Jump to content

LTE Logs


Recommended Posts

  • 2 weeks later...

after you have successfully connected to LTE, in the ##DATA# area (after you click edit and enter your msl) there is a BSR menu which contains your lte logs (view LTE_available file) (GS3 stock)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

after you have successfully connected to LTE, in the ##DATA# area (after you click edit and enter your msl) there is a BSR menu which contains your lte logs (view LTE_available file) (GS3 stock)

 

Thanks! I also have a stock GS3, and until now I didn't know it even had this utility screen (titled "View LTE_available file"). I thought it was only an EVO 4G LTE thing.

 

Now I have had a chance to browse the populated entries on my handset, scrolling through multiple pages in reverse chronological order as this utility screen allows. And since I happen to be in a city (Austin) that is now in the early stage of LTE development, and I had made some test sweeps today (discussed elsewhere in a Sponsor thread) I had a lot of material to analyze. I am pretty familiar with many of the Sprint CDMA sites in my area, and how their sector BSIDs map geographically to the Sprint tower IDs on the S4GRU master maps. I also am pretty familiar with the state of many towers here as far as their LTE upgrade status goes.

 

I will skip all the screenshots and details for now, but my analysis proves conclusively that, whatever this 'LTE_available file" is, it most certainly is not simply a list of BSIDs on sites with LTE radios. In fact, on mine there are many BSIDs on sites in various states of LTE development, including:

  • BSIDs on a tower that has been confirmed to have a steadily live LTE signal.
  • BSIDs on a tower that has been confirmed visually to have LTE antennas and RRUs, but which has had no live LTE signal available to customers.
  • BSIDs on several towers that unambiguously have no upgraded Network Vision antennas at all.

I used to theorize that the contents of this list merely showed which CDMA sector BSIDs were logged concurrent with a detected LTE connection, and this may yet prove to be true. But I think I am even seeing BSIDs in this log that I had connected to when I don't recall even seeing a 4G icon in the Notifications bar. (Of course that anomaly could be a side effect of the GS3's too-often-experienced failure to reconnect to LTE explicitly without toggling the radio. Maybe LTE is being detected under the hood for these purposes even without connecting to it?) So at this point I don't know what to believe about this list.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yes, I also believe that this file is simply a list of 1x sector IDs that your phone "saw" when it was connected to LTE.

 

I know it isn't used in this fact right now but I believe it was supposed to be used as a crutch for the radio firmware to know when it should scan for LTE at a faster rate.

 

Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

after you have successfully connected to LTE, in the ##DATA# area (after you click edit and enter your msl) there is a BSR menu which contains your lte logs (view LTE_available file) (GS3 stock)

 

I went to get my MSL using GetMyMSL from the Play Store as I am running stock. Turns out, since my system update, I cannot use any of the popular utilities to get my MSL code. That is what is being reported by folks who received the latest OTA.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

I went to get my MSL using GetMyMSL from the Play Store as I am running stock. Turns out' date=' since my system update, I cannot use any of the popular utilities to get my MSL code. That is what is being reported by folks who received the latest OTA.[/quote']

 

Could always call sprint and ask for it

 

Sent from my Evo LTE or SSGS3 using Forum Runner

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • large.unreadcontent.png.6ef00db54e758d06

  • gallery_1_23_9202.png

  • Posts

    • Kind of amazing that T-Mobile is still holding onto that speed title despite Verizon all but killing off lowband 5G on their network. While Verizon is mostly being evaluated on mmWave and C-band performance, T-Mobile and AT&T's average 5G speeds include their massive lowband 5G networks that are significantly slower.
    • 5G in the U.S. – Additional Mid-band Spectrum Driving Performance Gains T-Mobile holds on to it's lead in 5G Speed
    • Yup. Very true. We were originally on an Everything Data 1500 Plan, which got Unlimited Minutes thanks to Marcelo's "Loyalty Benefits" offer. We then switched to Unlimited Freedom (with the Free HD add-on that Sprint originally wanted $20/month per line for.... remember that?) because the pricing was better with "iPhone for Life", vs. the "Loyalty Credit" for staying on a Legacy Plan. After that, I ran the numbers and switched us over to Sprint MAX, especially for the international travel benefits. There's absolutely no reason for us to switch to Go5G Plus or Go5G Next if we're going to do BYOD by purchasing from Apple/Samsung/Google directly as we've been doing. These new plans aren't priced for current customers to switch to. They're priced for new customers, where they throw in a free line, etc. It's gone from "Uncarrier" to "Carrier". What a shame.
    • Strange business model that they keep around all these pricing plans. 1000s of plans per carrier is reportedly not uncommon.  Training customer support must be a nightmare. Even MVNOs have legacy plans. A downside of their contract mentality I guess. Best to change contracts during a recession. But then all carriers try to squeeze out legacy plan benefits as they grow old.  
    • Everything "Uncarrier" is becoming "Carrier" again. Because of the Credit Limit that T-Mobile put on our account for no reason at all (and wouldn't change/update the last time I checked all the way up to the CEO), I don't plan on buying/upgrading our iPhones through T-Mobile. I'm going through Apple directly. Looks like I'll be going through Google and Samsung directly for our other lines for upgrades. Also, we're staying on Sprint Max given the ridiculous pricing for Go5G Plus. On Sprint Max, we currently pay for our Plan: $260 for 7 Voice Lines $25 for two Wearable Lines. (One is $10/Month. The other is $15/Month because the AutoPay discount only applies up to 8 lines.) Total: $285/Month vs. Go5G Plus (Per the Broadband Facts "nutrition label" on the T-Mobile Website): https://www.t-mobile.com/commerce/cell-phone-plans $360 - ($5 AutoPay Discount x 7 Voice Lines) = $325 The Watch Plans show as either $12/Month or $15/Month: https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans/affordable-data-plans/smartwatches So this is about the same for the wearables as what we're paying now. Overall, it's quite more than we're paying now to switch plans. Ridiculous....
  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...