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[Q] Stuck in roaming

I have successfully rooted my phone and I have been successfully trying out some of the ROM's found here on xda. One thing I've noticed though is that every time I boot into any rom, I'm always stuck in roaming and I can't seem to get out.
Anyone have any ideas?
I'm running LG Optimus 2X P990HN on FIDO network.
Cheers,

taoli said:
I have successfully rooted my phone and I have been successfully trying out some of the ROM's found here on xda. One thing I've noticed though is that every time I boot into any rom, I'm always stuck in roaming and I can't seem to get out.
Anyone have any ideas?
I'm running LG Optimus 2X P990HN on FIDO network.
Cheers,
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Weird. Roaming is supposed to be a network setting and is not made automagically by the rom. Are there chances you enabled it before the flash?
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kolo2x said:
Weird. Roaming is supposed to be a network setting and is not made automagically by the rom. Are there chances you enabled it before the flash?
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Nope, not that I'm aware of anyway, I wasn't in roaming before flashing and I wasn't in roaming after flashing back to original.
I'm stumped thus far :\

taoli said:
Nope, not that I'm aware of anyway, I wasn't in roaming before flashing and I wasn't in roaming after flashing back to original.
I'm stumped thus far :\
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Ok. Hope your problem gets fixed. When you do, please report back in case someone gets in the same situation
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taoli said:
I have successfully rooted my phone and I have been successfully trying out some of the ROM's found here on xda. One thing I've noticed though is that every time I boot into any rom, I'm always stuck in roaming and I can't seem to get out.
Anyone have any ideas?
I'm running LG Optimus 2X P990HN on FIDO network.
Cheers,
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I just got my wife and I 2 brand new phones rooted and installed custom roms.. I know this is a radio issue cause its not picking up the fido network thus i have the same problem you do. Im trying to look into a different baseband as we speak.

Metalshadowx2 said:
I just got my wife and I 2 brand new phones rooted and installed custom roms.. I know this is a radio issue cause its not picking up the fido network thus i have the same problem you do. Im trying to look into a different baseband as we speak.
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I tried the newest baseband i could find to no avail. i tried punching in all my apn settings manually, nothing. I was able to connect and register on FIDO umts and gsm networks but it still said I was in roaming.
I was doing a bit of googling earlier and some ppl were saying that it's got something to do with many of the roms are running gingerbread and that the p990hn has no love for gingerbread atm. I just kinda skimmed but that's what I got from it.
I'm going to see try a froyo rom for the 2x and see if I encounter the same issue.

taoli said:
I tried the newest baseband i could find to no avail. i tried punching in all my apn settings manually, nothing. I was able to connect and register on FIDO umts and gsm networks but it still said I was in roaming.
I was doing a bit of googling earlier and some ppl were saying that it's got something to do with many of the roms are running gingerbread and that the p990hn has no love for gingerbread atm. I just kinda skimmed but that's what I got from it.
I'm going to see try a froyo rom for the 2x and see if I encounter the same issue.
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Wow that sucks... so we have to offically wait for them to release gingerbread?
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"Of course you wont be charged more.
Just an FYI, you are ON the Fido network even if it says Rogers or roaming on rogers. When you roam outside of the Fido/Rogers network, on something like AT&T or T-Mobile, then you are roaming on a different network, not only that, you get a text message to remind you that you are on a foreign network. Hope this helps."
That was quoted from the fido forums.. so apparently its already on fido but because the coding is not right and no official gingerbread support its considered roaming but wont be charged extra money.. I wont be able to know until next month and even still its a risk.

Metalshadowx2 said:
Wow that sucks... so we have to offically wait for them to release gingerbread?
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I can't confirm without doing a bit more googling, but that's what it sounded like to me.

Metalshadowx2 said:
Wow that sucks... so we have to offically wait for them to release gingerbread?
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"Of course you wont be charged more.
Just an FYI, you are ON the Fido network even if it says Rogers or roaming on rogers. When you roam outside of the Fido/Rogers network, on something like AT&T or T-Mobile, then you are roaming on a different network, not only that, you get a text message to remind you that you are on a foreign network. Hope this helps."
That was quoted from the fido forums.. so apparently its already on fido but because the coding is not right and no official gingerbread support its considered roaming but wont be charged extra money.. I wont be able to know until next month and even still its a risk.
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/agree, but that clears it up a bit more. thanks for the post

taoli said:
/agree, but that clears it up a bit more. thanks for the post
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Ok i confirmed this info i found on the net and it works fine.
"APN: internet.fido.ca
User: fido
Pass: fido
After calling Fido, it seems that using National Datat Roaming on the Rogers network is allowed, and there is no extra billing since it's what the Nexus has to do as well. Cool. I guess someone can close this if they want."
So I just put that info in and it works.. I can make calls and use data... make sure you click use data roam

Metalshadowx2 said:
Ok i confirmed this info i found on the net and it works fine.
"APN: internet.fido.ca
User: fido
Pass: fido
After calling Fido, it seems that using National Datat Roaming on the Rogers network is allowed, and there is no extra billing since it's what the Nexus has to do as well. Cool. I guess someone can close this if they want."
So I just put that info in and it works.. I can make calls and use data... make sure you click use data roam
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awesome sauce. thanks again ^^

taoli said:
awesome sauce. thanks again ^^
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Yeah its funny cause i flash roms and stuff on the side for alot of people and i had to do the same thing for someone who had a nexus S for fido and I always wanted to know that.. guess this answers it. I hope this can get sticked or something cause i know more Canadians are gonna get this phone and have the same problem

Metalshadowx2 said:
Yeah its funny cause i flash roms and stuff on the side for alot of people and i had to do the same thing for someone who had a nexus S for fido and I always wanted to know that.. guess this answers it. I hope this can get sticked or something cause i know more Canadians are gonna get this phone and have the same problem
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/agree again, with any luck we'll see a gingerbread update in the incredibly near future and this problem will cease to exist.

»All LTE Discussion«

In an attempt to help tidy up this forum a bit, this thread has been created to centralize all discussion related to LTE on the Nexus 4.
*NOTE* DON'T CREATE ANY OTHER THREADS REGARDING LTE. USE THIS THREAD TO ANNOUNCE OR DISCUSS ANYTHING INSTEAD!
In order to enable LTE on your device, follow efrant's guidance below:
efrant said:
Here are all the things you need (checklist):
1) An LTE SIM
2) LTE coverage
3) LTE enabled in the radio settings on the N4 (dial *#*#INFO#*#* in the dialer, and select LTE/GSM auto in the "Set preferred network type")
4) The proper APN for LTE for your carrier (you will need to get this info from your carrier) inputed into your N4 AND selected
5) An LTE compatible data plan
6) LTE provisioned on your account.
Note that most carriers do not support VoLTE (i.e., voice over LTE), so you need to select LTE/GSM auto in the settings, and not LTE only in the N4 settings in point #3 above.
While all the above items are required, some carriers already have some of them by default. For point #6 above, if your carrier does not have this enabled by default, you will have to call in to make sure it is there. If they don't want to add it, explain to them that you bought an LTE device from outside of your country and you want to be able to use LTE. Ask them, if need be, to add a dummy IMEI to your account to allow provisioning. You may have to call back a few times until you speak to a CSR that actually knows what they are talking about. If you can't get anywhere with that, then you can try putting your SIM in an LTE device that is supported by you carrier and then call them to make sure that LTE is provisioned on your account, then try that SIM in your N4.
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For point #3 above, you can find a collection of the radios from here - [REF][RADIO]Mako modem collection.
As you'll see written in the OP of the above thread, if you want LTE enabled DON'T flash the 0.48 radio as it disables LTE functionality. Flash one of the previous radios instead.
LTE Supported Carriers and Regions
Among your discussions, please post telling me if LTE works with your carrier so I'll be able to add it to this list.

Bump
Please keep all further discussion/support in this thread as all other threads will be closed. Thanks for your cooperation
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This is not lte but I'm getting awesome speeds.
Orlando Florida t mobile
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This is copy-pasted from one of the closed thread. I posted it about an hour before the locks:
I'm trying to get T-mo LTE working on my N4. I have CM 10.1 and the .33 radio. I can go into the 4636 menu, set any of the LTE choices from the drop down, and the network type in that menu says LTE, but I can't get any data to go through. I never get the 4G icon near the signal bar and it never turns blue to show it's connected to Google. I have the fast APN set, all I did was change the original from epc to fast. Is there a step I'm missing?

Members as it might be painful at first for the organization of this Device Forum subject of LTE, it will benefit, please understand and assist the Moderation Team assigned to your Forum Device. Any question do not hesitate to PM any Member of the Moderation Team. Thank You, now lets move on to the topic of LTE discussions.
Edit: This Thread Sticky'd, to assist Members in location. Thank You Again.

bigmase521 said:
Edit: I didn't catch that this was consolidating countries too. Even the OP is Canada-specific. I definitely think this is going to cause headaches.
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The OP is NOT Canada-specific. Canada is only mentioned because that post was originally a reply to someone from Canada.
Edit: I'll have the post modified somewhat.
pwc realtor said:
Agreed items 1, 5, and 6 do not even apply to T-mobile USA.
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Of course they apply to T-Mobile USA. For example, you require an LTE SIM. If all of T-Mobile's SIMs are LTE enabled, then fine. That doesn't change the fact that one is required...
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maniacdevnull said:
This is copy-pasted from one of the closed thread. I posted it about an hour before the locks:
I'm trying to get T-mo LTE working on my N4. I have CM 10.1 and the .33 radio. I can go into the 4636 menu, set any of the LTE choices from the drop down, and the network type in that menu says LTE, but I can't get any data to go through. I never get the 4G icon near the signal bar and it never turns blue to show it's connected to Google. I have the fast APN set, all I did was change the original from epc to fast. Is there a step I'm missing?
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Did you set it to IPv4/IPv6 on both?
I kinda like one unified LTE thread...but for T-Mobile only since it has the biggest buzz being brand new. I was subscribed to about three LTE threads just to see how everyone is experiencing T-Mobile's LTE.
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Guys, what's done is done. The mods all seem to agree on it so they probably discussed this already. Let's move on.
For T-Mobile USA carriers, use this for your APN:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39653099&postcount=106
It worked for me.

Las Vegas T-Mobile LTE. I was told it's only 10 MHz (for now until the Metro PCS merger, assuming that goes well with the stockholders) at 2x5 MHz. Can't wait to see the speed increase once they go to 20 or even 40 MHz!
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Edit: anyone on T-Mobile LTE that is actually getting better battery life than HSPA+?

OK, so which roms are perfectly compatible with the .33 radio and LTE and Tmobile? It seems to be the policy of molesarecoming and PA that they will not support older radios and LTE on Tmobile, with his recent comments this afternoon. So does Cyanogenmod work with the .33 radio on Tmobile with regards to voice calls?

muyoso said:
OK, so which roms are perfectly compatible with the .33 radio and LTE and Tmobile? It seems to be the policy of molesarecoming and PA that they will not support older radios and LTE on Tmobile, with his recent comments this afternoon. So does Cyanogenmod work with the .33 radio on Tmobile with regards to voice calls?
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The ones I tried that worked was CM and Liquid Smooth. Currently on Liquid Smooth now.
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thebryceee said:
The ones I tried that worked was CM and Liquid Smooth. Currently on Liquid Smooth now.
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Oh nice, so the latest CM is compatible with the .33 radio and voice calls working on Tmobile? Might have to flash Cyanogenmod for the first time on my Nexus 4. Been on PA for a long time, but not going to give up LTE because the dev doesn't feel comfortable supporting it.

muyoso said:
OK, so which roms are perfectly compatible with the .33 radio and LTE and Tmobile? It seems to be the policy of molesarecoming and PA that they will not support older radios and LTE on Tmobile, with his recent comments this afternoon. So does Cyanogenmod work with the .33 radio on Tmobile with regards to voice calls?
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CM-based ROMs (and possibly AOKP based ROMs) will work. AOSP based ROMs don't appear to work.
I can confirm that Xylon and CarbonROM work with the .33 radio.
For those coming from PA, Xylon has pie and hybrid settings now. CarbonROM also has pie and per-app settings. I tried both of these ROMs and think they're pretty good. I used hybrid settings a lot in PA so the transition to Xylon felt more intuitive to me.

Great speeds in Silver Spring, MD. Pretty much same results for the Wheaton and Rockville, MD areas as well. I'm still on stock 4.2.1.

Stryder5 said:
CM-based ROMs (and possibly AOKP based ROMs) will work. AOSP based ROMs don't appear to work.
I can confirm that Xylon and CarbonROM work with the .33 radio.
For those coming from PA, Xylon has pie and hybrid settings now. CarbonROM also has pie and per-app settings.
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Awesome. So voice calls work and everything? That is the only issue I have on PA right now, is voice calls not working.

muyoso said:
Awesome. So voice calls work and everything? That is the only issue I have on PA right now, is voice calls not working.
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Correct. Voice calls work. I can hear and speak just fine. I can make and receive calls. Someone did mention they weren't receiving calls though. I have only received one phone call so far. Only expected one call so far in the past day so can't say that was an issue for me.

Stryder5 said:
Correct. Voice calls work. I can hear and speak just fine. I can make and receive calls. Someone did mention they weren't receiving calls though. I have only received one phone call so far. Only expected one call so far in the past day so can't say that was an issue for me.
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Great, thanks a lot for the info. Now I gotta go skim over hundreds of pages of CM discussion. . .

I'm using cm 10.1 and .33 radio. Calls work fine as long as you have it set to LTE/GSM AUTO (PRL). GPS works as well.
When you make or receive a phone call it switches to GSM
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muyoso said:
OK, so which roms are perfectly compatible with the .33 radio and LTE and Tmobile? It seems to be the policy of molesarecoming and PA that they will not support older radios and LTE on Tmobile, with his recent comments this afternoon. So does Cyanogenmod work with the .33 radio on Tmobile with regards to voice calls?
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I followed the instruction here: http : // hippowise.com/how-to-permanently-enable-lte-on-android-4-2-2-nexus-4/ and everything works perfectly. I use CM10.1 nightly and .33 radio. Screen shot here is at my work North San Jose (Montague and Zanker)

*copied from other thread *
Use ES file explorer to open build.prop which is in /system via es note editor. Then do the following :
Replace telephony.lteOnCdmaDevice=0 with telephony.lteOnGsmDevice=1
Note that this will have to be redone when switching it updating ROMs (ie flashing new Cyanogenmod nightlies)
It also allows you to enable or disable LTE through the mobile networks settings menu and with CM10.1 you can add an LTE quick toggle to the quick settings panel. 
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4.3 Discussion Thread

Here we talk about everything android 4.3 for the htc holiday

We have a reason for this thread?
*drool*
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rignfool said:
We have a reason for this thread?
*drool*
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It hair to have discussions and have progress reports if possible.
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**Press the thanks button if I have helped you.

rignfool said:
We have a reason for this thread?
*drool*
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Possibly. Could be a few more months could be a week.. Dunno yet

bilibox said:
Possibly. Could be a few more months could be a week.. Dunno yet
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Well we shall wait no more I just booted up 4.3 on my phone with the aid of albinoman. I thought this day would never come.

WildfireDEV said:
Well we shall wait no more I just booted up 4.3 on my phone with the aid of albinoman. I thought this day would never come.
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What do I do to get it to boot I just got stuck at the boot animation.

TheROMGuy said:
What do I do to get it to boot I just got stuck at the boot animation.
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Wait until a thread is posted.. All I can say is that its booted.. That's it. Its going to take a little work before anything is usable
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bilibox said:
Wait until a thread is posted.. All I can say is that its booted.. That's it. Its going to take a little work before anything is usable
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Yeah I know that but meh....

bilibox said:
Wait until a thread is posted.. All I can say is that its booted.. That's it. Its going to take a little work before anything is usable
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Wildfire, patience I note is a virtue...and given the short amount of time this device went to several stable 4.2.2 versions, it's worth the wait. Meanwhile I'm going to figure out which GAPPS is compatible with 4.3, because the 20130308 version doesn't appear to be..

Wolfhawke said:
Wildfire, patience I note is a virtue...and given the short amount of time this device went to several stable 4.2.2 versions, it's worth the wait. Meanwhile I'm going to figure out which GAPPS is compatible with 4.3, because the 20130308 version doesn't appear to be..
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http://goo.im/gapps
20130813

bilibox said:
http://goo.im/gapps
20130813
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Ok...so the gapps I have that works with PACman Milestone (20130812) is probably ok?
(5 mins later after reading another thread) CRAP! nope that gapps is for 10.1/4.2.2 not 10.2/4.3.X!!!!

I apologize to the moderators since this is in the wrong place, but I can't post to the development forums yet. In response to albinoman887's request to test in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343586&page=76 I flashed the zip released this morning and then flashed the boot.img. I have also removed the linero.config.svdo=true from my build.prop. The radio is not getting a stable connection. Wifi and camera work and I can see both the internal and external SD cards. If you need anything further, I'll be happy to test for you.
A little more information: When it's not working, I can go into the APN list and it's blank. Clicking on add then backing out if it causes all of the AT&T APNs to appear. It won't fix the issue however, because after a few seconds it clears out again.

csosbee said:
I apologize to the moderators since this is in the wrong place, but I can't post to the development forums yet. In response to albinoman887's request to test in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343586&page=76 I flashed the zip released this morning and then flashed the boot.img. I have also removed the linero.config.svdo=true from my build.prop. The radio is not getting a stable connection. Wifi and camera work and I can see both the internal and external SD cards. If you need anything further, I'll be happy to test for you.
A little more information: When it's not working, I can go into the APN list and it's blank. Clicking on add then backing out if it causes all of the AT&T APNs to appear. It won't fix the issue however, because after a few seconds it clears out again.
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hey there. try two things.. first of all... add that build prop setting back.. reboot.. when you get the apns to come up again. check the default apm. see what the APN type is, is it just default? if it is, delete it and find the apn that has this as APN type : default, supl, hipri. then set that apn to default...
i found this "fix" here.. by googling your issue dont know if it will fix or not...but i guess you do want that build.prop setting i just talked to dastin
herse where i found tha ttip if you wanna read more: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40203
also hit me up on gtalk/hangouts if you use it and are a knowlegable computer user who knows how to flash things manually copy files etc. i'm sending yo a pm with my email address

albinoman887 said:
hey there. try two things.. first of all... add that build prop setting back.. reboot.. when you get the apns to come up again. check the default apm. see what the APN type is, is it just default? if it is, delete it and find the apn that has this as APN type : default, supl, hipri. then set that apn to default...
i found this "fix" here.. by googling your issue dont know if it will fix or not...but i guess you do want that build.prop setting i just talked to dastin
herse where i found tha ttip if you wanna read more: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40203
also hit me up on gtalk/hangouts if you use it and are a knowlegable computer user who knows how to flash things manually copy files etc. i'm sending yo a pm with my email address
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The default APN is ATT Phone and the type is default,supl,mms.
I created a new one like the previous ATT Phone, except for changing the APN type to what you suggested above. Still getting the same results.

csosbee said:
The default APN is ATT Phone and the type is default,supl,mms.
I created a new one like the previous ATT Phone, except for changing the APN type to what you suggested above. Still getting the same results.
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yeah. i think you want ATT LTE to be default. look through all of them and find the one that says APN type default, supl, hipri. and make that your default
EDIT: yeah i dont think its just that setting that is different...there are more...so instead do what i said above. look for the one that is already set up with that as the apn type. (i think its ATT LTE) and set it as default

albinoman887 said:
yeah. i think you want ATT LTE to be default. look through all of them and find the one that says APN type default, supl, hipri. and make that your default
EDIT: yeah i dont think its just that setting that is different...there are more...so instead do what i said above. look for the one that is already set up with that as the apn type. (i think its ATT LTE) and set it as default
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Yeah. After looking at them I believe you are right about the ATT LTE. I'm fixing to make the change and I'll let you know the results.

csosbee said:
Yeah. After looking at them I believe you are right about the ATT LTE. I'm fixing to make the change and I'll let you know the results.
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ok, hey 3 more posts and you can post in the dev forum!

Something went wrong, as now I can't get the APNs to show up at all. I'm going to wipe and start over. If you need me on hangouts I'm there for a little bit. I'll have a meeting to go to in about an hour and a half.
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One thing I've noticed just now is that as long as I'm connected to wifi, the radio is stable. I can make calls, send texts, etc. The APN list doesn't disappear either. Hope that helps.
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Yeah this seems to be related to wifi somehow. Calls instantly go to voicemail with wifi turned off. With it turned on I can get my calls and I'm showing a 4G connection.

Same results as far as the data / radio with the 08/26 11:25AM build. I can say that the camera works for me...even Focal. I can also state that both internal and external SD cards work as well as wifi.
FYI: I've deleted all APNs except for the ATT LTE one and I've set it as default.
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There are three Preferred network modes available:
LTE/WCDMA
LTE/GSM/WCDMA (the default)
GSM/WCDMA preferred
When I try to change to a different one, it reverts back to LTE/GSM/WCDMA

We may have the signal issue under wraps. Unless albino wants to use the newer libril then he will do testing and my new pac rom will update to that once it has stability. currently we are working on camera and maybe even fixing sdcard mounting via usb mass storage

[TWEAK] Increase Network Speeds By Using Sprint Spark [WIP]

I stumbled upon a thread in the N5 forums where they needed to go in and manually enable bands 26 and 41 on their devices in order to enable Sprint Spark (network speeds of 50-60mbps).
I followed their instructions on my S4 and low and behold, we have the LTE programming menu containing "enable band 26" and "enable band 41" in it. I have my MSL, so I tried to edit it, but every time I check the boxes to enable the bands, the settings don't stick.
I'm currently running TriForce 4.0 (4.3) and I have this option. I'm still working on a few things but thought some people could collaborate here so we can get this going. I don't see why our phones wouldn't support the new network. If it's a hardware limitation, someone please enlighten me.
EDIT: thread from N5 forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2515798&highlight=msl&page=3

mcherin said:
I stumbled upon a thread in the N5 forums where they needed to go in and manually enable bands 26 and 41 on their devices in order to enable Sprint Spark (network speeds of 50-60mbps).
I followed their instructions on my S4 and low and behold, we have the LTE programming menu containing "enable band 26" and "enable band 41" in it. I have my MSL, so I tried to edit it, but every time I check the boxes to enable the bands, the settings don't stick.
I'm currently running TriForce 4.0 (4.3) and I have this option. I'm still working on a few things but thought some people could collaborate here so we can get this going. I don't see why our phones wouldn't support the new network. If it's a hardware limitation, someone please enlighten me.
EDIT: thread from N5 forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2515798&highlight=msl&page=3
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I don't think the hardware is there to support it; that's why they are coming out with the SPH-L720T model which adds the two LTE bands (but loses VoLTE unfortunately).
This sort of thing has been done before... T-Mobile did something similar with the S3 - releasing a late variant which added LTE support.

I took the ota to 4.3...when I view my settings it shows band 26 and 41 already enabled.
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Mindripper72 said:
I took the ota to 4.3...when I view my settings it shows band 26 and 41 already enabled.
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Samsung can't have the device use those bands without having it approved by the FCC first so I went back to the FCC docs to see if Samsung sought band 26 and 41 support to the SPH-L720 since it was initially approved and they haven't. My guess is that the 720 and 720T may share the same firmware and that's why you are seeing that. Either that or they have started selling the 720T and that's the one you have (though I didn't think they did that yet).

myphone12345 said:
I don't think the hardware is there to support it; that's why they are coming out with the SPH-L720T model which adds the two LTE bands (but loses VoLTE unfortunately).
This sort of thing has been done before... T-Mobile did something similar with the S3 - releasing a late variant which added LTE support.
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Doh! That should have been "no support for SVLTE" instead of VOLTE. Sprint's network doesn't support VoLTE yet.

It doesn't lose VoLTE... VoLTE isn't hardware related its just any type of VOIP program but on LTE.. Or at least I think so
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Is that the new LTE icon?? This anticipation is never ending... Now that I have LTE I'll just be waiting to see that little spark logo haha
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Truitt.Jack said:
It doesn't lose VoLTE... VoLTE isn't hardware related its just any type of VOIP program but on LTE.. Or at least I think so
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Correct. See the message right above yours (i.e. message #5).

luckily i am in a sprint spark market... i will definitely update everyone on this soon
but one thing i did notice is that when i click on it to enable, then go back to the same menu it unchecked itself. so the possibility isnt entirely there but we can hope right?
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My guess is that the 720 and 720T may share the same firmware and that's why you are seeing that
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thats what i think too

I followed everything from the nexus post and I don't see that menu. Am I missing something
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isaac2k10 said:
I followed everything from the nexus post and I don't see that menu. Am I missing something
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The topic of the post that was linked in the OP was for a Nexus 5. This is a Galaxy S4 forum section. Therefore you have to use the code ##3282# instead of *#*#3282#*#* on the S4. [Not Confirmed:] You also must be using the MJA modem in order to access these new bands.
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Go to this post to learn how to get your MSL.

lamanonx said:
The topic of the post that was linked in the OP was for a Nexus 5. This is a Galaxy S4 forum section. Therefore you have to use the code ##3282# instead of *#*#3282#*#* on the S4. [Not Confirmed:] You also must be using the MJA modem in order to access these new bands.
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Go to this post to learn how to get your MSL.
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Ah Yea I figured you had to be on the mja modem.
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So I'm on CM10.2, is there a way for me to do this tweak without having to revert back to stockrom?

jo0b4k4 said:
So I'm on CM10.2, is there a way for me to do this tweak without having to revert back to stockrom?
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What's the point of all this if the hardware in the current S4 variant can't support it? It's like putting a rocket engine button inside a Toyota Corolla. You can press it a hundred times but it still won't make flames come out the back of the car.

Im on Triforce 4.1 MJA and i do not see these band options. Yes i did ##3282# and i do have my msl.
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Alright time to get in on this topic, I have a question. I have a sprint s4, im rockin the mja modem,on sac's 4.2 rom and have input the dialer code and do see band 26 and 41, I checked the boxes and when I did it went from [off] to [on] but once I back out and re-enter where these options are the boxes remain checked but state its [off].
So does this mean I enabled the bands, but at the moment there off cause I'm not in a area that supports these bands ? ( can't clarify weather I am in a area that supports these bands or not just guessed this is why this is happening).
Thanks in advance
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Usually editing stuff in this sections requires ALSO hitting the settings button and choosing "Save"

myphone12345 said:
What's the point of all this if the hardware in the current S4 variant can't support it? It's like putting a rocket engine button inside a Toyota Corolla. You can press it a hundred times but it still won't make flames come out the back of the car.
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Exactly. This thread makes no sense on this phone. The hardware doesn't support tri-band LTE.

M3wThr33 said:
Usually editing stuff in this sections requires ALSO hitting the settings button and choosing "Save"
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Idk if that answer is directed at me or not but if so...I've changed a few things in this section (##3282#) a few times in the past such as ehrpd,multimedia,data profile and so on and have never saved my choices after making changes they've always just stuck.
Although saving them does make sense but there is no such option. If I were to press the settings button while in this menu nothing pops up? The choices I made do stick to a extent like turning on LTE the box stays checked and it does stay [on] but as for the bands...the boxes stay checked but don't stay [on].
(Screenshot attached).
Which brought me to To the conclusion that i enabled them but there currently off at the moment due to me not recieveing a signal from these bands due to me not being in a supported area..just a guess though, I can't confirm weather I am in a supported area or not.
NOTE:This isn't how these options are I cropped 3pics and made em into one fyi
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Lol at activating bands on a phone that doesn't have them. :what:
Since I don't want to type something I've already written in the past I'll just leave a link to a similar discussion on another forum. Read my reply there at the end. It also applies here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441480
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RayTrue04 said:
Lol at activating bands on a phone that doesn't have them. :what:
Since I don't want to type something I've already written in the past I'll just leave a link to a similar discussion on another forum. Read my reply there at the end. It also applies here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441480
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Wow! Very disappointing to hear but good to know that the phones you listed in the other thread are tri-band supported. I'll keep that in mind when I decide to upgrade my sprint s4.
So LTE and EHRPD is the most I'm gunna see out of this device huh....bummerrrr but I'm still happy with it just looking to get even more out of my device and my hands on but no worries.
Thanks again for clearing that up,
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Cdma only

Hey everyone, just was wondering if anyone else was having this issue where the phone won't connect on LTE mode on virgin mobile. Every so often I won't get any connection at all unless I set it to cdma only. I then need to go into dss and reset the connection.
I've tried multiplie roms, kernels, the universal apn fix etc.

OnlySomeDood said:
Hey everyone, just was wondering if anyone else was having this issue where the phone won't connect on LTE mode on virgin mobile. Every so often I won't get any connection at all unless I set it to cdma only. I then need to go into dss and reset the connection.
I've tried multiplie roms, kernels, the universal apn fix etc.
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It seems like you may have a weak signal to me. I don't think ROMs, kernels, or any fixes can help you in this matter. Does it happen everywhere you go or just in certain locations?

It happens everywhere, I was doing some digging online and it seems to be a fairly common issue. I tried multiple kernels etc because I noticed that it seemed to be better with different ones. Also sometimes, like now, my lte signal is great.

cant get LTE anywhere anytime
I have had this issue since I first flashed this phone back in December with CM11 I called virgin mobile back then and the told me that it wasn't my problem it was a issue they where having in my area so at the time I agreed with them and they even have me half off my bill $18 refund. Since then I have noticed that it wasn't them it was something caused by me flashing the phone. I've been on 5 different Roms and a few kernels nothing seems to change it but I'm not to concerned with it I still get great speed with it in 3g plus I'm on WiFi 18 hours a day so don't really effect me. BUT WHAT IS: I can't sent MMS messages or receive them right now I can't get the IP address etc for the network to work I tried flashing the VMU APN fix but when I did it caused WiFi not to be available (won't turn on) I'm currently on RaptorRomv2. Please if anyone could help with a solution that would be appreciated thanks.

rob1337x said:
I have had this issue since I first flashed this phone back in December with CM11 I called virgin mobile back then and the told me that it wasn't my problem it was a issue they where having in my area so at the time I agreed with them and they even have me half off my bill $18 refund. Since then I have noticed that it wasn't them it was something caused by me flashing the phone. I've been on 5 different Roms and a few kernels nothing seems to change it but I'm not to concerned with it I still get great speed with it in 3g plus I'm on WiFi 18 hours a day so don't really effect me. BUT WHAT IS: I can't sent MMS messages or receive them right now I can't get the IP address etc for the network to work I tried flashing the VMU APN fix but when I did it caused WiFi not to be available (won't turn on) I'm currently on RaptorRomv2. Please if anyone could help with a solution that would be appreciated thanks.
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Hello,
Are you on 1.48.652.2 or 1.47.652.1? I'm on Boost Mobile and I noticed the radio was updated on 1.48.652.2 from 1.46.40.1113_2 to 1.46.40.0721. I noticed I get better signal in my area with the new radio. LTE has never been a problem for me, but if you haven't upgraded, maybe this will help you.

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Hello,
Are you on 1.48.652.2 or 1.47.652.1? I'm on Boost Mobile and I noticed the radio was updated on 1.48.652.2 from 1.46.40.1113_2 to 1.46.40.0721. I noticed I get better signal in my area with the new radio. LTE has never been a problem for me, but if you haven't upgraded, maybe this will help you.
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I'm have baseband version 1.46.40.0721 I'll try this and advise what is going on thanks.

rob1337x said:
I'm have baseband version 1.46.40.0721 I'll try this and advise what is going on thanks.
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That is the newest one, so I don't what to tell you. I have seen quite a bit of people on this forum with LTE/signal problems only with Virgin. I think it is on their side. It is weird, though, since they are a Sprint MVNO and no one on Boost is complaining of these problems.

So 1.46 is newer than 1.48 hows that make sense. I guess it does make Sense run huh lol
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One noticed I don't have the APN settings but I don't want to install the vmu apn because it makes ny wifi not work but ima try it
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rob1337x said:
So 1.46 is newer than 1.48 hows that make sense. I guess it does make Sense run huh lol
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One noticed I don't have the APN settings but I don't want to install the vmu apn because it makes ny wifi not work but ima try it
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I think you misunderstand. 1.48.652.2 is the updated software/RUU that includes everything. 1.46.40.0721 is the updated radio for 1.48.652.2. The old software 1.47.652.1 had the old radio 1.46.40.1113_2. You can get the old software RUU and see if the radio works better for you. If it doesn't, Virgin has a problem that they have to fix.

Here's an update from me, I don't know what happened but I have not had the LTE/3G issue for a while now, pretty much sine the day after I posted this thread. On my end I am going to call this fixed. Only thing I can think is that the software did update from then till now so perhaps it fixed the issue.