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At&t 4G SOC code

Looking for At&t users who have had success adding SOC code HSDPPB to their data plan as mentioned in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109983
Did you have it done over the phone, in a store, what BS did you feed them, etc. Did it have a noticeable effect on your speeds? I do know that one needs a 4G IMEI, which I have but I found it through a Google search so I don't have the physical phone that it came from.
I have tried multiple firmware/modems (KE7,KF2,KF3,KG1), APNs (wap,phone), build.prop mod, and still the best speed I can get on average is around 1.5 Mbps. The only thing left to try is the SOC code. I live in the Washington DC area and am certain that we have good 4G coverage here.

!2020! said:
Looking for At&t users who have had success adding SOC code HSDPPB to their data plan as mentioned in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109983
Did you have it done over the phone, in a store, what BS did you feed them, etc. Did it have a noticeable effect on your speeds? I do know that one needs a 4G IMEI, which I have but I found it through a Google search so I don't have the physical phone that it came from.
I have tried multiple firmware/modems (KE7,KF2,KF3,KG1), APNs (wap,phone), build.prop mod, and still the best speed I can get on average is around 1.5 Mbps. The only thing left to try is the SOC code. I live in the Washington DC area and am certain that we have good 4G coverage here.
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Something's not right... I'm in the Washington DC area as well, I do NOT have the 4G feature added, and I'm getting as high as 6Mbps/2Mbps...

Before I had the 4g plan, I was hovering around 2.0mbps. I switched to unlimited 4g with the help of an old phone, and now I sit around 4.5mbps. I now have HSDPPB. Do it over the phone. For convenience, find the IMEI of a 4g AT&T phone before you call.

!2020! said:
Looking for At&t users who have had success adding SOC code HSDPPB to their data plan as mentioned in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109983
Did you have it done over the phone, in a store, what BS did you feed them, etc. Did it have a noticeable effect on your speeds? I do know that one needs a 4G IMEI, which I have but I found it through a Google search so I don't have the physical phone that it came from.
I have tried multiple firmware/modems (KE7,KF2,KF3,KG1), APNs (wap,phone), build.prop mod, and still the best speed I can get on average is around 1.5 Mbps. The only thing left to try is the SOC code. I live in the Washington DC area and am certain that we have good 4G coverage here.
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Just call AT&T up and tell them that you want to change your phone and give them the IMEI #. I transferred my unlimited 3g to 4g that way. I'm getting max 6mg in Dallas.

doboji said:
Something's not right... I'm in the Washington DC area as well, I do NOT have the 4G feature added, and I'm getting as high as 6Mbps/2Mbps...
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Could you post your firmware/modem and APN settings please? Would be a big help. Thanks!

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Could you post your firmware/modem and APN settings please? Would be a big help. Thanks!
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Baseband: I9100XXKE4
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100ZSKF1
Build: GINGERBREAD.ZSKF1
APN:
Cingular 410
wap.cingular

3_D said:
Just call AT&T up and tell them that you want to change your phone and give them the IMEI #. I transferred my unlimited 3g to 4g that way. I'm getting max 6mg in Dallas.
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The problem is getting the HSDPPB (4G SOC code) added and maintaining the grandfathered unlimited Smartphone Personal plan. I've tried in-store and over the phone and each time I've been told that they can't add that code to that plan - they have to switch me to a 2 or 4 gig capped plan. If anyone knows a way around that, I would be very happy to hear it.
As I understand it, the benefit of being on the HSDPPB 4G plan is being able to connect to the "ATT phone" APN, which provides faster speeds than the wap.cingular APN.

There are two reasons that you'd need to provide the IMEI of a 4G phone to AT&T.
1) You're on an old grand-fathered unlimited plan and want to be moved to a 4G plan.
2) You're registering for one of their 4G plans.
For all others, giving them the IMEI of a 4G phone will cause them to flag you for not being on a 4G plan as they do track plan usage/assignment by IMEI.
There's been some discussion as to whether being on a 4G plan gets you better speeds. The OP in the thread below claims having a 4G phone and a 4G IMEI and a 4G plan routes you through different (faster) gateways. Looking at the mixed results I'm not sure its true or matters.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109983
I'm on a dumb-phone plan and have gotten as high as 8MB down as I've traveled the country so I'm not sure there's better to be had. AT&T's continuing to upgrade their backhaul and there have been reports of bad performance while it's going on. I don't know if that or congestion is what's causing poor performance in DC. OP, I'd find someone with a 4G phone and a 4G plan to see what kind of speeds they're getting before changing your plan.

Once again I am getting up to 6Mbps in the DC Metro area on wap.cingular and no 4G feature.... so I really don't think you need the 4G or the att-phone APN for good speeds.

doboji said:
Something's not right... I'm in the Washington DC area as well, I do NOT have the 4G feature added, and I'm getting as high as 6Mbps/2Mbps...
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Those of us using dumb-phone plans got them in different ways. Some people are using old iPhone plans, some are using grandfathered 3G plans, some switched saying they replaced their smartphone with a dumb-phone, and some started service that way (me). The last two categories seem to be getting the best performance from posts I've seen. In addition, some are using old SIMs from other phones/plans and some new (me). I think all of this has to be considered when talking globally about dumb-phone plan data performance.

I'm in the Dallas area and many times i get 6mps down and I'm only on the $10 unlimited media net plan...I really think you guys are just confusing At&t's crappy network speed with the fact that something is wrong with your phone but in realty everything is working fine. Blame At&t...

I'm still on the old DPPB 3G unlimited smartphone plan, and I've gotten 7+ Mbps on HSPA+ on occasion, using the wap.cingular APN. So far, I haven't seen a need to switch.

Americans...
First: GalaxyS2 is NOT a 4G phone... Not in Europe, Not in America, and NOT in China HSPA+ is NOT a 4G tech... 4G is LTE only! All our carriers are HSPA+ enabled and none of them say it's 4G...
About APN settings: Here in Portugal, all our carriers have the APN settings for Internet/MMS posted on their site... Why do you need XDA for this?

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Could you post your firmware/modem and APN settings please? Would be a big help. Thanks!
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here are apn settings:
I copied these APN settings from my Infuse, posting here in case they're helping to folks having problems.
Note: These settings are copied *exactly*... same capitalization (or not), etc.
1st APN (all fields not listed should be left at default setting)
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: Phone
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN Type: internet
2nd APN (all fields not listed should be left at default setting)
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular (note: does not include .com)
PROXY: wireless.cingular.com
PORT: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS PORT: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN TYPE: mms,supl
(I realize our SGS2s only have internet or mms available to select for APN type, so I selected mms -- I'm able to send mms successfully)

Mulder3 said:
Americans...
About APN settings: Here in Portugal, all our carriers have the APN settings for Internet/MMS posted on their site... Why do you need XDA for this?
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Because American wireless companies don't offer that level of service. They prefer that customers only use phones locked to their service.

Mulder3 said:
Americans...
First: GalaxyS2 is NOT a 4G phone... Not in Europe, Not in America, and NOT in China HSPA+ is NOT a 4G tech... 4G is LTE only! All our carriers are HSPA+ enabled and none of them say it's 4G...
About APN settings: Here in Portugal, all our carriers have the APN settings for Internet/MMS posted on their site... Why do you need XDA for this?
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Europeans...
We're not idiots. We'll also have the largest LTE networks in the world soon. It's easier to speak in terms of "4G" as very few phones in the U.S. have radios that support HSPA+ even though it's an extension of existing technology. Go back to your conversations about how your networks drain the phone's battery, can't maintain a connection, and don't support fast dormancy.

BarryH_GEG said:
Europeans...
We're not idiots. We'll also have the largest LTE networks in the world soon. It's easier to speak in terms of "4G" as very few phones in the U.S. have radios that support HSPA+ even though it's an extension of existing technology. Go back to your conversations about how your networks drain the phone's battery, can't maintain a connection, and don't support fast dormancy.
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LOL! Thanks Barry...well said. Personally I'm beginning to think there might be a hardware problem with my phone given everyone's response.

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I'm beginning to think there might be a hardware problem with my phone given everyone's response.
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You might try swapping your SIM at an AT&T store first. My account's new showing no phone assigned to it and they over-nighted me a SIM. Maybe someone else can comment on their experience using a SIM from a previous phone/plan and whether they had to anything afterward.

I have 2 s2's sitting here. Both with litning rom 2.2, both on the same att account, and both are in the system with the same atrix imie.
One is getting 6-8mbps down the other is getting 3-4mbps down. What would make one slower than the other?

djsaad1 said:
I have 2 s2's sitting here. Both with litning rom 2.2, both on the same att account, and both are in the system with the same atrix imie.
One is getting 6-8mbps down the other is getting 3-4mbps down. What would make one slower than the other?
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That's interesting. What happens if you swap the SIMs?

Galaxy S2 and those on 3UK

Just wondering what speeds you guys on 3Uk are getting on speed test.
I'm getting very slow speeds, even when I've got good reception.
I notice some people are getting near 6mb download, I'm struggling to get 1mb.
Could you also share your apn settings, and anything else to make sure my phone is set up right. For example should I be on wcdma only?
I thought 3uk would be good for data but Orange seemed to have been better for me
Thanks

Mine is set on gsm/wcdma and ranges from around 1-2mbs download and around the same for upload.
sent from my cognition powered S2.

kyle1b1 said:
Mine is set on gsm/wcdma and ranges from around 1-2mbs download and around the same for upload.
sent from my cognition powered S2.
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Would you mind giving me your apn settings please

3 wap
Name: 3 wap
Apn: three.co.UK
Mcc: 234
Mnc: 20
Authentication type: pap
Apn type: internet
All the other settings that i have not mentioned are blank.
sent from my cognition powered S2.

Cheers, same as mine.
And I take it you're on the KG6 baseband as your using cognitions rom?

No worries. Yeah i am using kg6.
sent from my cognition powered S2.

It depends on what area you are in. In Manchester where I work I get up to 6.5mbps with the mobile app and 9+mbps when tethering. At home in Rossendale I get lower speeds like 1-2mbps.

For me I get 6mb+ from some masts but on my actual H+ mast at home I get about 3mb from midnight and in normal working hours its about 200kb/sec as theres just too many users on my mast as I live on a raf base

Cheers for the replies.
I've been in different areas in London and Essex and still not gotten past 1mb.
Even at home the time of day or night makes no difference it's a constant 1mb roughly
I've read about using the 3internet apn but that made no difference to me.
And I'm getting fed up of flashing different modems too.
Guess I'll just have to live with it....

steslatt said:
It depends on what area you are in. In Manchester where I work I get up to 6.5mbps with the mobile app and 9+mbps when tethering. At home in Rossendale I get lower speeds like 1-2mbps.
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Smith2001 said:
For me I get 6mb+ from some masts but on my actual H+ mast at home I get about 3mb from midnight and in normal working hours its about 200kb/sec as theres just too many users on my mast as I live on a raf base
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Sorry forgot to ask one thing, out of interest what modem/baseband are you guys on?

Was on KG6, flashed KH3 yesterday it has similar speeds.

[SOLVED] AT&T Data Speeds: i9100 slow compared to SkyRocket on HSPA

12/28/11 UPDATE:
The reason for the better speeds on the Skyrocket is that it uses the 'pta' apn instead of the 'phone' or 'wap.cingular' ones. The only way to use that apn is if you have an LTE sim card and you have an LTE data plan on your account (you won't get a data connection if you try to use that apn without the sim and data plan). So, I went to my local AT&T store and got a new sim and had them switch my plan and now I am able to get pings in the 50-70ms range and my download speeds have doubled. I'm sure this varies a lot from area to area but we will all need to upgrade to an lte sim and data plan eventually so you might as well do it now and try out the new APN. It made a significant improvement for me in central New Jersey. Good Luck!
Here are the apn settings that I copied from my wife's Skyrocket. Again, YOU MUST BE ON THE LTE DATA PLAN AND HAVE AN LTE SIM CARD FOR THIS TO WORK.
Name: ATT pta
APN: pta
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: None
APN type: internet + mms
Any fields not mentioned above should be left blank.
Original Post:
So yesterday I bought my wife the SGS2 Skyrocket (she wanted an iPhone, I wouldn't allow it). I started setting things up for her and did a speedtest to see how it compared to my i9100. WOW, that phone is blazing fast! And we are in central New Jersey where there is no LTE available so this was on HSPA+. I have only tested in a few locations, but at my house she got 6 mbps down and 2 up. I tested mine right after and I got around half that (and I have NEVER gotten 6 mbps down since I've owned my phone). These tests were consistent as I ran them multiple times. Her ping was also consistently around 60ms in many different locations with many different signal levels. My ping never goes below around 110ms. Needless to say, I'm displeased about this. I know there were a bunch of threads from months ago with some ideas about AT&T data speeds (I've read them all) and I've tried some of those ideas but nothing gets me close to what she is achieving on the Skyrocket. Here is what I've tried so far:
1) I noticed her phone is on that 'pta' apn whereas mine was on the 'phone' apn. I tried copying her information over but my phone would not establish a data connection when using the 'pta' apn. I researched it and found out this was because my phone is on the HSPA+ 4G plan and not the LTE 4G plan. This might have something to do with it but I doubt it. Last night I tried switching our sim cards. We were in an area with bad coverage but from what I could tell, her phone was still pulling better speeds. I was even able to use the 'pta' apn on my phone once I had her sim card but it still didn't improve much. I am going to try this again tonight at home where we get good signal. This will confirm that it is not the LTE sim card, the LTE data plan or the 'pta' apn.
2) I tried switching modems, flashed about 5 of them but there was not a significant difference in my speed between any of them. I even tried flashing a modem from the AT&T GSII (not the skyrocket), it still didn't have a noticeable improvement.
3) This thread talks about making some changes to the build.prop file to improve your HSPA speeds. I have tried these changes with no improvement. Perhaps there is some special configuration in her build.prop but her phone is not rooted so I can't look to find out.
I'm not sure what else to try at this point. Something very fundamental must be wrong because I expect an AT&T phone to be slightly better on their network (because the software is optimized for that network only), it shouldn't be twice the download speeds and half the ping time. I would be curious as to how the AT&T SGSII (not skyrocket) performs. Maybe the skyrocket has better hardware for the modem than our phone?
Any feedback is appreciated and if you know anyone with the AT&T versions of our phones, go ahead and compare your speedtests to theirs and report your results. Needless to say, I can't live with my wife having a faster phone than me so I need to fix this ASAP! Thanks in advance!

The maximum theorical HSPA+ speed supported by hardware on the SkyRocket is 42mbps while the S2 is 21mbps. The processor on the SkyRocket is a Qualcomm because our Exynos chip doesn't support 42mbps.
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Thanks for the reply. Interesting thought but according to this page, the Skyrocket is also 21mbps HSPA+, same as our phones.

Hah ! I'm not sure, cos the SkyRocket amd the Tmobile s2 are supposed to be nearly identical. Can't find an exact quote by AT&T regarding this as well
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I get 6 Mbps down and 2 up with KL1 modem using the wap.cingular APN

crachel said:
I get 6 Mbps down and 2 up with KL1 modem using the wap.cingular APN
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Ok I just tried the wap.cingular APN, I got the same performance as on 'phone'. What is your ping like? The Skyrocket was getting 50's and 60's consistently and I never approach pings that low in my i9100.

I have gotten as high as 8Mbps down and 2.2 up with the KL1 modem using the "phone" apn.
In fact at the office my GT-I9100 (the international version) is generally faster than my colleagues SkyRocket when testing download/upload speeds.
Dan

Wow, really? Do I have defective hardware? I know speeds vary a lot by location but the Skyrocket has consistenly been faster everywhere I've tested it so it proves the network is capable of much more than my phone is achieving. Also, I've never wiped my phone since I got it, could that be a factor (I doubt it because I don't have a single issue but I'm just throwing it out there).
Anyone else able to test their i9100 vs a skyrocket or at&t gs2? BTW I am currently using KL1 as well and don't get the results you are getting.

Compare tcp reveive window size and window scaling settings, also if there is a proxy defined in apn, sgs2 is not following it unfortunately....
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If there is a huge difference in ping it could indicate that skyrocket apn is "optimized" via special proxy. And as i mentioned, even u tried your wife's sim, sgs2 is ignoring it due to it limitation...
Only guessing...
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You should put your SIM in your wife's skyrocket, then call AT&T and ask them to put you on the LTE plan--assuming they don't charge more for this--then switch back and run some more tests. It could be that the pta apn isn't allowing the I9100 whatever increased throughput it is granting the skyrocket because you're on a different speed plan.
It's also possible that the Qualcomm HSPA+ hardware is just better (please don't lynch me for this suggestion).

Ok, thanks all for the input. Tonight I am going to try her sim in my phone with the pta apn. Then if the speeds improve I'll know thats the issue and I can work on getting my sim provisioned to the LTE plan as well. I know her sim is set up on that plan and will work with the pta apn so I'll be able to test it that way. I'll also put my sim in her phone and set up the 'phone' apn and try that, just to see. I'll report back late tonight or tomorrow with my findings.

TheSopranos16 said:
Ok I just tried the wap.cingular APN, I got the same performance as on 'phone'. What is your ping like? The Skyrocket was getting 50's and 60's consistently and I never approach pings that low in my i9100.
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using XXKL1
down/up in kilobits per second
5894/1075 - 122ms ping
1551/1082 - 167ms ping
6806/1080 - 119ms ping
1160/781 - 121ms ping
..kinda all over the place but this is expected at 4pm

This is what I got a few min. ago using wap.cingular APN. Upload speed is on the slow side but download speed is on par as your wife's. Keep in mind, the test was performed in LA area around 16:45. I'm using DXKL1 modem.
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I'm interested to see how this turns out. I've been wondering the same thing. I know LTE is definitely faster but I still think that my speeds should be faster than they really are. Later this week I'm going to go to the AT&T Corporate store in my area and compare my speeds against some of their other "4G" devices and see where I fall.

So I tested my phone with my wife's LTE provisioned SIM card and got the same slow speeds. But, I then was able to change the apn to pta and try again and that did the trick. I started getting ping's in the 50-70 range and much higher download speeds (hit 6.5 around my house for the first time ever). So I can confirm that the Skyrocket gets better speeds because it is using the 'pta' apn. And to use that apn, you have to have an LTE SIM with the LTE data plan. I went to my local AT&T store today and upgraded my sim and switched that plan and I am now enjoying consistently better data speeds.
I will update the first post to reflect my findings so everyone will know how to get the better speeds.
On a completely different topic, we were in Brooklyn NY last night where AT&T has LTE coverage. I did a few speed tests on my wife's Skyrocket and WOW, its insanely fast. With just 1 bar of signal it got over 10mbps down and with 4 bars it got 58 mbps down and 17 mbps up. I couldn't believe my eyes but I ran multiple tests and all were incredibly fast. I don't know if AT&T will be able to maintain speeds like that once the network gets saturated but the idea of having substantially faster internet on my cell phone as compared to my FIOS internet at home is really insane. I can't wait for them to expand the LTE network, hopefully they get it up and running in New Jersey right in time for my next phone upgrade.

Just went to the AT&T store to get an upgrade for my dad. Did his upgrade and then was in the process of getting my LTE sim but their system wouldn't let them process the request. He told me to just come back tomorrow and he'll try it again.
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Cool, let me know how it works out. For me, they had to play around with the imei to get the system to allow the LTE plan on the account. I just told them that I sometimes put my sim in LTE compatible phones and I need it to work for when I do. Took him 10 minutes to fight with the system then he was able to get it to work. They did it for no charge and I was able to keep my unlimited data plan.

OK cool, I know there was no issue when I first did that for HSPA+ when I got my GSII. I'm going to try it again tomorrow. The guy that helped me out was cool and I told him he'd have to probably get the IMEI from one of their LTE devices to "activate" me. I also have unlimited so that's good to hear.
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Just left the AT&T store and got a great rep. I was literally in and out in 15 minutes, 12 of those were waiting for someone to be able to help me.
I updated my APN and can successfully connect to the "pta" APN. Ran it twice so far and ping is between 50-70 which is better than I have gotten so far. Thanks a lot for this btw. Hopefully speeds will improve slightly overall.
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[Q] Nexus 4 Tmobile issue.

Hi all,
My wife and I received our Nexus 4's yesterday and rushed over to get new sim cards for them with our TMobile account. The phones work great and the performance is good.
The issue that we have been having is with our data connection. TMobile doesn't seem to see an issue, but we have only been able to connect max to HSPA+:15 when our area supports HSPA+:42 (in south, Fl). We have been averaging 6-9 mbps down and 1-1.5 mpbs up, but will get drops down to 2-3 mpbs down. This seems to happen often and is associated with the phone dropping to UMTS:3.
If I watch the phones, they will non-stop jump back and forth between UMTS:3, HSPA:10, and HSPA+:15. By jumping, I mean very fast and often.
Has anyone else seen this issue? Does anyone know of a fix for it?
Piken

I feel like I've made a thousand APN posts, but I think it may apply here:
What are your APN settings currently?

Network type in about phone (in this case, HSPA+15) doesn't use the number to correspond to the connection type. As far as I can tell, HSPA:15 in about phone corresponds to the HSPA+42 network.
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Ajfink said:
I feel like I've made a thousand APN posts, but I think it may apply here:
What are your APN settings currently?
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The APN is the default:
Name: T-Mobile US
APN: epc.tmobile.com
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: Not set
MMS port: Not set
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
APN enable/disable: (not accessible)
Bearer: Unspecified

joshnichols189 said:
Network type in about phone (in this case, HSPA+15) doesn't use the number to correspond to the connection type. As far as I can tell, HSPA:15 in about phone corresponds to the HSPA+42 network.
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This. I was mostly curious due to the DL/UL speeds the OP mentioned.

It has nothing to do with your APN.
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Enter *#*#4636#*#* into your dialer. Since you just pulled it out of the box, it should default to "WCDMA Preferred", but just make sure. You could also call T-Mobile and have them reprovision your data.
Honestly, though, 6-9Mbps isn't too shabby overall for non-LTE. Yeah, some people report near-30Mbps speeds, but those are rare.

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This. I was mostly curious due to the DL/UL speeds the OP mentioned.
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I would probably say that was due to tower congestion but it could be a number of factors.. I am in HSPA:+15 on my campus, and outdoors down the street I can hit 22mbps but inside on the third floor of a building next to a window I can only hit 10mbps and after that I was seeing as low as 3mbps.
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In the T-Mobile store i work in i get about 15mpbs to 20mpbs down and 2mpbs to 4mpbs up. Where i live about 25 miles away i get 12mpbs to 15mpbs down and no more then 2mpbs up. I know the Minneapolis/St Paul, MN area is a 42mpbs area. I only ever see HSPA+ 15 on mine.

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In the T-Mobile store i work in i get about 15mpbs to 20mpbs down and 2mpbs to 4mpbs up. Where i live about 25 miles away i get 12mpbs to 15mpbs down and no more then 2mpbs up. I know the Minneapolis/St Paul, MN area is a 42mpbs area. I only ever see HSPA+ 15 on mine.
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Because like I said the number in about phone doesn't correspond to the network type in that way.
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joshnichols189 said:
Because like I said the number in about phone doesn't correspond to the network type in that way.
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Yes i was just backing up what you said.

Prod1702 said:
Yes i was just backing up what you said.
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Sorry I took that the wrong way haha
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joshnichols189 said:
I would probably say that was due to tower congestion but it could be a number of factors.. I am in HSPA:+15 on my campus, and outdoors down the street I can hit 22mbps but inside on the third floor of a building next to a window I can only hit 10mbps and after that I was seeing as low as 3mbps.
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I have had similar experiences. In my apartment, I get 3-6 depending on the room and time of day. In my office 7-11. Outside 18-20.

Can't Receive MMS on T-Mobile
I've been getting around 12 MBs on mine....seems decent....

I also have slow-ish speeds on T-Mobile, seemingly slower than my SGS2. I don't think I've ever seen better than 10 down, average probably 5. Experiencing slow speeds on WiFi as well.

I'm only getting about 300 kb down and 1.2Mb up. The phone says I'm on HSPA:10

Peanutman5 said:
I'm only getting about 300 kb down and 1.2Mb up. The phone says I'm on HSPA:10
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When I first got Straight Talk with T-Mobile, I was getting 15000kbps upload and 3200 download speeds. Now, I am only getting 500kbps upload and 500kbps download speed, from the same location. I wonder what the problem is.

At least you get data/reception at all.

piken said:
Hi all,
My wife and I received our Nexus 4's yesterday and rushed over to get new sim cards for them with our TMobile account. The phones work great and the performance is good.
The issue that we have been having is with our data connection. TMobile doesn't seem to see an issue, but we have only been able to connect max to HSPA+:15 when our area supports HSPA+:42 (in south, Fl). We have been averaging 6-9 mbps down and 1-1.5 mpbs up, but will get drops down to 2-3 mpbs down. This seems to happen often and is associated with the phone dropping to UMTS:3.
If I watch the phones, they will non-stop jump back and forth between UMTS:3, HSPA:10, and HSPA+:15. By jumping, I mean very fast and often.
Has anyone else seen this issue? Does anyone know of a fix for it?
Piken
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Same here and I'm also in South Florida (Miami). Could it be Tmobile;s towers? Everytime I unlock the \phone it jumps from 3G to H. Never did this with my previous phones... Any news on this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access#User_Equipment_.28UE.29_categories
Strange since category 15 is 16qam mimo -- 23.4mbps
AFAIK, we're not using MIMO. hspa+21 should be cat14-- 64qam, and hspa+42 should be cat24-- 64qam dual-cell.
Correct me if I'm mistaken...
Perhaps it's a reporting error? Nonetheless, as everyone has mentioned, it refers to the category, and not your actual theoretical max.

[Q] Nexus 4 Slow Data Speed

I have AT&T and I just got the Nexus 4. My previous phone was the Samsung Galaxy S II and I was getting data speeds of about 8Mbps. Now that I switched to the Nexus 4 it is acting like I am capped. I am getting data speeds of 7kbs down and 1.2Mbs down. For some reason every speed test I run results in 7Kbps down.
Why is this happening? On the galaxy S II I could flash different modems. Does the Nexus 4 have modems and could that be my problem?

Do a little searching and you will find your answer. I recently made a thread about this myself.
It has to do with the way the Nexus 4 shows up in AT&T's system. Call them and tell them you just switched to a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (an LTE phone) and give them this IMEI: 357288040480105. They will reprovision your data to the fastest allowed speeds including LTE and HSPA+ when LTE isn't available. After you get off the phone with them go to you APN settings page and go here. Add the APN 3 on that page and combine APN 5 with it (MMS). Delete any other APNs you have after you save that one. Restart your phone and you'll be good to go!

spitefulcheerio said:
Do a little searching and you will find your answer. I recently made a thread about this myself.
It has to do with the way the Nexus 4 shows up in AT&T's system. Call them and tell them you just switched to a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (an LTE phone) and give them this IMEI: 357288040480105. They will reprovision your data to the fastest allowed speeds including LTE and HSPA+ when LTE isn't available. After you get off the phone with them go to you APN settings page and go here. Add the APN 3 on that page and combine APN 5 with it (MMS). Delete any other APNs you have after you save that one. Restart your phone and you'll be good to go!
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You're a Godsend.
I'm still deciding on if I'm going to use my N4 on T-Mobile or AT&T, but if I can get those mythical 20-30MB download speeds that I've seen some people with their N4 on AT&T, I'm going there.

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Do a little searching and you will find your answer. I recently made a thread about this myself.
It has to do with the way the Nexus 4 shows up in AT&T's system. Call them and tell them you just switched to a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (an LTE phone) and give them this IMEI: 357288040480105. They will reprovision your data to the fastest allowed speeds including LTE and HSPA+ when LTE isn't available. After you get off the phone with them go to you APN settings page and go here. Add the APN 3 on that page and combine APN 5 with it (MMS). Delete any other APNs you have after you save that one. Restart your phone and you'll be good to go!
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Why do I give them that IMEI? Can I not just tell them I got the Nexus 4 or do I need to lie and tell them I have the Skyrocket?

morejaylesswar said:
You're a Godsend.
I'm still deciding on if I'm going to use my N4 on T-Mobile or AT&T, but if I can get those mythical 20-30MB download speeds that I've seen some people with their N4 on AT&T, I'm going there.
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If I helped you out, hitting the Thanks button would be awesome
jedinegotiator said:
Why do I give them that IMEI? Can I not just tell them I got the Nexus 4 or do I need to lie and tell them I have the Skyrocket?
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I explained it in depth in the message I sent to you. Basically it has to do with AT&T not having our phone in their system so they drop us onto a ****ty standard 3G plan.

jedinegotiator said:
Why do I give them that IMEI? Can I not just tell them I got the Nexus 4 or do I need to lie and tell them I have the Skyrocket?
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Its not about lying to them, its about their system needs an IMEI to determine what plan to put on your account, i.e. the reps cant just 'pick' from a list of data plans, they input an IMEI and the system tells them 'you get this plan'. You need to have a smartphone 4G or LTE dataplan on your account to get faster speeds.

Obligatory:
http://gdgt.com/discuss/how-i-was-finally-provisioned-for-4g-on-my-atandt-galaxy-nexus-i8z/
Just create your own "4G" IMEI, call AT&T, give it to them, reboot, enjoy HSPA+.

spitefulcheerio said:
Do a little searching and you will find your answer. I recently made a thread about this myself.
It has to do with the way the Nexus 4 shows up in AT&T's system. Call them and tell them you just switched to a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (an LTE phone) and give them this IMEI: 357288040480105. They will reprovision your data to the fastest allowed speeds including LTE and HSPA+ when LTE isn't available. After you get off the phone with them go to you APN settings page and go here. Add the APN 3 on that page and combine APN 5 with it (MMS). Delete any other APNs you have after you save that one. Restart your phone and you'll be good to go!
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Thanks for the info. Actually the same thing is happening to me but in tmob. Any ideas or help there?
Sent from my Nexus 10 using xda premium

spitefulcheerio said:
Do a little searching and you will find your answer. I recently made a thread about this myself.
It has to do with the way the Nexus 4 shows up in AT&T's system. Call them and tell them you just switched to a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (an LTE phone) and give them this IMEI: 357288040480105. They will reprovision your data to the fastest allowed speeds including LTE and HSPA+ when LTE isn't available. After you get off the phone with them go to you APN settings page and go here. Add the APN 3 on that page and combine APN 5 with it (MMS). Delete any other APNs you have after you save that one. Restart your phone and you'll be good to go!
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AT&T is catching on.
Pat Simpson: So, I see on the internet that IMEI is the one to give AT&T to get a Nexus to work on our network.
Me: Yes.
Pat Simpson: Well, AT&T is trying to make our network more compatible with Non-AT&T phones. But we are getting inundated with these requests and have been told not try to correct the accounts by putting false information in the system.
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Dammit!

Does this apply to T-Mobile also?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

pistonrod said:
AT&T is catching on.
Dammit!
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I took the IMEI number to the AT&T store and they were able to put me on a 4G LTE plan. :good:

I would suggest going to an AT&T store to do this now. They want to sit back and rob us of our full experience with their network
If you're on TMobile, try the APNs found here. They may work, they may not work. Also, go into your MyTmobile account and make sure your phone is listed as a Nexus 4

Should I call At&t?
Hi Guys,
I am getting on avg 6mb down and 1.5 up is that normal for HSPA+ in the Boston area? The phone does change to HSPA+15 when data is being used.
If this is normal or "good" should I bother with calling At&t and change my imei back to my old Inspire 4G?
Thanks for you help on this....

After calling AT&T wireless and providing them an IMEI number for a 4G LTE device, and created a new APN (Listed below are the settings), my device is working amazingly better. Not only is the Speedtest.net app working perfect now, I am now reaching download speeds of 9359 kbps, and upload speeds of 608 kbps.
APN Settings:
Name: AT&T HSPA+
APN: pta (NOTE: IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN LTE PLAN, CHANGE THIS TO "PHONE")
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80 (NOTE: IF MMS ISN'T WORKING, CHANGE THIS TO "8080")
MCC: 310
MNC 410
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,admin,fota,mms,supl,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Bearer: Unspecified
Hope this helps folks who are having data speed issues.
Matt

fsufan1200 said:
After calling AT&T wireless and providing them an IMEI number for a 4G LTE device, and created a new APN (Listed below are the settings), my device is working amazingly better. Not only is the Speedtest.net app working perfect now, I am now reaching download speeds of 9359 kbps, and upload speeds of 608 kbps.
APN Settings:
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Hope this helps folks who are having data speed issues.
Matt
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Hey guys. I have the same problem, my Nexus shows me 3 kB/s download speed — which is slow even by 1996 year standards. I'm using prepaid $25 plan with a data package on it. I wonder, would this «new IMEI» trick work with my prepaid plan? Or have I switch to a slavery commitment plan first? Please answer because this is the only thread on the internet I have found with some sense on the topic. Thanks.

monster598 said:
Hi Guys,
I am getting on avg 6mb down and 1.5 up is that normal for HSPA+ in the Boston area? The phone does change to HSPA+15 when data is being used.
If this is normal or "good" should I bother with calling At&t and change my imei back to my old Inspire 4G?
Thanks for you help on this....
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That sounds about right for AT&T HSPA+.

monster598 said:
Hi Guys,
I am getting on avg 6mb down and 1.5 up is that normal for HSPA+ in the Boston area? The phone does change to HSPA+15 when data is being used.
If this is normal or "good" should I bother with calling At&t and change my imei back to my old Inspire 4G?
Thanks for you help on this....
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Ajfink said:
That sounds about right for AT&T HSPA+.
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Agreed. My speeds are similar.

pistonrod said:
Agreed. My speeds are similar.
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Just curious how are you guys testing your speed because whatever app i use fails when i look at my settings though it says hspa 10, hspa +15 mostly hspa 10
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fsufan1200 said:
After calling AT&T wireless and providing them an IMEI number for a 4G LTE device, and created a new APN (Listed below are the settings), my device is working amazingly better. Not only is the Speedtest.net app working perfect now, I am now reaching download speeds of 9359 kbps, and upload speeds of 608 kbps.
APN Settings:
Name: AT&T HSPA+
APN: pta (NOTE: IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN LTE PLAN, CHANGE THIS TO "PHONE")
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80 (NOTE: IF MMS ISN'T WORKING, CHANGE THIS TO "8080")
MCC: 310
MNC 410
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,admin,fota,mms,supl,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
APN roaming protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Bearer: Unspecified
Hope this helps folks who are having data speed issues.
Matt
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This doesn't work, I have a 4g provisioned plan and my phone keeps connecting and disconnecting from hspa plus over and over again. I cannot get 1 damn APN to work the correct way with AT&T. I've had issue after issue and no fix. I cannot get this connection issue corrected. I've had an LTE plan with LTE APN nothing, a 4G plan with 4G APN and nothing. The only thing that works is the default settings but speed test errors so I'm not even sure what speeds that is now.

inseconds99 said:
This doesn't work, I have a 4g provisioned plan and my phone keeps connecting and disconnecting from hspa plus over and over again. I cannot get 1 damn APN to work the correct way with AT&T. I've had issue after issue and no fix. I cannot get this connection issue corrected. I've had an LTE plan with LTE APN nothing, a 4G plan with 4G APN and nothing. The only thing that works is the default settings but speed test errors so I'm not even sure what speeds that is now.
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Welcome to the club i dont feel im getting horrible speeds im just not sure if im getting what im paying for bc i can't Guage my data speed
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