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4g switch?

I like to turn off 4g. Because I want longer battery life?
Is there any 4g switch app available?
Thanks

Yes, dial *#*#4636#*#* and select Phone Info, then Select CDMA Auto PRL.
*#*#(INFO)#*#*​
LTE wont look for a signal anymore.
To Re-Enable LTE, Dial *#*#4636#*#*, Phone Info, CDMA + LTE
*#*#(INFO)#*#*​

i cant believe it's not a built-in toggle widget like gps and wifi...i swear I saw one on the Evo..

MYxdaUSERNAME said:
i cant believe it's not a built-in toggle widget like gps and wifi...i swear I saw one on the Evo..
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Thats cuz there is one on the Evo. Maybe we'll get one in a future update. No worries, someone will make an app.

beautiful widgets has a 4g toggle widget, but it pops up with a warning that it's only for 4g wimax phones...not sure if it'll work or not for us, and i'm not in a 4g area.

Download Any Cut from the market. Create new shortcut, scroll down to Phone Info and it will make shortcut to the screen where you can go to cdma auto, which will stop LTE from running
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follow this link
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-thunderbolt/70305-easy-way-turn-off-lte.html
download app in market called "network mangelow"
3G - CDMA auto (PRL)
4G - CDMA + LTE/EvDo auto

I switched LTE off, looking forward to see battery improvements tomorrow since 4G isn't in my area yet.

tell me how much of an improvement it is

There is absolutely no question of the improvement. If the 4G radio doesnt have to keep searching for a signal that is not even there, of course its going to save your battery.

D3TH METAL said:
follow this link
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-thunderbolt/70305-easy-way-turn-off-lte.html
download app in market called "network mangelow"
3G - CDMA auto (PRL)
4G - CDMA + LTE/EvDo auto
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im using this app and it works great. what i did was make a widget with minimalistic text and have it open this app.

Yup, Im using this too. Works perfectly. Its called "Network" in your apps list. No 4G at work yet so I make the switch at least twice a day, this helps.

What I find is that I have to switch to airplane mode to get it back into 4G though, anyone else..

Tried the app. Just bootlooped :/. Not sure if i'll try it agian. I might wait for a more direct app

biglipps66 said:
What I find is that I have to switch to airplane mode to get it back into 4G though, anyone else..
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Plus one on this...has anyone found another way besides the app listed earlier?

D3TH METAL said:
follow this link
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-thunderbolt/70305-easy-way-turn-off-lte.html
download app in market called "network mangelow"
3G - CDMA auto (PRL)
4G - CDMA + LTE/EvDo auto
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whats the difference on these three?
3G CDMA auto
3G CDMA only
3G Evdo only

I use Phone Info by [email protected] Can't post links yet, but it's in the market. Small app, saves a lot of typing to get to the menu.

clovis_ll said:
whats the difference on these three?
3G CDMA auto
3G CDMA only
3G Evdo only
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auto=voice/data
CDMA=voice only
evdo=data only

LTE Light its on market

chefmg said:
LTE Light its on market
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couldn't find it

[Request] CM7 3G/LTE toggle in pull down windowshade

If you're like me then you spend a lot of time going into settings and switching from LTE to 3G and back to LTE to get your fourth G back. This task can be made much easier within the framework of CM7 that already exists but since I am not a dev I am unfortunately unable to code this idea myself. Here is my request:
If you go to
Settings -> CyanogenMod settings -> Interface -> Notification power widget -> Widget Buttons
then you can use the "Toggle 2G/3G" option to put a toggle in the pull down windowshade to switch back and forth between 2G and 3G.
There are, however, two problems. One, the toggle really only goes between 2G and 3G, not LTE, (see the choices in the first screenshot), and two, the "Toggle 2G/3G" box itself is ghosted (second screenshot). Does anyone know how to get the correct choices in the menu and activate the button for use in the taskbar?
Thanks in advance.

I doubt this be done until ril can be merged successfully since it could cause a lot of issues on LTE phones.
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Yeah, this is imperative as LTE starts hitting more devices that CM will hopefully be supporting. The reason these options are currently unavailable is because they are really GSM network-specific; CDMA networks do not have a native 2g data service to fall back on.
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spuniun said:
Yeah, this is imperative as LTE starts hitting more devices that CM will hopefully be supporting. The reason these options are currently unavailable is because they are really GSM network-specific; CDMA networks do not have a native 2g data service to fall back on.
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sad face. thanks for the knowledge, though.

2G / 3G / 4G toggle?

My phone is always in 3G mode (AT&T Unlocked) , the 4G mode is always on...any way to toggle 2G and 3G modes? How to disable 4G, there's no 4G in my area
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BreakShadow said:
My phone is always in 3G mode (AT&T Unlocked) , the 4G mode is always on...any way to toggle 2G and 3G modes? How to disable 4G, there's no 4G in my area
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I don't know how an unlocked phone works but I'd say download Phone Info from the market, open it, go to phone information, and set it to WCDMA Only for 3G, GSM Only for 2G, and LTE Only for 4G. Assuming you're on jellybean that is. If you're on ICS then search in either general or Q&A in the Atrix HD forums for a thread called build.prop and do the steps there.
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I did exactly that before you replied. Works fine, saves battery. Thanks mate
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Hi
If possible can you pls help me on this as I'm also facing the same issue with this device the method mentioned above doesnt seem to work on mine.
Thanks

Add APN or use app "Network"
I also wanted to shift to gsm network only to save battery.
I installed a app named "Network" by "Philipp Magelow" and changed the mode to "GSM Only" and later added a APN(which was not added by default)
Now I could access Edge data, which is sufficient for daily apps.
rjeswani said:
Hi
If possible can you pls help me on this as I'm also facing the same issue with this device the method mentioned above doesnt seem to work on mine.
Thanks
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3g
I also wanted to shift to gsm network only to save battery.
I installed a app named "Network" by "Philipp Magelow" and changed the mode to "GSM Only" and later added a APN(which was not added by default)
Now I could access Edge data, which is sufficient for daily apps.
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Hi
If possible can you pls help me on this as I'm also facing the same issue with this device the method mentioned above doesnt seem to work on mine.
Thanks

4G Data issues

Hello guys,
So I just bought my HTC one about a week ago. I'm.. pretty much in love with it. I haven't had time to sit down and room and customize it and such, but plan to soon.
However, i'm having an issue with it. The phone shows that it is connected to 4G and has full signal. However, it will not load anything whatsoever. Sometimes it works... but most of the time it does not, and I cannot figure out why. I also really hate that I can't manually toggle JUST the 4G on/off without diving into the settings. Waiting for the phone to decide to search for a 4G signal is frustrating. I'm somewhere I know has 4G signal, but the phone takes a long time before it realizes.
Is there anyone else who has these issues or someone who knows what I can do about them?
Thanks

Kleinersaphire said:
Hello guys,
So I just bought my HTC one about a week ago. I'm.. pretty much in love with it. I haven't had time to sit down and room and customize it and such, but plan to soon.
However, i'm having an issue with it. The phone shows that it is connected to 4G and has full signal. However, it will not load anything whatsoever. Sometimes it works... but most of the time it does not, and I cannot figure out why. I also really hate that I can't manually toggle JUST the 4G on/off without diving into the settings. Waiting for the phone to decide to search for a 4G signal is frustrating. I'm somewhere I know has 4G signal, but the phone takes a long time before it realizes.
Is there anyone else who has these issues or someone who knows what I can do about them?
Thanks
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I've actually been having that issue for a week or so. No matter what ROM I'm running. Very strange. Maybe Sprint is "upgrading" their towers....lol. I'm in VA, are you in VA by chance?
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Maybe someone can answer this better but 4G doesn't have "bars" the bars are for your 3G do you may show full bars but still have a weak 4G signal.
The best way I have found to address this is if your connected to 4G and you aren't able to connect to anything go into your mobile data settings and temporarily switch to CDMA only, or toggle CDMA then switch back to CDMA/LTE this will cause your signal to cycle and you may be able to browse using the 4G.
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Konfuzion said:
Maybe someone can answer this better but 4G doesn't have "bars" the bars are for your 3G do you may show full bars but still have a weak 4G signal.
The best way I have found to address this is if your connected to 4G and you aren't able to connect to anything go into your mobile data settings and temporarily switch to CDMA only, or toggle CDMA then switch back to CDMA/LTE this will cause your signal to cycle and you may be able to browse using the 4G.
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Datdude, no i am in Texas.
Konfuzion, thats disappointing. Toggling the signals through the settings is really clunky and always ends up with my phone having no signal at all for a couple minutes while it cycles everything. Is there an easier way? Maybe a widget I can get somewhere to do it more quickly?
Also, I dislike that I have no representation of how strong a 4g signal I have. I don't want the phone to tell me I have signal where there is none. Is there a ROM that will show this, maybe?
All in all, while I love the phone, I'm beginning to regret the upgrade. 4g data is very important to me as I use my phone as a mobile modem for work. In places (the exact same chairs) where I had strong enough WiMax 4g signal to do what I wanted, even to play latency restricted games like a MOBA, I can't get the LTE to do anything. I really don't want to have to downgrade, just to keep access to an inferior 4g signal, even if it's more reliable.

Bump for help?

Check out SignalCheck Pro, it will show you your true 1x, 3g and LTE signal strength. I just got my One on Monday and haven't had any 4g issues here in NC.
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You can also check your LTE reception by going to Settings->About->Network. Anything above -120dBm RSRP is useable, though if it gets much lower than that, the signal becomes tenuous. I think the lowest I've held onto was -124dBm.
Also, I run into this problem every few days around Chicago. The data connection just seems to stall. The fastest way I found to fix it is to toggle Airplane mode with the widget that I keep on my home screen.
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subhumanderelict said:
You can also check your LTE reception by going to Settings->About->Network. Anything above -120dBm RSRP is useable, though if it gets much lower than that, the signal becomes tenuous. I think the lowest I've held onto was -124dBm.
Also, I run into this problem every few days around Chicago. The data connection just seems to stall. The fastest way I found to fix it is to toggle Airplane mode with the widget that I keep on my home screen.
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Thanks guys for your responses! I went ahead and bout Signal Check Pro and although I don't understand all the numbers, my RSRP is around -105 to -110 at the moment, so it looks like i'm on the lower end of the connectively spectrum. Hopefully this app will help me better understand when my 4G is and isn't going to work.

Xperia T - battery drain while 3g mode on

Hello,
I've been doing some tests and I can prove the 3g circuit of our T's is draining too much battery.
You may think this is a placebo effect but it's not. Numbers are numbers:
- With 3G ON (and no switching only 3g mode) - screen on time it moves within 1:15h - 1:55h
- With only GSM (2g) - screen on time goes easily to 2:45h - 3:20h
The same happens if Wifi is ON, screen on time is the same as with GSM.
The difference in my opinion is huge, I though android version could be the root of the problem but after upgrading to 4.3 (stock version) I experience the same results.Maybe is my phone that has a faulty 3g circuit but if not, I don't understand this as 2g & 3g are supposed to have the same power consumption.

gpuig said:
Hello,
I've been doing some tests and I can prove the 3g circuit of our T's is draining too much battery.
You may think this is a placebo effect but it's not. Numbers are numbers:
- With 3G ON (and no switching only 3g mode) - screen on time it moves within 1:15h - 1:55h
- With only GSM (2g) - screen on time goes easily to 2:45h - 3:20h
The same happens if Wifi is ON, screen on time is the same as with GSM.
The difference in my opinion is huge, I though android version could be the root of the problem but after upgrading to 4.3 (stock version) I experience the same results.Maybe is my phone that has a faulty 3g circuit but if not, I don't understand this as 2g & 3g are supposed to have the same power consumption.
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I am noticing the same, on WiFi i can reach 5 hours of SOT. On 3g only 2. And im using 3g almost all the time. It got worse in 4.3 btw on 4.1 i could reach 2,5 hours and longer standby times

3g is a Battery drainer since ever

Spot on. I haven't heared someone that stated 2g time same as 3g. On The contrary
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Moon_Fire said:
Spot on. I haven't heared someone that stated 2g time same as 3g. On The contrary
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That's the thing. If 3G drains that much battery then I was thinking on developing an app that will do the following:
If screen is on -> connect 3g
else connect 2g
It's very simple and it will save battery time. While screen is off, 2g is actually enough, push notifications aren't that heavy
Sony's STAMINA mode doesn't help me due it disconnects data traffic so I miss all push notifications...they should implement that out of the box, or Google instead...
However, I couldn't find a way using android api to switch network mode...you can switch off the data traffic but not its mode, weird :S anyone knows?

The smart radio feature of Gravity Box will switch to 2G after you turned off the screen and back to 3G when you turn on.
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