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Steps to get the Note fully functional on AT&T network?

Hello everyone! I just took the plunge and ordered my Note from Amazon. I am a former Dell Streak/DJSteve user who has been forced to use the Samsung Infuse with MIUI for the past 6 months and I could NOT be happier about the Note.
When it arrives tomorrow, what are the steps I should take to ensure maximum compatibility with AT&T's network/speeds? What configurations settings should I modify? Lets start an AT&T optimization thread .
I anticipate rooting the device as soon as I turn it on - any suggestions for a custom ROM/Radio while you are at it?
Thank you all in advance for the tips AT&T users!

I'm another refugee from the Dell Streak 5, for which DJ Steve could do only so much. You'll like the Note much better.
I can't comment on rooting. Let me start the ball rollling on getting you going on AT&T.
I popped into my Note the SIM I was using on my Streak. Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but you don't need a special "4G SIM" since the Note is not an LTE phone.
Next relates to your plan. Your post doesn't say what it is. I'm on a metered 4G Smartphone plan. Others have grandfathered unlimited plans. In any event, you need a compatible plan. The one you had for the Streak (assuming it was on AT&T) should work.
Third is the APN. There are a ton of posts in this forum on this issue. The wap.cingular APN works fine (if you can't find configuration I can point you to a link) but it is only 3G. You want the phone APN for HSPA+. But ... you need to be properly provisioned for that APN. Just having the SIM and the plan aren't enough.
if you call customer service, when they look up your IMEI, you won't be provisioned for the phone APN, just wap.cingular. (You can tell by the SOC for your data plan but that is a whole another discussion). Call tech support, nicely explain the situation. You'll need to give them an IMEI from an AT&T 4G phone. I used the IMEI for the Infuse (easily findable through a Google search). The tech then could provision me for the phone APN (if you can't find configuration I can point you to a link). I wrote here about this experience on my blog, and the AT&T tech even responded with a comment!
Hope this helps.

GenghisKhent said:
Third is the APN. There are a ton of posts in this forum on this issue. The wap.cingular APN works fine (if you can't find configuration I can point you to a link) but it is only 3G. You want the phone APN for HSPA+. But ... you need to be properly provisioned for that APN. Just having the SIM and the plan aren't enough.
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If you're grandfathered into an unlimited plan, stick with the wap.cingular apn. The newer apn's are regulated much more closely. You'll still get HSPA+, but your speeds probably won't go much higher than about 6mbit at best, which is more than enough for most things really.
The other thing to do is disable fast dormancy. From the dialer, enter in *#*#9900#*#* and disable fast dormancy.

Jade Eyed Wolf said:
If you're grandfathered into an unlimited plan, stick with the wap.cingular apn. The newer apn's are regulated much more closely. You'll still get HSPA+, but your speeds probably won't go much higher than about 6mbit at best, which is more than enough for most things really.
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If you are metered rather than unlimited (can't tell from your post) I would think regulation would be a non-issue as you pay through the nose if you go over your limit. Also, I believe that theoretically the phone APN has a higher HSPA+ limit than the wap.cingular APN. Nevertheless, in practice my experience so far (in the Los Angeles area) is that the phone APN and the wap.cingular APN have similar speeds. So even if you are metered, you might want to skip going through the bother of provisioning to the phone APN as long as your speed is OK for your purposes on wap.cingular.
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
The other thing to do is disable fast dormancy. From the dialer, enter in *#*#9900#*#* and disable fast dormancy.
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Definitely good advice. I forgot that one.

I'm on grandfathered data and have never noticed speed differences between the APN settings floating around on the net. It's not a 4G phone, so at max, any APN will give HSDPA+ (i.e. fake 4G) speeds any way you slice it.
I'm just using wap.cingular and it works well enough.

ericshmerick was the guy who got AT&T to recognize the GTN-7000 as a phone so we could have voice + data. When I called AT&T yesterday and gave them my Note's IMEI, they knew it was a phone, not a tablet. We all owe ericshmerick a lot of thanks, since now all we have to do is pick and choose among APNs, as opposed to dealing with AT&T trying to kick us off the voice network.

GenghisKhent said:
ericshmerick was the guy who got AT&T to recognize the GTN-7000 as a phone so we could have voice + data. When I called AT&T yesterday and gave them my Note's IMEI, they knew it was a phone, not a tablet. We all owe ericshmerick a lot of thanks, since now all we have to do is pick and choose among APNs, as opposed to dealing with AT&T trying to kick us off the voice network.
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+1
Indeed! Major kudos to Eric ^_^

Jade Eyed Wolf said:
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Indeed! Major kudos to Eric ^_^
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Thanks guys. It's hard to take credit for something that was broken to begin with. I just emailed and called a few people who probably wondered how I found their information (google is amazing).
But since AT&T has fixed their issues, we can all celebrate and use this awesome smartphone as it was designed.
Enjoy!

So I'm on a 2GB a month plan. Is wap.cingular ok or should I change it? If so, change it to what? And what does dormancy do?

Just got mine around lunch from UPS, threw the battery in just to
fire it up. WOW! Screen is clear as a bell & bright.
Mine came from Germany via Amazon. Sealed Note box, inside a box
with the adapter & instructions to set it to English.
It will get all setup tonight.

Namuh said:
So I'm on a 2GB a month plan. Is wap.cingular ok or should I change it? If so, change it to what? And what does dormancy do?
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On the 2GB plan, you should use the Phone apn. You'll get the best speeds that way. Just do a search for the correct settings on the Phone apn, and make sure that your account is provisioned for 4G. I believe you need to make sure that it using the "HSDPB" SOC code.
As for fast dormancy, you should disable that by entering *#*#9900#*#* in your dialer and disabling it from the menu that comes up. Basically, fast dormancy is a feature that some networks use in order to more quickly transition from an idle UMTS state all the way up to HSPA+ and back to idle again (when the connection isn't being used for a period of time). The idea behind this feature is to a) conserve battery life on your device and b) more efficiently scale and distribute available bandwidth between you and the cell tower. However, as AT&T does not use this feature on their network, having it enabled on your device can have a negative effect on your battery life in addition to making your data connection more erratic and generally slower (because there's wasted overhead being transmitted). The effect of disabling fast dormancy while on AT&T is that you'll notice the initialization time for your connection from idle to active will be slightly longer, but once active, it will stay at the highest available transmission rate (HSPA+) for longer before going back to idle instead of rapidly going between 3G, H, and H+ all the time.

Jade Eyed Wolf said:
On the 2GB plan, you should use the Phone apn. You'll get the best speeds that way. Just do a search for the correct settings on the Phone apn, and make sure that your account is provisioned for 4G. I believe you need to make sure that it using the "HSDPB" SOC code.
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I'm not positive, but I believe that SOC code is for unlimited plans. Mine is a metered plan, and my new SOC code is HSSMT7. Once my SOC code changed to that, I was able to access the phone APN. Before I could not.
I'm curious if anyone else with a metered plan can confirm the different SOC code.

GenghisKhent said:
I'm not positive, but I believe that SOC code is for unlimited plans. Mine is a metered plan, and my new SOC code is HSSMT7. Once my SOC code changed to that, I was able to access the phone APN. Before I could not.
I'm curious if anyone else with a metered plan can confirm the different SOC code.
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I'm on the 2GB Smartphone plan for 4G and my code, assuming I'm looking in the right place in my bill, is HSSM. I had to view my data plan details for my prior month billing to find it. But, I'm not sure that's the correct code because nowhere do I see the acronym SOC.
In any case, I'm using the "phone" APN settings and I get 6.6 down and 1.0 up.

QuarterToNine said:
I'm on the 2GB Smartphone plan for 4G and my code, assuming I'm looking in the right place in my bill, is HSSM. I had to view my data plan details for my prior month billing to find it. But, I'm not sure that's the correct code because nowhere do I see the acronym SOC...
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I view my SOC code by the following method which I learned somewhere on this incredibly useful forum:
1. Log on to my AT&T Wireless account.
2. Choose Manage Features.
3. On the next displayed page, find and choose the hyperlink to your data plan. Mine is called DataPro 2 GB for Smartphones on 4G.
4. On the resulting popup window, take a look at the URL, particularly the end, which shows the SOC code. My URL ends: olamexecute?selectedFtrSoc=HSSMT7
Admittedly this roundabout way of viewing your SOC code is sort of like driving from LA to SF by way of NY. Reportedly there is an easier way viewing your data details, but if that alternative works, I can't figure out how to use it. Perhaps one of the countless more knowledgeable people on this forum can chime in.
FWIW, the very helpful AT&T tech who helped me provision my account so I could use the phone APN told me that the actual SOC code wasn't that critical, there were several that would get me to where I wanted to go (the HSPA+ fast lane).
Hope this helps.

GenghisKhent said:
I view my SOC code by the following method which I learned somewhere on this incredibly useful forum:
1. Log on to my AT&T Wireless account.
2. Choose Manage Features.
3. On the next displayed page, find and choose the hyperlink to your data plan. Mine is called DataPro 2 GB for Smartphones on 4G.
4. On the resulting popup window, take a look at the URL, particularly the end, which shows the SOC code. My URL ends: olamexecute?selectedFtrSoc=HSSMT7
Admittedly this roundabout way of viewing your SOC code is sort of like driving from LA to SF by way of NY. Reportedly there is an easier way viewing your data details, but if that alternative works, I can't figure out how to use it. Perhaps one of the countless more knowledgeable people on this forum can chime in.
FWIW, the very helpful AT&T tech who helped me provision my account so I could use the phone APN told me that the actual SOC code wasn't that critical, there were several that would get me to where I wanted to go (the HSPA+ fast lane).
Hope this helps.
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Thanks! I'm on HSSMT7. Also, it's good to know that the SOC code isn't that critical. Thanks again.

QuarterToNine said:
Thanks! I'm on HSSMT7. Also, it's good to know that the SOC code isn't that critical. Thanks again.
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You're welcome. One caution. I'm relating what the AT&T tech told me (about the actual SOC code not being that critical). He seemed knowledgeable as well as helpful. But I can't 100% confirm. Though after his change I had no problem accessing the phone APN.

QuarterToNine said:
I'm on the 2GB Smartphone plan for 4G and my code, assuming I'm looking in the right place in my bill, is HSSM. I had to view my data plan details for my prior month billing to find it. But, I'm not sure that's the correct code because nowhere do I see the acronym SOC.
In any case, I'm using the "phone" APN settings and I get 6.6 down and 1.0 up.
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Good point. I hadn't thought of that.

Hmm thats weird my code is olamexecute?selectedFtrSoc=LTESMT2....I used my wifes APN settings from her skyrocket and I get way faster download results in speedtest from 1.92mbs to 6.0mbs, but it times out in the upload phase of the test. MMS works, text works, phone calls work and internet works. I'm gonna try the "phone" apn settings next. Her skyrocket APN name is ATT pta. We don't have 4g LTE in our area yet. I'm on the 2GB 4g LTE data plan (I had a skyrocket too and returned it) and so is she. I also have AT&T's LTE provisioned SIM card in my Note kept over from my skyrocket. Should I call tech support and have my IMEI provisioned for HSPA+?

Namuh said:
Should I call tech support and have my IMEI provisioned for HSPA+?
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Namuh, I'll let better minds than mine answer that. My advise is to hold off until you get those answers. Once you go back you may never go back, if you know what I mean.

On the phone with tech support. My account is provisioned for 4G Hspa+. under a different imei number than the note though. They did give me the option to replace the imei number that is on my account with the Notes imei number. Not sure what to do. She told me that her supervisor told her that the only apn settings she could give out is wap.cingular because its an international phone. But wap.cingular only gives 3g speeds right? I'm in an Hspa+ area. I'm off the phone with tech support. I'm going to wait on a reply in this thread or other threads to see if I should have them apply my Notes imei to my account.

T-Mobile LTE and no data

T-Mobile rolled out the 4G LTE in my city and my rooted and unlocked phone automatically connected to it. I can make calls to it, however, there is no internet. Anyone experiencing the same thing? Tried switching all the different mobile networks in the settings.

ahb83 said:
T-Mobile rolled out the 4G LTE in my city and my rooted and unlocked phone automatically connected to it. I can make calls to it, however, there is no internet. Anyone experiencing the same thing? Tried switching all the different mobile networks in the settings.
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Just wondering how do you know it was connected to LTE. Did the icon change?
Did you get your data back when it was switched back to HSDPA+?
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Same here, I've been googling since this motning. New icon (4G LTE) showed in the corner and internet is gone. Tried fiddling with "LTE Setting"/"LTE Unlimited"/"LTE Discovery" apps from Appstore - no change. Weird... I think lots of people should be having that problem by now...

youll probably have to enter new APN settings. ask someone from the Tmo SGS3 or Note 2 forum for their LTE connected APN settings

Or look in the market for apn tweaker to get the settings.
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The new APN is fast.t-mobile.com.
Can someone try it?

dumon said:
The new APN is fast.t-mobile.com.
Can someone try it?
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i've set up a new access point and put fast.tmobile.com (no dash) in. Now internet works, showing 4G icon only, i didn't change my physical location though. I am in Houston now. Will check mms settings. i believe they've rolled out with the city-wide upgrade like a day before...
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i've set up a new access point and put fast.tmobile.com (no dash) in. Now internet works, showing 4G icon only, i didn't change my physical location though. I am in Houston now. Will check mms settings. i believe they've rolled out with the city-wide upgrade like a day before...
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No go. Just reverted by itself to 4G LTE and internet is gone. Will try something else.
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i've set up a new access point and put fast.tmobile.com (no dash) in. Now internet works, showing 4G icon only, i didn't change my physical location though. I am in Houston now. Will check mms settings. i believe they've rolled out with the city-wide upgrade like a day before...
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No go. Just reverted by itself to 4G LTE and internet is gone. Will try something else.
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OK. Confirmed. For the 4G LTE to work you need to have in the APN settings:
fast.t-mobile.com (WITH the dash)
FULL internet is working now, did not notice much of a change of speed in comparison to 4G I had before.
Running on rooted 4.1.1 MB886 (AT&T Atrix HD, unlocked)
Mobile network type LTE:13

Sorry, I had been out all day. I tried all the APN settings they gave me and what the associate over the phone told me about, none worked. One of them said to go to a t-mobile store and ask for a "LTE" sim card. I did and now it's all working.

ahb83 said:
Sorry, I had been out all day. I tried all the APN settings they gave me and what the associate over the phone told me about, none worked. One of them said to go to a t-mobile store and ask for a "LTE" sim card. I did and now it's all working.
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Hi,
I can confirm pjaca's method works.
Just change APN to "fast.t-mobile.com" nothing else.
I live in San Jose and it is one of the cities to get LTE but not where I live.
I was on a hunt for LTE this afternoon and not all area in San Jose have LTE.
If your phone is getting LTE signal you should see "4G LTE" logo next to your signal bars.

pjaca said:
OK. Confirmed. For the 4G LTE to work you need to have in the APN settings:
fast.t-mobile.com (WITH the dash)
FULL internet is working now, did not notice much of a change of speed in comparison to 4G I had before.
Running on rooted 4.1.1 MB886 (AT&T Atrix HD, unlocked)
Mobile network type LTE:13
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That's great news

Couple questions -
I just got my Atrix HD and I'm in an area that doesn't have LTE currently. I get awesome HSPA service though. Any advantage/disadvantage of changing my APN?
Also, the APN setting is grayed out, do I need to make a new entry or something?
Thanks!

I have tmobile on my unlocked ahd..I tried three apn settings epc.tombile.com, fast.t-mobile.com and good old apn internet2.voicestream.com....they all show different reading in speedtest.net download speed range 1mb-8mb and upload speed range 768kb-2.1mb....as soon as I switch I get the highest range then it dies off....all apn behave all the same way..then again, I am in NYC and doing it from home avg 3bars but I don't think that mattters...and neither does any of the apn for me they all the same...however out of curiosity I will try again outside when I get full bar
But those of you having trouble in tmobile can try any of the above three apn setting and see which one(if not all) is working for you...technically they all should work

I added the new APN settings and the LTE icon appears in the status bar but I can't connect to the internet

[GUIDE] Using I537 on T-Mobile and other AWS Networks

So I'm writing this guide for SGH-I537 (ATT Samsung Galaxy S4 Active) users who want to use their I537 on T-Mobile or other carriers that support AWS (Advanced Wireless Services; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Wireless_Services).
Initially I got my I537 and heard conflicting reports of DIY SIM unlocking being successful, supposedly some people unable to get the AWS bands. So, I played it safe and got the device unlock code straight from ATT. Everything seemed to work at a cursory glance, got LTE and fast speeds, great! Little did I know that I actually did not have AWS unlocked.
In my room I get nearly no reception and rely on a repeater to get signal and be able to do basic things like SMS, make calls, etc. I noticed that for some reason the I537 was not picking it up.
ATT runs their LTE over some TMO HSPA frequencies (AWS) and the phone by default won't do HSPA on those frequencies. An AWS unlock will allow the phone to do either LTE or HSPA on these frequencies, thus allowing it to talk to my repeater.
I followed the guide at http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-t...aws-bands-on-att-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sgh-i337m/ but instead used the UMMS code of *#0808#
It works on the latest stock, unrooted ROM. My device was already SIM unlocked but I don't think that will make a difference for this process. I believe that one would require SIM unlock regardless, though, to use another network.
This guide unfortunately depends on Windows specific tools, so I had to use a Windows machine to do this. It's a pretty easy guide -- basically you tell the phone to expose its modem over USB, use a Qualcomm program to talk to it, do a backup of the NVRAM, and NV Restore someone's I337 NVRAM that has the AWS enabled.
It works perfectly for me and has worked for others as well (see comments on that guide). The only difference is we have to dial *#0808#
You may want to add the T-Mobile LTE APN as well:
Code:
Name : T-Mobile LTE
APN: fast.tmobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN Type: default,supl,admin,dun,mms
(From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236735)

VytenisK said:
Does not work. My there is "No phone" message shown.
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Which step did it fail at? Can you walk me through what you did?
EDIT: Did you go to Device Manager, and see the two Samsung COM ports? Then in the QPST tool, did you add those ports manually? Otherwise QPST wil always say "No phone"

VytenisK said:
I did everything as I should, but at the point where I should see zero (0), I do not. Tried it with several Windows machines with the same results. I am guessing it is something with the MF1 firmware. What firmware you are stranded on?
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I am on MF3.

VytenisK said:
Just tried this on MF1 after doing Odin One Click back to the stock MF1. Installed drivers, QPST when I added new ports (4 and 5, all from Samsung) all of them says "No Phone". So I am guessing AWS unlock does not work on MF1. Maybe someone had same issues? Is there any other way installing qcn AWS file?
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Is it SIM unlocked already or no?

VytenisK said:
Yes it is.
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Very strange. I wish I knew the ansewr to this I stumbled upon the AWS unlock guide for I337 long time before I bought the I537. I guess I was lucky that it went without a hiccup then.
And you have the special Samsung drivers installed from that site and are sure some other drivers aren't trying to pick it p? =|

I would like to add that you should change the apn name to fast.tmobile.com (from epc.tmobile.com) that's how enabled 4g LTE in my city.
I would like to ask a 'stupid' question is there a way to enable 3g? It seems to be either edge or 4g/4gLTE for me, I've never seen my phone have a 3g icon.

For T-Mobile it's not going to show 3G afaik, it will default to showing 4G for any 3G or HSPA 4G mode. If you have LTE enabled (any of the LTE modes) then it'll show the 4G with "LTE" under the bottom right side. I leave my GS4A on T-Mobile with WCDMA Preferred which seems to offer the best speeds and connections. While T-Mobile is still working on their system here in Vegas and making improvements, the LTE aspect is of no use to me and just allows me to burn up my 5GB that much faster.
To change the modes you'll have to go into the *#*#4636#*#* menu and do it, again afaik. It's the least hassle free method I've found for myself so that's what I stick with.
And I've never changed the APN from epc to fast - it's worked since I did those same instructions to enable the AWS capability. I did change it one time but the speed tests ended up being effectively the same no matter which APN I used so I set it back to the default of epc.tmobile.com and have yet to have any issues.

yamugushi said:
I would like to add that you should change the apn name to fast.tmobile.com (from epc.tmobile.com) that's how enabled 4g LTE in my city.
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Yeah, good call, I'll add the APN settings to this thread.
We have LTE in San Jose and San Francisco and it's REALLY fast and way better than the HSPA+ network. And it seems to switch to HSPA+ just fine if there's no LTE.

Added TMO LTE APN settings.

while the process went without a hitch for me, I did not see any improvements
I was getting 4G both before and after, no LTE
in fact, the speed went down fron 2.5MBPS to less 1MBPS !!
So i flashed the AT&T backup back!
might be cause I am in Seattle area
(it shows HSPAP:15 in the status in either case)

Mf3
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HSPA isn't LTE, you have to enable that aspect manually. By default when you put a T-Mobile SIM in the GS4A it'll set itself up for GSM/CMDA usage, and you have to alter that to get the LTE working, at least I did in my case.
I went into the service menu using *#*#4636#*#* and changed it from GSM/CDMA auto (PRL) to LTE/GSM auto (PRL) and you should reconnect and get the proper 4G/LTE symbol noting the type of connection (4 with smaller G above the letters LTE).
Here in Las Vegas that's all I have to do to enable LTE (it'll show as LTE:14). I don't use it because the actual LTE signal strength is like -105 dB here at home; when I switch it over to WCDMA Preferred it increases to -78 dB and the speeds are very fast with HSPA:10 or even HSPA:15 on occasion, and LTE drains the battery more as well (in my testing).
That's my usage and experience, maybe making some alterations with your service menu can improve performance for you. T-Mobile is still doing the upgrades across their whole network so, what might have crappy signal coverage now might improve soon.
My suggestion is try each of the potential connection methods and find the one with the best signal strength and the best speeds - for me, again, that turned out to be using WCDMA Preferred, and I'm right across the street (line of sight) with a T-Mobile leased cell site, just about 1200 feet from me with nothing in the way either when I'm here at home.
Also, I've never had to edit the APN info on my GS4A for use with T-Mobile. I know the recommendation is to alter it from epc.tmobile.com to fast.tmobile.com but since mine works just by altering the radio connection and ends up getting the same speeds (I've tested both APNs), I just stick with the default of epc.tmobile.com and I haven't had any issues worth noting. I did read some comments that said in some areas to get the LTE working properly you DO need to use fast.tmobile.com, but for me I haven't - could be something to check into for yourself.

br0adband said:
HSPA isn't LTE, you have to enable that aspect manually. By default when you put a T-Mobile SIM in the GS4A it'll set itself up for GSM/CMDA usage, and you have to alter that to get the LTE working, at least I did in my case.
I went into the service menu using *#*#4636#*#* and changed it from GSM/CDMA auto (PRL) to LTE/GSM auto (PRL) and you should reconnect and get the proper 4G/LTE symbol noting the type of connection (4 with smaller G above the letters LTE).
Here in Las Vegas that's all I have to do to enable LTE (it'll show as LTE:14). I don't use it because the actual LTE signal strength is like -105 dB here at home; when I switch it over to WCDMA Preferred it increases to -78 dB and the speeds are very fast with HSPA:10 or even HSPA:15 on occasion, and LTE drains the battery more as well (in my testing).
That's my usage and experience, maybe making some alterations with your service menu can improve performance for you. T-Mobile is still doing the upgrades across their whole network so, what might have crappy signal coverage now might improve soon.
My suggestion is try each of the potential connection methods and find the one with the best signal strength and the best speeds - for me, again, that turned out to be using WCDMA Preferred, and I'm right across the street (line of sight) with a T-Mobile leased cell site, just about 1200 feet from me with nothing in the way either when I'm here at home.
Also, I've never had to edit the APN info on my GS4A for use with T-Mobile. I know the recommendation is to alter it from epc.tmobile.com to fast.tmobile.com but since mine works just by altering the radio connection and ends up getting the same speeds (I've tested both APNs), I just stick with the default of epc.tmobile.com and I haven't had any issues worth noting. I did read some comments that said in some areas to get the LTE working properly you DO need to use fast.tmobile.com, but for me I haven't - could be something to check into for yourself.
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Thanks!
just changed this, but no LTE so far, but this could be cause I am in a highrise right now
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ledocbio said:
Thanks!
just changed this, but no LTE so far, but this could be cause I am in a highrise right now
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I reflashed the tmobile file
I am still not getting LTE, but definitely getting more bars
interestingly, there was no change initially, but after 15 minutes i started getting better signal strength...
still, no LTE (

ledocbio said:
Thanks!
just changed this, but no LTE so far, but this could be cause I am in a highrise right now
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I reflashed the tmobile file
I am still not getting LTE, but definitely getting more bars
interestingly, there was no change initially, but after 15 minutes i started getting better signal strength...
still, no LTE (
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Got LTE running on the opposite corner of my building, with abysmal speeds!
the LTE coverage in Bellevue/Redmond seems to be either very spotty, or very incompatible with S4A, not sure which it is... but overall the internet speeds are better with HSPA+ than LTE in any case...
Thanks guys for you help

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anyone else find their S4A sluggish on T-mobile (before or after) this?

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So I'm writing this guide for SGH-I537 (ATT Samsung Galaxy S4 Active) users who want to use their I537 on T-Mobile or other carriers that support AWS (Advanced Wireless Services; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Wireless_Services).
Initially I got my I537 and heard conflicting reports of DIY SIM unlocking being successful, supposedly some people unable to get the AWS bands. So, I played it safe and got the device unlock code straight from ATT. Everything seemed to work at a cursory glance, got LTE and fast speeds, great! Little did I know that I actually did not have AWS unlocked.
In my room I get nearly no reception and rely on a repeater to get signal and be able to do basic things like SMS, make calls, etc. I noticed that for some reason the I537 was not picking it up.
ATT runs their LTE over some TMO HSPA frequencies (AWS) and the phone by default won't do HSPA on those frequencies. An AWS unlock will allow the phone to do either LTE or HSPA on these frequencies, thus allowing it to talk to my repeater.
I followed the guide at http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-t...aws-bands-on-att-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sgh-i337m/ but instead used the UMMS code of *#0808#
It works on the latest stock, unrooted ROM. My device was already SIM unlocked but I don't think that will make a difference for this process. I believe that one would require SIM unlock regardless, though, to use another network.
This guide unfortunately depends on Windows specific tools, so I had to use a Windows machine to do this. It's a pretty easy guide -- basically you tell the phone to expose its modem over USB, use a Qualcomm program to talk to it, do a backup of the NVRAM, and NV Restore someone's I337 NVRAM that has the AWS enabled.
It works perfectly for me and has worked for others as well (see comments on that guide). The only difference is we have to dial *#0808#
You may want to add the T-Mobile LTE APN as well:
Code:
Name : T-Mobile LTE
APN: fast.tmobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN Type: default,supl,admin,dun,mms
(From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236735)
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Wen I get to Device Manager I dont see COM24 I see COM6 and COM7. Do you know what to do in that situation???

jci8926 said:
Wen I get to Device Manager I dont see COM24 I see COM6 and COM7. Do you know what to do in that situation???
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Try each. One of them should come up as the phone.

SIM Unlocked on T-Mobile in Orlando:
Before Samsung replaced my Active I was running MF1, this hack wouldn't work. They sent me a new replacement with MF3 Monday. This worked!! Places where I get "E" are now "4g"!!
Awesome! I was almost going to sell it for a Nexus 5 due to this problem but not anymore!

So I've gone through all the steps and now I am at the part where I add the APN but I can't seem to find the MMS Protocol section. I've also heard we should use fast.t-mobile.com instead of the fast.tmobile.com, would that matter??

AT&T and LTE?

Anyone using LTE on the Nexus 6 with AT&T? Mine from Motorola came today. I'm just getting HSPA though. When I try to select preferred network LTE, the button is filled but the text doesn't say lte. Previous phone was the 6 Plus. Any help? Talked to AT&T and they added the phone but no worky!

breezing on the LTE here

dwd3885 said:
Anyone using LTE on the Nexus 6 with AT&T? Mine from Motorola came today. I'm just getting HSPA though. When I try to select preferred network LTE, the button is filled but the text doesn't say lte. Previous phone was the 6 Plus. Any help? Talked to AT&T and they added the phone but no worky!
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make sure you have the correct APN settings,

I had issues at first but turned on airplane mode for 5 minutes then after I turned it off I had LTE

dwd3885 said:
Anyone using LTE on the Nexus 6 with AT&T? Mine from Motorola came today. I'm just getting HSPA though. When I try to select preferred network LTE, the button is filled but the text doesn't say lte. Previous phone was the 6 Plus. Any help? Talked to AT&T and they added the phone but no worky!
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Lte works fine and Att is bad where I live.

dwd3885 said:
Anyone using LTE on the Nexus 6 with AT&T? Mine from Motorola came today. I'm just getting HSPA though. When I try to select preferred network LTE, the button is filled but the text doesn't say lte. Previous phone was the 6 Plus. Any help? Talked to AT&T and they added the phone but no worky!
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I have the same issue, except I was not able to even select LTE before calling the tech support.
The tech support has confirmed my data plan and APN setting are correct.
Can it be like the tech support said it might be the sim card? Or my APN setting is actually incorrect?
Anyone has solution for this issue?
If someone with LTE can post his/her APN setting, I'd be really thankful.

bigwhiteegg said:
I have the same issue, except I was not able to even select LTE before calling the tech support.
The tech support has confirmed my data plan and APN setting are correct.
Can it be like the tech support said it might be the sim card? Or my APN setting is actually incorrect?
Anyone has solution for this issue?
If someone with LTE can post his/her APN setting, I'd be really thankful.
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Here ya go
Sent from my Nexus 6

Thanks a lot! It does allow me to use LTE.
I found out my phone switched to LTE couple minutes after I post the reply.
I had another APN setting, and it also works with the setting you provided.
So the key here is to talk to a knowledgeable tech support, and confirm your plan, IMEI, and APN setting is correct on his/her end.
The tech support mentioned my device displayed on his end was not Nexus 6, so I provided him with my IMEI, and that is probably why I was able to select LTE for my prefer network.

I'm on AT&T with an AT&T preordered 32GB. I've got my grandfathered unlimited LTE (according to the tech support chat dude) and the IMEI matches his database. I'm still only getting on average 1-3Mbps down and .02-1Mbps up.
I've double checked APN settings, tried the old "phone" APN settings, spoke with chat who advised me to try a new SIM or exchange the phone, reboots and all. I'm pretty much in DC, so coverage should be a non-issue. I've got full bars and the indicator shows "LTE". I'm at a loss and was wondering if anyone on here had any bright ideas?

I have AT&T, but purchased my unit at T-Mobile. I switched sim cards out the box, and had LTE with no issues.

Have no problems with mine (and yes, mine is a freshly rooted AT&T model Nex6--yes, you can oem unlock and root it just fine).
Of course, I also live in one of those parts of the country where the Deathstar Telco tends to have the best coverage so there's that; I'd be shocked if I DIDN'T get LTE around here
(Which is rather more than I can say for Sprint around here, but that's neither here nor there)

VoLTE on At&t

So I spent an extensive amount of time about this whole VoLTE situation with this phone with both At&t and ASUS. My question is how do you know if you are actually utilizing the VoLTE connection?
I am able to make clear voice calls while browsing the internet or downloading an application. My speeds vary anywhere between 60 and 100 Mbps with no connectivity issues. The phone has no indicator of LTE connection but is constantly 4g++. Asus and at&t both stated that is the LTE connection. So I went into the phone settings via the image in this and it shows the VoLTE setting not toggled.
So the next question is, what indicator is there that this connection is NOT VoLTE other than this toggle? The speeds appear faster than Hspa+ but nobody I spoke to had the technological knowledge to be able to explain this. Also what speeds down and up is everyone else receiving?

From what I have read, this phone doesnt support VoLTE. And what worries me is that all the carriers are transitioning to VoLTE starting in 2020. Some are saying phone calls will no longer be possible on this phone. Which confuses me as it just released.

You can tell by making a voice call and seeing if the phone stays on 4G++ or drops to 2G/3G. I am 99% sure we will not get VoLTE on this phone. TMobile rep suggested tweeting TMobile on Twitter as the marketing team there might help, but I just don't care anymore. I'll stick with my pixel 2 xl for now.

Is ANOTHER thread on this necessary? Wtf? No volte. Not now, not ever. Get your money back. Asus are idiots for releasing this phone in us with no volte. 2020, no phone calls. Enjoy!

M1A1SteakSauce said:
From what I have read, this phone doesnt support VoLTE. And what worries me is that all the carriers are transitioning to VoLTE starting in 2020. Some are saying phone calls will no longer be possible on this phone. Which confuses me as it just released.
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I know VoLTE is 100% possible on this phone, however not in the USA. It has something to do with the USA companies and At&t told me VoLTE is definitely a possibility as well as WiFi calling in the future but that has to be certified by the US companies. This phone supposedly works with WiFi calling as well as VoLTE in the European market as they don't have the same issues with the companies controlling the way it operates. I am moving to Norway on the 23rd but honestly the connection has been fantastic and I do like the phone quite a bit. During my phone calls I remained at 4g+ or ++ while surfing the web or watching Netflix with no issues during the call or the film itself.
I have messed around with it to see if there was anything that seemed off about it but so far it has worked just as well as My note 10+. Also the phone is operating on 4g so saying that it can't be used is silly. The 4g band will be around for quite some time while some companies like Verizon are removing 3g as it operates on the cdma versus gsm. At&t will continue 3g operations until 2022 and 4g will take years to completely phase out from 5g and by then another phone will replace the ROG 2.
I will however annotate how this phone operates on the European networks once I arrive. As per my previous post I can obtain 40mbps up to 100mbps which is definitely 4g speeds. 3g can not obtain those types of speeds. The bands available are key to the operating network for sure though. I think at&t seems to offer the best fit here in the USA.

Eebzter said:
I know VoLTE is 100% possible on this phone, however not in the USA. It has something to do with the USA companies and At&t told me VoLTE is definitely a possibility as well as WiFi calling in the future but that has to be certified by the US companies. This phone supposedly works with WiFi calling as well as VoLTE in the European market as they don't have the same issues with the companies controlling the way it operates. I am moving to Norway on the 23rd but honestly the connection has been fantastic and I do like the phone quite a bit. During my phone calls I remained at 4g+ or ++ while surfing the web or watching Netflix with no issues during the call or the film itself.
I have messed around with it to see if there was anything that seemed off about it but so far it has worked just as well as My note 10+. Also the phone is operating on 4g so saying that it can't be used is silly. The 4g band will be around for quite some time while some companies like Verizon are removing 3g as it operates on the cdma versus gsm. At&t will continue 3g operations until 2022 and 4g will take years to completely phase out from 5g and by then another phone will replace the ROG 2.
I will however annotate how this phone operates on the European networks once I arrive. As per my previous post I can obtain 40mbps up to 100mbps which is definitely 4g speeds. 3g can not obtain those types of speeds. The bands available are key to the operating network for sure though. I think at&t seems to offer the best fit here in the USA.
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I am currently using this phone with AT&T. So should I be good for calls through 2020 and 2021? Reason I ask is because I literally just got it a week ago, and then read this news about the whole VoLTE thing and was just devastated thinking I have to now find a way to sell it and find a new phone.
Also, since I got the phone, I am only ever on H+ for the signal. I thought it was LTE capable? I came over from Verizon, so the H+ was something new to me. I know I am in a LTE area. Do I need to do something to activate it?

M1A1SteakSauce said:
I am currently using this phone with AT&T. So should I be good for calls through 2020 and 2021? Reason I ask is because I literally just got it a week ago, and then read this news about the whole VoLTE thing and was just devastated thinking I have to now find a way to sell it and find a new phone.
Also, since I got the phone, I am only ever on H+ for the signal. I thought it was LTE capable? I came over from Verizon, so the H+ was something new to me. I know I am in a LTE area. Do I need to do something to activate it?
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Was this a ported number? When I went from Verizon to at&t there was an issue when I ported the same number back to at&t. They were able to get it resolved by calling Verizon having them refresh the port and then re initiating the LTE from their end. And that was with my Samsung. I did speak to at&t again today about the LTE and they may have to make sure your Sim is "LTE" and also making sure they unlock it on their end. Supposedly the LTE and volte have to be activated from them. Also ensure you have the appropriate APN setting as sometimes with unlocked phones those setting do not carry over.

And the phone should be working fine until a minimum of 2022 even with 3g or H

Eebzter said:
Was this a ported number? When I went from Verizon to at&t there was an issue when I ported the same number back to at&t. They were able to get it resolved by calling Verizon having them refresh the port and then re initiating the LTE from their end. And that was with my Samsung. I did speak to at&t again today about the LTE and they may have to make sure your Sim is "LTE" and also making sure they unlock it on their end. Supposedly the LTE and volte have to be activated from them. Also ensure you have the appropriate APN setting as sometimes with unlocked phones those setting do not carry over.
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I did bring the number over from Verizon. I may have to go in to AT&T to resolve that from what you're saying then.
Dealing with the APN setting, I am good with tech, but this part has me a tad confused. What should I be looking for on the phone? I see under APN, it says AT&T is selected. There are other options like tracfone, but I assume its fine then if it has AT&T selected?

M1A1SteakSauce said:
I did bring the number over from Verizon. I may have to go in to AT&T to resolve that from what you're saying then.
Dealing with the APN setting, I am good with tech, but this part has me a tad confused. What should I be looking for on the phone? I see under APN, it says AT&T is selected. There are other options like tracfone, but I assume its fine then if it has AT&T selected?
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Here is what at&t recommends for APN settings
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1218306
And yes something about how Verizon and at&t handle it some things can get "hung up" in the system

Eebzter said:
Here is what at&t recommends for APN settings
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1218306
And yes something about how Verizon and at&t handle it some things can get "hung up" in the system
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I appreciate the help! I will give it a try!
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Here is what at&t recommends for APN settings
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1218306
And yes something about how Verizon and at&t handle it some things can get "hung up" in the system
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I tried those APN settings and it seems to not work. The signal bar still shows a signal, but there is no longer a H or H+ sign. Hmmm

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I appreciate the help! I will give it a try!
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I tried those APN settings and it seems to not work. The signal bar still shows a signal, but there is no longer a H or H+ sign. Hmmm
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That's interesting, but I would recommend going to at&t and confirming that LTE is good to go on your phone. They can also verify nothing is stuck in the system and your appropriate APN settings