Official Cm11 m9 always shows 3g never 4g why? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4

Hey guys I just got a T-Mobile s4 in the mail yesterday to replace my lg p769. Thanks to the awesome guides on here I was able to unlock it for my Canadian wind mobile...took a long time dling stock firmwares to revert from 4.3 to unlock. Any who I installed official 4.4.4 and had 4g when I flashed cm11 m9 I am now always on 3g. This was the same on my p769 running cm11 4.4.4 always 3g. Anyone know if this is something I can fix? Thanks for any help. Oh just wanted to say I love this phone! Huge improvement from my lg p769!
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Forgot to mention I check the APN and its setup correctly.
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Does your carrier support 4G in your area? Reason is, GSM carriers in the USA show a 4G icon for 3G/H/H+.. Cm/aosp will show your true connection, meaning 3G for 3G, H for HSPA etc.

Thanks for the reply. My carrier does support 4g I'm in Canada on wind mobile.
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ISITBRICKED said:
Thanks for the reply. My carrier does support 4g I'm in Canada on wind mobile.
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Maybe it just doesn't support HSPA is your area? Just throwing it out as a possibility. What you can try is flashing back to stock firmware and checking the connection there. Not by the icon, but by the status info in settings. And by 4G are you referring to HSPA or LTE? Making sure we are on the same page here

serio22 said:
Maybe it just doesn't support HSPA is your area? Just throwing it out as a possibility. What you can try is flashing back to stock firmware and checking the connection there. Not by the icon, but by the status info in settings. And by 4G are you referring to HSPA or LTE? Making sure we are on the same page here
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Hey off to work but I will try flashing to stock when I get home. What do you mean by checking status info in settings? Wind is LTE as far as I know.
I might come off a bit draft here but I'm watching it switch back and forth between 3g, h, dc, but never 4g. I'm just confused...
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ISITBRICKED said:
Hey off to work but I will try flashing to stock when I get home. What do you mean by checking status info in settings? Wind is LTE as far as I know.
I might come off a bit draft here but I'm watching it switch back and forth between 3g, h, dc, but never 4g. I'm just confused...
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The switching is normal, it's what it's supposed to do. Now as far as checking the connection, you go to settings, more, about device, status. Check where it says mobile network type and that will show your true connection on stock firmware. If it says UMTS or HSPA, etc, then that means you may not have lte coverage in your area or may need a new sim card

serio22 said:
The switching is normal, it's what it's supposed to do. Now as far as checking the connection, you go to settings, more, about device, status. Check where it says mobile network type and that will show your true connection on stock firmware. If it says UMTS or HSPA, etc, then that means you may not have lte coverage in your area or may need a new sim card
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Awesome thanks a lot a will flash stock 4.4.4 tonight and check it.
I just checked its switching between umts and dc-hspa+ I'll report back after flashing stock and checking. Thanks again for the help.
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Flashed nh7 and this is what it showed.

Yeah it looks normal. That's the same thing it does when you are on cm, it just shows the real data icons on cm. I would call your carrier and ask if there is lte coverage in your area

Thanks a lot I will do that, u have been a big help.
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3G/4G Menu

Where is the hidden menu for the 4g preferred setting? Isn't there a hidden setting menu. My phone tried to stay on edge. My little brother has a blaze and is right next to me and his is on 4g and mine is on edge....
I still have IMEI so that isnt the issue. :good:
go to the play market and download phone info
Should it be set to gsm/cdma auto(Prl)?
It was on gsm auto (Prl).
It seems since I flashed a Rom and then did my Nan restore to stock rooted it preferred edge over 4g.
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no if you want it to prefer 4g ovr edge then you have to have it set to wcdma preferred. that's tmobile's 4g! and then when it isn't available it will simply go to edge. that's definitely your best bet.
pedroisweird said:
no if you want it to prefer 4g ovr edge then you have to have it set to wcdma preferred. that's tmobile's 4g! and then when it isn't available it will simply go to edge. that's definitely your best bet.
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I did that now. It still was sticking on edge. I then switched it to wcdma only and it switched right to 4g. Thing is on edge it had full bars. 4g only two. I wonder if that's why it stayed on edge. Anyone know?
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So I'm visiting family in Toms River NJ and I have full bars of Edge service, but no 4G service. Should I try switching network settings or what ??
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dmarco said:
So I'm visiting family in Toms River NJ and I have full bars of Edge service, but no 4G service. Should I try switching network settings or what ??
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try wcdma preferred. It helps stay on 4g. There may not be 4g where you are. Might want to check on that.
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jjlean said:
try wcdma preferred. It helps stay on 4g. There may not be 4g where you are. Might want to check on that.
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So I did this same thing and it's telling me I'm on 3G.
When I was on completely stock ROM out of the box, I was on "4G" all the time.
Now, every ROM I've flashed to test out which one I like, it displays 3G BUT whenever I click on a link it switches to H+. Then when that link is done loading it switches back to displaying 3G. Am I correct in assuming that it is supposed to do this?
Edit - After reading the NEXT post while I was doing my search, it seems that I was correct. :]
B-Roll said:
So I did this same thing and it's telling me I'm on 3G.
When I was on completely stock ROM out of the box, I was on "4G" all the time.
Now, every ROM I've flashed to test out which one I like, it displays 3G BUT whenever I click on a link it switches to H+. Then when that link is done loading it switches back to displaying 3G. Am I correct in assuming that it is supposed to do this?
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correct you are. while It's accessing data it goes to H+
I have my set to wcdma preferred. Keep in mind this setting might use more battery because it's constantly looking for four g signal rather than two g or three g
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If I'm not mistaken, on stock it will always show 4G, even on 3G.
A lot of custom roms change this so it tells the truth. That's why you see 3G or H/H+.
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There's an app in play store called network that works great.
t-mobile sgs3 stock rom/rooted

I can only access H+ and not LTE

I recently got a LTE sim card, and an LTE data plan with Fido. 4G worked for about 5 seconds (I even did a speed test) and then now it's permanently on H+.
APN is set to LTEmobile.APN but when I change to Network Mode LTE/GSM, my signal goes blank and stays like that until I go back to GSM/WCDMA, which doesn't make any sense.
I'm using Task's 10/28 Build, which is the only build that doesn't have black screen unlock.
I tried updating to his latest 4.2 but LTE still didn't work.
Any ideas on what is wrong?
Sepharite said:
I recently got a LTE sim card, and an LTE data plan with Fido. 4G worked for about 5 seconds (I even did a speed test) and then now it's permanently on H+.
APN is set to LTEmobile.APN but when I change to Network Mode LTE/GSM, my signal goes blank and stays like that until I go back to GSM/WCDMA, which doesn't make any sense.
I'm using Task's 10/28 Build, which is the only build that doesn't have black screen unlock.
I tried updating to his latest 4.2 but LTE still didn't work.
Any ideas on what is wrong?
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Please invest $10 and get a LTE sim card from FIDO it will work with LTE sim card.
ysr84 said:
Please invest $10 and get a LTE sim card from FIDO it will work with LTE sim card.
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did you not read what he said? He has an LTE sim card. To the OP try a google search and see if there are any different apn's. Its not rom related because task650 gets LTE speeds with his rom. Or if your phone is unlocked and you know someone else that has the same phone or LTE sim card pop it in and try it out
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I'm suffering the same problem on rogers. Going to flash back to stock rooted to fix the problem, then try again. I'll do this tomorrow as its getting late.
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Download LTE on/off from the play store and switch to lte only, I'm on fido and I had the same problem
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pjcordi said:
Download LTE on/off from the play store and switch to lte only, I'm on fido and I had the same problem
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Tried it but didn't connect to lte.
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Some ROMs have incorrect Fido/Rogers APN settings; I'd go over what's in the ltemobile.apn settings and compare it to a known good set (such as the ones in the stock ROM).
Soft bricked my phone by going back to rooted stock ROM through Odin. Guessing I should have formated system. Anyways fixed it up. Got lte working on rooted stock. Then when to miui no lte. Read that lte is a problem with many on this ROM so I lose. Hope I can get it working eventually when off stock.
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onei0077 said:
Soft bricked my phone by going back to rooted stock ROM through Odin. Guessing I should have formated system. Anyways fixed it up. Got lte working on rooted stock. Then when to miui no lte. Read that lte is a problem with many on this ROM so I lose. Hope I can get it working eventually when off stock.
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Carriers use different labels for H+/LTE - ROMs differ in how they interpret the actual signal speed.
Some ROMs accurately reflect the network speed, some don't.
Some carriers promote/sell speeds that they cannot provide in every area.
There are many possible explanations as to why you are experiencing this.
You should provide your ROM, carrier, APN settings, network speedtest results, etc. for more in-depth answers.

[Q] Data issues with SGH-m919 using att

I unlocked my T-Mobile galaxy s4 and have been using it on AT&T for the post free months, since then I'm experiencing horrible data issues, can any one help?
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What is the horrible data issues that you're taking about? Please be more specific. More info would help is help you
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ds337135 said:
I unlocked my T-Mobile galaxy s4 and have been using it on AT&T for the post free months, since then I'm experiencing horrible data issues, can any one help?
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Do you know if the tmobile m919 can receive 4g lte data on the att? thinking about unlocking mines as well just to have options
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jjluv86 said:
Do you know if the tmobile m919 can receive 4g lte data on the att? thinking about unlocking mines as well just to have options
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If i could piggy back off this thread, I also have a tmo s4 on att network. Yesterday I was with a friend who was also on att and I noticed his phone at that time had 4g where the network bars were located, mine however read H+. It was then I realized that I have never seen the 4g symbol on my phone ever. Do I just not get 4g? Or does this ROM that I have on my phone (slim bean) either not have the files for 4g or maybe its originally a T-Mobile ROM so I'm not getting 4g I don't know. I do get LTE tho.
projectpaki said:
If i could piggy back off this thread, I also have a tmo s4 on att network. Yesterday I was with a friend who was also on att and I noticed his phone at that time had 4g where the network bars were located, mine however read H+. It was then I realized that I have never seen the 4g symbol on my phone ever. Do I just not get 4g? Or does this ROM that I have on my phone (slim bean) either not have the files for 4g or maybe its originally a T-Mobile ROM so I'm not getting 4g I don't know. I do get LTE tho.
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E is 2g/edge H is 3g H+ is 4g when you see 4g/lte that is LTE if your using and aosp based or international ROM... Hope that makes sense to ya
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pyro43284 said:
E is 2g/edge H is 3g H+ is 4g when you see 4g/lte that is LTE if your using and aosp based or international ROM... Hope that makes sense to ya
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Ok this makes sense, thanks.
I had the same issues. If your previous phone that you used on AT&T was only 3G (I had an iPhone 4), your SIM card is only configured to receive and transmit 3G data. You will need to go on to wireless.att.net and order a new 4G SIM card, or go to a store and have them program one for you. This is assuming that you have already signed up for one of the new data plans, if not, they will likely not issue a SIM card capable of 4G and will probably hound you via email and SMS about using a 4G device on an old 3G data plan.

[Q] At&t S3 On MetroPCS LTE/TmobileLTE

Hi guys, i have a s3 i747 that has been unlocked and ready to be used on other gsm networks.
I went to a metropcs store and had the phone activated and sim card inserted, my imei was connected fine and everything went great.
I instantly had EDGE(1x or 2g) and even after hours of searching and phone calls to metropcs all i can find is APN solutions that dont work.
I currently live in Dallas/Ft Worth so i know the LTE coverage for Metropcs/Tmo is amazing it just ill not connect to LTE.
How do i get LTE to work on this device ??
Phone Specs
Has root
Unlocked
S3 i747 from At&t
Worked fine on At&T for LTE
Su keeps for closing at start because it says security issues
Stock rom on 4.3 but it says custom build under about settings for some reason.
Data speed is about 0.09-0.10mbps
Any help would be great. Sorry if this is a repost of other types of threads but i never found answers and did not want to re awaken old threads.
macklin345 said:
Hi guys, i have a s3 i747 that has been unlocked and ready to be used on other gsm networks.
I went to a metropcs store and had the phone activated and sim card inserted, my imei was connected fine and everything went great.
I instantly had EDGE(1x or 2g) and even after hours of searching and phone calls to metropcs all i can find is APN solutions that dont work.
I currently live in Dallas/Ft Worth so i know the LTE coverage for Metropcs/Tmo is amazing it just ill not connect to LTE.
How do i get LTE to work on this device ??
Phone Specs
Has root
Unlocked
S3 i747 from At&t
Worked fine on At&T for LTE
Su keeps for closing at start because it says security issues
Stock rom on 4.3 but it says custom build under about settings for some reason.
Data speed is about 0.09-0.10mbps
Any help would be great. Sorry if this is a repost of other types of threads but i never found answers and did not want to re awaken old threads.
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This issue seems popular this week.
If it's like the others, it's an issue from unlocking. the nv file gets damaged. The solution so far is to use nv-reader-writer to copy another phone's nv file and replace yours with it.
have you tested *#*#4636#*#* method? just mess around with the preferred network and see
I'm on Tmobile and worked fine with LTE
Where could i find a nv file for the s3 i747?
pcshano said:
have you tested *#*#4636#*#* method? just mess around with the preferred network and see
I'm on Tmobile and worked fine with LTE
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I have a little, i am now trying it will report back thanks guys.
macklin345 said:
Where could i find a nv file for the s3 i747?
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either your own backup of imei or your friend's
pcshano said:
have you tested *#*#4636#*#* method? just mess around with the preferred network and see
I'm on Tmobile and worked fine with LTE
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pcshano said:
either your own backup of imei or your friend's
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So when i switch to wcdma it gets 4g but some reason my phone gets no signal, then gets barely any and it says emergency calls only. This is highly frustrating. Is there a guide for NV??
macklin345 said:
So when i switch to wcdma it gets 4g but some reason my phone gets no signal, then gets barely any and it says emergency calls only. This is highly frustrating. Is there a guide for NV??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2374063
I am in dallas and have the exact same issue. Same phone. I will research this more and if you find out anything, PM me.
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brad65807 said:
I am in dallas and have the exact same issue. Same phone. I will research this more and if you find out anything, PM me.
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Look on the post above yours, the solution is there.
Will this give me LTE? I am able to get h+ but my phone does love to set on edge.
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brad65807 said:
Will this give me LTE? I am able to get h+ but my phone does love to set on edge.
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You do realize 4g and LTE are the same thing?
BWolf56 said:
You do realize 4g and LTE are the same thing?
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false. 4g is hspa+ and LTE is LTE.
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Jakeuten said:
false. 4g is hspa+ and LTE is LTE.
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he meant if you're on AOSP, then 4G = LTE.
brad65807 said:
I am in dallas and have the exact same issue. Same phone. I will research this more and if you find out anything, PM me.
hey man its very frustrating ive been trying to find every thing i can to solve this issue, i will keep in touch if i solve it brother
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BWolf56 said:
Look on the post above yours, the solution is there.
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Sir, i tried to use the nv tool but it keeps saying phone wont connect.
i have the drivers installed, it sees my ports for the phone, i go to connect and it does, but when i click read device it fails. Ive had no boxes checked, one box checked and both boxes for spc and fast read(i think it is) checked. No Go either way. Any suggestions for this? Then i can see if the NV Writer is a solution. Also i can use my own NV file right??? Or would that just be a corrupted file being reloaded ?? If thats the case how do i find a clean NV file for a Samsung Galaxy S3 i747 for AT&T??? Thanks again for the help brother
I would think you would need to load an NV of a different s3. I will try to load my NV here in a few and see what happens. PM me also
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Ok guys i tried some settings. a guy i know tried to inject the AWS for Tmobiles band freq. and it didnt work.
SOooooooooo im thinking we might have to skip AT&T phones on metro/tmo and get a tmo phone or a AT&T phone that supports AWS band freq.
brad65807 said:
Will this give me LTE? I am able to get h+ but my phone does love to set on edge.
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Wait....How are you getting 4g ?? it might not be LTE but da*m its faster than Edge. Could you tell me your apn, and your settings if you changed anything since you first switched to metropcs.
Like dial star, hash(number sign)twice, the 4636 and star,hash star, hash and go to device info, then screen shot, then scroll down and screen shot again where i can see "set preferred network"
also man are you sure you have the S3 I747 from AT&T??
Make sure you are checking your connection in Settings > About Device > Status > Network Type
You cant always trust what's displayed in the status bar. Especially when using a custom rom or using a device on a different network than it was intended for.
Yea man I know. I've checked everything and says edge still.
I think it's based on your radio and kernel. Brad what kernel and radio you using.?
I'm on 4.3 Rooted and stock.

am I on 4G or LTE?

Hi guys i'm wondering if i have the maximum speed from my provider (Rogers). I did some speed test.
2.89 mbps/0.8 and 12.2 mbps/0.8 mbps. I'm not sure if im on LTE or just 4G. I can't show you my homepage (I'm new can't post link) but I have the symbol 4G, not LTE like my iphone 5s
If you see only 4g symbol on rogers than its only 4g. Should be ltev on canadien devices.
And your speedtests tell me your on 4g.
Call rogers they will help you . maybe its error on there end if not go to setting/ networks and select lte gsm
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crzygrmn said:
If you see only 4g symbol on rogers than its only 4g. Should be ltev on canadien devices.
And your speedtests tell me your on 4g.
Call rogers they will help you . maybe its error on there end if not go to setting/ networks and select lte gsm
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Yes, i asked Rogers and they don't know. They said go instore and i thing my setting is ok with the LTE auto.
avrokephren said:
Yes, i asked Rogers and they don't know. They said go instore and i thing my setting is ok with the LTE auto.
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You need to ckeck your network settings first to see if your network mode shows LTE or not.
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avrokephren said:
Yes, i asked Rogers and they don't know. They said go instore and i thing my setting is ok with the LTE auto.
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Ok. Well did you check if you even have a lte simcard? Or 4g? Two different ships sailing?
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crzygrmn said:
Ok. Well did you check if you even have a lte simcard? Or 4g? Two different ships sailing?
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i've kept my blackberry sim card... My bad they activate a new one and i'm on LTE now.
Lol.
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