Hi All,
I got LG G3 D855 international version from eBay last week, I'm wondering if I can get LTE, or H+ network on the phone. On "Network Mode I can see "GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto" listed , when I choose it the signal bars on the notification area start looping, after that it switch back to "GSM/WCDMA" option !
I added a new APN for LTE , but still not working on LTE.
According to T-Mobile coverage map , my area is support 4G /LTE network . The phone is rooted , software version: V10b-GLOBAL-COM (For Hong Kong)
I can get 10-12MB download speed on H, I guessing it will be a way faster on H+ , or LTE.
Any idea about how to get LTE to work?
Thank you,
I'm surprised HSPA is even working, you must be in an area where they moved it to 1900 (Band 2). The D855 model doesn't support the AWS band, also known as Band 4 or the 1700 frequency (so says GSM Arena anyway) . This band is where T-Mobile has their primary network deployments these days. That means no HSPA+ (that's only on Band 4, not Band 2), and no LTE at all.
Bottom line is I don't think you want to be using the Euro D855 model on T-Mobile USA network. Not the right tool for the job.
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I think it should still work. Frequencies tmo supports (straight from website):
4G LTE : Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 12 (700 MHz)
4G HSPA+: Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz)
3G HSPA: Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz)
The phone supports 2100MHz and 700MHz, and not 1900 or 1700. I just did a speed test and get 4Mbps reporting it used HSPA+. If that works, I'm not sure why LTE wouldn't unless it *has* to have the 1700 to get LTE.
Edit: here's some info on the 700MHz band http://www.spectrumgateway.com/t-mobile-700a-spectrum. I'll try it when I'm on vacation. I live in NC unfortunately.
Hi, I use LG G3 D855 and looking for solution to get LTE on T-Mobile USA. After some research inside the forum, I decided to try to use CyanogenMod (CM 12.1) on my system.
It works well and now I can enjoy LTE on T-Mobile network, even though not pretty stable yet, but I am good with that since the OS still ongoing development.
You can try to download the OS on Cyanogen official website, and use the latest update available.
In order to confirm if you get LTE signal, beside check on your LTE sign, you can use LTE Discovery apps whenever you lost LTE connection and try to reconnect on an LTE signal.
Oh, forgot to mention, I am located in College Station, TX.
Beware: LTE Band 4 (1700/2100 combo) it's not the same LTE Band 1 (2100 only) that LG G3 D855 supports. Better talk using band numbers not frequencies.
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Hello everyone,
I just got my LG G3 today and I'm encountering an issue getting 4G LTE on my D855 (international version) on the T-Mobile US network. I looked around and searched the forums to find a solution to this 4G LTE problem specific to this phone. I tried going into the hidden menu (3485#*855#) and changing the bands and such, nothing works. I haven't rooted my phone or flashed anything yet, as I haven't found any tutorial in which doing so would resolve this issue for this specific model.
I do get HSPA on it, which gives me about 7mbps, much slower than I anticipated.
Does it mean that I won't get 4G LTE at all? I will be in Hong Kong for a few months and was wondering if I would get 4G LTE there on T-Mobile using this phone since it's the international version and they do offer 4G LTE over there. Anyone know if it works over there?
If there are no solutions, I might just sell the phone and get a different model that works.
I'm located in Southern California if that helps anyone.
@darkelfx, you need to check which LTE bands that model runs off of, and see if T-Mobile uses those. I work for tmo, and we did a lot of work on our network to make it more compatible with unlocked devices, however, I know that since there is a difference in the bands att uses, their devices do not pick up our LTE 90% of the time. They get HSPA+, just like you do.
These are the bands being used and my version is the international version (not the AT&T version).
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network: LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600
I do not get HSDPA+, I get the slower 3G speed, which is HSDPA.
darkelfx said:
These are the bands being used and my version is the international version (not the AT&T version).
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network: LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600
I do not get HSDPA+, I get the slower 3G speed, which is HSDPA.
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for 3g you need to have 1700mhz as well
for 4g they use a combo 1700/2100 or AWS is the nickname.
Sorry to say but the D855 is NOT compatible with any U.S. LTE bands.
xryousukex said:
for 3g you need to have 1700mhz as well
for 4g they use a combo 1700/2100 or AWS is the nickname.
Sorry to say but the D855 is NOT compatible with any U.S. LTE bands.
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Yeah, I found this out as well researching the G3 before buying any of the variants for use on Tmo. None of the variants, outside of the 851, will work on Tmo's LTE. You'll get voice and 3G (HSPA), but not LTE connections with TMo.
As for getting LTE in HK, it won't be on Tmo's network, as Tmo does not have any networks in HK. You might get data roaming and all, but I haven't looked too much into that as I don't do much international travel. You would connect under a roaming partner there, if there are any under agreement.
Or you could swap in another SIM for use in HK.
This worked for me.
I had exactly the same problem.
Watch this video on YouTube for the G2, follow the instructions and it will work.
/watch?v=bSrtUw8D9_w
//swinefever
darkelfx said:
Hello everyone,
I just got my LG G3 today and I'm encountering an issue getting 4G LTE on my D855 (international version) on the T-Mobile US network. I looked around and searched the forums to find a solution to this 4G LTE problem specific to this phone. I tried going into the hidden menu (3485#*855#) and changing the bands and such, nothing works. I haven't rooted my phone or flashed anything yet, as I haven't found any tutorial in which doing so would resolve this issue for this specific model.
I do get HSPA on it, which gives me about 7mbps, much slower than I anticipated.
Does it mean that I won't get 4G LTE at all? I will be in Hong Kong for a few months and was wondering if I would get 4G LTE there on T-Mobile using this phone since it's the international version and they do offer 4G LTE over there. Anyone know if it works over there?
If there are no solutions, I might just sell the phone and get a different model that works.
I'm located in Southern California if that helps anyone.
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Hi, I use LG G3 D855 and looking for solution to get LTE on T-Mobile USA. After some research inside the forum, I decided to try to use CyanogenMod (CM 12.1) on my system.
It works well and now I can enjoy LTE on T-Mobile network, even though not pretty stable yet, but I am good with that since the OS still ongoing development.
You can try to download the OS on Cyanogen official website, and use the latest update available.
In order to confirm if you get LTE signal, beside check on your LTE sign, you can use LTE Discovery apps whenever you lost LTE connection and try to reconnect on an LTE signal.
Oh, forgot to mention, I am located in College Station, TX.
So I've got a G3 D858HK and would like to get it on the T-Mobile LTE network if possible. The Wikipedia article says that the network supports the following bands:
Frequency Band Band Number
700/2100 MHz AWS 4
700 MHz Block A 12
1900 MHz PCS 2
The D858HK supports 1800/1900/2300/2600 according to the box, but in the "hidden" menu it offers both Band 4 and Band 2. I've tried both and neither seem to work. I was hoping Band 2 would allow it to work, but no joy. Is it a hopeless cause?
How did you reach this hidden menu?
I want to enable LTE band 20. Is it possible?
I just bought a LG G3 F400K South Korean variant from an online store. The device supports wcdma 850 mhz, 2100 mhz and 1900 mhz. Whenever I use mobile data, the lg g3 signal indicates 3G but when I try to surf using chrome, the page loads sluggishly and usually ends in unable to load page error, signal bars are also fluctuating when on wcdma only mode. Also, using the app store on mobile data yields "connection timed out". What's strange is when I use the same globe sim on my LG L Fino, I get an H, browsing is smooth and the appstore works fine. Any input would greatly be appreciated.
Im from the Philippines using the network Globe Telecom
Globe Telecom GSM Frequency Band - 900 MHz/1800 MHz (Dual Band)
3G Frequency Band W-CDMA (UMTS) - 850Mhz/2100 MHz
UMTS/3G 1900(uplink)/2100(downlink) (Dual Band)
4G (live LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+, test, license) - 4G Globe HSPA+ WiMAX 1800Mhz(Launch Date: September 2012)
I'm not subscribed to LTE meaning I'm supposed to get "H" or "H+" for data but i'm only getting 3G.
Is my device incompatible with the network?
Does 3G already mean "H" or "H+" in my G3?
Why are the signal bars unstable while the same sim works fine on my LG L Fino?
chenzhen55 said:
I just bought a LG G3 F400K South Korean variant from an online store. The device supports wcdma 850 mhz, 2100 mhz and 1900 mhz. Whenever I use mobile data, the lg g3 signal indicates 3G but when I try to surf using chrome, the page loads sluggishly and usually ends in unable to load page error, signal bars are also fluctuating when on wcdma only mode. Also, using the app store on mobile data yields "connection timed out". What's strange is when I use the same globe sim on my LG L Fino, I get an H, browsing is smooth and the appstore works fine. Any input would greatly be appreciated.
Im from the Philippines using the network Globe Telecom
Globe Telecom GSM Frequency Band - 900 MHz/1800 MHz (Dual Band)
3G Frequency Band W-CDMA (UMTS) - 850Mhz/2100 MHz
UMTS/3G 1900(uplink)/2100(downlink) (Dual Band)
4G (live LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+, test, license) - 4G Globe HSPA+ WiMAX 1800Mhz(Launch Date: September 2012)
I'm not subscribed to LTE meaning I'm supposed to get "H" or "H+" for data but i'm only getting 3G.
Is my device incompatible with the network?
Does 3G already mean "H" or "H+" in my G3?
Why are the signal bars unstable while the same sim works fine on my LG L Fino?
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3g means you are getting H+ .... H+ is just another name of 3g
chenzhen55 said:
I just bought a LG G3 F400K South Korean variant from an online store. The device supports wcdma 850 mhz, 2100 mhz and 1900 mhz. Whenever I use mobile data, the lg g3 signal indicates 3G but when I try to surf using chrome, the page loads sluggishly and usually ends in unable to load page error, signal bars are also fluctuating when on wcdma only mode. Also, using the app store on mobile data yields "connection timed out". What's strange is when I use the same globe sim on my LG L Fino, I get an H, browsing is smooth and the appstore works fine. Any input would greatly be appreciated.
Im from the Philippines using the network Globe Telecom
Globe Telecom GSM Frequency Band - 900 MHz/1800 MHz (Dual Band)
3G Frequency Band W-CDMA (UMTS) - 850Mhz/2100 MHz
UMTS/3G 1900(uplink)/2100(downlink) (Dual Band)
4G (live LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+, test, license) - 4G Globe HSPA+ WiMAX 1800Mhz(Launch Date: September 2012)
I'm not subscribed to LTE meaning I'm supposed to get "H" or "H+" for data but i'm only getting 3G.
Is my device incompatible with the network?
Does 3G already mean "H" or "H+" in my G3?
Why are the signal bars unstable while the same sim works fine on my LG L Fino?
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Hi,
Do you still have the same problem till now? I bet we got the same issue and hopefully someone from here has found a workaround for this.
By the way, are you still on Kitkat? Or Lollipop? Have you already tried to use SMART Sim Card?
Thanks a lot for your time. I'm still trying to figure this one out.
Hi,
I have a Verizon Note 4.
I want to know its LTE Frequencies.
I'm searching and I found out Different Carriers LTE Frequency ranges.
Name Frequency Band Notes
700MHz LTE (lower band) 710-716MHz 740-746MHz AT&T current 4G/LTE
700MHz LTE (higher band) 746-757MHz 776-787MHz Verizon current 4G/LTE
800MHz SMR/iDEN 806-866/869MHz 'Old' Nextel *Soon to be 1XRtt and LTE 4G
800MHz/850MHz Cellular 824-896MHz Traditional Cellular
GSM 900 (Europe/Asia) 890-960MHz Euro/Asian GSM
900 MHz SMR/iDEN 896-940MHz 'New' Nextel (but must have both Old and new units)
AWS (UMTS Band 4) 1700/2100 1710-1755, 2110-2155MHz New AWS Band (T-Mobile 3G/4G)
DCS 1800 (Europe/Asia) 1710-1785, 1805-1880MHz Euro/Asian DCS
1900MHz PCS 1850-1990MHz Traditional PCS
1900MHZ LTE 1850-1990MHz 'New' Sprint 4G/LTE
UMTS Band 1 1920-1980, 2110-2170MHz Euro/Asian
Xohm/WiMAX 2.5-2.7GHz Sprint/Clear 4G WiMAX * Sprint soon to launch LTE data on this spectrum
No I want to know, what band Radios Verizon Note 4 has, so that I can plan accordingly.
any help is highly appreciated.
P.S Verizon LTE Phones are Unlocked. I used SGS3 with a Lyca SIM. So I know it works, but I'm looking for LTE Band ranges in Note-4.
Thank You.