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OK, I must be dreaming! I looked at my x1i today, and I'm suddenly getting 3G/H. Until today, I've always only had Edge.
fieldtest.exe band shows 255:unknown
Ran speed test from dslreports.com using Opera; showing 1124 kbit/sec for a 1MB file test. Ran again with IE and got 1190 kbit/sec
I know the hardware specs on the x1i don't match up with Rogers 3g network, so did Rogers change their network recently?
This is an unlocked x1i with Generic UK ROM 1.05.931.10 R3AA010
I'm in Aurora, Ontario (north of Toronto).
Anyone else seeing this?
Rogers rolling out 3G on the 1900MHz band or you have an X1a.
I've had this x1i since December. So does anyone know if Rogers is changing, and has anyone else suddenly seen 3g?
I started noticing the 3G symbol about 2 days ago myself here in Toronto, before that it was 95% of the time E and sometimes just G. Now its 95% 3G and its unusual for it to go to E anymore. No idea though on benchmarks since I don't have a Data plan at the moment and so I only use it when I really need to. Will see if any friends have a data plan though and don't mind me borrowing my SIM for a few minutes and giving it a try, because I'm curious now. Getting the 30 fps VGA recording and 3G locally - that'd be awesome .
Peter
Thanks, pdamouse. This gives me hope that Rogers has changed their 3g network, and that I'll now finally have a really cool phone.
Anyone else seeing the same thing?
Anyone have a tech contact at Rogers that might be able to confirm?
maybe you just passed by one of the very few 1900mhz towers
Called Rogers tech support earlier; the rep I spoke with had no idea, so he asked a colleague. The colleague apparently said they now support all 4 frequencies.
The colleague was on a call, so I couldn't get any further info.
So theoretically, I was told that Rogers is now running 3g on 850, 900, 1900, 2100 mhz.
I have not been able to find anything on Rogers' site to confirm in writing.
Anyone else able to confirm?
Aha! Think it may be related to Rogers introduction of the HSPA+ ROCKET™ MOBILE INTERNET STICK
See: http://your.rogers.com/Store/Wireless/products/rstick_info.asp
Specs there indicate:
Technology: HSPA+/EDGE/GSM
Frequency:
HSPA+/UMTS 850/1900/2100Mhz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900Mhz
Data Transmission:
HSDPA – Up to 21Mbps downlink
HSUPA – Up to 5.76Mbps uplink
Great I am not the only one that noticed this. Last week I was walking to the subway and noticed 3G and H on my phone. I was blown away! I spent the weekend downtown and had 3G/HSPA everywhere. Couldn't do a speedtest but it was definately faster than EDGE.
From what I noticed, downtown Toronto now has 1900 3G but as you leave the city towards Mississauga you go back to EDGE.
gogadget said:
OK, I must be dreaming! I looked at my x1i today, and I'm suddenly getting 3G/H. Until today, I've always only had Edge.
Anyone else seeing this?
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Got the same situation on last Friday when driving at 401 and 404. But didn't get a chance to test the speed before it jumped back to EDGE.
I'm getting 3g consistently in Aurora and Newmarket. Better in some areas than others.
Also noticed 3g as I was coming down the 404.
Now in Pickering, and it's completely back to edge.
ok wtf, i bought my phone from rogers, and i've been getting 3G and H for a month now, but i just checked settings->device information->identity and under model it says x1i not x1a. anyone else noticing this? maybe because of custom rom?
from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4579528
go into Settings, System, Device Information. Select the Hardware tab. Beside the first entry, CPU, you'll see one of two things:
"QUALCOMM(R) 7200A" means you've got X1i
"QUALCOMM(R) 7201A" means you've got X1a
jimwang76 said:
Got the same situation on last Friday when driving at 401 and 404. But didn't get a chance to test the speed before it jumped back to EDGE.
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lol I live within 200 meters of where those highways meet (404/DVP and 401) - that might be why I've been seeing 3G on my phone 100% of the time I'm at home. I never thought being this close to the busiest highway intersection in Canada would help me get better cell reception - but apparently it does .
gogadget said:
Aha! Think it may be related to Rogers introduction of the HSPA+ ROCKET™ MOBILE INTERNET STICK
See: http://your.rogers.com/Store/Wireless/products/rstick_info.asp
Specs there indicate:
Technology: HSPA+/EDGE/GSM
Frequency:
HSPA+/UMTS 850/1900/2100Mhz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900Mhz
Data Transmission:
HSDPA – Up to 21Mbps downlink
HSUPA – Up to 5.76Mbps uplink
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this was indeed due to the HSPA+ roll out rogers recently did. i can confirm this is the same situation on the west coast in Vancouver...thank you Rogers, now bell and telus the balls in your court.... pick it up!!
pdamouse said:
lol I live within 200 meters of where those highways meet (404/DVP and 401) - that might be why I've been seeing 3G on my phone 100% of the time I'm at home. I never thought being this close to the busiest highway intersection in Canada would help me get better cell reception - but apparently it does .
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Lucky you. The 3G signal disapears at Finch, so I still can only get EDGE at home. Hopefully more towers will be upgraded soon.
Today I managed to stay in place long enough to do a speed test.
I got 2.2mbs down and 0.65 up. Not really mind blowing but I was in a building and wasnt getting full signal. Also, there is 3G in north Mississauga, it's weird.
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Lucky you. The 3G signal disapears at Finch, so I still can only get EDGE at home. Hopefully more towers will be upgraded soon.
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Sorry man, I'm sure they will be adding more towers - the area is expanding quite quickly. I was suprised at getting the signal more than anything, and someone mentioning right where I live as the place they see it - I way way over use the : P smiley...
wait a second here
This thread doesn't make sense - I have read elsewhere that the X1a and the X1i have identical cell frequencies.
To confirm, can someone with an X1i do the following:
Go Start > Settings > Personal > Phone.
Select the Band tab.
The second drop-down box entitled "Select your GSM/UMTS band" should give the following options:
Auto
GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(2100+900)
GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850)
UMTS(2100)
Those are the options I get on my X1a, purchased directly from Rogers. Aren't those the options on your X1i as well?
benjaminries said:
The second drop-down box entitled "Select your GSM/UMTS band" should give the following options:
Auto
GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(2100+900)
GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850)
UMTS(2100)
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I actually get this on my X1i:
Auto
GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(900+2100)
GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850)
UMTS(2100+800)
But we are discussing 3G support and HSDPA - they use different frequencies for that here as opposed to Europe, and the X1i uses those European Frequencies, while the X1a is specialized for North America. The GSM Quadband is a given that it will work everwhere there is GSM - but the 3G bands are not universal.
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Great work. Should be useful to Sprint users.
You can skip the computer part if you install logcat and begin at step 5 after launching.
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Wouldn't battery use increase from enabling this? Because it would be constantly scanning for the other 2 frequencies?
This thread was already done by me a week ago. Use the search function to avoid repost clutter.
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sweet!! thanks been wanting to get my MSL since i got the phone.. just hate talking to sprint reps to get it.. worked great thanks!!:good:
i live in fort worth and set 41 to 1 and the others to zero and i have lte , so does mean i have tri band in my area? and will the other bands set to zero still be used when needed . thanks
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You can skip the computer part if you install logcat and begin at step 5 after launching.
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True enough, but you need to get the right logcat app, some don't work as well as others. I initially tried aLogCat, but didn't seem to work. CatLog app worked great, however.
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Just saying. No one has been able to get a B41 (TDD-LTE 2496-2690) connection with a Nexus 5 and that's with actual maps of Clearwire sites that's been upgraded and knowing where each site is located at. I've personally visited over 24 sites to no avail and know of others that visited many sites as well. Looks to be a much bigger issue than just changing up the LTE Engineering settings and may be network related.
Just got the phone but I'm pretty disappointed with the LTE speeds 1/2mb down, outside it's a bit better. Went downstairs and it disconnects from LTE altogether. Anyone know if it's a radio (hardware) issue with the phone or firmware radio? Some spots of my house won't even catch LTE, whereas my s2 would get wimax.
I've tried spark but it makes my connection more unreliable more pocket loss, but indeed it does seem to make it faster, placebo? I'm in Los Angeles don't know if it's been rolled out. I tried updating prl/profile to no avail. My next choice would be to try the LG 2 in hope of it having a better radio.
GPS is spot on, and wow this thing is fast!
Just a question, but wouldn't prioritizing band 26 make more sense since that is the 800MHz frequency band?
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Just a question, but wouldn't prioritizing band 26 make more sense since that is the 800MHz frequency band?
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No, band 41 has the most capacity so you would want to connect to that if you are actually in range of it. It will automatically drop you down to the lower frequency bands as you move out of range of the higher frequency bands.
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No, band 41 has the most capacity so you would want to connect to that if you are actually in range of it. It will automatically drop you down to the lower frequency bands as you move out of range of the higher frequency bands.
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Sweet, thanks for the explanation!
Hello, I tried this on my N% for Sprint today. btw. I live in N. OC, near Los Angeles. If I happen to be in and out of spotty LTE coverage areas. Will these adjustments cause more battery use or or worse performance?
When viewing HD youtube videos, it seems to play smoothly for a while, and then pauses as it the speed is going and up and down or being throttled.
About Band 41
So you means the Band 41 is unopen under default setting?
we need to open it by manual?
You know, the biggest mobile carrier China Mobile's 4G is TDD-LTE, and also use the band 41
But if I use the 4G sim card, it still work in 2G.
ggoomani said:
Hello, I tried this on my N% for Sprint today. btw. I live in N. OC, near Los Angeles. If I happen to be in and out of spotty LTE coverage areas. Will these adjustments cause more battery use or or worse performance?
When viewing HD youtube videos, it seems to play smoothly for a while, and then pauses as it the speed is going and up and down or being throttled.
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I am with uh60james spark seems to offer more throughput and less disconnects.
I drove to Corona from Carson the other day and i was shocked how much coverage sprint has improved on. I wasn't able to stay connected to LTE on my the entirety of my drive but it is impressive how Sprint has extended lte coverage around corona at least on the freeway.
Spark works better for me, less drop offs.
I am in Naperville. Will check this out and see if tri band goes this far out west from chicago.
parmend said:
i live in fort worth and set 41 to 1 and the others to zero and i have lte , so does mean i have tri band in my area? and will the other bands set to zero still be used when needed . thanks
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I haven't heard anything about DFW having Spark anytime soon, so more than likely not. I live in Arlington myself, and would love to see this area Spark-enabled sooner than later.
Enabled this on my n5 a couple weeks ago .... dismal speeds on lte in downtown Los Angeles as usual around 4 down and 2 up.... Yesterday for the first time spark kicked in and I got 44down and 14 up. BUUUUT today its back and slower than ever. around 2 down/1up on LTE
guoting2409 said:
So you means the Band 41 is unopen under default setting?
we need to open it by manual?
You know, the biggest mobile carrier China Mobile's 4G is TDD-LTE, and also use the band 41
But if I use the 4G sim card, it still work in 2G.
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Seems that due to Nexus 5 lacks TD-SCDMA for China Mobile 3G, it is very hard for Nexus 5 auto connect to LTE.
You need *#*#4636#*#*, change mode to "LTE Only" and wait connect to band 41/38 cell and then change it back to "LTE/GSM Auto (PRL)".
After it, you will on LTE until one of following happens: no LTE cell signal; incoming call; make a outgoing call. If fallback to GSM, you will need another round of "LTE Only" settings. Please check some chinese forums, there are plenty of guides.
It seems N5's baseband firmware did not implement some directly GSM to LTE function and do not support China Mobile 3G, so ...
This could be a simple or complex Question/Answer...
Throwing the LTE bands out on the table for non-Spark devices (such as M7) vs. Spark devices (Such as M8)
M7: 1900mhz
M8: 850/1900/2600 MHz
Now those who had an M7 know the fallbacks with the 1900 spectrum. While driving around depending on your area, or limitations of wall penetration, it's very easy to loose LTE and fall back to 3G. Then it's no fun waiting to get back to LTE when your streaming music or video.
The reason I am posting this question is because I don't want to assume, I'd rather have feedback for someone with an M8. If you're inside a building, or driving, have you noticed an improvement with a spark phone?
For instance, is it possible to be on the 850 spectrum and NOT the 1900? or as soon as it looses the 1900 will it still fall back to 3G? I'll be honest, I love/hate LTE on non-spark phones. Love because its unlimited data, hate because of how easy it is to loose LTE. I've had several non-spark phones and had this issue between all of them, and I also have a Verizon phone which is on LTE over 99% of the time. I live in the Tri State Area in NY.
So the bottom line question... If only one band is available (say the 850 because it should theoretically have better wall penetration), will it use that band? Or.. is Sprint Spark all three bands or bust..back to 3G?
im pretty sure from what ive read that spark uses all bands at the same time, so if you lose one youll still be connected on the others until you lose them all. my area doesnt have 850 yet so i couldnt tell you but i definitely feel the diference between having 2500+1900 and only having 1900... when i have both i get aroung 35Mbps then i lose 2500 indoors and i get 5-8Mbps but my phone never "disconnects" from lte when im testing that
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bigblueshock said:
This could be a simple or complex Question/Answer...
Throwing the LTE bands out on the table for non-Spark devices (such as M7) vs. Spark devices (Such as M8)
M7: 1900mhz
M8: 850/1900/2600 MHz
Now those who had an M7 know the fallbacks with the 1900 spectrum. While driving around depending on your area, or limitations of wall penetration, it's very easy to loose LTE and fall back to 3G. Then it's no fun waiting to get back to LTE when your streaming music or video.
The reason I am posting this question is because I don't want to assume, I'd rather have feedback for someone with an M8. If you're inside a building, or driving, have you noticed an improvement with a spark phone?
For instance, is it possible to be on the 850 spectrum and NOT the 1900? or as soon as it looses the 1900 will it still fall back to 3G? I'll be honest, I love/hate LTE on non-spark phones. Love because its unlimited data, hate because of how easy it is to loose LTE. I've had several non-spark phones and had this issue between all of them, and I also have a Verizon phone which is on LTE over 99% of the time. I live in the Tri State Area in NY.
So the bottom line question... If only one band is available (say the 850 because it should theoretically have better wall penetration), will it use that band? Or.. is Sprint Spark all three bands or bust..back to 3G?
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Yes, if only one band is available, the M8 will only use that band as long as the signal is strong enough to stay on it. Spark enabled phones have the ability to connect to all 3 bands as you have mentioned but can only connect to a single band at any given time as far as I'm aware. Unless it uses some modulation technology. I haven't read much into it, though.
The 2600Mhz band offers the highest theoretical speed out of all of them. Sprint just calls all their Tri-Band phones, Spark enabled for simple identification and as another means of marketing both their network and devices.
I haven't noticed any issues when I'm driving on my normal routes with the M8. Though, with the M7, I would sometimes hit points where it would drop to 3G and Google Music would buffer slightly and resume playing shortly thereafter. I'm not entirely sure its due to the phone, though as it might just be Google Music caching more data or Sprint has worked on the towers recently. I also haven't paid much attention as to which bands, if any, it has been connecting to as I believe this area is still limited to 1900Mhz LTE.
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Yes, if only one band is available, the M8 will only use that band as long as the signal is strong enough to stay on it. Spark enabled phones have the ability to connect to all 3 bands as you have mentioned but can only connect to a single band at any given time as far as I'm aware. Unless it uses some modulation technology. I haven't read much into it, though.
The 2600Mhz band offers the highest theoretical speed out of all of them. Sprint just calls all their Tri-Band phones, Spark enabled for simple identification and as another means of marketing both their network and devices.
I haven't noticed any issues when I'm driving on my normal routes with the M8. Though, with the M7, I would sometimes hit points where it would drop to 3G and Google Music would buffer slightly and resume playing shortly thereafter. I'm not entirely sure its due to the phone, though as it might just be Google Music caching more data or Sprint has worked on the towers recently. I also haven't paid much attention as to which bands, if any, it has been connecting to as I believe this area is still limited to 1900Mhz LTE.
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ahh. I was under the impression sprint was able to bond all 3 channels together to get a lot higher speed. but if it only connects to one at a time, that's a different story
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ahh. I was under the impression sprint was able to bond all 3 channels together to get a lot higher speed. but if it only connects to one at a time, that's a different story
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That might very well be the case, I'm not entirely sure how the Tri-Band works on Sprint phones yet but will definitely be looking into it moreso since I have a M8.
Band 41 (2500Mhz) will offer higher theoretical speeds at the expense of less range and wall penetration.
Personally, I'm much more interested in Band 26 (800Mhz) as this will hopefully greatly increase range and improve reception. I've been on Sprint long enough to realize that I mostly use data services which don't require huge amounts of bandwidth and when I really need a fast connection, I have access to Wi-Fi more often than not.
Ok, so another question. I live in a Sprint Spark network coverage area. Since I have a Nexus 6, it does not have that little spinning sun icon which shows Sprint Spark. I know these phones are "tri-band" which is 25/26/41.
Is LTE 25 and Spark 41 ? What is 26 band ? Or does Sprint Spark tie in all these data bands (and shut off voice) ?
It's ambiguous as to how Sprint Spark network works. I assume once you hit data, it toggles between 25/26/41 rather than 25+26+41. I called Sprint and talk to many different reps about this issue and they are totally clueless. LOL.
mikeprius said:
Ok, so another question. I live in a Sprint Spark network coverage area. Since I have a Nexus 6, it does not have that little spinning sun icon which shows Sprint Spark. I know these phones are "tri-band" which is 25/26/41.
Is LTE 25 and Spark 41 ? What is 26 band ? Or does Sprint Spark tie in all these data bands (and shut off voice) ?
It's ambiguous as to how Sprint Spark network works. I assume once you hit data, it toggles between 25/26/41 rather than 25+26+41. I called Sprint and talk to many different reps about this issue and they are totally clueless. LOL.
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Band 26 is 800mhz and is for building penetration
Band 25 is 1900mhz and is for general LTE ( in some areas there are actually 2x Band 25 carriers)
Band 41 is 2500mhz and is where the speed of sprint network comes into play ( in most areas there are 2x Band 41 carriers)
On sprint the Nexus 6 will only connect to one of these 3 bands or CDMA for voice. Cannot do simultanious voice and data.
Generally the network will put you on the band that is least congested and you are able to actually connect to.
I suggest you visit s4gru.com if you really want to learn about and understand the sprint network.
lubberlick said:
Band 26 is 800mhz and is for building penetration
Band 25 is 1900mhz and is for general LTE ( in some areas there are actually 2x Band 25 carriers)
Band 41 is 2500mhz and is where the speed of sprint network comes into play ( in most areas there are 2x Band 41 carriers)
On sprint the Nexus 6 will only connect to one of these 3 bands or CDMA for voice. Cannot do simultanious voice and data.
Generally the network will put you on the band that is least congested and you are able to actually connect to.
I suggest you visit s4gru.com if you really want to learn about and understand the sprint network.
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Thanks for the info. That is helpful. Why can the phone not connect to CDMA for voice, then using one of the 3 bands simultaneously for data ? How does this differ from the old set up where you could use LTE and voice simultaneously ?
I don't remember the name of the chip that enables this, but it was removed from Sprint phones years ago. The last phone (that I know of) that was capable of doing it was the Samsung GS3 and the HTC Evo 4G LTE. Not sure if the HTC One M7 could do it, too....
Anyway...Sprint has to deploy Voice over LTE (VoLTE) for us to use phone and Data simultaneously again. There are workarounds (Hangouts caller, for example), but it drops if you get a phone call. Also, I haven't found a way to direct phone calls to Hangouts, versus the default phone route.
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I don't remember the name of the chip that enables this, but it was removed from Sprint phones years ago. The last phone (that I know of) that was capable of doing it was the Samsung GS3 and the HTC Evo 4G LTE. Not sure if the HTC One M7 could do it, too....
Anyway...Sprint has to deploy Voice over LTE (VoLTE) for us to use phone and Data simultaneously again. There are workarounds (Hangouts caller, for example), but it drops if you get a phone call. Also, I haven't found a way to direct phone calls to Hangouts, versus the default phone route.
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you could do the sprint/google voice integration and always use the hangouts dialer. it messes with SMS a little, but other than that it works fine.
lubberlick said:
you could do the sprint/google voice integration and always use the hangouts dialer. it messes with SMS a little, but other than that it works fine.
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So you never connect to 26 ? It's just 25 or 41 ?
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So you never connect to 26 ? It's just 25 or 41 ?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blueline.signalcheck&hl=en
If you want to keep track of what band your connected to then snag this app. Typically I am on Band 25 or 41 indoors and band 41 consistently outdoors. That is the Indianapolis area though, your results will vary depending on where you are.
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lubberlick said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blueline.signalcheck&hl=en
If you want to keep track of what band your connected to then snag this app. Typically I am on Band 25 or 41 indoors and band 41 consistently outdoors. That is the Indianapolis area though, your results will vary depending on where you are.
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Thanks. Its funny that you mentioned Indianapolis. I actually used to live in Indianapolis until early 2014. I worked downtown near the Indian's stadium off Washington St and lived near Castleton Square Mall. I've noticed 41 connects in LA County, however; in Orange County it seems to be spotty despite the Sprint Spark map showing total coverage. Is all of Indianapolis full integrated into 41 now and the surrounding areas (Avon, Carmel, Greenwood), or just within the 465 loop ?
Pretty much all of it is Band 41 carrier aggregation. For us nexus 6 users that just means we get two band 41 carriers to use. Newer phones can actually combine them together for faster speeds. I have to go pretty far out of the city to lose 41. I'm in my bedroom on my phone typing this and B41 is connected. I live in Noblesville.
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you could do the sprint/google voice integration and always use the hangouts dialer. it messes with SMS a little, but other than that it works fine.
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Yes, and it works perfectly...to make calls. You can't receive calls through Hangouts Dialer.
lubberlick said:
Pretty much all of it is Band 41 carrier aggregation. For us nexus 6 users that just means we get two band 41 carriers to use. Newer phones can actually combine them together for faster speeds. I have to go pretty far out of the city to lose 41. I'm in my bedroom on my phone typing this and B41 is connected. I live in Noblesville.
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So you don't connect to 26? That band is just there to help building penetration? My connection right now says 1xRTT and eHRPD? Is this 3G?
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So you don't connect to 26? That band is just there to help building penetration? My connection right now says 1xRTT and eHRPD? Is this 3G?
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Yes ehrpd is 3g, and 1x is voice.
According to the whitesheets the E6553 is supposed to support band 12. However mine never seems to use it. It's always on band 4. I'm in the Houston area, and its supposed to have rolled out here already. Does anyone else have a E6553 and actually have used band 12?
Oh and I'm using LTE Discovery to check.
Kabbage said:
According to the whitesheets the E6553 is supposed to support band 12. However mine never seems to use it. It's always on band 4. I'm in the Houston area, and its supposed to have rolled out here already. Does anyone else have a E6553 and actually have used band 12?
Oh and I'm using LTE Discovery to check.
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mine says band 12. I'm on t-mobile in the north Philadelphia area
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mine says band 12. I'm on t-mobile in the north Philadelphia area
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Thanks, I was driving around and noticed it use band 12 finally. I guess only a fraction of the towers have band 12, and at my house and work there's only band 4. I wish they had it at work though, our lunchroom has really bad signal penetration...
Kabbage said:
Thanks, I was driving around and noticed it use band 12 finally. I guess only a fraction of the towers have band 12, and at my house and work there's only band 4. I wish they had it at work though, our lunchroom has really bad signal penetration...
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Ya sadly where I've moved to in NJ has horrible LTE coverage
It only switches to Band 12 if you are inside a building where it can't pick up a Band 4 signal or if you are in an area where there is only a Band 12 LTE signal.