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  • 19-12-2016 12:20pm
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    rottie 11
    Registered Users Posts: 3,431 ✭✭✭


    Just bought a second hand s5 from cex , the phone itself is perfect but I'm not getting any 4g and it seems to be eating my data as well , any idea why ?

    If I hold my finger down on mobile data there's no option for 4g either a shown in picture


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    ianob7
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭ianob7


    Lte is for all intents and purposes 4g. Might be a non Irish Samsung you picked up hence lte mentioned in the network options as opposed to 4g. Have you done a speed test to see what speeds you're hitting?


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    rottie 11
    Registered Users Posts: 3,431 ✭✭✭rottie 11


    ianob7 wrote: »
    Lte is for all intents and purposes 4g. Might be a non Irish Samsung you picked up hence lte mentioned in the network options as opposed to 4g. Have you done a speed test to see what speeds you're hitting?

    Oh rite , no I didn't do a speed test but to be fair the speeds seem OK


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    If you are on any of the mvno networks (Tesco Mobile, iD mobile, Virgain, Lyca), then you should also enable data roaming. They "roam" onto three's network, so you'd need that ticked.


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    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users Posts: 10,575 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    I have an Irish old model Nexus 5 and it has always said LTE as opposed to 4G....

    I think it's down to the manufacturer how they phrase it...


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    rottie 11
    Registered Users Posts: 3,431 ✭✭✭rottie 11


    I'm on vodafone, it's just a H+ symbol on the top of my phone. Also here's a speed test I just did


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    I think it's possible for 4G to be turned off on the sim. Contact vodafone here and see if they can sort you out.


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    rottie 11
    Registered Users Posts: 3,431 ✭✭✭rottie 11


    MarkR wrote: »
    I think it's possible for 4G to be turned off on the sim. Contact vodafone here and see if they can sort you out.

    I just got off live chat with them , he said he updated it and when I restart my phone il be able to use 4g. I did that and still nothing


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    ianob7
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭ianob7


    How old is the sim ??


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    rottie 11
    Registered Users Posts: 3,431 ✭✭✭rottie 11


    ianob7 wrote: »
    How old is the sim ??

    I have the 4g symbol now at the top of screen so he was right :) the sim is less than a year old


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    ianob7
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭ianob7


    High speed internet awaits :p


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Good stuff, glad you got sorted.


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