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First of all, I hope I am posting in the right place this time. I couldn't find anything for Note II Canada.
So I just bought a BNIB Note II a few days ago. It's the i317m (from Rogers/Canada) but had it unlocked and modified (or whatever that is called) to get it to work with AWS network (Wind mobile). It worked but the reception on the phone where I live is horrible. Basically the phone will only work if it's stuck next to one wall in my place (where the signal is 1-2 bars). Once I move the phone to any other place I lose all connection, and the phone is rendered useless, which really sucks. I have an older Blackberry that I'm borrowing and it constantly shows 2 bars anywhere in my place. I also had an LG Optimus and as much as it sucked at reception it was still better than the Note. Wind signal is generally good in my area except for a couple of blocks but still, I was expecting the Note II to have better reception than other phones.
So, I'm wondering if this has something to do with this particular phone or is this a known issue with all Notes? Anything I can do? The phone will show full bars once I'm out of those couple of blocks where I live but is it possible that the Note II has worse reception than cheaper and older phones?
Thanks.
I think Samsung are known for weak radios
Electroman365 said:
First of all, I hope I am posting in the right place this time. I couldn't find anything for Note II Canada.
So I just bought a BNIB Note II a few days ago. It's the i317m (from Rogers/Canada) but had it unlocked and modified (or whatever that is called) to get it to work with AWS network (Wind mobile). It worked but the reception on the phone where I live is horrible. Basically the phone will only work if it's stuck next to one wall in my place (where the signal is 1-2 bars). Once I move the phone to any other place I lose all connection, and the phone is rendered useless, which really sucks. I have an older Blackberry that I'm borrowing and it constantly shows 2 bars anywhere in my place. I also had an LG Optimus and as much as it sucked at reception it was still better than the Note. Wind signal is generally good in my area except for a couple of blocks but still, I was expecting the Note II to have better reception than other phones.
So, I'm wondering if this has something to do with this particular phone or is this a known issue with all Notes? Anything I can do? The phone will show full bars once I'm out of those couple of blocks where I live but is it possible that the Note II has worse reception than cheaper and older phones?
Thanks.
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I'm having the same issue with my Note II on Mobilicity. After researching I've concluded that Samsung devices have weaker radio's that most other devices. I can wander around my home with my Note II in one hand and my wifes HTC Panache in the other and the Note II's signal is always 7-10 dBM lower than the Panache. The Panache never loses connection in my house and always has at least 1 bar while the Note II will drop in many places. Every time I call Mobi they say they'll make changes redirect an antenna by a few degrees or boost the signal but nothing ever changes.
I wish the phone would auto connect to the CDN Roaming network whenever I drop. I think it sort of does but just doesn't Register on the network because I do have a indication I can make Emergency Calls Only and shows I have 2-3 bars.
Senator949 said:
I'm having the same issue with my Note II on Mobilicity. After researching I've concluded that Samsung devices have weaker radio's that most other devices. I can wander around my home with my Note II in one hand and my wifes HTC Panache in the other and the Note II's signal is always 7-10 dBM lower than the Panache. The Panache never loses connection in my house and always has at least 1 bar while the Note II will drop in many places. Every time I call Mobi they say they'll make changes redirect an antenna by a few degrees or boost the signal but nothing ever changes.
I wish the phone would auto connect to the CDN Roaming network whenever I drop. I think it sort of does but just doesn't Register on the network because I do have a indication I can make Emergency Calls Only and shows I have 2-3 bars.
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I've noticed that my Note2 has poor LTE reception, 1 bar and 1Mbps down. If I switch to WCDMA only I get 4 bars and 7MBps and 1up. I just thought that it was my area. 2 weeks ago I got an S4 and the signal difference is a amazing. The S4 has 4 bars of LTE and I get 20Mbps down and 10up, the Note 2 on the same sim still gets 1 to 2 bars and very slow data.
Senator949 said:
I'm having the same issue with my Note II on Mobilicity. After researching I've concluded that Samsung devices have weaker radio's that most other devices. I can wander around my home with my Note II in one hand and my wifes HTC Panache in the other and the Note II's signal is always 7-10 dBM lower than the Panache. The Panache never loses connection in my house and always has at least 1 bar while the Note II will drop in many places. Every time I call Mobi they say they'll make changes redirect an antenna by a few degrees or boost the signal but nothing ever changes.
I wish the phone would auto connect to the CDN Roaming network whenever I drop. I think it sort of does but just doesn't Register on the network because I do have a indication I can make Emergency Calls Only and shows I have 2-3 bars.
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Samsungs have always lacked in the radio department always....
I remember how horrible the s2 was and the epic and vibrant.
Its one issue they have yet to fix.
Motorola #1 then htc then lg then Samsung then iphone dead last.
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Hello Everyone. I think this belongs in the developers forum but I am no allowed to post there yet. My apologies.
I had a EVO 4G for over two years Flashed over to Boost Mobile. I never had problems with data connection as I am with Galaxy S3.
Two weeks ago I Flashed a Spring Galaxy S3 over to Boost Mobile but my data speeds have been unbearable, I always have 1x showing and its super slow eventually drops. It basically cycles between, nothing, one bar of 1g, one bar of 3g, then nothing again.
Not sure if its fair but I am starting to put he blame on the Galaxy S3 simply b/c it works fine on the EVO 4G.
Phone Info:
Model Number: SPH-L710
Android 4.1.2
PRL Version: 61009
Mobile Network Type: EvDo-re.A:8
Signal Strength: -91 dBm 2 asu
Can anyone please help!?
Mine did the same thing. What I did i reflashed upgrade the prl and made sure network mode is on cdma not lte/cdma
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boost galaxy s3
I have a boost galaxy s3 and this has horrible service, upgraded from the warp and this thing is horrible with data service. The Verizon version works just fine. Did factory reset after firmware update and still have issues with the data service. Hope if we get the kit Kat update will be fixed. This phone is stock not rooted. Tried the connection fix in market that fixes 30+ times per day. Not always reliable tho. If any knows of a fix or tried something that seems to work I am a willing tester. Anything but root and custom firmware on this device. And I do not have wifi here and my connection is set to cdma only sprint connection optimizer disabled. Android 4.3.
Boost Mobile gets no data connection
oc34 said:
Hello Everyone. I think this belongs in the developers forum but I am no allowed to post there yet. My apologies.
I had a EVO 4G for over two years Flashed over to Boost Mobile. I never had problems with data connection as I am with Galaxy S3.
Two weeks ago I Flashed a Spring Galaxy S3 over to Boost Mobile but my data speeds have been unbearable, I always have 1x showing and its super slow eventually drops. It basically cycles between, nothing, one bar of 1g, one bar of 3g, then nothing again.
Not sure if its fair but I am starting to put he blame on the Galaxy S3 simply b/c it works fine on the EVO 4G.
Phone Info:
Model Number: SPH-L710
Android 4.1.2
PRL Version: 61009
Mobile Network Type: EvDo-re.A:8
Signal Strength: -91 dBm 2 asu
Can anyone please help!?
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Hi, just wondering if you ever got data to work on your Samsung Galaxy SIII?
If so, could you help me out please.
Thanks
Hey guys.
I posted this on another forum, but I wanted to see if you guys had anymore input.
I have a HTC One M8 on Tmobile, flashed with Viper rom and fully updated. Ever since day one I've had pretty terrible LTE in my home. The phone would constantly switch over to HSPA+ and I would have to force it to connect to LTE. When connected to LTE it shows anywhere from 3-5 bars of signal and various apps show between -100 and -110 dbm.
Speed tests are horrific. I am showing 3Mbps down and average of 2.5 Mbps up. Other parts of my home get slightly better, but it never tops 10 down and 6 up.
Today my Nexus 7 from Tmobile arrived today. With a new data plan from Tmobile. This tablet is able to get 17 down and almost 12 upload literally sitting right next to my phone. The same apps are showing similar DBM and they are both connected to the same tower.
Any idea why this might be? Differences in the radio? Problem with my account?
My phone is on a grandfathered 20$ unlimited 4G, and the Tablet is on the free 1GB LTE plan.
Also, the phone was able to get 40-50 down and 20 up when I traveled to another town the other night.
Any input is appreciated.
ThackSS said:
Hey guys.
I posted this on another forum, but I wanted to see if you guys had anymore input.
I have a HTC One M8 on Tmobile, flashed with Viper rom and fully updated. Ever since day one I've had pretty terrible LTE in my home. The phone would constantly switch over to HSPA+ and I would have to force it to connect to LTE. When connected to LTE it shows anywhere from 3-5 bars of signal and various apps show between -100 and -110 dbm.
Speed tests are horrific. I am showing 3Mbps down and average of 2.5 Mbps up. Other parts of my home get slightly better, but it never tops 10 down and 6 up.
Today my Nexus 7 from Tmobile arrived today. With a new data plan from Tmobile. This tablet is able to get 17 down and almost 12 upload literally sitting right next to my phone. The same apps are showing similar DBM and they are both connected to the same tower.
Any idea why this might be? Differences in the radio? Problem with my account?
My phone is on a grandfathered 20$ unlimited 4G, and the Tablet is on the free 1GB LTE plan.
Also, the phone was able to get 40-50 down and 20 up when I traveled to another town the other night.
Any input is appreciated.
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I would guess a bigger/better antenna in the Nexus 7 as one of the possible culprits. Also, the Nexus has been around longer, so the radio firmware is a little more mature. The M8 may get better with radio/firmware revisions, but there's no way to know for sure. I would call T-Mobile and ask for a signal booster and see if that helps. They're free save for a 7 dollar shipping charge, and sometimes you can get that waived as well.
ThackSS said:
Hey guys.
I posted this on another forum, but I wanted to see if you guys had anymore input.
I have a HTC One M8 on Tmobile, flashed with Viper rom and fully updated. Ever since day one I've had pretty terrible LTE in my home. The phone would constantly switch over to HSPA+ and I would have to force it to connect to LTE. When connected to LTE it shows anywhere from 3-5 bars of signal and various apps show between -100 and -110 dbm.
Speed tests are horrific. I am showing 3Mbps down and average of 2.5 Mbps up. Other parts of my home get slightly better, but it never tops 10 down and 6 up.
Today my Nexus 7 from Tmobile arrived today. With a new data plan from Tmobile. This tablet is able to get 17 down and almost 12 upload literally sitting right next to my phone. The same apps are showing similar DBM and they are both connected to the same tower.
Any idea why this might be? Differences in the radio? Problem with my account?
My phone is on a grandfathered 20$ unlimited 4G, and the Tablet is on the free 1GB LTE plan.
Also, the phone was able to get 40-50 down and 20 up when I traveled to another town the other night.
Any input is appreciated.
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T-mobile Rep told me that M8 is lacking one of the LTE bands. I decided to try it anyways. I experienced same issues as you are. I will be returning this phone only because of connectivity issues, other than that I really like this phone.
My current phone is Nexus 5, and I never had any connectivity issues that I am having with M8.
ThackSS said:
Hey guys.
I posted this on another forum, but I wanted to see if you guys had anymore input.
I have a HTC One M8 on Tmobile, flashed with Viper rom and fully updated. Ever since day one I've had pretty terrible LTE in my home. The phone would constantly switch over to HSPA+ and I would have to force it to connect to LTE. When connected to LTE it shows anywhere from 3-5 bars of signal and various apps show between -100 and -110 dbm.
Speed tests are horrific. I am showing 3Mbps down and average of 2.5 Mbps up. Other parts of my home get slightly better, but it never tops 10 down and 6 up.
Today my Nexus 7 from Tmobile arrived today. With a new data plan from Tmobile. This tablet is able to get 17 down and almost 12 upload literally sitting right next to my phone. The same apps are showing similar DBM and they are both connected to the same tower.
Any idea why this might be? Differences in the radio? Problem with my account?
My phone is on a grandfathered 20$ unlimited 4G, and the Tablet is on the free 1GB LTE plan.
Also, the phone was able to get 40-50 down and 20 up when I traveled to another town the other night.
Any input is appreciated.
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its not the phone, its the tmobile rom & radio....
i used to have htc one m7 AT&T and i installed tmobile stock ruu on it. i experienced better signal (i have at&t service) talk & text, the bars went from 3 to full bars with tmobile rom. but the 4g lte sucks, it keep switching from 4g lte to 4g all the time.
now i bought HTC one m8 T-mobile from friend, and im having the same thing 4g lte sucks it keeps jumping to 4g. but the signal is full bars.
i tried my at&t sim card into another HTC one m8 at&t for few days, and the 4g lte is very good and stable. matter of fact i haven't see the 4g icon ever on it. but i have 2 to 3 bars signal inside the home and if lucky get 4 outside.
i believe because at&t radio support more bands
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - T-Mobile
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - AT&T
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oh and don't try to flash just the radio, i have tried that and there is no different. it has to be the full stock RUU
salwansk said:
its not the phone, its the tmobile rom & radio....
i used to have htc one m7 AT&T and i installed tmobile stock ruu on it. i experienced better signal (i have at&t service) talk & text, the bars went from 3 to full bars with tmobile rom. but the 4g lte sucks, it keep switching from 4g lte to 4g all the time.
now i bought HTC one m8 T-mobile from friend, and im having the same thing 4g lte sucks it keeps jumping to 4g. but the signal is full bars.
i tried my at&t sim card into another HTC one m8 at&t for few days, and the 4g lte is very good and stable. matter of fact i haven't see the 4g icon ever on it. but i have 2 to 3 bars signal inside the home and if lucky get 4 outside.
i believe because at&t radio support more bands
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - T-Mobile
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - AT&T
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oh and don't try to flash just the radio, i have tried that and there is no different. it has to be the full stock RUU
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Thank you for your reply. Rep specifically said that it was a hardware issue.
My wife has M7 and she gets constant LTE on it.
Even when M8 has good LTE signal, speed test is so much slower comparing to M7 or Nexus 5.
To be honest, I use WIFI 98%. So you might be right, because I haven't install the AT&T RUU on my phone yet "not available". So I cant be 100% sure about it, but from my experience T-Mobile phones are cheaper quality anyway. Just like you buying a new car with basic options, not top loaded
I am stock not rooted and have had the T-MO HTC M8 for exactly one week today. I live in Miami, Fl and I might have seen the 4G icon 2 or 3 times in the last week. I'm always on 4G LTE.
HTC ONE M8
It's been 5 business days and I am still waiting to hear about the status of my tech support ticket sent to "engineering"
Not happy with this so far. The only way I can keep LTE is to force it via the radio menu and even then... the performance is literally 1/3rd of the Nexus 7 sitting right next to it.
Very disappointing. Not sure if its the phone.. the tower.. or what.
rome425 said:
Thank you for your reply. Rep specifically said that it was a hardware issue.
My wife has M7 and she gets constant LTE on it.
Even when M8 has good LTE signal, speed test is so much slower comparing to M7 or Nexus 5.
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The rep lied to you. The m8 supports the exact same LTE bands as the m7, no more no less. It isn't a frequency or band support issue. Both devices support 700MHz and AWS Bands for LTE. If you can CONNECT with one you can CONNECT with the other.
The problem really seems to be t-mobile hasn't updated all their systems to work well with HTC's new radio firmware (I'm not referring to their refarming here). The solution would be HTC could revert the firmware or t-mobile could update their system. T Mobile does not seem keen to do that, likely do to using all their resources being used on Samsung at the moment.
They (T-Mobile) can't admit they share the blame for the problem so they pass the buck to HTC, but its not solely HTC's fault. The truth is it is only older network systems that are affected. So, areas like LA that have older systems and more traffic have problems, areas like Las Vegas where the system has been completely overhauled have no issues with LTE CONNECTIVITY at all.
I can attest to this personally as I was traveling to Los Angeles just last week. I could be sitting in the same spot and one minute have LTE connection with solid speeds and the next minute sit with no connection while still displaying a full LTE signal. This is because t-mobile's system wants to kick you down to a stronger signal, that being HSPA, but HTC's radio firmware wants to keep you on LTE. They are not playing nicely.
The reason why I'm stressing the words connect and connectivity is because that is what we are really talking about. Speeds are completely different issue. If you do not have support for a certain LTE band then you will not have any connectivity. Not just a slow speed and not just a bouncy connection, but no connection at all.
sources:
http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-one-m7/#/
http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-one-m8/
Not sure what it is, but I'm also having LTE issues...quite a few times I have to turn it on airplane mode then back off for it to reconnect. Speed test results are weak too.
Now the AT&T branded HTC One M7 I had before this FLEW...might have to return the M8 and go back to the M7 :crying:
I don't have any issues with mine and I drive all over L.A .
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salwansk said:
its not the phone, its the tmobile rom & radio....
i used to have htc one m7 AT&T and i installed tmobile stock ruu on it. i experienced better signal (i have at&t service) talk & text, the bars went from 3 to full bars with tmobile rom. but the 4g lte sucks, it keep switching from 4g lte to 4g all the time.
now i bought HTC one m8 T-mobile from friend, and im having the same thing 4g lte sucks it keeps jumping to 4g. but the signal is full bars.
i tried my at&t sim card into another HTC one m8 at&t for few days, and the 4g lte is very good and stable. matter of fact i haven't see the 4g icon ever on it. but i have 2 to 3 bars signal inside the home and if lucky get 4 outside.
i believe because at&t radio support more bands
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - T-Mobile
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - AT&T
---------- Post added at 02:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:34 AM ----------
oh and don't try to flash just the radio, i have tried that and there is no different. it has to be the full stock RUU
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That is Tmo's LTE bands. 1900 has been rolling out this year and 700 later this year. So you can't blame it on the missing the new band 2.
I'm sorry I missed something these are the Frequency
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - T-Mobile
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - AT&T
The bands are
ATT uses or has spectrum for LTE bands:
2,4,5,17
While TMO only has spectrum for LTE bands:
2,4
Dunno what's going on in Philadelphia this past week but before I get no signal in my bathroom and my speed are around 18 down 12 up. But today I get good lte signals in my bathroom and my speed bump 35 down and 20 up.:thumbup:
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Hello gang,
I picked up a new T-Mobile Note 10.1 2014 edition 2 days ago. So far, everything seems to be great. There is one issue however that seems perplexing. My tablet connects to 4G and LTE networks just fine but for some reason, it will not connect to 2G/Edge networks near my home. I live in a rural part of PA where T-Mobile doesn't have 4G/LTE coverage. My Samsung Galaxy S3 connects to the Edge network near my house without issue. However, my tablet does not connect and simply shows a small X where the signal meter is.
I spoke to T-Mobile tech support this morning and they seem to think that the band covering 2G may be dead. Could this be possible when 4G and LTE work just fine?
Also, the options under Network mode are now limited to 2: LTE/WCDMA (auto connect) and WCDMA only. My SGS3 has a GSM only option which the tablet seems to be missing.
I am running Android 4.4.2. Any thoughts / suggestions?
Thanks!
amstel78 said:
Hello gang,
I picked up a new T-Mobile Note 10.1 2014 edition 2 days ago. So far, everything seems to be great. There is one issue however that seems perplexing. My tablet connects to 4G and LTE networks just fine but for some reason, it will not connect to 2G/Edge networks near my home. I live in a rural part of PA where T-Mobile doesn't have 4G/LTE coverage. My Samsung Galaxy S3 connects to the Edge network near my house without issue. However, my tablet does not connect and simply shows a small X where the signal meter is.
I spoke to T-Mobile tech support this morning and they seem to think that the band covering 2G may be dead. Could this be possible when 4G and LTE work just fine?
Also, the options under Network mode are now limited to 2: LTE/WCDMA (auto connect) and WCDMA only. My SGS3 has a GSM only option which the tablet seems to be missing.
I am running Android 4.4.2. Any thoughts / suggestions?
Thanks!
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I can't state this as a fact for the tmo P607T but remember that the tmo 3g version of the
Samsung galaxy tab plus 7.0 had a similar situation. Users were looking to add phone functions
to this device.
Turned out on the xda threads that the tmo tab plus 7.0 had no hardware
to support phone functions as the international version did.
amstel78 said:
Hello gang,
I picked up a new T-Mobile Note 10.1 2014 edition 2 days ago. So far, everything seems to be great. There is one issue however that seems perplexing. My tablet connects to 4G and LTE networks just fine but for some reason, it will not connect to 2G/Edge networks near my home. I live in a rural part of PA where T-Mobile doesn't have 4G/LTE coverage. My Samsung Galaxy S3 connects to the Edge network near my house without issue. However, my tablet does not connect and simply shows a small X where the signal meter is.
I spoke to T-Mobile tech support this morning and they seem to think that the band covering 2G may be dead. Could this be possible when 4G and LTE work just fine?
Also, the options under Network mode are now limited to 2: LTE/WCDMA (auto connect) and WCDMA only. My SGS3 has a GSM only option which the tablet seems to be missing.
I am running Android 4.4.2. Any thoughts / suggestions?
Thanks!
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The GSM mode only makes it so you can force the Device into 2g or Edge mode. If you do not want to use LTE just pick WCDMA which is 3g/HSPA+ and GSM(2g/edge). If you are looking to turn off the T-Mobile data part Pull the Sim card out or just put the Tablet into Airplane mode which you can till turn on Wifi. I bought my Note just for Wifi, and using EIP. So i am not using it with T-Mobile Data. getting a data plan on the tablet is a big waste when you can just hotpsot your phone.
Prod1702 said:
The GSM mode only makes it so you can force the Device into 2g or Edge mode. If you do not want to use LTE just pick WCDMA which is 3g/HSPA+ and GSM(2g/edge). If you are looking to turn off the T-Mobile data part Pull the Sim card out or just put the Tablet into Airplane mode which you can till turn on Wifi. I bought my Note just for Wifi, and using EIP. So i am not using it with T-Mobile Data. getting a data plan on the tablet is a big waste when you can just hotpsot your phone.
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Well, it turns out that my tablet is defective. T-Mobile is sending me a replacement. I spoke to several tier 2 techs including one Samsung specialist and they all concurred that the band governing 2g on my Note must be inoperative. Weird right?
Well I got my replacement Note in the mail yesterday and it also will not connect to the 2G/Edge network near my house. I highly doubt I could have gotten 2 bad tablets in a row so there's something else amiss here. Perhaps the specs on T-Mo's website is incorrect and this new device simply doesn't have the capability to go to 2G/Edge or the modem firmware being used is a crippled version.
Very disappointed to say the least; yes Edge is horrendously slow but can be beneficial in a pinch sometimes. Any thoughts?
amstel78 said:
... or the modem firmware being used is a crippled version. ... Very disappointed to say the least; yes Edge is horrendously slow but can be beneficial in a pinch sometimes.
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Yeah, I think you're right; despite unlocking mine and using it on AT&T (which does have better coverage), there's places on my commute where there's 4 bars, yet no data transfer. I've yet to see an "E" or "3G" symbol, either.
I'm thinking about trying to flash the P605M radio, but that'll have to wait 'till the weekend.
kcrudup said:
Yeah, I think you're right; despite unlocking mine and using it on AT&T (which does have better coverage), there's places on my commute where there's 4 bars, yet no data transfer. I've yet to see an "E" or "3G" symbol, either.
I'm thinking about trying to flash the P605M radio, but that'll have to wait 'till the weekend.
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Please keep me posted on your results if you do end up flashing the modem. I'd be very interested to see what you discover.
I wonder if this move by T-Mo to cut 2g/Edge compatibility has something to do with their rumored intention of converting all of their 2g spectrum to 4g? Even if that were true though, that precludes using this as an unlocked device in other areas or countries that may only have 2g/3g coverage. What about data roaming?
amstel78 said:
Please keep me posted on your results if you do end up flashing the modem. I'd be very interested to see what you discover.
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Well, turns out that I might put that off a little bit later than the weekend- I've since had mine unlocked and as it gets the VZW LTE bands, I'm going to see how well it does on that (VZW drops back to CDMA in non-LTE areas, so I'd be completely without service). VZW LTE is pretty ubiquitous from what I'd seen with my OG Xoom, but if it turns out I lose service on the train in large spots I'll revisit GSM options again.
Besides, I might just flash the radios just to see what happens
Hi starting to get worried about this device I had it on 4g once on three UK and it performed well same signal strength as my note 5 same speed but now it's gone to H and can't get it to ever switch back to 4g. My note 5 connects to 4g with full signal all the time Everytime. I love this device but this is starting to seem like a theme with low cost devices like axon 7.
For the first 3 seconds after inserting the sim or enabling data it's on LTE then switches straight to H.
Mines the same pal on three UK, it's got a crappy antenna my nexus 6 would give higher data speeds on 3g and 4g and would connect to 4g all the time, as I'm typing this at home my signal has switched from 4g to 3g and 4g at my house is beast on my nexus 6.
#neversettle
Well I've had it 2 hours it's going back I've now learnt my lesson on cheap phones.