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I've been due for an upgrade for a few months now, was waiting on the GS3 then heard about the Note 2. I know the Note 2 will be my next phone. The only thing stopping me is lack of LTE coverage in my area.
Major reason for staying with my E4GT is Wimax. I use it to tether at home. Leaving Wimax for 3G on the Note 2 would be a noticeable difference.
Thoughts?
Went from et4g to s3 to note 2 and haven't looked back. The 3g in St Louis is awful but I couldn't pass up the hardware of the other 2 phones. I can use wifi at home and get by with 3g for the time being. My wife's s2 feels like a toy after the other two I have used now.
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And this alone makes up for it...
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Check S4gru.com to see when Sprint LTE will be available in your area
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I changed on release day. It's so awesome that I can't even describe how much better the phone is.
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Haha,
You guys are awesome and I see all of your points. I wonder if I post in the E4GT forum if I'd get different responses.
If I had wifi at my house I would've gone with the GN2 at launch.
I've checked S4gru and apparently Orange County isn't getting LTE until the middle of 2013. That's a long time to wait for someone who runs their internet via tether. I called Sprint a few times and they couldn't give me an answer one way or another when LTE would be lit in my area.
I was in the EXACT same dilemma as you (OP), I was on my old Evo4G and had great Wimax connection and speeds. But after watching all of the videos for the options(software) and hardware I couldn't pass it up. But then again I know that LTE is coming to my area within a month and a half. But regardless after picking up this device I am sooo happy I did, even with 3g which internet surfing is fine on really I just use the multiple page loader in the browser(tabs basically) and i have a few pages open and switch between them while surfing. Ex) open two on XDA then maybe one on PA another on AA and maybe another on TB (phonearena, technoBuffalo,AndroidAuthority) along with other sites after changing. Then just click a link on one after reading an article or thread then flip to the next which has the page loaded already(which loaded while I was reading my previous thread or article). And you don't even notice the difference with that method. Not to mention the 3g isn't all that bad anyways nowadays. Yes compared to 4g it is horrible but hey.
In short YES upgrade. if you dont want to take a good hour to 2 to get it setup at home with 3g which I did and it wasn't bad at all. I am speaking of using the Play market and downloading all the apps you want, then maybe stop at a Wi-fi hotspot and piggyback. hit a Mcdonald's or Starbucks.
I sure hope when the LTE hits here in my area it is comparable to AT&T the speeds on the tablet in my household connected to that is crazy fast. 42mb/s - 48mb/s
Orange County CA? LTE is due in Riverside in April....and i know the OC started before Riverside.
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Orange County CA? LTE is due in Riverside in April....and i know the OC started before Riverside.
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How do you know this?
Yup. OC, CA. April is 6 months away.
And let me play devils advocate for a sec: What good is this phone if Internet is so slow it's almost unusable (at times).
To the OP simply_Dave and the poster above me, you guys know you are looking at the "Launch date" for Orange County which is April. The launch date is when it is roughly 45-50% completed, chances are if you live in a populated area of OC you could be using the LTE market much before. Basically how is works is you can pick up signal much before the date but if you are having spotty coverage or issues dont complain cause they haven't "launched" it yet. But you know your city, Like for instance in mine on a map our City covers roughly a 25mile diameter each way from downtown, but my actual address and location is literally within the actual city. So when they start work in my City in December I will theoretically have 4gLTE fairly quickly(which has also been verified by acquaintances at Sprint). Although my city doesn't Officially "Launch" until June 2013.
I'm stoked though cause I have a Sprint tower that is scheduled for an LTE upgrade within a 1/4mile of my house!!
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People have already seen many crews beggining work all around us. A few weeks ago my service was horrible, and a tower was down (my guess is due to matinence). But like I said, I am pretty sure OC is due to release prior to us in Riverside, but check that site for when it is expected to drop...I will see if I can find the link to the specific completion rate for you and post it here when I find it.
The Administrator on S4Gru.com seems to believe LTE will launch in the OC in Q1 of 2013....that is if you do not live in Brea, Yorba Linda, or Placentia.
That's great news! Thanks for the look up. Maybe I should make the jump. I just ordered a bunch of new cases for my E4GT too. Haha.
I'm in the same position. I use 4G tether on my E4GT *all the time*. Wimax speeds for me are 6-8Mb during the day, 8-10Mb during the night. I just bought a new Anker battery for the E4GT and i love the screen brightness, etc., but especially the speeds with my tablet. What makes it worse is that i have the Note 10.1 with quad core 1.4 with 2GB and i know how good this tablet is, i only expect wonderous things from the Note 2 consdering it's a higher spec'd processor with near same specs.
At this point, i think it's safe to assume not to go with GS3 - even with the Best buy deals coming up. I *would* suggest waiting 2-3 weeks though....if you are thinking of upgrading. It looks to be a great phone with great battery and great screen and great camera. I'm not sure there isn't something great about this phone, honestly, but that's still to be said about radio reception because i had to recently get rid of my GS3 because it was a worse radio than my E4GT - off topic, i know, so back on topic - wait 2-3 weeks if you must get this (and if you love samsung, you MUSTget this) i would keep the E4GT around though - for those times you want to SWAP back to use your tether through sprint.com/activate website. Enjoy...
I moved from the E4GT to the GN2 and I live in an area that has wimax and lte
The sprint LTE speeds for me are:
About the same download as WIMAX for me 6-10 mb/s
faster upload speeds, Wimax is capped at around 1 mb/s my LTE has gotten anywhere from 2-4 mb/s
(No these are not anywhere near the crazy att and verizon lte speeds but still very usable)
Ping times are faster for me on LTE than they were on wimax
ability to hold the connection seems better for me on lte. It used to drop for me with wimax causing downloads to error, streaming music to stop etc.
As long as i stay in coverage area my connection seems pretty stable on lte.
As far as everything else there is pretty much nothing not to love. I look around my apartment and wonder why I have so many charging cables laying around now since now i just plug it in every day or two or three.
Phone wise, I also made the switch from the ET4G and its like night and day. Longer battery and better all around phone (I also have a Note tablet...)
Since your using it as your internet makes it a tougher decision.
I gave up having Wimax in the hope to have LTE in the near future.
For now I use my 40mbs WiFi and I have about 1.75mbs 3G at my home address.
Meh, think I'm going to keep my phone with wimax. I tried living with internet at 3G and just couldn't do it. I didn't go for more then 10 mins before getting frustrated and turning on Wimax. :/
One reason to get the note
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I'm sure you know that tethering is not yet working on GN2. I have seen one report of bluetooth based tethering working but a no go for me. If your area isn't getting lte for while there's no upside to the GN2. It's a great phone mind you but no tethering for the time being.
Since T-mobile live chat did help one bit (background info will be provided shortly), I figure I'll ask the helpful people on XDA.
Trouble: I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (t-mobile variant) running the latest update that is suppose to enable LTE (updated through kies). On 3 to 4 bars out of 4 bars of 4G signal, my download speed varies from 0.05 mbps (when I initially got them in nov 2012) to 5 mbps according to speedtest.net; however, I have seen download speed of 12mbps, but that is only around a local T-mobile store. My 2 locations that I always test are all within 1 hour driving from downtown Los Angeles (with the closest one being only 10 minutes drive) and both city are in populated area, so both cities should provide pretty good HSPA+ signal. The only possibility for the cause that I can think of is the modification to t-mobile's 1900 band, but an employee at a local T-mobile store told me that the Galaxy Note 2 shouldn't be affected by this unless there is a special case. But problem is, I almost never seen a connection speed that goes past 7mbps on my phone.
What T-mobile live chat told me: I won't post the entire chat history unless people really want to see and give yourself some palm to face, so here is a very accurate summary of it. 1) it is very reasonable to be running at a download speed of 0.2 mbps on a full bar of 4G HSPA+ 42 signal on my galaxy note 2. 2) I will be stuck with this speed until LTE rolls out. 3) YES my speed WILL BE THE SAME as my iPhone 3G running on EDGE network from 4 years ago. (I asked #3 as part of a joke because I am just so speechless before that point, and the person actually agreed with that statement) Throughout this chat session, I was provided with links to troubleshoot and possible explanations. One link stated the situation where you go over your data limit, which I have used 1.4GB out of my 5GB data plan.
TL;DR (too long; didn't read): 4G speed on note 2 really slow (read the numbers in the 1st paragraph) and t-mobile live chat representative is completely clueless (funny read if you have time)
Same issue here, ive been experiencing it since December last year. At first I got 0.00mb for weeks when normally I would get 8mb to 15mb down. Tmo requested a service ticket which by the way is still open. According to them work is being done on the towers but its been months now. Ill stick with tmobile, I know they'll make it right. As of now my phone will either get 3mb down or network errors.
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haha438 said:
Since T-mobile live chat did help one bit (background info will be provided shortly), I figure I'll ask the helpful people on XDA.
Trouble: I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (t-mobile variant) running the latest update that is suppose to enable LTE (updated through kies). On 3 to 4 bars out of 4 bars of 4G signal, my download speed varies from 0.05 mbps (when I initially got them in nov 2012) to 5 mbps according to speedtest.net; however, I have seen download speed of 12mbps, but that is only around a local T-mobile store. My 2 locations that I always test are all within 1 hour driving from downtown Los Angeles (with the closest one being only 10 minutes drive) and both city are in populated area, so both cities should provide pretty good HSPA+ signal. The only possibility for the cause that I can think of is the modification to t-mobile's 1900 band, but an employee at a local T-mobile store told me that the Galaxy Note 2 shouldn't be affected by this unless there is a special case. But problem is, I almost never seen a connection speed that goes past 7mbps on my phone.
What T-mobile live chat told me: I won't post the entire chat history unless people really want to see and give yourself some palm to face, so here is a very accurate summary of it. 1) it is very reasonable to be running at a download speed of 0.2 mbps on a full bar of 4G HSPA+ 42 signal on my galaxy note 2. 2) I will be stuck with this speed until LTE rolls out. 3) YES my speed WILL BE THE SAME as my iPhone 3G running on EDGE network from 4 years ago. (I asked #3 as part of a joke because I am just so speechless before that point, and the person actually agreed with that statement) Throughout this chat session, I was provided with links to troubleshoot and possible explanations. One link stated the situation where you go over your data limit, which I have used 1.4GB out of my 5GB data plan.
TL;DR (too long; didn't read): 4G speed on note 2 really slow (read the numbers in the 1st paragraph) and t-mobile live chat representative is completely clueless (funny read if you have time)
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Just change your apn to old apn. You will get your speed before update. New apn with update will benefit if you are in LTE area.
jay661972 said:
Just change your apn to old apn. You will get your speed before update. New apn with update will benefit if you are in LTE area.
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I would if it would work. I've had a galaxy S2 and a galaxy S3 since then and they all have the issue. seems like i'll have to wait it out.
what is the old APN settings?
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what is the old APN settings?
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Here you go .... http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1979
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Same issue here, ive been experiencing it since December last year. At first I got 0.00mb for weeks when normally I would get 8mb to 15mb down. Tmo requested a service ticket which by the way is still open. According to them work is being done on the towers but its been months now. Ill stick with tmobile, I know they'll make it right. As of now my phone will either get 3mb down or network errors.
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Other than 3 or 4 specific areas, I have yet to see a speed past 8mpbs, even 6 to 7mpbs are rare. This has been going on since the day i got the phone, and just like you, i was told that the towers' 1900 band is being modified. But today, i was told that the modification shouldn't affect my phone, which lead me to talk to tmobile through their online chat system
Try calling up T-Mobile and complain about data speed is freaking slow. Ask them to reset your data. I did that couple day ago. now my speed before was 5meg down now its 15+ meg download.
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Other than 3 or 4 specific areas, I have yet to see a speed past 8mpbs, even 6 to 7mpbs are rare. This has been going on since the day i got the phone, and just like you, i was told that the towers' 1900 band is being modified. But today, i was told that the modification shouldn't affect my phone, which lead me to talk to tmobile through their online chat system
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When I upgraded from my Vibrant to the Sensation, I was under the impression that because of the Sensation's radio, that my speeds would be doubled because it had HSPA+ 21. Then I got the S3 and now the Note 2 and assumed the HSPA+42 radio would double my speeds again. Sadly, that has never been the case. My speeds between the Vibrant and the N2 are not much different in most places. Almost wish I still had my Vibrant so I could prove myself wrong lol.
I've tried conversing with Tmobile many times, wondering if it's because I have the old required android web, which is supposed to be unlimited, without throttling. Tmobile has claimed every time that's not the case but I don't know if I can believe it. Almost tempted to buy an old Vibrant on ebay just to test it out.
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When I upgraded from my Vibrant to the Sensation, I was under the impression that because of the Sensation's radio, that my speeds would be doubled because it had HSPA+ 21. Then I got the S3 and now the Note 2 and assumed the HSPA+42 radio would double my speeds again. Sadly, that has never been the case. My speeds between the Vibrant and the N2 are not much different in most places. Almost wish I still had my Vibrant so I could prove myself wrong lol.
I've tried conversing with Tmobile many times, wondering if it's because I have the old required android web, which is supposed to be unlimited, without throttling. Tmobile has claimed every time that's not the case but I don't know if I can believe it. Almost tempted to buy an old Vibrant on ebay just to test it out.
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You have to be joking. Just because it's capable does not mean the congested network will give you that.
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Slowed down here in NYC about a month ago. Can't wait for LTE, latest news says "early summer".
I just got this phone and noticed a slow down speed as well. If you want to call it that...
On my s3, in good 4G coverage, I was getting 12-20mbps, to where I never see over 10 now. My uploads are about the same though, in the mid 3's.
I honestly can't tell a huge difference in speed in my case. I will say, my Note trumps my s3 in every way you can imagine.... Minus speed.
Just kind of a gut check, lol!
I feel for some of you guys with those low mbps.
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hope im posting it on the correct section.
Anyways, I've been offered by my carrier a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 LTE version. I have th Samsung Galaxy Note 2 3g version now.
All I have to do is renew my contract for 24 months and also I wont have to pay more for LTE, im already on Unlimited Data on my Note 2, I just have to change my phone to a LTE enabled phone to get LTE.
Question is, is it worth the upgrade now? Or wait a few months for the Note 3 to come out?
Wait.
Really, are you always thinking "this isn't downloading fast enough?"
Locking yourself in for 24 months is nuts.
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muppetmania said:
Wait.
Really, are you always thinking "this isn't downloading fast enough?"
Locking yourself in for 24 months is nuts.
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Here's the thing..
the fastest speed I got from my Note 2 3G is 5mbps
But I've seen people here with LTE go up to 20mbps and more...
Also, I think locking for 24 months is no problem with me. Since I've been using the same carrier for more than 10 years now
And unfortunately, where I live, we cannot retain the same mobile number if we change carriers, so unless that happens Im stuck with the same carrier.
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Here's the thing..
the fastest speed I got from my Note 2 3G is 5mbps
But I've seen people here with LTE go up to 20mbps and more...
Also, I think locking for 24 months is no problem with me. Since I've been using the same carrier for more than 10 years now
And unfortunately, where I live, we cannot retain the same mobile number if we change carriers, so unless that happens Im stuck with the same carrier.
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What are you ever doing on your phone where 5mbs isn't fast enough?
I had a S3 and went to a Note 2 LTE. Have I ever noticed any difference apart from running wanky speedtest? No.
If you really need that speed, sure, get it. But it sounds like you're just seeing the bigger number and thinking you're missing out. You're really not.
If you're so vain you need to show off fast speedtest, then yes you should also get it.
It really depends, to be honest. I have a Note 2 right now, but I'd really like a N7105 LTE version. I briefly had a Galaxy S4 but got rid of it because it wasn't as good as the Note 2. If the Note 3 comes out and is just a SGS4 in a Note size, then I'd take the LTE Note 2 any day. The slowness and lag of the S4, particularly in the camera app, coupled with the outrageous heat it generates and the pointlessly short battery life while doing very little make it a no-go. Hopefully the Note 3 is better engineered.....
Had note 2 LTE version sold it but missed it and bought cheaper n7100 but not much difference. Best wait for note 3
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So full bars of T-Mobile LTE here at work is a dream to download files with.
I usually use Ttorrent pro with my past devices and I would download files at 1.5-2mb per second on LTE.
After getting my Note 3, it seems like all torrent programs max out at a pathetic 14-20 kb/s and average 3-5 kb/s. Hello dial-up speeds!
I tried downloading all the other popular torrent apps and I would get the same result. Bitcoment, utorrent, atorrent ect.
Tried factory resetting the phone, same results.
Put my sim card in my Note 2 for ****s and giggles and low and behold, downloading at 1.5-2 mb/s. Wow.
Is this an issue with 4.3 Android or did Samsung put up some firewall of some sorts crippling my torrent downloads.
I'm Sad.
I have the same problem idk why.
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So full bars of T-Mobile LTE here at work is a dream to download files with.
I usually use Ttorrent pro with my past devices and I would download files at 1.5-2mb per second on LTE.
After getting my Note 3, it seems like all torrent programs max out at a pathetic 14-20 kb/s and average 3-5 kb/s. Hello dial-up speeds!
I tried downloading all the other popular torrent apps and I would get the same result. Bitcoment, utorrent, atorrent ect.
Tried factory resetting the phone, same results.
Put my sim card in my Note 2 for ****s and giggles and low and behold, downloading at 1.5-2 mb/s. Wow.
Is this an issue with 4.3 Android or did Samsung put up some firewall of some sorts crippling my torrent downloads.
I'm Sad.
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I have the same problem idk why.
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Count me in as well. Mine does the same thing. Overall, this phone seems to have pretty horrible radios. I know that's not the same problem as you, but it might be something thats causing it. On average this phone gets 20-30db less than any other phone I've used.
Add me to that list. I actually got 40 kbps and I was in shock
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Idk how helpful this is, but are the apn settings the same on your old phone as they are on the note 3?
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Idk how helpful this is, but are the apn settings the same on your old phone as they are on the note 3?
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Yes sir, both connected to the same "fast" apn.
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Count me in as well. Mine does the same thing. Overall, this phone seems to have pretty horrible radios. I know that's not the same problem as you, but it might be something thats causing it. On average this phone gets 20-30db less than any other phone I've used.
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Yeah I noticed the radio was much stronger on my LG G2. I would get a very good LTE signal at my home on the G2, (which also seemed to have the most bad ass radio on any phone I've used), I thought I was on Verizon for a minute lol.
On my Note 3 I would get 1 to zero bars and it would jump between H+ and LTE at home.
Well if anybody finds a solution to this torrent issue, please do post it. I want to go back to using 40-50GB of T-Mobile unlimited data a month.
Attached is my average download speeds at work.
use torguard and also try ipv4 apn
Me too man. Using t torrent pro and get horrible speeds but have Lte 25 down
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I'm using a Bell one in Canada on bell. Ttorent at great speeds. I'm responding cause I'm getting a T-Mobile note 3 to use in Canada. Once I get it, I'll let you guys know (order gets here Monday).
I'm using aTorrent with PIA VPN and getting above 1 MB/s speeds. Perhaps adding "admin" to the APN type would help, but I haven't tested it for torrents, only for vpn.
would be nice to get to the bottom of this definitely making unlimited high speed data less cool.
Then there is the crappy lte reception at my house..
Do you get significantly better speeds downloading over wifi? I have the same horrid download speeds whether I use wifi or lte.
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Do you get significantly better speeds downloading over wifi? I have the same horrid download speeds whether I use wifi or lte.
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At first I thought it was only with lte but it's the same terrible speeds on wifi also. I'm thinking it has something to do with Knox.
At least it's not just me... Unfortunately this is a dealbreaker for me. My trusty Note II never had this problem...
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I just downloaded at 1MBps using ttorrent
I even used a proxy, which might be why
Im having problems with the connections also, even my skype doesnt stay connected and every time I download an app from playstore it takes forever. Had the g2 before and had no problems. Still have the s4 I put the sim card there and use it and no problems. This is only with the note 3.
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I play some online games (esp. Bloons TD Battles) and am unable to connect over mobile data. Works ok over wifi. Hmmmm
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FYI using bittorent not having any issue ls on wifi or lte. I'm rooted and on darthstalker v2.
Downloaded the lone ranger 1.25gb files on wifi in my girls house she has like 50th down and 25 up and my phone took advantage downloading at about 7mb/s faster than what my computer at home downloads it. I was so surprised I went ahead and streamed it to her x box straight from my phone just to show off some more.
Not sure why everyone else is having issues. Also downloaded a 45min episode of a show on lte from her house where speeds are 20mbps down and 2 up. This was slower but more on the standards of what my pc at home does.
Haven't modified any apn or vpn or abc xyz
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Stock unrooted here. I have been hoping to be satisfied with the phone as is, but am not hsppy with it at this point. I have always rooted and run custom ROMs before and msy go that route now, but this has soured my opinion of this otherwise great device.
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So in comparing the Sprint Note 4 to Sprint Note 3 the 4 has horrible signal in same areas where 3 was good. What gives and is there a fix? Using a different PRL or radio?
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So in comparing the Sprint Note 4 to Sprint Note 3 the 4 has horrible signal in same areas where 3 was good. What gives and is there a fix? Using a different PRL or radio?
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What do you mean by signal? Bars? I have better 4g speeds then my Note 3.
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So in comparing the Sprint Note 4 to Sprint Note 3 the 4 has horrible signal in same areas where 3 was good. What gives and is there a fix? Using a different PRL or radio?
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Many have this issue and many do not. What I can tell you from first hand experience is this.
You will complain to Sprint for about three weeks. Make several visits to a store and finally if you are lucky you will get to talk to their top tier tech support. That tech will tell you that according to a log that only the techs at that level can see, that Samsung has reported that a certain number of Note 4 phones are having issue connecting to Sprint towers and need to be reflashed.
This reflash is not a USB operation but JTAG operation and requires it to be done by a Samsung service center. I was lucky as their is one just 20 minutes from my apartment in Plano. So I got a service number from Samsung support over the phone and took it in. They kept it for 3 hours, ran diags and reflashed and said nothing is wrong with it. Ran a speed test there and 27/15. Got home and was back to maybe 1/.05. According to their coverage map and the position of my home tower as they call it I am in the heart of SPARK but still get only these speeds.
So in a Nutshell Sprint will tell you the phone has an issue Samsung needs to fix. Samsung will tell you there is no issue with the phone and the problem is the Sprints towers and network. Neither company wants to fess up as neither wants to take the backlash when it goes public that Samsung released a certain number of crap phones for once and that Sprint not only bought them but resold them with full knowledge of them being defective.
There losing money the note 4 is a big name device there u go
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There losing money the note 4 is a big name device there u go
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How are they losing money when they will not let you return it for a refund? The best they will do is give you another Note 4 like they did for me and it too still has the same issue. I can tell you it is not the tower as my brother has an S4 and the exact same plan and his phone right next to mine in my coffee table was getting 15MB/s while my N4 was getting 1MB/s.
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How are they losing money when they will not let you return it for a refund? The best they will do is give you another Note 4 like they did for me and it too still has the same issue. I can tell you it is not the tower as my brother has an S4 and the exact same plan and his phone right next to mine in my coffee table was getting 15MB/s while my N4 was getting 1MB/s.
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Same thing on 2 note 4 in my house... S4 gets 10 MEG, note 4 gets 3G... Like dialup modem... The tech said to set Spark plug gap to factory spec and restart device to effect Spark speed of 0.01 Meg to 50 Meg. If that dosnt work he said look for a wifi source to use which helps keep the network faster. Amazing people still have access to such slow data speed, thanks Sprint!
For me it's bars. 1 or 2 bars At my place but 5 or 6 with Note 3. So some of us can agree there is an issue but is there a fix?
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For me it's bars. 1 or 2 bars At my place but 5 or 6 with Note 3. So some of us can agree there is an issue but is there a fix?
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Like I said in the previous thread, neither want to make the call and accept responsibility. So no there is no fix as long as both companies deny an issue.
I bet it depends on which city you're in and how far along the Sprint Spark rollout is. The note 4 is triband (spark compatible) while the previous notes are not.
When I got the LG G2 (triband) my 4g speeds were bad compared to my previous single band phone. A few months later, the speeds got significantly better due to the rollout.
My note 4 speeds are really good as well.
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beezar said:
I bet it depends on which city you're in and how far along the Sprint Spark rollout is. The note 4 is triband (spark compatible) while the previous notes are not.
When I got the LG G2 (triband) my 4g speeds were bad compared to my previous single band phone. A few months later, the speeds got significantly better due to the rollout.
My note 4 speeds are really good as well.
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Based on Sprint my home tower which is just a few blocks from here is a SPARK tower and supposed to be fully provisioned but if it is, then that still leaves the phone as being the issue.
If the phones data header in it's radio is programmed wrong with the wrong providers header which is done by Samsung then Sprint towers will not identify the phone correctly as being SPARK enable. The phone will connect to the LTE signal for a moment but since the tower can't ID it as a SPARK/Sprint device the tower then drops it to the 3G band which is what happens with most of the complaints.
It will hold the LTE signal for a little bit after rebooting or turning on and turning off airplane mode. But then it will drop the 3G with in minutes and stay there. The phone as it is operates just like a phone that has been unlocked and is being used on a network that does not support it's high speed bands. That is why i suspect the ID header in the radio has been programmed to another provider and not Sprint by accident.
If some one has JTAG equipment and a known problem phone they might be able to prove this or if they have a way to see what the phone is identifying itself as when connecting to a tower we might can prove this is the case.
^^What you are talking about was the exact thing that happened to my LG G2 where it would drop to 3G and not go back to 4G without either an airplane mode cycle, reboot, or update PRL. It was fixed when sprint upgraded its towers near my house beyond just being Spark enabled. It has something to do with an eCSFB issue that is being slowly fixed across the nation. More info is on the s4gru website.
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Can someone please help me unlock my note 4 ?? I will pay or donate if successful?? [email protected].
How lame. Would flashing a different kernel, radio or PRL help?
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Therrs no fix the ohone has issues with sim cards and sprint
please, go to twitter @sprintCare and post all of these comments. i am in a limbo with them for a while and they are denying this problem. they claim no one is complaining and that it is only for me.
i went through everything that you all went through from phone swapping to software upgrade and downgrade, SIM card replacement, all levels of tech support and they still all claim they never heard about it.
No matter what happens, i am either 1 bar or on 3G (more than 90% of the time).
say it a loud on twitter and Facebook(not sure about their Facebook page).
Does any one know if this is specific to the Note 4. My wife and both have the Note 4 and are constantly on 1 bar. My wife said she has already missed calls. Good news is we are still in our 14 day period where we can return for another device.
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Kayotick said:
Does any one know if this is specific to the Note 4. My wife and both have the Note 4 and are constantly on 1 bar. My wife said she has already missed calls. Good news is we are still in our 14 day period where we can return for another device.
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Sigh... Same place... other phones don't have this issue?
What type of case are you using?
What changes if any have you made?
Using the Verus case found on Amazon, running OB7 with custom kernel flashed in TWRP.
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Using the Verus case found on Amazon, running OB7 with custom kernel flashed in TWRP.
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Did you have this before the kernel change or before you got the case ?
Actually I just got the case last night, been running the kernel since Monday.
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My wife's phone is completely stock out of the box and she also has the same issue.
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