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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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Teczeus said:
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.

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Anyone else having terrible reception in the LA area?

i can barely pick up one signal bar as of late and its getting really annoyng because i ant even receive texts since i text alot so its a big issue now, but im on wifi so i cant tell unless my phone is being quiet lol. what can it be?

Network Vision is occuring in LA, you'll have 4G LTE soon. Just hang in there, it's tower maintenance.

Wow just earlier this month I searched for 4g lte in LA and I couldn't find anything. I searched Network Vision and see that we will probably have it going this September. Awesome. Thanks for letting us know.
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Overstew said:
Network Vision is occuring in LA, you'll have 4G LTE soon. Just hang in there, it's tower maintenance.
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Eeeeeee nice thanks for letting me know what it was
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Dont forget, you can always dial *18, its usually good to give u atleast one extra bar.

don't hold your breath but i was told the same thing and two months later nothing just saying don't get your hopes up.
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After I dial that what else do I have to do??
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Wearespacepeople said:
Wow just earlier this month I searched for 4g lte in LA and I couldn't find anything. I searched Network Vision and see that we will probably have it going this September. Awesome. Thanks for letting us know.
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Not going to happen in September, probably more like October or November at the earliest.

XxSilent.NightmarexX said:
i can barely pick up one signal bar as of late and its getting really annoyng because i ant even receive texts since i text alot so its a big issue now, but im on wifi so i cant tell unless my phone is being quiet lol. what can it be?
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I'm in LA and both cell reception and data has been godawful lately.

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Not going to happen in September, probably more like October or November at the earliest.
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I'm just going off the articles I found. Still this is sooner than I expected.

and I thought I was tripping... couldn't send txt for the crap of it all day yesterday
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and I thought I was tripping... couldn't send txt for the crap of it all day yesterday
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yea same here its rare for me to get signal now :/ im running on wifi right now but i can barely text

Same here. At home I get full bars, but when I go to school, I lose signal quite a lot. I live a couple of miles away from downtown, what about you guys?
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IronReaver17 said:
Same here. At home I get full bars, but when I go to school, I lose signal quite a lot. I live a couple of miles away from downtown, what about you guys?
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I'm in Sherman Oaks.

My signal has been spotty as well all up and down the 605.

Data issues.

If you are on tmibile with the note 2 and having data issues. You are not alone. It's tmobile side. I would advice people to call and let them know. My data has been max 300kbps inside my home and now since yesterday at work the same. I have to step outside to get full speed never happened before. And I dont think its because of root.
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Its allngood here full speed
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Does your 4G even work? Mine is stuck on Edge since yesterday. I live on the 4th floor of my house (roof-ish) so really shouldn't have problems up here. In fact, I never did, until literally yesterday morning.

I live on the 3rd floor apartment with nothing behind my building and the tower is visible from my patio. Yes my says 4g all day long.
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I had similar issues when T-Mobile was refarming their towers in my area to add 3.5g via 1900 mhz, especially midnight to morning. Not sure if that's your issue, though.
Signal would get weak, speed slow, sometimes only edge. Lasted about a week or so.

same here
Galaxy s2 and wife's amaze still running perfect 4g speeds. This Note 2 gets stuck in EDGE all the time. Can't even use it. anyone have any luck flashing another rom and getting up to 4g speeds?

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Galaxy s2 and wife's amaze still running perfect 4g speeds. This Note 2 gets stuck in EDGE all the time. Can't even use it. anyone have any luck flashing another rom and getting up to 4g speeds?
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Same over here. Already called tmobile they didn't do anything at all.
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My data is light years better than it was on sprint.
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I have pretty good 4G service on my Note 2 right now. Sometimes it'll get a little slow but more times than not, it's very fast.

The high speed are just two steps outside on my patio and the low ones are on my couch and the tower is 5 miles away.
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Alright guys my data speeds seem to be fixed. If you have issues call tech support.
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I'm not sure whether it's because of root or not, but it has to be the phone. My girlfriend has a different phone than mine and hers was working perfectly inside and outside, whereas mine would not want to load anything, it would drop to edge and then to no signal at all. After getting a replacement phone, it's working fine.
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Alright guys my data speeds seem to be fixed. If you have issues call tech support.
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What did they have you do?

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I'm not sure whether it's because of root or not, but it has to be the phone. My girlfriend has a different phone than mine and hers was working perfectly inside and outside, whereas mine would not want to load anything, it would drop to edge and then to no signal at all. After getting a replacement phone, it's working fine.
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What did they have you do?
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Just called 611 asked for tech support on the automated system. When you get the tech you will have to do a new apn but not to worry if you tether it wont affect it. They will do a number of other trouble shoot things. Just tell them its been happening to you for a couple weeks. If they say call us back tell them no. Ask to open up a service ticket. All is well in my home now. Let me know if this helps. And you can also call customer care first and tell them that im not happy with my data speed connection and see if they give you credit like they did to me. Be nice of course. Good luck
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Galaxy s2 and wife's amaze still running perfect 4g speeds. This Note 2 gets stuck in EDGE all the time. Can't even use it. anyone have any luck flashing another rom and getting up to 4g speeds?
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Funny you should ask, I totally recommend the following ROM: Build number Jedi Master 5 (Rocks)

I think im getting a replacement also. How long did your guys take to ship?
Edit :Gave Samsung a call and they said its the device itself so their replacing it free. To anyone with this problem call Samsung you have a 1 year warranty I thought it was going to cost me money
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Jaimesco12 said:
I think im getting a replacement also. How long did your guys take to ship?
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I ordered mine on a Saturday and received it Monday night. That was pretty quick in my opinion. Especially because I'm so impatient.
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If t-mobile hasnt refarmed my area, wouldnt that mean I am in a 3G area? Isnt utms:3 technically 3G? Thats what I show in settings, getting 12mb max downloads.
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No issues over here. I can tell you, I don't need 42mbps, and I'm 100% satisfied with my speeds after Sprint's garbage. Getting 7.72mbps now, and I've had them for 20 days and already used 10gb. When
I forced my device to run 3g and Edge, it was frightening, similar to what I would get with Sprint, but I've never had issues with 4G or staying on 4G in my area.
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You guys aren't alone, but I think this is a tower issue not a phone issue. Possibly a new modem might fix this.
Why do I say that?
Well at home, by San Francisco, I get 15-23 Mbps download speeds, and now I'm in Las Vegas for business, and am only getting 100-500 Kbps.
I called and let them know of the issue, and they were going to do a field ticket where they actually take out the phone and test it on that tower to see what is going on.
I think anyone else having this issue should do the same. My guess is it has something to do with the refarming of the 1900 Mhz band.

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You guys aren't alone, but I think this is a tower issue not a phone issue. Possibly a new modem might fix this.
Why do I say that?
Well at home, by San Francisco, I get 15-23 Mbps download speeds, and now I'm in Las Vegas for business, and am only getting 100-500 Kbps.
I called and let them know of the issue, and they were going to do a field ticket where they actually take out the phone and test it on that tower to see what is going on.
I think anyone else having this issue should do the same. My guess is it has something to do with the refarming of the 1900 Mhz band.
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Agreed. Like I said earlier just call them. They will take care of the issue. Takes a little bit but they get it done. And when speaking to tech support be detailed of where the issues are. Street names and such.
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prl 00001 and sprint airwave

I just recently recieved my airwave and noticed that if im running on prl 00001 the bars are constantly jumping from full to two and sometimes none. Even if I have full bars the data still runs slow. If I update my prl it goes into full bars and data runs properly but prl 00001 gets me better service with no dropped calls while on the go. What shoukd I do?

You have have full bars but you can be on 1x
Most custom roms tell you if your on 3g or 1x
Also you can use the speed test app and it'll tell you on what you are on
And I'm not to sure on this but I don't think air wave does data
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You have have full bars but you can be on 1x
Most custom roms tell you if your on 3g or 1x
Also you can use the speed test app and it'll tell you on what you are on
And I'm not to sure on this but I don't think air wave does data
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If you are on 00001, you likely are not connecting to the airave since that is looked at as a Sprint tower.
My cousin has an airave, and it seems to do data as well.
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Dial *99 to see if your connected..
I have SENSATIONS and its WICKED!!

I dialed *99 and it said I am connected to it but the voice was very choppy you coukd hardly hear but I do get service throughout the house now just twwo to three bars not full bars like I would get if I was on a regular prl
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So what tower does prl 00001 connect to if it reads airwave as a sprint tower? And does this mean any manual uodated prl wont connect to airwave?
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I talked to a sprint tech today and he said there is been lots of people reporting about the gs3 not playing nice with the airwave. He changed some setting. On there end for my airwave and so far so good.
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I talked to a sprint tech today and he said there is been lots of people reporting about the gs3 not playing nice with the airwave. He changed some setting. On there end for my airwave and so far so good.
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I just got 2 GS3's & have a GS2, my GS3 is on PRL 25009, the GS3's never link to my Airave & the GS2 will every once & a while, are you saying they can correct this issue on their side?

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I just got 2 GS3's & have a GS2, my GS3 is on PRL 25009, the GS3's never link to my Airave & the GS2 will every once & a while, are you saying they can correct this issue on their side?
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Yes. And no. My phone still bounces. But. If I unplug the airwave then plug it back in. Then it usually will work. But. Today nothing is working so back to calling sprint I go.
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I just got 2 GS3's & have a GS2, my GS3 is on PRL 25009, the GS3's never link to my Airave & the GS2 will every once & a while, are you saying they can correct this issue on their side?
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I'm on 25010 and I connect to the Airave just fine every time.
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notsosmrtgeek said:
Yes. And no. My phone still bounces. But. If I unplug the airwave then plug it back in. Then it usually will work. But. Today nothing is working so back to calling sprint I go.
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What area are you in?
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What area are you in?
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Portage Michigan
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Portage Michigan
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Definitely not a 800smr issue.
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Well after trying everything and failing this weekend to send messages. I called and they are gonna send me the 2.5. So I will. Chime in after I get that hooked up.
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So far day 1 with the 2.5. And I haven't had a single issue
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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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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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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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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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