I was at Disneyland today and I noticed that most of the time while inside the park it would only connect to HSPAP, and with the amount of people there, the speeds are usually abysmal, however if I go into the secret menu and choose "LTE only", it will connect to it and the speed and signal are perfectly fine.
After I connect to LTE via enabling LTE only, if I switch it back to LTE/GSM auto, it will stay on LTE for a while before dropping back down to HSPAP and not connecting to LTE unless I move out of the area or force it to connect.
This had never happened with my Nexus 4 when I enabled LTE on it. I've noticed that the Nexus 5 tends to switch to HSPAP more often than the Nexus 4 did (granted the radio was not intended for LTE on the nexus 4)
Does this have to do with the phone or my carrier (T-Mobile)?
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Looking for an easy way to turn 3g connection on and off. At work, the 3g signal is so weak that it keeps bouncing between 3g and 1x. Whenever it does establish 3g connection, it is usually slower than 1x because of signal strength.
I tried apndroid, but it did not seem to work right. Any other advice?
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I use Dazzle. I have a bar set up on one of my screens so that I can toggle mobile data, cell radio, tethering, WIFI, ringer volume, GPS, and screen brightness. There are a couple of other options you can add that I don't use, too.
For me the power control widget that comes by default works fine. You might also be interested in the app Roam Control from the market, if it works for you you could use it to force roam at work. I use it at home sometimes because my house is closer to the Verizon tower than the uscc tower, and sometimes when my 3g signal gets weak I can roam onto Verizon and get faster speeds on 1x roaming.
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I tried out roam control. I'm not sure what to think. Previously at my home, we typically get weak 3g signal sometimes dropping to 1x. When I choose automatic mode, I only get 1x. When I choose home or roam, either way I get a consistent 3g signal. I'll have to check at work tomorrow to see how it fares there.
Is there a way to be certain whether I'm roaming or not? When I pull down notifications it says "cellular south" regardless of choosing roam or home. But the results I'm seeing on speed tests are not what I'm used to seeing. (more consistent, constant speeds at both 3g and 1x with better signal strength). I know I'm not charged from roaming, but I figure I'd get in trouble if I'm always roaming.
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ok so just a question, because i think i understand what's happening
my phone will switch between umts, hspa and hspa+ a lot
it seems like whenever the phone is idle it sits on hspa. but when i do something requiring data(open up facebook, for example) it will switch to umts and then switch to hspa+
is that just because when switching from hspa to hspa+ it falls back onto umts before switching over to hspa+(which youre probably always on underneath the hspa(+) connection)?
I have the opposite of the LTE dropping problem I see most people have. I can't get 3G, but my LTE works fine (well, once it spazzed out after a PRL update and would only do 0.5mbs on LTE). At work, where I know I can't get LTE, but could get 3G with my Note 2 (and we even have a repeater), I can't get data. If I go to the window where I can barely get LTE and reset my antenna, it'll get LTE, and when I walk away it'll flash 3G for a second and go out. I still get several bars and can talk and text fine. Everyone else with 3G is fine. After thinking about it I realized that in the month I've had the phone I've NEVER been able to connect to 3G in places where I used to be able to. It's LTE or nothing. I'd be more than happy with 3G if the alternative is to read a book. Could this be a SIM card issue? Hardware? Firmware? It's annoying the hell out of me, I work 10 hour shifts at night, I need my data.
Just a follow up, I downloaded a network signal info app and it shows me having a solid 40% signal. Net type: will alternate between EHRPD, EVDO A, 1xRTT, and Unknown. Data state: will alternate between "Setting up data connection" and "no activity". It seems like it's looking for a connection but won't connect. I know the signal is there. The only time I can get the 3G logo to light up is right after going out of LTE range, it'll light up 3G for a few seconds and then go out. My coworkers with Sprint have confirmed the new repeaters we have are working, and I've confirmed it won't hook up to 3G at home like my old phone.
Hey guys I dont see this issue anywhere so maybe i got a dud but basically my phone loves to sit on edge for really no reason. I have tried to restart it, toggle on and off airplane mode, switch between network modes, toggle on and off data, and none of it seesm to work. It seems fine most of the time but if I enter a area with edge and then leave it my phone will take a good 10 minutes to switch back to LTE. If I fiddle with it enough I can sometimes get it to switch back to LTE. Im on T-Mobile and for whatever reason it does NOT want to be on anything other than LTE or Edge. Ive never even seen the 3g or 4g icons. So any ideas?
It could be that the LTE coverage in the area you go to is spotty, which is why your device switches the EDGE. As it gets better reception via the EDGE band.
I remember reading in a review that this was a problem for one reviewer. Maybe it's the network bands used that your Honor dislikes or maybe it's just a software issue. If I were you I'd try with a different SIM card from a different carrier that does not use the same network (some carriers share their network).
I think the area you're in, isn't fully supported by honor 8 modem
Hello all, first post here looking for some help.
Note 4 android version 5.0.1 (won't allow me to update further)
I have a Verizon Note 4 phone I am using on T-Mobile network. I have been using the phone this way for over 30 days. I get 3-4 bars at any given time and the phone pretty much stays in the same area at all times (give or take 100feet). I get download speeds of 20-35mbs off of a Verizon tower so no problems with signal.
I live in a very rural area in Texas with only Verizon towers around.
My internet works great on the phone and USB tethered to my computer using FoxFi key app (original Verizon tethering won't work due to the T-Mobile sim).
The problem I have is when I make a phone call. As soon as I make a phone call the 4G LTE symbol (with 3-4 bars of signal) on the phone goes from white to grey 1x as soon as it starts to dial and stays that way while I'm on the phone talking. As soon as I hang up the 1x goes away and the signal symbol changes, sometimes its H+, sometimes its 3G both of which are always grey and won't allow me to use the phone for calls or internet. Rarely it will go back to the 4G LTE signal. Even when it shows the H+ and 3G greyed out it still shows at least 3 bars of signal.
I have found a work around that works SOMETIMES. I go into settings > more networks > mobile networks > network mode > select LTE/ CDMA or LTE / GSM / UMTS until I get the 4G LTE signal back then switch back to the GLOBAL network so I can use internet and make phone calls again. This doesn't always work, sometimes I have to restart the phone and hope it finds network again other times I have to just wait for it to find network again.
Anyone have a permanent fix?