Hi there.
I have recently switched from GNex to LG G2 and I have noticed that G2 has some issues with its mobile signal reception compared to GNex. I mean on GNex at work I usually had 1-2 bars gsm connection and was able to make and receive calls just fine, where in same spot G2 doesn't connect to network at all, and I am not able to use the phone.
Now, I know that on my previous phones (rooted HTC Desire HD, and GNex) I was able to flash different versions of radio, which could impact on battery, but also boost reception of the phone antenna. Is it same for G2? I can't find any radio threads, almost like such feature would not exist for this phone? Can anybody advise?
Cheers.
Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
rfarrah said:
Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
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That is great.
Thanks.
Didn't realized now it is called MODEM, not RADIO.
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So I was looking over the difference between D800 (ATT) and D801 (TMOUS) and it seems that the reception difference is D800 has an LTE band 5 and the D801 has an 3G band of 1700. Whats the practical difference in reception? Seems like att is starting to grow band 5, and 1700 is tmobile. I travel to some remote areas and I think tmobile works there and att struggles (not sure at least it did 2 years ago), but do like the idea of freely switching between the two without having a tradeoff. will probably start with straight talk for att but will switch to the tmous if i cant get service where i move.
Please share thoughts on the best strategy...
thank you
Trying to get an answer on this also
Hi.
I've been trying to get an answer to this also, my post received no answers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506590
From my own, uninformed research I think we will be fine taking the T-mobile LG G2 (d801) to AT&T.
Looking at the information below taken from Phone Arena, the LTE band 5 isn't in all AT&T LTE phones
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/HTC-One-X-LTE_id7376
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-Express-I437_id7515
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Nokia-Lumia-920_id7471
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Nokia-Lumia-925_id7850
Going off of this research I've ordered the D801 but It is possible I can turn out to be wrong.
This explains it more
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...y-compatible-with-atts-lte-and-hspa-networks/
I'm currently using the Tmobile version on ATT and haven't had any issues so far. The only problem I'm having is it appears there is substantially less support for the Tmobile version.
snobrdr2324 said:
I'm currently using the Tmobile version on ATT and haven't had any issues so far. The only problem I'm having is it appears there is substantially less support for the Tmobile version.
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Thx for the confirmation
snobrdr2324 said:
I'm currently using the Tmobile version on ATT and haven't had any issues so far. The only problem I'm having is it appears there is substantially less support for the Tmobile version.
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The D801 CM maintainer was out of county apparently and I'm guessing he held off on uploading everything since he's been gone for a couple weeks and didn't want to push something that would be broken for weeks by chance. We'll start seeing a good bit of roms in the coming weeks and by everything moving to KitKat we'll be in as good of shape as any other device since our devices are plenty similar to each other.
LG G2 d801 (t-mobile) with AT&T straight talk activation help...
I just tried to activate my factory unlocked lg g2 d801 with straight talk with at&t. I set my APN up for the at&t network and used the at&t sim card that came with the straight talk bundle. Now on the lock screen it says invalid SIM card.
What do I have to do to make my phone work? Thanks in advance!
I borked phone flashing a T Mobile based ROM on my canadian G2 (since they both are the D801; by personal research I've observed the D803 works as intended on my canadian D801). I will try later today to flash yet again another T Mo rom on it, but this time I'll flash back the stock kernel. I'll report back.
Just to play it safe, I'd reflash your stock kernel... that way it won't act funny all of a sudden along the way.
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I borked phone flashing a T Mobile based ROM on my canadian G2 (since they both are the D801; by personal research I've observed the D803 works as intended on my canadian D801). I will try later today to flash yet again another T Mo rom on it, but this time I'll flash back the stock kernel. I'll report back.
Just to play it safe, I'd reflash your stock rom... that way it won't act funny all of a sudden.
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I borked phone flashing a T Mobile based ROM on my canadian G2 (since they both are the D801; by personal research I've observed the D803 works as intended on my canadian D801). I will try later today to flash yet again another T Mo rom on it, but this time I'll flash back the stock kernel. I'll report back.
Just to play it safe, I'd reflash your stock kernel... that way it won't act funny all of a sudden along the way.
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Thanks, but I haven't rooted my phone and don't really intend to unless I absolutely need to. It's factory unlocked right out of the box.
It turns out Verizon was holding things up. I'm so happy I'm leaving them.
I tried setting up my APN, but now I can't download or view any media or picture texts in messenger or hangouts. Any suggestions?
LTE on AT&T with D801?
I can't seem to find a clear answer on whether it's possible to get LTE indication and speed on a D801 (TMo) used on AT&T.
Tech Support is giving me the "we can't guarantee data speeds on non-AT&T-branded phones".
This thread seems to say a TMo-branded phone (LG G2 in my case) CAN be provisioned for LTE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506590
Most other threads say no, or there's no conclusion in the thread.
Can anyone give me the straight answer and tell me how to go about it? A way to get past the stone-walling AT&T techs?
I have H2O which uses AT&T's network but only HSPA+ and not LTE but the phone sees AT&T's LTE network when searching for networks.
In this thread there is a screenshot of a T-Mobile phone getting LTE indication on the AT&T network.
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I have H2O which uses AT&T's network but only HSPA+ and not LTE but the phone sees AT&T's LTE network when searching for networks.
In this thread there is a screenshot of a T-Mobile phone getting LTE indication on the AT&T network.
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Along with a lot of confusion about why his phone was working on LTE. As a relative newb to this stuff I couldn't make any sense of it.
Also in that thread was this comment:
T-Mobile devices support ALL AT&T and T-Mobile bands, except LTE Band 5 (used by AT&T in a few rural areas). What's wrong is AT&T turns off LTE for non-AT&T devices. You have to call them up and give them the IMEI # of an AT&T-branded device (even if it's not yours and even if your SIM isn't in it/you don't plan on using it). They don't check after that.
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So it might be possible to "trick" the carrier into allowing LTE?
Guys, I'm not getting data and sms on my unlocked d801 on at&t. Can anybody share APN settings for at&t that work?
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I got my unlock tmo g2 working on at&t with LTE, mms, and Microsoft exchange email after some effort. It's also connecting to my 3g microcell.
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Sorry for hijacking but anyone moving from D801 to ATT can share their APN Settings. Cant get internet to work to save my life!
I did a search it seems like from the last comments I saw the Radio for the G2 on AT&T has no success for certain APK to work. I was wondering if anybody got it to worked on a rooted G2 AT&T version.
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I did a search it seems like from the last comments I saw the Radio for the G2 on AT&T has no success for certain APK to work. I was wondering if anybody got it to worked on a rooted G2 AT&T version.
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Not sure I understand your question. Want to re-state it for clarity?
I just want to make the fm radio to work on att lg g2.
zensui said:
I just want to make the fm radio to work on att lg g2.
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I'm not sure the American variants have the hardware to make that happen, but good luck!
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I'm not sure the American variants have the hardware to make that happen, but good luck!
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Yup. Sux to have a carrier in America. They usually take out things that will not give them more money. I guess this d!#k move is to push people in using data streaming services. I wonder if anybody got it to work. So far I'm rocking my Pandora, at work I use my data plan but at home its pure WiFi and I have plenty left on my 2G plan by each month refresh and never go over it.
I got the us version x727. Currently running lineage was on .21 I believe when I unlocked and flashed. ( flashing didn't make reception better or worse)
I seem to drop calls way more frequently compared to nexus 6 , nexus 5 and samsung note 3 all on at&t / cricket.
changing preferred network settings seem to not effect my dropping. I am using the stock case and screen protector.
Its very frustrating as I am a truck driver and rely on this device to be used as an actual phone.
I would have returned this but I bought on amazon and changed there cell phone policy to only exchange.
Thanks for everyone's help
I also have poor reception with AT&T in Mexico, currently running Android 7 AICP rom but I remember stock rom was better in the reception
TheDethEgineer said:
I also have poor reception with AT&T in Mexico, currently running Android 7 AICP rom but I remember stock rom was better in the reception
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Thanks for the reply I'm going to flash stock if that doesn't work I'll sell it
I've just bought a used H918 (unlocked T-Mobile) and tested it and everything seemed fine. I'm in the UK. I tried to make another call this morning and it wouldn't connect. When I looked, the signal indicator showed zero bars and 2 little rotating arrows above. Eventually it would jump to 2 bars and then 5. I tried with a different sim and the same happened. I put it side by side with an LG G2 with the other sim (same carrier, iD mobile) and the G2 showed full signal with both sims while the V20 kept dancing around.
It's not rooted or modded and has just been updated to the latest security patch (still on Nougat)
I need to decide what to do - the seller will accept a return but the phone is mint and was great for what I paid. Is there likely to be a fix I can do or is it a hardware issue that's beyond my control? Time is of the essence as I need to let them know.
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I've just bought a used H918 (unlocked T-Mobile) and tested it and everything seemed fine. I'm in the UK. I tried to make another call this morning and it wouldn't connect. When I looked, the signal indicator showed zero bars and 2 little rotating arrows above. Eventually it would jump to 2 bars and then 5. I tried with a different sim and the same happened. I put it side by side with an LG G2 with the other sim (same carrier, iD mobile) and the G2 showed full signal with both sims while the V20 kept dancing around.
It's not rooted or modded and has just been updated to the latest security patch (still on Nougat)
I need to decide what to do - the seller will accept a return but the phone is mint and was great for what I paid. Is there likely to be a fix I can do or is it a hardware issue that's beyond my control? Time is of the essence as I need to let them know.
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The v20 is known to have poor cellular reception, also I've seen several reports of people who are using US variants having difficulty on other carriers outside of the US
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The v20 is known to have poor cellular reception, also I've seen several reports of people who are using US variants having difficulty on other carriers outside of the US
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Thanks for letting me know, but that's terrible news! I looked into potential issues and thought it was only potential GPS or heavy battery drain. I guess it's not going to be any better with a Korean variant?
woldranger said:
Thanks for letting me know, but that's terrible news! I looked into potential issues and thought it was only potential GPS or heavy battery drain. I guess it's not going to be any better with a Korean variant?
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Probably not
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Hello everyone,
I have bought a brand new Unlocked LG V20 H910 off of eBay in May. I have bought it so that it would be compatible with T-Mobile in the US and Fido in Canada (it seems that it had all the required bands). While in the US it worked fairly well with T-Mobile. Now that I am back in Canada on the Fido network, the reception is absolutely horrible. At places with my other phone (Galaxy S5) that I have full bars, I get no reception. Also, it seems that it switches tower often as sometimes I will get fairly good reception and then it would start searching and have no bars. I have been trying to figure out what to do about it and this is what I have done for now:
I rooted my h910 using this guide here thinking that maybe it would help. Then, I used only the beginning part of the guide to flash the H915 rom onto the phone hoping that a canadian firmware would work better for me in Canada. I ended up having to pay to re-unlock my phone, but it did not help at all. I tried following this thread here too.
I really don't know what to do anymore. When using T-Mobile SIM card in Canada, it also seems to have a harder time although it is better (it typically connects to videotron or Bell).
Do I need a new phone?
Anybody have any suggestions or ideas?
Thank you for your time.
fouchagalaga said:
Hello everyone,
I have bought a brand new Unlocked LG V20 H910 off of eBay in May. I have bought it so that it would be compatible with T-Mobile in the US and Fido in Canada (it seems that it had all the required bands). While in the US it worked fairly well with T-Mobile. Now that I am back in Canada on the Fido network, the reception is absolutely horrible. At places with my other phone (Galaxy S5) that I have full bars, I get no reception. Also, it seems that it switches tower often as sometimes I will get fairly good reception and then it would start searching and have no bars. I have been trying to figure out what to do about it and this is what I have done for now:
I rooted my h910 using this guide here thinking that maybe it would help. Then, I used only the beginning part of the guide to flash the H915 rom onto the phone hoping that a canadian firmware would work better for me in Canada. I ended up having to pay to re-unlock my phone, but it did not help at all. I tried following this thread here too.
I really don't know what to do anymore. When using T-Mobile SIM card in Canada, it also seems to have a harder time although it is better (it typically connects to videotron or Bell).
Do I need a new phone?
Anybody have any suggestions or ideas?
Thank you for your time.
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Try an app like network signal guru and lock in the best towers
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