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[Q] European DZ in USA, 3G?

Hi everyone, i'll be going to USA, NYC for a week for the first time, and i'm wondering if i can get on 3G with my European Desire Z with a sim card from T-Mobile or AT&T, I want to be able to use gMaps to find all places i want to see and do some emailing, uploading photos etc.
also, which one should i choose (T-Mobile or AT&T)? i've read about the "goPhone" and "pay as you go" from AT&T but also the "Pay as you go data" plan from T-Mobile. researching this only gives me headace haha would be very happy if anyone could help me out with this (and where i get these prepaid sim cards, couldn't find that out anywhere either!).
but my main question is, as i said, will i be able to use 3G on my European DZ in the US?
i'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum, i really am. if it is, can a mod please move it for me?

I went to Houston in March. I have an unlocked Desire Z & bought a SIMPLE Mobile SIM card a week before I left (http://www.ecrater.co.uk/p/7077857/simple-mobile-gsm-unlimited-sim) then I registered on the SIMPLE Mobile website & bought the $60 tarrif (unlimited domestic calls, international & local texts, and more importantly unlimited data) (http://www.mysimplemobile.com/Simple-Mobile-Plan.aspx) I then popped it in to my Desire Z upon landing in Atlanta & put my existing T-Mobile UK SIM card in my wallet until I landed back in the UK. Phonecalls & texts worked instantly when I turned my phone on. However 3G was a bit trickier. I Google (using free Wi-Fi) & found the SIMPLE Mobile 3G settings I needed:
Press the menu.
Tap Settings.
Tap Wireless Controls or Wireless & Networks.
Tap Mobile Networks.
Check that: "Data Roaming" and "Use Only 2G Networks" are both unchecked. ETap Access Point Names. Press the menu button.
Select New APN. Name: Simple Mobile APN: simple proxy: 216.155.165.050 Port: 8080 Username: [empty]
Password: [empty]
Server: [empty]
MMSC: http://smpl.mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMSProxy:[empty]
MMS Port: [empty]
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN Type: [Not set]
and it was perfect for the time I was out there. I was tethering a whole household at one point, tethering my girlfriend's UK Blackberry (with UK SIM) while driving too. I would recommend it!

Thanks for the tip!
I've never heard of "SIMPLE" before, so i'd like others to post their alternatives, so if anyone else have done this before and would like to share what they used (and how), I would be very happy.
If noone else comes up with an cheaper / better way, ill use it =)
E; saw that you need to put in zip-code on the tarrif page, i assume i type in my home zip-code (which doesn't work for me)?

comoba said:
Thanks for the tip!
I've never heard of "SIMPLE" before, so i'd like others to post their alternatives, so if anyone else have done this before and would like to share what they used (and how), I would be very happy.
If noone else comes up with an cheaper / better way, ill use it =)
E; saw that you need to put in zip-code on the tarrif page, i assume i type in my home zip-code (which doesn't work for me)?
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Someone correct me if I am wrong, but SIMPLE mobile is owned by T-Mobile here in the US. They utilize the same bands/frequencies as Tmobile but operate as a Pre-Pay cell phone provider... No contracts required.

well you gotta verify what 3g bands uses your european DZ, from what i know there a 850/1900 mhz version which would perfectly run 3g with at&t, and theres also a 900/2100 mhz version which i think it could run t-mobile's 3g, but you need to verify which is your version before buying a sim card, if not youll be stuck with edge (2G)
im almost sure your version is the 900/2100 one tho

Yeah T-Mobile, but I don't think they are owned by them, I think they're just a mobile virtual network operator like GiffGaf & Tesco do to o2 in the UK.
I was all over Houston, from The Woodlands to Galveston & worked perfectly. Also in New York & Atlanta. However, it is (by UK standards) a rather limited network http://www.mysimplemobile.com/Simple-Mobile-Coverage.aspx

nonione said:
you need to verify which is your version before buying a sim card, if not youll be stuck with edge (2G)
im almost sure your version is the 900/2100 one tho
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I think i read somewhere that the european dz would work all over the world sine it had support to all bands unlike the us one...
Anyhow how do i verify it?
Btw; what should i put as zipcode on the tarif page? Since its doesn't work with my Swedish zipcode (haha lol)

comoba said:
I think i read somewhere that the european dz would work all over the world sine it had support to all bands unlike the us one...
Anyhow how do i verify it?
Btw; what should i put as zipcode on the tarif page? Since its doesn't work with my Swedish zipcode (haha lol)
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There is no phone that works for everything, everywhere. Where are you planning to use the phone? You'll have to be more specific, different countries use different bands for different things.
The European DZ has the following compatibility: HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
You should check those against the bands used by the carriers in the country you are travelling to. http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
The Euro DZ has the correct GSM bands to work for voice and EDGE data in most parts of the world. But bands used for 3G vary greatly by country and carrier. If you are going to the US, you won't have 3G on any carrier. The only GSM carriers in the US are AT&T and T-Mobile. AT&T uses the WCDMA 850/1900 band for 3G. T-Mobile uses WCDMA 1700/2100.

redpoint73 said:
There is no phone that works for everything, everywhere. Where are you planning to use the phone? You'll have to be more specific, different countries use different bands for different things.
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there should be
redpoint73; said:
The European DZ has the following compatibility: HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
You should check those against the bands used by the carriers in the country you are travelling to. http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
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www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html said:
Sweden 900(3G) 1800(GSM) 3G 2100
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redpoint73 said:
If you are going to the US, you won't have 3G on any carrier. The only GSM carriers in the US are AT&T and T-Mobile. AT&T uses the WCDMA 850/1900 band for 3G. T-Mobile uses WCDMA 1700/2100.
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so if i have 900/1800 in sweden(like the rest of the world, expt america), does that mean i can't get 3G in the US? or what are you trying to say...? confused

comoba said:
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so if i have 900/1800 in sweden(like the rest of the world, expt america), does that mean i can't get 3G in the US? or what are you trying to say...? confused
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The 3G band compatibility of the Euro DZ (same model all across Europe, AFAIK) is WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
This doesn't match either of the two US GSM carriers, AT&T (850/1900 MHz) and T-Mobile (1700/2100 MHz). So no, you cannot get 3G in the US with that phone.
Also, if you were going to ask, the 2100 MHz band (known as Band I) used in Europe is not the same as the 1700/2100 MHz (known as Band IV) used by T-Mobile. T-Mobile uses 1700 for upload, and 2100 for download, so you need both in order to have 3G on their network.
I only supplied the website to look up the country, in case you want to travel to other countries beside the US. The spec of the phone is what is important to look at, and whether that matches the country you are traveling to. Also, you are not looking at the chart correctly. 900/1800 for Sweden is for 2G/Voice. Sweden and most of Europe uses 2100 MHz for 3G (see the green column).

redpoint73 said:
The 3G band compatibility of the Euro DZ (same model all across Europe, AFAIK) is WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
This doesn't match either of the two US GSM carriers, AT&T (850/1900 MHz) and T-Mobile (1700/2100 MHz). So no, you cannot get 3G in the US with that phone.
Also, if you were going to ask, the 2100 MHz band (known as Band I) used in Europe is not the same as the 1700/2100 MHz (known as Band IV) used by T-Mobile. T-Mobile uses 1700 for upload, and 2100 for download, so you need both in order to have 3G on their network.
I only supplied the website to look up the country, in case you want to travel to other countries beside the US. The spec of the phone is what is important to look at, and whether that matches the country you are traveling to. Also, you are not looking at the chart correctly. 900/1800 for Sweden is for 2G/Voice. Sweden and most of Europe uses 2100 MHz for 3G (see the green column).
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i may not know much about this; but, if you say that you can't get 3G in the US with a DZ; how come others says they can, and have had (such as salemfox, who suggested "SIMPLE" sim card)?

comoba said:
i may not know much about this; but, if you say that you can't get 3G in the US with a DZ; how come others says they can, and have had (such as salemfox, who suggested "SIMPLE" sim card)?
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gonna need an answer on this one. (bump)

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gonna need an answer on this one. (bump)
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If you're reffering to "Simple Mobile", then no it still won't work, as they piggyback T-Mobile's network. Sadly there is no gsm carrier in the us that you could get 3g from, edge should still work though
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[Q] Does the DVP actually work on T-Mobile 3G?

Ok I just purchased & received a Dell Venue Pro Unlocked from Dell and am rather frustrated and close to just returning it.
Anyway let me give a quick background, I started with a LG G2x and returned it (way too many issues with the phone) and went back to my iPhone which only works with Edge Data. So once I cleared up the issue with the G2x I decided to give a Windows phone a whirl and picked the Dell Venue Pro believing it supported 3G.
I powered it on and set everything up and have been only getting Edge (I only have the E symbol next to my cell signal bar). I contacted T-Mobile and they switched me to a Windows data plan (or as they called it 4G Unlimited EM+ plan). I'm still only getting Edge where when I had my G2x I'd get 4G.
So I have basically 2 questions:
1) Seeing as how T-Mobiles 3G Bands are 1700 up / 2100 down and this phone only supports 2100. Does it really work on T-Mobiles 3G network
2) If a 4G phone was able to get 4G wouldn't that mean I would receive 3G on a 3G device in the same area?
Anyway any help would be appreciated so I can decide if I should or want to return it.

3G/4G
The Dell Venue Pro does not currently support 4G and 4G/3G are not compatible. The Venue Pro will connect to 3G when in a T-Mobile 3G spot (or least mine does). So, you'll get Edge when the T-Mobile 3G is not available.

Why do you say your phone only supports the 2100 band? Are you sure you got the t-mo version and not at&t? The signal can fluctuate but if its a T-mo model you should get 3G in the same place you had with your previous phone.

Homedesigner said:
The Dell Venue Pro does not currently support 4G and 4G/3G are not compatible. The Venue Pro will connect to 3G when in a T-Mobile 3G spot (or least mine does). So, you'll get Edge when the T-Mobile 3G is not available.
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I know the DVP doesn't support 4G only 3G and Edge. I was just stating with my old 4G phone I was able to pull 4G where I'm at, but I wasn't sure if a 4G phone can get 4G does that imply that in that area a 3G phone should get 3G.

efjay said:
Why do you say your phone only supports the 2100 band? Are you sure you got the t-mo version and not at&t? The signal can fluctuate but if its a T-mo model you should get 3G in the same place you had with your previous phone.
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I bought it via Dell's website and they only offer the Pro version for T-Mobile. But even though I went into the T-Mobile section to buy the unlocked version doesn't mean Dell shipped me the correct phone. Though under the AT&T section they only offer the Venue with Android OS.
Here are the bands it supports:
UMTS 2100/1900/850
GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
HSDPA 7.2Mbps/HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Since I don't see 1700 listed I'm unsure if this model supports T-Mobile 3G or not.

They do sell an AT&T version. Even though its not on the website currently, they certainly do sell versions for both networks.

Necrothug said:
They do sell an AT&T version. Even though its not on the website currently, they certainly do sell versions for both networks.
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Every search I've done on Google all I've seen was AT&T Dell Venue Pro and other sellers do offer a model that supports AT&T 3G.
I just wish I knew a way to know which one I was sent. I called Dell and they say the one I have is T-Mobile but I'm the kind of person that has to see it, anyone can make a claim but without proof to back it up.
Is there any way to verify on the phone which model I actually got? I've been to the diagnostic menu and double tapped below the MMS field and then typed the top row keys left to right to unhide the other options.
I've been to protocol and entere the password. In there under another tab I can see that it shows the W-CDMA 1700 but still nothing that shows that band is enabled or not.

I believe I found the reason behind no 3G. Under the T-Mobile section they are selling the UMTS version for whatever reason. That version is optimized for AT&T since it supports all their bands.
But if I select the phone section and customize the DVP Unlocked they have the AWS version which is optimized for T-Mobile and has the 1700 band. My box shows it's the UMTS version

I have both a ATT and a Tmobile DVP in front of me right now. They both work with their correct carriers.
for t-mobile. i'm normally get H, but sometimes 3g.
Check the box it came in.. make sure you got the right model.
the ATT is UMTS 2100/1900/850 Edge/GSM 1900/1800/900/850 - and it is on the box (as it is right in front of me now)
it is also VERY clear which phone is for which network when you buy it:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&model_id=mobile-venue-pro
From dell's site:
Let’s take the Dell Venue Smartphone as a specific example. Venue has two base product versions from the frequency band support perspective:
1.Version One has the following:
2G support: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (GSM/GPRS/EDGE)
3G support (WCDMA): 850/1900/2100
This version supports quad-band 2G and 2100 3G, therefore it has largely global capability in either 2G or 3G. It also supports the 850/1900 MHZ bands required by AT&T in the US. This version would be recommended for consumers with AT&T service.
2.Version Two has the following:
2G support: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (GSM/GPRS/EDGE)
3G support (WCDMA): 900/1700/2100 (1700 is also known as the AWS band)
This version also supports quad-band 2G and 2100 3G, therefore it has largely global capability in either 2G or 3G. It also supports the 1700 MHZ bands required by T-Mobile in the US. This version would be recommended for consumers with T-Mobile service.
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Zurvv said:
I have both a ATT and a Tmobile DVP in front of me right now. They both work with their correct carriers.
for t-mobile. i'm normally get H, but sometimes 3g.
Check the box it came in.. make sure you got the right model.
the ATT is UMTS 2100/1900/850 Edge/GSM 1900/1800/900/850 - and it is on the box (as it is right in front of me now)
it is also VERY clear which phone is for which network when you buy it:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&model_id=mobile-venue-pro
From dell's site:
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I got the AT&T version, I do take 50% of the blame on that since I should have checked the specs prior to ordering but I assumed when I clicked to look at phones for T-Mobile and selecting the unlocked DVP it would be configured for T-Mobile. Obviously that was a wrong assumption. The other 50% blame is them for putting the wrong version in the T-Mobile category.
Now if I selected to choose a smart phone without selecting a carrier first and doing it that way I am given the choice of either T-Mobile (AWS) or AT&T (UMTS). I have to contact Dell tomorrow and setup an exchange for the correct model.
If you go here: http://www.dell.com/us/p/t-mobile-mobile-broadband.aspx
And select the unlocked version you are not given the option to select AWS or UMTS, they only give you the UMTS version. Purchasing it via the link you provided does give that important option.

Rayvenhawk said:
I have to contact Dell tomorrow and setup an exchange for the correct model.
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Good luck, you will need it. I am sure they will handle your request, hopefully you dont lose sanity in the process!!

At least you know what the problem is, hopefully dell's typically bad CS will have an off day and will sort you out quickly.

raiderfan247365 said:
Good luck, you will need it. I am sure they will handle your request, hopefully you dont lose sanity in the process!!
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At least you know what the problem is, hopefully dell's typically bad CS will have an off day and will sort you out quickly.
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I had a small taste of it trying to figure out the problem. First CS told me my phone is configured for 3G both AT&T & T-Mobile. Even though I told them I need the 1700 Band, they admitted mine doesn't have it but I only need the 2100 band and if I still had issues to call T-Mobile to solve it.
When I finally figured out what went wrong I contacted them again and this CS actually told me they see that I purchased the AT&T version not T-Mobile but I'd have to call support to perform an exchange.
So we'll see which of the 2 I get tomorrow. Though I figure worst case is I'll submit an RMA and send this one back and purchase the right one a little later in the day. Good thing is I'm not hurting for a phone in the mean time, just a hassle to spend all that time setting this one up and now I'm having to do it again. Oh well....

I just got my T-Mobile Dell Venue Pro yesterday and my 3G is working great!

The distinction is between AWS and PCS (not "UMTS," which is the GSM 3G standard, in use on both AT&T and T-Mobile phones).
AWS=1700(+2100)
PCS=850/1900
You bought the AT&T version.

Galaxy note LTE?

Hi, I'm new to these forums but have been reading around here for a while. Anyways I was wondering if anyone that owns a Note and has ATT knows if it's lte works with ATT. I'm partially skeptical because I cant find anywhere that says what frequency it is. I currently own a Galaxy S 2 and am try to justify the upgrade. Thanks!

no LTE on ATT - only HSPA+
I get 4.5mbps down on full bars H+ in mass

Man I have been really struggling with this. I'm in chicago an average about 400kbps. Sucks!
Could I please ask what plan your on and what a p n settings you use.
Thanks
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no LTE on ATT - only HSPA+
I get 4.5mbps down on full bars H+ in mass
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SNiiPE_DoGG said:
no LTE on ATT - only HSPA+
I get 4.5mbps down on full bars H+ in mass
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What's you settings

rockky said:
Man I have been really struggling with this. I'm in chicago an average about 400kbps. Sucks!
Could I please ask what plan your on and what a p n settings you use.
Thanks
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I got 400kbps and less in south loop but 5 Mbps downtown. I am on 4G LTE plan. Sucks

rockky said:
Man I have been really struggling with this. I'm in chicago an average about 400kbps. Sucks!
Could I please ask what plan your on and what a p n settings you use.
Thanks
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What's you settings
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Hey guys, sorry I took so long to reply
I used this great post to set my APN - using the settings in the first APN for my medianet non-smartphone data plan.
BarryH_GEG said:
There are two different APNs to use depending on what data plan you're on. If you're using a MediaNet or Data for non-Smartphones plan (3G) you need to use the Cingular APN. If you're on a legit 4G plan you need to use the special APN for 4G phones. If you reverse it, you'll get no data. For those of you on the 4G plan, go in to the APN settings. When you press menu, there's a reset to default option. It should pull the 4G settings down automatically. If you're on a 3G plan don't do this and instead manually enter the below settings. If you do this correctly you should get data. If you have a quad-band phone and still can't get data it's something with your account settings and not the h/w.
Cingular APN from the SGS2:
Name: Cingular 410
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: null
Port: null
Username: [email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1
Server: cingulargprs.com
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: null
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: null
APN Type: internet + mms
4G APN from ASGS2 (There are two)
Name: ATT PHONE
Everything null except
MCC 310
MNC 410
APN type: Internet
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN Type: mms,supl
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SNiiPE_DoGG said:
no LTE on ATT - only HSPA+
I get 4.5mbps down on full bars H+ in mass
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Interesting but found this link from Samsung that shows the NOTE is 4G LTE Maybe on Verizon not on AT&T since AT&T is not really 4G anyway.
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note/spec.html?type=find
Network
HSPA+ up to 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100
4G LTE
EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
※ Network differs by country

flst2000us said:
Interesting but found this link from Samsung that shows the NOTE is 4G LTE:
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note/spec.html?type=find
Network
HSPA+ up to 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100
4G LTE
EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
※ Network differs by country
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Take a look at the asterisk right there at the bottom "Network differs by country." Not all Notes will have LTE, if they did they would list the frequencies just like they did with HSPA+ and EDGE/GPRS. It would have to be at least tri-band 700, 800 and 1700, the frequencies used in Europe, US and Canada, and I'm not even sure what frequency is used in Korea where they have a pretty extensive LTE network up and running also.
So, while I'd love for you to be right, its just not the case.
Sorry

Yea wishful thinking.. thanks

"Network
HSPA+ up to 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100
4G LTE
EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
※ Network differs by country" AT&T 4G LTE, can't wait!

ATT launched LTE in Las Vegas today, so now we have LTE with both Verizon and ATT. I have been thinking of buying the ATT compatible GNote (HSPA21+, not LTE) on EBay, but will hold off if an LTE GNote that is compatible with ATT, Verizon or TMobile will be available in the next 2 or 3 months. Is it likely that Samsung will release an ATT, Verizon or TMobile compatible LTE GNote in the next 2 or 3 months?

[Q] No more LTE after installing wanamlite rom?!?

I just installed the latest Wanamlite rom that allows me to move apps to my sd card for my att s4 and for some reason I only get 4g service and not LTE anymore. I have set my network to LTE/WCDMA/GSM but only the 4g sign is showing at the top. Everything is working fine except for not having LTE anymore. Is there a fix for this?
Thanks

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I just installed the latest Wanamlite rom that allows me to move apps to my sd card for my att s4 and for some reason I only get 4g service and not LTE anymore. I have set my network to LTE/WCDMA/GSM but only the 4g sign is showing at the top. Everything is working fine except for not having LTE anymore. Is there a fix for this?
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4g with AOSP is LTE... Is Wanam TW based?

he.spinal said:
I just installed the latest Wanamlite rom that allows me to move apps to my sd card for my att s4 and for some reason I only get 4g service and not LTE anymore. I have set my network to LTE/WCDMA/GSM but only the 4g sign is showing at the top. Everything is working fine except for not having LTE anymore. Is there a fix for this?
Thanks
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Check speeds, prolly 4g in wanam is actually LTE.
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I just did a speed test and my download is around 18 mbps and upload goes from 2.6 to 12 mbps in the NYC area.
So what you are saying is that its actually LTE speed but this rom just doesn't have the LTE logo?

Is Wanam TW? Verify your APN and Network Selection... Those are slow LTE speeds...
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EDIT - I just looked.... Wanam is TW based... You should have 4g LTE
Verify your APN and Network Selection

I have set network mode to LTE/WCDMA/GSM (auto connect).
My APN:
Name: PTA
APN: pta
MMSC: h ttp://mmsc.mobile.att.net (no space in http)
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth type: none
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
I remember when I just got my Iphone5 last year and did a speedtest on LTE, the download speed was over 40 mbps but maybe thats because not much people have LTE back then and now with all these new smartphones supporting LTE made the network slower?
So I am actually on LTE speed now just that they don't have the logo for it?

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I have set network mode to LTE/WCDMA/GSM (auto connect).
My APN:
Name: PTA
APN: pta
MMSC: h ttp://mmsc.mobile.att.net (no space in http)
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth type: none
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
I remember when I just got my Iphone5 last year and did a speedtest on LTE, the download speed was over 40 mbps but maybe thats because not much people have LTE back then and now with all these new smartphones supporting LTE made the network slower?
So I am actually on LTE speed now just that they don't have the logo for it?
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Wanam may have changed the icons to AOSP, in which case 4g is LTE, Run another speedtest please, your settings are fine.

he.spinal said:
I have set network mode to LTE/WCDMA/GSM (auto connect).
My APN:
Name: PTA
APN: pta
MMSC: h ttp://mmsc.mobile.att.net (no space in http)
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth type: none
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
I remember when I just got my Iphone5 last year and did a speedtest on LTE, the download speed was over 40 mbps but maybe thats because not much people have LTE back then and now with all these new smartphones supporting LTE made the network slower?
So I am actually on LTE speed now just that they don't have the logo for it?
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Yes... You have to remember that is an international ROM.. LTE isn't very big over there yet (hence your nexus devices just being gsm) so most of the time if you flash an international ROM they won't have a lte logo as there's really no use for it.. Just because its touchwiz doesn't mean it will have an lte logo either.. I live in the Poconos and when I do get to NYC those are typically the download and upload speeds I see on LTE as well
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Yes... You have to remember that is an international ROM.. LTE isn't very big over there yet (hence your nexus devices just being gsm) so most of the time if you flash an international ROM they won't have a lte logo as there's really no use for it.. Just because its touchwiz doesn't mean it will have an lte logo either.. I live in the Poconos and when I do get to NYC those are typically the download and upload speeds I see on LTE as well
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Thanks for solving his issue man.

DirtyOldMan said:
Thanks for solving his issue man.
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Np
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DirtyOldMan said:
Wanam may have changed the icons to AOSP, in which case 4g is LTE, Run another speedtest please, your settings are fine.
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Just did a couple more tests. Download is between 16 and 19 mbps and upload is between 5 and 8 mbps.

he.spinal said:
Just did a couple more tests. Download is between 16 and 19 mbps and upload is between 5 and 8 mbps.
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That's LTE, you're fine.

prking07 said:
Check speeds, prolly 4g in wanam is actually LTE.
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It is

rcklss1 said:
Yes... You have to remember that is an international ROM.. LTE isn't very big over there yet (hence your nexus devices just being gsm) so most of the time if you flash an international ROM they won't have a lte logo as there's really no use for it.. Just because its touchwiz doesn't mean it will have an lte logo either.. I live in the Poconos and when I do get to NYC those are typically the download and upload speeds I see on LTE as well
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It's not so much as "LTE" isn't big in Europe, it's actually more... political than you would think. The american carriers jumped on calling their 3.5g networks "4g" because they could achieve 5Mbps using slightly tweaked 3g hardware. (which was much faster than the carriers's 3g networks) In america, "LTE" is the same as "4g" everywhere else, because internationally, there were no marketing politics to call HSPA+ "4g". AT&T, Tmobile, and Sprint all lied to you when they advertised 4G, they were simply using 3g technology that could access enhanced 3g signal. I will forever call HSPA+ 3.5G, because that's semantically what it really is.
"LTE" is the formal name for 4G in the rest of the world that does not have marketing politics that lied to you about HSPA+ being "4G". 4G in the rest of the world means LTE, not HSPA+, not DC-HSPA (Tmobile's 4g liar network).
On that note, 4G isn't too common in Europe because the carriers are still negotiating the way in which it will operate. It has to do with the internet capabilities of Europe (as a whole) more than anything else, because fast internet isn't really a priority in Europe as it is in Japan or Korea (or somewhat as it is in the US and Germany)

Got ya

Telus and Bell LTE Speeds

I have a note 3 and I am with Telus. Using Speedtest I am consistently slower than my neighbor who has an iPhone 5S with Bell.
Outside my house I rate between 10 and 35 Mbit/s and he is above 50 Mbit/s. It doesn't matter where we are, his speeds are always
much faster than mine.
I called Telus and they said they did some changes and reset whatever they reset, but it's the same thing.
What are others speeds like with Telus?
Ian

Which note 3 do you have? The Canadian LTE version is Sm-n900w8.

audit13 said:
Which note 3 do you have? The Canadian LTE version is Sm-n900w8.
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Yeah, that's the one I have.

The LTE APN settings are correct and the sim is LTE capable?

audit13 said:
The LTE APN settings are correct and the sim is LTE capable?
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The sim was given to me when I bought the phone from Telus, I am sure it is capable of LTE speeds.
These are my settings and according to Telus, they are correct.
Name: TELUS SP
APN: sp.telus.com
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC: http://aliasredirect.net/proxy/mmsc
MMS Proxy: 74.49.0.18
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 302
MNC: 220
Authentication type: None
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
APN protocol: IPv4
Enable/disable APN: APN enabled (check marked)
Bearer: Unspecified
I have gotten 48Mbit/s but my friend was getting 73Mbit/s and he was sitting next to me.

Are you on a monthly post-paid plan? I know some carriers don't let prepaid customers achieve LTE speeds on their phone.

audit13 said:
Are you on a monthly post-paid plan? I know some carriers don't let prepaid customers achieve LTE speeds on their phone.
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I'm on a monthly plan. What speeds are other Telus customers getting?
Ian

This is strange because Telus and Bell share towers in certain areas and, with tower sharing, I wouldn't expect such a difference in speed.
Have you tried your Telus sim in the other person's phone or vice versa.