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[Droid Ultra General] DaemonAshra:
It was selecting GSM Only in Phone Info. Switched it to GSM auto (PRL) and I got HSPA+ back.

but Seriously dude. thanks for this info. I was tired of using my Moto G while my MAXX was just collecting Dust.
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
Edited the OP for a more clear fix. Thank you to vuphongkkk for pointing out the UMTS only.
[Droid Ultra General] rds217:
I'm on T-Mobile and live in an HSPA+ refarmed area (NYC), but there are places I go on a regular basis that aren't refarmed. I set it on "WCDMA preferred" and voila, I have both 2 & 3G connectivity, with preference given to 3G.

I can't post links, but this XDA thread explains it in more detail I think: ... showthread.php?t=688492
[Droid Ultra General] YoungSkeezy:
Vodafone confirmed for anyone wondering.

H+ for UMTS only,

Edge for global.

No Sim adjusting at all :)
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Just popped a sim in today. Getting LTE but really hating the call fail bug. Gotta place the call twice repeatedly to get it through

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Update: Having major glitches when running LTE, pretty deal breaking for a full switch to tmo right now. Eagerly awaiting the new OTA to see if it fixes it. Seems to have major issues on the HSPA/LTE handoff. How did it function prior to 4.4?

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra General] vuphongkkk:
On 4.2.2 was working fine, the phone just switch from LTE to 3g itself when you need to make phone call. But I had problem on 4.2.2 that if I connect to WiFi then it'll take awhile to get the LTE back. Normally an hour after out of WiFi range
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Maybe thats the problem I was having? I just ended up with a 4.2.2 phone after my 4.4 got destroyed. LTE wouldnt work for me but I was in the house after switching off wifi...hmmm
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Arcanexvi what's the best APN to use for 4.2.2? And do I have to have phone info installed or can I uninstall it? Since I changed all the settings to get hspa+ I forgot what the default settings were. =\ whoops and thanks for all your help so far
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
APN: fast.t-mobile.com

MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc

You can uninstall it if you want. It's extremely small though so no reason to do so unless you just don't want to see the icon. Uninstalling will NOT reset your settings.
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Thanks! I messed myself all up though.

In android mobile network settings should I have network mode as global, LTE/CDMA or LTE/gsm/umts?

If its LTE/gsm/umts do I still use gsm only under select network?

And if I leave phone info installed do I have to change anything on there for LTE to work? Phone info seems to change the network selection in the app on its own so I just stopped messing with it. Thanks and sorry to be a pain
[Droid Ultra General] vuphongkkk:
If you on 4.4 you don't have to change anything to have LTE work on your phone. Follow step by step from the beginning of the thread to turn off LTE
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
I'm on 4.2.2 and already changed settings. So was curious on what the original settings on 4.2.2 are to get LTE working with APN settings
[Droid Ultra General] vuphongkkk:
4.2.2 rarely get LTE data. Choose network mode as LTE/gsm/UMTS . select network as automatic. Don't use the phone info. If you already use the phone info app in this thread then use it again to switch back to LTE/gsm.. Or the option that has evething.

Remember to add APN fast.t-mobile.com

But as I mentioned, 4.2.2 has some problem with the radio , so it rarely pick up LTE
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Oh well in that case I might as well leave it lol. Thanks for the info
[Droid Ultra General] Rottgrub:
Just to add another data point, I have a Droid Mini on stock 4.2.2. I'm connecting to t-mobile with the listed apn info, global and auto. I have LTE the vast majority of the time.

Cheers!
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
But how is calling functioning? LTE is easy to get, its getting the phone to auto switch when placing a call
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
The switch is fine on 4.2. It's 4.4 that causes the problems.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
There was that guy in the thread we were in last night that was saying his doesnt switch on 4.2 and he has issues. Do we have a solid confirmation of function on 4.2? BTW 4.4 Soak 2 appears to be the same build. Thats bad for us wanted to go to TMO guys
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
There are some delays when coming off of WiFi but lte/hspa transitions are fine on 4.2
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Damnit. Debating on getting a replacement for my Maxx in order to get a 4.2 lol. I never use wifi so im good with that
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
If you're in a refarmed hspa+ area the lte speed difference isn't that much. The latency is just a bit lower so if you're gaming via tethering a computer or something equally silly... Then I suppose it would matter. I just use mine with lte turned off on 4.4
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
I am in refarmed area. HSPA+ pulled 9Mb/s where as LTE pulled 29. I was blown away. I use my maxx's native tether for gaming as my building is only serviced by DSL. HSPA+ wont support it that well.
[Droid Ultra General] Rottgrub:
Calls, texting and data all work as expected with no fiddling around of settings needed.
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
I've tried practically every combination of settings and still cant pull LTE with 4.2.2

I have tried both APNs for fast.t-mobile.com and fast.tmobile.com, my MMS settings are in correctly. I have tried combinations of all the selections in the phone info app, and sometimes they automatically switch themselves, as do the settings in androids mobile network settings seem to sometimes switch on their own. Ive uninstalled phone info app to check to see if I'd pull LTE with network mode set to global (my signal bar stays all gray with no data, BUT the closest Ive gotten is when I turn on my wifi the LTE symbol appears however it goes away when I turn off the wifi and I immediately lose service, and data and it stays gray). Ive tried network mode on LTE/GSM/UMTS and automatic network with no data or service (signal bar stays gray),

Im currently running with network mode on LTE/GSM/UMTS and network set as UMTS only, and am pulling HSPA+. I have kept phone info uninstalled for now, and I do have the APN still set.
[Droid Ultra General] eek88dj:
I have Droid Ultra 4.4 stock phone I switch my nano Sim to att it works great I had to change APN setting for att I can talk text send pic by text also but I don't understand what H+ means is that 4G I'm a noob on this I've been learning a lot from XDA you guys are the best...so if you can tell me if that ok H+ on data I thank you or I need to change something that I don't know about. I did change mobile setting from global to LTE/GSM/UMTS mode...let me know if there something else I got to do. Thank you.:good:
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
You got it. H+ is = to 4g
[Droid Ultra General] vuphongkkk:
H+ is not 4g but its speed is fast enough . it's faster than 3g but slower than 4g to compare

---------- Post added at 08:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:44 AM ----------

H+ = 3.75g
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
.....what he said
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Ladies and gentlemen. Prepare to point and laugh. Apparently my problem the entire time was not selecting the APN to activate it. I usually keep my screen brightness all the way down to prevent battery drain. Apparently I couldn't see the little gray circle next to the APN title on the main APN screen. Looks like I have LTE now. ......thanks for putting up with my questions. It seems to be working for now. I guess I'm the reason technical support always asks If something is plugged in first. Lol
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
You are "that guy" lol
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Hey someone's gotta do it. Just makes everyone else look just a little better lol
[Droid Ultra General] Sauveur:
Do you have any issues when coming off wifi?
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Not sure yet I'll let ya know when I get home at 1900. When you guys were referencing that about how long is the transition so I have something to compare it to when I get home
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Anything outside of about a minute is delayed.

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Ok seems about right. That would probably bug me a little since thats about the time it takes to get from my door to the truck Alright I'll let ya guys know what happens when I get home.
[Droid Ultra General] ozg33k:
You are aife saver! Now I can use my Moto X on T-Mobile without issues.
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Took me 2+ minutes to reconnect after coming off wifi. I did however find if I made a simple call like to voicemail dialing 123 it reconnected to data after a few seconds in the call making that total process took about 15-30 seconds. Not exactly convenient but beats waiting however many minutes it takes to reconnect.
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
What do you guys think? Hold off on updating to 4.4 since I got it pushed today? Im not sure if the software upgrades are justifiable to forfeit my LTE service.
[Droid Ultra General] rds217:
Has anyone been able to get tethering to work on a non-VZW carrier (specifically T-Mobile)? I tried the method discussed in the development subforum, but I'm still unable to get it working.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Definitely wait.

When on Tmobile it doesnt even do a subscription check. Something is wrong on your end

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra General] rds217:
Originally it was on 2G/3G, which works for making calls, SMS, and connecting to HSPA+, and I was getting redirected to offers.t-mobile.com while tethered. I changed it to LTE only, and it worked. I put it back to 2G/3G, and it seems to have stuck. I'm not sure why it wasn't working before, but thanks for pointing out that it was on my end.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Glad it's working

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra General] ozg33k:
There's no way to get LTE working on T-Mobile properly on a Verizon phone then? This is still a great fix. I'll definitely use HSDPA no problem. Just wondering if there's any tricks any of you guys know of

---------- Post added at 10:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:44 PM ----------

And by the way, why do we even have issues on LTE, disconnects upon making calls, SMS not working.. What is the root of these problems?? Anybody know?
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Its a radio issue introduced with the 4.4 radio. Everything functions as designed on 4.2.2

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra General] spiral777:
From Verizon to T-Mobile

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ks8vksgw93pydl8/Phone_info_1.3.apk
[Droid Ultra General] hawkswind1:
A shot in the dark here, but have you guys tried toggling the "SMS over IMS" available through the LTE OnOff app? I think that changes whether texts are sent over 2g or over 3g/LTE. Maybe worth a try
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Update here. I flashed the 4.2.2 Radio and it worked, however the LTE/HSPA hand off issue was still present even with the radio. So i flashed the KK radio back.

and yes I have tried the SMS over IMS
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
On KK using WCDMA only and phone info is anyone having trouble transitioning from H+ to E when they get into a area with poor signal?

What selection on the drop down menu on phone info yields the best results. When I was using 4.4 I had problems with the settings changing in both android and phoneinfo on their own.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Try setting only the network selector to LTE/GSM then under "select network" put it on UMTS. Reboot. Dont change anything in the phone info app after reboot. See how it works

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
I'm still on 4.2.2 and Im really trying to figure out if I wanna hit the upgrade button on the phone and lose LTE lol. Im starting to get weak and think Its worth it.
[Droid Ultra General] Sauveur:
I don't think it's worth it. The only cool stuff you get in KitKat is saying "Ok Google" on the launcher and being able to use Google Wallet, new dialer, and caller id. And since we already have active listening you're basically trading Google Wallet, new dialer, and caller id for LTE. Is that worth it to you?
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Doesnt seem like it. I was more attracted by the camera updates. But if there is no noticeable differences then I would say no.
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
Ok Google on launcher is for experience devices which this is not but you can Sideload it on 4.2 if you want. The dialer is the same, again unless you Sideload the one from the nexus. The caller ID doesn't work properly on the nexus dialer for it though so... You'd have to subscribe to the stupid app anyway. It has to do with the fact that the stock dialer defaults for incoming calls. It'll work for a bit while the caller ID trial is active... Then... Not so much. Basically you gain wallet and the performance enhancements... That's really about it...
[Droid Ultra General] Sauveur:
Thanks for the clarification. Did someone mention that the lack of LTE hurts their battery life?
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
I was just about to say. For the 4 days I had the phone I bought off swappa that was barely used with 4.4 my battery life seemed to be double then the replacement that I got off craigslist with 4.2.2. Not sure how many more hours this one was used before the guy sold it on craigslist but it seems like I only get about half to 3/4 the battery life of the first one I had with the same use. I am a heavy texter and moderate internet. Only difference between the two phones is I leave wifi shut off on this one since it takes forever to bridge the wifi to LTE gap. So I just stick with my unlimited data anyway.
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
4.4 in general seems to be a bit less battery friendly.
[Droid Ultra General] Sauveur:
That doesn't explain why vlcano's Jelly Bean phone is getting far worse battery life than his KitKat one....
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
Misread and had it backwards but I took a 15-20% hit when I went the other direction. I know my culprit was turning on precise GPS location for g+ though. Still can't kill it in a day so I don't care as I charge each night.
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
I'll try that tomorrow. I just shut off google plus location. Do you think the camera improved on 4.4?
[Droid Ultra General] rds217:
I'm almost positive the answer is no, but it might be worth asking anyway. Is there any way to get T-Mobile's WiFi calling to work on these phones?
[Droid Ultra General] eek88dj:
Thank you so much I'm using AT&T on my droid ultra I downloaded phone info it working better I put it on GSM Auto..... Thanks again...
[Droid Ultra General] Gtech145:
As far as I know T-Mobile WiFi calling doesn't work for any of the current moto phones. Its more of a OS problem than simply porting it over.
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
Correct. The framework is not present
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
I ended up upgrading. I seem to be getting better battery on KK. So not sure why but I won't argue.

As for my HSPA+ to E hand offs I'm still having problems. When I keep android settings on LTE/gsm/umts and umts only and don't touch phone info app like you said I am handing off from HSPA+ to E when I'm out of LTE/ refarmed areas but the E signal shows full bars but is grayed out and data doesn't come through.
[Droid Ultra General] spiral777:
In phone info I selected WCDMA only, to keep it from switching back and forth between multiple networks... Now it's very stable on HSPA+
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Alright I'll give that a shot and report back. Thanks!
[Droid Ultra General] spiral777:
If you select an auto option in the phoneinfo.apk, or something like WCDMA preferred I think it constantly jumping from network to network kills the battery...

I also noticed that when I had WiFi and data on it would switch from H+ to 3g, but no impact on performance... Just having data on it stays on H+
[Droid Ultra General] ozg33k:
I'm happy here. Rooted Moto X and on T-Mobile. This thread saved me big time! I was just curious though about something. How does AT&T work with a Verizon unlocked phone? Does data work fine? With T-Mobile, I can use LTE with my phone (moto x) but I disabled it using the tutorial on this thread due to the connectivity and SMS issues. Do these issues persist on AT&T? And is LTE accessible or just T-Mobile? Thank you.
[Droid Ultra General] GTKiller:
I am curious about using a ATT sim. Can I just buy this phone from Verizon & insert my att sim. Also what kind of Data speed are you getting. Your not getting 4g are you ?
[Droid Ultra General] eek88dj:
You can use the nano sim card from ATT you don't have 4G it's H+ it between 3G and 4G I don't know the speed reading but it works pretty good. The signal is two bars for me. 4G LTE phones are unlocked by the federal government. U will have to set the apn settings for the Internet. I have those settings. Also install the phone info app it's in beginning of this thread. Set it on gsm auto...
[Droid Ultra General] spiral777:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/motorola-droid-maxx/256499-unlock-droid-maxx.html

wow did i get lucky in purchasing a really great phone, bought it stock, bootloader locked...but amazingly its sim unlocked due to an agreement Verizon had to make when purchasing LTE spectrum...all their LTE phones should come sim unlocked...
[Droid Ultra General] ozg33k:
When I had AT&T H+ was pretty darn fast. Too bad their prepaid plans don't come with unlimited data. :(

Phone: Moto X

ROM: Stock with root

Xposed: GravityBox & App Settings

Service: T-Mobile

Android Stuff: http://ozzygeek.tumblr.com
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Just to follow up I got it set to gsm auto in the phone info app and now I'm having no problem handing off from hspa to E after a good reboot. Not sure why I wasn't transitioning well earlier this week. Maybe I forgot to reboot after setting the android settings and selecting a band in phone info. Oh well all seems to be working well now!
[Droid Ultra General] vlcano57:
Hey just curious what everyone has listed in their "apn type" category. I've had some recent problems sending MMS and it maybe because I'm currently throttled by T-Mobile because I didn't use a lot of wifi on 4.2 until I updated and I went over my limit. But its currently taking each MMS about 30 mins to send on average.

I've checked my settings and everything seems correct an considering I didn't have problems a few weeks ago I'm sure its just the throttling.

I've gotten conflicting info. I currently had "default,supl,mms" I've found some say "default,supl,mms,admin" and some say leave it as "Not set" and others say "internet + mms"
[Droid Ultra General] Sauveur:
I have been using default,supl,mms with no issues whatsoever.
[Droid Ultra General] Michaeltorres86:
I'm on t-mobile, i only have issues with sending texts but can receive them, do those texting apps which send texts of internet be affected by this issue if i wanted to continue using the LTE instead of H+?
[Droid Ultra General] vuphongkkk:
It won't affect App that send text via Internet like text plus, whats App... Only have problem when making phone call or sending text through t-mobile signal.
[Droid Ultra General] Sauveur:
Then couldn't you completely avoid this problem by just porting your number over to Google through Google Voice?
[Droid Ultra General] nethead25:
Just a new data point. 4.4.2 does not resolve this issue on the Moto X. In fact, it seems to break automatic APN settings and I had to manually add T-Mobile APN info before the LTE connection would work again. Screwy dialing issue continues to be screwy.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
For what its worth, I've posted the 4.4.2 radio for our phones below. I dont have TMo anymore but feel free to flash and see if it resolves the issues

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2674867

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
It doesn't. Tried a while ago. Best fix honestly if you want Kk is to install cm11 but you lose active display and whatnot
[Droid Ultra General] Luarana:
XT1080Maxx working with Vodafone AU. No LTE due to band mismatch. However the phone won't reconnect 3G data once you connect to Wi-Fi.
[Droid Ultra General] freak900:
Droid Ultra o2 Germany

I am using Droid Ultra in Germany. Network switching to 2G/3G/3.5G, SMS, WiFi etc. works perfect like my old Razr i.

I use the setting "Gobal" in Networkmanagement. My Provider ist Telco und Operator o2.
[Droid Ultra General] s_u_n:
Thanks for reporting.

Can you provide more information about following?

1. When you got the Droid Ultra from US, was it ever activated on Verizon's network first?

2. Your provider in Germany: Is that CDMA or GSM? What band/ frequency?

I am trying to get a not-activated Droid Maxx to run outside US and it does not even see the network now with a proper nano SIM inside. Earlier with my cut SIM, I was able to get data, but no voice on GSM.
[Droid Ultra General] freak900:
I got my Droid Ultra from eBay 4 weeks ago. The phone was used and then blacklisted by VZW i.e. it was blocked by all US Network operators. I am cut my micro sim to nano sim. O2 Germany uses: GSM 1800 MHz & UMTS 2100. No CDMA!

A friend of mines got a Lumia 929 from VZW and using it in Germany on GSM 900 MHz and UMTS 2100 MHz. As far i know, the Lumia was never activated by VZW. In am german Forum i read, a lot of people using droid mini without any problems on all supported Bands in germany.

Which bands is your Network operator using? On Motorola & VZW you can see the data sheet of supported GSM and UMTS Bands.

Gesendet von meinem XT1080 mit Tapatalk
[Droid Ultra General] s_u_n:
Droid Maxx is carrier locked

I just had a long chat with global services from Verizon. The support guy said that Droid Maxx is locked to Verizon sim. I do know though that this is not true since people around me have been using the same phone all over the world without any Verizon plan.

If there is someone who got a never activated phone working with non-VZ SIM, please reply.

Edit: Made another phone call to VZ support. This time the guy was better informed.

He said he can unlock the SIM, but the device has to be activated first on VZ network. At the moment, he cannot see the device with the IMEI and the SIM number.

For that I have to buy a plan and then cancel it if need be.

I was ready to buy a plan, but there was doubt if this would work, since there is no VZ network here in India. There is some signal going up and down, but I don't know if that is a VZ partner or someone else.

So, the phone has to be in US to get it activated.

Not sure if it would work with the phone being in India.

Will unlocking the bootloader help me install something to unlock this?
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
I would say no. The reason is because the bootloader unlock would not unlock anything with the Sim card.

Sent from my XT1080M "Developer Edition"
[Droid Ultra General] s_u_n:
Thanks for informing that.

I was hoping that after unlocking the bootloader, if I could flash some custom ROM, perhaps that would get rid of the lock somehow.

After all, there is something - a flag or a bit in the phone which is locking the GSM radio.
[Droid Ultra General] kmisterk:
Foes lte/calling/texting work right in cm11?
[Droid Ultra General] arcanexvi:
Yes but you lose active display (There's an app you can use which replicates it) and touchless controls.
[Droid Ultra General] kmisterk:
I honestly couldn't care less about either of those. Thanks :)
[Droid Ultra General] s_u_n:
Network locked

I tried another service provider connection this time - Vodafone IN.

This one also shows No service.

The SIM works fine on my other mobiles.

I downloaded the app called "SIM card" and it stats: SIM state: Network Locked.

What does that imply? Verizon had locked the phone to its network?
[Droid Ultra General] johhnyred23:
How to I get to phone info I downloaded the Apk. Or once you download it,it automatically goes to your phone setting I have a tmobile sim, it getting edge,but I don't know what y'all mean when you say go to phone info thank