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Forcing Infuse to use edge network.

Hope this hasn't been asked yet but is there any widget or system setting to force the phone to use 2g? I'd like to keep my connection at work but avoid the drain of maintaining HSPA in a brick building.
Thanks.
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Yup...turn it off or use WIFI
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You're saying that the only options are on and off?
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HSPA is just like running 3g. But if you call *#*#6767*#*# then after that reboot your phone you should be good

Search market for "curvefish", grab their 2g/3g - on/off widget and download it.....add it as a widget to your home screen and you can easily toggle between 2g/3g...
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Power Options is also a good one. I have it and it acts as a double for the power control widget that comes stock with android. you can customize it as you like.

I use power widget so I can use the 2g/3g toggle and stay awake toggle and always on as well.

So has anyone actually tried these on their Infuse. The widgets just take you to the Network settings where AT&T has disabled the ability to turn off 3G. Any way to turn on this option with a rooted Infuse?

I didn't bother to reply but I have the same questions you do. The toggle is not 2G/3G but data on or off.
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tight686 said:
I didn't bother to reply but I have the same questions you do. The toggle is not 2G/3G but data on or off.
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curvefish has a widget toggle for 2g/3g on/off and data on/off
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@SSJ_Gomike,
Your signature shows you sent this reply from your Infuse. Have you tried that curvefish toggle? I have it installed and all it does it take you to the network settings where the 2g-3g setting has been disabled by AT&T. I have the setting on my Nexus One, so I know exactly where and what to look for. So far none of the suggestions work.
My battery life is suffering since the 3g signal is week at my office and it switches back and forth between Edge and 3G/faux G.

There are several posts for this I have web, going into an emulator and disabling hpsa, but why you want to. I can't see it would save much battery life. I've come to understand battery life on my phone is meant to go quickly.
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I don't want to disable this permanently, just while I'm at work. Its not so much that edge would save battery, its the constant switching between edge and hsdpa that kills the battery. Even sitting on the same place on my desk, it will sit there and switch without me touching it. I have fairly strong 3G at home and in town. I was hoping to avoid going into debug menus to disable this functionality that's normally in a vanilla android ROM.

vbanh said:
I don't want to disable this permanently, just while I'm at work. Its not so much that edge would save battery, its the constant switching between edge and hsdpa that kills the battery. Even sitting on the same place on my desk, it will sit there and switch without me touching it. I have fairly strong 3G at home and in town. I was hoping to avoid going into debug menus to disable this functionality that's normally in a vanilla android ROM.
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Exactly! I used to have the same issue with my iPhone 4 but even it had a 3G toggle. If this all boils down to AT&T again...
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tight686 said:
Exactly! I used to have the same issue with my iPhone 4 but even it had a 3G toggle. If this all boils down to AT&T again...
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Does other Samsung Galaxy phones have the option to turn 3G on and off?
If they do not, how can ATT be at fault.
They allow it, on the iphone. I will go and say is a samsung thing.

Either AT&T being themselves or Samsung with their hands in the android settings. Because vanilla Android has the capability.
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use *#*#4636#*#* Phone INfo

samsungcaptivates said:
use *#*#4636#*#* Phone INfo
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Then scroll down to the drop box and choose "GSM only"
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AT&T is known for disabling this capability on all their phones. When I used to use Nokias a lot, the ATT specific firmware did not allow you to change that setting either.
I just tried the *#*#4636#*#*, but for some reason it won't save the setting. Do I have to reboot for it to take effect? I didn't seen any way to confirm the change.

Anyone come up with a solution?

Juice Defender

Is it worth it?

I use the free version and swear by it. I have exceptional battery life when using Juice defender. I have gone 16/17 hours before without needing to charge with moderate phone use. The only difference between the free and the charge version is that on the pay version you can create your own profiles. I just use the standard profile and it is awesome. Download the free version and give it a try.

Totally worth it.
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thanks, I'll ive t a try. I read some palces it does mroe harm than good

How does turning the data off, then turning it on every 15 minutes do more harm than good?
I use it if I'm in a 4G area or really trying to stretch the battery out. It does work wonders!

I use the free version and notice the gains. usually see about a twenty percent gain

Absolutely, although I have a strange issue with the service getting killed since I got the G2x, still love the app though. I have UltimateJuice btw

i bought the ultimate version and i never know how to do the settings so i ended up giving up on it.. and just manually turn wifi off and 2g on when i stop using the phone >_>

sincest said:
i bought the ultimate version and i never know how to do the settings so i ended up giving up on it.. and just manually turn wifi off and 2g on when i stop using the phone >_>
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I installed the free version and it unstablized my phone. There are some Wifi apps that will turn off your wifi, when you leave your home automatically. Search WOOFI in marketplace. Or Auto Wifi Enabler.

Ya I had issues with reboots and instability while using the free version, it would also cause GPS to shut off and I would need a reboot to get it back. Just as easy to toggle it my self.
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qinstaller said:
Ya I had issues with reboots and instability while using the free version, it would also cause GPS to shut off and I would need a reboot to get it back. Just as easy to toggle it my self.
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I uninstalled also. I was having issues receiving POP email in a timely manner. I had it set to check every half hour but sometimes four or five hours would go by then a ton of emails would flood in. I am going to spring for the next step up because you have more control over individual apps and how they connect. I will post back with results.

for those saying it works wonders are you saying this as someone who keeps wifi and gps on all the time? wifi crunches the battery so if all this does is periodically turn it on and off it's not going to do much for me. i only turn it on when i need it.

[Request} Wifi Calling toggle widget?

It would be super handy to be able to toggle on and off without going into the app. Anybody up to it?

Keep it enabled and toggle on and off wifi with beautiful widgets or power control and boom same thing!
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jland22 said:
Keep it enabled and toggle on and off wifi with beautiful widgets or power control and boom same thing!
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While that is an option, it's not quite the same thing. There are times when I simply want to toggle off wifi calling quickly and keep wifi connected. Am I alone?

jland22 said:
Keep it enabled and toggle on and off wifi with beautiful widgets or power control and boom same thing!
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thats a very dumb solution considering how much wifi calling running drains the battery.

A widget would be nice
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098687
I wrote some Tasker scripts that provide an "Enable" and a "Disable" button for wifi calling. They require Tasker and the Locale Execute Plugin.
It essentially freezes/unfreezes Wifi Calling so it doesn't drain battery when not in use. It also toggles wifi on when the app is enabled, and when disabled (if necessary)... it gives a few seconds after WIFI changes to allow for the app and phone radio to not cause force closes.
An enterprising individual could *probably* combine the two scripts into a single widget.

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thats a very dumb solution considering how much wifi calling running drains the battery.
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I was being sarcastic however Doesn't drain mine... Phone radio uses more battery for me but good luck finding.
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jland22 said:
I was being sarcastic however Doesn't drain mine... Phone radio uses more battery for me but good luck finding.
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On the Vibrant, at least, the Wifi Calling App is frequently the #1 user of CPU time even when Wifi calling itself is disabled. I don't know if it has the same problem on the G2x, but if you check with SystemPanel's logging, you might find that it does. This is why some of us go to extreme measures to freeze/disable the app when not in use.

[Q] how to prolong battery life?

im running kg6 icbinb but i feel like im using it too much, i use it for music, work out for like an hour and text heavily and facebook and youtube... i tried juice defender but it made me loose my connection most of the time...

Juice defender turns off your data connections when the screen turns off, so that's probably what is happening. The paid version lets you maintain connections with specific apps you choose, but you may want to try other battery saver programs to see if there is a free one with app control.

Alright lol thanks man!!
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Set your apps to update manually. Automatic screen brightness. proper battery calibration. Will all help too
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Data off while screen off?

Is there an app or setting that is in the hidden menu so that while the screen is off data is off... I know they have the setting for wifi but I'm hardly around wifi except at home, and I'm hardly ever home... which is why I would like to save as much battery as possible.
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mt3g said:
Is there an app or setting that is in the hidden menu so that while the screen is off data is off... I know they have the setting for wifi but I'm hardly around wifi except at home, and I'm hardly ever home... which is why I would like to save as much battery as possible.
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Try http://www.google.com/url?q=https:/...MQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNGTH3JWlGyIt_ZSIa9uyaZPIy4m9w
Its a free app on the market its ready to set up and will turn off all data awhile screen is off, and is quick to restore it when you wake the phone..
Hope it helps....
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JuiceDefender does not work well with any stock based rom like Weapon. For stock based rom you have to use the new beta version.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.latedroid.juicedefender.beta

Will try later, I have juice defender before but it was just a nuisance and didn't see any real change. Maybe I'll look into it some more, thanks.
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Tasker can do it easily. There's really no reason to ever use Juice Defender, Tasker can do everything it can do and so much more.

LordButtersI said:
Tasker can do it easily. There's really no reason to ever use Juice Defender, Tasker can do everything it can do and so much more.
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Tasker is a great app but some people don't use paid apps and juice defender can do what the OP needed in the free app.. But if you don't mind the $6 and some change its a great app
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