Lte in Houston TX yet ? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II

Is anyone testing lte In Houston TX?
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I have not noticed any speed changes in Houston. I live in Sugar land and the best I can get at times with the "Speed Test.Net" app is 10mb/s.

i was testing speedtest randomly on friday and saw 25mbs/2mbs d/l. somebody else who had the note 2 on tmo was seeing the same thing. not sure if it was a cached test or something cause running right after got 13mb down. this was in the tomball area.

Keep in mind as of now the hardware (our phones) do not have LTE turned on.
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I just bought the n4 for my wife and have not connected to lte yet
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xcaliburpcs said:
I just bought the n4 for my wife and have not connected to lte yet
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The Nexus 4 does not have LTE. Does not have the correct hardware.
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I'm right here by washington right now, there is a tmobile tower on top of my office.
just ran a speed test, 21777 kbps down and 2245 kbps up with a 39ms ping.
As someone previously mentioned, I don't think the LTE has been turned on our Note 2. Most likely will be a software update.

myktek said:
I'm right here by washington right now, there is a tmobile tower on top of my office.
just ran a speed test, 21777 kbps down and 2245 kbps up with a 39ms ping.
As someone previously mentioned, I don't think the LTE has been turned on our Note 2. Most likely will be a software update.
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You are vwry right, LTE has not been turned on yet for our Note 2. I'm in Las Vegas and really thought I would have LTE by now lol.
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Prolly waiting for the 27th
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On the 25 tmobile will go live
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On the 25 tmobile will go live
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LTE? Which markets?

They have obviously been Working on it because my signal will randomly drop to EDGE and come back. TMobile rep told me today that LTE Should be up and running in about two weeks
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I'm here in sugar land and I just got 10 up and 1.5 down. Reception in sugar land is not really good. But yea, we'll have to wait till the hardware is actually activated by some new firmware before we can even use lte.
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http://www.tmonews.com/2013/03/t-mo...un-as-lte-update-releases-for-galaxy-note-ii/
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just updated my firmware via Samsung Kies, and only getting 14 mb down, 2 mb up and a 79 ms ping.
doesn't look like it's active yet in houston.
There is a tmobile tower on top of my office building, so yeah

myktek said:
just updated my firmware via Samsung Kies, and only getting 14 mb down, 2 mb up and a 79 ms ping.
doesn't look like it's active yet in houston.
There is a tmobile tower on top of my office building, so yeah
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IF it is active you will see at the top "4g LTE" not the regular "4G" that we get now.

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The Nexus 4 does not have LTE. Does not have the correct hardware.
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It does have the correct hardware, it just isn't enabled.

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It does have the correct hardware, it just isn't enabled.
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It does have the LTE chip, but doesn't have an radio/antenna I believe what people were saying.
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IF it is active you will see at the top "4g LTE" not the regular "4G" that we get now.
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on a sidenote, they changed the 4G logo in this update.

myktek said:
It does have the LTE chip, but doesn't have an radio/antenna I believe what people were saying.
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on a sidenote, they changed the 4G logo in this update.
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http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/23/how-to-enable-4g-lte-on-the-google-nexus-4/
people have enabled it and used it... and it works on the same lte band as Tmobile... but android 4.2.2 disabled being able to enable LTE

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4g in San Antonio

Was wondering where and speed of 4G LTE in S.A....
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Lte is solid for me around dezavala/ih10, Shavano park area. Speeds around 12-18 down and 4-9 up.
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I live on the other side of I-10 in dezavala and no luck...
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I live on the other side of I-10 in dezavala and no luck...
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Latest update, prl, and profile update? This is probably dumb question though. I can actually see the tower I'm connecting to. Last I heard, San Antonio is only about 25% complete.
Edit: I also disabled automatic connections under mobile networks. Not sure that has anything to do with it though.
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sometimes i get some lte around northeast i live around by 410/35
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I live on the other side of I-10 in dezavala and no luck...
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Latest update, prl, and profile update? These is probably dumb question though. I can actually see the tower I'm connecting to. Last I heard, San Antonio is only about 25% complete.
Edit: I also disabled automatic connections under mobile networks. Not sure that has anything to do with it though.
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Yes; although I'm all stock.
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Teczeus said:
I live on the other side of I-10 in dezavala and no luck...
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Have you applied the latest OTA update (v L710VPLG8) to your phone? This update contains an important fix to optimize LTE connectivity.
I'm over by Alamo Heights with spotty connection and get randomly throughout town
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At school at itt-tech, I get some pretty *****in' speeds. A solid 28kbps down and like 9-ish kbps up.
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Not in San Antonio but in KC last night ran a speed test using the hotspot and my laptop got 23+ Mbps down just over 1 Mbps up heck roadrunner can only do 5Mbps down and 1 Mbps up, not sure how loaded network is here.
Just updated Prl...no lte at work (Westover hills)..but I hope I get it at home tonight. Will post speeds..hopefully!
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Just updated Prl...no lte at work (Westover hills)..but I hope I get it at home tonight. Will post speeds..hopefully!
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Well at home and got lte ...but it's so intermittent that I can't even run a speed test without getting network lost error...
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Well at home and got lte ...but it's so intermittent that I can't even run a speed test without getting network lost error...
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I'll ask again: Have you applied the latest OTA update (v L710VPLG8) to your phone?
I'm at San Pedro and 410, but the phone automatically connects to my home Wifi. I drive around town all day long and so far, compared to the Evo 3d I used to have, the speeds are ****ing great.
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I'll ask again: Have you applied the latest OTA update (v L710VPLG8) to your phone?
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I do not have that version .. I have updated everything.. vplg2 is what I'm running...
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I do not have that version .. I have updated everything.. vplg2 is what I'm running...
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Your LTE experience may well improve after applying the LG8 update. It includes an important fix to the logic governing when the handset will connect and/or disconnect from an LTE tower. You and all the others trying to test LTE service in the newly "launched" LTE markets need to understand this. In several scattered but related threads in this forum, it is apparent that the commenters reporting their LTE experience are mostly ignorant.
Users in places such as San Antonio, Houston, DFW, Atlanta, etc. who are trying LTE with this phone have faced two problems:
The markets were officially "launched" July 15 with only a small fraction of their towers ready for LTE, although work continues on the build-out.
The new LTE handsets, including the GS3, needed OTA fixes to change the signal-strength threshold governing LTE connections. Without the fix, phones can only get or hold an LTE connection that is quite strong.
The second factor just multiplies the damage caused by the first.
I have tested my GS3 in a city that has its LTE network substantially built-out (Waco). Before applying the LG8 update, even where the LTE signal was very strong, the phone did not connect. After the update, I found LTE service all over town.
p.s. If you really want to understand and track the LTE rollout, go to S4GRU.com, which focuses on this matter exclusively and knowledgeably.
Please post all LTE discussions here:
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Is this lte speed?

Hey guys I'm sitting at campus waiting to do my Fasfa and I decided to do a speed test. I know tmo is releasing lte in Providence rhode Island but I didn't think it was this early
If this is lte this is why I love living in a small state all the wireless providers always have us on theur list
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That looks like HSPA to me. Speeds are consistent with HSDPA and short of typical HSUPA. That and your signal indicator shows H+.
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What kind of speeds did you pull before? I live in Reno and I get speeds like that- and we do not have LTE yet.
I usually pull 5 never anything above 15-20
Is there another way to test for lte
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Don't think so. LTE should have way better upload speed like over 5mbps
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That's definitely not LTE. But I have never seen the H logo here in Las Vegas.
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Hmmmm ok maybe I should use speak easy?
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Congrats. Your area got an upgrade. You're probably in an lte ready area.
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GN2Rabbit said:
Congrats. Your area got an upgrade. You're probably in an lte ready area.
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Lol no.
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Trying to determine with Speed Test is impossible. Like trying to benchmark with Quadrant.
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i get 15 -17 mbps on hspa in new york
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i get 15 -17 mbps on hspa in new york
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I get around that in Austin.. Sometimes more...
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hoshmosh said:
Hey guys I'm sitting at campus waiting to do my Fasfa and I decided to do a speed test. I know tmo is releasing lte in Providence rhode Island but I didn't think it was this early
If this is lte this is why I love living in a small state all the wireless providers always have us on theur list
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The phone shows H+ which is HSPA+.
Markor13 said:
That's definitely not LTE. But I have never seen the H logo here in Las Vegas.
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t-mobile variants doesn't use H logo for their devices. it's either E for edge or 4G for HSPA+21 or 42.
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t-mobile variants doesn't use H logo for their devices. it's either E for edge or 4G for HSPA+21 or 42.
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Unless it is ASOP
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Unless it is ASOP
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That's not aosp. You can tell by the status bar
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That's not aosp. You can tell by the status bar
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It could be one of the n7105 roms
I have those speeds around LA and we don't have LTE.
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It could be one of the n7105 roms
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Thank you for the common sense!
Come on hes not running aosp and hes not on the tmobile base rom hes on the international which shows the H+ icon and only says 4G if its on LTE
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I have those speeds around LA and we don't have LTE.
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I can't believe you are getting speeds like that in LA- I took a trip to Irvine a few months ago and couldn't get more than 3mbs. I am so used to the speeds in Reno that range from 9mbs-19mbs consistently, I was so frustrated! How entitled we are now. I remember when 1.5mbs was FAST! I can't wait to try out true LTE, already my data speeds are faster on "4g" than my WiFi connection at home.

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Okay, I'll start.
Anyone actually receive an actual ota of the new firmware yet? (Not kies or sammobile)
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I doubt the ota is even being sent, no live markets yet for consumers anyways...probably the 26th we'll see ota
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Received the ota last night around 10pm
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So is lte actually only ready in vegas and kansas city? I wonder when they'll flip the switch here in pittsburgh?
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So is lte actually only ready in vegas and kansas city? I wonder when they'll flip the switch here in pittsburgh?
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I don't think so. I think it was being reviewed in other areas.
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Just had a thought about using just the modem. I saw posted someplace that you needed to run a ROM that is actually aware of LTE so you need the updated stock for now....
What about 7105 ROMs? I was running ParanoidAndroid 3.1 on top of the last Tmo modem. A 7105 ROM would be aware of LTE wouldn't it? So in theory just the modem + a 7105 targeted ROM like ParanoidAndroid might get LTE?
Not sure I'll see LTE at all, I'm on Straight Talk/AT&T but I'm going to run with the new stock for a while and see what happens. ..
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...a statement that must be made...
T-MOBILE HAS NOT TURN ON LTE FOR ITS CUSTOMERS YET. THEY JUST PROVIDED AN UPDATE SO THAT WHEN THEY DO TURN IT ON, YOU'LL BE READY.
Too many people asking if others have LTE in Houston, New York, etc.
I'm in the Baltimore area and got the update. In the settings and status screen it now says Mobile Network Type LTE:14.
In the status bar at the top of the phone it says 4G LTE also.
Still waiting for OTA in Orlando.
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I'm in the Baltimore area and got the update. In the settings and status screen it now says Mobile Network Type LTE:14.
In the status bar at the top of the phone it says 4G LTE also.
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nice. post some screen shots and a speedtest.
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Nope I received it ota but it wouldnt install because im rooted and twrp installed. Believe me or not but it is going out ota.
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...a statement that must be made...
T-MOBILE HAS NOT TURN ON LTE FOR ITS CUSTOMERS YET. THEY JUST PROVIDED AN UPDATE SO THAT WHEN THEY DO TURN IT ON, YOU'LL BE READY.
Too many people asking if others have LTE in Houston, New York, etc.
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We all know this man just calm down for the sake of your blood pressure.
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presstech said:
I'm in the Baltimore area and got the update. In the settings and status screen it now says Mobile Network Type LTE:14.
In the status bar at the top of the phone it says 4G LTE also.
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Baltimore,huh...if you dont mind me asking where about are you ? .im in Whitemarsh....... Might have to take a drive lol
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Nope I received it ota but it wouldnt install because im rooted and twrp installed. Believe me or not but it is going out ota.
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We all know this man just calm down for the sake of your blood pressure.
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If we ALL knew this, I wouldn't have posted it. My blood pressure is fine. Thanks for your concern.
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Let's continue the thread on what new features are in this new update. Although it's similar to the update found on the international version, people have already found some unique features.
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Baltimore,huh...if you dont mind me asking where about are you ? .im in Whitemarsh....... Might have to take a drive lol
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I'm in Columbia, not far from the mall.
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I'm in Columbia, not far from the mall.
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Can you make a screenshot of a speedtest app with your speeds?? If you dont mind
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I see couple people are from Maryland I'm in Timonium area and got the 4g lte status signal but of course service isn't turned on yet so speed was slow (about 3~4mbps) and had barely one bar. Since, Note 2 was picking up lte signal when lte is not even turned on, I kept losing my data service which was quite annoying...
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I see couple people are from Maryland I'm in Timonium area and got the 4g lte status signal but of course service isn't turned on yet so speed was slow (about 3~4mbps) and had barely one bar. Since, Note 2 was picking up lte signal when lte is not even turned on, I kept losing my data service which was quite annoying...
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I haven't had the lte icon . But i do have slower download speeds. My uploads are faster.. ?...My data keeps dropping also:{
presstech said:
I'm in the Baltimore area and got the update. In the settings and status screen it now says Mobile Network Type LTE:14.
In the status bar at the top of the phone it says 4G LTE also.
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Not doubting you, but can you give us a screenshot of it. Maybe with a proof card signed by ya in the pic today?

LTE Dallas starting to work

This morning on my way to work I looked at my phone which is thw note 2 and yes yes 4g lte was on the screen. It went back to regular 4g but it starting to function. Awesome! I will post pics and speedtest when it come up again.
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Yea I agree just last night I was on cell speeds have doubles now shows lte in in Tempe az
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Yea I agree just last night I was on cell speeds have doubles now shows lte in in Tempe az
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I just checked my speeds after looking at looking at ur post n all I can say is Awesome.
I'm in Tempe (101 n University)
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Abt 5 minutes from me, so tmo network had lte. And signal strength has been better also
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I wonder if Fort Worth has a tmo tower closed by
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Abt 5 minutes from me, so tmo network had lte. And signal strength has been better also
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What's up neighbor, I'm loving these new speeds. I guess there is a tower right next 2 the AM/PM.. I'm gna check speeds through out the day n C if this sticks tho.
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Mine dropped down to 10, I'm at work in Mesa now
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Haha, me 2. But we know its on now.
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I'm currently in Gilbert, AZ and I still get ~10mbps on the tests.
On another note, does anyone else have lag in the Speed Test app when running the test?
When I hit "begin test" it gives me a ping of 58ms connected to either Phoenix or Tempe but then when the dial goes up it freezes then becomes sluggish again. This only happens to the download one (the upload one is a constant movement, no sluggishness).
Thanks.
Guess it not on in Phoenix yet .:/ I will check tempe also when I go to class today
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Nothing in Brooklyn yet.
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DMen81 said:
I just checked my speeds after looking at looking at ur post n all I can say is Awesome.
I'm in Tempe (101 n University)
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Could you please look at your APN settings, tap on it, and scroll down and see if it says at the bottom IPv4 or IPv4/IPv6?
Also, dial *#0011# and take a screenshot. I'd love to see if T-Mobile is deploying 2x10Mhz there since your upload indicates that! Most markets are 2x5Mhz.
Thanks and congrats!!!
I got 20.96 down on HSPA+ in Austin today. Waiting for LTE, just need for that Dallas LTE to bleed south.
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I got 20.96 down on HSPA+ in Austin today. Waiting for LTE, just need for that Dallas LTE to bleed south.
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Wow haha the best HSPA I've gotten is 10 down.
My average is 3 down though
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Could you please look at your APN settings, tap on it, and scroll down and see if it says at the bottom IPv4 or IPv4/IPv6?
Also, dial *#0011# and take a screenshot. I'd love to see if T-Mobile is deploying 2x10Mhz there since your upload indicates that! Most markets are 2x5Mhz.
Thanks and congrats!!!
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This is what I have now, but the next time I notice LTE I'll take these ss again 4 u. Thanks!
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This is what I have now, but the next time I notice LTE I'll take these ss again 4 u. Thanks!
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Thanks man. I wanted to see what LTE configuration T-Mobile is running in AZ. They're mostly 37mbps capable 2x5Mhz, but by looking at your speedtest and the upload speeds, you may be 2x10Mhz which is 73mbps capable!
Look forward to your LTE ServiceMode screens
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This morning on my way to work I looked at my phone which is thw note 2 and yes yes 4g lte was on the screen. It went back to regular 4g but it starting to function. Awesome! I will post pics and speedtest when it come up again.
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What part of Dallas?
I did the 4.1.2 upgrade on my Note 2 Wedesnday. I live near down town dallas and work in NE Dallas and have not noticed any LTE on mine yet.
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Thanks man. I wanted to see what LTE configuration T-Mobile is running in AZ. They're mostly 37mbps capable 2x5Mhz, but by looking at your speedtest and the upload speeds, you may be 2x10Mhz which is 73mbps capable!
Look forward to your LTE ServiceMode screens
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Yea..No problem dude:good:
my 4g went from 18mb to 7mb after the update..

My data is horrible recently!

At home my data is usually always 7mbps-15mbps.. This past week it's been horrible at home. At about 40kbps...
At work and everywhere else it's fine, but once I get home it's horrible! Even 2 miles away from my house, it's fine.
I called tmobile and they filed a ticket to look into the tower but could take up to 10 days.
Anyone have any ideas?
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At home my data is usually always 7mbps-15mbps.. This past week it's been horrible at home. At about 40kbps...
At work and everywhere else it's fine, but once I get home it's horrible! Even 2 miles away from my house, it's fine.
I called tmobile and they filed a ticket to look into the tower but could take up to 10 days.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Have any friends using the same tower?
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Have any friends using the same tower?
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I'm going to ask a couple friends right now, my wife's phone is always getting the same speeds 20-40kbps download
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Mftek1 said:
At home my data is usually always 7mbps-15mbps.. This past week it's been horrible at home. At about 40kbps...
At work and everywhere else it's fine, but once I get home it's horrible! Even 2 miles away from my house, it's fine.
I called tmobile and they filed a ticket to look into the tower but could take up to 10 days.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Depending on where u live ur tower by ur house can be old and not updated so it slower or it can be a borrowed tower. The one by ur job must be in a city which they update first. For me the new lte modem sucks I went back to the old modem. It is more reliable.
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Depending on where u live ur tower by ur house can be old and not updated so it slower or it can be a borrowed tower. The one by ur job must be in a city which they update first. For me the new lte modem sucks I went back to the old modem. It is more reliable.
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Did you notice an improvement when you went back to the old modem?
What I don't understand is after the lte update, I was still getting good speeds till recently.
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Looks like none of my friends in my area have tmobile.
I'm still getting roughly 50kbps at home and 15mbps at work.. Smh
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I get horrible speeds as well and always have. I live in in a crowded area....Brooklyn, New York
Also, it's not like I'm underground or hidden from the outside world, I'm sitting right next to a window in a 6 story building. I've honestly had enough of t-mobile.. they always mess up my contract and have such ****ty speeds in my area. Not to mention, they directly lie to you over the phone and barely keep any promises. Oh and New York being one of the biggest cities isn't even one of the LTE cities that was upgraded. Sorry for this rant but I'm just kinda pissed with TMO.
Does anyone know if I can somehow check if my phone is set on the right antenna?
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Did you notice an improvement when you went back to the old modem?
What I don't understand is after the lte update, I was still getting good speeds till recently.
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Yes a big difference. I mostly use WiFi tho when out cause I have WiFi hot spots every place by me. But the lte modem is use less by me till lte is around here.
Use the old apn if you're having issues. There's already a thread on this. Search for it.
I have a feeling the new apn is speed limited so when lte fully rolls out the hspa network isn't overloaded. Most people don't notice a difference between 8mbps and 11mbps. Which was my difference. But if your difference is between 3-5mbps and 55kbps then it's probably a tower issue as well.
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Use the old apn if you're having issues. There's already a thread on this. Search for it.
I have a feeling the new apn is speed limited so when lte fully rolls out the hspa network isn't overloaded. Most people don't notice a difference between 8mbps and 11mbps. Which was my difference. But if your difference is between 3-5mbps and 55kbps then it's probably a tower issue as well.
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Already tried the old apn in the other thread. No luck.
I'm thinking a tower issue, but I guess it's not? Tmobile contacted me today saying the towers around my area look good. So, there going to recheck since I get great data speeds everywhere else
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Depending on where u live ur tower by ur house can be old and not updated so it slower or it can be a borrowed tower. The one by ur job must be in a city which they update first. For me the new lte modem sucks I went back to the old modem. It is more reliable.
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I wanted to go back to the old version 4.1.1, im not rooted and just updated via kies and noticed the slowness also. Any chance u could help how to revert to old version. Thanks
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jhobert said:
I wanted to go back to the old version 4.1.1, im not rooted and just updated via kies and noticed the slowness also. Any chance u could help how to revert to old version. Thanks
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Hey bro where bouts in Los Angeles do you stay? Cause I'm close to there. What kind of speeds do you get?
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jhobert said:
I wanted to go back to the old version 4.1.1, im not rooted and just updated via kies and noticed the slowness also. Any chance u could help how to revert to old version. Thanks
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Believe it or not but a easy way would be to root and then revert back to stock 4.1.1. It will get u back to normal u will just have to not update till they fix all the bugs
If you're in a refarmed market just manually select the 1900 band as AWS might be too crowded. I have to do the same when I'm at my house as on AWS I get 500kbps while on 1900 I get no less than 12mbps
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If you're in a refarmed market just manually select the 1900 band as AWS might be too crowded. I have to do the same when I'm at my house as on AWS I get 500kbps while on 1900 I get no less than 12mbps
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How do I do this?
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Try add old tmobile apn and chose auto 4g/3g/2g they change data speed on mine.
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Yes. Because we don't change the modem, just switch back and forth apn if in the are have lte tower just switch to lte apn (the original one).
This just my experience though.
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Hey bro where bouts in Los Angeles do you stay? Cause I'm close to there. What kind of speeds do you get?
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Im mainly on LAX area, speeds varies but usually I get 18 to 20 now ita down to 10 and lower, even if I change the apn and not use lte same slow speed compared to the old radio.
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How do I do this?
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Dial *#2263# and then under WCDMA choose the 1900 band.
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