Hi guys i have been skimming this forum for years learning to root different phones and tablets, but only as a guest.
Today i had my sprint note 4 successfully unlocked and it now runs on AT&T through straight talk.
I am getting 10 times better service signal and data wise with hspa over sprints horrible 3g service in Virginia.
Anyway i am happy with everything, but i have a question. I have cross referenced the specs between the att, tmobile, verizon and sprint variants of the note 4 and all show they have the same bands available, what are the chances that someone has gotten AT&T true 4g lte working on a sprint branded phone, is it possible and if not why?.
Thanks in advance
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If this is true. Good. Lots are speculating no data on the other variants while on the sprint note 4. So are you complete domestic unlocked or just unlocked for international. ?
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Complete domestic unlock, able to use any mvno for AT&T or TMobile, im using straight talks AT&T network personally. Here is pics of my status, i have wifi on here at home is why it says data not connected, but im getting 7.9mb/s dl on hspa consistently
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How were you able to unlock the sprint note 4?
http://idoneapps.webs.com/sprint-galaxy-global-unlock
Was recommended by another member on here, dude from this sight rooted and did the complete unlock remotely for me for 50 bucks. Cant beat it at all! Great customer service and the guy literally answered like 40 emails back and forth of questions i had before i even paid him.
Cant express how happy i am to actually be able to use my note 4 as intended. It was a paperweight with sprint service.
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And here is an updated screenshot of my status without wifi to show i am getting data
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Thanks for your kind words guys. Yes I am doing these 12 hours a day.
You get Unlocked, debranded, MSL read and WiFi Hotspot and USB Tethering enabled.
I look forward to hearing from you, and I am easy to get in contact with
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Thanks for your kind words guys. Yes I am doing these 12 hours a day.
You get Unlocked, debranded, MSL read and WiFi Hotspot and USB Tethering enabled.
I look forward to hearing from you, and I am easy to get in contact with
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So I'm unlocked with gt too. I am still needing further help or no? Thanks.
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Yes thanks.
droe2001 said:
Complete domestic unlock, able to use any mvno for AT&T or TMobile, im using straight talks AT&T network personally. Here is pics of my status, i have wifi on here at home is why it says data not connected, but im getting 7.9mb/s dl on hspa consistently View attachment 3398820View attachment 3398821
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Hspa is good enough for me . Where i live at in Chicago it's miles faster than spark on sprint
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Hspa is good enough for me . Where i live at in Chicago it's miles faster than spark on sprint
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Same hear where i live we havent even gotten 4g at all, sprint doesnt have a native network and rely off a local cell provider, they have been promising me 4g since 2013. My phone was a brick until i unlocked it and moved to straught talk, couldnt be happier
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droe2001 said:
Same hear where i live we havent even gotten 4g at all, sprint doesnt have a native network and rely off a local cell provider, they have been promising me 4g since 2013. My phone was a brick until i unlocked it and moved to straught talk, couldnt be happier
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Its really 3g to be honest. They got me
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Its really 3g to be honest. They got me
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Well this is att straight talk hspa on my unlocked sprint note 4. The 28mbps one was wifi. The 5mbps one was while driving the other two are stationary
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I unlocked mine with a z3x box but I am currently unable to get HSPA or 4g, only 3g with at&t gophone. Any clue as to what is different between our devices? I have the sprint variant as well.
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I unlocked mine with a z3x box but I am currently unable to get HSPA or 4g, only 3g with at&t gophone. Any clue as to what is different between our devices? I have the sprint variant as well.
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Try the nv item edit ie use nv calculator, qpst/qxdm, enable extra gsm/umts/lte bands. Then set your apn up with LTE or unspecified as bearer
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Try the nv item edit ie use nv calculator, qpst/qxdm, enable extra gsm/umts/lte bands. Then set your apn up with LTE or unspecified as bearer
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My phone wont allow me to edit nv with qpst/qdxm, it fails like 16% through.
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My phone wont allow me to edit nv with qpst/qdxm, it fails like 16% through.
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there may be something wrong with your modem. I would suggest resetting modem changes and provisioning with a reset + ##786# + ##72786#, etc and put everything back to stock and start over. ..all just a suggestion as I am fairly sure that is the best you'll get out of the Note 4 (N910P)
you may want to go to frequencycheck and make sure the bands your attempting are even a possibility ...https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...n920p-galaxy-note-5-td-lte-32gb-samsung-noble
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Thanks for your kind words guys. Yes I am doing these 12 hours a day.
You get Unlocked, debranded, MSL read and WiFi Hotspot and USB Tethering enabled.
I look forward to hearing from you, and I am easy to get in contact with
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BRO WTF i used your app and it uninstalled my root access and could not access the superuser menu built into my phone. I was forced to restore an earlier backup and lost mad amounts of data
j.brown419 said:
I unlocked mine with a z3x box but I am currently unable to get HSPA or 4g, only 3g with at&t gophone. Any clue as to what is different between our devices? I have the sprint variant as well.
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May be your sim card. Is it a 4g sim?
Also make sure your apn is correct. Check this: https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KB424489
I am getting true 4G LTE through straight talk on my Sprint note edge. I used idoneapps to unlock it. Enabled ehrpd, enabled lte, and set 1x to hybrid. After restart I went to apn settings and selected automatic and used the straight talk apn that my lte Sim card came with. I am using a Sim card I got from a zte straight talk phone, not the Sim card packpack.
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Hello everyone, this is my first thread so please be gentle!
I currently have a G1, and hope to put it to rest very soon, and get the new G2!
(staying true to the "G")
I use an AT&T sim card on my current G1.
I have been lurking (for quite some time now) on these forums trying to find an answer to using the AT&T Sim Card on the G2. I have yet to find my answer through searching.
The capabilities I'm looking for to use on a G2 with an AT&T sim card include:
at least 3G network data speeds
normal use of calling
(I live in the US, and I don't know if that allows me to have 3G instead of EDGE)
Some things I have found:
In one other forum it said the AT&T would work on the G2, however it would only work on the EDGE network. (which I believe is 2G? please clarify if you can)
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TMO's 3G network runs on the 1700Mhz spectrum.
AT&T's 3G network runs on the 850 and 1900Mhz spectrum.
The G2 is incapable of operating on AT&T's 3G network but will work just fine on the EDGE network.
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the "[Guide] Subsidy Unlock, SuperCID, and Radio S-OFF" presents a sim unlock, so would that mean I could use the 3G data networks on AT&T? and have local calling? or is that something else?
Thanks in advance!
The Subsidy Unlock would allow the use of the AT&T sim card. I'm quite sure you wouldn't get the 3G+ speeds. Edge only, just like the G1.
ALB24 said:
T-Mobile HTC G2. rage+gfree worked great. Tested on both TMO & AT&T Networks and everything worked with no problems. Went from getting no radio signal due to Code unlock method, to getting any network I choose.
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That was from someone in the sim unlock thread. Not sure if any network chosen means 2g/3g but I would think 3g would be supported.
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It isn't just your phone, I don't think any phones ever come out with the correct bands for ATT and Tmobile...Even the N1 which is supposed to be a world phone was only EDGE on ATT
The T-Mobile G2 will not work with 3G on AT&T (as you stated in the original post, the 3G or UMTS bands are different). It will instead use the regular GSM bands for 2G data.
If you want a Desire Z that works on AT&T's 3G, you have to get the NAM version offered by Bell Canada (check out the Desire Z forums). Once unlocked, it'll work fine on AT&T's 3G network.
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It isn't just your phone, I don't think any phones ever come out with the correct bands for ATT and Tmobile...Even the N1 which is supposed to be a world phone was only EDGE on ATT
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Actually, Nokia's latest smartphones are pentaband - they can use 3G on AT&T, T-Mobile, and the European networks. This includes the C7, N8, and upcoming E7.
I have the N8 right now and have used it on both AT&T and T-Mobile with 3G.
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The T-Mobile G2 will not work with 3G on AT&T (as you stated in the original post, the 3G or UMTS bands are different). It will instead use the regular GSM bands for 2G data.
If you want a Desire Z that works on AT&T's 3G, you have to get the NAM version offered by Bell Canada (check out the Desire Z forums). Once unlocked, it'll work fine on AT&T's 3G network.
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Ah this was extremely helpful!
Thank you all for the help as well.
This is where I got my Desire Z: http://negrielectronics.com/htc-desire-z-850-1900-3g-unlocked.html
I didn't believe it and was scared that I'd open the box and see the wrong bands but sure enough, it works. Brandon from pocketnow.com did a review on it as well with that specific device.
Let me know if you need/want screenshots for proof
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This is where I got my Desire Z:
I didn't believe it and was scared that I'd open the box and see the wrong bands but sure enough, it works. Brandon from pocketnow.com did a review on it as well with that specific device.
Let me know if you need/want screenshots for proof
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Ah proof/screenshots for AT&T 3G working on the HTC Desire Z? Sure that would be great! Thanks for your time!
I'm probably going to go for this phone then!
Here are a couple for you! Let me know if you want more. I tried taking pictures with another phone (I still have my N1) but it wasn't very clear.
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Check the baseband in my screenshot against the basebands in the dev section if you'd like. They should match up
Ah! Beautiful!!
Thank you so much I think that's proof enough! haha.
I'll definitely be getting this phone!
I searched forever for an answer, and this surely is the answer.
Finally will be putting my G1 to rest haha
You betcha! For what it's worth, this is how I found out.
http://pocketnow.com/android/htc-desire-z-with-att-3g-software-review-video
Also, try these coupon codes! $35 off orders over $400: sb35offjkh $35 off desire phones over $500: desire0430
I have a NAM Unbranded/Unlocked version that I am using on AT&T as well. I purchased mine on Ebay, it was a little cheaper than buying it through Negri (which also didn't have any when I purchased mine)
Definitely works on 3G AND can be used with a 'dumb-phone' data plan ($10/month unlimited) =D
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I have a NAM Unbranded/Unlocked version that I am using on AT&T as well. I purchased mine on Ebay, it was a little cheaper than buying it through Negri (which also didn't have any when I purchased mine)
Definitely works on 3G AND can be used with a 'dumb-phone' data plan ($10/month unlimited) =D
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How do you get the $10/mo data plan? I don't have that option!
Yeah I know this is going a little off topic (sorry mods)
but I think he's talking about individual unlimited data plan for "basic" phones?
I kept trying to pester AT&T about it.
So is it true you don't need the DataPro plan in order to acheive 3G data networks with smartphones?
And you can use the "basic" unlimited data plan for cheaper for the same 3G networks?
The AT&T reps kept saying otherwise.
Thanks again all for the replies!
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How do you get the $10/mo data plan? I don't have that option!
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I have a family plan with an Iphone line (sister). My phone (originally a BB when contract signed) and 2 Dumbphones (parents)
What I did was, take my SIM card, and put it into one of the dumbphones. Went into ATT and had them add unlimited Data to that line at the $10 option. (And cancel the BB services since I wasn't using the phone anymore - told them I sold it on CL) Went home and returned the SIM into my BB and I was all set to go with unlimited Data. The only thing that didn't work with the BB was the push Email services...
If you go to your online account with ATT it will show you an image of the device you are using with service and although it showed my device as a BB at the time, (after returning the SIM to the BB) the $10 plan continued to work without any hitches.
Now that I have a phone that is unbranded with an IMEI # that ATT doesn't recognize, they don't have an image for my phone, so they have no way to detect that I am using a smartphone.
I have used the $10 plan with many devices: BB, Touch Pro, Nokia E71, etc and have never had any problems.
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Yeah I know this is going a little off topic (sorry mods)
but I think he's talking about individual unlimited data plan for "basic" phones?
I kept trying to pester AT&T about it.
So is it true you don't need the DataPro plan in order to acheive 3G data networks with smartphones?
And you can use the "basic" unlimited data plan for cheaper for the same 3G networks?
The AT&T reps kept saying otherwise.
Thanks again all for the replies!
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Yes that is the plan that I am referring to and yes the reps are full of crap. ATT wants to charge you more for having a 'smartphone' even though you use the exact same data, frequencies, and service as other users. There are many ways around this, but going into an AT&T store and trying to 'reason' with them is not one. I suggest the method I used with a dumbphone. Alternatively, you can do the same process online through account manager without having to deal with a live person.
Side question here. I'm thinking about giving the G2 to a friend on AT&T. The thing is that he doesn't want to pay for a data plan. Will AT&T force a data plan onto the line? Also un checking data enabled, will that stop all data over the cellular network so he doesnt get charged at all?
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Side question here. I'm thinking about giving the G2 to a friend on AT&T. The thing is that he doesn't want to pay for a data plan. Will AT&T force a data plan onto the line? Also un checking data enabled, will that stop all data over the cellular network so he doesnt get charged at all?
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I don't think they can force a data plan as the phone is not being subsidized by ATT because of a contract.
In theory disabling data will stop all data but in reality he will probably still use a bit of it. Search the forums as I remember another user having the issue of zero data use.
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I finally did the whole unlock, super CID thing using gfree and adb.
Just want to make that no one has found a way to get 3G speeds on the G2?
Or is EDGE my only choice? I understand the whole band thing as well.
No. From what I've gathered on the g2 being on at&t, its impossible as the radio hardware is different and will not pick up the 3g bands. Flashing a different radio to match up the bands won't work, either (it will possibly brick your phone, actually.)
Go with the NAM Desire Z from bell canada. Its your best bet.
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I don't know if this is a question or more of a poll...
I think I'm getting horrible 3G speeds here in Austin, TX. It also seems like I'm being capped. When I have full bars, speedtest always shows around a 3Mbps down and 1 Mbps up transfer speeds. I've tested this in many places around North Austin / Round Rock.
What speeds are others getting?
Could my sim card or data plan need tweaking from AT&T? I ask this because I was previously on a Galaxy Note with LTE and they had to switch me to a LTE plan at the time. Outside where I work, the LTE signal strength is very strong and I've gotten amazing speeds with the Note. But with the Nexus, I get the 3/1 speeds.
Any ideas?
What are your APN settings, also are you on the smartphone or medianet plan?
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Thank you for helping me.
I'm on a smartphone plan. Which APN settings are you wanting? There are a lot!
I live in Bastrop, like 30 miles east of Austin, and am getting about 2.5-3 down and .4-1.2 up. I was pretty disappointed because I thought I had remembered pulling more on my Captivate(smart phone plan though), too bad it broke. I'm using the MediaNet plan on ATT with AndroidHD Revolution(4.1.1) and Franco r223.
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If you're on the smartphone plan, I'm assuming you're using the "phone" apn? Also, you're aware that you can get unlimited hspa with the non smartphone plan formerly known as media net.
Who knows this could be purely speculation but let's say AT&T already has your imei number you could be automatically bumped to the same smartphone data plan if you attempt to use the dumb phone plan.
I am unsure how quick AT&T is figuring this stuff out. I had an AT&T GS2 and switched to a dumb flip phone then bought a GNex, took the sim card out of the dumb one and transplanted into the GNex and boom, unlimited data and texting for $30 a month.
I'm already on an unlimited smartphone plan. I chatted with AT&T support and there are currently no restrictions on my data plan. He also switch IMEI from the Note to the Nexus and moved me from a LTE plan to 3G plan. Data speeds remain the same.
I wonder if anyone with a GSM Nexus in Austin is able to get > 3Mbps...
Try the phone apn?
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I'm sorry. I guess I don't know what you mean?
those speeds are normal for a 3G smartphone. Even with HSPA+. Remember, the Unlocked Nexus isn't LTE.
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those speeds are normal for a 3G smartphone. Even with HSPA+. Remember, the Unlocked Nexus isn't LTE.
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I just did a test a few days ago and got this...
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I just did a test a few days ago and got this...
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You are on a SGS2 with HSPA+? Which city are you in?
Try testing with actual downloads instead of speed test sites. My speed test (I'm in northern Colorado) always tells me about 3Mb/s down 1Mb/s up too, but on actual downloads and manual tests, I hit 8-10 Mb/s even in kind of rural areas.
I'm in Indiana and get around 3-4mbit down and 1-1.5mbit up. The fastest ive seen once is 7mbit down.
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I remember with the captivate, the speeds would vary widely depending on which part of town I was in. But with the Nexus, it just seems very artificial to hit right around 3 down / 1 up every time. Almost like AT&T is capping it similar to what they did to the captivate. The modem AT&T put on the captivate was throttled for whatever reason but flashing an international modem removed it.
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I remember with the captivate, the speeds would vary widely depending on which part of town I was in. But with the Nexus, it just seems very artificial to hit right around 3 down / 1 up every time. Almost like AT&T is capping it similar to what they did to the captivate. The modem AT&T put on the captivate was throttled for whatever reason but flashing an international modem removed it.
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ATT uses QoS to determine which devices on their network receive priority as well. Iphones receive the most for cell phones of course.
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In san diego the best and average i get is 3.5 mbps down. I am on the unlimited medianet plan
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You are on a SGS2 with HSPA+? Which city are you in?
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Yeah. I had to send my Gnex in for service. Only got to use it for 17 days
Harbor Springs Michigan
Sorry to bring back an old thread, but I am wondering on this myself. I bought my gnex from google play, got it and noticed that the data rates are pretty steady at around 2.5 - 3.5 max down, and .9 - 1.2 up. The gnex has a 21Mbit HSPA+ radio in it, so in theory it should accept whatever AT&T can push to it. However, I came from an Atrix 2, and can vouch for the fact that the Atrix 2 when using the PTA APN on HSPA+ (no LTE for about 200 miles where I'm at) will download consistently between 7 - 9 Mbit... Same server on speediest.net, same APN, same place, the signal is within 1dBm of each other.
Because I have found no base band that can change this, nor any APN setting I am starting to believe that if AT&T gets an IMEI of a phone that it doesnt recognize, they will throttle it.
Any one else have any insight? 3.5Mbit is plenty, but I'd like to get the same speeds as what I consider a lesser device.
If I could find a way to change the IMEI I'd test this theory.
^^^ Suprisingly, Its not att at all. Ask anyone on these forums, samsung has notoriously bad radios. Signal and cell strength just are not that great. And you can you can especially feel the difference coming from a motorola device. They have the strongest radios of all the major oems by far. No one even comes close.
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Sorry to bring back an old thread, but I am wondering on this myself. I bought my gnex from google play, got it and noticed that the data rates are pretty steady at around 2.5 - 3.5 max down, and .9 - 1.2 up. The gnex has a 21Mbit HSPA+ radio in it, so in theory it should accept whatever AT&T can push to it. However, I came from an Atrix 2, and can vouch for the fact that the Atrix 2 when using the PTA APN on HSPA+ (no LTE for about 200 miles where I'm at) will download consistently between 7 - 9 Mbit... Same server on speediest.net, same APN, same place, the signal is within 1dBm of each other.
Because I have found no base band that can change this, nor any APN setting I am starting to believe that if AT&T gets an IMEI of a phone that it doesnt recognize, they will throttle it.
Any one else have any insight? 3.5Mbit is plenty, but I'd like to get the same speeds as what I consider a lesser device.
If I could find a way to change the IMEI I'd test this theory.
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Thanks for this update. just saw it. It's frustrating knowing our phones could do so much better.
Has anyone been able to use Z1C on ATT 4G LTE network in USA ?
If so , can you post the APN settings.
It doesn't have the 700mhz band for LTE. Most areas use that for LTE so most likely you are out of luck
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This is what I've been able to achieve on H+ in downtown Las Vegas:
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I do some light surfing and a lot of Reddit and Facebook throughout the day. I don't know if LTE coverage is bad here, but I haven't noticed any network speed difference between my Z1C and my S4.
Here's LTE on att. Got lucky certain parts of the metroplex use bands that work on the z1c
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Cheeze[iT] said:
Here's LTE on att. Got lucky certain parts of the metroplex use bands that work on the z1c
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That is good news, but can you guys post here the APN settings from your phone in Settings - More - Mobile networks - Access Point Names
because I am only getting 3.5 Mb download speed, I am in Missouri.
Again depends on the area and make sure att has you on the lte data and not just the Hspa+ stuff that sometimes happens when you give them the IMEI of a non att smartphone
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Thanks for the info. I had ATT Galaxy S4 Active with LTE, I use same SIM card with Xperia Z1C.
My APN settings are same as the one here, but in my area I only get HSPA+, which is still good enough for me.
vdsvdroid said:
Thanks for the info. I had ATT Galaxy S4 Active with LTE, I use same SIM card with Xperia Z1C.
My APN settings are same as the one here, but in my area I only get HSPA+, which is still good enough for me.
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Agreed. HSPA+ is enough and seeing LTE was just the cherry on top
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Agreed. HSPA+ is enough and seeing LTE was just the cherry on top
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How does AT&T identify your xperia z1 compact on their network? Their customer support is telling me it is an unknown device and won't work with mobile data. I can text and make phone calls, but mobile data doesn't work.
I just need to know what to tell them so mobile data will work, because switching to T-Mobile would mean no service in my area.
When you put your sim in did you download the settings? I did that and got my data to work.
On att end I always give them an IMEI off an att lte device so that I get the right data plan but switching to mobile share I don't worry about it anymore
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Cheeze[iT] said:
When you put your sim in did you download the settings? I did that and got my data to work.
On att end I always give them an IMEI off an att lte device so that I get the right data plan but switching to mobile share I don't worry about it anymore
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oh, so giving them my D5503's IMEI was a mistake and I should have just left it with my old galaxy S3 IMEI? Well there goes some money wasted in activation fees.
Sylvinae said:
oh, so giving them my D5503's IMEI was a mistake and I should have just left it with my old galaxy S3 IMEI? Well there goes some money wasted in activation fees.
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An At&t employee here. You don't pay any activation fee for activating a customer owned device on the account. Also your previous imei is still on the notes so you can call back and tell them to change the imei back to what it was. Tell them the date and time when you changed the imei and that will help you get your s3 imei. My z1 compact works fine on the network and I have a moto X as my imei.
With all of my at&t branded phones I got lte everywhere but with this phone I get it in some places like at work but not at home. Or maybe the Z1 compact just isn't lying to me and the at&t branded phones are. Could be a possibility but no matter cause I'm getting 13 down on hspa+
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Testing with speedtest.net by Ookla, my D5503 Xperia 1 Compact on AT&T in San Diego shows 6.7 Mbps down and 0.86 Mbps up. No LTE here.
Cheeze[iT] said:
Here's LTE on att. Got lucky certain parts of the metroplex use bands that work on the z1c
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Where (What Country) did you buy your Z1C from and can you check what firmware you are on.
I bought mine online from UK and it comes with Euro version firmware.
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Where (What Country) did you buy your Z1C from and can you check what firmware you are on.
I bought mine online from UK and it comes with Euro version firmware.
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Cheeze[iT] said:
Here's LTE on att. Got lucky certain parts of the metroplex use bands that work on the z1c
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I am also curious as to what firmware you are on. I am only getting H+ also. My download speeds have been around 5.
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Has anyone been able to use Z1C on ATT 4G LTE network in USA ?
If so , can you post the APN settings.
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YES, I just received my Z1C and it is running on LTE. I live in Los Angeles, CA. I had to manually enter the APN setting from ATT though. Below is the APN settings:
Name - AT&T Phone
APN - Phone
Proxy - Not set
Port - Not set.
User Name - Not set.
Password - Not set.
Server - Not set.
MMSC - h t t p://mmsc(dot)mobile(dot)att(dot)net -> (Change "dot" to real dot) (don't space out http like I did, the forum read this as an outside link)
MMS proxy - proxy(dot)mobile(dot)att(dot)net
MMS port - 80
MCC - 310
MNC - 410
Authentication type - None
APN type - mms,default,supl
APN protocol - IPv4
APN roaming protocol - IPv4
Bearer - Unspecified
MVNO type - None
Hope this cheers you up
Cheeze[iT] said:
Here's LTE on att. Got lucky certain parts of the metroplex use bands that work on the z1c
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This is very encouraging. I'm looking to get Z1C to get off of contracts on AT&T and eventually move over to T-Mobile since their coverage in the suburbs has way improved over the years.
I have also received LTE and I live in Indiana!
I just bought mine and am coming from a Moto X. It should arrive soon. What should I do to ensure that LTE/HSPA+ works? I see that I should enter the APN settings but what do I do for the IMEI #?
I am on ATT too and thinking on buying a Z1 Compact; but also worried about LTE coverage in my area (Fort Myers, FL)
Does any one know if band 17 (700) is used here?
I would love to have a smaller but powerful phone like this. Now on Xperia ZL, which I like, but it is not waterproof and does not have a 20 MP camera.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/06/04/sprint-and-t-mobile-agree-on-merger-terms/
lets hope it doesn't go through.
what are your guys/gals thoughts on it?
PS: if its in the wrong area or doesnt need to exist just move/delete it.
I don't know anything about the phone services but I do know that T-Mobile has made no attempt to lock me out of the hardware I have purchased. Does Sprint lock the bootloader?
Frank
This makes no sense as tmobile is on a role with their un carrier strategy. No sense at all.
DEMON GALAXY NO SOULS NOTED !!!!!
i dropped sprint it was horrid do not want anything to do with them period ! i left att for tmobile and have been very happy .. im hoping the FCC jumps in and stop this cluster **** from happening
For once I hope the FCC does the right thing and doesn't allow this to go through.
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i dropped sprint it was horrid do not want anything to do with them period ! i left att for tmobile and have been very happy .. im hoping the FCC jumps in and stop this cluster **** from happening
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My thoughts word for word! This **** is sad..
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even if it does go through, there's a good chance John Legere runs the show
Obvious question- will they be CDMA or GSM after this goes through? Or both?
Sprint wants them for the LTE spectrum they have so it's not going to matter if it's CDMA or GsM
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Sprint wants them for the LTE spectrum they have so it's not going to matter if it's CDMA or GsM
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Then its going to be gsm since it would be for the LTE. Look at what happened when the mergered with metropcs. Honestly that is too much mergers.
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I just left sprint for t-mobile last month it's hard to admit that I was with sprint for about 7 years then they went to crap on their network I truly hope that this merger doesn't happen. Is there any way us people can start a petition? do we even have a say in this type of matter? I will do anything to stay away from sprint!
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Frank Westlake said:
I don't know anything about the phone services but I do know that T-Mobile has made no attempt to lock me out of the hardware I have purchased. Does Sprint lock the bootloader?
Frank
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I had sprint on the epic4gtouch and note 2, the speeds were horrid but the bootloaders were unlocked like tmobile. I dont want the merger to happen either because im sure prices will go up since its less competition, but cant do anything about it and hope john legere would still run things over on his side.
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Fcc blocked this once, I hope it happens again.
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Bloomberg: John Legere likely to be CEO of combined Sprint/T-Mobile if deal goes ahead
To be honest screw Sprint but if john legere does become CEO then you're looking at a force aimed at destroying Verizon and att. John leger is a beast. He's the reason why Tmobile is Tmobile the way it is today. Unlimited data, no more contract, JUMP program. This guy is a beast. If it doesn't go through then sprint will be paying up $1billion to Tmobile. More money for towers and LTE spectrum
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Personally I'm against this merger but these things run through my head...
1. Sprint is not buying out T-Mobile. Softbank is the company trying to do that. They just happen to own Sprint.
2. If this were to happen could it go down like how Cingular did with AT&T. Memory trip, Cingular bought out AT&T Wireless...and yet AT&T remained and Cingular dropped their name. Could this happen with T-Mobile. T-Mobile is the IT brand, Sprint is the sh!t brand.
2a. Notice who is talking about the Sprint CEO? Nobody.
3. T-Mobile will stay GSM. CDMA for all intent and purposes is dead. Even Verizon is using GSM.
4. With TMoUS in charge they could get access to areas that would be grandfathered in.
Again, I'm against the deal but these are things running through my mind.
rosedog said:
Personally I'm against this merger but these things run through my head...
1. Sprint is not buying out T-Mobile. Softbank is the company trying to do that. They just happen to own Sprint.
2. If this were to happen could it go down like how Cingular did with AT&T. Memory trip, Cingular bought out AT&T Wireless...and yet AT&T remained and Cingular dropped their name. Could this happen with T-Mobile. T-Mobile is the IT brand, Sprint is the sh!t brand.
2a. Notice who is talking about the Sprint CEO? Nobody.
3. T-Mobile will stay GSM. CDMA for all intent and purposes is dead. Even Verizon is using GSM.
4. With TMoUS in charge they could get access to areas that would be grandfathered in.
Again, I'm against the deal but these are things running through my mind.
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I see your points I'm just can't stand sprint had the for about 12 years horrible experience ..
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I'm for anything that gets me more than 2 g and same to priving
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rosedog said:
Personally I'm against this merger but these things run through my head...
1. Sprint is not buying out T-Mobile. Softbank is the company trying to do that. They just happen to own Sprint.
2. If this were to happen could it go down like how Cingular did with AT&T. Memory trip, Cingular bought out AT&T Wireless...and yet AT&T remained and Cingular dropped their name. Could this happen with T-Mobile. T-Mobile is the IT brand, Sprint is the sh!t brand.
2a. Notice who is talking about the Sprint CEO? Nobody.
3. T-Mobile will stay GSM. CDMA for all intent and purposes is dead. Even Verizon is using GSM.
4. With TMoUS in charge they could get access to areas that would be grandfathered in.
Again, I'm against the deal but these are things running through my mind.
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Sprint has pretty much stopped working on their network vision rollout. My friend who works for Sprint said Sprint techs are jumping ship left and going to t-mo. I think this is going to happen, and it quite possibly is a good thing. For me I have one thing to say : as far as me, *grandfathered* Just will have better coverage, with Sprint's towers, and Legere at the helm. Hoorah!
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I left those bastards when the note 3 came out. I pray to the cell phone gods this does not happen.
You guys remember when Sprint took over Nextel? Disaster, total disaster.
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Received my note 4 yesterday, noticed today while I was on a call that I could not connect to LTE data simultaneously as I was used to doing on my note 3. This led me to inquire why this was the case, after searching the web I found that to the best of my understanding that the new sprint phones are all coming with one chip to access a cell signal instead of two like my note 3. If I've misspoke about the reason my apologies but I believe thats what I understood. Now I'm wandering if I was to use google voice to make calls could I then access data as well? This leads to another question, my understanding is that Sprint customers can allow google voice to use there current mobile number as there google voice number. If anyone has done this I would like to know if there are concerns to have and can you opt out if you no longer want to use the service? Any suggestions are appreciated.
Wow...this sucks! I just tested mine and i cant use data while making a fcuking call. Wtf sprint
danielddube said:
Wow...this sucks! I just tested mine and i cant use data while making a fcuking call. Wtf sprint
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Like I said, I've never used Google voice for phone calls but that may be an option I'm just concerned about giving my phone number to google if I want to get it back.
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Like I said, I've never used Google voice for phone calls but that may be an option I'm just concerned about giving my phone number to google if I want to get it back.
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you can always drop Google Voice from your number
Some are using hangouts. You can call and use WiFi for data if available, or you can do both call & data on WiFi.
For 95% its not an issue and Sprint is going VoIP in the near future and will be able to do both then.
The trade-off is better battery life with one antenna compared to having two.
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Some are using hangouts. You can call and use WiFi for data if available, or you can do both call & data on WiFi.
For 95% its not an issue and Sprint is going VoIP in the near future and will be able to do both then.
The trade-off is better battery life with one antenna compared to having two.
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So you can call out without wifi and use data, even with the Hangouts dialer?
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So when I'm on 4g I won't be able to call someone using phone? Wtf, I can do that on my note 2...how the hell is this progress?
This is 100% Unsat!!!
I can't believe this has happened. I too need to know if this can be fixed by using Google Voice. You can keep your own number without giving it to GV, but this is completely a backward proposition.
U can only if you are on wifi or 4g while making call. Verizon and Sprint can not do data while on calls unless u are on 4g at the time or WiFi. Its the limitation of having CDMA devices. Att and tmobile doesnt have that issue
Hangouts essentially uses VoIP. Of course it will work. You're not actually making a cellular call with it.
All Sprint Spark LTE phones are incapable of using voice&data at the same time.
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Hangouts essentially uses VoIP. Of course it will work. You're not actually making a cellular call with it.
All Sprint Spark LTE phones are incapable of using voice&data at the same time.
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So the note 4 is a spark phone but the note 2 isn't?
New technology.. smh
I have the same problem with my LG G3. Cant surf the net while making calls. Its really a disappointment. Somehow Sprint needs to find a way to be able to have Spark and use data at the same dang time. My friend has the Note 4 as well and told me she could talk and use the net but I think she BS-n.
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So the note 4 is a spark phone but the note 2 isn't?
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That's correct.
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sosmooth757 said:
I have the same problem with my LG G3. Cant surf the net while making calls. Its really a disappointment. Somehow Sprint needs to find a way to be able to have Spark and use data at the same dang time. My friend has the Note 4 as well and told me she could talk and use the net but I think she BS-n.
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She's lying ?
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No Simo Voice/Data
With Sprink Spark, You can no longer have simo talk/text. It's a single signal. Instead of CDMA / GSM on LTE Devices. It is only allowing one. Now that isnt due to the phone. It's the towers and the tech they are using. I heard they are in the works to update that and there will eventually be a fix.
I work for Sprint.
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With Sprink Spark, You can no longer have simo talk/text. It's a single signal. Instead of CDMA / GSM on LTE Devices. It is only allowing one. Now that isnt due to the phone. It's the towers and the tech they are using. I heard they are in the works to update that and there will eventually be a fix.
I work for Sprint.
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I think you meant "...simo talk/data"...
Are you telling me a bunch of sprint user's didn't know that spark phone's wasn't capable of talking and surfing the web at the same time using the phone data network lmao? Seriously why don't you guy's look up info before purchasing a phone first lmao this has been known since the first spark phone which was what i think the lg g2 if I'm not mistaken but no wait it's sprint fault for taking the direction they choose to better their network and services lol.
a little off
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U can only if you are on wifi or 4g while making call. Verizon and Sprint can not do data while on calls unless u are on 4g at the time or WiFi. Its the limitation of having CDMA devices. Att and tmobile doesnt have that issue
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Most sprint phones dont have that capability, but yes the note 2, 3, and gs4 and 3 do . I have had them all and all work when on 4g and of course WIFI. It has nothing to do with the limitations of the CDMA network, its the hardware that they put in them. (as well) yes it is easier to do over GSM and they usually have that feature. though This is something that we should have been let known and also should have been worked out before putting (or lack thereof) something like taking those antennas out in play before getting the network right. Most of us cant use spark anyway! lol so now its no spark and you cant be on the phone and get 4g either, on the newest phones, G3, S5, Note 4 ETC....
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With Sprink Spark, You can no longer have simo talk/text. It's a single signal. Instead of CDMA / GSM on LTE Devices. It is only allowing one. Now that isnt due to the phone. It's the towers and the tech they are using. I heard they are in the works to update that and there will eventually be a fix.
I work for Sprint.
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When you say eventually... Have they actually given some type of internal horizon or if it eventually like paying off the national debt?
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When you say eventually... Have they actually given some type of internal horizon or if it eventually like paying off the national debt?
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Lol nice. In for answer too
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Why is both WiFi and LTE showing in my status bar when im on a WiFi connection? Yes, I do have download booster on, but it was doing this way before I enabled that for the first time.
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