purchased sg ii from negri electronics - using on at and t
ikons at top show H+, H, and 3g at times - is H+ = to 4g?
rag1247 said:
purchased sg ii from negri electronics - using on at and t
ikons at top show H+, H, and 3g at times - is H+ = to 4g?
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Yes, H+ is what AT&T is currently calling 4G.
sidenine said:
Yes, H+ is what AT&T is currently calling 4G.
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so what is this really? H+ is HSPA+? and H is HSDPA?
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There's no indication except H+ and UMTS in status settings
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contentryder said:
There's no indication except H+ and UMTS in status settings
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While traveling the other day, I saw my data indicators change from H+ to E to G... I don't recall it dropping to 3G, but it may have but I missed it while driving... That is how I would think to tell...
Don
dlwoodjr said:
While traveling the other day, I saw my data indicators change from H+ to E to G... I don't recall it dropping to 3G, but it may have but I missed it while driving... That is how I would think to tell...
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There should just be a number telling you how many G's you are getting...
jjesusfreak01 said:
There should just be a number telling you how many G's you are getting...
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You're making funnies right? As in G Forces?
Or where you thinking the "G" was in regards to 3G, 4G, etc? The "G" for the connection indicates GPRS... This is slower than "E" or EDGE. EDGE is before 3G.
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For those of you who are running Team Whiskey's Bionix V 1.3.1 rom, Is there a difference between 'H' and '3G' on the top bar? Does 'H' really mean we are getting 4g like speeds or is it just cosmetic? And what does 3g mean if 'H' is just cosmetic? I have been running this rom for the longest time and im as confused, about it, as the first day I flashed it.
H just means you are using the hspa network for 3g, instead of the old 3g towers
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bfranklin1986 said:
H just means you are using the hspa network for 3g, instead of the old 3g towers
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So the speeds would be the same in that case?
H is for data transfer.
G/3G is for voice calls.
Bionix or not, these are standard across all non-4g phones/networks.
You'll never see an H when talking to someone and you'll never see a G/3G when browsing.
Woodrube said:
H is for data transfer.
G/3G is for voice calls.
Bionix or not, these are standard across all non-4g phones/networks.
You'll never see an H when talking to someone and you'll never see a G/3G when browsing.
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Im pretty sure that's not right. I've seen both g and 3g while browsing before
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Ya but once those up and down arrows light up it should flip to H bc of the data transfer.
No, I've been in areas where i just get 3g and i just get g, just like areas where i just get h or just get e
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This is an old article but where it says
The phones are designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM/GPRS/EDGE) to provide the great call quality and rich communication services customers expect from T-Mobile.
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tells me that the phones use whatever it's connected to for both voice and data. So adding in H for HSPA, then 3g would = UMTS, and obviously E = edge and G = Gprs. Or that's my understanding anyway.
bfranklin1986 said:
H for HSPA, then 3g would = UMTS, and obviously E = edge and G = Gprs. Or that's my understanding anyway.
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This is correct.
HSPA is basically the 4g network used for data usage "H"
3g is a bit slower than H and is sometimes used for networking
2g or G is even slower than 3g or H, I think it was the first "G"
Then E or edge is usually used when you are out of cities and in the country. It's relatively slow too.
H is the fastest.
So to summarize
H > 3g > E > G
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Agree with bfranklin1986.
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I bought the phone from at&t but i'm in egypt now
The phone signal indicator gives me that i'm using 4G while we don't have 4G in egypt so could i change that icon
A second thing is i get pretty slow speeds on a 3G network is that someting related to bands ?
Forgot to mention that here we have UMTS 2100 band
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ali_loly10 said:
I bought the phone from at&t but i'm in egypt now
The phone signal indicator gives me that i'm using 4G while we don't have 4G in egypt so could i change that icon
A second thing is i get pretty slow speeds on a 3G network is that someting related to bands ?
Forgot to mention that here we have UMTS 2100 band
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I believe the 4G is an indicator of HSDPA or an HSPA+ network, which is truly 3G but the U.S Carriers like to call 4G.
As for the slow speeds, make sure you have the right APN settings put in for your local carrier. Without that you may get internet, but slowly.
I'm new to T-Mobile, was a HSPA+ ever discovered for us? Any way to get it on the S5 yet?
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bubblebuddyi said:
I'm new to T-Mobile, was a HSPA+ ever discovered for us? Any way to get it on the S5 yet?
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What are you asking? T-Mobile primary network is EDGE, then HSPA, then LTE. If you want to use only HSPA, you can go to settings>mobile networks>network mode. WCDMA only
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What are you asking? T-Mobile primary network is EDGE, then HSPA, then LTE. If you want to use only HSPA, you can go to settings>mobile networks>network mode. WCDMA only
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Sorry, I'm coming from ATT where we had to do weird things to unlock HSPA. My issue is I'm on EDGE more than anything and things don't even load on EDGE. I remember being stuck on E sometimes on ATT, but unlocking HSPA fixed that.
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There's no unlocking that Ive ever heard of. It sounds like you just get poor reception. Probably an area that doesn't get 4g or Lte. Check Tmobile coverage map.
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Yeah, my guess is coverage too. Do go in and check that option that they listed above for your network type. In your situation I would try setting it to WCDMA Only - this will FORCE it to connect to 4G (HSPA+) and if you have no signal for 4g you will have 0 bars so it is a good test to see how that signal is in your area aside from the network map.
You will only be able to use T-Mobile HSPA+ if you are using a T-Mobile branded S5. The AT&T S5 does not support the 1700 AWS band from T-Mobile so you will not be able to get it and will only have access to 2G/3G/4G and LTE (no 4G+)
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I'm new to T-Mobile, was a HSPA+ ever discovered for us? Any way to get it on the S5 yet?
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You will only be able to use T-Mobile HSPA+ if you are using a T-Mobile branded S5. The AT&T S5 does not support the 1700 AWS band from T-Mobile so you will not be able to get it and will only have access to 2G/3G/4G and LTE (no 4G+)
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BlackAlpha7 said:
Yeah, my guess is coverage too. Do go in and check that option that they listed above for your network type. In your situation I would try setting it to WCDMA Only - this will FORCE it to connect to 4G (HSPA+) and if you have no signal for 4g you will have 0 bars so it is a good test to see how that signal is in your area aside from the network map.
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Thanks, I'm using a branded t mobile s5 but I'm either on edge or 4G, mostly edge. I didn't realize hspa+ was just another word for 4g. So I guess I'm stuck with edge
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T-Mobile rural coverage is quite poor in most areas, however they've committed to modernizing their rural areas now that they've got the major centers but it might take a year or better to get it all done. I'm planning to go to at&t in great meantime now that their rates have come down. I'm stuck in 2g land at home and work here
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T-Mobile rural coverage is quite poor in most areas, however they've committed to modernizing their rural areas now that they've got the major centers but it might take a year or better to get it all done. I'm planning to go to at&t in great meantime now that their rates have come down. I'm stuck in 2g land at home and work here
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Hopefully they fix the service period, there's times when I'm full LTE but can't connect to anything.
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is any way to enable LTE ? because im using cricket wireless (at&t) and only shows H+
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is any way to enable LTE ? because im using cricket wireless (at&t) and only shows H+
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Att lte bands are different from sprints h+ is hspa+ which is considered as 4g it should be pretty fast