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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
Yes I think you need to go to the Rogers and ask them for a LTE ready sim card, if your current plan gives you LTE then you will have your LTE on your device.

And also, could you now switch to the 3G/H and test out how stable is the signal? Like trying to browse the web for about some minutes, do you notice any difficulties browsing through the net, or the speed. Is the signal switching back and forth often?

Thanks
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airbus318:
A series of speed tests from various spots within my home. RoyalWood (SE end of Winnipeg). Ignore the Wi-Fi one.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Can you guys that have the phone in hand confirm If the bootloader is unlockable?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
signal on 3G/H with rogers is very stable.

I think my connection was affected before because it was trying to select LTE without an LTE compatible simcard.

the speed is good though, no problem browsing.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
how do I check?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
Thanks mate! I will also share my thoughts about the Z once I got it next week, so happy to hear the signal from rogers seems working fine!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
On dialer enter *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.

In your phone, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. see If Bootloader unlock allowed says yes. That should work,worked on my ion anyway.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcyh:
I am getting mine on Sunday. Can't wait to check the reception here in Vancouver.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
Nope. You're reading fido's lte first band incorrectly. In reality it's band 4 aws

Sent from a galaxy far away..

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Did you pay any customs fees?

Sent from a galaxy far away..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
yes, unfortunately.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
How much did you pay then?

Sent from a galaxy far away..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airbus318:
I paid $78 in MB driving it back across the border
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
fed ex with $92
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
just did this, it says bootloader unlock allowed: Yes. :good:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
couple more pics of the phone I took today
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Thanks bro..other than not being sure lte would work not being able to unlock the bootloader was making me hesitant to buy.

Now if we can just get s few speedtests to verify LTE.....

where are all my CAN bro`s buying these anyway?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
92!!?? Mine hasn't shipped yet but I am expecting something like 50 by fedex.... may I ask where you get the phone from?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
just a heads up here, looks like I'm having no luck with LTE on Rogers with my Xperia Z.

I thought it was my sim card not being compatible but I went to the Rogers store today and they said it is LTE compatible.

I also added the LTE apn details to my network settings.

The Z can find LTE network but can't connect to it. :confused:

I rang Rogers and they said everything looks good on their end so I should be able to get it working.

Either the Z is not compatible with their LTE network or I'm missing something here.

Anybody else having luck with LTE on their Z in Canada?

Not really a huge deal breaker though, 3G and HSPA+ works flawlessly anyway.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Handtec UK.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekolb123:
Maybe rogers doesnt have the 2600 band in your area.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
This is what i was afraid of with the Z.

having a 700 dollar high end phone and not having LTE is like having a ferrari and not being able to.take it out of first gear,at least to me. Total deal breaker for me.

Hope u can get it working though dude,send it back if not.

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Hes in same area as Me GTA/mississauga...2600 is.most def avail here.

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
This phone is amazing though.

Even if I can't get LTE working (still seeing if there's a work around because it's definitely available my Z is detecting the network) this phone is still head and shoulders above what's currently out.

The Nexus 4 doesn't have LTE and nobody seems to mind either.

HSPA+ works with full bars on my Z and it's really fast, trust me. I have no problems with the browsing speed.

Also this phone is blazingly fast, the screen is gorgeous and the glass design catches so much attention.

I've already had so many people asking me about my phone. :good:

I would never return this phone. It's the better than the Galaxy S3 and Note 2, and I've used them also.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
I am living in Alberta we usually have the least import tax or whatever tax they call so I think(or hope) my import fee by fedex should be less than yours.

As long as 3G/H is working flawlessly I guess I will still be super happy with my phone,

maybe you want to double check your LTE setting again? Wikipedia says Rogers does broadcast in 2100 and 2600 with their LTE, and the Z should work quite well in these two frequencies I suppose.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I have no problems at all with 3G/H on my phone.

Still need to investigate why LTE isn't working, because it's detecting the network.

I could understand if the Rogers LTE network wasn't coming up but it's searching and finding it here so the band is definitely available.

You're right, it could just be my APN settings or some other settings not correctly adjusted.

I'm waiting on anybody else with a Z in Canada to report back in this thread. ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Nexus 4 does have LTE..a guy at my gym has one and did a speed test right in front of me.you just jave to enable it is settings....have u tried that.with your z? Should be something in mobile networks along the lines of gsm/lte/auto..

Also make sure you have the rogers lte apn selected
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekolb123:
TBH, unless your streaming porn at work while your sitting on the throne trying to rub one out, I fine LTE is more a battery waster than anything else. I would turn off the LTE radio so you can extend the battery. I stream UEFA games on 4g fine.

I'm on telus so i knew i would not get LTE to begin with. I honestly don't understand the big deal about it, i've got a 6 gig plan and I dont tether though.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Now that ive had lte i could never go back...it just too fast.kinda hard to.beat 65 down, 25 up.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekolb123:
I understand. I've been living on wind for the past 2 years but finally got a good plan with telus (50 dollar windsor) so normal 3g is freaking great to me.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccloudc:
LTE:

APN: ltemobile.apn (No need for a username and password)

did you try that? sorry if its wrong, but im just trying to help get lte on xperia z.

EDIT:

{{http: //www .rogers .com/web/Rogers.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=support_results&Ntt=lte&N=4294966681+42}}

its under the Rogers APN Settings tab

Sorry i had to space out the link, I cannot post links until 10 posts
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredastere:
Hey SSJ

Could you try installing this app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ru426.android.lte_settingforgx

I know it helped me get my LTE back working again on Rogers when I upgraded my T to JellyBean generic without baseband.

I don't know why, but sometimes I need to reset the radio (once in the app) to get LTE back running. And before using the app I wasn't able to access LTE but HSPA was fine

Worth a try I guess

Hope we will all find a solution!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
just installed this app. How do I use it? :eek:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I do have this APN installed, do I just need the APN or is there any other info that needs to be entered?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
This is my lte apn info,im on rogers in mississauga same as you.does yours match?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Yes.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Strange..your apn is ok,lte is selected in mobile networks and the phone sees the network but just wont connect? Im stumped.

I really wish we could get this working.i want a z big time, sexiest phone to come out in a lonnnnng time.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Yeah it's got me confused too.

oh well I'm sure it's fixable. Waiting on hearing from other users if they have any luck.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredastere:
Not too sure lol! It's mainly a quick link to the internal SONY service menu for the radio I believe

Open it , scroll down a bit you can chose LTE/GSM/WCDMA for example ( it should already be that by default )

run some ping test and/or try to turn of the radio then turn it on again,

I know I just messed around with the test/settings in order to kind of reset the settings and it fixed my LTE
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccloudc:
Can someone maybe post the Optimus g 2600 apn? Maybe the apn changes when you need the 2600 Lte on Rogers.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I have a funny feeling it's my SIM card. It's from my Xperia S.

Rogers told me my sim card is LTE compatible, but this sim card was before Rogers even had LTE on their service, so how can it be LTE compatible?

I'm going back to the Rogers store and asking them.

Pretty sure that's the only reason why I haven't been able to connect to the LTE network.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Id buy a new sim to be sure...and if your plan is that old it.may not even be lte capable.i never trust anything those morons at rogers say.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
Rogers LTE SIM cards are marked as "LTE" on the front or back of the card. You can also confirm that a SIM card is LTE-ready by checking the number printed on the SIM card—it should indicate "403", "405", or "406" for digits 9–11.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Cant really see much from this side, good info though about the numbers.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Just got a new sim card and activated it, now no network is coming up. :eek:

I can't even call them on my phone now because both sim cards (old and new) aren't working.

Loading up Skype on my PC, gonna give them a call. :mad:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
Do you have another phone to try if the new sim card you got is actually working?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
just my Xperia S.

im on Rogers tech support now, so hopefully they'll have an answer.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
so it turns out even with this new sim card with lte, rogers seems to think it might be that my location doesn't have enough lte broadcasting coverage which is why it can't connect.

I will try using lte tomorrow while im outside and see if it can detect it.

apart from that, im out of ideas. :silly:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
But do you have HSPA+ now? or still no reception at all?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Im in mississauga also (south of QEW) and i get LTE no.problem, i work in a diff part of ssauga north of 401 and same thing both are right around hwy 10. Im not sure sure how far west u are though?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekolb123:
That's what I said. Gta is a large area, just because it works for someone else doesn't mean it will work for us. But turn off lte qand you will get the 850 band.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I have 3G and HSPA+ no problem at all.

Just can't connect to LTE network, even though it can detect it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I'm in Mississauga, near highway 10 and Bristol.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
U have to be far out of the gta no to get lte...i get it even in whitby.not sure how far west though..i know 100% it works around winston chuchhill between qew and 407.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Nobody else in here has a Z in Canada yet?

Need to see if it works with anybody else. Maybe it's just Rogers.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
U should be getting lte there for sure dude, maybe if your in a basement u wont but other than that u should def have LTE
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekolb123:
Tomorrow afternoon Il post Telus results
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Please do. I'm actually switching to Telus next month so I hope the results are better than Rogers. LOL
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsm89:
Waiting to try on bell

Hi I live in montreal, quebec. I should be receiving my XZ today or tomorrow will let you guys know how it works out on Bell network, my sim card is for sure good came out of a samsung galaxy note 2 that I recently acquired and sold (thought I think I might buy one again I like it very much ).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
Where did you buy it from?

Sent from a galaxy far away..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsm89:
where I got mine ?

I ordered it from clove technology the site is clove.co.uk comes with free speaker so I said why not get it from there. I just got a call from fed ex telling me my import fees I was like holy ***** 113 $ lol.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charliechocolate:
This thread is gonna be a lot more helpful if people post the model numbers and places they bought the phones from. Is there any reason someone would not be getting the 6606 for use with rogers?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
wow, my customs tax was only $93 lol
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I bought my 6603 from Handtec UK.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
You people know that the best sometimes tax free solution is ship with snail mail.. For instance royal mail from UK gets brokered for free by Canada post

Sent from a galaxy far away..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcyh:
OK. I got my C6603 last nite. It is from Hong Kong. Anyway. I am on Rogers and I am in Vancouver.

Plugged in the SIM, which is a LTE SIM from my Blackberry Z10 (usually showed LTE signal 4 out of 5 bars from bb z10 in my house), and got full bar on the XZ!!

Well...but above the bar there's no sign of 3G, H+ or LTE...so I checked and got no connection to the internet.

After adding the APN as someone said earlier here, i got a green dot besides the LTE APN setting. And the signal bar on the top shows H+/3G on top of the bars, and I got the internet connection finally. But the signal has been switching very rapidly. It's like 3G-> H+ -> 3G -> no bars -> 3G -> H+ and so on all the time...until 10 minutes after it is a little more stable...

I am now in downtown Vancouver and I can only get H+ or 3G and no LTE.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DdcCabuslay:
Because the 6606 isn't official.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsm89:
I'm not sure about model ,how would i know (thought I'm pretty sure its a 6603 I think most XZ coming from england are 6603)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
Could you please post some speedtest results screenshot of the h+, lte?

Sent from a galaxy far away..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekolb123:
Works great on Telus in Toronto. No lte can't run speeds test
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsm89:
Thats good news , there will probably eventually be a solution for lte to work maybe not perfectly thought . I'm hoping it works on bell. I,m still waiting on fedex lol gonna miss a class to make sure I don't miss it .

and about the snail mail yeah but when you pay 700 $ for something you probably don't want to wait 2 weeks for your product. Just my opinion:p
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
Go to phone dial and input the following

*#*#4636#*#*

Then click phone info > scroll down and make sure lte/gsm/wcdma is selected and click run ping test at the top.

If not try selecting lte only.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjamin021019:
how do you get it from hong kong?can u tell me which website?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekolb123:
0 customs fees hantec fedex
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcyh:
Delivered by hand from a friend.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjamin021019:
OK~~thx!!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar300:
why didnt you get xperia z c6602? it is compatible with wind
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsm89:
WOO have my XZ

I just finished putting in apn and trying out my XZ just a sexy sexy phone works on bell network thought I'm just getting 3g.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Seems like everybody here is getting the same issue, no LTE connection.

I wonder if there's a work-around fix for it.

The Xperia Z is compatible with the same LTE bands so I don't know why we can't get it working! :silly:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
Rogers lte coverage is limited to highly concentrated urban areas.

For an approximate map see :

http://www.rogers.com/web/content/w...nsumer_Wireless_Eng-_-Network_0909-_-coverage

The 2600 MHz band is mostly in construction right now but for what I gather should get the best coverage amongst all other bands. But I guess we'll see.

Sent from a galaxy far away..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OriginalFire:
I've got the 6603 model here in Edmonton. I can confirm only Rogers/Fido will have working LTE

bell and telus would be on hspa but only the 850 band (6603 missing 1900 band)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I'm on Rogers but can't get LTE working.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
Hey I am also in Edmonton area, did you mean that your xperia z got lte connection with no problems at all?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OriginalFire:
You may have a older rogers sim card. You must have a LTE rogers sim card in order for LTE to work.

And also, you have to have the correct apn settings for LTE to work.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcyh:
OriginalFire could you post the APN settings on the working LTE on Rogers? Thx a lot!!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
From what I've been reading it seems the like the problem has to do with the baseband of the phone. I remember something similar on the original Galaxy Note. It had the AWS bands to run on Wind/Mobilicity but the user had to flash a different baseband and play around with some settings on root explorer for it to pick up the appropriate signal. This may not necessarily be the same case but could be worth looking into.

On a side note, I'm torn between the Xperia Z or HTC One. Both look amazing and while I love the idea of a water resistant phone, the One looks so nice. But this isn't the right thread for that discussion anyways..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
I assume you guys have went into the *#*#4636#*#* menu/device info and set preferred network type to work with LTE? Its kind of given you would but thought id ask anyway.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
I remember my old xperia x10 needed to go through this process too, I got the x10 from Rogers back then and I flashed some other rom as well as baseband and what I got was unable to connect to the Rogers network properly, signals were like switching crazily all the time.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekolb123:
wrong! bell has 2600
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I do have an LTE compatible sim card and I do have the correct apn settings. (I think)

Can you post the apn settings for LTE to confirm?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EG8196:
but only in GTA
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
For canadian buddies with no LTE working

I am also a victim of the LTE not working on my phone. After reading further about the LTE bands. I suspect that the reason why LTE doesnt work on Rogers is that they mainly use LTE Band IV (AWS) which is widely use in North America. Band IV is not supported by the ZX. Rogers says they also use band VII (IMT-E), but I think it has not been deployed as widely as band IV. I will try to contact Rogers for more detail about this.

Reading through this thread, it seems it might be only available in Toronto.

To confirm this, if you are reading this thread for concerns about Canadian LTE on XZ, please report your location, model, network and if your LTE works or not. Like this :

Model : C6603

Provider : Rogers

Location : Montreal

LTE status : not working.

Thank you!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcyh:
Model : C6603

Provider : Rogers

Location : Vancouver

LTE status : not working.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
Hmm after further read, it has been announced that Rogers has deployed band 2600(VII), to anywhere that has 2100(IV) band... but I suspect you need both bands to make it work properly. Maybe 2100 initiates the connection to the network, then delegates it to 2600.

In other words, currently not compatible until we get another baseband.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
So it's fixable as long as a new baseband comes along?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
6603

Rogers

Mississauga (Greater Toronto Area)

LTE not working
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
It might. I had a similar problem with some custom firmwares of the Galaxy S2 LTE, until i flash a correct baseband firmware.

But the issue, might also reside in Roger's LTE network... which is focused to support the phones they sell.

I've just read that 2600Mhz(band VII) signal penetration isnt very good. I'm gonna try to use it downtown Montreal and see if its really the case. You guys should try it outside too if you have the chance.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkw168:
Location: Edmonton

Model: 6603

Provider: Fido

LTE: no

I have the proper LTE APN set, selected LTE prefered in network mode, cannot even detect LTE when doing network search, only 3G

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Used a friend's Rogers LTE Sim (which gets LTE fine with her Samsung), the 6603 can detect the Rogers LTE, but cannot register to it.

Plugging my sim into her phone, I can get LTE just fine.. so I know my sim works with LTE fine. We just cant' get the 6603 to use LTE on Fido or Rogers.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I'm going to try activating LTE periodically when I am in different places and see if it's able to connect.

Could just be a location issue.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccloudc:
but the Optimus G 2600 on Rogers only uses LTE 700/2600 according to their website, so LTE 2600 should work in most places
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
Very good point! I wonder if there's some software in the Xperia Z that only allows the phone the register on specific LTE networks. For instance, maybe it only allows the phone to use 2600 if 2100 is also being used, or whatever band frequencies the phone uses.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
XD Rogers LTE works....

Good news!

My LTE started to work by itself... It can now be concluded that... Rogers... is the issue. (or the LTE VII band)

I must note that I only have 1-2 signal bars from where I am which in a industrial building in the suburbs.

Did a speed test : Down - 53.5 Mbps | Up - 5.1 Mbps

(With 2 signal bars)

Will try somewhere with full signal.

Model : C6603

Provider : Rogers

Location : Montreal

LTE status : WORKING!!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcyh:
That's great news!! Could you please share your APN settings? Is it a simple setting of "ltemobile.apn" and that's it?