Hello there Atrix HD owners, I bought this phone for my mom to upgrade her aging Galaxy s, and was wondering if there's a method to disable the LTE Chip? The reason is that since it's a smartphone, she now is obliged to add a data plan (which she doesn't use), so i was wondering if there's a method to disable it so she can have a longer battery life?
Not without root. But you can do the battery mod.
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Yes u can but only if u have a bell model. The at&t model can't (yet)
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Disable Mobile Data
If your mom doesn't use mobile data at all you can disable it completely. (4g, 3g, ect...) Just go into settings, data usage, and switch mobile data to off.
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If your mom doesn't use mobile data at all you can disable it completely. (4g, 3g, ect...) Just go into settings, data usage, and switch mobile data to off.
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Exactly what I was gonna say...
I chose the red pill... Now I'm in the mAtrix and I know Kung Fu... in HD!
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The Atrix HD now has root, for those that do not know. The root thread can be found in the Android Development section. With that headache out of the way.......
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Hey guys so i just got the galaxy s ii and sold my captivate running cm7 to my roommate. We turned off mobile data and stuff i thought we were golden. But later that night he got a text saying he was auto put into a data plan. There was about 5 mins at the start i forgot to go to cm7 settings and turn mobile data off. I am going to call at&T and make up something to get when to take it off. So after will he be golden? Or is there no way around it.
Note* when he wants to use data he uses wifi . Otherwise it sent let him.
Thanks!!
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At&t will recognize the captivate via the imei number. Afaik no getting around the data plan for smartphone requirement.
No way to spoof the imei?
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There are ways but you won't find the answer on xda.
Sadly AT&T is greedy like that. I know for a fact Tmobile PR doesn't care. =/
Since updating to the OTA .246, I noticed when I boot up the logo no longer shows the dual core , it only shows the M ...
Every time I boot up, I lose my XDA shortcut on my home screen. What issues are others experiencing..
I had some weird data issues with wifi enabled. I would lose internet connection, but still have a white 4g/wifi icon showing a connected socket. Turned wifi off and no more problems. Haven't tried playing with it beyond that yet. It might have been a fluke.
Not sure if that was an issue in the leaks, as I never used wifi until very recently. I am grandfathered into an unlimited 4g data plan, so I rarely use wifi.
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I had some weird data issues with wifi enabled. I would lose internet connection, but still have a white 4g/wifi icon showing a connected socket. Turned wifi off and no more problems. Haven't tried playing with it beyond that yet. It might have been a fluke.
Not sure if that was an issue in the leaks, as I never used wifi until very recently. I am grandfathered into an unlimited 4g data plan, so I rarely use wifi.
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One thing I've noticed is that I get better battery life using wifi so I began using wifi more often while I'm at home. I have unlimited data also but like extending the battery. I'm a heavy user so battery life is important.
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One thing I've noticed is that I get better battery life using wifi so I began using wifi more often while I'm at home. I have unlimited data also but like extending the battery. I'm a heavy user so battery life is important.
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That's been my recent line of logic as well. I've confirmed my wifi is problematic though, and already covered it in another 246 thread, so won't crosspost it here.
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I've not had any bugs, which may be due to the fact that I performed a Factory Data Reset as some suggested immediately after installing the update. Maybe try it?
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You sure the data problem while wifi is running isn't the new Smart Actions app disabling the data?
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I've not had any bugs, which may be due to the fact that I performed a Factory Data Reset as some suggested immediately after installing the update. Maybe try it?
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I covered this in the First Impressions thread if you're interested. I was very thorough in my upgrade.
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You sure the data problem while wifi is running isn't the new Smart Actions app disabling the data?
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I have confirmed errors in logcat and dmesg. Still troubleshooting it as time permits.
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Since update I have not experienced any problems or issues what so ever.
I have rooted .246 ICS on a safe side and CM10 JB on the unsafe side. There few issues on JB, but I don't really care. I am switching between ICS and JB routinely, depending on my desert cravings.
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You sure the data problem while wifi is running isn't the new Smart Actions app disabling the data?
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I've been having the same issues and I know it's not smart actions. I have smart actions set up perfect. I have a lot of data issues on wifi only.like for instance just nOw, trying to open the Play Store, I keep getting the notification 'background data needs to be enabled' and option to enable it, and it takes me to my accounts and sync page. I've had lots of data issues on wifi. Not to mention, my battery won't charge past 80%, there is a frame around my screen at all times that won't go away, and after I switched to Swype the notification in the bar keeps asking me to select my input method.
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Since I've had the phone the widget has never shown the data amount. Att has no clue and the 2 guys I talked to at Motorola insisted the app wasn't there's.. Any ideas?
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deeje00 said:
Since I've had the phone the widget has never shown the data amount. Att has no clue and the 2 guys I talked to at Motorola insisted the app wasn't there's.. Any ideas?
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Flip it to the "settings" icon, tap it, and put the check mark in "show mobile data"
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Since I've had the phone the widget has never shown the data amount. Att has no clue and the 2 guys I talked to at Motorola insisted the app wasn't there's.. Any ideas?
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Mine too. Has an exclamation mark instead of data amount. But im on the mobile share data plan that might be it...
The data count is for those of us with limited data. Set a data limit under setting - data usage and it'll show up on circles.
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The data spot is checked sir. I'm not that dense and I did set my own limits on there but like the previous poster it just shows a !
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I had the same problem. I remember seeing someone else in the same boat in another thread (maybe another forum?) weeks ago. His problem was fixed when he replaced the sim card he got with an lte one. I thought that applied to me as well, but that wasn't the case cause I got lte service when I traveled to neighboring cities.
This morning I heard that at&t finally rolled out lte to my city. I turned my data on to check and sure enough I got lte service from my home. I also checked the circles widget and data magically appeared on it. Now it's on there even when data's off. I guess you just have to be in an lte area.
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The data spot is checked sir. I'm not that dense and I did set my own limits on there but like the previous poster it just shows a !
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I never said you were dense, but your OP had little to no details, so if you're feeling guilty about "being dense", maybe you should look at that
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I had the same problem. I remember seeing someone else in the same boat in another thread (maybe another forum?) weeks ago. His problem was fixed when he replaced the sim card he got with an lte one. I thought that applied to me as well, but that wasn't the case cause I got lte service when I traveled to neighboring cities.
This morning I heard that at&t finally rolled out lte to my city. I turned my data on to check and sure enough I got lte service from my home. I also checked the circles widget and data magically appeared on it. Now it's on there even when data's off. I guess you just have to be in an lte area.
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I'm using my phone with Straight Talk and we have no LTE at all, anywhere, and my data widget has always worked.
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Mine does that periodically on/around my contract refresh every month. Dial #data*# to check your data usage, and soon enough it should go away. It also did it to me when I was switching from ICS to JB back to ICS. Should fix itself.
I have lte coverage where I'm at. And if I hear one more person tell me to *data# I'm gonna lose it lol. That's what each person at Att on the phone and in store said. I'm aware of that. I want to see it in my widget not wait for a damn text. I could just go to the att app also.
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FYI it has never worked on me on T-Mobile but was working when I was on AT&T. Is Straight Talk using AT&T's network?
I have at&t
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FYI it has never worked on me on T-Mobile but was working when I was on AT&T. Is Straight Talk using AT&T's network?
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That depends if you're using a TMobile/Straight Talk sim, or an AT&T/Straight Talk sim. Straight talk uses both networks for their sim program, and uses Verizon with their cdma phones.
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Mine also never showed the data in the circles, until I updated to the 4.1.1 leak, then it did
Okay so I was wondering if when my sister gets a s4 from her friend, will there be an extra charge from T-Mobile?
She is still on the old system contract, and her line plan was having 1000 minutes shared and unlimited texting but no data at all for her line. So is it possible to have a smartphone and use 100% WiFi only and not have to get charged extra?
This would be really helpful, thanks in advance.
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there shouldn't be a data charge if using wifi. unless your on an airplane and they want to charge you 50 bucks for wifi. and what, her friend is giving her an s4? you should be nicer to your sisters friend.
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there shouldn't be a data charge if using wifi. unless your on an airplane and they want to charge you 50 bucks for wifi. and what, her friend is giving her an s4? you should be nicer to your sisters friend.
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Lol yeah, I heard at&t and detect if your using a smartphone and automatically put you on a data plan. Can T-Mobile do that to?
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Lol yeah, I heard at&t and detect if your using a smartphone and automatically put you on a data plan. Can T-Mobile do that to?
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No they don't. I was on a talk and text only plan when I got my Exhibit and went about 3 months with no data. In fact you can actually go on my t-mobile and block data to make sure you don't get charged.
I signed up for AIO Wireless on Friday (Aug 16) here in Houston. Just for that day, I got LTE reception from AIO.
Starting Aug 17 (next day), I am not getting any LTE reception. When I go to Network app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network), it displays that I am on WCDMA band. Interesting thing is that I can not change that band.
When I was on AT&T, I was able to move from WCDMA to LTE/GSM/WCDMA and vice versa.
My question is - if there is anyone who is not getting LTE on AIO in Houston/Miami?
Also - any help on getting my phone provisioned to LTE would be great !
You can't change it in your phones network settings or the secret phone menu?
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deeje00 said:
You can't change it in your phones network settings or the secret phone menu?
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I am on stock AT&T rom (with root and unlocked b/l). I tried *#*#4636#*#* but it is not working from phone app.
There is no other setting to choose band or carrier in settings.
Is there an alternate way to execute secret command?
It sounds like a bad sim card. Also, download an app called lte on/off for thunderbolt. It will take you to the secret settings menu that AT&T blocks access to from the dialpad. It works on phones other than the thunderbolt.
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It sounds like a bad sim card.
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Hmm...but my phone and data (HSDA and HSDA+) are working...
Hmm. Try the phone settings trick from my other comment. It's also possible they are just doing network updates or something.
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Hmm. Try the phone settings trick from my other comment. It's also possible they are just doing network updates or something.
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I tried that without luck..Network app that I used is same as that...may be that's the secret menu that AT&T blocks...which is accessible from Network or LTE ON/OFF app...
Get pimp my rom and under tools there is access hidden menu which will get you there also. You don't have the network mode option under mobile networks?
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It should take you to a testing menu the first of which is phone information. It is the same as you get by dialing *#*#info#*#* if you can get to that menu and it won't let you switch to LTE/GSM/WCDMA, then it probably is a sim issue.
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All is well...phone got automatically re-provisioned and now can log on to LTE when available.
One thing to note though, LTE speeds are capped at 6-7 mb!
Thanks anyone who responded.
sshark said:
All is well...phone got automatically re-provisioned and now can log on to LTE when available.
One thing to note though, LTE speeds are capped at 6-7 mb!
Thanks anyone who responded.
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That sucks. What's your total bill look like? Which plan did you do?
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