I got 1 GB data for this month but I am on a prepaid line/connection. I live in Dubai and my service provider is Etisalat. The fastest connection "type" I've gotten is HSPA+. Why doesn't the phone connect to LTE? Is it because I'm on a prepaid line? I have set LTE as the preferred connection type in settings.
By the way, it is not lack of coverage because my father gets 4G in the same spot I get HSPA+. However, he has a postpaid connection. He has a BlackBerry Classic.
Woke up this morning and checked my phone. It was connected to LTE. Maybe it just needed a day or something to configure the settings? Anyway, it is working now.
So weird
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Under Mobile Networks:
1 - Do you have Data Roaming checked? Mine is... but I noticed my Nexus One is not. Curious if this matters.
2 - Under Network Operators... are you guys selecting T Mobile or Select Automatically? I assume I need to just click on T Mobile since I would not get 3G on another provider (AT&T) right?
Very basic I know, I was just comparing the 2 phones and trying to find the differences.
Anyone? I didn't think it was too hard of a question, ha.
Bump, sorry.
Data roaming off
I didn't read about what that is, but when you voice roam you are out of range of your normal carrier and any voice services in roaming are super expensive. I suspect the same for data, except since data is on all the time you will get charged once you enter a roaming zone.
As for providers, just stick with manual selection.
since the N1 launched I've been using it on Cincinnati Bell Wireless, a local carrier with the same 3G bands as t-mobile. I typically get around 2500kbps on 3G using the Speedtest.net app off the Cincinnati server.
I just signed to t-mobile (waiting for the myTouchHD) and using my N1 till then. Well I just used the Speedtest app and only getting around 700kbps now on 3G. I noticed the server said Washington DC, so I tried to change it and there's no more Cincinnati location, plus it says I'm only 20miles from DC, which is way off..Anyone know how to change this so I can actually get an accurate (or at least comparable reading) again? I'm assuming it has to do with the phones location or apn settings? I've restored my apn settings to default t-mobile already...no other settings have been touched besides switching the sim cards..
Thanks in advance for any help..
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What is roaming? I looked at some other posts, but all of them are outside of the State. I went on a three day vacation to Iowa and I was on roaming. I thought roaming was when you left the US? Please help me im quite confused and never dealt with this. Im also worried because ill be going to wisconsin later today for another three days and I DO NOT want to be without data. Thanks
Roaming is using another carriers towers for signal. If your phone cannot get a signal from your carrier it will connect to another carriers tower to get signal.
AS long as you are on your OWN carriers towers depending on your data plan it could be nation wide (best to check this)
As long as you are on your OWN carrier network, wherever you are you can make local calls, as that becomes your local network. eg: I live in Canada and am on the Rogers network. If I live in Toronto, but travel to Ottawa. As long as I'm on the rogers network while in Ottawa, I can make local calls in Ottawa as part of my plan. If i call a Toronto number it would be long distance.
Data would not be roaming as I am still on the Rogers network.
If I was in Ottawa on the Telus network, because Rogers is not available, I would be roaming, and incur roaming charges for voice and data.
Easy way to avoid data roaming is to turn it off in the network settings. If you go into a data roaming state, it simply won't work. This is where WIFI comes in handy.
Thank you. Cleared that right up for me
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Does anyone have any suggested paths to get better reception out of this phone? It is so bad and sporadic constantly toggling between 2/3/4g, signal up and down, etc. I've tried multiple different firmwares
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No idea. For me it's actually better than the note 3, s3 and s1.
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Also better for me, coming from an HTC One S. Sorry...
Crack the back glass it will let more signal through
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signal works fine for me too.
The signal's same or better than my Nexus 4 on 3G. I usually keep LTE turned off because that signal in my area is pretty weak and I'm usually using WiFi anyway. Plus, a weak LTE signal (or switching back and forth from 3G to 4G) is a battery drainer.
in my case, Z3C has weak signal reception than Z1C on CM11 :/ in my sister house i had weak but i had signal, i loose signal sometimes in pocket, but everywhere else outside of pocket signal was OK on the Z1C CM11 but on stock firmware Z3C there is no signal all the time i had to go outside home and search for network manually... i`m using only 2G mode to save battery
Did anyone notice in the settings (access point names), there is att phone and sony gprs. The sony gprs is selected by default and there is nothing in the settings (only mcc and mnc). When you select att phone, the phone doesn't work. Could this have something to do with it?
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Did anyone notice in the settings (access point names), there is att phone and sony gprs. The sony gprs is selected by default and there is nothing in the settings (only mcc and mnc). When you select att phone, the phone doesn't work. Could this have something to do with it?
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i think it's just with your phone since you're using it on ATT. try entering ATT's APN settings. I'm using it on tmobile and signal is fine and it only shows one APN for me. I don't have that sony one you're talking about.
Where I live I have decent LTE signal strength about -85dbm in the house. Currently my phone says LTE, but if I make a phone call the network automatically switches to H, and internet is incredibly slow. When I get off the phone the network will still stay on H but internet browsing speeds will improve.
Restarting the phone does not seem to fix the issue, and it will take hours for it to go back to LTE. The only way I've found I can get it right back to LTE is by calling T-Mobile and having them reset my phone to the cell tower and I will regain full signal.
Can someone explain to me what in gods name is going on. I'm running stock android 5.0.1
Thank you
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Nexus 6 does not support Voice over LTE (VoLTE) on T-Mobile network or VoLTE is not in your area. That is why its changing to HSPA speeds when you make the phone call.
The connection to HSPA should go back to LTE after your phone call is done though, even though it isn't doing that for you.
Thank you. But is there any reason when switching to the HSDPA network and on call my service is so miserably slow? Its like being in a 14.4k modem. Takes forever to load something.
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Have you tried updating your modem/radio? Verified APN settings? New SIM card?
I have T-Mobile and there's no VoLTE where I live but the speeds are still 20mb/s with H+ while I'm on a call. VoLTE would be nice but I don't think its enabled in any network for the Nexus 6 yet.
Hopefully when N6 gets TMo WiFi Calling, VoLTE support gets added. It would be nice
I updated the radio when I flashed the newest 5.0.1 update. I did the update manually so I know I flashed the updated radio... This was one of the issues I had with the original 5.0.0 software that I was hoping the update would fix.
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How do I verify the APN and make sure everything is correct with that?
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