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My Titan 2 just arrived yesterday and I unlocked it for use on Telus. Bell and Telus share the same coverage areas so me being downtown Toronto I'm pretty much set for constant LTE service.
I'm wondering though how can I tell when I'm on LTE. So far it's only shown "4G" displayed on the screen. I'm not sure if it's actually supposed to say "LTE" or not. I had to swap to a specific sim card to allow LTE speeds which I did as well.
I downloaded the app "BandWidth" to test speeds and I got almost 4.32mb/sec on the Telus network then 9.19mb/sec on wi-fi at home. Can anyone confirm these are definitely LTE speeds and not HSPA speeds?
Just want to know it's working as it should be..
Yes it should say LTE instead of just 4G.
Hmm.. Well then I'm shocked to see that I'm apparently not getting LTE in the only place where you would expect to see LTE.
Can you confirm by chance what type of speeds you're personally seeing on LTE?
As well is there any setting I should be checking to force LTE or make sure it's enabled?
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Hmm.. Well then I'm shocked to see that I'm apparently not getting LTE in the only place where you would expect to see LTE.
Can you confirm by chance what type of speeds you're personally seeing on LTE?
As well is there any setting I should be checking to force LTE or make sure it's enabled?
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Does you titan support the telus LTE frequency? .... Maybe Telus has an IMEI check for their LTE which blocks unrecognized phones (maybe)
Well I'm not sure exactly what I did but whatever it it fixed it. I did a hard reset yesterday which didn't immediately fix it. I played with the APN for a while trying different things. I changed sp.telus.com to isp.telus.com and this morning I noticed that magically it's now showing LTE.
However my newest concern is that HTC Connection app fails. On my old Titan it works fine and recognises my carrier. And now group texting and MMS fail on the Titan 2 whereas they worked perfectly on my Titan. Doesn't make sense..
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Well I'm not sure exactly what I did but whatever it it fixed it. I did a hard reset yesterday which didn't immediately fix it. I played with the APN for a while trying different things. I changed sp.telus.com to isp.telus.com and this morning I noticed that magically it's now showing LTE.
However my newest concern is that HTC Connection app fails. On my old Titan it works fine and recognises my carrier. And now group texting and MMS fail on the Titan 2 whereas they worked perfectly on my Titan. Doesn't make sense..
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HTC Connection manager app doesn't work yet for Titan II. Hope they fix it soon.
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HTC Connection manager app doesn't work yet for Titan II. Hope they fix it soon.
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Yeah I avoid that FUBAR app like the plague, I had to reset my HTC Arrive and my Lumia 900 after trying it. I'll never use it.
So I was ready an article that was released this morning http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2012/06/sprints-lte-network-launching-very-soon-in-houston/ and was curious... does this mean that our custom ROMS will not be LTE compatible for some time after this upgrade occurs.
"Sprint is already selling LTE-capable devices, such as the HTC EVO 4G LTE, but they can’t yet access the LTE network, even though it’s already active. Before that can happen, Sprint will push out a small upgrade to owners of those devices that will allow it to use the LTE network."
If that's so, it'll be up here for download on the same day, I'm sure.
It will still work with custom roms. I was on charmeleon Rom and LTE was working for me
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Yeah, worst case someone will probably get a stock rooted version of it up the same day and the devs around here will integrate that code into their roms pretty quickly, at least a lot of the devs here seem to be really good about updates so far.
I'm sure the only thing that will update will be the PRL and maybe profile. I doubt there would be any software updates.
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If that's so, it'll be up here for download on the same day, I'm sure.
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Yeah, worst case someone will probably get a stock rooted version of it up the same day and the devs around here will integrate that code into their roms pretty quickly, at least a lot of the devs here seem to be really good about updates so far.
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Good to know... it would be a shame to have to wait any longer than we already have. At least the 3G speeds seem to be reasonable in the mean time.
What's the news on lte in Memphis? I know we are second round... But I think.I seen somewhere on s4gru that the process is happening fast in Memphis. That was like almost two weeks ago... Can anyone post some updated news on this please?
The LTEVO says hello!
the current software connects to LTE as it is. sprint has most of the LTE sites blocked.
I know the galaxy nexus shipped with LTE disabled in software but I've seen enough evo users showing LTE speed tests to know it's already enabled on the evo.
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So I was ready an article that was released this morning http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2012/06/sprints-lte-network-launching-very-soon-in-houston/ and was curious... does this mean that our custom ROMS will not be LTE compatible for some time after this upgrade occurs.
"Sprint is already selling LTE-capable devices, such as the HTC EVO 4G LTE, but they can’t yet access the LTE network, even though it’s already active. Before that can happen, Sprint will push out a small upgrade to owners of those devices that will allow it to use the LTE network."
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This tool doesn't know what he's talking about.
Sprint just needs to change the tower ID and your phone will see it. Right now they have most all LTE towers with a testing flag so your phone doesn't see it.
A few have been slipping through the cracks without a testing flag which is why you see random speed test reports showing up.
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This tool doesn't know what he's talking about.
Sprint just needs to change the tower ID and your phone will see it. Right now they have most all LTE towers with a testing flag so your phone doesn't see it.
A few have been slipping through the cracks without a testing flag which is why you see random speed test reports showing up.
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There's more to it than that. True, our phone can pick up lte once they remove the flag, but there are still issues with it. The phones still hadn't passed sprint testing when they were released, but since all of the issues were related to lte, they decided to release it anyway, and push out an ota once lte goes live.
I honestly do not think it will be a ota as it will be more of a profile n prl update. A ota would require a lot of time for HTC and sprint to get one around. As the other guy said the dudes a tool.
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he may be a tool, but an ota isn't as far fetched as you might things based on the internal testing docs.
It seems to be that Sprint has decided to proceed with distributing the EVO LTE before the LTE connectivity issues are solved. They probably will be correcting the issue via an OTA (Over-the-Air) Update. Notice that the EVO LTE timeline is marked in yellow, meaning "Risk with Mitigation." Could the mitigation employed be a future OTA?
If this is the case, this seems to be a smarter solution than to delay the shipment of the EVO LTE. After all, if the only issue with the device is maintaining a connection to LTE signals. And if that can be corrected with a software update, why not push them out now? 99% of their customers are not located within coverage of On-Air LTE sites at the moment. And Sprint is blocking access to LTE now at any rate, as we have reported. In fact, it may be the very reason why Sprint is blocking access to the LTE network.
I asked all of this speculation with the source, and he said he only knows what he sees in reports (which is all we know, too). And the last report he has seen says the LTE connectivity issue will be resolved with a software fix. But he is unsure how and when it will be implemented. But he is skeptical that the fix is already in the devices scheduled to be shipped next week based how he just learned that a fix was discovered the end of last week.
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he may be a tool, but an ota isn't as far fetched as you might things based on the internal testing docs.
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BUT lets not twist words around like the guy was in the sketch blog....Req an OTA to be able to connect to LTE when it goes live and free is far from the truth or something that you can say is fact like he insinuated there...The fact that phones have already proven to be able to connect to LTE towers before they get blocked shows that this is not the case for certain...
Now will there be an OTA to address LTE issues? quite possibly so. BUT that doesn't mean that there will have to be an OTA to use LTE when it goes officially live either.....which is what that guy is spreading there...
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BUT lets not twist words around like the guy was in the sketch blog....Req an OTA to be able to connect to LTE when it goes live and free is far from the truth or something that you can say is fact like he insinuated there...The fact that phones have already proven to be able to connect to LTE towers before they get blocked shows that this is not the case for certain...
Now will there be an OTA to address LTE issues? quite possibly so. BUT that doesn't mean that there will have to be an OTA to use LTE when it goes officially live either.....which is what that guy is spreading there...
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I suppose so - I don't know for sure that Sprint will be pushing out an ota like the article stated. I just think its very plausible, based on those testing docs. They've been working on the documented lte connectivity issues, and had a fix for them since what, early may? There haven't been any ota's yet, so that fix hasn't been rolled out yet. I don't know how that fix will get to our phones other than an ota update.
I just don't think it will be as simple as removing the testing flag from the towers. Had they not posted the lab reports, I might think otherwise, but I think we'll all be getting an ota in the near future.
I could connect the the lte towers and I'm on a custom rom
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I could connect the the lte towers and I'm on a custom rom
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Lots of people have been able to connect, even with stock (as I understand it) - but that doesn't necessarily mean that all of the issues have been resolved. Who knows whats going on behind the scenes. And yes, I'm jealous. I'm the second round though - I should be getting lte in the next 6-8 months (hopefully).
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Lots of people have been able to connect, even with stock (as I understand it) - but that doesn't necessarily mean that all of the issues have been resolved. Who knows whats going on behind the scenes. And yes, I'm jealous. I'm the second round though - I should be getting lte in the next 6-8 months (hopefully).
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But that is not what article is saying...its saying OTA needed to connect to lte.....which we already know is NOT true....
No one is doubting an OTA to fox whatever lte issue is there....but in no way will the OTA be req to connect....we've already debunked that thought...
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But that is not what article is saying...its saying OTA needed to connect to lte.....which we already know is NOT true....
No one is doubting an OTA to fox whatever lte issue is there....but in no way will the OTA be req to connect....we've already debunked that thought...
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Dur, you're right. I was focusing on the word use instead of access, and then got cought up in the thread.
This may be totally off the wall, but could the OTA have anything to do with the embedded SIM in our device that is require to access LTE?
And fachadick, I'm not even on the list...Cleveland is the closest they come this year....ugh
This may be a total noob question, but that's because I am indeed a noob when it comes to this. A bit of history about my Optimus One: I got it on the internets and I believe it is for Portugal's Vodafone, as suggested by the default APN. This thing runs the original Android 2.2 and I did not bother to root it.
Recently I got the T-mobile's six months of free data promo (I'm in Boulder, CO) and all I get is a whopping 120 kbps downstream. All settings seem to be according to T-mobile's "official" info. Tech support told me that everything is peachy on their end, but my phone is "not supported" and I need to get a "supported" one from T-mobile.
Is this the case, or is it merely a matter of installing a ROM/app that unlocks the proper band for data? I am not really afraid to play with this phone, because in the very worst case I could actually get one from T-mobile. Also, because I have no contract, I could move to another provider, so there's some freedom. Thoughts?
nedomacho said:
Recently I got the T-mobile's six months of free data promo (I'm in Boulder, CO) and all I get is a whopping 120 kbps downstream. All settings seem to be according to T-mobile's "official" info. Tech support told me that everything is peachy on their end, but my phone is "not supported" and I need to get a "supported" one from T-mobile.
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You have 3G data enabled? 3G available in your area? The tech support "advise" is complete crap.
lolphirae said:
You have 3G data enabled? 3G available in your area? The tech support "advise" is complete crap.
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3G enabled on the phone? I don't see anything beyond "enable data" and when it's enabled, there's an "E" next to the sign at the top of the screen.
Yeah, 3G does cover this area and the t-mobile rep claims the setup on their end is right.
nedomacho said:
3G enabled on the phone? I don't see anything beyond "enable data" and when it's enabled, there's an "E" next to the sign at the top of the screen.
Yeah, 3G does cover this area and the t-mobile rep claims the setup on their end is right.
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Well, E is EDGE (which is just a bit faster GPRS), no wonder it is slow. You need H (as in HSDPA). If there's no way to enable 3G on Froyo (strongly suspect you just need to look harder), then upgrade the ROM!
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If there's no way to enable 3G on Froyo (strongly suspect you just need to look harder), then upgrade the ROM!
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Well, I see nothing about 3G under mobile network settings... network mode 'GSM/WCDMA auto', tried with and without data roaming enabled, APN set up as the t-mobile website suggests... Am I looking in the wrong place?
Also, could this be related? Which I guess could effectively mean the tech support was right...
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Well, I see nothing about 3G under mobile network settings... network mode 'GSM/WCDMA auto', tried with and without data roaming enabled, APN set up as the t-mobile website suggests... Am I looking in the wrong place?
Also, could this be related? Which I guess could effectively mean the tech support was right...
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1/ HSDPA definitely worked for me with Froyo. (No, I will not flash such junk again to verify, being on ICS now)
2/ There has been a GB update available for over a year. Why do not you upgrade?
3/ Normal european P500 specs are
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS/HSPA: 900/2100 MHz
Sorry, no idea what T-Mobile uses somewhere in CO. US T-Mobile has been selling this very same phone branded as LG Optimus T.
nedomacho said:
This may be a total noob question, but that's because I am indeed a noob when it comes to this. A bit of history about my Optimus One: I got it on the internets and I believe it is for Portugal's Vodafone, as suggested by the default APN. This thing runs the original Android 2.2 and I did not bother to root it.
Recently I got the T-mobile's six months of free data promo (I'm in Boulder, CO) and all I get is a whopping 120 kbps downstream. All settings seem to be according to T-mobile's "official" info. Tech support told me that everything is peachy on their end, but my phone is "not supported" and I need to get a "supported" one from T-mobile.
Is this the case, or is it merely a matter of installing a ROM/app that unlocks the proper band for data? I am not really afraid to play with this phone, because in the very worst case I could actually get one from T-mobile. Also, because I have no contract, I could move to another provider, so there's some freedom. Thoughts?
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You dont need to flash any ROM if only thing you want is high speed internet..
First call the customer care and ask whether its a 3G pack that you got or normal
GPRS/EDGE. If its EDGE then its the maximum speed you going to get..
if its a 3G pack.. go to settings and select ONLY WCDMA and ask them to send you
3G settings too. Well i Activated 3G and got APN settings automatically.
Do ask customer care if your area has 3G coverage!!
T-Mobile does not support the European 3G bands in your area. In certain metropolitan areas you will get a 2100MHZ signal on T-Mobile, but most of the time you will be getting incompatible frequencies hence the need to use EDGE (2G aka the E which is much slower than 3G).
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Thanks guys.
I think several responses are due to the fact that I did not make my location clear: I am in the US and the phone was originally for a European provider. I did confirm with the customer service that I am supposed to have a 3G/4G connection.
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T-Mobile does not support the European 3G bands in your area. In certain metropolitan areas you will get a 2100MHZ signal on T-Mobile, but most of the time you will be getting incompatible frequencies hence the need to use EDGE (2G aka the E which is much slower than 3G).
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I'll have a chance to test it in Chicago next week.
I suppose the frequency incompatibility is at the hardware level and changing the ROM wouldn't help. Can you confirm this? I am ready to flash cyanogenmod (or whatever you guys can suggest), but if this is a hardware issue, there's no point, is there?
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Thanks guys.
I think several responses are due to the fact that I did not make my location clear: I am in the US and the phone was originally for a European provider. I did confirm with the customer service that I am supposed to have a 3G/4G connection.
I'll have a chance to test it in Chicago next week.
I suppose the frequency incompatibility is at the hardware level and changing the ROM wouldn't help. Can you confirm this? I am ready to flash cyanogenmod (or whatever you guys can suggest), but if this is a hardware issue, there's no point, is there?
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Yes, you can't just change frequencies by just flashing another ROM. It is hardware related
I have 4g coverage in my area for sure. For some reason my sprint max doesn't connect. It usually connects for a second or so then a mobiel connection error appears and goes to 3g. Before I call sprint I'd like to see if anyone here can help. Thanks in advance. Just in case it matters I do have my MSL just don't know much about manual programming so if that's an option I'd be open to it.
call your carrier and ask them to refresh the VLR. It works for verizon as i am a tech support guy
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call your carrier and ask them to refresh the VLR. It works for verizon as i am a tech support guy
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I've downloaded my profile and PLR several times. I don't think that is the solution. The sprint version specifically is known to have this issue so it wouldn't effect the Verizon version. It's because of the tri-band design. Just wondering if there is a work around. It's coming up on my two weeks and may have to drop to the HTC one if this issue isn't solved.
Okay i've found out this is due to the tri-band and sprint spark isn't rolled out here yet... So any sprint htc one max SPRINT owners found a workaround?
Today (5-19-14), Verizon Wireless announced the activation of it's XLTE data service in cities of 44 states across the country.
For a list of cities where the new XLTE service is available, click here.
For a list of VZW phones that support the new XLTE bandwidth, click here.
Find out more about XLTE (AWS) specific to the VZW Note 3 at this thread created by @milan03 back when VZW first started beta testing XLTE.
Share your speed tests, XLTE experiences and observations as well as your questions below!
I say get better 4G coverage in your 3G areas, then worry about doubling the speeds...
I mean my phone seems snappier on the web, but i just upgraded to the nc4 baseband so not sure if its that. Does this need to be enabled in a hidden menu? Or this just means my market will be double as fast
Will the icon say 4GXLTE or will it be the same saying 4GLTE thanks
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I mean my phone seems snappier on the web, but i just upgraded to the nc4 baseband so not sure if its that. Does this need to be enabled in a hidden menu? Or this just means my market will be double as fast
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Most reports indicate that users don't need to do anything to enable XLTE on existing XLTE capable devices. However, VZW's Insiders Guide page states the following:
"Is XLTE enabled by hardware or software on the device?
Both. XLTE-ready devices have an additional antenna built in, as well as software, which allow them to work on the 1700 MHz frequency that XLTE uses. Many newer phones already support XLTE, though some may need a software update to take advantage of the new spectrum."
If you've got a rooted VZW Note3 and want to double check to see if XLTE is enabled, then follow the directions in this thread to 'Enable AWS' in Service Mode.
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Will the icon say 4GXLTE or will it be the same saying 4GLTE thanks
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@Zacedward, it will continue to say 4GLTE. I've been looking for app that will tell which band you're on, but haven't found one yet...so you can only confirm that you're using XLTE by accessing Service Mode.
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@Zacedward, it will continue to say 4GLTE. I've been looking for app that will tell which band you're on, but haven't found one yet...so you can only confirm that you're using XLTE by accessing Service Mode.
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Ok sounds good do you know how I would access the service mode thanks
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I found your other thread to access it but you have to be rooted is there another way to access it on non rooted
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Ok sounds good do you know how I would access the service mode thanks
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@Zacedward
You Must be Rooted...then:
Enable access to the ServiceMode on a rooted VZW Note 3 by editing the /efs/carrier/HiddenMenu file and changing it from OFF to ON (uppercase is required).
Then, in the phone dialer, enter *#27663368378# to go the Service Mode main menu.
For full details, click here.
Thanks much appreciated I wish I was rooted might have to root thanks again
my NC2 Stock Deodex said "B4 Enabled" so i assume all i can do is wait?
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i sure hope this is because they are working on it
Here's what I got today in Buffalo. Pretty good compared to the old speeds I was getting
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Very nice in Altoona, PA. This was taken a few days ago, but I'm sure XLTE was already turned on.
From my understanding the southern part of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) and surround suburbs has XLTE but the northern part is being worked on. I hear this summer to fall is when it'll go live in the northern part.
Why Mississippi. Why? :'(
There already is a thread on AWS here
I copied the first post from here into that thread.