Been getting slow speed on note 2. Usually on s2 I get up to 12megs down,. On note the best I've been able top get is 4. Speeds dogs increase when switching to newest modem. Anyone else? ?
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Nobody ? Hopefully lte helps.....
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TeamHackura said:
Been getting slow speed on note 2. Usually on s2 I get up to 12megs down,. On note the best I've been able top get is 4. Speeds dogs increase when switching to newest modem. Anyone else? ?
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I get 14-22
LTE is not available in most of the country yet (TMO)
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Yeah I'm cool not having lte until it's released but how does my sgs2 get better speeds on t mobile?
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Honestly I'm thinking some of the issues are the build.prop
Ive been adding a few things ril related
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=28
ro.ril.hsupa.category=9
ro.ril.hsxpa=5
ro.ril.gprsclass=12
And getting somewhat better performance though I'm not certain they are helping I don't have the energy to check if something else is setting them
Just add a new APN with epc.tmobile.com, the new APN (fast.t-mobile.com)on the 4.1.2 is the one making you get the slow speed.
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Just add a new APN with epc.tmobile.com, the new APN (fast.t-mobile.com)on the 4.1.2 is the one making you get the slow speed.
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I added epc.tmobile apn but phone defaults to lte one. How to make those settings stick? Anyone can help?
Edit:
Time to buy reading glasses. Comma and period look the same for me
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djsombra said:
Just add a new APN with epc.tmobile.com, the new APN (fast.t-mobile.com)on the 4.1.2 is the one making you get the slow speed.
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the new APN is for the LTE network supposedly. Not sure if it will be only for LTE or if you'll be able to epc for LTE as well.
I'm in one of the LTE markets and keep flipping between stock and carbon rom. Tried cyanogen and have had the best luck.
I bought my note 2 at full retail for use on prepaid 70$ plan to see if I want to switch off my VZW unlimited data with 30$ hotspot.
I'm anxiously awaiting LTE turn up!
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TeamHackura said:
Been getting slow speed on note 2. Usually on s2 I get up to 12megs down,. On note the best I've been able top get is 4. Speeds dogs increase when switching to newest modem. Anyone else? ?
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Try this app and let me know if it works : Signal Repair (Root)
darekz said:
I added epc.tmobile apn but phone defaults to lte one. How to make those settings stick? Anyone can help?
Edit:
Time to buy reading glasses. Comma and period look the same for me
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They cover how to make the APNs editable in these forums you'll have to search. I don't have the energy to look at the moment.
Edit:
Ended up finding a decent example of editing stock with new APN.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33700969
Just be VERY VERY VERY careful and I'm not liable for any issues you run into.
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I thing they are testing LTE under fast.t-mobile.com but if you live in a tmobile LTE area is no need to change to epc but if you see slow speed have the epc apn available to switch for faster HSPA+.
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Yeah I think they are using it to test also but that's a guess. I constantly switch between 3g and 4g icons all day. ... Like every ten seconds when in most areas. I'll leave apn until tomorrow and then switch to epc if I don't see lte. I live in Miami fl and have been checking downtown in hopes of getting lte
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Looks like no Florida (or nyc for the matter) in initial lte roll out
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So I just got the S3 today and immediately got home and rooted and threw cm10 stable on it. Well its been stable minus the data issues in getting. Its switching between 3G and H+ until i try to use data it sticks to H+ but then doesn't work. Speed test times out and so does the play store. Then I have to keep retrying then finally it works? Its bugging me terribly as on the way hone when I was playing with it... none of these issues were present? Any ideas?
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Sounds similar to my issues I'm unlocked and on straight talk the indicator always changes at first my speed test were less than 1 MBS down but one day I power cycled and removed my sim and I start getting 6+ MBS down idk its crazy what's your service provider?
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Here are my speed test significant increase eh??
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Picked it up at T-Mobile, figured im switching from sprint to them anyways might as well see what service is like in my area. Compared to sprint... which there is no comparison its quite sad really. But now its working fine.... until I toggle data then it takes a crap. :-/
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the switching between 3g and h+ (4g) is to save on battery live. even a stock nexus 4 does the same thing. the 4g modems that can handle 42mbs can drain tha battery. ther are ways to force h+ but it will drain your batt. if you want to fix search in the cm roms or any aosp rom thread.
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the switching between 3g and h+ (4g) is to save on battery live. even a stock nexus 4 does the same thing. the 4g modems that can handle 42mbs can drain tha battery. ther are ways to force h+ but it will drain your batt. if you want to fix search in the cm roms or any aosp rom thread.
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Well I don't mind it switching... That's okay. But when I toggle data... To turn it off and then wanna use it again... It doesn't work right away.. It takes like some 10 minutes for the bars to turn to connected and then finally work.
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FWIW fixed it by adding a new APN.
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Wanna share the APN?
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Wanna share the APN?
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Add the following to APN:
Proxy: 216.155.165.050
Port: 8080
Good luck.
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Does anyone have the link handy for the post on how to activate LTE on the Note 2 (by popping out your sim) ? I searched for it, but didnt find it for some reason.
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That's not really turning on lte. I believe it was just to have LTE as a option, but it's not like it'll do you any good.
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Why wouldn't do me any good if I had the option to select it? I live in Vegas they keep turning it on and off while they test it. I was at the T Mobile store today and one of the reps had their Note running on LTE.
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Markor13 said:
Why wouldn't do me any good if I had the option to select it? I live in Vegas they keep turning it on and off while they test it. I was at the T Mobile store today and one of the reps had their Note running on LTE.
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Change the apn settings
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Change the apn settings
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Really dude ? NO.
The rep at the store was running a test build which enables the LTE radio to be used.
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Really dude ? NO.
The rep at the store was running a test build which enables the LTE radio to be used.
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I guess we gotta wait on a leak for this ota then. I was thinking we were ready to roll without any mods but I guess not...
There's already a person with it activated in a test device. He said it has new apns and is based on android 4.1.2, so when you see that update we will have LTE. Right now it is currently only going to be active in Las Vegas, and Kansas City.
There is a CM10 ROM that is suposedly gonna have LTE capablilties. I have not yet tested it but I may at a later date.
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There is a CM10 ROM that is suposedly gonna have LTE capablilties. I have not yet tested it but I may at a later date.
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Link?
SinisterSincere said:
Link?
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Like i said. I have not yet tested. But the title shows that it may have LTE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2080966
Enjoy
Will lte work with t mobile note 2 in att
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No
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But it WILL work- in theory- once Tmobile releases the update that unlocks LTE.
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I went to *#22693# and came across an LTE option on my T-Mobile Note 2, has it always been there? I thought the bands were not enabled yet.
Currently on LL4 .
Curious, when lte comes out, would it consume a lot more battery power than the current 4g?
And what if your on rooted rom? Will the option be there or will you need to revert to stock for the OTA ?
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Will lte work with t mobile note 2 in att
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Tbh id rather wait for the tmobile lte than try and use att. I had my friend at work run speedtest on his and its not much more faster than our hspa+ right now.
My connection on average is around 13-15mps, ive peaked at 22mps too before. The att one that was ran was at about 19mps. Since att is realease 9 lte and tmobile is said to be releasing release 10 lte. Im going to wait and see.
Hopefully the 2 people here can post their speeds with the test devices to see what we can look forward too.
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Curious, when lte comes out, would it consume a lot more battery power than the current 4g?
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If your connected to LTE you should see about an 30 min to an hour less of battery life, if your connected to "4G" (3G) but your phone is constantly searching for a LTE signal you going to lose about 1:30-2 hours.
I just bought some batteries to deal with this
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If your connected to LTE you should see about an 30 min to an hour less of battery life, if your connected to "4G" (3G) but your phone is constantly searching for a LTE signal you going to lose about 1:30-2 hours.
I just bought some batteries to deal with this
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Any news on LTE in Vegas? Can you post your screens of ServiceMode or speedtests?
THanks
Thanks that explains why my battery life has been fluctuating. Even when I am connected to 3G my phone still displays 4G and the battery life consumed is the same when I am connected to either type. Is there anyway to turn on the data connection automatically whenever a particular app requires it?
JOSE89178 said:
If your connected to LTE you should see about an 30 min to an hour less of battery life, if your connected to "4G" (3G) but your phone is constantly searching for a LTE signal you going to lose about 1:30-2 hours.
I just bought some batteries to deal with this
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I have Note ii and yesterday updated to 4.1.2. I thought that the APN setting intact as Simple Mobile setting, and I kept using it untill now. Then I found out that I am using T-Mobile LTE APN Setting, which they worked fine. and even more the internet speed is 14mbs. even even more I have test the MMS and it does work too. I am waiting for t-mobile to switch LTE so I can check the speed. that will be awesome. btw I am from Houston, TX.
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You could use a better title than Guess what...
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You could use a better title than Guess what...
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Thanks. Title changed.
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makki666 said:
I have Note ii and yesterday updated to 4.1.2. I thought that the APN setting intact as Simple Mobile setting, and I kept using it untill now. Then I found out that I am using T-Mobile LTE APN Setting, which they worked fine. and even more the internet speed is 14mbs. even even more I have test the MMS and it does work too. I am waiting for t-mobile to switch LTE so I can check the speed. that will be awesome. btw I am from Houston, TX.
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Are you sure you're using the T-Mobile LTE APN? I'm pretty sure the standard connectivity speed for T-Mobile is 14 Mbps. Any incorrect or unknown APN will also be routed directly to the network's default, so it would help to know exactly which setting you are using.
Thanks!
so whats the APN setting for the LTE?
bigexpansion said:
so whats the APN setting for the LTE?
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fast.t-mobile.com
isaac.robinson said:
Are you sure you're using the T-Mobile LTE APN? I'm pretty sure the standard connectivity speed for T-Mobile is 14 Mbps. Any incorrect or unknown APN will also be routed directly to the network's default, so it would help to know exactly which setting you are using.
Thanks!
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Yes I am very sure. look at the pictures. I have just took screenshots.
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Yes I am very sure. look at the pictures. I have just took screenshots.
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Did you change the Protocol to IPv4/IPv6, or it came like that? I've heard that Note 2 comes with IPv4 selected by default.
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Yes I am very sure. look at the pictures. I have just took screenshots.
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Unfortunately that's just Dual HSPA+
You will see "4G LTE" instead of just "4G" on the top of your notification when it's enabled in your area. I'm keeping my fingers crossed also. When LTE is working you will also see a big difference with your upload speed as well.
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Did you change the Protocol to IPv4/IPv6, or it came like that? I've heard that Note 2 comes with IPv4 selected by default.
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No, I changed it. but it doesn't effect, I was just missing around.
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James62370 said:
Unfortunately that's just Dual HSPA+
You will see "4G LTE" instead of just "4G" on the top of your notification when it's enabled in your area. I'm keeping my fingers crossed also. When LTE is working you will also see a big difference with your upload speed as well.
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That's what I am waiting for
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That's what I am waiting for
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Ah... My bad, I was under the impression you thought you were getting LTE speeds with the tests. I sure hope we get it.
APN
bigexpansion said:
so whats the APN setting for the LTE?
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fast.t-mobile.com ... My Note 2 updated itself yesterday and changed the APN to that. I have not been able to check it yet because I am on Simple Mobile and they turned off my data today for "violation of terms" [again]. When I stream outbound video they do that automatically. I do it on purpose just to piss them off ... right before my prepaid renewal of the 22nd of the month tomorrow. Will be anxious to see if Simple is given the LTE network too. Will find out tomorrow LOL
Lol... they reset your data without issue when you pay?
What was the old apn? Maybe that will improve our speeds the new update slowed down.
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diego1985 said:
What was the old apn? Maybe that will improve our speeds the new update slowed down.
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The old apn for simple mobile is "simple"
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fast.t-mobile.com ... My Note 2 updated itself yesterday and changed the APN to that. I have not been able to check it yet because I am on Simple Mobile and they turned off my data today for "violation of terms" [again]. When I stream outbound video they do that automatically. I do it on purpose just to piss them off ... right before my prepaid renewal of the 22nd of the month tomorrow. Will be anxious to see if Simple is given the LTE network too. Will find out tomorrow LOL
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lmao. me too. my bill due on 21st. last night I download file size 1GB.
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Dude you are so awesome for posting this! Which Simple Mobile plan do you have? $40 one or $50 one?
Mystery? said:
Dude you are so awesome for posting this! Which Simple Mobile plan do you have? $40 one or $50 one?
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lol, I have the $50 one
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lol, I have the $50 one
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How much has the speed increased by the LTE thing? Like before and after updating APN thing.
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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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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Have any friends using the same tower?
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RonnieRuff said:
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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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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Mm
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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TIP : " Slow Lte or no Lte avail"increase data Speeds below" Non Lte" WORKS!
This will dramatically increase the data, speed if you have poor lte signal or no Lte data available in your area.
This has also been done on many htc one devices
"Originally posted by mjybarr"
Over in htc one forum.
"I DONT TAKE CREDIT FOR THE FIND" IM JUST SHARING THIS WITH S4 FORUM.
I am sharing this with the s4 as it is relevant info for all
Note :you dont have to do this but for those yielding 8mb or slower i suggest.
Tmo has made fast.tmobile the default apn, which is the lte apn... so if lte is not available or poor in your area you probably will get 3g by default EVEN tho its a 4g icon it will yield 3g speeds, because 3g speeds can be anywhere from 1-3 mbps.You can add the hspa+ apn which will give u 8-15 mb dload speeds or more, it definitely has worked for me and many others.
Here's the settings From my Htc One, which will be same for s4 and any phone.
IMPORTANT* See the illustrations for reference.
You must add default, mms, supl
Under apn type for the new apn to stick.
If you dont it will revert back to fast.t mobile
You can leave it under lte/gsm/wcdma
Switch the apn protocol from Ipv4 to Ipv4/Ipv6
Then hit save and Run a Speed test
Good luck .
Feel free to Hit the thanks button
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Went from 3-4 mbps to 14mbps going back to hspa
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Works for me. Went from 3mbps to 9mbps. Nice!
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Works for me. Went from 3mbps to 9mbps. Nice!
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Yes it does, wether lte fans wanna think its all that @ more, currently thats not the case for ...many ...that may be the case when lte is Very exclusive and everywhere down the road, but for now SPEED= Money well spent!
Stick with hspa+
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I've only been able to test in one location (undergoing treatment atm), but the results were definitely noticeable.
From 4.4mbps down to 14.2-16.5mbps down.
Sadly, upload is still around 1.9mbps, in this area.
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This will dramatically increase the data, speed
you have poor lte signal or no Lte data available.
This has also been done on many htc one devices.
Note :you dont have to do this but for those yielding 8mb or slower i suggest.
Tmo has made fast.t- mobile the default apn, which is the lte apn... so if lte is not available or poor in your area you probably will get 3g by default EVEN tho its a 4g icon , because 3g speeds can be anywhere from 1-3 mbps.You can add the hspa+ apn which will give u 8-15 mb dload speeds or more, it has for me and many others.
Here's the settings on my One, which will be same for s4 and any phone.
IMPORTANT*
You must add default, mms, supl
Under apn type for new apn to stick.
You can leave it under lte/gsm/wcdma
Switch the apn protocol from Ipv4 to Ipv4/Ipv6
Then hit save and Run a Speed test
Good luck .
Feel free to Hit the thanks button
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Thanks, will give this a shot.
Sorry for the potential noobish question, but what are you using to edit your apn settings?
CSRobe02 said:
Sorry for the potential noobish question, but what are you using to edit your apn settings?
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Its done by the settings in phone
Go to
Settings/more networks/mobil network/"access point names" Otherwise short for apn
Click access point names click menu/add new apn.
Enter the settings EXACTLY as shown .
Hit Menu / hit Save.
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RanceedaW said:
I've only been able to test in one location (undergoing treatment atm), but the results were definitely noticeable.
From 4.4mbps down to 14.2-16.5mbps down.
Sadly, upload is still around 1.9mbps, in this area.
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Normally as seen for along time now Uploads are always on average the same.
Regardless of hspa or lte.
Then again its a fair trade off to have Faster dloads
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lojak29 said:
Its done by the settings in phone
Go to
Settings/more networks/mobil network/"access point names" Otherwise short for apn
Click access point names click menu/add new apn.
Enter the settings EXACTLY as shown .
Hit Menu / hit Save.
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Thank you! Got it working and noticed a drastic difference in speed. from ~3.6 to ~13.2!
default,mms,supl is the key! I'm also sticking to IPv4 which gives me better speeds on both HSPA+ and LTE.
Isnt this the default APN? I know it's on all custom & stock roms.
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RMXO said:
Isnt this the default APN? I know it's on all custom & stock roms.
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Ive seen hspa apn on a few custom roms but no tmobile made fast.tmobile the default
On the s4.
My whole point was to show the data speed increase vs the two diff apn settings..and explain why the differences are .
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Thnx for the info...My speeds jumped up a bit from 8MB to 13.5MB....:good:
I get this most of the time with:
Apn type
default,supl,admin, dun,mms
Apn protocol
IPv4
I'll be damned. I got 23mbit on fast.t-mobile.com in my home city, and thought the network was just overloaded here. Just switched to epc.t-mobile.com... tripled. What. This should not be a thing.
saldebot said:
I get this most of the time with:
Apn type
default,supl,admin, dun,mms
Apn protocol
IPv4
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The speeda are nothing to do much with your illustration on the apn type , its all relevant to the APN Itself
Im assuming your on a rom if the apn type is "dun"
And probably lte apn
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lojak29 said:
Normally as seen for along time now Uploads are always on average the same.
Regardless of hspa or lte.
Then again its a fair trade off to have Faster dloads
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I do a lot of uploading, so I'd gladly sacrifice 50% of my download to have it applied to my upload.
But, it's whatever, not like T-Mobile, or any carrier, cares.
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works for me
Dramatic improvement on the Ping, from 500 to 40ms. Speed remained the same though.