(q) lte to 4g - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II

quick question. idk if anybody else notice their signal icon changes from LTE TO 4g when ever ur on a call.? is this normal? thanks!

chon117 said:
quick question. idk if anybody else notice their signal icon changes from LTE TO 4g when ever ur on a call.? is this normal? thanks!
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Normal, same thing happens if you're on HSPA it would drop to 3G and 3G to EDGE or GPRS depending.

Tmobile doesn't have voice over lte so that is normal behavior
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It's normal.

Yea th I nk its called fast dormancy
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janjannsen99 said:
Yea th I nk its called fast dormancy
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I hit thanks by accident. No, it's because the phone can't keep an LTE connection at the same time as a phone call. Fast dormancy has to do with HSPA+.
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I know I forgot the name but it will always drop to the next lowest connection during a call say edge to g or whatever. Thats just an example or hspa to edge.
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Turn on LTE

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 ?
Will of fire said:
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.
mopandasauce said:
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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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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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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Bad data speeds

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?
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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.
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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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LTE Dallas starting to work

This morning on my way to work I looked at my phone which is thw note 2 and yes yes 4g lte was on the screen. It went back to regular 4g but it starting to function. Awesome! I will post pics and speedtest when it come up again.
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Yea I agree just last night I was on cell speeds have doubles now shows lte in in Tempe az
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DNASTY6997 said:
Yea I agree just last night I was on cell speeds have doubles now shows lte in in Tempe az
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I just checked my speeds after looking at looking at ur post n all I can say is Awesome.
I'm in Tempe (101 n University)
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Abt 5 minutes from me, so tmo network had lte. And signal strength has been better also
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I wonder if Fort Worth has a tmo tower closed by
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Abt 5 minutes from me, so tmo network had lte. And signal strength has been better also
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What's up neighbor, I'm loving these new speeds. I guess there is a tower right next 2 the AM/PM.. I'm gna check speeds through out the day n C if this sticks tho.
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Mine dropped down to 10, I'm at work in Mesa now
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Haha, me 2. But we know its on now.
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I'm currently in Gilbert, AZ and I still get ~10mbps on the tests.
On another note, does anyone else have lag in the Speed Test app when running the test?
When I hit "begin test" it gives me a ping of 58ms connected to either Phoenix or Tempe but then when the dial goes up it freezes then becomes sluggish again. This only happens to the download one (the upload one is a constant movement, no sluggishness).
Thanks.
Guess it not on in Phoenix yet .:/ I will check tempe also when I go to class today
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Nothing in Brooklyn yet.
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DMen81 said:
I just checked my speeds after looking at looking at ur post n all I can say is Awesome.
I'm in Tempe (101 n University)
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Could you please look at your APN settings, tap on it, and scroll down and see if it says at the bottom IPv4 or IPv4/IPv6?
Also, dial *#0011# and take a screenshot. I'd love to see if T-Mobile is deploying 2x10Mhz there since your upload indicates that! Most markets are 2x5Mhz.
Thanks and congrats!!!
I got 20.96 down on HSPA+ in Austin today. Waiting for LTE, just need for that Dallas LTE to bleed south.
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RonnieRuff said:
I got 20.96 down on HSPA+ in Austin today. Waiting for LTE, just need for that Dallas LTE to bleed south.
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Wow haha the best HSPA I've gotten is 10 down.
My average is 3 down though
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milan03 said:
Could you please look at your APN settings, tap on it, and scroll down and see if it says at the bottom IPv4 or IPv4/IPv6?
Also, dial *#0011# and take a screenshot. I'd love to see if T-Mobile is deploying 2x10Mhz there since your upload indicates that! Most markets are 2x5Mhz.
Thanks and congrats!!!
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This is what I have now, but the next time I notice LTE I'll take these ss again 4 u. Thanks!
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DMen81 said:
This is what I have now, but the next time I notice LTE I'll take these ss again 4 u. Thanks!
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Thanks man. I wanted to see what LTE configuration T-Mobile is running in AZ. They're mostly 37mbps capable 2x5Mhz, but by looking at your speedtest and the upload speeds, you may be 2x10Mhz which is 73mbps capable!
Look forward to your LTE ServiceMode screens
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This morning on my way to work I looked at my phone which is thw note 2 and yes yes 4g lte was on the screen. It went back to regular 4g but it starting to function. Awesome! I will post pics and speedtest when it come up again.
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What part of Dallas?
I did the 4.1.2 upgrade on my Note 2 Wedesnday. I live near down town dallas and work in NE Dallas and have not noticed any LTE on mine yet.
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Thanks man. I wanted to see what LTE configuration T-Mobile is running in AZ. They're mostly 37mbps capable 2x5Mhz, but by looking at your speedtest and the upload speeds, you may be 2x10Mhz which is 73mbps capable!
Look forward to your LTE ServiceMode screens
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Yea..No problem dude:good:
my 4g went from 18mb to 7mb after the update..

LTE missing since rooting – bell canada

Hey gang, rooted my s3 this week. This is my first Android device and is 8 days old. I didn't waste any time!!
I put task650s build of 4.2.2 on with cw recovery 6.0 3.1.
On stock I was getting LTE but now I mostly get 3g and sometimes 4g but very low connection bars on 4g.
Apn set to pda.bell.ca
Network mode set to LTE/GSM/WCDMA
Any way to fix this?
Thanks!
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4G is LTE
3G is H+
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itrunner said:
This is my first Android device and is 8 days old. I didn't waste any time!!
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You wasted 8 days. :laugh:
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4G is LTE
3G is H+
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Awesome!
I'm being told i should have my APN set to flex not pda. I'm going to try flex and see how that goes as well.
Thanks!:laugh:

Lte on call ?

Hey guys we don't have lte while on call right ?
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Upstreammiami said:
Hey guys we don't have lte while on call right ?
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I have same problem when I make phone my LTE drop to 4G.
It is not a problem it is normal. Tmobile does not have voice over lte so it drops even on stock
I also have a problem when it goes to 4G and I'm watching YouTube it won't go back to lte unless I stop YouTube or stop a download
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