Hi everyone, this is my first time posting here so please excuse me if this is a repetition or the wrong place.
I recently picked up the Galaxy A9(pro) 6 from Asia (Bangkok) while passing through duty-free. I must say I'm happy with the phone.
However, the "LTE" icon does not show on the status bar of the Galaxy A9(pro) 6. It only shows "4G". I am on with T-Mobile network in the US and my previous phone was Galaxy S4 (also from T-mobile) and it did show the "LTE" icon below "4G" in the status bar. We do get LTE coverage here where I am (my home) as per my previous usage of the Galaxy S4.
The Network mode is set to LTE/3G/2G (auto connect)
Is it that Galaxy A9(pro)6 does not show the "LTE" icon as in, it's not part of the feature?
Are my settings correct or do I need to do something to get LTE?
I don't seem to be having a problem with my data as the speed/performance is pretty good. But I'm not sure if this is just 4G or 4G LTE?
Could anyone help and explain what's going on?
Thank you,
Kevin
You can check in Settings / About Phone / Status and see if it's registering as LTE or HSPA/HSPA +. Most likely it does not have all of the frequencies available for a phone from Asia to get LTE here on T-Mobile. Most of them do not.
es0tericcha0s said:
You can check in Settings / About Phone / Status and see if it's registering as LTE or HSPA/HSPA +. Most likely it does not have all of the frequencies available for a phone from Asia to get LTE here on T-Mobile. Most of them do not.
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Thank you es0tericcha0s! I've been researching, do you think there's a way to enable/unlock those radio bands that might pick-up LTE? Lot's of people are doing it on other phone like LG etc.....thanks!
es0tericcha0s said:
You can check in Settings / About Phone / Status and see if it's registering as LTE or HSPA/HSPA +. Most likely it does not have all of the frequencies available for a phone from Asia to get LTE here on T-Mobile. Most of them do not.
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Hi es0tericcha0s,
The status option > SIM card status shows the following:
Network: T-Mobile
Singal Strength: -76 dBm 63 asu
Mobile network type: LTE
Service state: in service
Roaming: Not roaming
Mobile network state: connected
My phone number: 1- etc etc
Would you know what this means?
Thanks,
Kevin
That's good news. It means that your phone gets LTE. The 4g is just a graphical thing. In many countries the LTE just shows as 4g. This is determined by the system UI. If you are rooted and have a custom recovery then you might be able to change it using Xposed and a module add on.
It's probably not worth the trouble though as long as you know that 4g means LTE. When it's actually on 3g/4g (non LTE) then it'll most likely display as H / H+ for HSPA / HSPA+.
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As far as enabling more LTE bands... It's possible on some phones. I haven't found any definitive details on it for your phone. You might see if you can open the service mode first by "dialing" *#0011#
If you can there might be a way...
es0tericcha0s said:
That's good news. It means that your phone gets LTE. The 4g is just a graphical thing. In many countries the LTE just shows as 4g. This is determined by the system UI. If you are rooted and have a custom recovery then you might be able to change it using Xposed and a module add on.
It's probably not worth the trouble though as long as you know that 4g means LTE. When it's actually on 3g/4g (non LTE) then it'll most likely display as H / H+ for HSPA / HSPA+.
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As far as enabling more LTE bands... It's possible on some phones. I haven't found any definitive details on it for your phone. You might see if you can open the service mode first by "dialing" *#0011#
If you can there might be a way...
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Hi es0tericcha0s,
Sorry about the late reply, life got the best of me.
I tried the code you gave but it gives the message "invalid MMI code". I guess it's fine as long as it's LTE where ever available.
Hope all's well with you and thanks!
Best regards,
Kev
martyknight16 said:
Hi es0tericcha0s,
Sorry about the late reply, life got the best of me.
I tried the code you gave but it gives the message "invalid MMI code". I guess it's fine as long as it's LTE where ever available.
Hope all's well with you and thanks!
Best regards,
Kev
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If you are rooted, then there are a couple of apps that will be able to bring up those menus and/or find the specific codes to access the needed menus... Since we don't have the A9 here, I am not familiar with the little differences in the firmware like that.
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Hi there,
I know there are no options to turn off just 4G in the stock rom (without also disabling 3G), so I was wondering, is there an option to use only 3G and not 4G in any of the custom roms?
If not, can we do this by using *#*#4636#*#* options?
Thanks...
aydahm said:
Hi there,
I know there are no options to turn off just 4G in the stock rom (without also disabling 3G), so I was wondering, is there an option to use only 3G and not 4G in any of the custom roms?
If not, can we do this by using *#*#4636#*#* options?
Thanks...
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No this is not possible. The reason you can turn off 4G on sprint phones is because their 4G is wimax while 3g is cdma so they are completely different technologies. Tmo, on the other hand, is using the same technology as 3g just basically upping the available bandwidth on 3g towers. I guess it may be possible for someone to modify a rom (or possibly it would be the kernel) to run only on 3g but then the phone would not be capable of 4G at all.
Not sure why you would want to anyway as, since it uses the same network, the only thing that would change is slower Internet. It would not improve battery life over just running on 4G.
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using XDA App
I have crap reception in my building. I went into network and selected WCDMA only. So it never tried to do Edge. Amazingly my phone now stays with at least 2 bars of 4G in my building and the battery lasts longer because it is not always switching between. I swear it just wanted to go to EDGE all the time, but obviously there is a 4G signal here... I toggle off GPS and Auto Sync while I am at work on the quicksense it is a vast battery improvement.
pilotguy415 said:
No this is not possible. The reason you can turn off 4G on sprint phones is because their 4G is wimax while 3g is cdma so they are completely different technologies. Tmo, on the other hand, is using the same technology as 3g just basically upping the available bandwidth on 3g towers. I guess it may be possible for someone to modify a rom (or possibly it would be the kernel) to run only on 3g but then the phone would not be capable of 4G at all.
Not sure why you would want to anyway as, since it uses the same network, the only thing that would change is slower Internet. It would not improve battery life over just running on 4G.
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using XDA App
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Actually, I have found with phones in the past that the EDGE modem does use far less power, if it is possible to turn off the 3G/4G. But I'm still awaiting my Amaze and can't say if there are any options for this - probably not.
The reason I am asking this is because I want to use my phone in Turkey, and since there is no 4G here, I can only use 3G...
So then my question becomes; can I use this phone without problems?
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Actually, I have found with phones in the past that the EDGE modem does use far less power, if it is possible to turn off the 3G/4G. But I'm still awaiting my Amaze and can't say if there are any options for this - probably not.
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Right, I'm saying switching between 3g and 4G would not save battery. Switching between 2g and 3g/4G does save battery.
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using XDA App
pilotguy415 said:
Right, I'm saying switching between 3g and 4G would not save battery. Switching between 2g and 3g/4G does save battery.
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using XDA App
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Oh, I understand. But is it possible to turn off the 3g modem?
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aydahm said:
The reason I am asking this is because I want to use my phone in Turkey, and since there is no 4G here, I can only use 3G...
So then my question becomes; can I use this phone without problems?
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Looking at the specs, it appears that the phone should support the international 3g signal. However I'm not sure if there is an international model. If not, the phone would have to be unlocked to access 3g.
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aydahm said:
The reason I am asking this is because I want to use my phone in Turkey, and since there is no 4G here, I can only use 3G...
So then my question becomes; can I use this phone without problems?
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BTW, I suggest that you update your XDA profile to include your country, so people can know where you are located - it can make a difference in the answers you get. For example, my posts show that I am on T-Mobile and here in the US.
So, if I understand correctly, with phones that use 4G WiMAX or LTE, 4g CAN be turned off since it is a separate system from 3G. But in phones that use 4G as an upgraded version of 3G, if 4G is disabled, so is 3G..?
I just fear that, the phone (unlocked) will constantly look for a 4G signal when used in Turkey, and it won't be able to find it, and so not connect properly...
I've used 2G in the last two days just to tried out baterry without 4G. What I did is go to Setting=>Wireless&Networks=>Mobile Networks=>Network Mode and chose GSM only - that gave me 2G signal only
You can use several apps to get a shortcut which lead you straight to Networks to save you some clicks: Better Cut, Bar Control, WidgetSoid (give you a toogle on home screen to switch) ect ....
aydahm said:
So, if I understand correctly, with phones that use 4G WiMAX or LTE, 4g CAN be turned off since it is a separate system from 3G. But in phones that use 4G as an upgraded version of 3G, if 4G is disabled, so is 3G..?
I just fear that, the phone (unlocked) will constantly look for a 4G signal when used in Turkey, and it won't be able to find it, and so not connect properly...
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There is no difference between 3g and 4g - the modem is in HSPDA mode either way. It just depends on the cell tower infrastructure as to which speed is achieved.
There is no way to "disable" 4g and use 3g only. It IS possible to disable 3g and use only 2g.
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antiquezip said:
I've used 2G in the last two days just to tried out baterry without 4G. What I did is go to Setting=>Wireless&Networks=>Mobile Networks=>Network Mode and chose GSM only - that gave me 2G signal only
You can use several apps to get a shortcut which lead you straight to Networks to save you some clicks: Better Cut, Bar Control, WidgetSoid (give you a toogle on home screen to switch) ect ....
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Thanks, good tip. I may use it, although my pouch also has room for an extra battery and I may just use that instead.
Quick question. Is it possible to disable the LTE radio so it doesn't draw any power?
I live in an area which I suspect isn't going to be seeing any T-Mobile LTE towers for awhile, so at the moment the LTE radio is doing little more than draining power needlessly. I've already configured my phone to GSM/WCDMA mode, but does that actually disable the LTE radio? If not, is there any way that does?
Firov said:
Quick question. Is it possible to disable the LTE radio so it doesn't draw any power?
I live in an area which I suspect isn't going to be seeing any T-Mobile LTE towers for awhile, so at the moment the LTE radio is doing little more than draining power needlessly. I've already configured my phone to GSM/WCDMA mode, but does that actually disable the LTE radio? If not, is there any way that does?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291451
Check this thread it disables LTE Radio and actually enhances 4G speeds
cromo8 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291451
Check this thread it disables LTE Radio and actually enhances 4G speeds
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My LTE radio still works using their settings.
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Firov said:
Quick question. Is it possible to disable the LTE radio so it doesn't draw any power?
I live in an area which I suspect isn't going to be seeing any T-Mobile LTE towers for awhile, so at the moment the LTE radio is doing little more than draining power needlessly. I've already configured my phone to GSM/WCDMA mode, but does that actually disable the LTE radio? If not, is there any way that does?
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Go to your phone and enter *#*#4636#*#*
This will bring up a test menu. Select Phone Information and then set the preferred network type to an option that does not support LTE. Try out the options and see if one works for you.
I don't think you can disable the radio in the fashion you mean.
-Sent from Marino's One-
Settings> mobile data(not the check box)>network mode
Choose GSM / WCDMA auto
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
If you just go to settings / mobile data and change it to gsm/ wcdma only this will keep the lte radio off thus no battery drain from it. I've been rolling this way since day one.
Sent from my M7 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Hi there, I just got my Lumia 920 ATT unlocked, I got the 20 digits unlock code from ATT customer service. But I found it cannot get any signal after I push my T-Mobile SIM card in, it says "No service" and the signal bar is grayed out with a forbidden sign on it, even if I choose to join T-Mobile network manually in cellular settings page. And the most strange thing is, if I call someone using T-Mobile SIM card, the signal comes back quickly, the call could be connected successfully, but after hang up, signal is gone again.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Hi there, I just got my Lumia 920 ATT unlocked, I got the 20 digits unlock code from ATT customer service. But I found it cannot get any signal after I push my T-Mobile SIM card in, it says "No service" and the signal bar is grayed out with a forbidden sign on it, even if I choose to join T-Mobile network manually in cellular settings page. And the most strange thing is, if I call someone using T-Mobile SIM card, the signal comes back quickly, the call could be connected successfully, but after hang up, signal is gone again.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Did you power down the phone after inserting the T-Mobile sim?
RJH57108 said:
Did you power down the phone after inserting the T-Mobile sim?
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Yes of course. After powered down and up, the phone has signal, but after few seconds, signal is gone again.
kootebi said:
Yes of course. After powered down and up, the phone has signal, but after few seconds, signal is gone again.
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The signal bar on the Lumia represents the signal strength of the LTE network which is what the phone attempts to use by default at all times so it can get data for live tiles and such. You may not be in one of T-mos reframed areas yet so your phone is unable to get service on the LTE bands. When you make a call the phone will drop to 3g service and that is why you see bard then as they represent the 3g signal strength. Or it might drop to radio service. Once the call ends the phone will go back to LTE service as it needs a full time data connection to function with live tiles.
Solarenemy68 said:
The signal bar on the Lumia represents the signal strength of the LTE network which is what the phone attempts to use by default at all times so it can get data for live tiles and such. You may not be in one of T-mos reframed areas yet so your phone is unable to get service on the LTE bands. When you make a call the phone will drop to 3g service and that is why you see bard then as they represent the 3g signal strength. Or it might drop to radio service. Once the call ends the phone will go back to LTE service as it needs a full time data connection to function with live tiles.
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Thanks for reply, I have tried to specify network manually in settings->cellular page, None of 'T-Mobile (LTE, 4G)' and 'T-Mobile G' are lucky. In my understanding if I choose 'T-Mobile G' then the phone should stay on GSM/EDGE or 3G network, please correct me if I am wrong.
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Thanks for reply, I have tried to specify network manually in settings->cellular page, None of 'T-Mobile (LTE, 4G)' and 'T-Mobile G' are lucky. In my understanding if I choose 'T-Mobile G' then the phone should stay on GSM/EDGE or 3G network, please correct me if I am wrong.
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Does this phone get Lte onn t-mobiles network thinking bout getting one
gabriel1946 said:
Does this phone get Lte onn t-mobiles network thinking bout getting one
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Yes, it gets LTE, but there are issues using the hotspot and having MMS. (I have MMS, but no hotspot. Phone claims it's not activated on my account. Tmobile checked with their engineers and said it's all good on their end; the issue was with Nokia/MS.)
I've read online that if you don't download the access point app, the hotspot works, but MMS settings aren't correct.
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gabriel1946 said:
Does this phone get Lte onn t-mobiles network thinking bout getting one
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Why not just get the TMo 925?
zabto said:
Yes, it gets LTE, but there are issues using the hotspot and having MMS. (I have MMS, but no hotspot. Phone claims it's not activated on my account. Tmobile checked with their engineers and said it's all good on their end; the issue was with Nokia/MS.)
I've read online that if you don't download the access point app, the hotspot works, but MMS settings aren't correct.
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Why not just get the TMo 925?
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Almost traded someone my s2 for their 920 on craigslist
First time posting on here so please don't tear me a new ass if I'm doing something wrong lol.
I just got a Galaxy Note I (SGH-I717) on AT&T.
Initially I was having problems with reception and 4G and not getting LTE at all. I finally got LTE working my setting up the PTA APN and by dialing *#2263# and selecting a different preferred band (I chose "LTE ALL" in the LTE sub-menu and saved it). I put the SIM back in, powered the phone back up and LTE was working. However my signal bars haven't gone past one bar while on LTE. I get data, and can even send and receive MMS/SMS, but cannot send/receive calls.
Someone please tell me if I did something wrong or am leaving out any vital info.
Sent from my big, slow SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
beefjelly said:
First time posting on here so please don't tear me a new ass if I'm doing something wrong lol.
I just got a Galaxy Note I (SGH-I717) on AT&T.
Initially I was having problems with reception and 4G and not getting LTE at all. I finally got LTE working my setting up the PTA APN and by dialing *#2263# and selecting a different preferred band (I chose "LTE ALL" in the LTE sub-menu and saved it). I put the SIM back in, powered the phone back up and LTE was working. However my signal bars haven't gone past one bar while on LTE. I get data, and can even send and receive MMS/SMS, but cannot send/receive calls.
Someone please tell me if I did something wrong or am leaving out any vital info.
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Perhaps the radio should be updated. The latest official ATT radio is UCMD3.
Check if you have it under settings/about/phone status/baseband. It works on all builds but is the newest radio which improves signal sometimes.
scariola said:
Perhaps the radio should be updated. The latest official ATT radio is UCMB3.
Check if you have it under settings/about/phone status/baseband. It works on all builds but is the newest radio which improves signal sometimes.
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I attached a screen shot of my baseband. Does this look correct?
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beefjelly said:
I attached a screen shot of my baseband. Does this look correct?
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That is infact the newest radio. Unfortunately I'm rockin this phone on T-Mobile, maybe some other people could chime in on ATT.
Apn settings sometimes make a difference. So check this thread on that here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26821716
scariola said:
That is infact the newest radio. Unfortunately I'm rockin this phone on T-Mobile, maybe some other people could chime in on ATT.
Apn settings sometimes make a difference. So check this thread on that here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26821716
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I'm pretty positive that my APN settings are correct (I'll post them in a minute), I think it is probably the band preference I selected in the *#2263# menu. I do know for a fact that the SGH-I717 runs on the lowest LTE band.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
Here are the APN settings I'm using at the moment.
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beefjelly said:
Here are the APN settings I'm using at the moment.
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Those appear to be as follows in the link I posted. The only difference i saw was BEARER: LTE (default is unspecified) play with this one.. that was different in the post.
Other then that, I know ATT and Tmobile only use LTE Band 4 in the USA anyways.
So LTE ALL under the service menu wouldnt help. Was your coverage always that bad?
Please someone with ATT help this poor soul out. I'm at wits end. Usually this would be something to bug your service provider about. Myabe they can refresh something on your account, or give you a newer SIM card at your local store.
scariola said:
Those appear to be as follows in the link I posted. The only difference i saw was BEARER: LTE (default is unspecified) play with this one.. that was different in the post.
Other then that, I know ATT and Tmobile only use LTE Band 4 in the USA anyways.
So LTE ALL under the service menu wouldnt help. Was your coverage always that bad?
Please someone with ATT help this poor soul out. I'm at wits end. Usually this would be something to bug your service provider about. Myabe they can refresh something on your account, or give you a newer SIM card at your local store.
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Yes, unfortunately service has always been this bad. I have called AT&T several times/been to the AT&T store and talked to a representative and they have done the following:
- Checked/rechecked my IMEI number (it always matches)
- Checked and rechecked my SIM number (before AND after I received a new SIM card
- Unregistered/Re-registered my phone with the towers
- Called a tech out to the tower to make sure nothing is going on the them (I know its not, my buddies all have LTE running fine on their devices)
Thank you so much, scariola. You've been a helped all you can.
RESOLVED
I believe I have fixed the problem.
I dialed *#2263# to get to the Band Selection screen. I already had selected "LTE ALL" under the LTE Preference menu. I unselected it, chose Back and then End (both under the softkey menu). I then re-dialed *#2263# to get back into the Band Selection menu except this time I selected "Automatic" and chose End in the softkey menu. Re-inserted SIM, and rebooted.
No I get signal 3-5 bars, 4G and 4G LTE where strong signal is available.
I thought LTE was only data and could not be used for calls.
Agoattamer said:
I thought LTE was only data and could not be used for calls.
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Right. The data is the 3g/4g connection and the symbol next to the bars is the data speed. The bars is the strength of the gsm/phone signal.
It actually sounds like the OP was involved in a tower maintenance scenario and probably didn't matter what he did.
You can do the same settings changing from the mobile data settings menu.
You can't do the same settings from the mobile data settings menu. There you can only mess with data bands. You can turn LTE off or on on my Canadian ROM but you can't use it as the only band. And I didn't think you could even change this on ATT ROMs/radios at all. I believe he used LTE as the one and only bands for phone and data which caused his issue. I have achieved this same result by messing with those band setting found by *#2263#.
However the ability to send/receive texts but no calls does not make sense. That could have been tower issues since they both use the same phone band.
Agoattamer said:
You can't do the same settings from the mobile data settings menu. There you can only mess with data bands. You can turn LTE off or on on my Canadian ROM but you can't use it as the only band. And I didn't think you could even change this on ATT ROMs/radios at all.
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Er, what?
Is that a JB thing because I know it wasn't present on the ATT ICS ROM. Also where is the LTE setting??
The default is "fastest available". If you choose the high speed setting, it will connect to whatever is best.
I assumed JB stock because the OP said he just got the phone.
Agoattamer said:
Is that a JB thing because I know it wasn't present on the ATT ICS ROM. Also where is the LTE setting??
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It's on the canadian version of JB in the settings/mobile network. Missing from att JB though.
You can however force LTE only through the service menu. Att and tmobile use band 4. Not sure about anyone else.
You must dial *#2263# into dialer and select LTE and choose the band your provider supports. That will force LTE only. Dial the same thing into dialer and select automatic* to go back to jumping through LTE/WCDMA/GSM.
I understand it is on the Canadian version as I am using it. The Canadian version also includes LTE. I know how this all works. I have a Rogers note. But my question was to ranger on where he pulled that screenshot from. I always had an LTE option both on ICS and JB. And it was my understanding that ATT left this feature out on all versions and their modem was locked.
Sent from my SGH-I717R using xda premium
You can't force LTE if its not available. Its best to leave it at auto and let the modem do Its job of connecting to the best signal.
rangercaptain said:
Right. The data is the 3g/4g connection and the symbol next to the bars is the data speed. The bars is the strength of the gsm/phone signal.
It actually sounds like the OP was involved in a tower maintenance scenario and probably didn't matter what he did.
You can do the same settings changing from the mobile data settings menu.
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It may have been, but soon after I *thought* I had fixed the problem, the same issue restarted. I believe it was an issue with the phone hardware itself, maybe the antenna. I don't know. I sold the phone and got an S3.
No problems with the S3 :good:
I used to have that problem until i changed the MNC to 260
Today (5-19-14), Verizon Wireless announced the activation of it's XLTE data service in cities of 44 states across the country.
For a list of cities where the new XLTE service is available, click here.
For a list of VZW phones that support the new XLTE bandwidth, click here.
Find out more about XLTE (AWS) specific to the VZW Note 3 at this thread created by @milan03 back when VZW first started beta testing XLTE.
Share your speed tests, XLTE experiences and observations as well as your questions below!
I say get better 4G coverage in your 3G areas, then worry about doubling the speeds...
I mean my phone seems snappier on the web, but i just upgraded to the nc4 baseband so not sure if its that. Does this need to be enabled in a hidden menu? Or this just means my market will be double as fast
Will the icon say 4GXLTE or will it be the same saying 4GLTE thanks
sfld said:
I mean my phone seems snappier on the web, but i just upgraded to the nc4 baseband so not sure if its that. Does this need to be enabled in a hidden menu? Or this just means my market will be double as fast
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Most reports indicate that users don't need to do anything to enable XLTE on existing XLTE capable devices. However, VZW's Insiders Guide page states the following:
"Is XLTE enabled by hardware or software on the device?
Both. XLTE-ready devices have an additional antenna built in, as well as software, which allow them to work on the 1700 MHz frequency that XLTE uses. Many newer phones already support XLTE, though some may need a software update to take advantage of the new spectrum."
If you've got a rooted VZW Note3 and want to double check to see if XLTE is enabled, then follow the directions in this thread to 'Enable AWS' in Service Mode.
Zacedward said:
Will the icon say 4GXLTE or will it be the same saying 4GLTE thanks
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@Zacedward, it will continue to say 4GLTE. I've been looking for app that will tell which band you're on, but haven't found one yet...so you can only confirm that you're using XLTE by accessing Service Mode.
edwmsjr said:
@Zacedward, it will continue to say 4GLTE. I've been looking for app that will tell which band you're on, but haven't found one yet...so you can only confirm that you're using XLTE by accessing Service Mode.
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Ok sounds good do you know how I would access the service mode thanks
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I found your other thread to access it but you have to be rooted is there another way to access it on non rooted
Zacedward said:
Ok sounds good do you know how I would access the service mode thanks
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You Must be Rooted...then:
Enable access to the ServiceMode on a rooted VZW Note 3 by editing the /efs/carrier/HiddenMenu file and changing it from OFF to ON (uppercase is required).
Then, in the phone dialer, enter *#27663368378# to go the Service Mode main menu.
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Thanks much appreciated I wish I was rooted might have to root thanks again
my NC2 Stock Deodex said "B4 Enabled" so i assume all i can do is wait?
thanks
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i sure hope this is because they are working on it
Here's what I got today in Buffalo. Pretty good compared to the old speeds I was getting
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Very nice in Altoona, PA. This was taken a few days ago, but I'm sure XLTE was already turned on.
From my understanding the southern part of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) and surround suburbs has XLTE but the northern part is being worked on. I hear this summer to fall is when it'll go live in the northern part.
Why Mississippi. Why? :'(
There already is a thread on AWS here
I copied the first post from here into that thread.