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Can I run Fido LTE on Nexus 4?

Hi everyone,
I bought a Nexus 4 few months back for my gf and she has been liking it. It used to work with LTE on Bell but since 4.2.2 I think it is disabled. However, I am looking to buy one for myself now. I am on Fido (Rogers is mother company). Should I expect LTE to work on my Fido with an easy work around like changing the radio baseband?
I will be looking to order a new one tonight.
Any input is much appreciated.
Thanks

I am on Fido and LTE working, use .33 radio and search for the LTE instructions. I am assuming you know how to root and flash radio.
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aichemist said:
I am on Fido and LTE working, use .33 radio and search for the LTE instructions. I am assuming you know how to root and flash radio.
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1- I hoped I never have to root a stock version from Google but I don't mind doing it if I have to. What are the disadvantages of Rootin or rolling back to .33 radio? I will have to weigh my options.
2- When LTE worked before the phone had to be set to LTE again upon restart, is that fixed now so it's a permanent change?
3- Is there a ROM that is a basic basic stock image (not like CM Mod) that I can use and yet enjoy the .33 radio?
Thanks

You have to root phone in order to flash old radio. 4.2.2 uses .48 radio, and LTE only works on .33 radio. So this have to be done. Please search around the forum on rooting and enable LTE. Good luck!
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aichemist said:
You have to root phone in order to flash old radio. 4.2.2 uses .48 radio, and LTE only works on .33 radio. So this have to be done. Please search around the forum on rooting and enable LTE. Good luck!
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Thanks again. Does rooting void the warranty? If yes, is there any way to "unroot"

torontobc said:
Thanks again. Does rooting void the warranty? If yes, is there any way to "unroot"
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Yes and yes.
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silverramsrt said:
Yes and yes.
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So, would the "unrooting" make the phone look just like it was never rooted or would Google know regardless?

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So, would the "unrooting" make the phone look just like it was never rooted or would Google know regardless?
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Yep. Even works for RMAs. I unrooted, relocked the bootloader, and flashed back stock rom on my RMA Nexus 4 to send it back. Google doesn't know.

Get back 4G/Lte icon in status bar?

I am on Omega rom and after flashing the me2 stock and then Omega I have noticed my 4g icon has gone and it has been replaced with 3g. I know I have 4g because have done a speed test and it is around 3.5mb to 5mb per second compared to 1.2mb or so on 3g. So is there a way to get my 4g icon back? Thanks in advance.
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glennd said:
I am on Omega rom and after flashing the me2 stock and then Omega I have noticed my 4g icon has gone and it has been replaced with 3g. I know I have 4g because have done a speed test and it is around 3.5mb to 5mb per second compared to 1.2mb or so on 3g. So is there a way to get my 4g icon back? Thanks in advance.
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Go to About Device -> Status and see which Data Type is displayed. 4G is displayed as LTE:14. 3G+ is displayed as HSPA:11.
3~5mbps is normal for 3G and not 4G. You are probably not getting 4G connection.
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MaKTaiL said:
Go to About Device -> Status and see which Data Type is displayed. 4G is displayed as LTE:14. 3G+ is displayed as HSPA:11.
3~5mbps is normal for 3G and not 4G. You are probably not getting 4G connection.
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I checked my status and it is UMTS:3 on 3g and HSPAP:15 on H+ and I am with Telstra in Australia in a 4g area. It would display 4g when I was on stock.
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glennd said:
I checked my status and it is UMTS:3 on 3g and HSPAP:15 on H+ and I am with Telstra in Australia in a 4g area. It would display 4g when I was on stock.
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LTE is probably disabled on settings then. My phone came disabled by default for some reason. To activate it go to Settings -> More Networks-> Mobile Network and check if LTE/GSM/WCDMA is enabled. That's probably the problem you are having.
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MaKTaiL said:
LTE is probably disabled on settings then. My phone came disabled by default for some reason. To activate it go to Settings -> More Networks-> Mobile Network and check if LTE/GSM/WCDMA is enabled. That's probably the problem you are having.
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Tried that first mate all I have is Gsm/WCDMA. No LTE option?
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glennd said:
Tried that first mate all I have is Gsm/WCDMA. No LTE option?
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Oh. I heard people having the same issue after flashing some firmwares. The one used on Omega is probably bugged for you. It doesn't happen for everybody. Try going back to stock or flashing a version of Omega that is built on top of another firmware version. I can't help you anymore. Good luck
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Is there a way to extract my Baseband version (radio) from my stock TWRP backup. When I flash stock Telstra back my baseband stays as Me2 could this be the 4g issue, wrong baseband for carrier?
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glennd said:
Is there a way to extract my Baseband version (radio) from my stock TWRP backup. When I flash stock Telstra back my baseband stays as Me2 could this be the 4g issue, wrong baseband for carrier?
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That's probably the issue. That's why it works for some people and not for others like you. I don't know how to extract it. I'll let other people answer this.
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I have sorted it out all good got my LTE back.
1. Flashed stock Telstra backup with TWRP
2.Flashed Stock rooted ME2 with Odin 3.04. (3.07 doesn't contain the pit file and seemed to remove my LTE)
3.Flashed TWRP with Odin 3.04
4.Flashed Omega 3.0 with TWRP
All good with LTE and WiFi nice:laugh:
PS. When I did a factory reset in settings I lost my LTE when phone rebooted( wont do that again). It seemed to format the 2Gb partion for LTE settings dont know if it has something to do with TWRP just a guess?

4G not working, urgent

I flashed an international firmware on a Sprint S4, not knowing that it breaks root and custom recovery. I also lost my 4G. I can fix everything except the 4G. No idea how to begin, any idea?
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Denomenance said:
I flashed an international firmware on a Sprint S4, not knowing that it breaks root and custom recovery. I also lost my 4G. I can fix everything except the 4G. No idea how to begin, any idea?
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Well you can begin by going to Sammobile and download the carrier's stock firmware. Flash it via odin. Stay on stock until you figure out how to fix 4G on custom roms.
Good luck, Im sure you'd be able fix it by flashing stock rom

Have you tried fishing the Sprint modem?
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chickentuna said:
Well you can begin by going to Sammobile and download the carrier's stock firmware. Flash it via odin. Stay on stock until you figure out how to fix 4G on custom roms.
Good luck, Im sure you'd be able fix it by flashing stock rom
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Alright, i'm about to attempt that, thanks!
sxi200 said:
Have you tried fishing the Sprint modem?
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Sprint Modem? Can you go a bit more in detail please?

Indie offers an "EnableLTE.zip in the i9505 Omega Thread
This maybe fix the problem, OR AT WORST BRICK YOUR DEVICE
Honestly i have no idea if this works, so be careful.
Indie or another skilled person should know of this fix the LTE bug on your Sprint S4.

Denomenance said:
Sprint Modem? Can you go a bit more in detail please?
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The modem is part of any full firmware and is usually different for each provider, region etc.
I believe the US lte frequencies are different to most of the other countries so if you don't have the correct modem your phone may be looking for the wrong frequency.
Try this link: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720)/Modems
Flash the .tar file in odin in the phone section.
Edit: just remembered when the first ipad to have lte was released in Australia, Apple and resellers got into big trouble for marketing it as lte/4g. This was because although it was lte it didn't actually work with Australian lte frequencies. So as I mentioned above you will need a US modem. That's my best bet to get it going again.
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sxi200 said:
The modem is part of any full firmware and is usually different for each provider, region etc.
I believe the US lte frequencies are different to most of the other countries so if you don't have the correct modem your phone may be looking for the wrong frequency.
Try this link: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720)/Modems
Flash the .tar file in odin in the phone section.
Edit: just remembered when the first ipad to have lte was released in Australia, Apple and resellers got into big trouble for marketing it as lte/4g. This was because although it was lte it didn't actually work with Australian lte frequencies. So as I mentioned above you will need a US modem. That's my best bet to get it going again.
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Flashed it successfully, yet no 4g. Could it be that I need to flash a different firmware?

Denomenance said:
Flashed it successfully, yet no 4g. Could it be that I need to flash a different firmware?
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Maybe check that lte is selected in network settings and you have your apn set correctly.
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sxi200 said:
Maybe check that lte is selected in network settings and you have your apn set correctly.
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I did, yet no dice. Would flashing a stock firmware replace the modem?
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Denomenance said:
I did, yet no dice. Would flashing a stock firmware replace the modem?
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Please reflash your official stock firmware.
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Switched to tmobile

So i switched over to Tmobile this month and i'm struggling getting the 4GLTE data speeds. I did the APN settings trick and i really cant do much more that i know of. IM on the stock 4.3 ATT firmware and rooted using the Kingo method. I tried to install Safestrat 3.65 but i can get it working.. I could just install a Tmobile ROM if i could use a custom recovery but i havent found a way to do it without a softbrick. I've got less than 5Mbps down so thats crap..

Tmo, is not known for really good LTE speeds or coverage.
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Incorrect T-Mobile when using a tmobile branded device has very strong lte speeds.
Yes the coverage can be spotty at times ... rarely!
The problem when using AT&T phone with T Mobile SIM cards is that the lte bands are always compatible.
The AT&T s4 does Carry four LTE bands I use it and get great LTE signal with tmobile service. ...only with the AT&T s4 for instance if you use an AT&T note 2 or s3 with T Mobile service it is really bad.
The reason behind The weak or dropped lte isnt really so much for about the bands it is actually how the device is tuned to work with that carriers service.
To get safestrap recovery working download the AT&T s4 safestrap recovery and install it. Just like in apk file just click install .
Everytime you power off or reboot the phone it will first come to safestrap screen then you choose to boot into recovery or continue to boot into the normal operating system by choosing the very bottom left menu button for recovery or the far right button to boot into the phone normal system .
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OP can't use SS on 4.3
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Yeah I already tried to use Safestrap knowing it may not be compatible. I even used wanam to set my phone into SeLinux permissive mode. The only thing i can think to try is to download the tmobile 4.3 firmware from sammobile but they keep saying their in a transition to a different download server and the firmware hasn't been moved yet.. anyone have the 4.3 tmobile firmware tar and modem for ODin? It should work because they are both same phone just modified through firmware. That would also give me wifi calling and some other good stuff
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OP can't use SS on 4.3
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Do not use T-Mobile stock firmware. The modem and kernel will not work and you will not be able to flash the correct stuff. The firmwares are not the same.
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Plus, the bootloaders are different so it won't flash anyways
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Yeah i tried anyway but my phone worked fine after, no data loss or anything. It didnt go to the tmobile firmware though unfortunately. I need to get to a tmobile ROM though and this restriction is killing me. HAs anyone found a working recovery for 4.3? Or is safe strap developing for it?
graydiggy said:
Do not use T-Mobile stock firmware. The modem and kernel will not work and you will not be able to flash the correct stuff. The firmwares are not the same.
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Plus, the bootloaders are different so it won't flash anyways
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Wow is all I have to say
ROOTED ATT MK2 using Tapatalk

i'm not a noob and i knew the risks but i want the full tmobile experience hahaha I found better APN settings though that give me full LTE speeds for future reference:
http://www.4gtricks.com/2013/04/t-mobile-4g-apn-t-mobile-4g-apn-settings.html
jball said:
Wow is all I have to say
ROOTED ATT MK2 using Tapatalk
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Why not trade for a tmobile phone? Then you'd have roms and an unlocked Bootloader.
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[Q] How to check with Radio versioN of nexus 4

i just used the new Nexus 4 modem flasher app but i'm not getting lte.. I want to confirm that i'm running the LTE hyrbird radio 0.98 + 0.33. How do i check what radio version my nexus 4 is running?

jinjin12 said:
i just used the new Nexus 4 modem flasher app but i'm not getting lte.. I want to confirm that i'm running the LTE hyrbird radio 0.98 + 0.33. How do i check what radio version my nexus 4 is running?
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Settings>About phone
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Or from bootloader
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blttalas said:
Or from bootloader
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yea thanks. this helped. cause i flashed the hyrbid 0.97 + 0.33 baseband. and under the settings > about phone, it only listed that i have 0.33.
when i went to bootloader, i saw the 0.97

@jinjin12 You made sure to enable LTE through the *#*#4636#*#* menu, right?

farmerbb said:
@jinjin12 You made sure to enable LTE through the *#*#4636#*#* menu, right?
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yea i did and i still didn't get LTE and i live in NYC so i should have it but i don't lte. I've flashed several hybrid bands and even stock 0.33 and 0.27 bands and none of them worked....so sad :crying:. I don't know if it's cause of AOKP 4.2.1 or what but i don't get LTE :crying:

jinjin12 said:
yea i did and i still didn't get LTE and i live in NYC so i should have it but i don't lte. I've flashed several hybrid bands and even stock 0.33 and 0.27 bands and none of them worked....so sad :crying:. I don't know if it's cause of AOKP 4.2.1 or what but i don't get LTE :crying:
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545838
Follow the instructions.
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Download LTE on off. Free app. It works. On nexus 4 no worries. Change it to lte gsm cdma
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