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AT&T Vibrant

I can't stand tmobiles sh*tty signal in my house any longer. So I'm thinking about switching to the big blue brother next door. Obviously i know i have to unlock my device which isn't a bog deal. I'm just worried about not being able to use ATT's sexy 3g and also if i use obsidian there is the option to tether by USB I've used it on tmo but I'm not sure if it will work in att. If anyone can answer these questions i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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ibuddha said:
I can't stand tmobiles sh*tty signal in my house any longer. So I'm thinking about switching to the big blue brother next door. Obviously i know i have to unlock my device which isn't a bog deal. I'm just worried about not being able to use ATT's sexy 3g and also if i use obsidian there is the option to tether by USB I've used it on tmo but I'm not sure if it will work in att. If anyone can answer these questions i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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it has been confirmed that vibrants supports AT&T 3g speeds. dont ask me how. i dont know fine details why AT&T 3g works,but after a quick search and skim, the vibrant supports frequencies 1900 mhz. AT&T uses 850mhz and 1900mhz for their 3g service. so it appears that as long as the AT&T in your area is using 1900mhz (not 850mhz) then AT&T 3g should work on the vibrant.

works on mine
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hey how much is the data for at&t?

I got the plan when I got my Iphone 4 but before I had the 3G S and my plan was grandfathered so I got to keep the unlimited data plan, now I believe they have a 2 gig plan for 25 a month.

brian_v3ntura said:
it has been confirmed that vibrants supports AT&T 3g speeds. dont ask me how. i dont know fine details why AT&T 3g works,but after a quick search and skim, the vibrant supports frequencies 1900 mhz. AT&T uses 850mhz and 1900mhz for their 3g service. so it appears that as long as the AT&T in your area is using 1900mhz (not 850mhz) then AT&T 3g should work on the vibrant.
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850mhz band can be enabled by typing *#2263# in the dialer, then select combi bands > wcdma 850 > add wcdma_w850 > then click menu and back
you now can use the 1900 and 850 3g bands for at&t

qzmp010 said:
850mhz band can be enabled by typing *#2263# in the dialer, then select combi bands > wcdma 850 > add wcdma_w850 > then click menu and back
you now can use the 1900 and 850 3g bands for at&t
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No you CAN'T. I can't believe a developer got this garbage going again. You CAN'T use 850MHz on a T-Mobile Vibrant. "Enabling" the band does NOTHING.

heygrl said:
No you CAN'T. I can't believe a developer got this garbage going again. You CAN'T use 850MHz on a T-Mobile Vibrant. "Enabling" the band does NOTHING.
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Not trying to start a war or anything here... just asking a question.
Why cant it? and why do so many people seem to think it can?

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No you CAN'T. I can't believe a developer got this garbage going again. You CAN'T use 850MHz on a T-Mobile Vibrant. "Enabling" the band does NOTHING.
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alright then, THANKS for correcting my error
but why not? no hw support?
then why have 1900mhz support?

Why not just use wifi calling unless you don't have wifi at home
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nlghthawck said:
I got the plan when I got my Iphone 4 but before I had the 3G S and my plan was grandfathered so I got to keep the unlimited data plan, now I believe they have a 2 gig plan for 25 a month.
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I'm currently using my vibrant on my old grandfathered iPhone 2G data plan for $20 + 200 text messages .

ipeench said:
Not trying to start a war or anything here... just asking a question.
Why cant it? and why do so many people seem to think it can?
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I've honestly tried to find a confirmation of it actually supporting the 850 band....never got a conclusive answer on that.

compuguy1088 said:
I've honestly tried to find a confirmation of it actually supporting the 850 band....never got a conclusive answer on that.
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I have my Vibrant running on At&t, and I did this test,,, I went ahead and disabled all the bands in the phone but the 850mhz, restated the phone and got 3G working... If that does not confirm that the 850mhz band works, what does it?
I'm using MacNut R10 which is mostly based off of AT&T froyo and the i9000 froyo.

$25 for 200 mb?! wow.
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barmanham said:
Why not just use wifi calling unless you don't have wifi at home
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Because right now I'm on Fusion 1.2 because I actually don't like obsidian an onyx is ok. I know ATT is a freaking RIP but i can't stand tmo's service. I work 40+ hrs and I go to school full time too. I have horrible reception at school. work, and home can you believe that? Even my friend with the MyTouch HD on HSPA+ loses signal the moment he steps in my house. I must live in like a black hole or something cause F*CK! my dad is on AT&T and he has perfect signal. if i jump on his plan which is a black berry with unlimited internet would i be able to grandfather my self in there?

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I have my Vibrant running on At&t, and I did this test,,, I went ahead and disabled all the bands in the phone but the 850mhz, restated the phone and got 3G working... If that does not confirm that the 850mhz band works, what does it?
I'm using MacNut R10 which is mostly based off of AT&T froyo and the i9000 froyo.
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This is true. Maybe enabling 850 MHz works on eugene's Macnut roms but not on Vibrant firmware-based roms?

Segnaro said:
This is true. Maybe enabling 850 MHz works on eugene's Macnut roms but not on Vibrant firmware-based roms?
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The phone does NOT support 850MHz 3G. It's a hardware limitation.

iynfynity said:
$25 for 200 mb?! wow.
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for 2gb not 200MB

The 850 & 1900 bands work, I am currently at&t customer with vibrant unlocked.
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Diamond_dawg said:
for 2gb not 200MB
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lol. still not good compared to t-mobile. one thing that sucks with t-mobile is that i don't have a 3g in my place.
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Atrix 3g

Just a question , i searched the forum and nothing. In Brazil, we got exactly the same phone as atrix 4g, except the fact it is 3g only. even the model is the same (mb860).
Someone tested, or know if there would be a problem flashing the 4g roms?

infestedd said:
Just a question , i searched the forum and nothing. In Brazil, we got exactly the same phone as atrix 4g, except the fact it is 3g only. even the model is the same (mb860).
Someone tested, or know if there would be a problem flashing the 4g roms?
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"4G" is just a marketing ploy used by Att, the phone is not really 4G (LTE).

lol good to know, at least i know its the same phone. I want gta 3 on it asap! ^^

infestedd said:
lol good to know, at least i know its the same phone. I want gta 3 on it asap! ^^
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Yup GTA3 on the Atrix is gonna be sweeeeeet!

cant wait \o/

Is there (or is it possible) any way to enable 4g on this phone? Does att even have 4g networks or is it simply this "3g hspa+ with enhanced backhaul" crap. I'm happy with the speeds, just wondering.

ar31791 said:
Is there (or is it possible) any way to enable 4g on this phone? Does att even have 4g networks or is it simply this "3g hspa+ with enhanced backhaul" crap. I'm happy with the speeds, just wondering.
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Here ya go.http://searchengineland.com/guide/how-to-use-google-to-search
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ar31791 said:
Is there (or is it possible) any way to enable 4g on this phone? Does att even have 4g networks or is it simply this "3g hspa+ with enhanced backhaul" crap. I'm happy with the speeds, just wondering.
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I believe I read Att expects to have an LTE network by 2013 lol.

Can I install a retail brazil in a No Barzilian phone?
Greatings

gustrick said:
Can I install a retail brazil in a No Barzilian phone?
Greatings
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you'll have to go to Barzil and find out...

WiredPirate said:
I believe I read Att expects to have an LTE network by 2013 lol.
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Lol wow. I mean its not that big of a deal to me, my phone's internet speeds are generally as fast or faster than my cable connection at home. But when other networks already have real 4g, its a bit worrying to see one of the largest carriers not have it yet. By 2013 we could have 6g though. lmao.
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ar31791 said:
Lol wow. I mean its not that big of a deal to me, my phone's internet speeds are generally as fast or faster than my cable connection at home. But when other networks already have real 4g, its a bit worrying to see one of the largest carriers not have it yet. By 2013 we could have 6g though. lmao.
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HSPA+ (what we have now) is still considered a 4G network, and AT&T has recently begun to roll out their LTE network in major cities (http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/08/atandts-4g-lte-network-is-live-in-san-francisco/ for example)
can't really blame AT&T for advertising HSPA+ as 4G when it's technically part of the whole 4G terminology though.

Ah ok. Yeah the speeds seem comparable, and they do make it clear if you read about it on their site. I didn't know hspa+ was technically 4g so thanks for that info.
Is the atrix compatible with LTE as is?
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Alcapone263 said:
HSPA+ (what we have now) is still considered a 4G network
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Only because there was/is no 4G standard so Att just called it 4G and who is anybody that is not Att to say otherwise? If Att called a bottle of water 4G who would be able to disprove it? 4G IS NOT created equal, it needs to be better standardized and regulated..
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Is the atrix compatible with LTE as is?
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Nope!

WiredPirate said:
Nope!
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What changes are required to receive 4g? Would it just be a firmware upgrade or is there hardware incompatibility?

ar31791 said:
What changes are required to receive 4g? Would it just be a firmware upgrade or is there hardware incompatibility?
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Hardware, unfortunately.

WiredPirate said:
I believe I read Att expects to have an LTE network by 2013 lol.
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AT&T already has LTE up and running in Phoenix.
BGR tested it already and gets 40+Mbps download speeds.
Now to wait for a decent LTE phone to get released for AT&T.

rjohnstone said:
AT&T already has LTE up and running in Phoenix.
BGR tested it already and gets 40+Mbps download speeds.
Now to wait for a decent LTE phone to get released for AT&T.
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Oh wow. Yeah that's quite a bit better than what I'm getting on the current HSPA+ network here. haha. I do feel greedy though when I say "I WANT FASTER" when I can already browse the internet on my phone as fast as I can on my cable connection at home. xD

4G? Where art thou?

So I live in the Baltimore area which has full 4G/LTE coverage. I RARELY have 4G on this thing. Anyone having that issue as well?

Seems to connect fine for me when not on WiFi. I would be contacting Sprint if you are sure the LTE in that area is strong enough. Make them do the work to figure it out. Have you updated your PRL? If not you should do that and see if it helps.
From Sprint: "On some 4G LTE chipsets such as Qualcomm, the PRL determines if LTE is enabled for the geographic region you are in."

CCallahan said:
Seems to connect fine for me when not on WiFi. I would be contacting Sprint if you are sure the LTE in that area is strong enough. Make them do the work to figure it out. Have you updated your PRL? If not you should do that and see if it helps.
From Sprint: "On some 4G LTE chipsets such as Qualcomm, the PRL determines if LTE is enabled for the geographic region you are in."
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Just update profile and PRL. No luck. Do I need to reboot?

agentfazexx said:
Just update profile and PRL. No luck. Do I need to reboot?
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So I did all that, switched from LTE/CDMA to CDMA and back to LTE/CDMA. Sprint updated their end and everything. Still no 4G. They said it's a hardware issue, but I do have 4G off and on while driving so I don't understand what the issue is.

agentfazexx said:
So I did all that, switched from LTE/CDMA to CDMA and back to LTE/CDMA. Sprint updated their end and everything. Still no 4G. They said it's a hardware issue, but I do have 4G off and on while driving so I don't understand what the issue is.
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That is a pain. If it was me I would be taking the phone back until they get it working. For what we pay for the device and plan the pressure should be on them to get it fixed. Good luck.

CCallahan said:
That is a pain. If it was me I would be taking the phone back until they get it working. For what we pay for the device and plan the pressure should be on them to get it working. Good luck.
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Yeah the live chat people are morons anyway. Might just go to the store and tell them to fix it.

I have the same issue in my area. I checked on sprint.com/coverage and it claims there is 4G coverage in my area. I hardly see the 4G icon on my phone and its painfully slow when on "3G".
I read somewhere that sprint is updating their towers for better coverage and start LTE coverage in more areas (mine included). I read on some unofficial site that they are only 23% done updating and are expected to complete the project (in my area) by the end of this year.
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nemesis93 said:
I have the same issue in my area. I checked on sprint.com/coverage and it claims there is 4G coverage in my area. I hardly see the 4G icon on my phone and its painfully slow when on "3G".
I read somewhere that sprint is updating their towers for better coverage and start LTE coverage in more areas (mine included). I read on some unofficial site that they are only 23% done updating and are expected to complete the project (in my area) by the end of this year.
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Yeah maybe that's it...

Check out your LTE coverage at this site http://www.sensorly.com/map/4G/US/USA/Sprint/lte_310sprint#q=chicago, ill

rushco said:
Check out your LTE coverage at this site http://www.sensorly.com/map/4G/US/USA/Sprint/lte_310sprint#q=chicago, ill
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I zoomed out pretty far on sprint in the us and I saw no purple on the map for all of the us?
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No problem in Baltimore with 4g
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Only seems to be affecting me inside of buildings actually.

agentfazexx said:
Only seems to be affecting me inside of buildings actually.
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From what I understand, that's pretty normal.

mjs2011 said:
From what I understand, that's pretty normal.
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Not normal on my E4GT when I had it.

nemesis93 said:
I zoomed out pretty far on sprint in the us and I saw no purple on the map for all of the us?
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You probably zoomed out too far. I copied and pasted the east and west together so you can see where Sprint LTE is in 1 image.
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agentfazexx said:
Not normal on my E4GT when I had it.
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not the same 4g technology
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lballer69 said:
not the same 4g technology
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I understand that. Just would have figured newer tech means better coverage. I guess not.

I was just in Baltimore all week for business and I got 4G the entire week! I was staying right near Camden Yards at a Holiday Inn Inner Harbour.

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I understand that. Just would have figured newer tech means better coverage. I guess not.
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No, they just are not finished implementing lte. Think of sprint.com/coverage as planned coverage not actual completed sites. Most areas are 30%-40% complete from what I have been reading.
http://s4gru.com has a pretty in depth and accurate tracking system
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Actually, I had done something with my MSL changing my proxy settings & when it rebooted, I looked at my network preferences & noticed it was CDMA only. I had to enable LTE before I actually started seeing LTE again in areas when I KNEW I should've had it around Dallas. Thing was, it was several days before I noticed it was CDMA only!

Sprint Spark on your S5 - ALL SPARK discussions here only

Whose got it and how fast is it?? Also does anyone know where I can find a coverage map for it??

Joe0113 said:
Whose got it and how fast is it?? Also does anyone know where I can find a coverage map for it??
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The regular coverage map for data shows Spark coverage in addition to standard 3g/4g. Don't have it in my market yet but according to Sprint is supposed to reach peak speeds of 50-60mbps.

My stuff slow.....whats funny is they allegedly always workin on the towers or fixing something and always got the fukin nerve to be coming out with some allegedly newer or better/faster but never seems to fix what they already got running..... I swear if it wasn't for this employee discount that I receive which pretty much take $20 off my bill I would be so done with Sprint for this average service I get
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I get at least 30 down and about 7-8 up in Dallas.

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Right outside of Houston

Joe0113 said:
Whose got it and how fast is it?? Also does anyone know where I can find a coverage map for it??
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I dont go by sprint maps on their site. Go to s4gru.com become a member and donate about $10~$20 bucks to become a sponsor member which will let you see map coverage and every sprint tower in this country, can see which one is active with 3g only or 4g only or a towers with both 3g/4g active that site has alot of great info about sprints coverage and more.
Im in miami where band 41 in most tower is active but i cant recall if miami was already launched with spark but here's some tests.
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yellowman82 said:
I dont go by sprint maps on their site. Go to s4gru.com become a member and donate about $10~$20 bucks to become a sponsor member which will let you see map coverage and every sprint tower in this country, can see which one is active with 3g only or 4g only or a towers with both 3g/4g active that site has alot of great info about sprints coverage and more.
Im in miami where band 41 in most tower is active but i cant recall if miami was already launched with spark but here's some tests.
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This morning in Austin, TX. Couldnt get LTE yesterday to save my life, they must be fixing things here.
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Ya I'm in the DFW area and I am getting 3g. No LTE. Very disappointed choosing sprint. Can not use the s5 to its potential!
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shawngormley said:
Ya I'm in the DFW area and I am getting 3g. No LTE. Very disappointed choosing sprint. Can not use the s5 to its potential!
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Are you using 3 band?
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I enabled the 3 band, what is it though exactly lol?

Joe0113 said:
I enabled the 3 band, what is it though exactly lol?
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According to Sprint....
"These tri-band devices support active hand-off mode between 800MHz, 1.9GHz and 2.5GHz providing data session continuity as the devices move between spectrum bands."
"these devices are expected to give users the best experience by shifting from one band to another, depending on what speed is needed for the application in use at a given moment."

Supposedly band 3 is for international. Enabling it does nothing.

I disabled band 3 and the other 3 options enabled. It doesnt let me choose the order. Looking at the sprint map it shows spark in dfw.
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I live in the Portland Oregon metro area and on 2 occasions when my GF has called me (from her S4 to my S5), the call was in HD voice. From what I understand, this can only happen in a spark situation. So I am betting they are getting ready to fire up the towers here in PDX ahead of schedule.

Rite by miami international airport pretty good 42mb dw..
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Speeds
Here is my highest one so far on sprint LTE(not spark band 3 2500Mhz). My spark is disabled so I'm sure this is not spark speed. I'm in Kansas City HQ for sprint...what a joke!

shawngormley said:
Ya I'm in the DFW area and I am getting 3g. No LTE. Very disappointed choosing sprint. Can not use the s5 to its potential!
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Hey they're I would call Sprint and make them reprovision your phone. A lot of peoples with S5's and even HTC m8's phones are not properly provisioned and they do not connect to LTE.
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Sprint dropped the ball on TRI-Band.....
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Ya I'm in the DFW area and I am getting 3g. No LTE. Very disappointed choosing sprint. Can not use the s5 to its potential!
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Tri-band phones can only connect to LTE or CMDA(3G/1x) one at a time. To off set this towers and now being equipped Circuit Switched Fallback or Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback. You are probably in an are where the Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) and Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback (eCSFB) are not equipped on the towers. Sprint hasn't deployed this to most of its network yet. Areas that don’t have it already have no expected time frame for the roll out of this network technology, and since your smartphone is designed to prefer the ability to make and receive phone calls at all costs, it is programmed to stay on CDMA.

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Tri-band phones can only connect to LTE or CMDA(3G/1x) one at a time. To off set this towers and now being equipped Circuit Switched Fallback or Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback. You are probably in an are where the Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) and Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback (eCSFB) are not equipped on the towers. Sprint hasn't deployed this to most of its network yet. Areas that don’t have it already have no expected time frame for the roll out of this network technology, and since your smartphone is designed to prefer the ability to make and receive phone calls at all costs, it is programmed to stay on CDMA.
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This is the best info that I've seen anout this situation. I can get LTE if I update PRL or toggle airplane mode. Calling Sprint does nothing BC most have no clue what this is and everything they see is working as should. Very very frustrating to hear "oh your device is the issue, go return it for a new one". I can also go into LTE only mode and it stay connected until I change it.
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My experience after 24 hours on TMobile in NYC

I received my Mi Mix (6Gb/256Gb) yesterday morning.
I had an update to CN Stable 8.0.11.0 waiting for me shortly after getting wifi setup and inserting my Project Fi Sim into the holder. After the update and a reboot I installed Google Play services directly from the Mi store and after a reboot installed and updated all my critical Gapps and services. I applied the battery and memory management de-optimizations recommended here in various threads and followed the five step process outlined in the Forbes article to make sure I'm getting notifications.
I then installed critical email, note taking, Todo and social media apps and changed out default apps to one's that I prefer (Google Play Music, Snap Camera, etc).
LTE Discovery shows I'm on Band 4, Speedtest (ping of 29 ms) 18.8 Mbps Download and 8.45 Mbps upload speeds.
Some thoughts:
I can't stress enough how different and futuristic this device feels and how much fun it is to use even for those of us who flip phones frequently. It's density and construction materials give it a very high quality feeling. I don't think I've felt such visceral excitement in how a smartphone feels in the hand since the first iPhone or Nexus phone. It definitely feels better in the hand than the SG7 Edge, Pixel and the iP7+
The screen is gorgeous! I can't stress this enough, It's luminance and color reproduction make you think it's Amoled.
This is the slipperiest device I've ever held. A case is mandatory. But it's really pleasant to hold with the included case.
The camera app is crap. Snap Camera gives you better results, but not having OIS here can lead to blurry photos even in good light.
The inline audio jack gives high quality sound reproduction for a smartphone. It's no competitor for an Astell & Kern player, but I had very nice soundstage, instrument separation and musicality with my Shure SE843's.
Bluetooth connectivity is excellent. 20-30 feet with a pair of Bragi Dash and over 40 feet with Bose QC35s before I had drop off or choppiness.
Excellent Wifi strength and connectivity. I'm guessing that the ceramic case is the hero here.
The Snapdragon 821 is very fast and capable, with the 6Gb of RAM 30+ apps and Chrome with 20 tabs without any lag.
Over the next couple of days I'll follow the process outlined but others to unlock, install CN Dev, install TWRP, and may flash EU Stable. It's still not clear to me which ROM is providing the best experience in the US so far from reading through the various threads here. any guidance or thoughts from those of you who have gone through the process is appreciated.
Happy to answer any questions anyone might have, but a lot of the water front has been covered by other members
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J

I'm getting very excited as I receive mine today. Is there any thread you could point me to so I make sure I'm all set and ready to go. I'm in Detroit and use Tmobs & VZW. Thanks
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I'm on TMO and my best advice is the change the APN to the fast-t-mobile.com APN. You can google for the settings.

RMXO said:
I'm on TMO and my best advice is the change the APN to the fast-t-mobile.com APN. You can google for the settings.
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Thanks!!

For some reason I cant add an APN. I am also having trouble getting action launcher to work as default. I have it set as default, but doesnt work when I hit the hone button
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skinnytoo2 said:
For some reason I cant add an APN. I am also having trouble getting action launcher to work as default. I have it set as default, but doesnt work when I hit the hone button
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How have you set up your phone? And what ROM are you on? I'm on CN Stable 8.0.11.0, bootloader locked, not yet rooted. I have no problem setting a new APN and switching to it.
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J

skinnytoo2 said:
For some reason I cant add an APN. I am also having trouble getting action launcher to work as default. I have it set as default, but doesnt work when I hit the hone button
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Try turning off the miui optimization setting in developer options

So I set up phone a little more with the optimizations and gapps. Data is working fine so I guess don't need the APN. Also got launcher to stick as default. Thanks
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skinnytoo2 said:
So I set up phone a little more with the optimizations and gapps. Data is working fine so I guess don't need the APN. Also got launcher to stick as default. Thanks
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Which carrier are you using?
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Which carrier are you using?
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Verizon, gonna put in a tmobs SIM tomorrow when I get to the office. I'll see how the data speeds are.
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skinnytoo2 said:
Verizon, gonna put in a tmobs SIM tomorrow when I get to the office. I'll see how the data speeds are.
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I'd be curious to hear how you got yours working on Verizon.
Could you download LTE Discovery and tell me what band(s) show up when you have your VZW Sim in the Mi Mix?
I couldn't get my Sim to work with my Mi Mix
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J

skinnytoo2 said:
Verizon, gonna put in a tmobs SIM tomorrow when I get to the office. I'll see how the data speeds are.
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Didn't realize you could run Verizon on the mi. How was the data on it?

Aeskulapio said:
I'd be curious to hear how you got yours working on Verizon.
Could you download LTE Discovery and tell me what band(s) show up when you have your VZW Sim in the Mi Mix?
I couldn't get my Sim to work with my Mi Mix
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J
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All I did was put in the SIM and did a reboot on the device. It doesn't get 4g but it's solid 3g and 1x which is great for voice and SMS. I use Tmobs for data, I get 4g around 30-40 down and 12-17 up. This is the best of both worlds. I have unlimited data with Tmobs for $20 on my buddy's account. Plus, I'm not sold on VoLTE with VZW anyhow. Really the only good feature is being able to use data and voice together. With the Mix and dual SIMs I have that anyways.
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skinnytoo2 said:
All I did was put in the SIM and did a reboot on the device. It doesn't get 4g but it's solid 3g and 1x which is great for voice and SMS. I use Tmobs for data, I get 4g around 30-40 down and 12-17 up. This is the best of both worlds. I have unlimited data with Tmobs for $20 on my buddy's account. Plus, I'm not sold on VoLTE with VZW anyhow. Really the only good feature is being able to use data and voice together. With the Mix and dual SIMs I have that anyways.
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Great report thank you!
I'm guessing you had the VZW Sim in the first slot and the TMob Sim in the second? When I tried both Sims I was relegated to H+ (decrease of 25 Mbps D/12Mbps U) and no ability to dial out on VZW in NYC.

I'm in Detroit. Tmobs in slot 1 & VZW in slot 2. If you go into settings and the first one is the SIM card & mobile networks. You can choose how to utilize the SIMs.
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just got my phone today and can confirm i get LTE on Verizon with Straight Talk. have a ton to learn and figure out but i may not have to switch to the At&t sim now, we'll see how this goes.

Got a link to the "Forbes article "

jazz452 said:
Got a link to the "Forbes article "
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69809239&postcount=11

knives of ice said:
just got my phone today and can confirm i get LTE on Verizon with Straight Talk. have a ton to learn and figure out but i may not have to switch to the At&t sim now, we'll see how this goes.
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Brother, what bands are you using on Straighttalk?
I have failed to get my VZW Sim to work.
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J

Aeskulapio said:
Brother, what bands are you using on Straighttalk?
I have failed to get my VZW Sim to work.
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J
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In my house I lock into LTE band 4.
that being said, i just started using this phone as my daily phone yesterday night and today was the first i have driven around with it. i soon lost LTE and could not stream music. I may have to switch to the At&t straight talk sim since there are more LTE bands available