T-Mobile LTE and my Nexus 4

[Harvey Shulman]

T-Mobile today announced that they will begin LTE service in 9 cities this year,( and also will begin selling the iPhone 5.)

From Cnet: "T-Mobile also announced the launch of its new 4G LTE network at today's event. While AT&T uses a different frequency than T-Mobile for the bulk of its LTE network, AT&T uses some AWS spectrum for LTE. As a result, devices, such as the iPhone 5, that support LTE for AT&T's network also include radios that are compatible with AWS spectrum, which is the type of wireless spectrum that T-Mobile is using for its LTE network. This means that LTE devices -- like the iPhone 5, the BlackBerry Z10, and the recently LTE-upgraded Galaxy Note 2 -- should work at top speed on T-Mobile's LTE network."

My questions: I recently bought a Nexus 4 for my wife and have been intending to get a second for myself. My question is whether the LTE radio hidden in the present Nexus 4 will work with T-Mobile's new LTE service? Will my wife's phone be usable on LTE ? Should I postpone purchase of another until the Nexus is upgraded to the right LTE radio?

Also from Cnet "T-Mobile is in the midst of a major network upgrade, aligning its frequencies for 3G and HSPA+ service with those of AT&T. "

My question: Does this mean that my present T-mobile MT4G will no longer function at HSPA+ levels?

 

[skyrockett]

Well to get LTE working on N4 you still have to some hacking even if it comes with 4.2.1, i believe! As for HSPA+ its not going anywhere!

 

[minnemike]

With the upgrade LTE, H+ also got upgraded in most towers they worked on. H+ and LTE both have had an increase of service demand - slower speeds are slowly phasing out.

 

[Ribs85]

If you really want lte, I'd say get a 'proper' LTE phone. Even before the radio upgrade, people were having all sorts of weird issues when using LTE.

The nexus 4 is great, but it's no LTE device. For me personally, I could take or leave LTE, so I'm happy with the nexus

 

[Harvey Shulman]

Well to get LTE working on N4 you still have to some hacking even if it comes with 4.2.1, i believe! As for HSPA+ its not going anywhere!

I have read that to turn the LTE radio on all you need do is enter *#*#4636#*#* . The announcement said that T-Mobile is changing their HSPA+ frequencies so it IS going somewhere. The question is whether the old frequencies will remain available for older '4G' handsets.

 

[runtmms]

I have read that to turn the LTE radio on all you need do is enter *#*#4636#*#* .

True if you didn't upgrade to 4.2.2.

The easy menu access went away with 4.2.2.

Sent from my Nexus 4 on Solavei

 

[rupam95]

Any way to get LTE on Nexus 4 back?

 

[greydarrah]

Any way to get LTE on Nexus 4 back?

Get it back??? I'm not sure it was ever there. I know that some of the hardware exist, but that's because another phone LG made that uses the same board already had it there, and it was cheaper to leave it as is than re-engineer to remove it. I've never read a thread about someone actually using LTE on this phone, only people wanting to use it. I'm not saying that it's never happened...I'm just not aware of it. If LTE is what you feel you really need to make your phone usable, you should buy an LTE device. There are plenty of good ones out there to choose from.

 

[ccgabe]

I have had terrible signal issues with my Nexus 4 on T-Mobile. I haven't seen a signal bar for two days at my home in Portland OR. Google has been great and not knowing for sure where the problem was they replaced the original N-4 twice . After three N-4s all with no signal I have no choice but go to AT&T. Will be changing over to an ATT plan this weekend.

 

[gone down south]

Get it back??? I'm not sure it was ever there. I know that some of the hardware exist, but that's because another phone LG made that uses the same board already had it there, and it was cheaper to leave it as is than re-engineer to remove it. I've never read a thread about someone actually using LTE on this phone, only people wanting to use it. I'm not saying that it's never happened...I'm just not aware of it. If LTE is what you feel you really need to make your phone usable, you should buy an LTE device. There are plenty of good ones out there to choose from.

You haven't been paying attention, then. Lots of people in Canada and Mexico have been on lte for ages.

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[runtmms]

Any way to get LTE on Nexus 4 back?

Thread here by people who know a lot more than me.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087227
[REF] [RADIO] Mako modem collection

Sent from my Nexus 4 on Solavei

 

[greydarrah]

You haven't been paying attention, then. Lots of people in Canada and Mexico have been on lte for ages.

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Well, I guess I should have specified in the US.

 

[rupam95]

Get it back??? I'm not sure it was ever there. I know that some of the hardware exist, but that's because another phone LG made that uses the same board already had it there, and it was cheaper to leave it as is than re-engineer to remove it. I've never read a thread about someone actually using LTE on this phone, only people wanting to use it. I'm not saying that it's never happened...I'm just not aware of it. If LTE is what you feel you really need to make your phone usable, you should buy an LTE device. There are plenty of good ones out there to choose from.

LTE is not mandatory for me, but i would love to use my T-Mobile's 4G at full potential; HSPA+ is like 3.5G.

Also, What is HSPA:10? Shouldn't it be HSPA:42? I'm in NYC.

 

[jhowle9475]

True if you didn't upgrade to 4.2.2.

The easy menu access went away with 4.2.2.

Sent from my Nexus 4 on Solavei

The above statement is a lie. The menu access is still there in 4.2.2. I have this version on my phone and I can freely access it.

 

[PWC Realtor]

The above statement is a lie. The menu access is still there in 4.2.2. I have this version on my phone and I can freely access it.

It's there but if you select an LTE mode the setting doesn't stick.

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[Mellimel22]

Get it back??? I'm not sure it was ever there. I know that some of the hardware exist, but that's because another phone LG made that uses the same board already had it there, and it was cheaper to leave it as is than re-engineer to remove it. I've never read a thread about someone actually using LTE on this phone, only people wanting to use it. I'm not saying that it's never happened...I'm just not aware of it. If LTE is what you feel you really need to make your phone usable, you should buy an LTE device. There are plenty of good ones out there to choose from.

Its tons of threads about users using lte just fine and guess what its still on 4.2.2. To the op lte works just fine on the n4 T-Mobile is bringing out lte on the frequency it runs on.

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[gone down south]

Well, I guess I should have specified in the US.

Well, until today no US carrier offered Band 4LTE. T-Mobile rolled it out today, and now plenty of people are making it work.

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[gone down south]

The above statement is a lie. The menu access is still there in 4.2.2. I have this version on my phone and I can freely access it.

But it doesn't stick....


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[Mellimel22]

Others made it work just fine.

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[rupam95]

Others made it work just fine.

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How?
Links?


I tried the dial pad tweak, but the lte option won't save.
keeps changing back to W... preferred.