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I was thinking of getting another phone soon to replace my crappy Sensation and from my brief research, the GS3 may or may not have it in the hardware to support T-Mobile's upcoming LTE network. With the One X+ cancelled, am I only left with the GNote 2? I'm really not trying to carry that big of a phone around . Will there be any announcements by T-Mobile in the upcoming months to release phones for the holiday season? I'm keeping my fingers crossed . Thanks in advance for any insight or details.
The T-Mobile S3 will NOT connect to their future LTE network. The Note 2 probably won't either. Their LTE network is even close to ready to begin rolling out.
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The note 2 is the closest one to get lte it pass by fcc by 1900aws and 700(Verizon band), they were rumors of tmobile making arrangements with Verizon so we probably get it then (if you have a supported device) having said that I don't worry I get up to 24 mbps on tmobile and love it, I use 20GB last month with unlimited so ain't going anywhere for a while
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I get about 10-13 Mbps download with my S3 and it's more then suffice. While I'm sure it's be nice to be able to download at LTE speeds, I don't see the "necessity" of it.
I'm perfectly happy with my S3.
The Note II for T-Mobile has 700/1700 MHz bands for LTE.
T-Mobile Galaxy Note II Passes Through The FCC, Is Future Proofed With LTE
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Title should be changed to, what's T-Mobile's first lte phone? lol
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Title should be changed to, what's T-Mobile's first lte phone? lol
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Title should be changed to, what's T-Mobile's first lte phone? lol
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The note 2, maybe read the OP next time.
psykhotic said:
The note 2, maybe read the OP next time.
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Maybe you should give that quote another read...take your time.
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psykhotic said:
The note 2, maybe read the OP next time.
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Lol this guy, too funny
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uoY_redruM said:
I get about 10-13 Mbps download with my S3 and it's more then suffice. While I'm sure it's be nice to be able to download at LTE speeds, I don't see the "necessity" of it.
I'm perfectly happy with my S3.
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I couldn't agree more. I've seen very impressive speeds from 4G on SGS3... While I'm sure getting 30-60 mbps down (seems average on other LTE networks) is really cool, its more of a signature spec - or bragging spec... 10mbps+ on 4G is plenty fast for me, especially considering I've been using an iPhone on T-mobile for years stuck on 2G EDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4G is like LUDACRIS SPEED for me (anyone? spaceballs? anyone???)
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I couldn't agree more. I've seen very impressive speeds from 4G on SGS3... While I'm sure getting 30-60 mbps down (seems average on other LTE networks) is really cool, its more of a signature spec - or bragging spec... 10mbps+ on 4G is plenty fast for me, especially considering I've been using an iPhone on T-mobile for years stuck on 2G EDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4G is like LUDACRIS SPEED for me (anyone? spaceballs? anyone???)
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+2 i always tell people that the difference isn't that much when most of the stuff we use it for isn't are all small stuff... besides Roms. And even with that the difference is probably a couple second
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On Verizon's LTE, I pulled on average 15-25mbps. It peaked out at about 30. On T-Mobile's Faux-G, I pull on average 10-20 mbps. I peak out at about 25.
LTE is not noticeably better in any way other than speed tests. Latency had been about 100ms for both as well. Primary difference had been LTE outages on Verizon seemed to last 12-72 hours whereas HSPA+ outages on T-Mobile seem to last 30-600 seconds.
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Just in case you guys dont know, the Note 2 WILL support lte for tmo here is the source..
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/09/t-mobile-galaxy-note-ii-passes-through-the-fcc-is-future-proofed-with-lte/
S3 it is. I've seen some hovering around $350 in my area so that will do. I just can't stand this HTC Sensation and the reboots any longer. Thanks all for the replies.
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S3 it is. I've seen some hovering around $350 in my area so that will do. I just can't stand this HTC Sensation and the reboots any longer. Thanks all for the replies.
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You have to be careful. If they're going to file an insurance claim on it. Your phone will be blacklisted
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Araltd said:
I couldn't agree more. I've seen very impressive speeds from 4G on SGS3... While I'm sure getting 30-60 mbps down (seems average on other LTE networks) is really cool, its more of a signature spec - or bragging spec... 10mbps+ on 4G is plenty fast for me, especially considering I've been using an iPhone on T-mobile for years stuck on 2G EDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4G is like LUDACRIS SPEED for me (anyone? spaceballs? anyone???)
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30-60 is average? I've never seen anyone around here go faster than 22 mbps and in that context, my GS3 gets 15-16. The difference isn't very large at all.
First of all don't get T-mobile their HSPA+ Network gives me 0-0.50Mbs around all Brooklyn, even if signal is below -60dBm
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You have to be careful. If they're going to file an insurance claim on it. Your phone will be blacklisted
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Any way to prevent this from happening? Make a phone call before buying? Call tmob customer service?
By the way, since the Note 2 will be coming out by the end of this month or maybe early November, I think a lot of people will try to dump their GS3 to upgrade. Will craigslist prices lower? I'm seeing 300-350 on average right now.
Well, after getting tired of AT&T Data Throttling me to Edge speeds, And knowing that coverage is not 100% in my area, I went ahead and got the 69.99 Monthly Unlimited Everything Plan from T-Mobile ( I Was on ATT's Grandfathered in Unlimited plan etc cost around $120-130 Month) Now I'ts just $69.99.
Here are the results Keep in mind speeds will improve as coverage does as well. It's very sensitive at the moment if I move a few feet away signals lower and speeds vary depending on where I'm standing And in Certain parts of my house I have Edge, But if I move towards the bedrooms or living room it just picks up HSPA+ (Yeah it's funny how 20-50 feet make a huge difference) but it's very encouraging to say the least I expect when it's fully re farmed to be getting 15-20mbps down!
And without further a due here they are!
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Well, after getting tired of AT&T Data Throttling me to Edge speeds, And knowing that coverage is not 100% in my area, I went ahead and got the 69.99 Monthly Unlimited Everything Plan from T-Mobile ( I Was on ATT's Grandfathered in Unlimited plan etc cost around $120-130 Month) Now I'ts just $69.99.
Here are the results Keep in mind speeds will improve as coverage does as well. It's very sensitive at the moment if I move a few feet away signals lower and speeds vary depending on where I'm standing And in Certain parts of my house I have Edge, But if I move towards the bedrooms or living room it just picks up HSPA+ (Yeah it's funny how 20-50 feet make a huge difference) but it's very encouraging to say the least I expect when it's fully re farmed to be getting 15-20mbps down!
And without further a due here they are!
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You won't get 20mbps down. It's too close to the Note II's theoretical peak 21mbps HSPA+. 15mbps may be possible though.
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Well I'm just touching 12mbps now, I'll keep testing this as time goes on and network improves and see where I end up. However like AT&T is worthless now I was getting 3-4 and now I'm getting constant 9-12mbps at half the price And no throttling.
http://www.airportal.de/
Not sure if you have/want to post your findings there! Every time I check the site, it seems like a new pointer pops up to a new location!
That sounds good. I live in NYC and I am thinking about pulling the trigger on the international version. But I am not sure that I could live with 2G service most of the time. If it were a little bit of H+ and then 3G the rest of the time, I think I could live with it.
In any case, i'm gonna wait and see what price I can get the T-mobile version for.
wait... I thought N7100 does not support the AWS band for voice?
Can someone please confirm if the N7100 supports AWS?
Thx
bdpq said:
wait... I thought N7100 does not support the AWS band for voice?
Can someone please confirm if the N7100 supports AWS?
Thx
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The Int'l Note 2 does not support 1700mhz AWS, correct. T-Mobile is, however, in the process of moving their HSPA+ service off of 1700mhz AWS over to 1900mhz instead so that they can use the (soon to be) old 1700mhz AWS band for LTE service.
Heres mine
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Nice Virus,
I went ahead today and bought a T-Mobile branded version to see the difference in speeds, and At home My n7100 on the 1900 band beat it. I drove around and the highest I got was 15. However that same area is not yet re-farmed. So I'm returning the t-Mobile branded version and keeping my N7100 I Just had to compare both devices
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Nice Virus,
I went ahead today and bought a T-Mobile branded version to see the difference in speeds, and At home My n7100 on the 1900 band beat it. I drove around and the highest I got was 15. However that same area is not yet re-farmed. So I'm returning the t-Mobile branded version and keeping my N7100 I Just had to compare both devices
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Yes moving 4G to the 1900 band was a good idea. Now a lot international phone will get 4G insead of 2G. I made the switch coming from AT&T cause now I dont need to. Had the Quad one x so I don't miss lte plus. Well have lte soon anyway. I always buy the latest and gratest phones but I think im a one phone man now. Thanks Samsung.
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Here are some more updated numbers I saw it pass 13! Im rooting for 15
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T-Mobile....meh..
I was a long time customer of T-mobile, had the HTC Amaze 4G and Galaxy S2 on T-Mobile.
Saw speeds up to 15-17mbps in some very few parts, but the thing was.... it loaded pages and generally felt slower browsing and using the web than my friend's equivalent S2 on ATT and he only saw 3-5mbps in probably 90 percent of the locations we went to. Something was up with that...
When T-mobile is fast...it's very fast (which is very rare), but when it's slow, it's VEEEEERRRRY SLOW which was most all places.
Anyways, I'm very happy with my international GT-N7100 on ATT's HSPA.
18.9 highest
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18.9 highest
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I wins hehe
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You won't get 20mbps down. It's too close to the Note II's theoretical peak 21mbps HSPA+. 15mbps may be possible though.
Looks like your wrong see above^
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19.8 mbps down, 1.68 mbps down.
Here is the test from the intl note. I had to switch my network mode to wcdma only. Otherwise it kept switching to edge.
Irvine, CA
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I get 20 with my note 2 in some places
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I hit 13 recorded so far ive grazed 14 down while the test was running.
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I get 20 with my note 2 in some places
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Does anyone have problems with their 4g network in Houston,TX ?I been with T Mobile for 2 weeks and it was great then past 2 days my phone stuck on edge ! Does anyone know if they're fixing the network or updating it .Anyone having problems like this ?
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I live in Alvin but Work in Houston (59 @ the beltway), I have too say the service is fast, usually get about 8 meg or 9 download speed, maybe you're being throttled.
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Being throttled using 3 gigs so far ? I also have unlimited data no throttled
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Not sure then, what part in Houston? Maybe a bad tower were you're at.
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By beltway 8 and 35 area ,by pearland
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All good here by 610 and I-45...
I work by the Museum District and all is good there as well.
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Being throttled using 3 gigs so far ? I also have unlimited data no throttled
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How much are you paying for data every month? The $20 package will net you all the data you want, but only the first 2GB will be faster than Edge.
Mine's been pretty much the same, although they did announce that they have completed the 1900 refarm for Houston. So it might've been during that period when they're tinkering with the towers.
I live in houston too. What I did was set network mode to WCDMA mode only instead of automatic selection because for some reason it favors Edge in some areas. But since we're in houston, we're covered by HSPA+ so no worries
and i'm by 288/bw8 and the towers here suck since theres nothing around but still pretty good if i'm not on the first floor of my house
You can check network coverage here
http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/Map.aspx
The last few days the service has been kind of hit and miss for me but overall its great.
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The last few days the service has been kind of hit and miss for me but overall its great.
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me too and phone calls got crappy today all of a sudden must be because of all the tower work they are doing here for the new signal
The Sugarland and Missouri City areas have been fine for me. I haven't noticed any difference.
I have been getting 20 mbs down and around 14 mbs up. Anyone getting better then this?
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Really I have seen people clock in anf 60 dl.
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This was in Sacramento last week....
View the speedtest in my signature. The OPs speeds seem to be on the lower end of things for AT&T LTE. I've seen much higher than mine, and a lot of people get around what I get.
Wow. Every speed test I've seen is super good. Mine never even really goes pass about 4mbps download and about 1.5 upload. Im in the denver area.
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Just stayed in northwest Georgia last week and was getting 30-50mb down about 20 up. Thats crazy.
Perfectly happy with my 5-10mb down at home.
I did use 4gb of data in georgia though.
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Wow. Every speed test I've seen is super good. Mine never even really goes pass about 4mbps download and about 1.5 upload. Im in the denver area.
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Colorado in general sucks for speedtests... I get MAX of 7 down and 3'ish up. Not Lte though.
Well im on the jedi xp9 and im not even sure if I got LTE because it just show "h"
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i used to pull down 40-60mbps in the metro atlanta area on my old LTE skyrocket but on my note 2, i've been averaging 15-20mbps. other cities i've traveled to, i was seeing 30+.
i got the skyrocket right at launch and it was samsung's first at&t LTE phone so i'm guessing that the network's bandwidth was hardly being used but with the iphone 5, gs3, and note 1 & 2, there's a lot more congestion which is driving the speeds way down.
I recently had about 45 down and 25 up around Detroit since there's like no one there haha
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Well im on the jedi xp9 and im not even sure if I got LTE because it just show "h"
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I get 4g signal when in LTE zone. .using the same jedi xp9
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Fastest ive got so far. I did the test right in downtown Denver after getting out of class.
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I envy you guys. I'm in saturated SoCal and i'd be lucky to peak in the 10-15mbps. I might as well turn off LTE
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Wow. Every speed test I've seen is super good. Mine never even really goes pass about 4mbps download and about 1.5 upload. Im in the denver area.
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I had this problem when I first got my NoteII. I was coming from a NON LTE device so when I switched the phone they didn't put me on a LTE plan. If you are in a good area where they have LTE give AT&T a call and make sure you are on a LTE plan. Also if you are on a custom ROM you may have the wrong APN settings.
On LTE I am getting 55 down 35 up all times of day.
Columbus, Ohio
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Here were some of my recent LTE speed tests.
Ok so I thought I'd contribute a bit and start a topic regarding what people thought of AT&T's LTE network.
I got an iPhone 5 the day they came out and was getting some amazing speeds. Like 15 Mbps down and 6 Mbps up. But within a few weeks of having my phone I started noticing dramatic drops. I live on Los Angeles and in the city I now get 2-3 down and less than 1 up. So what I would do with my iPhone was turn off LTE and too my surprise the 4g network was doing leaps and bounds better. About 6-8 down but still less than 1 up.
Now I have my new galaxy note 2 and still don't have the best of LTE but 4g is still giving me the high downloads I was seeing on my iPhone 5. So for the most part I keep my LTE shut off on my phone though turning it on and off isn't as easy to do on android as it was on my iPhone. Unless anyone knows a toggle I can add some how?
Anyways just thought I'd start this little discussion to see what everyone else thought about their LTE in their area. Personally I think it's a joke how expensive AT&T is and how poor quality their bandwidth is. If it's gonna be expensive it ought to work great. But I guess that's just how things go with all carriers. Well love to read your guys' thoughts.
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Sounds like your LTE network is saturated with users. It was bound to happen:thumbup:
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Sounds like your LTE network is saturated with users. It was bound to happen:thumbup:
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thats what i figured but whats good is since most people dont know how to turn it off it leaves my 4g network wide open haha. even though my phone wont boot again now after trying to boot with no sim card in it, back to the forums i go.
how does one force 4g mode from lte?
Take out your sim card. Turn your phone on. Go to your dialer and dial *#2263#
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The nearest lte to me is 50ish Mbps but on the other end of town its only 10mbps average
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Daaamn where's that?
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I get a consistent 30-40 down
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I tested mine last night I was getting 25KBS.!!
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I tested mine last night I was getting 25KBS.!!
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Thats very slow. Thate 2G
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Welcome to Los angeles
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Was down in Sacramento this morning. .. ran a couple of SpeedTests... blazin' fast LTE network.
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Welcome to Los angeles
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Hey down in Diego I get 50+mb down!
LOL
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Wtf! Am I the only one getting hosed!
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This is middle of the night. Off peak hours. Koreatown. Middle of Los Angeles.
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Unfortunately I only get hspa+ in my area but in Allentown, PA about 45 minutes away I got these LTE speeds on rt. 78. Wish I had LTE in the Poconos
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I get no more than 12mb down/9mb up in Margate/Coconut Creek/Boca Raton, FL area and that is at NIGHT when no one is on. During the day, the HSPA+ is faster.
I usually get 10-15 mbps in Tulsa Ok. I have seen 50+ a couple times. Unfortunately I don't get LTE anywhere I go on a daily basis. I can get it by going 2 blocks south of my house, but my daily commute takes me north away from any coverage. Still happy enough with hspa+ as I usually get 4-5 mbps which is plenty fast to do anything I really need to do on my phone.
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I drove through San Diego over the weekend and saw 60 down 14 up.
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Take out your sim card. Turn your phone on. Go to your dialer and dial *#2263#
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what does that do? if it turns off lte somehow ( please include how ), then how would it then be reversed to turn lte back on?