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lock in 2G only

Is there any way to lock the phone in a 2G setting only? I know there are apps in the market, but they are just shortcuts to a non existent option in the settings menu. My phone drains battery exceptionally quick in class since it is always trying to find a 3g signal. I don't really need a 3g signal because all I use it for is texting. Dropping seventy percent in three hours is sort of ridiculous
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flash an i9000 rom, it has setting to lock in at 3G or 2G

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=774280&highlight=ServiceMode

can i shut off 3g and use just edge?

Can I do that with my inspire?

dvigue said:
Can I do that with my inspire?
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Not on the stock ROM. For some odd reason AT&T has removed that feature. CM7 has it.

How about Android revolution

dvigue said:
How about Android revolution
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I personally haven't tried it, but I think it does. Anyone want to confirm this?

Yes, android revolution had gsm/wcdma options.

You can try dialing *#*#4636#*#*
go to phone information you can choose what type of connection for the radio....let me know if it works for ya..
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[gsm only] for me it connects to Edge....
[gsm auto prl] gives me a more stable 3G connection full bars even though it says H+
[wcdma preferred] is supposed to give you the 4G speeds but its still flaky I only get 2-3 bars...depending on location if you're 4G covered..
My inspire is not rooted and im assuming this is the only way to change networks without root.
jadeus0831 said:
You can try dialing *#*#4636#*#*
go to phone information...
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jadeus0831 said:
[gsm only] for me it connects to Edge....
[gsm auto prl] gives me a more stable 3G connection full bars even though it says H+
[wcdma preferred] is supposed to give you the 4G speeds but its still flaky I only get 2-3 bars...depending on location if you're 4G covered..
My inspire is not rooted and im assuming this is the only way to change networks without root.
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does this need to be done whenever i reboot my phone? or does this setting stay?

newter55 said:
Yes, android revolution had gsm/wcdma options.
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At least on the Captivate in DFW, GSM is still 3G. I could connect to 850MHz GSM only and still get 3Mbps down without issue. CM7 is the first time I have actually been able to switch to EDGE only since I had a stupid iPhone.

Yeah you can use just EDGE. Go to T-Mobile.
Why would someone want to do this?

2kgt said:
Yeah you can use just EDGE. Go to T-Mobile.
Why would someone want to do this?
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Battery life, mainly. EDGE requires less power than 3G. I do it when I will be out for a while and I can still get my push Exchange email.

id10terrordfw said:
Battery life, mainly. EDGE requires less power than 3G. I do it when I will be out for a while and I can still get my push Exchange email.
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the best thing i do when i am going out for a while and know i need the battery to last longer is just turn off the mobile data connection. this is what drains android phones so quickly. this leaves the phone on 3g, but it is very efficient.
i'll unplug, go to the bar with mobile data off, and 5 hours later my phone is still at 95% battery. still on the 3g network too, just no data going.
its by far the best way to do it IMO. it turns any android phone into a "normal" phone battery again. and dont have to fiddle with network switching.

RogerPodacter said:
the best thing i do when i am going out for a while and know i need the battery to last longer is just turn off the mobile data connection. this is what drains android phones so quickly. this leaves the phone on 3g, but it is very efficient.
i'll unplug, go to the bar with mobile data off, and 5 hours later my phone is still at 95% battery. still on the 3g network too, just no data going.
its by far the best way to do it IMO. it turns any android phone into a "normal" phone battery again. and dont have to fiddle with network switching.
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There are those of us who can't turn off mobile data. Part of my chosen job is the be on call 24/7. The way I usually get notified is by email. Therefore, mobile data is a necessity.
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[Q] Looking for a good 4G Toggle Widget.

Hey guys, anyone know if there is a good 4G toggle widget compatible with this phone?

I tried beautiful widgets' 4G toggle and it doesn't do jack ****. :|
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DrowsyMalice said:
I tried beautiful widgets' 4G toggle and it doesn't do jack ****. :|
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LOL Same here

welll...
I don't think you can find one because there isn't really a switch. Cause unlike sprint, which can use wi-max, and Verizon, which uses LTE, there is really no change in the network in T-mobiles service. Cause there is GSM(Edge/2G), UMTS(3G), HSDPA and HSDPA+(4G). Cause even on my Nexus One i could use HSDPA, and i would see slight speed increase, but only "4G" phones can take full advantage of the new towers. So, there is not exactly anyway to turn 4G of outside of switching to 2G or simply turning the internet off...

Found an app called switch pro allows me to toggle data on and off. turning it off when not in use saves me a lot of battery.
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I use one called 2g-3g on off by CurveFish. I dont htink there is any way to have a true toggle (like wifi or BT), but this brings me to the settings screen and I can adjust it easy enough as needed. It's about the best we can hope for at this point

The the 4g is actually 3g, it uses the same radio. So there is no way to toggle it off, unless you want to use 2g.

I second the CurveFish App, very simple and reduces clicks necessary to disable data.

switching from 4G to 3G to 2G?

I use to have a G1 and it gave me the ability to switch from 3G speeds down to 2G. and i would love to have a feature like that for this phone in order to save some battery life.
i've looked through the settings of the Sidekick 4G but i haven't found a way to do this. has anyone found a way? maybe through rooting or anything?

There isn't a way I'm aware of right now. We will when we get custom roms.
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datmiamikid said:
I use to have a G1 and it gave me the ability to switch from 3G speeds down to 2G. and i would love to have a feature like that for this phone in order to save some battery life.
i've looked through the settings of the Sidekick 4G but i haven't found a way to do this. has anyone found a way? maybe through rooting or anything?
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well if you want to use edge to save battery life you can. (it shows an E instead of 4G/3G) i believe this is 2G speeds. idk if we are able to get bands in-between.
anyways go to setting/wireless settings/mobile network settings
select "Network Mode" then Choose "GSM". i've done it it saves much much more battery oppose to using 4G. the "WCDMA" option is 4G.

ayoteddy said:
well if you want to use edge to save battery life you can. (it shows an E instead of 4G/3G) i believe this is 2G speeds. idk if we are able to get bands in-between.
anyways go to setting/wireless settings/mobile network settings
select "Network Mode" then Choose "GSM". i've done it it saves much much more battery oppose to using 4G. the "WCDMA" option is 4G.
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YES this does work thank you. much appreciated

So I have the sk4g its a bad ass device and the looks of the UI is awesome and has minimal bloatwear which is the first in the three android devices I have. Is it possible to get the UI on my dell streak 7?

like to know this too wanting a streak

The dell streak 7 is like the Motorola zoom minus 3in of display, 1080p for 720p, 16gb internal men instead of 32, and runs 2.2.2froyo instead of 3.0honeycombe. Same chip set though and capable of running honeycombe and expandable memory card slot. The only negative is the smaller and lower quality display, but you can put it in your back pocket and has gorilla glass. which is what got me on the portability/rugged factor.

the Free App "Quick Settings" lets you turn on/off 3g data and/or 2g data if you wish.

4g toggle and other questions

Ok, i finally got this thing rooted. I have a few questions about this, and these may be more ICS questions than Photon questions.
Do I have to do anything to turn on 4g? I cant find anywhere to do this. I liked the toggle buttons that showed at the top of older version of android, anyway to get those back? I ask because i was in an area yesterday where 4g service is available, but i never saw the phone automatically change to 4g.
Also, a program that i have used alot in the past is Roam Control. This is so that when i was at my hunting land, i could set my phone to roam only. I noticed more options in Preferred Network Mode. Is this how to set my phone to roam only? Because i installed Roam Control, and it doesnt work for this phone.

Check in development for the toggles. Still no 4G toggle. But rangerbry did an awesome job porting the others over.
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In the mobile networks section of the phone there are options, in your case, "CDMA" or "CDMA/LTE". I would think if you leave CDMA/ LTE selected the phone will connect to LTE when it or IF it is available. If not it will simply stay on 3G/CDMA.
How did you know the area you wer ein actually had LTE? Sprint seems to be launching a market when there is like 20% coverage, so good chunks of an area will not see it light up yet on the phones.

not lte but 4g. i know because my other phone got 4g service there. It seems like if u leave this phone on automatic, its not actually automatic cause it wont pickup 4g. which option do i use for roam only?

whitelightnin3006 said:
not lte but 4g. i know because my other phone got 4g service there. It seems like if u leave this phone on automatic, its not actually automatic cause it wont pickup 4g. which option do i use for roam only?
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Which other phone? Was it WiMax capable? This phone will only do LTE, not Sprints WiMax. Both are different forms of 4G for Sprint.

tetrabyt said:
Check in development for the toggles. Still no 4G toggle. But rangerbry did an awesome job porting the others over.
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Would be really nice to have some way to toggle 4g on/off... I know my buddy's Evo3D (yes, wimax...) can easily toggle it on/off. He said his battery life is WAY better when he leaves his wimax radio off, and I would imagine leaving the LTE radio off would be beneficial.
As there isn't a whole lot of Sprint rollout for LTE right now, turning it off permanently isn't a bad thing... But if I'm traveling or just curious - it would be nice to have this toggle!
swintec said:
In the mobile networks section of the phone there are options, in your case, "CDMA" or "CDMA/LTE". I would think if you leave CDMA/ LTE selected the phone will connect to LTE when it or IF it is available. If not it will simply stay on 3G/CDMA.
How did you know the area you wer ein actually had LTE? Sprint seems to be launching a market when there is like 20% coverage, so good chunks of an area will not see it light up yet on the phones.
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Yea, it seems like this is the only method right now. Just set the network to "CDMA" and it will only be able to connect to 3g. I don't see any change in the 4g status, any way to verify this?
I was actually surprised at how granular my buddy's 3vo was with 4g - it was almost like wifi, had everything separate (and this is stock...) So I'm really hoping we can sort out something similar - because I don't see how wimax and LTE are different in these respects - no?

arrrghhh said:
... because I don't see how WiMax and LTE are different in these respects - no?
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Nah, as I suspect that unlike WiMax (which was a separate chipset) the LTE radio is combined with the CDMA radio on the chipset (and maybe even the GSM radio, if the chipset's advanced enough- I know there's combined CDMA/GSM radios).

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Nah, as I suspect that unlike WiMax (which was a separate chipset) the LTE radio is combined with the CDMA radio on the chipset (and maybe even the GSM radio, if the chipset's advanced enough- I know there's combined CDMA/GSM radios).
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That would suck. So far my battery life on this device is really awful... I've only been awake for 2 hours and I'm down 20%. Granted I have been playing with it more than I usually would (under "normal" usage patterns... new phone and all ), but damn! I wonder how long this thing will be able to stream music...

arrrghhh said:
That would suck. So far my battery life on this device is really awful... I've only been awake for 2 hours and I'm down 20%. Granted I have been playing with it more than I usually would (under "normal" usage patterns... new phone and all ), but damn! I wonder how long this thing will be able to stream music...
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Streams music for the better part of 8hrs for me while at work. And if it isn't music or videos, I'm talking on the phone. I have you tried smart actions yet?
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tetrabyt said:
Streams music for the better part of 8hrs for me while at work. And if it isn't music or videos, I'm talking on the phone. I have you tried smart actions yet?
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I need to play more with the Smart Actions. The only one I have setup now is an overnight one if I forget to plug it in.

arrrghhh said:
I need to play more with the Smart Actions. The only one I have setup now is an overnight one if I forget to plug it in.
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They are sweet...
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I don't know if you "got" your answer, but I was talking with a Sprint Rep and she told me that the LTE just "turns" on. It's kinda like Tmo's HSPA. It's part of the Network. It just switches over if it sees it.
In your settings, you can say CDMA or CDMA/LTE. That's asking 3G or 3G/4G LTE. As far as a toggle, someone needs to come up with it. LoL!!
Your best bet, until a developer comes up with the answer, is to make a shortcut to that. I want this phone. =.P

No_Nickname90 said:
[I was told] the LTE just "turns" on. It's kinda like Tmo's HSPA. It's part of the Network. It just switches over if it sees it.
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The issue, of course, is that having the LTE radio (which appears to be a separate entity, unlike GSM where it's merely another modulation scheme that the chipset understands) be on all the time drains power that's essentially being wasted since Sprint's LTE Network is largely nonexistent.
The reason for wanting a Toggle is for those folks who spend their time in non-LTE (or marginal LTE signal) areas, who'd like a quick way to either test for an upcoming rollout, or to use LTE only when in a known LTE-enabled area.

kcrudup said:
The issue, of course, is that having the LTE radio (which appears to be a separate entity, unlike GSM where it's merely another modulation scheme that the chipset understands) be on all the time drains power that's essentially being wasted since Sprint's LTE Network is largely nonexistent.
The reason for wanting a Toggle is for those folks who spend their time in non-LTE (or marginal LTE signal) areas, who'd like a quick way to either test for an upcoming rollout, or to use LTE only when in a known LTE-enabled area.
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Yea. I completely understand that. That's why I also stated that OP should just have a shortcut to their setting where they can change from CDMA to CDMA/LTE. That way OP can turn off LTE when not using it. A toggle, of course, would make this process a whole lot easier. I don't see why there isn't a toggle. There's a toggle for 4G WiMax. It does the same thing. When it's not connected, it just idles and scans again. It uses more battery looking for 4G to connect to than actually using it. LoL!! I've noticed that 4G WiMax "sleeps" quickly once it connects. I hope LTE would do the same.
Let me stop before I start ranting on. LoL!!

tetrabyt said:
They are sweet...
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I looked at them briefly....am I missing something or does the battery saving one not give you the ability to give parameters like syncing every 30 minutes/1 hour or the like? If the ability is there, I couldn't figure out how to edit that one properly. I only saw 3 options and the one that'd be closest to what I'd want basically read like it will only sync when you're actively using the phone. I want that, but additionally would like it to connect and sync periodically and shut data back off. I'd used Green Power Premium on my Epic for that but thought maybe Smart Actions would give me the ability to do away with using it.