[Q] automatic toggles 2g with no app? - HTC Sensation

HEy... actually I want to ask why my network automaticaly toggles to 2g when I turn my WiFi on. I don't have any app for this, and I don't remember that I was searching in rom settings for this (if there is such setting). Can someone help me and tell what toggles it?
I'm using Albinoman newest rom.

There is a solution for that
Download this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network
And change the signal preference to wcadm only and it will never go to 2g if u want 2g change the op again
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Harbir said:
There is a solution for that
Download this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network
And change the signal preference to wcadm only and it will never go to 2g if u want 2g change the op again
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man, I just want to know how it works, what toggles mine 3g into 2g when i turn my wifi

hexen88 said:
man, I just want to know how it works, what toggles mine 3g into 2g when i turn my wifi
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Man its the kernel and ROM nature to use 2g when WiFi is turned on as phone thinks that 3g is used on data only and when it have WiFi for that it changed the signal connection to save battery
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EDIT look above post for fix why ask for kernel change or ROM lol

Harbir said:
Man its the kernel and ROM nature to use 2g when WiFi is turned on as phone thinks that 3g is used on data only and when it have WiFi for that it changed the signal connection to save battery
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Okay, I like it. It can be changed by kernel/rom not to toggle it?

just to know whatever connection you have(3G,4G)when you are turning on wifi automatically switches to wifi
it happens not only to this rom but even in all devices

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How to disable 3G/4G but keep 2G?

Okay so there is an option in settings to disable network data usage. That is fine, but I still want 2G (EDGE/GPRS) but I don't want 3G/4G. Anyway to do this?
DarkAgent said:
Okay so there is an option in settings to disable network data usage. That is fine, but I still want 2G (EDGE/GPRS) but I don't want 3G/4G. Anyway to do this?
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Settings, wifi and networks, mobile network settings, network mode, gsm only
krylon360 said:
Settings, wifi and networks, mobile network settings, network mode, gsm only
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<3 Thanks!
May I ask why you would want to had EDGE?
Thanks if you do answer my question ...
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Yogi3 said:
May I ask why you would want to had EDGE?
Thanks if you do answer my question ...
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You can switch to it when your not actively using your phone to save some battery.
Beefvvl said:
You can switch to it when your not actively using your phone to save some battery.
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OK that makes perfect sense ... thanks
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NOTE: No service with WCDMA only

If you have wcdma only selected and the area that you are in is not 4g you will not have service.
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Thx
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The Sensation is like this to but I do have a setting that I don't see on my G2X and it is called WCDMA (prefered).
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jrwingate6 said:
The Sensation is like this to but I do have a setting that I don't see on my G2X and it is called WCDMA (prefered).
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i have that on cm rite now . if i hit *#*#4636#*#* and go into phone info, it is checked off in there
jrwingate6 said:
The Sensation is like this to but I do have a setting that I don't see on my G2X and it is called WCDMA (prefered).
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I have wcdma preferred as well. It's at the top of the list...
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Where do I find this option on the G2X?
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jrwingate6 said:
Where do I find this option on the G2X?
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well if your running cm , i think stock too....just type *#*#4636#*#*
sarni84 said:
well if your running cm , i think stock too....just type *#*#4636#*#*
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Thanks, I see it. I was looking in the wrong spot.
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It would be nice to be able to set the 4g to 2g threshold settings. At my work if I forget to manually switch to 2g, my phone stays on 4g (it still finds a weak signal so it doesn't switch to 2g) and I miss all calls, emails, sms....
Just to confirm, there is no way to tell the g2x when it should switch from 4g to 2g right?
maciek82 said:
It would be nice to be able to set the 4g to 2g threshold settings. At my work if I forget to manually switch to 2g, my phone stays on 4g (it still finds a weak signal so it doesn't switch to 2g) and I miss all calls, emails, sms....
Just to confirm, there is no way to tell the g2x when it should switch from 4g to 2g right?
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There are apps like Tasker that allow you to set things depending on your GPS location or times of the day. I don't know if it specifically lets you set when your phone goes from 2G/4G but I think it does.
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There are apps like Tasker that allow you to set things depending on your GPS location or times of the day. I don't know if it specifically lets you set when your phone goes from 2G/4G but I think it does.
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Right I was thinking about that. What I ment was switch from 4g to 2g based on signal strength. I'm sure there is some kind of a limit in place to know when to make the switch. It would be nice to be able to modify this.
maciek82 said:
Right I was thinking about that. What I ment was switch from 4g to 2g based on signal strength. I'm sure there is some kind of a limit in place to know when to make the switch. It would be nice to be able to modify this.
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Not sure about a way to manually set the thresholds but there is one setting you can change that's supposed to require a stronger WCDMA signal before it switches from 2G. On your dialer, dial *#*#4636#*#* and go to Phone Information. Scroll down to "Set preferred network type" and select "WCDMA and GSM Auto" with the stock rom. I think with CM its called something like GSM Auto PRL.
The difference from WCDMA is that Auto requires a higher signal strength threshold to use switch to 4G. Not sure what those thresholds are and I haven't noticed much difference but I have pretty good signal everywhere I go.
It.wouldn't hurt to try it though.
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I have four setting. To choose from, stock Rom.
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phburks said:
Not sure about a way to manually set the thresholds but there is one setting you can change that's supposed to require a stronger WCDMA signal before it switches from 2G. On your dialer, dial *#*#4636#*#* and go to Phone Information. Scroll down to "Set preferred network type" and select "WCDMA and GSM Auto" with the stock rom. I think with CM its called something like GSM Auto PRL.
The difference from WCDMA is that Auto requires a higher signal strength threshold to use switch to 4G. Not sure what those thresholds are and I haven't noticed much difference but I have pretty good signal everywhere I go.
It.wouldn't hurt to try it though.
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How do you actually save that setting?
Oh and a better shortcut to that menu is download anycut from the market, add shortcut to desktop using that program and tap activity then look for testing.
G2x with CM7 and faux kernel. NONSENSE!!!!
tackleberry said:
How do you actually save that setting?
Oh and a better shortcut to that menu is download anycut from the market, add shortcut to desktop using that program and tap activity then look for testing.
G2x with CM7 and faux kernel. NONSENSE!!!!
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The setting should stick until you change it again. Is it changing automatically on yours?
I changed the settings a few times when I close the setting it always saves the setting I picked.
Is it supposed to save these setting after a reboot or when turn the phone off.
I noticed while on WI-FI it's always on GSM
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phburks said:
The setting should stick until you change it again. Is it changing automatically on yours?
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it keeps defaulting to WCDMA preferred
jrwingate6 said:
The Sensation is like this to but I do have a setting that I don't see on my G2X and it is called WCDMA (prefered).
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How am I seeing it on mine? Go under setting, wireless networks, mobile networks, network mode.....WCDMA only. Its in black and white...lol
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nvmd...........

[HOW-TO] Disable/Enable LTE/3G/4G ETC

This is pretty simple, go to the dialer and enter;
*#*#4636#*#*
Click on Phone Information
Scroll down to Set preferred network type
Select that one that you want
hit back
PROFIT!
designgears said:
This is pretty simple, go to the dialer and enter;
*#*#4636#*#*
Click on Phone Information
Scroll down to Set preferred network type
Select that one that you want
hit back
PROFIT!
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Wow. Well done!
I'll need this for my area (AT&T hates the NW)
I'm not thinking straight.... I'm not in an LTE area, which should I select?
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vioalas said:
I'm not thinking straight.... I'm not in an LTE area, which should I select?
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The option without LTE
Will shutting down LTE make a difference if its not even available in my area?
idk with wifi on still, i still have 4g lte option, with data offline, i still have 4g icon but no data lol..
i dont think it even drains your battery regardless if your in lte or not
Mine won't let ne change it
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DG please tell me this is a sign u are staying lol
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Maroon Mushroom said:
The option without LTE
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There's like 1048204. But I figured it out.
Shame on all of you for discovering this !!! AT&T DOES not want LTE folks selecting HSPA+ when in an LTE area. They want to be able charge you more for data!!!
mine wont let me change it either to any option without LTE
myrideishot said:
mine wont let me change it either to any option without LTE
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This..........
Would be even cooler if it was a widget to do this.
But still, how does this save money? If you use the data you're gonna use it. Downloading an e-mail uses the same amount of data no matter how fast you get it.
I am curious though that if this helps save battery if you know you're in an area with spotty coverage...Maybe it won't be hunting for LTE when you know there is no LTE, which could save battery maybe?
I sill have poor performance inside my apartment. So weird. It says 4G and even 4G LTE sometimes but I don't have internet. I just turned on the WiFi ... but still, calls with static (though they work) and my wife never had these issues on her iPhone. Really disappointed but fortunately the issue goes away when I'm actually mobile. I wonder if I switch to a different setting if it will improve indoors or not. --edit-- THIS indoor setting, not all "indoors"
This does not work, guys. It didn't work on the GS2 either. It defaults back to an LTE option every single time. If you are in an HSPA area, you may THINK it is working because your connection remains HSPA, but I assure you that it is not working.
In an LTE area, I stay in LTE, no matter how many times I try to switch to HSPA using this method.
Just set up a HSPA APN and make that the default. Then you will only be on HSPA untill you change it back to the LTE APN
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fielddb said:
Just set up a HSPA APN and make that the default. Then you will only be on HSPA untill you change it back to the LTE APN
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Is there a HowTo on this?
Those sneaky bastards. They are found a way to auto change it back to AT&T default for the GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto selection. No matter what I select it defaults back.
AT&T Got creative on restricting this phone those a**holes.
From my understanding the S4 chipset on the One X is integrated with LTE so there is a lot less power drain that other chipsets with LTE. It might not be possible to turn it off if they're both working on the same radio. Or even if you do manage to turn it off, there might not be as big of a battery performance boost as with other LTE devices.
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This is what I'm getting on my One X in NYC.
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Droidz said:
This is what I'm getting on my One X in NYC.
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that doesn't really help too much. what's your screen on time? i got around 3hrs yesterday. still calibrating my battery though. seems to be lasting me about a day (12hrs +/-) with LTE always on which is great imo.

Missed 4G upgrade... Question

I have the 3g version mz600...but I only ever use wifi... Can I flash any wifi only rom and it work?
I know I won't get data, but will work with wifi right?
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I don't know the definite answer but I seem to remember that no it will not work.
If you're trying to avoid mobile data use though just leave it on airplane mode?
Sorry
Saintfyre said:
I don't know the definite answer but I seem to remember that no it will not work.
If you're trying to avoid mobile data use though just leave it on airplane mode?
Sorry
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Not trying to avoid it... I just don't have a mobile data plan setup... I bought it to use wifi only. A lot of the new roms will be 4G or wifi only is what I read.
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Wifi rom will work.
Yea, wifi rom will work... but no data!
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i have a 3g xoom and missed the 4g upgrade due to being overseas. all i use are wingray (wifi only) roms now cuz it makes no sense to have the 3g roms since they wont work anyway (and it gets rid of the radio signal cluster in the notifications panel).
so, yes, wifi only roms will work with your 3g xoom.

does h/h+ drain battery more so than 4g lte?

It seems when I'm in a different area and I get h/h+/3g that my battery drains more than when I'm at home using 4g? Why is that? Or am I just crazy...
It's probably because when you're out and about the phone is searching for a signal. That uses a lot of juice.
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jd1639 said:
It's probably because when you're out and about the phone is searching for a signal. That uses a lot of juice.
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+1, when the phone is not on 4G (LTE) it is constantly looking for 4G, if you are able to change your radio mode to WCDMA via the CM settings (if you are on CM10) theoretically, it should not continue to search for 4G. I don't have the experience to see that this is the case (battery savings)
Oh so the culprit is searching not the signal itself! Ah well thanks guys! I appreciate it!
I've been trying these steps from another post but it won't work with slim bean
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27806326
I'm using CM9 so this may look different.
Bring up the phone dialer
Type *#*#4636#*#*
> Phone Information
> Preferred Network Type
> WCDMA only
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That depends on the radio. ATT radios are RAT locked so that doesn't work. Also USSD codes don't seem to work on AOSP based ROMs.
Thanks to csschmit I spelled it wrong but can't find the post.
I do the toggle from Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Network Mode and change it to GSM/WCDMA and it will force HSPA.
If that doesn't stick, and immediately switches back to LTE, click Network Operators and it may take a long time for the search to complete, if it completes and you don't see AT&T try again over and over until it does. Once you finally see AT&T, click it and it will say "Registered on Network" and the toggle will now work. Even the "use 2g to save battery" will work.
It takes a long time for me to get AT&T to show but you only have to do it once per reboot provided you don't toggle Airplane mode.
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promiseofcake said:
That depends on the radio. ATT radios are RAT locked so that doesn't work. Also USSD codes don't seem to work on AOSP based ROMs.
Thanks to csschmit I spelled it wrong but can't find the post.
I do the toggle from Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Network Mode and change it to GSM/WCDMA and it will force HSPA.
If that doesn't stick, and immediately switches back to LTE, click Network Operators and it may take a long time for the search to complete, if it completes and you don't see AT&T try again over and over until it does. Once you finally see AT&T, click it and it will say "Registered on Network" and the toggle will now work. Even the "use 2g to save battery" will work.
It takes a long time for me to get AT&T to show but you only have to do it once per reboot provided you don't toggle Airplane mode.
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Thanks for the info I will give it a shot
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Thanks for info too! When you check 2G only, is that only edge? Do you get 3g,hspa,hspa+?
In other words what I'm asking is, should I even check the box for 2G? Where i live constantly changes from H toH+ to 4G. Rather just stick with H+ and lower and conserve that battery
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kchen96 said:
Thanks for info too! When you check 2G only, is that only edge? Do you get 3g,hspa,hspa+?
In other words what I'm asking is, should I even check the box for 2G? Where i live constantly changes from H toH+ to 4G. Rather just stick with H+ and lower and conserve that battery
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2g is only edge, you will not get higher speeds when it is checked, and supposedly has the best power savings, you can always have data off until needed which would be the best battery saver

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