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I just bought the Defy for my younger sister and was just wondering if there is a way to turn off the data since I only want her on wi-fi. I know there's apps out there like extended control but is there anything I can change in the settings? I did some searching but found nothing on the forum if I missed it can you guys point me the right direction? Thanks a bunch!
When in Europe I use an app called APNdroid from the market. It kills edge & 3G but leaves wifi and voice/text running. If you want to kill EVERYTHING but wifi, hit airplane mode then wifi.
I suppose it depends on your service provider, but if you set up nonsense information in your APN (i.e. it can't find a server) then it won't be able to access 3G data. I've set up 2 APNs on my phone, one to allow and one to turn it 'off'. Works like a charm.
Well, for me, anyhow.
+1 for APN renaming.
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Go to market, find this--> APNdroid
Install it & put on desktop.
This will help stop the Defy from using GPRS.
Edmond.
there are dialog in settings that allow to disable all mobile data transfers over gsm/umts networks
Settings > Data Manager > Data Delivery > All mobile Data (untick)
sarge78 said:
Settings > Data Manager > Data Delivery > All mobile Data (untick)
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My T-Mo USA phone does not have that choice.
scrannel said:
My T-Mo USA phone does not have that choice.
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Yeah I looked for that too but didn't find it so I'm just using the app. Thanks for all the help!
You can use the app"Droidwall",you can disable 2G,3G, and use only WIFI
You can try a battery saving app called "juicedefender".
The original function of it is turning off data when the screen is off, but you can use its widget to turn off data completely.
Is there a hidden menu for the glide? I want to try to disable 4g cuz its killin my battery
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Are you running the Inc3ption rom?
To turn it off, you have to go to Settings > Wireless and Networks > Mobile Network > Uncheck use packet data. But you can get an app which allows you to control when the data is on or off and put a widget on the homescreen so you can turn it off/on asap instead of going through the method I gave you.
Runnin stock... i just wanna turn 4g off but have 3g on.. im on straight talk and ithink ots killin my battery cuz its sayin 97% without signal
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Captivate glide doesn't have 4g.. It only has 3.5g. You can't go down to 3g manually.
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doode2011 said:
Captivate glide doesn't have 4g.. It only has 3.5g. You can't go down to 3g manually.
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3.9G or 3G++ if you want to be accurate. But it doesn't matter, and I imagine he would want Edge to save more battery.
But I remember reading that it was not possible on the AT&T ROM. I think disabling sync when you don't need it could help a little.
you can try:
- open dialer
- dial *#*#4636#*#*
- tap Phone Information
- scroll down to "Set preferred network type" (or similar)
- tap drop down and select "GSM only" or "GSM auto" if you want EDGE
oh one more thing, I have no idea if this persist upon reboot....sorry
I have the Rogers stock and I select 2G from the Settings -> Wireless and Network -> Mobile Networks -> Network Mode -> GSM only
This allows me at work to only use Edge as I have crappy reception at work and it keeps alternating from 2G to 4g (what the phone shows on top middle) Now I simply see an E and battery life is much better. I switch it when I leave work back to (GSM/HSPA(Auto mode)
You mentioned a widget that can do this from the home screen??? This I would like.
Samsung website says it a 4g phone???
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^^^^^^
It is just 3.75G and NOT real 4G... Further in AT&T stock ROM, there is NO way to disable 3G/HSPA or set 2G only... Even the *#*#4636#*#* method is NOT working, as I have tried that too...
Just flash the ROGER's ROM or any other Custom ROM here (Rooted_Rogers_stock, Osimood, inc3ption, etc) and you can select HSPA only (for fast data on good 3G coverage) or GSM only (to save battery in spotty 3G coverage area) and Auto mode also...
Further I use one app which stays in Notification bar showing current network and on clicking it, the above-said option will be shown (otherwise you have to goto Settings-->Wireless & Network-->Mobile Networks) and you can also enable/disable data on that same page... The app is called "Show and Switch 2G/3G" and its available in Google Play Store --> here....
It's actually 3.623G if you want to be precise.
;-)
Actually compared to LTE speeds it's downright slow. But it's more than enough for most people.
Faster speeds just means you hit your data cap sooner....
Unlimited data on straighttalk
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I've been thinking about straight talk. How is it?
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Earlier today my phone was connected to Sprint's LTE network but no data seemed to be flowing to and from my phone. I really needed my work email to update so I used the Phone Info app to force my phone to jump on the 3G network, which worked just fine and my mail quickly updated. Now I'm trying to turn my phone back to "LTE/CDMA/EvDo" mode but the phone won't switch. Every time I switch from "CDMA only" to "LTE/CDMA/EvDo" then leave the "Device information" screen the phone reverts back to "CDMA only". Has anyone run into this problem and if so, how were you able to fix it?
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Earlier today my phone was connected to Sprint's LTE network but no data seemed to be flowing to and from my phone. I really needed my work email to update so I used the Phone Info app to force my phone to jump on the 3G network, which worked just fine and my mail quickly updated. Now I'm trying to turn my phone back to "LTE/CDMA/EvDo" mode but the phone won't switch. Every time I switch from "CDMA only" to "LTE/CDMA/EvDo" then leave the "Device information" screen the phone reverts back to "CDMA only". Has anyone run into this problem and if so, how were you able to fix it?
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What about going into settings > more settings > mobile networks > network mode and changing it there. (you'll have to restart)
I've found those toggle apps aren't always reliable.
jdelano said:
What about going into settings > more settings > mobile networks > network mode and changing it there. (you'll have to restart)
I've found those toggle apps aren't always reliable.
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Well now I feel dumb because that had totally slipped my mind. That worked like a charm. Thanks for the help!
Is it possible to disable LTE on AT&T using an AOSP ROM?
I've tried the rat restriction method and the wap.cingular apn and neither worked.
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phositadc said:
Is it possible to disable LTE on AT&T using an AOSP ROM?
I've tried the rat restriction method and the wap.cingular apn and neither worked.
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No. Not yet anyway. So far the rat restriction works only on stock TW. As far as wap.cingular, I have noticed that it no longer works either. I think AT&T did something that seemed to disable it.
aybarrap1 said:
No. Not yet anyway. So far the rat restriction works only on stock TW. As far as wap.cingular, I have noticed that it no longer works either. I think AT&T did something that seemed to disable it.
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AT&T effing sucks. They let iPhone disable LTE but not us? Makes no sense.
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aybarrap1 said:
No. Not yet anyway. So far the rat restriction works only on stock TW. As far as wap.cingular, I have noticed that it no longer works either. I think AT&T did something that seemed to disable it.
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My LTE toggle on CM10 works fine using the UCDLK3 modem (or whatever it is). The settings update from "WCDMA only" to "LTE/WCDMA/GSM" when I toggle it (just to confirm). I haven't updated to CM10.1 yet, but last I tested it the LTE toggle did not work.
On CM10, I did have to go into Settings and find the Mobile Networks option (its on the same page you enable Data Roaming) and select an AT&T network once. The toggle would not work if I selected "Select automatically". My phone is also unlocked using the dialer code that was posted for ICS 4.0 ROMs - not sure if this matters.
You can on AOSP.
System Settings> More> Mobile Networks
Now go to Network Operators, Might take a couple of minutes to scan, once a list shows up. Select the first option.
Now go back and choose the wap.cingular APN.
Also, if you want to get on 2G, the "Use only 2G Networks" is now able to be checked as well.
These options will reset after a reboot and toggling between Airplane mode.
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You can on AOSP.
System Settings> More> Mobile Networks
Now go to Network Operators, Might take a couple of minutes to scan, once a list shows up. Select the first option.
Now go back and choose the wap.cingular APN.
Also, if you want to get on 2G, the "Use only 2G Networks" is now able to be checked as well.
These options will reset after a reboot and toggling between Airplane mode.
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Interesting so you just have to do the network operator thing? I've gone into that menu before and tried to check 2g and it never let's me, but I've never gone into network operators section. Will try tomorrow!
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AacidusX said:
You can on AOSP.
System Settings> More> Mobile Networks
Now go to Network Operators, Might take a couple of minutes to scan, once a list shows up. Select the first option.
Now go back and choose the wap.cingular APN.
Also, if you want to get on 2G, the "Use only 2G Networks" is now able to be checked as well.
These options will reset after a reboot and toggling between Airplane mode.
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Good to know. Question though...does the wap.cingular APN still drop connections?
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You can on AOSP.
System Settings> More> Mobile Networks
Now go to Network Operators, Might take a couple of minutes to scan, once a list shows up. Select the first option.
Now go back and choose the wap.cingular APN.
Also, if you want to get on 2G, the "Use only 2G Networks" is now able to be checked as well.
These options will reset after a reboot and toggling between Airplane mode.
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Holy cow it worked broseph! I went into Network Operators. It took about 2 minutes to load the list, then showed three AT&Ts and a T-Mobile. I picked the first AT&T.
Then I tested 2g by putting a check mark in the force 2g box, and sure enough, it worked. I then chose GSM/WCDMA preferred, and sure enough, it forced HSPA+ without even having to choose the wap.cingular APN (in fact, I am using the "phone" APN).
Any downsides to selecting the network operator that way? I'm pretty sure AT&T does not roam onto T-Mobile in any event, so off the top of my head, I can't think of any downside. Would be curious if anybody can think of any downsides to forcing HSPA+ this way.
I personally will probably leave it on LTE most of the time anyways... I just wanted a method to force 2g or HSPA for the few times that I am in a location with weak LTE and the phone kills its battery by switching back and forth between LTE and HSPA. Awesome to finally have one.
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You can on AOSP.
System Settings> More> Mobile Networks
Now go to Network Operators, Might take a couple of minutes to scan, once a list shows up. Select the first option.
Now go back and choose the wap.cingular APN.
Also, if you want to get on 2G, the "Use only 2G Networks" is now able to be checked as well.
These options will reset after a reboot and toggling between Airplane mode.
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Isn't that what I said just above? Except you don't need to change APNs. Thanks for clarifying some of the menu options though.
phositadc said:
Holy cow it worked broseph! I went into Network Operators. It took about 2 minutes to load the list, then showed three AT&Ts and a T-Mobile. I picked the first AT&T.
Then I tested 2g by putting a check mark in the force 2g box, and sure enough, it worked. I then chose GSM/WCDMA preferred, and sure enough, it forced HSPA+ without even having to choose the wap.cingular APN (in fact, I am using the "phone" APN).
Any downsides to selecting the network operator that way? I'm pretty sure AT&T does not roam onto T-Mobile in any event, so off the top of my head, I can't think of any downside. Would be curious if anybody can think of any downsides to forcing HSPA+ this way.
I personally will probably leave it on LTE most of the time anyways... I just wanted a method to force 2g or HSPA for the few times that I am in a location with weak LTE and the phone kills its battery by switching back and forth between LTE and HSPA. Awesome to finally have one.
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Yes, it works. I use this all the time. No need to change APNs either. I've never noticed any problems with this. Once in a blue moon I have to go and redo the network operator part but I've never figured out the exact reason. I have a MicroCell due to poor coverage so I often elect to turn off LTE at home and re-enable when I'm out and about. I've also traveled all over the country and never had an issue I would equate to me manually selecting the network operator.
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Isn't that what I said just above? Except you don't need to change APNs. Thanks for clarifying some of the menu options though.
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Haha yes reading back to your original post that is basically what you said. But since you didn't say "network operator" it didn't register for me even though it's now clear that's what you meant =P
Thanks for the help.
romracer said:
Isn't that what I said just above? Except you don't need to change APNs. Thanks for clarifying some of the menu options though.
Yes, it works. I use this all the time. No need to change APNs either. I've never noticed any problems with this. Once in a blue moon I have to go and redo the network operator part but I've never figured out the exact reason. I have a MicroCell due to poor coverage so I often elect to turn off LTE at home and re-enable when I'm out and about. I've also traveled all over the country and never had an issue I would equate to me manually selecting the network operator.
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Thank you. Now I can finally have my "cake and eat it too". Did not even think to try these methods. Thank you for your information. This is so much easier than on stock rom...with the goodness of all that is AOSP.
I just did a test to see idle drain overnight on HSPA and it was actually worse than LTE. On LTE I drop about 7% overnight. Last night on HSPA I dropped 12% in 9 hours. Better battery stats showed 98% deep sleep, too, which is about the same as on LTE.
Anybody else ever try this? Curtis if those results are normal-i would have expected less drain on HSPA.
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I just did a test to see idle drain overnight on HSPA and it was actually worse than LTE. On LTE I drop about 7% overnight. Last night on HSPA I dropped 12% in 9 hours. Better battery stats showed 98% deep sleep, too, which is about the same as on LTE.
Anybody else ever try this? Curtis if those results are normal-i would have expected less drain on HSPA.
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It actually depends on so much more than your data, there can be apps running in the background, bad signal, etc.
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It actually depends on so much more than your data, there can be apps running in the background, bad signal, etc.
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My signal was about -70 dBm (ie, very good) and better battery stats showed 98% deep sleep.
In any event, it was running the same apps as it was the night before when it lost only 7% on LTE. I'm just surprised LTE idle drain was less than HSPA under identical circumstances and was wondering if anybody else experienced the same?
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My signal was about -70 dBm (ie, very good) and better battery stats showed 98% deep sleep.
In any event, it was running the same apps as it was the night before when it lost only 7% on LTE. I'm just surprised LTE idle drain was less than HSPA under identical circumstances and was wondering if anybody else experienced the same?
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It could be coming from your carrier and their towers. If you really wanna save battery, set it to 2G overnight. Also, 4G is only a battery drainer when it's being used, which it isn't much overnight.
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It could be coming from your carrier and their towers. If you really wanna save battery, set it to 2G overnight. Also, 4G is only a battery drainer when it's being used, which it isn't much overnight.
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+1. I set to 2G every night. Of course I also always have switched off data and wifi because I don't care about emails and other misc stuff while I sleep. I have slightly better 2G reception in my home than 3G or 4G so this helps even more on battery savings. Cut my battery drain nearly in half (6-8 hours I may get a 3% drain or an absolute max of 4% if I keep snoozing my alarm).
This doesn't work on my AOSP device, I cannot change Network Type or check the "Use 2G Networks only" box. What am I doing wrong?
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You can on AOSP.
System Settings> More> Mobile Networks
Now go to Network Operators, Might take a couple of minutes to scan, once a list shows up. Select the first option.
Now go back and choose the wap.cingular APN.
Also, if you want to get on 2G, the "Use only 2G Networks" is now able to be checked as well.
These options will reset after a reboot and toggling between Airplane mode.
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Wow this works
I think I've always been too impatient to wait 60 seconds for the network operators to load lol
But props im not sure if this is recently discovered but I've spent a lot of time searching for how to disable lte and could never figure it out.
Actually, got it to work. Picking the second "AT&T" from the network operator list allowed me to toggle the other settings. This is a big deal for me because my area has "partial" 4G coverage and my phone prefers a poor, slow 1 bar LTE signal over 5 bar HSPA+, thanks a lot!
wap.cingular will go in and out every 5 minutes and when i enable wifi and turn it off, it takes a good 1-2 minutes to regain connection. (On TW)
Right now I'm just using the stock att rom, rooted. At home I'm on Hspa+ and get great battery life, but when I travel to cities LTE I get the worst battery life. I can't even go a full day without the battery dying. Do any roms exist that allow me to turn off the lte radio and just stick with Hspa+? Don't really need any extra functionality over the stock rom besides this. I'm fairly happy with the stock rom and nova launcher.
Change your apn to the H+ one
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Change your apn to the H+ one
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I thought I read that doesn't really work. Is that really all that's needed to get rid of lte?
thesuffering said:
I thought I read that doesn't really work. Is that really all that's needed to get rid of lte?
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Why do you want to turn it off ? If you are using data it doesn't matter the connection speed as far as usage goes (at least anything I use) as to how much data it consumes. I consume no more on LTE than I did on my 3G captivate with the same apps.
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Why do you want to turn it off ? If you are using data it doesn't matter the connection speed as far as usage goes (at least anything I use) as to how much data it consumes. I consume no more on LTE than I did on my 3G captivate with the same apps.
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Plus I've never had bad battery with LTE on
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hednik said:
Why do you want to turn it off ? If you are using data it doesn't matter the connection speed as far as usage goes (at least anything I use) as to how much data it consumes. I consume no more on LTE than I did on my 3G captivate with the same apps.
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Battery life. With Hspa+ I can go 1.5 days between charges. On lte I'm lucky if I get 8-10 hours before its needing to be charged.
thesuffering said:
Battery life. With Hspa+ I can go 1.5 days between charges. On lte I'm lucky if I get 8-10 hours before its needing to be charged.
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Hrmmm. LTE chews threw the battery faster but it downloads faster as well. There more involved in that drop than just LTE I doubt it the main culprit that and there are no know LTE off switches on any rom's.
jayRokk said:
Change your apn to the H+ one
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thesuffering said:
I thought I read that doesn't really work. Is that really all that's needed to get rid of lte?
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this has worked for me in the past (on aokp). switch to 3g/hspa (i believe the wap.cingular apn) and reboot. give it a test.
I travel for work a lot and I had the same problem, this is what I do to fix it:
Dial *#197328640#
Using the menu go to UMTS - > debug screen - > phone control - > network lock - > RAT_FREE_SUPPORTING ON
Dial *#2263#
Choose the band you want to use.
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hednik said:
Hrmmm. LTE chews threw the battery faster but it downloads faster as well. There more involved in that drop than just LTE I doubt it the main culprit that and there are no know LTE off switches on any rom's.
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It only happens when I have lte. If I'm on anything lower battery life is wonderful. I'd think maybe its just poor reception and flip flopping between towers, but it drains no matter what part of town I'm in (Vegas) so that should rule that out.
May82 said:
I travel for work a lot and I had the same problem, this is what I do to fix it:
Dial *#197328640#
Using the menu go to UMTS - > debug screen - > phone control - > network lock - > RAT_FREE_SUPPORTING ON
Dial *#2263#
Choose the band you want to use.
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This only works until you restart, right?
xBeerdroiDx said:
this has worked for me in the past (on aokp). switch to 3g/hspa (i believe the wap.cingular apn) and reboot. give it a test.
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Thanks, I'll try this next time I'm out of town.
thesuffering said:
I thought I read that doesn't really work. Is that really all that's needed to get rid of lte?
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May82 said:
I travel for work a lot and I had the same problem, this is what I do to fix it:
Dial *#197328640#
Using the menu go to UMTS - > debug screen - > phone control - > network lock - > RAT_FREE_SUPPORTING ON
Dial *#2263#
Choose the band you want to use.
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thesuffering said:
This only works until you restart, right?
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Using the *#2263# method does work until you restart. However, if you restart you will remain on the band that was chosen prior to restart. If you are on automatic you will have "normal" operations. If you choose 3G or 2G only bands you will remain. In order to change it you will have to dial *#197328640# first to access the menu again.
In regards to the APN, I have had problems with it giving me random network drops...complete network drops. There is another way to achieve this goal, but you will have to do it over again every time you turn on airplane mode or reboot. Create a new APN. You can name it whatever you want and fill in the APN name with whatever you want and save it. Fill out nothing else. Select the new APN created and exit. You will lose data for the moment. Wait 20 seconds after selecting the new APN and go into dialer and type *#*#4636#*#* and select "Device Information". Under "Set Preferred Network type:" you should see "WCDMA only". Click on it and select "GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)" and exit. Go back to you APNs and select the original one named "ATT Phone". After a few seconds you will notice the data is 4G only and not 4G LTE.
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Hrmmm. LTE chews threw the battery faster but it downloads faster as well. There more involved in that drop than just LTE I doubt it the main culprit that and there are no know LTE off switches on any rom's.
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The late antenna actually uses more power. So therefore yes. The main culprit is lte. At least until better antenna come out