Rogers Galaxy S3 747 NO LTE Coverage - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Hello everyone.
I just wanted to talk about an issue that I've see on a bunch of Canadian S3 running cyanogenmod 10 d2att
LTE does not work. Only H+. I read somewhere that it was an issue tied to not having an LTE icon; however that was not the case. On the stock ROM I get LTE speeds around 18-24 Mbps while on cyanogenmod I only see the H+ icon and can get speeds up to 12 Mbps. How can I get LTE speed on my device? Im on Rogers
Another issue is the Bluetooth audio. Sometimes it works in my car sometimes it doesn't. I have to turn on and off the Bluetooth in order for my car to pick it up. Also this was tried on multiple decks and same issue arises.
Thanks.

First of all, make sure you have the correct apn information.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

Check your APN information and make sure it matches the Rogers info posted throughout this forum.
I would also suggest taking an hour or so and reading through the Official CM10 thread to see all the issues that plague the ROM right now. Bluetooth is one of them.

Thanks so much for the replies. The keyword here was APN. I went into my setting and access points. I had 4 options: rogers default, rogers lte, rogers tethering and Rogers WAP. I selected Lte and now I'm getting 4G with 18mbps speeds.
Thanks again.
Also winamp seems to work fine with my car Bluetooth. I do not get track information but it connects fine and players fine.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

Roger's is so slow at expanding their LTE coverage. Still waiting in Winnipeg.

I have the same issues and my apn settings match those of my wife's phone. Both phones are S3's and the carrier is Rogers. My phone is rooted and running cyanogenmod 10 and hers is stock tw. She gets over 20 Mbps downloads and uploads and I get 4Mbps down and over 10Mbps upload. It doesn't make any sense to me. I have searched all over these forums and others and can not find d a solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Related

Data dropping while I have full 4g signal (ATT)

Hello,
I am running AOKP JB v1 on ATT Gnex. I havent installed any other kernels or radios. My issue is that, while i have full coverage in an area i know i have data, while my signal bars show full with "H" above them, i cannot get data. Cannot send picture messages or go to google market or use browser. I think i need to flash a different baseband or radio but i have no idea which one i should be using or what is compatible. Can somebody please point me in the right direction. It is rather annoying to loose data constantly.
Well I really need help now. I flashed a radio but obviously it wasnt meant for JB. I have signal enough to text and make phone calls but no data at all now. It shows all grey bars with the H above it. Can anybody link to a working JB radio/baseband for GSM please?
I believe i should be use 9250XXLF1 but i cannot find a download for it
Edit: Found it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
Try going back to stock completely. I do think its rather a network issue. Do you have the correct data plan for it?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
I have been using the UGKL1 radio on ATT in Northern California - has worked well for me. Obviously, radios are very dependent on location but this radio was a big improvement for me.
They changed something with the network, allot of users reporting issues of data drops because its switching from umts to hspa and hspap constantly.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
I see it constantly changing between the listed signals although the status bars show full w/ "H" above them. Tried multiple different roms. I switched from lumia 900 to this phone so my plan is good up to LTE. Shouldnt have an issue w/ that. Would flashing a different radio help?
HSDPA:8
HSPA+: 15

LTE not working on Liquid Smooth RC9

The default setting was set on GSM/WCDMA.
I have a rogers S3 so I changed the setting to LTE/GSM/WCDMA. It was working for a bit then my mobile data completely crapped out and i was only able to make voice calls. I switched it back to GSM/WCDMA and it works, however, the speeds are much slower compared to LTE.
Im not even sure if I was getting LTE at all at the LTE/GSM/WCDMA setting... since the phone only diplays 3g/H+ on the signal bar, it does not say LTE.
I checked the phones status and it did say LTE:3 when i was set on LTE, however, this is when the data was not working and the phone said not connected to network.
Set it to lte in the apn section and then reset your phone.
4g symbol is Lte speed
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda app-developers app
I was having the same confusion the past couple days, I've flashed the PARANOID ROM (amazing ROM btw!!)
I found all the answers I needed for this right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947376
cheers

[Q] Need help: Sprint GNex, no 4G... ever

I've had a Sprint Galaxy Nexus for about 4 months and have never seen a 4G indication. It's non-rooted, running stock Jellybean with FH05 radios.
I live in Houston and have also traveled to Chicago, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles with this phone without ever seeing a 4G indication. I looked at the Sensorly 4G maps in Houston and drove along the 4G routes for a couple hours and never got any 4G signal.
I've played around with the *#*#4636#*#* menu but I haven't found anything that made any difference. Most of the posts say to select "LTE Only", but my menu does not have that option. It is currently set to "GSM/CDMA Auto (PRL)".
Can anyone think of something I'm missing? I'm eligible for an upgrade next month but I was planning to stick with the GNex a few more months. This 3g-only crap is killing me. I was hoping to keep the phone stock so I can pass the phone off to my mom/wife when I upgrade (without having to revert to stock), but it looks like I might have to root/rom it if I can't find a better answer.
crying for help :crying:
I would say after typing in the secret menu code, turn off the radio and turn it back on; see if that does anything.
Are you sure their isn't a LTE Only option? It should be at the bottom like the last option.'
If you're really that desperate for LTE, you might have to root your phone and flash a radio (which isn't too horribly hard to do) or change the PRL manually.
electro` said:
I would say after typing in the secret menu code, turn off the radio and turn it back on; see if that does anything.
Are you sure their isn't a LTE Only option? It should be at the bottom like the last option.'
If you're really that desperate for LTE, you might have to root your phone and flash a radio (which isn't too horribly hard to do) or change the PRL manually.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've tried turning the radio off/on. I don't see an LTE Only option in the menu, but I'll check again to make sure.
I'm beginning to think that I may need to root/flash to get it going. I was hoping that having one of the nexus phones would get me away from flashing half-working ROM's every couple weeks, but it looks like I'm headed back that way :silly:.
Thanks for the suggestions
4G works just fine stock. If it isn't working for you now it most likely still won't work if you root and flash a different ROM. 4G maps aren't all that accurate and 4G signals drop in level fast when there are things between you and the tower. Either something is wrong with your phone or you just haven't been in an area which a strong enough 4G signal for your phone to pick it up. Make sure your phone is set to CDMA/LTE in the mobile network settings and not to CDMA only.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
How do you know your area has LTE? Do you know someone who has your carrier that gets LTE? If you're going by a coverage map, as said before, blah. You shouldn't need to tamper with your phone to get LTE. Try contacting your provider if your that concerned. The setting you have in the secret menu does a lot. Make sure that its set to something that allows LTE. Even my GSM HSPA+ nexus has an LTE Only option.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Thing with sprint ive noticed is it uses whatever signal is the strongest. So while you may have 4g coverage, if your 3g is even a signal signal strength higher, it always uses that. You should be able to force lte, but from what I've read that causes calls and SMS/MMS to break until you revert back to auto.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
We had one of our users of sourcery write about this issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=74427
[ROM] JBSourcery V4.4 (updated 1/19)
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
electro` said:
How do you know your area has LTE? Do you know someone who has your carrier that gets LTE? If you're going by a coverage map, as said before, blah. You shouldn't need to tamper with your phone to get LTE. Try contacting your provider if your that concerned. The setting you have in the secret menu does a lot. Make sure that its set to something that allows LTE. Even my GSM HSPA+ nexus has an LTE Only option.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had the same suspicion about the coverage maps which is why it took so long for me to post for help. Recently I sat in the same car with an EVO LTE that was getting a 4g signal and I got no 4G. That's what made me take a second look at my settings to see why I wasn't getting it.
It could very easily be a matter of picking the strongest signal and I'm ok with that. The secondary problem that I have is that I've read so many descriptions of an "LTE Only" option in the networks menu and I don't have that either . In fact, none of the options in my menu specify "LTE", even in combination with CDMA.
My list of networks in the special menu:
WCDMA preferred
GSM only
WCDMA only
GSM auto (PRL)
CDMA auto (PRL) (3G)
EvDo only
GSM/CDMA auto (PRL) (default - 3G)
Unknown
Thanks for all of the responses, I'll keep digging for a solution.
mkuehl06 said:
We had one of our users of sourcery write about this issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=74427
[ROM] JBSourcery V4.4 (updated 1/19)
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That URL didn't work for me. Can you doublecheck it for me? Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37374427
[ROM] JBSourcery V4.4 (updated 1/19)
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Fixed service dropping and locked LTE

I finally got LTE locked on with Telus other users confirmed Rogers, AT&T and Bell(thanks) . No service disconnections, even while on wifi.
The problem I see is conflicting settings while flashing roms/modems. This seems to be the only fix. I'm pretty stoked I figured this out because I was about to switch back to my s2x out of frustration.
This took a lot of trial and error, literally had nothing to go on and no where in particular to start. Enjoy.
MAKE SURE YOU ENABLE LTE TOGGLE IN ROM AND HAVE IT ON BEFORE STARTING.
1. Network mode(settings/wireless & networks, more/ mobile networks/ network mode) set to gsm/lte/wcdma
2.Phone setting in test mode *#*#4636#*#* set to lte/gsm
at&t / rogers should select gsm/lte/cdma in test mode
3.Recovery flash latest modem mumLL1
(at&t users flash ucdlk3)
Wipe cache/dalvik
4 . Reset. Give it a couple mins to ask the network for lte.
If you disable Lte(through toggle) and want to use 3g/H+ for battery saving, the only way I've been able to reconnect to it; is to re enable(toggle) and reset, wait a couple mins to connect.
Side note: depending on your 4g service area, it may bounce around 3g/H+ which is normal.
When you place a call it will drop to 3g (the believed reason for this is that the phone knows you won't need heavy data so falls back to ease up on the battery during calls) but will reconnect a couple mins later. Our phones are slow to negotiate Lte connections with the radio testing sockets and network stability before committing, so be patient.
Let me know if this works for you and which network. Thanks.
Modems can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34397816
Re: Fixed service droping and locked LTE
To check if it worked. Go into test mode and it should say Lte in network type.
Xda I747
So does this mean we get no 3g?
Sent from my Mind using Telekinesis!
Yes everything works. I can unselect lte in my toggles and it drops to 3g/hspa. When I re-enabled lte I noticed that I have to make sure in network settings lte/gsm/wdcma is selected and reset phone.
Xda I747
O wow lucky u I can't unselect on Att lol
Sent from my Mind using Telekinesis!
Which rom are you on? Should be up in your toggles. Basically it changes you network settings from cdma/gsm to lte/gsm/cdma. But it conflicts sometimes.
Xda I747
Its there it just doesn't do anything because all the modems on the Att S3 are Rill locked or something so we don't have the option to do it so easily
Sent from my Mind using Telekinesis!
dark_intel you are the man, i finally have 4G
btw works on at&t
countrylife said:
btw works on at&t
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just make sure you help spread this thread like a bad STD, this is a huge problem affecting many!
Worked for me on Bell Mobility.
Edit: Running CM10.1 (latest nightly)
No Test Mode using CM10.1 ROM
dark_intel said:
I finally got LTE locked on with Telus other users confirmed Rogers, AT&T and Bell(thanks) . No service disconnections, even while on wifi.
The problem I see is conflicting settings while flashing roms/modems. This seems to be the only fix. I'm pretty stoked I figured this out because I was about to switch back to my s2x out of frustration.
This took a lot of trial and error, literally had nothing to go on and no where in particular to start. Enjoy.
MAKE SURE YOU ENABLE LTE TOGGLE IN ROM AND HAVE IT ON BEFORE STARTING.
1. Network mode(settings/wireless & networks, more/ mobile networks/ network mode) set to gsm/lte/wcdma
2.Phone setting in test mode *#*#4636#*#* set to lte/gsm
at&t / rogers should select gsm/lte/cdma in test mode
3.Recovery flash latest modem mumLL1
(at&t users flash ucdlk3)
Wipe cache/dalvik
4 . Reset. Give it a couple mins to ask the network for lte.
If you disable Lte(through toggle) and want to use 3g/H+ for battery saving, the only way I've been able to reconnect to it; is to re enable(toggle) and reset, wait a couple mins to connect.
Side note: depending on your 4g service area, it may bounce around 3g/H+ which is normal.
When you place a call it will drop to 3g (the believed reason for this is that the phone knows you won't need heavy data so falls back to ease up on the battery during calls) but will reconnect a couple mins later. Our phones are slow to negotiate Lte connections with the radio testing sockets and network stability before committing, so be patient.
Let me know if this works for you and which network. Thanks.
Modems can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34397816
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok sounds promising but unable to get my ATT phone running ROM cyanogenmod10.1 03/04 nightly into Test Mode using the keypad code provided. This does work for stock ROM phones. Do you know any other way to get into the test mode?
Haven't tried stock. Im on cm10..
Xda I747
I'm on CM10.1 not stock.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Yeah I'm pretty sure everyone is using cm10 or aokp. Not sure if stock is having these problems. If they were I'd be on the phone yelling at Telus.
Xda I747
So let me get this right. This fixes the signal jumping around on cm10/aokp ROMs?? That's the only reason I stay on a stock based rom. I'm tired of seeing my signal jump back and fourth from 4g to 3g etc. On stock I always have a rock solid signal. It does not jump around..... Thanks in advance...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Yes for me and others didn't even get 4g, also it would completely go out of service. Now I get steady 4g.
Xda I747
Any alternative way to get into "test mode" other than using the keypad?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Sorry man, I tried looking around for a way. Could be the rom you're on. I know Liquid and Carbon are fine. Probably a couple more that I don't even know of, others have success with.
Xda I747
rpomponio said:
So let me get this right. This fixes the signal jumping around on cm10/aokp ROMs?? That's the only reason I stay on a stock based rom. I'm tired of seeing my signal jump back and fourth from 4g to 3g etc. On stock I always have a rock solid signal. It does not jump around..... Thanks in advance...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
stock lies to and shows 4G all the time, cm10 and show the truth. the s3 sets at 3g until data is needed then transfers to 4g

[Q] Bell Canada i747m losing connection

hey gang i'm running the latest aokp task650 build on my S3 I747m. Everything works awesome, except i occasionally lose my data connection. I'll notice my connection status bars are gray, and typically a reboot will fix it. I'm sure going into airplane mode and back out from that would re-establish the connection too.
my APN is set correctly, i compared it to a friends nexus which is not rooted.
Right now i'm set as pda.bell.ca
I've flashed the latest bell modem file (that i'm aware of).
Anyone have any suggestions? i'm pretty new to all of this.. not sure what to do to troubleshoot.
itrunner said:
hey gang i'm running the latest aokp task650 build on my S3 I747m. Everything works awesome, except i occasionally lose my data connection. I'll notice my connection status bars are gray, and typically a reboot will fix it. I'm sure going into airplane mode and back out from that would re-establish the connection too.
my APN is set correctly, i compared it to a friends nexus which is not rooted.
Right now i'm set as pda.bell.ca
I've flashed the latest bell modem file (that i'm aware of).
Anyone have any suggestions? i'm pretty new to all of this.. not sure what to do to troubleshoot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've been having problems lately when I have poor 4G (LTE) signal. My phone would rather hang around on the LTE network with little to no signal before it switches over to 3G. It's been doing this for a while on the Rogers network for me. I can see when I check the battery stats just how much time is spent without signal which is a lot. At work I get full bars 3G when at my desk but very poor 4G. The only thing causing me to loose signal is the poor transition back and forth between the two networks. Changing modems has absolutely no affect on this matter and I've put the APN's and network modes through the ringer with no change either. I've tried it all and nothing improved it. When I walk outside I immediately hit full bars 4G. Just when I'm inside my work and at home, I get poor lingering 4G. I wish the thresholds for when it switches over were better. I usually just turn off LTE all together which sucks but oh well.
I don't think we are the only people with this either. I've read grumblings about others noticing the same thing.
If curious, I'm running the latest CM10.1 nightly with Ktoonsez kernel on the Rogers network in Ottawa.
Interesting, that could very well cooincide with what i'm seeing. I tend to bounce from 4G to H+ or 3G, i wonder if it's trying to hang onto 4G.
Is there a way to force it to stay on 3G? that might be a good test
I was getting the same issue.
I did a factory reset and reinstalled my ROM plus GAPPs and the issue resolved itself.
I am using the latest modern right now and not my bell one. I think it's from a south American carrier, but bit 100% sure of the top of my head. But it is in the current modern thread
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

Categories

Resources