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[Q] How to lock network mode to HSPA+ insdead of 3G?

As title, how do i do it in galaxy note?

hspa+ is 3G

HSPA bearers are assigned on demand. WHEN your data connection is idle it will show 3G, if in 3G service area. This is normal
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Maybe the icon is misleading.
Because when the connection is idel, the icon shows 3G. When is busy, H+.
I just want my phone to stay on H+, because it takes 3-5 seconds to connect.
HTC phones have this stay alive option as i know.

I have this issue. The data on all my modern devices always worked MUCH better when it showed H as opposed to 3G. Why is this?

I can do this on my wife's Android phone, so I know it is an option. Hopefully the feature hasn't been removed on the Note - I will soon be moving from my trusty HTC Advantage (the first phone with a 5 inch screen) and always lock my phones to H+.

As far as I'm aware, H is faster than 3g. So that's why your internet will work faster when H is shown. Also the H signal is not available in all areas....at least it's not in the UK. If H is not available the 3g symbol will show. If 3g isn't available then G will show up, which is even slower. I've noticed H is only fully available in Towns or cities or surrounding nearby country side.
So you can't set it to always connect to H because it's not always available.
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New York City has pretty good coverage if you're on AT&T and you haven't been flagged in some way by them. According to their coverage map on their website it's solid "faux" G all around my home.

According to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380284 there is a menu which is accessed by entering in *#9900# on the keypads. This menu gives you the option to disable fast dormancy, which according to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111581 will change the timeout from H+ to 3G from 7 seconds to 30 seconds. Admittedly it's not the permanent lock to H+ that was originally requested, but from what I read it sounds like it is done as a battery saving preventative measure.

[Q] Rum Float B3 4g icon

as the title suggests how come the 4g icon stays in the status bar. Even when not connected (Mobile data off)?

It always stays on.. on mine the lte icon is always on.. it doesn't mean its using it. just that you are in a 4g/4g lte/3g/2g area

so I am guessing when I move around it may go away?

Yeah, It stay on all the time indicating your in a 4G area. Little arched lines will radiate up from the top right of the 4G icon when you're using it.

[Q] How to get "real" 3G speed?

Hi guys!
I just got my contract with mobile internet in it.
Each month, I get 1GB of data and it's awesome!
But I have some questions/problems with it.
When I connect to the 3G network, I sometimes have an E-connection.
It's pretty slow, but I found out this is some kind of 2G netwerk (called Edge).
Mostly I get an H-connection (HSPA(+)) I think and that speed is fine.
But sometimes it changes from a fraction of a second to a 3G-connection.
I think that is what I really need, but how can I "force" it to always go to 3G?
My carrier supports Dual carrier 3G, so that "should" double my 3G speed.
It would be awesome if you could help/inform me!
Matt

MattProductions said:
Hi guys!
I just got my contract with mobile internet in it.
Each month, I get 1GB of data and it's awesome!
But I have some questions/problems with it.
When I connect to the 3G network, I sometimes have an E-connection.
It's pretty slow, but I found out this is some kind of 2G netwerk (called Edge).
Mostly I get an H-connection (HSPA(+)) I think and that speed is fine.
But sometimes it changes from a fraction of a second to a 3G-connection.
I think that is what I really need, but how can I "force" it to always go to 3G?
My carrier supports Dual carrier 3G, so that "should" double my 3G speed.
It would be awesome if you could help/inform me!
Matt
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H (HSDPA or HSPA) is faster than 3G is faster than 2G.
I also get switching from 3G to H a lot at home were signal is not good.

kazprotos said:
H (HSDPA or HSPA) is faster than 3G is faster than 2G.
I also get switching from 3G to H a lot at home were signal is not good.
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Owww, like that!
But how can I check if my HTC One is using the Dual Carrier 3G-speed "technology"?

MattProductions said:
Owww, like that!
But how can I check if my HTC One is using the Dual Carrier 3G-speed "technology"?
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Install app from play store called:
Network Signal Info
Or
Advanced signal status
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No Notification Icon

Hi when i 1st got my xperia z there was a icon on the top notification bar, can't remember what it was but i know it had 3 there for my network, but there isn't one any more, the phone is official 4.2.2 updated and rooted, there is no icon appearing for 3G/GSM etc is there anyway to turn these on....?

Which icon are you referring to, and what is the icon that you are seeing now?
See here for the list of the icons:
http://userguide.sonymobile.com/referrer.php?region=global-en&product=xperia-z#!Icons-overview.html

hush66 said:
Which icon are you referring to, and what is the icon that you are seeing now?
See here for the list of the icons:
http://userguide.sonymobile.com/referrer.php?region=global-en&product=xperia-z#!Icons-overview.html
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What i get at the moment is the Signal strength icon which sometime has a Small H with it, I also get the Wif and Battery Icon but i don't get, EDGE, 3G, Sending and downloading 3G data, Sending and downloading EDGE data,
I get all other notification icons appearing like email etc, but no Status Icons for 3G or Edge.
I just wondered if they had been turned off somewhere..? But i can't find any options for them. I dunno if they are in the build prop like the NFC icon i set this to true and that now appears.

Network icons:
H or H+: you're connected to 3.5G / UMTS network.
3G: you're connected to 3G network.
E: you're connected to EDGE network.
Each icon will appear depends on what network you're connected to. And they will NOT appear when you're connected to wifi.
About the data upstream / downstream indicators, look for small upwards and downwards triangle under the network icons (of course when you're not connected to wifi).
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fakhreza said:
Network icons:
H or H+: you're connected to 3.5G / UMTS network.
3G: you're connected to 3G network.
E: you're connected to EDGE network.
Each icon will appear depends on what network you're connected to. And they will NOT appear when you're connected to wifi.
About the data upstream / downstream indicators, look for small upwards and downwards triangle under the network icons (of course when you're not connected to wifi).
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Ah thanks for the info, i didn't know about if your connected to wifi they wont show, and i didn't know that H was 3.5G.

Force HSPA+ instead of 4G?

Does anyone know how to force the note 4 to use HSPA+ instead of 4G?
The reason why i ask is because in areas where i cannot get 4GLTE the note 4 goes into 4G and its basically unusable (~1mbps maybe, most of the time i cannot even perform a speed test) eventhough the 4G is with 5 bars. In the same exact area HSPA+ gets very good speeds of 6mbp+
To test this, i forced 4G on my note 4 at my house and got a 1mbps speed test. Before upgrading to the note 4 from t-mobile i had an old note 2 from verizon running H+ getting 6mbps+ at my home.
Update: i really think the note 4 or the modem is causing the issue. Testing again my my house. When i first force the 4G connection the speed test are horrible. (< 1 mbps). After some time it seems idling in 4G it seems i got pushed into H+ reframed?(but still 4g icon) and getting consistance 6mbps.
I also noticed that the note 4 drops LTE to 4G at 2 bars or so when LTE speeds is definitely present and running at 20mbps

Hspa+ shows as 4g. If you go to other network settings where the apn is you can select lte,wcdma, options. In remote areas my 4g speed is better than my lte . The lingo is kinda weird so every carrier has different definitions of 4g. Hspa+ is technically 3.5g lol.

The app Advanced Signal Status let's you choose your network type.
Install it from play store and lock it to what you want. Try phone calls and SMS for the modes you try because some modes will be data only.

I noticed this today at home. I forced it to WCDMA mode only, it took like 10 mins for it to eventually show "4G" at my home office. The signal and download speed were terrible when forced into WCDMA hspa mode+ (4G) . In the same room and home my Note 3 would get a very good signal this time last year when I used the Note 3.
Perhaps T mobile has done something to the cell site here? Or The Note 4 isnt working as it should?

Ive had the same issue. So i work in one city and live in another. So when i get to work my data is slooooow. I force it to 4g and after a while back to lte. Speeds are fine. Same thing happens when i get home. Tmo told me to just restart my phone but that doesnt always work

Same situation with me. LTE tower doesn't reach my room but I got 10mbps in my living room....and my room I get less than 1mbps and goes to lte to 4g often with very slow speeds. I even have a LTE booster which doesn't really help much with speed. Without the lte booster I get almost 0 signal in my room

I used to have same problem during lte upgrade in my area. On lte around 8+ up and down while on 4g speds were 15-20 down and less than 2 up. Ping times were longer on 4g. After upgrade I no longer need to switch between lte and 4g
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darekz said:
I used to have same problem during lte upgrade in my area. On lte around 8+ up and down while on 4g speds were 15-20 down and less than 2 up. Ping times were longer on 4g. After upgrade I no longer need to switch between lte and 4g
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But is T Mobile removing their 4G HSPA wcdma towers? I used to get a very good db signal in my office, now -115db at best for 4G in same location but band 4 700Mhz is now present? Any relationship between these ...

See the below screen shot. On that menu you can pick the non LTE function and force H+. You can also switch back to LTE.
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Thanks I had already figured out how to.force a specific data connection , hence why that thread I posted was asking what the default option is, since I didn't write it down.
But back on subject, 4G next to non existent now at home after 700mhz band 12 availability.
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What is UMTS? I never get Hspa+

I've found that my data is ridiculously slow (I'm talking edge speeds) when I turn WiFi off, even when I am in an area that gets a strong LTE signal. I feel like my device does not automatically connect to the best available tower; rather, it seems to try to latch on to whatever tower it was connected to before I connected to WiFi. Toggling "mobile data" off then on again seems to reconnect my device to the closer/better tower and the speed improves drastically. (It's possible that toggling airplane mode or network modes will do the same thing). When you are in an area that has poor LTE, you might consider keeping it off. Change the selection from “LTE/WCDMA/GSM” to just “WCDMA/GSM” and you'll be on the slower HSPA+ network (though, I believe it still shows the 4G icon). You can always change it back when you are in a better area.

4G is back up and running in my home location. Must have been temp disabled when they rolled out 700mhz band 12 LTE in my area.
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