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Shows no signal values Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

 

Post screenshots if you have a LTE connection as we a curious what it shows.
Will do, in a few hours, after I leave work. No Lte where I am currently working. Also for some reason when lte is connected i show no value for 1x.... weird... pics to come shortly Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk
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Will do, in a few hours, after I leave work. No Lte where I am currently working. Also for some reason when lte is connected i show no value for 1x.... weird... pics to come shortly

Keep me updated about bugs on your new toy.. odd that 1X would vanish when you connect to LTE, I doubt that connection is actually dropping (at least I hope not). Can you make phone calls when connected to LTE? PM me your email address and I will send you a testing APK.

 

-Mike

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Keep me updated about bugs on your new toy.. odd that 1X would vanish when you connect to LTE, I doubt that connection is actually dropping (at least I hope not). Can you make phone calls when connected to LTE? PM me your email address and I will send you a testing APK.

 

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I can make calls while I have lte. Pm on the way

 

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Keep me updated about bugs on your new toy.. odd that 1X would vanish when you connect to LTE, I doubt that connection is actually dropping (at least I hope not). Can you make phone calls when connected to LTE? PM me your email address and I will send you a testing APK.

 

-Mike

The device does not have SVLTE so that could be it.

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The device does not have SVLTE so that could be it.

But lots of devices don't have SVLTE, right? Haven't heard of this sort of bug on any other devices before. Even if it's not capable of talking and browsing at the same time, shouldn't it still hold an idle 1X connection anyway? Otherwise you could never receive a phone call if you happened to be using data when someone was trying to reach you?

 

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But lots of devices don't have SVLTE, right? Haven't heard of this sort of bug on any other devices before. Even if it's not capable of talking and browsing at the same time, shouldn't it still hold an idle 1X connection anyway? Otherwise you could never receive a phone call if you happened to be using data when someone was trying to reach you?

 

-Mike

I believe the ones only in the last few months like the S4, Note3,etc. But yes it should work like the phones that don't have SVDO it should poll the 1x for any network messages coming in. I was just saying it might have something to do with it.

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Screen shots.... i have all bands enabled. I am not connecting to band 25 at all it seems. My htc one is not connected to lte as i type this. When my htc on has lte the G2 does not, i believe i am connected To band 41not sure how to check tho.

 

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OH WOW!!  It shows both GCI and PCI.  Stock ROM I assume.  If so, that's GREAT news!!  Also shows the 310-120 correctly, which we are hoping Sprint has a different ID for the 800 LTE side of things.  That would make it easy to determine the band, kind of like how the 224xx SIDs for 1x800.  We've already seen the different ID for band 41.  Don't remember it off hand though.

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OH WOW!! It shows both GCI and PCI. Stock ROM I assume. If so, that's GREAT news!! Also shows the 310-120 correctly, which we are hoping Sprint has a different ID for the 800 LTE side of things. That would make it easy to determine the band, kind of like how the 224xx SIDs for 1x800. We've already seen the different ID for band 41. Don't remember it off hand though.

stock rom. But I have a feeling that I was connected to band 41 when that was taken. I could not get an lte connection with my htc one no matter what I did. The Lg g2 seems to be connected to lte only at known wimax locations in my area. So far I am having trouble getting an lte connection on band 25 with the Lg. My htc one connects like it should in a band 25 area, but the LG refuses. I believe that enabling the other bands may screw up connecting to band 25 even after going back in and disabling them.

 

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stock rom. But I have a feeling that I was connected to band 41 when that was taken. I could not get an lte connection with my htc one no matter what I did. The Lg g2 seems to be connected to lte only at known wimax locations in my area. So far I am having trouble getting an lte connection on band 25 with the Lg. My htc one connects like it should in a band 25 area, but the LG refuses. I believe that enabling the other bands may screw up connecting to band 25 even after going back in and disabling them.

 

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I won't believe it unless you go to the LTE Engineering screen and see the channels and/or band.  We've already seen that 310120 is not band 41.  Dial ##DEBUG# and check it out.  Feel free to post them here. 

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OH WOW!!  It shows both GCI and PCI.  Stock ROM I assume.  If so, that's GREAT news!!  Also shows the 310-120 correctly, which we are hoping Sprint has a different ID for the 800 LTE side of things.  That would make it easy to determine the band, kind of like how the 224xx SIDs for 1x800.  We've already seen the different ID for band 41.  Don't remember it off hand though.

Is it the PLMN?

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So help a Noob out here....Can anyone fill me in on why PCI and GCI are exciting to be showing? Just curious.

 

Thanks!

 

Those are the numbers that allow us to identify which site you are connected to. Most devices only show one or the other. HTC's show GCI, Samsung and Nexus have shown only PCI. For those markets that are tracking the rollout with their own spreadsheets, it's very helpful. 

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So help a Noob out here....Can anyone fill me in on why PCI and GCI are exciting to be showing? Just curious.

 

Thanks!

 

If you are in a market where people are tracking the IDs per site then you know exactly what LTE site you are connected to and if new sites have lit up in the area.  Previously only the Iphone showed both the GCI and PCI at the same time.  Other devices either showed PCI or GCIs.  These IDs are like the PNs in the 1x and EVDO world. 

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Those are the numbers that allow us to identify which site you are connected to. Most devices only show one or the other. HTC's show GCI, Samsung and Nexus have shown only PCI. For those markets that are tracking the rollout with their own spreadsheets, it's very helpful. 

Very Cool! I want to educate myself on all of this terminology...i'm working on it! LOL

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If you are in a market where people are tracking the IDs per site then you know exactly what LTE site you are connected to and if new sites have lit up in the area.  Previously only the Iphone showed both the GCI and PCI at the same time.  Other devices either showed PCI or GCIs.  These IDs are like the PNs in the 1x and EVDO world. 

 

Thanks for the updates! Now do these site id's correspond to Robert's maps? That would be nice to track...Would like to track the towers here in my area....I live right by (I think) the only two 3g/800/4g towers in Florida...want to watch the progres....Also Glad the LG G2 shows those to help...I have mine on pre-order!

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Thanks for the updates! Now do these site id's correspond to Robert's maps? That would be nice to track...Would like to track the towers here in my area....I live right by (I think) the only two 3g/800/4g towers in Florida...want to watch the progres....Also Glad the LG G2 shows those to help...I have mine on pre-order!

 

They don't really match up, that's where the spreadsheet and map come into play.  Sometimes the GCIs in the market are in order by Site ID.  See here:

 

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4726-new-orleans-and-louisiana-markets-mapspreadsheet/

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They don't really match up, that's where the spreadsheet and map come into play.  Sometimes the GCIs in the market are in order by Site ID.  See here:

 

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4726-new-orleans-and-louisiana-markets-mapspreadsheet/

 

That's some awesome information. Is this something that you maintain seperate from Robert's Info? (Sorry If I'm off topic) I'd like to start one for the Florida Markets (As I don't see one there for Florida) or if there is maybe you could point me in the right direction. Would like to contribute information to the group as much as I can. :-D Any input would be appreciated, and you may PM me if you like. Or I can move to a different thread.

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