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I am from Israel and I am coming to the States on the next Monday. I need a sim with unlimited data, and about 100 minutes of talk and some messages.. I also need wifi tethring option to tether my tablet and laptop. I cant decide which carrier to choose. T mobile daily plan sounds nice but there are others like h2o, net10... Any suggestions?
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I would get the T-Mobile $30 unlimited data and texting with 100 minutes. The $3 a day plan is also a good option if you're going to use under 200MB a day.
All the plans AT&T MVNO's(H2o, Red Pocket, etc) have low data allowances and cost more than T-Mobile.
AT&T has 250 minutes and unlimited texting for $25 a month. You can add data for $25 a GB.
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I am from Israel and I am coming to the States on the next Monday. I need a sim with unlimited data, and about 100 minutes of talk and some messages.. I also need wifi tethring option to tether my tablet and laptop. I cant decide which carrier to choose. T mobile daily plan sounds nice but there are others like h2o, net10... Any suggestions?
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You should make sure your phone supports the AWS band (also known as band IV) for 3G before going on T-Mobile or band II or V for AT&T 3G.
T-Mobile checks UA string to detect tethering, so you will need to spoof it in your browser settings to get around it. Not sure about AT&T or any MVNO, however.
Would strongly suggest T-Mobile if your phone supports it and you plan to stay in a metro area. Otherwise, go with an AT&T MVNO.
While I have not had any experience with T-Mobile, all of my past experience with AT&T has been horrid. I would not recommend them for prepaid or postpaid usage
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While I have not had any experience with T-Mobile, all of my past experience with AT&T has been horrid. I would not recommend them for prepaid or postpaid usage
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As much as I would agree (I hate calling people who I know are on AT&T because the calls drop frequently), T-Mobile's 3G coverage is much smaller than AT&T's 3G coverage - leaving AT&T as the only GSM option in some areas. That said, if you spend most of your time in or around major cities, T-Mobile is superior both on performance and price.
I have LG P500, it has quad band and tri band.. should it work with T Mobile? I will be in major cities like NYC, Philly, DC...
bar_rodoy said:
I have LG P500, it has quad band and tri band.. should it work with T Mobile? I will be in major cities like NYC, Philly, DC...
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You won't be able to get 3G from any US carrier with that phone. It supports 900 / 2100 for 3G and none of the networks over here support those 3G frequencies.
You'll be on 2G no matter which carrier you choose.
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Mr.Mischief said:
You won't be able to get 3G from any US carrier with that phone. It supports 900 / 2100 for 3G and none of the networks over here support those 3G frequencies.
You'll be on 2G no matter which carrier you choose.
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From what I know, T mobile uses 2100 MHZ...
By the way, how about Motorola Milestone 2?
bar_rodoy said:
From what I know, T mobile uses 2100 MHZ...
By the way, how about Motorola Milestone 2?
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Nope. T-Mobile uses 1700/2100 together. You can't just use 2100 on T-Mobile.
The international Milestone has the same bands as your P500. The US Milestone supports AT&T 3G.
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I would get the T-Mobile $30 unlimited data and texting with 100 minutes. The $3 a day plan is also a good option if you're going to use under 200MB a day.
All the plans AT&T MVNO's(H2o, Red Pocket, etc) have low data allowances and cost more than T-Mobile.
AT&T has 250 minutes and unlimited texting for $25 a month. You can add data for $25 a GB.
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The problem with the T-Mobile $30 unlimited data (up to 5Gb) plan is you won't be able to use any data on Edge and they don't really have 4G anywhere unless your phone does WCDMA on 1700Mhz then it will work at T-Mobile stores but that's all. You will need a newer Samsung Galaxy S2 or S3 phone to take advantage of 3G service on T-Mobile.
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The problem with the T-Mobile $30 unlimited data (up to 5Gb) plan is you won't be able to use any data on Edge and they don't really have 4G anywhere unless your phone does WCDMA on 1700Mhz then it will work at T-Mobile stores but that's all. You will need a newer Samsung Galaxy S2 or S3 phone to take advantage of 3G service on T-Mobile.
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When the OP made the thread and mentioned T-Mobile, I figured he had a T-Mobile compatible phone. If you reqd the post above, you'd see I pointed out that T-Mobile 3G/4G wouldn't work on his phone.
But, don't have to be at a T-Mobile store to get 4G. That's absurd. Also, there's no need for a new T-Mobile phone to get fast data, any T-Mobile 3G phone will work.
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When the OP made the thread and mentioned T-Mobile, I figured he had a T-Mobile compatible phone. If you reqd the post above, you'd see I pointed out that T-Mobile 3G/4G wouldn't work on his phone.
But, don't have to be at a T-Mobile store to get 4G. That's absurd. Also, there's no need for a new T-Mobile phone to get fast data, any T-Mobile 3G phone will work.
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I disagree, it may sound absurd until you realize they don't really have any 4G network anyplace but they need service inside the stores so they can display the phones working. In the Phoenix, Mesa and Scottsdale areas the only place you can get 4G on T-Mobil is in or near the T-Mobil stores where they have a 5 bar signal. They claim they aren't using an amp or anything but if you leave the store and go down the street a few blocks there's no signal and it's not available anywhere else.
As for saying "any T-Mobile 3G phone will work" you know they haven't sold 3G phones since 2010, right? None of the new Samsung 4G phones can get 3G either, at least none of the ones I looked at in the store could get it since they don't have an option for HSPA or HSPA+, just GSM and WCDMA with nothing in between.
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I disagree, it may sound absurd until you realize they don't really have any 4G network anyplace but they need service inside the stores so they can display the phones working. In the Phoenix, Mesa and Scottsdale areas the only place you can get 4G on T-Mobil is in or near the T-Mobil stores where they have a 5 bar signal. They claim they aren't using an amp or anything but if you leave the store and go down the street a few blocks there's no signal and it's not available anywhere else.
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Tinfoil hat much? Nuff said.
I get T-Mobile 4G all over Alabama, miles away from the T-Mobile store. I also travel yearly to TN, LA, MI, and GA, and I get T-Mobile 4G in those states as well.
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As for saying "any T-Mobile 3G phone will work" you know they haven't sold 3G phones since 2010, right? None of the new Samsung 4G phones can get 3G either, at least none of the ones I looked at in the store could get it since they don't have an option for HSPA or HSPA+, just GSM and WCDMA with nothing in between.
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All T-Mobile smartphones phones are capable of 3G. You confusing T-Mobile 4G with LTE. T-Mobile doesn't have LTE, and their 4G network is nothing more than fast 3G. The icon in the corner of your screen might only show 4G, but there are many instances where it's actually getting 3G I get 3G with my Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile.
You really need to do some serious research.
Lets try and keep this on topic of the thread bout sim card and not go off about how good the actual networks are etc.
The fact of the matter is, you'll only get 3G/4G (HSPA+) on AT&T and AT&T MNVO's. If OP needs fast data, I'd recommend a Straight Talk AT&T-Compatible SIM from http://straighttalk.com. It's $50 for a month of unlimited everything (just don't go too crazy with data). When you fill in the APN, ignore any proxy fields except for "MMS Proxy".
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The fact of the matter is, you'll only get 3G/4G (HSPA+) on AT&T and AT&T MNVO's. If OP needs fast data, I'd recommend a Straight Talk AT&T-Compatible SIM from http://straighttalk.com. It's $50 for a month of unlimited everything (just don't go too crazy with data). When you fill in the APN, ignore any proxy fields except for "MMS Proxy".
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His phone runs on 900MHz and 2100MHz, doesn't AT&T 3G run on 850MHz and 1900MHz?
Oh wow, he has some funky frequencies. He'll need a different phone for 3G/4G on any network then. Basic functions and EDGE should work though.
I have an unlocked R800at on T-Mobile's network, and have 3G in my area. Just guessing here, but this is probably because of T-Mobile's recent move to upgrade all their towers to support unlocked IPhones.
This is what I plan on doing I. About 2 months when my VZ contract is up. Glad to know there's 3G. Where I live T-Mobile just lit up 3G for AT&T devices. How good are your speeds? I know this us subjective on wherebyou live. Could you run a speedtest.net and copy results here? Speedtest is on android market
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If your running an r800x (Verizon's play) you won't be able to use t mobile. R800x is CDMA where as t mobile uses gsm.
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If your running an r800x (Verizon's play) you won't be able to use t mobile. R800x is CDMA where as t mobile uses gsm.
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I am aware of that. What I was saying is that when my VZ contract is up I will be buying a AT&T Xperia PLAY and unlocking it for T-Mobile.
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I have an unlocked R800at on T-Mobile's network, and have 3G in my area. Just guessing here, but this is probably because of T-Mobile's recent move to upgrade all their towers to support unlocked IPhones.
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Are you sure you are getting 3g because I have a second Xperia Play , R800a , setup on T-Mobile and it only gets the 2g Edge network...
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Are you sure you are getting 3g because I have a second Xperia Play , R800a , setup on T-Mobile and it only gets the 2g Edge network...
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Sometime towards the last half of last year T-Mobile starting converting its 2G frequency to AT&T 3G compatible. This was done to accomodate the 1 million+ Iphones that T-Mobile has on their network. Plus they are doing this in hopes that people will bring their own AT&T unlocked phone to their service.
Due to this I plan on buying a AT&T PLAY and unlocking it for T-Mobile as in my area they just switched the 2G to AT&T compatible 3G.
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Sometime towards the last half of last year T-Mobile starting converting its 2G frequency to AT&T 3G compatible. This was done to accomodate the 1 million+ Iphones that T-Mobile has on their network. Plus they are doing this in hopes that people will bring their own AT&T unlocked phone to their service.
Due to this I plan on buying a AT&T PLAY and unlocking it for T-Mobile as in my area they just switched the 2G to AT&T compatible 3G.
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Oh, I'm very out of the loop on this anymore... So it has to be the R800at ? If this is the case I will be buying one very shortly !
You need to have the R800at and sim unlock it. It will not work on the R800i which do not support the US 3G frequencies. You also need to check to see if T-Mobile have 1900Mhz band supported for your location.
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-ends-2012-14-more-new-1900mhz-hspa-markets
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-announces-another-5-markets-1900mhz-hspa
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-1900mhz-live-seattle-atlanta-and-minneapolis
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-finalizes-rollout-1900mhz-hspa-3-new-markets
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-improving-coverage-lighting-1900mhz-10-metro-areas
This mean if you have any GSM smartphone that support the 3G 1900/2100 bands and sim unlock you can get T-Mobile 3G in their 1900mhz coverage area.
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You need to have the R800at and sim unlock it. It will not work on the R800i which do not support the US 3G frequencies. You also need to check to see if T-Mobile have 1900Mhz band supported for your location.
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-ends-2012-14-more-new-1900mhz-hspa-markets
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-announces-another-5-markets-1900mhz-hspa
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-1900mhz-live-seattle-atlanta-and-minneapolis
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-finalizes-rollout-1900mhz-hspa-3-new-markets
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-improving-coverage-lighting-1900mhz-10-metro-areas
This mean if you have any GSM smartphone that support the 3G 1900/2100 bands and sim unlock you can get T-Mobile 3G in their 1900mhz coverage area.
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Wow.... that's a lit of links. But yeah that's why I'm moving to an AT&T PLAY
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I was just on chat with T-Mobile.. Here was the current HSPA+ areas they recently upgraded
%Mayette V: Here are the current live sites: Baltimore, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas and Washington DC; Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL; Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson, AZ; and San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and Modesto, CA; Atlanta, Seattle, and Minneapolis.
On that note I may try switching to a t Mobile sim. I'm running with straight talk right now so it would be easy enough
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ozzmanj1 said:
This is what I plan on doing I. About 2 months when my VZ contract is up. Glad to know there's 3G. Where I live T-Mobile just lit up 3G for AT&T devices. How good are your speeds? I know this us subjective on wherebyou live. Could you run a speedtest.net and copy results here? Speedtest is on android market
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I went around town today and did a few speed tests in different locations. My results are in kbs/s from best to worst:
1891
1490
1444
831
404
396
Not too shabby I think. Unfortunately I live just out of range and only get 2G at my place.
Nice, I just got my new Xperia PLAY for AT&T, it was a prototype an is completely unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088271
Good to know. The bootloader was unlocked at its a prototype, and I will be testing out a friends T-Mobile sim tomorrow..
Just got my xperia play the other night an unlocked it an I get 3g here in scottsdale though oddly enough my download is 1/3 of what my upload is but working well can't complain fun phone but waaaaaaaay different from my samsung an x10mp when it comes to unlocking o.o
How are you getting 3G via TMobile? I currently live in Philadelphia which is on the list, and my R800at, which is both sim and bootloader unlocked, is still only getting edge?
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How are you getting 3G via TMobile? I currently live in Philadelphia which is on the list, and my R800at, which is both sim and bootloader unlocked, is still only getting edge?
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Try doing this:
Settings -> More -> Mobile networks -> Network operators, let it search for networks. If there is 1900MHz support in your area, you will see 3G T-Mobile
Did you do any changes to your build.prop for T-Mobile or add the APN settings for T-Mobile? I added the T-Mobile settings then hit save, but it didnt stick...ideas?
I can't remember the options exactly, but if you are using stock rom, just go to the first choice, Xperia settings or something, then select download internet settings, it should automatically assign the correct apn.
Once you get custom roms they tend to automatically have apn included.
As to why the APN don't save I'm not sure.
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eksasol said:
I can't remember the options exactly, but if you are using stock rom, just go to the first choice, Xperia settings or something, then select download internet settings, it should automatically assign the correct apn.
Once you get custom roms they tend to automatically have apn included.
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K, I'll look into it..... wont be switching to Tmo until middle of next month, but I am all ready for it......
I just bootloader unlocked my phone put my tmo card in enabled data an went into network operators an tapped tmobile since it wasn't picking automagically then got 3g.
4G LTE is available in select cities and I was wondering if anyone has found the new APN settings to access the network.
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4G LTE is available in select cities and I was wondering if anyone has found the new APN settings to access the network.
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I wasn't aware they had begun rolling out their LTE network, can you provide a link with details and/or the starting markets. Had a quick look and Google turned up nothing for me.
No link. I called customer service/611 about my data issues, then the rep forwarded me to the tech specialist. That person said they had to do something to my phone and that it had to be rebooted blah blah blah...After that I asked about the LTE rollout and he said he would check on his computer, once he checked he told me that New York, New York & Las Vegas were currently equipped with 4G LTE. I told him the N4 had a LTE chip and he said I might be able to get LTE now.
I work for T-Mobile and we don't have lte the rollout begins middle of this year. What tech might have been referring to was the switch from 1700 to 1900 for hspa+ for iPhone compatibility.
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I work for T-Mobile and we don't have lte the rollout begins middle of this year. What tech might have been referring to was the switch from 1700 to 1900 for hspa+ for iPhone compatibility.
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This is likely the case. If T-Mobile has LTE anywhere right now it is solely for testing purposes.
I was in Las Vegas about two weeks ago and tried a few APN settings on T-Mob to get LTE but all i could get was H+.
Tmo doesn't have LTE yet.
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I work for T-Mobile and we don't have lte the rollout begins middle of this year. What tech might have been referring to was the switch from 1700 to 1900 for hspa+ for iPhone compatibility.
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Okay thanks, for a sec I was super excited about being able to use lte.
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jackdonogy said:
I was in Las Vegas about two weeks ago and tried a few APN settings on T-Mob to get LTE but all i could get was H+.
Tmo doesn't have LTE yet.
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Whats the APN settings for H+? Would like to try it. Thanks.
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Whats the APN settings for H+? Would like to try it. Thanks.
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there isn't anything different for APN settings to get H+. You get H+ if you are in a H+ area.
LTE in a few weeks
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/01/t-mo...-benchmarks-for-2013-las-vegas-live-in-weeks/
Looks like that rep was correct. Would love to be able to try this out in Chicago when it's available.
Will the LTE settings on TMO use the same APN info or a different one?
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Will the LTE settings on TMO use the same APN info or a different one?
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I have heard that LTE APN for T-Mobile might be: fast.tmobile.com
I changed mine but unfortunately looks like no LTE in my area yet
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When my note 2 updated from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 the APN went to that fast.tmobile.com
Official LTE rollout will be tomorrow in about 6-7 select cities.
I too talked with a rep today and he said oh lte is already out in orlando, then he corrected him self by saying hspa+ is out which i can get speeds of about 24 mb down..
Charkatak said:
I have heard that LTE APN for T-Mobile might be: fast.tmobile.com
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It is, you are correct.
rekamyenom said:
It is, you are correct.
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No you aren't, it needs the hyphen "fast.t-mobile.com"
arich said:
No you aren't, it needs the hyphen "fast.t-mobile.com"
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Lol... did not see that the hyphen was missing....
fast.t-mobile.com
LTE APN settings??
I live in Salt Lake City and most likely not in an LTE area. So is it better to use the LTE apn settings or the regular epc setting?
I have a T-mobile Galaxy Note 2 and I completed the 4.1.2 update and my Note is rooted but on the stock rom. I also have the H and H+ since I did the update and have not seen the 4G symbol since and before the 4.1.2 update I rarely had anything but the 4G Symbol.
I contacted T-mobile and was advised by a tech rep that its ideal to use the epc setting since LTE is not yet available in my area.
But he did confirm that fast.t-mobile.com is the correct apn setting for LTE
I just set my Google Nexus (the one before the Nexus 4) to fast.t-mobile.com
My mobile data works, but still shows H next to the mobile signal indicator.
If I try to change my Preferred Network Type to anything other than "WCDMA Preferred" it immediately switches back to "WCDMA Preferred"
I'm in the Philly, PA suburbs.
There seems to be some confusion about this phone working on T-Mobile 4g
YES THE PHONE WORKS!! however if you want 4g you need to be in a 1900 refarmed area and yes LTE works as well.
I live in Katy, Texas which is a suburb of Houston which is a 1900 refarmed area. Phone works perfectly fine. I didn't have to do any set up. Basically just like a tmo phone. I haven't noticed LTE yet. It switches from 3g to H. Runs just as fast as my nexus 4 and one s. Just thought I would drop this info, hopefully it helped someone.
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I would like to confirm that the Unlocked 32GB HTC One works perfectly in Phoenix, AZ as well. We're another 1900MHz refarm, and I've spotted LTE in some areas as well. Don't be afraid to grab this from HTC rather than dealing with T-Mobile's shinanigans and bloatware.
I'm in the boston area, which is also refarmed. pretty much same experience as op. all the set up was automatic.
the only thing different is indoors, sitting at my desk which is 3 feet from the window, my phone switches between E, 3g, and H every few minutes like it cant get a stable connection.
havent gone outdoors yet.
Speedtest during H connection was: 104ms ping, 5.13Mbps down, 2.07Mbps up
this is comparable to my g2 speedtests
msmith1991 said:
I live in Katy, Texas which is a suburb of Houston which is a 1900 refarmed area. Phone works perfectly fine. I didn't have to do any set up. Basically just like a tmo phone. I haven't noticed LTE yet. It switches from 3g to H. Runs just as fast as my nexus 4 and one s. Just thought I would drop this info, hopefully it helped someone.
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Very good to know, thanks for the info...
The wait for this phone is EXCRUCIATING!!!...
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Very good to know, thanks for the info...
The wait for this phone is EXCRUCIATING!!!...
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Working faster than my galaxy nexus around chicagoland, only problem is that I cant no longer tether even with the mod UAstring but If I switch back to the galaxy nexus everything works fine. We need to fix this issue ASAP
I live in SD, our refarm is kind of strange and this is the first time I've ever used it(only used primarily tmobile phones for last 10 years). The one thing I will say is that it in SD it seems every other tower has been refarmed, as I will keep going in and out of HSPA. This was seen as I was driving around on the freeway(not texting but checking service). Another thing is that I can be on a tower that has been refarmed, go into a building, and have it revert to edge from HSPA outside. And then when I take a couple steps outside the building it works again.
Also I was wondering if anyone else has handcut their sim to microsim? I'm hoping that may be the issue, and if I get an official tmobile microsim it will be fine. Otherwise the refarm is superb when it works, getting about 10 Mbps down with my handcut(from diagram) sim
Houston Area
The Developer Edition work fine in Houston area. However, the data speed is jumpy. My Note 2 LTE speed stay above 15 MBS all the time but the One LTE will go from 5 MBS to 20 MBS. H+ on the one is not stable at all. Tmo agent told me to call back in a week for more info. If someone find out a way to optimize the Dev edition on Tmo radio please let me know.
Hello there LTE! It's beautiful to see you on my screen. I can now confirm LTE in Houston
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The Developer Edition work fine in Houston area. However, the data speed is jumpy. My Note 2 LTE speed stay above 15 MBS all the time but the One LTE will go from 5 MBS to 20 MBS. H+ on the one is not stable at all. Tmo agent told me to call back in a week for more info. If someone find out a way to optimize the Dev edition on Tmo radio please let me know.
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I'm sure it won't be long before we have a radio flash for tmobile from the devs
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mr2kqql said:
Working faster than my galaxy nexus around chicagoland, only problem is that I cant no longer tether even with the mod UAstring but If I switch back to the galaxy nexus everything works fine. We need to fix this issue ASAP
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good to know. i live in chicago and am sticking with my $30 t-mo plan.
naan-consensual said:
good to know. i live in chicago and am sticking with my $30 t-mo plan.
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Finally got tethering working by using FoxFi and I get around 10mpbs, the stock one that comes with the phone doesnt quite work for tmobile.
New to the htc one but what is the tmo radio required for? Since it already works unlocked?
If I'm not mistaking it's 1700/1900/LTE out of the box the unlocked one doesn't have 1700 enabled. I'm sure a dev will eventually get it done. If you want 3g/4g data then you need to be in a 1900 refarmed area.
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Just gonna stay on the safe said and get it from the T-MO store tomorrow. Is there any advantage to get the 32gb unlocked version, except for no bloatware? Any advantage if I travel internationally?
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If I'm not mistaking it's 1700/1900/LTE out of the box the unlocked one doesn't have 1700 enabled. I'm sure a dev will eventually get it done. If you want 3g/4g data then you need to be in a 1900 refarmed area.
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The ATT/dev ones are 850/1900/2100MHz UMTS; band 4 (AWS) is the only UMTS band that uses 1700MHz at all.
I wouldn't count on getting AWS enabled on the dev version. It is very likely that the allowed bands are configured in hardware as has generally been the case on MDM9x15 devices.
Joshnor713 said:
Just gonna stay on the safe said and get it from the T-MO store tomorrow. Is there any advantage to get the 32gb unlocked version, except for no bloatware? Any advantage if I travel internationally?
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The unlocked version is strictly worse from a 3G standpoint but might have a couple of extra LTE frequencies (not 100% sure on that one, tmo version definitely is bands 4/17 only). AFAIK the only other place AWS is at all likely to matter is Canada, but assuming tmo will unlock your One there is no frequency advantage to getting the unlocked version from HTC--I think it's $5 cheaper.
If you travel internationally then that's a huge advantage.. but I'm sure tmobile will unlock your phone, if you ask. I purchased the unlocked version because I didn't wanna deal with my uncle (account holder) nor tmobile. Plus there wasnt any information about tmobiles release at the time, I so I hopped on the unlocked version.
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I have the HTC 64GB Developer Edition here in Jacksonville Florida but I only get EDGE on T-Mobile Network I dont know what frequency they are using here in Jacksonville, they could be on 1700Mhz My brothers T-Mobile Galaxy S3 says UMTS-3 and he is getting 4G Speeds.
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I live in Katy, Texas which is a suburb of Houston which is a 1900 refarmed area. Phone works perfectly fine. I didn't have to do any set up. Basically just like a tmo phone. I haven't noticed LTE yet. It switches from 3g to H. Runs just as fast as my nexus 4 and one s. Just thought I would drop this info, hopefully it helped someone.
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Yeah you guys can actually use this to check if your area has the refarmed 1900 Mhz
http://www.airportal.de/
howardho said:
I live in SD, our refarm is kind of strange and this is the first time I've ever used it(only used primarily tmobile phones for last 10 years). The one thing I will say is that it in SD it seems every other tower has been refarmed, as I will keep going in and out of HSPA. This was seen as I was driving around on the freeway(not texting but checking service). Another thing is that I can be on a tower that has been refarmed, go into a building, and have it revert to edge from HSPA outside. And then when I take a couple steps outside the building it works again.
Also I was wondering if anyone else has handcut their sim to microsim? I'm hoping that may be the issue, and if I get an official tmobile microsim it will be fine. Otherwise the refarm is superb when it works, getting about 10 Mbps down with my handcut(from diagram) sim
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Just the way non T-Mobile phones work in San Diego. I have the same exact issues with my one x. Compared to T-Mobile phones the data connection is extremely unreliable constantly switching and dropping ESPECIALLY inside. Same thing with my wife's unlocked iPhone on T-Mobile.
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Same Here I come from AT&T and I dont like them, I bought this phone to use it with T-Mobile, but I really had it with this HTC One 64GB Developer Edition, HTC should of included AWS 1700mhz on this phone for being such a premium phone with a high price... I'm having the same issue with T-Mobiles Refarm @ 1900mhz keeps dropping from H to EDGE, and I just spoke to my Buddy that works for T-Mobile and there LTE will be on AWS 1700MHZ... I'm shipping this phone back to HTC, I was thinking of buying T-Mobiles HTC One Branded phone that includes the AWS 1700mhz Band, but I don't like the fact that its only a 32GB. I'm going to miss this phone. Ohh well S4 is around the corner maybe I could give Sammy a shot.
954wrecker said:
Just the way non T-Mobile phones work in San Diego. I have the same exact issues with my one x. Compared to T-Mobile phones the data connection is extremely unreliable constantly switching and dropping ESPECIALLY inside. Same thing with my wife's unlocked iPhone on T-Mobile.
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The title almost says it all.
Anybody out there with the Google edition running on AT&T have LTE speeds working?
Here in the Atlanta metro area, we are supposed to have LTE on AT&T, but the phone HSPA connects with only about 1Mb down and 0.1Mb up speed tests
How do we make sure the phone is ready to work on AT&T LTE? AT&T rep says "check settings" ..... ummmmmmm she probably has an iPhone.
Does your current data plan actually support LTE? Have you had an LTE phone previously?
It usually only comes down to 2 things.
1) APN settings. You can verify by going to Settings (she was right, sort of), More (under Wireless & Networks), then Mobile Networks and APNs. You should be using one named AT&T LTE with an APN name of just "phone".
2) Make sure your data plan specifically says 4G LTE for Smartphones. If it doesn't say LTE, you need to get AT&T to change it.
I've used this app in the past on AOSP roms and such, and it works great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tweakker
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Does your current data plan actually support LTE? Have you had an LTE phone previously?
It usually only comes down to 2 things.
1) APN settings. You can verify by going to Settings (she was right, sort of), More (under Wireless & Networks), then Mobile Networks and APNs. You should be using one named AT&T LTE with an APN name of just "phone".
2) Make sure your data plan specifically says 4G LTE for Smartphones. If it doesn't say LTE, you need to get AT&T to change it.
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AT&T is telling me they can not add me to the LTE plan b/c the device is unlocked.
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AT&T is telling me they can not add me to the LTE plan b/c the device is unlocked.
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That's a load of ****. Did you call or go to a store? I suggest going to a store. And if you can, make sure its a proper corporate store (and not a random reseller or something).
Mine works fine on T-Mobile LTE. As understand at&t and T-Mobile use the same AWS technology for LTE, just different spectrum.
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Sorry, not in Atlanta. But, here in Hawaii I've got LTE on AT&T. It even shows the LTE next to the signal bars.
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Mine works fine on T-Mobile LTE. As understand at&t and T-Mobile use the same AWS technology for LTE, just different spectrum.
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Did you just swap your sim from one phone to another?
I am curious because on another forum LTE is not working.
Your phone has the LTE icon in the status bar?
thanks
Had the same issue yesterday when I received the phone. Spent an hour at the att store swapping Sim cards, changing imei numbers and trying different apns. Finally did a factory reset and it worked. We felt stupid. Not sure if thats the case with yours but give it a try.
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Also came across another thread with the same issue and another person said they had to change the IMEI on the account to a demo model. We also did the same with mine just before the reset. Here's the quoted text.
Solved. I went to the ATT store copied down the IMEI of a demo LTE phone. Called support, gave them the IMEI and that allowed them to add an LTE plan.
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spridell said:
Did you just swap your sim from one phone to another?
I am curious because on another forum LTE is not working.
Your phone has the LTE icon in the status bar?
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Yes I just swapped the sim and it works.
I do have LTE sign in the right top of the screen.
I have $60 prepaid plan (no contract) with T-Mobile.
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jodvova said:
Yes I just swapped the sim and it works.
I do have LTE sign in the right top screen.
I do have $60 prepaid plan with T-Mobile.
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Thanks for the response
I have the same plan and want to do the same thing. Just wanted to make sure that it works.
gruuvin said:
The title almost says it all.
Anybody out there with the Google edition running on AT&T have LTE speeds working?
Here in the Atlanta metro area, we are supposed to have LTE on AT&T, but the phone HSPA connects with only about 1Mb down and 0.1Mb up speed tests
How do we make sure the phone is ready to work on AT&T LTE? AT&T rep says "check settings" ..... ummmmmmm she probably has an iPhone.
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Go to this thread and try this method to get LTE back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2356483
Cheers
ack154 said:
Does your current data plan actually support LTE? Have you had an LTE phone previously?
It usually only comes down to 2 things.
1) APN settings. You can verify by going to Settings (she was right, sort of), More (under Wireless & Networks), then Mobile Networks and APNs. You should be using one named AT&T LTE with an APN name of just "phone".
2) Make sure your data plan specifically says 4G LTE for Smartphones. If it doesn't say LTE, you need to get AT&T to change it.
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Thanks everybody for the replies.
We tried all sorts of APN settings, but there seems to be a larger issue here causing problems on many or all Google Edition S4 phones on AT&T's network, and that is the IMEI numbers of these Google Edition phones register with AT&T as not supporting LTE and therefore AT&T's data plan doesn't have LTE enabled for those devices. Many owners of Google Edition phones are having this issue, and are solving it by getting the IMEI number in the system to register as a demo with slightly different numbers. Not all people with Google Edition phones are having this issue, because they are just using a SIM card from a previous AT&T phone that was already properly registered with LTE capabilities.
Seems like AT&T just isn't ready for these new Google Edition phones, and the customer service reps are not usually tech. savvy enough to figure this out.
I might add that I myself am on the T-Mobile network (this post was for my friend on AT&T), and I generally get LTE speeds in excess of 30Mb down and 20Mb up here at work where I get 3 out of 4 bars of signal. In the AT&T store nearby, I got 2/4 bars signal and my speed tests still beat the pants off the demo model AT&T had, which got 3/4 bars signal. I say this because I am paying only $100/month for unlimited everything on TWO 4GLTE phones with T-Mobile, while my wife was paying $120/month for the same with AT&T for only ONE phone. The way AT&T garners exclusive deals on phone model variants that we should all be able to purchase and jacks up the prices of service to double that of the competitors, it's time for people to jump ship and force them to become more competitive.
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Many owners of Google Edition phones are having this issue, and are solving it by getting the IMEI number in the system to register as a demo with slightly different numbers. Not all people with Google Edition phones are having this issue, because they are just using a SIM card from a previous AT&T phone that was already properly registered with LTE capabilities.
Seems like AT&T just isn't ready for these new Google Edition phones, and the customer service reps are not usually tech. savvy enough to figure this out.
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I'm in the same boat. My previous phone (Galaxy Nexus) was not LTE-capable, so after getting a new SIM card for my new i9505g, it's only connecting at HSPA speed. Online chat with AT&T rep wasn't very fruitful. They are saying that the phone is showing up as "unrecognized device" and is causing the issue, and there's nothing they can do about that.
I am about to take a trip to an actual store to see if they have more knowledgeable staff there. Any tips or tricks (or super-secret handshakes) I should know about while talking to them?
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I'm in the same boat. My previous phone (Galaxy Nexus) was not LTE-capable, so after getting a new SIM card for my new i9505g, it's only connecting at HSPA speed. Online chat with AT&T rep wasn't very fruitful. They are saying that the phone is showing up as "unrecognized device" and is causing the issue, and there's nothing they can do about that.
I am about to take a trip to an actual store to see if they have more knowledgeable staff there. Any tips or tricks (or super-secret handshakes) I should know about while talking to them?
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Yeah put your sim in an LTE capable att device, have them add the imei and you'll get the LTE plan. You should be good after that. Othwerwise, have them add a dummy imei or one from a display phone. Good luck at the store as this will probably blow their mind.:good:
cdd543 said:
Yeah put your sim in an LTE capable att device, have them add the imei and you'll get the LTE plan. You should be good after that. Othwerwise, have them add a dummy imei or one from a display phone. Good luck at the store as this will probably blow their mind.:good:
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Thanks for the tips!
It went surprisingly well. The rep knew exactly what the problem was (he figured it was a phone shipped from overseas) and went the dummy IMEI route. Within 10 minutes I had LTE.
Nice one. Glad you got someone that knew what's up!
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finally got LTE on AT&T
Hey all! I have been scouring the internet trying to get my LTE to work for the past two days I have used every APN I could find as well as downloaded ther notification toggle app to try to enable LTE.
at one point I did have a LTE data plan but I guess not anymore...
anyways I went on the my att.com account and I somehow got to two different technical support chat windows. The first time I gave him my real IMEI# from my I9505G and he couldn't add the LTE plan because it was not recognized as an ATT phone. I then got a friends ATT phone she is no longer using that has/had LTE on it and after telling me it didn't work, then finally on the third time using 'technical support' she didn't ask for any IMEI number at all just told me it worked.
(I think it was the live chat I found on the support section of my AT&T or something) I am only mentioning this because of the three times I was on live chat I got one texct survey this morning (I was on live chat last night 3x)
I gave all 1's out of 10 (worst possible) but mentioned the chat person was friendly and that I was just unhappy with AT&T.
AT&T then called me this afternoon about the survey and asked if I wanted them to fix the issue..... Was this a real question?
I said yes and now I have LTE working great using the default phone APN that was on the phone from the factory.
Hope this helps some ATT users!!!
Nice minimalistic home screen you have.
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jodvova said:
Nice minimalistic home screen you have.
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haha I just went to a screen that was empty