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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
Hehe I won't see those speeds until Verizon provisions their site for more bandwidth :) They usually allocate 80Mbps for AWS layer, on this one site 100Mbps is tops.

I absolutely love the way Note 3 performs coming from iPhone 5s! It's just the size that's bothering me. I have a Nexus 5 and GS4 in the house as well, and they feel right, Note 3 definitely doesn't. But I'm keeping it for testing purposes.

What issues are you seeing on RF side?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chewwy420:
Lancaster, Pa has Band 4 now also. But it is only 10Mhz...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] darkhawkff:
Yes, that indeed it does. :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
You clearly haven't spent time around an iPhone5. They are junk in terms of reception. I have had Samsung phones beginning with the Fascinate, then Charge, then GS3, now Note 3. The Note 3 is far far better than any other Samsung device has been.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
Have an VZW iPhone 5 I use for work, so when carrying both on a daily basis I find the Note 3 more prone to dropping calls due to building penetration and unable to get service some places where I can with the 5. But true, it is much improved over all samsung devices I have had (GNex, S3, Note 2) except the Note 2 is slightly better at Band 13 LTE. Don't want to turn this into an "other device" discussion though.

Same old Samsung CDMA radio issues as before, and some LTE issues too. I wish there was a way to specify bounds for switching between Band 13 and 4. Too often inside I find it switching between a very poor Band 4 signal (-110 to -115 dbm) and an ok Band 13 (-100 dbm) signal. Unfortunately when it clings to Band 4 data is unusable, so I either have to cover the radio with my hands to get it to drop Band 4 or restart to switch back to Band 13.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
Santa definitely brought in a surprise! Look what I've found in my Note 3!

Merry Christmas all! :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tw1n5nak35:
LTE Band 4 confirmed @ Xsport and Portilos location in Niles IL. :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] njfoses:
Care to explain?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
Sure. There is a Hidden apk VoLTE engineering menu, clearly indicating that Note 3 has VoLTE capabilities, and once you start digging into the settings you realize that Verizon's VoLTE server settings, ports, etc are all filled out, which means they've been actually using Note 3 for testing.

It's a very in depth menu, there are so, so many things you get access to, pages and pages long.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JSkilnyk:
So you thinking sometime later this year the Note 3 will be enabled with VoLTE? I've been looking forward to this myself for a couple years now since LTE started making its way across the states.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
I'm thinking device is definitely capable, but they've also been using it for testing VoLTE. It has the most capable radio, the latest and greatest MDM9625 integrated with Snapdragon 800. Supports Release 10 and Carrier Aggregation.

It's up to Verizon to flip the switch on CA and VoLTE. I also expect Note 3 to support eMBMS the video multicast they're going to showcase during the next SuperBowl in NYC. Basically, they'll allocate 50-60% of the LTE channel for Multicast that can be viewed with compatible devices at the same time, kinda like Over-The-Air regular TV broadcast. So unlike Unicast which is what's currently used for LTE and where the bit rate is dictated by the amount of subs, for the duration of the even they'll essentially broadcast and everyone will be able to watch the same video (or four different camera angles), TV style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMz_nGuKF-M
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] FrostyOrDie:
I think I'm in a band 4 area right now. Never seen speed like this before
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
Surely is Band 4, upload gives it away. What's your cellular market?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] FrostyOrDie:
I am in south seattle right now. I have seen these upload speeds before. But it has been 2 years and a different part of Seattle. I have never seen anything like this where I'm currently at.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
The peak uplink speed in a 10Mhz LTE layer (Verizon's older 700Mhz) is ~26Mbps, so it's impossible to achieve 27+Mbps on their B13 network.

On B4 or AWS where they use 20Mhz layer in Seattle, peak is 51Mbps, so 27Mbps is easily achievable under decent conditions.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] FrostyOrDie:
I'm pretty sure I remember on my thunderbolt when there was no other phones on the market at the time using LTE I was getting 30 to 33 at a very specific location in Seattle (western&denny). I'm just basing that on the speedtest.net app which could possibly have inaccurate. At any rate it has never been the same sense and I'm quite happy to see what this is now. Too bad I don't live anywhere near this place
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
Could be that outdated Speedtest.net app back in 2011. Ever since they've updated it, it's been showing the uplink more appropriately. 27Mbps upload simply isn't possibly in a 10Mhz FDD LTE uplink channel.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] FrostyOrDie:
Too bad I don't have anything up noxious weed large to download just for the hell of it right now. It feels like a waste not to take advantage of the speed while I'm here for the day.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] anewday:
That was a bug in the speedtest app.

Sent from my Galaxy S4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] khfrekek:
Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
There are reports from Louisville, KY as well with solid AWS deployment which is pretty awesome! :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
Looks at least partially implemented here on the Indiana side of the river (Louisville KY market) . .

Down stream 50mbps and 17mbps upstream with a -81dbm signal from the local tower while sitting inside my apartment. This was typically around 10 down and 10 up most days in the same spot on the same tower. Definitely something was switched on.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SeanPlunk:
Santa Ana, California:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JSkilnyk:
I did a test at my work a few miles away. Kind of like night and day. I also borrowed the LTE notification idea. :)

Sent from my N900V stock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
Happy New Year everyone!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] anewday:
Happy 2014!

Curious how the speeds are in Times Square on new year's eve.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] demo333:
http://www.note2forum.com/forum/gal...dden-menu-dialer-verizon-galaxy-note-3-a.html

Here is a full wide how to enable on note 3 this is not my guide so give the credit to the person make this guide :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] KachowPow:
Thanks for the credit.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] krazy_smokezalot:
This is what im getting in Dupont Circle, washington dc.... not bad this from inside my retail store....

??Note III??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] krazy_smokezalot:
Outside of Dupont Circle on the 42 bus DC:D:D:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

??Note III??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nyjumpman:
Hard to complain, loving the device, the rom (cleanrom) , my case (uag) , and the lte speed :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] blackwell387:
Finally got my test screen *# to work configured lte and wow no band 4 yet well check at work tomorrow in Pittsburgh. .
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] blackwell387:
Here's another
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
I was pretty impressed with the new AWS LTE and then today they upgraded the backbone at work, I got this on wifi on my Note 3, I've never seen this kind of speed over a wireless connection....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ushneb:
You're on wifi. How does that apply to this thread? Just curious.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
Just comparing speeds of AWS to non cellular connections.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
Wish Cincinnati had band 4. 4g sucks here
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hoyter:
I'm in Nashville and we must have recently got AWS turned on. It was not working in December.

I am getting 40 down and 19 up.

Now if they could only increase the bandwidth downtown i would be happy.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
So this is new......

Here in Memphis, when you disable band 4 in service mode and reboot the phone, as soon as you connect to a tower that has band 4, it switches to band 4 automatically. I can't revert to band 13 even though it has better speed and performance in my home. Thanks for the "upgrade" Verizon.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
Can't really blame Verizon if your phone isn't working as expected after you've been messing around in service mode. Just sayin
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
While the phone isn't working as expected, it apparently is working under new guidelines the Verizon network is operating under regardless of actual performance. It has absolutely nothing to do with me going into service mode.

I was just noting the behavior to see if it was happening in other areas and venting my frustration with the change. Just sayin'.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
Okay? Good luck?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
I've complained about this before, i have a similar issue but in my case it won't drop b4 even when the connection is so weak it is useless. For example

At this time (8pm) I can normally get 2mbps reliably on b13, which sucks but is much better than staying latched on b4. Considering how verizon locked my favorite hidden menu to choose network mode with MJE I won't hold my breath for this choice to come back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lewster291:
Guess I have AWS enabled, cant get into service mode but heres a screen shot for QUEENS NY
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
I think that could be Band 13 by looking at that upload. Which part of Queens?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lewster291:
Flushing Area. Is there a way i can get into service mode on vwrizon to check if im AWS?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
Sure you can, check the first few pages of this thread ;)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tw1n5nak35:
Band 4 AWS LTE confirmed. Chicago, North ave and Clark St. :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
Nice! What data speed meter are you using?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tw1n5nak35:
I'm using Okkla's speedtest app. Chicago does not have the fastest LTE - AWS speeds of seen, but it's good to know that it's available here :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
Sorry I was being unclear, I was talking about the traffic meter (blue font) in the notifications bar.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tw1n5nak35:
What font style am I using? is that correct?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
What app are you using to show the traffic?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tw1n5nak35:
I'm using speedtest same one you used in your post and same app I used in my previous post :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
Sorry I mean the app in that shows traffic in the notifications bar. I've tried Xposed modules and other apps but they always either show only downstream or show an unrealistic number, like 100MB/s.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
Try Network Speed. It's very accurate: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=netspeed.pt&hl=en
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tw1n5nak35:
Sorry about the confusion, I did not know that you were asking me about the top left hand corner. I don't know the name of the app. It came with JellyBeans build 6 :D

Thank you for the info, I did not know the name of the app. I just know that it came with JellyBeans build 6 :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Mark.Y:
Indianapolis
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sleepy3103:
Cleveland Ohio area

I was driving past Cleveland on the Ohio turnpike and just figured I check. Not super fast but its band 4 on 20mhz. Im using jellybeans build 6 and it was activated already. I didn't have to force it it switch from 13 to 4 right after I dialed *#0011#
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] edpete97:
I'm now on Band 4 in the DC area but speeds are BRUTAL. I can barely get 8mbps down on a good day and my upload speeds don't even register. Sad.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmichaels1982:
Atlanta airport
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
Band 4 been in a few areas north of Cincinnati here. I'm getting excited!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TSman74:
South west of Boston

Edit: This was indoors. Outside upload speed is almost doubled.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JSkilnyk:
Its been a little bit since I posted. This speed is at home.(Greenwood, IN) Still can't believe the speeds I get. :)

Sent from my N900V stock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tdetroit:
Not too shabby for midday in Detroit.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] texaswickedtoys:
Can someone tell me how I can get into my service mode none of the codes seem to work nor the apps in the play store on stock MJE if that has anything to do with it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] njfoses:
Pretty sure its been disabled on MJE. Band 4 has been enabled natively on MJE.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] texaswickedtoys:
Oh OK cool thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
Some form of new cell sites are coming online in Philly! I haven't gone to find it yet or done any scientific tests, but I just went from 2 bars (LTE and 1X) of unusable LTE/poor quality calls to 4 bars of usable LTE/good calls. It's not day to day variation either, as I've been in this same spot for 4 years.

AWS is not activated yet (only B13 now), but I guess it will come in the following days or weeks considering the site just went up around 4 am today.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oilfighter:
A few places I've seen in Houston, TX are: just west of galleria mall (but not in the galleria itself), Uptown park shopping area, and sugar land mall.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] abe_cedar:
1700F

I have a question.

If verizon switches to aws band 4 they are not forced to abide by this

Will be open devices blocked from this spectrum? I am thinking a nexus 7 with LTE or they will be able to run on aws

Abe
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
An update for here in Memphis:

It appears as though they've been doing a bit of Band 4 work here. Speeds have improved over my last report, but they're still not even up to old Band 13 numbers I used to get here. B4 numbers aren't good yet, they're just less bad...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] IndiaBhai:
Richmond, VA

Haven't seen anyone else post it, but I have noticed it in the West end of Richmond, VA (If you're on I-64 I was getting it from Exit 178 till 183). Speeds on Band 13 have improved as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jnc8651:
San Antonio TX

I was driving down town this past weekend here in San Antonio and i decided to check at the last minute to see if there was any B4 coverage. And i found some. I could not do a speed test as the light had just turned green. Knowing full well id forget the specific part of downtown i was in i quickly fired up my gps app and took a screenshot. Hope this helps
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] colima95:
This is in South San jose Ca by Oakridge Mall band 4 (73 mbps download)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sing1gnis:
What program is everyone using to check what band they're on? Ever since the MJE update, I haven't been able to use service mode.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chewwy420:
Was in La Crosse, Wi this week and they have Band 4 enabled. It's only 10Mhz so didn't bother doing a speed test but they do have Band 4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] abe_cedar:
eHRPD 13 and AWS

I live in a decent ( -85dbm) LTE ( band13 area). Since last couple of days I have noticed the the phone gets stuck on 3G.

I go global in settings for networks and LTE/GSM/CDMA ( Prl) from phone info. I have to toggle radio on/off to get back to LTE. When I move large distances ( drive etc).. the phone falls back onto 3G. I live in Houston and I had band 4 but only 10MHz.

I am suspecting that the handoff does work from band13,4 and back to 3G and back. So I get stuck. I have a note 2 same issue -also latest modem.

anyone experiencing this and ideas how to fix it? I would not want to flash old radios back. I am now on MJE.

TIA
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jwilliams0100:
Ashland Kentucky just got band 4 enabled and its 20mhz I didn't get a chance to grab a screen shot yet but same with Huntington WV as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TheGman125:
I was having that same issue but I thought about it and might be my sim card. I had one order from Customer Services a long time ago. Once I changed it. I haven't had any problem since then. 4g stays fully active on my devices when in the last past days it has been dropping to 3g alot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] abe_cedar:
Changed sim lte sticks now.

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
At Chicago Airport right now, Verizon's 20Mhz channels are blazing fast...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] recDNA:
wow, I've never seen anything like that on a computer let alone a phone. In Boston lucky to hit 30 mbps
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] underd86:
From Lansing Michigan by the Lansing mall
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neonsector:
1. Enable access to ServiceMode by editing ("Open with Text Editor")

/efs/carrier/HiddenMenu file

with a program like Root Explorer, and changing it from OFF to ON (uppercase only). Reboot the phone.

2. Once the phone is rebooted, enter the dialer app and inputs u need to use
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JSkilnyk:
Just checked speeds at work and they have doubled. I'm inside of a metal building a bit always from the nearest tower.

Sent from my N900V stock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kedesa:
I'm in SW DC (Near Federal Center SW Metro) LTE is horrible here on my Note 3. Most of the time I can't get anything to even load.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mountolympus:
Hi, /carrier/HiddenMenu file isn't in my efs, i roote and use root explorer, sg note 3 t-mobile

thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jaydubb71:
High congestion. Everytime I come thru there its like that. Im in Riverdale now...

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Same here...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Verizon LTE has gone to ****...Time to switch to Tmo. Unlimited talk,text, and LTE for 80.00 a month and that includes 5gb of hot spot without throttling. Coverage looks to be solid from the mid west to the east.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milan03:
Just be careful with your Verizon Note 3 + T-Mobile SIM. There are quite a few reports (including mine) of Note 3 working fine with T-Mobile SIM for a while, then completely having no service. Prohibitory sign instead of reception bars at the top right corner.

But yeah, I agree, T-Mobile service is blazing fast in most metro areas, and as long as you're mostly within the modernized coverage area you'll absolutely love it.

*EDIT* Don't worry about that warning I've posted, ran my Verizon Note 3 IMEI and it seems to be blacklisted. That's what you get for buying it off of Craigslist... :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] recDNA:
Verizon?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
Been there done that. VZW is the only way to go IMO. Depends on where you are but when I travel I want my phone to work everywhere.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chewwy420:
+1 to that!

Got Band 4 20Mhz in Akron, Pa (north of Lancaster, Pa)!

Now only if my cable modem would be that fast!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] |mpulse:
So this requires root?

I'm in Manhattan.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] anewday:
Yes you do.

Sent from my Galaxy S4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] neyenlives:
Getting this at my apartment running the new Beans NC2 Kit Kat rom.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
I know I know...that is why I am afraid to change. :o
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tantran:
It is very slow in Memphis you have to go out to Cordova or Collierville for high speeds.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] changt34x:
Do you know how many towers they have in Collierville? When I'm there it seems like there is only one in the town center and that's it, signal a bit north is pretty bad.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Jweimn:
Correct me if I am wrong but isn't AWS already turned on by default in the note 3 or no do you have to root to get it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chewwy420:
I believe it was enabled in the last update for 4.3...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] edwmsjr:
Today (5-19-14), Verizon Wireless announced the activation of it's XLTE data service in cities of 44 states across the country.

For a list of cities where the new XLTE service is available, click

here

.

For a list of VZW phones that support the new XLTE bandwidth, click

here

.

Find out more about XLTE (AWS) specific to the VZW Note 3 at

this thread

created by [MENTION=3701327]milan03[/MENTION] back when VZW first started beta testing XLTE.

Share your speed tests, XLTE experiences and observations as well as your questions below!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nullmem:
All right! Now we can cap our data plans in 5 minutes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] fletch33:
i am on NC2 and it was already on in service menu when i checked it a minute ago :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] XxCrockxX:
I guess I'm SOL?

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Oops, photo won't upload. Lose all connectivity when forcing band 4. In North Arlington, NJ (NORTHEAST)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Reilly1812:
NYC & AC only from what I read.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] XxCrockxX:
Shame, I can see Manhattan from my bedroom window, so close yet so far
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] amebiasis:
They just lit mine up I been checking he in western Colorado and yesterday I was on band 13 and today I'm on 4 10ghz though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] icemike557:
in Houston earlier tonight
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] herrdrjonz:
Just tried in a suburb outside Minneapolis. B13 was 2.25 down. B4 just got me to 15.95. Upload speeds are still crap. I couldn't find the setting to set B4 directly, but found the one to set it as preferred.

I'm on Biggins ROM which is excellent, by the way. He's my new Beans.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
I must be lucky, I live in a small town way up north in NY with very few people and my average DL speed is around 40-45 Mbps at home without any band 4 yet. It helps that the closest tower is less than 1/4 mile away.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JSkilnyk:
So I disabled data and the 4G symbol is still there. Does this mean we are using LTE for voice now?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
It's a new "feature" in 4.4, the same thing happens when you use WiFi.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JSkilnyk:
What do you mean by "feature"? Does it do it to allow quick switching between WiFi and LTE?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] herrdrjonz:
Oh for Minneapolis I should have shared the Service Manager output that went with my newer, faster speed.

Shame I had to go back to auto. When does it go live WITH calls too?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ronjwright:
The attached screenshot shows the results of download speed tests that I have done when I set out for several walks around the U of I campus (in the Champaign-Urbana, IL area) to map out LTE coverage using Sensorly. I ran multiple speed tests (using the same app) along the way, and the Band 4 LTE download speed from one of the tests has topped close to 100 Mbps (as indicated in the screenshot). However, in some ways, I think the Band 4 LTE coverage is a joke. In the part of campus where I live, only Band 13 LTE is available, whereas most other parts of campus have Band 4 LTE.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
I'm not 100% sure, I just said feature since I'm not sure what else to call it. Personally I don't like it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BigMcGuire:
It's just a visual thing as far as I know. I prefer the old 4.3 way imo.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] fletch33:
problem solver right here. this puts back the single icon like 4.3 had
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DaPoets:
Buffalo NY today.