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Hespa and 3G speeds in Las Vegas on T-Mobile

I see the H+ symbol on my data speed intermittently in Las Vegas with my International Note. A few minutes, then it's gone, it comes and goes. There was a point at about 4am in the morning where I had it for a good 30 minutes. Can someone explain why that is? I thought the International version is only capable of EDGE on t-mobile. Is there a hack or root that can give me H+ in Southern California?
Please advise, thanks!

A friend told me that tmobile is quietly rolling out 1900mhz in select areas. I'm guessing this is why you sometimes get H+ speeds on the note, which doesn't officially get it nationwide on tmobile network. It's good news but it doesn't mean you will have 3g or better speeds everywhere.
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several factors could be the cause
If network has fast dormancy and its switched on(default) then the phone will role back to lower speeds until you actively use network again. It is then a feature not a bug.
Could be reception of data network in city theoretically reception could be lost/weakened by buildings, moving or standing still traffic, etc. Anything from cell tower reach to phone to anything obstructing the radio waves.
Could be battery saving app
Could be settings on phone to conserve battery
Could be buggy modem
etc
Given these you can eliminate. If you battery and speed when using network is not adversely reacted then ignore
edit: roaming on other network could also be a cause. Best switch that off(is default off)
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[POLL] Are you using 3g or 4g?

This thread is simply voting which data you use and why.
I personally am using 3G (HSPA+ 21) even though I could use 4G (I live in Canada), mainly because of the poor battery like I'm experiencing with this device if used on 4G.
So what are you using? And why?

Using 3G+ (42) because the 4G frequency in Australia doesn't work with the N4, or most phones unless a special model comes out like the 4G version of the S3

Just plain ol' 21/42 MBps H+
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3G, no choice, if 4G was an option I'd probably give it a shot but if I noticed extreme battery drain I would go back to 3G as well.

Edge

i live in canada too, but i did several tests, using 4g makes the voice call quality really bad. so i stick with 3g now

I use both... I get pretty decent speed on DC-HSPA about 20mbps down easy... I use lte mainly so i can stream youtube in hd instead of hq!
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HSDPA. 1 operator is just beginning to roll out 4G in the major cities here in Belgium, so no choice
And I don't think the LTE chip works here anyway.

I used Edge at work. it streams better for me. Always has. Since iphone 3g. I think its the building I work in. Soon as I leave it, H+ works like it should.
At home I use Wireless and 4g

Soooooo I'm not the only one who is preferring 3G over 4G? Yay lol

I would barf in my mouth before I use 3g.
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Faux G aka HSPA+ (21.1 and 14.4) w/EB here as well.

My Provider has just HSPA+ 15 but I mostly hav HSPA+ 10. But that's no problem at all, because I'm used to it. At home (on Computer) I get just about 7 so I'm totally happy.

3G is broken... Once this thing connects top umts or hspa 10 there's no data transmission until it finds hspa+15 again...
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3g in Canada. 4g decimates my battery, which is already kind of disappointing personally.
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A mix of EDGE, 21, and 42 depending on where I am during my day.
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GPRS/EDGE by preference, no point wasting battery power attempting to connect to crappy 3G signal!

3G for me. I've tried 4G and while I like the speeds, my battery takes a considerable hit.

I live in Canada as well. I've only just started using 4G for the past few days (Rogers) and I think I'm going to be sticking with it. Data speeds have improved significantly. I don't seem to have that decrease in voice call quality that someone else mentioned and my battery life is actually not that much worse compared to 3G.

Technically, there is not a network in the US that's adhering to the actual 4G standard. Verizon's LTE may offer slightly better latency, and a better upload speed than T-Mobile, but your wallet will be taking a huge hit, and you'll only have 2GB of data for $110 after taxes and FCC fees. Is LTE really worth more than $100 a month? I don't think so.
I'm using T-Mobile's network and I'm very happy with the speeds. If T-Mobile is prevalent in your area, and you don't travel very often to remote areas, their $30 prepaid plan is definitely worth it. I'm witnessing over 22Mb down on the 42Mbps towers, and I'm averaging roughly 10Mb down everywhere else. I'm about 35 miles from a major urban city, btw.

Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the LG Nexus 5X's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add.

how is GPS??

I was worried about how this thing performed on verizons network. It has 4g in places I have never seen before and 1x is amazingly sensitive

I'm with Eastlink in Canada, which uses Bell's towers with free roaming. I had to fight with the S4 every damn day to get signal, it dropped every time I turned off the screen and I had to manually reconnect. All. The. Time. The 5X hasn't dropped service once since I've had it.

I've only used mine on T-Mobile but i've had fantastic success with it. I plan on popping in a friend's verizon SIM just to see how it picks up as I switched to T-mobile when i got this phone.

On Three UK 99mbps down, 30mbps up. Coverage is good & radio recovers well to loss of signal.

Network speed in my hometown, a small town in northern Greece, on the superb Cosmote network! Excellent phone, excellent network, excellent coverage (3G averages 25 Mbps).
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It's working places my HTC One M7 had a lot of trouble with. I might actually stay with Sprint now. Yes, I actually said that.

On T-Mobile in the Bay Area, and I actually think its poor. The signal is OK out doors but indoors it sucks. The Moto X in doors kills the Nexus 5x in that area. But then again I've always heard that Motorola still makes the best radios....

Tomyk89 said:
I've only used mine on T-Mobile but i've had fantastic success with it. I plan on popping in a friend's verizon SIM just to see how it picks up as I switched to T-mobile when i got this phone.
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falcon26 said:
On T-Mobile in the Bay Area, and I actually think its poor. The signal is OK out doors but indoors it sucks. The Moto X in doors kills the Nexus 5x in that area. But then again I've always heard that Motorola still makes the best radios....
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I don't know if it's T-Mobile or what but I haven't been getting good speeds lately in central California. And it's not just with the Nexus 5X. I started seeing slow downs towards the end of my 2013 Nexus 5 use. I thought it may be the old bands in the Nexus 5 and T-Mobile was pushing their newer ones more but I'm seeing the same slow speeds on my Nexus 5X. Maybe T-mobile just changed something in my area to where it has affected me in a bad way but almost every time I do a speed test, I get between 2-5Mbps. Sometimes 10-15 if I'm lucky. And my bars are full. I used to get good speeds in my area but not lately. It hasn't really affected my internet usage too much but it's just sad to see those speeds.

No problems with cellular strength, very reliable

What about VoLTE support for Jio 4G in India?
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I'm using the Nexus 5X with Three in the UK. Compared with the original Moto X, the HTC One M8, it's decent - it doesn't cling on to a signal as aggressively as the Moto X but it's much quicker jumping up from HSPA to LTE. Better than the One M8...

Jio 4G VoLTE is Supported.
kulankit97 said:
What about VoLTE support for Jio 4G in India?
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Jio 4G & VoLTE supported and works without any issues. Currently on Nougat 7.0 with Kali NetHunter ROM. It doesn't show any VoLTE icon but I/OG calls work as normal without the need of any additional Jio apps.
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Network speed in my hometown, a small town in northern Greece, on the superb Cosmote network! Excellent phone, excellent network, excellent coverage (3G averages 25 Mbps).
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Damn! That is some amazing speed you got there. :good:

Xiaomi mi5/North america,United States usage?

I'm thinking of porting this phone to the states. Now i understand it will not get 4g LTE connection and will limit me to an hspa+ and 3g connection. My question is to anyone who has it in the states how's the connection holding up for you? Does it bug you that you dont have LTE?

Yes, the connection is quite slow. And the 3g signal is sometimes weak even though other phones have very good LTE signals. I unlocked other bands and sometimes I have LTE connections but the speed is usually slow. However, 3g is usually bearable for me.
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3g is fine if you are not in rural area.

U should choose ATT or its mvno.

Anybody using Mix as daily driver in London?

Hello all Mix fans.
I`m currently on S7 and looking for a change. Been fan of Mix since it came out, but only now prices have come down to affordable levels for 256GB model.
I`m on Vodafone and I do know Mi doesn`t support Band 20. What would that mean in daily usage? Slow 4G speeds? No 4G at all? Bad reception in weak areas of city/between tall buildings?
I`m trying to understand how it this will affect my daily usage.
Thank you.

rbs_uk said:
Hello all Mix fans.
I`m currently on S7 and looking for a change. Been fan of Mix since it came out, but only now prices have come down to affordable levels for 256GB model.
I`m on Vodafone and I do know Mi doesn`t support Band 20. What would that mean in daily usage? Slow 4G speeds? No 4G at all? Bad reception in weak areas of city/between tall buildings?
I`m trying to understand how it this will affect my daily usage.
Thank you.
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If it helps, Im using the mi mix pro (256gb) in israel for a couple of days (received it 4 days ago) and I get 4g/LTE with no problem and I have not experienced any reception issues at all.
You should definitely get this phone (almost passed out during the unboxing from looking at this masterpiece).
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Bad reception in weak areas of city/between tall buildings?
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Hey, good point.. Im in my room(not in London obviously) with no 4G connection(never showed up, not even a single bar) where my previous device s6e+ used to get 2 bars of 4G reception in the same exact place.
On the street, it's ok but no 4G reception in weak areas as well.
Side note: You'll be missing the quality of s7 camera too.
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I've been using my Mi Mix in London for the past week. I'm with Virgin who are using the EE network.
Reception and wi-fi signal is excellent almost always get 4g speed. Excellent phone reception even indoors.
Should not be a problem on Vodafone or EE network. Great coverage.

I'm not in London but I've been using the Mix in the UK for more than 6 months now, so I can offer some general insight.
4G will depend primarily on the network you're on - without band 20, compatibility with UK networks is limited.
EE is your best choice with both hands 3 and 7 used by them (as well as band 20, of course) and particularly since their original LTE roll-out was on band 3, I believe they have more coverage on band 3 than on bands 7 and 20, so it'll be the most consistent 4G service you can get on the Mix.
Vodafone have some LTE on band 7, though my experience is it's patchy - all but non-existent in some larger cities like Edinburgh but I got it in Birmingham. They seem to have focused more on band 20 unfortunately.
Three have some band 3 but I have no idea what the roll-out is like, I suspect not great because they got the band 3 spectrum from EE after the auction when they purchased the band 20, I believe. I could be wrong though.
O2 only have band 20, so if you want to use the Mix with them, you need to accept that it'll be 3G only.