So i flashed the correct i9205 cwm flashed the pa 4.4 rom people claim work on metros mega
It installed fine..
No Data?
I've tried both tmobile APN settings that are built in by default Data won't kick on.
Makes calls texts fine.
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Modem needed? What's the issue ?
This ROM is noted to work on metros mega
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Try the following
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lojak29 said:
So i flashed the correct i9205 cwm flashed the pa 4.4 rom people claim work on metros mega
It installed fine..
No Data?
I've tried both tmobile APN settings that are built in by default Data won't kick on.
Makes calls texts fine.
?
Modem needed? What's the issue ?
This ROM is noted to work on metros mega
Sent from my GT-I9205 using xda app-developers app
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By going into the APN and manually adding MetroPCS I was able to get LTE.
I used these settings.
hit the + sign in the upper right corner, enter these settings.
Name - MetroPCS LTE
APN- fast.metropcs.com
MMSC- http://metropcs.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
This T-Mobile APN also seems to work.
Name: T-Mobile US
APN: epc.tmobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
than click the three dots in the upper right corner select save.. You should now have LTE on Metro. :good:
Another thing I suggest to do is when on your stock ROM go to your APN , copy the info from the APN setting that your stock is using. Than when you are on a custom ROM us that APN setting.
Don't lick the three dots lol
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shayneflashindaily said:
Don't lick the three dots lol
2SHAYNEZ
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shhh I want him to lick his screen.
bnb25 said:
shhh I want him to lick his screen.
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Hahahah hilarious
2SHAYNEZ
lojak29 said:
So i flashed the correct i9205 cwm flashed the pa 4.4 rom people claim work on metros mega
It installed fine..
No Data?
I've tried both tmobile APN settings that are built in by default Data won't kick on.
Makes calls texts fine.
?
Modem needed? What's the issue ?
This ROM is noted to work on metros mega
Sent from my GT-I9205 using xda app-developers app
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So your saying the apns that are pretty configured in the ROM are faulty
Must add them manually after install
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You can use T-Mobile LTE APN settings on metro phones we have 90% gsm phones that use T-Mobile LTE
Since there merged with tmobile only a few phones are using the orange CDMA cards .
I ran T-Mobile APN fine on my metro s4 m919nand metro s3
There's no difference from fast.tmobile.com or fast.metropcs.com
The issue apparently is within using the apn settings that are pre configured upon the first boot up
I'm on cm11,that worked right away .
Anyways thanks for the info .:thumbup:
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lojak29 said:
You can use T-Mobile LTE APN settings on metro phones we have 90% gsm phones that use T-Mobile LTE
Since there merged with tmobile only a few phones are using the orange CDMA cards .
I ran T-Mobile APN fine on my metro s4 m919nand metro s3
There's no difference from fast.tmobile.com or fast.metropcs.com
The issue apparently is within using the apn settings that are pre configured upon the first boot up
I'm on cm11,that worked right away .
Anyways thanks for the info .:thumbup:
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you over think there bud.
How can I download the pa 4.4 for metropcs galaxy mega m8xxn . I get a fail message in twrp
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For the life of me I can't get LTE (I tried all these cm based roms - pa, cm11, slimkat, beanstalk, etc., same thing). I can't get a data signal in LTE network Mode. I tried all methods from this (and other) threads.
I get hspa+ when I change the network mode to 3G (15mbps down, 2mbps up). But in LTE mode I can't get a data signal under any circumstance.
I tried fast.metropcs.com, fast .t-mobile.com, other available APNs, I went into network setup and searched automatically, and also tried manually selecting every available network, nothing gets me LTE. I even used secret code *#*#4636#*#* to get into network mode that way to try to make changes but to no avail. I tried all available options (including Unknown). I turned the radio off and back on, etc.. I can only get G, Edge, and 3G, but no LTE.
Even though 3G is not really slow, I had the GT- i9200 (international version Mega) and bought the SGH-M819N specifically to get LTE.
My lack of getting LTE data is the only thing that's keeping me from using the CM-based roms. Been trying to get LTE on them for a couple weeks now. If I settle for 3G, then I'm not getting the benefit of why I actually bought the SGH-M819N (specifically for the LTE). So, as such, I keep going back to my stock touchwiz rom backup. This is the only way, so far, that I've been able to get LTE. Am I missing something?
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Quick question
bnb25 said:
By going into the APN and manually adding MetroPCS I was able to get LTE.
I used these settings.
hit the + sign in the upper right corner, enter these settings.
Name - MetroPCS LTE
APN-
MMSC-
This T-Mobile APN also seems to work.
Name: T-Mobile US
APN:
MMSC:
than click the three dots in the upper right corner select save.. You should now have LTE on Metro. :good:
Another thing I suggest to do is when on your stock ROM go to your APN , copy the info from the APN setting that your stock is using. Than when you are on a custom ROM us that APN setting.
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Before i say something i just want to say that im new on android and using custom roms , I just want to ask , Why cant I use my Mobile (Metro PCS) data as wifi , I do calls fine , But how to i use Mobile Data to use Internet Access (ex. use the Browser , use Google play , Watch videos in youtube)
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For the life of me I can't get LTE (I tried all these cm based roms - pa, cm11, slimkat, beanstalk, etc., same thing). I can't get a data signal in LTE network Mode. I tried all methods from this (and other) threads.
I get hspa+ when I change the network mode to 3G (15mbps down, 2mbps up). But in LTE mode I can't get a data signal under any circumstance.
I tried fast.metropcs.com, fast .t-mobile.com, other available APNs, I went into network setup and searched automatically, and also tried manually selecting every available network, nothing gets me LTE. I even used secret code *#*#4636#*#* to get into network mode that way to try to make changes but to no avail. I tried all available options (including Unknown). I turned the radio off and back on, etc.. I can only get G, Edge, and 3G, but no LTE.
Even though 3G is not really slow, I had the GT- i9200 (international version Mega) and bought the SGH-M819N specifically to get LTE.
My lack of getting LTE data is the only thing that's keeping me from using the CM-based roms. Been trying to get LTE on them for a couple weeks now. If I settle for 3G, then I'm not getting the benefit of why I actually bought the SGH-M819N (specifically for the LTE). So, as such, I keep going back to my stock touchwiz rom backup. This is the only way, so far, that I've been able to get LTE. Am I missing something?
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I'm not sure what to tell you. I haven't had issues getting lte or data on my phone. When I didn't get LTE I just manually input the APN and it worked. Maybe your area just stinks with LTE. Sorry. Maybe Metro had something changed with the phone since I bought mine.
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curgervending said:
For the life of me I can't get LTE (I tried all these cm based roms - pa, cm11, slimkat, beanstalk, etc., same thing). I can't get a data signal in LTE network Mode. I tried all methods from this (and other) threads.
I get hspa+ when I change the network mode to 3G (15mbps down, 2mbps up). But in LTE mode I can't get a data signal under any circumstance.
I tried fast.metropcs.com, fast .t-mobile.com, other available APNs, I went into network setup and searched automatically, and also tried manually selecting every available network, nothing gets me LTE. I even used secret code *#*#4636#*#* to get into network mode that way to try to make changes but to no avail. I tried all available options (including Unknown). I turned the radio off and back on, etc.. I can only get G, Edge, and 3G, but no LTE.
Even though 3G is not really slow, I had the GT- i9200 (international version Mega) and bought the SGH-M819N specifically to get LTE.
My lack of getting LTE data is the only thing that's keeping me from using the CM-based roms. Been trying to get LTE on them for a couple weeks now. If I settle for 3G, then I'm not getting the benefit of why I actually bought the SGH-M819N (specifically for the LTE). So, as such, I keep going back to my stock touchwiz rom backup. This is the only way, so far, that I've been able to get LTE. Am I missing something?
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Confused.Nooby said:
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Before i say something i just want to say that im new on android and using custom roms , I just want to ask , Why cant I use my Mobile (Metro PCS) data as wifi , I do calls fine , But how to i use Mobile Data to use Internet Access (ex. use the Browser , use Google play , Watch videos in youtube)
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what ROM are you using? if you are on stock ROM make sure you have Mobile data checked. you'll find that under (More Networks) than go to (Mobile networks)
At home on the stock rom, I get 30mbps down and 15bps up. then I flash one of the CM based roms and can't get a data signal at all. I immediately flash back to my stock rom and I'm back to 30mbps down and 15mbps up. So I think I'm definitely in a good LTE area. Unexplained phenomenon. Lol.
It kinda hurts because I really want to use a CM based rom especially now that we have an overclocked kernel for the KitKat custom CM roms. Oh well....
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seansc144 said:
How can I download the pa 4.4 for metropcs galaxy mega m8xxn . I get a fail message in twrp
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Try installing a different custom recovery....after that try installing it and let me know if there are any problems
I too am having the same issue where I cannot get data. After installing PA, the APN settings are the same for MetroPCS LTE from the stock rom. However that doesn't work. I deleted all the APN listings and started from scratch. Typed in the fast.metropcs.com APN information and it was a no go. Then I tried the T-mobile one and could only get 3G. I figured I may have typed something wrong with the Metro info, so I deleted both and now no matter which one I use, I can't get 3g data anymore. PA was running so smooth that I almost decided to leave the 3g connection. But knowing how fast LTE was, I had to revert back to Touchwiz in the end.
MetroPCS LTE Data
To access LTE Data APN protocol needs to be set to IPv6. This works for both the MetroPCS and T-Mobile APNs.
This is confirmed to work in South Florida with CM, Carbon, and Slimkat roms. LTE will connect in about 30 seconds after changing the APN protocol.
CyberChulo said:
I too am having the same issue where I cannot get data. After installing PA, the APN settings are the same for MetroPCS LTE from the stock rom. However that doesn't work. I deleted all the APN listings and started from scratch. Typed in the fast.metropcs.com APN information and it was a no go. Then I tried the T-mobile one and could only get 3G. I figured I may have typed something wrong with the Metro info, so I deleted both and now no matter which one I use, I can't get 3g data anymore. PA was running so smooth that I almost decided to leave the 3g connection. But knowing how fast LTE was, I had to revert back to Touchwiz in the end.
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what recovery are you using?
yerpman said:
To access LTE Data APN protocol needs to be set to IPv6. This works for both the MetroPCS and T-Mobile APNs.
This is confirmed to work in South Florida with CM, Carbon, and Slimkat roms. LTE will connect in about 30 seconds after changing the APN protocol.
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I gave this a try on yesterday. I reinstalled the latest 20140310 cm11 rom and the 2-27 standard gapps, set the APN protocol to IPv6. Did this for both the metroPCS and T-Mobile APNs but neither got me LTE. Waited for probably a few minutes to see if it would eventually connect but got nothing.
I continue to only get hspa+ data (when I change the network mode to 3g). When the network mode is set to LTE I get no data under any circumstance with any of the AOSP based roms. It's very strange. especially since others are getting LTE with no problems. A few of us are just not getting anywhere.
So I restored my the stock rom nandroid backup. Of course, LTE on the stock rom works perfectly.
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bnb25 said:
what recovery are you using?
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I know this question was not to me but, as one having problems getting LTE data (you can refer to some of my previous posts), I tried both the TWRP with kitkat support and Philz touch recovery CWM. Seems I tried everything everybody recommended without success. I won't reiterate it but if you go up a few posts you will see the various things I tried. Nothing seems to work for me. I only get LTE with the stock ROM.
By the way, I've been trying to get LTE on an AOSP based ROM going back to the beginning of the year (refer to my post dated January 5th on this thread). I'll add that I installed both the TWRP with kitkat support and philz touch (cwm) recovery (which also has kitkat support).
bnb25 said:
what recovery are you using?
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I tried twrp 2.6.3.0 and twrp 2.6.3.5
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Hello there,
I have a new sim card from Straight Talk, that supports LTE/4g and i'm running Jellybean Sandwich v2.0 on my Note. With this new sim and updated APN settings I'm still getting only typical HSPA+ data connection, no luck on getting LTE to work yet.
Under Phone info (*#*#4636#*#*) menu settings I cannot switch a preferred network type, it goes back to "WCDMA preferred" all the time. Already have tried another modem (UCMD3) with no success whatsoever, it won't let me select anything else. I'm getting the same HSPA+ connection.
Any advice on how to get LTE to work, please?
I purchased my sim card a little over a month ago, and I just started seeing LTE yesterday. I'm running the most recently 10.2 nightly. I am using an AT&T GS3, not a note, however. I never purchased a new sim card. I think I may have just gotten lucky, as my wife's phone (AT&T htc one x) doesn't get LTE on straight talk, and we got our sim cards in the same envelope.
Check the APN settings.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s46eVgKJcu8&desktop_uri=/watch?v=s46eVgKJcu8
Also make sure you are on an ATT radio. Go into dialer and press *#2263# and set to automatic if not done already.
scariola said:
Check the APN settings.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s46eVgKJcu8&desktop_uri=/watch?v=s46eVgKJcu8
Also make sure you are on an ATT radio. Go into dialer and press *#2263# and set to automatic if not done already.
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Looks like my APN setting are fine, thank you. I guess i need to reflash a stock ROM in order to get *#2263# to work (this combination doesn't work on custom ROMs unfortunately).
tokuzumi said:
I purchased my sim card a little over a month ago, and I just started seeing LTE yesterday. I'm running the most recently 10.2 nightly. I am using an AT&T GS3, not a note, however. I never purchased a new sim card. I think I may have just gotten lucky, as my wife's phone (AT&T htc one x) doesn't get LTE on straight talk, and we got our sim cards in the same envelope.
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Lucky you! I hope i'll get LTE to work soon too. Was running 10.2 nightly before flashing Jellybean Sandwich.
Are you using the APN settings on your GS3 off Straight Talk website?
Sfboy said:
Lucky you! I hope i'll get LTE to work soon too. Was running 10.2 nightly before flashing Jellybean Sandwich.
Are you using the APN settings on your GS3 off Straight Talk website?
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Custom roms your dialer is *#*#4636#*#* phone information then wcdma preferred change to lte/wcdma/gsm option. Should save automatically.
scariola said:
Custom roms your dialer is *#*#4636#*#* phone information then wcdma preferred change to lte/wcdma/gsm option. Should save automatically.
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Yep tried that initially but it would always go back to "WCDMA Preferred". I have no idea why ;(
Sfboy said:
Yep tried that initially but it would always go back to "WCDMA Preferred". I have no idea why ;(
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I've seen the same issue on CM 10.1 nightlies and now the 4.3 AOKP rom that I'm running. Under the Mobile network settings go to network operators. It normally takes a minute or two before it displays the carriers (ATT/T-Mobile). Once you select AT&T (if they are listed twice it doesn't seem to matter which you select), then try to go back and change the network mode to gsm/wcdma/lte.
Even though my sim card uses the new APN settings, I still had to contact Straight Talk's BYOB number and ask them to re-provision my sim card for LTE support.
I confirmed today that I'm getting LTE. The speed test I ran 13.61Mbps down and 4.25 Mbps up.
Sfboy said:
Yep tried that initially but it would always go back to "WCDMA Preferred". I have no idea why ;(
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That's all it will ever be. Why? Because note 1 modems are locked (RAT Restricted).
And H+ is 4G/LTE. Some roms might not have an LTE icon. To know for sure check phone settings and see that the network type is 14 (4G/LTE).
After happily using my 'old' S4 on T-Mobile with HSPA+ since having the Note 3 as my primary line, I was naturally excited to update the baseband and unlock Band 4 LTE. However I noticed some caveats which I've now solved which will undoubtedly confuse everyone at some point.
Assuming you've got the correct APN for T-Mo (fast.t-mobile.com) and naturally install the SIM, if your phone is on global you will happily see working LTE but not so fast (no pun intended). If you call or text, it fails. If you quick check your About -Status in settings and look under network it will say say Unknown and not T-Mobile. Why? Essentially you're in LTE data only mode because by default the baseband is looking to connect to CDMA for everything else in the CDMA/LTE marriage that is Verizon unique, which obviously won't work here. The assumption otherwise is that you will only need GSM if traveling internationally so it never looks for LTE with GSM.
The quick easy fix is to drop out of Global back to the GSM/UMTS setting, which will bring everything back, network restored to T-Mobile, but now it won't use LTE again, lame.
Luckily there is a fix. Use the PhoneInfo app or however you prefer to get to the Testing App. Under device information change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Toggle airplane mode or restart. When it comes up you should be on LTE and quick check settings again you'll see T-Mobile, and everything will work. So far this seems to hold pretty well.
EDIT: Note: This works for TW Roms. I have not had success in CM10.2. In CM I've only gotten LTE data (wrongly labeled Verizon) and nothing else. Doesn't even pick up my phone number regardless of settings used.
Can you send me the link to the TW rom you are using for this? Thanks!
A walk through would be nice
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majorlag said:
Can you send me the link to the TW rom you are using for this? Thanks!
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Just stock actually. Nothing special.
killajoe said:
A walk through would be nice
Sent From The Future
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Use this app, hit Device Information, and change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Given the simplicity not sure you need much more of a walk through than that. A video would require a bunch of editing to blot out IMEI and phone #s.
zepfloyd said:
Use this app, hit Device Information, and change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Given the simplicity not sure you need much more of a walk through than that. A video would require a bunch of editing to blot out IMEI and phone #s.
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I am using this app and it is great. When it works, it would show T-Mobile as Net. Op instead of Unknown. Only issue I am seeing is that 4G LTE signal is not so great over where I am at and once in a while it would drop to H+ and then get back to LTE. During that cycle, the Net. Op would become Unknown again. Wish there was a way to fix this permanently like tricky the SMS app to send GSM or whatever it is causing Net Ops to be unknown.
majorlag said:
I am using this app and it is great. When it works, it would show T-Mobile as Net. Op instead of Unknown. Only issue I am seeing is that 4G LTE signal is not so great over where I am at and once in a while it would drop to H+ and then get back to LTE. During that cycle, the Net. Op would become Unknown again. Wish there was a way to fix this permanently like tricky the SMS app to send GSM or whatever it is causing Net Ops to be unknown.
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Couple of things. Remember as I started with the baseband in i545 when on LTE really wants to use CDMA as the default so when it's searching it's not going to obtain GSM as instantaneous As it otherwise would. Don't see any specific way of that getting patched ever as we're going against the grain of how it's typically supposed to be used. If you are on a fringy area for it, you may be better off just leaving LTE off, H+ speeds are practically the same anyway. Tmo is only using 3-5mhz channels for band 4 as they use other channels too so for us it's not going to be superfast like Verizon on average anyway.
My phone is in Global mode, I have fast LTE internet and calls/texting works just fine. I am using a Verizon S4 with MJ7 and a T-Mobile simcard. No need to change anything except the APN and switch to Global.
elite-fusion said:
My phone is in Global mode, I have fast LTE internet and calls/texting works just fine. I am using a Verizon S4 with MJ7 and a T-Mobile simcard. No need to change anything except the APN and switch to Global.
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Stock?
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yep, cant really install anything on MJ7 since there is no official root even, so yeah, bone stock. Fastest I have gotten the internet to be was 25-26mbps download which isnt great, but for a cellphone is more than enough lol
So maybe the MK7 bootloader fixes this SMS issue...
How is this holding on for u ? I got it to work one time with hyperom and I restarted and it doesn't want to work. I did however get it working completely on a mj7 ROM and gummy kikat ROM. Weird.
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If you happen to have an MDK and want to run CM10.2 with GSM service run the ATT "I337" ROMS, fixes all the Verizon CDMA quirks
Black6spdZ said:
If you happen to have an MDK and want to run CM10.2 with GSM service run the ATT "I337" ROMS, fixes all the Verizon CDMA quirks
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I did that and it kept failing.... TWRP recovery just would not get it to take.
So I flashed the MJ7 rom again and I got it working on it. I'm not sure why it didn't work on hyperom. Very weird. Tried the method and nothing. But I tried the method on mj7 ROM and it works perfectly. Weird weird weird.
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420haxr said:
How is this holding on for u ? I got it to work one time with hyperom and I restarted and it doesn't want to work. I did however get it working completely on a mj7 ROM and gummy kikat ROM. Weird.
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so using the 4.4 gummy rom you were able to connect to LTE / HSPA+ networks easily? And SMS / MMS worked just fine? Upon trying with the MJ7 update, non-rooted, I could only connect to Edge services under the GSM profile. Using global would barely warrant the HSPA band.
zepfloyd said:
After happily using my 'old' S4 on T-Mobile with HSPA+ since having the Note 3 as my primary line, I was naturally excited to update the baseband and unlock Band 4 LTE. However I noticed some caveats which I've now solved which will undoubtedly confuse everyone at some point.
Assuming you've got the correct APN for T-Mo (fast.t-mobile.com) and naturally install the SIM, if your phone is on global you will happily see working LTE but not so fast (no pun intended). If you call or text, it fails. If you quick check your About -Status in settings and look under network it will say say Unknown and not T-Mobile. Why? Essentially you're in LTE data only mode because by default the baseband is looking to connect to CDMA for everything else in the CDMA/LTE marriage that is Verizon unique, which obviously won't work here. The assumption otherwise is that you will only need GSM if traveling internationally so it never looks for LTE with GSM.
The quick easy fix is to drop out of Global back to the GSM/UMTS setting, which will bring everything back, network restored to T-Mobile, but now it won't use LTE again, lame.
Luckily there is a fix. Use the PhoneInfo app or however you prefer to get to the Testing App. Under device information change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Toggle airplane mode or restart. When it comes up you should be on LTE and quick check settings again you'll see T-Mobile, and everything will work. So far this seems to hold pretty well.
EDIT: Note: This works for TW Roms. I have not had success in CM10.2. In CM I've only gotten LTE data (wrongly labeled Verizon) and nothing else. Doesn't even pick up my phone number regardless of settings used.
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how did you update and unlock to baseband 4? What developer makes the PhoneInfo app? thanks
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elite-fusion said:
My phone is in Global mode, I have fast LTE internet and calls/texting works just fine. I am using a Verizon S4 with MJ7 and a T-Mobile simcard. No need to change anything except the APN and switch to Global.
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Are you actually getting "LTE" or reframed 4G?
please school me how to change apn.
well let me give you a trick, flash an i9505 rom which you can find them here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop
then flash any verizon kernel (because if you just flash an at&t or t-mob rom it wont reboot it will say triangle and not authorized verizon software)
dont forget to update your baseband to lastest then you can enjoy LTE (and fast) without any problems.
if you get and prop. issues while flashing international roms just change the "updater-script" first line to :
assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "jfltevzw" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "jfltevzw"
then you can flash anything you want.
Here is how I did it
Here is how I did it, but needs some minor updates since then. Please let me know if anyone tries it and is happy with the result.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560128
zepfloyd said:
Use this app, hit Device Information, and change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Given the simplicity not sure you need much more of a walk through than that. A video would require a bunch of editing to blot out IMEI and phone #s.
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App wont open for me.
Running a rooted stock MK2.
any ideas?
Flashed pa 4.4 suppose to work on the metro PCS mega .Cause it was claimed in that thread that international mega Roms work on this phone
Flashed fine works great but NO DATA
No LTE no 3g even when I choose any T-Mobile APN settings .
Is there a ROM that does work .
I can't restore my backup either
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lojak29 said:
Flashed pa 4.4 suppose to work on the metro PCS mega .Cause it was claimed in that thread that international mega Roms work on this phone
Flashed fine works great but NO DATA
No LTE no 3g even when I choose any T-Mobile APN settings .
Is there a ROM that does work .
I can't restore my backup either
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you need to select Metro PCS at the top, not T-Mobile. Metro PCS sim cards are locked to Metro's network.
why can't you restore your backup? I posted a clean stock backup in this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572643
No that's not how metro works
I work for them..
the apn settings you choose have nothing to do with being carrier locked .
Apn settings pull data from whatever tower are being used on that carrier in which metro pcs uses tmobile gsm towers now Since we merged The metro s4 Mega lg f3,lg f6 etc...
Almost 90% there phones use T-Mobile towers since 90% of the phones now use T-Mobile gsm signal and gsm sim cards .
Trust me any T-Mobile APN works on metro gsm phones as well as the metro Pcs apn setting
The issue is I believe elsewhere in the ROM.
But one guy mentioned re add the APN manually don't use the ones that are pretty configured upon first boot up .
Anyways cm11 worked great upon boot up ....but paranoid android 4.4 and aokp 4.4 no dice .
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BTW thanks I did use your clean backup method extracted in twrp backups.. So now I have a clean backup .:thumbup:
But I've also concluded cm11 ROM is nicer .
Plus I get free tether you probably know that
If your using cm11,
As I posted a little Info Guide in general section .
I've concluded that the Easiest way to bypass metros tether block on the 60$ plan is to Use an aokp cm11 ROM .
It simply doesn't have the metro bloat which means its free of the pesty upsell apk that blocks tethering unless provisioned.
People try day In and out to get tethering to work on metros galaxys on the 60$ plan .Even trevemod doesn't work only on metros s3 so far I've seen
:thumbdown: downside is that Doesn't work on stock shipped firmware .
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lojak29 said:
No that's not how metro works
I work for them..
the apn settings you choose have nothing to do with being carrier locked .
Apn settings pull data from whatever tower are being used on that carrier in which http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=48814920metro pcs uses tmobile gsm towers now Since we merged The metro s4 Mega lg f3,lg f6 etc...
Almost 90% there phones use T-Mobile towers since 90% of the phones now use T-Mobile gsm signal and gsm sim cards .
Trust me any T-Mobile APN works on metro gsm phones as well as the metro Pcs apn setting
The issue is I believe elsewhere in the ROM.
But one guy mentioned re add the APN manually don't use the ones that are pretty configured upon first boot up .
Anyways cm11 worked great upon boot up ....but paranoid android 4.4 and aokp 4.4 no dice .
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dude You are wrong. sorry to tell you. I use both PA and aokp on the Mega they work fine. You just have to manually set them to Metro's network. But hey, I'm not going to argue with you. do what you think. :good:
No im far from wrong nor will i argue with you ...if you understand my response and read into its meaning.
You'll clearly see I said that Currently on metros network using any of there gsm phones you can use T-Mobile APN settings . You don't have to use metro APN settings PERIOD.
This is because metro now uses T-Mobile network .There remaining CDMA phones use tmobil towers .There current gsm lineup which is 90% of there inventory uses Tmobile towers which is fast.tmobile.com that's the same thing as fast.metropcs.com more less
To explain to you your confusion about carrier locked vs APN locked
The metro PCs sim card mess you mention is nothing more than being Sim carrier locked duh..... we all know what carrier locked is . Not APN locked wtf..if apn settings were locked down to a carrier How come we T-Mobile and att users have been adding each others apns on each others CARRIER UNLOCKED DEVICES for years now .
Million to 1, someone here is gonna say Yup he's right .
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lojak29 said:
No im far from wrong nor will i argue with you ...if you understand my response and read into its meaning.
You'll clearly see I said that Currently on metros network using any of there gsm phones you can use T-Mobile APN settings . You don't have to use metro APN settings PERIOD.
This is because metro now uses T-Mobile network .There remaining CDMA phones use tmobil towers .There current gsm lineup which is 90% of there inventory uses Tmobile towers which is fast.tmobile.com that's the same thing as fast.metropcs.com more less
To explain to you your confusion about carrier locked vs APN locked
The metro PCs sim card mess you mention is nothing more than being Sim carrier locked duh..... we all know what carrier locked is . Not APN locked wtf..if apn settings were locked down to a carrier How come we T-Mobile and att users have been adding each others apns on each others CARRIER UNLOCKED DEVICES for years now .
Million to 1, someone here is gonna say Yup he's right .
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Metro locks down their sim card. they have their own apn settings. Even though they are now part of T-mobile they still use their own APN. Have a great christmas if you celebrate it.
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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65vdub said:
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
justda said:
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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My friend purchased a G900T that was broken for parts, which needed a new screen. Upon replacing the screen, the phone was functional, but he discovered that the IMEI number had been blacklisted on T-Mobile's network. We unlocked the phone to use it on ATT, and the device works fine on the ATT network, with the exception of mobile data. No matter what steps we have taken, putting in custom APN settings, we have not been able to get data to function.
Does anybody have any suggestions as to what might be causing these issues?
Thanks a lot in advance! :good:
Have you tried to flash an AT&T ROM & AT&T Modem?
Or are you still running T-Mobile ROM & Modem?
Still running the stock Tmobile rom and modem. I thought about switching to ATT rom and modem, but I wasn't sure if that would brick the phone or if it should just work with the stock Tmobile modem. Can I just flash an ATT rom?
Just make a Nandroid beforehand.
T-Mobile S5 comes w an unlocked boot loader so you shouldn't have any problem. You put in an AT&T SIM card right?
You do not want to flash AT&T firmware on a Tmobile phone unless you are looking to brick it. You can however flash ROM's from Unified S5 threads (900F, 900T etc.) that are open to multiple model phones.
So if I flashed one of the unified roms, would that change the modem at all? I was thinking that it wouldn't be part of the package. Would just flashing an att modem be a terrible idea? I am using an Att sim card. Thanks for the ideas so far!
No, do not flash an att modem or ROM on a tmo device. It won't work, and it is not meant to work.
Does your subscription have an active smartphone data plan?
Are you getting any data connection (E, 3G, or 4G)_and you're not able to jump on the LTE or just no data at all?
If the answers to above questions are yes, there are a few more things att checks for before authenticating data use on a device.
These fields need to look exactly like this:
ro.product.model=SAMSUNG-SM-G900A
ro.product.name=klteuc
ro.product.device=klteatt
ro.build.product=klteatt
This information lives in the build.prop file of your android OS and you're gonna have to look up how to back up and edit this file. Start off here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1948558 and keep on reading. I kbow this is exciting and you want to make it work quickly but it is not so simple. So reading and researching are your best friends.
Best of luck,
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Okay, thanks for the info! We are just plain not getting any data at all, and the user does have an active data plan with ATT. MMS messages are not even able to be sent or received. So in this instance, do you think modifying the build.prop to match the example you gave me would resolve the issue? I'm pretty comfortable working with the build.prop on the device and just working the the Android OS in general so that should not be a problem.
So I guess checking the APN settings won't be a bad idea:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975336
[Q] Tips on using a G900T on AT&T
See if the APN matches with this one, and toggle airplane mode on/off each time you change things in APN.
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Okay, I had checked APN settings before, but I'm not sure if they were specific to the S5 on ATT or just some generic ATT one I found. That thread looks pretty helpful, I'll see if I can give it a shot later today.
You may also consider loading an international ROM for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732110
Is an excellent ROM
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I know it's a foolish question, but you never know. Are you sure your mobile data is not turned off? My wife did that a while back.
I'm running a AT&T rom on my t-mobile s5 with out any problems as a matter of fact I have better signal.i just flashed rom not modem
Well thank you to everybody for insight into this. The link that Commodore 64 posted pertaining to the APN settings ended up fixing these issues. I had input different ATT APN settings I found in a different thread previously, but I guess they must not have been right. Still running the stock Tmobile rom and we are now able to get data and 4G with really good speeds.
Cheers!
1337free said:
Well thank you to everybody for insight into this. The link that Commodore 64 posted pertaining to the APN settings ended up fixing these issues. I had input different ATT APN settings I found in a different thread previously, but I guess they must not have been right. Still running the stock Tmobile rom and we are now able to get data and 4G with really good speeds.
Cheers!
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May I ask what APN settings you are running? With the APN settings I'm using I get full 4G LTE data just about everywhere I go, besides way out in the stix then I get 4G in some spots.
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Quickvic30 said:
May I ask what APN settings you are running? With the APN settings I'm using I get full 4G LTE data just about everywhere I go, besides way out in the stix then I get 4G in some spots.
Sent from my SM-G900T on ATT
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I'm using the APN settings in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975336