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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] yglup:
Is LTE kicking on with this mod in LTE areas

Quick question to those in Tmobile LTE areas. I've read through almost this whole OP and wondering if anyone who have done this mod is still able to connect to LTE when available? Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
The T-Mobile Note 2 supports the same bands as AT&T's Note 2. So yes, applying a backup of the T-Mobile Note 2's NV data will result in the original bands working, plus AWS for HSPA+.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] illtww:
I have a Borked IMEI "0"

I do still have the original. Which tool can I edit the .qcn file wiht to fix the IMEI?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] trim81:
For backwards capability,

Does the tmobile variant have the necessary LTE band for Att network?

Does the same qcn file rule apply?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
The T-Mobile variant works on both AT&T HSPA+ ("4G") and LTE out of the box. No flashing necessary.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] trim81:
Tmobile note 2 works natively with ATT LTE? Plug and play?

Wow didn't know that....

Can you double confirm?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] New Optimus:
on your note 2 dial *#2263#

in the service menu choose lte band 17 hit menu and back is there a * next to band 17?

if so the phone uses it. and so att service will work.

Then put it back on automatic
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] trim81:
Thanks, don't have the tmobile phone.

I was just curious
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
It does. T-Mobile phones are pentaband. It supports 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz for HSPA+ and 700/1700/2100 MHz LTE. The AT&T version is does 850/1900/2100 MHz for HSPA+ and 700/850/1700/1900/2100 MHz LTE.

T-Mobile uses 1700/2100 MHz (AWS) and 1900 MHz (in refarmed areas) for HSPA+. It uses 1700/2100 MHz for LTE.

AT&T uses 850/1900 MHz for HSPA+ and 700 MHz and (in a few areas) AWS for LTE.

As you can see, the T-Mobile Note 2 supports both carriers out of the box. This AWS mod just enables that 1700 MHz for HSPA+ on your AT&T Note 2. The AT&T Note 2 IS a T-Mobile Note 2, but AT&T's a d*ck and asked Samsung to lock out that 1700 MHz band. If you're in a refarmed area with an AT&T Note 2, you don't need 1700 MHz to get HSPA+, since those areas use 1900 MHz. If you aren't, then you'll bounce between EDGE and LTE (if you're an LTE area) only.

If you want to use a T-Mobile phone on AT&T LTE, you need to have your account provisioned for LTE if you've never had an LTE device on there before. It requires an IMEI number from an AT&T-branded LTE phone. It doesn't matter if you're going to use that phone or not. The IMEI just has to be verified once in order to be able to turn on LTE on your account.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bob60626:
Are T-Mobile Note 2's flagged from using AT&T tablet plans? The T-Mobile $30 plan is the best deal overall, but the AT&T tablet plans are probably the best bang for the buck for AT&T prepaid plans with data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mrhunter13:
can somebody help me enable these bands on the Verizon s3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
It's not as simple as "help me enable the bands." First of all, so far this has only been possible on the AT&T S3 via 2 methods. The first only worked because a T-Mobile engineer was nice enough to upload some files that turn it into a T-Mobile S3, but it kind of sort of works and breaks compatibility with things. If you use this NV backup method from the T-Mobile S3 LTE on the AT&T S3, it works, but goes away after a reboot.

The S3 is different than the Note 2. The only reasons this mod is possible on the AT&T Note 2 are:

- Unlike the S3, when you restore NV data, it sticks through reboots.

- The AT&T Note 2 is literally just a T-Mobile Note 2 with AWS disabled. The Verizon S3 is primarily a CDMA phone, despite the fact that it supports GSM. Just the fact that it uses CDMA, unlike the GSM models, complicates things by a million.

The method in this thread overwrites ALL NV data on the AT&T Note 2 with the T-Mobile models. We're not going into some settings and checking "Enable AWS." If you try that on a Verizon S3, you'll do a lot of damage to a very very low level part of the phone. There's a reason you can only access the modem memory via a computer program and special USB mode.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mrhunter13:
Thank u for the information... cdma phones suck big time I just wanted some 3g/4g action on here since I'm using an t mobile sim card in it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
You CAN get 3G/4G (but no LTE) in refarmed areas. The Verizon S4 actually supports AWS LTE though (Verizon has to release an update to enable it) because Verizon is going to start using AWS for LTE. That happens to be what T-Mobile is using now. So you'd get EDGE, HSPA+ in refarmed areas, and LTE anywhere T-Mobile has it on.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mrhunter13:
I sent u a pm
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DorkyDev:
Walmart Exclusive $30 T-Mobile Plan Unthrottled

ProductF(RED)

I remember seeing somewhere in one of the couple threads we've crossed paths in where ya talked about making it unthrottled...

Are you on the same plan 100mins, unlimited texts and 5gb's of 4g/lte?

I noticed when being on it, that when trying to download some 700/800mb + rom's connected to T-Mobile right around where I'd have 50 or so mb's of data left to download downloading would come to a halt and freeze not picking up any at all anymore.

Is that due to their throttling, if so how do I make it unthrottled?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
No clue about your specific situation. As for removing the speed cap, use advanced search to find posts by me in this thread. It's pretty far back page wise.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] techrider6262:
I have a question if the at&t note 2 and t-mobile note 2 are the same except for the aws band why is most of the time my note is on edge when my wife's t-moblie s2 is on 4G.I do pickup 4g and also lte with the aws band enabled but only in very populated areas with strong t-mobile signals.I have tried flash a t-mobile modem but every time it get caught in a boot loop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
If you try to flash a T-Mobile modem on your AT&T Note 2, you'll lose your IMEI. Don't try and do it again. The T-Mobile S2 has different hardware that just may be better at picking up signal.

If you mean that your AT&T Note 2 is on EDGE, have you actually done this mod? Did you set the APN correctly?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] techrider6262:
Which apn settings?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Do you know what an APN is? Not trying to be an @ss. Serious question.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] techrider6262:
Of course I do but that don't mean I know the right ones.Which is why I said which not what
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
fast.tmobile.com

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jameyscott:
Just would like to let people know, Srjavi has my i605 qcn! I don't know if he'll be able to get it working because my i605 had previously been flashed to PagePlus and I don't know how they flashed it (Might have messed with the NV files) I know a lot of people would like the i605 on T-Mobile, including me. I got an offer I couldn't refuse on the i605 and that's the only reason I have stuck with it to get it on T-mobile. (I paid 250 for it. :D)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] New Optimus:
From my understanding Some phones do not need to run fast.t-mobile apn to get on lte.

My att s3 does not. But one reason your on edge and the tmobile note is on 4 g is because of preferred frequency even if you do the aws enabled mod your att phone is still looking to 1900 first as long as the signal on that is strong it will want to jump on it.

if your on stock rom open dialer and dial *#2263# put the phone on WCDMA 1700 it will switch, then after the switch put it back on automatic it will keep the 1700 as long as that signal is strong enough to hold.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] techrider6262:
No i'm using this rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2016575
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] emilgue:
How is it working out for you with Roam and this mod? I have Bell Note 2 with Cleanrom 4.9 as well but using Koodo. Want to make sure that everything works great before I do that. Also you just did what OP said on the first post right? no other additional steps? (trying to read through the 100 pages now.. but it will take a while.. )

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abcdefg1234567:
I also would like a clear answer about this.

My wife has a t889 note 2 I have the i317 unlocked and aws bands enabled

I constantly drop coverage in the house and to edge in same areas where she gets 4g

And YES I AM on the correct apn settings infact I have fast.t-mobile and the hspa epc.tmobile.com TWO apns

No matter which im on she gets better signal.

What's the cause if now that aws bands or on on my i317 but her t889 signal is better

This baffles me and I seen threads where others notice same issue

If we now both essentially have same devices running on all bands especially 2100 why do I go from edge to 4g to edge where she stays on 4g.

Ive also tested this with my brothers s4 which is tmobile branded

Maybe the fact that tmobile brand devices are built better for the signal?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
The antenna may be tuned to prefer the 1700 and 2100 bands on a hardware level. That's not really something you can change.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sharpeyedman:
I think this is not just your wife' s native T-mobile phone picking up better AWS 4G singal.

I tested 1900 band native International note2 with I337 side by side and The note 2 still gets better or stronger 4G on 1900 then I337 does it.

I am not worried though becaue more LTE towers are to be erected.

LTE is the way we are headed as carriers are planning to depoy LTE-A( Up to 3 times faster than LTE). Samsung has already announced and has been manufacturing Galaxy S 4 LTE-A edition.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] techrider6262:
I tried selecting the WCDMA 1700 but it doesn't work, it will put a * next to every one but 1700.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] New Optimus:
If that is the case then you will need to follow the OP to put the nv backup on your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] techrider6262:
I just finished doing that and was able to select 1700 so i'll see what happens
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abcdefg1234567:
I get lte in the known areas by me where I have lte which by me is hit and miss it picks up in same spots,and my s4 when I had it got the same connection in the same areas but on a tmobile branded phone the strengths and connection to hspa and lte would last longer.Lte isnt the issues... its the 4g hspa connection thatbin my area I mainly have dropping off to edge where as Ive tested my old s4 and t889 note 2 branded devices and remember always in the areaa where 4g was weak for any phone theyb stuck on 4g longer as to where the i317 jumps back and forth off 4g to edge and sometimes drop to nothing

If this aws hack is supposed to literally make tmobile sim users on an i317 virtually experience as if there on a t889.... why the moderate signal loss and weakness compared between the 2 devices.

---------- Post added at 11:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:10 PM ----------

Tried to choose lte band 1700, but im not sure what im looking for

After the dialer code

It shows lte b2-lte b20 and the last option is lte all.

What do I choose for the 1700 band ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] techrider6262:
dial *#197328640#

choose 1,1,8,7,2,2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] New Optimus:
T mobile use 1700/2100 for both HSPA + and LTE

since the phone has LTE 1700/2100 by default that will not be a problem to latch on to.

The HSPA/WCDMA 1700/2100 is the one that is the problem, the phone actually has different radio's for LTE and HSPA that is antenna tuning he is talking about.

if you dial *#2263# you are greeted to

Automatic (*) the * designates the selected mode

GSM

WCDMA

LTE

I think I dont have it in front of me. if you open wcdma you will get all the frequencies like 850 1700 etc. if you open LTE

you will get band 2

band 4

etc. for lte on t mobile you would use band 4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abcdefg1234567:
That's more defined

Ill give it a try

---------- Post added at 03:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:57 PM ----------

I am running Jedi Master 14 on my I317,

Is it ok for me to change these modes while on this rom or any rom, or has to be stock?

I see the modes after entering the dialer code so I should be able to on this rom..

I just wanted to confirm.

Otherwise ill have to flash a t889 stock tar. And not sure if you can flash a stock t889 tar on the i317 even tho all t889 roms work on i317.

---------- Post added at 03:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 PM ----------

Problem****

Wh3n I choose wcdma and band 1700 and hit menu back the * doesn't stick next to 1700

But when I choose lte b4 the * does stick

How do I know im stuck on the wcdma 1700 band

Here is screen shot

Showing im choosing wcdma1700 and when I choose menu back there's no * next to 1700 band
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abcdefg1234567:
And here is the screen shot showing the Lte b4 with the * did stick

Why not the wcdma 1700
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abcdefg1234567:
Sorry for the DUPLICATE Illustrations
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abcdefg1234567:
I also notice am experiencing that I now can not choose

Wcdma 4g 3g 2g

It only locks me into

Wcdma Lte, 4g, 3g, 2g only.

And I can not get a 4g icon to come up now its just full

Signal bars with no icon after I did the

Lte b4 change and wcdma 1700 band change

Note:

Would this possibly mean that I did not enable the aws hack/ mod ....correctly with qpst program or would that not be true since I can see and lock into lte b4

---------- Post added at 03:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:27 PM ----------

After testing the wcdma 1700 and lteb4 change that I believe did not take I realized I only get data/4g icon when I choose automatic Under service mode.

Pointing the amtenna to pull signal from any other band such as lteb4 or b2 or wcdma 1700 or wcdma 1900 leaves me with no 4g or lte Data icon, until I re choose the mode to Automatic

Any ideas?

Note I do not live in a Lte area at all , only hspa+
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] techrider6262:
When I enable 1700 or LTE b4 I loss service all together
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abcdefg1234567:
Exactly thats what I mean and someone has to have a conclusion as to why if we do this supposed great Aws 1700 2100 band mod, why do we get no service when choosing , any single one of these bands.... not one works as a dedicated antenna band... except for on automatic mode.

Only thing I can think of is the i317 after all isnt necessarily able to be used as if were a t889.

The lte works in areas where lte is available but the signal between the two model devices is severely weak on the i317 compared to t889.

And this aws mod doesn't allow us to choose our bands in service mode without loosing signal All Together
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] glrramos:
works flawless on my note 2, didn't work on wife's note 2 , no lte band 1700 lost sevice,

but i did this:

backup stock file, flash AWS band files , (didn't work on her note ,arr) , root her note ,install TWRP, back up rom ,format device, flash custom rom (CleanROM ACE 4.9) select Tmobil during installation and att symbols , set up device , when't back using QPST and re flash the back up file that i saved on day 1 , now i got 4g lte only if i select the auto mode .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sharpeyedman:
Can this possibly mean AWS unlock is a gimmick for ATT versions? It may work for the Canadians but not the AT&T?

Anyone still remember the false claims of the Skyrocket and G Note working fully on T-mobile AWS with just flashing modems?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
It works. I had an AT&T Note 2 that I used this on before. Then I just bought a T-Mobile Note 2 because I didn't like the idea of AT&T locking out a perfectly functional band. There were a few instances where it didn't work for some people. So I guess some Note 2's are different.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] New Optimus:
Hi been out last few days my son had dental surgery.

Ok if the * does not stick by the WCDMA 1700 that means the aws mod did not work, you could go through the steps again and see if something does not work, or as product fred has said its possible some just dont like the mod.

If you put the phone on lte band 4 it is in LTE only mode so if you do not have tmo lte it will not pick up anything.

If you are able to get it into 1700 * then it will only work on t mobile hspa AWS but since that is not working leaving it in automatic will allow it to pick up refarmed 1900 hspa or edge which ever is in your area.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] billb23ok:
I wouldn't worry to much about it, t mobiles plans to move all 4g to 1900 and lte to 1700 they will.be doing away with 4g on 1700 soon. If you google you can read for self about their network plans for the near future.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sharpeyedman:
Yeah by doing this, they can be ready for the LTE-A.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tongueman87:
This may sound dumb of me but here is what I want to know. If I do this to my tmobile note 2 with my tmobile sim card will I be able to use at&t towers for extra signal or to use their lte?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
This mod involves restoring a low-level backup from a T-Mobile Note 2 onto an AT&T Note 2. If you do it, you wouldn't notice anything. Depending on your plan, you can roam on AT&T already. For prepaid, I believe it's just voice and text. For postpaid you may get some data. But to answer your question, no. You wouldn't be able casually connect to AT&T towers as if you're on AT&T. However, the phone out of the box is fully compatible with AT&T's network if you were to switch over to them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] here.david:
Is there any Mod for the LG G PRO (AT&T) that will work for T-mobile. I have the G PRO (AT&T brand) unlocked and rooted yet can only get Edge speeds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Nope. Otherwise I'd have an Optimus G Pro. Part of the reason this mod worked is that there was a T-Mobile version of the Note 2 to get the modem memory backup off of. There's only an AT&T version of the G Pro.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] here.david:
Thank you! Maybe it is straight-talk time then...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
I don't recommend them for several reasons. I was with them for a year, and they were ok. Note that there's no LTE provided. But besides, that, recently they started throttling users for tiny amounts of data usage. And I'm talking permanent throttle to 256 kbps. Their customer support is based in India and they have trouble communicating with you. They tell that you've used a large amount of data, but they won't tell you how much or on what. And they repeat the same lines over and over again until you give up. Trust me, do NOT go to Straight Talk.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] here.david:
WOW

Tx's again...Guess it is stay with my Vibrant for data and the LG for "fun" until T-mobile gets LTE in this location...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
If it helps, you can use http://airportal.de to see where there's refarmed T-Mobile service around you. It's not official, and relies on user-input. So there can be locations not shown on the map.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] here.david:
Cool

I see a few place I go so will give it a try...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] markfp:
Can this method be done on other devices with same soc?

hi - do you or anyone know if this method could be used to do the same thing (enable 3g aws)

on other devices that share the same soc (such as lg's new g pro)?

thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Well you'd need a T-Mobile or AWS enabled LG G Pro to get the backup from, which as far as I know, doesn't exist.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] nconnor:
I was able to get the T-mobile bands before on my unlocked ATT Note 2, then it was rooted and I tried the same procedure but could not get them back. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] markfp:
the lg g pro is aws enabled for lte (i know it's diff technology).

can it be modded to use with wcdma 1700/2100

i get that there isn't another version of that phone to copy from,

but i'm curious to know if one could borrow from another phone

that shares the same hardware - like the snapdragon 600 soc

on the s4

thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] AHLASSICH:
Maybe Yes, Maybe No

I moved from ATT to T-Mobile and lost my 3G & my 4G. In my area I get only "EDGE" (G2). Most frustrating. Apparently the TM & ATT frequencies are not similar. The only option other than the software fix is to get away from TM and go to ATT or a varient. Of course you can always buy a TM branded phone. Not an option for me. I just bought three very expensive phones and I am not about to replace them just to stay with TM. I am going back to ATT. The software port I am leary of. Too much can go wrong if you do not know what you are doing. :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
This is one of the safest, not to mention easiest mods you can do. There's nothing to be scared of.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] doubleonegative:
I just used this method on my rooted and unlocked (duh) AT&T Galaxy Note 2. Worked like a charm
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] AHLASSICH:
QPST ?

Forgive my noobishness. Why must you use QPST for the file management? Won't Titanium Backup work. Or, perhaps Root Explorer. Or how about ADB? Is it because QPST accesses areas of hardware that the normal apps I mentioned above can not access? Please enlighten me. :confused::confused::D:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DorkyDev:
Naw man, I've never had a problem... However I'd recommend installing a T-Mobile rom(Remember to go with Modemless rom's!!, or if there isn't one have the at&t modem ready to flash after flashing the rom), so ya have access to the hidden data connections that AT&T hides, like the one I'm using in my signature and it's a given to just update the radio when a new one is released and then a matter of personal preference between kernels roms and whatever else...

My T-Mobile has been running so smoothly that I haven't even really bothered applying this tweak again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tinkerer76:
Mod disabled 2G

This mod disabled my 2G service on t-mobile.

Had to restore my backup to get it back. I wonder if it overwrites space dedicated to the GSM bands to squeeze in the 1700 band. If that's the case, it would be better if this mod would overwrite space used for the 850 band not used by t-mobile.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jkpdon:
LTE Speed and consistency Issue

I have unlocked ATT NOTE 2 and using on T-MOBILE 4GLTE dataplan.I have same results before just by unlocking and after doing this procedure. I get 4G or 4GLTE on same place!!! i don't know why since i should get 4GLTE all the time if i get sometime?!!! i wonder why its switches to 4G from 4GLTE on same spot.

Also Speed on 4gLTE is very less its about 6-8 mbps...on ATT i used to get 32mbps...

Thanks

JK
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Not sure if you're still looking for an answer to enabling LTE on your N7100 (if you even still have one, but that's in your signature), but you can't enable LTE on the N7100 because it has a different modem than the US/N7105/LTE models. The LTE models use a Qualcomm based modem and the N7100 uses an Intel based modem.