is there any way that you can disable 3g mobile data while keeping on the 4g data(like you can with the evo 4g)?
the reason i ask is this... i use my phone to tether to the computer in my room, and it seems that i get a weak 4g signal there, so its constantly going back and forth between 4g and 3g. I'd prefer to keep the phone only on a 4g signal, even if weaker. is there a way to do this ?
Try the app lte onoff from the market. I believe there's an option for lte only.
Which selection would it be? thanks in advance
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I need this too.
On the thunderbolt if you used one of those phone info apps you had the options for CDMA only, CDMA/LTE auto and LTE only.
I have to use LTE only when I want to tether in my office because if I leave it on auto my phone will constantly switch between 4 and 3g and it rapes my battery.
If you use those same apps on the charge they show a bunch of gsm options and wcdma and such. Far as I can tell none of them do anything either. The built in options on the phone allow you to use CDMA only or CDMA/LTE auto but not LTE only. Definitely hope someone can work up a fix soon as it's a key issue for me (I own two tablets that I like to tether).
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Im new to the android scene but was wondering if there is a way to turn off 4g on the infuse I am rooted
Ya there are apparently you can use, can't think of any but search the market for data toggle.
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*#*#4636#*#* (e.g. *#*#INFO#*#*)
Choose Phone Information
Near the bottom is a drop-down, the default is GSM/WCDMA Auto. To turn off 3G, change it to GSM Only. To turn it back on, switch it back to GSM/WCDMA Auto.
On AT&T and T-Mobile, "4G" isn't really 4G - it's just HSDPA+ which is part of the 3G standards. None of the current "4G" services meet the original ITU requirements for 4G, but the ITU gave into pressure from the carriers and lowered the bar SIGNIFICANTLY.
Thanks for the info i changed to phone setting and went to change it back and something happened i cannot get any internet service at all could you give me the settings for SMSC: i hit refresh and it typed in 0180 and also toggle DNS check is set on not allowed any help would be greatly appreciated
Try going to Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks and check Use packet data. Having it unchecked will turn off data, similar to Airplane mode but you still have a phone connection.
Thank-you that worked
You can either go to edge or turn data off completely. HSPA+ is 3G.
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AT&T will have true 4G up and running by the end of this year in select major cities across the US with more to follow in the first quarter of next year. so up until then, any 4G toggles you download off the market or add to your phone won't function yet
4G Toggle
Thanks for the information, I was having the same issue. PPhoen toggles back and forth between 3G and 4G(H)
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AT&T will have true 4G up and running by the end of this year in select major cities across the US with more to follow in the first quarter of next year. so up until then, any 4G toggles you download off the market or add to your phone won't function yet
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Irrelevant - our phone doesn't have LTE anyways.
From XDA App on Infused v2.2.3 OCed to 1.6 GHz
Extended controls has a 4G toggle. its only $.99. I'm sure there's free ones but it works particularly well, at least for me.
Like the person above you said. 4g toggle is useless for our phones..
I'm new to the infuse. I used to have a galaxy s now I have the infuse 4g from rogers (Canada) I know that were only running HSDPA+ but is there supposed to be a 4G icon I only get a 3G icon instead.
Thanks in advance.
I'm currently running eagles blood 2.3.5 custom rom and my data is wacky. Mostly my data will say 1x which is cdma technology, which I usually get decent speeds with. But now I get H appearing which is HSPA. Is there anyway to keep just the hspa. Apps like Netflix don't work on CDMA and its very annoying. So what's the deal? Is my data wacky or do I need to change my preferred network? It's currently set to WCDMA preferred.
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I think you mean GSM, not CDMA.
Go to your Settings, Wireless Networks, Mobile Networks, Network Mode, and change it from GSM/WCDMA to WCDMA only. Now if you are anywhere where there is a 3G/4G signal, you will get it instead of the phone switching to a higher 2G signal automatically. However if you are in a 2G area, you will need to switch back to GSM/WCDMA.
no hes right its cdma technology, i think it might be simple, if u go into ur access point simple is probably checked off u need it to be tmobile and hit search networks even if it says error keep doing it until u get the option to choose tmobile , same thing was happening to me on fauxs rom lol i think verizon uses that too it looks like this rite....1X
Iwent into the access point settings and its checked off with T-Mobile. No dice, still switching back and forth. I also live in an aera that has hspa+. Its weird because on my old mytouch slide it was able to just use the hspa network no problem. With this switching its severely draining my battery. People said they can get 24hrs with there phone on this rom, I got 6 today. Thanks for the replies guys, I really appreciate it.
UPDATE: Wi-fi calling works fine which is confusing that I'm still getting 1x when my network settings are all set to t-mobile
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So i downloaded Elixir and heres the deal:
Eaglesblood:
1X uses CDMA
E uses GSM
H uses HSPA
Stock:
2g uses GSM
4g uses HSDPA
is there anyway to fix the eaglesblood rom so it uses just the 2 like stock does?
Hello All,
I'm on the WIND mobile network and I'm trying to prevent my MyTouch 4G Slide from roaming on Rogers. I'm running pyr-o-ice 1.12 desensed, and I can't figure out how to get the WCDMA only mode to stick.
I only recall one ROM (don't recall which one) being able to set WCDMA only as persistent, and this one doesn't seem able to. I've read that there is an app available on the market, but I'm wondering if there's any way to do this straight through Android. *#*#4636#*#* menu settings are NOT persistent. Even without rebooting, the phone will switch to WCDMA preferred even after I have set WCDMA only mode.
Does anyone have a persistent solution on ROM-agnostic Android? I don't mind editing files through adb. Thanks!
It may be a glitch in the ROM. I have the stock Rom and run WCDMA Only mode all the time. T-Mobile's 2G at my work is terrible so I just use WiFi or WCDMA.
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I have full bars on both 2G and 4G, but the 4G is slooooooow... Anyone know why? Sometimes 2G is faster... The phone on 4G just seems to keep downloading "something" but doesnt show much... And takes forever to load. So i have to use wifi but when i am out id like to use 4G... Thanks
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4g in your area can just be borked....
Have you tried Toggle2G? (You need to flash the ...update.zip)
Stefan
So I turned off 4g using phone info because I was in an area that doesn't have good coverage. But now when I go back into phone info, I can't seem to get 4g back!!
What's the trick??
mpetruzz said:
So I turned off 4g using phone info because I was in an area that doesn't have good coverage. But now when I go back into phone info, I can't seem to get 4g back!!
What's the trick??
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Turn the Radio off and On. Make sure that you have it set to LTE/CDMA/EVDO (or something similar to that).
My question to you was why turn it off if they area didn't have 4G anyways? LTE switches over to 3G simultaneously anyways..
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Turn the Radio off and On. Make sure that you have it set to LTE/CDMA/EVDO (or something similar to that).
My question to you was why turn it off if they area didn't have 4G anyways? LTE switches over to 3G simultaneously anyways..
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I actually reflashed the rom and 4g came back. I'll just leave it. I turned it off cause I figured it would save a bit of juice.
mpetruzz said:
I actually reflashed the rom and 4g came back. I'll just leave it. I turned it off cause I figured it would save a bit of juice.
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Next time you want to switch:
3G: CDMA (Auto PRL)
4G LTE: LTE/EVDO/CDMA
3G (DATA ONLY, NO VOICE/SMS): EVDO
Global: Roaming Network and or Home if available
LTE: Roaming LTE (AT&T or lower end Verizon LTE. Suggest you use the other option for 4G LTE as this one picks up very bad signals)
GSM: Doesn't work unless you modify the phone
WCDMA: Doesn't work unless you modify the phone.
I use the "phone info" app and when I select LTE/EVDO/CDMA, it just goes into and stays in 3g mode..? for me to use 4g, I have to select LTE only... any info on why LTE/EVDO/CDMA does not go into 4g mode?...
thanks
Dennis
stock/unrooted SGS3
StrumerJohn said:
Next time you want to switch:
3G: CDMA (Auto PRL)
4G LTE: LTE/EVDO/CDMA
3G (DATA ONLY, NO VOICE/SMS): EVDO
Global: Roaming Network and or Home if available
LTE: Roaming LTE (AT&T or lower end Verizon LTE. Suggest you use the other option for 4G LTE as this one picks up very bad signals)
GSM: Doesn't work unless you modify the phone
WCDMA: Doesn't work unless you modify the phone.
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I had a problem with "phone info" messing up and found "battery moniter widget" app free in play store. If you install it there is a really good widget for battery, plus when in app click on tests then device info and you get radio menu just like phone info. But it has never hung or not worked right for me.
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I found this issue to be true on the jellybean leak using thw phone info app, it wouldnt let me go back to 4g
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I am using a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket on the Dirty Unicorn rom and I was wondering how I can force my network to 3G. I have Straight Talk on AT&T and a very good LTE 4G signal but it drains my battery very quickly and I don't really need the speed of LTE and the speed of 3G works fine for the things I do.
I've tried in the Mobile Network settings to switch it to GSM/WCDMA preferred but it always immediately switches back to LTE/GSM/WCDMA mode and connects to LTE. The use only 2G networks option does not work either as it immediately gets turned back off as soon as you turn it on.
Using *#*#4636*#*# to switch the mode to WCDMA preferred or GSM preferred does not work either as it also switches back to LTE immediately after.
Is it possible to force the phone to 3G networks? On my old captivate samsung phone on a 4.2 JB rom, it was doable and it worked on 3G fine (even being a 4G enabled phone).
Here is what I've found works on AT&T but it might not work for you.
Go to mobile network settings and then Network Operators. In the Network Operators screen scan for networks. If two different networks appear select the one on the bottom. Then the 2G only button and other settings will work and stick until you reboot your phone. I have to change this every time I reboot. I hope this helps.
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Yes. That worked. Now I just need to figure out how to turn off the hspa so it just uses a 3G connection on WCDMA instead of hspa or hspa+
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I have been using this technique every time I reboot. Anyone know how to make this permanent?
Or perhaps automate it using tasker?