I have the GS4 from T-Mobile (obviously) and I recently flashed the Slimbean rom and it's great but when I turn my data on I sometimes get an H or a DC icon instead of 3G or 4G, and I also never had this happening in any Touchwiz roms. I've been looking everywhere for what it means and I sort of have an idea but is it bad or should I just ignore it? Any feedback on this would be great!
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H is 4g.
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H is 4g.
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Yeah thanks but I know that already, H is more of like 3.5G. What I'm more concern of is the DC icon. What does it mean and/or is it bad, anyway to fix it?
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DC is DC-HSPA+, to my knowledge, dual HSPA+ (from two nearby towers I believe).
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DC is DC-HSPA+, to my knowledge, dual HSPA+ (from two nearby towers I believe).
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So with that being said, is DC better than H or 3G then?
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nestoh said:
So with that being said, is DC better than H or 3G then?
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It's possible to get better speeds out of DC-HSPA+ over regular HSPA+, however sometimes it doesn't make much of a difference.
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No. But it's a good speed.
You can check by going into settings, about phone, status and see what network type says.
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Correct. Not LTE, but fair speed for H+, arguably slightly faster than the typical 3G. You're getting the speed I used to get when I was on my SGSII (non-skyrocket) until I upgraded to the SGN2 with LTE here in San Diego.
Thanks. Its says im running LTE:14. So I guess the question now is why am I not getting lte speeds!?
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Just ran another test, slightly faster speeds but you can see in the status bar it says 4g instead of h+.
Im running jellythunder perfect storm..which I thought h+ meant lte.
Ideas?
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meat614 said:
Thanks. Its says im running LTE:14. So I guess the question now is why am I not getting lte speeds!?
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Ok. Than u are getting LTE. The rom u have just isn't showing show in your status bar.
Did u flash an international theme or something that may have caused this?
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4G=LTE
H, H+ = HSPA (3.5G)
3G = UMTS
This means that when you are in LTE you won't see the LTE symbol but instead 4G.
Depending on the rom u are using of course. In order verify that your ROM is actually using LTE go System Settings --> About Device --> Status. Look under Mobile Network Type.
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I am in a lte area and my status bar now says 4g which means lte. What are normal lte speeds? My last post was the speed test on the lte...that normal?
Thanks again!
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No, this is what it would look like. Look in between the alarm clock and the signal strength meter.
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Show off lol
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Good for you! ****ty for me lol
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LTE = faux G as far as I am concerned.
AT&T is still on 3G .. its just 3G+. According to what I have read, LTE (and WiMax) was originally a "transitional technology." Then it was upped to 4G and HSPA+ is now a a transitional tech. Then some1 dumped a lot of money into an offshore account and transitional tech is 4G.
Cue the nerd rage at this point.
LTE Advanced (as well as WiMax v2 or whatever they were going to call it.) are 4G. These are some way away. With big V saying LTE deployment going into 2015, one could guess we won't see "pure" 4G until almost 2020.
Edit: LTE is 100Mb/s down AND up. LTE adv is basically gigabit. As far as the original spec, 4G = gigabit. So .. we aren't quite there yet.
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Show off lol
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You have me Lmao.... Don't sweat it, I did another speed test and it went down to 44Mbs.
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Hahaha wish we had that here 8mg down is fastest ive seen lol :beer::beer::beer:
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Well, the symbol at the top left says H+. So, no that not LTE, if it where it would say 4G.
But if its an international port than it says 4g, jedi states so in first post
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Hahaha wish we had that here 8mg down is fastest ive seen lol :beer::beer::beer:
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haha .. nothing like downloading (theoretically) a DVD iso in under a minute.
I'd rather have the lower ping time and the lower bandwidth connection than the higher ping time and larger bandwidth connection.
The fact that your ping is so low makes me believe that you might be on LTE. But it could be an excellent 3G connection or whatever ATT likes to call it to make themselves feel superior. I've seen speeds that low however for LTE when the signal isn't very strong.
LTE* Obviously
On my note 2 signal just switched over
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Nice!!!!
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Where at?
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trevahr said:
LTE* Obviously
On my note 2 signal just switched over
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Yes, please provide location, otherwise this info wouldn't help many people
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this is phoenix AZ, also testing Spen writing
pretty impressive
wifi lower down is home and up top is school
Still no LTE in Las Vegas...
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So no lte icon means not a good area?
sixpoint1 said:
So no lte icon means not a good area?
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No LTE icon means you are not getting LTE.
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sixpoint1 said:
this is phoenix AZ, also testing Spen writing
pretty impressive
wifi lower down is home and up top is school
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I'm in phoenix. and those results look a whole lot more like HSPA+ to me. biggest indication of LTE right now is insanely fast (10+mbps) upload speeds.
no LTE for me here in east phoenix yet. but i'm in a marginal signal area.
I'm in West Phoenix/Glendale area. I've not seen LTE over here either.
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trevahr said:
LTE* Obviously
On my note 2 signal just switched over
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I just noticed I was connected bout 20 mins ago, but how r u getting the 4G LTE in the status bar? I'm only showing 4G. The last thing I did b4 I noticed 4G in the status bar was change my apn to
fast.t-mobile.com. After a reboot BAM!!
I'm in Tempe AZ, 101 n University.
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30M download, 17M upload. San Jose, CA.
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Update...
Lte just showed up on my phone. North west Phoenix area.
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Would having the Jedi X rom on my phone cause any issues by chance?
we need some LTE love here in NYC
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30M download, 17M upload. San Jose, CA.
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lucky... i'm in san jose too, but no go. what rom are you on?
Just got update from tmobile hour ago, I am using original/factory one, nothing fancy. FYI.
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can someone link me to a guide to take the tmobile note 2 back to stock?
also does odin work with macs or do i have to do this on a pc?
Popped up here on my phone in Las Vegas for aboit 10 seconds then went away...
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There is a sticky thread for this.
Thanks
Am I trippin or does that say 4g lte in the chi city?
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witeboy07 said:
Am I trippin or does that say 4g lte in the chi city?
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You can grab Phone Info and set your radio to LTE Only. If you still have data, then you are not 'trippin' and have an LTE connection.
What is your speed though? I'm getting pretty good speeds here in the D.C area.
It was only on for a bit, my speeds were no where near what you got.
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They are probably just testing the site. Good sign for Chicago. Shouldnt be too long now before they turn it on.
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They are probably just testing the site. Good sign for Chicago. Shouldnt be too long now before they turn it on.
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Hopefully that extends a tad north...I'm at great lakes north of the city
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Chicago South Side by Midway: I don't have any LTE lol. You're lucky man, I just have the 4G only (really 3G HSPA+) icon.
You had got me excited lol
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I woke up and saw 4g lte, I jumped on speed test, but only at 7mbps tops.
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4g?...i think i need carry a mobile power pack all the time,if i use it
I'm wondering if epc.tmobile.com (T-Mobile US) is better or is fast.t-mobile.com (T-Mobile US LTE) better?
I'm in an area that gets the DC connection. Using the epc APN I get a download speed of 11662. When I tried the fast APN it dropped to 5726.
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Hmmm interesting
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cgibbons51 said:
Hmmm interesting
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I think it may depend on your area? At work I only get HSPA+ so either option is the same for me since niether gets LTE.
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I'm in an area that gets the DC connection. Using the epc APN I get a download speed of 11662. When I tried the fast APN it dropped to 5726.
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What is the difference between DC, and 4g/3g?
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jacoballen22 said:
What is the difference between DC, and 4g/3g?
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I forget but I know it's in one of these thread's.
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jacoballen22 said:
What is the difference between DC, and 4g/3g?
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Its not really any different it's just aosp icon it means dual connectivity but if u check speeds DC is the same as 4g
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I'm wondering if epc.tmobile.com (T-Mobile US) is better or is fast.t-mobile.com (T-Mobile US LTE) better?
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This device doesn't support lte so there's no reason to use that apn. Besides, tmobiles hspa+ is about as fast and gives better battery life. As lte matures that will change, but for now it's true.
Here is the SS Of my internet speed.
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That depends mostly on your operator....
On wifi
Three uk
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You all have good and high speed in India we won't get that.
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Three uk
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What rom/kernel/mods are you on? I thought my 7Mb was quick but damn! You on 4G already?
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I get ~11Mbps down and 3Mbps up on H+ (no LTE in Israel )
Best I can get it about 23 down 2 up and thats right next to three uk mast. Very congested area though. Im on cleanrom ace 4.91 using original h3g nedma1 modem. I get 30% more battery life using this modem
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What rom/kernel/mods are you on? I thought my 7Mb was quick but damn! You on 4G already?
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Nah that's just the icon this rom has mate. I do get three's ultra fast and I live quite close to a three mast and im guessing not many people round here on three as I get these speeds all day long.
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Thats my best speed at 2. 10+ MBPS
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my best was 19.65 Mbit, but that was before a factory reset..
here are some recent ones:
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I get great speeds on 3G, but if it stays on for to long i get a drop in speed. Like the wifi bug.
I have to disable mobile data and then enable it again for the speed to be normal again.
Any other have this problem?
My dad had that bug too in his canvas HD A116
if he doesn't turn mobile data off in 2 - 4 hrs the download speed gets akunlmy it stops.
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I'm on Three on an N7105 (unlocked EE) and despite frequent trips through London, and DC showing regularly on my stock ROM (latest SFR), I've never seen any remarkable speeds on DC-HSPA (mostly 3-7mbps). I'm just hoping that 4G when it comes will make a significant difference... Beginning to wonder whether I have a duff device.
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I'm on Three on an N7105 (unlocked EE) and despite frequent trips through London, and DC showing regularly on my stock ROM (latest SFR), I've never seen any remarkable speeds on DC-HSPA (mostly 3-7mbps). I'm just hoping that 4G when it comes will make a significant difference... Beginning to wonder whether I have a duff device.
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Did you see my speed test on three
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