The tmobile service in my area sucks and it will stay on 4g lte even when I have a very bad connection which drops calls and gives me really bad speeds. Is there an app that will automatically switch lte/gsm/wcdma when the signal is very low so I wont drop calls, waste battery and give me poor dl speeds? Or is there anything else that I can do? Maybe with tasker or a tweak. I would appreciate any type of solution. Thank you.
Is there any thing I can do about this?
On stock Rom go to settings>more networks>mobile networks>network mode.
Pick the one you want. Probably gsm/wcdma auto connect.
dragon-son said:
On stock Rom go to settings>more networks>mobile networks>network mode.
Pick the one you want. Probably gsm/wcdma auto connect.
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Thank you for your reply. I already know about that option. I still want to have access to lte when I have a decent connection. Is there an app or a tasker configuration that if the signal is below a certain level it will switch networks? Also, which network it used to make phone calls? I thought all of them but my friend said phone calls are made on 2g. Thank you!
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Thank you for your reply. I already know about that option. I still want to have access to lte when I have a decent connection. Is there an app or a tasker configuration that if the signal is below a certain level it will switch networks? Also, which network it used to make phone calls? I thought all of them but my friend said phone calls are made on 2g. Thank you!
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Is there any solution for this? Also when you are connected to lte are you still making phone calls through 2g? Thanks.
Is this a problem near your home? Can you use wifi calling to help fix the dropped calls? Not sure about how to get the phone to switch from LTE to 4G when the connection is poor. I do it manually right now because my LTE has been acting a little wonky lately where it won't even connect to LTE and leaves my phone in network limbo unless I force it to use 4G. I'd like to see a solution to the LTE - 4G switching too.
Last i recall, there is no tasker or app capable of doing such a thing like switching network preferences. It goes against "policy" per say. But your friend is right about calls being made through 2g. That is how you are able to use data whilst on a phone call. The data is being used through 3G and up, while the call is being used on 2G. now i am not sure about T-Mobile's "HD Voice" calling, that is prolly LTE.
I myself have looked through every single API google has trying to write my own app to change the network preferences and could not find it. There may be an option through root though. Havent found it yet.
Correct.
Calls - 2G
Data - 3G+
TM HD - New LTE Network.
elesbb said:
Last i recall, there is no tasker or app capable of doing such a thing like switching network preferences. It goes against "policy" per say. But your friend is right about calls being made through 2g. That is how you are able to use data whilst on a phone call. The data is being used through 3G and up, while the call is being used on 2G. now i am not sure about T-Mobile's "HD Voice" calling, that is prolly LTE.
I myself have looked through every single API google has trying to write my own app to change the network preferences and could not find it. There may be an option through root though. Havent found it yet.
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Is there way to disable 2g/enable 3g only on WP7? I have a T-Mobile HD7 if that makes a difference.
On Android, you can go to the dialer, type in *#*#4636#*#* and it puts you in a menu where you can change it from WCDMA preferred to WCDMA only. I want that same functionality on my HD7 if possible.
I found the answer shortly after posting this. I swear I searched. Well anyway, to let anyone who wants to know, here are the steps:
Go to the phone dialer
Type ##3282#, Call
Tap the ... on the lower right of the screen
Tap Settings
Under "Network Type", select "3G Only"
Going back into the ##3282# menu/settings shows "Automatic" in the "Network Type" box, but it stays on 3G, indefinitely. I'll report back here if that changes.
thanks for the tip, might want to add it to the tips and tricks thread.
Can you set it to 2G only? I live in a low network area and sometimes calls drop out when switching from the weak 3G signal to the strong 2G signal
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Can you set it to 2G only? I live in a low network area and sometimes calls drop out when switching from the weak 3G signal to the strong 2G signal
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I know the hd7 has that option under cellular but apparently not all phones have this.
What are the benefits of doing this?
It's already in tips - it's called Field Test
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What are the benefits of doing this?
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If your phone has a 3G signal but the Edge signal is stronger, it reverts to Edge. You lose calling capabilities when not in a 3G area but if you are never out of range it stays in 3G all the time, as in my case.
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It's already in tips - it's called Field Test
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I checked tips and could not find it. Search doesn't allow the search "3G" because it is too short and it finds no results for "3G only" and for "WCDMA only". Who would know to look for "Field Test"?
Not me either - I wasn't having a go at you, just saying it was in there
I know. I was commiserating. Sometimes techies aren't clear about what certain functions do. I consider myself a techie of sorts but I'm not a programmer. It was very difficult for me to find. It took 2 days of searching.
When you set the 3G only change, does it stick?
I'm trying it on my Quantum and no matter what I pick, 2G/3G/automatic, nothing happens..
3G lock is nice for me because I have dialup at home, and I can just throw the phone in 3G mode and tether.
Hi. I have the volume bug and not sure if this is related but i've noticed that I can hear interference during voice calls very faintly in the background. I'm on Vodafone and have only noticed this at home where I only get 2g coverage. I have WiFi on but dont know if thay makes a difference.
Anyone else hearing anything during calls? It's the classic cellular noises a bit like the built in radiation ringtone.
If you use wifi at home for data connection you could try the following thing.
2G gives trouble as you know...
In the phone application type *#*#4636#*#* touch phone information, set it to WCDMA only and see what happens and if it gets better with calls, maybe you lose the complete data connection and you have to put it back on where it was, I disconnects de the radio for a couple of seconds when it reconnects to the provider )
This forces not to use 2G networks, so there is no interference of this source.
Maybe it helps? it's just a thought
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If you use wifi at home for data connection you could try the following thing.
2G gives trouble as you know...
In the phone application type *#*#4636#*#* touch phone information, set it to WCDMA only and see what happens and if it gets better with calls, maybe you lose the complete data connection and you have to put it back on where it was, I disconnects de the radio for a couple of seconds when it reconnects to the provider )
This forces not to use 2G networks, so there is no interference of this source.
Maybe it helps? it's just a thought
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This will not fix anything especially as he specifically stated that he only gets 2G coverage at home
also, as I have already pointed out in another thread, that option does not stay persistent (at least in my experience)
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For all those people who are saying that you can force the phone into 3G only mode - I have some news for you -
It doesn't stick.
Try it yourself.
1. Go to the phone application
2. Hit *#*#4636#*#*
3. Select Phone Information
4. Scroll down until you find Set preferred network type
5. Change it to WDCDMA only (or indeed anything other than GSM/CDMA Auto PRL)
6. Now reboot your phone
It doesn't stay persistent.
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But you don't make phonecalls over 2G are you, if you're on 900Mhz provider this will use gsm signal to make calls isn't it?
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But you don't make phonecalls over 2G are you, if you're on 900Mhz provider this will use gsm signal to make calls isn't it?
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you are incorrect - if your phone is in 2G mode (either due to forcing it into 2G mode via the settings option, or by being in a non-3G coverage area) all communications are done over 2G. This includes SMS, cellular calls, and mobile data access.
Ok, did not know this, and wanted to know.
Is this the case everywhere or a standard in mobile communications technology?
So no chance that GSM signal is stil there and works if you don't get 2G data connection?
Did not see my GSM signal drop out when 2G was available.
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Ok, did not know this, and wanted to know.
Is this the case everywhere or a standard in mobile communications technology?
So no chance that GSM signal is stil there and works if you don't get 2G data connection?
Did not see my GSM signal drop out when 2G was available.
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If you can only receive 2G connection in your coverage area, you will not be able to make calls over 3G.
Hey so has anyone else noticed this issue? As I mentioned, it's very very faint - as in you have to be in an otherwise silent room to notice. And it occurs when I have 3G too i've noticed today.
Some more detail:
The noise doesn't start as soon as the phone connects - usually a few seconds afterwards and it actually continues for a couple of seconds after i've hung up (which I've noticed if I put the phone straight back up to my ear).
Would someone else mind doing a test call in a very quiet place and letting me know?
Hi guys sorry to bump this but quite concerned that it's only my phone this is happening to. If someone wouldn't mind just listening carefully during a call (maybe to your voicemail to avoid the weirdness!) in a quiet room to let me know if they can hear interference that would be great.
So this problem frustrated me so much that I got the phone exchanged. Guess what though - same problem.
Surely someone else has noticed this - if you're in a quiet place it's both pretty loud and very distracting.
As I originally explained - after a few seconds of any call, I get a very short mute (we're talking microseconds) followed by the kind of background buzzing noise you get when you put a phone near a speaker.
Could it be down to a faulty batch?
I will be using the phone on AT&T and I was wondering if the option to turn off 3G is present or use 2G networks. This would be under mobile networks. I ask because I get better coverage on EDGE and have wifi. AT&T has also removed this feature on their Androids for god only knows why.
So can anyone using the phone on AT&T comment whether or not this option is there and if it works correctly? Thanks
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I will be using the phone on AT&T and I was wondering if the option to turn off 3G is present or use 2G networks. This would be under mobile networks. I ask because I get better coverage on EDGE and have wifi. AT&T has also removed this feature on their Androids for god only knows why.
So can anyone using the phone on AT&T comment whether or not this option is there and if it works correctly? Thanks
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Of course. Here's the standard mobile network screen:
But when you're on WiFi it doesn't matter. It disconnects mobile data anyways.
Thanks. With my iPhone 4 I was able to turn off 3G and be on Wifi and have a very strong signal versus leaving 3G while being on Wifi and having 1 bar.
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Thanks. With my iPhone 4 I was able to turn off 3G and be on Wifi and have a very strong signal versus leaving 3G while being on Wifi and having 1 bar.
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You can manually drop to "2G only" when you turn on WiFi if you want, but it automatically disconnects data when you connect WiFi. All phones hold onto signals to different extents. if you find your phone always on the edge of a 3G/2G handoff, the "2G only" switch will do it for you.
You can always grab a widget to do so as well. Most of the popular ones (I use Widgetsoid) offers a 2G only/2G+3G/3G only toggle type.
I have a LG G4 H815 Eu on EE, under "Network Mode" it is generally set to 2G/3G/4G Auto, on a call it goes to 3G often 2G, when it drops to 2G I cannot then access the internet at the same time.
I've taken to leaving the setting on 3G only, which works fine and allows both calls and data at the same time, but obviously missing out on 4G.
My only options are 2G/3G/4G Auto..... 2G/3G....... and 3G only
What I really want are 3G/4G, is there any way to get this, I'm without root as of now.
Thanks
Gosh. Please educate yourself about cell networks. Your phone has to drop to 3G when making a call (yet) . There is hardly any 4G network capable of transmitting a call. Yes, the invented, released, published and implemented a cellular standard WITHOUT the possibility to make phone calls. You can eavesdrop on 4G so perfectly it makes the NSA guys jerk off, you can not make a phone call. Isn't it great how the needs of the customers are met? [emoji35]
When you only have 2G then your connection is simply so bad that you just won't have enough bandwidth to make a call and surf at the same time. (How the hell do you do that?)
Your phone should however go back to 4G when the call has ended and 4G is available.
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I don't think you read my post correctly.
I can have default 2G/3G/4G Auto but when on a call and it sometimes drops to 2G, data dies so I have to end call to use data.
I've now set it to 3G only and for the last few days it works fine on a call and data at the same time if needed, but obviously no 4G
Only other option is 2G/3G which is useless as 2G is where the problem lies.
I want a 3G/4G option, is this possible?
Are you in weak coverage areas? Your phone should only be dropping if you have weak 3G.
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Are you in weak coverage areas? Your phone should only be dropping if you have weak 3G.
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That's the thing, if I set it to Auto it frequently drops to 2G.
Since I've left it solely on 3G the signal hasn't dropped once even using it in the same places when on Auto it dropped to 2G.
I would like a 3G/4G option, any ideas how to get one? Thanks
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That's the thing, if I set it to Auto it frequently drops to 2G.
Since I've left it solely on 3G the signal hasn't dropped once even using it in the same places when on Auto it dropped to 2G.
I would like a 3G/4G option, any ideas how to get one? Thanks
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So I'll ask again, are you in a weak coverage area?
No need to ask again, I've just explained when i lock it to 3G it's perfect, why it drops to 2G when on Auto is anyone's guess
Hi,
In the network menù of my unlocked no brand S9+ with Exynos SOC I can't choose to have only 4G and 3G like in LG devices, do You know if there is some secret code or something like that?
My goal is to have the phone only connect to 3G and 4G networks, and never connect to 2G network
Thanks a lot.
I didn't have that option on my S7 and I don't have it either on my S9. It has only 2 options with "only": 3G and 2G.
But I don't miss that, as my goal is having my phone connected to the best available network. For this "LTE/3G/2G (auto connect)" setting works great.
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I didn't have that option on my S7 and I don't have it either on my S9. It has only 2 options with "only": 3G and 2G.
But I don't miss that, as my goal is having my phone connected to the best available network. For this "LTE/3G/2G (auto connect)" setting works great.
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The problem is that once the phone switch to 2G, it will not be possible to return to 3G or 4G unless you close the call, this means worse voice quality and no data connection until you're stuck in 2G.
There is an app called 4G Switcher that I use to set it to UMTS/LTE only. Try it.
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The problem is that once the phone switch to 2G, it will not be possible to return to 3G or 4G unless you close the call, this means worse voice quality and no data connection until you're stuck in 2G.
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You are technically correct, but the chance of that happening - starting a voice call while only in 2G coverage, moving to a 3G/4G area while still speaking and needing data connection while speaking - is a very long shot. Not to mention that if you force 4G/3G and there is only 2G coverage, then you can't make a voice call at all. So between a lesser quality one and not being able to do it, I'll choose the former.
But my opinions are based on my experience, my destinations and the 4G/3G coverage in my country (Romania). There are extremely rare circumstances where there is no 4G/3G coverage here.
I'm using Vodafone Italy, one of the best mobile operator here in Italy, and when I make a long call, i mean longer than 15 minutes, sooner or later it always got stuck on 2G.
So it is a very annoying behavior, and I can't understand why on a LG phone I can exclude 2G and with a Galaxy S9+ I can't.
Any update on this? It is very annoying e.g. when you're calling inside a car to always go and stay stuck in 2G until the end of the conversation, without data connection working
I want to know this too! I always have better 4G reception than 2G but sometimes it gets stuck to 2G.
up, any update about this?
Luish77 said:
There is an app called 4G Switcher that I use to set it to UMTS/LTE only. Try it.
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What configuration do I need to choose using the app to exlude 2G?
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What configuration do I need to choose using the app to exlude 2G?
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Yea this app works great. But after January 1st I do believe it will not matter. Since they are doing away with anything lower than 4g
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blackops11252 said:
Yea this app works great. But after January 1st I do believe it will not matter. Since they are doing away with anything lower than 4g
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I can confirm that even now, if I start a call under 4G and I'm driving, soon it will switch to 2G, no matter what I do, and I'm using Vodafone Italy, one of the best network here.