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Anyway to force 3g over edge?

My Fuze is always connected via EDGE, even though I live in a 3G serviced area (San Francisco Bay Area). I'm assuming the phone is choosing the stronger of the two signals by default, which is fine for voice, but EDGE is excruciatingly slow for streaming video. Is there a way to force the phone to use the 3G connection?

I dont know about the Fuze but on the european Touch Pro, all you have to do is
Start --> Settings--> "Phone" Icon -->"Band" Tab
Here you can choose your netwok type, by default it is set to auto, but you can force CDMA only if you want.

ice_coffee said:
I dont know about the Fuze but on the european Touch Pro, all you have to do is
Start --> Settings--> "Phone" Icon -->"Band" Tab
Here you can choose your netwok type, by default it is set to auto, but you can force CDMA only if you want.
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Thank you for the help, but unfortunately there is no "Band" tab under Start --> Settings --> Phone on my Fuze.

Install the Advanced Config utility (you can find it pretty easily if you search the forums). Using this you should be able to restore the phone app's band page. This is a common way carriers prevent you from messing with settings they don't want you to. You're actually lucky, there are more tricky things to fix than this one .

I got my Fuze today and was wondering this exact question about the 3g network and your fix worked!
Thank you

clmbngbkng said:
I got my Fuze today and was wondering this exact question about the 3g network and your fix worked!
Thank you
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What setting was changed to get this effect? Sorry ultimate PPC newb.

Once you install and have Advanced Config up and running you go to Phone tab, click on it and it opens a new tree if items for you to click on, scroll down some til you find "Show Band Page" click on it and then change it from "No (default)" to Yes. Click the left soft key that says "Done" and then it will ask you to restart your phone, click yes on that message and once its back up and running you should have access to the band tab in settings for the Phone.
If you have any other questions post here and I'll try to help out.

clmbngbkng said:
Once you install and have Advanced Config up and running you go to Phone tab, click on it and it opens a new tree if items for you to click on, scroll down some til you find "Show Band Page" click on it and then change it from "No (default)" to Yes. Click the left soft key that says "Done" and then it will ask you to restart your phone, click yes on that message and once its back up and running you should have access to the band tab in settings for the Phone.
If you have any other questions post here and I'll try to help out.
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Thank you much kind sir.. What should I change the band to to get the desired effect??

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norkoastal said:
Thank you much kind sir.. What should I change the band to to get the desired effect??[/QUOTE
Is there an answer to this question or not? How do I force 3G? There are 3 to choose from. 2 of them disable data connection. The other doesn't force 3G. I must be doing something wrong.
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Check this thread & this post.

How to force EVDO only on TP2 without rebooting (SOLVED)

I appologize if this was asked before, but in all my searches I keep finding people wanting to force 1x over EVDO.
What I need is to force EVDO only without having to ##778# edit HDR only reboot every time. I need to do it some what like the TouchPro. At least without having to reboot every time.
My reasoning for needing this specific thing is in Lake Charles Sprint has been promising EV since before Hurricane Rita. They have been using that as an excuse as to why it is not available ever since. This is when I moved towards the forcing EVDO. I originally thought I was bouncing of a VW towers, but after talking to a buddy at sprint I find that all the EV towers are turned on, but not broadcasting the EV availabilty to peoples' phones.
Point being is since it is basically like a not broadcasted SSID on a router. When I was forcing EVDO on my TP I was using Sprints EV towers. So, I hope you can see my frustration with this specific situation.
Question:
Is there any way by regedit that is not the hidden modeofoperation (cause that don't work), or any freeware, something. That I can use to force EVDO only on my TP2 when I am using pure data connection without having to reboot the phone.
Note:
I am trying, if at all possible, to stay away from unlocking and flashing a custom rom. Not that I don't love everyone's work, but I get Flash Dance crazy and am always changing ROMs cause of a bug. This is the first Sprint factory ROM I have ever liked (slightly modified with addons of course).
Thank ya'll so much in advance for any suggestions you may have.
Solution (Work Around):
I am not a programmer or script writer. So, someone else is gonna have to do that part, but after about a week of aggrivated digging through my TP2 I found how to switch to EVDO Only without rebooting.
Open Registry Editor - Go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\EPST - DWord entry PreferMode = 4 (Automatic) - Change Value to 10 (HDR Only) - Exit Registry editor - Disable and Enable Radio (I just go to comm manager and turn on/off Airplane Mode) - BAM EV Only without all the ##778# reboot junk
As far as I have searched, there has yet to be any solutions or workarounds for this CDMA EV Only that is kinda like the old Touch Pro way. Now if anyone cares please write a script or small macro that changes this registry entry from 4 to 10 and then disables and re-inits the phone radio. Then vice-versa. We can have a one button EV only swap for TP2 stock rom.
Hope this helps anyone else out there.

140 views and no replies. must be a tough one or i was too long winded. ill shorten it.
Need to force EVDO only without going through the whole ##778# reset.
Have tried old TP way of HiddenModeOperation and that 3G program which is nice but doesnt swap to EV

Do you realize that 3G on the tp2 is the same as EV?

yes. Its the EV that I am attempting to get. Even though the program was supposed to switch to 3g I am assuming due to it not being broadcasted as available it is not doing a true force EVDO. I only say this because when I do ##778# and edit the modem to HDR only preferred. After reset I get the EV symbol and speeds. Any other way I have tried I do not.
Thank you for your response.

try wmlonglife and maybe use it to force 3g

drewcam888 said:
try wmlonglife and maybe use it to force 3g
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@OP i have the same problem! i cant get Ev/3G unless i go into ##PST# either. ive tried WMLongLife and its hot trash... too many bugs...
anyone else know of a solution?

I have attempted a few differents styles of using WMLonglife, but at best it changes EPST settings from HDR only to CDMA only and Preferred HDR off.
With seeing that be done, by that software without a reboot. It makes me wonder if the author of the program could simply update it for our specific situation.
If WMLongLife can change the settings then there must be a way for us to do it.

Force EVDO scripts Tp2 Rhodium CDMA
here are some wannabe scripts. i wrote them on word mobile while driving a company truck. These are the first scripts i have ever written for win mobile. They work for me for now. I will combine them into one button with an if then type scenario.
Please these are very amature and just to help others out afraid to mess with the registry. Note: this is only for the touch pro 2 CDMA. any other device i cant tell u what it will do.
This has MortScript and rk-FltMode in the zip. which i can in no way take credit.

sysmai said:
here are some wannabe scripts. i wrote them on word mobile while driving a company truck. These are the first scripts i have ever written for win mobile. They work for me for now. I will combine them into one button with an if then type scenario.
Please these are very amature and just to help others out afraid to mess with the registry. Note: this is only for the touch pro 2 CDMA. any other device i cant tell u what it will do.
This has MortScript and rk-FltMode in the zip. which i can in no way take credit.
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Your program has the ability to switch back and forth between EVDO only mode and Hybrid mode, but it does not have the ability to give 1X only mode, which is what everyone is looking for. If you can, please update your program to give 1X only mode.
By the way, on TP2 you can easily get data-only mode (which is like EVDO only mode but I think it also allows data over 1X too) by going to Phone/Menu/Options/CDMA Sevices tab/DDTM Mode and select ON.

if i ever get time ill combine these all with selections. easily done with mortscript but takes me a minute being a noob. but i can quickly change values out for a separate 1x script for now

ok this zip has CDMA Only included. There is a WCDMA Only option but i dont know if that is what u wanted. just let me know

sysmai said:
ok this zip has CDMA Only included. There is a WCDMA Only option but i dont know if that is what u wanted. just let me know
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Is there a way for you to also provide a key for 1X only mode over the home network (not roaming mode)? It would be great if you could also put all these keys into one menu in the form of an app.

sysmai said:
ok this zip has CDMA Only included. There is a WCDMA Only option but i dont know if that is what u wanted. just let me know
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shahriar5252 said:
Is there a way for you to also provide a key for 1X only mode over the home network (not roaming mode)? It would be great if you could also put all these keys into one menu in the form of an app.
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Sorry never mind what I said above in my last post. Your mortscript for the CDMA only option is the 1X only mode over the home network. Thank you so much for sharing this program. It saves a lot of battery when users in EvDo fring areas want to use Sprint's Airave, which runs over 1X only mode, and don't want their phone from switching between EvDO hybrid and 1X only modes.
Is there any way for you to put this into a program that brings up a simple menu that automatically puts the phone into the airline mode, makes the switch, and turns the airline mode off? The way that it is now, I have to first put the phone into the airline mode using your airline toggle app and subsequently click on the mode of operation that I need and then turn the airline mode off. Too many clicks.
Once again thanks for the mortscript-based mode of operation toggle switches. I have been looking for such a program for my Sprint TP2 for a long time because the TP2's have had their native MS mode of operations menu completely removed from the registry.

Instruction and icons for sysmai's toggle switches
In the above post #11, sysmai has created mortscript-based toggle switches that can do for TP2 what the mode of operations menu does in the original TP. Install his two CAB files one to enable mortscript capability in your phone and the other to create a toggle switch for toggling on/off the airline mode.
Put all the toggle switches in your Start menu folder for conveniece, and if you want to give them distinct icons, use JWMDIconChanger_V2.7c program to do it. This program only works for wm6.5, and I am providing you with some .png icons I found online to use with this program. For some reason, my TP2 is not able to open these .png files but the JWMDIconChanger_v2.7c can open then and successfully make them icons in your start menu.
Instructions to change the mode of operation using sysmai's mortscripts:
1) First use the airline mode toggle switch to turn on airline mode.
2) Next, use the toggle switches to switch to your desired mode of operation (EVDO only, EVDO hybrid, and 1X only).
3) And finally, use the airline toggle switch to turn off the airline mode.
Note 1:
The Airline toggle that sysmai has created is not the same as your phones own airline mode feature. sysmai's airline toggle just turns your phone on and off. It does not turn off other things like bluetooth, so if you go for airline trips, please use your own phone's airline mode feature.
Note 2:
sysmai has named the EVDO hybrid mode as "Automatic" and the 1X only mode as "CDMA only" because these are the terms used in the EPST menu for which you need your MSL code to access. For those that don't know what EPST menu is, ignore it. Just use sysmai's mortscripts on your CDMA TP2's and you should be fine.
Note 3:
As usual, use at your own risk. I used my icons, sysmai's apps, and JWMDIconChanger app on my Sprint TP2 running on the latest stock ROM (wm6.5 with HTC Sense 2.5.2012) without any problems, and all his programs were fully removal on my TP2.

As long as the rtk-fltmode is in \Program Files\rk-FltMode\rk-FltMode.exe then it should toggle the phone radio for you. With my silly messages that is.

Final Zip with Choice of Force mode Cycle
Here is a finger friendly script that has all 3 of the others combined in a simple yes no cycle. Same zip as before with ForceChoice.mscr added.
Simply install (if you have not already) Mortscript and FltMode CABs
Put the script/scripts in an easy accessed place.
If you run ForceChoice it will ask you if you want to force each of the three modes. Yes of course forces it, and no will move you on to the next until you get through all 3 then exits.
I decided to go with the Yes/No cycle rather than a selection for easy "on-the-go" pressing without having to use a fingernail or stylus. Big fat yes or no..lol.
Hope it comes in as handy for yall as it does for me.
Again as stated above this is for HTC Touch Pro 2 CDMA w/ WinMo 6.5 only. Use at your own risk.
Thanks to the creators of Mortscript and rtk-FltMode. Without your great coding my simple scripts would just be txt files..lol.
Have Fun

new version forcechoice script
I noticed when forcing evdo with the other script that browsers tend not to init data connection automatically. This version attempts to init that connection. it is setup for sprints default. if connection isnt established it will loop until it does.
NOTE:
This is for Touch Pro 2 CDMA only.
The file is in txt format so any cdma users that can. Can change the connection name to their choice.
CHANGE .TXT TO .MSCR FOR SCRIPT TO WORK.
MUST HAVE ZIP IN MY PRIOR POST INSTALLED FOR THIS ONE TO WORK
Im learnin so hopefully i will be able to contribute more as needed.

sysmai said:
I noticed when forcing evdo with the other script that browsers tend not to init data connection automatically. This version attempts to init that connection. it is setup for sprints default. if connection isnt established it will loop until it does.
NOTE:
This is for Touch Pro 2 CDMA only.
The file is in txt format so any cdma users that can. Can change the connection name to their choice.
CHANGE .TXT TO .MSCR FOR SCRIPT TO WORK.
MUST HAVE ZIP IN MY PRIOR POST INSTALLED FOR THIS ONE TO WORK
Im learnin so hopefully i will be able to contribute more as needed.
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Thanks.
10thanks

I know this is an old post, but just came acrossed it and wanted to say thanks. This is just what i was needed.

Thank you very much for figuring this out!
I don't want to keep beating a dead horse, but does anyone know what all the registry values represent?
From this thread, I gather 4=Automatic, 9=1x CDMA, 10=3G CDMA. I'd like to make a Mortscript with a easy drop-down that can select any possibility (GSM or CDMA) but I don't know how to figure out all the possible combinations. If somebody can help me figure that out, I can build and post the script.
Thanks,
Matt

How to disable/enable 3g on the Captivate!

Download the application SamServMode, this is just an application to quickly open the service menu. Press 1, press 8, press 4. GSM is EDGE, WCDMA is 3g!

Funny, I wish, there was just an icon or a widget that would let me do it.. hell the iPhone lets you do it pretty easy like with just a few steps..

I use ''gt-widget data'' to shut off 3g data,i can still get calls,but of course no data,which realy helps to save if your on the 200mb plan,although sometimes the widget disapears you can just long press the screen and select android widgets to get it back

yea. but i rather just have Edge sometimes, i dont use much data, and i do it just to save battery..
on another note, wonder why I can't get an extended battery for my Captivate.. i dont care if it's a little thicker, but a bnice big battery would be nice.

well,i dont see the 3g symbol activated when using that widget,i hoping im using edge,i need to see if i get better batt life,i only been using it 2 days

I use quick settings free apparently in market. Can't choose edge only. Just on or off 3g.

APNdroid works well too. did a nice job
went out of country and didn't want to use ANY data (even with world plan, roaming charges are outrageous).

i installed apndroid to on/off 3g. it didn't work well. i guess i didn't restart.
i restarted the phone after uninstalling apndroid.
now i don't get the 3g icon on top. and it doesn't work too. any way to reactivate it?

reventon1500 said:
i installed apndroid to on/off 3g. it didn't work well. i guess i didn't restart.
i restarted the phone after uninstalling apndroid.
now i don't get the 3g icon on top. and it doesn't work too. any way to reactivate it?
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Looks like your APN info is lost, atleast looks so. Its is best to always backup APNs using "APN Backup Restore" app before doing this.
Also, next time on, you could try using SAMSERVMODE to disable enable 2G/3G data mode. That would be most non-intrusive way, since the changes would be persistent only till phone reboot. On reboot, they would be restored back.

myrddin201 said:
APNdroid works well too. did a nice job
went out of country and didn't want to use ANY data (even with world plan, roaming charges are outrageous).
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APN droid, to the best of my knowledge, deletes APN settings when disabling data. It restores them when restoring connection. Kind of dangerous way esp. considering that people do not always remember to restore data connection before deleting the app.
Please correct me if my understand of APN droid is wrong.
You could simple disable "data" in network settings.
This is would be advisable compared to using apps when settings/options are already present:
Settings --> Wireless and Network --> Mobile Networks --> Use Packet Data - ON or OFF.
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If you are on AT&T network in US, you could:
1. Ask anyone (could be on this forum too) to backup their AT&T APN settings using the "APN Backup Restore" app,
2. Copy the same to ur internal sd card,
3. Install the program on ur phone, and
4. Restore them on ur phone.
I could do the same, but I use a custom ROM and have some hundreds of APN entries. Stock AT&T ROMs have like 69-71 entries.
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I have attached the APNs I had backed up 22nd August 2010 when on 2.1. Attaching the same.
1. Create a folder called "ApnBackupRestore" on sdcard.
2. Extract and copy the XML from the attached file into this folder.
3. Install APN Backup and Restore app, and restore the data from this.
Hope this helps...

johnny0914 said:
I use quick settings free apparently in market. Can't choose edge only. Just on or off 3g.
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Use SAMSERVMODE from market to turn on EDGE only or 3G only. This app does that, though the data is lost on restart and would need to turn on EDGE again after every restart.

I've been using APNdroid for quite a while now, and it works perfectly. It also comes with a widget which makes turning data on/off really easy.

i installed juice defender/ ultimate juice. it has a widget that turns off 3G..try it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

If you are using the newer Perception ROM. It can easily be changed by going to:
Settings > wireless and network > mobile networks > network mode
then select one of 3 choices (auto, GSM, WCDMA)
There's no need to install widgets or add-ons.

this is great, but it's a pain to go thu all thoes menus. thats why i hated the iphone soo much, going thue all these menus takes more time..
just want an on/off switch,.. would be nice if they could add it to the shade next to the wifi icon..
or when wifi is on, data turns off or goes to EDGE.

app: Switch Network Type works as a fast shortcut for me. Got it from the market.

I use switchpro widget. It has a toggle for pretty much anything you need to turn on/off. Its a paid app but its cheap and it really consolidates all of your toggle needs
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

SMODA widget ..... downloaded from Market. On or Off. Very Simple

eatonjb said:
yea. but i rather just have Edge sometimes, i dont use much data, and i do it just to save battery..
on another note, wonder why I can't get an extended battery for my Captivate.. i dont care if it's a little thicker, but a bnice big battery would be nice.
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SeidioOnline has an extended life battery available as of Nov. 2010

Widgetsoid. 'Nuff said.

Network Type selection

Hi, i just want to know if there's any option to change network type to 3G ONLY (or 2G only). The options in settings are preferred network so they switch to another network type when needed, and I dont like that.
I tried *#*#4636#*#* and change it from there but it still goes back to original setting.
Any tricks/solution out there? Thanks!!!

I used to use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/widget-toggle-network-type-5-0-xda-t2945406 but it's not working for me after installing CM14.1. Some people say it's working in their devices with Android 7 though, so give it a try and see. Needs root.
If it doesn't work and you ever find an alternative, please do let us know here.

Adrianrff said:
I used to use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/widget-toggle-network-type-5-0-xda-t2945406 but it's not working for me after installing CM14.1. Some people say it's working in their devices with Android 7 though, so give it a try and see. Needs root.
If it doesn't work and you ever find an alternative, please do let us know here.
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Hi, I think I found a solution. I still use the *#*#4636#*#* code and choose WCDMA Only and leave it as it is. I noticed that it only goes back to original network type IF I enter the "Cellular network settings" screen (**even without changing any options in it). So just stay away on that part in Settings and your network will stay as you selected.

mbolinao said:
Hi, I think I found a solution. I still use the *#*#4636#*#* code and choose WCDMA Only and leave it as it is. I noticed that it only goes back to original network type IF I enter the "Cellular network settings" screen (**even without changing any options in it). So just stay away on that part in Settings and your network will stay as you selected.
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Yeah, I was aware of that. That behavior (reverting to the selected mode in settings upon opening the activity) was introduced in Marshmallow. Who knows why. Unfortunately this is still not ideal for me because I usually keep the phone in 2G only unless I need a faster connection. With that plugin, which no longer works, I could use Tasker to change network modes depending on contexts or a simple tap in Tasker's persistent notification buttons, which I had configured to do just that. Going into the dialer, entering the code and then navigating through the option every time I need to change modes is too much work, but I guess I have no other option until either the dev updates his plugin or another plugin is developed.
Thanks anyway, mate.

Brute force 4g/lte

Do anyone knows how to brute Force 4g ?
I live in an area where I know that my phone can get LTE but for some reason he stays on 3g. With my OnePlus 3 I had an app which gave me access to a hidden menu (same menu as *#*#4636#*#*) where I could select "LTE ONLY" and this would make the phone to switch to LTE. Anyway, just after the launch of the OP6 I installed the same app and did as usual and it just broke the LTE connectivity for a week or two before OnePlus released a proper fix. But alongside fixing this LTE connectivity issue they also disabled this useful menu.
Do you guys have any replacement idea for it ? I've been searching for it since but I couldn't find anything.

play store->4G switcher (by Cracky)
Start the app, and set the preferred network type to LTE. This way you won't be able to get called (unless your network supports VoLTE), but the network stays on LTE. You can switch back, but can be buggy, the best way to switch back is to restart the phone.
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play store->4G switcher (by Cracky)
Start the app, and set the preferred network type to LTE. This way you won't be able to get called (unless your network supports VoLTE), but the network stays on LTE. You can switch back, but can be buggy, the best way to switch back is to restart the phone.

Thanks but this is exactly the app I was talking about and this menu doesn't seem to do anything with my OP6 so I am searching for an alternative.

There's an app called shortcut master lite. Download & install it. Open the app, from the menu select search. Type "engineering"
Launch the 1st result. You can also mark it as favourite and keep it on main page of the app.
When you launch the search result 1, do this:
- network set, sim card select, <sim1/2> & come back and tap on rat mode, choose lte only.
This sim will not catch any signal when there's no lte coverage.

Thank you for your answer, I'll check that but if anyone have the same issue as me with the other app I found the solution reading your message. My sim was on the slot 2 and this is why the menu wasn't working but in slot 1 everything works fine.

Hi, I can access that menu. I was able to fo that on 5.1.9 and DP3 also
What I can recommend for you is to clean install of 5.1.9 via fastboot. Here in op6 forums there is a thread, of fastboot rom, so flash it. Just read instructions there, very easy.
I bet 99.9% that it will solve menu problem and LTE in global.