I just recently got Verizon lg g3 and I am tryint to get LTE, but nothing has worked changed APN and network settings. Only getting edge speeds.
I am Wondering if there is a custom ROM that I can add to the Verizon lg g3 in order to get T-Mobile LTE coverage.
npham024 said:
I just recently got Verizon lg g3 and I am tryint to get LTE, but nothing has worked changed APN and network settings. Only getting edge speeds.
I am Wondering if there is a custom ROM that I can add to the Verizon lg g3 in order to get T-Mobile LTE coverage.
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Make sure you have the LTE apns for T-Mobile. If that doesn't work. Maybe you live in an area where the T-Mobile bands supported by the Verizon G3 doesn't exist
I get LTE in the RDU area of NC, or H, but down east along the coast I pretty much only get EDGE. Same thing though on my One Plus One, So it's just T-Mobile.
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I don't know if it has anything to do with cloadyfa's 4.4.2 international Rom, but I had multiple problems with running my phone on ATT (no mms while connected to Wi-Fi, constant data/connection loss resulting in missed/late texts and missed calls as well.) Anyway, long story short, I never got lte anywhere in my small town even tho my other 2 phones got lte just fine. After flashing his ROM, I never have data, mms or call problems. It honestly feels like this phone was made for ATT now. Data connected as soon as the phone booted too. No need for manual apn input!
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I attempted to do my homework on device compatibility beforehand so as to avoid the shock of something like being stuck on EDGE for data. Nevertheless even with a video review showing the DNA operating HSPA+ on Solavei I am stuck on dreaded EDGE. The activation period took a couple of hours with my new phone (DNA) being able to dial out but SMS/MMS non functional as well as calls to my handset. EDGE was running during this time but after a bit I saw it flash to 3G then H.....success! NOPE. At this point I verified SMS and all calls were working and my phone seemed to want to connect to HSPA+ but was having network communication issues when trying to run speed tests. I attributed all this to my home location, it having always with any carrier been quite on the outskirts of general coverage even though I'm only 1/4 mile from town which is a bit ludicrous in itself. Later that night I drove a little into town to test the data and alas H+ lit up, ran a speed test 2.5MB download...not to shabby IMO. Next day I drive to work and into the center of my home area where the best coverage is for ANY carrier and the entire trip H+ only lit up for a few seconds. Ever since there is no change in data always on E. I called Solavei and told them the issue and they pretty much gave me the runaround and couldn't definitively explain why it worked for a short period but wouldn't now. I can't 100% confirm that T-Mobile has refarmed the area to 1900Mhz but I read my city in a list of 49 in an article that said they were done. This being said I'm forced to let this month play out until possibly switching carrier perhaps one that uses AT&T instead. I asked Straight Talk about my device and they said they offer SIMs for both AT&T and T-Mobile but AT&T is limited to 3G service only whilst T-Mobile should work for HSPA+. I don't know if this a T-Mobile issue or a Solavei one or it's just my phone, but don't see how it could be the phone since it was up and running briefly.
I use T-Mobile and my connection is all over the place at times, refarming is actually the reason I think, its going for the strongest signal, if its edge, it gets edge towers, until the refarm is done I think we'll continue to see this kind of behavior for awhile. As time has gone by its gotten better around here with less time on edge and more on 3g/h+ since I first got the phone.
I can't vouch for at&t but no h+ sounds a little strange to me, if anything bands wise they should be more compatible then T-Mobile.
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pio_masaki said:
I use T-Mobile and my connection is all over the place at times, refarming is actually the reason I think, its going for the strongest signal, if its edge, it gets edge towers, until the refarm is done I think we'll continue to see this kind of behavior for awhile. As time has gone by its gotten better around here with less time on edge and more on 3g/h+ since I first got the phone.
I can't vouch for at&t but no h+ sounds a little strange to me, if anything bands wise they should be more compatible then T-Mobile.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
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It sounds like the refarm is much more of a gradual process than a one and done. At least I hope so or else there's not much to look forward to there. I know the Solavei rep was full of complete and utter BS since she told my phone was incompatible since it wasn't on their database of phones to service APN settings OTA. I may try out Straight Talk or Net10 just to see how the AT&T network speed performs.
Sorry for my ignorance, does the DNA really get H+ (42Mbs) ? On GSM network?
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trungbeo said:
Sorry for my ignorance, does the DNA really get H+ (42Mbs) ? On GSM network?
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No reason it can't, hardware supports it if you have the connection to do it. In my coverage I'm usually edge or 3g so I can't say for sure.
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I ended up leaving solavei (T-Mobile) for net10 (at&t) The coverage is worlds apart in terms of hspa. I get it everywhere though the speeds fluctuate but are decent. T-Mobile definitely needs to expand coverage it was not good where I lived about 80% was edge.
After almost a year of inputting various *# and #* codes, I finally got my i717 to work on T-Mobile LTE (southside of greater Chicagoland).
This is on stock ATT JB rom and modem. On a good day I will get over 20Mbps down and 8-10Mbps up. epc.tmobile apn worked best at first, but after about a day or so, fast.tmobile apn setting did about the same. Service mode is set to Automatic and the setting in Device Info *#*#4636#*#* was set to LTE/GSM/WCDMA.
I thought all was fine until I would leave an LTE area and go into a normally (for me) 4g area
What is happening now is that I lose my LTE and go straight into EDGE. It is almost like my regular 4g is gone in areas where it used to be pretty good
Before LTE working, I was getting pretty good 4g (between 4-9Mbps down and about 1 up). This was using the same stock ATT JB rom, but with T-Mobile Blaze modem. Very seldom, like almost never, would I see EDGE. To get this I would have to go into service mode *#2263# and select WCDMA as my band preference.
If I try to use the Blaze modem, I cannot get the phone to stay in the LTE/GSM/WCDMA setting.
In a nutshell, why am I going to EDGE instead of 4g when I leave LTE?
If it matters, I am on the 5G / 100 minute $30 prepaid plan
TIA
Pretty common problem with the JB modem. You pull LTE or you pull E. For me, the best modem is UCMB4. It's an ICS modem, though, so I'm not sure how it'll work on jellybean. But you may give it a try. I pull the best speeds -- by far -- with it, and I pull consistent LTE. With the different ported modems I would have calls not go through sometimes -- weird -- and just "okay" speeds. With the ucmb4 I get solid all-around service.
I've gone from TMobile LTE to regular 4g on my mostly stock Note in Chicago. No AWS mod, no code messin, no nothin.
ATT modems will only work with tmobile refarmed 1900mhz areas. Your blaze modem is set to 1700mhz frequency band instead of 1900mhz. Thats why it works better.
Tmobile has a lot of dead areas on regular 4g with the LTE capable modem. But that's the tradeoff. Lte and refarmed 1900mhz band or just regular old 4g hspa.
no phone on Tmo 4g LTE in STL
Hey guys,
I've recently run into a problem with my unlocked i717 on TMO. It runs Android 4.1.2 (AT&T update flashed to the phone) but every since TMO rolled out their LTE in my area I get 4G LTE signals (1 or 2 bars mostly, but at times 3-4 bars) and I can send texts and data, but it cancels both incoming and outgoing phone calls.? What can I do to correct this? TMO's solution is to buy the N2 or wait til Nov for the N3. Any ideas?
Thanks...
Pete
amateursarto said:
Hey guys,
I've recently run into a problem with my unlocked i717 on TMO. It runs Android 4.1.2 (AT&T update flashed to the phone) but every since TMO rolled out their LTE in my area I get 4G LTE signals (1 or 2 bars mostly, but at times 3-4 bars) and I can send texts and data, but it cancels both incoming and outgoing phone calls.? What can I do to correct this? TMO's solution is to buy the N2 or wait til Nov for the N3. Any ideas?
Thanks...
Pete
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Make sure your using the UCMD3 modem for JB. Then type *#2263# into dialer and try to set to automatic*.
Someone had this similiar problem the other day.
scariola said:
Make sure your using the UCMD3 modem for JB. Then type *#2263# into dialer and try to set to automatic*.
Someone had this similiar problem the other day.
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Thanks, scariola.
I give it a go.
Pete
Anthony820 said:
Pretty common problem with the JB modem. You pull LTE or you pull E. For me, the best modem is UCMB4. It's an ICS modem, though, so I'm not sure how it'll work on jellybean. But you may give it a try. I pull the best speeds -- by far -- with it, and I pull consistent LTE. With the different ported modems I would have calls not go through sometimes -- weird -- and just "okay" speeds. With the ucmb4 I get solid all-around service.
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Thanks for all the comments. Glad to hear it is common problem and not just me going nuts.
I still like my i717, but seem to spend more and more time screwing around with it to get it to work right. Good excuse to get a Note 3 I guess
Hi all. New to the WP8 game. Got a Lumia 920 at&t variant which I recently flashed to a French ROM (for GDR2), and so far everything is working great. I'm not using at&t, but rather the MVNO Straight Talk. I got Straight Talk setup and everything worked out of the box. I didn't have to mess with APN settings or anything. The phone displayed LTE and I was getting a solid 15-20mbps connection in a lot of places. The problem is I could never tell if I was using ATT or TMo (since Straight Talk does both).
Now that I'm using this French ROM, I no longer see LTE. Now it shows 4G, but I'm still getting the same speeds. Not a big deal. But really what I' looking for is an app (hopefully a free one) that displays detailed cellular information. For example I'd love to know if I'm connected to ATT or Tmo and I'd love to know if it's in fact LTE, or some HSPA variant. Heck if some app gives me information on which band/s my phone is currently operating on that would be great also.
Thanks!
Not 100% sure if this will be the answer but try ##3282#
Try "Cellular Live Tile" ... it provides a live tile that lists the network and the data speed ...
On my*T-Mobile*$30 5gig prepaid SIM I was getting 4gLTE data speeds of around 30gb down. Problem is im only getting those speeds on any Aosp/Cm rom. Whenever I try Verizon's stock rom I get nothing, I've tried every combination of apn/preferred network type including global. I know my vs985 has the correct bands for T-Mobile 4gLTE in my area because I have very fast speeds on Aosp/Cm.
I really want LG's stock camera app that's why I want to go back to a stock rom. Maybe I'm missing something but I just can't figure this out.
Also I'm OK with using any rom as long as is has a working LG stock camera app.
Thanx
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On my*T-Mobile*$30 5gig prepaid SIM I was getting 4gLTE data speeds of around 30gb down. Problem is im only getting those speeds on any Aosp/Cm rom. Whenever I try Verizon's stock rom I get nothing, I've tried every combination of apn/preferred network type including global. I know my vs985 has the correct bands for T-Mobile 4gLTE in my area because I have very fast speeds on Aosp/Cm.
I really want LG's stock camera app that's why I want to go back to a stock rom. Maybe I'm missing something but I just can't figure this out.
Also I'm OK with using any rom as long as is has a working LG stock camera app.
Thanx
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Was a manager at T-mobile and never had a Verizon phone on stock firmware capable of regular T-Mobile data speeds. Most only got hspa+
Blakroc said:
On my*T-Mobile*$30 5gig prepaid SIM I was getting 4gLTE data speeds of around 30gb down. Problem is im only getting those speeds on any Aosp/Cm rom. Whenever I try Verizon's stock rom I get nothing, I've tried every combination of apn/preferred network type including global. I know my vs985 has the correct bands for T-Mobile 4gLTE in my area because I have very fast speeds on Aosp/Cm.
I really want LG's stock camera app that's why I want to go back to a stock rom. Maybe I'm missing something but I just can't figure this out.
Also I'm OK with using any rom as long as is has a working LG stock camera app.
Thanx
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Some error in your setup.
On my stock vs985 I get T-Mobile band4 LTE no problem. Not band2 LTE, not supported, but no problem with band4 at all, or slower T-Mobile speeds where necessary.
T-Mobile just enabled band4 LTE down on the NC coast, too, which was a nice surprise. It used to be only Edge here.
I have the same T-Mobile pre-paid 5gig sim as you are using. Configuration error must be causing your problem ?
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I have a VZW G3 (currently on Jasmine 7.0 Lollipop) and I am looking to switch to T-Mobile to get their 2 line for $100 deal. I have verified in the store that my phone will work on the T-Mobile network. My question is has anyone (using a G3 on T-Mobile) had any luck with getting the Wifi Calling and texting working? I talked with online support and they said it should work but the store employees said I would need a T-Mobile device for this to work.
Online support was wrong, store employees are correct.
Only if you have a T-mobile G3 can you use their special Wifi Calling. The vs985 does not support it.
Alternatively, you can use the Hangouts dialer for wifi calling for free. I forward all my phone numbers into my Google Voice number, so all my phones ring if any of my numbers are called.
Also, I use almost no voice minutes anymore at all on any carrier since I have gotten all my contacts to switch to dialing my Google number.
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trent999 said:
Online support was wrong, store employees are correct.
Only if you have a T-mobile G3 can you use their special Wifi Calling. The vs985 does not support it.
Alternatively, you can use the Hangouts dialer for wifi calling for free. I forward all my phone numbers into my Google Voice number, so all my phones ring if any of my numbers are called.
Also, I use almost no voice minutes anymore at all on any carrier since I have gotten all my contacts to switch to dialing my Google number.
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Thanks for the verification. I also have a Google Voice number, I might just forward my number to that. Thanks again!
Also does i know lte will work but does mms? Im thnk bout swithchn bk to tmo also i left cricket causen i coulndt get mms to workbon here with out rooting
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Also does i know lte will work but does mms? Im thnk bout swithchn bk to tmo also i left cricket causen i coulndt get mms to workbon here with out rooting
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mms should work if you have correct APN settings.
I also have VS985 on tmobile network. I set up the APN on the phone and everything works (LTE, txt, mms, etc..)
I am using VRZ stock ROM 4.4.2
ruijay said:
I also have VS985 on tmobile network. I set up the APN on the phone and everything works (LTE, txt, mms, etc..)
I am using VRZ stock ROM 4.4.2
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I wonder if you can tell us the radio baseband version currently working on your vs985 and giving you LTE on T-Mobile ?
There have been reports that the original v10b and the v11c radios allow LTEon non-Verizon carriers, but that the v12b and higher radios (including the current v23c one) do not.
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trent999 said:
I wonder if you can tell us the radio baseband version currently working on your vs985 and giving you LTE on T-Mobile ?
There have been reports that the original v10b and the v11c radios allow LTEon non-Verizon carriers, but that the v12b and higher radios (including the current v23c one) do not.
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I have the NPZM-1.7834.1 which is the 12b version.
Software version = 4.2.2
baseband = VS985-MPSS.DI.2.0.1.c.13-00037-M8974AAAAANPZM-1.7834.1
Kernel = 3.4.0-perf-g31d5612lge
build = KVT49L.VS98512B
Software = VS98512B
APN settings from t-mo (fast.t-mobile.com)
I am running my Verizon LG G3 on Tmobile.
upon entering my APN info everything works fine LTE, MMS, SMS, WEB etc.
Tmobile APN Setting are as followed
NAME: T-MOBILE US LTE
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMC: 310
MNC: 260
APN Type: default,supl,mms,dun
then save it select it and restart your phone and everything should be running fine.
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So we have two reports that the v12b modem, the last KitKat radio, does support LTE on T-Mobile, at least. That is a relief !
Now we need someone to check it with the v23c radio !
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trent999 said:
So we have two reports that the v12b modem, the last KitKat radio, does support LTE on T-Mobile, at least. That is a relief !
Now we need someone to check it with the v23c radio !
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Well I switched to T-Mobile and I had everything working running v23c radio (I think). My baseband is: VS985-MPSS.DI.2.0.1.c1.13-00053-M8974AAAAANPZM-1. My phone would switch from 3G to H and back often.
According to T-Mobile coverage map I have 4G at my house but I currently have a E symbol. Either their map is incorrect or something is not working quite right.
Also anyone know how to remove the unknown Sim icon in the status bar?
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mapatton82 said:
Also anyone know how to remove the unknown Sim icon in the status bar?
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Try Xposed. That is how I did mine
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Try Xposed. That is how I did mine
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Thanks! I eventually figured it out on my own. I downgraded to 12b because of other Lollipop issues and my data is inconsistent. At work my Data is going from H to 4G LTE to 3G to E and I can hardly do anything data0wise on my phone. My coworkers T-Mobile Nexus 6 works great. Anyone know of anything I can try, short of getting a T-Mobile phone?
You might be in a T-Mobile band 2 LTE area while at work. The N6 is one of the only phones currently available that supports band 2 LTE, your vs985 doesn't and can't. Even the T-Mobile G3 variant won't.
If you can just barely reach a band4 T-Mobile tower at work, that would explain your LTE being intermittent. Might just be that T-Mobile LTE is on band 2 or, um, band 21 (?) in that area, neither of which are vs985 bands.
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mapatton82 said:
Thanks! I eventually figured it out on my own. I downgraded to 12b because of other Lollipop issues and my data is inconsistent. At work my Data is going from H to 4G LTE to 3G to E and I can hardly do anything data0wise on my phone. My coworkers T-Mobile Nexus 6 works great. Anyone know of anything I can try, short of getting a T-Mobile phone?
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Were you receiving a good LTE coverage at your work before you updated your phone to Lollipop? I see too many complaints and issues with Lollipop so I restrained from upgrading from my kitkat with 12b.
mapatton82 said:
Thanks! I eventually figured it out on my own. I downgraded to 12b because of other Lollipop issues and my data is inconsistent. At work my Data is going from H to 4G LTE to 3G to E and I can hardly do anything data0wise on my phone. My coworkers T-Mobile Nexus 6 works great. Anyone know of anything I can try, short of getting a T-Mobile phone?
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Download LTE Discovery from Play Store and run it to see what LTE band you are connecting to. It also helps your phone to connect to LTE faster. T-mobile main LTE band is 4, and it is supported by VS985. It is normal to have 1 to 2 bars on 4G LTE, and if I am in the middle of the building, sometimes it will go down to H or E. It is not the fault of your phone. T-mobile is just not known for great coverage.