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...
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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.
omegajester said:
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!
As the title, Wondering if my LG G2 Verizon will work on T-Mobile network, I see here and there about this on the internet, but I figure
I'd ask on XDA . So far I hear I'll lose out on LTE, but HSPA is good, which is good enough for me.
Also Verizon LG G2 comes unlocked, if true, Do I pop in my T-Mobile SIM, and out the box working?
I'm interested in this as well. I tried my tmobile sim in a coworkers G2 and it worked on LTE, but I just bought one and tried it and it's showing Roaming and HSPA.
So I just bought a verizon G2 couple days ago using it on ATT network. I don't see ATT logo and it shows that my phone is roaming. Also, the internet speed has been slowing down. Can anyone tell me why is this happening, and is there anyway I could make it work out as if it were an ATT phone ? Should I buy a code to unlock it , root it ? I'm totally new, but looking forward to hear from you guys. Please help !
Did you manually put in att's apn info? Google it if you haven't...
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Hey I have an LG v20 from verizon. Well I have noticed even before this phone since the release of their advanced lte the service has gone way down hill!
Anyway wondering if anyone has brought there verizon v20 to tmobile. Does it work alright? Advanced calling work?
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Talking from personal experience. On the stock Verizon ROM, you don't really get LTE, like rarely does it happen. If you do the dirtysanta unlock bootloader and install the US996 ROM. You get LTE connection and such. Even then though it's still not perfect.
Probably would be better to get a TMO v20. Not really worth the hassle
Seeing as how all Verizon phones are GSM unlocked I don't see why there would be a problem. You will want to see what bands the Verizon phone has for LTE. T-Mobile uses bands 2,4 and 12. I used an iPhone 5s that was for Verizon on T-Mobile for several months and it worked just fine.
It's a problem with LG phones. My Moto z Verizon works fine on T-Mobile,also my Moto z force . MY LG G2 had issues and had to run a custom ROM to get GSM to work right. What the guy above said about rooting and flashing a ROM is the only way it will work on T-Mobile. I have a Verizon V20 and it's a no go on T-Mobile with LTE.
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With the Moto phones all I had to do was install T-Mobile sim and it worked with no issues . Forgot about the LG problem or I would've never bought the V20. Got a 40 inch LG TV free is the only reason I didn't return it
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That's even when seeing it to global and having the best apn settings set?
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Yep ....will work for a minute then the signal just dies and a X with empty bars comes up,then you get bars with a E and calling and text will work but no LTE
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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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