Does anyone know once sprint lights up the 1900 mhz lte on a tower and 800 mhz voice how long after that before they light up the 800 mhz LTE? Or is this something that takes a while? I have the 1900 LTE 1.3 miles from my house on a tower and I can't connect when I'm in the yard. I have to drive about 500 feet toward the tower before I can get the LTE signal. Though when I do get the signal it's pretty fast. 15-30 down 5-10 up. Thanks for anyone who may have the true answer
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treIII said:
Does anyone know once sprint lights up the 1900 mhz lte on a tower and 800 mhz voice how long after that before they light up the 800 mhz LTE? Or is this something that takes a while? I have the 1900 LTE 1.3 miles from my house on a tower and I can't connect when I'm in the yard. I have to drive about 500 feet toward the tower before I can get the LTE signal. Though when I do get the signal it's pretty fast. 15-30 down 5-10 up. Thanks for anyone who may have the true answer
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May I ask you how I find towers in my area. You seem to know
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May I ask you how I find towers in my area. You seem to know
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Also, the HTC One does not have the 800mhz frequency built in to it.
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Also, the HTC One does not have the 800mhz frequency built in to it.
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I am connecting to 800 voice right now so there is definitely a radio for 800 mhz. I just don't know if it will work with 800 lte
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May I ask you how I find towers in my area. You seem to know
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treIII said:
I am connecting to 800 voice right now so there is definitely a radio for 800 mhz. I just don't know if it will work with 800 lte
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Well, I stand corrected then.
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Well, I stand corrected then.
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Didn't mean to seem rude.
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It's cool, didn't take it that way.
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It does have the 800mhz for voice only.
Only LTE band on Sprint's HTC One is band 25. (1900mhz).
Verizon's has the 750mhz band instead of the 1900mhz.
treIII said:
Does anyone know once sprint lights up the 1900 mhz lte on a tower and 800 mhz voice how long after that before they light up the 800 mhz LTE? Or is this something that takes a while? I have the 1900 LTE 1.3 miles from my house on a tower and I can't connect when I'm in the yard. I have to drive about 500 feet toward the tower before I can get the LTE signal. Though when I do get the signal it's pretty fast. 15-30 down 5-10 up. Thanks for anyone who may have the true answer
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I work for Sprint, and can tell you that usually that means they are still working on the tower. While I am not allowed to give any specific info about your area in general this happens a lot when an area is just starting out. Give it a month or two and you will most likely have a wider coverage net. Also there is not actual time frame when it comes to how fast an area gets the next step in Network Vision. It is very different depending on area. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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It does have the 800mhz for voice only.
Only LTE band on Sprint's HTC One is band 25. (1900mhz).
Verizon's has the 750mhz band instead of the 1900mhz.
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This. The Sprint HTC One can only connect to LTE on band 25 (1900 MHz). Sprint has only recently started rolling out its tri-band LTE devices (e.g., Nexus 5, LG G2, etc...).
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So I'm on a road trip, and I brought my N4 (on T-Mobile USA) along for the ride. I decided to stay the night in Savannah, GA. After checking into my hotel, I took my phone out of my pocket and saw something I've never seen before. It was showing a data connection as "3G" rather than the usual "H" for HSPA or "E" for EDGE. I had to do a double take. Curious, I went to Settings-About Phone-Status and checked the network type. It was "UMTS:3". Obviously that means T-Mobile's network refarming has happened here and 1900 MHz UMTS is live.
Here's the thing, though. The radio keeps switching between "3G" and "H" every few seconds, seemingly unable to figure out which one it wants to hold onto. The phone is still usable but I still find it annoying. Of course, the vast majority of T-Mobile phones would never experience this since they hardly ever have support for 1900 MHz, but I'm curious if other N4 owners living in areas where T-Mobile has lit up 1900 MHz UMTS are having this issue as well? In the end, the phone may be usable, but the constant switching is playing hell on my OCD!!
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At least the refarming is done where you're at, I'm still impatiently waiting.
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At least the refarming is done where you're at, I'm still impatiently waiting.
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Yeah but at this rate I'm hoping they either fix this in a Nexus 4 radio update (maybe make it prefer HSPA over UMTS, but I don't know if that would cause problems outside the US), or never light it up in my home market. haha
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I just came from Verizon of 12 years and a gs3. I'm on umts at my home in rural Atlanta ga. It does the same switching as you say. I just thought that was normal gsm behavior .... phone is idle then 3g is active. Phone queries the net (open browser etc...) and H kicks in.
On another note the H speeds here are almost equal to vzw lte, I'm impressed
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Yeah but at this rate I'm hoping they either fix this in a Nexus 4 radio update (maybe make it prefer HSPA over UMTS, but I don't know if that would cause problems outside the US), or never light it up in my home market. haha
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I just noticed you're in Durham, I'm in Winston.
Has the refarm taken effect by you?
My phone does this then pulls the h on demand I am in Detroit metro area. I still pull high download speeds and don't have a problem with the change over. Honestly until I read this post I thought this was normal. Do do a speed test see if it is slower or faster then your use to.
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I just noticed you're in Durham, I'm in Winston.
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No it hasn't, and hopefully it won't before there's a radio update to fix it (if they'd even bother fixing it)!
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I have had my N4 for only a couple months, but it has been doing that ever since I got it. I am in the Farmington, MO area too though. I thought it was just normal, as this is the first time I have had a decent phone and be on a plan rather than prepay.
Mine has always behaved like that. My nexus one and gnex too.
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Weird. mine had never done this except here in Savannah. Is anyone else here running stock?
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I'm on all stock and I've never seen the 3G label. I'm out here in Portland, OR, and SLC, UT. I just figured our phones were only capable of G, E, and H labels.
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I find it wierd that you've never seen the 3G label. Normally you camp on 3G (UMTS) and it'll flip to "H" for HSPA+ when data's transferring either up, down, or both. This has been normal over the years, until there were modifications on T-Mobile's side to display 4G all the time for devices that were HSPA+ capable.
I'm stock unrooted
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I find it wierd that you've never seen the 3G label. Normally you camp on 3G (UMTS) and it'll flip to "H" for HSPA+ when data's transferring either up, down, or both. This has been normal over the years, until there were modifications on T-Mobile's side to display 4G all the time for devices that were HSPA+ capable.
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This never happened on my G2 nor my Nexus S. The only way that happened on the Nexus S was when running a custom ROM.
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This never happened on my G2 nor my Nexus S. The only way that happened on the Nexus S was when running a custom ROM.
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GS2, Samsung edited to reflect 4G. Most customers would be perplexed by the constant camping on 3G, then flipping to H (HSPA+ which is branded as T-Mobile 4G), so the just modified their network bits in their OS to reflect 4G all the time. As far as the Nexus S, that's just a 3G device not capable of the HSPA+ bandwidth (it topped out at 7mbps).
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I always have a H when idle and H+ when using the Internet. Never seen 3G label on my N4 till date
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GS2, Samsung edited to reflect 4G. Most customers would be perplexed by the constant camping on 3G, then flipping to H (HSPA+ which is branded as T-Mobile 4G), so the just modified their network bits in their OS to reflect 4G all the time. As far as the Nexus S, that's just a 3G device not capable of the HSPA+ bandwidth (it topped out at 7mbps).
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Yeah on the G2, the Froyo ROM showed H all the time, never 3G. For the Gingerbread ROM, though, it was changed to show 2G and 4G.
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I have a note 2 and you probably don't care, but my phone goes from H to 3G then to 4G for some reason in the DMV area. Tmobile too
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I always have a H when idle and H+ when using the Internet. Never seen 3G label on my N4 till date
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Could redact differently based on the carrier and/or cell tower. Here's a conversation from the Galaxy Nexus forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2138601
All in all though, this is pretty well known and documented.
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I have a note 2 and you probably don't care, but my phone goes from H to 3G then to 4G for some reason in the DMV area. Tmobile too
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Sounds like you're running an AOSP rom on your N2. 3G for UMTS, H for HSPA+, and 4G for the LTE. If you were on a stock TMo ROM, it'd be 4G for UMTS and HSPA+, then 4G LTE for LTE.
Important to note is that the status bar icons ate just that. . .icons. You could actually modify these to display whatever you wanted. If I wanted it to say 8G when on LTE, I'd just have to make a custom icon and bake it in. Doesn't mean I actually have an 8G network.
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thats normal behavior, it changes to H when there is data flow. it just depends on the area and the signal/coverage in the area. on a custom rom, i see it change from a H to a H+ all the time(when data is flowing). rarely, i see a 3G.
I know this doesn't sound possible hell I Dont believe it myself but I am in LittleRock Arkansas where Sprint has NO 4g, I'm up here at work bored so I flash the 1000 Verizon prl, I unlock my SIM card (don't think that mattered , I didn't put a SIM card in). I forced roaming on my phone and I about had a heart attack when the 4g showed in my notification bar!! I thought it may be wrong but I ran some speed test with and without it. The catch is I lost voice. How is this possible?
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When u get it again go to the 4g settings it should tell u some info
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Highly doubt it... Verizon is operating LTE on 700 mhz (the latest article I saw was that in 2015 they will plan to shift some EVDO to LTE on 1900). The Sprint HTC One only supports LTE on 1900.
Just because Sprint hasn't officially announced LTE in that area doesn't mean they haven't been doing the update. They have a ton of location that have spotty (and even complete) LTE coverage that aren't even officially on the LTE list.
The n.ispsn is something new also.
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Just because Sprint hasn't officially announced LTE in that area doesn't mean they haven't been doing the update. They have a ton of location that have spotty (and even complete) LTE coverage that aren't even officially on the LTE list.
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If this is in fact true, how come I can't get it on Sprint PRL?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_frequencies
4G Verizon Wireless 700 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz (Planned)
It is physically impossible for the Sprint HTC One to use Verizon LTE... The Sprint HTC One doesn't even have a radio chip for 700 mhz, let alone LTE on 800 mhz.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...ummer-start-selling-aws-friendly-phones-soon/
Verizon currently operates its LTE network exclusively on Band 13 (in the 700MHz range), a band it controls nationwide.
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Verizon has indicated it plans to use AWS spectrum to augment its existing LTE network, which runs on its 700 MHz spectrum.
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If this is in fact true, how come I can't get it on Sprint PRL?
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i have the same thing on my phone and my prl is 55015
you are connecting to sprint 4g
Come on man....yes ive tried it. I only get 3g when on Spring's PRL. It's also strange that I lost voice when forced roaming.
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Congratulations sir you work now has 4G : )))
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Congratulations sir you work now has 4G : )))
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Lol! Look I'm not saying it's undoubtedly Verizon's 4g, I'm just saying that normally I Dont get 4G even when forcing roam. I flash the modded Verizon Prl still no 4g. I force roaming and boom 4g and no voice.
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I've played with some different PRL's some allow 4g, some don't. But on all the ones that allows it I can't download apps from the app store. Updating my profile loses 4g until the reboot.
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Lol! Look I'm not saying it's undoubtedly Verizon's 4g, I'm just saying that normally I Dont get 4G even when forcing roam. I flash the modded Verizon Prl still no 4g. I force roaming and boom 4g and no voice.
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Can you link me to that PRL? I'll give it a shot. Sprint has no 4G here so it will be a good test.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
It's the 0001 prl
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I've played with some different PRL's some allow 4g, some don't. But on all the ones that allows it I can't download apps from the app store. Updating my profile loses 4g until the reboot.
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Force roaming causing 4G detection isn't anything new, actually. If you put the device into LTE mode only, it achieves something similar. The device would much rather stay on Sprint service if at all possible and will take a weak LTE signal if it can (even if it would normally prefer a nearby Sprint tower providing 3G coverage).
The speeds you've posted are in-line with a Sprint 4G test/slow rollout and would frankly be rather laughable on Verizon's 4G network-- if we get around the obvious hurtle that it is not physically possible for your phone to pick up Verizon's LTE, full stop.
Eliminate what's impossible (by hardware) and we have a series of at least possible alternatives.
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It's the 0001 prl
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Oh, *that* one. I used to use it all the time until it stopped giving me Verizon 3G. Now all I get with it is 1x. I would try it, but I'm running 4.3 now and don't want to nandroid back to a Sense ROM just to confirm that it's not working.
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Lol! Look I'm not saying it's undoubtedly Verizon's 4g, I'm just saying that normally I Dont get 4G even when forcing roam. I flash the modded Verizon Prl still no 4g. I force roaming and boom 4g and no voice.
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Sprint 4G on initial release in an area or an a tower is very wonky. It's off and on, slow and only works at a short range. Just be patient and you will get it really soon. They just activated it in a couple areas where I live also. They tend to put them near Sprint Corp stores.
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The speeds you've posted are in-line with a Sprint 4G test/slow rollout and would frankly be rather laughable on Verizon's 4G network-- if we get around the obvious hurtle that it is not physically possible for your phone to pick up Verizon's LTE, full stop.
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It's probably Sprint I just can't [email protected]$king believe it. As impossible as my theory sounded, I thought it was more probable than Sprint bringing 4g to Arkansas. Here are some more speeds. I honestly don't know how they compare to Verizon's, I just wanted to show I got some consistent 9-10 range before it went to ****...
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It's probably Sprint I just can't [email protected]$king believe it. As impossible as my theory sounded, I thought it was more probable than Sprint bringing 4g to Arkansas. Here are some more speeds. I honestly don't know how they compare to Verizon's, I just wanted to show I got some consistent 9-10 range before it went to ****...
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Why is it unbelievable that Sprint is bringing 4g to Arkansas... They HAVE TO do the NV update on every single tower that broadcasts Sprint Signal. It is cheap as dirt to just add the LTE hardware into the NV station once the NV upgrade is completed. This is a nation wide requirement since they are about to do some wonky ass things on the 1900 MHz PCS bands (when they start to reallocate their allowed bandwidth to different techs, it is an across the board FCC license).
I'm from Arkansas too and have been keeping up with the 4G there because that's where I travel to every chance I get. Jonesboro has sprint lte and it's been planned for little rock and Fayetteville to get it for months. It was only a matter of which day. I'm surprised it took them this long. But it was expected. I'm so happy to hear this wonderful news
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Does anyone know if this is compatible with T-mobile's 4g network?
I'm pretty sure it doesnt, but I just wanted to reconfirm
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Does anyone know if this is compatible with T-mobile's 4g network?
I'm pretty sure it doesnt, but I just wanted to reconfirm
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Official Specs of 901S mine (has LTE) :
2G/ 2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G/ 3.5G - UMTS/ HSPA: EMEA: 900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps
Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps
4G - LTE: EMEA: 800/1800/2600 MHz
Asia: 900/1800/2100/2600 MHz
From here : http://www.htc.com/hk-en/smartphones/htc-butterfly-s/#specs
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Does anyone know if this is compatible with T-mobile's 4g network?
I'm pretty sure it doesnt, but I just wanted to reconfirm
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my 901s is not compatible with T-Mobile's LTE network in the USA. i get HSPA+ (HSPAP), UMTS, etc.
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my 901s is not compatible with T-Mobile's LTE network in the USA. i get HSPA+ (HSPAP), UMTS, etc.
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Where do you live? Because you might be in a refarmed area
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Where do you live? Because you might be in a refarmed area
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i live in Dallas,TX metro area; according to TMobile's 4G coverage map, my location is rated Excellent for 4G/4G-LTE service. doesn't T-Mobile primarily use the 1700 band for 4G LTE?
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i live in Dallas,TX metro area; according to TMobile's 4G coverage map, my location is rated Excellent for 4G/4G-LTE service. doesn't T-Mobile primarily use the 1700 band for 4G LTE?
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4G - LTE: EMEA: 800/1800/2600 MHz
For 901S .
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4G - LTE: EMEA: 800/1800/2600 MHz
For 901S .
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yes, i know the bands.
This phone is supposed to b unlocked for any gsm carrier. I just ordered mine today, about 7 hours ago. I still have no shipping info, but Ya, in the description, it says unlocked. I know for a fact it works on AT&T HSPA+
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This phone is supposed to b unlocked for any gsm carrier. I just ordered mine today, about 7 hours ago. I still have no shipping info, but Ya, in the description, it says unlocked. I know for a fact it works on AT&T HSPA+
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There is not a locked model, Bro. Only fully unlocked.
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There is not a locked model, Bro. Only fully unlocked.
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That's what figured bro. But someone said it wouldn't work on tmobile.
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That's what figured bro. But someone said it wouldn't work on tmobile.
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on LTE network only maybe
Hello. I have just bought a One with Sprint, I tried several Roms and never I Reached 4G in Spain. When I selected LTE or CDMA no data , If I put it in automatic I have 3G or H but never 4g.
Same issue. I know I can get 4G beause when I drive around, my phone has said 4G on it. With that being said, I only get 4G about .00001% of the time im using the network so it goes to 4G when i dont need it. i doubt its my phone its Sprints towers but that really sucks cuz 3G is sooooooo slow for me.
It's probably because your Spanish carrier does not use CDMA or Sprints LTE bands
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It's probably because your Spanish carrier does not use CDMA or Sprints LTE bands
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CDMA its not support in spain but for lte htc one sprint ti works in all bands no?
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CDMA its not support in spain but for lte htc one sprint ti works in all bands no?
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What are the LTE bands there? M7wls has different ones than international.
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What are the LTE bands there? M7wls has different ones than international.
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In Spain for the moment is 1800 and 2600. End of this year also 800 but not yet.
Sprint is using 1900 800 and 2500. The sprint HTC only supports the 1900 lte
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Is anybody else having only one bar any where you go? Even after I update my profile and PRL?
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Is anybody else having only one bar any where you go? Even after I update my profile and PRL?
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yep unless im outside!!
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Is anybody else having only one bar any where you go? Even after I update my profile and PRL?
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Are you still getting LTE? If so, you may be on 2600 MHz, in which case your speed should still be great. I only get 1 bar while at work but I'm still pulling down 20 Mb/s. Conversely, I can someone get full bars on 1900 MHz but only get 3-6 Mb/s down because band 25 is so crowded.
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How do to tell what band your on? I read that in some ROMs that the signal bar is not showing the right strength? I am not personally running any ROM my M8 is rooted and s-offed but I have not flashed a ROM yet.
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yep unless im outside!!
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Have you found a fix for it?
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Are you still getting LTE? If so, you may be on 2600 MHz, in which case your speed should still be great. I only get 1 bar while at work but I'm still pulling down 20 Mb/s. Conversely, I can someone get full bars on 1900 MHz but only get 3-6 Mb/s down because band 25 is so crowded.
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And yes I am getting LTE
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Have you found a fix for it?
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no...lolol thats an htc issue
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How do to tell what band your on? I read that in some ROMs that the signal bar is not showing the right strength? I am not personally running any ROM my M8 is rooted and s-offed but I have not flashed a ROM yet.
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On the stock ROM, the signal bars correlate with the LTE signal strength. The easiest way to check which frequency you’re on quickly is download SignalCheck Lite from the Play store. If you see something that says UCF and DCF (up/down center frequency) and the numbers next to them are in the 1900s, you’re on band 25 (1900 MHz). If you see neither of those, but instead see something that says TAC (tracking area code), you might be on band 41 (2600 MHz). I haven’t encountered band 26 (800 MHz) yet, I don’t know what it would say.
The other way is to use dialer option ##DEBUG# and go to the “LTE Engineering” menu to see which band you’re on.
As for your speed test result, that looks like it’s kind of low (assuming it's 2600), and that ping is really high. I use the Ookla app and found that running on the nearest Comcast server gets me the best results.
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On the stock ROM, the signal bars correlate with the LTE signal strength. The easiest way to check which frequency you’re on quickly is download SignalCheck Lite from the Play store. If you see something that says UCF and DCF (up/down center frequency) and the numbers next to them are in the 1900s, you’re on band 25 (1900 MHz). If you see neither of those, but instead see something that says TAC (tracking area code), you might be on band 41 (2600 MHz). I haven’t encountered band 26 (800 MHz) yet, I don’t know what it would say.
The other way is to use dialer option ##DEBUG# and go to the “LTE Engineering” menu to see which band you’re on.
As for your speed test result, that looks like it’s kind of low (assuming it's 2600), and that ping is really high. I use the Ookla app and found that running on the nearest Comcast server gets me the best results.
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Sorry for another dumb question but what are normal speeds and normal pings speeds? I have never understood how they rate the pings and such
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stark1159 said:
Sorry for another dumb question but what are normal speeds and normal pings speeds? I have never understood how they rate the pings and such
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There's no normal speeds, it all depends on how good the sprint signal is in your area. Good ping number will be that of below 100. The lower the better.
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stark1159 said:
Sorry for another dumb question but what are normal speeds and normal pings speeds? I have never understood how they rate the pings and such
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It's all good! I didn't know much about it either, but someone made a thread in another forum to help explain it to me:
http://www.s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2710-How-the-Internet-Works...--haha
Basically, ping/latency is the roundtrip time for a data packet to be sent from your phone to a server and back to your phone again. A good ping for me is somewhere in the 60 ms (millisecond) or less range.
The maximum theoretical speed for band 25 is limited to 37.5 Mb/s, and I could be wrong, but band 26 might be somewhere in the same range. However, don't expect to see anywhere near 37.5 given that band 25 is so loaded now. You'll likely see 3-20 Mb/s, which is still more than enough.
Band 41, on the other hand, will typically be much faster since it's less loaded and has much more spectrum than the other two. The drawback to band 41 is that 2600 MHz does not penetrate buildings as well. On this band, even with low signal, you should be getting at least 10 Mb/s unless you're in a really crowded area or your signal is really low (-115 dBm or lower).
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subhumanderelict said:
On the stock ROM, the signal bars correlate with the LTE signal strength. The easiest way to check which frequency you’re on quickly is download SignalCheck Lite from the Play store. If you see something that says UCF and DCF (up/down center frequency) and the numbers next to them are in the 1900s, you’re on band 25 (1900 MHz). If you see neither of those, but instead see something that says TAC (tracking area code), you might be on band 41 (2600 MHz). I haven’t encountered band 26 (800 MHz) yet, I don’t know what it would say.
The other way is to use dialer option ##DEBUG# and go to the “LTE Engineering” menu to see which band you’re on.
As for your speed test result, that looks like it’s kind of low (assuming it's 2600), and that ping is really high. I use the Ookla app and found that running on the nearest Comcast server gets me the best results.
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Signal check is showing me on 1900 but debug says band 26 not 25
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josh030181 said:
Signal check is showing me on 1900 but debug says band 26 not 25
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I'm confused... That screen shot you posted of the debug menu shows band 25.
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Signal check is showing me on 1900 but debug says band 26 not 25
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That an M8 or M7? My M8 has the Spark "sun" icon and not the "4G" icon.
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I'm confused... That screen shot you posted of the debug menu shows band 25.
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Sorry that was the wrong screen shot, here is two more I just took.
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weidnerj said:
That an M8 or M7? My M8 has the Spark "sun" icon and not the "4G" icon.
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M8, I changed the symbol
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Check those speeds! The ping seems high though? Don't it?
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