What network type should you choose from the drop menu after typing *#*#4636#*#*?
I tested all of them with speedtest.net and found that a couple were faster than the others. I'm wondering which one you should choose and why?
i usually use wcdma only, this will force 3g and not drop down to edge ever, even if there are more bars. I read using this saves a bit of battery but not sure on that. i know that in my area it suits me well since theres decent reception everywhere and if i do come across a deadspot where I need web access now then i switch it to gsm auto(prl) and it will pick up the stronger edge
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Hello!
I have an unlocked, rooted, JF 1.5 modded G1 on the at&t network. I know that it will not work with 3g, but I noticed the option to "connect to 2g networks only" ...or something along those lines. Is there any reason to have it set on either one of those over the other for me?
Thanks! I tried to search but either I'm just a search criteria noob or it hasn't been discussed. I'm guessing the first one, though.
I would think that the "use 2G only" setting would save a little battery power since it wouldn't have to be constantly hunting for a 3G signal.
haserfauld said:
Hello!
I have an unlocked, rooted, JF 1.5 modded G1 on the at&t network. I know that it will not work with 3g, but I noticed the option to "connect to 2g networks only" ...or something along those lines. Is there any reason to have it set on either one of those over the other for me?
Thanks! I tried to search but either I'm just a search criteria noob or it hasn't been discussed. I'm guessing the first one, though.
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Battery savings and improved performance if you are in a marginal 3G coverage area. Some users complained about dropped calls, etc., when the phone often switches between 2G and 3G. To run 3G you need a stronger signal than 2G which means that unless you have very good coverage from your cell tower, you might be switching between modes.
I'm wondering if there is a way to set the phone to only use 3g and not hit edge. ATT has ran fiber to the towers where i live and the signals have jumped up about 30%. but for some reason since Edge hits 4-5 bars it jumpbs back and forth. 3g i can get 2-3 bars which is still faster than the 5 bars of edge. is there any way to set it to only use 3g?
Samsung Captivate
Rooted.
ota'd update 2.1update1
nothing else done or added as far as that.
In general your phone will ALWAYS try to grab 3G if the signal is stable enough to support the connection.
However, I know some people use this method to lock their phone to 2G until they manually tell it to switch to 3G, though I'm not sure if it will work in reverse since the phone will generally downgrade to next best as soon as it loses stable 3G, this might not BIND it to 3G, but I suppose it's worth a shot:
Use your phone dialer and dial in *#*#197328640#*#* Click [1] Debug Screen then [8] Phone Control then [4] UE State Control and choose [2] Change RAT to WCDMA. You might have to give it a minute or two to negotiate the connection.
This option isn't super practical though, you'll have to reenter it everytime you reboot, and if it works the way you want it to work you'll be stuck doing the same procedure to change it to GSM if your network drops below 3G quality. My suggestion is to leave it alone and hope that AT&T upgrades your 3G coverage to acceptable levels =/
Normally a phone doesn't outwit me like this one or maybe it's because I've been spoiled by using all the great tools here to fiddle fart with my phone and make it uber user friendly...
Anyway, I'm in an area in which the AT&T 3G speed just isn't strong enough to keep a connection so it's constantly switching from H+ or 3G to Edge. Of course when it flip flops I have no service so I drop calls or can't make a call.
I have searched high and low on this phone, Google and on these threads for some way to disable the 3G without success. I found a code for a hidden menu for another LG phone and when I used it there was nothing there allowing me to change it.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
ETA: I don't know if it makes any difference or not, but this phone is unlocked.
As far as I know the current prerelease of the CM7 will let you switch to a 2G network (EDGE) on the thrill. As far as switching from HSPA+ to 3G, you cannot do it. HSPA+ is a 3G technology so it’s all or nothing. I’d like to see the ability to switch from HSPA+ to 2G in the Thriller ROM, but as of now it’s all data or nothing. If you are running a stock (unrooted and unmoded) thrill you are only getting 3G anyway, however like anything else this too can be bypassed. if you load the Thriller ROM you will automatically get your HSDPA category set to 10 (ATT default is 9). If you want even faster data speeds you can go to the market and download SQLite. open the app let it compile your Databases. Scroll down the menu select "Settings storage" then "settings.db", select "system" and scroll near the bottom you will see a table entry called "hsdpa_category. With stock ROM this value will be 9, with Thriller it will be 10.
you can modify your hsdpa category to a value of 28, but I believe ATT can only support up to a category value if 14 which is what I have mine set to, data speeds are awesome!
Please correct me if any parts of this post were incorrect, thanks.
P.S. you cannot access this table with the stock ROM ir with the CM7. i have only been able to do this with Thriller installed.
Hi All,
I have a weird issue. My phone seems to be permantently stuck at "H" (HDSPA), it never switches back to 3G. Does anyone know what the problem could be?
It's sucking up my battery real fast.
I'm currently using a Generic Northamerican R3 rom. My phone is the X1a model.
Help would be much appreciated, thanks.
EDIT: I should also add that "Bands" option is set to Auto (both of them). If i play around i can get it to use Edge only, but thats not what i want. Id like it to work as it should, 3G when data is not being used, otherwise H.
download WMlonglife.cab n setting it..i forget the link..u can googling...
to the OP:
here's some info to let you figure out if you actually have a problem at all or not:
H(SDPA) is a data-extension of UMTS = 3G, E(DGE) is an extension of GSM/GPRS (always data, voice is either GSM or 3G). with band-setting, you just choose between gsm or 3g, if you get edge or hdspa for data depends on what your provider is delivering in that area.
standard behaviour with hdspa is to show the icon only if there's actually data transfered, if not it should show the 3g-icon. but some providers break that standard and will always let the phone show H.
so either you have one of those providers and are just complaining about the higher power-consumption of 3G compared to GSM. then normal power-saving measures come into play, search for them, there's a thread for it.
OR you don't have one of those providers, the symbol should fall back to 3G. this would mean you have constant data-transfer going on, causing higher power-consumption. if that's the case, remember what you installed and set to autostart (skype, irc-client, webradio... - web-stuff running in background)
Here in Wichita, we finally got LTE, so when I got my HTC One, I was thrilled. Sure enough, on any given day, I get anywhere from 5MB to 15MB speed on 4G. On 3G though, even with full bars, I average between .05MB to sometimes all the way up to .5MB speed. Those speeds aren't new, and have nothing to do with my One. Had the same results on my old Evo3D, and E4GT. My question really is, is there some way that I can force the phone to prefer 4G instead of 3G? If my 3G signal is stronger, it uses that, even though the speeds are absolutely terrible.
I have gone in and changed the priority, but through the normal options, the only real choices I have are either Auto, or CDMA/LTE. I have used both options, and see no difference in behavior. Using the dialer menu, I can change it to LTE Only, but of course that makes it so I can't get phone calls.
I really wish there was a toggle to specify which network I want to run on. As it is, if it won't switch to 4G, my workaround is to turn the mobile data off through the toggle, wait a few seconds and turn it back on, then cross my fingers that it will choose to connect to the 4G network.
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Here in Wichita, we finally got LTE, so when I got my HTC One, I was thrilled. Sure enough, on any given day, I get anywhere from 5MB to 15MB speed on 4G. On 3G though, even with full bars, I average between .05MB to sometimes all the way up to .5MB speed. Those speeds aren't new, and have nothing to do with my One. Had the same results on my old Evo3D, and E4GT. My question really is, is there some way that I can force the phone to prefer 4G instead of 3G? If my 3G signal is stronger, it uses that, even though the speeds are absolutely terrible.
I have gone in and changed the priority, but through the normal options, the only real choices I have are either Auto, or CDMA/LTE. I have used both options, and see no difference in behavior. Using the dialer menu, I can change it to LTE Only, but of course that makes it so I can't get phone calls.
I really wish there was a toggle to specify which network I want to run on. As it is, if it won't switch to 4G, my workaround is to turn the mobile data off through the toggle, wait a few seconds and turn it back on, then cross my fingers that it will choose to connect to the 4G network.
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*#*#4636#*#* and go to Phone Information. There you can set the radio mode. You can set it to LTE,CDMA. That will force LTE and give you 1X for voice calls, but if the LTE signal isn't strong enough it drops to 1X and not EVDO (3G).
I will give it a try now that I am on 4.3. I did that on 4.1 not long after release, and it did force 4g, but it prevented me from getting voice calls. I called my number from another phone, while I was just sitting at my home screen with no apps open, and the call never came through. Tried it multiple times from two areas of town to make sure. Anyway, it is worth trying again. Thanks.
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