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Los Angeles Area Tmobile Galaxy Note Owners

I posted this in the Q&A section as well but seeing as this is a request and not really a question, I put it in here too.
I was wondering if there were any imported G Note owners in the LA California Market area that could test a situation for me...
I just came off of a 1 hour phone call with T-mobile tech support, they have told me that in the LA Market area they ARE INDEED running 1900mhz HSPA+ as of November 2011. They claim that the GNote should be capable of pulling in data on this band with a regular Tmobile SIM and entering the proper APN settings into the phone. I had this confirmed by a level 3 tech support agent and a supervisor, also from level 3 tech support.
If this is true, then we should ALSO be able to receive data on the 1900mhz band once the AT&T roaming agreements go into effect at the beginning of the new year.
Anyone who could verify this by actually using a Tmobile SIM and using the correct APN settings, your info would be much appreciated.

Even if it did work, wouldn't I have to pay outrageuos data roaming fee or no?

eksasol said:
Even if it did work, wouldn't I have to pay outrageuos data roaming fee or no?
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You would not... you would be on Tmobiles 1900 frequency, that is what I am looking for here, proof that it works, and Tmobile says it should. Also, when AT&T switches on the promised roaming, you would still have no charges, since Tmobile would have full access as part of the negotiated deal.

jdmadonna said:
I posted this in the Q&A section as well but seeing as this is a request and not really a question, I put it in here too.
I was wondering if there were any imported G Note owners in the LA California Market area that could test a situation for me...
I just came off of a 1 hour phone call with T-mobile tech support, they have told me that in the LA Market area they ARE INDEED running 1900mhz HSPA+ as of November 2011. They claim that the GNote should be capable of pulling in data on this band with a regular Tmobile SIM and entering the proper APN settings into the phone. I had this confirmed by a level 3 tech support agent and a supervisor, also from level 3 tech support.
If this is true, then we should ALSO be able to receive data on the 1900mhz band once the AT&T roaming agreements go into effect at the beginning of the new year.
Anyone who could verify this by actually using a Tmobile SIM and using the correct APN settings, your info would be much appreciated.
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What is the outcome of this? Did the 1900 work in LA

What is the correct apn for tmobile 1900?
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I wish they would come out with a list of the areas using the 1900 band. I saw a comment on an article the other day saying that they were getting the 1900 band with T-Mobile in my area (Philly suburbs) but I didn't really believe it as they said they lost it when they drove into the city. Why would it be in the suburbs and not the city?

copualt3 said:
What is the correct apn for tmobile 1900?
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I'm also curious to know if the APN settings are different.

Ever since I got a portable mifi hotspot i never consider the data bands. I enjoy my phone so much more knowing that I can turn on high speed data whenever I want.
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xristiano said:
I'm also curious to know if the APN settings are different.
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Here are my APN settings. I am in the LA Market.

HSPA+ in UK

Hi there just for curiosity is there any network provide HSPA+ 41 IN UK. I know that we have HSPA BUT not sure about the HSPA+ 41mb
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Hi there just for curiosity is there any network provide HSPA+ 41 IN UK. I know that we have HSPA BUT not sure about the HSPA+ 41mb<br />
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I know O2 have the technology, so it's definitely in the UK, but I'm not sure about other networks.

3 also have it

I am on T-Mobile, and I think they have it, or should do very soon!

Michealtbh said:
3 also have it
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I was trying to research that at first, as I'm on 3, but couldn't find anything solid that said it did or didn't, but I suspected it did.

Well I noticed that I get H+ signal on my phone sometime but not sure is that the H+ 41 or not
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O2, Vodafone and three all have 42mbits dc-hspa+ available, T-Mobile and Orange didn't bother as they have LTE

Three definitely supports DC-HSDPA+, although it's only available in major cities. Check links here and here from three's website.

Just looked into it and it turns out I don't have DC-HSDPA+ access at either my term-time address or my home address. Laaaaame.

TeRRa4 said:
Just looked into it and it turns out I don't have DC-HSDPA+ access at either my term-time address or my home address. Laaaaame.
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orange and t-mobile (EE) will apparently be launching it in Q4 this year... so any time now.
as soon as this turns on I cant see any need for LTE (imho).

cyberkid2002 said:
orange and t-mobile (EE) will apparently be launching it in Q4 this year... so any time now.
as soon as this turns on I cant see any need for LTE (imho).
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DC-HSPA+ offers theoretical speeds of 42mbps, LTE offers 100mbps (again, theoretically). 3 have shown me speed tests from both. Not a major difference that'd be noticeable on a mobile device, if I'm honest.

Why is my LTE device displaying as HSPA+?

Hey guys. I Have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SGH-I317M) and for some reason it fluctuates between HSPA+ and 3G signals rather than LTE. The device is originally locked to Rogers but I unlocked it and am now using it with MTS. I am running on jelly bean 4. 1.2 and CleanRom 4.0.5. Anybody have any ideas as to why I'm not getting LTE?

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Hey guys. I Have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SGH-I317M) and for some reason it fluctuates between HSPA+ and 3G signals rather than LTE. The device is originally locked to Rogers but I unlocked it and am now using it with MTS. I am running on jelly bean 4. 1.2 and CleanRom 4.0.5. Anybody have any ideas as to why I'm not getting LTE?
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Are you still getting fast data speeds? All LTE is 3.9 g and hspa is like 3.6 g lol..
http://tasel.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/lte-hsdpa-dc-hsdpa-explain-this-alphbet-soup-of-4g-to-me/
Since you only mentioned your phone model and not the important notion what your carrier is, what is it?
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thlinx said:
Are you still getting fast data speeds? All LTE is 3.9 g and hspa is like 3.6 g lol..
Since you only mentioned your phone model and not the important notion what your carrier is, what is it?
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Yes I'm getting fast speeds but I can't help but wonder why this is happening. I mentioned that I'm with MTS so I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for. I live in Canada so it's probably not familiar to you. They just started carrying S3's which are running on their LTE network and they show 4G at the top of them when activated rather than HSPA+.

KR3W said:
Yes I'm getting fast speeds but I can't help but wonder why this is happening. I mentioned that I'm with MTS so I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for. I live in Canada so it's probably not familiar to you. They just started carrying S3's which are running on their LTE network and they show 4G at the top of them when activated rather than HSPA+.
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Nope not familiar with Mts. That's correct.. it all depends on the towers u are near .. if they haven't upgraded there towers sorry your sol lol
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It is either the towers or your phone isn't compatible with the bands of LTE (there are multiple bands like there is with UTMS).

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It is either the towers or your phone isn't compatible with the bands of LTE (there are multiple bands like there is with UTMS).
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I'm pretty sure it isn't the towers cause my friends iPhone 5 is running off LTE and he live about 5 minutes away from my house. I've also been at distances one minute away from his house and did not pick up LTE then either. I don't know much about bands or frequencies but my carrier just launched the Galaxy S3's and they run off LTE and I'm assuming the Note 2 has the same hardware. S3: 700 (Band 17), 1700/2100 (AWS) MHz , Note 2: 700(band 17) 850 AWS 1,900(band 2). I'm clueless as to what those numbers mean but i'm guessing the important thing is Band 17, right?

Try going near his house then. Or have you checked the network settings? You may have to flash something.

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Try going near his house then. Or have you checked the network settings? You may have to flash something.
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I have to no avail. I had a friend try to help me out over the phone with network settings and his phone appears to have a setting that mine does not. When he goes into settings > wireless and network more settings > mobile network there is an option for him to toggle between LTE, HSPA+ etc. My phone doesn't have that for some reason. All that's listed is Mobile data, data roaming, Access point names, and network operators. Nothing to toggle between networks, which is probably what I need to enable LTE. I have no idea why that setting would be absent from my device. My friend was using an S3 on the same operating system as me btw.

From what i can tell it's the frequencies . The frequencies your device have seem to be different than the frequencies the s3 have on your carrier. If it's not that then you can check your apn settings.
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Well i didn't realize how old the thread was, but i hope yes fixed your problem.
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What model is your phone, and what model is his phone. You said you brought your phone from a competing carrier who is likely using alternate frequencies that your phone might not be picking up either due to hardware or software limitations. Without knowing the hardware, and where it came from in the first place, we can't figure out what frequencies your phone is looking for and can't answer your question effectively.

download an app that will show you what is the type of connection you are actually on.
I think that maybe its the matter of incorrect icon.

LTE not appearing in notification Bar

I saw LTE yesterday in my notification bar, and that was the first time I saw it in 2 weeks. I always have 4G, but I believe that's HSPA+. Anyone have anything similar, and how they would fix it?
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QuickSkope said:
I saw LTE yesterday in my notification bar, and that was the first time I saw it in 2 weeks. I always have 4G, but I believe that's HSPA+. Anyone have anything similar, and how they would fix it?
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Maybe there are issues with LTE in your area? If you didn't change anything on the phone I would reboot it just to be sure but it's probably a coverage issue.

I'm gonna talk to Rogers today, cause I should have LTE around my area.
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HSPA+ is H+, not 4G. Test your connection speed if you're unsure, anything over 10mbps (especially for upload) is most likely LTE. I get around 24-36mbps up here in Canada.
Edit: Ah, that might be different for each carrier then. I definitely get H+ when I am on HSPA+.

8mb/s. On download, I don't believe those are LTE speeds, and if they are they're pass poor.
Also, never seen H+ on my GS4, so I think 4G is HSPA+.
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The "4G" indicator is HSPA+.
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On the AT&T version, when on LTE, there is a small print "LTE" under the 4G symbol. The term 4G has been abused so much, God knows what it means on any given device.

I`ve got the rogers one and it says LTE when theres LTE and 4G when there isn`t.
Check your apns and make sure its ltemobile.apn set up ?

kylecore said:
I`ve got the rogers one and it says LTE when theres LTE and 4G when there isn`t.
Check your apns and make sure its ltemobile.apn set up ?
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Where are you located? And ya, I have my Rogers LTE and my tethering APN as well.
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QuickSkope said:
Where are you located? And ya, I have my Rogers LTE and my tethering APN as well.
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I'm in Chatham Ontario.
Between Windsor and London

I think it might be a radio issue with the stock ROM. It was the same on the S2 Skyrocket, some radios worked better than others. The Radio I had on my S2 when I switched over to the S4 showed LTE in my area constantly. Previous radios on that phone were hit and miss...some a lot better than others. I guess we will have to wait until the BootLoader is unlocked (for AT&T S4s) and other basebands (radios) are released until we can test and see which one works better in each area.
My S4 has a pretty good connection now, but it too shows 4G where it use to show LTE. Like I said, some radios do better than others when handling LTE connections.

So apparently the representative lied to me and said that I would have LTE, but my region doesn't support it. That's awesome : /. Thought it doesn't explain why I had it for a brief period. Maybe it came from a tower with LTE. Weird.
Well, This things going back unless a representative can give me a decent deal : /

QuickSkope said:
So apparently the representative lied to me and said that I would have LTE, but my region doesn't support it. That's awesome : /. Thought it doesn't explain why I had it for a brief period. Maybe it came from a tower with LTE. Weird.
Well, This things going back unless a representative can give me a decent deal : /
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Are you positive that your area doesn't have LTE? Just because the phone is capable of having LTE doesn't mean you are guaranteed an LTE signal. You have to be within the LTE broadcast area and, your phone's modem (radio) has to pick up that LTE signal. Like I said before, the phones radio has a lot to do with it. Some just handle LTE connection (and all connections) better than others. Radios are flashable, but the bootloader has to be unlocked, with custom recovery installed and different versions of the radio have to be available before Devs can make them flashable. Some will do better than others. It's just a matter of trying them when they are available.

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Are you positive that your area doesn't have LTE? Just because the phone is capable of having LTE doesn't mean you are guaranteed an LTE signal. You have to be within the LTE broadcast area and, your phone's modem (radio) has to pick up that LTE signal. Like I said before, the phones radio has a lot to do with it. Some just handle LTE connection (and all connections) better than others. Radios are flashable, but the bootloader has to be unlocked, with custom recovery installed and different versions of the radio have to be available before Devs can make them flashable. Some will do better than others. It's just a matter of trying them when they are available.
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I live in Nanaimo BC, Checking the Rogers Map, it states that LTE is "Coming Soon". Which is ambituitous to say the least.

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Note FE not going 4G LTE on T-Mobile

I'm not getting 4G LTE (T-MOBILE) on the note FE, going to send it back to get a NOTE8.

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Retrojayxvii said:
I'm not getting 4G LTE (T-MOBILE) on the note FE, going to send it back to get a NOTE8.
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Which exact model (S/K/L) do you have & which LTE Bands are available in your area?
Have you used the app LTE Discovery to try to connect/see which bands your phone are "seeing" ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.simplyadvanced.ltediscovery&hl=en
Have you tried to manually insert T-Mobile's APN?
Are you T-Mobile US,or in Europe?

KOLIOSIS said:
@Retrojayxvii
WELCOME TO XDA-DEVELOPERS! :good:
Which exact model (S/K/L) do you have & which LTE Bands are available in your area?
Have you used the app LTE Discovery to try to connect/see which bands your phone are "seeing" ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.simplyadvanced.ltediscovery&hl=en
Have you tried to manually insert T-Mobile's APN?
Are you T-Mobile US,or in Europe?
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New Antenna design seems not working well with LTE bands in US, got weaker signal strength compare with old Note 7. the downstream seems fine, but upstream speed is slow and inconsistent. switched to 3G then upstream speed back normal.
for AT&T, APN setting is fine, manual setting and auto setting in phone yield same results. not totally unusable but does feel restricted.

Phasewalker said:
New Antenna design seems not working well with LTE bands in US, got weaker signal strength compare with old Note 7. the downstream seems fine, but upstream speed is slow and inconsistent. switched to 3G then upstream speed back normal.
for AT&T, APN setting is fine, manual setting and auto setting in phone yield same results. not totally unusable but does feel restricted.
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I wonder if the different chip set has anything to do with the difference you're experiencing vs last year's Note 7 (assuming you had a Snapdragon-powered device).
Mine is arriving tomorrow, on T-Mobile US, LTE Bands 2/4 & just rolling out Band 12 in my area.
Coverage is sketchy @ my house, but, crazy strong @ work, pegging out the meter on the OOKLA Speed test app. .
If I have connectivity issues @ work, it will be easily apparent.
As long as phone calls are strong/consistent & LTE is decent, I'll be OK, as I'm covered by WI-FI most hours of the day.

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I'm not getting 4G LTE (T-MOBILE) on the note FE, going to send it back to get a NOTE8.
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I'm a Note FE user on T-Mobile in Philadelphia, PA area and I'm showing LTE. At first it was showing 3g. Here is what I changed in the Mobile Networks section.
1. In mobile networks, manually changed APN from epic.tmobile.com to fast.tmobile.com. I also changed the APN protocol and APN roaming protocol to IPv6
2. In Network Mode selected "3g only" then backed out of the menu.
3. Went back into Network Mode again and selected "LTE when available".
After that it switched to LTE.
I'm not sure if the APN changes were important, but it is what I did.
Drove to Ohio and back this weekend and had LTE the whole way pretty much.

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I'm a Note FE user on T-Mobile in Philadelphia, PA area and I'm showing LTE. At first it was showing 3g. Here is what I changed in the Mobile Networks section.
1. In mobile networks, manually changed APN from epic.tmobile.com to fast.tmobile.com. I also changed the APN protocol and APN roaming protocol to IPv6
2. In Network Mode selected "3g only" then backed out of the menu.
3. Went back into Network Mode again and selected "LTE when available".
After that it switched to LTE.
I'm not sure if the APN changes were important, but it is what I did.
Drove to Ohio and back this weekend and had LTE the whole way pretty much.
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I have no network mode on mines.

rowg said:
I'm a Note FE user on T-Mobile in Philadelphia, PA area and I'm showing LTE. At first it was showing 3g. Here is what I changed in the Mobile Networks section.
1. In mobile networks, manually changed APN from epic.tmobile.com to fast.tmobile.com. I also changed the APN protocol and APN roaming protocol to IPv6
2. In Network Mode selected "3g only" then backed out of the menu.
3. Went back into Network Mode again and selected "LTE when available".
After that it switched to LTE.
I'm not sure if the APN changes were important, but it is what I did.
Drove to Ohio and back this weekend and had LTE the whole way pretty much.
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I'm not seeing this Network Mode you're speaking of.
Any chance you could take some screenshots to point it out?
BTW,I have the KT Model (SM-N935K).
I have 3G w/both APNs you mentioned,but,no LTE.

Model number SM-N935S
I attached pictures for items in the connections tab in settings.

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Model number SM-N935S
I attached pictures for items in the connections tab in settings.
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I'm missing that setting altogether, I'll screenshot later, still @ work, haven't been able to get into the phone much at all, less basic WI-FI/Data m/APN Settings.

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Model number SM-N935S
I attached pictures for items in the connections tab in settings.
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I'm missing that setting altogether, I'll screenshot later, still @ work, haven't been able to get into the phone much at all, less basic WI-FI/Data m/APN Settings.
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@rowg
Here's what I have,missing the 3G/4G Toggle:
I've tried two different SIM Cards/phone numbers,both work on 4G LTE in my other phone,so,that's definitely not an issue.
Anyone else have this model (SM-N935K) KoreaTelecom
& have working 4G LTE?

KOLIOSIS said:
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Here's what I have,missing the 3G/4G Toggle:
I've tried two different SIM Cards/phone numbers,both work on 4G LTE in my other phone,so,that's definitely not an issue.
Anyone else have this model (SM-N935K) KoreaTelecom
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I am using SM-N935K on AT&T, except weaker signal, 4G LTE works fine. but definitely has something to do with KoreaTelecom utilization they did for Note FE, since my phone is missing additional menu in mobile network as you do.

Phasewalker said:
I am using SM-N935K on AT&T, except weaker signal, 4G LTE works fine. but definitely has something to do with KoreaTelecom utilization they did for Note FE, since my phone is missing additional menu in mobile network as you do.
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I've contacted the (eBay) seller, requesting an exchange for an SK Telecom model (SM-N935S) or, a refund. He immediately got back w/me, getting a hold of his tech guy, see if they can solve the issue.
I'll post updates as they arrive......

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I've contacted the (eBay) seller, requesting an exchange for an SK Telecom model (SM-N935S) or, a refund. He immediately got back w/me, getting a hold of his tech guy, see if they can solve the issue.
I'll post updates as they arrive......
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I wonder what the difference is between the K,L and S korean models is as far as frequency ability is?
I always figured they were the same but the experiences here show otherwise.
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, S7 edge or S6

force70 said:
I wonder what the difference is between the K,L and S korean models is as far as frequency ability is?
I always figured they were the same but the experiences here show otherwise.
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, S7 edge or S6
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It's a settings/software difference between the three models,check my recent posts for comparison between the KT & SK Models.
We're used to this sort of thing in the US,VZW & AT&T will hide settings/make them inaccessible vs T-Mobile & Sprint.
I didn't expect this from the Korean variants,but,a little internet scouring has revealed KT phones are a bit of a PITA w/this particular issue.
I'm still awaiting additional feedback from the seller,I'm giving it another few hours 'til I ping 'em again.
I've heard from an AT&T user who has this model & they can connect to LTE,perhaps they & KT have similar bands.........
Regardless,I have 30 days for a return,I'm hoping it doesn't take anywhere near that long to resolve.
If this drags out for more than a few days,I may put it up for sale on Swappa with a "Buyer Beware" for T-Mobile US customers.

rowg said:
I'm a Note FE user on T-Mobile in Philadelphia, PA area and I'm showing LTE. At first it was showing 3g. Here is what I changed in the Mobile Networks section.
1. In mobile networks, manually changed APN from epic.tmobile.com to fast.tmobile.com. I also changed the APN protocol and APN roaming protocol to IPv6
2. In Network Mode selected "3g only" then backed out of the menu.
3. Went back into Network Mode again and selected "LTE when available".
After that it switched to LTE.
I'm not sure if the APN changes were important, but it is what I did.
Drove to Ohio and back this weekend and had LTE the whole way pretty much.
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Thank you! This was a god send!
I also have a N935S (Note 7 FE for skt) and was frustrated at not getting LTE connections, especially since T mobile only had 2G or LTE coverage at my home, and was almoat resigned to return this.
Followed instructions and I now have LTE and connection seems strong and stable too. I will travel around this week to see if LTE works all round, but I think I can now make this my daily driver!
Many thanks!
p.s. now if I could get root ..... !

I'm guessing that SM-N935K doesn't have that feature to switch it to LTE or 4G but SM-N935S has that future this is a damn shame. I love this phone but I guess I would have to send it back.

Received a N935K today, popped in my att microSIM and LTE showed right away. so far no issues with cellular internet connectivity. definitely a few missing features on this iteration of Samsung Experienc 8.1, such as places. the techie-nerdy part of my personna simply couldn't resist buying "this classic phone", lol. not to disparage the S8+, but having the fingerprint reader on the front of the phone is really nice. TWRP and root is my current wish for now.

cortez.i said:
Received a N935K today, popped in my att microSIM and LTE showed right away. so far no issues with cellular internet connectivity. definitely a few missing features on this iteration of Samsung Experienc 8.1, such as places. the techie-nerdy part of my personna simply couldn't resist buying "this classic phone", lol. not to disparage the S8+, but having the fingerprint reader on the front of the phone is really nice. TWRP and root is my current wish for now.
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Which LTE Bands are you connecting to?

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Which LTE Bands are you connecting to?
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I'm connecting to Band 2 at the moment; same your and Band I connect to when I'm at my home.

cortez.i said:
I'm connecting to Band 2 at the moment; same your and Band I connect to when I'm at my home.
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THX,Band 4 is the predominant band in my area,followed by Band 2 & very sparingly Band 12.
On T-Mobile US,I'm currently only on 3G (UMTS or HSPA+).
I've confirmed in the settings,along w/LTE Discovery & the OOKLA SpeedTest app backs that indication up,with the less than 4G Speeds I'm accustomed to.
Currently on the phone w/T-Mo,see if there is anything they can do..............