PSA: For anyone on TMobile prepaid - you need data roaming on!

[ultraviolet]

I guess this doesn't apply to Straight Talk T-Mobile?

 

[KitN]

This seems to have helped somewhat but my ping has gotten WORSE.

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[unglued94ta]

It helped the ping but not dl speed. I'm assuming because of where I'm located.

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[6tr6tr]

Just for laughs I enabled data roaming... no difference between them. Hmm...

did you reset the apn after enabling it? you need to do that.

 

[Guidos Dad]

Hi, since you are all discussing T mobile service on your N4 I thought I'd ask a question here. I left Verizon which has very good coverage where I live, so I could get the N4. I wanted this phone that much. That said, could someone explain a couple things for me that I'm not familiar with having been on vz. On my connection service which is T-Mobile via Solavei, it is spotty at best. I notice the number of bars vary quite a bit up and 1 to 4 bars. I see the letter E quite a bit but also H a couple times and 3G here and there. What is E and H? Also, when I get no T-Mobile service (solavei), I'll sometimes get that the phone is roaming. Couple times I showed picking up ATT. Just to be sure I understand as long as I got my phone setting under Data NOT Checked to allow data service while roaming I am in fact NOT using data off some other service even though the phone says its roaming? Is that correct. Sorry if these questions sound like dumb ones but I just never ran into roaming on my Verizon phone and it always used 4Gand 3G service.

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[runtmms]

Hi, since you are all discussing T mobile service on your N4 I thought I'd ask a question here. I left Verizon which has very good coverage where I live, so I could get the N4. I wanted this phone that much. That said, could someone explain a couple things for me that I'm not familiar with having been on vz. On my connection service which is T-Mobile via Solavei, it is spotty at best. I notice the number of bars vary quite a bit up and 1 to 4 bars. I see the letter E quite a bit but also H a couple times and 3G here and there. What is E and H? Also, when I get no T-Mobile service (solavei), I'll sometimes get that the phone is roaming. Couple times I showed picking up ATT. Just to be sure I understand as long as I got my phone setting under Data NOT Checked to allow data service while roaming I am in fact NOT using data off some other service even though the phone says its roaming? Is that correct. Sorry if these questions sound like dumb ones but I just never ran into roaming on my Verizon phone and it always used 4Gand 3G service.

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E is Edge (2g). H is the HSPA+, what T-Mobile calls 4g. If you're in an HSPA+ area for the most part it will sit on the 3g network if you aren't using data, and switch to H when you are.

With Solavei you can only roam where there are roaming agreements in place and this is reflected on the coverage map - they call it domestic roaming. You do get 2g roaming data so you don't need to worry about turning it off.

You should check the coverage map. If you're not getting coverage somewhere that the map shows you should you should log into the Solavei site and report it in their forums. I had a dead spot where there should have been coverage - maybe it was a coincidence, but it got fixed after I reported it.

Sent from my Nexus 4 on Solavei

 

[gunshotlead]

Another tactic you can try is to have the CSR delete your network registration. This will require you to reboot but your phone will reregister with the local towers.

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[John-Smith]

What if you are already getting good speeds? Would there be any benefit to this? Or should I just not mess with what's working?

 

[gunshotlead]

What if you are already getting good speeds? Would there be any benefit to this? Or should I just not mess with what's working?

As the old adage goes "If it ain't broke, don't go off fixin' it!"

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[Guidos Dad]

E is Edge (2g). H is the HSPA+, what T-Mobile calls 4g. If you're in an HSPA+ area for the most part it will sit on the 3g network if you aren't using data, and switch to H when you are.

With Solavei you can only roam where there are roaming agreements in place and this is reflected on the coverage map - they call it domestic roaming. You do get 2g roaming data so you don't need to worry about turning it off.

You should check the coverage map. If you're not getting coverage somewhere that the map shows you should you should log into the Solavei site and report it in their forums. I had a dead spot where there should have been coverage - maybe it was a coincidence, but it got fixed after I reported it.

Sent from my Nexus 4 on Solavei

Thanks for explaining the symbols. I'm pretty much getting what the coverage map says. Around were I live I'm right on the fringe were depending were I'm at I get the HSPA and 3G a little but mostly I get that 2G or Edge. South of me were I work the map shows all 2G and that's all I get but generally the service for calls, texting and email is good so I pretty much get what they say I should.

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[6tr6tr]

What if you are already getting good speeds? Would there be any benefit to this? Or should I just not mess with what's working?

Safer not to mess with, but what speeds you gettin?