Rogers Lumia 920 no lte on Bell?

[xalasten]

Hi Everyone, sorry if this has been asked but is there no way to get lte to work on Bell? I have it unlocked and mms,internet sharing etc work but I can only get 4G to show. In tests I am getting hspa+ speeds. Any help would be great!

 

[Noob1ee]

I have LTE with Virgin which uses Bell's network. Have you tried installing the access point app and selecting Bell?

 

[WavingReds]

yep not on bell, Roger uses the 700 band, Bell and Telus signed and agreement to use the 850 band so...yeah D=

 

[xalasten]

I do have access point installed and the Lumia 920 is supposed to be pentaband so should support all the frequencies I thought?

 

[lipper2000]

I never realized 4G was not LTE lol...ive not seen LTE symbol either...getting pretty quick speeds on Bell though with my unlocked Rogers 920

 

[lipper2000]

I read the Canadian manual and it only talks about 4g

 

[WavingReds]

oh sorry my mistake, bell does use the 700 band as well.

the pentaband phone was only for I believe the 3G network and it was the first batch that came out.

Do you have an LTE sim card?

 

[xalasten]

Yep using lte sim from my HTC 8x

 

[WavingReds]

Then sorry I don't know how to help you, I've seen the LTE symble...actually I've seen all the symbols like a car shifting into higher gears
O > E > 3G > 4G > LTE

 

[lipper2000]

Then sorry I don't know how to help you, I've seen the LTE symble...actually I've seen all the symbols like a car shifting into higher gears
O > E > 3G > 4G > LTE

ive probably got a 3G sim....how can i tell the version of phone if some are not LTE?

if i get a 4G SIM...will it work with 3G devices...didnt know there was a difference

 

[VegaNovus]

4The box should say 4G/LTE ready if it's 4G/LTE capable.

4G sim cards work fine in 3G devices

 

[slashd0t]

I'm on Bell and LTE works for me..

 

[xalasten]

I seem to be getting an LTE signal now from time to time, I am not sure why but it seems to work somewhat. The speed difference is not really noticeable except when downloading something so I guess I will just deal with it. Thanks for all the tips everyone.

 

[WavingReds]

make sure it actually says LTE and not 4G. I work in a cell phone shop and we sell sims from bell that says 4G and LTE

 

[lipper2000]

so do I need to have a different SIM for LTE? I just took the SIM out of my old phone (3G), cut it down and it worked fine but I never see the LTE...just 4G..
I'm getting close to 30mbps with speedtest

 

[lipper2000]

BTW- box says :
WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100/1700_2100 : LTE 700/850/1900/1700_2100 GSMQUAD

 

[Noob1ee]

so do I need to have a different SIM for LTE? I just took the SIM out of my old phone (3G), cut it down and it worked fine but I never see the LTE...just 4G..
I'm getting close to 30mbps with speedtest

You will need an LTE sim, usually LTE sims will say LTE on the sim itself.

 

[lipper2000]

I'm on Bell and LTE works for me..

Did you have to get a new LTE sim? When I look on the bell site the small sim's say they are for iphone5 only?!
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding it...I thought the iphone4 and 5 had the same micro sim card...

I cut down my regular sim to size and it works fine but would like LTE which I am seemingly not getting as it never states LTE

Thanks.

 

[slashd0t]

Did you have to get a new LTE sim? When I look on the bell site the small sim's say they are for iphone5 only?!
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding it...I thought the iphone4 and 5 had the same micro sim card...

I cut down my regular sim to size and it works fine but would like LTE which I am seemingly not getting as it never states LTE

Thanks.

I do have an LTE sim yes.

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[WavingReds]

yes, you will need a micro bell sim that says LTE on it, not 3G, not 4G.

the LTE sim has access to the LTE network and lower.

the iPhone 5 will only take a nano sim, those only comes in LTE.

To be honest, you're not missing much with LTE at all. the only thing you'll notice is a huge battery drain from LTE and 3G