goes to Paul from MoDaCo
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flashed aswell, all good so far. will post back with battery life in a few days
Excellent. I'm on 3uk and for the first time since getting the g-nex 2 weeks ago i'm finally getting full bar reception at home on hspa. Rooted and using Paul's latest rom and Franco's latest kernel.
THANK YOU!
Yet another KL1 comes up... Sweet!
I flashed the Korean KL1 yesterday (because Wind Mobile users were having major roaming issues with the north american KL1) & Battery life, Battery Readings, Signal & network speed is much better. Best of all no roaming issues.
Here's a link to that 1 as well http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439217
Will try this 1 later
Thanks! So far so good. Not intensively tested yet, but reception seems to have improved, here in the Netherlands. I was having some issues with that. I was using the xxkk6 radio.
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Does this need a new bootloader?
apd said:
Does this need a new bootloader?
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no
10char
Works fine here as well.
Can't really see any difference with regards to signal strength/performance.
But I guess we'll see if it has any effect on battery in a couple of days.
brgds
Royan
Thanks a lot for the radio, it improved both wifi and network reception for me compared to the xxkk6 radio. Cheers!
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Will this baseband most likely be the one included in stock 4.0.3 or do we think something 'newer' will be included with that update?
Im on 850MHz Telstra Next-G using XXKK6 (AUS2 radio network)... might have to flash and test it out.
Simmo3D said:
Will this baseband most likely be the one included in stock 4.0.3 or do we think something 'newer' will be included with that update?
Im on 850MHz Telstra Next-G using XXKK6 (AUS2 radio network)... might have to flash and test it out.
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Let me know how you go... currently still on the stock Telstra radio but haven't seen much in the way of comparisons.
I live in Asia, for me krkl01 tad better than xxkl01, signal strength and download speed wise
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Do we need to wipe cache / dalvik for this, or are these only for flashing ROM's / Kernel's?
Thanks
SchmeeForce said:
Do we need to wipe cache / dalvik for this, or are these only for flashing ROM's / Kernel's?
Thanks
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just flash zip.. thats all you need to do
This is just the euro version of UGKL1: both are revision 1 of the December 2011 radio.

galaxy s2x telus t989d signal weak on wind mobile and mobilicity

Hi
i bought telus galaxy s2x t989d which is supposed to be exactly the same version of t-mobile galaxy s2 t989, but i started to use it on (AWS 1700) wind mobile or mobilicity, the signal is weak and reception is bad, i red that if i flash t-mobile radio on my phone, the reception will be fixed, if that is true where i can find this radio and how to install it.
thanks
Indeed, you can get better/worse signals depending on your location and your radio. Its more a trial and error thing to see which one works best for you in your area.
Check this thread for some radio's information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426001
I also recently got the Telus Galaxy S2X to use with Wind Mobile. I though I would need to update the Radio to a T-Mobile one as well but was pleasantly surprised that for me the Telus radio give me full signal strength and data speeds (same as what I got with a Wind LG Optimus 2X phone). You can try flashing the radio but don't think it will help that much.
thanks for the reply, its more like to try and find out
jumran said:
I also recently got the Telus Galaxy S2X to use with Wind Mobile. I though I would need to update the Radio to a T-Mobile one as well but was pleasantly surprised that for me the Telus radio give me full signal strength and data speeds (same as what I got with a Wind LG Optimus 2X phone). You can try flashing the radio but don't think it will help that much.[/QUOTE
was it on custom rom or stock, and can u tell me which version please
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omarnajat30176828 said:
jumran said:
I also recently got the Telus Galaxy S2X to use with Wind Mobile. I though I would need to update the Radio to a T-Mobile one as well but was pleasantly surprised that for me the Telus radio give me full signal strength and data speeds (same as what I got with a Wind LG Optimus 2X phone). You can try flashing the radio but don't think it will help that much.
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was it on custom rom or stock, and can u tell me which version please
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I am running stock ICS Telus ROM with stock ICS Telus radio.
I hear people r talking about blaze. Do u know wat ia it
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Another question. If i flash the latest darkside. Can i flash tmobile radio instead of telus radio which comes with darkside
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i'm on Wind and using T-mo radio
no problems for the past 2.5 years
good reception every where i go, including most basements
except the toilets and elevators in tall buildings
The Blaze radio is better than the stock Telus radio for me on Telus. Worth checking out. You can find it somewhere on the first or second page in the dev section (maybe the 3rd).
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Digital1325 said:
The Blaze radio is better than the stock Telus radio for me on Telus. Worth checking out. You can find it somewhere on the first or second page in the dev section (maybe the 3rd).
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
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does that mean i can flash any radio i find to any stock or custom rom i have on phone, and thx for the reply
i have few questions before i root mu phone and i will be greatfull for any answer:
1- can i use t mobile root methods on telus galaxy s2x t989d
2- can i flash radios on stock rom, or i have to have custom rom to flash radios
3- what would be the best rom for me if i want to increase battery performance, considering that i want to flash t mobile radio because i am on wind network
4- are there any roms with t mobile radio already in them so that i dont have flash them seperately
thanks
omarnajat said:
i have few questions before i root mu phone and i will be greatfull for any answer:
1- can i use t mobile root methods on telus galaxy s2x t989d
2- can i flash radios on stock rom, or i have to have custom rom to flash radios
3- what would be the best rom for me if i want to increase battery performance, considering that i want to flash t mobile radio because i am on wind network
4- are there any roms with t mobile radio already in them so that i dont have flash them seperately
thanks
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1) yes
2) yes
3) none i can think of, it all comes down to the Apps you have loaded and what is eating the battery, there's no magic ROM that will do that for you
4) only a some stock ODIN ROMs, most have them (radios) castrated to prevent damage to phones, when flashing the wrong ROM by accident
AllGamer said:
1) yes
2) yes
3) none i can think of, it all comes down to the Apps you have loaded and what is eating the battery, there's no magic ROM that will do that for you
4) only a some stock ODIN ROMs, most have them (radios) castrated to prevent damage to phones, when flashing the wrong ROM by accident
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do u mean that most roms come without radio and we have to install them seperately
omarnajat said:
do u mean that most roms come without radio and we have to install them seperately
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yes
almost anything you flash via CWM will have no radio included
As u r using t989d on wind i need to ask about the battery life. I am usin ICS 4.0.3 stock rom for now. But my batery life is around 14 hrs. Is that normal. Iam light user only emails and calls
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omarnajat said:
As u r using t989d on wind i need to ask about the battery life. I am usin ICS 4.0.3 stock rom for now. But my batery life is around 14 hrs. Is that normal. Iam light user only emails and calls
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I'd say thats pretty standard.
I am using Telus T989X on wind mobile using telus radio here. For me, telus radio seems to pick up the best signal overall.
a lot of stuff affect battery life, there are many topics with good what to do and not to do to make the best out of your battery
something as simple as a live wall paper can drain your battery like a pig
i'll not go into details, as there are plenty of topics about that already
I flashed dark side ucle2 and t mobile radio. I noticed improvement in battery performance. But the reception is same as telis radio
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Digital1325 said:
The Blaze radio is better than the stock Telus radio for me on Telus. Worth checking out. You can find it somewhere on the first or second page in the dev section (maybe the 3rd).
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
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Where can I find Blaze radio?

[Q] Question about 4g and ROMS.

Just rooted my SGS2... Thinking about flashing a ROM, but first I have a question.
After flashing a ROM, will I still have 4G internet like I usually do? That is my only doubt.
Does anyone know of a good ROM if so? I want a clean, smooth ROM.
Slash837 said:
Just rooted my SGS2... Thinking about flashing a ROM, but first I have a question.
After flashing a ROM, will I still have 4G internet like I usually do? That is my only doubt.
Does anyone know of a good ROM if so? I want a clean, smooth ROM.
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Yes, you will still get 4g. If you want a good jellybean ROM running 4.2.1 i would recommend the cyanogen 10.1 or AOKP. They are new versions but are running quite smoothly.
bseager said:
Yes, you will still get 4g. If you want a good jellybean ROM running 4.2.1 i would recommend the cyanogen 10.1 or AOKP. They are new versions but are running quite smoothly.
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Installed AOKP, I can only get 3G/H+
Pre ROM install I'd always be at 4G.
Slash837 said:
Installed AOKP, I can only get 3G/H+
Pre ROM install I'd always be at 4G.
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3G, H, and H+ are all considered T-Mobile "4G".
Slash837 said:
Installed AOKP, I can only get 3G/H+
Pre ROM install I'd always be at 4G.
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On AOSP ROMs "4G" shows as H+.
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HTC Sensation 4G conncection Loss
Hey guys. I have the HTC Sensation 4G and after flashing a rom on it I lost my 4G. Now all I have is 3G. How do I get 4G back on my phone? I have the AOKP Jelly Bean rom.
The AOKP version(if needed) is: aokp_pyramid_unofficial_Dec-14-12
All help will be appreciated. Thanks.
Dennis.Shvetsov said:
Hey guys. I have the HTC Sensation 4G and after flashing a rom on it I lost my 4G. Now all I have is 3G. How do I get 4G back on my phone? I have the AOKP Jelly Bean rom.
The AOKP version(if needed) is: aokp_pyramid_unofficial_Dec-14-12
All help will be appreciated. Thanks.
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I would try a newer rom like this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2115520
Yeah ive updated but the PlayStore is missing and Wifi doesn't work. Plus, the 3G remains.
Dennis.Shvetsov said:
Hey guys. I have the HTC Sensation 4G and after flashing a rom on it I lost my 4G. Now all I have is 3G. How do I get 4G back on my phone? I have the AOKP Jelly Bean rom.
The AOKP version(if needed) is: aokp_pyramid_unofficial_Dec-14-12
All help will be appreciated. Thanks.
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"4G" (really HSPA+) displays as H+/H/3G on AOSP ROMs.
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Lmao.. T-mo 4G = H+ on T-Mobile based roms it will show 4G even when it's not on H+ .. because they think their funny.. AOsP based roms are less sensitive and change the icon only when your on H+..(4G).
Run a speed test and you'd see that your still able to produce the same speeds regardless of what the icon says..
If your lucky then you'll be over 22mbs download speeds like I am
Technically regular hspa is TMo 3G and hsdpa+ is Tmo 4G

[Q] Regaining T-Mobile 4G on Cyanogen 10.1 roms?

I have a Galaxy S2 T989 and am on T-Mobile with 4G access. I updated to Android 4.1.2 through Kies and the rooted, and when I'm running that OS I have normal 4G and Wifi action. I flashed Cyanogen 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.2 and I lost 4G on all three, even though all of my T-mobile network settings (APN, network mode) were identical to those on my wife's T989 - still running official 4.1.2.
Someone over at Cyanogenmod forums said that I needed to update my radio/baseband. How do I do this?
tonemonkey said:
I have a Galaxy S2 T989 and am on T-Mobile with 4G access. I updated to Android 4.1.2 through Kies and the rooted, and when I'm running that OS I have normal 4G and Wifi action. I flashed Cyanogen 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.2 and I lost 4G on all three, even though all of my T-mobile network settings (APN, network mode) were identical to those on my wife's T989 - still running official 4.1.2.
Someone over at Cyanogenmod forums said that I needed to update my radio/baseband. How do I do this?
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Do u still have service, are u able to make calls and such? If not I can give u a link to the radio and u just need to flash it in recovery just like a rom, but if u can still make calls and such ur fine but most aosp ROMs like cm don't use a 4g icon so 4g would be equivalent to h++ over signal bars, I only say this because ppl get confused about the actual icon too and wasn't sure what u meant
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soupysoup said:
Do u still have service, are u able to make calls and such? If not I can give u a link to the radio and u just need to flash it in recovery just like a rom, but if u can still make calls and such ur fine but most aosp ROMs like cm don't use a 4g icon so 4g would be equivalent to h++ over signal bars, I only say this because ppl get confused about the actual icon too and wasn't sure what u meant
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I do have service, can make calls, internet works. It just seems like internet and wifi are slower on this mod than they are on the official 4.1.2 update. Isn't CM 10.1.2 supposed to be Android 4.2? Wouldn't that be more powerful than 4.1.2?
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Do u still have service, are u able to make calls and such? If not I can give u a link to the radio and u just need to flash it in recovery just like a rom, but if u can still make calls and such ur fine but most aosp ROMs like cm don't use a 4g icon so 4g would be equivalent to h++ over signal bars, I only say this because ppl get confused about the actual icon too and wasn't sure what u meant
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I have also saw "DC" in place of the 4G icon
idbl_fanatic said:
I have also saw "DC" in place of the 4G icon
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That was going to be my next question! I'm getting DC and 3G a lot. DC makes me happy, then!
tonemonkey said:
I do have service, can make calls, internet works. It just seems like internet and wifi are slower on this mod than they are on the official 4.1.2 update. Isn't CM 10.1.2 supposed to be Android 4.2? Wouldn't that be more powerful than 4.1.2?
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But nothing is more powerful than Hulk. Hulk strongest there is!!!
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I have also saw "DC" in place of the 4G icon
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DC is the same as 4g or h++ just aosp roms use those icons to show speeds instead of the 4g icon, if u look t the actual speed of ur network its the same as 4g
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4G LTE=4G

My phone now shows 4G, when for the last 9 months it was 4G LTE. I'm running ParanoidKangdroid 4.2.2, and i've never had a problem with the rom. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
P.S. The down/up speed has also slowed down.
grunt0300 said:
My phone now shows 4G, when for the last 9 months it was 4G LTE. I'm running ParanoidKangdroid 4.2.2, and i've never had a problem with the rom. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
P.S. The down/up speed has also slowed down.
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if you look in settings, about phone, status, you can see if you're actually connected to lte or not. I think its labeled mobile network type.
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if you look in settings, about phone, status, you can see if you're actually connected to lte or not. I think its labeled mobile network type.
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It says LTE:13, so how come it stopped showing 4G LTE in the status bar? Is this an AT&T thing? Thanks.
No idea... I'm on quantum and it shows 4g LTE. As long as the status does LTE you should be fine
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grunt0300 said:
My phone now shows 4G, when for the last 9 months it was 4G LTE. I'm running ParanoidKangdroid 4.2.2, and i've never had a problem with the rom. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
P.S. The down/up speed has also slowed down.
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Question...for the last 9 months were you running a TW based ROM or ParanoidKangdroid 4.2.2. Most stock TW based roms show 4G LTE for LTE and 4G for H+ (for AT&T and most US carriers anyway). In AOSP world, I have always seen LTE show simply as 4G, 3G as H, H+, or 3G, and 2G as E.
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Question...for the last 9 months were you running a TW based ROM or ParanoidKangdroid 4.2.2. Most stock TW based roms show 4G LTE for LTE and 4G for H+ (for AT&T and most US carriers anyway). In AOSP world, I have always seen LTE show simply as 4G, 3G as H, H+, or 3G, and 2G as E.
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I've been running ParanoidKangdroid, and this 4G thing only started on Wed. Maybe it's time for a new rom. Is there a good, stable 4.3 rom, that anyone can recommend? Thanks.
grunt0300 said:
I've been running ParanoidKangdroid, and this 4G thing only started on Wed. Maybe it's time for a new rom. Is there a good, stable 4.3 rom, that anyone can recommend? Thanks.
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The stock rom that loserskater modded is knoxless and Selinux is permissive is very stable for me. If you don't like the touch wiz experience then download a launcher app from play store.
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theramsey3 said:
The stock rom that loserskater modded is knoxless and Selinux is permissive is very stable for me. If you don't like the touch wiz experience then download a launcher app from play store.
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O.K. Thanks for the help.:good:

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