I've had StraightTalk, using AT&T towers for just over a month (using an AT&T GS3). This was prior to their announcement about LTE becoming available. Everything pointed to needing a new sim card to take advantage of it. Yesterday, I noticed the LTE icon in my status bar. At home I get around 17 mb/s, and at work I get only like 1.5-2 mb/s.
I first noticed the icon on the CM 10.2 9/23 nightly. I'm running the most recent 10.2 nightly, and I'm still getting LTE.
Has anyone else had LTE pop up, when using Straight Talk using the old sims?
tokuzumi said:
I've had StraightTalk, using AT&T towers for just over a month (using an AT&T GS3). This was prior to their announcement about LTE becoming available. Everything pointed to needing a new sim card to take advantage of it. Yesterday, I noticed the LTE icon in my status bar. At home I get around 17 mb/s, and at work I get only like 1.5-2 mb/s.
I first noticed the icon on the CM 10.2 9/23 nightly. I'm running the most recent 10.2 nightly, and I'm still getting LTE.
Has anyone else had LTE pop up, when using Straight Talk using the old sims?
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What are your exact APN settings? There was another user about a week or two ago, who claimed he got it after calling cs, but it was gone the next morning...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442536&highlight=straight+talk
I never had to enter these, as CM already had them loaded into the rom
APN Settings:
Name: StraightTalk ATT
APN: tfdata
Proxy: Not set
Port: 80
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
APN enable/disable: APN enabled (greyed out)
Bearer: unspecified
MVNO type: none
MVNO value: Not set (greyed out)
I have had straight talk for about a year and a half, long before LTE was available on straight talk. I tried to switch the old apn to the lte with no luck. I would just not get data. I ordered a new sim and intended to have my number transferred over to it. I called customer service this morning with sim in hand and asked to be upgraded to lte. They transferred me to someone that could help and he took about 10 minutes and I did not even need my new sim. They did something on their side. I asked if I would need to change the apn and they said no the old one would work. That turned out to not be true. I drove into town as I do not have lte at home and I had no data. I switched to the lte apn rebooted and boom LTE! So it seems now if you have an old att sim that was HSPA only you can call and get it switched over. I was shocked that I got right though and did not get put on hold forever and this worked. Maybe they hired more customer service reps, or I just was lucky.
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I have had straight talk for about a year and a half, long before LTE was available on straight talk. I tried to switch the old apn to the lte with no luck. I would just not get data. I ordered a new sim and intended to have my number transferred over to it. I called customer service this morning with sim in hand and asked to be upgraded to lte. They transferred me to someone that could help and he took about 10 minutes and I did not even need my new sim. They did something on their side. I asked if I would need to change the apn and they said no the old one would work. That turned out to not be true. I drove into town as I do not have lte at home and I had no data. I switched to the lte apn rebooted and boom LTE! So it seems now if you have an old att sim that was HSPA only you can call and get it switched over. I was shocked that I got right though and did not get put on hold forever and this worked. Maybe they hired more customer service reps, or I just was lucky.
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This is correct they can provision your old sim to work on LTE as long as unused the new apn. It is hit or miss when u call there customer service odds are you will get someone who exactly knows what they are doing 1 out of 10 lol
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APN
enigma2446 said:
This is correct they can provision your old sim to work on LTE as long as unused the new apn. It is hit or miss when u call there customer service odds are you will get someone who exactly knows what they are doing 1 out of 10 lol
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The above posted APN settings are exactly what I am using and LTE seems to work fine. Mind you I purchased the sim card in Nov. of 13. GS3 I747 4.1.2, downgraded to 4.1.1 root injected, sim unlocked then flashed to Hyperdrive 16. All is well with LTE on this end.
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I have had straight talk for about a year and a half, long before LTE was available on straight talk. I tried to switch the old apn to the lte with no luck. I would just not get data. I ordered a new sim and intended to have my number transferred over to it. I called customer service this morning with sim in hand and asked to be upgraded to lte. They transferred me to someone that could help and he took about 10 minutes and I did not even need my new sim. They did something on their side. I asked if I would need to change the apn and they said no the old one would work. That turned out to not be true. I drove into town as I do not have lte at home and I had no data. I switched to the lte apn rebooted and boom LTE! So it seems now if you have an old att sim that was HSPA only you can call and get it switched over. I was shocked that I got right though and did not get put on hold forever and this worked. Maybe they hired more customer service reps, or I just was lucky.
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I think it might depend on the service area. Where Im at I only get H+ but a hundred miles away in a bigger city bang it auto switches to LTE and hello speed, goodbye battery.
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Hello everyone,
I have a new AT&T plan with five lines, all using Samsung Galaxy S3s, all having the same problem. My 14 day grace period to cancel is almost up and I'm at my wits end searching for an answer. The phones are not rooted as I do not understand most of this technology; however I'm smart enough to know that this is a problem beyond rebooting the phone or resetting the SIM card, as every forum out there is telling people to do. Calling tech support (please don't make me) is a LAST resort for any device I own.
In the town where I work and shop I have no signal at all from AT&T. No voice, text, or data. AT&T coverage map shows "good" coverage in this town. Every so often I do get a weak AT&T signal but only for a few seconds. I do however pick up a very strong signal from a T-Mobile tower. I know that AT&T and T-Mobile both use GSM and should be compatible for roaming purposes, but the phone does not roam; it just shows a strong signal that I cannot connect to. Also, it switches back and forth between these two towers. I posted screen shots taken one minute apart.
In my phone's "Mobile Networks" settings there is no option to chose a network. There are only four options on that page: Mobile Data (checked), Data Roaming (not checked), APN, and Network Operators. I have tried adding a new APN but that did not work. The Network Operators tab says "Default Setup" and I cannot change it. I understand this is an issue with AT&T - they deliberately remove these settings.
I have gone through all the settings in Service Mode using *#197328640# looking for a way to enable the missing settings. I have already used the Service Mode to disable LTE (another setting AT&T likes to deprive us of) but that was not the problem so I put that back on automatic. I have also checked and unchecked every imaginable combo of settings such as wifi, data, airplane mode, etc.
I think the problem is either that the T-Mobile tower is interfering with what *should* be a good AT&T signal, or that the fact that I am "connected" to AT&T (albeit with no bars) is preventing me from roaming. I'd like to know if there is a way to disconnect from AT&T to test that theory. Also, I'd like to know if there is something I can do from Service Mode to enable the missing settings so I can set up roaming.
Thanks so much for any suggestions or help.
Kelly
What APN(s) are currently listed?
xBeerdroiDx said:
What APN(s) are currently listed?
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Just the default one called "ATT Phone".
I tried a Cingular APN in order to get a better connection to the AT&T tower, but it didn't work and I removed it. I found the T-Mobile APN info and was planning to try that next time I'm in town if I don't find some other solution first.
Is it the wap.cingular or pta one? You have to reboot after changing apn's but I'm sure you already knew that
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Is it the wap.cingular or pta one? You have to reboot after changing apn's but I'm sure you already knew that
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I used the wap.cingular one and did reboot. Do you think this is an APN issue? I'm kind of at a dead end unless I find where to enable those mobile network settings. Thanks for your responses.
kelmusc said:
I used the wap.cingular one and did reboot. Do you think this is an APN issue? I'm kind of at a dead end unless I find where to enable those mobile network settings. Thanks for your responses.
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If you do not have the pta apn, try and add it. That's the LTE network.
Name: ATT PTA
APN: pta
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth: none
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
Add this in, select it and reboot
I have added it and will get to town tonight to see if it works. I'll post an update afterward. Thank you!
kelmusc said:
I have added it and will get to town tonight to see if it works. I'll post an update afterward. Thank you!
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Yeah, let me know how that worked. Remember to reboot afterswapping apns. Just sayin'
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Yeah, let me know how that worked. Remember to reboot afterswapping apns. Just sayin'
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Unfortunately, it didn't work. I also tried to use a T-Mobile one and the phone wouldn't even let me save it.
I broke down and called AT&T tech support to find out where the roaming settings are in the phone... of course they didn't tell me, but they did tell me they don't have a roaming partnership with T-Mobile in my area. Therefore I'm out of luck and will be cancelling my contract.
kelmusc said:
Unfortunately, it didn't work. I also tried to use a T-Mobile one and the phone wouldn't even let me save it.
I broke down and called AT&T tech support to find out where the roaming settings are in the phone... of course they didn't tell me, but they did tell me they don't have a roaming partnership with T-Mobile in my area. Therefore I'm out of luck and will be cancelling my contract.
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Sorry buddy. Best of luck. Use your s3 on a carrier's no-contract plan. Perhaps t mobile or straight talk? Cheers
I recently put CM 10, and most recently,CM 11,on my P930.
One thing I can't get to work is the mobile data connection; the best it can do it seem is 3G (HSPA)
I recall the defaults in CM 10 getting HSPA+ briefly, but that was short lived.
One suspicion I have is the SIM card; this phone went missing a few months ago, so I bought a used Iphone 3GS to fill in, and I had to get a fresh SIM. Once I found the P930, I then got to rooting and modding it ( I was running it vanilla before it went missing); once I got CM 10 I then moved over the SIM. Would the fact that I used a non-LTE phone first on that particular SIM card cause this to happen? Or was I given a non-LTE SIM of some sort?
Some other things to note:
- pta APN's don't seem to work at all. I read that was axed awhile back; and my mom's Pantech Burst just has the phone APN (but it gets LTE just fine)
- phone APN's do work, up to HSPA.
Finding a clear answer on up to what the up-to-date correct APN settings for ATT is as clear as mud.... I saw pretty much 20 different combinations, and I've had varied luck on getting them to work. Suggested APN settings would really be appreciated, along with any clues on whether I need a fresh SIM or not.
A non LTE Sim card can affect ur LTE connection.
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dante501 said:
A non LTE Sim card can affect ur LTE connection.
Sent from my LG-P930 using Tapatalk
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Looks like a trip to AT&T is in order. That's what I was suspecting. Thanks for the clarification.
ratdude747 said:
I recently put CM 10, and most recently,CM 11,on my P930.
One thing I can't get to work is the mobile data connection; the best it can do it seem is 3G (HSPA)
I recall the defaults in CM 10 getting HSPA+ briefly, but that was short lived.
One suspicion I have is the SIM card; this phone went missing a few months ago, so I bought a used Iphone 3GS to fill in, and I had to get a fresh SIM. Once I found the P930, I then got to rooting and modding it ( I was running it vanilla before it went missing); once I got CM 10 I then moved over the SIM. Would the fact that I used a non-LTE phone first on that particular SIM card cause this to happen? Or was I given a non-LTE SIM of some sort?
Some other things to note:
- pta APN's don't seem to work at all. I read that was axed awhile back; and my mom's Pantech Burst just has the phone APN (but it gets LTE just fine)
- phone APN's do work, up to HSPA.
Finding a clear answer on up to what the up-to-date correct APN settings for ATT is as clear as mud.... I saw pretty much 20 different combinations, and I've had varied luck on getting them to work. Suggested APN settings would really be appreciated, along with any clues on whether I need a fresh SIM or not.
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if you got a new sim a few months ago, the sim is not the issue. ATT has been issueing LTE sims for a little over a year now. A good way to tell is looking for a "24","25","27" in the middle of the iccid (sim number starting with 8091).
Double check your apns and also, make sure your data plan is set back up for the Nitro. If you still have an Iphone data plan for the 3GS, then you will need to call or go online and change your data plan back to the smartphone with lte plan for the p930.
jzsidebott said:
if you got a new sim a few months ago, the sim is not the issue. ATT has been issueing LTE sims for a little over a year now. A good way to tell is looking for a "24","25","27" in the middle of the iccid (sim number starting with 8091).
Double check your apns and also, make sure your data plan is set back up for the Nitro. If you still have an Iphone data plan for the 3GS, then you will need to call or go online and change your data plan back to the smartphone with lte plan for the p930.
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They never changed my plan, it was set for the Nitro the whole time (since it wasn't for sure lost for good). I verified it the other day.
The sim has a 27 in the middle.
I've tried messing with the APN settings like crazy... but here's the one APN I have set (since the pta seems obsolete and didn't work):
(if not listed, it's unset)
Code:
Name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
MMSC: (removed to please anti-spam, texting does work)
MMS proxy: (see above)
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: none
APN type: default,supl,mms,hipri,dun
APN protocol: IVP4/IVP6
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPV6
Bearer: unspecified
MVNO type: none
Any of those look off?
ratdude747 said:
They never changed my plan, it was set for the Nitro the whole time (since it wasn't for sure lost for good). I verified it the other day.
The sim has a 27 in the middle.
I've tried messing with the APN settings like crazy... but here's the one APN I have set (since the pta seems obsolete and didn't work):
(if not listed, it's unset)
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Name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
MMSC: (removed to please anti-spam, texting does work)
MMS proxy: (see above)
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: none
APN type: default,supl,mms,hipri,dun
APN protocol: IVP4/IVP6
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPV6
Bearer: unspecified
MVNO type: none
Any of those look off?
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pta would be the lte apn if the nitro has the correct plan. ill inbox you
jzsidebott said:
pta would be the lte apn if the nitro has the correct plan. ill inbox you
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On CM11, mine is definitely showing:
ATT LTE
pta
And preferred network type "4G (recommended)". It is working fine on LTE where there is actually support (not near my house, but in the city).
ratdude747 said:
They never changed my plan, it was set for the Nitro the whole time (since it wasn't for sure lost for good). I verified it the other day.
The sim has a 27 in the middle.
I've tried messing with the APN settings like crazy... but here's the one APN I have set (since the pta seems obsolete and didn't work):
(if not listed, it's unset)
Code:
Name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
MMSC: (removed to please anti-spam, texting does work)
MMS proxy: (see above)
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: none
APN type: default,supl,mms,hipri,dun
APN protocol: IVP4/IVP6
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPV6
Bearer: unspecified
MVNO type: none
Any of those look off?
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Yeah, pta under apn is a must, bit i have also had that issue with a few Rom's even with pta, and the solution that worked for me was to flash baseband.
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Swetnes said:
Yeah, pta under apn is a must, bit i have also had that issue with a few Rom's even with pta, and the solution that worked for me was to flash baseband.
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Called in to AT&T, fixed an IMEI issue. Works fine now... the "phone" apn seemed to also pick up LTE (connection type reported as LTE 13), so I ditched the pta one.
Whew...
At the beach today and was getting 3g to 4g showing on my phone (stock not rooted). Mail, chrome, maps and other programs were not connecting. I set up my tether to my tablet and it was able to use the data to connect with things just fine. Normally I have no problem with cell data. I assume the signal was not as strong as usual at the beach but it did show 4g and 3g and I would have thought if my tablet was able to receive the tether and load data fine the phone should have.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
GTT1 said:
At the beach today and was getting 3g to 4g showing on my phone (stock not rooted). Mail, chrome, maps and other programs were not connecting. I set up my tether to my tablet and it was able to use the data to connect with things just fine. Normally I have no problem with cell data. I assume the signal was not as strong as usual at the beach but it did show 4g and 3g and I would have thought if my tablet was able to receive the tether and load data fine the phone should have.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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APN settings alroght?
ZenFoneFan said:
APN settings alroght?
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I think they look okay. I am on T-Mobile and under apn I have T-mobile US LTE fast t-mobile.com
Brand New unrooted/stock on AT&T
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I am having similar problems on my new zenphone2
AT&T Network, settings as follows:
per AT&T's documentation:
access point name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
proxy/port/username/password/server: not set
MMS port: 80
MCC port: 310
MNC port: 410
authententication type: Not set
APN Type: default,mms,supl,hipri
APN protocol : IPv4
APM roaming protocol: IPV4/IPV6
APM enable/disable: APN enabled
Bearer: Unspecified
MNVO type: NONE
MNVO value: not set
Now if I go into about/status, I see
Cell network type hspa (ugg...) Signal strength 83db
service state: voice: in service/Data in service
Roaming: Not roaming
Cellular network state: Disconnected:
Now if I were a betting man, I'd say the VERY last line is my problem.
But HOW the FRECK do you get it on?
hate calling the tech support (jerk support line?) (I can say that as I did it for a number of years!)
oh oh, just re boooted phone, and now cell network state says :CONNECTING..
This could be good, but will keep here as a answer to others, I hope!!!
Nope, went from Connecting to DISCONNECTED again
So original question persists!
(wifi on, phone fine, wifi off, no data...ie, cell data not working)
OK. so far , update from original post.
************it Seems that despite my telling the associate at the AT&T store I had a grandfathered, unlimited data plan.
AND that yesterday's chat with billing), My plan was re-configured to be a "no data plan, pay as you go" device *****
The nice person at the tech support hotline escalated the problem to tier 2, and also gave me a TICKET #. (YES, you ALWAYS need a ticket number at ANY carrier when you have problems like this!)
She also gave me a 3gb plan for today/tomorrow, and told me that tier 2 would be able to re-establish my grandfathered plan.
I also told her that this happened WITHOUT MY CONSENT, WITHOUT MY SIGNATURE, and that this could become an FCC complaint (they HATE those!) as well as the automatic termination of my 2 year contract from my side.
SO, we will see, and I will update later in the week.
but I currently have data now, that 'connecting... was the key message'
ok, sgh-i747. fresh NJ1 rooted flash done yesterday. using phone on straight talk with att sim. supposedly lte capable. at work i can pick up 2-3 bars of lte no prob. runs great. but this morning the phone automatically switched from lte/gsm auto. to wcdma mode on its own. it did this three times in a row inside ten minutes. then all good most of the day. however this afternoon it did it again twice. sticker on phone say i727. phone info states the same. so what would cause a gsm phone and gsm simcard to suddenly go wcdma for no reason? i do suspect a bad sim. ive heen having connection issues as well. at home signal isnt the greatest but on att i always maintained 1-2 bars of 4g. using the straight talk sim it will connect to 4g for a few minutes maybe, and then drop to edge. if i am not on lte, it will not stay on 4g. jumps to edge. its not the phone i dont think. this morning i put my sim in gf phone,same exact phone. entered same exact apn settings, rebooted, and waited. after a minute or two it dropped to g then to edge. her att sim in her phone usually maintains a steady 4g at 1-2 bars. never drops. her sim in my phone works flawless. same thing. steady 4g at 1-2 bars. how is that? doesnt the phones radio determine signal strength and what network type to use? it seems my thinking is wrong. everyone says sim cards have nothing to do with signal but after seeing my ST sim react the same in someone elses phone, i gotta think different. my settings are the most common ones
name: Straight Talk
apn: tfdata
no proxy
port: 80
(i did make an apn with no port set as well. makes no difference to me)
mmsc: http:/ / (no space) mms-tf(dot)net
mms proxy: mms3(dot)tracfone(dot)com
mms port: 80
apn type: default,supl,mms,internet,hipri
i made a few different apns with different type combos. and one with no apn type. each time tho i deleted the apn, then rebooted, then entered settings, rebooted again.
would all the rebooting and different apn settings and messing around mess up a sim card? ive had this card about two weeks. seemed to work really good for a few days. and of course tech support is no help. also, was trying to research ST sim cards to see if some were better or some problematic. found nothing for mine
TF64PSIMC4DD
any help or ideas?
have an unlocked S9. 4G/LTE intermittently flashes in the header, but unable to make calls. texting works fine. carries says buy a new phone.. put in a att sim and phone switched over to att (from TMO) no problems, still not working. yes I updated the network settings also.
anyone else with same problem or ideas how to fix?
I have exactly the same problem. My S9 quit working on 2/25 and was told by PureTalk that It was time for a new phone. I backed it up and did a factory reset and worked fine until yesterday morning. Same issue. On hold now for just over an hour to try one last time with PureTalk customer service. This will be my last attempt to "fix" the issue. Looks like I'll be headed to AT&T...
I am looking at options to replace myself.
With puretalk I'm seeing weird things going on with this. My S9 stopped working about March 2nd. When I switched to an alternate installed APN called ATT Nextgenphone it had Fato added on the types, I could make calls with that, until I restarted then I couldn't. But I couldn't text. If I switched back to the Puretalk suggested APN, I could text but I couldn't make calls. I tried the same thing with an S10 I got because at first they said it was compatible then a day later they said it was not compatible. I got same results with it. I can call on one APN but not text and I can text on the other APN but not call.
So the phones are able to do both but there is something with their tech that they can't handle it. I am currently trying to port to another carrier that says I can get 5G on an S10.
I put port request in but their porting department said it takes 24 hours to port. We'll see about that.
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As it turns out Puretalk lied again, it didn't take 24 hours. It was ported within an hour.
I already had gotten a US Mobile sim card so I attempted to get that going on my S10. Calls worked but texting images didn't. I tried some of their online help steps which are numerous. After those I couldn't make calls (something about setting up LTE Only setting - BAD). So I set back to the original from that and called them They gave me the correct APN settings which are these.
Everything works now. Puretalk and their AT&T shutdown games are history to me.
APN name : Verizon 2
APN: vzwinternet
MMSC: http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms
MMS port: 80
MCC: 311
MNC: 480
APN protocol: iPv4/iPv6
APN roaming protocol: iPv4/iPv6
APN type: default,supl,mms
The problem is with the budget phone plans that only allowed 3g, not the S9 phone. But all you should need to do is get a new 4g SIM card from your provider , not a new phone.
Don't know if this is a permanent solution. My family has 2 s9 and 6 s9+ phones all with pure talk. Half of them quit working half still work fine. The only difference was in the model number. (s9) SM-G960U quit working, (s9) SM-G960U1 still works. (s9+) SM-G965U quit working, (s9+) SM-G965U1 sill works. So using this forum I figured out how to flash SM-960U1 firmware to the SM-G960U phone using Frija/Odin. Now both s9 have U1 firmware and both are working flawlessly with pure talk. Haven't yet had opportunity to flash s9+ phones yet but I am expecting the same results. Hope this helps.