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
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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?
I noticed the Gingerbread update for the HTC Evo did not include a way to access the power saver options. Unless I missed the shortcut somewhere. The power save mode is are turned on by default. This could cause some problems if you get below 30% battery and it cuts off everything running like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Data, etc.. Anyways, I made a very small app that opens that menu. Devs, feel free to use in your Sense ROMs.
Hope all is well,
Ken
Well this is cool, but the menu can be accessed by going to settings, hit search button, type power.
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Rydah805 said:
Well this is cool, but the menu can be accessed by going to settings, hit search button, type power.
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Yep, but I bet no one even knew it existed to search for it. I just made it easier.
notasimpleway said:
Yep, but I bet no one even knew it existed to search for it. I just made it easier.
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i installed this on htc one and when i try to open it it says stopped working.
how to get this to work in htc one?
Magpir said:
i installed this on htc one and when i try to open it it says stopped working.
how to get this to work in htc one?
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Wow every day I get floored by crap like this.
1. This is for the HTC evo 4g running gingerbread aka 2.3.x
2. HTC One runs jellybean aka 4.1+
3. If you try this on the htc one you must be brainless
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I'm not able to connect to the internet without wifi. Has anyone else had this issue I've searched but didn't find answer. Could it be my APN or Carrier
when you hold the power button for a second to get phone options menu, does it say data network mode activated?
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when you hold the power button for a second to get phone options menu, does it say data network mode activated?
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Yes. I figured it out. They changed my wife's cell plan and not mine Called AT&T and they changed hers back and upgraded mine.
Thanks
On my sensation stock, it has to be for work, when and if I hit the back button and the home button in that order my phone takes a screen shot. Sometimes all I have to do is hit the home key. Help me. Make it stop.
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Mine did that following the update too, I couldnt wok out how to turn it off. So I did quick reboot and it stopped.
I'm sure there is a setting somewhere for it, but I was too impatient to try and find it.
There's gotta be a fix
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I also had this one, but after a reboot it stopped. Usualy you get this functionality by pressing Power+Home.
And as far as I know there is nothing that can be configured.
A lot of people seem to have this problem. It started happening on my GFs sensation and i dont know how to fix it. Any ideas? System restore maybe?
running opensensation stable and ive noticed my phone jumps from 3g to H sometimes now is that only if im downloading somthing and to save battery it stays in 3g? or why is it doing this? lol
That's normal behaviour, H should only be on when it's needed, otherwise it should drop to 3G.
If you want to change this you can lock on one signal by going to #*#4636*#*# and when I lock on 4g I click the menu inside phone information from #*#* 4636 *#*# and use pull down menu and click wcdma only then scroll down click refresh. This locks my 4g signal . Hope this helps you this is what I do. Works for me.
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