4G on Samsung S4 on Voda Portugal

GIMP · 08-09-2013 4:36pm #1

Hi I have a Tesco mobile S4 unlocked with a Vodafone Portugal 4g sim but I cannot get on 4g network. I can get 2g/3g no problems, but cannot get access to 4g even with LTE only selected. Any ideas of a solution?

killbillvol2 · 08-09-2013 4:43pm

Where are you? I don't think there's any 4G coverage outside Lisbon (and maybe Porto).

GIMP · 08-09-2013 5:01pm

In Albuferia, in LTE only mode the phone is showing all three networks but trying to select Vodafone manually will not allow access.

techspex2736 · 10-09-2013 10:23am

What is the error message exactly

GIMP · 10-09-2013 2:42pm

"Unable to connect, try later"

10-09-2013 3:04pm

I assume you have the I9505 and not the I9500? The I9500 does not support 4g AFAIK.

coldfire1x · 10-09-2013 4:27pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I assume you have the I9505 and not the I9500? The I9500 does not support 4g AFAIK.

I think Tesco (and all other networks) sells I9505 here which does have 4G.

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9505_galaxy_s4-5371.php

GIMP · 10-09-2013 7:10pm

Ya phone is LTE enabled, unlocked and 4g sim and receiving 4g signal. Just trying it over here but no luck.

techspex2736 · 14-09-2013 6:46am

As this is Tesco's mobile and they are where you sourced the phone have you tried talking to them about the problem

Also if you know any Portuguese then you could try going into the vodafone portugal shop and explain your case as it could be there 4G masts that are the problem

GIMP · 14-09-2013 12:17pm

techspex2736 wrote: »

As this is Tesco's mobile and they are where you sourced the phone have you tried talking to them about the problem

Also if you know any Portuguese then you could try going into the vodafone portugal shop and explain your case as it could be there 4G masts that are the problem

Cheers, I am back in Ireland now, never got it to work.

Banjo String · 14-09-2013 1:09pm

How do you.enable lte

wotzgoingon · 14-09-2013 2:15pm

That just goes to show how shíte our networks are. Portugal has LTE before use.

GIMP · 14-09-2013 3:52pm

Banjo String wrote: »

How do you.enable lte

I use "Advance Signal Status" app from play store, you can select LTE only etc on S4. You can search what 4g networks are live in your area if any, currently I am getting Voda, Meteor and O2, no access to any obviously.

Can't understand why I couldn't get on Voda Portugal with a 4g sim while I was there and I tried it here too with Voda IRL but no luck.

On a side note I did a speed test on Voda Portugal and got 11.5 MB download on H+, very impressed.

4G on Samsung S4 on Voda Portugal

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