BandSwitch from http://www.commmgrpro.com/ was working perfectly until I found out it was not freeware and started nagging me with registration. It had the option of Auto/3G/2G.
Tried Duttys 10 button comm manager but it only has 3G Auto/2G only. I need something that locks on and stays on 3g for my sling player and internet sharing with laptop. Schaps 6 button comm manager has the same problem.
Plz help.
Is your signal strong enough to constantly stay at 3G? I know when I'm in a 3G area, it will sometimes drop back down to EDGE if the signal isn't strong enough like from inside of a building.
usually software with the name pro isn't going to be free
My signal constantly fades in and out of 3G. With the utility, it usually stays locked on to 3G but occasionally looses signal once every 10-15 minutes for a few seconds.
look on how to enable band tab within phone settings to switch the frequencies between edge and 3G,using the HTC Commmgr can do the same thing with the 3G switch, if you lose signal its because of your locatiom, not the ability of the commmgr getting a lock
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I think I must have changed a setting. My media net Edge connection stays on. If I restart the phone Edge (wap.cingular $20 plan)is not connected and no programs are loaded. If I check the weather (HTC Home screen) it connects using Edge. When I first got the Kaiser I thought it disconnect from Edge after the weather download. Now Edge stays connected. Any ideas what I might have changed. I have stopped all programs and it still stays on. I can stop it using comm manger Data Connection. (everything else works great, TomTom GPS, wifi etc.) Would prefer not to do hard reset since everthing else works. Waiting for ATT to turn on 3G in Denver in 4 days.
Does anyone have bad call dropping experience? On my AT&T Tilt with the HTC Rom running Windows Live for Push Mail (hotmail account), my call drops a lot; I looked at the screen every time the call dropped, and it seems that 90% of the time the "3G" icon was trying to connect and shortly after it changes to "H". Does that means the data connection on my phone some how caused the voice call to drop?
I've installed the Kaiser Tweak that turns the data connection off after 1 minutes of no usage, and I saw the 3G and the H icon switched quite often. Does that have anything to do with the call dropping?
the H icon shown only when you are connected to the internet, otherwise it stays 3G although you are in the HSDPA coverege
Ever since I used the Kaiser Tweak to disconnect from the network after 1 minutes of no activity, the connection message (the pop up message from the title bar saying "Connecting to ..." ) shows up quite often. This is probably due to my Windows Live tries to sync the email. Sometimes when the call was dropped, that connection message shows up immediately after the call drops. Could it be due to the fact that the 3G signals was not strong, and it was switching between 3G and EDGE that causes the call to drop?
I've also seen my call drops sometimes when transits between 3G & Edge, not sure if it's related...
I know HSDPA does simultaneous voice and data, but I'm not sure about edge. If you are on UMTS or edge and the call drops when you connect to data, its prob bc they will not do voice and data at the same time.
I'm in San Diego, CA this weekend for a NPPL event (national pro paint-ball) and sitting here in the hotel tethering my laptop to my Tilt. So between beers (and NO it's not the beers talking now), I had to reset my Tilt so I pull the USB plug and noticed within a few seconds the H icon on the taskbar changes back to the 3G icon, I thought nothing of it.
I soft rest, plug in, noticed 3G, did a few things, still 3G, activesync complete, still 3G, fire up Internet Sharing and press Connect.... BAM! HSDPA icon and H icon within a second or two. So I further the test.... unplug, replug, start internet sharing, stop it, plug in/plug out.....
EVERY SINGLE TIME... H for tethering, 3G when not tethering.
Now of course, this could just be a total fluke, I will have to test again in another environment and see if I can reproduce. Also, I was able to get both 3G and HSDPA when the Tilt was not plugged in or tethering so I'm not saying that the device only gets higher speeds when tethered.
What was so interesting was the timing, if it was a fluke, it was a very cool one!
Has anybody else ever seen this before?
One side note... San Diego is the home of Qualcomm, the manufacturer of the processor powering the TYTN II/Kaiser/Tilt device. I know this has nothing to do with the spookiness of the icon above but now it's the beer talking, so time to sign off.....
When I'm not actually using data, my Tilt shows "3G". When I do anything that requires data use (web page, email, etc) it changes to "H". Sounds about like the same thing you have going on - when you're phone's not using data, it's sitting at the "3G", but when you're tethered, and using data, it's showing that "H" is in use...
This is normal.
On mine, when I don't have a data connection I have the 3G symbol, when I activate a data connection it will access the fastest (HSDPA if available).
I have noticed that if the HSDPA signal is weak (distance = greater packet rejection) on pure battery I only get a 3G connection, then when a cable is plugged in (power or USB) the extra power available while charging, increases the signal strength and I get HSDPA.
Maybe it was the same at the location you were.
That is the way "H" works. The cell you are connected to offers 3g and throttles up to "H" when data is tranferred. If you had accessed the web on your device when untethered, it would have changed to H as it transferred data also.
i know you asked about tethering.
but my tilt will jump in and out of HSDPA and 3G constantly during any data usage, tethered or not. However it is dependent on location, as in San Diego downtown I get H the whole time(that i paid attention to it), and when I was in North County, 20-30 miles north of downtown I get 3G/H in and out even during constant data transfer(streaming audio)
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That is the way "H" works. The cell you are connected to offers 3g and throttles up to "H" when data is tranferred. If you had accessed the web on your device when untethered, it would have changed to H as it transferred data also.
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Never really noticed it before, I just sometimes notice the H, I never put it together that it ramped up during data transfer only. thanks for the info...
It swaps to HSDPA for only as long as it needs to download what it's working on... when you tether your phone you're doing lots of data, so H shows up more.
If you have HSDPA enabled, you'll see it using HSDPA when you use standard data connections from the handset -- but keep in mind, HSDPA & 3g are harder to get good connections for then Edge/gprs... I get HSDPA in my living room, but I swap between 3G/GPRS when I browse the same websites from my basement -- due to the weaker signal strength...
There used to be a mod that kept the phone on E always (for battery saving purposes) until data was required or being used, then it would switch to H automatically. Does that exist for the Tilt? I had it on my old 8525....
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ld-runner said:
There used to be a mod that kept the phone on E always (for battery saving purposes) until data was required or being used, then it would switch to H automatically. Does that exist for the Tilt? I had it on my old 8525....
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Perhaps I mis-understand what you mean but here goes... I am not aware of such a mod.
The handset can be operated in GSM (2G) or UMTS (3G). Potentially faster data connection speeds are available (at possibly higher battery drain) when you use the 3G mode (if available to you) - in this case when a 3G connection is available it may be possible to use the HSDPA data connection (automatically demanded by your hanset only when data is required) but that depends upon: whether you have that service available from your providers masts, whether they have enabled for you it and also whether your handset has the HSDPA setting enabled.
On the other hand only GPRS or EDGE (see wiki here) may be available when a 2G/GSM connection is available. EDGE is basically an enhanced version of GPRS but does not match HSDPA speeds.
So you are mixing the EDGE data indication "E" with the HSDPA indication of "H". The only way your handset can go from EDGE to HSDPA (or vice versa) is if your signal received changes to provide HSDPA from EDGE (perhaps as you change location).
Of course you can disable both 3G and seperatly HSDPA - then you are left with either G or E (use the comm manager and/or the various tweakers).
Beware - some ROMS are incorrectly showing the H instead of 3G when no data connection is active and this is a known problem.
Probably too much detail but may help .
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Of course you can disable both 3G and seperatly HSDPA - then you are left with either G or E (use the comm manager and/or the various tweakers).
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He needs a program to switch between those modes automatically instead of manually though the comm manager, when he enables/disables a data connection..
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He needs a program to switch between those modes automatically instead of manually though the comm manager, when he enables/disables a data connection..
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yeah, that is right.
You know what I do. I use Kaiser Tweak or AdvancedConfig to tell it to Disconnect my 3G connection after 3 minutes. Then When a program needs Data it connects to The 3G network, than when It doesn't need it it disconnects after 3 minutes. Phone still works otherwise. And My battery lives for days.
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yeah, that is right.
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Let's see if I get this..
You want to run the handset in 2G (GSM) mode for normal voice comms but when you want data you want to switch to 3G (UMTS) so that HSDPA can be used?
I personally haven't seen anything that can do that automatically and understand the problem is that to change from one band to another actually requires a cycle off of the actual phone. There are plenty of programs out there that cycle the phone mode - perhaps you should put this requirement to Dani who has developed a Comm Manager Pro program - his software does this cycling of modes but based upon time and place (for instance) rather than the trigger that you want which is when a data connection is required. Try looking at this http://www.commmgrpro.com/ and asking Dani who is always on this site with the Hermes forum here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299070
Good luck .
Gotta be careful forcing the phone to Edge/HSDPA. Particularly if you force it to HSDPA.
I took a 2 hour road trip today and it took me coming back to figure out why my phone wasn't even getting a signal; it was forced to 3G. I set it to Auto in BandSwitch and it had a signal immediately.
Whoops!
speaking of road trips and HSDPA...
i took a trip today with my wife to Washington and had perfect signal the entire time.. until my battery died of course.
but HSDPA all the way..
i live in Jersey and have travelled to the NYC, the UK and Puerto Rico and have yet to get bad reception...with my old blackberry... im damn near posivtive i woulda had lag
JimmyMcGee said:
You know what I do. I use Kaiser Tweak or AdvancedConfig to tell it to Disconnect my 3G connection after 3 minutes. Then When a program needs Data it connects to The 3G network, than when It doesn't need it it disconnects after 3 minutes. Phone still works otherwise. And My battery lives for days.
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How come I have been to stupidd to figure this one out myself????? I was soo curious how folks were getting great batterylife....
Damn back to school I am.
JimmyMcGee said:
You know what I do. I use Kaiser Tweak or AdvancedConfig to tell it to Disconnect my 3G connection after 3 minutes. Then When a program needs Data it connects to The 3G network, than when It doesn't need it it disconnects after 3 minutes. Phone still works otherwise. And My battery lives for days.
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i manually control my data connection through comm manager. i always have 3g off too on comm manager. However, my battery sucks ass and it doesn't last longer than 18hrs with normal use. However, my backlight is at full blast because i can't see the screen outdoors if i don't have it set to 100%. Wish i could see the screen outside during the day and i wish the battery life lasted longer.
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i manually control my data connection through comm manager. i always have 3g off too on comm manager. However, my battery sucks ass and it doesn't last longer than 18hrs with normal use. However, my backlight is at full blast because i can't see the screen outdoors if i don't have it set to 100%. Wish i could see the screen outside during the day and i wish the battery life lasted longer.
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I usually cup my hand to act as a shade around the screen. I can see the screen well enough at the 3rd lowest setting.
JimmyMcGee said:
You know what I do. I use Kaiser Tweak or AdvancedConfig to tell it to Disconnect my 3G connection after 3 minutes. Then When a program needs Data it connects to The 3G network, than when It doesn't need it it disconnects after 3 minutes. Phone still works otherwise. And My battery lives for days.
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Have you noticed any kind of lag in your device when using the AdvancedConfig auto disconnect feature? I "feel" that when I have this feature turned on the device lags a bit. So instead I have the long press end key mapped to terminate data connection and I end up having to hit that so many times during the day.
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This is sort of on the same lines. I use the com manager built into the custom rom im using ( L26_Kaiser_Diamond_V9 ) and throttling back from a 3G/HSDPA connection to the Edge signal. Ive noticed a huge difference battery life. Before i would only get about 4-5 hours standby because I had an application running that kept the HSDPA active previously. If you use a messenger service like IM+ I strongly suggest upgrading to a rom like L26 that has the ability built right into its com manager. It more than doubled my battery life with 0 cost to messaging performance. If i have to hop onto the net or tether, its a simple button switch to re-enable 3g
Why is it that I am sat here with 3 bar gprs signal, yet most of the time I get up arrow (transmit) and no down arrow (receive) data. Sometimes it bursts into action for a while, but before long data reception goes back to nil. This is always happening on gprs ever since I had this phone. Tried every radio and Rom out there. Seems the Inc S has serious failings with gprs data reception to me ?
Hello,
It must be a carrier problem, mine works very well with gprs, i'm checking my mail whenever i'm outside wi-fi and 3G range, data transfer working so much better than my previous Nokia E7. Better check the settings. Good luck !