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[Q] Cannot get T-Mobile LTE enabled at all

info about my phone:
baseband: .33 right now
ROM: this one at the moment.
also tried this one, this one, and this one
also, its the new white nexus
what I've done so far:
I've tried this on the .33 baseband.
I then found these two zips (1 and 2) to help automate the process a bit, and use those to try baseband .24 and .27 with no change.
then I tried the instructions on this site
and finally, I am now on this rom I mentioned above, which is supposed to have everything done already...
I Know for a fact my area has LTE, as my roommate gets 4G on his S3 every day.
does anyone see anything I might be doing wrong?

Is your roommate using LTE with T-Mobile?
Nexus 4 only supports LTE band 4.

Angeloftheafterlife said:
info about my phone:
baseband: .33 right now
ROM: this one at the moment.
also tried this one, this one, and this one
also, its the new white nexus
what I've done so far:
I've tried this on the .33 baseband.
I then found these two zips (1 and 2) to help automate the process a bit, and use those to try baseband .24 and .27 with no change.
then I tried the instructions on this site
and finally, I am now on this rom I mentioned above, which is supposed to have everything done already...
I Know for a fact my area has LTE, as my roommate gets 4G on his S3 every day.
does anyone see anything I might be doing wrong?
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are you sure that your roommate has an lte enabled sgs3? the tmo lte enabled sgs3 only went on sale on june 5th.

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did you update the APN to fast.t-mobile.com? I can't tell in specific so ill just give you a quick run down.
On multiple devices i've done:
1) flash broadband
2) clear caches/factor reset
3) flash AOKP (or CM 10.1)/GAPPS and clear caches
4) flash franco kernel (not necessary but i prefer it) and clear caches.
5) update APNs
6) change to LTE/GSM in phone info settings.

t989BeLikeItDo said:
Is your roommate using LTE with T-Mobile?
Nexus 4 only supports LTE band 4.
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Yes he is
simms22 said:
are you sure that your roommate has an lte enabled sgs3? the tmo lte enabled sgs3 only went on sale on june 5th.
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I might be wrong on the phone model, but I know he is on tmobile LTE
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did you update the APN to fast.t-mobile.com? I can't tell in specific so ill just give you a quick run down.
On multiple devices i've done:
1) flash broadband
2) clear caches/factor reset
3) flash AOKP (or CM 10.1)/GAPPS and clear caches
4) flash franco kernel (not necessary but i prefer it) and clear caches.
5) update APNs
6) change to LTE/GSM in phone info settings.
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I have done all of this. I have the T-Mobile lte APN with IPv4/IPv6. I have also tried just IPv4 or IPv6.
O have also tried creating a new APN with the correct settings
Edit: the settings in the *#*#INFO#*#* menu is LTE/GSM auto (PRL)
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Angeloftheafterlife said:
Yes he is
I might be wrong on the phone model, but I know he is on tmobile
I have done all of this. I have the T-Mobile lte APN with IPv4/IPv6. I have also tried just IPv4 or IPv6.
O have also tried creating a new APN with the correct settings
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where are you located?

South Houston
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Angeloftheafterlife said:
South Houston
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well, most of houston has lte http://ltemap.org/tmobile . did you change the phone info to lte/gsm by dialing *#*#4636#*#* in the phone app? select phone info, change the wcdma preferred to lte only. if you see the 4G icon show up, change the lte only to lte/gsm.

simms22 said:
well, most of houston has lte http://ltemap.org/tmobile . did you change the phone info to lte/gsm by dialing *#*#4636#*#* in the phone app? select phone info, change the wcdma preferred to lte only. if you see the 4G icon show up, change the lte only to lte/gsm.
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Yeah, I tried that. I just lose signal until I change it back to lte/gsm
Edit: ohsh*t look at that. I just started getting 4g. Whadduknow
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Angeloftheafterlife said:
Yeah, I tried that. I just lose signal until I change it back to let/gsm
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if you did everything right, then you just dont have lte in the area youre in. id try to check for lte around other parts of houston

Yeah, I seem to be getting 4g, but its weak. It switches back to hspa and 3g as soon as I take it off of late only
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Angeloftheafterlife said:
Yeah, I seem to be getting 4g, but its weak. It switches back to hspa and 3g as soon as I take it off of late only
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sounds like youre on the very edge of lte coverage at this point

Alright, that's kinda what I figured. Thanks for all your help
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[Q] network mode changes by itself. Should it do that?

Im running cm 10.1.2 it works great I live were tmobile has lte. so I flash LTE radio and that works great. my apn is tmobel us LTE and my preferred network mode is lte/gsm/wcdma. Sometimes when I drive outside lte coverage zone or in on a weak spot my preferred network mode will change to csm/wcdma. Is this normal? I was driving and I just lost signal the other day Im guessing this is why. I got a screen shot of a app that shows I get lte or hspap with lte/gsm/wcdma. Should I not get both hspap and lte with this setting. Im guessing the phone could not get lte so it changed the profile? Can it do that?. When I was out of the coverage area tried to change it back to let/gsm/wcdma but it defaulted to csm/wcdma.. On reboot it defaults to lte/gsm/wcdma. so i know its working thanks for reading my thread.

I'm pretty sure that is normal. My phone does the same.
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myturbo1 said:
I'm pretty sure that is normal. My phone does the same.
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So when your phone changes profile when it gose into a lte zone dose it drops signal or any thing?
I want to say mind dose for a second as the profile changes then if I go back into a LTE zone it will change back. But im not sure as I have only been running this build for a few days and I mostly stay in a LTE zone.

Yes basically disconnects for a sec then changes.
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myturbo1 said:
Yes basically disconnects for a sec then changes.
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Just wondering why that is? does lte/gsm/wcdma not support hspap? Because my app screen shot told me on that profile i get hspap and lte .

I'm not really sure. But I do not understand why the nexus 4 handles this Network change so slowly. It's annoying at times.
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Having network issue with octa version, any help?

My provider only uses HSPA +/LTE, the phone always downgrades to hspa (non +) and sometimes 3g which my provider doesn't support so I loose my data connection and it sometimes takes a really long time for it to go back to the proper hspa+ that I need it to use all the time. Anybody knows if I can somehow force the phone to use hspa+ 100% of the time?
Thanks
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Switch to HSPA+ only mode. Probably wont work with phone calls unless you VOIP.

How??
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nakedtime said:
Switch to HSPA+ only mode. Probably wont work with phone calls unless you VOIP.
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You must be mixing up HSPA+ with LTE. I don't think there's a way to choose between HSPA/HSPA+/UMTS, they're all considered 3G or WCDMA (unless you're in Canada.. carriers lie here, those networks shown as 4G are actually 3G)
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Well when my phone shows 3g or hspa I cant get anything to load online, it will stay on this mode for a while sometimes and then as soon as the phone shows hspa+ everything loads perfect. Every othere phone I have bought from Bell mobility in canada show hspa+ all the time.
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I also had an unlocked Note 2 with exynos processor that did the same thing.
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Gunner86 said:
Well when my phone shows 3g or hspa I cant get anything to load online, it will stay on this mode for a while sometimes and then as soon as the phone shows hspa+ everything loads perfect. Every othere phone I have bought from Bell mobility in canada show hspa+ all the time.
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I just tried making a call with my Note 3 (S800) and it was able to make a call on HSPA+ on TELUS. I think either your location doesn't have good HSPA+ signal / it's overloaded or there's a problem with the phone, does it support all the 3G frequencies Bell uses?
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yulet said:
You must be mixing up HSPA+ with LTE. I don't think there's a way to choose between HSPA/HSPA+/UMTS, they're all considered 3G or WCDMA (unless you're in Canada.. carriers lie here, those networks shown as 4G are actually 3G)
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The N9000 doesnt have any LTE radios.

nakedtime said:
The N9000 doesnt have any LTE radios.
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I know, you said "switch to HSPA+ only but you may not be able to make calls." You can switch to LTE only and you will not be able to make calls. You can make calls on HSPA+.
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Gunner86 said:
How??
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call #9090#.
Will bring up configuration menu.
Should be tons of radio mode options. One should be HSPA+ only.

Must be the wrong code, *9090* doesn't do anything and *#9090# brings me to a service menu which has no radio settings
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Bell mobility uses "UMTS/HSPA compatible on 850 and 1900 MHz bands" which is supported by the note 3, I just dont get why both my unlocked exynos note 2 (got rid of it 1 month after I bought it because of this problem) and also the exynos note 3 have this problem on bell mobility in canada.....
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Gunner86 said:
Must be the wrong code, *9090* doesn't do anything and *#9090# brings me to a service menu which has no radio settings
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You can always edit data retry to a smaller number in your build.prop.
"ro.telephony.default_network" is the build.prop entry for which default network you're on. You could figure out which one of those corresponds to HSPA+ (probably through trial and error).
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Oh, you may just have to flash a new modem then O.0
My N9005 is missing quite a few radios at the moment as well.

Wish I could do all of that lol
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Any other idea's?
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Maybe there is sime kind of problem with your sim and/or phone...
I'm with Virgin (owned by Bell and same network). My device is switching between 3G and HSPA+... And it's working perfectly fine.
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see if this works:
Settings > More Networks (under connections) > Mobile Networks > Network Mode = choose the option which you like and see if it works.
heads up, even with settings forced from here my network sometimes fluctuates.

Getting ready for 4G?

HI, the three network in the UK is rolling out 4G this weekend, what rom do I need to flash my nexus 4 with to get it working ???!!....I wan't super fast lol !!!!!!!

I think it's only starting in like 3/4 cities if your lucky enough to live in one of the cities. Also nexus 4 only supports one band on 4g if your also lucky enough for three to be using the supported band.
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onisuk said:
HI, the three network in the UK is rolling out 4G this weekend, what rom do I need to flash my nexus 4 with to get it working ???!!....I wan't super fast lol !!!!!!!
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itll work on the n4 only if its band 4 lte, and no other frequency for lte. and its not about flashing a rom, its about flashing a hybrid radi, having the right apn, and changing the phine info to lte/gsm. there are threads that explain how to do it.

Yes I live in London.....but since updating to the latest 4.3 I can no longer select 4g LTE in the service menu. How would I find out if three is using the correct band !????

onisuk said:
Yes I live in London.....but since updating to the latest 4.3 I can no longer select 4g LTE in the service menu. How would I find out if three is using the correct band !????
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for 4.3 the option is in the phone menu, . and you need to ask them what band they are using.

Yes but if I select LTE it just goes back to CDMA ....!? Goes anyone know the three 4G APN details !? What band goes it need to be to work !??? Sorry for all the questions lol

What frequency can the Nexis 4 pick up on Hybrid Radio?
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ryanraven said:
What frequency can the Nexis 4 pick up on Hybrid Radio?
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band 4 for lte only. the hybrid radio lets you use lte if band 4 is available.

simms22 said:
band 4 for lte only. the hybrid radio lets you use lte if band 4 is available.
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Do you know the frequency ? 1800mhz ?
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onisuk said:
Yes but if I select LTE it just goes back to CDMA ....!? Goes anyone know the three 4G APN details !? What band goes it need to be to work !??? Sorry for all the questions lol
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it goes back because you need to use either the .27 hybrid radio or the .33 hybrid radio. google disabled lte for 4.3, and you cant enable lte in the settings unless you are using one of the hybrid radios.

After a quick search its 800mhz band is that ok !??

So it won't pick up Three mobiles 4G
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onisuk said:
After a quick search its 800mhz band is that ok !??
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again.. band 4 for lte only.

Anyway it doesn't really matter the 4G chip in our phones doesn't work 100% apparently causes huge battery drain etc
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ryanraven said:
Anyway it doesn't really matter the 4G chip in our phones doesn't work 100% apparently causes huge battery drain etc
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nice rationalization, but not true. the chip works great, everything works. and since switching over to lte permanently, ive been seeing 6-7 hours screen on time regularly. imagine this, when you download things it takes time for it to finish downloading, especially large files. the slower data speed, the longer it takes. the longer it takes, the more battery is wasted. on lte, i average about 30mbps download speed, so downloads finish in seconds. so less battery is wasted. i download 2gb games from the play store in about 13-18 minutes. the newer lte chips are much better on battety than the old days, better than hspa+, hspa, 3g, and 2g.

How can that be possible ? The LTE chip in the nexus 4 has no antenna or amplifier :/ hmm I'm baffled
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ryanraven said:
How can that be possible ? The LTE chip in the nexus 4 has no antenna or amplifier :/ hmm I'm baffled
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doesnt need it? whatever it is, you dont hear complaints from lte users here in the states(mostly tmobile) about data signal or data speed for sure. and about battery.

Looks like I'm gonna have to get a nexus 5 then !!! Dam !!!

ryanraven said:
Anyway it doesn't really matter the 4G chip in our phones doesn't work 100% apparently causes huge battery drain etc
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Battery life is the same with LTE enabled. My N4 has it enabled my wife hasn't let me to it to her's yet and our battery life is the same, but my data is much faster than her's. I get LTE signal with my N4 in the same places as I do with my Galaxy Tab 2. So I would say it works perfectly fine. Yes I am on T-mobile in case anyone was wondering.

3 UK is going to use LTE band 3 and 20 only, so the nexus 4 will not support it (unless Google is going to release a Nexus 4 LTe version, which is pointless because you should get the Nexus 5 anyway.)
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How can that be possible ? The LTE chip in the nexus 4 has no antenna or amplifier :/ hmm I'm baffled
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Many people are using LTE on their Nexus 4 including me, it only work with LTE band 4.

Question about 4g

Simple question. Sometimes my phone says 4G and it seems at that time the data speeds are slow and sometimes it says 4G LTE and the speeds are normal. So my question is what are the differences? The reason why I ask is because I don't move around and the signal keeps changing between the two both with full signals.
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I believe when it says 4g it is referring to hspa, which is technically 4g but not as fast as LTE. It all depends which kind of carrier your ROM is for. On the international ROM '4g' refers to LTE and on my Fido GS4 it just says LTE. I might not have clearly answered your question but I hope I shed some light to it. Try doing speed tests to gauge which one is which.
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Maknora said:
Simple question. Sometimes my phone says 4G and it seems at that time the data speeds are slow and sometimes it says 4G LTE and the speeds are normal. So my question is what are the differences? The reason why I ask is because I don't move around and the signal keeps changing between the two both with full signals.
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Lte is faster as you already know. 4g is att way disquising hspa+. Which is like 3g. I think you live in an area with weak lte coverage is why its switching back and forth.

Ah that explains it. I did not know 4G meant 3g on att but it makes sense now. I just think I need a new sim card.
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