I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 rooted and running the Darthstalker S4 Rom. I recently got an ATT sim card to put into my device because they were second best with the signal where I live. Which is the US. What I want to know, Is there a way to get 4G or 4G LTE on my device with ATT? I know 4G is here because my cousin is with them and has 4G LTE. Ive tried a few APN settings to no avail. Also every once in awhile I completely lose service because it starts searching for a service to run on again. All I get is H or H+ and half of the time, I dont even get that. That data never really works on that. Especially H. Also, I never get 3G either. Sorry if this is long, Im just at an end where I cannot find an answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 rooted and running the Darthstalker S4 Rom. I recently got an ATT sim card to put into my device because they were second best with the signal where I live. Which is the US. What I want to know, Is there a way to get 4G or 4G LTE on my device with ATT? I know 4G is here because my cousin is with them and has 4G LTE. Ive tried a few APN settings to no avail. Also every once in awhile I completely lose service because it starts searching for a service to run on again. All I get is H or H+ and half of the time, I dont even get that. That data never really works on that. Especially H. Also, I never get 3G either. Sorry if this is long, Im just at an end where I cannot find an answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Try flashing the latest Modem, it seems to to support the ATT LTE Bands. I have used an AIO sim in both a VZW GS4 and LG G2 and both get LTE. It doesn't seem to switch very quickly either. Also make sure you are have LTE/GSM selected for the radio.
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equake said:
Try flashing the latest Modem, it seems to to support the ATT LTE Bands. I have used an AIO sim in both a VZW GS4 and LG G2 and both get LTE. It doesn't seem to switch very quickly either. Also make sure you are have LTE/GSM selected for the radio.
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Could you point me into the right direction? Also, I can only choose GSM, or LTE. Not both at the same time. And GSM only works
mouthymotor said:
Could you point me into the right direction? Also, I can only choose GSM, or LTE. Not both at the same time. And GSM only works
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Kinda dependent on the ROM but you might want to use the APP called Advanced Signal Status (Play Store).
From memory you can't since this model dosent support the other carrier's LTE/4g band. May be wrong but pretty sure that info is correct
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I recently unlocked my HTC Aria (Att) and am using it on T-Mobile but it will not connect to the data network i can text and call but not access the internet from tmobiles network. I have been trying to figure out how to make it connect and don't know what to do. I tried setting it up to a new VPN but i don't know if i did it correctly. I am aware that it will only be an edge connection but something is better than nothing. Is there anyone that could help me out?
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I recently unlocked my HTC Aria (Att) and am using it on T-Mobile but it will not connect to the data network i can text and call but not access the internet from tmobiles network. I have been trying to figure out how to make it connect and don't know what to do. I tried setting it up to a new VPN but i don't know if i did it correctly. I am aware that it will only be an edge connection but something is better than nothing. Is there anyone that could help me out?
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If you were trying to set up a VPN, that is the wrong option. You need to set up APN settings for T-Mobile. I'm sure if you search you will find the correct settings you need.
So an unlocked Aria's data will work with T-mobile?
Will an unlocked T-mobile device function fully with my AT&T sim card?
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So an unlocked Aria's data will work with T-mobile?
Will an unlocked T-mobile device function fully with my AT&T sim card?
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Yes to both questions. That's what unlocked means.
The only thing that won't work is 3G data because AT&T and T-Mobile use different frequencies for 3G.
2G data will work fine.
vicmora5 said:
So an unlocked Aria's data will work with T-mobile?
Will an unlocked T-mobile device function fully with my AT&T sim card?
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The answer is Yes and No. If your term 'fully' includes 3G data access then no in both cases you will not get 3G data speed. You will only be able to get Edge data, which is pretty slow. So if you need voice and text service and don't mind slow data speeds then go ahead.
Thanks. Well I actually have the problem that I don't get 3G on my Aria for whatever reason .-. Even though I emailed them and they said I should be able to get 3G all I have ever gotten is EDGE. l:
I asked this because I was looking at getting the new Sidekick, but I am seeing if it would be better to just go ahead and switch to T-Mobile, or staying with AT&T and buying an unlocked Sidekick.
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Thanks. Well I actually have the problem that I don't get 3G on my Aria for whatever reason .-. Even though I emailed them and they said I should be able to get 3G all I have ever gotten is EDGE. l:
I asked this because I was looking at getting the new Sidekick, but I am seeing if it would be better to just go ahead and switch to T-Mobile, or staying with AT&T and buying an unlocked Sidekick.
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Does your Aria have the AT&T logo on the top right? Also, check the model number underneath the battery. If it says A6366 then it should support AT&T 3G frequencies. If it says A6380 then it won't.
How old is your SIM card? You may need a newer one.
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Does your Aria have the AT&T logo on the top right? Also, check the model number underneath the battery. If it says A6366 then it should support AT&T 3G frequencies. If it says A6380 then it won't.
How old is your SIM card? You may need a newer one.
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I already made a thread for this and couldn't figure out what was wrong, but what was weird was that like 30 mins ago I disconnected from my wifi because I moved my router and stuff, and I was getting G not E, but now that I did it again I am only getting E /:
That was the first time I saw I was getting G
And yes it's an AT&T one, it hasn't been too long since i've had it.
And the under the battery it says A6366
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I already made a thread for this and couldn't figure out what was wrong, but what was weird was that like 30 mins ago I disconnected from my wifi because I moved my router and stuff, and I was getting G not E, but now that I did it again I am only getting E /:
That was the first time I saw I was getting G
And yes it's an AT&T one, it hasn't been too long since i've had it.
And the under the battery it says A6366
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I suspect the "G" you were seeing was for gprs, which if I am not mistaken is slower than edge. Somebody jump in and correct me if I am wrong. If you are running a stock rom, you would see a "3G" not just a "G" if you were actually getting 3G data connection.
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I already made a thread for this and couldn't figure out what was wrong, but what was weird was that like 30 mins ago I disconnected from my wifi because I moved my router and stuff, and I was getting G not E, but now that I did it again I am only getting E /:
That was the first time I saw I was getting G
And yes it's an AT&T one, it hasn't been too long since i've had it.
And the under the battery it says A6366
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G is slower than E. It happens sometimes just because of the nature of wireless networks. Nothing to worry about. When you are getting 3G signal it will say "3G" or "H".
You should really do two things -- first make sure your area actually has 3G. Go to the coverage viewer on AT&T's website, click on "Data" at the top, then see if your area has dark blue ("Mobile Broadband" is what they call 3G on that page). Of course the other way to know is if you have any other AT&T phone that can get 3G signal at your location -- or perhaps a friend's phone.
If you are sure your area actually has 3G coverage, then I'd try going to an AT&T store and asking to switch to a new SIM card. Just explain that you can't get 3G signal on your phone and they should do it for free if the SIM card is old.
Good luck.
I lost 4g a few days ago but now have 3g. I flashed many different roms and still can't get 4g back. I downloaded an app to try to fix it (4g toggle). It made 4g reappear but can't do anything on it. I believe it's a rom that did that. I played around with the sense rom 5 roms that were available. It could be one of those that did it. Not sure. I flashed and unflashed many kernels but still nothing. Can anyone point me in the right direction to fix? Also, it's not the sim card because 4g appears in the Galaxy Nexus as my backup. Thank you.
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I lost 4g a few days ago but now have 3g. I flashed many different roms and still can't get 4g back. I downloaded an app to try to fix it (4g toggle). It made 4g reappear but can't do anything on it. I believe it's a rom that did that. I played around with the sense rom 5 roms that were available. It could be one of those that did it. Not sure. I flashed and unflashed many kernels but still nothing. Can anyone point me in the right direction to fix? Also, it's not the sim card because 4g appears in the Galaxy Nexus as my backup. Thank you.
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You may need to flash RUU. I have had this issue before while testing different roms. Once on the ruu, you should get 4G back.
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You may need to flash RUU. I have had this issue before while testing different roms. Once on the ruu, you should get 4G back.
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I tried that but no luck. I'm going to see if I can get a new sim card just to see if by some mystery this works. I can't see how it works on a Nexus with 4g but not the device. That sounds like something weird.
This happened to me on my old phone and I called verizon and asked them to do a dmu reset and then it came back.
Try that and hopefully it may work otherwise get a new sim card.
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Remember that HSDPA is not 4G but a very accelerated 3G data network. That may be why your Nexus show's HSDPA but your DNA will not register 4G. LTE is 700 while HSDPA is a more broader spectrum. Are you using a TMO Sim or a Verizon Sim?
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Remember that HSDPA is not 4G but a very accelerated 3G data network. That may be why your Nexus show's HSDPA but your DNA will not register 4G. LTE is 700 while HSDPA is a more broader spectrum. Are you using a TMO Sim or a Verizon Sim?
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I'm using a Verizon Sim. I will call them first and have them do a DMU reset for me. If that doesn't work then I'll get a new sim card. Thank for all your help folks. I'll let you all know which one worked.
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I'm using a Verizon Sim. I will call them first and have them do a DMU reset for me. If that doesn't work then I'll get a new sim card. Thank for all your help folks. I'll let you all know which one worked.
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Make sure you aren't setting you preferred network with the 4G toggle to LTE only. It would need to be LTE/CDMA or LTE+cdma+evdo
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Make sure you aren't setting you preferred network with the 4G toggle to LTE only. It would need to be LTE/CDMA or LTE+cdma+evdo
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I replaced the sim and it worked. Thank you guess for all the help.
I've done some research on the topic but am having a hard time finding a definative answer on the topic.
I bought my phone thru Verizon (paid in full) intially to ensure I would keep my unlimited data plan. Since this purchase I've discovered that T-Mobile has s $30/mo plan that fits my lifestyle just fine. My intent is to sell my plan (craigslist/ebay/etc) to get out of our contract and make some $$$ on the side.
When I bought this phone 1 of the major draws I saw was that, even though it's a Verizon phone, it wasGSM compatible. I've read plenty of posts about users throwing in a ATT sim card and being good to go. On the tmobile side of things, the results aren't as clear.
So.... Long story short, I'm looking for a definative answer if the Verizon GS4 will fully work on T-Mobile's GSM network and if so, where might one find some guidance on what I need to do if there are any necessary steps involved.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Plain and simple... No, the Verizon GS4 will not work on Tmobile. Verizon is cdma and tmobile is gsm. It will not work
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I've done some research on the topic but am having a hard time finding a definative answer on the topic.
I bought my phone thru Verizon (paid in full) intially to ensure I would keep my unlimited data plan. Since this purchase I've discovered that T-Mobile has s $30/mo plan that fits my lifestyle just fine. My intent is to sell my plan (craigslist/ebay/etc) to get out of our contract and make some $$$ on the side.
When I bought this phone 1 of the major draws I saw was that, even though it's a Verizon phone, it wasGSM compatible. I've read plenty of posts about users throwing in a ATT sim card and being good to go. On the tmobile side of things, the results aren't as clear.
So.... Long story short, I'm looking for a definative answer if the Verizon GS4 will fully work on T-Mobile's GSM network and if so, where might one find some guidance on what I need to do if there are any necessary steps involved.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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I'm a VZW customer and I work at T-Mobile. I've tried popping in my manager's T-Mobile micro sim-card into my VZW S4. The voice service worked flawlessly but there was neither 3G nor 4G connectivity. No idea why.
jkuczy16 said:
Plain and simple... No, the Verizon GS4 will not work on Tmobile. Verizon is cdma and tmobile is gsm. It will not work
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WRONG! I'm using a Verizon GS4 on AT&T HSPA+ right now.
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I'm a VZW customer and I work at T-Mobile. I've tried popping in my manager's T-Mobile micro sim-card into my VZW S4. The voice service worked flawlessly but there was neither 3G nor 4G connectivity. No idea why.
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Did you change the APN's?
T-Mobile is NOT GSM. The only way would be change the apn settings to see if it will work.
Okay I guess I made a mistake, sorry for causing any confusion. Guess you really do learn something new everyday lol
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WRONG! I'm using a Verizon GS4 on AT&T HSPA+ right now.
Did you change the APN's?
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From what I read Verizon S4 will work with AT&T H+, but not T-mobile.. they only get edge even with the APN changed
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T-Mobile is NOT GSM. The only way would be change the apn settings to see if it will work.
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wait what? T-mobile is gsm..
TheAxman said:
T-Mobile is NOT GSM. The only way would be change the apn settings to see if it will work.
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Yeah they are GSM
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So I am right about tmobile being gsm
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These questions are tricky. Work!? You have to define that word before you get your answer. Voice works and so as data IF you add APN manually (or if it comes automatically from T-Mo). Now by data you mean 2G(EDGE)? 3G(HSPA)? 4G(LTE)? It also depends on whether you are in an area where T-Mo has re-farmed 1900 HSPA. If you are in one of these areas then you got 3G for data. If not, 2G for you. No 4G anywhere for this phone on T-Mo.
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I've done some research on the topic but am having a hard time finding a definative answer on the topic.
I bought my phone thru Verizon (paid in full) intially to ensure I would keep my unlimited data plan. Since this purchase I've discovered that T-Mobile has s $30/mo plan that fits my lifestyle just fine. My intent is to sell my plan (craigslist/ebay/etc) to get out of our contract and make some $$$ on the side.
When I bought this phone 1 of the major draws I saw was that, even though it's a Verizon phone, it wasGSM compatible. I've read plenty of posts about users throwing in a ATT sim card and being good to go. On the tmobile side of things, the results aren't as clear.
So.... Long story short, I'm looking for a definative answer if the Verizon GS4 will fully work on T-Mobile's GSM network and if so, where might one find some guidance on what I need to do if there are any necessary steps involved.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Yes, it is %100 possible. It's involved...to the extent that it might not be for those who aren't willing to turn their phone into a PDA.
In this post I explain (condescendingly, because some guy was so sure it wasn't possible) that phones nowadays are capable of multiband...because it's just not cost effective for manufacturers to produce one phone for CDMA, then one for GSM, one for LTE, one for AWS bands, etc etc...you get the picture. If you look up the specs of the chips in the S4 (probably the same across the carriers) you'll see that it's a pentaband phone.
Short story long...I come from a time where there wasn't a "It's not possible"...my job bought me a VZ S4 which I plan on using with my Tmobile simcard...because I don't feel like carrying a Nexus 4 AND an S4...I'll post my progress in the forums for all to benefit from. Until then...
I only tested it for a few minutes.... but I did get lte on it but not sure about aws... on T-Mobile. Sorry I couldn't do a more extensive experiment.
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Yes it is possible. And it is actually not that much work.
#1 be rooted
#2 put in tmobile sim and restart phone (cant change apn with vzw sim)
#3 change the apn settings for voice and data to t mobile (google it)
I have been using a verizon i545 S4 on tmobile for 3 weeks now. I have voice text and 4g h+ data.
The S4 is global, even if verizon tries to lock it down.
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Yes it is possible. And it is actually not that much work.
#1 be rooted
#2 put in tmobile sim and restart phone (cant change apn with vzw sim)
#3 change the apn settings for voice and data to t mobile (google it)
I have been using a verizon i545 S4 on tmobile for 3 weeks now. I have voice text and 4g h+ data.
The S4 is global, even if verizon tries to lock it down.
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how are you getting 4g? I'm only getting 2g ;-; i'v ebeen asking everywhere but everybody seems to think it cant be done i guess? I just get ignored by the usually helpful community.
I am also on hyperdrive, have you looked at their coverage map? And what apn are you using tmobile has 3. Standard phones, smart phones, and I believe one for hipsters aka apple? The proper apn starts with fast. (Its 645 in the morning google it yourself)
Another thing to consider, you might be getting 4g or h what ever, t mobile is half as fast as verizon. I had to use xposed framework to turn on the proper icons.
The steps I posted are all I did, other than being on hyperdrivre rom. Try setting to gsm as your preffered network?
Im sorry people have ignored this and claim its impossible, the tmobile guy in store actually got his manager to come use my phone after I got it working in front of him in store. The store manager told the employee I must be some super hacker and this isnt possible for normal people. All i did was imout the apn and the sim nothing crazy.
justda said:
Yes it is possible. And it is actually not that much work.
#1 be rooted
#2 put in tmobile sim and restart phone (cant change apn with vzw sim)
#3 change the apn settings for voice and data to t mobile (google it)
I have been using a verizon i545 S4 on tmobile for 3 weeks now. I have voice text and 4g h+ data.
The S4 is global, even if verizon tries to lock it down.
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Will this always work with straight talk... I am now rooted
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Will this always work with straight talk... I am now rooted
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There is already a guide for straight talk here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672843
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how are you getting 4g? I'm only getting 2g ;-; i'v ebeen asking everywhere but everybody seems to think it cant be done i guess? I just get ignored by the usually helpful community.
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Sorry I have been out of the loop for a while with work and such... Did you ever get your 4G or LTE to work properly?
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Will this always work with straight talk... I am now rooted
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What this guy said above this comment. I know nothing about straight talk, and someone already wrote a guide on how to do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672843:good:
I know this has been addressed a few times, but with the new radio's and T-mobile running on LTE bands I feel it can be addressed again.
I have been running a T-Mobile sim in my Verizon S4 for about 9 months now having 90% functionality of T-Mobile apps and after 4.3 using LTE with a few MMS hiccups that seem to have been ironed out.I have ran just about every ROM available here on XDA, and even attempted to write my own Rom a couple times with limited success. And every ROM I have ran was written for Verizon, I just changed the APN settings, and sometimes had to flash some other items to get them working 100%.
I have a few things I am working on trying to "fix" such as Hotspot and a few T-Mobile only apps. I have convinced my phone it is a SGH-M919 changing a lot of info in the build prop, which allows me to use the T-Mobile TV app. But being a trial and error kinda guy I don't know how much of my editing was necessary, or if I actually needed to change more to allow me to use the hot-spot app. I have bricked my phone to many times to count trying out Radio's and changing setting in the ROMs trying to make my I545 more a T-Mobile phone than a Verizon phone.
I have seen alot of "ports" such as the 4.4.2 GE that I am currently running ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2643031 ). The first release I had amazing signal and no connection issues. But after the DEV (Danvdh) plucked away at it making it work better for Verizon and fixing a lot of Verizon data issues has started to have a couple signal issues here and there. Nothing that I would say broke the connection but definitely slowed a few things for me down.
Same for the INT build ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552605 ) from jrkruze it works amazing then started to slowly after updates not work as well as it did from his first release. The ROM got better but my "connection" got worse.
So on to my question:
What is being changed in the ROMs that make them better for Verizon? I know that I am part of a small majority of people here running a SIM and a network that it was never supposed to run on, but it does work and I would like to make it work as best as it can. I know I can go back and use the older versions of the ROMs but I like the other changes and I like being able to update.
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I have been running a T-Mobile sim in my Verizon S4 for about 9 months now having 90% functionality of T-Mobile apps and after 4.3 using LTE
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How do you have LTE working? Correct me if I'm Wrong but TMO has LTE on 700/1700, the i545 doesn't support either of those bands. HSPA+ with a 4gLTE logo maybe?
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How do you have LTE working? Correct me if I'm Wrong but TMO has LTE on 700/1700, the i545 doesn't support either of those bands. HSPA+ with a 4gLTE logo maybe?
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The AWS spectrum was unlocked for the i545 a few updates ago. Since TMobile LTE runs on the AWS band, a Verizon S4/i545 is capable of running TMobile LTE
AWS was unlocked with the MJ7 modem.
I get 29Mbps down 6.5 up defenitly not H+ the whole Seattle area is AWS so I am loving it. That combined with T-mobiles truly unlimited data I torrent on the go!
Do you receive SMS? I just switched about an hour ago to T-Mobile and everything works except for receiving SMS messages. Not sure how to get it working.
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Do you receive SMS? I just switched about an hour ago to T-Mobile and everything works except for receiving SMS messages. Not sure how to get it working.
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you have to change your APN settings.
If you are interested I am working on something else, that would give us T-Mobile guys a working 4.4.2 TW ROM...
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675384
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you have to change your APN settings.
If you are interested I am working on something else, that would give us T-Mobile guys a working 4.4.2 TW ROM...
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675384
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I changed my apn settings to T-Mobile fast LTE and did get LTE and HSPA+. And I'll check out the thread right now.
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I have mdk Verizon s4 rooted and custom recovery. i'm looking to switch the phone from verizon to at&t will i be able to just flash a rom that has at&t pack like hyperdrive and get an at&t sim card. is that possible? is there any other way i can do this while still getting 4g lte? thanks in advance
The ROM and recovery do not matter. The VZ S4 is unlocked already from Verizon.
I don't know about ATT specifically, but I am using a straight talk plan with the ATT SIM card and it works fine. You just have to update your APN settings but they tell you exactly how.
The only drawback is you will not get LTE , at least not in NY where I am.
I get HSPA+ speeds which seem fast enough for anything I use including streaming video etc.
If you can get LTE to work, let me know.
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The ROM and recovery do not matter. The VZ S4 is unlocked already from Verizon.
I don't know about ATT specifically, but I am using a straight talk plan with the ATT SIM card and it works fine. You just have to update your APN settings but they tell you exactly how.
The only drawback is you will not get LTE , at least not in NY where I am.
I get HSPA+ speeds which seem fast enough for anything I use including streaming video etc.
If you can get LTE to work, let me know.
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thanks for the help i will check with att and do some more research to see if i can get the lte working if not then hspa+ isnt so bad