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Check the thread pages to see results from other users who have had much better results than the ones I got.
This solution was discovered while I was checking out the CDMA Hero forum, so I don't take credit for discovering the method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=651848&highlight=cell+standby
Goto dialer and dial *#*#4636#*#* (DO NOT press send) wait a second and you will get the test menu.
In the test menu choose 'Phone Information'
scroll down and choose on the first drop down - GSM auto (PRL) (for high speed data) or GSM only (You may get 3g if not use GSM auto (PRL))
Back out to test menu then back into 'Phone information' to see if it sticks (if not try again) then back all the way out.
You might want to reboot, but I found the settings worked straight away.
Edit 3 - I don't take any responsibility for step 6 - 6) Try other settings on the dropdown if you are brave as I don't know the consequencies of using settings like "EvDo only" and "unknown" as they may be better depending on the way your provider provides information.
Edit 4 - can't seem to select the other settings like EvDo and unkown anyway.
Edit 3 - TBH - GSM auto (PRL) is working for me with HSDPA and I will try
(PRL) instead of GSM auto (PRL) <- edit - previously it mistakenly said GSM only
the CDMA and WCDMA settings later to see what other effects there are.
This way I managed to get 5½ hrs and only lose 10% battery (GSM Only)! (Edit 3-) Slightly more drain with GSM auto (PRL) but still better than before.
Previous to this I lost 35% in the same amount of time with the same use (sometimes even more when I didn't even use the phone all night).
Hope the devs can make use of this (maybe mess with other settings in there to improve battery more.). I did notice that the GSM auto (PRL) uses a bit more battery than GSM only, but that is to be expected.
Edit: Actually you might need to set it on each reboot, not sure, the settings stayed when I rebooted
Edit 2: When you change roms (or re-install a rom) you will need to do this again, but should stay after a normal reboot as it does for me.
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Results:
Your results will vary depending on the rom, but it should improve battery performance - some have had better results than me using this.
GSM only <---- If you don't get 3g with this it is the same as 2g setting then use GSM auto (PRL) if you want faster than 2g (as some people are getting 3g on GSM only - I will investigate. (if you don't use internet or don't need fast internet)
5½ Hrs - lost 5% Battery - This one is same as running 2g as you don't get HSDPA, but using Opera browser makes browsing fast even using this. If you want Higher speed data use the one below.
GSM auto (PRL) <---- Recommended if you want High speed Internet and save battery
1:40am to 2:00pm (12hrs 20 mins) - lost 40% battery with moderate use a bit of surfing at HSDPA speeds, a few calls and messing with a few apps. Other people have had even better results than me though, so I might change my rom and try again. (I would usually about this amount of time I would have lost about 70-75% - and yes it was that ridiculous - I had to find something to stop this).
" WCDMA Only"
2:06pm to 11:37pm - (9hrs 31mins) lost 46% battery again moderate use and a reboot
This one might be useful if you live in a place that has low GSM signal like the chap in post #10 as it does give HSDPA - but this is only a suggestion as I cannot test it in Iceland. Anyway
" WCDMA preferred"
6:02am to 2:51pm - (8hr 49mins) lost 41% battery this time with less use that the WCDMA use and no reboots.
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Conclusion: (For me anyway)
SO my preference is GSM auto (PRL) some people have got some excellent results with this. You may, however, require one of the other options depending on your service provider signals.
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EXTRA OPTIONS :
Other settings you can change: (You may have tried this already)
If you don't get GSM auto (PRL) then if you press the menu button on your phone in the 'phone information' page and select 'radio band', you may be able to change it to Automatic or one of the other settings and then you might get GSM auto (PRL).
Available Radio Bands * You may get others depending on the radio you have installed, but I haven't confirmed this*
Automatic
EURO Band
USA Band
JAPAN Band
AUS Band
AUS2 Band
There are other settings there that I haven't messed with, maybe someone with more knowledge may be able to help
Thanks to those who found out what PRL stood for, I will try to update this info in the instructions soon.
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I think the reason this works is because it prevents the phone from constanly looking a round for various networks types as it I did notice that the Cell standby time is always high and using this method the cell can standby without constantly searching for a signal thereby wasting power. ALso using this method my "Awake time" is a LOT LOT lower than my "Up time" - about 1200% less (is that right 12 times lower (Up 12hrs - Awake 1hr) ?) - before this the two times were most of the time the same and some times slightly lower. - I'm sure someone will let me know if this theory is incorrect - and I'm open to and welcome that.
This is my experience you can read other peoples who have achieved a lot better than me, and I'm glad I spotted this and let you guys know. (Those who are saying that you've known about this test menu thanks for letting me know that you knew about it before, but a lot of other people didn't know about it. ALso I don't think people have used this as a tool for increasing battery in the GSM section of the forum. As I mentioned at the top of this post I noticed it in the CDMA section as a way of increasing battery performance. - credits to them for thinking it up in the first place.) -
All I am saying though, is to test it out yourself.
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Just tried this. If it works i'll kiss you.
petsasj said:
Just tried this. If it works i'll kiss you.
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Well in that case I don't know whether I want it to work now, LOL, unless you're a fit babe.
I went back to 1.5 for battery problems, let me know if it works so i can go to 2.1 roms
This is just using 2g instead of 3g, isn't it?
xangma said:
This is just using 2g instead of 3g, isn't it?
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Like I said in the first post GSM (auto) PRL gives you 3g/hdspa but not as brilliant battery as GSM only, but is better than before.
I am now unplugged from fully charged. Will report back in the morning and throughout the day to let you know if this works.
About PRL, here's what some telecom website says:
The term PRL actually refers to file stored in your phone. This file directs the phone to find alternative networks to operate on when the primary operator cannot be reached. Updating the PRL will store in the phone which are the most up to date, current networks to operate on. In order to operate on another carrier’s network your primary service provider must have a roaming agreement with other carriers.
Almost all phone carriers, such as Oxygen, Locus, Cingular, Verizon, etc. have roaming agreements with other major service providers.
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So I guess it's useful?
Suppose so.
I am on a fairly small operator in Iceland and my phone started roaming when I did this.
I lost 3G connection and went over to Edge...
Switched back to the WCDMA Preferred.... My provider has a little limited coverage but has no roaming charges on the GSM network.
Any ideas what setting I should use for my phone other then WCDMA preferred
Yea mine is on Wcdma preferred when i go into it. Im on t-mobile uk. Ive left it for now as dont really know how long this battery is lasting. Going to give it a few days to see an average
skimminstones said:
Yea mine is on Wcdma preferred when i go into it. Im on t-mobile uk. Ive left it for now as dont really know how long this battery is lasting. Going to give it a few days to see an average
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I'm on T-Mobile UK and GSM auto (PRL) gives me 3g/H and GSM only gives me gprs. Like I said, both give me loads of battery time (GSM auto PRL is a bit less than GSM only though).
Interesting, I may have done this accidentally a few days ago...
I just checked and it was already on GSM auto PRL, I'd changed this in my build.prop last time i was fiddling:
ro.telephony.default_network = 0
I thought that would give me wcdma preferred but apparently not...
I'll have done your tutorial ... will wait till end of day what happens
Definitely helped battery life.
Thumbs up!
In fact i can be wrong, but this tip only disable 3G access... only GSM and Edga.. so it save some battery for sure.. but you will navigate slower if you have a real 3G or 3G+ access.. am i wrong ?
Ciao
Fred
Surely this does the same as the button in the options to just use 2G?
frederikk said:
In fact i can be wrong, but this tip only disable 3G access... only GSM and Edga.. so it save some battery for sure.. but you will navigate slower if you have a real 3G or 3G+ access.. am i wrong ?
Ciao
Fred
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Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't HSDPA faster than 3G?
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access
in which case you would get your faster browsing using GSM auto (PRL) - giving you HSDPA. I certainly get a H showing at the top of the screen while browsing and it isn't constantly connected when I'm not browsing, which it was doing (connecting and disconnecting all the time) before I chose this setting, and thereby my battery life was extended a lot.
Edit: Just try it - if it doesn't work just put it back to your original setting, it has worked for me - There are other settings in there but I have not tested them out yet.
btdag said:
Surely this does the same as the button in the options to just use 2G?
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It may be, but not if you choose GSM auto (PRL) - also make sure you have the correct APN settings from your service provider. I did notice that the standard APN's on the phone have always been a little different from the ones on the T-Mobile UK website.
This is not a fix for the battery issues in 2.1 roms, althought it may help as 3g doesn't use the same amount of battery as 2g. But i think everyone knows that anyway. Much easier having the 2g/3g toggle on the home screen and changing it to 2g only when you are not using the web browser etc
ps: before people say other wise this menu has been known for ages and every rom I use is always on GSM.
I did something inadvertently and lost my 3g and data connections. As far as I can see, the settings are all right "Mobile network" is clicked under Wireless and Networks, the Mobile Icon is green -- but suddenly I lost 3g.
Could someone give me a checklist of things to do?
Desparately...
Joe
Have you maybe deleted your APN's?
menu>settings>wireless and networks>mobile networks>access point names. Also while in thre check network mode is set to gsm/wcdma auto.
the access point I have is Orange Internet -- with juicedefender-orangeinternet underneath. Should there be another one?
Joe
Turn aeroplane mode on and off, if that doesn't work turn off and remove battery. Sounds like you've got an issue that many had and that I use to have.Do a search for the work around, try data connection issues. It was a pain for many data would occasionally just stop working. The new update apparently fixes it.
I would also try things with juicedefender turned off to see if it is causing any problems.
Have you also checked your network mode isn't set to use 2g only?
tried airplane off and on -- no luck. Ditto with battery out and juice defender disabled.
How do I check if Network mode is set to 2G? And how do I get the new upgrade?
(Many thanks for your help, by the way.)
Joe
I've had exactly the same issue.
First thing I did was delete the APN for the faster TMob speeds and reverted to default. This immediately made it work for a few moments before all data connection was lost.
So I then after trying the various things (ie airplane mode - can't remember what else - maybe switching off juice defender?), I did a factory reset. This solved things - until I reinstalled JD, and then the problem rearose. I ahve since binned JD, and I don't have any issue - just a rapidly decreasing battery level...
I just did a hard reset to switch to gmail!
Is there some way to uninstall juice defender?
Also, I just noticed that when I turn my Desire on, I no longer get the choice to choose HTC Sense -- what could have caused that?
Joe
If you performed a hard reset, then this should have deleted Juice Defender and all your pre-installed apps.
To delete it manually, go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage Applications and select Juice Defender from the list and choose the Uninstall option.
To check if you network is set to 2G, go to Menu > Settings > Wireless & Networks > Network Mode. If it shows GSM only selected, then it is set as 2G, set it to the GSM/WCDMA instead.
For Sense, go to Settings > Applications > Sense UI then clear defaults and force stop, then hit the home button and choose Home when given the option. You can then set it as default and turn it off or on.
Ta for that. 3g is still on, I've uninstalled Juice Defender and still no joy. (It had gone when I did the reset, but I installed it again. Didn't have any problem with it at first.) Strangely, I can't find Sense UI amongst the applications. Could the hard reset have deleted it?
Anyway, its beginning to look like another hard reset tonight, when I have access to wifi....
Joe
Apologies... it would show up as HTC Sense, not Sense UI
You can also try the HomeSwitcher app, to easily switch between launchers: http://www.androlib.com/android.application.ymst-android-homeswitcher-qEw.aspx
Hello,
i have the exact same trouble.... Lost of all data connexion! Wifi is working properly, but in 3G sometime i lose connexion and i m unable to connect back!
Only way to do it is to turn off the phone and turn it back in, and most of the time it works.
The thing i get since 2 days (since the update in fact) is that before i go to bed i surf a bit, its working, then i plug the phone and go to sleep... then on the morning, no more data connexion!
This is REALLY annoying, and i can't figure out why it is behaving like that.... i have APNdroid installed, but when i lost the connexion even if i try to enable/disable it, nothing to do....
Please help!!
Orange?
Any of you guys on Orange by any chance?
My work mate and I both have a desire and lose 3G when at work. We can call our handsets and they both go straight to vm. They also fail sms.
We can only reliably use the handsets on GSM.
When I go home I switch back to GSM/WCDMA auto and all is OK, except my buddy doesn't live far from work so is on the same cell.
We think it's an issue with an Orange 3G mast that serves our area.
Same thing happens with my N97 and I thought it was handset related.
Data Connection Problem
Hey People,
I have a similar problem with my Galaxy S2 too, on Resurrection remix 4.0.3. I have tried everything well almost everything I know about. I have also installed automatic net services from Orange romania. It didn't help too. I believe there are people who can help fix this problem and releases my pain.
Any helpwould be appreciated.
I had the same problem once. It was the EPST settings.
1. Who is your carrier?
2. What rom do you have? In order to edit the EPST settings you need to
a. Know what your doing
b. Have the ORIGINAL sense rom installed.
You will probably need to call your carrier and tell them your data is not working and you believe it to be the EPST settings. To get into these settings, (in the ORIGINAL sense rom) dail ##778#, click edit mode, then type in password (usually 000000), but it depends on ur carrier.
From there it depends on what your carrier needs the settings to be.
I messed with the APNs settings on my phone for weeks and nothing worked. Then i stumbled upon EPST settings and that fixed it. I had to contact someone in upper data communications in Bluegrass Cellular to get the correct settings. So good luck!
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beaverHausen said:
Any of you guys on Orange by any chance?
My work mate and I both have a desire and lose 3G when at work. We can call our handsets and they both go straight to vm. They also fail sms.
We can only reliably use the handsets on GSM.
When I go home I switch back to GSM/WCDMA auto and all is OK, except my buddy doesn't live far from work so is on the same cell.
We think it's an issue with an Orange 3G mast that serves our area.
Same thing happens with my N97 and I thought it was handset related.
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Not all towers support 3G or even internet. That could explain that but idk about the calling and sms.
I am rooted, and have applied the newest update.zip from flipz (including the radio). I have noticed that time without signal is much higher then my hero when the phone is in the exact same location.
I am sitting at the high 90% range of TWS. All of my calls are coming through fine and I have data. I am assuming this is greatly reducing my battery as the phone searches for a signal. I do not have great service at my location (obviously).
Is it a bad radio on the phone or some other hardware issue? Should I get a replacement phone? I have updated the PRL.
Thanks
I loaded on the old 60650 prl (I think that was the one from the hero), and that doesn't seem to help. My signal strength is around -100 to -104 dBm with both prl's and with both radio's flashed (stock and the update). It was always in the low -90 to -94 on the hero.
Does the evo just have a weaker cell radio?
Try this trick, it worked with my hero and works on my EVO as well.
From the dialer dial
*#*#4636#*#*
A window will pop up with some options
Choose Phone information (there will be alot of info and things you can change)
Click menu, and then change radio (You should get a force close which is fine)
Scroll down and change radio from GSM Auto prl to CDMA Auto Prl and hit home.
Thats it, you should see you percentage start to go down and eventually will hit 2-3%. For some reason the phone is automatically locked on GSM. The only catch is when you reboot your phone it resets to GSM, so make sure you redo the process if/when you reboot.
Thanks! I just did it and will report back with results.
I went into that menu earlier (*#*#4636#*#*) and under phone info it said CDMA Auto Prl, so I didn't think about it.
When I click menu and go into change radio that way it does say GSM Auto prl, and I changed it there.
I wonder why it locks to GSM? When we get full access to the system of the phone, can defaulting to CDMA Auto Prl be written into a rom?
Thanks!
drbgotenks said:
Thanks! I just did it and will report back with results.
I went into that menu earlier (*#*#4636#*#*) and under phone info it said CDMA Auto Prl, so I didn't think about it.
When I click menu and go into change radio that way it does say GSM Auto prl, and I changed it there.
I wonder why it locks to GSM? When we get full access to the system of the phone, can defaulting to CDMA Auto Prl be written into a rom?
Thanks!
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Im not 100% sure why this happens, but it seemed to be a hardware thing. There was a nice long post in the HTC Hero section about why it happens. Let me see if I can find it and ill post it back, might be some helpful info in there.
EDIT:
Thread from the Hero section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=651848&highlight=cell+standby+time
I remember reading it in the Hero section. I never had the TWS issue with the hero so I didn't pay much attention to it.
Thanks
My EVO was already set to CDMA Auto (PRL)...
swaze said:
Try this trick, it worked with my hero and works on my EVO as well.
From the dialer dial
*#*#4636#*#*
A window will pop up with some options
Choose Phone information (there will be alot of info and things you can change)
Click menu, and then change radio (You should get a force close which is fine)
Scroll down and change radio from GSM Auto prl to CDMA Auto Prl and hit home.
Thats it, you should see you percentage start to go down and eventually will hit 2-3%. For some reason the phone is automatically locked on GSM. The only catch is when you reboot your phone it resets to GSM, so make sure you redo the process if/when you reboot.
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phobos512 said:
My EVO was already set to CDMA Auto (PRL)...
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It wasn't, thats just a visual glitch. Once you try to select new radio and it force closes, then you see its really on GSM Auto prl. Check the thread i just posted *Scroll up*
No go for me. I have plugged in the phone (to reset the counter) and the phone keeps going to 95% time without signal.
I know I have a weak signal, but other sprint phones appear to not have any problems. Oh well. I might exchange for a new evo to see if I get better signal with it.
swaze said:
Try this trick, it worked with my hero and works on my EVO as well.
From the dialer dial
*#*#4636#*#*
A window will pop up with some options
Choose Phone information (there will be alot of info and things you can change)
Click menu, and then change radio (You should get a force close which is fine)
Scroll down and change radio from GSM Auto prl to CDMA Auto Prl and hit home.
Thats it, you should see you percentage start to go down and eventually will hit 2-3%. For some reason the phone is automatically locked on GSM. The only catch is when you reboot your phone it resets to GSM, so make sure you redo the process if/when you reboot.
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So after I enter *#*#4636#*#* into the dialer what I entered disappears and NOTHING happens, I have pulled the battery and still nothing. What gives??
Your are running a modified rom that doesn't trigger the application. You can use CDMA Workshop to do the same, or re-image with a basic rom, like the rooted ota, which would give you access to the app.
Hello I've been getting drained battery life, it seems the dialer caused this. Any help?
Sent from my HTC_A510c using xda premium
Try the following:
Go to Settings -> Sound -> disable "Quiet ring on pickup", "Pocket mode", and "Flip for speaker".
If that doesn't work, enter *#*#4636#*#* -> Phone information, then you'll see a setting called "Set preferred network type" and change it to "GSM auto(PRL)"
Don't worry, you'll still have HSPDA and 3G, it'll just search for networks on an indexed list of frequencies instead of searching the entire spectrum.
And if that doesn't work, change the skin to the default Slate theme. Not sure why that works but it did for me.
I fixes the dialer in my Rom, now it uses just about 3%
Model: Wildfire S A510e
Recovery: unofficial CWM
Rom: JxMatteo_ROM_V1. 1 with Link2sd - OC - Rooted
Could this be what you're looking for? I haven't had any problems or tried this, but I just randomly stumbled upon it in the index thingy.
Kavashaki said:
Try the following:
Go to Settings -> Sound -> disable "Quiet ring on pickup", "Pocket mode", and "Flip for speaker".
If that doesn't work, enter *#*#4636#*#* -> Phone information, then you'll see a setting called "Set preferred network type" and change it to "GSM auto(PRL)"
Don't worry, you'll still have HSPDA and 3G, it'll just search for networks on an indexed list of frequencies instead of searching the entire spectrum.
And if that doesn't work, change the skin to the default Slate theme. Not sure why that works but it did for me.
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The *#*#4636#*#* tip only works if you live in an area that does not have a 3G network, because it prevents the phone from searching for one though it doesn't exist. Otherwise it will not help you. To know what your network is, go to Settings > Status > Mobile network type. If it says Edge, do the *#*#4636#*#* trick, otherwise no need to mess with it.
You also need to search this forum for "dialer battery" because there is a plethora of info about it. If I understand correctly, it doesn't really have a significant impact on your battery life, only how power consumption is being reported. I had the same problem running stock HTC ROMs. Now I'm running CM7 and dialer doesn't even show up most of the time (display is always the big one), but battery life is less, probably because I've overclocked it!
CafeKampuchia said:
The *#*#4636#*#* tip only works if you live in an area that does not have a 3G network, because it prevents the phone from searching for one though it doesn't exist. Otherwise it will not help you. To know what your network is, go to Settings > Status > Mobile network type. If it says Edge, do the *#*#4636#*#* trick, otherwise no need to mess with it.
You also need to search this forum for "dialer battery" because there is a plethora of info about it. If I understand correctly, it doesn't really have a significant impact on your battery life, only how power consumption is being reported. I had the same problem running stock HTC ROMs. Now I'm running CM7 and dialer doesn't even show up most of the time (display is always the big one), but battery life is less, probably because I've overclocked it!
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There could be 2 separate issues with the battery reporting application incorrectly displaying Dialer usage and the battery being depleted extremely fast. When I first got my WFS the battery would die in 6 hours without me touching the phone (fully charged before I went to sleep, woke up - phone dead). So I know that it can't JUST be a reporting error.
For me the battery issue went away when I changed the skin from HTC to Slate. So I'm guessing it's a HTC issue.
Check this out: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17383
There seems to be a lot of HTC phones reported with this issue, most notably Wildfire S, ChaCha and Evo.
So I'm on a CyanogenMod 10 nightly, and I am having the problem of the Preferred Network Mode setting not sticking, like several other users apparently, and after searching the forum I have concluded that there is no actual solution yet. Right now I can get to 4G LTE by manually setting to LTE/GSM/WCDMA in the Preferred settings, but it always reverts back after reboot. Apparently this does not happen to everybody; how should I fix this?
I posted in the CM Nightlies thread but no one seemed to notice. I hope this can get to the devs so they can fix this eventually I guess.
The following may be of use
http://code.google.com/p/cm9-msm8960/issues/detail?id=39
According to that, this is a hard-coded problem caused by the settings in the two places not matching?
Try going to your dialer and typing *#*#4636#*#*
Use that dialog to set it to what you want and hopefully it will stick then?
I never encountered this problem myself because I never want my phone on LTE as the battery life is pitiful as is and LTE only makes it worse.
Mine is set to WCDMA only on quattrimus cm10 and it sticks no problem.
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same here
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So I'm on a CyanogenMod 10 nightly, and I am having the problem of the Preferred Network Mode setting not sticking, like several other users apparently, and after searching the forum I have concluded that there is no actual solution yet. Right now I can get to 4G LTE by manually setting to LTE/GSM/WCDMA in the Preferred settings, but it always reverts back after reboot. Apparently this does not happen to everybody; how should I fix this?
I posted in the CM Nightlies thread but no one seemed to notice. I hope this can get to the devs so they can fix this eventually I guess.
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Had the same problem, except that it dropped data service every 10 mins or so. Didn't even had to reboot. I could fix that by changing the network settings from lte/wcdma to gsm/wcdma. Another thing I witnessed when on lte that it would recover data connection when the process was restarted e.g. when activating and deactivating airplane mode.
Unlike most people, I'm actually wanting to keep it on LTE only, since I just keep data off until I need it, and when I need it I want full speed.
The phone always reverts back to GSM/WCDMA, turning off LTE.
I messed around in *#*#4636#*#* but it didn't really do anything.
I've been having the same problem on my Razer Phone 2. I don't think this is specific to the phone itself, but. I'm getting desperate for a solution. I change the preferred network type in the *#*#4636#*#* menu, I get LTE fine..... As long as I don't restart the phone or go on/off with airplane mode. Then I have to do it all over again. Does anyone know how to make this stick?