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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mab0130:
Ok Xda team,

Here is what I have observed so far.

I am in Atlanta., GA and have upgraded from the note 3 to the n4. I still have my n3 and had tested the devices side by side is multiple locations.

The note4 is not responding well and definitely not responding like the n3.

Example, in the restaurant I am in right now the note 3 can make calls and has 4g data. The note 4 tries to hang onto LTE and sways between LTE and No Service... This is killing me. The note 3 moves easily and quickly between LTE, 4g and edge if necessary where as the n4 clings to LTE at its own detriment causing failed calls and no service.

My LTE speeds are fine from what I can tell.... If LTE works..

The good news is this should be able to be fixed via an ota update.

The bad news is the n4 is currently less useable than its older brother.

I've added my ticket to tmobile support

I'm going to hang onto my n3 until after the launch... If they get this fixed awesome! If not... Going to roll back to the n3 and return the beautiful n4 due to bad performance.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sfin54:
We're all on stock, APNS, Roms, kernels etc., so all acording to TMO should work.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] daraj:
Carrollwood area here and is all fine also.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
Helped for a little, but speed issues started again.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
I added the apn I was using on my note 2 and noticed good improvements. Went from 5-9mb/s to 15-22mb/s...

Test with your default apn and then with this new one and remember to test with the same server...

These are the changes...hope it helps you guys also...:)

Name

T-Mobile US

APN

epc.tmobile.com

MMSC

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

MCC

310

MMN

260

APN type

default,supl,mms

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Can someone who does not have any issues post the apn being used?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
Are you in Florida?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
Yes...Orlando FL
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
Well I can confirm that those settings are giving me better results 13.2 down and 3 up. Ill keep an eye on it..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
I added this to mine and it didn't make any noticeable difference for me. I think it's something that needs a software udpate. I am holding onto my N3 also to see. 17 days and counting on the return policy. I hope I don't have to use it
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
Did you try different servers? Some servers are just bad...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
Aria: which servers do you mean? And how could I change them? I'm up for some beta testing of servers!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BACARDILIMON:
Been testing all day. Works normal. No badvspots or slower speeds

NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
r u in florida?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BACARDILIMON:
No my boy is tho and he been testing for me. He been all over northern fl. He does landscaping and all tested OK.

NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] daclothe:
It's literally to the point that I cannot use the phone. Can't get through calls, can't pull up google searches, can't even open the play store to see if there is an update to hangouts which keeps crashing on me for some reason.

It's so weird how this is really impacting South FL & ATL, but folks in between are seemingly ok.

The nexus 6 comes out on November 3, maybe I'll go back to my s4 in the mean time and hop on a pre order for that...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] machetemike:
I don't live in a 4G LTE area but I work in one, will do an LTE speed test tomorrow but I wont be able to provide PRE change numbers. I live in Alva, FL.

Before changes:

LTE Bar Count: 0

4G Bar Count 2-3

Speed test using test.my: 6.4 mbps down 725 kbps up (Client Location:: Hartford, CT US Target:: Dallas, TX US)

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Changes from:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52735067#post52735067

After:

LTE Bar Count: 0

4G Bar Count: 3

Speed test using test.my: 4.3 mbps down 1.4 mbps up (Client Location:: Hartford, CT US Target:: Dallas, TX US)

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Changes Made (including above):

APN:

Name

T-Mobile US

APN

epc.tmobile.com

MMSC

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

MCC

310

MMN

260

APN type

default,supl,mms

After:

LTE Bar Count: 0

4G Bar Count: 3

Speed test using test.my: 6Mbps upload 1.3Mbps (Client Location:: Bronx, NY US Target:: Dallas, TX US)

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Changes Made (including above)

1. Under mobile network/Access Point Names: Hit menu up right hand corner and reset to default

2. Shut phone off: Pull battery for 60 seconds

3. Go back to mobile network/network operators/search now and register with tmobile.

After:

LTE Bar Count: 0

4G Bar Count: 3

Speed test using test.my: Download: 7.5 Mbps Upload 1.4 Mbps (Client Location:: Miami, FL US Target:: Dallas, TX US)

So it appears shipped the phones come with APN tuned in to Hartford, CT. The one I'm on now is in Miami, FL though the APN info is the same as when it shipped:

Name

T-Mobile US LTE

APN

fast.t-mobile.com

MMSC

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

MCC

310

MNC

260

APN type

default,mms,supl

APN protocol

IPv6

APN roaming protocol

IPv4

Hope this information is at all helpful.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BobfromtheD:
Update is live
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] RnRexpress3423:
Looks like you have to charge your phone too lol. I'll update in the morning [emoji818] [emoji818] [emoji818]
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BobfromtheD:
Yep lol
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BACARDILIMON:
I am rooted so it don't wanna play nice lol

NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BobfromtheD:
Lol not rooting till they work these bugs out

New build info
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BobfromtheD:
my phone is now dispalying 4g LTE for the 1st time

was only showing 4g since i received it
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
I can confirm the update has fixed the 4glte issue. Im freggin happy!!!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BobfromtheD:
Let's hope it's permanent
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] btort1:
Updated, Im still getting 1 bar in my room and no connection can be made unless i use wifi.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
Let's see how this works out today. I'm actually going to switch back to my Note 3 for today and use it like I normally would, and then see if I run into any of the same issues that have been plaguing the Note 4 since I've been using that.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] btort1:
Some users reported changing sim cards and still having bad connection, I think the update was for the "battery drain" since the international ones got it also.

Hope they fix this soon, if my wifi is off, I get can't text/call or use data :crying:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
Odd it worked great for me, still going strong since update.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
Switched back to the Note 3 for the day to see how it would be.....thus far:

No dropped calls, data connection is stable, just ran a speedtest from my desk and received 8.78 Mbps. Yesterday from here the Note 4 didn't even crack 1 Mbps when it would even complete at all without dropping a connection. And I took the SIM straight out of the 4 and put it in the 3. I have NOT received an OTA update yet (rooted, it won't come OTA) so let's see how everyone else experiences today.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sfin54:
Installed the ANJ7 update via Kies and re-rooted this morning.

It seems to have helped the LTE data speeds!

Getting over 20Mbps down now in West Palm Beach, FL.

I'll keep an eye on it to see if it is permanent.

Update: slow speeds are back in S. Florida on the N4. The update did not fix the issue, at least nit in West Palm Beach. Down speed is 5Mbps now, was 20 Mbps this morning. Other model phones seem to be fine. Let's keep on TMO until they fix this.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] BobfromtheD:
Me too
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
I get better speeds in the morning, I think the busier the network the slower the speeds. But again, 5Mbps for me I wouldn't really cry about that, I could stream most video and certainly audio on that. But the data connection is not reliable! I can't even use Hangouts because the messages will not come through!

I've been using the Note 3 all day. Rock. Solid. This sucks....it's definitely a Note 4 issue. I just got over 14Mbps in my office. Yesterday on the N4 I got .8 and yes that's 0.8 and then other times it couldn't even complete the test.

Sfin: aside from the slow speeds, is the network still reliable? Do you get pages not loading in Chrome etc?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sfin54:
No, it is not for data. Comes in and out when on LTE. Sometimes failing to connect at all. TMO said I should have a response to my trouble ticket by Monday. Hopefully a lot of people with N4s in Florida are complaining. We shall see. Voice seems fine.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
Such a drag. I've just kind of accepted that the phone is not working well here for some reason. It sounds crazy but we did all get them in the same area at the same time. Maybe we got a bad batch.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
It's getting better :thumbup:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sfin54:
Yes. Everyone in the area just needs to keep hounding TMO, until they fix it, or replace the phones.

I'm down to 3 Mbps down on LTE now.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dkb218:
Not too bad in NYC.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] atlprettygirl2145:
Update fixed my Internet speeds

Sent from my SM-N910T using Xparent Pink Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
Atlprettygirl: are the speeds consistent? No dropped data connections or anything?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jamesrick80:
Best reception I ever had in a phone with my note 4, maybe Ya case is blocking signals
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] djlucklu:
I have no case , and I received my note 4 monday. The speeds are on and off inconsistent and alot of times poor. Located in Miami.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] atlprettygirl2145:
Yes they are consistent

Sent from my SM-N910T using Xparent Pink Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] atlprettygirl2145:
Sent from my SM-N910T using Xparent Pink Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] atlprettygirl2145:
Do the update

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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Ilkinansr92:
I'm using mine on AT&T and I have a lot better speeds than on my note 3 both cellular and WiFi
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jinda628:
Just got mine and here's my speedtest:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
Damn! I wish I could get those speeds in my house! The average speed for me is 15 to 30...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Clownzer:
Thanks guys for the thread. I also have noticed much slower LTE speeds with my note four over an iPhone 6 and LG G3 from the exact same location. I am in Austin Texas btw. Maybe the metal frame is causing some issues?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] YarsRevenge78:
I switched from a Verizon Note 3 yesterday to a T-Mobile Note 4. In my part of Pittsburgh, PA Verizon has horrible service. My kid would call and say goodnight and I would just get a voicemail notification. If I went down the street to get a slice of pizza, I would have to wait to leave in order to make a call, text, do anything involving internet. I switched to TMO in order to use the WiFi calling. I was pleasantly supprised that I get full bars instead of one little bar of service. I did a speed test and got around 36 MB/s. I am very glad I switched. I have a phone that is usable on more than WiFi again.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] atlprettygirl2145:
I had an issue as well after the update I was getting great speeds. Try out the update and see if it works out for you

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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Lostsoulztopdog:
horrible lte

Same here worst speeds ever....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
seems like Florida and Georgia has some t mobile issues the last few days

here in illinois its faster than ever for me..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] daclothe:
I am going to do some testing today on the new firmware but also with some modified APN settings that I have used previously. I'll report back if they help at all.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jinda628:
Metal frame? I dont think so. I took the speedtest above from my room where I used to get 30/20 max from my Note 3.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] daraj:
Negative. Its Tmobile. I had it unlocked today and used my at&t sim card and the reception was fantastic and speed are the highest i have seen on at&t. almost 70 down and 20 up.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sfin54:
TMO called me back today in response to trouble ticket in reference to the slow LTE data speeds on my N4 (all other devices fine).

They agreed that if the other devices are getting 20+ Mbps down in the South Florida area, the N4 should also. They are overnighting me a new N4, and SIM free of charge.

This should help us determine if it is device issue or network issue (currently only getting 6 Mbps down).

Will update with results when I receive the new N4 on Tuesday.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] keitht:
Mine arrives tomorrow (Monday). Will be at work in Coconut Creek but live in Delray Beach so will be able to add my comments tomorrow. I can say now with my Nexus 5, the speeds are generally not that great in Coconut Creek near my office on LTE but at home in Delray a little better but nothing like some others get. About 10-15 down and 4-6 upload in Delray. About half that in Coconut Creek. Acceptable speeds but I see others getting crazy numbers I have never seen.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sfin54:
Yes, let us know how the speeds go with the new N4. I will do the same on Tuesday.

Also, anyone in SFL, keep hounding TMO to fix this.....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] keitht:
I really hope I do not see the issues you are reporting! But if I do, I guess that should mean that there is something seriously wrong with the towers here with the Note 4 for some reason or they are sending all bad phones to Florida! lol
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sfin54:
I don't think it's the towers. Well, why are all of the other devices working properly in SFL (20+ Mbps), and the N4 not?

Doesn't seem tower related. Maybe a "bad batch." Bad SIM batch?

We'll see next week with several people getting "new" N4s.

For those that do receive replacements next week, try with the "old" SIM first, and then the new SIM. So we can eliminate that as an issue.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
I tested my new sim on my old note 2 and got the same speeds as I got on my old sim card.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] keitht:
Figures on the only item I really want delivered tomorrow!

A late UPS trailer arrival has caused a delay. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible. / Delivery will be rescheduled.

:(
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Lostsoulztopdog:
Horrible Lte speeds....

ever since getting my New Note 4 , my LTE speeds have been piss poor.....update made it a little better but im maxing out at 6mb downloads, and mostly get 2mbs on speedtest. Should I purchase another sim card?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
I've tried the old and new Sim with the same results. I used the note 3 and had much better speeds. I food update the note 4 today and the stability is improved but the speeds are still slow maxing at about 6 Mbps
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DAD12345:
Yes my speeds today when i checked was not reflective of the hardware
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Clownzer:
Just a quick note I changed out my Sim card and speeds went back to where they should be
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
Clownzer: that's great news! Please keep testing though and report back. I have been able to get over 20Mbps on the Note 4. But it is a random occurrence, not anything that is coming in steady at those speeds. Steady it's getting 3-6Mbps.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Lostsoulztopdog:
Hey guys I flashed the modem only through Odin and my speeds are back!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
Don't tease me today T-Mobile and Samsung! I just ran this from my desk at work. We'll see how it holds up.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Peñaran561:
Not at all my small middle of nowhere town is getting upgraded from 2G to LTE I'm seeing 60+ Mbps download and 10+ Mbps upload.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
I'm seeing a lot less activity here which I hope means all of the Note 4s are behaving. Anyone noticed anything out of the ordinary?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
nope, its a great phone, and, most problems being seen are user generated issues..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
My dl speeds seem to have normalized somewhat, but now my ul speeds are horrible...lol everything else is great!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Esteef:
I live in South, FL.

I traded in my LG G2 for the Note 4 on SAT. My LTE speeds are still painfully slow. Compared it to a note 3 and the LG G2 with saddening results.

I'm going to change my SIM today because I got an update yesterday and it did nothing to my phone.

FYI* I'm still stock un-rooted.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
Unfortunately I have had a modest improvement. However i placed my SIM into my LG G3 and been testing the same results. 7-8mb down and 3-4mb up. I truly believe this is a network issue of congestion at this point. Followed up with my open ticket with tmo and they said anything above 3 they would consider normal. I was not happy about that... you get what you pay for though... Seriously thinking of going back to ATT now since rates are dropping.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
Let us know if changing the sim makes a difference...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Juk3s:
I'm in Orange, CA. On my iphone 5 before this I was getting around 30mb with 4-5 bars. Now on my Note I'm getting sh!tty data. On 4-5 bars I get MAYBE close to 10 if I'm lucky.

I just tried Speedtest with 3 bars, I got 5 down and when it tried upload it said Network Communication Issues. First time I've seen that, but usually it isn't any better than that anyways.

Really starting to irritate me, I love the phone, but something is wrong with it's antennas or something.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] keitht:
Have had my note for a couple hours now and the speeds are better than my Nexus 5. Here in Coconut Creek, FL where I was getting about 6MB down on Nexus, I am getting between 10-15 on average so I would say this phone is an improvement and am not seeing the same issue as others in South Florida reported. I am using the same SIM I had in my Nexus and not the one that came with the Note.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bam099:
We are in the same area, I will see high speeds on occasion. 15, even 20's, but then other times it will be 1Mbps down. I'm curious as to the network congestion now that all of the newer phones are LTE compatible. I noticed on Sprint when they added a lot of users the network went straight downhill. I do think it's improved some since the udpate. I am not noticing a failed connection any longer.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
Im in tamarac off commercial on the West side. Hop, skip and jump away from Plantation. I concur that connection errors have all but ceased with the update, speeds are all over the place. At around 7-8pm I get 13mb, morning through afternoon slows to 6-8mb.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] hkbladelawhk:
I noticed stuff just takes ages to install from the play store. Even small things will download slowly and then hang on installing for a few minutes.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
I dont know if it hangs for "minutes", but yes, everything I have installed manually from the play store takes a long time to download, and, the install takes 2-3 times longer than it did on my last phone, an M8.

Not sure why its happening, , but glad to see its not only me..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
wow my speed has been crawling all day today. 1mb down. I'm abut to give up on this phone, perhaps the service as a whole.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sfin54:
In West Palm Beach, speeds still horrible. 5-6 Mbps down, S5 was 20+. TMO is replacing my N4, supposed to be here yesterday, now "back ordered. "
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Juk3s:
I'm sort of more inclined to believe it is moreso the Tmobile network now. I have the Data Monitor app, that shows a little bar on top right of screen. I was watching a youtube vid a hour ago and it was fluctuating from 20-100 MB. I come back from lunch 10 minutes ago. I can barely get 1 MB!

It is sort of ridiculous.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] hello00:
i think it is the phone itself..i have heard a lot of problems about weak signals, no network, etc..makes me think twice about getting it
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] fbodytraitor:
No problems here, but I'm 10 miles from T-mo HQ.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] nujackk:
Can I suggest, every state where you are when commenting on good or bad speeds. it would help to figure out if its a potential problem with note or the network.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
Tamarac, fl. area and i can attest its has to be network related. I am doing 24.7 down at 1:25am. At 7pm was doing 1-2mb.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
Niceee! Orlando FL :D
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] cdejesus1119:
Aria, check during peak hours and report back.. 9am, 6pm, 8pm..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
its DEFINITELY a network problem in the South East; I have fantastic speeds and performance here is Chicago land, from day one..this phone is NOT the problem
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AriaNoob:
Just now...I do a lot of speed tests during the day...my 14 days are almost up and if my problems come back I want to exchange my phone...but so far so good :D
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] xcaliburpcs:
Been slow for me also, I'm in Houston tx

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Wifi is a bit slower and jumps all over the place on my Note 4

HTC one M7

Lte speeds were faster on my LG G3 around 25-30Mbs down and about 12up now my up jumps all over the place
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] alcuin:
Houston medical center here, holcombe and 288.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DAD12345:
Not to good fo me in ohio maybe 10mb.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indelible:
I have an unmolested and unrooted Nexus 5 that was updated to 4.4 OTA. After the update, the phone now only has three sleep options, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, and 1 minute, whereas the max should be up to 30 minutes IIRC. How do I fix this? Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Ota to 4.4.4? If that's what it has that's what you get. But when I was on 4.4.4 it had a lot more options.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indelible:
Yes, 4.4.4. My other rooted, stock rom, nexus 5 goes all the way up to 30 mins -_-.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indelible:
bump...I guess I could try reflashing the rom
[Verizon LG G3] calebv2:
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it before but this app is perfect for changing your DPI with out going in to alter your build.prop. The lowest you can go is 540 DPI don't go below or you will get force closes. I'm personally using 550 DPI.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texdroider.texdroider_dpi
[Verizon LG G3] monochrome83:
Thank you for pisting this, was getting frustrated with the 640, and was a little nervous to flash anything just yet, even with TWRP
[Verizon LG G3] calebv2:
No problem I figured some people already figured it out but I was sure there were many that did not.
[Verizon LG G3] Chilidog:
Why would we want to change dpi?
[Verizon LG G3] PiousInquisitor:
What DPI are you guys using?
[Verizon LG G3] calebv2:
I'm using 550