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Bell Not Getting LTE

I am in a lte area and not getting lte coverage anyone else in bell with this problem? It just says H on the top, and cm10 rom
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Hi there, please go to bell.ca/support and search apn settings, you will probably need to add Bells LTE settings to your phone.
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tehsprayer said:
I am in a lte area and not getting lte coverage anyone else in bell with this problem? It just says H on the top, and cm10 rom
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Are you inside a building? Bell's LTE penetration is....enough said.

Did you get LTE with stock rom? If so it could be a setting in the rom somewhere. I also have troubles with LTE when in a building (if thats the case)

I've been outside a building and still don't get lte in the kitchener Guelph area where lte is supported I also changed the settings to gsm/lte but still never see 4G on the top
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tehsprayer said:
I've been outside a building and still don't get lte in the kitchener Guelph area where lte is supported I also changed the settings to gsm/lte but still never see 4G on the top
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I'm on Rogers in the mississauga / Toronto region and I have the same problem.
Setting gsm/auto/lte doesn't work
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Just got the confirmation yesterday that Bell have issue with their LTE network.
Go on your network setting and select WCDMA ONLY if you are able...
This is what the tech told me for my LG and since yesterday got 1 drop connection and not 10 a day!!!

tehsprayer said:
I am in a lte area and not getting lte coverage anyone else in bell with this problem? It just says H on the top, and cm10 rom
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I'm on Virgin Mobile Canada (Bell) and was having issues getting 4G (LTE). I believe it was posted on the CM10 thread but I reposted this as someone else was asking the same thing, but if you can't get 4G working even with the correct APN, go to your dialer and dial *#*#4636#*#*
This will take you to the phone testing menu. Tap Phone information, scroll down to the selectable list which may say CDMA or GSM/CDMA. Change that to LTE/GSM or LTE/GSM/CDMA and that should get it working again.
This worked for me on CM10, but AOKP should be close enough that this may help you out.

I'm on Att but the 9-8 build of aokp defaults to wcdma preferred on boot up..I know I live in an LTE area so what I did was *#*#4636#*#* then choose LTE only to force it into LTE coverage after that choose LTE/GSM/CDMA prl auto then or LTE should stick..for me if I chose LTE/GSM/CDMA first it would still default to wcdma...hope this helps...keep in mind you have to perform this after every reboot until its changed by task if it ever is in future builds.
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djkinetic said:
I'm on Att but the 9-8 build of aokp defaults to wcdma preferred on boot up..I know I live in an LTE area so what I did was *#*#4636#*#* then choose LTE only to force it into LTE coverage after that choose LTE/GSM/CDMA prl auto then or LTE should stick..for me if I chose LTE/GSM/CDMA first it would still default to wcdma...hope this helps...keep in mind you have to perform this after every reboot until its changed by task if it ever is in future builds.
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Hmmm, that's interesting. On CM10, I don't need to change that on every reboot. Not even after a dirty flash. Just after a clean flash.

I had the same problem on rogers in Vancouver also running cm10 make sure you change your APN to the lte version also where it says APN type I put default. Another thing that may confuse you is that there is no lte icon on cm10 it says 4g instead
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Also what might help is don't keep to many APN stored delete all except the lte and the lte tethering one. My phone was also switching to the regular APN on booting it up
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djchrissca said:
Just got the confirmation yesterday that Bell have issue with their LTE network.
Go on your network setting and select WCDMA ONLY if you are able...
This is what the tech told me for my LG and since yesterday got 1 drop connection and not 10 a day!!!
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Where did you get this confirmation?

Not getting LTE? Check your APN Settings
Hi Guys, if you are having issues with your LTE, check your APN Settings here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434995

fix for disconnect from 3g network

For anyone having issues with getting disconnected from 3g network. If you find that you are continuously getting disconnected from the 3g network on Sprint, goto your network settings and change your preferred network setting from lte/cdma to CDMA only. That should keep you on the 3g network without having to continuously reboot all the time. It's not a problem with your Rom I think it's an issue with the lte network. Being that it may not be up and running in your town. Yes they are advertising it but it is not online across the entire country yet.

Maghanoid said:
For anyone having issues with getting disconnected from 3g network. If you find that you are continuously getting disconnected from the 3g network on Sprint, goto your network settings and change your preferred network setting from lte/cdma to CDMA only. That should keep you on the 3g network without having to continuously reboot all the time. It's not a problem with your Rom I think it's an issue with the lte network. Being that it may not be up and running in your town. Yes they are advertising it but it is not online across the entire country yet.
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I remember having this issue, as well as on my LGOG, also on my S3 and LTEVO. I just couldn't remember how I fixed it, and this was my method of fixing it. Thanks! :good:

This is only good if you dont want lte right? Lol
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wp7chris said:
This is only good if you dont want lte right? Lol
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More if youre not in at lte area actually but yeah
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Thank you thank you thank you!
I had tried to call Sprint about this issue and they pushed something to my phone which did nothing.
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im having this issue almost a year already,,,i m in boston and i seen in every android phone the siganal bars up and down,i called sprint and they told me soon it will be good<<<

Turn off the Sprint Connections optimizer.

New prl for sprint that allows 4g lte connection

I was reading this in a different place. I flashed the newest modem (ma4), which works well. I'm on prl 25010 but I believe the one mentioned was 25013. I show the 4g lte available but my phone has never connected. I was wondering if I have to update prl also to be able to connect to lte. Also heard the new airave (mine is on the way) broadcasts lte 800?
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Airave doesn't broadcast lte I have one and it only does 3g sadly but if your not getting 4g lte when you are in an area where it is available then maybe you should go into settings then hit more settings then tap mobile networks and make sure you are on CDMA/LTE and if you already are toggle it back to CDMA reboot then change it back to CDMA/LTE and reboot again and see if you get LTE if no try updating your data profile since prl are associated with 3g internet and roaming only I believe it shouldn't matter but I would always update both just in case
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I'll give that a try after work tomorrow :thumbup:
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Actually, the PRL can enable and disable LTE, but I don't think there's a single PRL for the GS3 with LTE disabled. 800MHz 1x is a different story. Each new PRL since about 25006 or so has been gradually adding more 800MHz markets.
Also, even if an airave did broadcast LTE, what's the point if it's still using your home internet connection? You may as well just connect to WiFi. And as for LTE 800 on an airave, that's even more useless because the GS3 doesn't support 800MHz LTE, only 800MHz 1x.

I have 25012 now from last night.
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I just was pushed 25012 as soon as I hit the lte area on my way home. Am going to try playing tomorrow seems I don't work. Wish me luck
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Thank you everyone always trying to learn more.
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No change for me still ****ty service
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Since 25012 I cannot connect to LTE now. Was working great on 25010.

It is probably a limiting PRL to reduce data traffic in certain areas for maintenance issues or Sprint released the wrong PRL like when I had an evo 3d a year ago.
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I'm on 25012 and connect perfectly to LTE and getting great reception and signal.
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Technically the PRL does not effect your normal cell service with sprint towers only if sprint releases a bad PRL. Now if sprint has a local roaming agreement with another cell site company it would affect your service. This is my understanding I maybe wrong.
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I'm on 25012 and connect perfectly to LTE and getting great reception and signal.
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I live 10 miles Northwest of Dallas my LTE goes in and out. I also barely get 3g at home. Im just in a bad cell tower area. Plus I have Verizon fios internet so my airave goes in and out too. So im screwed and have to use Wi-Fi.
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No removals of LTE geographic areas in this PRL.
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Mobile data not working

has anyone had the issue where their phone won't connect back to 3g data?
when I reboot my phone 3g will work until wifi kicks in. after I turn wifi off 3g comes back, I can call and text but will not download any data.
I have tried Odin back to stock. wiped everything including recovery. I have tried flashing every combination of modems and kernels. all same.
however one thing I will note. I have not been able to get a successful modem flashed in Odin. it keeps failing. so I flash in twrp.
I also wiped the activation data via ##732# or something like that. had sprint reactivate my phone too..
perhaps someone could shed some light on this?
-Wizzle

I just got my Note 2 like 5 days ago and mine does the same thing. Its very annoying and its gonna be exchanged today for that and other reasons.
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hmm. I wonder if it's network related..
is your phone stock?
-Wizzle

Okay here is the skinny. It is network related. My wife's stock s3 does the same thing. If you are in an area without lte and your phone under mobile settings is selected to lte/evdo/cdma it will connect to ephrd13. Which is enhanced 3g. When you come off wifi or a phone call sometime it will not reconnect. You can toggle data a few times and it will reconnect.
To solve this issue, under mobile settings I select evdo only setting being that I do not have lte in my area. There is no change in speed between the 2 3g networks.
This info is from self diagnosing the rooted note 2, a stock photon, and a stock s3.
I have had sprint reset the phones as well as the ##data# trick.
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I had this problem as well.. Very annoying..
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
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pongoface said:
Okay here is the skinny. It is network related. My wife's stock s3 does the same thing. If you are in an area without lte and your phone under mobile settings is selected to lte/evdo/cdma it will connect to ephrd13. Which is enhanced 3g. When you come off wifi or a phone call sometime it will not reconnect. You can toggle data a few times and it will reconnect.
To solve this issue, under mobile settings I select evdo only setting being that I do not have lte in my area. There is no change in speed between the 2 3g networks.
This info is from self diagnosing the rooted note 2, a stock photon, and a stock s3.
I have had sprint reset the phones as well as the ##data# trick.
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yeah I did the ## thing. however it came back. so someone from sprint called me to see if Iwas happy with the support and I told them I was still having data issues. He told me that he would put my ticket in priority and after an hour everything has been working better so far...
but we'll see
-Wizzle

Yes changing to evdo so far has helped alot. I really appreciate the info. Thank you.
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musclehead84 said:
Yes changing to evdo so far has helped alot. I really appreciate the info. Thank you.
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I will try this as well. Thank you.
-Wizzle

When I say evdo only I meant cdma only. Ehrpd13 is the handshaking 3g for lte. Some areas have lte in the towers but no ehrpd13 so the lte is not turned on yet. Basically ehrpd13 and lte are like cookies and cream lol.
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pongoface said:
When I say evdo only I meant cdma only. Ehrpd13 is the handshaking 3g for lte. Some areas have lte in the towers but no ehrpd13 so the lte is not turned on yet. Basically ehrpd13 and lte are like cookies and cream lol.
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yeah I figured cdma. it works much better so far. but then I'll need to turn on lte eventually when you area gets it.
-Wizzle

wizzlewizzle said:
yeah I figured cdma. it works much better so far. but then I'll need to turn on lte eventually when you area gets it.
-Wizzle
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The problem is my area does have it but at my house its very weak. My ohone wikl display 4g but it wont download anything untio it switches to 3g.
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When the 4g network matures as it will the 4g will get better as the 3g.
You can always go to I think s4gru.com. That site shows when and where lte will become available. Plus they will be able to help you better there than xda.
As for sprint customer service, they are laughable at best. 4 people I spoke with didn't know what ehrpd13 was lol.
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musclehead84 said:
The problem is my area does have it but at my house its very weak. My ohone wikl display 4g but it wont download anything untio it switches to 3g.
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I hear ya. it's basically like not even having 4g.
-Wizzle

Sprint spark

I took the sprint training today for sprint spark and in the training it states that tri-band phones will have issues connecting to most current LTE networks and will receive an update sometime early 2014 to resolve the issue..
Just thought I would pass this on if some people with the Sprint G2 have noticed this issue over other LTE devices.
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It's not really "most" and this sums everything up - http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...-due-to-circuit-switched-fallback-technology/
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Jocelyn said:
It's not really "most" and this sums everything up - http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...-due-to-circuit-switched-fallback-technology/
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Good read. Very informative. But what about the device upgrades I was told about. In the training it says the G2 will have an update early 2014 to fix this issue and allow the g2 to connect normally to all available lte networks. From what I was reading it sounds like that would not work that its up to sprint to update the old LTE towers to support csfb which is needed for triband phones.
I'm either not understanding this fully or getting conflicting reads.
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This is really random, but I know someone who sells the towers to many carriers (including Sprint), and they told me Sprint would be switching to/releasing TDD-LTE (currently US carriers use FDD-LTE). This isn't something that the average person could tell the difference between, but it could mean a better network for Sprint in general in the future. I don't have a time frame or any more info than what I've mentioned; just that it's coming.

tsdeaton said:
Good read. Very informative. But what about the device upgrades I was told about. In the training it says the G2 will have an update early 2014 to fix this issue and allow the g2 to connect normally to all available lte networks. From what I was reading it sounds like that would not work that its up to sprint to update the old LTE towers to support csfb which is needed for triband phones.
I'm either not understanding this fully or getting conflicting reads.
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I'm by no means an expert, but I'm fairly sure that the 2014 update you're referring to will enable all three bands (25, 26 , & 41) on everyone's handset and has little to nothing to do with CSFB. That said, you can already activate all three bands via ##DATA# provided you have your MSL,and getting your MSL is very easy with this device.
Edit - Some people in Spark areas have already managed to connect to bands 26 & 41 with their G2 using the above method.
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The other 2 bands aren't enabled stock? Also I've heard people having issues after enabling those bands.
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I have no idea what the bands mean...wimaxlol
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I have all band's enabled and have no trouble and I'm getting great speeds
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