When I was at home I'd get a good lte signal.
I've been traveling the last week and I've been on 3g the whole time. I've been in chicago the last two days and still on 3g.
I've tried restarting, updating profile/prl, switching on and off airplane mode.
This note 4 is running stock rom, I've only rooted it and done the sql hack to enable the WiFi hotspot (which I haven't bothered to use since it's 3g).
Baseband n910pvpu1bob7
Any ideas why 4g/lte isn't working or how to fix it?
Edit: checked the network settings and for reason only cdma was on. Switched out to both and I'm good now. Mod can delete this post if you want
Lol classic
So how were you getting a good LTE signal at home if your phone was set to CDMA only the whole time?
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I think it switched over to cdma when i was showing someone the ultra power saving mode and when i switched it back to normal mode, i guess it didn't switch lte back on. I didnt notice the lack of LTE when i switched power saving on since I was on wifi at the time.
merkk said:
I think it switched over to cdma when i was showing someone the ultra power saving mode and when i switched it back to normal mode, i guess it didn't switch lte back on. I didnt notice the lack of LTE when i switched power saving on since I was on wifi at the time.
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Lol that makes perfect sense as it has happened to me b4. Sometimes it stays on cdma mode when turning off ultra power saving. Must be a glitch because it mostly reverts to the previous setting when turning it off.
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Has anyone found an app to toggle the 4G on/off yet? I realise it is disabled in Android 2.3, but I see they have it working for the Evo and maybe others. I also saw at least one paid app that says it works, but I don't want to pay for it and then find out it doesn't work.
Thanks,
All the 4g toggles I've tried work on WiMax only
Why do you want to disable 4g? Its not like an lte out Wimax radio that causes massive battery drain so why turn it off?
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Data Enabler Widget
really? i did not know this. I'm not sure what Sprint uses, but i know when i had sprint if i disabled my mobile data it made my battery last MUCH longer.
most of the standard 4g toggle widgets included in most widget packs, i.e. widgetzoid, do not work on this phone.
the one toggle i have found to work is called "Data Enabler Widget" by "farproc" it is available on the market.
Be aware that picture messaging does NOT work without 4g data on, and you must re enable it before you use it. (wifi too for some stupid reason)
why disable?
I want to disable it primarily because i don't have unlimited data, but also to extend battery life as well. If there is no toggle switch that works I will just have get used to the extra steps of turning it on and off through the settings menu.
Yesterday I used 50% of the data that I would normally use in a month, because I thought I was using wifi, but apparently was not. That tells me that the phone either is not holding the wifi signal at home very well or the wifi is not overriding the data connection. Either way, I need to be turning off the data connection when I am at home or using a wifi hotspot.
if you would take the time to read my post, i just provided you with the exact app you are looking for. it is a widget available on the android market. it is called;
DATA ENABLER WIDGET by farproc.
kthx.
bikemaker said:
I want to disable it primarily because i don't have unlimited data, but also to extend battery life as well. If there is no toggle switch that works I will just have get used to the extra steps of turning it on and off through the settings menu.
Yesterday I used 50% of the data that I would normally use in a month, because I thought I was using wifi, but apparently was not. That tells me that the phone either is not holding the wifi signal at home very well or the wifi is not overriding the data connection. Either way, I need to be turning off the data connection when I am at home or using a wifi hotspot.
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Another option then is any this party power control app. You can turn off mobile data through those.
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I always used the power control app on my Hero, but unfortunately the one for this phone doesn't include a data toggle.
reata Enabler Widget
ApexZeph,
I tried the Data Enabler Widget you mentioned and it works perfectly! Thanks!
Sprint's 4G is not the same as HSPA+. HSPA+ is just 3G, or if you wanna feel better, 3.5G. It runs all the time and doesn't use extra battery because you're still only using the 3G radio. Sprint's 4G is WiMax, which is basically glorified Wifi and requires a totally separate radio. It works like Wifi; you turn it on, wait for it to scan and connect to the 4G network (which doesn't even deserve to be called 4G because it sucks ****).
Since you guys are on GSM, what you could do is disable 3G data and that would do it. You'd go to EDGE, but you'd save a ton of battery. Again, 4G is just a marketing term for you guys; you're still just using fast 3G.
kenvan19 said:
Why do you want to disable 4g? Its not like an lte out Wimax radio that causes massive battery drain so why turn it off?
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Its not?
4G on idle 2 hours: 18% drain from 100%
EDGE idle 2 hours: 5% drain from 100%.
4G is a bleeder.
kenvan19 said:
Why do you want to disable 4g? Its not like an lte out Wimax radio that causes massive battery drain so why turn it off?
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HSPA+ uses a lot more power than EDGE. Programs like Juice Defender use this fact to their advantage and disable HSPA when the screen is off, and I hear it just about doubles idle battery life.
manekineko said:
HSPA+ uses a lot more power than EDGE. Programs like Juice Defender use this fact to their advantage and disable HSPA when the screen is off, and I hear it just about doubles idle battery life.
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HSPA+ = 3G. Yes, 3G uses more power than EDGE. It has always been and will always be that way. There is no magical "4G" toggle because HSPA IS 3G. So the only way to turn off your faux-G is to turn off 3G data and fall back to EDGE.
There is no 2g/3g(4g) toggle that works on the stock roms. It will just take you to the settings page where you have to choose GSM/HSPA, GSM only, or HSPA only.
knickfan5745 said:
There is no 2g/3g(4g) toggle that works on the stock roms. It will just take you to the settings page where you have to choose GSM/HSPA, GSM only, or HSPA only.
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GSM only = 2G only
HSPA = 3G/4G only (remember, they use the same radio)
GSM/HSPA+ = whatever is available, with HSPA having priority.
Hey everyone,
I spent 4 hours this evening reading up on how to Root, CWM, and Flash a ROM onto my SGS2. Contained in one of the threads (I believe it was [ROM][NOV 14]Bombaridier V.2.0) I came across a brief mention of a program which allows the user to toggle 4g Data on/off simply by clicking the icon. I downloaded it, and just now I flashed Bombaridier (awesome ROM btw). That problem is now gone (obviously) and I can not, for the life of me, remember what it was called. I'm hoping someone can throw me a bone here so I don't have to sift through hundreds of pages again in order to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks
Nate
You are probably speaking of Juice Defender but Ill let you know of another program that is better IMO. It's called LLama its event based. I have two events 1. Mobile data on when screen is on and 2. Mobile data off when screen is off. Juice defender does the same thing but every fifften mins turns on 4g grabs emails etc and then turns off again. The reason I think LLama is better is because in my job Ill forget about my phone while working and pick it hours later. yesterday my phone went 2hrs before it dropped from 100% to 99%.
the only problem I find with having mobile data off when screen is off (llama) personally is that I use GV as my text app. and if my mobile data is off, then I won't know that I've received any text.
When in the office, i do not have wifi, so I rely on my data connections for texts. Is there a condition where when the screen is off for 1 minute, then mobile data will be turned off and turn on again every 10 minutes or so (like juice defender) to help me check if i received any text?
I live in area that does not have 4 g so it stays off, however today at airport I tried and no 4G toggle anywhere! Where did it go, I swore when I got s3 I tested 4G but now it's gone? Thanks for help.
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BiggieD said:
I live in area that does not have 4 g so it stays off, however today at airport I tried and no 4G toggle anywhere! Where did it go, I swore when I got s3 I tested 4G but now it's gone? Thanks for help.
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GS3 doent have a 4g "toggle" as you say...but you can make sure its enabled
settings-->more settings-->Mobile Network-->Network mode.
Preferred network mode should be set to "CDMA/LTE/EVDO"
If you have "CDMA/LTE/EVDO" enabled, anytime your in a Sprint LTE area your phone icon will switch from 3g to 4g.
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GS3 doent have a 4g "toggle" as you say...but you can make sure its enabled
settings-->more settings-->Mobile Network-->Network mode.
Preferred network mode should be set to "CDMA/LTE/EVDO"
If you have "CDMA/LTE/EVDO" enabled, anytime your in a Sprint LTE area your phone icon will switch from 3g to 4g.
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doesn't it chew up more battery?
bigfamei said:
doesn't it chew up more battery?
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it shouldnt chew up ure bttery at all, as all it does is search the network for 4gLTE and if it doesnt find it, it will automaticly go to sleep and try again like 2 or 3 hours later or periodically as it tells u. .however u do need to have sprint automatic connention left on in order for that work. atleast thats what i got from reading the sprint connection optimizer information it gave me.
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it shouldnt chew up ure bttery at all, as all it does is search the network for 4gLTE and if it doesnt find it, it will automaticly go to sleep and try again like 2 or 3 hours later or periodically as it tells u. .however u do need to have sprint automatic connention left on in order for that work. atleast thats what i got from reading the sprint connection optimizer information it gave me.
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The optimizer isn't for the LTE. I hate that garbage so I always leave it off. As long as your preferred network is set as stated above, it will automatically switch between them. Side note though, it may switch back to 3g if you don't have a very strong 4 g signal. It likes to be weird.
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Sounds like your thinking of a wimax phone. I I had a Motorola Photon and you had to physically turn 4g on and off on it.... I think most wimax 4g phones are that way.
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Do any of the custom ROMS have a toggle for 4g/3g? I live in a 4g area but sometimes the signal isn't strong enough so it goes to 3g. Quite annoying. It would be great to toggle 3g off and force 4g.
So I had s2 before s3, so I assume the s2 was a 4 -g wimax? It had a toggle widget.
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BiggieD said:
So I had s2 before s3, so I assume the s2 was a 4 -g wimax? It had a toggle widget.
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Correct !:good:
sssqueue said:
Do any of the custom ROMS have a toggle for 4g/3g? I live in a 4g area but sometimes the signal isn't strong enough so it goes to 3g. Quite annoying. It would be great to toggle 3g off and force 4g.
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Have you tried updating to the new radio? I believe they boosted the power to give slightly better LTE connectivity in those kinds of environments.
There is a way to force LTE on the GS3. I did it with mine so that I could map out the LTE zones with sensorly a bit easier while I was driving over the weekend. The way I was able to do this is you need to have Nova Launcher downloaded and installed.
Once you do this, long press on the home screen and go to "Shortcuts".
Next click on "Activities"
Next scroll down to "IOTHiddenMenu"
Then scroll down and click on "IOTHiddenMenu : HDR1X_Selection"
Doing this will allow you to force LTE only mode. Keep in mind you WILL NOT be able to make any phone calls while doing this. For some reason the GS3 requires the phone to be in LTE + CDMA + EVDO Mode to make calls even if you have a very strong LTE signal.
Another app I would recommend downloading is called OpenSignalMaps. Once you have the LTE only mode turned on or even the normal LTE + CDMA mode, you can use this app to refresh your network by clicking the little refresh button at the bottom left of the app in the Overview tab. What this does is pretty much turn your phones mobile networks on and off and then scan for LTE first before scanning for EVDO. I have been able to connect to many more LTE sites by doing this. Even ones that are fairly far away.
Hope this all helps. Let me know if you have any extra questions.
No data connection at all
I have the settings on GSM/HSPA/LTE, but lost data connection completely. Tried to restart and turned on/off flight mode - still no data. Voice in and out is OK. I finally managed to reconnect by repeating the process. Is there a better way to reconnect?
Thanks.
Check out "Network"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network
It takes you to the network screen as well
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with the latest l13 radio my phone will not stay on 4g it is heavily biased to 3g and I do not know how to fix it. I am right next to the 4g towers.. ... any thoughts? Thanks
Thanks
Thanks. Unfortunately, the "Network" app would not run. So I followed a similar line, and found "3G Reconnect". It does not fix the connection issue. Any other thoughts?
Hi all,
I keep my mobile data deactivated whenever I'm not using it, and coming from the S3 which made it very convenient to toggle the mobile data on and off, the Note 2 has been hugely inconvenient.
The problem is that when I manually turn mobile data back on in the Settings, mobile data just doesn't turn on. The only way to get it to reactivate is to cycle in and out of airplane mode once data's been activated.
Is this a problem for anyone else, and if not, anyone have any clue why this might be happening? I've got 2 Note 2s and it happens on both.
The only thing I've done to these phones is root and flash TWRP. They are the Ting variant of the Sprint Note 2 if that might make a difference.
Any help appreciated!
punitenshu said:
Hi all,
I keep my mobile data deactivated whenever I'm not using it, and coming from the S3 which made it very convenient to toggle the mobile data on and off, the Note 2 has been hugely inconvenient.
The problem is that when I manually turn mobile data back on in the Settings, mobile data just doesn't turn on. The only way to get it to reactivate is to cycle in and out of airplane mode once data's been activated.
Is this a problem for anyone else, and if not, anyone have any clue why this might be happening? I've got 2 Note 2s and it happens on both.
The only thing I've done to these phones is root and flash TWRP. They are the Ting variant of the Sprint Note 2 if that might make a difference.
Any help appreciated!
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43 views and not one person can say if they have the same problem? /bump
Im coming from the S3 and I miss that mobile data toggle. Anyone find a rom that has it included?
Whompasaurus 2.9 Has it.
Bizdady said:
Im coming from the S3 and I miss that mobile data toggle. Anyone find a rom that has it included?
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Whompasaurus (currently at version 2.9) has had for the last several updates I've tried. Most of the ROMS being updated support it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039564
I have lte in my area and I just turned off mobike data and turned it back on and it came right back on. Ill try it whej im in 3g as well latwr today for u and post back.
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It has happen to me only on a few time but not consistant enough for me to worry. I do the same as you and turn it on when needed.
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It happens occasionally with LTE but more so dropping to 3G and LTE not coming back untill I toggle Airplane Mode. I toggle my Data On/Off daily and never have an issue with it not coming back on. Then again I use the data toggle built into the 15 toggle mod.
LJC Deodexed - Themed
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Yes when im in a bad lte area it takes forever for my data to switch from 4g to 3g. Very annoying as my data doesnt work but I have the 4g icon up top.
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I also got this same problem with my Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos. I had no problem with Mobile Data for a few months...but after that.....When i trun ON Mobile Data..the icon which shows that it is connected.....does not appear....Just as the first post the only way i fixed mine was to check...then uncheck flight mode..Please help me
Loosing my modem/mind all together
I seem to keep loosing my modem on any version of jelly bomb (on the latest now 15.3) running Ma-7 currently but happens on any modem I try.
What is happening is data/call capability drops and does not come back until I re-flash a modem, and when I say drop, I mean totally dead not even able to make or receive phone calls.No 3G 4G and it shows signal bars but as soon as I hit the call button signal bars disappear.
I've tried re-flashing multiple times and still happens no matter where I am located, so I have a hard time believing it's a network problem like sprint keeps trying to tell me.(which they tell me there're working on)for like the last freggin year and a half.
I've flashed an asop rom and it seemed to be ok for the short while I tested it, but I like jelly bomb and would like to see if there is a fix for my problem and/or see if it is happening to anyone else.
Hopefully some of you smarter guys can help me. Where my OG used
To pick up lte it doesnt anymore. I know the signal is there because my
Daughter can still get it. Sometimes if i go to settings and switch off lte and then switch it back on I'll get a signal.
Anybody heard of yhis happening?
Make sure lte/cdma is on. Try setting Connection Optimizer to off and try updating profile. Or maybe even an airplane toggle.
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phillies1again said:
Hopefully some of you smarter guys can help me. Where my OG used
To pick up lte it doesnt anymore. I know the signal is there because my
Daughter can still get it. Sometimes if i go to settings and switch off lte and then switch it back on I'll get a signal.
Anybody heard of yhis happening?
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They are updating a lot of towers on and off
just be patient,same in my area
You can always do ##72786# to let the phone reactivate and ensure everything sharkboy said is checked. Hope it helps
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Mine does the same thing lte has been released since September in my area and I can't hold lte either my only option is to enable and disable airplane mode and the phone will immediately pick it up. I'm on replacement number two and all have done the same thing.
guys you can try this, go to the dialer and enter in ##3282# (##data#). go down to the advanced sub panel and edit the Next LTE Scan to 300, BSR timer to 120, BSR Max Timer to 300. You will need your MSL for this to work. Battery life will not decrease. This setting change will change the time frame cycle between scanning for a LTE signal to 2-5 minutes. For example if your connected to LTE and loose connection the phone will automaticly scan for it again in 2 minutes instead of the stock set time.
I reconnect my LGOG one last time before I shipped her off to her new owner and I quickly realize what I hated about the phone. Crappy 4g connection actually crappy radios overall.
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So I've been using Cyanogenmod night lies for since the GS3 launched and have never gotten LTE I always thought that coverage hadn't gotten to my area but finally decided to check with a local sprint store and the guy that worked there had the same phone with full 4g. So now I've realized it's something with my phone. I did some research and checked that it might possible be my baseband so as of the moment I'm running MC3 withcCyanogenmod still. But still no 4G. Anyone have any idea what u may be doing wrong? Thanks
Make sure your phone is set to LTE/CDMA/EvDo instead of CDMA/EvDo auto in the mobile network settings.
^^yeah turn it on.
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I have it turned on, and I've tried switching it back and forth a few times + the airplane mode trick etc.
sheky said:
I have it turned on, and I've tried switching it back and forth a few times + the airplane mode trick etc.
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Make a nandroid backup of your current setup and then flash a TW ROM and see if you can get LTE then. If you still can't try updating your profile & PRL.