Best 4G network in London? - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm stuck between choosing EE or Vodafone for 4G for use with my Samsung Galaxy Note III. All I'm really concerned with is 4G availability (I have checked my post code and both are available there) and 4G speed in London.
With those who understand mobile spectrum and are aware of which 4G spectrum each network bought, which 4G network would you advise for an urban city like London?
Thanks.
P.S - O2 didn't buy any of the 2.6 GHz band, which is the reason why I'm not considering them for use in London.

Using O2 in Leeds and it is quite simply superb. Even in our village 7 miles out of town.
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Stick with Ee. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/600105656
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skanj said:
Stick with Ee. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/600105656
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That's pretty good!
Is 4G draining your battery more rapidly than say using 3G?

skanj said:
Stick with Ee. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/600105656
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But hold on doesn't Vodafone use the old 2g bandwidth and therefore have better building penetration than EE?
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apd said:
But hold on doesn't Vodafone use the old 2g bandwidth and therefore have better building penetration than EE?
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That is correct. They bought a large chunk of the 800 Mhz spectrum which has the best building penetration out of all three of spectrums on sale (800 Mhz, 1800 Mhz and 2.6 Ghz spectrum).

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Speed tests

What are most people getting with speedtest.net app?
I have ATT. Just got 4.20 Mbps download. 0.88mbps upload. I've never hit 4 and hardly hit 3. Either ATT improved or the Note is better than the Atrix.
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I have callme(telia) and i live in denmark.
I just got 7.5down and 2 up
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Just got 2.5mb but sometimes goes up to 4 or 5mb, it depends on what server im connected... Im on TMN (Portugal)
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Wow, ya'll have a lot better service than AT&T over here in the States.
andreww88 said:
Wow, ya'll have a lot better service than AT&T over here in the States.
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Alot cheaper with unlimited dataplan too and only cap the speed. When reach 15GB/month for 15 US/month 3Mbit down/2Mbit Up.
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andreww88 said:
Wow, ya'll have a lot better service than AT&T over here in the States.
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US mobile service is like a third world country.
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3.3 D, 1U
India airtel, manytime i getting 4MBps, on average 2.5 to 3MBps
6.6 down and 1.2 up
Lithuania, Omnitel.
Dr. Ketan...do u use vpn?
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I average between 3.2~4.3 Mbps down and between 1 and 2.4 up.
Vodafone India.
I get this on my home WiFi though..
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7-10 down, 2 up
Wifi 5ghz channel maxes out at 25 down, 10 up
3.7 down. 3.3 up. Vodafone uk
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You're lucky! My Atrix was much faster than my Note is here in Seattle. I have a really hard time even getting to 2 for the most part. What APNs are you using?
andreww88 said:
What are most people getting with speedtest.net app?
I have ATT. Just got 4.20 Mbps download. 0.88mbps upload. I've never hit 4 and hardly hit 3. Either ATT improved or the Note is better than the Atrix.
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I get 4 to 4.5 down, 1 up here in Bogota on TIGO HSPA+ network.
I got a average of 8 to 10 Mpbs on HSPA+..
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HTC ONE 64GB Developer Edition On Jacksonville Florida T-Mobile

I don't Have 4G or UMTS-3 on HTC One 64GB Developer Edition in the city of Jacksonville Florida on T-Mobile Network. All I see is EDGE. Anyone from JAX having the same issues.
Unless Jacksonville is a reframed network you should expect edge speeds, as the developer edition is missing the 1700 AWS band for T-Mobiles HSPA+ (4G)
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How can I fix it?
Thanks
mouzaihem said:
Unless Jacksonville is a reframed network you should expect edge speeds, as the developer edition is missing the 1700 AWS band for T-Mobiles HSPA+ (4G)
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ahernandez4110 said:
How can I fix it?
Thanks
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Not much you can do unfortunately, you will have to wait for reframing to finish in your area. If the internet speed is important to you than your best bet is to return the device while you still can and opt for the T-Mobile version.
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Thank I mmight have to do that.
mouzaihem said:
Not much you can do unfortunately, you will have to wait for reframing to finish in your area. If the internet speed is important to you than your best bet is to return the device while you still can and opt for the T-Mobile version.
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ahernandez4110 said:
Thank I mmight have to do that.
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No disadvantage in having the T-Mobile one if you can live with the 32GB
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mouzaihem said:
No disadvantage in having the T-Mobile one if you can live with the 32GB
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UNLESS... Someone posts the t-mobile radios and we can test to see if it woks on the dev edition phones. At that point all tmobile frequencies will work if successful
btw, no need for s-off. Please see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245615
BUT! we need a Tmobile Radio to flash it with before we can use the thread method above!

Improved Signal with LTE?

I just recently got LTE on T-mobile here in Tucson, AZ. I noticed I am now getting LTE signal in places I couldn't even get 3G before. My question...does LTE in general provide better coverage, or is it just because T-Mobile perhaps worked on expanding their coverage in my area?
I'm pretty sure they're doing both.
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scream4cheese said:
I'm pretty they're doing both.
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Well isn't that freaking awesome

Toronto with an Oppo Find 5

Does anyone have one in the GTA? I love this phone but not sure what the data speeds would be. I'm with bell. Was reading ghat in some US markets the hspa+ was faster than the LTE.
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nursemaned said:
Does anyone have one in the GTA? I love this phone but not sure what the data speeds would be. I'm with bell. Was reading ghat in some US markets the hspa+ was faster than the LTE.
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In places where LTE is prominent, it is faster than any alternative. I think Bell and Rogers have pretty good LTE, especially in Toronto. So I don't see why it would be a problem (assuming the Find 5 is LTE capable).
It doesn't have LTE.
Speed on lte cant be beat by hspa... at least not in toronto...
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Thanks for the replies. I decided against because no LTE and went with the HTC One Dev.
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SM-G920F in Canada (Koodo)

Hi, I'm having bad signal reception with this phone with Koodo, is it compatible with the bands in Canada?
Thank you!
I don't believe the F variant has the AWS band, which is used in Canada. You can try switching to 3G only, see if that helps.
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DarryDoo said:
I don't believe the F variant has the AWS band, which is used in Canada. You can try switching to 3G only, see if that helps.
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Today I got 4G most of the day, the cellular reception is bad thought compared to my Nexus 5. Most of the time, even at the center of the city, I usually get only 1 bar of signal.
I bought it from the Amazon Prime sale, I can return it if anything's wrong.
Try disabling LTE then.
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DarryDoo said:
Try disabling LTE then.
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Wow full signal now! What's up with my phone?
Full signal after disabling LTE, or just on its own?
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DarryDoo said:
Full signal after disabling LTE, or just on its own?
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Full signal after disabling LTE.
The phone doesn't have the AWS band for LTE.
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DarryDoo said:
The phone doesn't have the AWS band for LTE.
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Aw snap, so, what do I have to look right off the bath with another new phone? Which band is AWS?
If it's any Samsung, the W8 models are what you want.
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