AT&T HTC ONE X speeds on TMobile

954wrecker · Jun 7, 2013

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jcbennett · Jun 19, 2013

tokuzumi said:
I'm in the north atlanta area, specifically Alpharetta, and am curious how the 1900 mHz roll out is here.

I spend most of my time in Vinings/Smyrna area and Druid Hills/Emory area and the speeds there are decent. I've gotten as high as 10-13 mpbs down but average 5-8 mbps. Coverage is spotty except in town. Hoping that LTE is rolled out by the end of the month as I have heard reported from various channels.

jcbennett · Jun 23, 2013

Test Date: Jun 23, 2013 10:42:43 am
Connection Type: Lte
Server: Atlanta, GA
Download: 35035 kbps
Upload: 22102 kbps
Ping: 35 ms

External IP: 208.54.64.175
Internal IP: 22.114.167.158
Latitude: 33.91285
Longitude: -84.38541

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kfc.Android · Jul 16, 2013

I'm in Los Angeles and Orange county area, wondering whether T-mo has good 3.5G/4G coverage in these area?
My phone has been unlocked and I am thinking to switch to GoSmart since it's also using T-mo's tower.

954wrecker · Jul 16, 2013

LTE is on good now here in San diego. Probably on good in LA also. Never heard of the company you are thinking of but my T-Mobile prepaid plan gives me 5gb of lte a month

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kfc.Android · Jul 16, 2013

954wrecker said:
LTE is on good now here in San diego. Probably on good in LA also. Never heard of the company you are thinking of but my T-Mobile prepaid plan gives me 5gb of lte a month

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Thanks for the reply, it's good to know that T-mo is working on the LTE markets.
For me, LTE is good but not a must, the reason I want to switch from Straight Talk (AT&T) is because I only got around 2-5Mbps DL

By the way, Go Smart is part of T-mo, not just another MVNO provider like Straight Talk or Net 10 so I might have a chance to get LTE speed

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954wrecker · Jul 16, 2013

Lte is a huge upgrade from the speeds and consistency I was getting on the refarmed 3g network for T-Mobile on att phones 1900 band
The lte upgrade did increase the 3g strength but now I'm almost always locked in to lte so I can't be sure how consistent 3g is to be honest

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tokuzumi · Jul 16, 2013

kfc.Android said:
Thanks for the reply, it's good to know that T-mo is working on the LTE markets.
For me, LTE is good but not a must, the reason I want to switch from Straight Talk (AT&T) is because I only got around 2-5Mbps DL
By the way, Go Smart is part of T-mo, not just another MVNO provider like Straight Talk or Net 10 so I might have a chance to get LTE speed

Go Smart does not mention 4G anywhere on their site. You get 3G, and after your data allotment, you get 2G. The $45/mo plan says "High Speed Data", but does not state you will get HSPA. Keep that in mind, before you decide on using them. You might just want to switch to Straight Talk with a T-Mobile sim. You do get HSPA with Straight Talk.

Edit: Just go with a t-mobile pre-paid plan. They have a $60/month plan, which gives you unlimited talk/text, and 2.5GB of data, LTE/HSPA/3G/2G. If you don't talk on the phone much at all, get their $30/mo plan. 100 minutes, unlimited text, and 5GB data. The only place I see that plan is on WalMart's website.

kfc.Android · Jul 16, 2013

954wrecker said:
Lte is a huge upgrade from the speeds and consistency I was getting on the refarmed 3g network for T-Mobile on att phones 1900 band
The lte upgrade did increase the 3g strength but now I'm almost always locked in to lte so I can't be sure how consistent 3g is to be honest

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Hmm, that's true, I've seen the LTE speed on my friend's Verizon phone and I don't think I want to stick to 3G speed.
Thanks for the advise, think I will pass on those GoSmart plans

tokuzumi said:
Go Smart does not mention 4G anywhere on their site. You get 3G, and after your data allotment, you get 2G. The $45/mo plan says "High Speed Data", but does not state you will get HSPA. Keep that in mind, before you decide on using them. You might just want to switch to Straight Talk with a T-Mobile sim. You do get HSPA with Straight Talk.

Wow, thanks for the heads up, what you said is true!
I checked their entire website, nothing regarding 4G, and even worse, the YouTube speed test is pretty bad.
Looks like GoSmart limited their high speed internet to 1Mbps only, what a shame

Oh, I forgot Straight Talk is selling T-mo SIM cards until you mentioned lol
So now we have the comparison like below:

T-Mo (LTE Speed); $50/m; 500MB Data
ST (HSPA+ Speed); $45/m; 2or5GB(?) Data
Which one will you pick?

Thanks for both of your inputs :good:

tokuzumi · Jul 16, 2013

kfc.Android said:
Hmm, that's true, I've seen the LTE speed on my friend's Verizon phone and I don't think I want to stick to 3G speed.
Thanks for the advise, think I will pass on those GoSmart plans

Wow, thanks for the heads up, what you said is true!
I checked their entire website, nothing regarding 4G, and even worse, the YouTube speed test is pretty bad.
Looks like GoSmart limited their high speed internet to 1Mbps only, what a shame

Oh, I forgot Straight Talk is selling T-mo SIM cards until you mentioned lol
So now we have the comparison like below:

T-Mo (LTE Speed); $50/m; 500MB Data
ST (HSPA+ Speed); $45/m; 2or5GB(?) Data
Which one will you pick?

Thanks for both of your inputs :good:

If you have LTE in your area, I would go with a t-mobile plan. If you don't, there's no reason to pay any extra money so you can get it whenever it becomes available.

I edited my post above, but if you don't talk much on the phone, look into the $30/mo t-mobile plan. 100 minutes/unlimited texting/5GB of data, at whatever speed is available at your location (LTE/HSPA/3G/2G/Dead zone).

kfc.Android · Jul 18, 2013

tokuzumi said:
If you have LTE in your area, I would go with a t-mobile plan. If you don't, there's no reason to pay any extra money so you can get it whenever it becomes available.

I edited my post above, but if you don't talk much on the phone, look into the $30/mo t-mobile plan. 100 minutes/unlimited texting/5GB of data, at whatever speed is available at your location (LTE/HSPA/3G/2G/Dead zone).

Ahh, that's tempting, but I am not sure about whether I can live with 100 minutes airtime or not.
BTW, I found there's a 15% discount from my company's employee program which makes the 2.5GB data single line plan to only $42.50/m
that's cheaper than straight talk and go smart :good:

954wrecker · Jul 18, 2013

.10 a minute after 100 minutes. No tax on the prepaid plans and I always get a discount on the cards ~5-10%. You can refill or start the 30 days over anytime if you run out of the 5gb of lte data and get sick of edge. I've never used more minutes or ran out of data or had to refill early but it's a nice option for less than $30 a month

Sounds like you could use about 250 minutes and get an extra 2.5gb of data for about the same monthly price.

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jmvaught · Sep 2, 2013

I know this is from several months ago, but I rooted, s-offed, SIM unlocked and installed Liquidsmooth ROM on my AT&T One X (Evita). I'm not new to rooting, s-off and such. Just new to re-purposing devices for other carriers. I've checked all of my APN settings against the ones listed in the earlier post. My question is, where do I add the lines to the build.prop? I copied them to the #ril section at the end and it froze upon reboot. I noticed there was an extra space on either side of the "=" in the first line. Is that supposed to be there? Exactly where do I place those lines in the build.prop as they aren't included in the original on my device? I'm not looking for the device to perform as if it were originally meant for TMoUS; just as good as possible for this device on this network. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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tokuzumi · Sep 2, 2013

jmvaught said:
I know this is from several months ago, but I rooted, s-offed, SIM unlocked and installed Liquidsmooth ROM on my AT&T One X (Evita). I'm not new to rooting, s-off and such. Just new to re-purposing devices for other carriers. I've checked all of my APN settings against the ones listed in the earlier post. My question is, where do I add the lines to the build.prop? I copied them to the #ril section at the end and it froze upon reboot. I noticed there was an extra space on either side of the "=" in the first line. Is that supposed to be there? Exactly where do I place those lines in the build.prop as they aren't included in the original on my device? I'm not looking for the device to perform as if it were originally meant for TMoUS; just as good as possible for this device on this network. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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You just need to put in the APN information into the mobile networks section. You shouldn't need to edit anything else for the phone to work on t-mobile. I just edited APN information on both my wife's HTC One X, and my AT&T GS3. I didn't have to do anything with build.prop files, or need any type of root access. The phone will only get HSPA/+ in areas where 1900mHz has been refarmed, and wherever LTE is available.

jmvaught · Sep 2, 2013

tokuzumi said:
You just need to put in the APN information into the mobile networks section. You shouldn't need to edit anything else for the phone to work on t-mobile. I just edited APN information on both my wife's HTC One X, and my AT&T GS3. I didn't have to do anything with build.prop files, or need any type of root access. The phone will only get HSPA/+ in areas where 1900mHz has been refarmed, and wherever LTE is available.

I had done that already and double-checked the settings but am still only getting Edge. Will a couple of days make any difference for it to settle? Build.prop edits won't make a difference? Thanks for your quick response!

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954wrecker · Sep 2, 2013

No sorry with the right apn settings it's instantaneous. You get high speed Internet right away if you are in the right area. Check the website airportal.de to find out if you don't already know.

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scotty1223 · Sep 3, 2013

jmvaught said:
I had done that already and double-checked the settings but am still only getting Edge. Will a couple of days make any difference for it to settle? Build.prop edits won't make a difference? Thanks for your quick response!

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i am in a refarmed area. my t mobile one gets LTE reliably,and my att jetstream,att inspire 4g,and international one x all get hspa data just fine.

my hoxl,however refuses. like you it only gets edge data,period. ive tried everything but stand on my head.ive tried the build.prop edits, ive tried half a dozen different apn settings,tried t mobile one s radios,and even changed my meid. ive tried just about every available ruu. nothing ive done has worked,and id really like to smash it with a hammer

my next step is to find someone with an actual att sim and see if it still gets 3g and 4g on att.

if you find out anything on this,please let me know. id like to use my hoxl as my daily work phone,if it would get better edge data

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