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I GOT LTE!!!! at&t users!!

I never thought thisn would happen and it.just makes me.love the phone even more only one bar.though but high speeds so far I've only tested in my office 12 mbs down

teamHTC said:
I never thought thisn would happen and it.just makes me.love the phone even more only one bar.though but high speeds so far I've only tested in my office 12 mbs down
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Which version do you have?

its 99% the 6903. 6906 is not released yet

This **should** not be possible, right? I have T-mobile and I was going to buy the C6903, but the C6906 would be more applicable to the North American market with the addition of band 17 rather than just band 4.
Is it possible, though, that 12mbps is just HSPA+? Probably not on AT&T, right?
I'll pull the trigger right now if the C6903 "secretly" has band 17 enabled
-Collin-

6903 is technically possible to have lte on AT&T as long as you're in an area with 1700 frequency, which is rare since AT&T uses 700 more.

CollinFX45 said:
This **should** not be possible, right? I have T-mobile and I was going to buy the C6903, but the C6906 would be more applicable to the North American market with the addition of band 17 rather than just band 4.
Is it possible, though, that 12mbps is just HSPA+? Probably not on AT&T, right?
I'll pull the trigger right now if the C6903 "secretly" has band 17 enabled
-Collin-
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It actually may be. I had a TL with has no AWS support, but after flashing the international baseband, I have HSPA + on TMo. If the ZU LTE for NA got released, somebody with 03 and att can test it
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if I knew how to take a screenshot would but i get lte half the time in my office here in miami.. its only one or two bars but hey its lte and its a c6093 model and i beleive that nobody will see the 6906 for a while so i gave up its such a great phone even with hspa

CollinFX45 said:
This **should** not be possible, right? I have T-mobile and I was going to buy the C6903, but the C6906 would be more applicable to the North American market with the addition of band 17 rather than just band 4.
Is it possible, though, that 12mbps is just HSPA+? Probably not on AT&T, right?
I'll pull the trigger right now if the C6903 "secretly" has band 17 enabled
-Collin-
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ive been standing on the edge of the c6906 and it jus twasnt happening for me or any of the american users. i gave up and got the c6903 and it works great along with lte sometimes but h+ is honestly just as good. and the screen kinda sucks yellowish tint and my htc screen isnt even hd and looks more crisp...

I had the G2 on AT&T and loved it, but I really want the Z1 on T-mobile over the LG G2. I know this thread isn't about that, but, it's what I'm currently going back and forth on. Not pleased to hear about the yellowish tint; first I've heard about that actually.
I think the C6906 is supposed to be released this month, but who knows when I'll be able to actually buy it. Argh! C6903 should do everything I want on T-mobile, so maybe I'll purchase from a place with an okay return policy.
Thanks for the info!
-Collin-

I just moved to t-mobile from att because of this phone I get 15 mbs download on speedtest I have the prepaid 4G 70 a month I'm in philadelphia I went to ny on the weekend I was at new paltz sometimes my phone would say att?
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That was hard to read...

Well, I couldn't hold out any longer - I ordered the C6903. I'm very curious if anyone else has successfully gotten AT&T LTE on that model number. I'll try it with my AT&T SIM as soon as the device arrives and report back. I'm not holding my breath, though.
-Collin-

CollinFX45 said:
Well, I couldn't hold out any longer - I ordered the C6903. I'm very curious if anyone else has successfully gotten AT&T LTE on that model number. I'll try it with my AT&T SIM as soon as the device arrives and report back. I'm not holding my breath, though.
-Collin-
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It depends on your location. I live in NYC and could not get 4G LTE on my C6903 model, which is why I returned it. You can get LTE from AT&T on the C6903 model though. AT&T primarily uses 700 MHz but are in the process of expanding to 1700 MHz. There are a few places that AT&T has worked on where you can receive LTE, the OP's location must be one of them.
Those of you waiting for the C6906 model will only have to wait a couple of more days. The C6906 model is being released to Canada on the 15th of October. If you can somehow order one from an online retailer that ships internationally, you can get LTE capability from AT&T. Not to mention, the C6906 model is starting off at $699 CDN (I believe) from Bell, so that's definitely a better deal than the C6903 model from GSM Nation and what not.

C6906 is also available from Sony store canada.

Gitaroo said:
C6906 is also available from Sony store canada.
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Time to make some canadian friends who will ship to the US
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This is LTE in NYC for comicon. Obviously LTE on AT&T at the javits center.
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Raspster said:
This is LTE in NYC for comicon. Obviously LTE on AT&T at the javits center.
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Your phone doesn't show as being on LTE, so I think you're mistaken as Sony should display LTE in the signal bar if you're connected. If you're on the C6903, then it also can't be. AT&T holds no AWS spectrum in NYC to run LTE on, and the phone doesn't support 700 (Band 17). Nor do they have enough 850 (Band 5) to cannibalize for LTE and are likely still running HSPA+ on it with a GSM carrier.
I'd like to see a screenshot of the Engineering Screen to buy this one.

4G on the Z1 after the latest is LTE dude. H+ is what I get in a 3g area as it hspa so yes, I'm getting LTE on AT&T
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As for the engineering shot, sorry, didn't get that. Don't really care who things I'm getting it or not.. Just trying to contribute... All I know is what I experienced today in NYC... Here is another LTE test I did with better LTE results...
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LTE
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LTE
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Calm down dude. Just questioning the results since it doesn't seem possible as AT&T doesn't seem to hold AWS spectrum there currently. Either AT&T is renting the spectrum from someone else or something else is going on because they don't have the licences to do what your phone seems to be suggesting. I find spectrum fascinating so it just seems interesting to see what's happening there.
I'd love to see an engineering screen just to see if I can gather more information about how they are doing it.

[Q] 4G vs hsdpa in status bar

I have just tried a 4g Sim in my note 3 the status bar shows an h which is what it has always showed. It never showed 3g just h.
If I am connected to 4g what should that bar show an l for late or 4g?
I am in the UK and currently with three but testing ee's 4g service.
Thanks

wingnutLP said:
I have just tried a 4g Sim in my note 3 the status bar shows an h which is what it has always showed. It never showed 3g just h.
If I am connected to 4g what should that bar show an l for late or 4g?
I am in the UK and currently with three but testing ee's 4g service.
Thanks
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You get a HSDPA+ signal if you're not in a 4G area, I am in the same boat, I am also with Three (waiting for their 4G service to come out before deciding weather to switch).

androidlover287 said:
You get a HSDPA+ signal if you're not in a 4G area, I am in the same boat, I am also with Three (waiting for their 4G service to come out before deciding weather to switch).
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Cool but on 4G what should the status bar say?
On 3G it shows H rather than 3G so I don't know what it will show when correctly connected to 4G.
Thanks

It will show 4g.. see attached..
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androidlover287 said:
You get a HSDPA+ signal if you're not in a 4G area, I am in the same boat, I am also with Three (waiting for their 4G service to come out before deciding weather to switch).
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Three are piggybacking on EE's network for LTE, I am with them also, and EE have the fastest bands currently. So I expect the LTE to be spot on. Currently their signal strength has gotten really poor, I am hoping it's because they are swapping the bands to jump on EE.

radicalisto said:
Three are piggybacking on EE's network for LTE, I am with them also, and EE have the fastest bands currently. So I expect the LTE to be spot on. Currently their signal strength has gotten really poor, I am hoping it's because they are swapping the bands to jump on EE.
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Where did you hear that? As far as I'm aware, Three are building their own LTE network, though some of it will be spectrum acquired from EE.
Three did share it's 3g network with TMo/EE, but I've not heard that this is the case for 4g.
Regards,
Dave
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foxmeister said:
Where did you hear that? As far as I'm aware, Three are building their own LTE network, though some of it will be spectrum acquired from EE.
Three did share it's 3g network with TMo/EE, but I've not heard that this is the case for 4g.
Regards,
Dave
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I first read it on a Three web forum, I was quizzing them about how the signal strength had suddenly gotten super poor. Can't remember which site it was I scoured so many as it was and still is annoying that signal barely goes over 2 bars even in a big city (Leeds)
As for the spectrum, they purchased some from EE but are running on their network bands (only intial start up maybe?) - EE 4G goes live here (York) this month and Three goes live January. So close together would assume that the starting of it would be on EE's spectrums until further?

radicalisto said:
I first read it on a Three web forum, I was quizzing them about how the signal strength had suddenly gotten super poor. Can't remember which site it was I scoured so many as it was and still is annoying that signal barely goes over 2 bars even in a big city (Leeds)
As for the spectrum, they purchased some from EE but are running on their network bands (only intial start up maybe?)
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The spectrum they bought from EE was in the 1800MHz band - the very same band than EE's LTE sits in.
So no. I don't think they will be using EE's network at all.
Regards,
Dave
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Three are not piggybacking on EE's network, they merely acquired some of the 1800Mhz spectrum from EE (That EE was forced to sell by OFCOM to get the go-ahead for their early 4G Rollout), supposedly Three got it for free as well. Three also acquired some 800Mhz spectrum during the auction, so they have both.
As far as I understand, Three aren't allowed to use all of the 1800Mhz spectrum they acquired until September 2015, but they can use 2x10Mhz of it now. I don't know which of the two blocks they're using for their current rollout, or if they're using both.
Never mind all of that, you should see 4G in the status bar if you're on 4G. Make sure you go into the settings and set the Note to connect to LTE/WCDMA/GSM services - my Three Note 3 didn't originally have that option and when it recently appeared, it was still on WCDMA/GSM.

LTE replaced by 4G after 17.1.A.2.69 update on AT&T

Hello all, so i updated to 17.1.A.2.69 today and notice i no longer have any LTE options. I now see 4G in quick settings and in mobile networks. Is this normal?
Thanks in advance!

roninr1c said:
Hello all, so i updated to 17.1.A.2.69 today and notice i no longer have any LTE options. I now see 4G in quick settings and in mobile networks. Is this normal?
Thanks in advance!
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Yes - happened to me as well! But it's still LTE as I'm getting the same speed, They basically replaced the LTE icon with 4G icon, which I found pretty annoying.

Thanks! :good:

4G = LTE

SkyS1gn said:
4G = LTE
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In the US (maybe elsewhere) there is a strange distinction where a 4G icon is sometimes used for HSPA+ 4G (or 3.5G, depending on who you ask) and an LTE icon is used for LTE 4G. Kinda silly, but it's become something of a "standard" here now. I think that's why it concerns some people, because they are worried their phone is only using HSPA+ and not LTE.

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4G = LTE
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Yes Sir! But US carriers had a history of marketing 3.5G/HSPA+ as 4G (Xperia Play 4G!). So anyone over here would freak out after seeing a 4G icon on an LTE capable phone. But all US users are using imported Z2 at this moment - so I guess we just have to deal with it.

schecter7 said:
Yes Sir! But US carriers had a history of marketing 3.5G/HSPA+ as 4G (Xperia Play 4G!). So anyone over here would freak out after seeing a 4G icon on an LTE capable phone. But all US users are using imported Z2 at this moment - so I guess we just have to deal with it.
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Sorry, i didnt know that.

schecter7 said:
Yes Sir! But US carriers had a history of marketing 3.5G/HSPA+ as 4G (Xperia Play 4G!). So anyone over here would freak out after seeing a 4G icon on an LTE capable phone. But all US users are using imported Z2 at this moment - so I guess we just have to deal with it.
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Wow, we had a "jinx!" moment there!! Kinda scary how similar our posts are.

JMonkeYJ said:
Wow, we had a "jinx!" moment there!! Kinda scary how similar our posts are.
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LOL - at the first sight, I thought I double posted - hehehe

schecter7 said:
Yes - happened to me as well! But it's still LTE as I'm getting the same speed, They basically replaced the LTE icon with 4G icon, which I found pretty annoying.
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I know this sound stupid.... but if i am getting 50 Mbps then.. even thought it has the 4G sign it should be an LTE... right? Logically thinking the HSPA+ can only go up to 20 Mbps

junwb said:
I know this sound stupid.... but if i am getting 50 Mbps then.. even thought it has the 4G sign it should be an LTE... right? Logically thinking the HSPA+ can only go up to 20 Mbps
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Should be correct. I think technically H+ can handle up to 42Mbps or something like that. I wish it were that fast here, lol

Turbo on other US networks, (T-Mobile and AT&T)

Has anyone had the chance to test it on other networks? I know it should work on T-Mobile with lte, but I'm debating whether to hold out a month for a international model, in hopes of it having the right lte bands for T-Mobile and no vzw bloat. Or a dev edition. Anyone else on the same boat?
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gordonzhao said:
Has anyone had the chance to test it on other networks? I know it should work on T-Mobile with lte, but I'm debating whether to hold out a month for a international model, in hopes of it having the right lte bands for T-Mobile and no vzw bloat. Or a dev edition. Anyone else on the same boat?
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It is impossible to purchase this phone without activating it on the Verizon network, which means you will need a contract or someone on a Verizon contract willing to activate it for you.
They will not let you buy the phone at retail and walk out of the store without activation. I have already tried, multiple ways. I do, however, have an active AT&T SIM and could perhaps try it. But I'd rather not.
Rumor is that Motorola has AT&T and T-Mobile versions on the way, be patient.

Yes I put my ATT sim in the phone.
It comes up with a warning that the sim card you're using is not from Verizon.
You can dismiss it and notice that you will see AT&T instead of Verizon Wireless at the bottom of the home screen.
The data icon shows 3G but speeds are more like HSPA+ speeds.
Voice and SMS not a problem.
I did not try sending a video in a text though.
APNs can be set and even after I did I did not see a 4GLTE icon.
Interestingly enough when I was done and put the Verizon SIM back in, the AT&T APN settings I put in earlier were completely gone, only the Verizon one was showing.
If TMO has a version that would be the one to get as they most likely will NOT have a locked bootloader AND you can walk out without activating at all, just pay cash or charge it, etc.
I have a friend with a TMO and give the associate that number and name on the account and tell the associate it's a gift.

Andromjb said:
It is impossible to purchase this phone without activating it on the Verizon network, which means you will need a contract or someone on a Verizon contract willing to activate it for you.
They will not let you buy the phone at retail and walk out of the store without activation. I have already tried, multiple ways. I do, however, have an active AT&T SIM and could perhaps try it. But I'd rather not.
Rumor is that Motorola has AT&T and T-Mobile versions on the way, be patient.
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i know people ; ) I heard, moto maxx, but no word as to when, perhaps I'll give it to the end of the month, November.
cpufrost said:
Yes I put my ATT sim in the phone.
It comes up with a warning that the sim card you're using is not from Verizon.
You can dismiss it and notice that you will see AT&T instead of Verizon Wireless at the bottom of the home screen.
The data icon shows 3G but speeds are more like HSPA+ speeds.
Voice and SMS not a problem.
I did not try sending a video in a text though.
APNs can be set and even after I did I did not see a 4GLTE icon.
Interestingly enough when I was done and put the Verizon SIM back in, the AT&T APN settings I put in earlier were completely gone, only the Verizon one was showing.
If TMO has a version that would be the one to get as they most likely will NOT have a locked bootloader AND you can walk out without activating at all, just pay cash or charge it, etc.
I have a friend with a TMO and give the associate that number and name on the account and tell the associate it's a gift.
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Att doesn't use the same lte bands, tmobile and Verizon do. I just wanted to make sure it would work. Are you using both vzw and att?
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gordonzhao said:
i know people ; ) I heard, moto maxx, but no word as to when, perhaps I'll give it to the end of the month, November.
Att doesn't use the same lte bands, tmobile and Verizon do. I just wanted to make sure it would work. Are you using both vzw and att?
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Yes I have accounts with both.

gordonzhao said:
i know people ; ) I heard, moto maxx, but no word as to when, perhaps I'll give it to the end of the month, November.
Att doesn't use the same lte bands, tmobile and Verizon do. I just wanted to make sure it would work. Are you using both vzw and att?
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Moto announcement in Brazil November 5th. Rumor mill consensus is it's for international turbo (Moto maxx). I'm waiting.

cpufrost said:
Interestingly enough when I was done and put the Verizon SIM back in, the AT&T APN settings I put in earlier were completely gone, only the Verizon one was showing.
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The APN settings stay with the sim. When I was testing sims on a nexus 4 the settings for each individual sim would disappear/reappear when I unloaded/loaded the sims.
Someone else posted they were getting weak at&t LTE on the droid turbo elsewhere..

I am using the turbo on T-mo
Hey,
I purchased the turbo and popped my t-mo sim in and set the APN for T-mo, and I am getting G, 3G and LTE. I dont seem to be getting HSPA. I get LTE most of the time and normal speeds, like 30MBps. I am really happy to have LTE. I am in minnespolis, so I am not sure which band is coming in...

aaronc_98 said:
Hey,
I purchased the turbo and popped my t-mo sim in and set the APN for T-mo, and I am getting G, 3G and LTE. I dont seem to be getting HSPA. I get LTE most of the time and normal speeds, like 30MBps. I am really happy to have LTE. I am in minnespolis, so I am not sure which band is coming in...
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You would be running lte off of band 2 and 4 since that'd T-Mobile's lte signal. As we speak I'm walking over to a vzw to check out the phone but will probably wait until the end of the month to get it if the international model doesn't have T-Mobile's lte bands
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The Turbo will work on TMo, but I think its missing one of the spectrums for 42mbps. So its less reliable than would be expected.

Rebel908 said:
The Turbo will work on TMo, but I think its missing one of the spectrums for 42mbps. So its less reliable than would be expected.
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definitely. But be patient, the Int Version is coming for sure. Motorola sent invitation already and it's not rumor. I really near to pull the trigger but after reading several news I decided to wait. Just a couple days....
Hope Turbo will receive good support from developer, if not... then nexus beat them all

Rebel908 said:
The Turbo will work on TMo, but I think its missing one of the spectrums for 42mbps. So its less reliable than would be expected.
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It has 1900/2100 which is hspa+ for tmobile, if no lte it drops to hspa+
Onismurai said:
definitely. But be patient, the Int Version is coming for sure. Motorola sent invitation already and it's not rumor. I really near to pull the trigger but after reading several news I decided to wait. Just a couple days....
Hope Turbo will receive good support from developer, if not... then nexus beat them all
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I've been reading, but I'm doubtful the international model will have tmobile lte, the only international models that ever do are Sony. As far as the n6, I played with it a few weeks back, the 6 inch screen is definitely too big.
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gordonzhao said:
It has 1900/2100 which is hspa+ for tmobile, if no lte it drops to hspa+
I have been using for 2 days on t-mo and I have yet to see it switch to HSPA. So are you saying it works for you?
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aaronc_98 said:
gordonzhao said:
It has 1900/2100 which is hspa+ for tmobile, if no lte it drops to hspa+
I have been using for 2 days on t-mo and I have yet to see it switch to HSPA. So are you saying it works for you?
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Have you checked your data speeds? The droid turbo doesn't have an icon for hspa+ because its a Verizon phone. Might just say 3g. TKe a look at network in the settings and see what it says.
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You must be in an area that only has band 17 LTE for AT&T. This phone has band 2 and 4 LTE for AT&T and they are unlocked straight from verizon.
I am very interested in this phone but i will wait for the GSM version that will include band 17.
Since it is a Snapdragon phone I'm sure you can QPST unlock all the band. I did it on my G3 pretty painless but you can really mess some things up if you are not careful
thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/thread-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269
cpufrost said:
Yes I put my ATT sim in the phone.
It comes up with a warning that the sim card you're using is not from Verizon.
You can dismiss it and notice that you will see AT&T instead of Verizon Wireless at the bottom of the home screen.
The data icon shows 3G but speeds are more like HSPA+ speeds.
Voice and SMS not a problem.
I did not try sending a video in a text though.
APNs can be set and even after I did I did not see a 4GLTE icon.
Interestingly enough when I was done and put the Verizon SIM back in, the AT&T APN settings I put in earlier were completely gone, only the Verizon one was showing.
If TMO has a version that would be the one to get as they most likely will NOT have a locked bootloader AND you can walk out without activating at all, just pay cash or charge it, etc.
I have a friend with a TMO and give the associate that number and name on the account and tell the associate it's a gift.
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qwerty12601 said:
aaronc_98 said:
Have you checked your data speeds? The droid turbo doesn't have an icon for hspa+ because its a Verizon phone. Might just say 3g. TKe a look at network in the settings and see what it says.
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Ok, that makes sense. the icons I have seen are G, 3G, and 4GLTE. I am on LTE most of the time and gotten download speeds of 46Mbs on LTE. When it is on 3G, the network type says UMTS.
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aaronc_98 said:
Hey,
I purchased the turbo and popped my t-mo sim in and set the APN for T-mo, and I am getting G, 3G and LTE. I dont seem to be getting HSPA. I get LTE most of the time and normal speeds, like 30MBps. I am really happy to have LTE. I am in minnespolis, so I am not sure which band is coming in...
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Are you able to do simultaneous voice and data with the Turbo and the T-Mobile SIM?
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distortedloop said:
Are you able to do simultaneous voice and data with the Turbo and the T-Mobile SIM?
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Yes

Since it is a Snapdragon phone I'm sure you can QPST unlock all the band. I did it on my G3 pretty painless but you can really mess some things up if you are not careful
thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/thread-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269[/QUOTE]
Can't unlock if there's not root or unlocked bootloader....
aaronc_98 said:
qwerty12601 said:
Ok, that makes sense. the icons I have seen are G, 3G, and 4GLTE. I am on LTE most of the time and gotten download speeds of 46Mbs on LTE. When it is on 3G, the network type says UMTS.
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Yes, HSPA+ is really 3G+ same difference. 3G=HSPA .'4G' = HSPA+
But in reality LTE is really the 4th Gen. In the states here they f'ed the naming so they can sound like it's blazing fast....
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gordonzhao said:
Has anyone had the chance to test it on other networks? I know it should work on T-Mobile with lte, but I'm debating whether to hold out a month for a international model, in hopes of it having the right lte bands for T-Mobile and no vzw bloat. Or a dev edition. Anyone else on the same boat?
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I just bought the phone today and swapped in my Tmobile Nano Sim. Its working perfectly with full LTE in Chicago. I had to add the Apn settings under mobike network to get it to work. Whenever I reboot the phone a notification reminds me that i'm not using a verizon sim. Its easily dismissed. I cant be happier, this is the "Nexus" I wanted all along.

LG V20 H990DS T-Mobile LTE

I just got this int'l phone off Amazon, but I CANNOT enable 4G LTE on it for T-Mobile no matter what I do. Does anyone know how I can do this, or if I can??
Thank you in advance!!

Does the DS support bands 2, 4 or 12? If not, that's why.
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darkjedi said:
Does the DS support bands 2, 4 or 12? If not, that's why.
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According to this site, it does.
Also, I actually got this app last night and it confirms that despite what the status bar shows, I actually AM getting LTE. My area (Chicago) gets LTE Bands 2 & 4 currently from T-Mobile, but sometime before this summer (maybe sooner than later) we will finally get Band 12 as well! It's just dumb that the phone can't be more clear. My int'l Sony Xperia X Performance shows "LTE" at least for 4G LTE. THAT'S a lot better than just showing 4G for both. How am I supposed to know which one I'm in? lol I guess if I wanna know I'll have to use that app. But at least I get LTE, so that's cool.
Thanks!

Many phones outside North America don't actual say LTE in the task bar. I have the same phone and LTE shows as 4G+.
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Wooba99 said:
Many phones outside North America don't actual say LTE in the task bar. I have the same phone and LTE shows as 4G+.
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Wow. lol So lame. I don't mind it just saying "LTE" on my Xperia X Performance b/c at least the phrase "LTE" is there. Even 4G+ is way better than just showing 4G when it's in 4G LTE or 4G. lol But ok...........
I'm sure knowing from past experience in my area that the only time I'm really getting just 4G it only lasts for a short time anyway. But I saved like $200 buying the int'l version, plus it has B&O Certification where the U.S. version doesn't, so I guess that makes it worth it? (assuming that certification really means it ACTUALLY sounds better? lol)
Thanks Wooba!

RockStar2005 said:
Wow. lol So lame. I don't mind it just saying "LTE" on my Xperia X Performance b/c at least the phrase "LTE" is there. Even 4G+ is way better than just showing 4G when it's in 4G LTE or 4G. lol But ok...........
I'm sure knowing from past experience in my area that the only time I'm really getting just 4G it only lasts for a short time anyway. But I saved like $200 buying the int'l version, plus it has B&O Certification where the U.S. version doesn't, so I guess that makes it worth it? (assuming that certification really means it ACTUALLY sounds better? lol)
Thanks Wooba!
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It only says 4G when on LTE. HSPA+ and HSPA are both shown as H, and UMTS is shown as 3G. Atleast on my H990DS.

Yeah, i have the 990ds and I travel to Chicago, i live in Charlotte now, often to visit family and friends (I'm from Chicago) and LTE shows as 4G on those phone.