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Help with wifi tether speeds!!!

Anyone know how to increase the wireless tether speed I have tired the built in tether and after messing with several rom's I am getting horrible speeds.
Tried to install wifi tether and could not get that to work either.
I am currently running decks rim.
Used to get speeds of up to 2mb on the built in Tether and close to 4 using wifi tether. now best I get is .8
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Welcome to Sprint's "blazing fast" 3g network.

Pretty much what he said you can try to do a speed test and see what you get but pretty much you can look for better service for better speeds
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You can also try setting up a proxy.

Yes, Sprints 3G & 4G speeds have been circling the drain for almost a year now. Tower to device speeds are bad; tower through device to laptop speeds are terrible.
If you have Easytether you're in luck. Back it up in triplicate. Don't allow automatic updates. Any updates will either remove it or render it unusable. ET is no longer available for Sprint 4G devices. If you can find a copy, simply side load it.
For Wireless Tether, setting up a proxy is definitely the way to go. Filter Proxy, available free in Market, will do the trick. There is a quick set-up guide somewhere here at XDA. While not as fast as EasyTether, the Wireless Tether with Filter Proxy isn't too bad.

I had this problem their are three things I did to fix it they are all easy 1. Call sprint and tell them you are haveing trouble makeing and receiving calls, bad data speeds blah blah blah (their will be an option somewhere in their voicemail that basically says that.) They will reset your data which will make everything faster. They will make you update your phones radios and etc. Cancel those and do it yourself (I just reflashed a rom I knew had them all included) 2. If you haven't already v6 supercharge and 3g optimize (they are both posted on xda) 3. Overlock the heck out of it whenever you run tether.
Ps. I don't think v6 will make it faster but it will make your phone faster so it might help a lil. Also I have never tried this but I know you can make your phone default to verizon 4g lte this might help verizon has better service where you live
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Also I have never tried this but I know you can make your phone default to verizon 4g lte
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Ummm, no, the Evo doesn't have a 4g lte radio.

sitlet said:
Ummm, no, the Evo doesn't have a 4g lte radio.
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I'm gona assume he means roaming on the verizon PRL.

No I forget where it is but their is deffinatly a tutorial somewhere on xda to make it so your phone will default to a verizon lte tower. Its cause the thunderbolt is like the exact same phone.
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No I forget where it is but their is deffinatly a tutorial somewhere on xda to make it so your phone will default to a verizon lte tower. Its cause the thunderbolt is like the exact same phone.
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You read wrong or person has no idea what he's talking about the evo has a wimax antenna no lte antenna we can connect to their 3g but never 4g on our evos
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I asked my buddy who works for verizon and he said their lte is basically 3g... And it theoretically could work..
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I asked my buddy who works for verizon and he said their lte is basically 3g... And it theoretically could work..
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Haha you have no idea what you are talking about. Again, Verizon's 4g is LTE based, Sprint's is Wimax. Two COMPLETELY different networks. The Evo does NOT have an LTE radio, therefore you will NEVER be able to connect to verizon's 4g. Yes, the Thunderbolt and Evo are similar, except for the fact that the Thunderbolt has a 4g LTE radio and not a Wimax radio.
And no, Verizon's 4g is not "basically 3g". My friends with Verizon phones can pull 15mbps down all day long.

Well he said their the same and it could work, he's managed a verizon store for ten years now so if u think u know better that's ur problem go find the post if u want...
And ur friend just has better service where u live dummy cuz my Evo is faster than my girlfreinds thunderbolt by five mpbs... Dummy
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Well he said their the same and it could work,
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Again, he's wrong, they are two DIFFERENT networks, which require two DIFFERENT radios.
he's managed a verizon store for ten years now
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OOOOOO, who cares?
if u think u know better that's ur problem go find the post if u want...
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Here you go:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9207642/4G_shootout_Verizon_LTE_vs._Sprint_WiMax
http://androidforums.com/verizon/65502-will-htc-evo-work-verizon.html
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/74384-evo-wimax-useability-lte.html
And ur friend just has better service where u live dummy cuz my Evo is faster than my girlfreinds thunderbolt by five mpbs... Dummy
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http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2011/04/04/verizon-4g-lte-vs-sprint-4g-wimax-speed-test-winner/

Again how do you know? How about this the next time I see my friend at carnagee melon who is going to school for electronic engineering and ill see what he says...... Back to my first point this dude just needs to overclock his phone and 3g optimize
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Again how do you know?
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Umm, look at the FCC specs for the Evo. It does NOT have an LTE radio!!! Look at the specs for a Thunderbolt, it DOES have an LTE radio!
Here's another way to check, force your phone to roam and then turn on 4g, it wont work!

Stop bableing like a lunatic, I asked my boy he said you don't meet a lte radio to connect because ITS BASICALLY 3G! he said the lte don't do nothing and Evo deffinatly could pick it up with some tricky prl work, he said he knows you don't think that would be 4glte but he said that at least in philly u get about the same speed because 4glte is a load of crap... So for the last time DUMMY
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Stop bableing like a lunatic, I asked my boy he said you don't meet a lte radio to connect because ITS BASICALLY 3G! he said the lte don't do nothing and Evo deffinatly could pick it up with some tricky prl work, he said he knows you don't think that would be 4glte but he said that at least in philly u get about the same speed because 4glte is a load of crap... So for the last time DUMMY
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So since you think you can connect to lte why don't you show us a good picture or video that it is Verizon's 4g you are connected to
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A. Never said I did B. If u would read you would see I wrote that at least here in philly (I assume its the same elsewhere) the 4g lte is a gag you get the same service on their 3g its faster because their network is just better so like I said the whole time you can just change the prl no need for different radios.
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Stop bableing like a lunatic,
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I'M the lunatic??? You're the one who doesn't know what he is talking about. Getting your information from some dude that works at Verizon is NOT a reputable source.
I asked my boy he said you don't meet a lte radio to connect because ITS BASICALLY 3G!
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"Basically 3g?" What does that mean? Does that mean a Ford Mustang is BASICALLY the same as a Chevy Corvette? I mean, they are both cars... Does that mean an orange and a grapefruit are BASICALLY the same? They are both round....
he said the lte don't do nothing
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That makes a WHOLE lot of sense...
Evo deffinatly could pick it up with some tricky prl work
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Again, NO!!!! LTE and Wimax are two different techniques, with two completely different frequency sets. A software hack will NEVER allow the evo to connect to lte. And again, if you are SOOOO SURE of yourself, why not connect to Verizon LTE with your evo and then take a picture of it.
because 4glte is a load of crap...
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Ummm, no, 4g LTE is NOT crap. My work phone with Verizon can pull 20mbps down all day long, that is NOT crap, that is faster than 60% of American's home internet.
Face it man, you have no clue what you are talking about. 4g LTE is NOT "basically 3g". If 4g was basically 3g, then they wouldn't call it 4g and make all this hype about it. Do yourself a favor, and actually READ those links I gave you. That is, if you are actually capable of reading...
Or maybe just make a new post asking if the evo can connect to LTE, I'm sure you will love getting flamed by the rest of the people here.

I really thought Verizon 4G LTE was better than this

I just switched from Sprint 3G to Verizon 4G LTE. I was really hoping for a big improvement. I "kinda" got what I wanted except in the one place I am at the most....work. I spend 9-12 hours a day at work in a factory and the Verizon signal just barley makes it where I sit all day. I basically don't get 4G unless I go outside. Sprint was killing me with 20Kbps download speed and I got tired of it. Now I may be stuck in the same with Verizon. On the bright side Verizon does work very well outside of my work, unlike Sprint.
I did install a custom rom with latest updates. Android Revolution 4.0.1

What's the question?

You're worried about data speeds inside a factory?
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More of a comment. I thought 4G would work better than 3G. I sit at a desk in the factory. So yes I'm concerned about data.
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because of the frequency, LTE is worse inside buildings if i remember correctly.
the good news, your 3g is faster than sprint by a long shot

It's the nature of the beast. In many factories, you're going to run into quite a few things that are going to impair RF transmissions. Some frequency bands may propagate better than others, but you need to bear in mind that it's already a suboptimal environment.
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Zepius said:
because of the frequency, LTE is worse inside buildings if i remember correctly.
the good news, your 3g is faster than sprint by a long shot
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Sprint LTE, yes. Verizon LTE is on the 700mhz band.. so it should be better in buildings.

joshnichols189 said:
Sprint LTE, yes. Verizon LTE is on the 700mhz band.. so it should be better in buildings.
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It still has trouble with building penetration.

adrynalyne said:
It still has trouble with building penetration.
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Oh I believe it, but *theoretically* it should be better.

joshnichols189 said:
Oh I believe it, but *theoretically* it should be better.
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I wonder if they can crank up the power to overcome that? I know little about cell tower tech.

adrynalyne said:
I wonder if they can crank up the power to overcome that? I know little about cell tower tech.
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I don't know much either, but I doubt they would do anything about it unless there's a profit involved
I guess they could have "supercharged" service for more money haha.

Bite your tongue!

Being at work.....doesn't that mean you should not be using your phone for personal use? I know everybody does it but too many people abuse the time clock.....
that being said, maybe you should not be bummed that your phone doesn't work at crazy speeds, this way you can be great full for the job you keep in this tough economy.
Not trying to sound like a d!ck but complaints like this are really unneeded and undeserving.
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b4u2 said:
I just switched from Sprint 3G to Verizon 4G LTE. I was really hoping for a big improvement. I "kinda" got what I wanted except in the one place I am at the most....work. I spend 9-12 hours a day at work in a factory and the Verizon signal just barley makes it where I sit all day. I basically don't get 4G unless I go outside. Sprint was killing me with 20Kbps download speed and I got tired of it. Now I may be stuck in the same with Verizon. On the bright side Verizon does work very well outside of my work, unlike Sprint.
I did install a custom rom with latest updates. Android Revolution 4.0.1
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dont u get like 1 month try out. maybe give Tmobile a go. I get 6-7Mbps inside my condo complex

kolyan said:
dont u get like 1 month try out. maybe give Tmobile a go. I get 6-7Mbps inside my condo complex
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14 days if you don't want to be locked in via contract.
Domiciles tend to be less shielded than factories.

Only solution I could suggest is to use wifi calling if you have wifi at your work place. Thats what I do since I have no reception at all in my cubicle.
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Ballarous said:
Only solution I could suggest is to use wifi calling if you have wifi at your work place. Thats what I do since I have no reception at all in my cubicle.
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Verizon doesn't do wifi calling. That said, I think the poster has a data issue, not a voice signal issue (they are separate for us).

I'm with Verizon, I have no issue at all making calls on wifi...maybe you mean something else
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dave_k605 said:
I'm with Verizon, I have no issue at all making calls on wifi...maybe you mean something else
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Wifi calling is when your cell signal routes through your wifi
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You would probably get a much better signal with the RAZR. I was getting 2 bar of 4G LTE in my basement, where my Galaxy Nexus could barely keep a 3G signal. Unfortunately the radios on the Galaxy Nexus suck, so that may have something to do with it.

Turn off LTE? [SOLUTION]

I have tried several different APN's and none give me data. AT&T has eliminated the GSM toggle menu under mobile networks. It should have:
GSM/HSPA/LTE
GSM Only
HSPA Only
GSM/HSPA auto
How can we turn off LTE? and use only "4G" (HSPA+) My phone sits in my desk drawer all day at work and I'd rather not have it on LTE killing the battery. I'd also rather NOT turn off mobile data as then I can't receive e-mails or picture messages.
AT&T really is doing more harm than good by eliminating the GSM toggle menue under mobile networks.
SOLUTION:
1) With phone on, take off back cover and press your SIM card so it releases from the spring. It won't come all the way out as it's blocked by the battery. This seems fine - I didn't bother trying to force it out as I didn't want to break anything...
2) Once you see the message that the SIM card is removed, go to the dialer and dial *#2263#
3) You should see a menu with band selections. The current setting is "Automatic". If you switch to "GSM All", you will be EDGE (2G). If you switch to "WCDMA All", you will be on HSPA+ (3G, though AT&T and others call it 4G).
4) Press the SIM card back into place until it clicks. For whatever reason the phone will not recognize it until you reboot. Upon reboot you should see your new setting in effect.
Source:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-...isable-lte-t-s3-you-can-disable-hspa-too.html

It's very strange that they would remove it from the Note II but allow it for the iPhone 5
I look forward to hearing the answer to this as well. Being forced to kill my battery if I'm not in an LTE area would piss me off.

just run juice defender. It will shut off your lte when your phone is locked and turn network data back up when you unlock the screen. It improves my battery by 1.6x-1.8x on my note 1. havent installed it on my note 2 yet, maybe after i see how the battery life is as is.

ap3604 said:
It's very strange that they would remove it from the Note II but allow it for the iPhone 5
I look forward to hearing the answer to this as well. Being forced to kill my battery if I'm not in an LTE area would piss me off.
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The iSheep wouldn't quit bugging Apple if they didn't include an LTE toggle. But AT&T can't touch the iOS software on the iPhone 5, which is probably why its on there.
Scythe024 said:
just run juice defender. It will shut off your lte when your phone is locked and turn network data back up when you unlock the screen. It improves my battery by 1.6x-1.8x on my note 1. havent installed it on my note 2 yet, maybe after i see how the battery life is as is.
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This isn't really a solution. We need a toggle or a valid APN.

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Scythe024 said:
just run juice defender.
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This isn't really a solution. We need a toggle or a valid APN.
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I agree. Seems like a bad option rather than a simple toggle or APN.
I take it the Note II for Sprint doesn't have this issue?

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I have tried several different APN's and none give me data. AT&T has eliminated the GSM toggle menu under mobile networks. It should have:
GSM/HSPA/LTE
GSM Only
HSPA Only
GSM/HSPA auto
How can we turn off LTE? and use only "4G" (HSPA+) My phone sits in my desk drawer all day at work and I'd rather not have it on LTE killing the battery. I'd also rather NOT turn off mobile data as then I can't receive e-mails or picture messages.
AT&T really is doing more harm than good by eliminating the GSM toggle menue under mobile networks.
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Scythe024 said:
just run juice defender. It will shut off your lte when your phone is locked and turn network data back up when you unlock the screen. It improves my battery by 1.6x-1.8x on my note 1. havent installed it on my note 2 yet, maybe after i see how the battery life is as is.
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I used the crap out of it and barely budged the battery not sure but I dont know if lte will really hurt to much with this massive battery .
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u921333 said:
I used the crap out of it and barely budged the battery not sure but I dont know if lte will really hurt to much with this massive battery
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The claim above regarding battery life doesn't help other people much without scientific testing. Battery claims need details on what was done and for how long, screenshots, screen-on battery time, and LTE signal strength.

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The claim above regarding battery life doesn't help other people much without scientific testing. Battery claims need details on what was done and for how long, screenshots, screen-on battery time, and LTE signal strength.
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Exactly. Any suggestions on how to turn it off?

i'm on Rogers version, and it has the toggle to switch off LTE. Samsung Canada just said they will be releasing an update shortly with multifunction apps available. maybe someone can turn that into a great ROM once released....

ap3604 said:
I agree. Seems like a bad option rather than a simple toggle or APN.
I take it the Note II for Sprint doesn't have this issue?
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That is correct.
They have LTE/CDMA & CDMA setting
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Exactly. Any suggestions on how to turn it off?
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Beat on AT&T/Samsungs door letting them know setting needs to be added and keep fingers crossed it can added in custom rom

rnewton01 said:
i'm on Rogers version, and it has the toggle to switch off LTE.
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So I guess we can conclude that att are real pricks and would rather sacrifice our battery life in the hope that LTE always being on will take some of the pressure off their 3G network

Even though I used LTE all day today, it really didn't affect my battery life. I know these chips are not first generation LTE chips and much more battery efficient.
I know this sounds contradicting but if I wanted HSPA+ only I could have very well purchased the international version.
I am hoping that every developer adds the option in their roms.s

I just went into settings, more settings, mobile networks then network mode... set it to WCDMA... there ya go... 4G and no LTE... 8)
I'm on the Telus version up here in Western Canada... cheers...
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bwells88 said:
I just went into settings, more settings, mobile networks then network mode... set it to WCDMA... there ya go... 4G and no LTE... 8)
I'm on the Telus version up here in Western Canada... cheers...
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hehe we are missing the "Network mode" selection

sling said:
hehe we are missing the "Network mode" selection
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That blows... I live outnof LTE range so I need it off... maybe they gave us that option because there's lots of non-LTE areas here... some one will find a work around... 8)
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That blows... I live outnof LTE range so I need it off... maybe they gave us that option because there's lots of non-LTE areas here... some one will find a work around... 8)
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Yes it does.
Hopefully Telus Rom can be used in are toys , That should provide us setting....not sure how modem would fly though

att has forced this on the gs3 and the first note as well the only way to really get it off is to run a canadian base rom.

If you download "Phone Info" from the Play store, under device information, you should be able to choose between the modes and bypass ATT's bs.
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SOLUTION
Here is a solution but its kind of a hassle.
1) With phone on, take off back cover and press your SIM card so it releases from the spring. It won't come all the way out as it's blocked by the battery. This seems fine - I didn't bother trying to force it out as I didn't want to break anything...
2) Once you see the message that the SIM card is removed, go to the dialer and dial *#2263#
3) You should see a menu with band selections. The current setting is "Automatic". If you switch to "GSM All", you will be EDGE (2G). If you switch to "WCDMA All", you will be on HSPA+ (3G, though AT&T and others call it 4G).
4) Press the SIM card back into place until it clicks. For whatever reason the phone will not recognize it until you reboot. Upon reboot you should see your new setting in effect.
Source:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-...isable-lte-t-s3-you-can-disable-hspa-too.html
This was taken from a Galaxy S III forum so they didn't take in the Note's form factor obviously. You just have to remove the sim, power on the phone, and then select your preferred network, and then power off, and pop the battery in.
It works though, I get my normal strong HSPA+ signal with NO LTE showing up.

Disabling LTE (saves battery?) Easy on GS4

Not sure if this was posted already but looking through the menus I found how to easily disable LTE. It's not around here and I read having it enabled eats battery. My HSPA speeds are 5-10 megs which is more than enough for what I do.
Anyway:
Settings
Connections Tab
More Networks
Mobile Networks
Network Mode
Choose GSM/WCDMA (auto connect). 2nd one from the top.
It seems this device sucks up battery at twice the rate of my former Note 2. Maybe this will help.

MisterEdF said:
Not sure if this was posted already but looking through the menus I found how to easily disable LTE. It's not around here and I read having it enabled eats battery. My HSPA speeds are 5-10 megs which is more than enough for what I do.
Anyway:
Settings
Connections Tab
More Networks
Mobile Networks
Network Mode
Choose GSM/WCDMA (auto connect). 2nd one from the top.
I've seems this device sucks up battery at twice the rate of my former Note 2. Maybe this will help.
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Thanks! this will help alot for sure!

My battery has been pretty decent for the past two days, but I'll try this n see if it gets better. BTW, anyone can show me a pic of their home screen that has the 4G lte icon?
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yes , and also can disable the data connection to save it.

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MMakoto said:
My battery has been pretty decent for the past two days, but I'll try this n see if it gets better. BTW, anyone can show me a pic of their home screen that has the 4G lte icon?
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It just says 4G when you have LTE on the Galaxy S4. At least for Sprint anyway. I use Cyanogenmod so mine does say LTE. For AT&T I know for a fact that it says LTE on the top right of the 4G icon.

Battery Drain and Cell Standby

I was comparing my S5 battery usage with my S6 last night, while I slept, and after 7 hours S5 = 93% and S6 = 82%. I have the update and I'm not rooted on the S6 and I'm rooted and have a ROM on my S5. I tried to have comparable things running. The biggest offender on the S6 was Cell Standby @ 7%, then Google Services @ 3%. What the heck is Cell Standby and how do I reduce the usage? What is Google Services and how do I reduce that. I had WiFi, Bluetooth and background sync all disabled. I'm ready to return my phone to Costco and go back to my S5. I cannot deal with such crappy battery life. As I write this 1 hr and 15 minutes later I've used my phone several times to look at traffic on Google Maps, and the battery is now at 74%. Please help. Thanks in advance.

I rooted my s6 and flashed ktoonsez kernel and lost 1% of battery within 8 hours of sleeping. Cell standby is when ur phone tries to find signal. If ur in bad reception area it will eat up alot of battery

jminor4326 said:
I was comparing my S5 battery usage with my S6 last night, while I slept, and after 7 hours S5 = 93% and S6 = 82%. I have the update and I'm not rooted on the S6 and I'm rooted and have a ROM on my S5. I tried to have comparable things running. The biggest offender on the S6 was Cell Standby @ 7%, then Google Services @ 3%. What the heck is Cell Standby and how do I reduce the usage? What is Google Services and how do I reduce that. I had WiFi, Bluetooth and background sync all disabled. I'm ready to return my phone to Costco and go back to my S5. I cannot deal with such crappy battery life. As I write this 1 hr and 15 minutes later I've used my phone several times to look at traffic on Google Maps, and the battery is now at 74%. Please help. Thanks in advance.
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I work for Sprint (not an official spokesperson or anything, so don't think my word is an official statement representing them), and I had a similar issue with the Nexus. I saw it again on the S6, so I tried the same thing I did on the Nexus 6, and it got way better:
Settings->Mobile Networks->switch to LTE/CDMA
Also be aware that if your bedroom is in an area of the house that doesn't get good reception, it's going to drain the battery trying to find it, like the other user mentioned above. Change it and see if it helps.

Xylomaphoner said:
I work for Sprint (not an official spokesperson or anything, so don't think my word is an official statement representing them), and I had a similar issue with the Nexus. I saw it again on the S6, so I tried the same thing I did on the Nexus 6, and it got way better:
Settings->Mobile Networks->switch to LTE/CDMA
Also be aware that if your bedroom is in an area of the house that doesn't get good reception, it's going to drain the battery trying to find it, like the other user mentioned above. Change it and see if it helps.
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Actually I have done the exact opposite and changed it to CDMA only mode and ever since y battery has been amaizng.

If you switched to cdma only. Do you still get 3g/lte?

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Actually I have done the exact opposite and changed it to CDMA only mode and ever since y battery has been amaizng.
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That's not surprising if you're in an area that hasn't completed the spark/LTE upgrades, but not that would won't be able to get full speeds in that mode.

Xylomaphoner said:
That's not surprising if you're in an area that hasn't completed the spark/LTE upgrades, but not that would won't be able to get full speeds in that mode.
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Making these changes has made a big difference. Thank you for the explanation and suggestion. I leave my phone in the living ara at night and I do have reasonable cell service. If I make the setting for CDMA only, not LTE/CDMA under Settings->Mobile Networks, will LTE still work automatically.

I would assume you're going to lose LTE by going to just CDMA....and Sprint's 3g is poor so losing even average LTE is not desirable for me.

crazymook said:
I would assume you're going to lose LTE by going to just CDMA.
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Duh haha.

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Duh haha.
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More replying to everyone else asking.
Sprint's 3g is garbage...I'll take any battery hit not to have to sit on 3g, ever, haha.

crazymook said:
More replying to everyone else asking.
Sprint's 3g is garbage...I'll take any battery hit not to have to sit on 3g, ever, haha.
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Sprint in general is pretty trash lol... been wit em since they were Nextel (roughly 15+yrs) -_-

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Sprint in general is pretty trash lol... been wit em since they were Nextel (roughly 15+yrs) -_-
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Same. I dont know why I stick with them, other than the fact I'm on employee pricing and I cant beat my plan.

crazymook said:
Same. I dont know why I stick with them, other than the fact I'm on employee pricing and I cant beat my plan.
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Unlimited everything is why I stick wit em haha. Plus them & T-Mo are the only carriers with unlimited plans, wifi calling AND unlocked bootloaders!

All the promises of a better network is such a crock tho.

crazymook said:
All the promises of a better network is such a crock tho.
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CDMA only means you're not going to get LTE.
Regarding Sprint's service, it got very rocky when they started upgrading the network, but has gotten so much better, at least in my area. I get LTE pretty much everywhere I go now. I lose it at the gym sometimes, but that's about it.

Its such crap that Google removed the ability to toggle LTE on or off via a widget or toggle switch (you cant even toggle data on or off, you need to manually go to the networks page).

crazymook said:
Its such crap that Google removed the ability to toggle LTE on or off via a widget or toggle switch (you cant even toggle data on or off, you need to manually go to the networks page).
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Verizon and AT&T can on their S6's -_-

How lovely for them

It helped
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I work for Sprint (not an official spokesperson or anything, so don't think my word is an official statement representing them), and I had a similar issue with the Nexus. I saw it again on the S6, so I tried the same thing I did on the Nexus 6, and it got way better:
Settings->Mobile Networks->switch to LTE/CDMA
Also be aware that if your bedroom is in an area of the house that doesn't get good reception, it's going to drain the battery trying to find it, like the other user mentioned above. Change it and see if it helps.
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It helped, Thank you. Mine had gone to "automatic" so I changed to the LTE/CDMA and battery is better. Thanks again.

If LTE/CDMA gets turned on will the phone still fall back to 3G?