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I want to put an HTC dream on Bell, because now that Bell is HSPA it is compatible with the device. All I need is a sim card and I'm good to go. However, would I face problems doing this? For example, how does the device know which number to dial to get a data connection going, and things like that?
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I want to put an HTC dream on Bell, because now that Bell is HSPA it is compatible with the device. All I need is a sim card and I'm good to go. However, would I face problems doing this? For example, how does the device know which number to dial to get a data connection going, and things like that?
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From what I can tell, the telus/bell hspa network is 850/1900 and ONLY supports 3G, i.e., there is NO EDGE FALLBACK. This means that you *MUST* get a device that supports hspa 850/1900, which means you need a ROGERS HTC DREAM. An ADP1 or tmobile-branded DREAM will NOT work on telus/bell.
Note: Do NOT hold me to this info, do your own research to verify that these statements are accurate.
As for getting a data connection, that is simply a matter of plugging in the correct APN info that matches your network. But quite frankly, at $40 for 500MB, I would stick with WiFi for data.
I bought a Rogers dream. I have the htc Vogue with 7 dollars unlimited data now, so that's why I'm curious about if my data will work, as the $7 unlimited data was only for the Vogue.
Macmee said:
I bought a Rogers dream. I have the htc Vogue with 7 dollars unlimited data now, so that's why I'm curious about if my data will work, as the $7 unlimited data was only for the Vogue.
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Thr $7 unlimited plan will not work with the dream. Thre only smart phone that bell allowed that plan on was the vogue/touch and they consider it a pda device. The data will most certainly look different on bells network because you'll be connecting to the new hdspa network. Bell will be able to tell that you are on a smart phone on their new network and charge you accordingly.
The only possible work around I xcould think of would b e to register a 3g dumbphone on the new sim card and thewn try to put that sim card in the dream but like I said bell can tell the difference between dumb phone data and smaet phone data so you'll probably get dinged fairly hard
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Thr $7 unlimited plan will not work with the dream. Thre only smart phone that bell allowed that plan on was the vogue/touch and they consider it a pda device. The data will most certainly look different on bells network because you'll be connecting to the new hdspa network. Bell will be able to tell that you are on a smart phone on their new network and charge you accordingly.
The only possible work around I xcould think of would b e to register a 3g dumbphone on the new sim card and thewn try to put that sim card in the dream but like I said bell can tell the difference between dumb phone data and smaet phone data so you'll probably get dinged fairly hard
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Hmm, I'm not sure which speed my data is on the vogue. At the top it says 3G with android, but on Windows Mobile it said EVDO.
Macmee said:
Hmm, I'm not sure which speed my data is on the vogue. At the top it says 3G with android, but on Windows Mobile it said EVDO.
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Well bells cdma network was also considered 3g so if the phone was capable then it should of had 3g connection.
Like I said youn can try and register a hdspa equipped dumbphone and then throw the sim in your dream but I'm not sure how well that will work and that is assuming bell doesn't hardware IMEI lock the account
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Well bells cdma network was also considered 3g so if the phone was capable then it should of had 3g connection.
Like I said youn can try and register a hdspa equipped dumbphone and then throw the sim in your dream but I'm not sure how well that will work and that is assuming bell doesn't hardware IMEI lock the account
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Hmm, can I use some tweak on the dream to tell it only to use 3G?
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Hmm, can I use some tweak on the dream to tell it only to use 3G?
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The dream and the touch work on complety different networks. Assuming the touch does get 3g data it does so on bells cdma network whereas rogers dreram wikk get 3g speeds on bells new hdspa network wich is more like a gsm network. There is no way to fool bell into believing the dream is working on the old cdma network.
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The dream and the touch work on complety different networks. Assuming the touch does get 3g data it does so on bells cdma network whereas rogers dreram wikk get 3g speeds on bells new hdspa network wich is more like a gsm network. There is no way to fool bell into believing the dream is working on the old cdma network.
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So my only shot is to try to convince the folks at Bell to let me keep the $7 unlimited data on HSPA?
I don't know if I'm allowed to switch plans during a contract, but even if I do I think Bell is ridiculously expensive for data. I pay $55 now, and I think it would cost me just short of $70 a month for just 1GB of data
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So my only shot is to try to convince the folks at Bell to let me keep the $7 unlimited data on HSPA?
I don't know if I'm allowed to switch plans during a contract, but even if I do I think Bell is ridiculously expensive for data. I pay $55 now, and I think it would cost me just short of $70 a month for just 1GB of data
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I can tell you now that you're noting going to get $7 unlimited data on any other smart phone device other than your touch.
Depending on how far you are into your contract(more than 6 months) I would call retensions and try to negotiate a better deal. You can check the Bell section of Howardforums to see what is currently being offered. Also depending on where you work you might be able to get an EPP plan.
You can always change your plan on contract you just can't drop your plan. Also if you get a retension plan or EPP plan you will have to renew for another 3 years.
Also if you do switch to normal data read the fine print. That might also require a 1 or 3year contract, I'm not sure I haven't looked at it.
I know the Rogers 1gb+ plans require at least a 1 year contract sigining. They might have even raised that to 3 years, can't remember.
AverageCanadian said:
I can tell you now that you're noting going to get $7 unlimited data on any other smart phone device other than your touch.
Depending on how far you are into your contract(more than 6 months) I would call retensions and try to negotiate a better deal. You can check the Bell section of Howardforums to see what is currently being offered. Also depending on where you work you might be able to get an EPP plan.
You can always change your plan on contract you just can't drop your plan. Also if you get a retension plan or EPP plan you will have to renew for another 3 years.
Also if you do switch to normal data read the fine print. That might also require a 1 or 3year contract, I'm not sure I haven't looked at it.
I know the Rogers 1gb+ plans require at least a 1 year contract sigining. They might have even raised that to 3 years, can't remember.
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I have no idea how to get in touch with retentions, or what I could say to them. I just know I would burn through 500mb of data in several days
Thanks for this information though, certainly worth looking into.
I can confirm that a T-Mobile G1 (sim unlocked) will not work on Telus.
I went to a Quebec telus store yesterday to try and have it activated, I bought a Sim card and put it in the phone, the phone was unable to see the Telus network, it was only seeing the Rogers network.
Darn.
stanelie said:
I can confirm that a T-Mobile G1 (sim unlocked) will not work on Telus.
I went to a Quebec telus store yesterday to try and have it activated, I bought a Sim card and put it in the phone, the phone was unable to see the Telus network, it was only seeing the Rogers network.
Darn.
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In fact, it was only seeing the rogers *EDGE* network.
Telus/bell don't have edge at all.
You need a *rogers dream* to find the telus/bell hspa signal.
lbcoder said:
In fact, it was only seeing the rogers *EDGE* network.
Telus/bell don't have edge at all.
You need a *rogers dream* to find the telus/bell hspa signal.
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Good that's what I have
is all I have to do put my sim card in, or do I have to like, configure the device to use Bells dial 777 for data thing?
Bell's website says it will work when I type the IMEI in, but on Bells website it says 1900mhz and on the HTC website:
http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/specification.html
it says it's 2100mhz.
Should I be scared?
Macmee said:
Bell's website says it will work when I type the IMEI in, but on Bells website it says 1900mhz and on the HTC website:
http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/specification.html
it says it's 2100mhz.
Should I be scared?
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Read my lips... ***ROGERS*** dream.
Macmee said:
Bell's website says it will work when I type the IMEI in, but on Bells website it says 1900mhz and on the HTC website:
http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/specification.html
it says it's 2100mhz.
Should I be scared?
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lol like lbcoder says, rogers has their own frequency phone (with the proper crystal to work on rogers network). and that link is for the htc hero, its a whole 'nother phone
Just a heads up for people who want to use a Rogers Dream on Bell or Telus, you'll need to get the APN settings for their network.
I pulled these settings from Bells website, but I'm not sure they are complete
menu->settings->wireless controls->mobile networks->Acess Point Names->menu->New APN
Name: Bell
APN: pda2.bell.ca
MMSC: http://mms.bell.ca/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: web.wireless.bell.ca:80
Okay thanks guys. I tried the apn info on my Vogue which is on android, and they worked, so I can only assume theey will work. On the dream
AverageCanadian said:
Just a heads up for people who want to use a Rogers Dream on Bell or Telus, you'll need to get the APN settings for their network.
I pulled these settings from Bells website, but I'm not sure they are complete
menu->settings->wireless controls->mobile networks->Acess Point Names->menu->New APN
Name: Bell
APN: pda2.bell.ca
MMSC: http://mms.bell.ca/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy: web.wireless.bell.ca:80
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I can confirm the Rogers Dream works with Telus also. It always shows as Roaming but still works fine, just have to enable data connection when roaming.
Telus' APN settings are:
TELUS SP:
APN = sp.telus.com
Proxy = 74.49.0.18
Port 80
Username = <not set>
Password = <not set>
Server = <not set>
MMSC = http://aliasredirect.net/proxy/mmsc
MMS proxy = 74.49.0.18
MMS Port = 80
MMS Protocol = WAP 2.0
MCC = 302
MNC = 220
APN type = default,mms
Also, anyone plannning to run CyanogenMod on their Dream or Magic should consider this tutorial for installation, it allows you to keep the 3.22.20.17 radio image that is stock on the Rogers phones and improves the data connection. There is also this bit of info that enables full UMTS support when running CyanogenMod.
Hi All,
I hope all is well and you are enjoying the holiday break.
I have a concern regarding the inconsistent Network Speed with Galaxy Note on AT&T network.
I just got the Note from Amazon few days ago and once I inserted the SIM card from my previous phone (AT&T version of SSII) and manually set the mobile network by entering the APN, I was able to get the AT&T data service onto my new SGN but I noticed that the network icon (EDGE/3G/HSPA+) keep changing between 3G and HSPA+... I also noticed that it switched to HSPA+ when it "actually" try to download network packages (email/internet/yourtub...etc) and it has connectivity problem when 3G icon is displayed. This behavior of constantly switching network antenna results in poor battery drain and degrade the user experience.
Please let me know if anyone else are also experiencing the similar challenges with the international SGN on AT&T network. Thank you very much for your time.
If you had the AT&T Galaxy SII and used that SIM, you should be using the "Phone" APN, and not wap.cingular. Do you have the APN configured correctly?
dwboston said:
If you had the AT&T Galaxy SII and used that SIM, you should be using the "Phone" APN, and not wap.cingular. Do you have the APN configured correctly?
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For the love of pete, can someone post the absolute best APN settings for this phone? I do not have an LTE plan but grandfathered unlimited and it works good, but could faster.
There are so many APN settings floating around, I'm not sure what the best one is....
ericshmerick said:
For the love of pete, can someone post the absolute best APN settings for this phone? I do not have an LTE plan but grandfathered unlimited and it works good, but could faster.
There are so many APN settings floating around, I'm not sure what the best one is....
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I was also wondering the same, I'm getting mine in a few days and looked through numerous different threads about APN settings. I was just going to use the settings I have on my Infuse 4G but if anyone has any other suggestions I'd be eternally grateful
ericshmerick said:
For the love of pete, can someone post the absolute best APN settings for this phone? I do not have an LTE plan but grandfathered unlimited and it works good, but could faster.
There are so many APN settings floating around, I'm not sure what the best one is....
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There appears to be a lot of confusion over this and it's not clear why. It's pretty simple:
(1) If you have the grandfathered unlimited smartphone plan and used that SIM in your Note, then use wap.cingular APN.
(2) If you had a "4G" AT&T phone (SGSII, Infuse 4G, Iphone 4, Atrix 2, etc) and used that SIM in your Note, then use Phone APN.
(3) If you had a "4G/LTE" AT&T phone (SGSII Skyrocket, HTC Vivid, LG Nitro HD), and used that SIM in your Note, then use PTA APN.
If you want to get switched to a "4G" capable data plan, you will need the IMEI of an AT&T branded "4G" phone to give to customer service in order to get your account provisioned for HSPA+ speeds. A 4G/LTE data plan with the PTA APN would also work if you have the IMEI of an AT&T branded LTE-capable phone. You may need a new SIM.
If you have an upgrade available, you could buy a 4G or LTE capable phone, activate the new SIM that will come with it, and then just sell the new phone.
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GallardosEggrollShop said:
I was also wondering the same, I'm getting mine in a few days and looked through numerous different threads about APN settings. I was just going to use the settings I have on my Infuse 4G but if anyone has any other suggestions I'd be eternally grateful
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You should be fine using the APN settings from the Infuse 4G. Your account is already provisioned for HSPA+ speeds.
Thanks for the clarification! <3
Little more context here...
I have the grandfathered unlimited smartphone plan from AT&T and I am using the SIM card from my previous SGSII (provisioned for AT&T 4G HSPA+ speed). I tried APN settings of both "wap.cingular" and "phone" and both are working fine for me. Speed is about equal and I do not really see which configuration is clear winner over the other. (Download speed is 3~8 and Upload is 0.8~2.1)
*My concern is why the network icon on my SGN is constantly switching between 3G and HSPA+ and why there is no data service when the network icon is displaying the 3G.
Thank you very much for your time.
I have an AT&T Infuse and if I use the "phone" APN, the MMS does not work. We still need to use the wap.congular APN for MMS.
JoJoOmNi said:
Hi All,
I hope all is well and you are enjoying the holiday break.
I have a concern regarding the inconsistent Network Speed with Galaxy Note on AT&T network.
I just got the Note from Amazon few days ago and once I inserted the SIM card from my previous phone (AT&T version of SSII) and manually set the mobile network by entering the APN, I was able to get the AT&T data service onto my new SGN but I noticed that the network icon (EDGE/3G/HSPA+) keep changing between 3G and HSPA+... I also noticed that it switched to HSPA+ when it "actually" try to download network packages (email/internet/yourtub...etc) and it has connectivity problem when 3G icon is displayed. This behavior of constantly switching network antenna results in poor battery drain and degrade the user experience.
Please let me know if anyone else are also experiencing the similar challenges with the international SGN on AT&T network. Thank you very much for your time.
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You NEED to disable Fast Dormancy on AT&T. You can do this by entering *#*#9900#*#* in your dialer and disabling it from the menu that comes up. Basically, fast dormancy is a feature that some networks use in order to more quickly transition from an idle UMTS state all the way up to HSPA+ and back to idle again (when the connection isn't being used for a period of time). The idea behind this feature is to a) conserve battery life on your device and b) more efficiently scale and distribute available bandwidth between you and the cell tower. However, as AT&T does not use this feature on their network, having it enabled on your device can have a negative effect on your battery life in addition to making your data connection more erratic and generally slower (because there's wasted overhead being transmitted). The effect of disabling fast dormancy while on AT&T is that you'll notice the initialization time for your connection from idle to active will be slightly longer, but once active, it will stay at the highest available transmission rate (HSPA+) for longer before going back to idle instead of rapidly going between 3G, H, and H+ all the time.
Just got my note and did all the things recommended and it still frequently cycles through 3g and hspa+. I'm guessing that my coverage area is at fault.
Edit: Nevermind I just needed to restart it and it works fine thanks again!
I get
CONNECTUON PROBLEM OR INVALID MMI CODE
when I did *#*# etc...
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I get
CONNECTUON PROBLEM OR INVALID MMI CODE
when I did *#*# etc...
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Try again.
*#*#9900#*#*
No need to connect a call or anything. As soon as you enter the last *, the menu should show up right away.
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GallardosEggrollShop said:
Edit: Nevermind I just needed to restart it and it works fine thanks again!
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Happy to help!
So it seems like a lot of people are having trouble getting 4G speeds with AT&T. After a couple days of back and forth with sales reps and tech support, I think I have it figured out. I'll try to make this an easy to follow guide.
Getting the Right Data Plan
First thing's first, you need to have a 4G data plan. To check which data plan you currently have, you can log into your account on http://www.att.com. After logging in, mouse-over the "Wireless" tab at the top and click "Add or Change Services." From here, you can scroll down and view the "Web, Text & More" section. This is what mine looks like.
Your data plan has to be a 4G Smartphone plan. If you are coming from a previous 4G phone, and you just popped in your old sim card WITHOUT calling AT&T, you should be all set and you can skip to the next section. However, if you DID call AT&T to give them your Nexus 4's IMEI, your data plan will default to "3G for Blackberry" or something similar. This is because the Nexus 4's IMEI isn't appropriated as a 4G smartphone in AT&T's system.
You have a couple options at this point. You can try to contact AT&T, explain it to them, and hope they give you a correctly provisioned data plan. This can be a quick and simple fix, and has worked for some people. However, it didn't work for me. After speaking with customer service over live chat, tech support over the phone, and going into both an authorized retailer and a corporate store, I was told that they can only provide 4G plans to AT&T branded 4G phones.
The solution to this is to give AT&T the IMEI number from one of their 4G phones. (NOTE: The only thing the IMEI does is tell them what type of phone it is, and what plans can be assigned to it. IT IS NOT LIKE A SERIAL NUMBER, AND AT&T WILL NOT CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT IS UNIQUE.) Find a friend with an AT&T 4G phone and note the IMEI number. You can quickly pull it up by typing *#06#. Then you can call AT&T customer service, tell them you have a new smartphone that you would like to get the correct data plan for, and give them the IMEI number you just copied down. (I told them I have an LG Optimus G, which isn't too far off I suppose )
Now you should have a 4G data plan.
Setting the APN
After you confirm that you have a 4G data plan, you have to set the correct APN. To get into the APN settings, go into your android settings, under "Wireless & Networks" go into More>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names. You can either select the menu button and create a New APN, or you can select the one already there and edit it to match the one below.
Code:
APN Settings:
Name: AT&T HSPA+
APN: pta [COLOR="Red"](NOTE: IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN LTE PLAN, CHANGE THIS TO "PHONE")[/COLOR]
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80 [COLOR="Red"](NOTE: IF MMS ISN'T WORKING, CHANGE THIS TO "8080")[/COLOR]
MCC: 310
MNC 410
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,admin,fota,mms,supl,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Bearer: Unspecified
Be sure to hit the menu button and save the APN, then select it in APN settings. If at this point you fail to get a connection, you most likely don't have a 4G data plan and should go through the steps in the first section.
Enabling LTE
This part is optional, but I see no harm in doing it. Type *#*#4636#*#* into your phone. This should open up a "Testing" settings screen. Go into Phone Information, scroll down to "Set preferred network type:" and select "LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)" from the drop-down menu. If you happen to be in an area with AT&T band 4 LTE, you will be able to connect to it. According to this thread, AT&T has band 4 LTE in the Oklahoma City area. If anyone else can confirm any other areas, maybe we can get an idea of how widespread it is.
Hopefully this has helped some people. Let me know if there are any inaccuracies or changes that should be made.
Does it have to be 4G LTE? Mine just says the same thing, but 4G. They set it up in the store, as well, but they set it up as my old SGS2, which has 4G, but not LTE.
I have galaxy s3 with LTE data plan so so when I get my nexus , I just need to set up apn . Thats it right.
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yahoowizard said:
Does it have to be 4G LTE? Mine just says the same thing, but 4G. They set it up in the store, as well, but they set it up as my old SGS2, which has 4G, but not LTE.
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No, it doesn't have to be LTE. You should still be able to connect to the HSPA+ network. You only need the LTE plan if you want to try to connect to the band 4 LTE network in the few areas AT&T has it.
So what are the speeds with this?
I do want the LTE network, so I guess I should call and get that changed. However, nothing works at all, no data, no HSPA, nothing. I guess 4G plan isn't valid.
NO LTE in St. Louis
adi_scorpios said:
I have galaxy s3 with LTE data plan so so when I get my nexus , I just need to set up apn . Thats it right.
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Right, all you would have to do is put the sim card from your GS3 into your Nexus 4. It should set the APN automatically since it's already a 4G plan, but you can always double check.
BennyJr said:
So what are the speeds with this?
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This would depend a lot on your area. I seem to be getting 8-10 Mbps in a HSPA+15 coverage area.
grandfathered
Dose anyone know if this will negatively affect a data plan that is grandfathered unlimited. I don't want them to mess that up.
yahoowizard said:
I do want the LTE network, so I guess I should call and get that changed. However, nothing works at all, no data, no HSPA, nothing. I guess 4G plan isn't valid.
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Try changing the APN setting from "pta" to "phone". I believe pta is the setting for the LTE plan, and phone is the setting for the regular 4G.
VanVlack said:
Dose anyone know if this will negatively affect a data plan that is grandfathered unlimited. I don't want them to mess that up.
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I think you only stay grandfathered unlimited if you don't change your plan at all. I have the 2GB plan that is no longer available, and on the "Add or Change Services" page it tells me that if I make any changes I won't be able to revert to my current 2GB plan. I would assume it's the same for all discontinued plans.
i have grandfathered unlimited data from an old iphone 3gs plan...here is what it says on att's website:
Data Unlimited SmartPhone Personal
Data Plan for SmartPhones. Unlimited domestic data usage. Only available for upgrades. Requires customers to be on a "Gold List" Data Unlimited SmartPhone Plan prior to upgrade to 4G device.
so is this considered "4G"? i live outside of philly and the fastest i've ever gotten on speedtest was around 6 mbits/sec...99.9% of the time it's between 1 and 3 (this is on my galaxy s 2).
ppeklak said:
i have grandfathered unlimited data from an old iphone 3gs plan...here is what it says on att's website:
Data Unlimited SmartPhone Personal
Data Plan for SmartPhones. Unlimited domestic data usage. Only available for upgrades. Requires customers to be on a "Gold List" Data Unlimited SmartPhone Plan prior to upgrade to 4G device.
so is this considered "4G"? i live outside of philly and the fastest i've ever gotten on speedtest was around 6 mbits/sec...99.9% of the time it's between 1 and 3 (this is on my galaxy s 2).
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As far as I know, they label all the 4G plans as such. What are your APN settings? If it's wap.cingular, I'm pretty sure that's 3G.
smalovic said:
As far as I know, they label all the 4G plans as such. What are your APN settings? If it's wap.cingular, I'm pretty sure that's 3G.
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Mostly correct -- I was under the belief the wap.cingular isn't able to achieve HSPA+ speeds (I was only able to get 1mbit up and down). Someone else in a different thread told me that they were connecting at HSPA+ speeds on wap.cingular. So it turns out APN's alone aren't directly indicative of what plan you have. However, being able to connect on either "phone" or "pta" APNs is pretty much a guarantee your plan is provisioned correctly as those are the APN's used for HSPA+ as well as LTE.
Here's my exact post from the other thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34778373&postcount=19
Also an in-depth APN rundown here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34824948&postcount=116
smalovic said:
The only thing the IMEI does is tell them what type of phone it is, and what plans can be assigned to it. IT IS NOT LIKE A SERIAL NUMBER, AND AT&T WILL NOT CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT IS UNIQUE.
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It may well be true that AT&T don't check that an IMEI is unique, but actually it IS a unique serial number ....
smalovic said:
So it seems like a lot of people are having trouble getting 4G speeds with AT&T. After a couple days of back and forth with sales reps and tech support, I think I have it figured out. I'll try to make this an easy to follow guide.
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So far only updated the APN, and I was on the wap.cingular, with a grandfathered data plan. My Speedtest results after the APN change is now DOUBLE my wifi connection speed via DSL. I'm outside city limits South of Holland, MI, and getting 7-9Mbps now. I can't wait to go up to Grand Rapids where I know ATT has a very robust 4G network and see what I get there.
So would LTE on AT&T work with the non-smartphone unlimited data plan?
Does AT&T even pick up the nexus 4 as a "smartphone"?
Thanks
4ktvs said:
So would LTE on AT&T work with the non-smartphone unlimited data plan?
Does AT&T even pick up the nexus 4 as a "smartphone"?
Thanks
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It appears some people who are in AT&T LTE coverage where AT&T does not have 700MHz licenses are getting LTE over the AWS frequencies (the same ones used in Canada). The Nexus 4 only appears to have LTE operable on AWS. There's more about it in this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021173
It's unlikely LTE would work with the non-smartphone data plan as those require the "pta" APN, which is only accessible on LTE plans.
Atlanta here.
I double checked to make sure I had my settings right, according to the OP.
I'm not getting the LTE symbol in the status bar (only H) and getting 8-10 MBPS down according to the speed test.
I assume that's still HSPA+ for the Atlanta downtown area. (By GA tech)
AT&T iPhone 4S SD Chip to N4 - 4G Compatible?
I am switching over from an iPhone 4S to the N4 and cannot get 4G data speeds (actually the best I can get is sub 2mb/sec). My old APN was wap.cingular and I beleive I was only getting 3G data with the iPhone; however, at some point AT&T started calling my service 4G and that is what would show up on the phone. Can anyone confirm that the iPhone 4S to N4 switch will require me to take the IMEI route to get the AT&T 4G speeds. Thanks for the help.
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So I've recently purchased an unlocked Sprint HTC One. I am able to use my current tmobile sim and am able to send/receive calls and texts. The only problem however, is that when I try to turn on the mobile data, it won't connect and just says "disconnected." Can anyone shed some light as how I can approach and resolve this problem?
Does the phone's GSM radio use the same frequencies for data that T-Mobile uses?
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coal686 said:
Does the phone's GSM radio use the same frequencies for data that T-Mobile uses?
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I know that the Sprint HTC ONE doesn't have the 1700 Mhz band, only the 1900Mhz. I've read that even if I'm not in an area that is refarmed to the 1900Mhz band, I'll still be getting edge. I live in the Los Angeles area so I'm more than likely to be in an refarmed area.
Connect to wifi and update PRL and profile.
If nothing, try forcing hands-free activation. In the dialer: ##72786#
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xlilazndanx said:
So I've recently purchased an unlocked Sprint HTC One. I am able to use my current tmobile sim and am able to send/receive calls and texts. The only problem however, is that when I try to turn on the mobile data, it won't connect and just says "disconnected." Can anyone shed some light as how I can approach and resolve this problem?
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You probably need to setup T-Mobile's APN to get the data to work. Not sure how to do that on the One though.
BTW, expect GPRS/EDGE data to be quite slow, even if you do get it working.
I haven't had to do anything special with APNs for Tmo data. I get Edge in the non-1900mhz areas and HSPA+ in the 1900mhz areas.
In the Mobile Settings page... I have all roaming guard options unchecked. GSM data checked. Set to GSM/UMTS only. Search for networks.. click on Tmo... and away I go..
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I haven't had to do anything special with APNs for Tmo data. I get Edge in the non-1900mhz areas and HSPA+ in the 1900mhz areas.
In the Mobile Settings page... I have all roaming guard options unchecked. GSM data checked. Set to GSM/UMTS only. Search for networks.. click on Tmo... and away I go..
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I've tried unchecking all roaming gaurd options and I still get the "disconnected" message. Do you mind sharing what your APN settings are?
xlilazndanx said:
I've tried unchecking all roaming gaurd options and I still get the "disconnected" message. Do you mind sharing what your APN settings are?
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I've never touched anything related to APN. just select TMO after the network scan and use. Id assume the APN stuff is auto-populated by htc/sprint settings built in.
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I've never touched anything related to APN. just select TMO after the network scan and use. Id assume the APN stuff is auto-populated by htc/sprint settings built in.
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I tried resetting the APN to default and reconnecting to the TMO network, however, I still can't get any mobile data. I'm hesitant to seek TMO for help as often times, they'll just reply saying that it's a Sprint model, so not everything will work.
So I got the mobile data to work, however, only when I'm out and in certain areas. At home, it still says "disconnected" however, if I'm out in some areas, I'm able to connect to the 1900MHz band. Is there a reason for this happening? Mind that I was only probably a mile away from my house.
Was there a solution to this ? This is my problem also in los Angeles
xlilazndanx said:
So I got the mobile data to work, however, only when I'm out and in certain areas. At home, it still says "disconnected" however, if I'm out in some areas, I'm able to connect to the 1900MHz band. Is there a reason for this happening? Mind that I was only probably a mile away from my house.
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Anyone else on AT&T unable to get LTE? The APN settings that auto-downloaded are correct according to AT&T's documentation, but I'm only getting H+.
Your GPRS could be disconnected. I'd you use app advanced signal status you can look at settings Beyer to see if your set up correctly
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I had to use my girlfriends IMEI for her Nexus 5 for it to pick up LTE. Before that, I was only getting H+. Try to get an IMEI of another ATT LTE Android phone and it should do the trick!
Can't get LTE to work
I need some help. I have the new, unlocked, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and I can't get on the AT&T LTE network as well. Here are the steps I have taken:
The Setup
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 that is on the LTE network with no problem
My AT&T account had a Lumia 820 device tied to my account (and old device of mine) and it worked fine for LTE on all of my future pones, including my S4
I purchased an unlocked D5803 Z3c from Handtec
My Activate Attempt
Went to the AT&T store to pick up a new nano sim card
I gave my new (Sony) IMEI number to the AT&T rep (stupid move, clearly) and they loaded it under my account
With the new sim, my Z3c could place calls and send/receive text messages
Data would not work
My Resolution Steps
I looked up APN settings online and tried several different variations
The HSPA+ Cingular APN settings worked, but left me without LTE service
I could not get the mobile.att.net APN and LTE settings to work
Reading Android Central and XDA, I discovered that others had this issue as well
Using forum advice, I called AT&T
The AT&T rep did confirm that my Sony IMEI number was registering as a "2G" phone, which is why I did not get LTE access
I put one of my extra LTE device IMEI numbers on my account
My phone still won't connect to the LTE network
I notice that even though they registered an LTE phone (and they confirmed it came up LTE), my AT&T account page shows an old flip phone silhouette
The rep noted that there was nothing else they can do...so I basically have to deal with it
I'm posting on XDA to leverage the wisdom of this crowd
I remain confident that this will get resolved, yet frustrated at the same time
I'm at a loss and wonder if I have to activate this nano sim in another supporting device or the like. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance for your help.
No clue, but AT&T tech support confirmed that my IMEI is registered and my previous two devices were all LTE devices. I have no idea what's going on either.
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No clue, but AT&T tech support confirmed that my IMEI is registered and my previous two devices were all LTE devices. I have no idea what's going on either.
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Are you having the same issue? Do you see the cartoon sketch of a flip phone in your account as well?
What you have to do is give them the imei of an LTE capable phone. It absolutely does not matter that you will not actually be using that phone.
If you already have an LTE phone, just switch your SIM to your z3 when it arrives. It is absolutely unnecessary to call AT&T with your new IMEI. Anything AT&T tells you to the contrary is flat out wrong.
Issue resolved!
Bottom line...do not give these clowns your Xperia IMEI number.
When they entered the IMEI number it flipped my data plan from a grandfathered unlimited plan to a pay-per-use plan with no LTE (why they couldn't figures this out last night, it beats me). He was talking about my wife's plan and her unlimited data. I then noted "mine is unlimited too" and then said it wasn't. You can only imagine how things went from there.
The unrecognized IMEI number automatically switched me off of my plan.
They have me on a temporary 3GB plan, as the support rep couldn't get me back on the unlimited plan. They have to send the change to their back office team and it will take a week to get it back.
My phone now has the 4G icon versus H+.
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Are you having the same issue? Do you see the cartoon sketch of a flip phone in your account as well?
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Nope, it actually still shows my previous LTE-capable phone.
I actually also initially had this issue ; I was sitting in the AT&T &T store on the phone with tech support until the sales rep realized my phone wasn't showing up in the system as an LTE device. He input a bogus LTE IMEI for me, after which I restarted my phone. It's been working for me since then
Whelp, I guess I'll go to the AT&T store again later, then.
So everything that is claiming to have LTE ----> Do you have a 4G icon on your phone or LTE? I am in US, went to ATT store ---they entered an imei of a Samsung Galaxy S5 and now it shows 4G. If you go into mobile networks preferred network mode it says 4G preferred/wcdma/gsm. I am assuming this is just due to the UK software version not being the same as US...
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So everything that is claiming to have LTE ----> Do you have a 4G icon on your phone or LTE? I am in US, went to ATT store ---they entered an imei of a Samsung Galaxy S5 and now it shows 4G. If you go into mobile networks preferred network mode it says 4G preferred/wcdma/gsm. I am assuming this is just due to the UK software version not being the same as US...
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Says 4G. I think we are good
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IMEI problem rectified, they reverted it to my previous phone's IMEI. Now displaying 4G. Sweeeeeetness.
It's just silly that AT&Ts LTE is tied to the IMEI in their system and not simply having an LTE capable phone.
I ported a line to use with my Z3c and gave them the IMEI of an AT&T HTC One so that LTE would work, but they would only send me a micro sim because according to the IMEI that's the sim I need. Tried to tell them I need a nano sim but the gal on the phone said she couldn't send one, I'd have to go to a store pick one up.
If you are going from an LTE phone that uses a nano SIM card to the Sony Xperia Z3 compact, it is not necessary to contact AT&T. You will need to manually add the APN settings on your Sony Xperia Z3 compact. Here is the path to get to the APN settings..
Settings > More > Mobile networks > Access Point Names > press + to add a new APN
Enter in the following settings listed below
Name ATT Phone
APN phone
Proxy Not set
Port Not set
Username Not set
Password Not set
Server Not set
MMSC http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port 80
MCC 310
MNC 410
Authentication Type None
APN type default,mms,supl,hipri
APN protocol IPv4
Bearer Unspecified
Save the changes you made, select the APN you just created and reboot the phone. Everything should be working from there.
Here is where I got the information from: http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB424489&cv=820&_requestid=838329#fbid=ecLfo9YLvXa
So I do have the 4g icon in my status bar. Does this mean that LTE is working fine?
The only reason I am asking is because on the MY ATT page I do only see the silhouette of a flip phone.
Edit: My phone automatically downloaded internet and MMS settings when I first booted it up. Is this what others are doing?
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So I do have the 4g icon in my status bar. Does this mean that LTE is working fine?
The only reason I am asking is because on the MY ATT page I do only see the silhouette of a flip phone.
Edit: My phone automatically downloaded internet and MMS settings when I first booted it up. Is this what others are doing?
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Yes, you are getting LTE on your phone
LTE = 4G in Europe
4G = H+ in Europe
3G
etc
If you do a speed test, you will see that you are getting LTE speeds on your phone
Problem here too. I just went in to get a nano sim. The guy hooked up my number from a note 2. Does not show data. He said I needed to put in my IMEI number from the box. I didn't from recommendations on here. The problem is that I didnt have a rebutle sp? Because I really don't know how it works. He said if my note 2 was lte, it should work. I don't know what the heck to do
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Problem here too. I just went in to get a nano sim. The guy hooked up my number from a note 2. Does not show data. He said I needed to put in my IMEI number from the box. I didn't from recommendations on here. The problem is that I didnt have a rebutle sp? Because I really don't know how it works. He said if my note 2 was lte, it should work. I don't know what the heck to do
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I would try again, maybe try to get a different service rep. The IMEI from an AT&T Note 2 should work.