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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
LTE in Oahu, Hawaii seems to be at its peak.

There are so little towers here, they need to reach as far as possible. I'm guessing this is the reason LTE is so fast, about 33/mbps down and 31/mbps up. Only if you're in a good area. If you're not by a tower or there are houses blocking the FOV. As soon as you turn into that street, you lose the 4 bars of LTE you just had. If you don't drop you're stuck on one bar and are going to lose it as soon as you try to use you're data. You drop right to HSPA.

There is only one very small tower near the area I live. It's about 5 miles away. It does put out allot of LTE it's just that the way houses are here on Oahu and living in a gated community, it's even worse because all the houses are two story and the way it's set up is each street you have 5 houses. Then another row of 5 houses, ect, ect... So that's why it's crazy spotty in my home and around it.

Like I said before, you walk down to the end of the street 5 houses down and right around that corner you get 4 bars as long as you stay in that area. If you move more then a few meters you're back on HSPA.

It's crazy that they don't set up another antenna right here near this area. It would cover everyone in Ewa Beach and people would be set. I just think it suck's that they give us half ass LTE then move on to other states before even 20% of the residents in Oahu have reliable LTE.

It's spotty on the high ways and non existent almost everywhere I've gone.

I hope T-Mobile is still working on it but it seems they did what they did. Packed up and went home.

Anyone else here in Oahu notice anything being done?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
LTE has been present for about 2 1/2 months so far at Detroit Metro Airport also... approximately 35Mbps up/down. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JDogg5281:
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/07/t-mo...expansion-116-markets-and-157-million-people/

Tmo announces new LTE markets
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] evanladoux:
LTE still slow as watching a casket warp here on the North end of San Francisco. maybe 3-7mbs down, 1-3mbs up. used to be double that b4 LTE.

Jedi Master v14
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] digweed4me:
I am on tmobile prepaid unlimited $70 plan with note 2 , is it possible to get LTE on prepaid or its for postpaid plan only.

I am in dallas they just turned lte on over here .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] James62370:
Yes T-Mobile LTE is available on their prepaid plans.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhilipTD:
Well, this is disappointing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] WrenchGuy:
I don't have any screen captures but I can confirm LTE service in parts of New Orleans LA...noticed it as we were leaving the hospital today.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] krbloom:
LTE is launching here in the panhandle of Florida, Fort Walton Beach to be exact
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jeraldbro:
Was just wondering, am on Att Lte, when am on a Voip call sometimes it switches to regular 4g, but it never switches back to Lte during the call (when am back in Lte coverage). Then when the call is over, the Lte comes back on.

Is there anyway for Lte to come back on during the call?

Can I flash another modem or something?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Anyone know how to force 4G only on AOSP based ROMs? Since the update, if HSPA is stronger it'll connect to that instead of LTE but my HSPA is kinda slow and LTE is much faster. I know you can force it in Sammy ROMs but how about AOSP or CM based.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vwpro177:
I have tried many different ROMs but since I got lte about a month ago , in my house I used to get 30 plus megs down and 20 plus up, and this last week or two haven't gotten lte in my house at all not really even hspa+ just 3g and edge

I'm in fort worth Texas anybody else having problems

Help plz only getting like 2 megs down if that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tony yayo:
Do you have unlimited data or is it possible you're being throttled at all?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
It's funny I got a message from T-mobile saying. "You're area now has 4g LTE on the fastest network, with you're 4G LTE enabled device you now have the fastest speeds and best coverage. Thank you for choosing T-mobile"

I deleted the message but it was very close to that. I wish it we're true. The LTE here on Oahu is not even usable in 99% of the island.

I also had called T-mobile about two weeks ago and they said I should be getting coverage in my area. So they said they would send a van out to scout the area for dead spots. I was told they would fix it and call me once the guy was in my area. So I could explain the issues I've been having and they could fix them.

It's been about 3 weeks now. They told me it would be Tuesday July 9th. At about 11am and still nothing.

I'm going to have to call back and get all this crap going again. I don't get what happened. I just hope before they send out more text messages to people on Oahu, they at least get LTE working in some area's. The biggest area that you can stay connected to LTE in is about two miles north of my home. You can keep a connection there but only within about 1 square mile. Once you leave that area, it's basically just a little area of flat land. You get spotty crap LTE that doesn't even cover any highways or housing area's. The housing that you can get LTE in is random and far between.

Like I said. I can walk out into the main road 5 houses down from mine and get sometimes 4 bars mostly 3 but the download and upload is great. The problem is if you walk away from that little area maybe the size of a home. It's spotty again and mostly HSPA.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vwpro177:
Yes I do
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] evanladoux:
I think TMO gives their phone dweebs a list of BS answers for complainers. My LTE is slow slow, & barely 1 bar, but up rhe street its 4 bars & 30mbps down, they said a component part in that cell tower. needed replacing & the part should arrive & be fixed this weekend. so far, nada. There's about a dozen or two doz towers in my neighborhood and only ONE has LTE turned on.

Jedi Master v14
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
You serious about T-mobile telling you it's a part in there tower that needs replacing?

It's odd that we both have the same issue with LTE as well. I sometimes get an LTE signal in my home but 1 bar max and as soon as I try to use it, it switches back to HSPA. So basically any time I do get LTE in my home it's not even usable because as soon as I try to use anything that uses data it goes back to HSPA, as I said.

And like you, I walk out of my home a few houses down and there is a little hotspot area at the end of my street. I get 3 bars there 90% of the time and speeds of 30 mbps Up and 32 mbps Down.

Do you live on Oahu?, Lol..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
You might try dialing *#2263# and setting the radio to LTE only. I have a tower by my home and set the radio manually all the time, because it likes to default to edge... :silly:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Asquared:
First of all, let me state for the record that I was a Powertel and Voicestream customer before T-Mobile bought them. So, I've been with T-Mobile for a long time, and I like them. Hopefully, this will diffuse the potential backlash from any fanatics out there ;)!!

I hate to say this as T-Mobile is patting itself on the back for lighting LTE up in more markets that we initially expected, but, personally, so far I'm not very impressed by LTE here in my area of Smyrna, GA. As you'd expect, LTE appears to be great when you're very near a tower -- was sitting in a restaurant right next to a tower on Cobb Parkway, and speeds were righteous -- 35Mbps down and 25Mbps up. However, these speeds dropped off VERY quickly as I moved away from the cell tower. LTE for me is MUCH slower now than when they were testing it in this area a few weeks ago. Furthermore, the battery drain is downright ferocious (I'm running stock), as my phone is now switching from LTE to 4G and even to Edge in some cases as I merely walk around my condo!!!

The 600 pound gorilla in the room that few people want to talk about? Maybe consistent 4G trumps faster (but spotty) LTE speeds. I can live with consistent 4G. While the LTE testing was going on (and, of course, before the network got loaded down with traffic), I consistently got LTE speeds of 20 down and 10 up. Now, my phone can't seem to hold a LTE signal long enough to complete a Speedtest!!! The ping times are good, but now I'm seeing 8Mbps down and 6Mbps up. Also, my 4G speeds seem to have taken a hit.

I have to wonder if this situation will improve going forward, or if this was simply "much ado about nothing." If I don't see some improvement soon, I'll be resetting the phone's Network Mode back to "Automatic 4G/3G/2G" and saving some battery power.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jeraldbro:
Thank you Vinas1. U r a genius. I just wanted LTE & thats it....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hristopelov:
it will improve... cmon, lets not forget they just started rolling LTE couple months ago...

Yes, it a bit for advertisement, they want to "cover" more teritory first... so they can say "covered 90%" with LTE or whatever on TV faster...

Everything is comming on place, with metroPCS acusition, the more customers/more revenue, w all the new customers switching over to T-Mo, lets give em a reasonable time, like till the end of the year, i believe the same way H/H+ was stable it will b LTE...

Another good thing, we mybe late to the LTE party, but as far as my understanding is, T-Mobile LTE gear is a new generation, which will support the next big thing comming soon - the LTE-A... so as far as i see it, once is all covered and stable, and new phones support it, they can just flip the switch and almost double the speed on the LTE...

another good thing is, that T-Mobile is not congested, 40M customers comparing to 120sh of Verizon and ATT...

I see everything goes by plan... well be blasting by the new years, for years ahead... once everything is stable itll b the best network... uncongested and fast w new technology gear..

---------- Post added at 06:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:13 PM ----------

thats a teaser from the T-Mobiles official twitter couple a weeks back:

Hopefully well see that kinda speed all arrowd our houses :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jbreeze228:
Is this what you're talking about sir? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CLopez92868:
I live in OC Ca. I'm close to the Anaheim Angels stadium at work and I get about 15 - 20 mbps on HSPA+ down. 2-3 up. Not too shabby if you ask me. At home, not too far from the Angel stadium as well, I get an average of 5-9 mbps. I can't wait to see what LTE will do for me. I've been running MB4 trying to see if I catch any LTE but havent yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Galaxysm:
Well hopefully we do see new things with LTE. I see that a lot of ppl talk about places where they live even in other threads but ive never seen anyone post close to where I live lol o.o.

Sent From Land Of Ooo. Using a Jedi Mastered Note 2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CLopez92868:
I guess we will just have to wait. I was hoping to be one of the few places to have the LTE on. Oh well, Let's Go T-Mobile!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CTR01:
sorry if this was asked before

but if i have a rooted but stock tmobile note 2, what exactly do i need to flash to get this update installed but still keep root and data intact?

i have mobile odin pro and a zip copy of the mb4 update, do i simply just flash the whole mb4 update or simply flash teshxx's mb4 modem?

not quite sure since this is my first sammy phone, thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1975560 .. Pre rooted no flash counter trip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CLopez92868:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2102380

Try that link, dl the factory image and use the mobile odin. I read about a few guys using it that way and not loosing data (if you use the mobile odin, it costs money on the playstore). You will loose root unless you root it again OR flash the deodexed or odexed versions, I'm running the deodexed version. It's running good so far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CTR01:
would the following that dkb218 said in the "LTE OTA update today?" thread not work?

Step 1: Download Update.

Step 2: Download Mobile Odin from the Playstore - I think it's a buck but well worth it.

Step 3: Place update on the root of your Extended SD card

Step 4: Select Open File in Mobile Odin, Locate the update on your SD card

Step 5: Select Flash.

Done?

This seems so much easier if it actually works...lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CLopez92868:
I skipped the mobile odin way. it's $4.99 at the playstore! a little too much for me. oh, and no root until you Re-root again.

I dl the Deodexed version and flashed away like any other rom. This one is rooted from dev. Teshxx.

Make sure you back up any and all files you want to store just in case it does a complete clean of your internal sd card.

If you want to use mobile odin then try it. Like I mentioned before, some guys didn't loose any data using it this way.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CTR01:
Ahh ok thanks, i'm trying it now so we will see what happens.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeYuse0406:
You don't loose root with mobile Odin. All you have to do is make sure to check ever root in mobile odin. It will flash the factory image and root your device without loosing data.

Mobile odin is the route I took and it was great

Sent from my customized phablet
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CTR01:
:) :good: worked great for me, I am happy

speed test results are quite varying
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gcng:
Not bad at all.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SmiLey497:
This is what the 4G LTE icon will look like.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] erootaku123:
Anyone know the mobile code to go to service mode? Network selection give me no LTE option.

I'm running 4.2.1 international n705 version edited rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
*#0011# should get you into service mode.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] erootaku123:
It doesn't let me change any settings for radio. Is there any other one?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] personaje91:
*#2263#
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeyinid:
this does give you access to network settings, but i couldnt get them to stick
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] personaje91:
It changed? Wired
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Asquared:
Yeah, I'm hoping that you're correct. In the meantime, I've just purchased a ZeroLemon battery in order to deal with the battery drain issues:)!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] evanladoux:
yep, that's exactly what she said. personally, she seemed intelligent & honest rather than typical clueless & making up stuff to hide cluelessness. but that's only how she SEEMED.

Still, my lte has 1 bar, slow as a casket warping "4G" (3G + marketing fraud) is slower than ever with 2 bars (was 4 bars b4 they started messing with lte).

live in north end of San Francisco.

Jedi Master v14
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
My HSDPA speeds have taken a hit too. Where I have LTE (lots of places) its a wonderful 20-35mbps down. However, now my "4G" speeds are very unpredictable. What used to be a banked on 15mbps is now vary unstable. Hspda is anywhere from 100kbps now to 18mbps. I'd "almost" rather have my solid 15mbps everywhere back. Hopefully this is just growing pains and it'll be settled in a couple months.

Sent from my T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hristopelov:
Battery Drain? debloat your ROM... stuff running in the backgrownd is draining your battery... is not the kernel or the modem etc...

i think ill post a guide with everything i have removed, i think i deleted about 200 elements w Titanium Backup and my Note is running on about 60...

Heres my overnight battery:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] evanladoux:
when the speed still wasn't fixed after the weekend, I called & insisted on a $ credit. its appropriate that they cut my bill if they cut my service. If they want free beta testers, look elsewhere.

Jedi Master v14
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhilipTD:
Couldn't agree more. I only have the apps that I use installed, and, as for those that I do use, if they are designed to run incessantly and unnecessarily in the background - I keep them frozen until needed. Defrosting an app takes about five seconds.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhilipTD:
And by the way, when am I going to get 35 Mbps instead of 3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hristopelov:
Yup, i personaly like to delete absolutely everything i dont use... including elements of the OS that like to run whenever they want...

Lets say i dont care about Network location, GPS works just fine in the very very rare moments i need a location... so i delete that, or i dont synch my Bookmarks, Calendar etc Google things, and i dont backup my account w Google... soni delete those elements of the OS too...

It works just fine and stable, i even made a litle guide yest here if you want to take a look:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2367947
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhilipTD:
Nice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Asquared:
Am I correct in assuming that you've rooted your phone? If so, "debloat your ROM" is fine advice for yourself and others who root their phone. I don't desire to root mine or flash any ROMs.

Also, when I mention battery drain, I'm directly comparing the battery life I'm getting under LTE with the battery life I was getting prior to LTE being available. I didn't add or change any apps whatsoever. I documented my battery life before and after. So, the only variable that changed was the introduction of LTE on my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hristopelov:
Yes... and Yes...

LTE does take more energy by default, but shouldnt be draining the battery, aplications using internet in the background are...

and yes, w the LTE deployment we get a bit of weak signal as everyones reporting, i assume, is because T-Mobile is trying to deploy more cells apart from each other to cover more grownd, and after that stages done the should upgrade the one left and makenthe singnal stronger...

weak signal eats battery...

Like you said, itll get better with time, singnal will get bwtter, and we should get an OS update to 4.2.2 or 4.3 and that would include a new radio... usualy the latest radios are the best...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] abrcrmdl23:
Up on the north side by Westerville and Polaris the MB4 modem sucks. It drops me to edge all the time, and seems to get confused. I do agree that I did see slightly faster hspa speeds on MB4 but LTE is faster for me on MD1. It also seems to be more stable and less jumpy than MB4.

Sent from my SGH-T889 running Wanam Lite
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Asquared:
Thanks, hoping you're correct on all points, particularly with new radios in the event the signal strength doesn't get any / much better. Really annoying right now to have one bar of LTE in my bedroom, 3 bars of 4G in my den, and Edge in my home office -- a span of only about 35 feet:( :confused:!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hristopelov:
yeah... im in 2 bars constantly in my house... thats what they are doing, just spreadin the LTE cells they upgrading first so they cover more ground, but unless you are very lucky to leave next to a tower youll be on 1-3 bars...

and yeah, 4.3 is comming out for Nexus devicesif not by next week end by the end of the month max...

They are leaked store photos on Nexus 7 new model w 4.3 and there was Nexus 4 leaks running 4.3...

We still on 4.1 but good times are comming thats for sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
There's not as much stuff running in the background draining you're battery as you think.

Most battery drain issues are due to only one or two apps that either use allot of CPU cycle's or wake you're device far too often that it can't go into deep sleep while on standby.

Download Gsam battery status. It will give you a good idea of what's really going on. I thought the stock battery monitor was good enough and it can be fine once you learn how it works but if you want to know what apps are the real issue Gsam is how you'll find out.

Anyway back in topic. One of the biggest battery drains I've found is a bad LTE signal. If you're in an area that has spotty LTE. You're phone is always trying to keep or find the signal and that puts allot of drain on you're device.

HSPA was great here in Hawaii but now it's very slow. I get a fine signal though. I just can't stream YouTube videos or anything like that anymore with it unless I'm in a good area. I used to get 15mbps down 2-3mbps up with it now I get maybe 1mbps down and half a mbps up if I'm lucky.

I would have rather had T-mobile stick with HSPA and upgrade that. Because LTE is useless here on Oahu. If I turn it on my battery drains 2x faster then normal since it's always trying to find a signal.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
Tri-Cities, Wa (Kennewick)

Not the most impressive performance. Latency was not great for LTE.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nviz22:
Anyone in Miami getting a weak signal? My dad's Note II gets really crappy speeds compared to everyone else. He gets like 20 MBPS down and 5 MBPS upload at times. He should be getting better speeds. When my Note II comes in a few days, I am going to compare speeds with him and see if it is a problem with his phone or the network.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vwpro177:
Anybody get G for a signal wtf does that mean

3 bars of G
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jeraldbro:
Garbage!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rhiannon224:
Looks like your on Metro PCS 1900 band. I have noticed this occasionally on mine at home. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] milan03:
That's good ole' GPRS. True 2G buddy... As slow as it gets.

Do you mind me asking what market are you in? Is it rural area?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mtpktz:
~25mbps download in S. Denver.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dkb218:
Best I've seen in NYC so far.:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] spawn10459:
I live in FL and i get LTE in random areas. but my house i get nothing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] milan03:
This is T-Mobile's test site on 11th ave and 21st street
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Asquared:
Mr. Legere is making a very big deal of those very high speeds in NY. Since LTE was implemented here in metro Atlanta, GA, haven't seen anything close to those NY speeds. LTE signals in my suburb are low and erratic, with very quick drop off in speed only short distances away from a given tower. And, to boot, 4G coverage and speeds have suffered. Prior to LTE implementation, I had 4G consistent in my area. Now, I can literally walk 30 feet through my home and get signals switching between 1 bar 4G LTE, 2 bars 4G and EDGE!!! Yes, that's correct -- "E" for EDGE. Let's crow about LTE when the coverage gets better and more consistent, thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vwpro177:
Some what

I get slight LTE getting like 6 down now

But when LTE rolled out in my area for the first month or so I was getting about 30 down in the same place

But the last couple weeks around my house its been bad

Fort Worth, Texas

Upload has been garbage getting .04 if that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Perfect description of my experience in San Diego. I used to have perfect faux G everywhere and got 8-15mbps. Now its either 25mbps+ on LTE or 100kbps-8mbps if I'm lucky off of LTE.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhilipTD:
(OT) FYI: WiFi Speed - Reset by ISP

I had a problem this morning with my connection to TWC Roadrunner Extreme. Tech support fixed it by resetting the modem from their end. The tech informed me that it's a good idea to call in once a week to have them perform the reset.