My area is rubbish for 3g signal but great for 2g, is there an app to auto change from 2g-3g and vise via location, eg when I arrive home it switches to 2g and if I leave home switch to 3g. Would tasker do this and how? Any other apps that would help me out?
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I would use LLAma for that
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama
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When in hotspot mode with my Nexus One, I'm unable to use it as a 3G modem when I'm placing or taking a phone call. If I'm using it as a wireless hotspot for my laptop it works just fine until I either make a call or someone calls me. The the datalink on my phone drops. The laptop is still connected to the phone but the phone can't reach the internet.
Is this the way it should work ? or should I be able to data and voice simultaneously when wireless hotspot is active ?
Thanks
You can have simultaneous connection. I just had a call while tethering, 1/2 hour ago.
Yea I do it all the time. As long as your in 3g if your in edge then no it will not work.
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Thats what I thought
The 'Cell Viewer' app indicates my signal type is HSDPA (yellow) and UMTS(3G) (red) Both show on the screen and the Signal Type fluctuates between the 2.
Signal Strength fluctuates between 6 and 9 TMobile in Indianapolis.
The hotspot function works great with my laptop..... until I make/get a phone call.
The signal type then switches to EDGE (green) until the end of the call.
Any suggestions ??
FROYO 2.2.1 FRG83
Set "WCDMA Only":
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-force-nexus-one-3g-mode
See what happens.
I believe you can restrict your connection to 3G only. In your dialer, type *#*#4636#*#* (4636 is INFO). Select phone information, then near the bottom change WCDMA preferred to WCDMA only.
You can change it back when not using Bluetooth, if you wish...
CM6 has a toggle in the power widget.
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Thanks for the tip!
Thank-you. I'll try it.....let you know if I'm successful.
btw..... didn't there use to be a menu from which this selection could be made rather than having to type in the code ? It was several layers below Networks ???
how do i turn off 4g?all i want it 3g or edge.thanks
hightechlive said:
how do i turn off 4g?all i want it 3g or edge.thanks
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Install an optimus 3D rom is the only way to disable 4G and keep 3G. You can't disable 4G without disabling 3G on an att rom.
To disable 4G & 3G go to the dialer and type *#*#4636#*#* and go to phone information. You may or may not have the ability to switch off 3G. Some have it and some don't.
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Is it possible to have an app to switch to 3G when the screen goes off, and turn on 4G when the phone is unlocked?
I found the 4G draining the battery crazily.Battery in 3G mode can last for more than 24 hours
Wow, that's an awesome idea! I would've made an app that switches between 3g and 4g if I knew how to do!
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There is nothing that can do this at the moment however it may be possible in the future. I say this becasue the functionality is there to do this with Tasker and Secure Settings with the exception that our roms/kernals do not support the function of turning LTE off yet.
EDIT: txr33 has managed to figure out how to enable/disable the different states so once the rom is released I will see if Tasker and Secure Settings will support it and if so you can easily create a task in Tasker to turn 4G on/off with the screen.
Check out the first picture;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35073360#post35073360
Hi,
I have patchy 3g but a good 2g signal when at home. The problem I have is my Z1 keeps flipping between the bad 3g and the good 2g.
When I'm at home I would like it to be forced to use the good 2g signal only so I would like it if the phone worked from 2g only when it recognises my home wifi.
My original thought was tasker but when I tried it, the radio section is not available, saying not compatible with this device.
Anyone know what else I could use ?
Thanks,
malty
maltloaf said:
Hi,
I have patchy 3g but a good 2g signal when at home. The problem I have is my Z1 keeps flipping between the bad 3g and the good 2g.
When I'm at home I would like it to be forced to use the good 2g signal only so I would like it if the phone worked from 2g only when it recognises my home wifi.
My original thought was tasker but when I tried it, the radio section is not available, saying not compatible with this device.
Anyone know what else I could use ?
Thanks,
malty
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When connected to wifi, doesn't the phone just turn off all mobile data? Mine doesn't show 2g or 3g or any indication of any mobile data being active when on wifi. Unless I'm missing something?
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301stSpartan said:
When connected to wifi, doesn't the phone just turn off all mobile data? Mine doesn't show 2g or 3g or any indication of any mobile data being active when on wifi. Unless I'm missing something?
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It's not data that's the problem. for calls and texts it is still connected to either a 2g or 3g mast. I need it to be looking for and connecting to a 2g mast only, since the 3g mast where I live is poor signal and is intermittent but since the phone would prefer a 3g over a 2g signal, it tries to connect to it anyway.
As stated I would like it to be in GSM (2G) only mode when I'm at home and automatically switch to 3g(preferred) and 2g when away from home.
Hi,
I know this isn't exactly what you're looking for but you could try installing this ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2463675
It's listed to have a force 2g option and you might be able to find a way to automatically trigger it.
I also found a Radio Switcher app in the Play Store, but again, not perfect.
Hope this helps.
Andrew
As far as I know, you can't have automated 3g to 2g switching even with a rooted device because android prohibits it.
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can you not do this with tasker?
thefunkygibbon said:
can you not do this with tasker?
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tasker will do it but the radio section in tasker is greyed out with the explanation 'not available for this device'
From what I've read changing network settings is protected by Android, and thus not possible if running a rooted stock-rom.
If someone comes up with an idea how to rescan/update the settings without a reboot that works (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230207), please tell as I also have horribly bad coverage of >3G at home.
Just found a small trick to use only 3G instead of 3G preferrd.
Just dial *#*#4636#*#* select the desired radio in the drop down menu. WCDMA is 3G only.
Hope it helps
This has been known for years.
For YEARS
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Yeap yeap. Known for some time already. You can also force it to connect to 4G network instead of 3G network by selecting "LTE Only" but you won't be able to receive/ make calls and sms. Good for situation where you wanna use Internet and it is loading really slow cos your phone finds that the 4G signal is too low and determines that 3G is would be faster for you. But low signal 4G compared to higher signal 3G, 4G still wins most of the time to me.