Nexus 4 shown working with LTE
after simple tweak !!
Some enterprising tinkerers on the XDA Developers forums are demonstrating that despite the lack of a working signal amplifier and filter in LG’s Nexus 4, it’s still possible to force the phone onto an LTE network from the phone’s debugging menu — at least on LTE band 4 (1700MHz and 2100MHz) on Canadian carriers Telus and Rogers.
Last week, Anandtech reported that "Band 4 (AWS) could essentially be supported with the power amplifiers and transceiver that already are onboard the Nexus 4, but again it ultimately comes down to a particular OEM choice whether these get supported." As we've written previously, getting LTE support across multiple carriers across the US and internationally is a minefield, which is why Google chose not to include support for multiple LTE bands on the Nexus 4. Turning back to the US, AT&T is licensed to operate on Band 4 (Verizon uses the incompatible Band 13), which holds some promise for getting things to work south of the border — eventually. While we are able to activate the LTE option on our AT&T Nexus 4, it's unable to acquire the network, albeit in a market almost certainly covered by Band 17. There's also a whole separate issue — just because the phone "works" on LTE there are no guarantees about performance or reliability without optimization on the carrier side, which the Nexus 4 presumably hasn't received. The story is evolving, and we'll keep you updated as soon as we hear something
new.
Source: XDA Developers (Forums)
after simple tweak !!
Some enterprising tinkerers on the XDA Developers forums are demonstrating that despite the lack of a working signal amplifier and filter in LG’s Nexus 4, it’s still possible to force the phone onto an LTE network from the phone’s debugging menu — at least on LTE band 4 (1700MHz and 2100MHz) on Canadian carriers Telus and Rogers.
Last week, Anandtech reported that "Band 4 (AWS) could essentially be supported with the power amplifiers and transceiver that already are onboard the Nexus 4, but again it ultimately comes down to a particular OEM choice whether these get supported." As we've written previously, getting LTE support across multiple carriers across the US and internationally is a minefield, which is why Google chose not to include support for multiple LTE bands on the Nexus 4. Turning back to the US, AT&T is licensed to operate on Band 4 (Verizon uses the incompatible Band 13), which holds some promise for getting things to work south of the border — eventually. While we are able to activate the LTE option on our AT&T Nexus 4, it's unable to acquire the network, albeit in a market almost certainly covered by Band 17. There's also a whole separate issue — just because the phone "works" on LTE there are no guarantees about performance or reliability without optimization on the carrier side, which the Nexus 4 presumably hasn't received. The story is evolving, and we'll keep you updated as soon as we hear something
new.
Source: XDA Developers (Forums)
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