How to enable 4G LTE on Nexus 4

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The Nexus 4 received one main criticism about the lack of LTE. Google had made claims that this was done to provide the same device that worked on networks worldwide.  Everyone thought that the lack of LTE was a very big negative for the Nexus 4 and that was the end of story.

Well the story took a very interesting turn when the folks at iFixit found that there was an LTE chip present in the Nexus 4 from their usual teardown test of devices.  Now, users of xda-developers have managed to discover that Nexus 4 can be used on the LTE networks of Canada!

It is possible to force the Nexus 4 onto a LTE network (only LTE band 4 – 1700MHz and 2100MHz) using phone’s hidden device settings menu. Our guide will allow you to connect your Nexus 4 to any Band 4 LTE (AWS spectrum running on 1700/2100Mhz) network in Canada. That includes Rogers, Bell, Telus, Fido, Virgin, and Koodo.

In the US, AT&T has the licence to operate on Band 4 LTE which is yet to be implemented (no dates announced). Currently, AT&T’s LTE uses Band 17 and Verizon LTE uses Band 13, both of which are incompatible with the Nexus 4. T-Mobile plans to use Band 4 LTE in the coming future so this will be only network you can get LTE speeds if you are using a Nexus 4.

How to enable 4G LTE on Nexus 4

Required:
- Nexus 4
- LTE microSim Card (Rogers/Bell/Telus/Fido/Virgin Mobile/Fido/Virgin/Koodo)
- Data Plan
For Rogers:
Go to Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names > set APN: ltemobile.apn

Step 1: Go to Phone dialer and enter *#*#4636#*#*
Step 2: Select Phone Information
Step 3: Under “Set Preferred Network Type”, Select “LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)”
Step 4: LTE!

If your Nexus 4 doesn’t connect to data then use the following apn settings for your carrier.

To edit the apn settings:
Go to Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names

Rogers APN Settings for LTE
Name: Rogers LTE
APN: ltemobile.apn
Proxy: Not set
Port: 80
Username/Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mms.gprs.rogers.com
MMS proxy: same as the one in rogers-core-appl1.apn
MMS port: Not set
MCC: 302
MNC: 720
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified

Bell Mobility:APN Settings for LTE
Apn name: Bell lte
apn: Pda.bell.ca
proxy: Web.wireless.bell.ca
port: 80
username: <not set>
password: <not set>
server: <not set>
mmsc: http://mms.bell.ca/mms/wapenc
mmsc proxy: Web.wireless.bell.ca
mms port: 80
mcc: 302
mnc: 610
apn type : <not set>

Telus Mobility APN Settings for LTE
Name: Telus SP
APN: sp.telus.net
Proxy: (not set)
Port: (not set)
Username: (not set)
Password: (not set)
Server: (not set)
MMSC: http://aliasredirect.net/proxy/mmsc
MMS proxy: 74.49.0.18
MMS port: 80
MCC: 302
MNC: 220
Authentication type: None
APN type: internet + mms