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Throttled Speed

Is there a solution to data speed throttling? My speed is 1/4 what it's supposed to be. Someone please help!

Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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sgtmedeiros said:
Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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Yup
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sgtmedeiros said:
Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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+10. Why would you say unlimited 4g? Then it turns into hspa+ then 2gb of "unlimited data" then slow me down to 1G.? Wtf? I went to simple mobile after that.....then I went to sprint - where customer service is a plus. If your phone gets messed up you can go to a repair center to get it fixed n replaced. AND YOU GET REAL UNLIMITED 4G........DATA THROTTLE DOESNT EXIST IN SPRINT......#IMJustSaying
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jaestreetss said:
+10. Why would you say unlimited 4g? Then it turns into hspa+ then 2gb of "unlimited data" then slow me down to 1G.? Wtf? I went to simple mobile after that.....then I went to sprint - where customer service is a plus. If your phone gets messed up you can go to a repair center to get it fixed n replaced. AND YOU GET REAL UNLIMITED 4G........DATA THROTTLE DOESNT EXIST IN SPRINT......#IMJustSaying
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As a sprint customer, yeah it is unlimited and not throttled but it is also the slowest.
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Rem3Dy said:
As a sprint customer, yeah it is unlimited and not throttled but it is also the slowest.
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+100000 it keeps getting worse and worse and I don't even have 4g in my area
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Sprint doesn't throttle their 3g data speed because it come pre-throttled already
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onasri15 said:
Is there a solution to data speed throttling? My speed is 1/4 what it's supposed to be. Someone please help!
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1/4 of your normal speed? your normal speed must be very sloooow.. when i get throttled, my speed gets reduced to 56kbps. my unthrottled speed averages from 5-7mbps. i solved getting throttled by changing my plan to 10gb data before being throttled. whats your data plan? maybe you need to raise it. btw, im with tmobile.

I went thru the same thing as a Sprint customer but I called n complained & they did some type of refreshing n viola I was gOod
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Please elaborate. I'm luxky if I get 200kbps down. 3g gata is so slow that it is pretty much useless.
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Sprint doesn't throttle their 3g data speed because it come pre-throttled already
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Very tru lol.. here in Miami their 4G reaches to about 3 mbps ... but I believe they aren't unlimited anymore ... the best 4G Ull get is there home town ... that's where Ull see speeds reach 10- 13 mbps
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Lol at people that say Sprint is the slowest. No problems here at all with their speeds
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Guys, you've made the mistake of assuming he's in the US...
OP: you've made the mistake of not giving us nearly enough info to point you in the right direction...
What model Nexus S?
Which carrier?
Which radio/baseband version? (Settings, About phone)

Sprint is fast depending on location at my place its going at 50KB/S then ramps up to 250KB/s two blocks down at the cinema
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DirtyShroomz said:
Lol at people that say Sprint is the slowest. No problems here at all with their speeds
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I didn't say I had a problem with the speed. I simply stated the fact that Sprint is the slowest of the big four.
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I have no issues here with sprint speed. I live in Tampa and I run it against my bosses bionic. I pull almost the same speed as lte and on par with my wifes att 3g LG optimus 3d
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speedy2slow said:
I have no issues here with sprint speed. I live in Tampa and I run it against my bosses bionic. I pull almost the same speed as lte and on par with my wifes att 3g LG optimus 3d
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Lol please provide evidence of you pulling "almost" the same speed as Verizon lte...
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Rem3Dy said:
Lol please provide evidence of you pulling "almost" the same speed as Verizon lte...
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LTE means nothing if coverage is low. Matter of fact, Wimax is theoretically proven to be faster than LTE. Don't know why people think LTE is so great.
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Just try the different radios/baseband versions! I noticed a big difference between them! You can see the upload/download speed with "network speed" or sth!
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DirtyShroomz said:
LTE means nothing if coverage is low. Matter of fact, Wimax is theoretically proven to be faster than LTE. Don't know why people think LTE is so great.
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Theoretically? When has 'theoretical speeds" actually reflected REAL WORLD conditions?
#justsayin'
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how fast is GPRS?

So on att I've always seen G flash but it never has ever worked except with T-Mobile but today while traveling in Tennessee I had G and it worked and was kind of speedy here are screenshots
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That isn't right. It should be 56k speeds. Edge isn't that fast.
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Sounds like a old outdated cell tower for AT&T .. at&t is doing a massive upgrade nationwide , gprs is slow compared to cdma .. its really 2g and I'm surprised you even got those speeds..
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I am very surprised. I have to use GPRS at work because I don't get any 3G signal and its not fast at all

GPRS is not EDGE. For all intents and purposes, they might as well be since they're both sloooooooow. EDGE is defined as 2.5 G which is a marketing ploy to differentiate molasses in Miami (EDGE) and molasses in Alaska (GPRS).

I tried to listen to 48 kbps radio stream and it was not fast enough.. had to switch to 3g

How do you force GPRS? I know you can force 3G and edge.
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hyelton said:
How do you force GPRS? I know you can force 3G and edge.
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Get an iPhone 2G. Just kidding. I know that Windows Mobile, webOS and the Androids I've had all have a "network selection" tab in cellular settings. Uncheck "automatic network selection" and wait for the phone to show you options. Usually you'll get an operator's 2G or 3G option and you select which one you want. Windows Phone (post-Mango) has an actual 3G toggle. Other than battery saving I can't understand why you'd want 2G. Data consumption remains the same, just slower. If you're looking to put your browser on a diet, just install Opera Mini and enjoy compressed data and faster browsing speeds.

I have the note II. Only 3G and edge and lte I can't do GPRS.
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hyelton said:
I have the note II. Only 3G and edge and lte I can't do GPRS.
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You can't if its not available in the tower you're near
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Yes there is. But there is NO GPRS SETTING ON ANY PHONE I've owned and I go through 20 phones a year. Only able to go to edge
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hyelton said:
Yes there is. But there is NO GPRS SETTING ON ANY PHONE I've owned and I go through 20 phones a year. Only able to go to edge
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Because its old and obsolete
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I'm a network freak lol I like playing around.
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But the point of the thread was about the speed. How was that even possible to get that speed out of GPRS? I got that in the smokey mtns just right out of cades cove.
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hyelton said:
But the point of the thread was about the speed. How was that even possible to get that speed out of GPRS? I got that in the smokey mtns just right out of cades cove.
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I agree. It's probably a glitch on his phone or something. That's not physically possible.

Jebus, that's the most annoying sig i ever seen.
And the sad part is not impressive at all.
Just like the little kids that post spark plug changes to their Honda Civic mod list....

Huh? Me? I'm just listing my computer specs and what phone... don't compaire computers to cars not into cars like that...
Also I've been here awhile and have a ton of posts and your the first to complain!
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skizzz said:
Jebus, that's the most annoying sig i ever seen.
And the sad part is not impressive at all.
Just like the little kids that post spark plug changes to their Honda Civic mod list....
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Why are you talking about something totally off subject?
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Because i feel like it, whats to you?

skizzz said:
Because i feel like it, whats to you?
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Idc if you been here for 20 yrs your post is irrelevant to this topic.. thought after all these years you know the rules by now
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Pisses me off free unlock method

I did the free unlock method and pop in a prepaid t- mobile micro Sim card and wile it don't prompt for an unlock code it surely don't/won't connect to internet or even show E ,4G,4G LTE at all.I have to switch to stock rooted MDL just to use the service mode *#0011# and have tried just about everything with the exception of using fastgsm.com on the account of not owning a computer. I even tried sha256 back on and inserted the T-Mobile card and enter *#0011# to repeat the process. Still no unlock code prompt either way and no real service either way.anybody can reply/pm me
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Do you have calling Ability? If so, your APN probably need to be set correctly.
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Might be just that.
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So smart we all r around here.we sometimes over look the little things like going outside and wow the phone connects to T-Mobile with only Edge-2.so after calling T-Mobile I now know that that is in fact the best T-Mobile has to offer for my house.the free unlock method did work for me.
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jball said:
So smart we all r around here.we sometimes over look the little things like going outside and wow the phone connects to T-Mobile with only Edge-2.so after calling T-Mobile I now know that that is in fact the best T-Mobile has to offer for my house.the free unlock method did work for me.
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Tmobile has poor coverage. Good prices, but poor coverage.

That's not the reason. OP is using an AT&T S4. Any time you use an AT&T phone on T-Mobile, all you get is 2G.
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jd1639 said:
Tmobile has poor coverage. Good prices, but poor coverage.
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True, I'd be with them if the coverage was better.

Hmm Try to disable mobile data and reenable it . make sure your APN settings are correct. If not then you may need efs repair...
You can also try the option NV Rebuild
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AWS? that should give you data on the bands.
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Does anybody ever listen to me?
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graydiggy said:
Does anybody ever listen to me?
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What?

Like I said before, any time you bring an AT&T phone to T-Mobile, all you get is 2g data. Anything you try to get better will not work. If you want better either buy a T-Mobile device or get an international version of the device. Best option in this case is to sell the AT&T phone and use that money towards a new device.
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I had issues with Tmobile at my house, just sitting outside on the deck... 1 bar of EDGE. Phone calls would work 25% of the time. Data would work, but rarely.
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As a side note... I HATE the current state of the cell phone industry in the USA. All phones should be unlocked, penta band, and sold directly from the manufacturer. Issues like this would never come up and the prices would stay down to be competitive.
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mr_blanket said:
I had issues with Tmobile at my house, just sitting outside on the deck... 1 bar of EDGE. Phone calls would work 25% of the time. Data would work, but rarely.
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As a side note... I HATE the current state of the cell phone industry in the USA. All phones should be unlocked, penta band, and sold directly from the manufacturer. Issues like this would never come up and the prices would stay down to be competitive.
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While that is very true, providers/manufacturers don't want competition. They want to own everything.
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graydiggy said:
Like I said before, any time you bring an AT&T phone to T-Mobile, all you get is 2g data. Anything you try to get better will not work. If you want better either buy a T-Mobile device or get an international version of the device. Best option in this case is to sell the AT&T phone and use that money towards a new device.
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Not hardly. With AWS you can unlock all the bands so att phones can get T-Mobiles lte and att lte. Noone listens because its not true. A ton of people have reported about this. Read up on it first.
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-t...aws-bands-on-att-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sgh-i337m/
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toxicpaulution said:
Not hardly. With AWS you can unlock all the bands so att phones can get T-Mobiles lte and att lte. Noone listens because its not true. A ton of people have reported about this. Read up on it first.
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-t...aws-bands-on-att-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sgh-i337m/
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Thanks for the link, I shall read up on it as suggested.
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---------- Post added at 02:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:34 PM ----------
From what I can tell, it looks like the process didn't flash correctly. Restore your backup (assuming you made one) and try again. It could have been a bad download. Try re-downloading the needed files. If that still fails, try another USB port and wire if necessary. If all else fails, t-mobile sucks horribly in your area.
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Sorry I haven't been on for a couple days. I was looking into AWS for a wile but I don't have a computer .I called T-Mobile and was told that were I live 2g is all I can get .
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4G keeps dropping

4G keeps dropping to 3G even when my wife is right beside with her s4 on 4G happening everywhere I used to have 4g. Anyone else having issues with 4g?
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4G keeps dropping to 3G even when my wife is right beside with her s4 on 4G happening everywhere I used to have 4g. Anyone else having issues with 4g?
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My 4g has been perfect
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No issues with 4g.
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Crsdr37 said:
4G keeps dropping to 3G even when my wife is right beside with her s4 on 4G happening everywhere I used to have 4g. Anyone else having issues with 4g?
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Tell her to go away.
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dfuse06 said:
Tell her to go away.
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Lol I would but I'd rather have the 4g and the girl lol
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Do you guys use global or lte/cdma
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Crsdr37 said:
4G keeps dropping to 3G even when my wife is right beside with her s4 on 4G happening everywhere I used to have 4g. Anyone else having issues with 4g?
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Try an app called telinfo in the app store. Go to the options and select LTE only. Hopefully that will solve the issue for you.

bursthead said:
Try an app called telinfo in the app store. Go to the options and select LTE only. Hopefully that will solve the issue for you.
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I had the same problem with dropping 4g.. This app works beautifully. Thanks for this.

4G is the same for me as with the Note 2. We live in a rural area, so an occasional switch to 3G is not unheard of. But 99% of the time, my 4G is solid.

johnsonwcjw said:
I had the same problem with dropping 4g.. This app works beautifully. Thanks for this.
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Noticed when i use the app to set for LTE only that phone calls dont come thru. Calls goes straight to voice mail. Anybody else?

Quick bump... I'm having same issue as OP and the program doesn't work for me either.

A little update... I took my phone to verizon to swap out for a new phone because of constant 4g drops to 3g and 1x, Rep advised he had seen my problem fixed with a new sim card before. I hesitantly accepted to try it not thinking it would fix my problem but considered oh well if it does I wont have to setup a new phone so whats the worse that could happen. 5 days later im happy to report my 4g drops have been non existant. My 4g is as reliable as it was on my note 2.

Mine drops out on me on train ride where Verizon says it's supposed to have 4g. I'm not sure if it's supposed to since I never had Verizon until this phone release.
Is there an equivalent to At&t's Mark the Spot app that reports to Verizon dead zones and such?

No Internet connection during phone calls

I just got my galaxy s4 and I noticed that I don't have Internet connection during phone calls even after rooting and putting a custom Rom is there a fix to this
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This usually happens when you only have 2G signal. Is that your case ?
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No I have 4g where I live
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I just got my galaxy s4 and I noticed that I don't have Internet connection during phone calls even after rooting and putting a custom Rom is there a fix to this
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shouldnt be the case, you can use 4g or wifi when on the phone, try it and see if works over wifi while on a call

Yes if you have no internet while on a call its because you are NOT on 4G, or WiFi.
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When I had my s3 this wasn't an issue but on my s4 I don't have Internet while on the phone and yes I have 4G where I live
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shouldnt be the case, you can use 4g or wifi when on the phone, try it and see if works over wifi while on a call
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You have 4G where you live but the phone is not receiving it. Perhaps there's something wrong with it's hardware.
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When I had my s3 this wasn't an issue but on my s4 I don't have Internet while on the phone and yes I have 4G where I live
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That's because the s3 is able to use 3G and calling at the same time. The S4 doesn't have the hardware for it. Since you say you have 4G in your area, when you make a call are you connected to 4G or 3G?
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I have 4G when it does this and this was doing that right out the box before I rooted it so thought it was just how the s4 was until it was rooted
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You have 4G where you live but the phone is not receiving it. Perhaps there's something wrong with it's hardware.
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I noticed my wife phones does it too and her phone is also rooted I got both of our phones on the same day
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You have 4G where you live but the phone is not receiving it. Perhaps there's something wrong with it's hardware.
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Well all I can tell you is it works great. I just tested it, my phone was showing LTE, I placed a call, and when I was on the call I opened up internet and surfed a couple of pages, ran a speed test, and surfed facebook. So it is definitely something you are doing. You mention you are rooted, did you install a custom rom, which one? Your S3 had SVDO chip which allowed simultaneous data(3g) and voice. Sprint or Samsung got cheap and didn't include SVDO with the S4 because they hoped LTE would be more widespread by the time the phone was sold.

I'm using Sacs custom rom 4.3
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Well all I can tell you is it works great. I just tested it, my phone was showing LTE, I placed a call, and when I was on the call I opened up internet and surfed a couple of pages, ran a speed test, and surfed facebook. So it is definitely something you are doing. You mention you are rooted, did you install a custom rom, which one? Your S3 had SVDO chip which allowed simultaneous data(3g) and voice. Sprint or Samsung got cheap and didn't include SVDO with the S4 because they hoped LTE would be more widespread by the time the phone was sold.
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I'm using Sacs custom rom 4.3
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Have you asked in that forum? Could be rom related.
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No I didn't because my phone was doing this right out the box also my wife's phone even before the root
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I'm using Sacs custom rom 4.3
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Double-check in your settings what mobile networks the phone can use. Specifically, make sure it's showing both CDMA AND LTE, and not just CDMA. For some reason, some ROMs default to just CDMA.

I did switch it it's still the same i don't know what it could be never had this problem before
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Double-check in your settings what mobile networks the phone can use. Specifically, make sure it's showing both CDMA AND LTE, and not just CDMA. For some reason, some ROMs default to just CDMA.
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I did switch it it's still the same i don't know what it could be never had this problem before
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Well, if that's the case then your phone is broken and you should take it to Sprint and have them replace it. Your phone should definitely be able to access data when on a phone call if you are on LTE or WiFi.

mrogers919 said:
I just got my galaxy s4 and I noticed that I don't have Internet connection during phone calls even after rooting and putting a custom Rom is there a fix to this
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If you have the new tri-band model: SPH-L720T
Then you can not use LTE while on a call. I just found this out myself yesterday. I am a bit disappointed. on my old GS4 I could and this version I can not. I did use it maybe 2 or 3 times over the past year. Oh well.
Read the 3rd paragraph.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...-due-to-circuit-switched-fallback-technology/

joems said:
If you have the new tri-band model: SPH-L720T
Then you can not use LTE while on a call. I just found this out myself yesterday. I am a bit disappointed. on my old GS4 I could and this version I can not. I did use it maybe 2 or 3 times over the past year. Oh well.
Read the 3rd paragraph.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...-due-to-circuit-switched-fallback-technology/
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Beat me to it!

Wow if I knew this I would have gotten a note 3
joems said:
If you have the new tri-band model: SPH-L720T
Then you can not use LTE while on a call. I just found this out myself yesterday. I am a bit disappointed. on my old GS4 I could and this version I can not. I did use it maybe 2 or 3 times over the past year. Oh well.
Read the 3rd paragraph.
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