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Anyway to turn off 3g in our cdma phones. Might save a lot of battery.
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turn off "mobile network" and just use wifi at home?
I've read that the phone constantly searching for 3G and/or using 3G is a big battery drain. Also that unless you require the bandwidth you can do just fine with 2g. There are apps on the market to let you switch 3g off but the ones I found don't work with cdma phones.
Turning mobile network off like said above will turn off 3g...
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Doesn't it turn off 2G or edge also. I want data when I don't have wifi. I also thought the phone switched off mobile network when connects wifi automatically.
If you hold the power button and turn off mobile network it turns off 3g. It goes to 1x and you basically receive text and phone calls..it helps turning it off in my house because I don't get great reception so its not always looking for that 3g
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Thanks. Is that only 1G? That's partially what I want. Better would be to be able to get 2G which would be ok for web browsing. 1x is painfully slow and useless. I'd like to be able to switch to 3x just for streaming video, downloading, or other high data needs.
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Thanks.
Is that only 1G?
I'd like to be able to switch to 3x just for streaming video, downloading, or other high data needs.
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Yes.
Hold power down.
I think ATT when you turn off 3g it goes to 2g.but if um not using 3g I keep it in 1x
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If you still have sense, there is a widget from the settings that you can add to do this instead of having to hit the power button. Make it a 1 step process!
So it is not possible to shut off 3G and keep 2G?
analog = 1Gen network
1X = 2Gen network
EVDO = 3Gen network
EDGE is GSM 2G, does not apply to this discussion.
patches152 said:
analog = 1Gen network
1X = 2Gen network
EVDO = 3Gen network
EDGE is GSM 2G, does not apply to this discussion.
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Well Verizon 2g is hella wack then cause I tested Facebook mobile site on my phone and a Iphone 2g and the iPhone got thru way faster. I thought it was cause I was on 1g but...
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So it is not possible to shut off 3G and keep 2G?
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No.
An easy way to see what you can and can't do is to install the HTC Widgets (found under "Widgets", then "Settings").
The one's relevant to the topic are:
Mobile Network and Wi-Fi.
I also use Bluetooth and GPS widgets, and between the four, manage battery consumption as best I can depending upon what I'm doing and whether or not I have wi-fi coverage available. If I'm just doing calls and SMS text messaging, I turn them all off.
OK. Thanks all
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My phone can turn off my 3g to 2g. What kind of phone do you have?
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jager420 said:
My phone can turn off my 3g to 2g. What kind of phone do you have?
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I have an HTC incredible.
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My phone can turn off my 3g to 2g. What kind of phone do you have?
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Incredible. The OP is looking for wireless data (see his post #5) when 3G is off. If you can do that, post a how-to. When I disable 3G and wi-fi, I get 1x - which is 2G, as explained - but isn't what the OP is trying to ask for (but getting terminology mixed up).
Hello all! I installed unity on my g2 and since then I haven't seen 4g at all. Any ideas? Also, I asked this a few days back but I still can't run WiFi without mobile network shutting down. Any help on either subject would be greatly appreciated!
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*You should read the first few posts in the unity thread. It mentions that tmo lies about 4G and your phone will only show 4G when you really are in the area.
As for the actual 4G icon, it's been replaced with the H icon. Search the unity thread for the 4g icon mod. *
scratch that. it's gone since the last time the op was taken down. but yeah, it only shows 4g when you're actually in a 4G area. The mention of that is not in the thread anymore unfortuantely...
Final Edit: here's the official statement on that: http://www.virtuousrom.com/p/faq.html (it's the 2nd to last question on the bottom)
Your mobile netwok is disabled when you have wifi. It is normal. It prevents excessive battery drain. You'll be reconnected to your network as soon as you leave the wifi zone.
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Thank you for your fast reply! I know that about the H icon, but in places i used to get it, i dont anymore. Maybe something is screwy because i just ran a speed test and it pulled 3.7 meg wit 2 bars 3g. I also understand about the wifi but for some reason i cant get calls or texts and i have to reboot to get the mobile network tgo come back on.
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coachmoore said:
Hello all! I installed unity on my g2 and since then I haven't seen 4g at all. Any ideas? Also, I asked this a few days back but I still can't run WiFi without mobile network shutting down. Any help on either subject would be greatly appreciated!
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the "H" icon is "4G". If you want the "4G" icon, you can put it in the ROM yourself. You'll only see "H"/"4G" in the areas where the towers have been upgraded to HSPA (which is most major places by now, actually).
When you're connected to wifi, the phone automatically disables your 3G in order to save battery. It switches to "2G only" because your WiFi data is faster.
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Thank you for your fast reply! I know that about the H icon, but in places i used to get it, i dont anymore. Maybe something is screwy because i just ran a speed test and it pulled 3.7 meg wit 2 bars 3g. I also understand about the wifi but for some reason i cant get calls or texts and i have to reboot to get the mobile network tgo come back on.
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check the link in my signature of virtuous unity mods for the 4g icon.zip
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Thank you for your fast reply! I know that about the H icon, but in places i used to get it, i dont anymore. Maybe something is screwy because i just ran a speed test and it pulled 3.7 meg wit 2 bars 3g. I also understand about the wifi but for some reason i cant get calls or texts and i have to reboot to get the mobile network tgo come back on.
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i'm going to assume that this is the first time you installed unity on it. so yeah, what you thought you had 4g, actually was 3G. the unity rom actually denotes a difference in that and tells you that it's actually 3G not 4G.
Ok man, thank you again for all of your helpful replies. However the "H" icon i used to get all over the place, now i never see it. So what youre saying is that i was never really getting 4g, it just had the H up there. What i understood was gthe H was HSPA or 4g. As i said, i live close to atlanta, so i should have it, i thought i did anyway...lol
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Ok man, thank you again for all of your helpful replies. However the "H" icon i used to get all over the place, now i never see it. So what youre saying is that i was never really getting 4g, it just had the H up there. What i understood was gthe H was HSPA or 4g. As i said, i live close to atlanta, so i should have it, i thought i did anyway...lol
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Don't worry too much about whether or not you see the "H" icon or the "3G" icon. A lot of times the "H" hangs up there much longer than it should. I noticed on some ROMs that it will just show "H" for a long time even though you've actually moved down to UMTS connection (3G).
As long as you're getting good speeds and not noticing a difference I wouldn't stress about it too much.
Ok, thanks for all of your help as always guys... You ate the best in the biz!
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lol np. just a quick search will usually solve you problems though
and to note, isn't ATL AT&T's hq? if so, then I dont think Tmo has much radio space there.
It is at&t, in fact, I'm a lineman for at&t. Tmobile is just cheaper and the service is a lot better.
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well, that's probably why. I'm on att, but i do hate their new "decisions" they've been making..but yeah, tmo probably has a little less power in that area thanks to it being AT&T's hq.
I live in area that does not have 4 g so it stays off, however today at airport I tried and no 4G toggle anywhere! Where did it go, I swore when I got s3 I tested 4G but now it's gone? Thanks for help.
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BiggieD said:
I live in area that does not have 4 g so it stays off, however today at airport I tried and no 4G toggle anywhere! Where did it go, I swore when I got s3 I tested 4G but now it's gone? Thanks for help.
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GS3 doent have a 4g "toggle" as you say...but you can make sure its enabled
settings-->more settings-->Mobile Network-->Network mode.
Preferred network mode should be set to "CDMA/LTE/EVDO"
If you have "CDMA/LTE/EVDO" enabled, anytime your in a Sprint LTE area your phone icon will switch from 3g to 4g.
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GS3 doent have a 4g "toggle" as you say...but you can make sure its enabled
settings-->more settings-->Mobile Network-->Network mode.
Preferred network mode should be set to "CDMA/LTE/EVDO"
If you have "CDMA/LTE/EVDO" enabled, anytime your in a Sprint LTE area your phone icon will switch from 3g to 4g.
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doesn't it chew up more battery?
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doesn't it chew up more battery?
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it shouldnt chew up ure bttery at all, as all it does is search the network for 4gLTE and if it doesnt find it, it will automaticly go to sleep and try again like 2 or 3 hours later or periodically as it tells u. .however u do need to have sprint automatic connention left on in order for that work. atleast thats what i got from reading the sprint connection optimizer information it gave me.
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it shouldnt chew up ure bttery at all, as all it does is search the network for 4gLTE and if it doesnt find it, it will automaticly go to sleep and try again like 2 or 3 hours later or periodically as it tells u. .however u do need to have sprint automatic connention left on in order for that work. atleast thats what i got from reading the sprint connection optimizer information it gave me.
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The optimizer isn't for the LTE. I hate that garbage so I always leave it off. As long as your preferred network is set as stated above, it will automatically switch between them. Side note though, it may switch back to 3g if you don't have a very strong 4 g signal. It likes to be weird.
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Sounds like your thinking of a wimax phone. I I had a Motorola Photon and you had to physically turn 4g on and off on it.... I think most wimax 4g phones are that way.
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Do any of the custom ROMS have a toggle for 4g/3g? I live in a 4g area but sometimes the signal isn't strong enough so it goes to 3g. Quite annoying. It would be great to toggle 3g off and force 4g.
So I had s2 before s3, so I assume the s2 was a 4 -g wimax? It had a toggle widget.
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So I had s2 before s3, so I assume the s2 was a 4 -g wimax? It had a toggle widget.
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Correct !:good:
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Do any of the custom ROMS have a toggle for 4g/3g? I live in a 4g area but sometimes the signal isn't strong enough so it goes to 3g. Quite annoying. It would be great to toggle 3g off and force 4g.
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Have you tried updating to the new radio? I believe they boosted the power to give slightly better LTE connectivity in those kinds of environments.
There is a way to force LTE on the GS3. I did it with mine so that I could map out the LTE zones with sensorly a bit easier while I was driving over the weekend. The way I was able to do this is you need to have Nova Launcher downloaded and installed.
Once you do this, long press on the home screen and go to "Shortcuts".
Next click on "Activities"
Next scroll down to "IOTHiddenMenu"
Then scroll down and click on "IOTHiddenMenu : HDR1X_Selection"
Doing this will allow you to force LTE only mode. Keep in mind you WILL NOT be able to make any phone calls while doing this. For some reason the GS3 requires the phone to be in LTE + CDMA + EVDO Mode to make calls even if you have a very strong LTE signal.
Another app I would recommend downloading is called OpenSignalMaps. Once you have the LTE only mode turned on or even the normal LTE + CDMA mode, you can use this app to refresh your network by clicking the little refresh button at the bottom left of the app in the Overview tab. What this does is pretty much turn your phones mobile networks on and off and then scan for LTE first before scanning for EVDO. I have been able to connect to many more LTE sites by doing this. Even ones that are fairly far away.
Hope this all helps. Let me know if you have any extra questions.
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I have the settings on GSM/HSPA/LTE, but lost data connection completely. Tried to restart and turned on/off flight mode - still no data. Voice in and out is OK. I finally managed to reconnect by repeating the process. Is there a better way to reconnect?
Thanks.
Check out "Network"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network
It takes you to the network screen as well
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with the latest l13 radio my phone will not stay on 4g it is heavily biased to 3g and I do not know how to fix it. I am right next to the 4g towers.. ... any thoughts? Thanks
Thanks
Thanks. Unfortunately, the "Network" app would not run. So I followed a similar line, and found "3G Reconnect". It does not fix the connection issue. Any other thoughts?
when i am stream google play music on my phone using 3g 4g or wifi it over heats after a little bit. when its not charging or charging it does it. thats the only app that does it and only when im streaming not when im playing music on my phone. it seems to be constantly using data too so i was thinking it could be because of that and drains my battery like something serious too. pandora doesnt do any of the thing im mentioning at all.thanks for the help
Well I could very well see why it would on 3g. It's searching for signal and 3g speeds are slow for streaming via data. The app usually defaults to stream only on wifi, you must go into settings to enable streaming via data just because of that reason. I only stream on lte or wifi. Now you said it gets hot also on wifi or lte that I have no clue why it would do it.
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Well I could very well see why it would on 3g. It's searching for signal and 3g speeds are slow for streaming via data. The app usually defaults to stream only on wifi, you must go into settings to enable streaming via data just because of that reason. I only stream on lte or wifi. Now you said it gets hot also on wifi or lte that I have no clue why it would do it.
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ya i get why on 3g too but 4g and wifi i dont. should i uninstall then re install it because i really like it but not the over heating and battery draining. thanks
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ya i get why on 3g too but 4g and wifi i dont. should i uninstall then re install it because i really like it but not the over heating and battery draining. thanks
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Give it a shot but I don't see why it's ping that now or how reinstalling it would change anything.
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Am I taking crazy pills or is suddenly internet browsing not possible while talking on this phone? I could swear this wasn't the case on my SGN2. Please christ tell me this isnt the case, or at least fixable (and yes, i know wifi, but wtf).
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Iam not sure but I believe it depends on the network and the coverage on some areas
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Elhity said:
Iam not sure but I believe it depends on the network and the coverage on some areas
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If you have no 4g or lte and only 3g where you are at the time then you can't I think. Check your signal type next time.
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If you have no 4g or lte and only 3g where you are at the time then you can't I think. Check your signal type next time.
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I have 4g, cant browse while talking.
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If you have no 4g or lte and only 3g where you are at the time then you can't I think. Check your signal type next time.
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jason370 said:
I have 4g, cant browse while talking.
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am i the only person who cant browse the internet while talking on the phone when a 4g signal is showing?
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am i the only person who cant browse the internet while talking on the phone when a 4g signal is showing?
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I am at work and on wifi. So have not tested yet. I guess I can test it now.
Nope, worked fine for me. I turned off wifi and waiting for the cell signal to establish then called my work extension and opened chrome and had no trouble. Call Recording via xposed worked fine for me to. I hadn't tested that one yet.
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I am at work and on wifi. So have not tested yet. I guess I can test it now.
Nope, worked fine for me. I turned off wifi and waiting for the cell signal to establish then called my work extension and opened chrome and had no trouble. Call Recording via xposed worked fine for me to. I hadn't tested that one yet.
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I have no idea what changed, but now it works. it hasnt worked for two days in two different locations in nyc, but now im golden.