I'm using the Verizon Wireless LG G3 on Cricket Wireless which is a GSM carrier that uses AT&T towers.
I've been using Android 4.4 with the 10b modem and my 4G LTE has been working great since I got this phone about 6 months ago. I have TWRP on my phone, so I went ahead and upgraded to Android 5.0 (with 23b modem) and no longer have any LTE at all. I can only connect to HSPA+. I did a nandroid back to 4.4 where I left off and I have my LTE back.
I know many of you are probably using your VZW LG G3 on Verizon, so i'm reaching out to anybody else who may be using it on a GSM carrier. Can anybody help me with this? I'd love to have Android 5.0 on my phone, but i'm not willing to lose LTE, so I'm back on my nandroid of 4.4 until I can figure this out. Any help is greatly appreciated...
Someone asked in the other thread you asked this if you kept your APN settings from your KitKat ROM, since they would be necessary to have the full network features on any other ROM / update.
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Im jealous u have lte im on cricket and my phone was already 12b whn i got it also can you post your apn settings
My APN'S aren't the reason I get LTE. I get LTE because I'm on 10b radio. When I try to use the stock lollipop rom it upgrades my radio to 23b and disables LTE. I installed CM 5.0.1. nightly with 10b radio and I get LTE on Android 5.0 now, but only on CM or AOSP. I've tested all of the modems with my phone and I get LTE on Cricket Wireless with 10b and 11c modems, but absolutely no LTE with 12b or 23b. It's the radio causing the lack of LTE on GSM carriers. I think it's Verizon's way of still trying to carrier lock their phones a bit. I never had Verizon, I bought my G3 on craigslist for $100...
And it was me who asked that in another thread, my bad. Was just trying to get to the root of the problem and I did. I would still love to use the Stock Verizon based lollipop ROM with my phone, but it installs 23b radio which disables LTE. If I install the 10b radio while that ROM is installed, my signal will cut out every 15 seconds or so...
So i'm hoping someone can tell me how to install the stock lollipop ROM with a different radio, that would be fantastic!
Dang that sucks. I couldnt take it anymore installed the ota lsdt night and switched to Verizon prepaid
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Dang that sucks. I couldnt take it anymore installed the ota lsdt night and switched to Verizon prepaid
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Well I did figure out if I use 10b or 11c modem that I get LTE on cricket or GSM networks. If i use AOSP or CM 5.0 based ROM I get LTE also without signal cutout. Just can't use the stock Verizon/LG based Android 5.0 ROM
I like cricket because they offer me 20GB of mobile data per month and unlimited talk and text for $60/month
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Well I did figure out if I use 10b or 11c modem that I get LTE on cricket or GSM networks. If i use AOSP or CM 5.0 based ROM I get LTE also without signal cutout. Just can't use the stock Verizon/LG based Android 5.0 ROM
I like cricket because they offer me 20GB of mobile data per month and unlimited talk and text for $60/month
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That is a great deal for cricket. I checked my Phone LG G3 VS985 with cricket website and it says it only compatible up to 3G data speed??!!
I currently have T-Mobile with only 4GB and $55 per month.
I run my vs985 on stock rooted KitKat - not sure which radio I installed last - on both Cricket and T-Mobile pre-paid sims, sometimes, and I get great LTE on both, when available in the area. So, the Cricket website is just wrong about H+ only.
Also, AT&T wholly owns Cricket, which contains AIO now.
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My APN'S aren't the reason I get LTE. I get LTE because I'm on 10b radio. When I try to use the stock lollipop rom it upgrades my radio to 23b and disables LTE. I installed CM 5.0.1. nightly with 10b radio and I get LTE on Android 5.0 now, but only on CM or AOSP. I've tested all of the modems with my phone and I get LTE on Cricket Wireless with 10b and 11c modems, but absolutely no LTE with 12b or 23b. It's the radio causing the lack of LTE on GSM carriers. I think it's Verizon's way of still trying to carrier lock their phones a bit. I never had Verizon, I bought my G3 on craigslist for $100...
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I am on T-mobile, and I want to share my LTE experience. The phone comes in 12b (Kitkat), and I can get LTE on band 4. I then downgraded to 10b (both ROM and radio), and I still get LTE, so both 10b and 12b radio should support LTE band 4. I haven't tried 23b yet as it is Lollipop 5.0.1 and it has memory leak issue that is to be fixed on 5.1.1 or later. I had 5.1 on my old Nexus 5, and the memory leak issue is very annoying. The apps will randomly hang and not responsive.
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I am on T-mobile, and I want to share my LTE experience. The phone comes in 12b (Kitkat), and I can get LTE on band 4. I then downgraded to 10b (both ROM and radio), and I still get LTE, so both 10b and 12b radio should support LTE band 4. I haven't tried 23b yet as it is Lollipop 5.0.1 and it has memory leak issue that is to be fixed on 5.1.1 or later. I had 5.1 on my old Nexus 5, and the memory leak issue is very annoying. The apps will randomly hang and not responsive.
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So, 12b radio does allow LTE on band4 like on T-Mobile ? Others say not on Cricket band4. I wonder which is correct if not both ?
Anyone can tell me how to check which radio version I have installed ? I thought it was 12b, but don't know how to see. I think it was to enable VoLTE, but I have never set that up on my account due to reports of transition difficulties.
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So, 12b radio does allow LTE on band4 like on T-Mobile ? Others say not on Cricket band4. I wonder which is correct if not both ?
Anyone can tell me how to check which radio version I have installed ? I thought it was 12b, but don't know how to see. I think it was to enable VoLTE, but I have never set that up on my account due to reports of transition difficulties.
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Cricket is AT&T MVNO, and AT&T main LTE band is 17, which is not supported by VS985. Band 4 is a supplemental LTE band for AT&T, so it may not be available in many area. LTE band 4 is definitely supported by 12b modem.
My 10b modem Baseband version (last 5 letters) is NPZM-1. Maybe someone can report their 12b modem Baseband version here.
I get excellent high speed LTE on both T-Mobile and Cricket (cheap but throttled AT&T) everywhere I have tested here in NC and Virginia and Seattle. So band4 is not too rare on AT&T.
My modem ends with NPZM-1.7834.1 so it might be the same as yours ?
I think its pretty interesting that all the band 2 LTE is rolling out will work on practically no current phones except the N6 and some couple of Samsung variants. Hope the G4 will support it.
One of the reasons I hesitate to update to L is that I don't think anyone has found a way to enable the G3's band3 LTE yet on Lollipop and I want that for Europe travel.
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I get excellent high speed LTE on both T-Mobile and Cricket (cheap but throttled AT&T) everywhere I have tested here in NC and Virginia and Seattle. So band4 is not too rare on AT&T.
My modem ends with NPZM-1.7834.1 so it might be the same as yours ?
I think its pretty interesting that all the band 2 LTE is rolling out will work on practically no current phones except the N6 and some couple of Samsung variants. Hope the G4 will support it.
One of the reasons I hesitate to update to L is that I don't think anyone has found a way to enable the G3's band3 LTE yet on Lollipop and I want that for Europe travel.
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I think your modem is probably 12b. My 10b modem ends with 1 without the ".7834.1", so yours is newer than 10b. Good that the band 4 works out for you on AT&T. I am on T-mobile, and my LTE speed is great too in the San Francisco Bay Area. I usually get between 20-30Mbps, but sometimes can go up to 57Mbps.
Nexus 5 supports band 2 too. About band 3, maybe you can try enabling it on 12b and then upgrade to L to see if it stays? I enabled band 3 on US version of Nexus 5 and it stays when I put new rom on it. Not sure if it is the same as Nexus 5.
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Hi, this question may have been asked but how do I unlock a Verizon LG G3 to be able to use it on any carrier internationally?
I have heard of sites such as unlocklocks.com or similar, but can those sites be trusted, and if so is there a preferred site to use?
Once the phone is unlocked, do I just purchase a SIM card at the country I am visiting an purchase a temporary voice/data plan?
In my case I would like to know if the Verizon LG G3 smartphone would work with a voice and data plan in Colombia - how could I find out if this will work?
A quick search I did for network technology landed me to these pages:
gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3?sCountry=COLOMBIA
phonearena.com/phones/LG-G3_id8347
Thanks in advance!
Its not locked.
Just buy a sim and install it with APN settings and so forth. It may not support 4g in Columbia, but not because it is locked, because it isn't vendor locked at all.
Saw this and figured I post in here instead of starting a new thread. Will I have any problems being rooted or should I return back to stock?
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Saw this and figured I post in here instead of starting a new thread. Will I have any problems being rooted or should I return back to stock?
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No, but if you want to use LTE in Columbia you might need to revert to an earlier radio version than the v23c radio that Verizon built for Lollipop 5.0.1. Also, in Columbia the carriers there might use band3 for LTE as is common outside the USA.
For more information, check threads like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2968059
Verizon G3 Sucefully Working on LTE BAND 3
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From what I saw they use 1700mhz band 4. Might just revert to a basic stock rooted.
Ok, I'm buying a G3 thats for Verizon but for my T-Mobile service. I want to flash roms etc and I'm coming from a unlocked T-Mobile Note 2. Anything I should know before I buy it? Is it fine with T-Mobile?
T-Mobile runs on GSM network and Verizon runs on CDMA so the two won't work.
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I thought it was SIM unlocked and worked
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T-Mobile runs on GSM network and Verizon runs on CDMA so the two won't work.
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Don't give false information if you have no idea what you're talking about? If this information were true, how am I using a Verizon G3 on ATT with LTE?
The Verizon G3 is unlocked so it will work on either T-Mobile and ATT. It picks up LTE and HSPA+ on both networks. But LTE depends on what frequency is used in your area.
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Don't give false information if you have no idea what you're talking about? If this information were true, how am I using a Verizon G3 on ATT with LTE?
The Verizon G3 is unlocked so it will work on either T-Mobile and ATT. It picks up LTE and HSPA+ on both networks. But LTE depends on what frequency is used in your area.
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Alright, you got it
LTE on band4 works fine on the vs985 on both T-Mobile and Cricket pre-paid. H+ gsm works as a fallback, too. Verizon phones have had GSM radios since at least the Droid3, if they were "World Phones", like ALL current LTE models are. Verizon used to require a code be entered before GSM would work, and even then no USA GSM networks would work. But that's all in the past.
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Ok, I'm buying a G3 thats for Verizon but for my T-Mobile service. I want to flash roms etc and I'm coming from a unlocked T-Mobile Note 2. Anything I should know before I buy it? Is it fine with T-Mobile?
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every lollipop rom will pop up with a call forwarding hass been disabled bug that happens when dropping for lte to H or H+
it will work but the bug will annoy you all the time and i never was able to find away to disable it
4.4.4 roms work amazing tho so id say stick to those for now
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T-Mobile runs on GSM network and Verizon runs on CDMA so the two won't work.
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Actually it will work. I'm using mine on T-Mobile now. 4g lte is limited since verizon g3 only supports one band thats compatible with tmobile. But hspa+ or regular 4g works, spa or 3g works edge gprs all of those work.
Hey. Just got a Verizon LG G3 off my friend. I cracked the screen of my s4 and my girlfriend used my upgrade to get the iphone 6 so i couldn't upgrade myself. When i was using my galaxy s4 i had LTE speeds everywhere i go.
I googled the apn settings for At&t and put them into the G3 i have. It is working with HSPA+ But not LTE. I put my same sim card into my mom's at&t galaxy s5 and LTE pops back up. So LTE is clearly working in my area. But the g3 isn't picking it up, Am i doing something wrong? I've done research before i bought the phone and it people said Verizon LG G3 does support the LTE bands At&t uses. So am i doing something wrong???
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Hey. Just got a Verizon LG G3 off my friend. I cracked the screen of my s4 and my girlfriend used my upgrade to get the iphone 6 so i couldn't upgrade myself. When i was using my galaxy s4 i had LTE speeds everywhere i go.
I googled the apn settings for At&t and put them into the G3 i have. It is working with HSPA+ But not LTE. I put my same sim card into my mom's at&t galaxy s5 and LTE pops back up. So LTE is clearly working in my area. But the g3 isn't picking it up, Am i doing something wrong? I've done research before i bought the phone and it people said Verizon LG G3 does support the LTE bands At&t uses. So am i doing something wrong???
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Only supports ONE band that ATT uses. Which is band 4. Which is the backbone of ATT and Tmobiles LTE. So it should be able to connect to it. Do you live in a major city?
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Only supports ONE band that ATT uses. Which is band 4. Which is the backbone of ATT and Tmobiles LTE. So it should be able to connect to it. Do you live in a major city?
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Yea i live in Philadelphia. Like i said with my S4 i had LTE everywhere. And i put the same sim card in my mom's galaxy s5 and LTE popped right up in her phone.
Im thinking maybe my settings are wrong??
Phillyrider807 said:
Yea i live in Philadelphia. Like i said with my S4 i had LTE everywhere. And i put the same sim card in my mom's galaxy s5 and LTE popped right up in her phone.
Im thinking maybe my settings are wrong??
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Try toggling between global and gsm/umts/LTE
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Try toggling between global and gsm/umts/LTE
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Tried that too. Still getting hspa+. Downloaded the speedtest app and speed never goes over 1mbps. I pop my sim in my moms phone and gets over 18mbps. I don't get it.,
Hey buddy, have you try to unlock other bands? I'm not sure about band 4 (since I was not looking for band 4) but there are some bands that can be use. You may want to Follow this threat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/unlocked-lte-bands-vs985-t2909150
It worked for me for band 3 and 7, I hope it work for you too
Just asking, the phone is on stock LG Android, right?
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csaborio said:
Hey buddy, have you try to unlock other bands? I'm not sure about band 4 (since I was not looking for band 4) but there are some bands that can be use. You may want to Follow this threat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/unlocked-lte-bands-vs985-t2909150
It worked for me for band 3 and 7, I hope it work for you too
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ATT uses band 4 and 17. Band 4 is the only one supported. From what I have read 3 is more for Europe.
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ATT uses band 4 and 17. Band 4 is the only one supported. From what I have read 3 is more for Europe.
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Yeah I know, but I was trying to explain the reason about why I was not sure if band 4 was available to unlock.
I live in Costa Rica but I bought an Lg G3 Verizon phone from eBay that happens to work in here as well, the band 3 is the one my carrier uses, so I was only interested in unlock that one.
I took an screenshot of the available bands to unlock by following the link I posted.
P.S: sorry if it wasn't clear, English is not my native language ?
I have a Verizon LG G3 on Cricket Wireless (which is owned and operated by AT&T) and I get LTE on mine everywhere I go. The reason is because I have the 10b modem installed. ANY modem after 12b disables LTE on other networks except for Verizon. You need to totally restore your phone to stock (including 10b radio). There is a thread here on XDA somewhere that tells you step by step how to restore your G3 to stock and 10b radio.
Rooting and installing a custom recovery, then installing 10b modem will not work at this point. I tried that. It WOULD NOT let me use 10b radio until I completely returned to stock. Then of course I rooted and installed custom recovery.
I also have to use Cyanogenmod or another AOSP ROM because stock roms have the newer radios and disable my LTE.
Hope this helps!
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I have been using Verizon Lg G3 with ATT and i'm planning to root and intall illusion ROM on it, but i want to use g3 with ATT LTE, will i have any issues to use with ATT ?
Also i'm using good mobile that detects rooted devices , is there a way to use Good mobile with a rooted G3 please let me know.
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I have been using Verizon Lg G3 with ATT and i'm planning to root and intall illusion ROM on it, but i want to use g3 with ATT LTE, will i have any issues to use with ATT ?
Also i'm using good mobile that detects rooted devices , is there a way to use Good mobile with a rooted G3 please let me know.
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I have Cricket Wireless which is owned and operated by AT&T so I use AT&T towers.
You will get LTE on your VS985 using AT&T only if you're on 10b or 11c modems. If you use any modem after 11c it disables LTE. I have no clue why. I installed Illusion ROM on my phone with 10b modem and I was still connected to LTE. The only ROM I have encountered that I do not get LTE on are Stock based Lollipop ROMs because of the 23b radio. When I was on a stock based Kitkat ROM I was able to connect to LTE as well because of the 10b modem.
Stick with 10b or 11c Modem, and you will have no problems connecting to LTE.
There are also ways to enable other LTE bands on your phone. I use shortcut master Lite to enable those and change the way my phone connects.
phreak311 said:
I have Cricket Wireless which is owned and operated by AT&T so I use AT&T towers.
You will get LTE on your VS985 using AT&T only if you're on 10b or 11c modems. If you use any modem after 11c it disables LTE. I have no clue why. I installed Illusion ROM on my phone with 10b modem and I was still connected to LTE. The only ROM I have encountered that I do not get LTE on are Stock based Lollipop ROMs because of the 23b radio. When I was on a stock based Kitkat ROM I was able to connect to LTE as well because of the 10b modem.
Stick with 10b or 11c Modem, and you will have no problems connecting to LTE.
There are also ways to enable other LTE bands on your phone. I use shortcut master Lite to enable those and change the way my phone connects.
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Hi i have just finish rooting my verizon lg g3. I get lte here and there with the att network. I know they only hit band 4 on stock. Can I unlock the other 4lte bands? please if thats possible list the steps!
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Hi i have just finish rooting my verizon lg g3. I get lte here and there with the att network. I know they only hit band 4 on stock. Can I unlock the other 4lte bands? please if thats possible list the steps!
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I was able to do so on KitKat ROMs with Shortcut Master Lite. I can't remember the exact steps but there is a thread on here where I learned it from so I don't want to take the credit...
luvlydayz said:
Hi i have just finish rooting my verizon lg g3. I get lte here and there with the att network. I know they only hit band 4 on stock. Can I unlock the other 4lte bands? please if thats possible list the steps!
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No. Other than the international band3 LTE there are no other bands you can unlock. Just band 4 for at&t and T-Mobile LTE, already unlocked.
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. Could someone please help me find the correct settings to make A Verizon LG g3 work on AT&T 4G LTE in Birmingham Alabama. I have already gotten a SIM card that is supposed to work on unlocked phone from AT&T however for some reason I cannot get 4G LTE only H and when I use speed test it only runs a maximum download of about 6.5 mb/s where is the same sim card in my htc m8 will run an average of about 25 mb/s I have tried various APN settings obviously I'm doing something wrong any suggestions will be greatly appreciated thank you in advance
You Must be on 10b or 11b radio with a non stock (Cyanogenmod or AOSP ROMS) to get LTE working on AT&T. That's the only way I've ever been able to get LTE working on my VS985 on Cricket Wireless (which is owned and operated by AT&T). If I use a Stock 5.0 or the recent stock 5.1 ROM with the newer radios (12b and up) I will only get H+.
There is no fix for this that i'm aware of other then running Cyanogenmod and 10b modem.
The Verizon LG G3 (VS985) only contains LTE Bands 4 and 13 (plus the unlockable Bands 3 and 7). Band 13 is only used by Verizon, while Band 4 is used by T-Mobile and somewhat by AT&T in major cities. Outside of those major cities, you'll be on 3G (H+).
If you plan on sticking with AT&T or an MVNO of them, you should pick up the AT&T model G3, as it has AT&T's primary LTE Band 17, and Bands 2 and 5 that they use in some markets.