Hey,
I would like to disable all roaming (data and voice) on my rooted 4.0.1 GSM GNex running on Telus. I live close to the water, so the AT&T signal is often stronger than the Telus' own. Something like Roam Control would be perfect except that that app is only for CDMA.
Thanks and please help.
Anybody have any ideas?
Well data roaming can be disabled by going to Wireless & networks > Mobile networks and unchecking data roaming as for voice, I have no clue.
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I'm using the Samsung Epic and i just bought roam control...when i press roam only it goes into roam signal but there is no 3g or 1x or any data...did i do something wrong? how do i get data to work? Thanks
go to settings from the home screen and make sure you have data roaming turned on... but if I'm not mistaken, you will only ever data roam on 1x (talking from experience, not any known document or anything)
Wizard Knight said:
go to settings from the home screen and make sure you have data roaming turned on... but if I'm not mistaken, you will only ever data roam on 1x (talking from experience, not any known document or anything)
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Data roaming is on... any other possible solution?
I have used this app before without a hitch. I couldn't get data to work until I picked "roam" for the data roam guard.
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You may have already done this, but ensure your data network is ACTIVATED (hold down the power button and instead of selecting power off, select data network). If it is already activated, i.e. you get a 3G signal when you get a Sprint signal, then try deactivating it and reactivating it.
Btw, you are not using a 3G toggle widget of any sort are you? The ones that actually work only work about 50% of the time (buggy), so I don't use them anymore.
If all else fails, try rebooting, wait for a Sprint 3G symbol then switch to Roam.
I thought I remember from somewhere that our roaming is onto the verizon network. And that in the sprint/ verizon agreement, that sprint customers who roam on verizon are restricted to 1x.
I think this is part of why with sprints ec05, it won't show 1x, just 3g no matter what.
I'm running ACS recovery/kernel + root; and it was also true with Zedo v2.
I cannot get any data while roaming. I have installed and run roam control. I have tried all possible options under Settings/Wireless and Networks/Mobile Data and Roaming.
Anyone else?
Edit:
Problem was fixed - see post#6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17811600&postcount=6
Where do you live?
no seriously
The ET4G, like previous samsung phones cannot roam on the PCS band, so if whoever your roaming on is only throwing voice over the cellular band and data over PCS then you got no data.....
No one seems to care about this bug and I don't get why not.
R1ptide said:
Where do you live?
no seriously
The ET4G, like previous samsung phones cannot roam on the PCS band, so if whoever your roaming on is only throwing voice over the cellular band and data over PCS then you got no data.....
No one seems to care about this bug and I don't get why not.
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My roaming carrier is US Cellular.
R1ptide said:
Where do you live?
no seriously
The ET4G, like previous samsung phones cannot roam on the PCS band, so if whoever your roaming on is only throwing voice over the cellular band and data over PCS then you got no data.....
No one seems to care about this bug and I don't get why not.
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I'm going to have to go somewhere and roam now...(I purchased Roam Control a year ago for my Moment, but I don't want to root my ET until there is an unroot method)
I ALWAYS had data while roaming with my Samsung Moment. Granted, sometimes it was slow as molasses, but I always had it!
I'm actually seriously considering turning this phone back in... With Sprint's crappy network, once you get inside a building, often the only signal you can get is a roaming cellular signal... which makes the GSII a hair more than useless.
nabbed said:
I'm running ACS recovery/kernel + root; and it was also true with Zedo v2.
I cannot get any data while roaming. I have installed and run roam control. I have tried all possible options under Settings/Wireless and Networks/Mobile Data and Roaming.
Anyone else?
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I had this happen. I had to go under Wireless and Network then to Roaming. Uncheck all settings in Roaming guard and Roaming settings. Reboot phone then go back and check everthing under Roaming settings again. I think I had to enable the data block under roaming guard. Anyway - it finally told me I was roaming and asked for permission to connect to data. Also using Roam Control.
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I had this happen. I had to go under Wireless and Network then to Roaming. Uncheck all settings in Roaming guard and Roaming settings. Reboot phone then go back and check everthing under Roaming settings again. I think I had to enable the data block under roaming guard. Anyway - it finally told me I was roaming and asked for permission to connect to data. Also using Roam Control.
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Thanks. That actually fixed the problem. More can roam with data.
I was wondering how one switches from 4g to 3g(which i think people here call edge) to save battery.
I dont see it anywhere in settings so i wasnt sure what people did..
Thanks!
I think you mean 3g to 2g. This phone does not have "4g". It's just 3g with higher throughput.
I'm not sure if you can on the stock rom without a USSD code. But on custom roms it's:
Settings
Wireless and network
Mobile networks
Network mode
GSM only.
Unfortunately apps like llama/JuiceDefender can't do it automatically when you're on WiFi or not using data because Google "blocked" it. I think CM7 allows apps to control 2g/3g toggle though.
I thought if your wifi was on the 4g was turned off.
Also, on stock 2.5.- the system folder for wireless settings has a choice to only use the edge frequency. I don't know for any of the modded roms or the newer stock 2.6.- versions. Hope this helped.
T-Mobile uses 3.5g(which they call it 4g) a more advance 3g speeds so a with a 4g/3g toggle wouldn't do any good unless you wanna go to edge/2g. is not like Verizon where I think you have your Band for 2g/3g and a separate Band for 4g so what the toggle does its just turn off the 4g Band and automatically goes to 3g. but with Tmobile your have your Bands for 1g/2g and another band for 3g/3.5g(fake 4g) so using a toggle you would only be blocking 3g.
Way too often do I see the phone using CDMA/1X instead 3G, is it possible to force the phone to only use 3G? Seems kind of silly when Verizon offers also 4G phones that they would even bother with anything less than 3G nowadays.
Yeah boss its under settings > mobile networks. I don't see it on Paranoid Android but cm7 and I think cm9 has cdma only options
If you force 3g evdo only then you lose voice.
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If you force 3g evdo only then you lose voice.
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SMS too if I'm not mistaken
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Yulp, one would lose voice & SMS functionality - and/or be dealing with lots of missing calls, voice mails & unhappy folks trying to reach you ...
LOL, I would LOVE to have 3G signal - despite all the commercials about 4G/LTE on our Fios TV everyday - at home, it still meant taking our phones 5 blocks over to pickup 3G CDMA. With backup device roaming on AT&T, no problems whatsoever on GSM/3G and 4G's - if calls aren't dropped inside the house, LOL.
With all the tweaking, kernels & various Roms floating out there, the best we can manage is -85 dBm signal but mostly bouncing around, so 2G is all we get on my grandfathered UNL 3G data plan - running WiFi almost exclusively on a 30/25 fiber line.
It obviously depends on what ROM you are running, but in my CM9 by aeroevan I go to mobile networks and pick LTE/CDMA and that works usually.
I'm running stock ICS on a VZW Galaxy Nexus. Is there any way to keep 4G/LTE enabled but turn off 3G?
I ask because I often tether my computer at work, but there is a weak LTE signal at my workplace, and a strong 3G signal (they may even have VZW 3G repeaters in the building) and I always end up getting 3G speeds. I've tried a few app from the market "LTE onoff", "3g/4g on/off" and some others but none seem to have an LTE only option. I haven't rooted my phone yet, but would be open to rooting if there is a root only option for this. Would be awesome if someone could help!
There's app called switch pro widgets ($1) and it didn't allow you to toggle the 4g and anything else you want to adjust.
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SinghDroid said:
I'm running stock ICS on a VZW Galaxy Nexus. Is there any way to keep 4G/LTE enabled but turn off 3G?
I ask because I often tether my computer at work, but there is a weak LTE signal at my workplace, and a strong 3G signal (they may even have VZW 3G repeaters in the building) and I always end up getting 3G speeds. I've tried a few app from the market "LTE onoff", "3g/4g on/off" and some others but none seem to have an LTE only option. I haven't rooted my phone yet, but would be open to rooting if there is a root only option for this. Would be awesome if someone could help!
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no. the 3g signal is your voice service.
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Then phone info > LTE Only.
Do note LTE is data only, no voice.
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