when I was about 2 miles from the tower I toggled and it still came back 3G, it was so dark I was trying to watch the road not my phone. once I got to the tower which is in a small repair shop parking lot. I looked at my phone and it was showing 4G instead of 3G. So I guess I would say it picked it up on its own.
I am sporting the Note II now not the EVOLTE any longer. So if any EVOLTE users decide to travel into the wild unknows you guys will have to let me know how easily it picks up the signal. In some ways I do miss the EVOLTE. it felt sturdier with all the metal compared the Note II which is all plastic. and the kick stand, I miss that the most