Edited on Thursday, April 11th, 2013
This is a modification, and involves more than just flashing any silly ROM. This can be dangerous for your device. It goes without saying, but will still be said, that any damage to your device is your sole responsibility. This is offered for "development and testing purposes" only. It's also nice to hack your device to take full advantage of its hardware, but that's my opinion.
So with T Mobile rolling out LTE, people are again reporting LTE on their Nexus 4's. If you're within a market, a simple flash of the .33 radio, a few quick changes and edits, and you're likely to have LTE access (granted you have a compatible kernel, which we will try to give a reasonable list of at some point). I can confirm that, from the information I am given from my phone, it does work with consistency (keep in mind I live within one of TMo's new markets). However, I have read that it does cause a notable addition to battery usage due to the fact that even though there is embedded LTE functionality in the chipset, there is no physical antenna.
Here is a description of steps I have used and recommend using. This is assuming that you have a Nexus 4 device with a custom recovery installed and a compatible kernel, and is rooted. This method will involve clearing caches (recommended but not necessary), but will not erase user data. Optional but recommended steps will begin with a letter bullet in a different color.
First Step : Flash the Compatible Radio Files
1) Download .33 radio for N4 Dev-Host - cwm-radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.33.zip - The Ultimate Free File Hosting / File Sharing Service.
2) Reboot into recovery (I use CWM).
3) Perform full nandroid backup.
a) Wipe cache partition.
b) Wipe dalvik cache.
4) Flash .33 radio zip
a) If desired, flash the most recent update of your ROM.
b) If required after flashing a ROM update, flash GAPPS.
5) Reboot your device.
Second Step : Edit the build.prop
1) Using a file explorer that exploits root access, navigate to the /system/ folder (not /sys/).
a) If you see an option saying "Mount R/W", click it. If it says "Mount R/O", then you do not need to click it.
2) Long press the file "build.prop" and select an option to open it in a text editor.
3) Scroll to the second half of the file. About two thirds down the second half, there will be a line that reads: [HIGH]telephony.lteOnCdmaDevice=0[/HIGH] You will want to edit this line and add two lines directly below it to read: [HIGH]telephony.lteOnGsmDevice=1
ro.telephony.default_network=9
ro.ril.def.preferred.network=9[/HIGH]
4) Through the menu, click the save option (do keep in mind that when you edit the build.prop, a backup is automatically created named build.prop.bak).
5) Back out of the text editor and file explorer.
Third Step : Make the Final Changes
1) Go into the native dialer (just the standard dialer if you don't know what that is) and enter *#*#4636#*#*
2)
3) Select "Phone information", then "Set preferred network type:".
4) Select "LTE/GSM auto (PRL)", then back out of the menus.
5) Enter the Settings app, select More, select Mobile Networks, select Access Point Names, select T-Mobile US, and then select APN.
6) Change this value to "fast.t-mobile.com" (make sure to include the symbol "-" just as I have written it), then click OK.
7) Scroll down and select APN Protocol, and switch the value to "IPv4/IPv6", then back out to the Mobile Networks menu.
8) Select Network Mode, and switch the value to "LTE/GSM/WCDMA".
9) Back out of all menus, and reboot your device.
If you're using MetroPCS' BYOP, here's the APN settings:
I just thought I would post this thread, because its been a topic coming back up on the web, and I haven't seen any new talk of it here on these forums. You're welcome to post anything you'd like, from your successes or failures, to your advice or suggestions. Heck, if you'd like to say that LTE is faster than a bologna sandwich, be my guest.
Special note for T Mobile users running either their stock OS or a ROM based on stock (not based on AOKP or CM).
If you are flashing the .33 radio on your device, and you are a TMo user running either your stock ROM or a ROM based on stock (such as Paranoid Android), you will experience an issue that for most would be a deal breaker. This issue is that during calls, there is absolutely no audio and no mic. Member thebryceee was fortunate enough to find a thread that addresses this issue. I am not going to include all of these instructions so as not to confuse anybody, but here is the link to the instructions to fix this issue. Happy flashing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40244956
Special thanks to jmar for his additions, as well as the contribution of thebryceee.
This is a modification, and involves more than just flashing any silly ROM. This can be dangerous for your device. It goes without saying, but will still be said, that any damage to your device is your sole responsibility. This is offered for "development and testing purposes" only. It's also nice to hack your device to take full advantage of its hardware, but that's my opinion.
So with T Mobile rolling out LTE, people are again reporting LTE on their Nexus 4's. If you're within a market, a simple flash of the .33 radio, a few quick changes and edits, and you're likely to have LTE access (granted you have a compatible kernel, which we will try to give a reasonable list of at some point). I can confirm that, from the information I am given from my phone, it does work with consistency (keep in mind I live within one of TMo's new markets). However, I have read that it does cause a notable addition to battery usage due to the fact that even though there is embedded LTE functionality in the chipset, there is no physical antenna.
Here is a description of steps I have used and recommend using. This is assuming that you have a Nexus 4 device with a custom recovery installed and a compatible kernel, and is rooted. This method will involve clearing caches (recommended but not necessary), but will not erase user data. Optional but recommended steps will begin with a letter bullet in a different color.
First Step : Flash the Compatible Radio Files
1) Download .33 radio for N4 Dev-Host - cwm-radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1700.33.zip - The Ultimate Free File Hosting / File Sharing Service.
2) Reboot into recovery (I use CWM).
3) Perform full nandroid backup.
a) Wipe cache partition.
b) Wipe dalvik cache.
4) Flash .33 radio zip
a) If desired, flash the most recent update of your ROM.
b) If required after flashing a ROM update, flash GAPPS.
5) Reboot your device.
Second Step : Edit the build.prop
1) Using a file explorer that exploits root access, navigate to the /system/ folder (not /sys/).
a) If you see an option saying "Mount R/W", click it. If it says "Mount R/O", then you do not need to click it.
2) Long press the file "build.prop" and select an option to open it in a text editor.
3) Scroll to the second half of the file. About two thirds down the second half, there will be a line that reads: [HIGH]telephony.lteOnCdmaDevice=0[/HIGH] You will want to edit this line and add two lines directly below it to read: [HIGH]telephony.lteOnGsmDevice=1
ro.telephony.default_network=9
ro.ril.def.preferred.network=9[/HIGH]
4) Through the menu, click the save option (do keep in mind that when you edit the build.prop, a backup is automatically created named build.prop.bak).
5) Back out of the text editor and file explorer.
Third Step : Make the Final Changes
1) Go into the native dialer (just the standard dialer if you don't know what that is) and enter *#*#4636#*#*
2)
3) Select "Phone information", then "Set preferred network type:".
4) Select "LTE/GSM auto (PRL)", then back out of the menus.
5) Enter the Settings app, select More, select Mobile Networks, select Access Point Names, select T-Mobile US, and then select APN.
6) Change this value to "fast.t-mobile.com" (make sure to include the symbol "-" just as I have written it), then click OK.
7) Scroll down and select APN Protocol, and switch the value to "IPv4/IPv6", then back out to the Mobile Networks menu.
8) Select Network Mode, and switch the value to "LTE/GSM/WCDMA".
9) Back out of all menus, and reboot your device.
If you're using MetroPCS' BYOP, here's the APN settings:
For those lucky enough to live in a location where AT&T has AWS LTE deployed, here are apn settings that from XDA:
Just tried it, and it seems to be working for me! I'll post a photo, but here's what I'm getting. Its not 40+ or even 70+ like I've seen some people post, but its much better than the decent enough speeds I was getting before. I had a ping of 36ms, down at 26.1, and up at 12.8, and I won't complain with that.
I just thought I would post this thread, because its been a topic coming back up on the web, and I haven't seen any new talk of it here on these forums. You're welcome to post anything you'd like, from your successes or failures, to your advice or suggestions. Heck, if you'd like to say that LTE is faster than a bologna sandwich, be my guest.
Special note for T Mobile users running either their stock OS or a ROM based on stock (not based on AOKP or CM).
If you are flashing the .33 radio on your device, and you are a TMo user running either your stock ROM or a ROM based on stock (such as Paranoid Android), you will experience an issue that for most would be a deal breaker. This issue is that during calls, there is absolutely no audio and no mic. Member thebryceee was fortunate enough to find a thread that addresses this issue. I am not going to include all of these instructions so as not to confuse anybody, but here is the link to the instructions to fix this issue. Happy flashing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40244956
Special thanks to jmar for his additions, as well as the contribution of thebryceee.
