I was wondering if there is ne way I can get a 4g signal/connection on my vibrant. I am runnin nero v3 wit voodoo. If there is where can I get the files and what do I have to do?
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Nope.
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Yea, go to any area with "4g". I get upwards over 5 mbps down where I live.
Chalup said:
Yea, go to any area with "4g". I get upwards over 5 mbps down where I live.
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Not 4g.
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Not 4g.
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Depending on what you consider 4G....
http://www.thetelecomblog.com/2010/06/05/t-mobile’s-3g-network-faster-than-sprint’s-4g-network/
4g is a hardware difference, not software. The regular vibrant does not support 4g, but it does benefit from it since T-mo's towers are updated, therefore putting out more data, resulting in you being able to reach max DL speeds - hopefully 6 to 7 megs, which in my opinion is plenty.
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Kool thanx everyone
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nnk61209 said:
I was wondering if there is ne way I can get a 4g signal/connection on my vibrant. I am runnin nero v3 wit voodoo. If there is where can I get the files and what do I have to do?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=709
this thread is getting interesting. if its really true that the vibrants chip really does support 14.4mbps but is soft capped,then this could be a break through in development.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=709
this thread is getting interesting. if its really true that the vibrants chip really does support 14.4mbps but is soft capped,then this could be a break through in development.
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The vibrant 4g will give us all kinds of goodies. We'll see.
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Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I was thinking that the ONLY thing we need to do to get 4G from our 3g+ vibrant is to flash the 4G vibrant modem , when we have one.
The phone itself is locked to what frequencies it can use as well as what technology by the antenna, AND the modem. T-Mo is NOT going to spend millions on new technology that half of its phones cannot utilize, hence why our 3G vibrants have access to "3.5G", which is technically "HDPA", and not "HSDPA", right? The new 4G tech is all ip based, so all the phone would need is a properly encoded modem file to get it to work.
I mean think about it guys, does anyone own an analog race scanner? If yes, have you ever tried to tune into the digital frequencies? You get a modem-like digital noise out of it, because your radio lacks the software to decode the signal properly.
It sounds plausible in theory I suppose, but I can guarantee you this, IF it's possible xda-dev WILL be the first to know, I know I'll be trying it as soon as I see a modem upload!
Master tweeted that there were several 4G icons in the KA6 leak... Curious if it's the Vibrant + leak?
Where can I get the ka6 leak? Does ne1 no if it has the 4g
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Where can I get the ka6 leak? Does ne1 no if it has the 4g
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Flashable via ODIN or CWM.
As far as the 4G, I hope someone else who has played with the KA6 can opine. I literally just flashed the new modem like 2 hours ago. I do not notice an increase at my desk here at work, but I have not gotten to play with it outside where the signal is stronger. Fastest I've seen on my phone is with JL1, and that was just under 6mbps down practically standing underneath a tower.
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Where can I get the ka6 leak? Does ne1 no if it has the 4g
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as far as 4g goes, theres been a rumor that the chip in the vibrant is capable of handling 14.4mbps but is soft capped. theres a whole thread abt this rumor. mainly someone did a complete tear down of the i9000 and looked up the chips part # and specs. since the i9000 and vibrant is almost identical,its believed that the vibrant may also contain the same chip. whether this is true or not,no one will know until someone does a complete tear down of a vibrant. as of now,the vibrant can only go up to 7.2mbps .
I want to flash but I think I am gonna wait til some1 can verify thats its faster and everything.
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I just flashed ka6 modem and its faster than what I had.
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as far as 4g goes, theres been a rumor that the chip in the vibrant is capable of handling 14.4mbps but is soft capped. theres a whole thread abt this rumor. mainly someone did a complete tear down of the i9000 and looked up the chips part # and specs. since the i9000 and vibrant is almost identical,its believed that the vibrant may also contain the same chip. whether this is true or not,no one will know until someone does a complete tear down of a vibrant. as of now,the vibrant can only go up to 7.2mbps .
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I loss all hope on 4G is not because of having it or not,i was happy with the 4MB mine was getting,but 4G on my Vibrant mean that i will get even faster to the capping line of Thief-Mobile.
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I loss all hope on 4G is not because of having it or not,i was happy with the 4MB mine was getting,but 4G on my Vibrant mean that i will get even faster to the capping line of Thief-Mobile.
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Thank you for your concern eltormo. I'm sorry that you are upset about T-Mobile's ability to throttle your services at their whim. Your contract Terms & Conditions are open-ended, leaving tmo the ability to provide you as little data as they want. You technically are not being capped. It's frustrating to all of us, but as it stands, it is still the best offering out there.
All that being said, your post is irrelevant to this thread topic, so please take it back to the [THINK TANK] thread you were on earlier if you would like to complain about throttling.
In case you lost your way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872570
^^ that's funny!
I dont see how the speed of what you download effects, how much you download? Cap or throttle... Blah blah, more speed is a good thing. I for one hope that the vibrant does have the 4g chip, not just for obvious reasons, but it would be awesome to see what would happen in the general section. :gets popcorn ready: Then again I'm not holding my breathe.
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Is there any way I can make my vibrant 4G capable??????
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Is there any way I can make my vibrant 4G capable??????
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Of course, follow my guide very carefully!!
*Disclaimer, this will void any warranty*
1.) Go Buy an Epic 4G
2.) Rip out the guts of your Vibrant & Epic 4G
3.) Swap the guts.
4.) Turn on.
5.) You are now 4g Capable
Tada!!
NOO JK, Don't do that.
Serious answer is NO, you cannot have 4g..
*chuckle* win or fail, no one will be able to disagree that the results of this mashup would be epic!
Lmao thot sum1 wud have a brillant genius break thru I really want my media hub to be free
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Lmao thot sum1 wud have a brillant genius break thru I really want my media hub to be free
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Well sorry, But media hub isn't free.. Neither is basic cable
great response master, or if he wants to keep his warranty he can do this
1. Go to clear.com/4g
2. sign up and get "Clear Spot 4G"
3. there, 4g coverage for your phone
My vibrant gets faster data than my Evo did anyway... Don't know why you'd want to downgrade.
Idk if I'm wrong but when I bought my samsung vibrant, the guy at the store said when tmobile gets there hspa+, the vibrant would be able to get it. But I'm probaly wrong.
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Idk if I'm wrong but when I bought my samsung vibrant, the guy at the store said when tmobile gets there hspa+, the vibrant would be able to get it. But I'm probaly wrong.
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It will not be able to take full advantage of it. Vibrant supports up to 7.2mbps and T-Mobile HSPA+ is up to 14. Although standard 3G is 3.6 so we are getting faster speeds from HSPA+ just not the full potential.
Would it ne possible to swap the radio from the vibrant 4g into the vibrant?
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i dont know anything about iy and i might be lway off but i like to comment i think it wont work because its different modem so different drivers apply as cor 3g moded from 4g phone is the same so there is nothing new to port to this phone
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Would it ne possible to swap the radio from the vibrant 4g into the vibrant?
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No it will not work. We will never have true 4g on the vibrant. We are hardware limited and not software limited for 4g.
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No, 4G radio does not work on the Vibrant. And as of now the 4G kernel will not allow data to work.
I think the OP is asking if the hardware could be swapped.
The answer is the same, though - not bloody likely.
-bZj
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I think the OP is asking if the hardware could be swapped.
The answer is the same, though - not bloody likely.
-bZj
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Yep, but I hope someone eventually tries, if its even possible.
Now, could I flash a Vibrant 4G modem and get the 3G bands it supports? I am desperate trying to find a way to make the Vibrant work on 900Mhz or should there be no way, on 850Mhz(and switch carriers). I know the 4G supports 3G at 900Mhz... Is there any way to have either frequency running on this phone? What modem would I need?
Thanks!
Ok, totally nervous and anxious noob here. I had a question about the capabilities of the modem in this phone. My coworker has a captivate, and he told me all about the stuff you do here, and how he upgraded his modem to 4g. Is the vzw variant capable of the same? I've been reading the threads for a few weeks now, trying to figure out what to get, and now I'm just confused with the whole process, but that's a topic for another day.
Thanks.
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Not. . . . . . . . . . . .
No.
The captivate can do HSPA which is all of the sudden be marketed as 4G (as HSPA+) but only up to the device limit of 7M.
That is one of ATT/TMO's ways of saying 4G.
VZN is using LTE which is different from their current CDMA#K which means phones can not take advantage of it.
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Yeah, no. The "4G" he is talking about is not really 4G. It's a fake 4G.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/comparisons/htc-inspire-4g-vs-htc-thunderbolt-4g-speed-test/
but wait......i thought if you put 4g icons in your theme....then it unlocked that super secret lte radio that came with the fascinate!?!?!
Thanks for the info.
Brownie points for Big Red...NOT.
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Thanks for the info.
Brownie points for Big Red...NOT.
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So now you are discrediting VZW because they use a different technology than AT&T and bought a phone that is working as advertised?
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Thanks for the info.
Brownie points for Big Red...NOT.
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Its not really 4G, the phone works fine and as intended. If you want 4g, then go get a 4g phone from verizon(who has the best 4g network at the moment, forget ATT's crap)
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So now you are discrediting VZW because they use a different technology than AT&T and bought a phone that is working as advertised?
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Hahahah, this. +1
HSPA and LTE are different tech, just like CDMA#k and HSPA. HSPA has the same speed capability as LTE but the drasticly different delivery mechanism makes it a loser for these kind of tests.
LTE is the true future tech even though it doesn't meet 4G guidelines. Future HSPA evolutions are just going to be like new and improved satellite TDMA systems.... larger pipe for more terminals... but dont ldt ths customer know how many terminals there are.
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So now you are discrediting VZW because they use a different technology than AT&T and bought a phone that is working as advertised?
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If I had my choice, I would've gone with AT&T for numerous reasons, but given my circumstance, VZW was my only option. Big Red has a track record of making things difficult for the end user (like upgrading phones). I love this phone, and the service is good, but it's a bit discouraging that I'll have to wait 2 years to get a faster phone when this one has capable hardware being held back by them.
Sorry for the rant. Basically, I'm anxiously awaiting the day when I can cut the bloat and let this thing fly. Keep up the awesome work, and I'll keep reading until I get all the pieces together.
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The captivate doesn't do 4g..the guy just has a theme that changed his icon to show 4g when he still has 3g. And neither phone has the hardware to run 4g.
At&t has **** for service...hence the REAL reason iPhone is with vzw now. I will never pay for at&t again.
So has anyone found a way to enable 4G on the vibrants?
Thanks
not gonna happen. our radio physically can't (wasn't built to) handle that speed.
I have two friends one with a galaxy 4g the other with a infuse 4g and my vibrant is faster than both of them. They both get around 2.5 down and 1 up. I rountinly get 3.5-6 down and 1.5-3 up on my vib......im good with vib...then again their phones are stock so maybe their not being utilized to full potential
Thanks for the quick reply guys.
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not gonna happen. our radio physically can't (wasn't built to) handle that speed.
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well i saw on the internet that they sell the replacement 4g module for the vibrant 4G. you think changing that might help us get 4G?
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I have two friends one with a galaxy 4g the other with a infuse 4g and my vibrant is faster than both of them. They both get around 2.5 down and 1 up. I rountinly get 3.5-6 down and 1.5-3 up on my vib......im good with vib...then again their phones are stock so maybe their not being utilized to full potential
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What rom are you using??
The best you can get is 3.5 G, our vibrant not capable of 4 G
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how do you get that?
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how do you get that?
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3.5g has been lumped into normal 3g. 3.5g is the speeds at about 3mbps and up. And you automatically get that when in the range of a tower that supports that speed.
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oh okay i understand now. im surprised no one has made a mod to recieve 4G
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oh okay i understand now. im surprised no one has made a mod to recieve 4G
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No one has made a mod because the 4g modem is a surface mount device, and more than likely isn't anywhere near the same shape nor will it likely be the same pinout as the vibrant 3g modem.
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okay guess it'll have to stay like that. thanks for the reply
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Thanks for the quick reply guys.
well i saw on the internet that they sell the replacement 4g module for the vibrant 4G. you think changing that might help us get 4G?
What rom are you using??
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On multiple roms...toxic...tard....did u try the build prop tweaks in dev.forum...they do work
no but for that ill have to be rooted right?
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no but for that ill have to be rooted right?
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Yes...when i first got here i was scared to break my phone and even confused with terminology....but it was the best thing i did. The stock version does not even come close to tapping into the potential of this phone...just read and read again...watch some tutorials and take the jump...you wont be disappointed...besides this phone is almost impossible to completely brick.....good luck
4G,is joke.
tmobile does not have 4g, that is fake.
only 3g
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International business times were comparing the galaxy nexus and photon in every catagory and said about connectivity
"Connectivity: Galaxy Nexus has HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps and 4G LTE support. The Photon 4G has Rev.A up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA, along with 4G LTE support."
I just find it weird how people dont differ wimax from LTE . Link for the rest of the comparison on the bottom if interested
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/272109/20111223/samsung-galaxy-nexus-vs-motorola-photon-4g.htm
Hahaha that's awesome, and you cant even really compare speeds because of different network ranges at different locations etc... im sure uve heard the huge rumors debating that this phone does have a dual wimax-lte chip but only has wimax drivers(till sprint updates their network and this phone)
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Hahaha that's awesome, and you cant even really compare speeds because of different network ranges at different locations etc... im sure uve heard the huge rumors debating that this phone does have a dual wimax-lte chip but only has wimax drivers(till sprint updates their network and this phone)
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Yea i have hella wishful thinking it would b awsome though if it did
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I think that we should all wait and see if somehow we get an LTE surprise update on our Photons, you never know... please just wait and see...
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I think that we should all wait and see if somehow we get an LTE surprise update on our Photons, you never know... please just wait and see...
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I will idk bout anybody else i just feel like the photon has a big box of secrets we dont know about
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Agreed.
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You guys do know the Photon has an LTE chip... right? Not just WiMax?
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You guys do know the Photon has an LTE chip... right? Not just WiMax?
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yeah I've known since before I got the phone but I've never seen solid evidence of it ... do you have proof of it? cause I'd love to have it too! haha
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