I had been trying a bunch of things to get LTE to work on my tmobile prepaid plan with my unlocked one. It looks like it has finally started but I am not sure of the band.
Is there a way to check the band? Is the one capable of getting LTE on tmobile on a band other than 1700? Some screenshots below.
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watermelun said:
I had been trying a bunch of things to get LTE to work on my tmobile prepaid plan with my unlocked one. It looks like it has finally started but I am not sure of the band.
Is there a way to check the band? Is the one capable of getting LTE on tmobile on a band other than 1700? Some screenshots below.
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Yes, the unlocked edition should get LTE from TMO when it is available in your area. The signal you posted is refarmed 1900 bands, which is limited to 21 download.
LTE will have "4G" on the top line with a small "LTE" underneath.
EDIT: I just realized the speeds you are showing. That is almost certainly LTE. I guess the non TMO phones don't have the icon I described.
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stevedebi said:
Yes, the unlocked edition should get LTE from TMO when it is available in your area. The signal you posted is refarmed 1900 bands, which is limited to 21 download.
LTE will have "4G" on the top line with a small "LTE" underneath.
EDIT: I just realized the speeds you are showing. That is almost certainly LTE. I guess the non TMO phones don't have the icon I described.
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Thanks. How do you find out if it is the 1900 band? I was really surprised to see Network Type: LTE on the first screenshot. If I am on to something here, I would really reconsider rebooting the phone and backing it up as is.
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Thanks. How do you find out if it is the 1900 band? I was really surprised to see Network Type: LTE on the first screenshot. If I am on to something here, I would really reconsider rebooting the phone and backing it up as is.
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On TMO, by the speed connection. As I noted earlier, TMO 1900 maxes out at 2100.
You are not "on to" anything here; the unlocked phone is completely capable of TMO LTE from the factory. It is the AWS bands that are being sought by many folks here at XDA.
I saw your Icon on the original post and misread that as reframed rather than LTE. Until I double checked your screen grab!
T-Mobile's LTE runs on AWS 1700/2100 or Band 4 which the developer one supports. What everyone wants is the AWS HSPA+ band to work on the developer/AT&T One.
The t-mobile version does show 4G with the small LTE underneath.
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Just got my ATT N1 and was wondering if there is any way of turning on HSPA? I just got my Telus droid last week and that has HSPA and i like how fast it is...The milestone shows 3g and H when downloading. how can i enable the N1 to to d/l on or show the H? Thanks in advanced...
Also is anyone having reception issues...on the N1 im having 2-3 bars when my droid and 3gs is full bars...if so i hope there is also a fix for that...
perhaps the nexus doesnt have a HSPA icon and just displays a 3g one in its place, easiest way to know is download a SPEEDTEST app and check your data speeds.
i had the droid myself, just sold it. and got the nexus, the droid showed HSPA since thats prob available in Canada, not in US. So it was essentially what i described above
if i understand right its that u cant, the N1's 3g wasnt built to work with atts 3g so your only ever gonna get half of the 3g through att, so no hspa on Att, could be wrong though.
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perhaps the nexus doesnt have a HSPA icon and just displays a 3g one in its place, easiest way to know is download a SPEEDTEST app and check your data speeds.
i had the droid myself, just sold it. and got the nexus, the droid showed HSPA since thats prob available in Canada, not in US. So it was essentially what i described above
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the nexus does have a hspa icon. its in the screenshot. you need root and a custom rom to enable it
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Thanks for all the quick replies...btw simms what rom are you using...thinking of rooting my N1...or do you have any rom that you recommend...im new to this android world...i used to be a palm, windows and iphone user...and i used to tweak them all out...thanks in advanced...
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if i understand right its that u cant, the N1's 3g wasnt built to work with atts 3g so your only ever gonna get half of the 3g through att, so no hspa on Att, could be wrong though.
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um.....
http://googlenexusoneboard.blogspot.com/2010/03/nexus-one-now-compatible-with-at-3g.html
The factory ROM doesn't show an H, it uses the 3G icon for both.
You can look in the settings to see if you're on HSDPA or not when downloading.
RiNo808 said:
Thanks for all the quick replies...btw simms what rom are you using...thinking of rooting my N1...or do you have any rom that you recommend...im new to this android world...i used to be a palm, windows and iphone user...and i used to tweak them all out...thanks in advanced...
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the rom's are personal preference. I personally use cyanogen as it has everything i need right now.
Hi, I didn't post this in the g2x forum as I thought I wouldn't find anyone interested.
Im in the uk, u should kno me .
Anyway I got the lg optimus 2x from america which offered 4g. I thought uk didn't have 4g but look at this
I'm on orange
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4G stands for HSDPA+
Many Operator in Europe (T-Mobile DE, Vodafone IT) support HSDPA+ with >21Mbit.
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4G stands for HSDPA+
Many Operator in Europe (T-Mobile DE, Vodafone IT) support HSDPA+ with >21Mbit.
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True but not exactly, because after December 2010 (ITU changed specs a little), LTE and WiMAX can also be referred to as 4G technology even though it does not meet speed requirements of 4G, that is really confusing since in e.g. USA 4G can mean WiMAX...
With ITU (telecommunication standardising body) it's all about the peak transfer capability if technology can reach certain threshold it gets the 4G tag...
This is a bit illogical since e.g HSDPA+ is not that much technologically different from standard 3G family derivatives as it is from "newer" LTE, or WiMAX ... long live confusion.
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Um. Being a dev I still only got that bit :L
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the BBC reported today there is going to be LTE testing in selected areas
the gsm 4g in states is HSPA+ or whatever is called . And the G2x or O2X has i think QUAD bands wcdma , so i think that is why you see 4g . The H was replaced by 4G. In states 4g is just for marketing. A real 4g i can say is the LTE from Verizon , but WIMAX , and HSPA are no 4g in my opinion .
Sorry if this has been answered, but i w as just wondering, is the Note considered a world phone? Can I go south of the border by a Sim Card and work out of the box?
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It's a quad band phone with world gsm networks capabilities. But it's locked for only tmo Sims unless you unlock it then it's free to any gsm carriers
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Thanx
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No prob. If you have had TMobile for a while you can hit them up and say your traveling and they'll unlock your phone for free lol that's what I do... Takes around two to three days for them to send you an unlock code
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Been with them for a long time now, will definitely look into that.
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atekone said:
It's a quad band phone with world gsm networks capabilities. But it's locked for only tmo Sims unless you unlock it then it's free to any gsm carriers
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AT&T note is pentaband, not quad band and im very much confident that its the same hardware on tmobile note, so it should be pentaband too. which means yes it is fully a world phone not just partially.
umarali said:
AT&T note is pentaband, not quad band and im very much confident that its the same hardware on tmobile note, so it should be pentaband too. which means yes it is fully a world phone not just partially.
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Tmobile Galaxy note Bands: 850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz;UMTS/HSPA+: AWS Band IV / 2100 / 1900 / 850
Att galaxy note bands:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz*3G - UMTS/HSDPA850/1900/2100 MHz*
Gsm quadband...
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atekone said:
Tmobile Galaxy note Bands: 850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz;UMTS/HSPA+: AWS Band IV / 2100 / 1900 / 850
Att galaxy note bands:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz*3G - UMTS/HSDPA850/1900/2100 MHz*
Gsm quadband...
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This has already been discovered back in the day on att note 717 forum that this is Pentaband phone and developers already discovered that and thats how they developed radio for tmobile 4g... Check in screenshot all those bands are not listed on box by Samsung...
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I have an HTC One (m7 ATT) and a LG-E970. They are currently locked to ATT. Both receive high speed data from ATT. We will be moving to the TMobile network soon, but I want to ensure that both devices will be able to use high speed data on T-mobile's network. How can I check this?
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I have an HTC One (m7 ATT) and a LG-E970. They are currently locked to ATT. Both receive high speed data from ATT. We will be moving to the TMobile network soon, but I want to ensure that both devices will be able to use high speed data on T-mobile's network. How can I check this?
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Most likely not, unless you're in one of the refarmed areas. you'll likely be stuck with Edge service and maybe 3g
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I have an HTC One (m7 ATT) and a LG-E970. They are currently locked to ATT. Both receive high speed data from ATT. We will be moving to the TMobile network soon, but I want to ensure that both devices will be able to use high speed data on T-mobile's network. How can I check this?
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Go to this site it has the comparison of the technical info for the HTC One. Pay particular attention to the bands in each phone.
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Go to [link removed] it has the comparison of the technical info for the HTC One. Pay particular attention to the bands in each phone.
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Every phone on that list supports GSM1900 and UMTS2100. So it seems that it should. I don't see ATT's version listed there, but I looked up both devices on another website and they also appear to support those frequencies. Just to be sure I'll take it into a T-mobile store today.
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Every phone on that list supports GSM1900 and UMTS2100. So it seems that it should. I don't see ATT's version listed there, but I looked up both devices on another website and they also appear to support those frequencies. Just to be sure I'll take it into a T-mobile store today.
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I'm in central Florida and my One only got edge service ... while a real t-mobile phone got 4g with the same sim card and account ... Same with the LG Optimus G no 3g or 4g
Dr3x1 said:
I have an HTC One (m7 ATT) and a LG-E970. They are currently locked to ATT. Both receive high speed data from ATT. We will be moving to the TMobile network soon, but I want to ensure that both devices will be able to use high speed data on T-mobile's network. How can I check this?
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Location will probably determine how good it will be but it does work........................................
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AT&T M7 unlocked......
The three devices designed by the Motorola using Qualcomm APQ8084 +MDM9625 platform seems shared some many design.In the /fsg partition quark share the same firmware of nexus 6,
so according to the partial RFNV already exist in XT1254,just get a filtered NV items patch to the Band 17,seems like Band 5 and WCDMA AWS either possible to do same job,but without the XT1225's calibrated QCN file,it's hard to do that.
Based on the success of using China Telecom Band 1 IMT-2100 FDD-LTE while the XT1254 just used the Nexus 6 XT1103's Band 1 RFNV patch made by Azlun,I think it's possible to using some bands that hardware DESIGNED but not CALIBRATED bands.
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Here is a guide for the operation writen by Azlun, QPST is provided over internet, specific patch file in the attach files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-enable-nexus6-xt1103-4g-lte-t3042373
Using LTE Discovery to find the Band you are using
UPDATE:QCN add NV06828 LTE_BC_CONFIG
sorry to bring this up from the dead but can anyone confirm this works to pickup band 17 on att? im thinking of picking one up used and just want to confirm it does.
I can confirm, the patch is working. My phone was able to pick up AT&T band 17. I need to do more testing as band 17 signal is pretty low in my area. I can get nice band 2 signal here. See attachment.
What would be the benefit of applying this patch? Is there anything special about band 17?
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What would be the benefit of applying this patch? Is there anything special about band 17?
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For people who use AT&T and not Verizon. ATT's bands are 2, 4, 5, 17.
17 is used a lot on AT&T. If you can't pick up LTE band 17, you will drop to HSPA. While all the Quarks share LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 7, the Droid Turbo XT1254 does not have LTE band 17 which is important for AT&T.
That's why I own the Moto XT1225, which has ALL of AT&T's LTE bands.
On LTE Discovery, on my phone over the past two years:
Band 2: 186 instances
[*]Band 4: 25 instances
[*]Band 5: 14 instances
[*]Band 17: 187 instances
Even for people selling their Droid Turbo, it would make it more valuable. Even if it can't pick up LTE band 5 (which is not used that much), having LTE band 17 makes it worth more money to people who use AT&T.
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The XT1225 and XT1254/XT1250 all share LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 7.
The XT1225 additionally has LTE band 5 and 17.
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The XT1254/XT1250 instead has LTE band 13 (Verizon LTE band), plus CDMA bands. While it does have some HSPA bands, there's not as many as in the XT1225.
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