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Anyone care to share any usefull hacks after one has obtained their msl?
##778# Hacks
I can't take credit for these, but they work...
Shorten time/ number of rings to answer
Credit to Elkay
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Here is a tip from the 6700 forum that works on the Touch (credit to Elkay in the 6700 forum). You may have noticed that when someone calls you it may take several rings on their end before the Touch begins to ring. The reason for this delay is the “slot cycle index,” or how often your Touch polls the towers for an incoming call. Default appears to be about 5 seconds—way to long. Of course, as always, there is a compromise to be made—the more often it polls the tower, the more power it uses. Anyway here is the hack:
To do this, you will need your MSL number, which only Sprint (or your provider) can provide you.
1) Open up the phone app and dial ##778# (PST).
2) You will be asked to enter your MSL. Enter it, and you will be brought into the provisioning of your phone.
3) From the top left, select Modem Settings. On this page, your Slot Cycle Index (SCI) is how often your phone polls the tower for incoming calls, etc. This value is 1.28 seconds multiplied by 2 (i.e 0=1.28 secs, 1=2.56secs) with 0 fastest, 7 slowest. The default is 2, but lowering it to 1 hasn't noticeably affected my battery life, and roughly 2.5 second (SCI 1) response time is far more reasonable than roughly 5 seconds (SCI 2).
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Force EV-DO/1X, quicker ring response
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Here is another tip from the same 6700 post by Elkay.
1) Follow steps 1 through 3 in the Shorten time/ number of rings to answer tip:
Also on this page is your preferred operation mode. The Default is Automatic, which is the best available mode (EV that will roll back to 1X when EV is unavailable). There are times when you might be in a fringe area and your mode may cycle frequently and this can seriously drain your battery. Setting this to HDR will force EV-DO only if you demand an EV-DO connection. Changing this setting to CDMA Only will force the phone to ignore an EV-DO tower and maintain only a 1xRTT connection.
Cheers,
DJ
deegimus said:
Also on this page is your preferred operation mode. The Default is Automatic, which is the best available mode (EV that will roll back to 1X when EV is unavailable). There are times when you might be in a fringe area and your mode may cycle frequently and this can seriously drain your battery. Setting this to HDR will force EV-DO only if you demand an EV-DO connection. Changing this setting to CDMA Only will force the phone to ignore an EV-DO tower and maintain only a 1xRTT connection.
DJ
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Automatic or CDMA or HDR is preferred for Sprint usage?? which is best?
bugzy said:
Automatic or CDMA or HDR is preferred for Sprint usage?? which is best?
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automatic is best under most circumsatnces.
Automatic works better
i tried the other settings, for some reason, when i call myself on LAN phone, it goes straight to voicemail
Anyone else have a problem when entering the ##778# on the phone dialer? I have been getting random errors (67 and 1012) so i called sprint yesterday to try and resolve them. I was told to type in ##3282# (i think) to enter a service menu. It does nothing.
I press the green talk button to bring up the dialer, type ##778# and nothing hapens. If i press the green talk button again, it attempts to dial ##778#. Anyone care to give me a heads up on something stupid i am missing here? Thanks.
.eric
e_town said:
Anyone else have a problem when entering the ##778# on the phone dialer? I have been getting random errors (67 and 1012) so i called sprint yesterday to try and resolve them. I was told to type in ##3282# (i think) to enter a service menu. It does nothing.
I press the green talk button to bring up the dialer, type ##778# and nothing hapens. If i press the green talk button again, it attempts to dial ##778#. Anyone care to give me a heads up on something stupid i am missing here? Thanks.
.eric
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i hit ##778# and wait like 1 or 2 secs and the screen changes
do not any buttons ... dont need to call out, just ##778# and let it sit for 1 sec
Tried waiting....nothing. Called tech support, they were baffled, suggested hard reset. *sigh
Time to pull everything off and reset.
.eric
e_town said:
Tried waiting....nothing. Called tech support, they were baffled, suggested hard reset. *sigh
Time to pull everything off and reset.
.eric
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I had this problem once. Make sure you don't have some sort of custom dialing skin on. These won't let you access special ## codes. Didn't notice that untill l couldn't get a phone activated with a CSR and figured that was the problem.
thehelios said:
I had this problem once. Make sure you don't have some sort of custom dialing skin on. These won't let you access special ## codes. Didn't notice that untill l couldn't get a phone activated with a CSR and figured that was the problem.
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actually different dialers as well as different radios wont allow the codes to work right. i always changes the things i need first and then load the goodies on there.
Ill try that. Anything to avoid a hard reset. I have so many little BS apps on this damn thing. Probably good to clean it up anyways.
.eric
thehelios said:
I had this problem once. Make sure you don't have some sort of custom dialing skin on. These won't let you access special ## codes. Didn't notice that untill l couldn't get a phone activated with a CSR and figured that was the problem.
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Got it fixed. I removed a bunch of programs i had installed. Dont remember which one actually did it, but i had a bunch of UI tweak programs installed. Thanks for the help guys.
.eric
I had the same problem until I found this thread. After removing "EquinoXe Wizard reTOUCHED Dialer" and soft-rebooting, it worked.
## # & error code
or 91 , 94, 71, 1012 errors are Registration/Provisioning errors. You have to contact tech support 1 800 639 6111 to have them re-provision your services. More than likely your PRL check sum ,User name, HA Shared Secret (should always be the word "secret") or your AAA Shared secret (randomly generated by Sprint) is invailid. In any case, they would have to reset on their end.
As far as the ##data# if you dont really know what your changing, I'd do some research first
Sprint Service Tech
Southeastern Div.
Baton Rouge,LA
Have a good day
deegimus said:
1) Open up the phone app and dial ##778# (PST).
2) You will be asked to enter your MSL. Enter it, and you will be brought into the provisioning of your phone.
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OK, maybe I am the last one to know this but how do I find my MSL code on the Bell Mobility Touch?
You can get the MSL by using a program called GetSPC.
There is a link further down in this post:
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151852
Do be careful when forcing your phone to use EVDO only -- you won't be able to make/receive any calls or SMS as both of those services require the use of 1xRTT.
is there a way to debrand the sprint htc touch? i'm using it outside the USA!!
deegimus said:
I can't take credit for these, but they work...
Shorten time/ number of rings to answer
Credit to Elkay
Thread
Here is a tip from the 6700 forum that works on the Touch (credit to Elkay in the 6700 forum). You may have noticed that when someone calls you it may take several rings on their end before the Touch begins to ring. The reason for this delay is the “slot cycle index,” or how often your Touch polls the towers for an incoming call. Default appears to be about 5 seconds—way to long. Of course, as always, there is a compromise to be made—the more often it polls the tower, the more power it uses. Anyway here is the hack:
To do this, you will need your MSL number, which only Sprint (or your provider) can provide you.
1) Open up the phone app and dial ##778# (PST).
2) You will be asked to enter your MSL. Enter it, and you will be brought into the provisioning of your phone.
3) From the top left, select Modem Settings. On this page, your Slot Cycle Index (SCI) is how often your phone polls the tower for incoming calls, etc. This value is 1.28 seconds multiplied by 2 (i.e 0=1.28 secs, 1=2.56secs) with 0 fastest, 7 slowest. The default is 2, but lowering it to 1 hasn't noticeably affected my battery life, and roughly 2.5 second (SCI 1) response time is far more reasonable than roughly 5 seconds (SCI 2).
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Force EV-DO/1X, quicker ring response
Same thread
Here is another tip from the same 6700 post by Elkay.
1) Follow steps 1 through 3 in the Shorten time/ number of rings to answer tip:
Also on this page is your preferred operation mode. The Default is Automatic, which is the best available mode (EV that will roll back to 1X when EV is unavailable). There are times when you might be in a fringe area and your mode may cycle frequently and this can seriously drain your battery. Setting this to HDR will force EV-DO only if you demand an EV-DO connection. Changing this setting to CDMA Only will force the phone to ignore an EV-DO tower and maintain only a 1xRTT connection.
Cheers,
DJ
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How would I find my unlock code ???
Thanks!
bossman74 said:
How would I find my unlock code ???
Thanks!
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"Unlock"?? You're referring to a CDMA Touch, right (which is why you're in the Vogue forum)? I don't think you can unlock these. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the only carriers using CDMA are Sprint and Verizon (in US). If you wanted to use this with a GSM carrier (ATT, T-Mo) you wouldn't be able to regardless of what you do to the phone.
If you are referring to the MSL number, please read the post that you, yourself, quoted.
The T-Mobile G2 has *#*#4636#*#* to enter the diagnostics function.
Would there be anyone out there that could give me the best (performance) settting options that I should select with my G2 when in the diagnostic mode? Thanks in advance!
Aloha From Hawaii
I mostly use WCDMA only. You also can downlaod AnyCut from the market and load the shortcut PHONE INFO and it will do the same thing as dialing those numbers
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Also too, why do I use WCDMA only is for it only looks for HSPA+. That way if I'm say in walmart it does not go back and forth on HSPA+ and Edge all the time. If its not 100% HSPA+ than my cell won't connect and waste that little bit of battery roaming
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
If you're in a city with good HSPA or 3G coverage, use WCDMA preferred. If you're in a city with spotty 3G/HSPA coverage, use GSM auto (PRL). The first will connect to 3G/HSPA if at all possible. The second option needs to reach a higher signal threshold before it switches to 3G/HSPA. I've tested both.
bobolinko said:
The T-Mobile G2 has *#*#4636#*#* to enter the diagnostics function.
Would there be anyone out there that could give me the best (performance) settting options that I should select with my G2 when in the diagnostic mode? Thanks in advance!
Aloha From Hawaii
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I know this is a newb question but what does it mean when you see all of those numbers and symbols? Is it a number to call or text? I want to know because I say it under the OTA post in order to "Check In" but I have no idea what it means or how to use it.
Its basiclly a code to get into phone information on your cell
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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I know this is a newb question but what does it mean when you see all of those numbers and symbols? Is it a number to call or text? I want to know because I say it under the OTA post in order to "Check In" but I have no idea what it means or how to use it.
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You enter it just like a phone call, then it will present the Phone Info menus to you. To checkin, it's the same sort of thing, just dial *#*#2432546#*#*
Hope that helps.
I need to dial some numbers during the *228 call for activation.
Dont know how, any clue?
*22891 is programing and *22890 is prl update. Just direct numbers if you can't pull up the keypad like on aosp
Thanks for that (also thanked in your original post)! I've had the same problem with CM9.
Note that I think:
*22890 = Verizon Programming *22891 = Preferred Roaming List (PRL) Update
Was posted in the incredible 2 forum
Travisdroidx2 said:
*22891 is programing and *22890 is prl update. Just direct numbers if you can't pull up the keypad like on aosp
Thanks for that (also thanked in your original post)! I've had the same problem with CM9.
Note that I think:
*22890 = Verizon Programming *22891 = Preferred Roaming List (PRL) Update
Was posted in the incredible 2 forum
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Well, it wasnt actually for Verizon or Sprint, it is for Iusacell, but ill try to dial the numbers i need in a row like *22813
Thanks
You can also do *228# to get the programming call but through the regular phone interface, keypad and all.
Stadsport said:
You can also do *228# to get the programming call but through the regular phone interface, keypad and all.
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Didnt worked for me, but i find the way to do it,
I just had to dial *228 and before calling i had to insert 2seconds pauses and the numbers I neded to press, It worked for me, it was like.
*228,,,1,,3,,1
And that was all, the commas are the 2 second pauses
Thank you for posting dudes
Okay, I have a GS3. I swapped the ESN (Evo 4G) and now I can't get 3G
The only time I have 3G is on a stock Rom with the MD4 Modem but even than it feels like 1x.
I've tried all the radios, with no luck including the MD4 one. I've been trying to get it working the past two days now with no luck.
Someone PLEASE, please PLEASE help me?
mac19124 said:
Okay, I have a GS3. I swapped the ESN (Evo 4G) and now I can't get 3G
The only time I have 3G is on a stock Rom with the MD4 Modem but even than it feels like 1x.
I've tried all the radios, with no luck including the MD4 one. I've been trying to get it working the past two days now with no luck.
Someone PLEASE, please PLEASE help me?
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do you have the MSL? Try going to ##data# and making sure everything is set up correctly and even doing a ##debug# and see whats going on there.Make sure you have your radio set to cdma/lte/evdo
Apeleon said:
do you have the MSL? Try going to ##data# and making sure everything is set up correctly and even doing a ##debug# and see whats going on there.Make sure you have your radio set to cdma/lte/evdo
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I do have the MSL
I'm not exactly sure what I should be seeing in the Data menu, but I have gone in there a few times turning things on and off to try and get things working, otherwise I switch is back to default.
Okay,I can try to help for what I know,what was the purpose of you cloning the esn?
Apeleon said:
Okay,I can try to help for what I know,what was the purpose of you cloning the esn?
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My uncle's names on our account and I payed my portion of the bill, he decided to quite halfway through the contract so I cloned it to get back on Sprint.
Any help you can give me is much appreciated. I can't stand this 1x :/
Does anyone think it could have anything to do with the donor phone?
mac19124 said:
Does anyone think it could have anything to do with the donor phone?
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Im not on sprint, but what does it show as the Mobile network type under Settings: About Device: Mobile network type?
I was messing with my phone and had changed the settings in ##DATA#
I was getting 1x only so I had to change the HDR/1x Selection under Data: Others. Hybrid works the best for me, but you could try changing to "LTE + CDMA + EVDO Mode. When I selected CDMA only then it only got 1x and not full EVDO/3g.
If that's not it did you have to enter the HA & AAA secret keys to get data to work?
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Im not on sprint, but what does it show as the Mobile network type under Settings: About Device: Mobile network type?
I was messing with my phone and had changed the settings in ##DATA#
I was getting 1x only so I had to change the HDR/1x Selection under Data: Others. Hybrid works the best for me, but you could try changing to "LTE + CDMA + EVDO Mode. When I selected CDMA only then it only got 1x and not full EVDO/3g.
If that's not it did you have to enter the HA & AAA secret keys to get data to work?
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Earlier OP said he is not sure what he should be doing is ##data# menu, maybe I can break it down
Do ##data# on dialer
click on edit
type in msl
enter in 6 digit MSL
**To Enter HDR/1x Selection Stated Above**
Select Other > Select HDR/1X Selection > Select Mode( Try LTE + CDMA + EvDO, if that doesnt work try hybrid or global mode)
Just browse the data menu but do not touch korean mode ever.
for HA and AAA Keys noted aboved its within the Data Profile in the menu of MSL,
let us know if this helps,going to be honest I am a noob but I can research these things as I have been doing so passively trying to fix my own problem
Thanks for the help guys. I was messing around the other day in the settings and somehow wiped my username and MSID. I got the username back, now I'm trying to get the MSID so i can get my phone back on Sprint. I"m an idiot sometimes... lol
As soon as I get back on Sprint I'll let you know how it works out!
Thanks again
To get msin you can just do phone activation through menu and if that doesn't work a sleight tech can provide a new one
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app
I would like to find all dialer codes that work for the Sprint Version.
5689#*980# - LG Hidden Service Menu Thanks to EricDabbs
##RTN# - RTN Menu*
##SCRTN# - Erases any info that has been OTA provisioned. Forces a reboot and re-activation.
##DIAG# - Enables diag mode. this menu blocked by MSL. Simply enter your msl*
##DATA# - Advanced data menu. *
##DEBUG# - Debug Menu*
##CLEAR# - Reset network settings
##UPDATE# - Forces Activation
##GPSCLRX# - Clear GPS
##GPSTESTPRL# - ??
##WLAN# - WLAN info*
##LOG# - syslog info*
##MRU# - MRU Clear
##SSDRTN# - Reset SSD
##TEST - Data Test menu*
##YOUROWNMSLHERE# - Service Programming menu*
##443336772# Shows MSL code near the bottom of the screen thanks mojo4321
##4433386368# - Developer menu* - What is SKT Sprint?
##4437736368# - Producer menu*
Most of these work credit to AutoPrime Optimus G
Thanks to all who helped
chris0160 said:
I would like to find all dialer codes that work for the Sprint Version.
##RTN# - RTN Menu*
##SCRTN# - Erases any info that has been OTA provisioned. Forces a reboot and re-activation.
##DIAG# - Enables diag mode. this menu blocked by MSL. Simply enter your msl*
##DATA# - Advanced data menu. *
##DEBUG# - Debug Menu*
##CLEAR# - Reset network settings
##UPDATE# - Forces Activation
##GPSCLRX# - Clear GPS
##GPSTESTPRL# - ??
##WLAN# - WLAN info*
##LOG# - syslog info*
##MRU# - MRU Clear
##SSDRTN# - Reset SSD
##TEST - Data Test menu*
##YOUROWNMSLHERE# - Service Programming menu*
##4433386368# - Developer menu* - What is SKT Sprint?
##4437736368# - Producer menu*
Most of these work credit to AutoPrime Optimus G, now ive tried many but I cant figure out how I can get into the Hidden Menu, nor can I get in testing.apk (phoneinfo). *= i have tried and have worked.
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Awesome, thanks for the list.
Quick question for you. Any idea where dialer codes for High Temperature Property can be changed? I want to see if it will resolve microstutter I am experiencing.
1. Enter the following based on your device model:
3845#*800# (for At&T model)
3845#*801# (for T-Mobile variants)
3845#*802# (for European variants)
3845#*803# (for AT&T and Canadian variants)
???? (Sprint)
Sorry at the moment no. In producer menu there is a battery thermal selection but i cant access it
Whats the easiest way to get your MSL on a rooted phone? The old Terminal command doesn't seem to work anymore.
WhiteZero said:
Whats the easiest way to get your MSL on a rooted phone? The old Terminal command doesn't seem to work anymore.
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I paid my bill online and after opened a chat window and asked for it she gave it to me without question.
Sent from my LG-LS980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
WhiteZero said:
Whats the easiest way to get your MSL on a rooted phone? The old Terminal command doesn't seem to work anymore.
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look in the app store for an app called MSL reader by ESCcode the app requires root but is the easiest way
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esccode.msl&hl=en
Univsoldur said:
look in the app store for an app called MSL reader by ESCcode the app requires root but is the easiest way
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esccode.msl&hl=en
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Only works on HTC devices. Didn't work on my G2
WhiteZero said:
Only works on HTC devices. Didn't work on my G2
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i tried lol my last 4 devices were HTC products
Sadly the easiest way is to ask sprint for it
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I called Sprint and asked for my MSL number and she gave it to me, no questions asked. Also you can just ask them for the instructions to program your phone, and the six digit dialer code they give you is your MSL.
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WhiteZero said:
Whats the easiest way to get your MSL on a rooted phone? The old Terminal command doesn't seem to work anymore.
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Univsoldur said:
look in the app store for an app called MSL reader by ESCcode the app requires root but is the easiest way
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esccode.msl&hl=en
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fatboypup said:
Sadly the easiest way is to ask sprint for it
Sent from my LG-LS980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Barshalen said:
I called Sprint and asked for my MSL number and she gave it to me, no questions asked. Also you can just ask them for the instructions to program your phone, and the six digit dialer code they give you is your MSL.
Sent from my LG-LS980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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You should be able to call Sprint to get your MSL without issues.
However those that prefer not to call Sprint can try this method in the link that worked for me. What is great about this method to get your MSL is that it appears to work on the major OEMs of phones like HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, etc. If this works for you on the LG G2, maybe you can try to see if it works on the GS4 or HTC One or Moto X if you have one.
Disclaimer: I actually got my MSL from Sprint when I called Sprint to activate my phone so I was able to verify after the fact that this method works below. I was only able to verify it on Windows 7. I don't expect it to have issues on Windows 8 but you never know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521276
I have the paid version of cdma workshop and it works great. At a $108 there are better ways,....lol I bought it for other things not ust MSL's
You paid 108 =0 whats different
fatboypup said:
I paid my bill online and after opened a chat window and asked for it she gave it to me without question.
Sent from my LG-LS980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I tried the Chat method, here is what they told me:
I would like to share that we can only give the MSL number of the phone if the contract is expired, but since the contract is going on for your line so that is the reason we are unable to provide the MSL code from here,. we do not want that you face any sort of issue, I want to help you as much as possible from here. for that I recommend you to please contact our dedicated technical team at 8882114727 and there will be no issue,
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ericdabbs said:
Disclaimer: I actually got my MSL from Sprint when I called Sprint to activate my phone so I was able to verify after the fact that this method works below. I was only able to verify it on Windows 7. I don't expect it to have issues on Windows 8 but you never know. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521276
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I used the method on the linked thread to obtain my MSL. After obtaining my MSL, I went to the ##DATA# menu and turned on the two disabled LTE bands. A pop-up asked for my MSL, so I entered the number I obtained and the phone rebooted with the additional bands enabled!
oesjmr said:
I used the method on the linked thread to obtain my MSL. After obtaining my MSL, I went to the ##DATA# menu and turned on the two disabled LTE bands. A pop-up asked for my MSL, so I entered the number I obtained and the phone rebooted with the additional bands enabled!
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What are the benefits of this?
ChrisFSU said:
What are the benefits of this?
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Right now the LG G2 by default has the B26 (800 MHz) and B41 (2500 MHz) LTE bands disabled. With your MSL code, you can manually enable these B26 and B41 LTE bands to do some LTE testing.
See these speedtest screenshots of my B41 LTE testing I did last night.
2nd post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524824
WhiteZero said:
I tried the Chat method, here is what they told me:
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Wow... They always give me mine wonder if having 4 lines and being a 10+ year subscriber has anything to do with it. :what:
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ericdabbs said:
Right now the LG G2 by default has the B26 (800 MHz) and B41 (2500 MHz) LTE bands disabled. With your MSL code, you can manually enable these B26 and B41 LTE bands to do some LTE testing.
See these speedtest screenshots of my B41 LTE testing I did last night.
2nd post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524824
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Cool, thanks for the reply! I've got it done, but for what it's worth, I haven't ever seen me connect to 4G, much less LTE.
ericdabbs said:
Right now the LG G2 by default has the B26 (800 MHz) and B41 (2500 MHz) LTE bands disabled. With your MSL code, you can manually enable these B26 and B41 LTE bands to do some LTE testing.
See these speedtest screenshots of my B41 LTE testing I did last night.
2nd post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524824
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What are you setting the Priority at?