This makes absolutely no sense to me, Why would you remove something that takes stress off your lines and splits it bringing benifet to both your costumers ((faster download speeds)) and carrier ((less stress by splitting up data to hardline connections)). Hope Root comes soon, so I can get my Fully functional S6 rather than US Carrier ATT Gimped s6.
plaxy said:
This makes absolutely no sense to me, Why would you remove something that takes stress off your lines and splits it bringing benifet to both your costumers ((faster download speeds)) and carrier ((less stress by splitting up data to hardline connections)). Hope Root comes soon, so I can get my Fully functional S6 rather than US Carrier ATT Gimped s6.
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If i understand DL booster correctly. It uses your Wifi and LTE together to DL something. Meaning you would have to be on Wifi to use it.
So if this is correct it would put more strain on the ATT network because even when on wifi you would still be using LTE.
Also i can see a lot of people who dont know what DL booster is log on to wifi to DL something so that they dont use all their data and then use all their data anyway.
To me DL Booster seems dumb. most WIFI networks are plenty fast to DL something without the help of LTE.
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If i understand DL booster correctly. It uses your Wifi and LTE together to DL something. Meaning you would have to be on Wifi to use it.
So if this is correct it would put more strain on the ATT network because even when on wifi you would still be using LTE.
Also i can see a lot of people who dont know what DL booster is log on to wifi to DL something so that they dont use all their data and then use all their data anyway.
To me DL Booster seems dumb. most WIFI networks are plenty fast to DL something without the help of LTE.
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They would use some data not as much if they used Lte in of its self. Its about speed of downloading your not splitting you downloading faster by adding Lte data 300Mb/s to whatever speed the wifi usuall 1500 Mb/s. Its not much but still a boost in speed and considering a 1 MB webpage getting it a few seconds faster or game downloads shaving 1/5 the time off approximately. I guess overall does increase stress among smart people that know to use wifi when in Wifi area.
Basically as savings per 1800 Mb downloaded Just Lte 1800 Mb towards your bill (( Slowest download speed). Lte+wifi 300 Mb toward your bill ((fastest over all download speed)) all Wifi, 0 towards your bill. ((second fastest)) Basically though if you are in a wifi area your a retard for not turning it on. and theres a use for comboing it up.
But looking back at it annalytically it doesn't seem that much of a loss In max download speed.
But its still annoying the way ATT takes features out of phones and just hides from the fact like simple Teathering and Att was like Nope Lock that down.
Because they're pricks. This is pretty well-known already.
Is there a way to enable this with root or custom Rom?
kevc2181 said:
Is there a way to enable this with root or custom Rom?
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Yes it is possible to enable this however i don't believe even if it is enabled it will work b/c ATT software will not allow it. I have it on mine and notice no difference at all. shame
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Does anyone have some major data speed issues with this phone?
I live in Boston and most days I can't get higher than 0.05-0.1 Mbp/s download... sometimes it'll kick up to 1.5 or 2Mbp/s, which is still significantly lower than T-Mobile's theoretical HSPA+ speeds.
I just don't get it. I've had the phone swapped, new SIM card, factory reset. Cannot figure it out. My roommate has a G2 and his phone works fine, could it be that WP7 has a poor wireless stack or something?
Iridox said:
Does anyone have some major data speed issues with this phone?
I live in Boston and most days I can't get higher than 0.05-0.1 Mbp/s download... sometimes it'll kick up to 1.5 or 2Mbp/s, which is still significantly lower than T-Mobile's theoretical HSPA+ speeds.
I just don't get it. I've had the phone swapped, new SIM card, factory reset. Cannot figure it out. My roommate has a G2 and his phone works fine, could it be that WP7 has a poor wireless stack or something?
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I live in India and here its because of poor data connections that the speed fluctuates...but that said, in one particular place the connection is pretty fast...i was on Vodafone website and I checked if the phone is 3G enabled..it is but they had a small footnote about the speed...if u can, go to the Vodafone India website, select your state as Mumbai and check for device compatibility, u might find something worthwhile...hope that helped...
how do you check your data speed?
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how do you check your data speed?
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I usually use 2 speed tests, DSLReport's one and the Bandwidth app.
You can tell it's going really slow though because it takes 15-20 seconds to load Google occasionally.
Oddly enough, I've disabled 3G before and the EDGE data was actually faster. Scary.
my phone just does not seem to like edge.
98 times out of 100 I never get any data when on edge.
any reason why?
anything I can do to improve it?
Thanks
pay no attention to sig.
since you posted here i assume you have an S3 4G.... your phone has 4G speeds and you wonder why you don't have edge speeds? that is old tech...your phone has data connection on EDGE....but it's very very slow and i think you never waited for page to load...or app.... your mobile operator gives a high priority to the 4g and H connections....they don't care about 2g connections cause no one uses them..
i could say something but you might get offended...so i'll shut up.
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since you posted here i assume you have an S3 4G.... your phone has 4G speeds and you wonder why you don't have edge speeds? that is old tech...your phone has data connection on EDGE....but it's very very slow and i think you never waited for page to load...or app.... your mobile operator gives a high priority to the 4g and H connections....they don't care about 2g connections cause no one uses them..
i could say something but you might get offended...so i'll shut up.
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There's no 4G in my area or anywhere near.
When I turn my data on there's only Edge available.
starting today att brought back unlimited data for tv subscribers for a limited time great right? there will be a 22gb limit then you will get throttled, not so great. you'll also have to forfeit your tethering. do we think we could find a way to maintain tethering while going to the new unlimited data plan?
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starting today att brought back unlimited data for tv subscribers for a limited time great right? there will be a 22gb limit then you will get throttled, not so great. you'll also have to forfeit your tethering. do we think we could find a way to maintain tethering while going to the new unlimited data plan?
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Haven't read the whole thread, but try http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-unlock-tethering-android-4-4-to-t3227206
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starting today att brought back unlimited data for tv subscribers for a limited time great right? there will be a 22gb limit then you will get throttled, not so great. you'll also have to forfeit your tethering. do we think we could find a way to maintain tethering while going to the new unlimited data plan?
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Sprint and T-mo do the same type of throtling but it's now what it sounds, they only throttle you on congested times and it's not like they drop technologies. you stay on LTE but other users that havent hit the cap or aren't unlimited get speed priority so it only really affects you if you're somewhere like san fran in rush hour where everyone is trying to use spotify at the same time...
like the other comment said that should allow you to tether but it's missing a step try this if you cant get that to work:
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this is how I got it to work on sprint while ruining 5.1.1
1. Enable developer mode (Go to Settings -> About phone, and click on the build number until the developer mode is enabled).
2. Enable USB debugging under Settings -> Developer options
3. Connect the device with a USB cable to a computer with the Android SDK platform tools installed
4. Start an adb shell: adb shell
5. In the adb shell, run this command: settings put global tether_dun_required 0
Edit the Build.Prop
6. Then open a root explorer and open build.prop add net.tethering.noprovisioning=true to bottom
sprint sold phones come unlocked, there is no difference between a sprint nexus and an unlocked version ( unless you buy the international version)
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So they ding your speeds after 22gb? Yeah no thanks. I was interested in this but found out its actually more expensive then what I am paying now, and I lose tethering. With the data rollover I have, there hasnt been a month where I havent had at least 19-20gb to play with
I SWITCHED TO T-MOBILE AFTER 10 YEARS ON AT&T AND I LOVE IT. 2 LINES UNLIMITED EVERYTHING AND NO SPEED REDUCTION OR THROTTLING BEYOND 23GB AND NO DEPRIORITIZING EITHER. $100 bucks!
@carlosjcar: Did we forget that our caps lock button was on?
Keep in mind that T-Mobile has BingeOn, and it's automatically enabled unless you enter your settings and shut it off. That is of course unless you like throttled video.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@carlosjcar: Did we forget that our caps lock button was on?
Keep in mind that T-Mobile has BingeOn, and it's automatically enabled unless you enter your settings and shut it off. That is of course unless you like throttled video.
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Sorry did not have my glasses on and I can see Caps Better. Yes, I did disabled Binge For my line (left the Wife's on she won't notice). I went to At&t to see the offer and see if it would benefit me and I would just add two people from my family to have the 4 lines, and Switch to Direct TV also.
At&t and Direct TV will still be more than what I have .
At&t is the best Network in my Area but is too expensive.
I'm Staying with T-Mobile because of My better plan (No limits, no throttling, no deprioritizing in my local area, 2 lines 100 bucks) and I did not like Direct tv's equipment. I will keep Cable with my Tivo (6 Tunners 2TB capacity).
If Tmob gets more low freq Lte spectrum it will be better at penetrating buildings and icreased distances and then it can give The big ones a run for its money.
For now it meets my needs very good even when I go to Germany visit to my Daughter I can Txt and get Low speed Data.
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*chuckles* I wasn't questioning your choice, though I did feel it was a bit odd mentioning it in a thread regarding AT&T unlimited data. Be thankful however that you're not on a MVNO like MetroPCS or Boost, since it's de rigueur to throttle LTE on most MVNOs, a notable exception being the GSM half of Straight Talk.
I'm still using stock 5.1.1 ROM, because I'm not clear whether I lose some functionality by rooting / unlocking the bootloader.
I like to use my phone in 2G data mode, that feels safer on my body than 3G and above - but this device considers 2G only mode to be calls and text only (i.e. data off!).... this seems crazy to me since data off is achieved more easily with the option just for that. Is there any way to have proper 2G data only mode?
So when I go into the data options I get the usual set of things, and 2G says "2G (voice and calls only)", then when I switch to this, data is actually turned off. When try to turn data on, I get a message saying I've got to switch data mode to be able to do this - data stays off until I choose "3G (preferred) / 2G". It seems like the software on my device is designed to turn data off when you choose 2G - very odd.
No updates are available when I check. I'd love to go to marshmallow, but I guess I've missed that until Sony release their tested version of it - that update might fix this issue.
Missing my rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 already! - recently bought second hand device.
Many thanks, Geoff
For me this used to work on kitkat (i can't remember on lollipop because i use concept 6.0.1):
in quick settings i'd turn off LTE and then in settings - mobile networks i'd set to 2G only. And afterwards by switching LTE on and off form quick settings phone would toggle from 2G and LTE. But since i didn't pay for 4G to my provider, my phone would toggle from 2G to 3G - just what i wanted.
I used to use 2G on my old Xperia P since it improved my battery life dramatically. I continued to use it on my Z3c while on kitkat, but it didn't affect my battery life so i stopped - hence I don't know if you can do this trick on lollipop.
Goog luck and I hope this helps.
I don't really understand you... I'm using 5.1.1 and if I switch to GSM only, ALL network stuff is using 2G - calls, texts, mobile data (little E letter right next to the signal icon). So... what's really a problem? Maybe I don't understand the context (I am not a fluent english speaker but I understand it pretty well) but please describe your problem more precisely
P.S.:
Rooting doesn't harm your device, your camera resolution won't change at all so don't worry
[Unlocking bootloader DOES harm your device (losing some DRM-related stuff) but there are plenty of other benefits from this AND you can revert the DRM changes.]
Wait, what ?
Are you seriously thinking that 3G(HSDPA) or 4G(LTE) is somehow more harmful to your body ?
That's ridiculous. The power levels used in 2G and 3G and 4G are all roughly the same and always below 250mW.
yes from discussion and reading research I feel there's a case for being cautious, that we've not had enough time to adjust to this technology - see for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=473209
Better start wearing tinfoil hats m8
(That's so esoteric I won't even bother responding. The power levels used are not even remotely high enough to cause cellular changes)
thanks for your message - I think you understand well, but your phone is giving different behaviour. I've added more description, in case that helps anyone
like I said, we each choose - and choose how much we look into it. Probably similar comments from people in the 60s to anyone questioning Aspestos. It's easy for either of us to generalise that it's OK or not, with examples from the past, but there's information out there that's looked into this and is thorough, including significant instances of phone engineers with brain tumors. We don't agree, let’s at least be respectful.
1) When 2G is working on 1800 MHz band (this happens especially if you live in a big city), the energy is more or less the same used by 3G technology.
Anyway this is not the point.
2) Are you sure your network operator has 2G data connection available? Is your firmware branded?
You don't lose DRM keys while you flash an unbranded firmware or you root the device with giefroot method.
Have a look at the general section
thanks for your reply - yes definitely there's a 2G connection, as I live in the countryside I end up on this quite a bit of the time, when in "3G/2G" mode.
I'm on a UK network called Tesco that uses the O2 network. Phone originally came from O2 (telefonica), but is now SIM unlocked. Behaviour was the same before and after unlock - no surprise as software the same. Build number is 23.4.A.1.264, kernel 3.4.0-perf-gbe52486 (September 17 2015)
Threads like the one you linked and statements like above just reek of not understanding how GSM and 2G/3G/4G actually works.
Stuff like
As 2G and 3G have different requirements, they also have different power consumption. It doesn't require much more than common logic to understand that since 3G needs to transfer more data during a short period of time, it would use more resources than 2G, which needs less during the same period.
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Is just wrong. It's all about modulation. MATH basically.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-shift_keying
Just check the last page of that thread and have someone who actually knows what he's talking about explain it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12163015&postcount=61
But whatever floats your boat m8.
Anyone test there data speeds on this phone? WiFi is super fast but my data isn't like it was on my iPhone. Been pulling like 5mbps on T-Mobile normally average 30-100 depending on time and location. I also don't see LTE on the phone just 4G. Im gonna swap back to iPhone and run test and then this phone to see what's up. I don't see anything one setting a out LTE either.
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Anyone test there data speeds on this phone? WiFi is super fast but my data isn't like it was on my iPhone. Been pulling like 5mbps on T-Mobile normally average 30-100 depending on time and location. I also don't see LTE on the phone just 4G. Im gonna swap back to iPhone and run test and then this phone to see what's up. I don't see anything one setting a out LTE either.
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iPhone X: LTE 55.7 download 11.1 upload
X2 Pro: 4G/LTE? 27.6 download 11 upload
Are there missing bands that T-Mobile would require that I'm missing?