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Hi All,
I hope all is well and you are enjoying the holiday break.
I have a concern regarding the inconsistent Network Speed with Galaxy Note on AT&T network.
I just got the Note from Amazon few days ago and once I inserted the SIM card from my previous phone (AT&T version of SSII) and manually set the mobile network by entering the APN, I was able to get the AT&T data service onto my new SGN but I noticed that the network icon (EDGE/3G/HSPA+) keep changing between 3G and HSPA+... I also noticed that it switched to HSPA+ when it "actually" try to download network packages (email/internet/yourtub...etc) and it has connectivity problem when 3G icon is displayed. This behavior of constantly switching network antenna results in poor battery drain and degrade the user experience.
Please let me know if anyone else are also experiencing the similar challenges with the international SGN on AT&T network. Thank you very much for your time.
If you had the AT&T Galaxy SII and used that SIM, you should be using the "Phone" APN, and not wap.cingular. Do you have the APN configured correctly?
dwboston said:
If you had the AT&T Galaxy SII and used that SIM, you should be using the "Phone" APN, and not wap.cingular. Do you have the APN configured correctly?
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For the love of pete, can someone post the absolute best APN settings for this phone? I do not have an LTE plan but grandfathered unlimited and it works good, but could faster.
There are so many APN settings floating around, I'm not sure what the best one is....
ericshmerick said:
For the love of pete, can someone post the absolute best APN settings for this phone? I do not have an LTE plan but grandfathered unlimited and it works good, but could faster.
There are so many APN settings floating around, I'm not sure what the best one is....
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I was also wondering the same, I'm getting mine in a few days and looked through numerous different threads about APN settings. I was just going to use the settings I have on my Infuse 4G but if anyone has any other suggestions I'd be eternally grateful
ericshmerick said:
For the love of pete, can someone post the absolute best APN settings for this phone? I do not have an LTE plan but grandfathered unlimited and it works good, but could faster.
There are so many APN settings floating around, I'm not sure what the best one is....
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There appears to be a lot of confusion over this and it's not clear why. It's pretty simple:
(1) If you have the grandfathered unlimited smartphone plan and used that SIM in your Note, then use wap.cingular APN.
(2) If you had a "4G" AT&T phone (SGSII, Infuse 4G, Iphone 4, Atrix 2, etc) and used that SIM in your Note, then use Phone APN.
(3) If you had a "4G/LTE" AT&T phone (SGSII Skyrocket, HTC Vivid, LG Nitro HD), and used that SIM in your Note, then use PTA APN.
If you want to get switched to a "4G" capable data plan, you will need the IMEI of an AT&T branded "4G" phone to give to customer service in order to get your account provisioned for HSPA+ speeds. A 4G/LTE data plan with the PTA APN would also work if you have the IMEI of an AT&T branded LTE-capable phone. You may need a new SIM.
If you have an upgrade available, you could buy a 4G or LTE capable phone, activate the new SIM that will come with it, and then just sell the new phone.
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GallardosEggrollShop said:
I was also wondering the same, I'm getting mine in a few days and looked through numerous different threads about APN settings. I was just going to use the settings I have on my Infuse 4G but if anyone has any other suggestions I'd be eternally grateful
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You should be fine using the APN settings from the Infuse 4G. Your account is already provisioned for HSPA+ speeds.
Thanks for the clarification! <3
Little more context here...
I have the grandfathered unlimited smartphone plan from AT&T and I am using the SIM card from my previous SGSII (provisioned for AT&T 4G HSPA+ speed). I tried APN settings of both "wap.cingular" and "phone" and both are working fine for me. Speed is about equal and I do not really see which configuration is clear winner over the other. (Download speed is 3~8 and Upload is 0.8~2.1)
*My concern is why the network icon on my SGN is constantly switching between 3G and HSPA+ and why there is no data service when the network icon is displaying the 3G.
Thank you very much for your time.
I have an AT&T Infuse and if I use the "phone" APN, the MMS does not work. We still need to use the wap.congular APN for MMS.
JoJoOmNi said:
Hi All,
I hope all is well and you are enjoying the holiday break.
I have a concern regarding the inconsistent Network Speed with Galaxy Note on AT&T network.
I just got the Note from Amazon few days ago and once I inserted the SIM card from my previous phone (AT&T version of SSII) and manually set the mobile network by entering the APN, I was able to get the AT&T data service onto my new SGN but I noticed that the network icon (EDGE/3G/HSPA+) keep changing between 3G and HSPA+... I also noticed that it switched to HSPA+ when it "actually" try to download network packages (email/internet/yourtub...etc) and it has connectivity problem when 3G icon is displayed. This behavior of constantly switching network antenna results in poor battery drain and degrade the user experience.
Please let me know if anyone else are also experiencing the similar challenges with the international SGN on AT&T network. Thank you very much for your time.
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You NEED to disable Fast Dormancy on AT&T. You can do this 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.
Just got my note and did all the things recommended and it still frequently cycles through 3g and hspa+. I'm guessing that my coverage area is at fault.
Edit: Nevermind I just needed to restart it and it works fine thanks again!
I get
CONNECTUON PROBLEM OR INVALID MMI CODE
when I did *#*# etc...
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I get
CONNECTUON PROBLEM OR INVALID MMI CODE
when I did *#*# etc...
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Try again.
*#*#9900#*#*
No need to connect a call or anything. As soon as you enter the last *, the menu should show up right away.
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GallardosEggrollShop said:
Edit: Nevermind I just needed to restart it and it works fine thanks again!
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Happy to help!
Droid 4 On Rogers Wireless (Canada) - Incoming "Pay Phone" caller ID Solution
I recently got my XT894, Droid 4 in the mail, and hooked it up to Rogers Wireless in Canada.
When I was receiving phone calls, the built in dialer would tell me that "Pay Phone" is calling, the solution to contact the Rogers Customer Care, and have them remove the "Name Display" option.
Rogers has 2 services for call display:
Name Display (which does a phonebook lookup from Roger's Side)
Call Display (the number of the dialer who is trying to dial you)
Most motorola radios don't actually support these 2 features together, so Blur reads it as "Pay Phone". After contacting Customer Service, have them remove ONLY "Name Display". I restarted my phone then everything started working properly again.
I hope this helps someone!
First off, I wanted to say that I'm on the leak 6.16.206
I also got mobile hotspot working on Rogers (this solution may apply to other rooted users running on different providers).
I added the APN settings as defined originally here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20366961&postcount=2
Name: Rogers Tethering
APN: isp.apn
MCC: 302
MNC: 720
APN type: dun
otherwise, any other fields are showing as <not set> OR None
When I tried to add dun to the apn type, the moto UI told me only providers could add DUN types, so I went into SQLite Editor -> Phone/Messaging Storage -> telephony.db -> carriers -> Located the last APN which I added manually, scrolled over to "type" then long pressed that field, chose "edit field" and added dun. Once completed, I restarted my phone. I now have the stock mobile hotspot app working (I had to also disable the entitlement check earlier) on Rogers!
Now wait, you got a Droid 4 working on Rogers????
bean1975 said:
Now wait, you got a Droid 4 working on Rogers????
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Yup, no LTE though, just GSM HSPA
Sent from my XT894 running ICS
I can confirm that the Droid 4 works on Rogers. Took a week of fiddling, but it works.
Received the Droid 4 with 2.3.4 installed. Did the over-the-air updates to 4.0.4. Rooted it, installed SafeStrap 3, and installed Olegfusion's CM10/JB ROM (4.1.2), and was off to the races. Shows "E", "3G", and "H" when accessing the Internet.
have you ever try with stock kernel?
I wonder not to update to CM10 right now. I have a problem, it seems to connect, 3G/H letter, bu no tranmition. I have an old jaj, Droid3 working perfectly with same APN records.
Any thing that could help me??
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Yup, no LTE though, just GSM HSPA
Sent from my XT894 running ICS
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Please help... What does that mean?????
(I'm an imbecile about this stuff!)
heymon79 said:
Please help... What does that mean?????
(I'm an imbecile about this stuff!)
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LTE on this phone is not compatible with the Rogers network. If you want a Rogers LTE phone, pickup the Motorola RAZR HD. The phone will operate on 3G or 3.5G, although we in Canada consider HSPA+ to be "4G".
LTE can give you rates of up to 100mbps usually gives you about 25-30mbps
HSPA+ can give you rates up to 12-15mbps I usually get 4-5mbps
I hope that helps!
how hard is it to get Droid 4 to work with Canada (Rogers)?
Do u have to have unlock it and then update to ICS, and then you're all set?
imeem said:
how hard is it to get Droid 4 to work with Canada (Rogers)?
Do u have to have unlock it and then update to ICS, and then you're all set?
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The phone comes unlocked, you just have to load up ICS and throw on the Rogers APN (rogers-core-appl1.apn) and you're good. If you want to do some of the advanced features like setting up wireless tethering and stuff along those lines, you'll need root. I created a full Rogers how-to on droidforums.net, you can view it here :
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-4-general-discussion/224932-help-using-droid-4-canada.html
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The phone comes unlocked, you just have to load up ICS and throw on the Rogers APN (rogers-core-appl1.apn) and you're good. If you want to do some of the advanced features like setting up wireless tethering and stuff along those lines, you'll need root. I created a full Rogers how-to on droidforums.net, you can view it here :
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-4-general-discussion/224932-help-using-droid-4-canada.html
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so you're saying that all droid 4 are already unlocked?
Yes. They are still blocked against US GSM carriers but will work fine everywhere else, no locks.
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Maybe someone can help me, I'm on Rogers. I have this same issue on Stock ICS .217 and on CM10. I can make phone calls and send text messages, but I cannot receive either. When I put my sim card in to another phone, I start getting my text messages. Any ideas on how to remedy this?
Have you tried another SIM card in your phone? Sounds like you have something wired. I would also check to make sure you are in global mode on the phone.
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BTW where did u guys get your droid 4 if you're from canada? from ebay?
imeem said:
BTW where did u guys get your droid 4 if you're from canada? from ebay?
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I got mine from xda but now that's closed...
Sent from my XT894 running CM10
eBay, yes.I got mine as "bad ESN" from a liquidator, it was quite a good deal. Obviously, by now you can find clean ESN versions for below $250.
Anyways, I am on Koodo/Telus. Under Mobile Networks Settings / Network Mode set GSM/UMTS and Select Network must be UTMS only, the default finds GSM which is weird because Telus AFAIK does not even have a GSM network! It has CDMA, HSPA+, LTE even iDEN but not GSM. Before I forced UMTS, phone calls worked more or less but mobile data rarely. Since I forced UMTS I get mobile data everywhere, inside buildings, all that -- I had lots of reception problems with Wind Mobile, Telus is infinitely better.
Terrible Reception on Telus (stock 217, -100dBm)
bean1975 said:
eBay, yes.I got mine as "bad ESN" from a liquidator, it was quite a good deal. Obviously, by now you can find clean ESN versions for below $250.
Anyways, I am on Koodo/Telus. Under Mobile Networks Settings / Network Mode set GSM/UMTS and Select Network must be UTMS only, the default finds GSM which is weird because Telus AFAIK does not even have a GSM network! It has CDMA, HSPA+, LTE even iDEN but not GSM. Before I forced UMTS, phone calls worked more or less but mobile data rarely. Since I forced UMTS I get mobile data everywhere, inside buildings, all that -- I had lots of reception problems with Wind Mobile, Telus is infinitely better.
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I went through the process today and got my stock Verizon 217 Droid 4 working on Telus. I verified the Telus APN settings, went through forcing GSM/UMTS and UMTS-only mode, but still have terrible reception: 1-2 bars, -100dbM. Any thoughts for getting better signal?
[SOLVED] DROID 4 Canada SMS/voice only, no data on Rogers/Fido - help!
SOLVED! see below.
Droid 4 from Ebay, $135 or something + shipping. Replacing my string of bad luck with i927's from smartphone_wholesale (aka Cell Phone Forever) on ebay (tho the 1st one they sent was great til i lost it).
SMS/Voice is fine but cannot do any cell data on it. Following all settings on fido's site for APNs the fido-core-appl1.apn doesnt work. Had to manually put it in (APN list was blank). Tried my wife's Roger's sim, it populated the APN list itself (4 of them, all combos of internet w or w/o MMS, and rogers +/- 'internet' in the name). None of them work either (they match what's in the fora here and on the rogers site, rogers-core-appl1.apn etc).
Im a bit of a newb: is my phone not unlocked properly or something? What gives? Radio is set to global or GSM/UMTS (CDMA doenst work of course). What's the solution here?
System version: 98.72.18.XT894.Verizon.en.US
Android Version: 4.1.2
Baseband Version: CMDA_N_05.25.00R LTEDC_UI_09.1D.00
Kernel: 3.0.8-g473e586
Build #: 9.8.20-72_VZW-18 Feb 8 13:11:57 2013
yes mobile data is on (and roaming set to yes but phone states it's not roaming now)
every time i've added apn's and saved i've rebooted (and rebooted twice with wife's SIM in too, in case settings had to go sim -> phone + reboot, etc). No luck any way ive tried.
Thanks for help.
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belay that request cadet!
Ok I just removed the wife's sim and put mine in, rebooted, and this sim (fido) doesnt populate the APN list. I was in the middle of inputting settings for it, hadn't finished and a buncha text+ came in and wifi is off (I saw I was on Edge, big blue E on status bar). Then before I could even react I had hit save, and data turned off.
Yep, removing "internet" from the APN 'type' works fine. Leave it blank.
W t f. Maybe someone can explain that shiz to me.
I haven't got my Nexus 4 yet but I saw mixed comments made here and there that enabling LTE will result in GPS unable to lock at all.
What is your experience? Google Map still works with accurate location reporting? Google Now working or not?
What did you set the LTE to? LTE/GSM/CDMA? or LTE only? etc
Maybe indicate which provider you are with, looks like it is also a factor to consider.
Post your results, comment and lets tabulate the information.
GPS locking in less than 10 seconds on average.
Google Maps and Google Now work as expected.
Network type set to LTE/GSM.
Provider is Bell
comminus said:
GPS locking in less than 10 seconds on average.
Google Maps and Google Now work as expected.
Network type set to LTE/GSM.
Provider is Bell
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I like what you have just reported, I am on Bell too, still waiting for my shipping email. Did you cut your SIM or did you get a new one for the Nexus 4?
morrislee said:
I like what you have just reported, I am on Bell too, still waiting for my shipping email. Did you cut your SIM or did you get a new one for the Nexus 4?
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I just went to a Bell store and picked up an LTE sim for $5. After I received the phone I went to mybell.ca and transferred the service to the new sim - took less than 5 mins.
GPS works perfectly fine. It is the cell tower location that doesn't work!
Go into your settings and disable GPS and Wifi and try going to Maps and you shouldn't get a location.
This has been discussed greatly in the LTE thread.
- *#*#INFO#*#* Phone Settings shows an Unknown under location and no neighbouring CID
- Since there is no location, Google Now fails to load properly
- HSPA establishes all locations as it should. Check *#*#INFO#*#* again
Matt1408 said:
GPS works perfectly fine. It is the cell tower location that doesn't work!
Go into your settings and disable GPS and Wifi and try going to Maps and you shouldn't get a location.
This has been discussed greatly in the LTE thread.
- *#*#INFO#*#* Phone Settings shows an Unknown under location and no neighbouring CID
- Since there is no location, Google Now fails to load properly
- HSPA establishes all locations as it should. Check *#*#INFO#*#* again
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What is the real problem for Google Now? cant it get the location from GPS directly?
That's that I think. If you open Maps with GPS on, then get a lock in. The location will save into your cache or whatever. So if you open Google Now right after it will grab your location.
morrislee said:
I haven't got my Nexus 4 yet but I saw mixed comments made here and there that enabling LTE will result in GPS unable to lock at all.
What is your experience? Google Map still works with accurate location reporting? Google Now working or not?
What did you set the LTE to? LTE/GSM/CDMA? or LTE only? etc
Maybe indicate which provider you are with, looks like it is also a factor to consider.
Post your results, comment and lets tabulate the information.
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If you use the build.prop method and never touches your APN setting you will be fine after master reset. (Except rogers and fido cos they have different APN for lte)
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kaiser_tytnii said:
If you use the build.prop method and never touches your APN setting you will be fine after master reset. (Except rogers and fido cos they have different APN for lte)
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Wouldnt you need to add the APN for Bell too? I do know for a fact that Bell's HSPA and LTE share the same APN, but is the APN built into the stock ROM already?
comminus said:
GPS locking in less than 10 seconds on average.
Google Maps and Google Now work as expected.
Network type set to LTE/GSM.
Provider is Bell
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Quick question. I'm on Bell too. I have an LTE SIM. I called and had my account upgraded to LTE... but I'm getting no love. When I change it to LTE/GSM, I get signal bars but no data connection.
I have not changed the APN.
Ideas?
Leegalaxy said:
Quick question. I'm on Bell too. I have an LTE SIM. I called and had my account upgraded to LTE... but I'm getting no love. When I change it to LTE/GSM, I get signal bars but no data connection.
I have not changed the APN.
Ideas?
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Get a lte sim
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morrislee said:
Wouldnt you need to add the APN for Bell too? I do know for a fact that Bell's HSPA and LTE share the same APN, but is the APN built into the stock ROM already?
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It should just work as apn is there in the stock rom
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I'm on Telus LTE
GPS working great, lock on under 10 seconds.
Haven't tried Google Now at all yet.
kaiser_tytnii said:
Get a lte sim
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It should just work as apn is there in the stock rom
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I said in my post that I have an LTE SIM.
On the topic of issues with LTE on the Nexus 4 and Bell. Does anyone have an issue where you would have no radio after a reboot? And then it works after another one.
This seems to happen after I enabled LTE/GSM/CDMA.
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knightdaemon said:
On the topic of issues with LTE on the Nexus 4 and Bell. Does anyone have an issue where you would have no radio after a reboot? And then it works after another one.
This seems to happen after I enabled LTE/GSM/CDMA.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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Happened once for me. I am on CM10.1, i have a button on my notification for enabling LTE, remainder of the time i stay on HSPA
I'm on Fido with rooted stock rom and haven't encountered any issues, then again, I haven't really done any extensive testing, I'll keep an eye on the GPS lock over the next few days and see if I get anything out of the ordinary.
so no one else is having issues with the gps when they are on LTE?
i'm on rogers in toronto... when i set preferred network to any of the LTE network settings my gps fails, gps works fine when its set to the default WCDMA preferred.
google now and any apps using gps locations fail for me on the LTE network... anyone have an idea on how to fix this?
I added these lines to build.prop in the flashable zip file's build.prop's end:
Code:
telephony.lteOnGsmDevice=1
ro.telephony.default_network=9
ro.ril.def.preferred.network=9
Factory reset the phone, and then flash the zip and gapps. in the Settings -> System -> Notification drawer -> Widget buttons
you can find LTE button there.
Once LTE is toggled, it hops on to LTE after a delay, it stays on HSPA+ first for about good 15-30 seconds before it shows full 4G and LTE in the settings.
Google Now works most of the time like this, but if you stay on LTE for too long, the location cache gets reset, Google Now wont get location until you go back to HSPA+
morrislee said:
I added these lines to build.prop in the flashable zip file's build.prop's end:
Code:
telephony.lteOnGsmDevice=1
ro.telephony.default_network=9
ro.ril.def.preferred.network=9
Factory reset the phone, and then flash the zip and gapps. in the Settings -> System -> Notification drawer -> Widget buttons
you can find LTE button there.
Once LTE is toggled, it hops on to LTE after a delay, it stays on HSPA+ first for about good 15-30 seconds before it shows full 4G and LTE in the settings.
Google Now works most of the time like this, but if you stay on LTE for too long, the location cache gets reset, Google Now wont get location until you go back to HSPA+
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what does the "9" represent? is that LTE/GSM or LTE/CDMA?
thanks
edit: nevermind found the info.
incogo said:
so no one else is having issues with the gps when they are on LTE?
i'm on rogers in toronto... when i set preferred network to any of the LTE network settings my gps fails, gps works fine when its set to the default WCDMA preferred.
google now and any apps using gps locations fail for me on the LTE network... anyone have an idea on how to fix this?
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Im on Fido and have the same issue, on LTE, my location just WILL NOT lock (even with GPS on)
On HSPA + it works fine (with GPS off...)
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?
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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 (
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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???
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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???
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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??
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
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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
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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)