yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uh60james:
Unless your provider has VOLTE in which case everything is just data packets, calls included.

But for example if you are on AT&T when you make a call you fall back to HSPA+ which does allow simultaneous voice and data.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ralphkaz:
Should Band 41 always be set as the priority ('1' value, others '0') - or is that only if you are in a large city? I'm in the Chicago suburbs (out by Elgin/Algonquin area) so not sure if 41 would be better or 25/26 perhaps?

Cheers!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilotimz:
Do 41 - > 25 -> 26 so that it picks up Band 41 if its available and then PCS 1900 if its not and drop to SMR 800 LTE when PCS is weak.

The first LTE 800 (B26) sites have been accepted in Chicago yesterday and many more will follow in the coming weeks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ralphkaz:
Thanks, but how is it possible to set the priority in that order? The options are just 1 or 0

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So I set my priority to 0/0/1 last night and went to the Huntley Turkey Testicle Festival (Huntley, IL). My phone showed it was connected to LTE but data would not work at all (in any app). Had to turn off LTE in the network settings to get it to work on 3g temporarily since I didn't have the codes/msl handy to get into the engineering settings. Weird...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilotimz:
41 - 1

25 - 0

26 - 0
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sqrldg:
How long should the logcat take because it's been going on for over 20 minutes? Figured it out.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElementR:
It always logs you need to search for the stings the OP posted.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sqrldg:
I figured it out, but thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cahiatt:
I've been playing with enabling and disabling channels and tinkering with the channel priorities. I'm not seeing huge or consistent differences that I can clearly say "this works"... I had a Galaxy S4 Mini to compare with and just sent it back. The S4 Mini does show a Spark signal and when active I'm can get anywhere from 5 to 20 meg compared to the N5 seeing 1.5 to 7 meg on average using the enabled tri-bands.

I think this is s two fold issue. Enabling the tri-band operation will not necessarily give us the faster speeds. There is a channel bonding component that is in the Spark enabled devices. It seems the N5 does not have it yet. This is likely what will be coming in the future update. Even if the towers are already setup, if our phone can't load balance and bond the three channels to use simultaneously then the benefits are minimal. Basically any gains may be from a lightly loaded channel.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] latinoboi30:
question

Is this only for the nexus 5 , or is there a way to do this on the LG G2 as well?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsteelx:
Sprint chat refused to give it to me. Saying that the phone has to be out of contract before they can even see the code.

I asked to speak to a Supervisor. The supervisor told me the same thing.

I am beyond pissed, but will get it with the other way that has been detailed for us (Thank you to the OP for posting this).

I plan on writing a complaint letter to Sprints customer service regarding the two people that I had the chat conversation with. They were extremely rude, have terrible customer service skills, and with all the problems I am having with Sprint regarding the Nexus 5 and their network, I am just overly pissed!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsteelx:
So, I also tried connecting to Sprint International Chat to get it. They denied me as well. They asked why I needed it, and I said "It's my phone, why can't I have it?" Then they went on to say that the phone is already unlocked, there is no need for me to have the code.

I mentioned I was travelling to an area with Spark enabled, and I wanted to test the phones full capabilities. They said that the Nexus 5 has not been setup with Sprints Spark network. I said, well my friend got his from the chat, and he is using it. They said that if I was to get it, and enable it, it would void the phones warranty.

They playing some BS games or is this true?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdagreenphd:
Sounds like the BS game to me buddy. I used to work for Sprint and I've never heard anything like that before, regardless of the phone.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsteelx:
Yeah. I wonder if they are catching on that people are trying to get Spark pre-maturely.

Did I read that people are having good success with Spark even if they are not in a released Spark market?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdagreenphd:
Here is a solution that worked for me this morning for getting your MSL from Sprint. Tell them that you have a friend that has, let's say an S4, that you want to trade you N5 for. Tell them that you want the MSL so that you may completely wipe the device before doing the flip-flop. If they still give you a hard time about it, go to a Sprint store. They usually don't mind giving it away in the actual store, but the previous method should work.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SVT Driver:
Dialer Code Tip

If the *#*#3282#*#* in the OP doesn't work for you try this one:

##3282#

I've got a Sprint LG G2. That code worked on it and as far as I can remember it worked on all my previous Sprint phones.

I know this is a Nexus 5 thread but I remember seeing the LG G2 also being mentioned so I thought I'd throw this out in case it helps anyone.

Have fun.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madroamer:
i connected logcat. device is rooted but i cant get into edit screen. when type *#*#3282#*#* nothing happens. logcat is running in pc yet. can get MSL. i am outside USA. I need to get MSL Code. how to do it. wat is the issue. Y not windows pops out to trace MSL ?

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Was able to get MSL using log cat app in nexus 5 itself. accessed. THE CDMA in my country is also 800 MHz same like sprint. i did 26 to 0 and rest to 1 and tried. but no signal. is there any other alternative to activate ?

I forgot a menu wherein all sprint related config was avail . can any say that path wherein sprint network APN & Misc was stored

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Progress Update

Sudd i got ... cdma option under mobile network settings...but it auto got changed.when i chose global option

instead of network operator i got choose cdma or some. now it got changed for general.

does any know hw to make cdma only ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kenjari:
I don't know if this is an active thread anymore. But I tried this method. Activated all bands.

However, now my call quality is horrible. Has any one experienced this? I have to go back to default settings immediately. I'm in MN and while my signal slightly improved, still no LTE, call quality is horrendous.

Any thoughts?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nerv8765:
How do you go back to default settings?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpalomba3:
Does anyone know how to do this for the G2. My area is full of Spark Coverage and I can't use it! I searched all the G2 forms but I can't find anything to help... If you know how to do this for the G2 please PM me!! Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stingen:
Anyone in the Houston area come across Spark yet or does Sprint just hate me!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reddragon72:
I am setting in a solid yellow sprint spark zone at louetta and 249 and have enabled the other two bands.

I have tested with the nexus 5 field app and it tells me I am on band 25 which is the normal LTE band. If I walk into my building I go to 3G as no other bands are used.

No speed increase and no better coverage.

I am wondering if Sprint is blocking it VIA the towers.... I just find it odd that I am still on the 25 band but dead center of excellent coverage according to sprints site for spark.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stingen:
Yea I believe your right. At work in Greens point area in so called very strong Spark area. So dumb how we were one on the list for Spark and smaller towns are getting it before us.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reddragon72:
I meant that Sprint is blocking the Nexus 5 VIA IMEI's from accessing the new freqs. Sprints maps wouldn't show the coverage if it wasn't on officially and it's on in Houston.

Another person in another forum mention needing more then just the freq's turned on you'll also need new apn's but haven't found those yet.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GituSum:
Nothing in the Katy or galleria area. From what I've been reading is where gonna need an update before the phone will see it. The S4GRU forums is a good place to keep up with sprint stuff.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilotimz:
The nexus 5 requires a spark update from LG / Google. The phone sees it (TD-LTE 2500) but makes no attempt to access the network (B26 or B41). All you need to do is take out the sprint sim and do a network scan and you'll see it.

I have access to s4gru internal maps that show clearwire sites converted to spark for my area and have been running around testing with the Nexii 5, LG G2, & SGS4T (triband refresh).

The Nexus 5 would not pick up B41 no matter what. The LG G2 will only pick up B41 when there's absolutely 0 B25 signal. The SGS4T, which is spark enabled, will readily pick up B41 over a B25 signal and pick up all known active b41 towers.

Both LG devices require the Spark update to enable proper functionality as it's most definitely firmware related and not related to any tower hardware / network settings considering my spark enabled GS4 picks up B41 just fine.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noXcape:
My nexus 5 connects to all 3 LTE bands for sprint. Only band 41 can handle data and cell for the nexus 5 right now...csfb...

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reddragon72:
I'm thinking there are some new APN's for Spark.... maybe the current APN's will only pull IP addresses for band 25 and the new APN's will allow the new IP's for hookup.

Someone said there LG G2 will pick up a new band. When it does do you get a new IP address?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcdave63:
Has anyone else noticed that the word Priority is spell wrong? Proirity?

Just thought it was funny.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninoriff:
NICE .. no wonder it does not work. LOL

Me on Band 41, We need a way to shut off Band 25 so Band 41 can be constant.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JagoRacing:
I just enabled the two bands and nothing here. im out in katy and nada.

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Is it me or does this not make sense? The N5 was released with tri-band capabilities yet when we enable them, it still won't pick up the new bands. This does not make sense to me at all and making me really not like sprint. I feel the phones is ready to go but spring might be the one not letting us connect. I may be wrong though...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
We need the Spark update for it to work right. They probably are having issues or they would have released it by now. The G2 has gotten it but has different hardware underneath.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
i wasn't playing.. i loogged into my sprint account & simply *asked" -

Lori U.: Thank you for contacting Sprint, my name is Lori U.. I am happy to help you today.

Lori U.: Hello

Lori U.: Can you please provide a little more clarification on your question or concern?

You: god morning.... i have a nexus 5, & i'm on contract until 2016, i have spark in the wash dc area, but my nexus5 is neutered.. i need my MSL to activate spark on this device..

Lori U.: Its 226642

You: lori, you've been a great help! i pay top dollar for services, spark should improve this device's performace! thank you so much!

Lori U.: You are precious to me as a customer and I want you to leave this chat with a satisfactory note.

Lori U.: You are most welcome, thanks you

Lori U.: A note has been added to your account to capture the details of our conversation for other individuals to reference when they access your account.

Lori U.: Is there anything else I can assist you with today?

You: ohh one thing, you may know, when would the *official* update for the nexus 5 arrive?

Lori U.: This is not yet announced .

Lori U.: Based on our conversation today, do you feel I have resolved your issue?

You: yes indeed! thank you so much..

Lori U.: Thank you for choosing Sprint - we appreciate your business!

Enjoy the rest of the day and take care!

You’ll receive a transcript of our chat within a couple of hours at the email address you provided for this chat session or your sprint.com email address if you signed in prior to chatting.

You: like wise..

Lori U.: Thanks

the 1st time i've tried..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj14:
Your phone may be tri-band capable, and you may have downloaded the 4.4.3 update (or enabled the bands manually), but your phone can connect to the other bands only if the tower that your device is connecting to is broadcasting on those bands, *and* if the Sprint network provisioning system decides to connect you to that band (based on congestion/traffic etc)

Edit: oh, and please don't assume that if sprint.com/coverage is showing you "spark coverage" in your area, that it actually has spark coverage. Sprint's coverage maps are, at the very least, a joke (an outright lie is what I'd like to call it)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
haven't got the official OTA yet ~attachment~, but with all bands enabled already, the phone was sitting idle on my desk in the lower level with no windows & i picked it up to clear some emails & hangouts texts,

found it parked on band 26 ~attachment~ but it dropped to 3g before i could run the dam speed test.. lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
i'm psyched now..

haven't YET got this 4.4.3 update..

but went & dis-abled, then re-enabled the 41 & 26, & band 26 held on like nobody's business, (got it still) @ a heavy -113db in the basement of my workplace,
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
now, before i get this 4.4.3 update, i need to do some driving around to succeed in hand-offs between lte bands & cdma calls.. to prove to myself that there was no need to ship this phone with the these bands *dis-abled* in the 1st place on kitkat 4.4.2 stock & even needing an update..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
did a test before i leave the office;

i placed a call from my office phone to the nexus 5 parked on b26 lte @-114 it successfully grabbed the call, switching to 1xrtt, then right after i hung up, it went RIGHT back to the same b26 lte connection at -115 now..

sweet..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
ooh & being on sprint & in the wash dc metro area, i'm right smack in the middle of a clear / sprint market, clear was / is everywhere ~attachment~
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
one thing is for sure; if band 26 on a weak-117db can run like THIS ~attachment~ i definately want to try it out with better..

& want some of this b41 at full blast also
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
wow.. after work, i went hunting for this elusive b41 all over uptown before getting home..

got home, ate, watched tv, laid it down..

woke up on the middle of the night to find the un-rooted, non modified, 4.4.2, nexus 5,

parked on a weak b41, .. it's FINALLY un-neutered & working properly..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
~snap~ i lost the b41...

got kicked to b25, & this is where i've been for 20mins.. ~attachment~

made a phone call to myself to see if that would bring it back, (1800x did handle the call session) ~attachment~

after hanging up, i'm back on b25.. lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
one thing i've noticed after enabling these bands, is after every recharge, my battery life always reads *5 hours & some odd minutes*

instead of *9hours* or *12hours* of battery life like before..

i'm wondering if i should use an old school trick of changing my slot cycle index from 2 to 3, to extend the life..

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snap.. it's not editable... even when entering the msl..

so that means it's controlled on the network side..

but i'm not pressed for the 4.4.3 update AT ALL..

i'm good to go..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j'vai:
i don't if anyone, since activating triband on the nexus 5 experienced an EH: -whatever number error when phone calls are unavailable to be received or made, but **could** happen..

i experienced this once, the very 1st time toggling triband with the msl, i watched before my eyes as the phone switched bands quickly, then later settled to it, mobile data WAS active, but not the voice channel..

i suffered it only less than an hour; i dis-abled then re-enabled, the triband support, made sure to switch from a home only setting to automatic in system select ( to widen, & not narrow, the phone's options to switch to & from, both tri- lte interbands & cdma channels alike) , & did a profile update, but instead of being set to "lte (recommended)* it defaulted to **global** which is where i left it this time..

it's a combination of the triband single rf chip on the nexus 5 doing qua- triple duty now with the extra band scans **AND** noise interference on the network side (as far as sprint cdma is concerned)..

EH is short for **Even Harmonic** AKA it's usage in even-harmonic reduction technique,-

Overview of MW/MMW even ha

rmonic modulation/demodulati

on with an anti-parallel

diode pair

& this oldie but goodie, lol

A CDMA Dual-Band Zero-IF Receiver

With Integrated LNAs and VCOs in an

Advanced SiGe BiCMOS Process.pdf

but it relates to the inner-workings of **Eb/N0**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eb/N0

What is Ec/Io (and Eb/No)?

Eb/N0 Explained

the overhead in extra bands scanning explains the shortened batttery life on my end, or my battery monitor is being overly conservative;

since unplugging it this morning around 8am, it reads STILL 5 hours & 48 mins left until empty, almost the same as when i 1st unplugged it..

i noticed that same reduction in battery life got me home from work still with the same amount of life left when getting through the house door, compared to before enabling triband..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poodleDoo:
For those that can't get their MSL for whatever reason, this app will bypass the need for it:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cellmapper.nexus5fieldtestmode
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opz187:
do you guys think that would work on a 6p? the app
[Google Chromecast] ddggttff3:
This ROM has been replaced with Eureka-ROM, which is available at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578653

I am happy to announce my new ROM, PwnedCast ROM! This is a replacement for my current rooted ROM.

Now with 500+ installs and counting!

This ROM is based on the 13300 stock image, but with some cool features! The big improvement is the addition of my OTA update system called PwnedCast OTA.

This means that if I ever release an update for this ROM, your ChomeCast will automatically download and install the update!

For more info, click the link under Features. Don't worry though, ill still post updated links in this thread.

Features:

Root SSH/Telnet Access

Uses DHCP DNS Servers

Google OTA's Disabled

Custom Boot Image

PwnedCast OTA Update Engine! Read more Here: http://ota.team-eureka.com/

PwnedCast Recovery Image, which is based on FlashCast V1.1.1

KyoCast Built In!

More to Come?...

Install Instructions:

Setup and Install FlashCast V1.1.1 on a Jump Drive: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2452838

Rename the Zip to eureka_image.zip, and place in the root folder on the FlashCast Jump Drive.

Plug the FlashCast jump drive into the ChromeCast, hold the button, and plug in power to boot the device.

NOTE: If you try flashing with FlashCast V1.0, the install will fail.

Flashing will take 6~ minutes, be patient! As long as the ChromeCast LED is white, it is flashing.

Once done, the device will reboot.

Enjoy!

Downloads:

All New Versions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578653

1.1 [11/29/13]: http://pdl.team-eureka.com/ota/13300.010.zip

Thanks To:

death2all110

ften

GTVHacker

tchebb - Without him, this would have not been possible.

tvall

Anyone Else I Missed!

Changelog:

1.1 [11/29/13] - Updated recovery to flashcast 1.1.1, PwnedCast-OTA updated, KyoCast built in

1.0 [11/6/13] - Initial Release

Extras/Mods:

Disable PwnedCast OTA: http://pdl.team-eureka.com/ota/disable/eureka_image.zip

Re-Enable PwnedCast OTA: http://pdl.team-eureka.com/ota/enable/eureka_image.zip

Change DNS to UnLocator: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2455888

Source:

PwnedCast-ROM: https://github.com/team-eureka/PwnedCast-ROM
[Google Chromecast] Bajanman:
Thank you for this^^^^^^:thumbup:
[Google Chromecast] paracha3:
Awesome man that OTA is great effort. Kudos
[Google Chromecast] borijess:
Does this work on the ones with the latest firmware?

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 2! ;)
[Google Chromecast] ddggttff3:
This ROM requires a exploitable device that can run FlashCast.
[Google Chromecast] Croptop:
Nice work. The OTA updating works like a charm and it's nice to know that my 'casts will just update themselves when and as needed.

In light of Kynonz' release, perhaps a partnership is in order? Combine your OTA update capabilities with his custom whitelist feature. That would be a truly awesome ROM.
[Google Chromecast] ddggttff3:
Let's just say things are looking good ATM. ;) But until anything happens, you can flash his mod over my firmware without any issues.
[Google Chromecast] Croptop:
Am I understanding you correctly? If I flash Kyonz's mod onto your OTA ROM, I'll get his custom whitelist AND still keep your OTA updates? If so, nice!
[Google Chromecast] ddggttff3:
You will still get OTA updates, but an OTA would remove the feature, unless I have said mod added in my next release.

But for the good news, I don't have any new OTA's in the works atm, so there should be no need to worry :)

Actually, it might be a good idea for me to code-up a MOD saving feature, so mods could be auto downloaded/updated during the OTA process as well... guess I have some researching to do.
[Google Chromecast] Bajanman:
Tried flashing your new release. But it keeps failing for what I don't know? Did everything I did the first time.

It shouldn't be a problem just flashing this over the other Rom right?

Oooooh I did change to FlashCast 1.1 which worked perfect!:good:

But when I put the new Rom on the jumpdrive, then rename it like you said.

After powering on the device holding the button til the white light. Soon as I let go it turns red:mad:

this is what the log gave me:

Reading recovery parameters

Looking for mods on /dev/sda1

Resetting crash counter and boot mode

Clearing OTAs

Copying /usr/share/flasher/remove-ota to /tmp/tmp.GdFCjI

Flashing mod at /tmp/tmp.GdFCjI

Mounting cache (mtd4) at /tmp/tmp.kRpbiB

Removing temp-ota.zip and ota.zip from cache partition (/tmp/tmp.kRpbiB)

Unmounting /tmp/tmp.kRpbiB

Removing temporary mod directory /tmp/tmp.GdFCjI

Mounting /dev/sda1 to /tmp/tmp.zrwptd

Opened log file /tmp/tmp.zrwptd/flashcast-logs/flashcast-3.log

SETUP FAILED: No images found on /dev/sda1

Unmounting and removing /tmp/tmp.zrwptd
[Google Chromecast] ddggttff3:
did you rename the ROM zip to eureka_image.zip, and place it on the root directory of the flashcast jump drive?
[Google Chromecast] Bajanman:
Yes. Have re-downloaded it about 4 times thinking I had bad downloads.

Going to keep trying:D