To all Rogers users in GTA... - HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity

Have any of you guys ever got LTE signal on your raiders?
Ive had this phone for 3 months and i still havent ever seen the LTE symbol next to the reception bar...just 4G at most.
I live in Markham and the rogers map says its LTE covered but still..

Before I switched to chatr I definitely was able to use LTE. Mega fast, too! Faster than my bell fibe home internet lol.. I'm wondering if u have an LTE sim or not..? Did you get the sim new with the raider or was it from another phone?
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bproulx said:
Before I switched to chatr I definitely was able to use LTE. Mega fast, too! Faster than my bell fibe home internet lol.. I'm wondering if u have an LTE sim or not..? Did you get the sim new with the raider or was it from another phone?
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You also need an LTE-ready plan, i.e., not all their data plans are LTE capable.

bproulx said:
Before I switched to chatr I definitely was able to use LTE. Mega fast, too! Faster than my bell fibe home internet lol.. I'm wondering if u have an LTE sim or not..? Did you get the sim new with the raider or was it from another phone?
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I got a new sim when I got my evo3d..didn't get a new one with my raider.
I also have a 6 gb data plan
Is that not LTE ready?

Don't think that 6GB plan is LTE ready. They have specific data plans for LTE

Ya u need to be provisioned for LTE
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I'm on Bell with my Raider and I get LTE signal in strange areas. The coverage maps lie, Bell or Rogers. I work on the east end of downtown (Regent Park area) and sometimes I get LTE signal but most of the time it's HSPDA+. The LTE speeds are nuts but it drains battery much faster.
I live in Markham and I've never gotten LTE signal anywhere north of the 401.
All Bell plans are eligible for LTE speeds but you need to have an LTE sim.

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Get Throttled on HSPA+ then get LTE

This is just a thought, since I dont know exactly how it works but here it goes. Since LTE users on the pta APN get throttled and then switch to HSPA+ speeds APN. Wouldnt it work the other way. When your billing cycle starts over, stay on the HSPA+ to get the text from at&t about reaching the top 5%. Once you are throttled, then you change to the pta APN or am I just way off?
They can't throttle hspa. Only LTE. Thus I use hspa most of the time and swap to LTE for big burst speeds.
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Can you give a how-to for how to switch between LTE and hspa? is there a widget or toggle or do you have to go into the settings?
Have to manually swap the apn. LTE drops down to hspa easily, but going back to LTE always requires a reboot for me.
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gtkansan said:
Have to manually swap the apn. LTE drops down to hspa easily, but going back to LTE always requires a reboot for me.
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What APN do you use for HSPA?
There are 3-4 threads about it...
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Wait they can't throttle you on hspa ???
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ATT can throttle on the HSPA+ APN
I live in a non LTE area and I got the threatening message about being in the top 5% of data users. But have yet to be throttled. And that while using an EVO 3d.
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Yeah they can throttle HSPA+ now. My data just got throttled 3 days ago so I swapped the APN from LTE to HSPA+ and my speed is still 0.21 mbps
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Not sure if this helps anyone.. But here is what i do.
I live in a Non-LTE area, but i run the LTE apn until i get the annoying warning message. After i get that then i switch to the MEdiaNet apn and use it till my billing cycle is up. I have used over 13gb this billing cycle and have 4 more days left. but no throttle.
The fun is over for us att people I just got throttled after 2gb of use and now matter what apn I use I am only getting .15 down. I am miserable.
I switch from the H+ the LTE and the PTA apn and usually one of them will give me normal speeds.
List of APN's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20865445&highlight=apn#post20865445

sim card question!?

hello i have a question
im ordering a htc vivid. i currently have a htc inspire
when i recieve it can i just switch my inspire sim card and put it in the vivid and it will work while the vivid sim card would work in the inspire?
thanks
First of all what carrier are you with ? Any others, you are fine. (Vivid needs to be UNLOCK).
With ATT, you are better off getting a new SIM that is LTE ready (Regardless if your area has LTE signal or not) - In which will of course work on Inspire & Vivid - That's just my opinion - You can still use your old sim card if you decide to do nothing. You'll always get HSPA+ signal only.
Not to hate on the above post but you dont need a New sim I've been using the same sim since my inspire the only thing is you need to do is switch your plan to LTE that's the only thing that needs to be changed
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Thanks for the replys
I have att.I'm not trying to switch plans or anything.I'm fine with my network and signals I have now I just want to know if after I'm done setting up the HTC vivid with the sim card that comes with it it will work when I switch sim cards
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The LTE similar is fancy though. But no you don't need one unless your in an LTE city.
I dont think LTE cost more. Just easier to go over your data cap. I don't know. Though. I've been on the same contract for years and years. So long I get an upgrade every year.
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I'll hafta look if they cost more.I'm not really trying to spend more money
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lilmikey201 said:
I'll hafta look if they cost more.I'm not really trying to spend more money
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Retail stores will give you one. Corporate stores will probably charge you. All they do is convert your current data plan to an equivalent plan that's coded LTE in their system. As far as i know this is what gives you access to the pta APN that allows you to use LTE
Couldn't you just go to APN settings and create an APN?
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I did the same thing (switched from Inspire to Vivid). You will need to make sure you do have an LTE approved SIM. It shouldn't cost you a dime to do. If your SIM is recent odds are you are fine.
I did have to call and have them check the settings on their side. I was not getting LTE and I live in an LTE area. So a 10min phone call fixed it.
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but it will work right? without the lte sim
lilmikey201 said:
but it will work right? without the lte sim
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If you have unlimited data and want to keep it you are going to need to upgrade to the lte sim.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455702&page=1
If you aren't on unlimited then I don't think it will matter. You can run with the sim from your inspire.
Dear lord quit trying to confuse the op, the hspa sim and the LTE sim are the same if you got a new sim when you got your inspire which you pretty much had to , if you aren't in an LTE area don't worry about switching your plan , if you are you can make a two min phone call and they will provision your current data to LTE it doesn't matter if its unlimited or not you will still keep unlimited
....and boom goes the dynamite....
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thank uuuu lol nice and simple

Signal loss???

I keep getting really bad signal on my phone. 3g keeps dropping out then it goes to EDGE then that randomly drops out.
Any help would be much appreciated
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Stock rom or custom? How old are the phone... Give us something to work with besides it is a Incredible S ;-)
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Have you updated the radio to the latest version?
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I'm using nikhil's we want ics Rom. With the newest radio. Phone is about a year old. I'm in Australia on Telstra network and reception is terrible most of time. I have compared phone to stock ones and there seems to be something going wrong with mine as others get better service and stays in 3g.
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phonetech101 said:
I'm using nikhil's we want ics Rom. With the newest radio. Phone is about a year old. I'm in Australia on Telstra network and reception is terrible most of time. I have compared phone to stock ones and there seems to be something going wrong with mine as others get better service and stays in 3g.
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You are on telstra with the incredible s.
The Inc S supports 3g frequencies of 900/2100mhz
Optus has these 3g frequences, which is why we dont have many problems
Telstra has mainly 3g 850mhz and some 2100mhz. Your phone can only get 2100mhz, that is why you have no 3g most of the time.
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/mobile_phone_frequencies
http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-incredible-s/#specs
Basically you are using a optus optimised phone on the telstra network.
markj338 said:
You are on telstra with the incredible s.
The Inc S supports 3g frequencies of 900/2100mhz
Optus has these 3g frequences, which is why we dont have many problems
Telstra has mainly 3g 850mhz and some 2100mhz. Your phone can only get 2100mhz, that is why you have no 3g most of the time.
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/mobile_phone_frequencies
http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-incredible-s/#specs
Basically you are using a optus optimised phone on the telstra network.
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Best answer ever, cheers mate.
So I'm guessing if I was to get a 4g compatible handset it would have fast internet yes?
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Is it possible to add support for other frequencies for better coverage?
Any radios or something?
ChaseVoid said:
Is it possible to add support for other frequencies for better coverage?
Any radios or something?
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No, this is purely hardware.

[Q] Unlocked for international travel?

I may be spending a long time in the UK before my 2-year contract is up (study abroad). If I leave the country for an extended period of time, will Sprint unlock my One so I can use a local SIM while I'm there?
No because that sim card isn't for gsm networks its just for the lte on sprint. The way lte works it requires a sim card to work
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luigi311 said:
No because that sim card isn't for gsm networks its just for the lte on sprint. The way lte works it requires a sim card to work
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Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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racrickey said:
Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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I thought the HTC One was the first Sprint phone where you can take out the UICC (SIM), the rest, i.e. the SGS3 and EvoLTE, have an integrated UICC. So the EvoLTE does have a SIM, its just tucked inside where you cant remove it (not without modifying the unit itself anyways).
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I thought the HTC One was the first Sprint phone where you can take out the UICC (SIM), the rest, i.e. the SGS3 and EvoLTE, have an integrated UICC. So the EvoLTE does have a SIM, its just tucked inside where you cant remove it (not without modifying the unit itself anyways).
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That I'm not sure about. It's above my understanding lol. I do know I don't have a sim card I can take out and the HTC one is an international phone but I guess the world bands aren't up and running yet.
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Its internal. All Sprint LTE phones need a UICC. Check your about phone settings, your ICCID should be your UICC.
UICC
racrickey said:
Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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It is a world phone. Call sprint Scott asking international roaming.
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racrickey said:
Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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It does have a sim card its just non removable it was talked for awhile just like this when the evo came out
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luigi311 said:
It does have a sim card its just non removable it was talked for awhile just like this when the evo came out
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It does have a sim card in it, that is why there is a sim card punched out in the package. If you have a sim card ejecter, you would put it in the tiny hole next to the sim tray and it would eject the sim card out.
raptoro07 said:
It does have a sim card in it, that is why there is a sim card punched out in the package. If you have a sim card ejecter, you would put it in the tiny hole next to the sim tray and it would eject the sim card out.
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The evo doesn't have a sim card tray
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The evo doesn't have a sim card tray
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Right, I was referring to the sprint one.
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The EvoLTE has an internal SIM, youre not gonna see it. The first Sprint phone that has a swappable SIM is the HTC One. The SGS3, EvoLTE, Note II, LG Optimus -among others- all have a SIM inside of them.
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The EvoLTE has an internal SIM, youre not gonna see it. The first Sprint phone that has a swappable SIM is the HTC One. The SGS3, EvoLTE, Note II, LG Optimus -among others- all have a SIM inside of them.
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That's not 100% accurate. Before it started with its LTE upgrade, Sprint did offer some phones that had swappable SIMs.
myphone12345 said:
That's not 100% accurate. Before it started with its LTE upgrade, Sprint did offer some phones that had swappable SIMs.
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Alright, let me fix it: the first LTE phone with a removable SIM is the HTC One.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417502,00.asp
"This model of the One supports Sprint's 3G (CDMA 800/850/1900) and LTE (1900 only) networks, along with GSM/EDGE on 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 14.4 on the 1900 and 2100MHz bands. That means this phone will roam internationally at 3G speeds. In theory, you could unlock it to work poorly on AT&T's and T-Mobile's networks, but it wouldn't be able to take advantage of fast speeds on either. "
It wont work in TMobile USA. It doesnt have the 1700 band.
robfactory said:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417502,00.asp
"This model of the One supports Sprint's 3G (CDMA 800/850/1900) and LTE (1900 only) networks, along with GSM/EDGE on 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 14.4 on the 1900 and 2100MHz bands. That means this phone will roam internationally at 3G speeds. In theory, you could unlock it to work poorly on AT&T's and T-Mobile's networks, but it wouldn't be able to take advantage of fast speeds on either. "
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That information may not be correct. According to the FCC filings there is no mention of the 850/1900 GSM bands.
EDIT: See my post here about what GSM frequencies the Sprint Variant has.
See this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243724
I'm a Sprint Product Ambassador supporting the launch of the One.
racrickey said:
Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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The Evo 4G LTE (as well as all Sprint LTE phones) has a SIM card, it's just embedded and not visible.
I'm looking at getting one of these bad boys to read my 64gb sd card out of my note 2.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta

(Q).... Connection issue

Does the One have the connectivity issue as the Evo LTE? Connecting /holding a LTE connection..
Thanks
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scoot0073 said:
Does the One have the connectivity issue as the Evo LTE? Connecting /holding a LTE connection..
Thanks
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I don't live in an LTE area normally, however I flew to both Dallas and Houston a couple days ago which are LTE areas. I did have trouble staying connected to LTE for long but I wasn't there long enough to tell if the weak connection was due to the airport/bad range/something else. I would flicker between that and 3G pretty often when I was using my phone, but I was also moving all over the place.
Yea it's a known issue with the Evo LTE just checking if it's still a problem. Thats the only thing that aggregate me. Just hoping it's not on the ONE im fixing to upgrade
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It connects a lot better to 4G but does not hold it very well in fringe LTE coverage areas from my experience all over florida

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