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[Q] Terrible Battery / Reception?

Well I just flashed over to CM 6.2 Extreamly Blue and I noticed a few things....
My reception seems to constantly go from Full, to none, then Back to full, all the while switching between 3g and 1x. But only in my house. My mom has a non rooted htc hero with the same PRL and her service follows the same pattern but it doesnt drain her battery like it does mine.
Any suggestions of what to do?

mine does that sometimes to on stable 6.1 but it don't affect my battery
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Try going to the latest rooted 2.1 sense rom and updating your prl and profile a few times. Also you can try flashing a diff radio I use a Verizon radio because it gives me better service where I live. And lastly, the service bars on aosp/cm6 roms NEVER show correct signal anyways.
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dirkyd3rk said:
Try going to the latest rooted 2.1 sense rom and updating your prl and profile a few times. Also you can try flashing a diff radio I use a Verizon radio because it gives me better service where I live. And lastly, the service bars on aosp/cm6 roms NEVER show correcr signal anyways.
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How do I flash a different radio? I know for a FACT that Verizon provides better service where I live. Also, once I do this, is it reversible once I do this?
Second..... Can I flash from 6.2 down to 6.1 WITHOUT wiping? Or would it best to go to my backed up 2.1 update my prl then do a fresh flash to 6.1.

s2vash said:
How do I flash a different radio? I know for a FACT that Verizon provides better service where I live. Also, once I do this, is it reversible once I do this?
Second..... Can I flash from 6.2 down to 6.1 WITHOUT wiping? Or would it best to go to my backed up 2.1 update my prl then do a fresh flash to 6.1.
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For a fact verizon has better signal in my area as well. Lets start by saying people flash radios because they can provide different signal and or battery boost. You have to try diff radios to see how results go I have about 5 radios on my sdcard and i gave them about a day of use to test each. One way to check is to go to cm settings and select user interface, then status bar and from there check show dbm(signal strength) and hide the signal bars. Coverage is so bad in my home but the desire radio jumps my home signal from -110dbm to about -76dbm which is really good compared to 110. Anything over -90dbm isnt really good coverage. You can flash these radios from any rom just need to be rooted. BE really careful though i have a cdma hero which means cmda radios only. If you flash a radio from a gsm phone/hero you WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE. You can do this from a sense rom if you want but im just on cm6.1 stable. And to answer your last question, it is very reversible; you can flash radio after radio like I have done but once again just be careful not to flash any gsm radios. Hope this helps man.
Heres the radio i use, i recommend for best results give each radio about a day
http://geekfor.me/hero/radios/baseband-232401109/
This is how to flash a radio
http://geekfor.me/faq/flash-radio/
That site has a handful of cdma radios that would work on your cdma hero just browse around. Theres also a new radio thats hanging around one of these threads (.29 radio) but it doesnt help much cause coverage sucks like the (.27) stock radio. To check which radio you are on just go to settings then about phone, then it says it under BASEBAND version.
The list of known radios/basebands:
1.04.01.09.21 (old 1.5)
2.32.40.11.09 (eris/desire)
2.41.04.02.02
2.42.00.03.10
2.42.01.04.27 (2.1 ruu radio)
2.42.02.10.29 (newest sprint radio)

Flashing a Verizon radio wont effect your PRL?
Thanks
Not trying to Highjack, just getting more info into the thread

cordell12 said:
Flashing a Verizon radio wont effect your PRL?
Thanks
Not trying to Highjack, just getting more info into the thread
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Nah your cool man, umm typically flashing a radio plays along with your PRL, some people say certain radios dont play nice with their PRL, but it has never happen to me(if it does just go to a 2.1 sense rom and try to update it with your profile and should be fine). Your PRL will remain the same; though ive been on many PRL'S and diff radios and never had any issues what so ever. As long as you are up to date with the latest PRL then your phone wont go crazy and be stuck in roaming mode lol. Some people create their own PRL's and put them in and etc. But your PRL isnt changed, just radio man if thats what your asking im kind of half asleep.

dirkyd3rk said:
Nah your cool man, umm typically flashing a radio plays along with your PRL, some people say certain radios dont play nice with their PRL, but it has never happen to me(if it does just go to a 2.1 sense rom and try to update it with your profile and should be fine). Your PRL will remain the same; though ive been on many PRL'S and diff radios and never had any issues what so ever. As long as you are up to date with the latest PRL then your phone wont go crazy and be stuck in roaming mode lol. Some people create their own PRL's and put them in and etc. But your PRL isnt changed, just radio man if thats what your asking im kind of half asleep.
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Thats what I was wondering, thanks. I did a search and have a verizon tower like 1/2 mile from my house, sprint only has them antennas around my neck of the woods. So I am gonna try this radio and see what happens

cordell12 said:
Thats what I was wondering, thanks. I did a search and have a verizon tower like 1/2 mile from my house, sprint only has them antennas around my neck of the woods. So I am gonna try this radio and see what happens
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Dude try it man I love the Verizon radio its freaking sick...for me at least. My coverage was so bad they gave me a free sprint airrave(mini cell tower box). But I get a 40% signal increase with the radio I posted for the other dude.
Bad coverage/signal = bad battery life
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Does anyone know were I can get the other Verizon radios that can be used on the hero I've tried the one above but no noticeable aprovements I'm on the stock sprint radio and it seams to be working the best but no were close to perfect because I live in the stix as well and I just wanted to test the other VW radios just to be sure lol
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Bierce22 said:
Does anyone know were I can get the other Verizon radios that can be used on the hero I've tried the one above but no noticeable aprovements I'm on the stock sprint radio and it seams to be working the best but no were close to perfect because I live in the stix as well and I just wanted to test the other VW radios just to be sure lol
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Check that website up there it should be another Verizon radio on that website link i provided earlier. If not when I get home ill post it for you dude.
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I'm debating if I should flash a verizon radio. I don't want to be stuck in roaming. I just need better reception

dirkyd3rk said:
Check that website up there it should be another Verizon radio on that website link i provided earlier. If not when I get home ill post it for you dude.
Thx alot
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Bierce22 said:
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So I can just flash the verizon radio in recovery Even though I'm not on a sense rom?

Newklearx3 said:
So I can just flash the verizon radio in recovery Even though I'm not on a sense rom?
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The best way and easiest is to just use rom manager download the radio then go to rom manager and install zip from SD card find the radio click on it do not wipe or anything then rom manager will boot into recovery and install then it'll turn of and on and you'll see the android Guy with a black screen then it'll reboot again and you'll see a a box with an arrow then your phone will reboot again normally and it should be installed but make sure your using clockworkmod with rom manager
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Bierce22 said:
The best way and easiest is to just use rom manager download the radio then go to rom manager and install zip from SD card find the radio click on it do not wipe or anything then rom manager will boot into recovery and install then it'll turn of and on and you'll see the android Guy with a black screen then it'll reboot again and you'll see a a box with an arrow then your phone will reboot again normally and it should be installed but make sure your using clockworkmod with rom manager
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Hmmm. I rather just download the radio boot into recovery and flash it myself. Seems simple enough.

Newklearx3 said:
Hmmm. I rather just download the radio boot into recovery and flash it myself. Seems simple enough.
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Yes that work's just install it like any other rom but do not wipe anything
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dirkyd3rk said:
For a fact verizon has better signal in my area as well. Lets start by saying people flash radios because they can provide different signal and or battery boost. You have to try diff radios to see how results go I have about 5 radios on my sdcard and i gave them about a day of use to test each. One way to check is to go to cm settings and select user interface, then status bar and from there check show dbm(signal strength) and hide the signal bars. Coverage is so bad in my home but the desire radio jumps my home signal from -110dbm to about -76dbm which is really good compared to 110. Anything over -90dbm isnt really good coverage. You can flash these radios from any rom just need to be rooted. BE really careful though i have a cdma hero which means cmda radios only. If you flash a radio from a gsm phone/hero you WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE. You can do this from a sense rom if you want but im just on cm6.1 stable. And to answer your last question, it is very reversible; you can flash radio after radio like I have done but once again just be careful not to flash any gsm radios. Hope this helps man.
Heres the radio i use, i recommend for best results give each radio about a day
http://geekfor.me/hero/radios/baseband-232401109/
This is how to flash a radio
http://geekfor.me/faq/flash-radio/
That site has a handful of cdma radios that would work on your cdma hero just browse around. Theres also a new radio thats hanging around one of these threads (.29 radio) but it doesnt help much cause coverage sucks like the (.27) stock radio. To check which radio you are on just go to settings then about phone, then it says it under BASEBAND version.
The list of known radios/basebands:
1.04.01.09.21 (old 1.5)
2.32.40.11.09 (eris/desire)
2.41.04.02.02
2.42.00.03.10
2.42.01.04.27 (2.1 ruu radio)
2.42.02.10.29 (newest sprint radio)
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damn, flashed this and still loading at CM6 boot screen
feeeeew nevermind I got it.
Lets see how good this radio is

Page just massivly updated..... ALL my questions were answered. About to flash the Verizion radio, ill post back with the results.

s2vash said:
Just curious.... All of the radios on this site say for 2.1, even though im on CM6 2.2.1, Will i be ok if I flash the radio you provided?
Refer to my post above and yes radios work on all roms they go deeper than the rom itself so even nanding will not change it
Also, can I flash it just like a rom with Rom manager?
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[Q] Battery Problem [SOLVED]

Hey Guys,
I would not be posting this if I had not already tried everything. After flashing various ROMS, i have the good ol' OS says its 100% when i charge, and the moment i unplug it goes down to 96%. I have tried doing all the various battery calibration methods, but none help ( mostly because i can never really get up too 100%, not matter how many times i charge it). Is my battery faulty?
Thanks in advance

You are on a 2.2.1 rom. Try as you might you will net get 100%. Known issue

mcord11758 said:
You are on a 2.2.1 rom. Try as you might you will net get 100%. Known issue
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Yes, I am on 2.2.1. Do you suggest trying a different one? I am thinking of switching to a Rogers based one (my captivate is from Rogers)

13a said:
Yes, I am on 2.2.1. Do you suggest trying a different one? I am thinking of switching to a Rogers based one (my captivate is from Rogers)
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Switching will give you your 100%. Not really an issue for me

13a said:
Yes, I am on 2.2.1. Do you suggest trying a different one? I am thinking of switching to a Rogers based one (my captivate is from Rogers)
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Switch to a 2.2 based kernel. I got 100% when on 2.2.1 rom but a 2.2 based kernel, like SetiroN's v1.4.7.
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diablo009 said:
Switch to a 2.2 based kernel. I got 100% when on 2.2.1 rom but a 2.2 based kernel, like SetiroN's v1.4.7.
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Ok, sounds good, i will give it a try. thank you for the advice

Bump for more advice
I tried all the above, and switched to firefly ROM, but after calibrating it (as in had to try at least 10 times charging it to even get to 99%) it improved by 1%, so now it charges to 97%. Any more suggestions? thx.

13a said:
Bump for more advice
I tried all the above, and switched to firefly ROM, but after calibrating it (as in had to try at least 10 times charging it to even get to 99%) it improved by 1%, so now it charges to 97%. Any more suggestions? thx.
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That's strange. Which version did u use? 1.4.7 1200 version always worked for me.
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Well, that kernel is not compatible with the firefly rom (i could be wrong) I have not had time to try too many combinations, but that's my next step today. I shall try a different 2.2.1 rom with the kernel you suggested. Switching to a Rogers 2.2 did not fix the problem tho. I will report back and let you know.
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diablo009 said:
That's strange. Which version did u use? 1.4.7 1200 version always worked for me.
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I was referring to switching back to stock when I said I I tried the suggestions. Like I said above, I will try your method tonight. I wanted to see if there is a solution without flashing. Thx for the advice again.
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It amazes me what people go through for the littlest things. If your battery is charging fully, to around 4180mv after removing it from the charger, it is full regardless of what the % reading is. Continually "calibrating" and "bump charging" is pointless and will cause more harm in the long run.

It worked! Problem solved. Thank you! I have used the Setiron 1.5.6 kernel, and my battery is at 100%.

newter55 said:
It amazes me what people go through for the littlest things. If your battery is charging fully, to around 4180mv after removing it from the charger, it is full regardless of what the % reading is. Continually "calibrating" and "bump charging" is pointless and will cause more harm in the long run.
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Yes, I agree, but it was just bugged me, so I tried to fix it. Nothing wrong with that.

13a said:
Yes, I agree, but it was just bugged me, so I tried to fix it. Nothing wrong with that.
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Even I was so bugged out with it initially I switched to SetiroN's. But I now I learnt to live with it.

[Q] Search keeps popping up on captivate

Hello everyone
I have recently developed this annoying issue with my captivate running 2.2. When I am reading my txt messages, I keep getting a search window pop up, without me hitting the search kit on the phone. It sometimes flashes in and out of the search and it sometimes even brings out the voice search. Each time I have to hit the back key a few times to get back to composing my txt or reading it. I've done a search on the net and I don't seem to be the only person experiencing this issue, but I can't seem to find a solution for it either. It is starting to get more frequent. How can I fix this issue? Do I have a virus?

It could be on the rom your on, if your on one or stock? Or maybe it could be a hardware error
Next time state what rom, kernel, elect your on. So that can help people make more sense off the problem

speedy_11 said:
It could be on the rom your on, if your on one or stock? Or maybe it could be a hardware error
Next time state what rom, kernel, elect your on. So that can help people make more sense off the problem
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Hey speedy_11
Thanks for your reply. Forgive me I am a newbie so I will try my best. The phone is an At&t phone that I unlocked and use on the Fido network in Canada. The current firmware version is 2.2, the kernel version is 2.6.32.9 and the build number is FROYO.UCKB1
I don't have any roms just the regular Samsung update. Where do I go from here?

Moisture problems I have the same thing. Throw it in a bag of rice overnight and be glad it is not the back button doing it
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crystalhand said:
Moisture problems I have the same thing. Throw it in a bag of rice overnight and be glad it is not the back button doing it
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Thanks crystalhand
I will try that out tonight.

cygon said:
Thanks crystalhand
I will try that out tonight.
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Any luck with the rice? this is a fairly rare problem and i just want to make sure it works for everyone

crystalhand said:
Any luck with the rice? this is a fairly rare problem and i just want to make sure it works for everyone
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I tried it out and still no luck. I was planning on trying it out again tonight and hoping for the best but as of yet no luck. Is there something else other than rice that I can try?

[Q] Callers hearing eacho

I've been having issues for a while now (about 3 month) where anyone I speak to on the phone can hear their own voice echoing back. I don't hear anything on my end.
It started happening at a point where a made a few changes to my phone (upgraded to JB, new battery, replaced the charging circuit and flashed a custom rom) so im having trouble pinning down what is causing it.
Has anyone else experience similar issues and know how to solve it?

marcboy said:
I've been having issues for a while now (about 3 month) where anyone I speak to on the phone can hear their own voice echoing back. I don't hear anything on my end.
It started happening at a point where a made a few changes to my phone (upgraded to JB, new battery, replaced the charging circuit and flashed a custom rom) so im having trouble pinning down what is causing it.
Has anyone else experience similar issues and know how to solve it?
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Open call dial -> call settings -> additional settings -> tic on noise reduction
OR during having a call, press menu -> noise reduction on
..

Makes no difference.
I forgot to mention that I'm on the Stunner 2 rom but have tried a few others all with the same problem.

try different modem, maybe modem issue? That usually doesnt change inbetween rom. Which modem are you on? Try reflashing it, or different version. At own risk
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baz77 said:
try different modem, maybe modem issue? That usually doesnt change inbetween rom. Which modem are you on? Try reflashing it, or different version. At own risk
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I have tried XXLSA, XXLSС, XXLSO and XXLT3 taken from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645202
You have just reminded me that since this started I have also had some issues with not being able to get a 3G signal in areas where I once could without trouble.

marcboy said:
I have tried XXLSA, XXLSС, XXLSO and XXLT3 taken from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645202
You have just reminded me that since this started I have also had some issues with not being able to get a 3G signal in areas where I once could without trouble.
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Ok if none of that helps, as well as new/different rom/kernels, maybe hardware.
Perhaps the modem with which you didnt have any issues if you can remember.
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baz77 said:
Ok if none of that helps, as well as new/different rom/kernels, maybe hardware.
Perhaps the modem with which you didnt have any issues if you can remember.
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It was last working when I was on Gingerbread. As far as I know I can't use the same modem while on JB can I?
EDIT: I meant to say Ice Cream Sandwich not Gingerbread

marcboy said:
It was last working when I was on Gingerbread. As far as I know I can't use the same modem while on JB can I?
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in that case you can try, but I suspect issues. Modems shouldnt matter at all which why originally they arent supplied with custom roms. I am really just guessing now.
I preferred lp5 with all roms untill Jb, now lt3.
I think maybe give mobile odin a try with flashing the modem, versus flashing the zipfile.
Also keep a lookout for logs, maybe it gives some details as to what is going wrong with your phone. Try logcat, elixer2 or android tuner (paid) for that.
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[Q] 4g/LTE/3G not working on Custom Roms

Hello XDA,
So I've purchased my 1st quad-core phone Saturday. I'm extremely happy about the phone's cosmetics and performance. Of course, being the flash-aholic that I am, I decided to beef it up!! After finially getting an AOSP rom that I felt comfortable with, I flashed and everything was great.... Until I noticed that my data stopped working. The funny thing is if I turn on airplane mode, make a call, or restart the phone the data comes on for about 2 minutes and then turns back off. After messing around with settings and such, I restored my stock rom. On the stock rom data works like it should. So I decided to try 2 other roms. One being GE and the other AOSP. Both are doing the same thing with data connectivity.
Is this a known issue? Did I do something wrong? I looked through the Q&A's and I didn't find anything. Keep in mind that I am very experienced up to full development of rooting/flashing/customizing/etc
Thanks in Advanced!!!!!
Update: T-mobile is my service provider

*bump*
It's imperative that I find out if this is fixable or not as I will return the unit if it's not...
Apologies
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DonSolo said:
Hello XDA,
So I've purchased my 1st quad-core phone Saturday. I'm extremely happy about the phone's cosmetics and performance. Of course, being the flash-aholic that I am, I decided to beef it up!! After finially getting an AOSP rom that I felt comfortable with, I flashed and everything was great.... Until I noticed that my data stopped working. The funny thing is if I turn on airplane mode, make a call, or restart the phone the data comes on for about 2 minutes and then turns back off. After messing around with settings and such, I restored my stock rom. On the stock rom data works like it should. So I decided to try 2 other roms. One being GE and the other AOSP. Both are doing the same thing with data connectivity.
Is this a known issue? Did I do something wrong? I looked through the Q&A's and I didn't find anything. Keep in mind that I am very experienced up to full development of rooting/flashing/customizing/etc
Thanks in Advanced!!!!!
Update: T-mobile is my service provider
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Did you try updating the radio firmware to match the ROM that you were using? Did you try another Sense ROM to see if the issue wasn't an underlying setting from a GE or AOSP ROM? Did you flash a custom Kernel? Did you match the RILs? Lots of things that you could try to isolate the issue.

Athrun88 said:
Did you try updating the radio firmware to match the ROM that you were using? Did you try another Sense ROM to see if the issue wasn't an underlying setting from a GE or AOSP ROM? Did you flash a custom Kernel? Did you match the RILs? Lots of things that you could try to isolate the issue.
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I fixed the issue... Wasn't aware that there was a different section for T-Mobile. Man I fell incompetent smh.... I'm running a Cyanogen Mod now
Thanks as I'm noting your suggestions
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DonSolo said:
I fixed the issue... Wasn't aware that there was a different section for T-Mobile. Man I fell incompetent smh.... I'm running a Cyanogen Mod now
Thanks as I'm noting your suggestions
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I use PA from the regular HTC One forum even though I'm on T-Mobile... It shouldn't matter, I still get the same speeds. Some different ROMs will use different names, like the aosp stuff uses 3g, H, H+ and LTE. In order to enable lte you have to go into the settings for mobile data, APN and then make sure it's the one that's like fast.tmo whatever. That's the LTE APN
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what's the exact APN name that should be there? I was reading about it but no one said what T-mobile's APN should be. they just noted that it should be changed the correct carrier.
edit: Thanks Button hit!!

DonSolo said:
what's the exact APN name that should be there? I was reading about it but no one said what T-mobile's APN should be. they just noted that it should be changed the correct carrier.
edit: Thanks Button hit!!
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"fast.t-mobile.com" for LTE.