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Stuck on Edge (2g)

Today I noticed that one of my G2s was stuck on 2G and so I thought maybe I had reached my 5gb limit but then I switched SIM cards and I know it hasn't reached anywhere near the 5gb limit. I also switched SIMs and put it in another one of my G2s and I have H and 3g. I restarted the phone that has been stuck in 2G and it was still stuck I restored a rom that I had installed a few days before (H and 3G were working on it) and it was still stuck on 2G so I wiped it and reinstalled cm6.1.1 and it's still stuck in 2G.
Any ideas?

Did you make sure that you don't have use only 2G networks in the settings?
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DavidXSU said:
Did you make sure that you don't have use only 2G networks in the settings?
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yes I did and I also use superpower but I checked it and after wiping it just remains in 2G so I don't think superpower could be doing it. I'm lost not sure what else to try I've just put Enom's new rom it and it's still stuck on Edge. While my other G2 is sitting right next to it pulling H while I tether my laptop to it while I'm at work.

PlatinumMOTO said:
yes I did and I also use superpower but I checked it and after wiping it just remains in 2G so I don't think superpower could be doing it. I'm lost not sure what else to try I've just put Enom's new rom it and it's still stuck on Edge. While my other G2 is sitting right next to it pulling H while I tether my laptop to it while I'm at work.
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Try dialing *#*#4636#*#* then go to phone info. and change the preferred network type. I think it's supposed to be on WCDMA preferred, but you could put it to WCDMA only if you want, that's how I have mine.

DavidXSU said:
Try dialing *#*#4636#*#* then go to phone info. and change the preferred network type. I think it's supposed to be on WCDMA preferred, but you could put it to WCDMA only if you want, that's how I have mine.
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Wow it worked I've never tried that before how does it affect battery life?
Thanks for the help.

PlatinumMOTO said:
Wow it worked I've never tried that before how does it affect battery life?
Thanks for the help.
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I just set it to that a couple of hours ago so I don't really know how it affects the battery. I thought I had it on but I guess it changed from when I tried out a Sense ROM then went back to CM.
Glad I helped.

Can't get LTE back after ICS flash

Hey guys,
I followed the instructions for ICS flashing with my LT28i, had some ADB troubles but ultimately ICS installed fine. Now trying to flash with .111 baseband, Flashtool goes really fast through its process, says flashing is complete. Tried it twice already, and when i boot the phone back up an LTE option does not show up (gsm/wcdma/wcdma preferred+GSM). Phone connects to data and only shows me H icon.

are u in an LTE area? if so try a speed test.. u should be getting LTE speeds with that baseband... just b/c it doesn't show in network doesn't mean it doesn't work. at least thats what i gather from the other threads. i'm not in an LTE area so i can't test anyway.

Definitely getting HSPA speeds. Back on GB (.111) i got 40Mb down and 11 up, now getting 14D 3.6U. Maybe i need to score some 3rd party app to force bands?

Here's a fix for those who have the issue. Dial *#*#4636#*#* to get to the hidden service menu. Then go to phone information. From the list select LTE (preferred)/WCDMA/GSM. That should fix the issue. If it doesn't select LTE(preferred)/WCDMA/GSM, just turn off radio then turn it back on and select LTE(preferred)/WCDMA/GSM. If it all works, you should see 4g icon instead of the H next to the signal bars.

thanks for the responses. when im on that page what i see is LTE(preferred)/WCDMA/GSM. H icon next to data connection. Whether the radio is turned on or off i cannot change that option in order to change it back. Do you know if the config menu (the one that shows you active bands like LTE_BG5 and stuff) should actually say LTE, or is that just a soft-config? Those seem to be gone as well.
thanks

twent4 said:
thanks for the responses. when im on that page what i see is LTE(preferred)/WCDMA/GSM. H icon next to data connection. Whether the radio is turned on or off i cannot change that option in order to change it back. Do you know if the config menu (the one that shows you active bands like LTE_BG5 and stuff) should actually say LTE, or is that just a soft-config? Those seem to be gone as well.
thanks
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it should say 4g. not lte. It takes a couple of tries to change that option to LTE(preferred)/WCDMA/GSM

UPDATE: reverted to .111 then flashed .233 without baseband, 4G working well.

twent4 said:
UPDATE: reverted to .111 then flashed .233 without baseband, 4G working well.
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hey, im having the same prob. i flashed .111 then .233 like you did but am still having the same issue. my network type shows hspa:11, but does that indicate the network in my area?

majinken said:
hey, im having the same prob. i flashed .111 then .233 like you did but am still having the same issue. my network type shows hspa:11, but does that indicate the network in my area?
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Did you do a full wipe before flashing .111? If not try that.
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jeriku said:
Did you do a full wipe before flashing .111? If not try that.
Sent from Rooted LT28at with ICS.
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i actually solved it; turns out the apn was blank. all i did was put in the apn that spectre51 provided (thanks spectre) and lte worked after refreshing the network lol.

[Q] Samsung S3. No LTE after reboot

It is my first forum post and I believe I am posting it in the right section... I tried finding a similar problem to mine, but seemed to only find people that wanted to turn LTE off instead of on. The AT&T Galaxy S3 phone is rooted and I have gone between ics and jb roms and have gotten LTE to work every time. The problem is after I reboot the phone I lose LTE. I get 20+ up 10 down on LTE. After I loose LTE I get around 8 up 4 down.
I have tried.
1.) Re-installing a rom which gives me LTE until I reboot phone.
2.) I have tried installing modems from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898. If I have lost LTE after reboot, I can (9 out of 10) get LTE to work again after installing a modem. I lose it once I reboot the phone again though and am unable to flash a new modem to get LTE back to working and it won't unless I do 1.) again.
3.) I have made sure apn settings are on the correct pta lte setting. Usually most of the rom's have that already set to begin with.
4.) I have tried the *#2263# to change it to LTE. This WORKS and will reboot my phone into LTE everytime, but I lose being able to make phone calls, etc. From what I understand as well, I am unable to go to 3g/2g after settings LTE ALL and I don't want that either...
It is the only problem I have had with this phone. I notice a lot of times after I install a rom and reboot, it upgrades, and I lose LTE. I install a modem and get LTE back. I reboot phone normally without doing anything to the phone and it upgrades apps again and I lose LTE. That is the only conclusion I can come to as to why I lose LTE after reboot.

terminalerror said:
It is my first forum post and I believe I am posting it in the right section... I tried finding a similar problem to mine, but seemed to only find people that wanted to turn LTE off instead of on. The AT&T Galaxy S3 phone is rooted and I have gone between ics and jb roms and have gotten LTE to work every time. The problem is after I reboot the phone I lose LTE. I get 20+ up 10 down on LTE. After I loose LTE I get around 8 up 4 down.
I have tried.
1.) Re-installing a rom which gives me LTE until I reboot phone.
2.) I have tried installing modems from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898. If I have lost LTE after reboot, I can (9 out of 10) get LTE to work again after installing a modem. I lose it once I reboot the phone again though and am unable to flash a new modem to get LTE back to working and it won't unless I do 1.) again.
3.) I have made sure apn settings are on the correct pta lte setting. Usually most of the rom's have that already set to begin with.
4.) I have tried the *#2263# to change it to LTE. This WORKS and will reboot my phone into LTE everytime, but I lose being able to make phone calls, etc. From what I understand as well, I am unable to go to 3g/2g after settings LTE ALL and I don't want that either...
It is the only problem I have had with this phone. I notice a lot of times after I install a rom and reboot, it upgrades, and I lose LTE. I install a modem and get LTE back. I reboot phone normally without doing anything to the phone and it upgrades apps again and I lose LTE. That is the only conclusion I can come to as to why I lose LTE after reboot.
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I am in the same boat as you. I can force LTE with *#*#4636#*#* and setting it to LTe only. But I lose phone calls and if I restart it goes back to WCDMA.

What rom are you using some roms don't have the late icon they have 4g instead. Also double check that you have the right lte apn enabled
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What rom are you using some roms don't have the late icon they have 4g instead. Also double check that you have the right lte apn enabled
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Yea I realized that jb roms do not show 4g lte, they just show 4g. I check to see if I have LTE by doing going to the Settings->About Device-> Status and looking at Mobile network type... and/or a speed test as well.
I came from and tried these rom's
Year of The Dragon
Ariel.2.07 [2ETO][Aroma]
WanamLite Smooth,Stable & Battery
Right now I am on Stock TouchWiz Jelly Bean PORT (JellyBean 747 Milestone 3)
I have gotten LTE speeds on every single one of the roms until I reboot phone.

[Update- Best Solution So far]
I found that using the WanamLite Rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782732 enabled me to get LTE back fairly easy.
Everything is in the Settings->More Settings->Mobile Networks area.
1. I entered in a new Access point and just put Name: "pta" APN: "pta". You can fill out the rest like the MMSC, MMS proxy, etc but I did not need to.
2. Then went to Network Operators and waited for it to search for the networks (takes a minute or two). It showed up for me as two options being Maritime and AT&T. I selected Maritime and registered it. I was not able to register on AT&T and I don't even know what Maritime is. However,
3. I went to Network mode: Set it to GSM/HSPA/LTE(Auto mode). I get LTE every time.
Every time I reboot I can get LTE to work by doing steps 2.) and 3.) and is a little annoying, but better than having to flash a rom every time I reboot and lose LTE. I would like to try and find a solution though where I wouldn't have to do this every time I reboot.
[EDIT] There might be roaming charges, but by disabling Data roaming you should be fine. I believe you might incur charges if you try connecting to this network while on a cruise and have data roaming enabled. I have not done a lot of research on this so I could be wrong.

Odd data problem

Ok so I have an unlocked LG Nitro HD with custom ROM (CM10) and it has a very weird problem. I've tried two different AT&T MVNO SIM cards (AirVoice and Consumer Cellular) both have the same issue. My data signal keeps changing from H to H+ and occasionally to 3G like every few seconds regardless of where I am using the phone even outside. I don't understand what the problem is. What could be the issue?

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Ok so I have an unlocked LG Nitro HD with custom ROM (CM10) and it has a very weird problem. I've tried two different AT&T MVNO SIM cards (AirVoice and Consumer Cellular) both have the same issue. My data signal keeps changing from H to H+ and occasionally to 3G like every few seconds regardless of where I am using the phone even outside. I don't understand what the problem is. What could be the issue?
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Are you able to use mobile data or are you just wondering why the icons go back and forth?

lordcheeto03 said:
Are you able to use mobile data or are you just wondering why the icons go back and forth?
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Data does work but it seems to drain the battery with the networks constantly switching and on occasion I get a "No Connection" screen on certain apps, I guess because if I open an app while its swapping networks the app cant connect. It's strange.

screwregi said:
Data does work but it seems to drain the battery with the networks constantly switching and on occasion I get a "No Connection" screen on certain apps, I guess because if I open an app while its swapping networks the app cant connect. It's strange.
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Yeah, constantly swapping networks will drain the battery.. what about your APN settings?

lordcheeto03 said:
Yeah, constantly swapping networks will drain the battery.. what about your APN settings?
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They are set up properly.
I had another odd problem, just a few minutes ago was texting someone and all of a sudden phone froze while vibrating then restarted! Don't know if that's a bug in CM10 or what, maybe the network swapping is as well.

screwregi said:
They are set up properly.
I had another odd problem, just a few minutes ago was texting someone and all of a sudden phone froze while vibrating then restarted! Don't know if that's a bug in CM10 or what, maybe the network swapping is as well.
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Maybe make a backup of your CM10 and try flashing a different ROM not based on CM10.

screwregi said:
They are set up properly.
I had another odd problem, just a few minutes ago was texting someone and all of a sudden phone froze while vibrating then restarted! Don't know if that's a bug in CM10 or what, maybe the network swapping is as well.
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I think this is the same issue that I recently fixed in quattrimus. I will try to get the fix included in the cm kernel soon. You might try my Rom to see if the fix works.

lordcheeto03 said:
Maybe make a backup of your CM10 and try flashing a different ROM not based on CM10.
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I tried installing CM9 and it appears to have fixed the problem, the phone doesn't try to connect to the H+ network anymore, only the H network and seems to stay on it so far. I did see it quickly go over to the 3G network but it doesn't appear to be causing any issues, it went right back to the H network. However, I really wish the CM10 ROM worked right, as CM9 is so old...

screwregi said:
I tried installing CM9 and it appears to have fixed the problem, the phone doesn't try to connect to the H+ network anymore, only the H network and seems to stay on it so far. I did see it quickly go over to the 3G network but it doesn't appear to be causing any issues, it went right back to the H network. However, I really wish the CM10 ROM worked right, as CM9 is so old...
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CM10 is snappy and oh so buttery smooth, I give you that. On another note, did you try any other CM10 variants? I'd give tdmcode's AOKP a spin. He says he might have fixed that problem you were talking about in his build.

lordcheeto03 said:
CM10 is snappy and oh so buttery smooth, I give you that. On another note, did you try any other CM10 variants? I'd give tdmcode's AOKP a spin. He says he might have fixed that problem you were talking about in his build.
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I downloaded the CM10 ROM. It seems to behave slightly differently. It stays on H normally, but when I start to do something with data, it will go to H+ until the data loads, then go back to H. So far no disconnects, I'll keep you posted. Right now I have very limited data, I'm switching to T-Mobile as soon as UPS decides to deliver my SIM card (just found out they have a 1900MHz HSPA+ network in my area!) I'll be able to test it better then, but for now I'm trying to stick to wifi, especially since I wasted so much data tonight playing around with this stuff, lol.

screwregi said:
It stays on H normally, but when I start to do something with data, it will go to H+ until the data loads, then go back to H.
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This is how it's supposed to work.

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This is how it's supposed to work.
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Ditto... H and 3g are subsets of each other. Namely they can handle simultaneous voice and data 4G (h+) and lte can only handle data. So it switches back to H so you can receive and make calls plus it uses less battery. If you are on either 4G techs and receive a phone call while downloading it will automatically switch to H from h+ or lte, this is why. The only way you will never see this is on an AT&T rom where it only has 4G and lte icons.
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Ditto... H and 3g are subsets of each other. Namely they can handle simultaneous voice and data 4G (h+) and lte can only handle data. So it switches back to H so you can receive and make calls plus it uses less battery. If you are on either 4G techs and receive a phone call while downloading it will automatically switch to H from h+ or lte, this is why. The only way you will never see this is on an AT&T rom where it only has 4G and lte icons.
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I have LTE disabled, I'm not using the phone on AT&T.

Swetnes said:
Ditto... H and 3g are subsets of each other. Namely they can handle simultaneous voice and data 4G (h+) and lte can only handle data. So it switches back to H so you can receive and make calls plus it uses less battery. If you are on either 4G techs and receive a phone call while downloading it will automatically switch to H from h+ or lte, this is why. The only way you will never see this is on an AT&T rom where it only has 4G and lte icons.
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H+ isn't a subset of 4G is it? I know that the CM's have separate icons for 3G/H, H+, 4G, and LTE.

lordcheeto03 said:
H+ isn't a subset of 4G is it? I know that the CM's have separate icons for 3G/H, H+, 4G, and LTE.
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That certainly is debatable but the US's largest carrier considers it to be, it behaves like 4g, H+ may not be as fast but it is 90%+ as fast in most markets small enough to not make a noticeable difference as far as people's perception and the technology behaves like LTE in a lot of respects, CM is international so it just conforms to International norms so that's why you get H+ AND 4G (LTE) designators.
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Fixed service dropping and locked LTE

I finally got LTE locked on with Telus other users confirmed Rogers, AT&T and Bell(thanks) . No service disconnections, even while on wifi.
The problem I see is conflicting settings while flashing roms/modems. This seems to be the only fix. I'm pretty stoked I figured this out because I was about to switch back to my s2x out of frustration.
This took a lot of trial and error, literally had nothing to go on and no where in particular to start. Enjoy.
MAKE SURE YOU ENABLE LTE TOGGLE IN ROM AND HAVE IT ON BEFORE STARTING.
1. Network mode(settings/wireless & networks, more/ mobile networks/ network mode) set to gsm/lte/wcdma
2.Phone setting in test mode *#*#4636#*#* set to lte/gsm
at&t / rogers should select gsm/lte/cdma in test mode
3.Recovery flash latest modem mumLL1
(at&t users flash ucdlk3)
Wipe cache/dalvik
4 . Reset. Give it a couple mins to ask the network for lte.
If you disable Lte(through toggle) and want to use 3g/H+ for battery saving, the only way I've been able to reconnect to it; is to re enable(toggle) and reset, wait a couple mins to connect.
Side note: depending on your 4g service area, it may bounce around 3g/H+ which is normal.
When you place a call it will drop to 3g (the believed reason for this is that the phone knows you won't need heavy data so falls back to ease up on the battery during calls) but will reconnect a couple mins later. Our phones are slow to negotiate Lte connections with the radio testing sockets and network stability before committing, so be patient.
Let me know if this works for you and which network. Thanks.
Modems can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34397816

Re: Fixed service droping and locked LTE
To check if it worked. Go into test mode and it should say Lte in network type.
Xda I747

So does this mean we get no 3g?
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Yes everything works. I can unselect lte in my toggles and it drops to 3g/hspa. When I re-enabled lte I noticed that I have to make sure in network settings lte/gsm/wdcma is selected and reset phone.
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O wow lucky u I can't unselect on Att lol
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Which rom are you on? Should be up in your toggles. Basically it changes you network settings from cdma/gsm to lte/gsm/cdma. But it conflicts sometimes.
Xda I747

Its there it just doesn't do anything because all the modems on the Att S3 are Rill locked or something so we don't have the option to do it so easily
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dark_intel you are the man, i finally have 4G

btw works on at&t

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btw works on at&t
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Just make sure you help spread this thread like a bad STD, this is a huge problem affecting many!

Worked for me on Bell Mobility.
Edit: Running CM10.1 (latest nightly)

No Test Mode using CM10.1 ROM
dark_intel said:
I finally got LTE locked on with Telus other users confirmed Rogers, AT&T and Bell(thanks) . No service disconnections, even while on wifi.
The problem I see is conflicting settings while flashing roms/modems. This seems to be the only fix. I'm pretty stoked I figured this out because I was about to switch back to my s2x out of frustration.
This took a lot of trial and error, literally had nothing to go on and no where in particular to start. Enjoy.
MAKE SURE YOU ENABLE LTE TOGGLE IN ROM AND HAVE IT ON BEFORE STARTING.
1. Network mode(settings/wireless & networks, more/ mobile networks/ network mode) set to gsm/lte/wcdma
2.Phone setting in test mode *#*#4636#*#* set to lte/gsm
at&t / rogers should select gsm/lte/cdma in test mode
3.Recovery flash latest modem mumLL1
(at&t users flash ucdlk3)
Wipe cache/dalvik
4 . Reset. Give it a couple mins to ask the network for lte.
If you disable Lte(through toggle) and want to use 3g/H+ for battery saving, the only way I've been able to reconnect to it; is to re enable(toggle) and reset, wait a couple mins to connect.
Side note: depending on your 4g service area, it may bounce around 3g/H+ which is normal.
When you place a call it will drop to 3g (the believed reason for this is that the phone knows you won't need heavy data so falls back to ease up on the battery during calls) but will reconnect a couple mins later. Our phones are slow to negotiate Lte connections with the radio testing sockets and network stability before committing, so be patient.
Let me know if this works for you and which network. Thanks.
Modems can be found here
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Ok sounds promising but unable to get my ATT phone running ROM cyanogenmod10.1 03/04 nightly into Test Mode using the keypad code provided. This does work for stock ROM phones. Do you know any other way to get into the test mode?

Haven't tried stock. Im on cm10..
Xda I747

I'm on CM10.1 not stock.
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Yeah I'm pretty sure everyone is using cm10 or aokp. Not sure if stock is having these problems. If they were I'd be on the phone yelling at Telus.
Xda I747

So let me get this right. This fixes the signal jumping around on cm10/aokp ROMs?? That's the only reason I stay on a stock based rom. I'm tired of seeing my signal jump back and fourth from 4g to 3g etc. On stock I always have a rock solid signal. It does not jump around..... Thanks in advance...
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Yes for me and others didn't even get 4g, also it would completely go out of service. Now I get steady 4g.
Xda I747

Any alternative way to get into "test mode" other than using the keypad?
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Sorry man, I tried looking around for a way. Could be the rom you're on. I know Liquid and Carbon are fine. Probably a couple more that I don't even know of, others have success with.
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rpomponio said:
So let me get this right. This fixes the signal jumping around on cm10/aokp ROMs?? That's the only reason I stay on a stock based rom. I'm tired of seeing my signal jump back and fourth from 4g to 3g etc. On stock I always have a rock solid signal. It does not jump around..... Thanks in advance...
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stock lies to and shows 4G all the time, cm10 and show the truth. the s3 sets at 3g until data is needed then transfers to 4g