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Please help me diagnose data problems on AT&T

I had a galaxy nexus on AT&T and i cut the sim into micro sim for my nexus 4. I had to push it in a little hard, but it seems to work fine.
Lately though, I am keeping my nexus 4 on 2g while at work to save battery on this phone because it loses a ton of battery while sitting idle on 3g compared to my galaxy nexus. But I'm noticing that data starts and stops working. The bars are still blue but no up and down arrows when I'm sending a message and then after a minute it stars working again for a few seconds. I thought maybe it was the AT&T tower near my work but it's doing this at home too (forty miles away) on edge. 3g seems to be slightly better but happening in that too. This has been happening since last Wednesday. Anybody have any ideas? I'm wondering if there's something wrong w/ my phone, or if I damaged the sim card slot, but I'm not losing signal or getting a message that sim card isn't detected or anything.
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ksc6000 said:
I am keeping my nexus 4 on 2g while at work to save battery on this phone because it loses a ton of battery while sitting idle on 3g compared to my galaxy nexus. But I'm noticing that data starts and stops working. The bars are still blue but no up and down arrows when I'm sending a message and then after a minute it stars working again for a few seconds. I thought maybe it was the AT&T tower near my work but it's doing this at home too on edge. 3g seems to be ok. Anybody have any ideas?
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The tower you're connected to may just be busy and you're just stuck waiting.
"Cell phone traffic through a single cell mast is limited by the mast's capacity; there is a finite number of calls or data traffic that a mast can handle at once."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_site#Range

No it happens at home as well which is forty miles from work and not a very populated/busy area
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Its happening with Whatsapp, not on edge but 3G also.. There must be a config that is blocking
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calanizzle said:
Its happening with Whatsapp, not on edge but 3G also.. There must be a config that is blocking
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It's not just happening with What's app for me, it's any data. I'm wondering if I didn't cut my sim card to micro sim right or something..but then wouldn't I lose signal all together?

is your apn right?

phermey said:
is your apn right?
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I didn't set it because I thought if you're on a postpaid plan it should be set in the nexus 4 automatically:
"If you plan on using your newly unwrapped Nexus 4 on either AT&T or T-Mobile postpaid services, you won't need any extra configuration. The devices come out of the box with the carrier's proper APN settings preloaded in the software."
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-setup-right-apn-your-nexus-4

what is the correct APN for att

I had to set mine to get it right.
Are you missing push notifications, or does it take a second to gear up when you want to use mobile data? If so, it's an issue. If you're just worried about the up and down arrows disappearing, I wouldn't be concerned.

Ajfink said:
I had to set mine to get it right.
Are you missing push notifications, or does it take a second to gear up when you want to use mobile data? If so, it's an issue. If you're just worried about the up and down arrows disappearing, I wouldn't be concerned.
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No, in that minute or so where it's not working, it actually doesn't transmit data. It's not just the arrows. People are not getting my messages on time, and I'm not getting theirs. Web pages don't load, the phone isn't even trying. And then all of a sudden it'll start working. I also tested it by messaging myself on my computer by opening another gmail account I have on the computer and trying to talk back and forth. I know relying on the arrows isn't a very scientific method, but each time I see the arrows, the checkmarks appear on whatsapp messages (which show it's been transmitted), and the message shows up on my second gmail account on my computer.
The really difficult part of troubleshooting this is that it doesn't work...for about a minute, then it works for a few seconds...then it stops again.

ksc6000 said:
No, in that minute or so where it's not working, it actually doesn't transmit data. It's not just the arrows. People are not getting my messages on time, and I'm not getting theirs. Web pages don't load, the phone isn't even trying. And then all of a sudden it'll start working. I also tested it by messaging myself on my computer by opening another gmail account I have on the computer and trying to talk back and forth.
The really difficult part of troubleshooting this is that it doesn't work...for about a minute, then it works for a few seconds...then it stops again.
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Im having the exact same issues but on Tmo checked apns and did stock restores nothing seems to correct it...carrier says its them google says its them so im getting a new nexus 4 sent from google and a new sim card from my carrier hopefully its one of those

yah the apn is not set for anything. gimme a sec and ill type out the lines you need.
>settings>more>mobile networks>access point names.
open up the apn
name AT&T HSPA+
apn phone
mmsc http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
mms proxy proxy.mobile.att.net
mms port 80
mcc 310
mnc 410
apn type default,supl,mms,hipri
apn protocol IPv4
apn roaming protocol IPv4
bearer unspecified
if i didnt list the line... nothing goes there. this includes the first proxies.
this is also the fastest att apn there is for hspa+. i think. i was pulling 11mb last night in a house.
oh yah. and make sure you save the apn changes. and those androidcentral guys... are too busy eating donuts. it comes out of the box working on 2g.

phermey said:
yah the apn is not set for anything. gimme a sec and ill type out the lines you need.
>settings>more>mobile networks>access point names.
open up the apn
name AT&T HSPA+
apn phone
mmsc http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
mms proxy proxy.mobile.att.net
mms port 80
mcc 310
mnc 410
apn type default,supl,mms,hipri
apn protocol IPv4
apn roaming protocol IPv4
bearer unspecified
if i didnt list the line... nothing goes there. this includes the first proxies.
this is also the fastest att apn there is for hspa+. i think. i was pulling 11mb last night in a house.
oh yah. and make sure you save the apn changes. and those androidcentral guys... are too busy eating donuts. it comes out of the box working on 2g.
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with this APN my MMS doesn NOT work. I have to have 2 apn's set one for phone/data and one for MMS for it to work. Is that the case for you.

phermey said:
yah the apn is not set for anything. gimme a sec and ill type out the lines you need.
>settings>more>mobile networks>access point names.
open up the apn
name AT&T HSPA+
apn phone
mmsc http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
mms proxy proxy.mobile.att.net
mms port 80
mcc 310
mnc 410
apn type default,supl,mms,hipri
apn protocol IPv4
apn roaming protocol IPv4
bearer unspecified
if i didnt list the line... nothing goes there. this includes the first proxies.
this is also the fastest att apn there is for hspa+. i think. i was pulling 11mb last night in a house.
oh yah. and make sure you save the apn changes. and those androidcentral guys... are too busy eating donuts. it comes out of the box working on 2g.
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Thank you I will try this.

dkotoric said:
with this APN my MMS doesn NOT work. I have to have 2 apn's set one for phone/data and one for MMS for it to work. Is that the case for you.
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that is the only apn i have.and everything works. im not prepaid att though. if you are straight talk or something else... you can search for the apn here or on google.

On the APN type try putting:
default,admin,fota,mms,supl,hipri
That came straight from my vivid on at&t before I did anything to that phone. I got that gong on this one too and it works.
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phermey said:
that is the only apn i have.and everything works. im not prepaid att though. if you are straight talk or something else... you can search for the apn here or on google.
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I must have had something typed in wrong before I just entered this one and removed all my other ones and MMS works.
Thanks

dkotoric said:
I must have had something typed in wrong before I just entered this one and removed all my other ones and MMS works.
Thanks
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glad i could help.

this did the trick for my MMS issue, thanks. mine had cingular address

[Q] Slow data speeds on AT&T?

Ok, so I just got my N4 last night and so far I am very impressed with it, especially being my first android phone. However, the data speeds seem quite slow, can someone please help me out?
Using this APN I am connected to HSPA + on AT&T but am only getting around 1 Mbps both up and down. Does anyone know what could be causing me to have such slow speeds?

NoL1m1tZ said:
Ok, so I just got my N4 last night and so far I am very impressed with it, especially being my first android phone. However, the data speeds seem quite slow, can someone please help me out?
Using this APN I am connected to HSPA + on AT&T but am only getting around 1 Mbps both up and down. Does anyone know what could be causing me to have such slow speeds?
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Are you using a Direct Connection with AT&T?
Or do you have a MVNO SIM or AT&T Prepaid SIM?

UberSlackr said:
Are you using a Direct Connection with AT&T?
Or do you have a MVNO SIM or AT&T Prepaid SIM?
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I'm on an AT&T family plan with a sim card pulled from an iphone 5. (Not sure if I answered your question, im not on prepaid though)

I have the same issues. I signed up for at&t family shared 10gb for 3 lines a month ago. I have the GS3 and 2 iphone 5's. 2 weeks ago i bought the nexus 4 and the speeds are bad compared to LTE. I get 3-4 down and 1 up. I used the following APN settings. So far its the best one's that work.
http://forums.androiddoes.net/showt...to-get-good-AT-amp-T-HSPA-speeds-with-Nexus-4
the Nexus 4 works best on t-mobile in the US only because they support HSPA+ while at&t is HSPA and LTE.
AT&T is building up their LTE markets and not upgrading their current HSPA.

Are you referring to the pta one or the phone one? On the pta one I don't get a data connection.

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Ok you do not get any data with pta apn because your sim is not provisioned for LTE(even if LTE is on your plan). My daughter had an iphone 4s(we have a data share plan which includes LTE) and I switched her to my GS3. She also didn't get any data using the pta APN. I just called at&t and told them they needed to provision it for LTE because the LTE apn wasn't working. They put me on hold, provisioned the sim for LTE and had me reboot and then the PTA apn worked. It was the same deal for my mom when she went from a HSPA+ phone to a LTE phone. She got no data at first until I called and told them her old phone was HSPA+ and her new one was LTE. That's when I learned they have to reprovision it. Of course they wouldn't need to do this if you had originally had an LTE phone

graffixnyc said:
Ok you do not get any data with pta apn because your sim is not provisioned for LTE(even if LTE is on your plan). My daughter had an iphone 4s(we have a data share plan which includes LTE) and I switched her to my GS3. She also didn't get any data using the pta APN. I just called at&t and told them they needed to provision it for LTE because the LTE apn wasn't working. They put me on hold, provisioned the sim for LTE and had me reboot and then the PTA apn worked. It was the same deal for my mom when she went from a HSPA+ phone to a LTE phone. She got no data at first until I called and told them her old phone was HSPA+ and her new one was LTE. That's when I learned they have to reprovision it. Of course they wouldn't need to do this if you had originally had an LTE phone
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That's the thing, my iphone 5 was lte.

Just an update, checked on the AT&T site and it says my account is provisioned for LTE yet the PTA apn does not work? Any help?

NoL1m1tZ said:
Just an update, checked on the AT&T site and it says my account is provisioned for LTE yet the PTA apn does not work? Any help?
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Could it have to do with the Nexus 4 not supporting LTE, only HSPA+?
Could you post the APN settings you are currently using? (Make sure its the one with the blue dot across from it)

using this one
http://goo.gl/4Dbgj

NoL1m1tZ said:
using this one
http://goo.gl/4Dbgj
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Do you mind testing a few things?
If so, Could you press the menu icon (bottom right corner) in the APNs settings, then select restore to default.
Then power off the device, Open APNs Settings again, and check to be sure the default APN (Should be the only one listed) is selected (Has the blue dot to the far right) then wait a few second, and power the device off and on again..
After devices is back on, check your internet, go to any webpage (other than a google one)
If still not working fast enough, go Back to APNs settings..
Add New, and try these settings...
APN: wap.cingular
User Name: [email protected] (Case Sensitive)
Password: CINGULAR1 (Case Sensitive)
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth Type: n/a
APN Type: internet + mms
Bearer: unspecified
Delete the First APN... enable the one you just created (press the radio button so that it turns blue)
then restart the phone.
Remember this phone does not support LTE service, so you may need to have your account provisioned to HSPA+ and not LTE.
Note: The can provision each line of service individually, just not sure if it can be done that way with the Data Share Plans (they did not have those when I worked there.)

Server errors on almost all my apps

I just switched from tmobile prepaid to at&t prepaid (no choice, need better coverage bc I travel a bunch with work, and they pay for most of it). Ever since I switched all my Google services get a server error and can't connect, on cell data only, over wifi they connect fine. Tonight I noticed other apps are doing the same thing, like Falcon pro, things that use g+ for multiplayer, etc.
I've already tried clearing cache and data on Google play and play services. Then I wiped dalvik and cache. Didn't help. Any ideas?
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Have you changed any APN settings between the time you used your phone on T-Mobile and AT&T?

sounds like your data speeds are horrible. wiping cache/dalvik has nothing to do with your issue. sounds like your issue is either att prepaid or your apn.

sounds like your data speeds are horrible. wiping cache/dalvik has nothing to do with your issue. sounds like your issue is either att prepaid or your apn.
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No I haven't touched my apn settings. They all say something with "cingular" in them. I've never messed work apn did so I hadn't thought of that. Any recommendations?

simms22 said:
sounds like your data speeds are horrible. wiping cache/dalvik has nothing to do with your issue. sounds like your issue is either att prepaid or your apn.
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I would agree you might be on AT&T's Edge (2G) network which sucks for doing anything as its so slow. What network shows up in settings>about phone>status?
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jirafabo said:
No I haven't touched my apn settings. They all say something with "cingular" in them. I've never messed work apn did so I hadn't thought of that. Any recommendations?
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Here are my APN settings for AT&T GoPhone
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: not set
Password: not set
Server: cingulargprs.com
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com/
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: not set
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: not set
APN Type: default, supl, mms
APN Protocol: IPv4
APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4
APN Enable/Disable: grayed out but APN Enabled checked
Bearer: Unspecified

Thanks. Mine were exactly what yours were. I changed them to whats below and have had no problems since. I'm a little unsure about what apns can be used but I gave it a try and it worked.
Name: HSPA
APN: phone
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
APN type: default,supl,agps,fota,dun,mms
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jirafabo said:
Thanks. Mine were exactly what yours were. I changed them to whats below and have had no problems since. I'm a little unsure about what apns can be used but I gave it a try and it worked.
Name: HSPA
APN: phone
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
APN type: default,supl,agps,fota,dun,mms
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So with these settings above, I get no mms, can't send or receive. Is there any harm to using straight talk APNs or LTE APNs even though LTE is not supported (officially) on my phone?

jirafabo said:
So with these settings above, I get no mms, can't send or receive. Is there any harm to using straight talk APNs or LTE APNs even though LTE is not supported (officially) on my phone?
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They only work if you have that service, same for the mobile data card APN your trying now.
Have you checked to make sure you have 4G (HSPA+), or 3G service from AT&T in your area. Could be you only have 2G service in your area. While AT&T's coverage is better than T-Mobile it doesn't come anywhere close to that of Verizon and they still have a lot of 2G only coverage areas especially rural areas outside of major cities.

kzoodroid said:
They only work if you have that service, same for the mobile data card APN your trying now.
Have you checked to make sure you have 4G (HSPA+), or 3G service from AT&T in your area. Could be you only have 2G service in your area. While AT&T's coverage is better than T-Mobile it doesn't come anywhere close to that of Verizon and they still have a lot of 2G only coverage areas especially rural areas outside of major cities.
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Well I'm in Orlando, we have great coverage. That's not the issue. I think my default APN was messed up somehow. I called into AT&T and they wanted me to do a hard wipe of the phone. I doubt that would change anything.

kzoodroid said:
I would agree you might be on AT&T's Edge (2G) network which sucks for doing anything as its so slow. What network shows up in settings>about phone>status?
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Here are my APN settings for AT&T GoPhone
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: not set
Password: not set
Server: cingulargprs.com
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com/
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: not set
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: not set
APN Type: default, supl, mms
APN Protocol: IPv4
APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4
APN Enable/Disable: grayed out but APN Enabled checked
Bearer: Unspecified
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My default APN settings are exactly the same as yours listed above. Also, i have HSPA 10 and HSPA+ 15 showing in about phone. Could this be one of those occassions where the location is so busy that they boot me to a slower signal? I have full bars HSPA at all times.

jirafabo said:
My default APN settings are exactly the same as yours listed above. Also, i have HSPA 10 and HSPA+ 15 showing in about phone. Could this be one of those occassions where the location is so busy that they boot me to a slower signal? I have full bars HSPA at all times.
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If your device is showing HSPA+ 10,15 then the phone is getting a 4G signal and yes if too many people are using a tower, or hogging all the bandwidth, at any given time it will slow everyone down. The bandwidth available is finite and has to be split between everyone using it. Try conectng late at night and see if you're speeds pick up.
I only get Edge (2G) at work and sending an MMS is nearly impossible, takes 20 minutes at best to send and Words with Friends won't connect to its server and that uses hardly any data at all. Could be that so many people on on the towers around you that it's down to 2G speeds even though it says HSPA+ on the phone. New York and San Francisco are a couple of areas where AT&T was famous for incredibly slow data speeds with iPhones for years because of all the people trying to use towers at the same time..

kzoodroid said:
If your device is showing HSPA+ 10,15 then the phone is getting a 4G signal and yes if too many people are using a tower, or hogging all the bandwidth, at any given time it will slow everyone down. The bandwidth available is finite and has to be split between everyone using it. Try conectng late at night and see if you're speeds pick up.
I only get Edge (2G) at work and sending an MMS is nearly impossible, takes 20 minutes at best to send and Words with Friends won't connect to its server and that uses hardly any data at all. Could be that so many people on on the towers around you that it's down to 2G speeds even though it says HSPA+ on the phone. New York and San Francisco are a couple of areas where AT&T was famous for incredibly slow data speeds with iPhones for years because of all the people trying to use towers at the same time..
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Thanks. While I don' expect that is the problem as Orlando is not really a super saturated market, it could be.
I was getting great speeds with the mobile hotspot apn settings, but obviously no mms. Can i use a different set of MMS settings as the top server and proxy settings? also I just realized I have to reset the phone every time i make a change. I probably already found a good working set but didnt do a reset. lol

9505g on ATT help wth LTE

got the google edition in the mail today and set up the PTA apn to try to get LTE on it...
out of the box i got no data at all and the PTA apn doesnt work either.
im stuck usning the old cingular WAP for H+ on it ... called att AND google at the same time and ATT is sayng they cant guarantee i will get LTE since its not an ATT branded phone. Google is saying it should work and told ATT they are full of **** essentially..
any help?

Let's start with the stupid questions. After saving the pta apn did you click the green/blue bubble on the right of the apn
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LTE now working!
Tyie101 said:
Let's start with the stupid questions. After saving the pta apn did you click the green/blue bubble on the right of the apn
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No. This should work out of the box. I was on the phone myself with AT&T and Google for two hours. It's a simple matter of AT&T changing the data plan to LTE, but they won't do it because they do not recognize the IMEI as an AT&T phone. No need to change APN settings. AT&T is basically screwing us. In the coming days I see a LOT of complaints coming. The customer service reps say there is nothing they can do, the network people say there's nothing they can do. Complete nonsense. Now, if you had an LTE data plan PRIOR to switching out phones you're probably going to be OK. It's those of us that were on 3G that will be screwed.
EDIT:
Well, after speaking with endless reps, I found one who was willing to actually do her job. She was sympathetic, did some research, and put in a phony IMEI number that allowed her to upgrade my plan from 3G to LTE. I guess the moral of the story is be persistent, hang up on the reps that say there's nothing they can do and keep trying till you find a rep willing to do their job properly.
By the way, I kept my unlimited status, no worries there.
FUNNY:
I had a call from a sales rep before the issue was fixed. Her solution was "why don't you return your phone, go to an AT&T store, and buy one of ours?"

bleez99 said:
No. This should work out of the box. I was on the phone myself with AT&T and Google for two hours. It's a simple matter of AT&T changing the data plan to LTE, but they won't do it because they do not recognize the IMEI as an AT&T phone. No need to change APN settings. AT&T is basically screwing us. In the coming days I see a LOT of complaints coming. The customer service reps say there is nothing they can do, the network people say there's nothing they can do. Complete nonsense. Now, if you had an LTE data plan PRIOR to switching out phones you're probably going to be OK. It's those of us that were on 3G that will be screwed.
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which is what i was afraid of since i am on the grandfathered plan for 30 bucks unlimited ... no way in hell im going up to 40+ bucks for 2 GB of data.
and yes, i did choose the radio button for it.
they sent in some form to allow ATT to recognize my IMEI which might allow LTE to come in.. i asked about the plan and everything and no one said it wouldnt work... altho i had feared some people might have been told otherwise.

helix031 said:
which is what i was afraid of since i am on the grandfathered plan for 30 bucks unlimited ... no way in hell im going up to 40+ bucks for 2 GB of data.
and yes, i did choose the radio button for it.
they sent in some form to allow ATT to recognize my IMEI which might allow LTE to come in.. i asked about the plan and everything and no one said it wouldnt work... altho i had feared some people might have been told otherwise.
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doing research actually, i did find that i even posted that question a few months back somewhere here on XDA...
would you need an upgraded plan to get LTE on ATT even if you have the grandfathered plan ?

helix031 said:
got the google edition in the mail today and set up the PTA apn to try to get LTE on it...
out of the box i got no data at all and the PTA apn doesnt work either.
im stuck usning the old cingular WAP for H+ on it ... called att AND google at the same time and ATT is sayng they cant guarantee i will get LTE since its not an ATT branded phone. Google is saying it should work and told ATT they are full of **** essentially..
any help?
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You don't need the PTA APN anymore. Just one named phone.
Here's what I have that works perfectly on LTE:
Name: (whatever you want)
APN: phone
Proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username: not set
Password: not set
Server: not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth Type: not set
APN type: default,supl,mms,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
Bearer: unspecified
MVNO type: none
This worked perfectly out of the box for me. I was reading somewhere that they don't really use the PTA APN anymore because that was when they were first turning on their LTE network and now this "phone" APN auto detects and works normally.

ack154 said:
You don't need the PTA APN anymore. Just one named phone.
Here's what I have that works perfectly on LTE:
Name: (whatever you want)
APN: phone
Proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username: not set
Password: not set
Server: not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth Type: not set
APN type: default,supl,mms,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
Bearer: unspecified
MVNO type: none
This worked perfectly out of the box for me. I was reading somewhere that they don't really use the PTA APN anymore because that was when they were first turning on their LTE network and now this "phone" APN auto detects and works normally.
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right, the issue is i didnt have an LTE phone prior. I had a 3g GS2 so my plan isnt configured to work on the LTE network.
for the Iphone they were honoring the old unlimited data plans for 30 dollar a month just changing the name of the plan to the new one (same price, still unlimited, upto 5GB before throttle)
someone just did this on the phone for me and i did get data using the phone APN now (no more using the old 3g only APN)
hopefully when i get out of the building i work in i can get some LTE reception and see if it worked.

helix031 said:
right, the issue is i didnt have an LTE phone prior. I had a 3g GS2 so my plan isnt configured to work on the LTE network.
for the Iphone they were honoring the old unlimited data plans for 30 dollar a month just changing the name of the plan to the new one (same price, still unlimited, upto 5GB before throttle)
someone just did this on the phone for me and i did get data using the phone APN now (no more using the old 3g only APN)
hopefully when i get out of the building i work in i can get some LTE reception and see if it worked.
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If you haven't had an LTE phone prior, you probably don't have LTE data enabled through AT&T yet. What data plan are you on specifically? Does it say 4G for Smartphones or LTE for Smartphones? I'm thinking you're going to have to talk to AT&T and get them to switch your plan...

ack154 said:
If you haven't had an LTE phone prior, you probably don't have LTE data enabled through AT&T yet. What data plan are you on specifically? Does it say 4G for Smartphones or LTE for Smartphones? I'm thinking you're going to have to talk to AT&T and get them to switch your plan...
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thats what they just did. they had the LTE plan unlimited for 30 a month they grant to grandfathered data plans when the iphone 5 came out
i am getting data on the PHONE apn now but still no LTE speeds...
i will call back later on in the day if i dont see LTE speeds coming in (speed test now only gave me 4 down)
they also apparantly sent in a form to get the IMEI covered by ATT which would guarantee they can provide :LTE speeds

went by att store and the guy there said it happens all the time with devices from south america (im in miami)
went to the back, grabbed an IMEI off a boxes device. applied that to my account... BAM ... LTE

I had the same problem with a rep telling me that the phone can't be found in their system. From the research I've done, it looks like you can give them any IMEI number off of a AT&T branded LTE phone and their system will switch your plan over.
Here's a good thread about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021401

New NEXUS 4 APN Settings

NEXUS 4 APN Settings
Has anyone seen APN settings like theses and can you explain why they work?
Name: Straight Talk
APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80
I live in Columbus,Ga using a T-Mobile sim on straight talk and tried everything I could find even ST customer service and nothing worked well. Then 1 night on straight talk CS chat the rep gave me this and now I get HSPA+ and 4G all over the area. What I don’t understand is the APN: wap.tracfone and the MMSC with cingular in it. All of the other APN’s I found at XDA, the net or straight talk never used those two items. Also I am using a hybrid radio flash but have been using various combinations of APN’s and radios since I got the phone and the APN is what made the difference.

I'm in Tmobile classic plan and my data has been slow the past week or so, not sure why. I am gonna try this APN just to see what happens, it is working, but I'll see how fast it is.

ahunter said:
NEXUS 4 APN Settings
Has anyone seen APN settings like theses and can you explain why they work?
Name: Straight Talk
APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80
I live in Columbus,Ga using a T-Mobile sim on straight talk and tried everything I could find even ST customer service and nothing worked well. Then 1 night on straight talk CS chat the rep gave me this and now I get HSPA+ and 4G all over the area. What I don’t understand is the APN: wap.tracfone and the MMSC with cingular in it. All of the other APN’s I found at XDA, the net or straight talk never used those two items. Also I am using a hybrid radio flash but have been using various combinations of APN’s and radios since I got the phone and the APN is what made the difference.
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if it's cingular, then you probably actually have or they converted you to, AT&T

notbrodie said:
if it's cingular, then you probably actually have or they converted you to, AT&T
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Thanks, that explains the cingular and Straight Talk does have, or had ATT, sims I have a T-mobile sim. I still don't see how an ATT APN works with a T-Mobile sim.

MMSC = multimedia messaging service center. Data does not use this unless it is MMS related. How is your MMS working? The other fields could be standard and you would actually be going thru T-Mobile for data.
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fernandezhjr said:
MMSC = multimedia messaging service center. Data does not use this unless it is MMS related. How is your MMS working? The other fields could be standard and you would actually be going thru T-Mobile for data.
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My data is fine now, where before I was getting no data Again with this new APN I am getting data coverage in my area where until I changed to this APN I could not get coverage. I even asked at the local T-Moile store about coverage and they said that in my specific area coverage for data is not good but w/this change I am a happy customer.

was working. may be my fault i try again
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Any Status Updates...?
stevew84 said:
I'm in Tmobile classic plan and my data has been slow the past week or so, not sure why. I am gonna try this APN just to see what happens, it is working, but I'll see how fast it is.
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Any status report on whether this new APN configuration improved T-Mobile classic plans Data speed?