[Q] Locking Nokia Lumia 625 to 3G only - Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi developers and geniuses,
I have a Nokia Lumia 625 after coming in from android to see what NOKIA/MICROSOFT have. The phone is actually cool except for some few irritations like browsing when 3G signal is low. Please does anyone know how I can lock the phone to 3G only and prevent it from switching to EDGE cos it dows that too frequently hence making the high speed capability of the phone non and void? Please help.

daves3ng said:
Hi developers and geniuses,
I have a Nokia Lumia 625 after coming in from android to see what NOKIA/MICROSOFT have. The phone is actually cool except for some few irritations like browsing when 3G signal is low. Please does anyone know how I can lock the phone to 3G only and prevent it from switching to EDGE cos it dows that too frequently hence making the high speed capability of the phone non and void? Please help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It could be done before the Amber update (by dialing ##3282#) but the 625 came with Amber... I don't think there are other ways to do that (other than changing carrier if yours is too weak in your area)

The sure way to launch it to use the @cpuguy's Native Toast Notification Launcher and enter the following code in the textbox:
Code:
app://2377fe1b-c10f-47da-92f3-fc517345a3c0/_default#/Launcher;component/MainPage.xaml?DialString=3282
This page might be blank depending on your carrier though, it is on the 928.

Thanks for this but I kinda don't understand what is being said here. Please elaborate. Thanks

You can launch the field test menu by dialing ##DATA# in the dialer. If that doesn't work you will need to install the Native Toast app to be able to access the setting.

Related

Nexus One - Better Reception if I Root?

I have a Nexus One with what seems to be pretty standard reception. In other words my myTouch 3G will have a 3g connection while my Nexus one which is next to it sometimes has a GPRS or an EDGE connection, both on T-Mobile.
Some of this may be the physical aspects of the phone, ie, antenna, it's position in the case and it's efficiency, while some of it might be the software.
So my question is for all you who have rooted. Did you find your reception improved, got worse or stayed the same?
I've only had mine a few weeks, this could help me decide if I want to call HTC and complain and get a replacement before rooting it, etc.
The real question is will you get more replies if you double post
There are no radio mods as thats the only thing that can brick your phone.
If you unlock the bootloader you can change the radio image, thats about it.
Don't know if thats possible with the new 'root without unlock' method.
Look around at the reception threads on here and other forums. Some suggest changing a few options and that might make a difference.
I forget where the one option is, but I think you dial a special number and then it gives you another menu for changing a setting for which is the preferred method of choosing 3G vs other networks. I recall setting mine to use what the carrier said, it appears better now.
On a side note, I also think Tmobile made some changes on their end as well.

AT&T Survey on HTC Vivid

I got a survey from AT&T about my experience with the Vivid. One question was to be specific about the things I liked the LEAST. Here are my responses. I'm sure I missed a few that you folks have mentioned.
1. Can't remove apps from AT&T and others that I don't want and will not use.
2. Can't remove or turn off Carrier IQ programs that are gathering and reporting data that is not needed for AT&T's "performance analysis."
3. No boot unlocker available yet.
4. Randomly reboots occasionally.
5. Data connection (not WiFi) seems slower than my old 3G HTC phone. I'm not in an LTE area and the radio may not be optimized for non-LTE access (HSPA, HPSA+).
6. The HTC Photo Gallery is a poor app. Had to replace with a third-party app.
7. Notifications are hard to access by dragging down from the bar at the top. It's hit or miss as to whether it will work.
8. Setting to allow Vivid to stay on while on AC is not under Display settings. it's under Applications/Development. That makes no sense.
brucegil said:
I got a survey from AT&T about my experience with the Vivid. One question was to be specific about the things I liked the LEAST. Here are my responses. I'm sure I missed a few that you folks have mentioned.
1. Can't remove apps from AT&T and others that I don't want and will not use.
2. Can't remove or turn off Carrier IQ programs that are gathering and reporting data that is not needed for AT&T's "performance analysis."
3. No boot unlocker available yet.
4. Randomly reboots occasionally.
5. Data connection (not WiFi) seems slower than my old 3G HTC phone. I'm not in an LTE area and the radio may not be optimized for non-LTE access (HSPA, HPSA+).
6. The HTC Photo Gallery is a poor app. Had to replace with a third-party app.
7. Notifications are hard to access by dragging down from the bar at the top. It's hit or miss as to whether it will work.
8. Setting to allow Vivid to stay on while on AC is not under Display settings. it's under Applications/Development. That makes no sense.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I saw this last night.
Mine were the lack of an sd card while the thunderbolt came with a 32GB card, ... I unlocked processor, ... I forgot to mention this thing had a lot of trouble establishing WiFi connections.
Most of my complaints had something to do with att's crap and how they mess with devises, everything else seams ok to me...but this is my first android phone...
My signal and data speeds are actually really fast on this phone, without LTE, faster than my home internet half the time in fact
Just sent my response. Covered the big three
1. Can't remove AT&T apps I don't want and don't use
2. Can't remove, opt out, or disable Carrier IQ
3. Boot loader is locked.
esloan said:
Just sent my response. Covered the big three
1. Can't remove AT&T apps I don't want and don't use
2. Can't remove, opt out, or disable Carrier IQ
3. Boot loader is locked.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
same 3 reason I listed.
You guys should probably have listed the locked bootloader as first priority..
Did mine last night.
Listed locked bootloader as only problem / issue.
I also stated that I've had only HTC phones since the Tilt, would not recommend AT&T to anyone & and am thinking about returning this phone because of bootloader.
I paid for Titanium Backup and can't use it (easily).
So.. anyone gonna bother mentioning how they are getting these surveys?
markjo said:
So.. anyone gonna bother mentioning how they are getting these surveys?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As the end user i.e. customer? via email. (hope that is what you were looking for in your question)
I got mine yesterday via email and replied to it ironically also complaining about bootloader (lack thereof) and carrier IQ.
Basically gave them a fairly decent response tempered by raising bloody hell about CIQ. I could LIVE with a locked bootloader, though I don't like it at all. CIQ I cannot and will not live with though.
brucegil said:
I got a survey from AT&T about my experience with the Vivid. One question was to be specific about the things I liked the LEAST. Here are my responses. I'm sure I missed a few that you folks have mentioned.
5. Data connection (not WiFi) seems slower than my old 3G HTC phone. I'm not in an LTE area and the radio may not be optimized for non-LTE access (HSPA, HPSA+).
.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I actually get better 3G at home than I did with my Blackberry Torch. Average 3 mb/s, just outside of DC and Baltimore LTE.
I own a skyrocket and got the survey i put locked bootloader as a reason i did not buy the vivid. Lol trying to help u guys out. I went through the bootloader bs with the evo 3d

[Q] XT890 - Data Roaming Issue

Hi Folks,
I hope you can help me with a data roaming issue I am seeing on my RAZR i. I have data roaming disabled in the options.
There seems to be a lag of some kind, where the RAZR i will not recognize a cell/operator switch while in standby/locked mode.
I can reproduce the error everytime - I have the phone locked and connected to my bluetooth handsfree in the car - it will show my home network operator. I cross the border and drive to a point where I know 100%, that I have lost home operator connectivity. The BT handsfree will show my home network operator - data will be sucked in the background, since the phone believes it is still booked in under my home country operator.
I helped myself by setting my contract to explicitly activate roaming everytime by sending an SMS message - I am getting the notification SMS everyday, that data roaming has to be enabled, and I am now trying to consume data in a foreign country....
As soon as I press the power button and wake the phone up, the network operator will immediately switch to the foreign countries operator and data roaming activity will cease...
I have tried this well over hours already as well, to leave it in standby state, to see if it will eventually recognize the operater switch, but even after 6hrs at my workplace (50km away from the border) it was still showing my home countries operator.
This has happened to me on ICS 4.0.4 as well as JB 4.1.2 - I thought the update might resolve it.
I am stock JB Retail EU, unrooted (thanks Moto) and locked BL.
Anyone else observing this or able to reproduce the fault? I have opened a ticket with Motorola but their first "repair" attempt was to flash the latest firmware again, which did of course not resolve the error....
thanks a million for your time reading this and maybe offering some insight on what might be causing the issue.
cheers, Stefan
Out of curiosity, is this your first Android phone? And also do you have data to show that other Android phones switch instantly when crossing the border?
(Not trying to be rude, just that the expectation on that behavior might not be feasible and it is not the Phone's or Motorola's fault, I have no idea at the moment)
Omar-Avelar said:
Out of curiosity, is this your first Android phone? And also do you have data to show that other Android phones switch instantly when crossing the border?
(Not trying to be rude, just that the expectation on that behavior might not be feasible and it is not the Phone's or Motorola's fault, I have no idea at the moment)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Appreciate the quick response Omar, and no worries I don't see your question as rude. This is indeed my first Android phone, however - I think a fundamental function like Data Roaming should work immediately when the event is about to occur, since it can inccur significant cost..
When it is switched off, I expect the phone to not download data when it is on a foreign network, so I assume it would be an easy thing to "program" polling cell-information again before I start the download, no?
StefanGA said:
Appreciate the quick response Omar, and no worries I don't see your question as rude. This is indeed my first Android phone, however - I think a fundamental function like Data Roaming should work immediately when the event is about to occur, since it can inccur significant cost..
When it is switched off, I expect the phone to not download data when it is on a foreign network, so I assume it would be an easy thing to "program" polling cell-information again before I start the download, no?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Need to block international roaming - I live near Canadian border
Since we do have that option to select "Home Only", see if that makes a difference. I think that might even block the phone calls too .. but try it as a first approach.
Omar-Avelar said:
Since we do have that option to select "Home Only", see if that makes a difference. I think that might even block the phone calls too .. but try it as a first approach.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am not sure where to find the "Home Only" option.. I looked through the data and phone menu - where is it located? Maybe it is not available on the "Retail" phones?
StefanGA said:
I am not sure where to find the "Home Only" option.. I looked through the data and phone menu - where is it located? Maybe it is not available on the "Retail" phones?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oops, I couldn't find it ... maybe it was there on ICS? But you can also try under Network Operators try unchecking "Choose automatically".
There's an option for data roaming under Mobile Network settings, just uncheck it if it's enabled...
nick7722 said:
There's an option for data roaming under Mobile Network settings, just uncheck it if it's enabled...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is what I have unchecked from the very beginning, but the issue is, that the phone is not obeying that setting.. thus the thread...
@Omar-Avelar, I don't have my Razr currently to check your suggestion with the operater selection - Motorola had me send the phone in another time, "to fix it" - so apparently they are admitting there is an issue in the way it is behaving.. I wonder if anyone else has the issue or it is just my phone - which would mean hope in terms of an "easily repairable hardware defect"...
Omar-Avelar said:
Oops, I couldn't find it ... maybe it was there on ICS? But you can also try under Network Operators try unchecking "Choose automatically".
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi Omar, received my phone back yesterday - tried this morning and of course it is still not working.. I will try your suggestion of disabling the automatic network selection tomorrow morning on my way to work and see if that works.
What I did notice, is that I seem to have a different baseband version, than the official specs are suggesting:
according to this site:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=reposi...0_android_4.1.2_ota_system_upgrade_91.2.26001
the baseband is supposed to be:
SUNRISE_SMB_REV30_V2_R3_1233.C7_sec
however, my phone is showing:
SUNRISE_SMB_REV30_V2_R3_ENZO_1251.B_SEC
the name somehow smells custom made fishy to me - I am sure I never messed with this however. My girlfriends Razr i is showing the same version and I know she never ever touched it other than doing the OTA upgrade, so I wonder if there was a faulty OTA distributed at some point?
Could this be the culprit? If so, can I switch to the "correct" baseband without unlocking/rooting?
Really appreciate all your feedback and help so far.
cheers, Stefan
I'm in the UK with a retail UK firmware and the same baseband as yours.
Sent from my XT890 using xda app-developers app
kenrw7 said:
I'm in the UK with a retail UK firmware and the same baseband as yours.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the feedback, do you have a chance to test, if you are having the same issues disabling roaming capabilities?
StefanGA said:
Thanks for the feedback, do you have a chance to test, if you are having the same issues disabling roaming capabilities?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm on Tescomobile (O2 provide the network) and have my data roaming off and the phone never locks onto another provider, as I understand the problem for you is when cross a country border which I don't (being an island and no borders) I'm due to go to vacation in South of France in 5 weeks and I'll check then whether my roaming switches on when I change to another provider there.
Have tried select another network (Orange) but cannot connect,
Hope I understood your problem.
kenrw7 said:
Hope I understood your problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes, you got it exactly right. I have no issues within my country (Germany) either, phone stays on T-Mobile and never locks onto another network (O2, Base, etc..), it is like you said, when I switch to another countries roaming partner, the phone in standby mode still believes to be in the home network (T-Mobile).
Watch out in France then, although the issue might not be happening for you - assuming you fly in and switch off the phone. Once you reactivate the phone in the foreign country, it will be actively pulling and seeing the foreign operator I suppose.. In my case the phone switches countries in the background in standby, thus not actively searches/recognizes the change... at least this is my current theory that would match the behavior that I observe on an external hands free unit display...
Right I'll watch it when in France, might even make a working visit to Munich before then. I do know when I went to Hoogeveen in Jan I had a xperia go and that retained roaming off when on kpn.
Sent from my XT890 using xda app-developers app
Hi @Omar-Avelar,
I tried your suggestion this morning and disabled automatic network selection - guess what, I am observing a similar behavior.
The phone does in fact loose network connection at a point when the home network is no longer in reception, but the phone/hands free unit is NOT updated.. it keeps saying "Telekom.de" and shows 3 bars.. Even turning off the external bluetooth hands free unit and disconnecting the bluetooth link, then re.enabling the bluetooth link on the hands free, does NOT update the network operator status. You have to wake up the phone for it to realize it is disconnected from the network.... (good news obviously in the state of being disconnected from the network there is by the nature of design no possibility to retrieve data....)
My non-technical skills tell me, that the baseband is doing it's job of handling the network connections/operations properly, but when it comes to passing on the network piece to the "software/android side" this is where the disconnect is. Obviously the roaming setting is an android feature, that is not handled within the baseband, so if the phone/software doesn't know what's going on, it can't interact.
Any suggestions? fixable? did you take a look at my previous post on the baseband version?
kenrw7 said:
Right I'll watch it when in France, might even make a working visit to Munich before then. I do know when I went to Hoogeveen in Jan I had a xperia go and that retained roaming off when on kpn.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi there, how did your trip to France work out? Did you run into the roaming issue?
Hi @Omar-Avelar,
I think I made some progress - I believe the culprit is the intel deep sleep mode. When I interprete the sources correctly, the RAZR i enters deep sleep mode directly when going into standby/phone is locked/screen turned-off. To prove my theory, I installed "WakeMyAndroid" ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gejos.android.wakemyandroidpro&hl=en ), the program is intended to prevent deep sleep mode and keep the phone in standby.. I set the timing to 9 sec and advanced invisible smart wakeup, as well as force wake if data lost - guess what, it works. Network operator switches and the phone immediately turns off data roaming.
Downturn of course is increased power consumption, since the phone never enters deep sleep. It brings me still over the day, so it is an acceptable workarround, I may play with the wake interval, too to increase usage, but I guess there should be a way to check network status in deep sleep mode, no? I am not a developer, so I don´t know what would need to be done, but shouldn´t it be able to poll network status in deep sleep every couple of seconds? Or rather a baseband function to "invisible wake" the phone when network operator changes?
Hope you or anyone else reading this, can help me. Appreciate your time.
cheers, Stefan
Hi @StefanGA do you have any tips or update on the issue?
In my country we pay data traffic by just roaming with another operator (within the same country). Because the signal of my current operator isn't always good, the roaming happen often, resulting in a lot of additional 0,01€ - 0,03€ that pile up.
Thanks
Sorry, Motorola admitted, they have no solution to the problem - I.e. No interest to invest time to research it.. I returned my RAZR i and exchanged it for a RAZR HD.
Sent from my XT925 using Tapatalk

Need to root for 3G/4G lock.. nonsense?

Dear Members!
I recently switched from Lumia 630 DS to this nice phone, P8 Lite.
Sadly, in 2016, there are phones with inability to maintain data+call over 2G.
So, when i make/receive calls, network gone cause phone falls back to 2G.
Sure, no problem, let's set it to 3G/4G... Wait! You can't...
It's a shame that you need to unlock bootloader, and root your phone,
just to hack settings.db to switch 3G/4G only..
Anyone here, can tell me what stores these options, and where?
I would like to modify original rom, to let choose 3G/4G,
To help others not to go through this long procedure to lock phone only 3G/4G.
Because if we can have a stock rom with ability to choose 3G/4G,
Users just can install that rom without need of BL unlock + root.
I achieved this using adb:
settings put system preferred_network_mode 12
mthqwork said:
Dear Members!
I recently switched from Lumia 630 DS to this nice phone, P8 Lite.
Sadly, in 2016, there are phones with inability to maintain data+call over 2G.
So, when i make/receive calls, network gone cause phone falls back to 2G.
Sure, no problem, let's set it to 3G/4G... Wait! You can't...
It's a shame that you need to unlock bootloader, and root your phone,
just to hack settings.db to switch 3G/4G only..
Anyone here, can tell me what stores these options, and where?
I would like to modify original rom, to let choose 3G/4G,
To help others not to go through this long procedure to lock phone only 3G/4G.
Because if we can have a stock rom with ability to choose 3G/4G,
Users just can install that rom without need of BL unlock + root.
I achieved this using adb:
settings put system preferred_network_mode 12
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think is not possible without root
i tried using the secret code *#*#2846579#*#* but you cannot change the preferred network type
so i solved this problem with xposed but you must be rooted ...
xander33 said:
I think is not possible without root
i tried using the secret code *#*#2846579#*#* but you cannot change the preferred network type
so i solved this problem with xposed but you must be rooted ...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have tried Xposed, but it disables the theming, which is ugly.
And to be honest, dont want to have a framwork just to achieve a simple trick.
I know that this way we need root. But i meant a modified stock rom, which includes the option 3G/4G.
The settings app says that selected mode is 3G/4G but when I open selection it shows:
Automatic 4G/3G/2G
Automatic 3G/2G
3G Only
2G Only
Obviously none of them selected, because it's not in the list that i set.
I need to add somehow the Automatic 3G/4G to the list.
Then just need to flash modified stock rom, and root if you want, but not must.
mthqwork said:
I have tried Xposed, but it disables the theming, which is ugly.
And to be honest, dont want to have a framwork just to achieve a simple trick.
I know that this way we need root. But i meant a modified stock rom, which includes the option 3G/4G.
The settings app says that selected mode is 3G/4G but when I open selection it shows:
Automatic 4G/3G/2G
Automatic 3G/2G
3G Only
2G Only
Obviously none of them selected, because it's not in the list that i set.
I need to add somehow the Automatic 3G/4G to the list.
Then just need to flash modified stock rom, and root if you want, but not must.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
there is a new dedicated version of xposed that work without disable theme engine
i posted the link here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/xposed-version-theme-engine-active-t3394115
with intelli 3g you could use 3g/4g only option
xander33 said:
I think is not possible without root
i tried using the secret code *#*#2846579#*#* but you cannot change the preferred network type
so i solved this problem with xposed but you must be rooted ...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
xander33 said:
there is a new dedicated version of xposed that work without disable theme engine
i posted the link here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/xposed-version-theme-engine-active-t3394115
with intelli 3g you could use 3g/4g only option
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, i will try it. I used the Intelli3G with theme-disabled xposed, but I was so disappointed with themes, so immediately restored the nand backup
But the main goal is still to have Auto 3G/4G incorporated in stock rom. Maybe better to write to Huawei to include in stock?
mthqwork said:
Thanks, i will try it. I used the Intelli3G with theme-disabled xposed, but I was so disappointed with themes, so immediately restored the nand backup
But the main goal is still to have Auto 3G/4G incorporated in stock rom. Maybe better to write to Huawei to include in stock?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you have right but i dont think that they take care about that
xander33 said:
you have right but i dont think that they take care about that
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The shame is that 2013 device Lumia 630 does the dual data+call mode over 2G. I think all WP do this, but new android devices still not.
So the 3G/4G lock is just a half-solution to the problem with (most of) android devices don't or don't want to support 2G voice+data. And the annoying is that, even if you are in good 3G coverage, it drops to 2G in seconds after call established. So no matter what is falls back to 2G. My engineer friend said its by design to keep 3G cells free. Shame. Maybe this will be solved if 2G cells shutdown
I am curious that it's a radio chip inability or just android design fail? Because i think the os disables data channel.
But don't know if hardware supports it or not. Here in Hungary, my network supports it from the very first time, i know from an engineer.
But the first (and only) phone saw that works this way is the Lumia.
mthqwork said:
The shame is that 2013 device Lumia 630 does the dual data+call mode over 2G. I think all WP do this, but new android devices still not.
So the 3G/4G lock is just a half-solution to the problem with (most of) android devices don't or don't want to support 2G voice+data.
I am curious that it's a radio chip inability or just android design fail? Because i think the os disables data channel.
But don't know if hardware supports it or not. Here in Hungary, my network supports it from the very first time, i know from an engineer.
But the first (and only) phone saw that works this way is the Lumia.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well my carrier (H3G) have only 3g/4g no 2g
i think that is a OS problem but I haven't the knowlegde to be sure, it's just an opinion
xander33 said:
well my carrier (H3G) have only 3g/4g no 2g
i think that is a OS problem but I haven't the knowlegde to be sure, it's just an opinion
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I guess that too. Maybe some more experienced ppl will let us know.
Just installed Xposed 85.1 looks fine. Thank You :good:

[Guide] Boost Cell Signal to Max & Force CA/Volte/Vowifi if avail from Stock ROM

This little trick will change your measly 1 bar signal to nearly max bars and give you a solid consistent signal in places you normally would hardly have a connection. At least it did for me.
This goes a bit beyond enabling VoLTE from your SIM Card Network settings which if you haven't done you should enable before trying this... Of course you may not have the same results I had. I found it works best from Stock ROM no root needed I'm currently on 9.0.12 but tried it on 9.0.11 and Beta 5.
Like any mod you should make a backup now and proceed with caution. (By caution I mean don't deviate from instructions goofing around in any engineering mode is never wise)
You should try check your internet speed now (Google internet speed! And take note of it then run the same test to see if your able to improve at all.
Step 1: Optional step but for best results open dialer and type: *#*#4636#*#* From this Testing Menu select Phone Information. Once in phone info select LTE/UMTS auto (prl) for preferred Network type. Then scroll down a bit and make sure VoLTE is switched on. Exit the phone info screen.
Step 2: Open Dialer again and type: *#800#
A Warning Message to Engineering Mode will popup. Press Enter.
Step 3: Click on the first option Called OnePlusLogKit
Once in the LogKit scroll down until you see the menu called: FunctionSwitch now click and select it.
Step 4: There's 3 checkboxes of interest in this menu... VoLTE Switch, VoWifi Switch and VT Switch. I enable all three but some may have better luck not enabling VT Switch. After enabling each option it'll try and reboot your phone just say no until you have all you want enabled.
Now reboot and profit.
I can tell you without a doubt that if your using a stock OOS Rom and using TMobile as your provider that these changes will not eat up your battery any more than normal and altho depending on your location and towers speed availability this can and will increase your overall speed and your ability to maintain a solid connection in low signal areas! It forces carrier aggration meaning it makes the modem in your phone connect multiple times over varied frequencies to achieve the highest level of connection. Like your old 4g phone x 3 up to 6 put together. So your speeds can be 600% improved. Of course the phone is technically supposed to do this on its own which it can occasionally but only in absolutely optimal situations. So not when you really need it too. Lol. So altho it might not work on carriers without this tech or overseas if u live in North America and use TMobile this will drastically help your phone whether you instantly notice it or not trust me it does!
f you notice anything negative or battery draining or your phone becomes even more radioactive simply go back into the menu and disable the Functions. If this helped you at all throw me a like. Enjoy.
Omg you have saved me. A million thanks. I switched to TMobile after getting this phone and the internet speed has been utterly garbage I've been going through hell with tech support trying to get useable speed. As you can see this made a world of difference.
Is there a way to do this ob pixel 2 xl?
Same...
bladestonez said:
Omg you have saved me. A million thanks. I switched to TMobile after getting this phone and the internet speed has been utterly garbage I've been going through hell with tech support trying to get useable speed. As you can see this made a world of difference.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow judging by your screenshot that's like 600% increase in service/speed!! Glad that I could help! I was in exactly the same spot you were in. For the life of me couldn't figure out why my Moto e got better service out here in the boonies I'm lucky to get a bar at that time.... Tried countless different methods techniques and apps with no success. Finally I talked T-Mobile into sending me a signal booster but that would only Boost whatever signal it could pickup itself.... So I have it 50yards from the house with an extension cable in a sealed bucket wrapped in towels just to get around 2-4mbs a sec download speeds n that was shotty every blizzard id get no service or **** would blow over n grounds frozen so unless I want to pay $150 for internet I can't watch anything n my son couldn't play his Fortnite.... I finally figured it out a couple days ago n haven't noticed any negative or side effects from the mod. If I get into an area with LTE+ and CA I can go faster than my buddies AT&T5Ge lol or around 130Mbs but before the hack in the same spot I'd average around 15mbs. I'm curious if people are having speed improvements with WiFi signals I don't have a good one so I couldn't test it. I can confirm flashing the Oos based custom roms or Magisk ROMs either before or after greatly slows/lags/retards signal quality and speed. I'm going to work on a ROM that doesn't and also has tethering throttle bypass built in... I'm thinking the reasons they slow everything down is because their all overseas ports rather than base it off a 6t stock.... Anyways thanks again for sharing ur results bladestonez and I
Appreciate the screenshot!:laugh::good::victory:
WillowTree said:
Is there a way to do this ob pixel 2 xl?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sure there is to some extent as long as the device has a newer qcom modem and supports Carrier Aggregation & VoLTE in theory this would work for it. But without having the device to test with I couldn't tell you how to do it. Your probably gonna b messing around with dialer codes that lead to engineering modes. Sorry wish my Pixel2 didn't run off last year I'd be a lot more help.:crying:
Why has to be LTE/UMTS? Mine has everything enabled except network type is LTE/WCDMA. It seems there is not too much difference.
Sent from my ONEPLUS 6T using Tapatalk
ma678 said:
Why has to be LTE/UMTS? Mine has everything enabled except network type is LTE/WCDMA. It seems there is not too much difference.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
UMTS is mainly for MMS support while normal texts are already sent through lte. Anyone who's CDMAless should be on LTE/umts
I have tmobile and verizon dual sim setup, does this apply to this guide too?
It doesn't.
ma678 said:
Why has to be LTE/UMTS? Mine has everything enabled except network type is LTE/WCDMA. It seems there is not too much difference.
Sent from my ONEPLUS 6T using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For all intensive purposes step 1 isn't necessary but if your using tmobile I've found that it will give you a more solid and reliable connection. But ur right this is an optional step however like @sonic1675 said unless your using Verizon or some cdmaish why have anything cdma related enabled? For step one any network type is allowed. But for TMO from my own personal experiences I prefer to use the LTE/umts but to each his own real question is did the mod work well on your Wcdma/LTE setup?
It's 4Anyone.
@humblehyper Verizon is fine to try it with. If u could do a before and after speed test comparison with screenshots to show your fellow vzw folk it works that'd be awesome.
But yeah this mod will work on OnePlus 4,5, 6/6t any carrier any location as long as the engineering apps are accessible and the same as the lay out describe...
gigilie said:
I'm sure there is to some extent as long as the device has a newer qcom modem and supports Carrier Aggregation & VoLTE in theory this would work for it. But without having the device to test with I couldn't tell you how to do it. Your probably gonna b messing around with dialer codes that lead to engineering modes. Sorry wish my Pixel2 didn't run off last year I'd be a lot more help.:crying:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I appreciate that you atleast answered. I do want a oneplus 6t but waiting for a good deal to buy it for.
Do you know anybody i can get help from?
Tmo here. I get better service without the VT
Last 2 test disabled vs previous 3 enabled vs previous 2 disabled
Thanks for the tip... Now to try by work... My first couple test scores
I'm also on T-Mobile and followed the guide. Definite improvement with download speeds, upload is still meh.
All 4 tests are done in the same location, the top 2 are the results after making the changes, and the result at the very top in orange (?) is single mode testing because I use AdGuard.
In case anyone is wondering why my Speedtest app looks different, it's because I use a smaller display size.
EDIT: Fixed screenshot upload, as AdGuard for some reason broke it.
Hey, why can't I activate VoLTE in the first step? The switch is grey and cannot be checked.
Did anyone try to check if VoLTE/VoWifi work after doing this? I have an unlocked Tmo variant but converted to OOS with active dual sim cards and I lost internet everytime while on a call. I was curious to try but did not work for me. I might be wrong but I think this trick might help ppl with single sim card or with other carriers like AT&T and Verizon from another forum here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/help/att-verizon-volte-vowifi-calling-t3860031.
gigilie said:
This little trick will change your measly 1 bar signal to nearly max bars and give you a solid consistent signal in places you normally would hardly have a connection. At least it did for me.
This goes a bit beyond enabling VoLTE from your SIM Card Network settings which if you haven't done you should enable before trying this... Of course you may not have the same results I had. I found it works best from Stock ROM no root needed I'm currently on 9.0.12 but tried it on 9.0.11 and Beta 5.
Like any mod you should make a backup now and proceed with caution. (By caution I mean don't deviate from instructions goofing around in any engineering mode is never wise)
You should try check your internet speed now (Google internet speed! And take note of it then run the same test to see if your able to improve at all.
Step 1: Optional step but for best results open dialer and type: *#*#4636#*#* From this Testing Menu select Phone Information. Once in phone info select LTE/UMTS auto (prl) for preferred Network type. Then scroll down a bit and make sure VoLTE is switched on. Exit the phone info screen.
Step 2: Open Dialer again and type: *#800#
A Warning Message to Engineering Mode will popup. Press Enter.
Step 3: Click on the first option Called OnePlusLogKit
Once in the LogKit scroll down until you see the menu called: FunctionSwitch now click and select it.
Step 4: There's 3 checkboxes of interest in this menu... VoLTE Switch, VoWifi Switch and VT Switch. I enable all three but some may have better luck not enabling VT Switch. After enabling each option it'll try and reboot your phone just say no until you have all you want enabled.
Now reboot and profit.
If you notice anything negative or battery draining or your phone becomes even more radioactive simply go back into the menu and disable the Functions. If this helped you at all throw me a like. Enjoy.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow!! Works like a charm!!!
Will this work with any operator, or t-mobile only? I'm from Argentina, here i have Claro and no VoLTE, VoWiFi and nothing like that.
Sent from my OnePlus6T using XDA Labs
On VZW I was on and have tested this previously, LTE/TD-SCDMA/UMTS as this was the default. It performed fine. I switched to LTE/UMTS, the signal/speed is basically identical.
Default bands are usually 13 with both primary and neighbor but sometimes switches to band 4 or vanishes as only a primary and no neighbor on both settings. So, obviously just telling the radio it can use TC-SCDMA even CDMALess makes no difference since my SIM and phone is provisioned by VZW to only use LTE/UMTS anyway.
So going from LTE/TC-SCDMA/UMTS to LTE/UMTS Auto (PRL) from the original doesn't really do anything for the tower it connects to for me personally or speeds.
Also, the other tweaks did nothing but make things slower in the other menu.
Error: "Connection problem or invalid MMI code" after dialing *#800#. any idea? tia
unlocked TMO OP6t, converted to Int'l OOS 0.0.12 Dual Sim
ysfk7 said:
Error: "Connection problem or invalid MMI code" after dialing *#800#. any idea? tia
unlocked TMO OP6t, converted to Int'l OOS 0.0.12 Dual Sim
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Use stock dialer. Google dialer doesn't work.

Categories

Resources