I found this post. I am trying to do this for someone else (I don't have the Inspire).
Can someone please confirm if this will also turn off 2G completely and only use 3G, and also if it works on stock rom?
The problem is the person I am helping lives on the edge where the 3G signal starts and 2G ends (so his phone switches from 2G to 3G and vice versa). He just wants to use 3G/H for obvious reasons.
Or if someone knows another way to do this. On my captivate rom I can switch from 2g only or 3G/H only through settings. If he has to install a custom rom that's fine (would prefer a froyo rom). If he does need a custom rom, please tell me which rom has this ability.
+1 Thanks to first working answer. TIA
mod777 said:
I found this post. I am trying to do this for someone else (I don't have the Inspire).
Can someone please confirm if this will also turn off 2G completely and only use 3G, and also if it works on stock rom?
The problem is the person I am helping lives on the edge where the 3G signal starts and 2G ends (so his phone switches from 2G to 3G and vice versa). He just wants to use 3G/H for obvious reasons.
Or if someone knows another way to do this. On my captivate rom I can switch from 2g only or 3G/H only through settings. If he has to install a custom rom that's fine (would prefer a froyo rom). If he does need a custom rom, please tell me which rom has this ability.
+1 Thanks to first working answer. TIA
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Dialer - *#*#4636#*#* - Phone Info - Change to WCDMA only.
That does not work for me. Change it. It shows E then I exit the screen and 2 minutes or less later H+ shows right back up..
id10terrordfw said:
Dialer - *#*#4636#*#* - Phone Info - Change to WCDMA only.
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Does not stick - it switches back after a minute
id10terrordfw said:
Dialer - *#*#4636#*#* - Phone Info - Change to WCDMA only.
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Have you done this successfully?
Fuzzy John said:
Have you done this successfully?
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It does not stick. It will continue to do the same switching from 2G to 3G and vice versa.
It says WCDMA only which should be ONLY 3G - but nope, doesn't work with stock.
A lot of ROMs have this capability built in through the menu- not that crazy code.
I get why you're doing it, just make sure that the user knows how to switch back in case they travel outside the 3G area, or are on the edge (no pun intended), but could get a better signal from a 2G tower and actually need to make a call.
mod777 said:
It does not stick. It will continue to do the same switching from 2G to 3G and vice versa.
It says WCDMA only which should be ONLY 3G - but nope, doesn't work with stock.
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That was just a poor attempt at a little sarcasm.
Fuzzy John said:
Have you done this successfully?
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Never had a need to, I live in a great service area. Only phone I have personally seen be any faster is the thunderbolt.
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id10terrordfw said:
Dialer - *#*#4636#*#* - Phone Info - Change to WCDMA only.
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whenever I want to change,I do it, it so complex
Moved to Q&A section.
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So I decided to Root, S-Off and flash Coredroid v4.7 on my Inspire, but I leave it with the stock radio (12.39.60.19P_26.06.04.06_M), but the signal seems pretty weak even on places where my Nexus one was at full strength my Inspire seems to only be able to grab 2 bars at much, and the WiFI connection seems week too, on my N1 I used to be able to get full signal from more than 20 meters, but my Inspire seems to lose it after 15 meters.
I read some posts and other blogs/forums and some attribute those issues to the radio version, so I hope someone can give me an opinion and tell me if I should Update the radio and to which version if so.
Thanks in advance.
Try this
For phone signal, try *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer. This will bring up a screen that has 5 options, I went to phone and scroll to the bottom. Under the preferred network I changed it to GSM only as its an AT&T phone anyway, I was getting 1 or 2 bars at home and was missing calls left and right. after setting this, back out and shut the phone down then restart. I have all 4 bars now. It would also eat the battery, mine was on WCDMA preferred and I think it was searching for that signal constantly. There is a screen for wifi also but there is nothing adjustable there.
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For phone signal, try *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer. This will bring up a screen that has 5 options, I went to phone and scroll to the bottom. Under the preferred network I changed it to GSM only as its an AT&T phone anyway, I was getting 1 or 2 bars at home and was missing calls left and right. after setting this, back out and shut the phone down then restart. I have all 4 bars now. It would also eat the battery, mine was on WCDMA preferred and I think it was searching for that signal constantly. There is a screen for wifi also but there is nothing adjustable there.
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Odd that it would have WCDMA preferred as default. I just adjusted this as well and it improved the signal in my office. Good catch.
Gsm only does not work for me, my lame carrier runs on gsm but their mobile internet runs on their 3g so I need to connect to both. Setting it to wcdma/gsm auto seems to have improved the signal
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Arcano30 said:
Setting it to wcdma/gsm auto
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You saw this option in the phone menu after dialing *#*#4636#*#* ?
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You saw this option in the phone menu after dialing *#*#4636#*#* ?
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That's it.
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Hey all, I'm on AT&T running radio 26.06.04.06_M. Any specific recommendations? GSM/CDMA Auto (PRL) seems to give me the best service based on bars, but that doesn't necessarily mean much (I'm on an HSDPA connection with 3/4 fluctuating right now).
Also, I think I might not have HSUPA enabled with this radio, I'm only getting .56Mbps upload and around a 2.79 download (Whereas on standard 3G with my old iPhone I typically pulled around a 1.2). HSDPA is without a doubt enabled and it shows that I'm connected on that network, but is there a better radio I should try out?
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You saw this option in the phone menu after dialing *#*#4636#*#* ?
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I meant GSM/CDMA
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I meant GSM/CDMA
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Thats what i thought and when I tried that it only gave me an "E" signal so I went back to how it was WCDMA
Nice just changed mine and full signal now. Thanks guys.
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Can we have a modded app that can switch between connection modes of the network (i.e 2G & 3G) and most importantly without disconnecting the ongoing connection.
when we are connected to a network and if we try to change it to any other mode then it asks to disconnect the ongoing connection.This requires a solution.
Thank you .
That's impossible
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That's impossible
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well isn't there any chances of it..
it would be really very helpful 2 all i think....
hey frnds i also need it
thanks in advance....
Neither do I believe its possible. Anyways, why do you need it. I know its not good it gets disconnected, but...im curious
And, its the Network, not the phone's fault!
jinxskore said:
Neither do I believe its possible. Anyways, why do you need it. I know its not good it gets disconnected, but...im curious
And, its the Network, not the phone's fault!
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by this way you can use the 2G internet pack as 3G internet pack.which is i think is very gr8.
it is possible in other handsets like the Symbian ones. so can't android support it?
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by this way you can use the 2G internet pack as 3G internet pack.which is i think is very gr8.
it is possible in other handsets like the Symbian ones. so can't android support it?
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Set the network to "wcdma only" you'll be able to use 2G data as 3G
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Set the network to "wcdma only" you'll be able to use 2G data as 3G
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In 3G mode it never connects as it's a 2G plan.
the thing is by connecting it in 2G mode and after connection we can change the network to 3G.
possible on motorola charm. i've tested it
possible in phones frm almost all the manufacturers other than samsung.. dunno why.
so i was playing with my friends s2 which is on sprint and he has a 3g/4g toggle. is it possible to do this on ATT? is it possible to run sprint roms on the att version?
i would love to be able to move data to 3g/edge while i am not really using the phone and this can save me tons of battery.
if someone knows please help.
also, ive tried the manual mode but it doesnt let me select other options in network settings.
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Please do not even think about trying.to put a epic 4g touch rom on the skyrocket. Or anyother phones rom. Do not flash anything other then skyrocket. , and tmobile galaxy s2 roms on your phone or you will brick it. And no there is no toggle to turn off lte. You can edit the apn settings so it will not use lte. A quick search will explain how u can do that
Not sure about AT&T but the Rogers ROM has a fairly quick way to switch... In Settings-Wireless and Network-Mobile Networks, there is "Network Mode" which allows you to pick from GSM/HSPA/LTE (Auto mode), GSM/HSPA (Auto mode), GSM only, or HSPA only... I switch it to the GSM/HSPA (Auto mode) when I am not in Ottawa (no LTE in Deep River) and it saves a fair bit of battery.
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Att does not have that available
silver03wrx said:
Att does not have that available
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The Rom I am on, as well as others I am sure allows me to set the following:
GSM/HSPA/LTE (Auto)
GMS/HSPA (Auto)
GSM Only
HSPA Only.
Is this not the same thing?
Currently using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377087
Must be a rogers base rom
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Must be a rogers base rom
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Could be. I don't recall. I've seen it in others as well. Was surprised as I had already known ATT didn't have it in stock.
It is. Att base roms this is what you get
Type: *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer and hit the first one, there at the bottom u can turn off 4g Lte and 4g HSPA
Which setting do you use though to shut it off to 3G only on AT&T? The options aren't very descriptive. Some are obviously not used but I'm not sure which to try. Here's the options I get by putting in that *#*#4636#*#*:
WCDMA preferred
GSM only
WCDMA only
GSM auto (PRL)
CDMA auto(PRL)
CDMA only
EvDo only
GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)
Unknown
GSM/WCDMA/LTE Auto [This is the one that is selected]
Also, it seems like it doesn't let me change it. I tried setting it to GSM only and when i came back to the screen it was still on the LTE Auto setting.
Yeah I'm confused what to choose to o
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None of the settings stick for me.
Ditto. I used the app "phoneinfo" which is just a short cut way of doing the #*#*4636*#*# thing, and when I change it, it always goes back to GSM/WCDMA/LTE.
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How do I make the settings stick?
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How do I make the settings stick?
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My understanding is the stock radio won't allow us to switch. Can someone confirm?
Solution please?
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Solution please?
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u troll u. Welcome to the skyrocket section, please don't eat too many newbies for breakfast
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u troll u. Welcome to the skyrocket section, please don't eat too many newbies for breakfast
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lol whats' there to troll? i want to have the option just like what rogers provided without changing roms etc
3g or 4g, with no LTE would be stellar. It would get me more play time on Pandora and Tunein. I use Nav and Tunein, when I am on the road, and use a 1Mah charger, and it's a very slow and steady drain, I suspect when I am in and around home, St. Louis, I am running LTE and eating battery.
I suppose if I have to have LTE constantly, another option would be better pricing structure. Maybe 5gigs for 30 a month, or unlimited again.
The att radios are rat locked.
So no you can not change these settings.
I noticed that a lot of the time my SIM network is constantly switching between 3G and H.
I've got the latest Bugless Beast installed, along with Simple kernel 1.20.
Sounds like a radio deal. When idling, it should be on 3G. When data is being transferred, it'll switch over to H.
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Sounds like a radio deal. When idling, it should be on 3G. When data is being transferred, it'll switch over to H.
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So how do I fix it? Do I have to flash another radio, is that it? If so, where can I get those?
Never messed with the radios, so I don't even know what to search for...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116884
Make sure you follow directions and flash the appropriate one for your carrier. I've never had an issue like yours so I can't say for sure if this will solve it.
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My understanding is that this is completely normal and working as it should.
The changing between 3g and H icons is not an indication of switching networks but just letting you know that data is flowing to and/or from your device.
i.e. when your 3G/HSPA data is idle your device will indicate "3G" and switch to "H" when it's in use.
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I've found this in an other topic:
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Switching between 3G and H is a feature of CM. It saves on battery as a 4G signal uses up more juice than 3G. You automatically switch to H when you need a faster connection but then will change back to 3G when you don't.
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For some reason I cannot get LTE to work at all on CM10. I've done everything and it still wont work at all. I tried reverting back to stock rom, and when I did, LTE worked. So I thought if I went back to CM10 from stock it would resolve the issue, but it did not. I've checked my APNs and I cannot change the preferred network mode and i tried *#*#info#*#* and i can't change anything there to anything that has LTE on it. I'm not sure if it's just a problem with the ROM or what, but I've done plenty of researched, searched all the forums, and can't find anything that will fix.
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Im in ATT
I've tried all the radios
and I AM in an LTE area.
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For some reason I cannot get LTE to work at all on CM10. I've done everything and it still wont work at all. I tried reverting back to stock rom, and when I did, LTE worked. So I thought if I went back to CM10 from stock it would resolve the issue, but it did not. I've checked my APNs and I cannot change the preferred network mode and i tried *#*#info#*#* and i can't change anything there to anything that has LTE on it. I'm not sure if it's just a problem with the ROM or what, but I've done plenty of researched, searched all the forums, and can't find anything that will fix.
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Im in ATT
I've tried all the radios
and I AM in an LTE area.
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Just making sure, but you know the LTE icon doesn't exist in cm10 , right? LTE is indicated by the 4g icon
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Just making sure, but you know the LTE icon doesn't exist in cm10 , right? LTE is indicated by the 4g icon
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Yeah, I only get HSPA+, HSPA, 3G
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Yeah, I only get HSPA+, HSPA, 3G
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Ok, try different apn. Which cm10 are you trying to use?
Does the problem happen on other ROMs? I'm not saying to use a different ROM, just saying that if it doesn't happen on, say, AOKP or Orthus (both CM-based), it's probably an issue with how CM10 is configured on your phone.
If you go into network operators (settings -network)and select att it will allow to change modes.
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If you go into network operators (settings -network)and select att it will allow to change modes.
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omg.. that was it all along. wtf, I feel so dumb now..
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omg.. that was it all along. wtf, I feel so dumb now..
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Haha yeah most of the time this setting is overlooked and this option enables you to turn off LTE if you want (which you don't have to have a RAT unlocked modem as presumed) and if you go to *#*#4636#*#* on your dialer you can have it set to LTE only as well.
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Haha yeah most of the time this setting is overlooked and this option enables you to turn off LTE if you want (which you don't have to have a RAT unlocked modem as presumed) and if you go to *#*#4636#*#* on your dialer you can have it set to LTE only as well.
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I actually have another problem now, after a reboot, it doesn't show any options for me to choose under available networks?
it came back after a few tries but then went away again, it's not consistently there to choose.
Does it show a searching animation?
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I have the exact same issues. I've done everything on this post plus done all the research as well. For my problem whenever I enter an LTE area my data service completely drops for about 5 seconds and then when it connects it only shows HSPA+. I have never been able to pick up LTE. When I was on CM9.1 I had no issues at all. LTE connected with no issues. So is this a CM10 issue or a phone issue?
try this, might help, might not, make a backup, if you have more than one apn, remove all apn's except your lte apn(ATT Pta, for rogers :ltemobile), restart phone
edit: of course make sure it was set to the lte apn in the first place, if it was and still have probs, do above procedure if you have more than one apn
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try this, make a backup, remove all apn's except your lte apn, restart phone
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For some reason my APN was not set to the lte one (ATT Pta). I changed it to that. Hopefully that fixes my problem. Thanks for the help!
I have a slightly different problem. I am running the latest cm10 nightly and notice that any time I get lucky and go into a 4g coverage area I can only make phone calls. No data transfers at all. I have my APN set to ATT LTE pta which I assumed is the right selection. Im normally in a A3g(HSPA)~700-17 coverage area. Is this the wrong APN to use?
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For some reason my APN was not set to the lte one (ATT Pta). I changed it to that. Hopefully that fixes my problem. Thanks for the help!
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The APN change worked for me. This is the proof
njbballjerzy5 said:
The APN change worked for me. This is the proof
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Do you automatically switch back and fort from 3 to 4g with that APN setting when you move around without losing data capability?
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Do you automatically switch back and fort from 3 to 4g with that APN setting when you move around without losing data capability?
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Yup. I have HSPA/HSPA+ around my house but close to work I have LTE. No problem with switching or losing data connection when I go from HSPA to LTE. Just double check your APN settings. There might be a typo or some missing field. Or you can create a new APN for lte and use that as your default.
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Yup. I have HSPA/HSPA+ around my house but close to work I have LTE. No problem with switching or losing data connection when I go from HSPA to LTE. Just double check your APN settings. There might be a typo or some missing field. Or you can create a new APN for lte and use that as your default.
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Okay
Im a nooob. How do you create APN's ?
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Okay
Im a nooob. How do you create APN's ?
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Try using Google search! It always helps me!
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@26.2man, you've gotta have att provision you for lte at the store or whatever if you haven't done so already. Then it should work.
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