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Nexus 4 on T-mobile, anyone?

yfan said:
You're in a T-Mobile HSPA+ 42 area. The Note II supports HSPA+ 42 while the Galaxy Nexus only supports up to HSPA+ 41. So it's got nothing to do with throttling. Your friend's phone simply supports a faster network.

I'm on a T-Mobile prepaid plan and my speeds on the N4 are just about that much improved over what I used to get on my GN, same network, same plan.
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I imagine it is a typo, but the Galaxy Nexus is HSPA+ 21.
 
Fuzzy13 said:
Does t mobile choke down the data speeds on their pre paid plans versus their contact plans? Dude i work with gets 14mbps average on his value plan where as my data is very inconsistent and sometimes will reach 8mbps but averages 3 to 5. It's all over the place and his is dead on every time.

He has the note 2 bone stock where as i have the gnex with aokp if that makes a difference.

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i dont think so fuzzy i get good up and down certain spots are better than others ive seen as high as 20mb down screenshot aint too good
 

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sweet man its a good plan if you dont use the phone much also dont forget to refill on ebay you can get $50 cards for 40-42 bux
 
yfan said:
Sweet Jesus. That the nexus 4 is not an LTE phone has been known since before its launch. T-Mobile's HSPA+ 42 speeds are quite close, and more than ample for the vast, vast majority of people.
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Got it. I am actually happy if i can hit 1.5mps ups and down on my phone. That is smooth Skype video already.
 
chong67 said:
This phone cannot use 4G! WOW

Nexus 4 review: Google's instantly obsolete Android smartphone | Mobile Technology - InfoWorld
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If you look at the comments on the article, you get an idea of how bad it is. The Nexus 4 was intentionally made without LTE so that it would be an international phone. Most areas, worldwide, do not have LTE and, in those places where they do, the frequency used for LTE varies widely between carriers -- making it near impossible to add international LTE to a phone.

As others mentioned, HSPA+42 in the real world approaches or exceeds the speeds users are averaging on LTE. For an example, in PC Magazine's test for the Fastest Mobile Network, shows that T-Mobile's 3G (which for those cities is actually HSPA+ 42) typically averages in the same range as carriers using LTE, and in some cities their average speed is faster.

Last, since this thread is about the Nexus 4 on T-Mobile, it doesn't matter in the least that the Nexus 4 doesn't have LTE, as T-Mobile does not yet have LTE, either.
 
What is so funny about all this is that I have the HTC 4G LTE now on the SERO plan and Atlanta was the first city to have LTE and I got it at my house on the FIRST day. But coverage is spotty and this HTC phone tolerence is not as great as the S3 but the 2nd Radio upgrade did a pretty good job.

Now if I leave Sprint for T-mobile, I will be waiting for LTE again.

Since HSPA+ 42 is great, why does T-mobile still wants to upgrade to LTE?

Frankly, I am happy with 1.5 mbps download VS any 3G speed.
 
chong67 said:
This phone cannot use 4G!
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Welcome to the Internet...

Also, 4G != LTE. Wimax and HSPA +42 can be marketed as 4G in the same way LTE can. None meet the actual 4G throughput requirement. So this phone certainly can use 4G, and does so on T-Mobile in the US.
 
chong67 said:
What is so funny about all this is that I have the HTC 4G LTE now on the SERO plan and Atlanta was the first city to have LTE and I got it at my house on the FIRST day. But coverage is spotty and this HTC phone tolerence is not as great as the S3 but the 2nd Radio upgrade did a pretty good job.

Now if I leave Sprint for T-mobile, I will be waiting for LTE again.

Since HSPA+ 42 is great, why does T-mobile still wants to upgrade to LTE?

Frankly, I am happy with 1.5 mbps download VS any 3G speed.
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There's various reasons, marketing, future phone logistics, etc. T-Mobile is actually set to have the fastest LTE network as they will be deploying LTE Advanced and once they have completely refarmed Metro's network their LTE will be at least 20x20.
 
Joshb101 said:
There's various reasons, marketing, future phone logistics, etc. T-Mobile is actually set to have the fastest LTE network as they will be deploying LTE Advanced and once they have completely refarmed Metro's network their LTE will be at least 20x20.
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I see.

My Sprint HTC LTE phone will not do 4G. Its either LTE or 3G and LTE coverage is still spotty.

So now I learn my lesson, I will do 4G phone until T-mobile completed all their LTE network.
 
chong67 said:
I see.

My Sprint HTC LTE phone will not do 4G. Its either LTE or 3G and LTE coverage is still spotty.

So now I learn my lesson, I will do 4G phone until T-mobile completed all their LTE network.
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I have a evo lte on sprint since it came out. I'm in the Dallas area, one of sprint's first lte area's. Its pathetic and i'm switching to tmobile soon. I bought a Nexus 4 and activated it on walmarts 30 dollar plan. I carried them around and tmobile would always beat sprint on speedtests even when i had full bars on LTE, which is very spotty. Screw sprint and i'ven with them for over 12 years
 
rhg84 said:
I have a evo lte on sprint since it came out. I'm in the Dallas area, one of sprint's first lte area's. Its pathetic and i'm switching to tmobile soon. I bought a Nexus 4 and activated it on walmarts 30 dollar plan. I carried them around and tmobile would always beat sprint on speedtests even when i had full bars on LTE, which is very spotty. Screw sprint and i'ven with them for over 12 years
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I am now in Orlando and I m tether at 3G speed on Sprint with a LTE phone. My wife laugh this is slow.

Sprint make a big mistake in releasing LTE phone where most city have no coverage or spotty coverage. (LTE phone cannot do 4G signal, only at 3G).

Now I hope T-mobile doesnt make that mistake. I am ready to do T-mobile and prepaid when my contract finish in July. SIM is far better. Now I can use my phone oversea too.
 
chong67 said:
I am now in Orlando and I m tether at 3G speed on Sprint with a LTE phone. My wife laugh this is slow.

Sprint make a big mistake in releasing LTE phone where most city have no coverage or spotty coverage. (LTE phone cannot do 4G signal, only at 3G).

Now I hope T-mobile doesnt make that mistake. I am ready to do T-mobile and prepaid when my contract finish in July. SIM is far better. Now I can use my phone oversea too.
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even tmo 3g is far better than anything sprint can offer
 
Is there any store to check out this phone?

I cant believe Google, the company that are so good with search engine, etc can under estimate the selling of this phone. LG is ramping up production now.
 
If you get this, how are you going to get the T-mobile Visual Voicemail and other T-mobile apps on there? Is this the disadvantage?
 
T-Mobile apps are in the Play store. Google Voice is better for visual voicemail.

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Kahroo said:
You guys think I should get a N⁴ or wait for this Google X phone that comes out this spring?
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i was gonna get a n4 but then it was impossible than i realized i have a music library bigger than 16gb guys want way too much for it on ebay and what not so i just got an s3 expandable sd card specs are equally as good the n4 is a really nice phone but guys want way too much
 
ive also heard some people that have used it and when it gets hot if you set it on a cold surface the glass cracks
 
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