I have an unlocked gs4 from Verizon and I am attempting to use it on Bell Mobility in Canada. I have an LTE sim card which I know works for LTE because I tried it on a note2 which is locked to bell. My apn is set up properly and I can get data but only H or H+. When I try to change the preferred connection to cdma/lte my signal bars go away and they are replaced with the no signal symbol, circle with a line through it. It must be a setting in the phone somewhere but I'm out of ideas. Hoping someone can help or at least point me in the right direction.
I'm a noob when it comes to adroid so go easy on me lol.
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I have an unlocked gs4 from Verizon and I am attempting to use it on Bell Mobility in Canada. I have an LTE sim card which I know works for LTE because I tried it on a note2 which is locked to bell. My apn is set up properly and I can get data but only H or H+. When I try to change the preferred connection to cdma/lte my signal bars go away and they are replaced with the no signal symbol, circle with a line through it. It must be a setting in the phone somewhere but I'm out of ideas. Hoping someone can help or at least point me in the right direction.
I'm a noob when it comes to adroid so go easy on me lol.
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i had to download the phone info app and change the radio to lte/gsm auto prl and lte started working after reboot.
cmlucht said:
i had to download the phone info app and change the radio to lte/gsm auto prl and lte started working after reboot.
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You did this on a Verizon S4 and got LTE on another carrier?
Verizon phones are 3g unlocked but only have LTE bands for Verizon LTE.
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joshm.1219 said:
You did this on a Verizon S4 and got LTE on another carrier?
Verizon phones are 3g unlocked but only have LTE bands for Verizon LTE.
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So there's no possible way to get LTE from another carrier using a Verizon device?
Any way to change the bands?
cmilnerrr said:
So there's no possible way to get LTE from another carrier using a Verizon device?
Any way to change the bands?
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As far as I know the chip itself is only capable of supporting those bands. Hardware capabilities that can't be changed by software. Not 100% positive.
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As far as I know the chip itself is only capable of supporting those bands. Hardware capabilities that can't be changed by software. Not 100% positive.
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Ok thanks! I'll try and dig a little deeper. Fingers crossed!
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Ok thanks! I'll try and dig a little deeper. Fingers crossed!
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Good luck bud
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Good luck bud
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So get this...
I planned on re-selling the phone to my american friend who happened to be on verizon. So I did the factory data reset to send him a nice clean device. Just for kicks i decided to try one more time to connect to lte. I put the in the Bell LTE sim, configured APN, and selected LTE network connection... and nothing. However, there is an extra setting in there that says "Global", which was there before the reset but never worked. Pressed that... BOOM!.. LTE.
Don't know how or why it worked this time, but I'm happy.
cmilnerrr said:
So get this...
I planned on re-selling the phone to my american friend who happened to be on verizon. So I did the factory data reset to send him a nice clean device. Just for kicks i decided to try one more time to connect to lte. I put the in the Bell LTE sim, configured APN, and selected LTE network connection... and nothing. However, there is an extra setting in there that says "Global", which was there before the reset but never worked. Pressed that... BOOM!.. LTE.
Don't know how or why it worked this time, but I'm happy.
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That's awesome man !
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I'm coming from the Motorola side of things and I do not know which files are the radio files. I'm in need of doing some modifications to try and get the Radio to get Verizon towers. I only have a month or so then I switch to T-mobile but would like to get the LGOG working on Verizon's network. I know the chip is capable of those frequencies just need to modify the Radio files.
I know the Motorola Droids call them .ril not sure for LG.
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I'm coming from the Motorola side of things and I do not know which files are the radio files. I'm in need of doing some modifications to try and get the Radio to get Verizon towers. I only have a month or so then I switch to T-mobile but would like to get the LGOG working on Verizon's network. I know the chip is capable of those frequencies just need to modify the Radio files.
I know the Motorola Droids call them .ril not sure for LG.
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for gsm i think you just need to carrier unlock the phone then enter the correct apn.
The phone is unlocked but not sure how to enter the APN
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RedBaron134 said:
The phone is unlocked but not sure how to enter the APN
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Verizion is cdma, you aren't going to be able to activate it on their network because the esn/imei isn't in their system. They like sprint will only activate a phone that is for their network.
This is so far from the right section, even moto forums aren't that backwards...
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Verizion is cdma, you aren't going to be able to activate it on their network because the esn/imei isn't in their system. They like sprint will only activate a phone that is for their network.
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i thought verizon had gsm on their network now as well. i know some verizon phones come with sim cards.
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i thought verizon had gsm on their network now as well. i know some verizon phones come with sim cards.
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Sim card is for lte
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Yeah, I've tried to no avail. I did get the mbn files to try and get the radio up on Verizon but no luck thus far. So I will be passing this up for now but will continue to tinker.
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I'm getting text, but no data otherwise it seems. Nothing in web browser, etc. I see a 4G logo. My network info says:
Operator Name: T-Mobile
Mobile Network Type: UMTS
Service state: In service
Is it the mobile network type that is wrong? How do I change it?
EDIT: Seems like maybe I have to set the APN? Are these correct? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236735
Yes, when switching carriers you will need to manually add the APN if the SIM card didn't automatically do it for you.
I don't have T-Mobile, but that looks good to me.
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Yes, when switching carriers you will need to manually add the APN if the SIM card didn't automatically do it for you.
I don't have T-Mobile, but that looks good to me.
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Thanks! Everything seems to be working swimmingly. Speedtest is even faster than on my Nexus 4 on T-Mobile, interesting!
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Thanks! Everything seems to be working swimmingly. Speedtest is even faster than on my Nexus 4 on T-Mobile, interesting!
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So are you on EDGE or HSPS+? If you're on HSPS+ what APN you entered?
I'm considering going on T Mobile with my AT&T One but when I insert my girlfriend SIM card it seems I'm always stuck on EDGE
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So are you on EDGE or HSPS+? If you're on HSPS+ what APN you entered?
I'm considering going on T Mobile with my AT&T One but when I insert my girlfriend SIM card it seems I'm always stuck on EDGE
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He is likely in a T-Mobile refarmed area so 1900 MHz UMTS is available, while your area doesn't have this.
Go to http://airportal.de to get an (unofficial) view of where this is available.
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So are you on EDGE or HSPS+? If you're on HSPS+ what APN you entered?
I'm considering going on T Mobile with my AT&T One but when I insert my girlfriend SIM card it seems I'm always stuck on EDGE
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I'm on HSPA+. I was pulling 12 down on speedtest. The settings I used are in the first link of the OP. Very nice...
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I'm on HSPA+. I was pulling 12 down on speedtest. The settings I used are in the first link of the OP. Very nice...
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I've pulled 25 mbps on t mobile on my nexus 4. T mobile has fantastic hspa+ speeds in high signal areas.
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I'm not sure what happened, but now I can only get edge... all night. I've soft reset and still stuck on Edge. Perhaps I was picking up 1900 at work? Everywhere else is Edge. Ugh.
im on Brooklyn new York and i want to know if im gonna be able to use an at&t htc one on tmobile hspa+ network
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I'm not sure what happened, but now I can only get edge... all night. I've soft reset and still stuck on Edge. Perhaps I was picking up 1900 at work? Everywhere else is Edge. Ugh.
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Yeah, that's probably what happened. If you don't get it, then you don't. It does look like they keep adding new area though.
manaurys said:
im on Brooklyn new York and i want to know if im gonna be able to use an at&t htc one on tmobile hspa+ network
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I have posted above a link for a map where you can get a feel of whether you have refarmed T-Mobile towers in your area.
manaurys said:
im on Brooklyn new York and i want to know if im gonna be able to use an at&t htc one on tmobile hspa+ network
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I could almost guarantee you the answer is No
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I could almost guarantee you the answer is No
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I hate this i got more than two people saying yes and two more people saying no has anyone that is saying something actually test it
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manaurys said:
I hate this i got more than two people saying yes and two more people saying no has anyone that is saying something actually test it
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What about calling T-Mobile and asking?
manaurys said:
I hate this i got more than two people saying yes and two more people saying no has anyone that is saying something actually test it
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The final answer is yes. The AT&T HTC One and the international/developer edition are exactly the same. Both support the frequencies used by T-Mobile. However, if you're not in a refarmed area listed here, then you won't be getting HSPA+. You'll get calls, text, MMS, but restricted to 2G as far as data goes until your towers are refarmed.
There are alot of threads on this topic in this forum as well as on the international/developer forums supporting this.
I had been getting speeds well over 20mbps on my Nexus 4... cracked the screen this weekend and connected an unlocked HTC One, from AT&T. I'm getting 5mbps now. I changed the settings as the OP did.
I am wondering if the speed reduction is due to the new phone, or because I recently switched from a "Unlimited" (with 5gigs of unlimited data) contract plan to a truly unlimited month-to-month "uncarrier" plan.
I made the change on Monday or so of last week, and within 24-48 hours was having poor/limited reception in my home and nearby, in my town, which I previously NEVER had issues in.
@OP- How did you go about getting yours unlocked? I'm trying to unlock mine to make it more valuable on craigslist and AT&T said that someone will get back to me by the 9th, which won't work for me.
So I installed the Google Edition rom on my GS4, and everything worked fine. Then I had the brilliant idea to call *228 to reprogram my towers, and I lost all 4g connection.
I restored back to my stock rooted rom, and used Phone Info to see if I can get 4g back. When I made Phone Info do LTE only, I got 4g LTE connection, and it passed the ping test, but I switched back to LTE/CDMA auto (PRL) and it goes back to only 3g connection.
Is there anyway to fix this?
Dialing *228 doesnt do anything for 4G. The cell towers are automatically updated via your sim card.
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You nuked your sim. Get a new one and don't dial *228.
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najaboy said:
You nuked your sim. Get a new one and don't dial *228.
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I have a friend who works for VZW and he said the same thing.
jalaw said:
I have a friend who works for VZW and he said the same thing.
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Alright, thanks for the info
I helped someone out who couldn't get data after all the troubleshooting we did. I told him to go to the Verizon store and get a new sim. He did and now he gets full data.
don't get me wrong I'm not complaining or anything, but i was told rightly by numerous forum members,
that a verizon wireless galaxy s4 was not capable of receiving any other LTE Bands aside from verizon wireless LTE,
and that it was an actual hardware limitation of the device which does sound logical,
so my question is do I have a special device.?
one thing I will say about this new GS4 is it's a refurbished model,
it was a replacement through my insurance program at Best Buy.
it's running 4.3 mk2, I'm receiving AT&T LTE via prepaid net10 sim, and also
T-Mobile LTE through a postpaid account sim.
so I'm thinking this was possibly a GSM model and was configured to run on Verizon's network when it got refurbished?
or do all S4's built after a certain date have the capability of receiving LTE from multiple carriers..?¿?
Samstealth7 said:
don't get me wrong I'm not complaining or anything, but i was told rightly by numerous forum members,
that a verizon wireless galaxy s4 was not capable of receiving any other LTE Bands aside from verizon wireless LTE,
and that it was an actual hardware limitation of the device which does sound logical,
so my question is do I have a special device.?
one thing I will say about this new GS4 is it's a refurbished model,
it was a replacement through my insurance program at Best Buy.
it's running 4.3 mk2, I'm receiving AT&T LTE via prepaid net10 sim, and also
T-Mobile LTE through a postpaid account sim.
so I'm thinking this was possibly a GSM model and was configured to run on Verizon's network when it got refurbished?
or do all S4's built after a certain date have the capability of receiving LTE from multiple carriers..?¿?
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I am running Goldeneye's I9505 rom with T-Mobile on my SCH-I545 now as we speak
Our s4 is able to connect to all available networks but the sim cards have created the limitations...if you have tmo sim + correct APN installed it will work on that network... Should be about the same across the board...that's why its sim unlocked...with the right info and tools it should work on any network
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Our s4 is able to connect to all available networks but the sim cards have created the limitations...if you have tmo sim + correct APN installed it will work on that network... Should be about the same across the board...that's why its sim unlocked...with the right info and tools it should work on any network
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ya i get that part, but the funny thing is my old s4 that broke had the same apn settings. as this new one and could not get lte from tmo or att,
i know i can get voice signal from other cell providers,
but is picking up LTE from att/tMobile/verizon. normal for 1 device cause my old one definitely did not get LTE from anyone but Verizon
thanks for the info guys.
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ya i get that part, but the funny thing is my old s4 that broke had the same apn settings. as this new one and could not get lte from tmo or att,
i know i can get voice signal from other cell providers,
but is picking up LTE from att/tMobile/verizon. normal for 1 device cause my old one definitely did not get LTE from anyone but Verizon
thanks for the info guys.
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Was your old s4 on pre mj7 firmware?
Samstealth7 said:
don't get me wrong I'm not complaining or anything, but i was told rightly by numerous forum members,
that a verizon wireless galaxy s4 was not capable of receiving any other LTE Bands aside from verizon wireless LTE,
and that it was an actual hardware limitation of the device which does sound logical,
so my question is do I have a special device.?
one thing I will say about this new GS4 is it's a refurbished model,
it was a replacement through my insurance program at Best Buy.
it's running 4.3 mk2, I'm receiving AT&T LTE via prepaid net10 sim, and also
T-Mobile LTE through a postpaid account sim.
so I'm thinking this was possibly a GSM model and was configured to run on Verizon's network when it got refurbished?
or do all S4's built after a certain date have the capability of receiving LTE from multiple carriers..?¿?
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what are your apn settings?
jamesd1085 said:
Was your old s4 on pre mj7 firmware?
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yes sir mdk.
so are you saying these newer devices that are running 4.3 out of the box should be capable of using all of the LTE bands used in the United States.
if that's the case I'm definitely happy for the community ,and then kinda bummed out because I'm not special
lol j/k
cmlucht said:
what are your apn settings?
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tmo apn settings
Samstealth7 said:
yes sir mdk.
so are you saying these newer devices that are running 4.3 out of the box should be capable of using all of the LTE bands used in the United States.
if that's the case I'm definitely happy for the community ,and then kinda bummed out because I'm not special
lol j/k
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As of mj7 global mode was enabled on our s4s...until that I believe our radios were vzw only as far as LTE goes...also our radios I believe are of the first gen to be CDMA and GSM capable
cmlucht said:
what are your apn settings?
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att LTE via - net10
jamesd1085 said:
As of mj7 global mode was enabled on our s4s...until that I believe our radios were vzw only as far as LTE goes...also our radios I believe are of the first gen to be CDMA and GSM capable
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cool thanks buddy
Samstealth7 said:
att LTE via - net10
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ok I have those settings but I only get h+
cmlucht said:
ok I have those settings but I only get h+
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What's your firmware version?
jamesd1085 said:
What's your firmware version?
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im running hyperdrive
Samstealth7 said:
yes sir mdk.
so are you saying these newer devices that are running 4.3 out of the box should be capable of using all of the LTE bands used in the United States.
if that's the case I'm definitely happy for the community ,and then kinda bummed out because I'm not special
lol j/k
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Mj7 modem unlocked new LTE bands
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joshm.1219 said:
Mj7 modem unlocked new LTE bands
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good deal man,
that rocks on so many levels,
I was always telling my friends if you was going to buy a phone used or outright to go with a Verizon model,
just because of it being sim unlocked,
and now with this news about the LTE radios it seems like Verizon would be your best choice for an all-around device.
I wonder if a new T-Mobile or AT&T s4, would get LTE from Verizon?
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good deal man,
that rocks on so many levels,
I was always telling my friends if you was going to buy a phone used or outright to go with a Verizon model,
just because of it being sim unlocked,
and now with this news about the LTE radios it seems like Verizon would be your best choice for an all-around device.
I wonder if a new T-Mobile or AT&T s4, would get LTE from Verizon?
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A T-Mobile device might get VZW's new LTE, it's AWS like T-Mobile's. VZW hasn't turned it on everywhere though.
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A T-Mobile device might get VZW's new LTE, it's AWS like T-Mobile's. VZW hasn't turned it on everywhere though.
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My friend just got that One Max your on.... Jeeeez that thing is huge!!! He told me so far his battery life has been great too.. although the phone is only a month old so we'll have to see after more time passes.
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Mistertac said:
My friend just got that One Max your on.... Jeeeez that thing is huge!!! He told me so far his battery life has been great too.. although the phone is only a month old so we'll have to see after more time passes.
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Lol tell him to get on viper rom it's like hyper drive on steroids and synthol
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im running hyperdrive
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That's your rom not your firmware...mdk mj7 mk2?its under about phone
Hello,
I cant seem to get a consistent LTE signal. Like my wife was showing LTE on her Note while mine was showing H+ . Just wondering what settings you guys have and if LTE works for you most of the time.
Thanks!
shaolin95 said:
Hello,
I cant seem to get a consistent LTE signal. Like my wife was showing LTE on her Note while mine was showing H+ . Just wondering what settings you guys have and if LTE works for you most of the time.
Thanks!
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no lte on at&t c6833 i run nextgen apn settings on mine.
KennyLG123 said:
no lte on at&t c6833 i run nextgen apn settings on mine.
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You dont get LTE? I do get it but is not very consitent. Not a big deal for me but just thought I would check if I was missing some settings.
shaolin95 said:
You dont get LTE? I do get it but is not very consitent. Not a big deal for me but just thought I would check if I was missing some settings.
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its never shown on mine just H. i have set different apns at times. i think the c6906 had a better set up for the bands but it has been awhile since i messed with my sony. i have to many devices i tinker with every now and then i'll break the sony out..lol
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its never shown on mine just H. i have set different apns at times. i think the c6906 had a better set up for the bands but it has been awhile since i messed with my sony. i have to many devices i tinker with every now and then i'll break the sony out..lol
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I think you mean the 6806, which I have. Mine has LTE, but being out in the country, I have a very poor LTE connection, and it seems to be very slow. And I do pick up both LTE bands from at&t as well.
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I think you mean the 6806, which I have. Mine has LTE, but being out in the country, I have a very poor LTE connection, and it seems to be very slow. And I do pick up both LTE bands from at&t as well.
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Ya I meant to say c6806 i didnt even catch that thanks..lol