I just wanna know has anyone used this Axon 7 mini on a CDMA network I've seen where people have used the Axon 7 on Verizon and Sprint but nowhere has anyone mentioned anything about the mini I do see it says that the Mini is missing band 13 LTE but Verizon uses band 4 also and it looks as if it supports CDMA and Sprints LTE so if anyone has tried this on CDMA I would love to hear about your results I have one arriving tomorrow but I'm on Verizon anxious to see how this works out
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I'm *very* interested in the Optimus 7 -- and I never thought I'd say that about an LG phone!
Anyhow, one deal breaker for me would be 3G network access with T-Mobile. Anyone know if the Optimus 7 can do 3G on T-Mo, or is it only Edge network speed? I see that the Optimus 7 covers several frequencies, but I'm seeing conflicting info as to what is the 3G band for T-Mo. I've seen 1700mhz and 2100mhz listed for T-Mo's 3G. The Optimus 7 appears to cover the 2100mhz range, but not 1700mhz.
So... does anyone know if it'll work? Anyone have first-hand knowledge?!
Thanks,
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This is a great question. Unfortunately, I have no concrete answer for it. However, I came across a very interesting piece of information in the MFG software on the LG Optimus 7 I have ( from Telus ). There does not seem to be any 1700 band support, but there is an unexpected 900 band support for 3G. ( Optimus 7 owners should check the Call UI Display in the MFG menu, or go to the Engineer Menu and check modem settings->band settings ). I guess since this device is being launched in Europe, LG used the same quad-band GSM/quad-band 3G modem in the Optimus 7, but the 900 band is disabled by default in Canada.
Unfortunately, LG Optimus 7 does not support AWS, hence it will not support 3G neither on T-Mobile USA nor Wind Mobile or Mobilicity (it will fall back to GSM/EDGE modes on T-Mobile and will always be in Wind Away zone roaming through Rogers if you were to use Wind Mobile SIM card).
I have the opposite question - do you know if T-Mobiles HTC HD7 will work on HSPA+ networks like AT&T, Telus or Rogers? Or it only has AWS 3G?
It's probably been asked before, but I couldn't find it with a search, so here goes:
The recent Nexus 7 announcement with LTE capability on Verizon got me thinking about how Verizon treats its LTE since Google forced some open network agreement concerning the LTE bands Verizon is using. I'm assuming that Verizon won't sell the Nexus 7 and that you'll have to buy it from Google, then get an LTE SIM card from Verizon separately.
So, would it work to open a tablet line for LTE data only on Verizon and put the SIM card into a Nexus 4, then flash whatever tweaks are needed to get the LTE up and running? I know how to get VoIP and ToIP, so I really wouldn't need the 2G network.
no because verizon doesnt use the lte band that the nexus 4 can.
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no because verizon doesnt use the lte band that the nexus 4 can.
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The Nexus 4 supports band 4 LTE (1700 MHz), yes? Verizon purchased 1700 spectrum a while back to use to help expand its LTE network. So, theoretically, when the 1700 MHz Verizon LTE comes out, would it work?
My question is does Verizon Note 3 support LTE band 4? And I know what Verizon LTE band 4 should be compatible with the T-mobile LTE band 4 does that mean if Verizon Note 3 if support LTE band 4 and it will get LTE on T-mobile?
Thanks ahead.
Several users in the update thread who say they live in AWS areas are still seeing the same speeds as the old software (MI9)
So the verizon note 3 doesnt have band 4 enabled? I wanted to get it for use on tmobile lte since I was getting a good deal on it. Any info would be appreciated.
I do not see it is enabled on I9 firmware, maybe it will be enabled on later update.
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If I can get this phone under 500 no contract.. but my main purpose is to use it on tmobile LTE.. should i buy it?
No, I think you shouldn't buy it, because if you can't use the T-mobile 4G then it is not worth it.
I guess I wont be buying it. Thanks for the insight. If anyone finds out anything about tmobile 4g LTE on this model let me know
I am currently on ATT and was looking to purchase an off contract Moto X today but wasn't sure which one to get.
I've heard people say "Oh get the Tmobile version as it has bands for both and is unlocked"...
...but when I look at the specs for both I see the Tmobile version is missing LTE band 5 (850mhz)
Anyone here with technical knowledge of ATT LTE bands know how crucial 850mhz band 5 will be coverage wise?
Is it worth going with the ATT version to have that band for good LTE coverage long term?
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I am currently on ATT and was looking to purchase an off contract Moto X today but wasn't sure which one to get.
I've heard people say "Oh get the Tmobile version as it has bands for both and is unlocked"...
...but when I look at the specs for both I see the Tmobile version is missing LTE band 5 (850mhz)
Anyone here with technical knowledge of ATT LTE bands know how crucial 850mhz band 5 will be coverage wise?
Is it worth going with the ATT version to have that band for good LTE coverage long term?
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Tmobile version is the same actually Motorola just changed it on their site from tmobile to gsm unlocked (comes with tmo sim)
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Tmobile version is the same actually Motorola just changed it on their site from tmobile to gsm unlocked (comes with tmo sim)
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its not the same, BUT
I think band 5 is not used in USA
Hard to say what AT&T will do in the future. From reading here there are a few places where AT&T is using band 5 for LTE service. AT&T would have had the choice of hardware when they decided to sell the Moto X and they chose the XT1058 and not the XT1053. Maybe they consider band 5 support important, maybe they just wanted a phone which didn't fully support Tmobile.
Recently with the T-Mobile merge MetroPCS has supported bringing your own device, such as the nexus 4.
Most devices connected will use both Metro and T-mobiles towers, giving us overall better coverage.
The issue is that the Nexus 4 not supporting LTE by default won't connect to metro's network. So this halfens the merge, back to only T-Mobiles tower.
My question is, does anyone know how to connect the Nexus 4 to both networks? So far none of the LTE enabling mods don't work.
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That's not possible. The nexus 4 only supports band 4 LTE, which is what t-mobile uses. However, metropcs LTE is band 2, thus making it incompatible with the nexus 4.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_US#Radio_frequency_spectrum_chart
Metropcs does have band 4 LTE, but that might already be integrated with T-Mobile and there'd be no distinction between the two networks.
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You shouldnt need to do anything to get your phone working on metropcs gsm except get a metropcs gsm simcard(no the ones in their old phones that had sim cards will not work), change the apn to metropcs lte (fast.metropcs.com) and of course activation. If youre only getting signal on 4g then you might have your phone on lte only. Be sure to enable lte/gsm only that way it can go down to 2g/3g/H. And it techinally runs only under tmobiles towers so if your area has weak tmobile towers thats the problem. you can use everything on the nexus 4 including band 4 lte if its included in your area. Metropcs is slowly becoming another mvno on tmobile. They still have cdma phones but theyre being phased out. Band 2 is most likely referring to their cdma LTE which is a differently system all together. Im on MetroPCS GSM. obviously you cant use cdma bands with this phone but on metropcs gsm you'll be fine. You get hspa+ and lte. Its quick and cheap and works pretty good. I get speeds ranging from 8mbps to 25 max when on lte. I flash phones and unlock phones to metro all the time so feel free to ask me any questions
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You shouldnt need to do anything to get your phone working on metropcs gsm except get a metropcs gsm simcard(no the ones in their old phones that had sim cards will not work), change the apn to metropcs lte (fast.metropcs.com) and of course activation. If youre only getting signal on 4g then you might have your phone on lte only. Be sure to enable lte/gsm only that way it can go down to 2g/3g/H. And it techinally runs only under tmobiles towers so if your area has weak tmobile towers thats the problem. you can use everything on the nexus 4 including band 4 lte if its included in your area. Metropcs is slowly becoming another mvno on tmobile. They still have cdma phones but theyre being phased out. Band 2 is most likely referring to their cdma LTE which is a differently system all together. Im on MetroPCS GSM. obviously you cant use cdma bands with this phone but on metropcs gsm you'll be fine. You get hspa+ and lte. Its quick and cheap and works pretty good. I get speeds ranging from 8mbps to 25 max when on lte. I flash phones and unlock phones to metro all the time so feel free to ask me any questions
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Now THAT is a clear, concise explanation of how MetroPCS works with the Nexus 4. THANK YOU!