I live in Tampa, a place that has had the 1900mhz 3/4g on tmobile network for a while source: androidandme dot com/2012/12/carriers/t-mobile-upgrades-14-new-metro-areas-to-4g-hspa-on-1900-mhz-band
Now I got my unlock code straight from ATT over the phone, told them I was going overseas on business), and unlocked the phone perfectly fine. Put in my net10 Tmobile sim, and activated and updated the apn. I can make/recieve calls, send and recieve text AND MMS PICTURES, but when I try to use data I only get the "G" symbol and slow as **** speeds (like .07mbs down)
Any way to fix this? I know it should work but its just not.
Sorry bout the (dot) com thing, wont let me post links and it's kinda important.
Alright, after flashing a new modem I get "E" instead of just G and slightly better speeds.... and by better I mean about ~0.15mb/s ._.
TeknoGodz said:
Alright, after flashing a new modem I get "E" instead of just G and slightly better speeds.... and by better I mean about ~0.15mb/s ._.
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Before we go into too much troubleshooting, check your imei. Settings > about phone > status
That's sounds like a what happens with a Verizon phone on at&t. In don't think the bands are compatible that net10 leases. I think it also varies greatly by area. Straight talk would be the best for a prepaid using an at&t phone
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Before we go into too much troubleshooting, check your imei. Settings > about phone > status
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I looked there and I don't know what you mean by check it, but it is the correct numbers in the settings, and it matches the back of the phone... Also I don't know what IMEI SV means (software version maybe?) but it says 2.
hednik said:
That's sounds like a what happens with a Verizon phone on at&t. In don't think the bands are compatible that net10 leases. I think it also varies greatly by area. Straight talk would be the best for a prepaid using an at&t phone
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Net10's website simply says any unlocked GSM phone operating on 850 and 1900 MHz bands, which this phone does, and T-Mobile upgraded their towers last year from 1700 to 1900 in Tampa, so it should work just fine.
Is there any way for me to check what bands a phone is currently using? If so I can check on my brothers phone which is a T-Mobile phone running on Net10. If I could check what band's it's actually using for the 4g it's receiving then I can confirm for a fact that the problem is on my end.
Either way though, thanks for your help guys, I appreciate it.
EDIT: After about two hours searching I cannot find a way to find out exactly what band he is using, however I realized since his is a T-Mobile phone it would probably show 1700 either way. I need someone with a iPhone or other GSM in Tampa to confirm I guess... Kinda a problem tho.
Tried these settings? Should be able to get H or H+
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947376
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Tried these settings? Should be able to get H or H+
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947376
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From what I can see all those APN are all for other carriers. I'm using the APN from net 10 web site
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Using these settings?
APN Name: NET10
APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80
Net10s website gives these. I'm sure this is what you're trying to use. I'm also sure you know to reboot your phone after selecting a new apn
APN Name: NET10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
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Using these settings?
APN Name: NET10
APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80
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No, that is for the ATT SIM's from Net10.
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Net10s website gives these. I'm sure this is what you're trying to use. I'm also sure you know to reboot your phone after selecting a new apn
APN Name: NET10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
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That's not what Net10's site says.... but regardless no, it didn't work. That one doesn't even work on EDGE, it tries to get me to log in at some T-Mobile site but the site doesn't load, just blank page, so no that's not it.
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No, that is for the ATT SIM's from Net10.
That's not what Net10's site says.... but regardless no, it didn't work. That one doesn't even work on EDGE, it tries to get me to log in at some T-Mobile site but the site doesn't load, just blank page, so no that's not it.
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well im on simplemobile which is tmobiles frequency also.. I am using stock modem, 1747UCDLK3, I get 4g speeds of 4000 - 17000 kbps depending on time of day.. better at night time...
I made a few stock roms, all working great... im on the tmobile build now.. just made it a few days ago... check my signature..
Build-11_15_2012_UCDLK3_S3_I747_JB411 regular AT&T, works great... speeds 4000 - 17000 kbps shows up 3g and 4g.
Build-12_12_2012_MUMBLL1_S3_I747_&_747M_JB411, Canadian claro rom, also made one for AT&T works great also.. speeds 4000 - 17000 kbps, shows up 3g and 4g
Build_01_17_2013_UVDLJC_S3_I747&T999_JB411, tmobile rom, cant really test cause I used up my 250mb of 4g, but I am getting and E instead of 3g.. speed on 3g is 195kbps. hmm slow.. I usually get 240 or 244 kbps..
I changed the build prop to represent ATT d2att... everything works great...
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well im on simplemobile which is tmobiles frequency also.. I am using stock modem, 1747UCDLK3, I get 4g speeds of 4000 - 17000 kbps depending on time of day.. better at night time...
I made a few stock roms, all working great... im on the tmobile build now.. just made it a few days ago... check my signature..
Build-11_15_2012_UCDLK3_S3_I747_JB411 regular AT&T, works great... speeds 4000 - 17000 kbps shows up 3g and 4g.
Build-12_12_2012_MUMBLL1_S3_I747_&_747M_JB411, Canadian claro rom, also made one for AT&T works great also.. speeds 4000 - 17000 kbps, shows up 3g and 4g
Build_01_17_2013_UVDLJC_S3_I747&T999_JB411, tmobile rom, cant really test cause I used up my 250mb of 4g, but I am getting and E instead of 3g.. speed on 3g is 195kbps. hmm slow.. I usually get 240 or 244 kbps..
I changed the build prop to represent ATT d2att... everything works great...
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Huh, Well I installed the last one on that list and it works!!! I get 4g and first speedest hit 8.5 down 1.5 up. Not too shabby compared to 0.15 on edge lolol
So I guess now my question is how did you do it? What if anything did you change and why does 4g not work at all on CM10.1? Curious.
For me I had to do a factory data reset, once I did it worked perfectly on the stock rooted ROM.
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well I got it to work, the 4g that is... but I had the same problem with my wifes phone with the E.. edge which is 2g.. slow data...
I haven't done anything to my wifes phone for over a week, I think its tmobile antenna, which I use simplemobile..
I noticed my s3 would work downtown tampa, but not where I live in town and country... all around my area I was getting E... for a brief second or so I would see 4g and it would change immediately to E.
so I changed the following step last night to make both phones work and got 4g..
in settings... more settings... wireless and networks... mobile networks.. NETWORK MODE= Changed to WCDMA ONLY... seemed to do the trick.. I never had to do that before..
mdiaz33685 said:
well I got it to work, the 4g that is... but I had the same problem with my wifes phone with the E.. edge which is 2g.. slow data...
I haven't done anything to my wifes phone for over a week, I think its tmobile antenna, which I use simplemobile..
I noticed my s3 would work downtown tampa, but not where I live in town and country... all around my area I was getting E... for a brief second or so I would see 4g and it would change immediately to E.
so I changed the following step last night to make both phones work and got 4g..
in settings... more settings... wireless and networks... mobile networks.. NETWORK MODE= Changed to WCDMA ONLY... seemed to do the trick.. I never had to do that before..
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Well I was too hasty before, my phone only gets 4g in a couple spots out and about Tampa. Most of the time it's only Edge, which leads me to believe it is in fact just T-Mobile sucking.
I tried that WCDMA setting and that disconnects me from mobile networks completely. Like if I was in airplane mode.
TeknoGodz said:
Huh, Well I installed the last one on that list and it works!!! I get 4g and first speedest hit 8.5 down 1.5 up. Not too shabby compared to 0.15 on edge lolol
So I guess now my question is how did you do it? What if anything did you change and why does 4g not work at all on CM10.1? Curious.
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I have the same problem. I have an unlocked att on tmo and never see 4g, only E. so my question is what exactly did you flash to get that working? Was it the Tmo rom or the ATT one? I am pretty good at all this but just wanted to make sure i download the right file. Thanks.
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Does changing the kernel help with slow data speeds? What do I need to change because my internet feels like it's going at 56k speeds. I'm not over my AT&T data limit either so I know that's not it.
data speeds are determined by your SIM and your coverage. it has nothing to do with kernel.
go to att and get a new SIM and see if that helps out.
Zepius said:
data speeds are determined by your SIM and your coverage. it has nothing to do with kernel.
go to att and get a new SIM and see if that helps out.
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I don't know about that.
I heard that basebands or modems can be flashed to help with slow speeds.
I was running XXKK1 baseband on at&t in Austin TX and it was about 1.5mbps down. Then 4.0.2 came out with XXKK6 and it was same. Then I went to at&t store and had them provisioned my account with an LTE phone (HTC Vivid) so my data plan became LTE, then I added PTA APN settings in my GN and speed consistently hovers around 6-7.5 mbps.
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I was running XXKK1 baseband on at&t in Austin TX and it was about 1.5mbps down. Then 4.0.2 came out with XXKK6 and it was same. Then I went to at&t store and had them provisioned my account with an LTE phone (HTC Vivid) so my data plan became LTE, then I added PTA APN settings in my GN and speed consistently hovers around 6-7.5 mbps.
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Whoa, that's pretty cool.
So I just go into AT&T and tell them to put an LTE plan on my phone? I have unlimited so will it work?
Also, what does PTA mean?
Yes go to AT&T store and most reps will refuse to do it. Tell them to use an LTE phone, such as Vivid or Skyrocket and change the last few digits of the IMEI number and it will work. Your plan should show LTE in the data package.
PTA is the APN setting for LTE on AT&T. Search the General forum for PTA and you will see the settings for it.
rubiconjp said:
Yes go to AT&T store and most reps will refuse to do it. Tell them to use an LTE phone, such as Vivid or Skyrocket and change the last few digits of the IMEI number and it will work. Your plan should show LTE in the data package.
PTA is the APN setting for LTE on AT&T. Search the General forum for PTA and you will see the settings for it.
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Ok cool, thanks.
I have gone though all the posts that I can find about the right apn setting for a GN on ATT.
I have tried the following.
1. The default, Cingular 410. This gets me somewhat connected. I connect, but pings are way hight and speed is 1 MB down and if I am luck 500 Kb up.
2. I have tried pta / phone. Seems to connect but I can not get online.
I went to a ATT store and had them make sure I was provisioned for a HSDPA+ plan, with I think is the smartphone plan.
This sim came from a Vivid. So it was provisioned for LTE.
Any suggestions on what steps I need to take to get a reliable connection on my GN. Dam I like this phone, but bringing an unlocked phone to ATT is a pain...
Thanks
Matt
You shouldnt have to setup anything. I popped in my att sim and all apn was automatically entered. Its a 5 year old sim.
What did you change?
My AT&T SGS2 (my Galaxy Nexus is T-Mobile) wasn't connecting to data although it had the correct APNs.
I called them and it turned out they needed to switch over the data plan to a "4G smartphone data plan" on their end (from a BlackBerry data plan that it had before). Your issue may be that you are still on the LTE plan. For the Galaxy Nexus, the correct plan would most likely be the 4G smartphone plan.
The APNs that I have on the SGS2:
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: Phone
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: internet
everything else is <Not set>
then I have a 2nd APN (which I guess is needed for MMS)
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: mms,supl
everything else is <Not set>
I have the ATT PHONE APN selected and everything works (including sending and receiving MMS) just fine.
Hope this helps
No go.
I went to ATT and had them put me on a LTE plan.
Still no data.
I added variations of the pta apn and it alway reverts back to the cingular apn.
AbeMIH said:
My AT&T SGS2 (my Galaxy Nexus is T-Mobile) wasn't connecting to data although it had the correct APNs.
I called them and it turned out they needed to switch over the data plan to a "4G smartphone data plan" on their end (from a BlackBerry data plan that it had before). Your issue may be that you are still on the LTE plan. For the Galaxy Nexus, the correct plan would most likely be the 4G smartphone plan.
The APNs that I have on the SGS2:
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: Phone
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: internet
everything else is <Not set>
then I have a 2nd APN (which I guess is needed for MMS)
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: mms,supl
everything else is <Not set>
I have the ATT PHONE APN selected and everything works (including sending and receiving MMS) just fine.
Hope this helps
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From what I understand you do not want to be on a LTE plan as Gnex is not an LTE activated phone, this can cause spotty or zero coverage for data.
Make sure your on 4g smartphone data plan, maybe try a new sim card and then pop in these settings:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1149523.html
You should be good to then!
PS:
You only need the phone and mms apns!
That's right, the GSM Galaxy Nexus doesn't have LTE. I'm certain changing the data plan to the 4G smartphone plan (non-LTE) will fix OP's issue.
ATT won't put me on a 4g plan. They say the nexus is not reconized on the system and it defaults to a 3g plan.
They can not override it.
There only solution is for me to get another 4g phone that is att branded. Get 4g plan put on my account and then move that sim..
Dam, this sucks.
AbeMIH said:
That's right, the GSM Galaxy Nexus doesn't have LTE. I'm certain changing the data plan to the 4G smartphone plan (non-LTE) will fix OP's issue.
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mattalter said:
ATT won't put me on a 4g plan. They say the nexus is not reconized on the system and it defaults to a 3g plan.
They can not override it.
There only solution is for me to get another 4g phone that is att branded. Get 4g plan put on my account and then move that sim..
Dam, this sucks.
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there's a whole thread about this but I'm mobile and can't search for it... title was something like here's how I got 4g on att us... google it! I read it called yesterday fought with them for an hour went to level 2 tech support finally got them to activate a matrix on my account by an imei I found on the internet *shhhhh they don't know that and had them reactivate my nexus. I gotta be honest though it did nothing for my speeds :/ but my plan is now data pro 2gigabytes for 4g smart phones!
Edit:
Found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20055732#post20055732
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What worked kinda
http://gdgt.com/discuss/how-i-was-finally-provisioned-for-4g-on-my-atandt-galaxy-nexus-i8z/
I am now able to the 4g apn. But still very, very slow..
mattalter said:
http://gdgt.com/discuss/how-i-was-finally-provisioned-for-4g-on-my-atandt-galaxy-nexus-i8z/
I am now able to the 4g apn. But still very, very slow..
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Yep same issue for me my speeds have not changed... kinda pisses me off :banghead:
I've tried many apns and nothing gives me these double and triple speeds!!! I also have a 4g sin card but might try a new one just for the hell of it!
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Dam, this is just about the worst Nexus I have owned. I have tried all the US radios and the xx radios, but my connection just plain sucks.
I have done the IMEI changing thing and they gave me a plan that says:
"SMT Personal" on the bill" and when I go into manage my features it says: "Smartphone bundle: Data Plan for SmartPhones. Unlimited domestic data usage. Only available for upgrades. Requires customers to be on a "Gold List" SmartPhone Plan prior to upgrade to 4G device."
Is this the correct 4G (HSPA+) plan for those changing from an iPhone unlimited plan?
mattalter said:
http://gdgt.com/discuss/how-i-was-finally-provisioned-for-4g-on-my-atandt-galaxy-nexus-i8z/
I am now able to the 4g apn. But still very, very slow..
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Do you have an unlimited data plan? If so, AT&T seems to be throttling people that still have the unlimited data plans.
Took my Yakjuzs to ATT (purchased in HK), they scanned the IMEI of the phone (behind battery) then put that in the system and gave me a new SIM, my old one was iPhone from about 2 years ago.
On Sunday AM when everyone is asleep I get upwards of 6 meg down and 1 up, just now got 2 down and .5 up.
So, it varies. I live in Orlando Fl area.
I got no special SIM, nothing out of the ordinary and it's fast enough for me. Is it LTE fast? No, but I chose the Nexus and with that the speed penalty.
It's the same speed as my old "4G" Motorola Atrix.
Fountainhead931 said:
Took my Yakjuzs to ATT (purchased in HK), they scanned the IMEI of the phone (behind battery) then put that in the system and gave me a new SIM, my old one was iPhone from about 2 years ago.
On Sunday AM when everyone is asleep I get upwards of 6 meg down and 1 up, just now got 2 down and .5 up.
So, it varies. I live in Orlando Fl area.
I got no special SIM, nothing out of the ordinary and it's fast enough for me. Is it LTE fast? No, but I chose the Nexus and with that the speed penalty.
It's the same speed as my old "4G" Motorola Atrix.
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That's around what I usually get 2.5 maybe 3 down and .5 -1 up but other ppl seem to get 6 regularly!? Pisses me off
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I just now got 5 Mbps down on a speed test here on att in los angeles. So it can give good throughput.
RogerPodacter said:
I just now got 5 Mbps down on a speed test here on att in los angeles. So it can give good throughput.
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Well LA is a whole lot more congested than Buffalo and you still got a better speed than I do even during off hours! Best I have ever had as dl was 6mb down I may go start a fight at my local att corporate store today
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Sure I am on the right plan for data, 4g smartphone.
Using the 410 apn, I get great speeds, at night.
At 8am, I can't get online. Pings are so high, the phone is useless.
I have tried 4.0.4 and all the radios that are published.
Might be selling this dog.
While my Vivid is able to get online np and keep a connection. While the Nexus required multiple battery pulls, though out the day to get online.
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Well LA is a whole lot more congested than Buffalo and you still got a better speed than I do even during off hours! Best I have ever had as dl was 6mb down I may go start a fight at my local att corporate store today
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Yeah and i ran the test right at 5pm rush hour sitting on the freeway parking lot. But some areas here do give crap network, just not that spot.
Some more help needed
So, I have an Vivid. I had ATT set me up for LTE. This works fine with my Vivid. Moving that sim to my GN and using the pta apn
While I do connect, I can't even run speed test.
I am somewhat lost on what plan on ATT I need and what apn I need on the GN for it work on HSDPA+ or 4G.
Any help and or suggestions??
Even using the default apn, cingular 401, my speeds and horrible. The phone is un usable.
Hello,
I have been having terribly slow data speeds on ATT in Alabama. I thought after my bill cycle renewed that it would get better. But my bill cycle renewed on January 16th and I'm still getting slow data. Slower than I have ever gotten like 1 megabit per sec to 3 megabits per sec. I usually get 4 to maybe 7 megabits per sec. Is anyone else having issues in Alabama?
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I'm not from Alabama so I'm not really sure how strong the signal is around your area and if it's normal or not. I suggest you try the Network Signal Speed Booster from the Play Store (sorry I'm not able to post links yet since I'm below 10 posts) and see if it improves anything. What the app does is reset your phone's radio connection and find the nearest cell site so you can receive better signals. I hope this helps
sivaseraphim said:
I'm not from Alabama so I'm not really sure how strong the signal is around your area and if it's normal or not. I suggest you try the Network Signal Speed Booster from the Play Store (sorry I'm not able to post links yet since I'm below 10 posts) and see if it improves anything. What the app does is reset your phone's radio connection and find the nearest cell site so you can receive better signals. I hope this helps
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Thank you. can you tell me which app though whose the creator?
You can also change your apn, that is if att has you partitioned for "4g smartphone plan". I walked in, requested a new sim and made sure that receipt said "4g for smartphone". Guess that's if there's 4g in your area.. If you're interested, look up phone apn for gnex.
Here's the APN I've been using.
Name: AT&T HSPA+
APN: phone
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 8080
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: default,admin,fota,mms,supl,hipri
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I am currently on a 2 gigabyte 4G data plan
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Well I'm using pretty much the exact same apn as you.. Perhaps you've been throttled? Do you use lots of data?
bodh said:
Well I'm using pretty much the exact same apn as you.. Perhaps you've been throttled? Do you use lots of data?
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It depends on the month lmao. I thought that's what it was. but.... my bill cycle restarted on the jan 16 and it was still slow. I went to AT&T store yesterday. first off the guy wanted to know where i got my galaxy nexus. but he said they were having issues with their service and to download mark the spot app. but i did and it kept making me send crash reports. anyway the guy gave me a new sim card. I just put my sim card in my old HTC Inspire 4G and I got like 8 megs down. when I'm getting 1 meg down on the galaxy nexus. so I'm like WTF?
Did you get your gnex new? What radio baseband is it on? I can verify that htc phones have stronger antenna reception, but not to that extent..
bodh said:
Did you get your gnex new? What radio baseband is it on? I can verify that htc phones have stronger antenna reception, but not to that extent..
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yes i bought it brand new on july 2, 2012
baseband version is I9250XXLH1
Got mine just about the same time! I wonder if you were to call them and see if they are still having issues [which seems obviously not if the inspire works]. Then again, is the inspire hspa+ or lte? Is the new sim set up for hspa+ or lte? Only other thing i could think of is trying to flash a different radio, just to try them out.
Also, have you looked into the crash reports from mark the spot? Have you tried to find out why it crashes?
Not sure what the issue. Att said they were having issues and yes I'm set up on hspa+ its gotten better since I used the APN the HTC inspire had. But it still goes up and down.
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This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well. Granted, it's not unlimited data, but for the average user, 2.5GB should be more than plenty.
I've been on Net10 since July of this year. It's been pretty solid so far and my only complaint was the lack of 4G/LTE service. After flashing the new MK2 modems today I noticed for the first time that my Network Icon was showing 4G LTE; not just the standard 4G when connected to 3G or H+. Also Settings->About Phone->Status shows me as being connected to LTE... so just throwing that out there.
I'll throw out my APN settings that have working MMS and everything; although I do believe they're the standard APN settings on Net10's page.
Name: Net10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN Type: default,supl,mms,hipri
lordcheeto03 said:
This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well. Granted, it's not unlimited data, but for the average user, 2.5GB should be more than plenty.
I've been on Net10 since July of this year. It's been pretty solid so far and my only complaint was the lack of 4G/LTE service. After flashing the new MK2 modems today I noticed for the first time that my Network Icon was showing 4G LTE; not just the standard 4G when connected to 3G or H+. Also Settings->About Phone->Status shows me as being connected to LTE... so just throwing that out there.
I'll throw out my APN settings that have working MMS and everything; although I do believe they're the standard APN settings on Net10's page.
Name: Net10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN Type: default,supl,mms,hipri
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This looks promising. In your opinion then, there's no downside at all to doing this? I don't use Wifi calling so I would not miss that. What kind of data speeds do you actually get? If it's even close to what I get now (mid 20's, usually), I'm sold. The only concern I have is this sentence in their "transferring a number" section: In order to transfer or port in your phone number to NET10 you must have a NET10 wireless phone. I plan on calling them to clarify, but does this mean I can't bring my current number over with my phone, that I would need to buy one from them? That would be a deal breaker. Thank you.
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This looks promising. In your opinion then, there's no downside at all to doing this? I don't use Wifi calling so I would not miss that. What kind of data speeds do you actually get? If it's even close to what I get now (mid 20's, usually), I'm sold. The only concern I have is this sentence in their "transferring a number" section: In order to transfer or port in your phone number to NET10 you must have a NET10 wireless phone. I plan on calling them to clarify, but does this mean I can't bring my current number over with my phone, that I would need to buy one from them? That would be a deal breaker. Thank you.
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I didn't see a down side. I was fine just getting 3G as I'm not usually in an LTE area anyway. Why pay $90 a month when you can get pretty much the same exact coverage for half the price? I came from AT&T and have the same coverage as i did previously.
As far as speeds go, I was just shy of 20 down when I tested the other day. I would upload a picture of it now, but I'm not getting too great of speeds where I am right now. Currently I'm only getting about 7 down and 12 up.. But I'm also in the middle of nowhere atm. I'm getting the same down speed on LTE here with 2-3 bars as i do on full bars of 3G. Upload is considerably slower on 3G though.
As far as porting your number, yes you can port it. It's a simple process and I do believe their website explains how to do it. I think I called though and had them do it over the phone. I do remember that your number still had to be active on your current network.. As in don't cancel your service until you set up net10. In fact, once you start the porting process, they take care of canceling your current service anyway.
And you don't need to buy a device from them, check the BYOP (bring your own phone) program.
Attached is a screenshot from a recent speedtest.
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I didn't see a down side. I was fine just getting 3G as I'm not usually in an LTE area anyway. Why pay $90 a month when you can get pretty much the same exact coverage for half the price? I came from AT&T and have the same coverage as i did previously.
As far as speeds go, I was just shy of 20 down when I tested the other day. I would upload a picture of it now, but I'm not getting too great of speeds where I am right now. Currently I'm only getting about 7 down and 12 up.. But I'm also in the middle of nowhere atm. I'm getting the same down speed on LTE here with 2-3 bars as i do on full bars of 3G. Upload is considerably slower on 3G though.
As far as porting your number, yes you can port it. It's a simple process and I do believe their website explains how to do it. I think I called though and had them do it over the phone. I do remember that your number still had to be active on your current network.. As in don't cancel your service until you set up net10. In fact, once you start the porting process, they take care of canceling your current service anyway.
And you don't need to buy a device from them, check the BYOP (bring your own phone) program.
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Cool. I'll post back after I figure this all out. Thanks...
30Mbps down...
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This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well
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FYI Net10 IS StraightTalk. In fact the APN settings are the same when using the new AT&T ST sim as the ones you posted :good:
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FYI Net10 IS StraightTalk. In fact the APN settings are the same when using the new AT&T ST sim as the ones you posted :good:
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Net10 is StraightTalk's non-WalMart-subsidized side. I know they use the same APN's, but while StraightTalk had 4G, Net10 was stuck on 3G.
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Straight talk have LTE for their AT&T sims not on tmobile sims.
Hi folks,
I've got a T-mo M919, with MDL bootloader, which I use on ATT. I bought the phone after comparing the hardware and seeing all the same bands needed for ATT are supported on the TMo phone (but, not quite 100% the other way around).
Anyway, the phone works fine... calls get through, texts work, data speeds are the same as the S4 I337 (ATT variant) I was using before. My question is less functional and more cosmetic.
I've noticed that the LTE signal indicator is usually pretty low. Don't think I've seen it report all 4 bars... ever! It's usually showing LTE with 1-3 bars. This is in places I would get pretty much full signal, on the ATT phone.
Since my T-mo phone is on MDL, pre-Knox, and has an older LTE radio version, while the ATT phone I had (still have... gonna sell it!) is NC1 and thus has a later LTE radio version, would this explain the difference?
I've flashed the NB4 modem onto the phone (the modem.bin file only!) and didn't notice any difference, but I understand this is just for GSM. I get full bars on GSM (before and after flash).
Since the phone works fine, I am not too concerned, but it sort of bugs me that it shows such "low" signal. Is there some calibration I should run or something?
Marc
What build are you running?
Currently on Dirty Unicorns 7.8 but saw the same thing when I was on 4.2.2 MDL TMobile Samsung stock.
It is interesting. Here in my office I get between 1and 3 bars but no dropouts or anything noticed so far. Here it was 3-4 bars solid with the ATT S4. We have repeaters throughout the building for great coverage.
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Having low bars is normal.
It's the towers, not us.
Sometimes I'd say a custom rom shows what your actually getting more accurately.
I'm on the latest cm nightly. Nb4 modem flashed as you described.
But, I'd expect to see more bars on 4.4.2. Stock.
But, there wouldn't be any difference in actual call quality, etc.
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Maybe you could used xposed to change or remove the offending task bar icons.
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Currently on Dirty Unicorns 7.8 but saw the same thing when I was on 4.2.2 MDL TMobile Samsung stock.
It is interesting. Here in my office I get between 1and 3 bars but no dropouts or anything noticed so far. Here it was 3-4 bars solid with the ATT S4. We have repeaters throughout the building for great coverage.
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If your at&t device was on official KitKat then that's why, signal bars are reported higher in KitKat, but not on aosp/cm ROMs, they will show your true strength.. Best thing to do is to compare your dBm strength to another at&t device on their network
Thanks everyone! At the end of the work day I realized I had my ATT phone with me in my computer bag. So, I first observed the T-Mobile phone for a few minutes in a few locations on my desk. Over that time the signal ranged from -89 db to -94 db, with most readings between -91 and -93.
I then swapped the SIM card into the ATT S4, and observed it for a similar time in the same locations. It ranged from -91 to -96, with most readings between -92 to -94. So, basically identical, maybe a db or two weaker reading.
Then I figured out how to get my work-issued iPhone 5S to give me readings (field test mode... seriously! ) and it ranged from -93 to -97 with most readings between -92 and -95.
I repeated the test here at home, where the readings range from -99 to -104. Same pattern of Tmobile S4 phone ever so slightly better reception than ATT S4 and ever so slightly better than iPhone.
So, my concern that perhaps the TMobile antenna was not as good for ATT as the native ATT phone has been disproven, and as the wise readership here has counseled, it's all in how the various Stock or custom ROMs report the signal.
Issue resolved.. Thanks for your input!!
Marc
I was having the same thoughts last week. Bought a M919N (MetroPcs) and odined with T-Mo stock. After root, recovery and roming, my signal was low. I usually get full bars on my i337, but only got 2-3 on this one. I changed my preferred network to 3G, then back to LTE. Getting full bars in my house ever since.
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Thanks everyone! At the end of the work day I realized I had my ATT phone with me in my computer bag. So, I first observed the T-Mobile phone for a few minutes in a few locations on my desk. Over that time the signal ranged from -89 db to -94 db, with most readings between -91 and -93.
I then swapped the SIM card into the ATT S4, and observed it for a similar time in the same locations. It ranged from -91 to -96, with most readings between -92 to -94. So, basically identical, maybe a db or two weaker reading.
Then I figured out how to get my work-issued iPhone 5S to give me readings (field test mode... seriously! ) and it ranged from -93 to -97 with most readings between -92 and -95.
I repeated the test here at home, where the readings range from -99 to -104. Same pattern of Tmobile S4 phone ever so slightly better reception than ATT S4 and ever so slightly better than iPhone.
So, my concern that perhaps the TMobile antenna was not as good for ATT as the native ATT phone has been disproven, and as the wise readership here has counseled, it's all in how the various Stock or custom ROMs report the signal.
Issue resolved.. Thanks for your input!!
Marc
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So basically the t-mobile S4 gets better reception than at&t's S4 and iphone? WIN!! Lol joke, but you're welcome! This is a common concern for people, but when you test this things it's not about how many bars you see on your status bar, but dBm strength
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So basically the t-mobile S4 gets better reception than at&t's S4 and iphone? WIN!! Lol joke, but you're welcome! This is a common concern for people, but when you test this things it's not about how many bars you see on your status bar, but dBm strength
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Definitely! +1
I would say the difference in reported signal strength was marginal but pretty consistent. Interesting to note, that even with -102 db signal, iPhone was reporting 4 out of 5 bars of strength...
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Interesting to note, that even with -102 db signal, iPhone was reporting 4 out of 5 bars of strength...
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Yeah my S4 on kitkat touchwiz shows 4 out of 5 bars on a similar strength. Guess Samsung wasn't the first to do this
how do you guys get LTE speed on at&t with the t-mobile s4? I tried several ways including changing the build.prop name, model and device to at&t values.. I do get the at&t 4G bar symbol but no LTE.. any other ideas? I'm running GNF1 V3 NB4
I have been meaning to write up my experiences, but in short:
1. On stock Samsung ROM (MDL build) I plugged my ATT sim into the phone, booted, edited the APN to the ATT values, and set the preferred mode to LTE. Done. LTE speeds (for me, 5-25 Mb/sec same as the ATT phone).
2. In Dirty Unicorns ROM I just selected the pre prepared ATT APN and made any edits to match my settings I usually use. Made sure LTE was preferred mobile mode and boom it works.
I think you have a ROM config issue. Are you set on that ROM or willing to try others? Best of luck.
Marc
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I have been meaning to write up my experiences, but in short:
1. On stock Samsung ROM (MDL build) I plugged my ATT sim into the phone, booted, edited the APN to the ATT values, and set the preferred mode to LTE. Done. LTE speeds (for me, 5-25 Mb/sec same as the ATT phone).
2. In Dirty Unicorns ROM I just selected the pre prepared ATT APN and made any edits to match my settings I usually use. Made sure LTE was preferred mobile mode and boom it works.
I think you have a ROM config issue. Are you set on that ROM or willing to try others? Best of luck.
Marc
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so basically you're saying that I should go back to stock and after changing the apn it should be good? also, I would prefer TW for now, I might switch to cm later, but is GNF1 not good for LTE if i'm on at&t? any other suggestions?
Right. On stock rom, it should work fine after you edit the APN and change the preferred mode. If you want to stay on TouchWiz, a great rom I used on the atT phone was Goldeneye. Meanwhile I really like the dirty unicorns ROM on my phone. I am using version 7.8 and it is a a weekly build from August 10th or 12th I think. I haven't tried the new version 7.9.
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Ok ill try and update. Do I need to install the at&t version of that rom or t-mobile?
My technique is to match the phone hardware during install, to make sure nothing like modules / radios gets messed up. Then manual APN and preferred mode edits which are easy.
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My technique is to match the phone hardware during install, to make sure nothing like modules / radios gets messed up. Then manual APN and preferred mode edits which are easy.
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I just flashed to stock now.. i get the at&t settings automatically but still no LTE.. are you using any different apn settings? you mind sharing your settings?
nir360 said:
I just flashed to stock now.. i get the at&t settings automatically but still no LTE.. are you using any different apn settings? you mind sharing your settings?
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I use exactly these from the All Things ATT thread, which match my stock ATT phone.
Name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: None
APN Type: default,mms,supl,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4
APN Roaming protocol: IPv4
Turn APN on/off: APN turned on
Bearer: Unspecified
Mobile Virtual Network Operator Type: None
Mobile Virtual Network Operator Value: Not set
In some ROMs the last two don't show up, in which case I just skip them.
It's also important to set the preferred mode to LTE.
Marc