Root Nexus 4 LTE

[romanm2012]

If I was to get a nexus 4 now, could I make it get LTE on TMobile through Metro Pcs?(BYOP) (Dallas)
Is it difficult?

 

[El Presidente]

http://androidforums.com/nexus-4-all-things-root/705892-t-mobile-lte-t-lte-added-well.html

That's the process, I'm not sure if it would work for Metro though, it looks like T-Mobile & AT&T so far.

 

[romanm2012]

http://androidforums.com/nexus-4-all-things-root/705892-t-mobile-lte-t-lte-added-well.html

That's the process, I'm not sure if it would work for Metro though, it looks like T-Mobile & AT&T so far.

Looks kinda difficult. But thanks. I've seen some videos doing only like that last steps.

 

[jhawkkw]

All of the steps listed in the walkthrough are important except for the last step, which is more of a convenience.

Flashing the radios is necessary because Google disabled the ability to use LTE after the .33 radio. So if you have a newer one, it won't work unless you flash a radio that allows it.
The build.prop edits are necessary so that the device knows how to pull lte signal.
The dial code menu option is necessary in order to enable LTE
The apn edit is necessary so that the device knows from where (ie the carrier) to pull lte signal.

Because the dial code menu option resets every reboot, the last part of the walkthrough is to prevent it from doing so. However if you feel like redoing it each time the phone reboots, then you can skip the last step.

Some of the videos you talk about not doing all the steps might be older and made before Google disabled lte in the .48 radio. So that would allow them to not need to flash the older one because they already had it.

 

[jabbawest]

Umm, no more freaking out over all of the steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358931

You can have your choice of which radios to use, although 0.27 seems to be the best performer, and you even have the ability to reverse the changes without too much trouble.

I flashed this about 5 days ago and had no problems whatsoever.

 

[romanm2012]

All of the steps listed in the walkthrough are important except for the last step, which is more of a convenience.

Flashing the radios is necessary because Google disabled the ability to use LTE after the .33 radio. So if you have a newer one, it won't work unless you flash a radio that allows it.
The build.prop edits are necessary so that the device knows how to pull lte signal.
The dial code menu option is necessary in order to enable LTE
The apn edit is necessary so that the device knows from where (ie the carrier) to pull lte signal.

Because the dial code menu option resets every reboot, the last part of the walkthrough is to prevent it from doing so. However if you feel like redoing it each time the phone reboots, then you can skip the last step.

Some of the videos you talk about not doing all the steps might be older and made before Google disabled lte in the .48 radio. So that would allow them to not need to flash the older one because they already had it.

Yeah, I guess I saw those. but thanks again

 

[alfick3]

If I was to get a nexus 4 now, could I make it get LTE on TMobile through Metro Pcs?(BYOP) (Dallas)
Is it difficult?

I was passing through and noticed your post. If you enabled the LTE on the Nexus 4 and then brought it to MetroPCS on their BYOD it'll actually be using T-Mobiles network. If you're in an area that has T-Mo LTE then you should get connectivity (at least from everything that I've read).

Head on over to here http://androidforums.com/metro-pcs/738676-official-metropcs-byod-discussion-thread.html and ask your question (if you haven't already found it). Gman over there is pretty knowledgeable and there are others as well that might know.