TSTT WiMax 4G/Hotspot and HSPA+ Thread

[hustla_ambition101]

so anyone activate 4G on a blackberry?

I contemplating getting a 9320 with it but I waiting on somebody to answer same

[tr1ad]

well they said they activated it on mine, but yet to see any icon or experience any tremendous boost in speed

[r3iXmann]

Yes I have both, so far bmobile seems a bit faster, average around 2 to 3mbps.

Digicel averaging between 1 and 2mbits.

i'm experiencing quite the opposite

digicel gets avg 3-4 mbps...more in some areas

with bmobile, so far i'm lucky if i get a full 2mbps

This is from speedtest.net ? Use a Miami server if possible.

yup. ok will try

well they said they activated it on mine, but yet to see any icon or experience any tremendous boost in speed

u rebooted the phone? i tried disabling/enabling my data but it didnt work until i rebooted the phone

[tr1ad]

numerous times

[greggle71]

so anyone activate 4G on a blackberry?

I did this week, for some reason i still can't stream a youtube video i get some kinda error message.

Did a speed test using an app, i get around 600 to 800 MBPs down. Battery performance has deteriorated significantly as well.

[d_saw10]

For any speed issues I'd recommend you ensure that your account was updated correctly... I updated 3 days ago and experienced typical speeds of .5 mb up and down.... never anything more....

My original plan was BB $99+$75 Corp ... Contacted online tech supp and discovered that the upgrade went through but also maintained the $99 bb package... indicated to tech that I wasn't using a bb anymore ... tech removed the bb package and soon as I restarted go improved speeds right away... typically 1 mb plus .... last test was 4.23 down 1.67 up at time of this post from POS to Miami Server.... to nearest Flow hosted server its more typically 1-2 down and <1 up....

Will assume that the speed is mostly based on low cellular usage at this time of day ... however, even when I was getting slower rates with the bb package attached I could stream Netflix middle of the day with no buffering aside from initial startup....so no worries with the available bandwidth and QOS ... as a side note I feel like I was being throttled with the bb package attached.... because the speed was consistently .45-5.0 mb down in all sites tested (POS uptown+downtown, curepe, san juan, highway between beetham and gran bazaar) ... who knows?

[JJ16]

Hmm with my bmobile 4g (iphone) i get minimum so far, anytime i checked my speed via speedtest.net app for iphone, the lowest was around 2MBPS, fastest i got was 3.89MBPS..

I hope this continues

[tr1ad]

yet to see any 4G, 3G or H+ icon on my phone, yet they insist the package is active

[d_saw10]

if your phone is a bb make sure that you have it set to 4g in mobile options... if its an android make sure its configured for both gsm and wcdma and if its an iphone it should be fine with no changes... if its postpaid make sure its got the apn set to internet and if its prepaid make sure its the correct apn name (which escapes me at this point, but its different from postpaid) ...all that being ensured then its gona be your model of phone and the bandrate supported, a possible setting or antenna problem if you're using a rooted android rom or jailbroken iphone, a physical antenna problem if the phone was dropped, no 4g data available in your area, more than 1 inept bmobile staffer who aren't able to identify a problem on your account preventing you from getting 4g service.... I'd recommend testing your sim in another 4g enabled phone if possible for a quick validation of whether the problem is your phone or your service

[firstchoicett]

Digicel just double my data package

[iDynamic]

prepaid APN which I got working proper after the plan is : bConnected

[tr1ad]

Digicel just double my data package

isn't there a digicel thread for you?


you remind me of this


d_saw10 its a bold 9900 and im in pos

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

tr1ad

Did you try letting them deactivate the plan and then reactivate it? Could be a glitch or something like that.

[tr1ad]

yup they have tried many times within the past 2 days

i will have to see who in the office has a 4G phone to confirm if it is indeed my device

[maj. tom]

^^ your BB 9900 probably uses the 3G HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 bands.
The American version uses the HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800.(http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_bold_touch_9900-3116.php)

Or the other way around, it doesn't specify which bands are for which market, but I would assume that's the problem. So you would only pick up EDGE on the 3G plans instead.


Digicel and TSTT are using the 850/1900MHz for their GSM/CDMA network.

[tr1ad]

that seems to be the problem,

i'll just go back to regular BIS

[jusme]

A digicel rep spent minutes trying to activate a 4G plan on my neighbor's 9900 then told him "hard luck u cyah get 4g"

[tr1ad]

the 9900 won't work on the local "4G"

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

A digicel rep spent minutes trying to activate a 4G plan on my neighbor's 9900 then told him "hard luck u cyah get 4g"

I think the HTC Sensation 4G is the same problem. Someone was saying recently his one don't work with Digicel 4G network.

[ninjaboost]

the 9900 won't work on the local "4G"

uhhhhh my 9900 works perfectly with the 4G.

What is your network mode set to?

[tr1ad]

2G/3G/4G

but it's not a bmobile handset

the at&t version will work locally

[ismithx]

you all need to double check whether the phone you all have can run the 1900 band in 3G....

[PapaC]

lolz @ tr1ad

[Chiney]

big question....

can i roam with high speed data?

[S_2NR]

big question....

can i roam with high speed data?

I don't see why not.

But prepare ur angus for crazy charges.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

anyone on corporate plans got thru with purchasing an iphone 5 and signing up for a plan?

[firstchoicett]

So far I'm getting on Blah Mobile 3-4 MB tested in Central , PoS , Trinicity , South .

Digicel between 9-11 MB.

[jhonnieblue]

anyone getting issues with calls goin straight to voicemail?
i activated the 4g but now not even getting calls coming thru on android

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

So far I'm getting on Blah Mobile 3-4 MB tested in Central , PoS , Trinicity , South .

Digicel between 9-11 MB.

That's great. I'm glad Bmobile has finally launched hi speed. What I find particularly impressive is the latency of Bmobile's 4g. At some points it was better than Flow's cable internet latency. Very impressive. I think that latency is going to be the true issue vs outright max speed.

[Daran]

So far I'm getting on Blah Mobile 3-4 MB tested in Central , PoS , Trinicity , South .

Digicel between 9-11 MB.

That's great. I'm glad Bmobile has finally launched hi speed. What I find particularly impressive is the latency of Bmobile's 4g. At some points it was better than Flow's cable internet latency. Very impressive. I think that latency is going to be the true issue vs outright max speed.

This man knows the truth. Latency on bmobile's 4G is excellent! which means, surfing, apps etc will work far better versus digicel.

Average latency I'm seeing on bmobile is 3 to 4 times faster than digicel