I live out in the country in a dead spot and before I couldn't make calls on my EVO LTE without the connection dropping, now I can actually make calls, data is still horrible, but I can live with that.
Before I couldn't get LTE in my office, now while the connection sometimes jumps between 4G or 3G I can mostly use 4G and data on my Sprint is actually useable now.
Initially I was having buyers remorse paying $600 off contract, but having use able LTE is worth that alone.
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I live out in the country in a dead spot and before I couldn't make calls on my EVO LTE without the connection dropped, now I can actually make calls, data is still horrible, but I can live with that.
Before I couldn't get LTE in my office, now while the connection sometimes jumps before 4G or 3G I can mostly use 4G and data on my Sprint is actually useable now.
Initially I was having buyers remorse paying $600 off contract, but having useable LTE is worth that alone.
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+1. We also live out in the country and my Evo 4G LTE would often drop phone calls, especially if I was in the basement of our house. So far, the S4 seems much better about that. Call quality is overall better, too.
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I've seen alot of posts about people doing this. Why would you want to slow down your speed?
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Switching that only slows down internet transmission speed, so if you weren't using your data, or had no immediate plans to you could switch to EDGE- there's a significant difference in battery drain while using 3G
O ok. That makes sense. Think I'll look into that for when I'm at work. Thanks
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Some of us don't have 3G available anywhere near us lol
I keep mine on EDGE because there is a 3G tower just close enough to my house that my phone wants to switch to it constantly. I get about 0-2 bars off that tower but the non-3G tower 2 miles from my house gives me 5 bars. Battery life is nice, too.
Because some people get crappy 3g service but good 2g or edge and the captivate always uses the 3g when available so it can slow your phones internet down
I have cognition rom and instead of having 3g I have this H internet. It sits on 3g for a milla second then switches to H. My buddy with iphone four is getting way higher speed tests than me, why can't I get 3g and get better speeds?
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Since this has only been answered 100 times in the past three weeks...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=H+instead+of+3g+XDA
AND as far as the better speeds for the Iphone go......you can Google that as well............ I'm guessing your on At&T?
I don't know why but my buddies 3g was consistently hitting 300-350 kbs. The max I was hitting was like 150. We were right next to each other when we were testing this, I guess that the iphone blows the captivate away in 3g reception and speed. Also in the spotty areas he was keeping his 3g and I was dropping down to edge. Kinda disappointed . Had anyone else noticed that the 3g reception isn't that good our is it just my area?
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I have cognition rom and instead of having 3g I have this H internet. It sits on 3g for a milla second then switches to H. My buddy with iphone four is getting way higher speed tests than me, why can't I get 3g and get better speeds?
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this is why i hate american cell providers, they want you to remain ignorant. it's not your fault but it is funny that people arent familiar with grps, edge, hspa, and hspa+ it is like they are telling you that you are too stupid to understand so you dont need to know.
the cdma providers are the worst. but att should be proud of having hspa, but i think they want to hide the fact that it is not available in all 3g areas. instead they advertise the hspa speeds as there 3g speeds as hspa works on there 3g network. they dont distinguish the two so you think there network is so much faster in so many places
meanwhile verizon advertises the hspa coverage for att as 3g coverage to make att's coverage look smaller. they say they have so much more coverage, if they showed a current 3g map for att instead of the hspa coverage you would not see a big difference at all. also cdma 3g is totally different from what att has and is not a fair comparison in the first place. how can you compare coverage if the speed is not comparable?
Comparing phones side by side with speed test is also not the best way to test which device is faster, especially if they are on the same network. I am annoyed by the input on this device or Id go in depth. Use some google-foo and read on cell phone signaling and theory and youll see what I mean.
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As the title says I am looking at what to expect data wise with the M8 without circuit switch fall back. I live in an area where Sprint Spark is not available (Virginia Beach, VA) and as of recently, I am getting great LTE coverage with my EVO 4G LTE. The concern for this issue has become a little obsession because it derailed my 100% wanting of the M8. I understand I will definitely loose SVDO but all the features of the M8 allow me to overlook that. Thanks in advance to all that looked and wrote.
Not sure exactly what you are asking but I can say that my data coverage is noticeably better with my M8 than it was with my EVO 4G LTE. I normally stream Slacker radio on my commute to and from work, with the EVO LTE I would almost never keep a solid data connection the entire trip, with the M8 it is the opposite, I almost never lose data connection. It appears to me the radios and antennas in this phone are noticeably better than the ones in the EVO LTE. Additionally, and I don't know why this would be so, but my lte speeds are about twice as fast on my M8 than I was seeing with my EVO LTE.
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Not sure exactly what you are asking but I can say that my data coverage is noticeably better with my M8 than it was with my EVO 4G LTE. I normally stream Slacker radio on my commute to and from work, with the EVO LTE I would almost never keep a solid data connection the entire trip, with the M8 it is the opposite, I almost never lose data connection. It appears to me the radios and antennas in this phone are noticeably better than the ones in the EVO LTE. Additionally, and I don't know why this would be so, but my lte speeds are about twice as fast on my M8 than I was seeing with my EVO LTE.
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Thanks for the reply, do you know if your area has been upgraded with the CSFB tech?
I do not know, As far as I know Sprint hasn't even officially announced LTE here yet. We have only had 4G for about 3-4 months, until a couple of months ago it was off more than on as they were working on it.
If you have LTE in your area you almost certainly have working eCSFB. If you didn't, the phone wouldnt connect to LTE at all.
Thinking of jumping ship to TMO, for the simple fact I can get root on all my devices. No contract, unlimited everything. Where I am hoping I don't have any issues with service. I am curious to know what the thoughts of everyone. Pro's Con's of switching/staying and or buying a TMO N4 to use on ATT network..
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This thread is about that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2941837
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This thread is about that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2941837
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Thanks for that link...
Read through it. Issue I am having is the wife is having better service in some areas where ATT isn't as good. But I am finding that in some cases, ATT is faster in speed tests. TMO has been solid as far as service where I live..
Sucks, cause I can't find a solid answer for the people who have had the chance to try both carriers and who they like best. ATT has a higher over cost, but is that worth "better" service?
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Thanks for that link...
Read through it. Issue I am having is the wife is having better service in some areas where ATT isn't as good. But I am finding that in some cases, ATT is faster in speed tests. TMO has been solid as far as service where I live..
Sucks, cause I can't find a solid answer for the people who have had the chance to try both carriers and who they like best. ATT has a higher over cost, but is that worth "better" service?
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FWIW, I've noticed that the spots that I mainly have less than stellar service is through stretches of road away from the major cities. For me, I commute / work / live around a major city, as do my friends and family so it isn't a factor for me. As far as AT&T goes, a few of my friends have AT&T, and I will get better service in spots compared to them and vice versa. I would tell you to try out the T-Mobile test drive option if they still have it. You can try an iPhone or I believe a GS5 for seven days to gauge the service for yourself. As far as I can tell though the service, coverage, and speed are roughly the same in and around major cities and highly populated areas.
take the t mobile 7 day challenge and make up your own mind..
If you do the 7 day T-Mobile thing your credit card will get a hold of $700 plus and if you don't bring the iPhone back in 7 days it will get charged. If that's a issue I think you can buy a cheap phone and test it then return? I love T-Mobile. I had Sprint for 14 years. Now a year and a half with T-Mobile.
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take the t mobile 7 day challenge and make up your own mind..
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The only thing with that is they give you an iPhone 5S, which handles T-Mobile's AWS frequencies quite poorly. If possible, I would take that sim and put it into a T-Mobile branded Android device for better service.
AT&T will always have better coverage as they have their HSPA+ on band 5, 850mhz, which goes way farther than band 4, 1700 mhz. AT&T also has nationwide LTE on band 17, 700mhz.
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The only thing with that is they give you an iPhone 5S, which handles T-Mobile's AWS frequencies quite poorly. If possible, I would take that sim and put it into a T-Mobile branded Android device for better service.
AT&T will always have better coverage as they have their HSPA+ on band 5, 850mhz, which goes way farther than band 4, 1700 mhz. AT&T also has nationwide LTE on band 17, 700mhz.
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not everyone needs "nationwide" lte; if you dont travel much, and if tmobile is great in your area, none of that other stuff matters..
Tmobile is fantastic in chicago land, and since I dont travel for a living anymore, I love the savings, the coverage, the speed, everything about it..
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not everyone needs "nationwide" lte; if you dont travel much, and if tmobile is great in your area, none of that other stuff matters..
Tmobile is fantastic in chicago land, and since I dont travel for a living anymore, I love the savings, the coverage, the speed, everything about it..
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I'm from the Chicago land area, and I can tell you they're not good. When traveling, only about 20 miles outside the city, my data went from LTE to 4G to E back and fourth. I was also in Des Plaines, IL and data was nothing but weak 4G and E inside buildings. My AT&T phone was always on LTE. Back at home, same thing. Good coverage outside, terrible signal inside buildings. I don't think I'd complain if the EDGE actually worked lol.
For years they had nothing but EDGE at my house, and now its finally LTE (but weak). So they are improving the signals with additional antennas. I just don't think its enough. Not every market will get their band 12, 700mhz spectrum do to channel 51 interference.
I dont know what you are talking about, everywhere in chicagoland that I have been has been great as far as signals strength
And, if you have issues inside your house, just ask them for the FREE Asus ac68 router, and your inside the house signals will be great too
In another thread a person on here said T-Mobile wasn't good where I live. Coverage is great pretty much everywhere I go so guess maybe that person had a dud phone.
Right now I am able to test 2 Note 4's. One on TMO, and the other on ATT. Some areas have been better for ATT, and vice versa for TMO. Speed tests seem to favor ATT a little. But with download booster on TMO unlimited LTE, I think that might edge a head some. I don't travel a ton, the areas I do travel are usually major highways and major cities.. So once I am able to go to a few more places that will give me a better idea of who I want to stick with.
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I dont know what you are talking about, everywhere in chicagoland that I have been has been great as far as signals strength
And, if you have issues inside your house, just ask them for the FREE Asus ac68 router, and your inside the house signals will be great too
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Have you traveled out to Northwest, IN? They've gotten a lot better, but still are weak. I have no desire to use them. Especially now that I have 20GB of data from AT&T for $100. AT&T is miles a head of T-Mobile in my area.
does anyone who has the unlimited 4G plan on T-Mobile get LTE or HSPA+? Whenever I download apps or anything really it seems to go slow despite the status bar displaying 4G LTE. This happened also on my HTC M8. Today as I payed my bill online I noticed that the nationwide 4G option doesn't say LTE while the others with hotspot do.
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does anyone who has the unlimited 4G plan on T-Mobile get LTE or HSPA+? Whenever I download apps or anything really it seems to go slow despite the status bar displaying 4G LTE. This happened also on my HTC M8. Today as I payed my bill online I noticed that the nationwide 4G option doesn't say LTE while the others with hotspot do.
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I usually have the 4G LTE icon. I've checked it with Network Signal Info and it confirms that. I'm in Silly-Con Valley but I also get LTE in Sacramento and north into Rocklin and that area. It will sometimes drop down to 4G (HSPA+) when I'm travelling at the fringe of my usual areas.
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does anyone who has the unlimited 4G plan on T-Mobile get LTE or HSPA+? Whenever I download apps or anything really it seems to go slow despite the status bar displaying 4G LTE. This happened also on my HTC M8. Today as I payed my bill online I noticed that the nationwide 4G option doesn't say LTE while the others with hotspot do.
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How much data have you used? If it's over 10gb and you're doing it during "peak hours" you might be experiencing the new prioritization.
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How much data have you used? If it's over 10gb and you're doing it during "peak hours" you might be experiencing the new prioritization.
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last month around 5GB, my cycle just started & I was downloading an app that was 40MB with full LTE signal and it was downloading at 150kbps at around 9 PM. Anyways, this is seriously pathetic. AT&T's 3G is faster than this. SMH
Here's what I got just now
I'm on the unlimited LTE plan. Great speeds here in NYC. I've used 12gb so far this cycle.
wth!? I seriously hate these edge results! In gonna go see what's up and probably compare speeds on my buddys AT&T S6