Just to start, i have never been able to connect to 4g on my i9505. When i got the phone 4g was not available with my carrier, so i rooted the phone and flashed a custom rom right away. Once 4g was rolled out (i have the option in settings for lte) i was never able to connect.
I have tried almost everything you could think of, i am using the correct modem for my carrier and region (Australia, Vodafone). The app viaero 4G toggle to set the phone to only use LTE only to test if that works but it results in no network found.
My last step which I'm thinking probably won't work but you never know, is a full wipe and flashing back to an Australian stock rom.
It seems as though the phone doesn't have the 4g radio installed.
Could this be possible? Maybe i have a dodgy unit, and if so what do the experts here think should do?
After some advice and insight from the people here at XDA!
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Are you sure you sim card allow you to use the 4G network? May be you need a new sim card. (This is my case)
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That's an interesting thought. I might ask my carrier about getting a new card as i didn't get one when i upgraded my contact.
I didn't think sim cards had any affect on network performance though?
Here în Romania i had to change my sim to a 4g compatible one
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Thanks for those quick replies guys. I'll try the sim first as doing a full wipe and reinstall is time consuming.
I'll update after I've tried a new sim
Yep u definitely need an LTE activated/capable sim. At least this was the case on my carrier. You should probably ask more about this with your carrier
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here in Brazil needs a 4g proper sim card
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dan0s said:
Just to start, i have never been able to connect to 4g on my i9505. When i got the phone 4g was not available with my carrier, so i rooted the phone and flashed a custom rom right away. Once 4g was rolled out (i have the option in settings for lte) i was never able to connect.
I have tried almost everything you could think of, i am using the correct modem for my carrier and region (Australia, Vodafone). The app viaero 4G toggle to set the phone to only use LTE only to test if that works but it results in no network found.
My last step which I'm thinking probably won't work but you never know, is a full wipe and flashing back to an Australian stock rom.
It seems as though the phone doesn't have the 4g radio installed.
Could this be possible? Maybe i have a dodgy unit, and if so what do the experts here think should do?
After some advice and insight from the people here at XDA!
I hope i get done replies!
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you need to change an lte capable sim card and make sure lte is activated in your account. i have read somewhere in this forum and have a checklist of all possible solutions and the last thing i did was have my sim card changed anf told my carrier that it should be lte capable since lte is already activated on my account and it worked for me. i'm on H3G Italy.
BTW LTE capable vodafone sim card here in italy has a 4G mark at the back, maybe it should be the same there in your place as you say vodafone is your carrier.
Related
I'm new to at&t and even though I'm about a half mile from a tower both
Of my s3, s are using edge.
Don't lte SIM cards say 4g on them ?
Thank
Edit . When I web search the sku 72290
It tells me iPhone 4/4s micro SIM
i think you have to have the correct sim card and they also have to provision your card on the network correctly for it to work right....you should call ATT if your's isn't working right
Tough to say, I'd take it to the store I, work for att. Have them cover all the bases. Get a new sim to be sure its not faulty and have them check the imei for your phone on their end. If that doesn't fix it call customer care and request they re-register your phone. Once that is done if your having the problem still and others with att are getting good coverage its most likely your phone.
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I think it's something to do with the porting.
Its now flashing hspa + 4g.
I know when I received my phone att had included a non lte sim I had to have it changed out at the att store.
Your SIM is probably OK but your account needs to be provisioned for lte.
Just to be sure you have the att model SGS III?
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I am on Three UK, and although LTE is not rolled out yet, I was surprised that the LTE menu options do not appear at all. For example, why wouldn't I have this option in case I roamed to a foreign country that provides LTE to roamers.
In the network options I only have
WCDMA only
GSM/WCDMA auto
I know those on EE have another option for LTE.
Supposedly LTE and 3G SIMs are the same. In fact Three will provide free LTE access later this year automatically and without any administrative changes.
Could others confirm, if they are not on an LTE network, whether they see the LTE option on the phones network settings?
I think the phone only shows the option to turn LTE on or off if it detects LTE on your network so it should appear automatically once Three launch LTE
I agree! I decompiled Settings.apk of the HTC One and the network selection option uses RadioInfo class to determine what should be shown on the menu. In fact I can even see CDMA & EV-DO there.
Excellent. Perfect answers. Thank you. For some reason I had it stuck in my head that it was based on the SIM provisioning. I should have realised that it is based on the capabilities of the network you are currently connected to rather than a provisioning option.
I have LTE option on mine, got it on vodafone contract from p4u though the phone is sim free/unlocked.
jonstatt said:
Excellent. Perfect answers. Thank you. For some reason I had it stuck in my head that it was based on the SIM provisioning. I should have realised that it is based on the capabilities of the network you are currently connected to rather than a provisioning option.
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Hi buddy! As promised here's the post I was talking about on the other thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39178384&postcount=674
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Hi buddy! As promised here's the post I was talking about on the other thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39178384&postcount=674
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Well done for finding that as it is buried in the P4U thread! Hopefully this thread will help others who wonder why they do, or do not, see LTE options in their menu!
AW: Do you have LTE menu option on your One? (not EE customers)
My Provider is o2 Germany and there is a LTE-Option.
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My Provider is o2 Germany and there is a LTE-Option.
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Hi! Could you try remove the sim card and reboot your phone and see if the LTE option is still there?
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I have LTE option on mine, got it on vodafone contract from p4u though the phone is sim free/unlocked.
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Does this mean that it will work with AT&T LTE here in the US?
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Does this mean that it will work with AT&T LTE here in the US?
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No. LTE bands in the US are way different compared to the LTE bands all around the world. I'm not sure about LTE Cat 3 though.
AW: Do you have LTE menu option on your One? (not EE customers)
Can't select anything. Menu is gray...sounds logical to me without a SimCard
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In reviews I keep seeing HSPA and LTE versions, which led me to believe there are models without the chip needed for 4G.
There is no answer on this though so I'm not going to rush to buy one until I know.
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Can't select anything. Menu is gray...sounds logical to me without a SimCard
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Do you have any other sim(Must not have LTE on it's network) you could try inserting?
GSM / WCDMA / LTE auto
SIM-free from p4u using Vodafone Italy SIM, in an area not LTE covered
Oh crap Now that looks like a sign that it should have LTE option nomatter what sim you insert.
By the way could you tell me what's your baseband version?
Baseband version:
4A.13.3231.27_10.31.1131.05L
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Oh crap Now that looks like a sign that it should have LTE option nomatter what sim you insert.
By the way could you tell me what's your baseband version?
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I tested a T-Mobile Sim.
The LTE Menu is also available here
It´s not depend on the SIM/Provider i think
I'm not showing lte version on my 3 Handset ? Which is worrying because I took out my new 3 contact for the 3 lte upgrade
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AW: Do you have LTE menu option on your One? (not EE customers)
Here the Software/Baseband Screenshot
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Would it be a problem using the AT&T branded SGH-I337 sim-unlocked phone with the T-Mobile SIM card here in the States?
I was told at T-Mobile store today that the voice calls and SMSs should be no problem, but mobile internet would be a big issue.
I don't know whether it's worth or even possible to reflash the phone with T-Moblie firmware.
The reason being I have 1 bar or signal at home (or even less when it rains), regular phone with international SIM card does not even pick up ATT - T-M only...
They gave me free ATT 3G MicroCell - got the full bar but in the weak areas other party still hears mostly distortion.
no,it be a problem, i bought my GF a T-Mobile unlocked S4 model M919 and she uses it on LTE here in canada all the time. Rogers and ATT have very similar networks so NO, it would def not be a problem
Everything will work. However data will only be 2G while you are on t-mobile
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Everything will work. However data will only be 2G while you are on t-mobile
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Would it be slower?
I'm currently using my I337 on t-mobile. Have no issues with anything, getting LTE data also
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You need a few things to unlock all the bands for full coverage on T-Mobile.
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I get 2g/3g/HSPA+ and LTE all great on my AT&T Galaxy S4 with T-Mobile SIM. Running Cyanogenmod 10.1 nightlies
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You need a few things to unlock all the bands for full coverage on T-Mobile.
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What are the things you need to do? Thanks. Trying to do this now.
It will work regardless. But if you want to make it pick up all of tmobiles bands you need to unlock aws.. I did it yesterday. Worked fine without it but works way better with it... Didn't take long and was easy. Just follow the steps
FYI you Dont need tmobiles firmware. You just need your phones frequency's unlocked so its more compatible to T-Mobile. Att uses 1900 frequency and T-Mobile uses 1700, 1900 and 2200 I believe. Atts phone dont have the other frequencies unlocked without you doing it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291589
Lol just realized I answered your question in the q and a section about this like an hour ago. Go look at your post
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When I was out earlier I downloaded the 4g app of the play store selected lte option only and 4g was then on my screen, I'm in the uk by the way three network, so I then deleted the app and still 4g was present but when I go to network settings on the phone which only had the the 3G 2g option I still have 4g until I lose the signal back to h+ ,So is there is no 4g in south east Asia just wondered why there is no 4g option?
stinkypoo said:
When I was out earlier I downloaded the 4g app of the play store selected lte option only and 4g was then on my screen, I'm in the uk by the way three network, so I then deleted the app and still 4g was present but when I go to network settings on the phone which only had the the 3G 2g option I still have 4g until I lose the signal back to h+ ,So is there is no 4g in south east Asia just wondered why there is no 4g option?
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I had same problem. Cannot be fixed even if you use the magic menu 3845#*855#. The Singapore firmware will not give the LTE option for mobile settings. You'll need to return your G3 and get a Euro model. EBay sellers are aware of this issue with Asian G3s.
jah said:
I had same problem. Cannot be fixed even if you use the magic menu 3845#*855#. The Singapore firmware will not give the LTE option for mobile settings. You'll need to return your G3 and get a Euro model. EBay sellers are aware of this issue with Asian G3s.
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I bought it direct from hk via an eBay seller so there's no chance of returning it thanks anyway
stinkypoo said:
I bought it direct from hk via an eBay seller so there's no chance of returning it thanks anyway
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EBay rules allow returns if seller claimed it works on UK LTE network and does not. If you need to keep it then you'll just have to keep running the LTE selection app you have after reboots.
can i install diffrent fw???
can i install euro fw(and than the lte works good) on g3 from singapor or it braek the phone??
baster72 said:
can i install euro fw(and than the lte works good) on g3 from singapor or it braek the phone??
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Have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2840230
jah said:
Have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2840230
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Why do lg have so many regions for the same phone doesn't make sense apple don't do it
stinkypoo said:
Why do lg have so many regions for the same phone doesn't make sense apple don't do it
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No different to Samsung region lock. But shame eBay sellers don't tell buyers about this, was same for the G2
jah said:
No different to Samsung region lock. But shame eBay sellers don't tell buyers about this, was same for the G2
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No need for it though same phone so why the differences I have emailed the seller see what he says it only cost me £373 inc customs del so not too bothered but would still like 4g without the hassle
stinkypoo said:
Why do lg have so many regions for the same phone doesn't make sense apple don't do it
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Yeah... I don't get it... I bought my phone from ebay and no seller there has mentioned anything about the different software versions. I still don't have 4g in my country so I have no idea if it will work in this software... SAE, BTW. And by then it will be to late to contact my seller :s
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I bought my G3 in Indonesia so its an SEA version. I have no 4G option here in Indonesia (where there is no 4G), but if I pop in a Smart Philippines SIM card (they do have 4G), the 4G option does appear. I've tested the 4G in the Philippines and it works fine.
The key is a SIM card which is provisioned for 4G. You won't see 4G as an option unless the SIM is provisioned for it, even if you're currently connected via 3G to a network operator which has a 4G network.
nick1973nz said:
I bought my G3 in Indonesia so its an SEA version. I have no 4G option here in Indonesia (where there is no 4G), but if I pop in a Smart Philippines SIM card (they do have 4G), the 4G option does appear. I've tested the 4G in the Philippines and it works fine.
The key is a SIM card which is provisioned for 4G. You won't see 4G as an option unless the SIM is provisioned for it, even if you're currently connected via 3G to a network operator which has a 4G network.
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Not the issue here in the UK. I had a SEA firmware device and tried three different 4G SIM cards and no LTE optoon was available. The device is region locked somehow.
nick1973nz said:
I bought my G3 in Indonesia so its an SEA version. I have no 4G option here in Indonesia (where there is no 4G), but if I pop in a Smart Philippines SIM card (they do have 4G), the 4G option does appear. I've tested the 4G in the Philippines and it works fine.
The key is a SIM card which is provisioned for 4G. You won't see 4G as an option unless the SIM is provisioned for it, even if you're currently connected via 3G to a network operator which has a 4G network.
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That theory doesn't hold because people (including me) can manually toggle to 4g. The setting is just lost in the next reboot.
If you root and get rid of the LTEConfig it will stay permanant...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54621213&postcount=26so not a SIM or hardware issue...
I have an sea version and I'm in uk. Lte works fine. Just delete ltesettings.apk
YOu have 2 options....
1- Root it with pourple drake and delete the lte apk and the odex file, restart the phone and check again.
2- Install one of the latest GLOBAL roms from LG, J version and N version are globals...this will give you the option of LTE, if it does not come up, repeat step one and you are good to go.
I currently use a D855 SEA version in Costa Rica, and LTE works perfectly...network speed is around 8Mbps average, sometimes I can reach 15-16...
Lg g3 d855 sea
oracleoftruth said:
I have an sea version and I'm in uk. Lte works fine. Just delete ltesettings.apk
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Hi,
Wondered if you can help....just got the LG G3 which was meant to be a euro version but is SEA (V10K-SEA-XX) and I'm new to anmdroid having just moved from iPhone so forgive my stupidness........do I need to root to be able to delete that file....and if not how do I do it?
thanks for any help.
Rob
Yeah you need to root your phone. I think purple drake is best for this at the moment but try stump root first as it is easier (just download the apk). If you don't wish to root, try installing the app (ltesettings) as that *could* work.
I would advise flashing twrp with bump and then a custom lollipop rom as it is much better than KK on G3.
PM me if you want more info.
ANDROID L
when do you think we will get android L??? (V10k-sea-xx)
babooshka said:
when do you think we will get android L??? (V10k-sea-xx)
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If you flash one of the ROMS from the LLP thread, it works great. Make sure to flash with the flash tool 2014, and do a CSE flash, brand new phone with top performance
mingocr83 said:
1- Root it with pourple drake and delete the lte apk and the odex file, restart the phone and check again.
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I have a V10L-EUR-XX firmware and I've tried removing the lteconfig.apk and lteconfig.odex however restarting or going into the network menu continues to reset the phone back to 3G. The hidden menu does allow me to switch to 4G, but as known this is only temporary.
Has anyone else experienced this and been able to fix the issue permanently? I'd rather not flash another firmware, but I will if it's the only option left.
I have a Samsung Note 3 that I bought from Mobilicity (Canada).
It is unlocked.
When I put my Wind Mobility SIM card in, the data says 4G.
I want to give the phone to my sister, who broke hers, but she is with Rogers.
I put her Rogers SIM in my phone and everything works great.
But, I don't understand why the phone says 3G with her Rogers SIM in it.
Does anyone know why? I was under the impression that Rogers is faster than Wind's data. So how can Wind be 4G but Rogers 3G.
Both carriers have the same model number of the Note 3.
Wind has 4g? Maybe the Rogers card is not an LTE sim?
Could be any number of reasons:
- The provider isn't enabled for 4G in the Build.prop.
- The SIM is too old.
- The SIM doesn't support LTE
Probably the first. The list of 4G enabled providers rarely makes sense. It is literally just a matter of 'true' or 'false'.
We had a similar issue in the EU with various firmwares when 4G became available, every CSC has its own list of 4G enabled providers. For instance, DBT (Germany) had 4G enabled for T-Mobile NL, while the T-Mobile NL firmware didn't have 4G enabled for itself.
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Wind has 4g? Maybe the Rogers card is not an LTE sim?
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Hmm... I'll ask my sister to check her SIM card. But I doubt they would have given her the wrong "new" SIM card that she just got.
If the Rogers sim card is new, it would be a LTE-enabled card so that can't be it. Also, Wind only has a 3g network.
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If the Rogers sim card is new, it would be a LTE-enabled card so that can't be it. Also, Wind only has a 3g network.
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Okay... but like I said, when my Wind SIM is in, my Note 3 displays 4G.
When my sister's Rogers SIM is in, it shows 3G.
With the Wind sim, is it connected to the Wind network or is the phone roaming? Is the phone set to auto/LTE in settings? The phone is running a completely stock ROM? Phone is the sm-n900w8?
audit13 said:
With the Wind sim, is it connected to the Wind network or is the phone roaming? Is the phone set to auto/LTE in settings? The phone is running a completely stock ROM? Phone is the sm-n900w8?
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It's connected to the Wind Network... it's not roaming.
Under "Network Mode" it says:
WCDMA/GSM (auto-connect).
Wcdma/gsm appears with the wind card or Rogers card?
I've seen Samsung phones with stock firmware incorrectly displaying 4G for Wind, even though Wind's network is 3G.
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I've seen Samsung phones with stock firmware incorrectly displaying 4G for Wind, even though Wind's network is 3G.
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Wind is 4G.
Wind mobile has HSPA+ but friends that have their service usually get 3G.
audit13 said:
With the Wind sim, is it connected to the Wind network or is the phone roaming? Is the phone set to auto/LTE in settings? The phone is running a completely stock ROM? Phone is the sm-n900w8?
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Okay thanks for this comment above. It was helpful because it got me searching for more along that line.
When I went into the settings, there was no option to choose LTE, but I know it's an LTE capable phone because the box said it was, and the sticker on the phone said 4G/LTE.
So I did some searching and found that there is a code that you have to use to set the phone to the Network you are using if you want to make use of the LTE.
Rogers has LTE.
I will go into a Rogers and ask them to do it, because I don't want to ruin my sister's phone (my phone that I gave to her, because her's broke).
It's *2012# (IMEI)* Something like that. I have it written down, so I'll bring it to the Rogers store and ask them.
Hopefully that will get her phone working on Rogers LTE, but in the meantime, she hasn't noticed a difference in data speed anyway.
But thanks for your help, and also to everyone else who posted a reply. :victory:
Have a similar thing going on with EE.
Supposed to choose 4g if available but it's not always the case.
Sometimes shows 3g or H+ but if I change my network mode to LTE only then I get 4g no problem.
MystaMagoo said:
Have a similar thing going on with EE.
Supposed to choose 4g if available but it's not always the case.
Sometimes shows 3g or H+ but if I change my network mode to LTE only then I get 4g no problem.
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Oh okay thanks.
kat.hy said:
Oh okay thanks.
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I choose LTE only by
settings
more networks
mobile networks
network mode
LTE only
your phones rom may be different?
MystaMagoo said:
I choose LTE only by
settings
more networks
mobile networks
network mode
LTE only
your phones rom may be different?
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I don't have the phone anymore. My sister has it, so I can't check. She's technically challenged, so I wouldn't even be able to get that info from her on the phone. Lol
But I will see if I need to turn on the other bands by using that code to set it to Rogers' service.