Help Any way on getting LTE on Nexus 4(No root)?

[Sasuke082594]

Before I updated to 4.3JB I had gotten speeds as high as HSPA+15(which was yesterday, one day old phone). Now I get as high as HSPA and sometimes not even that. Can someone tell me how to reach LTE without root(don't have PC access)? Or at least HSPA+15 again..

 

[jhawkkw]

You don't technically need root to get LTE, but you do have to unlock the bootloader in order to flash the correct radio modem. Either that, or find a Nexus 4 that still has 4.2.1 on it. Your phone will only bump up to HSPA:15 when it actually pulls data in for an "extended" period of time. Otherwise it will sit on HSPA:10.

 

[Sasuke082594]

You don't technically need root to get LTE, but you do have to unlock the bootloader in order to flash the correct radio modem. Either that, or find a Nexus 4 that still has 4.2.1 on it. Your phone will only bump up to HSPA:15 when it actually pulls data in for an "extended" period of time. Otherwise it will sit on HSPA:10.

Well in order to flash the correct radio I have to have a recovery. Also I never really had HSPA+10. Either HSDPA, HSPA, HSPA+, or HSPA+15

 

[jhawkkw]

Well in order to flash the correct radio I have to have a recovery. Also I never really had HSPA+10. Either HSDPA, HSPA, HSPA+, or HSPA+15

It can be done through recovery, or it can be done through the bootloader. But either way, you're going to need a computer. As far as your HSPA, that is different than what I've seen. I've only ever seen GRPS:1, EDGE:2, UMTS, HSPA:10, HSPA:15, LTE:13. Maybe it's how the carrier's signal gets read?

 

[Sasuke082594]

It can be done through recovery, or it can be done through the bootloader. But either way, you're going to need a computer. As far as your HSPA, that is different than what I've seen. I've only ever seen GRPS:1, EDGE:2, UMTS, HSPA:10, HSPA:15, LTE:13. Maybe it's how the carrier's signal gets read?

Would editing the APN help at all? Its weird how I have not gotten anything higher than HSPA+ anymore. I have the .84 baseband.

 

[jhawkkw]

Possibly, I know that T-Mobile has two common ones that they use, though I'm not sure of what Metro uses.

T-Mobile uses:

epc.tmobile.com
fast.t-mobile.com

the fast.t-mobile.com one is the one that enables LTE, but it throttles your HSPA speeds. So maybe Metro is similar?

 

[Sasuke082594]

Possibly, I know that T-Mobile has two common ones that they use, though I'm not sure of what Metro uses.

T-Mobile uses:

epc.tmobile.com
fast.t-mobile.com

the fast.t-mobile.com one is the one that enables LTE, but it throttles your HSPA speeds. So maybe Metro is similar?

Fast.T-Mobile.com is all that's needed to change?

 

[jhawkkw]

To get LTE, you need to have the correct radio modem installed. If you don't have that, the APN is worthless.

 

[Sasuke082594]

To get LTE, you need to have the correct radio modem installed. If you don't have that, the APN is worthless.

Which one would that be? I have .84 but not sure about it because I read it doesn't get LTE. Although I did read about hybrid .84

 

[jhawkkw]

Which one would that be? I have .84 but not sure about it because I read it doesn't get LTE. Although I did read about hybrid .84

You need a .33 or earlier radio, or a hybrid radio that's hybrid'd with .33 or earlier. So that hybrid .84 sounds like it might be a good candidate if that is the case.

 

[Sasuke082594]

You need a .33 or earlier radio, or a hybrid radio that's hybrid'd with .33 or earlier. So that hybrid .84 sounds like it might be a good candidate if that is the case.

So you're trying to say I can flash a .33 radio even if I have .84?

 

[jhawkkw]

So you're trying to say I can flash a .33 radio even if I have .84?

Yep, won't be an issue. I got my phone with a .48 radio and flashed down to .33. There was a bug that would cause muted audio when making a phone call, but certain custom roms fix that. I believe the hybrid .33/.84 radio also fixes that bug. So if you're going to do it, that's the one to flash.

 

[Sasuke082594]

Yep, won't be an issue. I got my phone with a .48 radio and flashed down to .33. There was a bug that would cause muted audio when making a phone call, but certain custom roms fix that. I believe the hybrid .33/.84 radio also fixes that bug. So if you're going to do it, that's the one to flash.

I can find this hybrid radio in the forums right? I saw a topic but it just mentions it.

 

[jhawkkw]

A buddy of mine has a thread that contains radio files as flashable zips for custom recovery like twrp or cwm. However you could extract the .img file and flash it through the bootloader if you wanted to as well.

http://androidforums.com/nexus-4-al...exus-4-radios-flash-in-recovery-lte-hspa.html

If on 4.3, flash the hybrid radio, and then a couple of fixes once booted and you should be good. Having root is preferred to help make it stick after each reboot, but isn't required because you could always manually re-enable it after a boot.

 

[Sasuke082594]

A buddy of mine has a thread that contains radio files as flashable zips for custom recovery like twrp or cwm. However you could extract the .img file and flash it through the bootloader if you wanted to as well.

http://androidforums.com/nexus-4-al...exus-4-radios-flash-in-recovery-lte-hspa.html

If on 4.3, flash the hybrid radio, and then a couple of fixes once booted and you should be good. Having root is preferred to help make it stick after each reboot, but isn't required because you could always manually re-enable it after a boot.

I prefer to root and install cwm then flash. I'm having a hard time getting the toolkit to work though.

 

[jhawkkw]

Which one are you using?

 

[Sasuke082594]

Which one are you using?

Nexus Root Toolkit. I did everything in the steps but its not recognised as an adb device and I don't have Internet connection and my PC is having trouble recognisng my hotspot.

 

[jhawkkw]

Which version of Windows are you using?

 

[Sasuke082594]

Which version of Windows are you using?

Windows 7

 

[Sasuke082594]

I have successfully made my laptop recognize my phone as ADB and hotspot capable. I have rebooted into Bootloader mode. Tomorrow I'll unlock my phone(unfortunately everything will be wiped) then root my phone and install a cwm build then flash the hybrid radio.