So my phone switches back and forth, is this normal, when it does it drops my data connection temporarily. Anyway to stop this?
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I have been doing some research and it seems it is normal for it to switch between the 2 whenever data is being accessed, I found that to be the case whenever I used an app that accessed the internet. Problem is, I seem to only get a good data connection when it says H.
What I find funny is that when my phone is connected to my 3G Microcell (limited to 3.6mbps down) it displays the H+ icon.
I'm in Australia with a HTC Legend, currently running CM7, previously had Sense of course.. however I don't thin this problem is specific to Legend at all.
When I have 'Mobile Data' enabled and I'm in a good reception area, it will say '3G' or 'H' in the notification bar.
I'm not really sure what the difference is, I've heard maybe 3G is slower than H or used to save power etc. But they both occur with the same amount of reception.. either I get 3G/H or G/E if I'm at a place with really bad reception.
However the problem is, when it has '3G' showing at the top, the data speed isn't slower, but NO DATA AT ALL is transferred. Then it switches to 'H' and internet works.
The annoying thing is, it seems the switching between '3G' and 'H' is COMPLETELY RANDOM. I could be looking through market, browsing web, using maps, downloading, streaming youtube and it will continuously randomly switch between the two, turning internet off and on as it does. It's incredibly frustrating because even if I'm in an area with great reception and I know it's capable of fast transfer speeds, while it's stuck on '3G' mode I get no internet at all.
Does anyone know exactly why it does this, what it means or how I can make it to stop switching to '3G' and stay on 'H'? If it's the radio switching to 3G to save battery when it thinks internet isn't being used, I'd like to disable this because it does switch to 3G when I DO want to use the internet, or right in the middle of data being transferred.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Can anyone provide any info? I'd really like to sort it out!
i think its depend on your provider, u cant always connect at H if your provider dont give u that signal
Snowtoad23 said:
I'm in Australia with a HTC Legend, currently running CM7, previously had Sense of course.. however I don't thin this problem is specific to Legend at all.
When I have 'Mobile Data' enabled and I'm in a good reception area, it will say '3G' or 'H' in the notification bar.
I'm not really sure what the difference is, I've heard maybe 3G is slower than H or used to save power etc. But they both occur with the same amount of reception.. either I get 3G/H or G/E if I'm at a place with really bad reception.
However the problem is, when it has '3G' showing at the top, the data speed isn't slower, but NO DATA AT ALL is transferred. Then it switches to 'H' and internet works.
The annoying thing is, it seems the switching between '3G' and 'H' is COMPLETELY RANDOM. I could be looking through market, browsing web, using maps, downloading, streaming youtube and it will continuously randomly switch between the two, turning internet off and on as it does. It's incredibly frustrating because even if I'm in an area with great reception and I know it's capable of fast transfer speeds, while it's stuck on '3G' mode I get no internet at all.
Does anyone know exactly why it does this, what it means or how I can make it to stop switching to '3G' and stay on 'H'? If it's the radio switching to 3G to save battery when it thinks internet isn't being used, I'd like to disable this because it does switch to 3G when I DO want to use the internet, or right in the middle of data being transferred.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Its HSPA, what you get depends on your carrier's coverage area. A few cities in the US have them, such as Baltimore. When I flew to Minnesota I got 3G. As far as you not having a data connection on 3G, I believe if you're in an HSPA area you won't get data on 3G. I know I don't (I have a Galaxy S 4G). When you're in a 3G only area you should get data.
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Hi All,
How do I make it so that my phone will not try and connect to the internet via 3G (the signal icon on the status bar has 3G written on it). Whenever my phone switches to 3G, internet doesnt work. this has been a problem for me here in Aus on multiple phones. While the icon says H, internet works awesome but the second it switches to 3G internet stops working until it switches back to H. It wouldnt be too bad, if it wasnt for the fact that the bloody thing switches back and forth every 5 seconds if Im in a good reception area, which is almost all the time.
Are you rooted/custom ROM? It sounds like it could be a poorly performing radio. Search for the radio/ril thread. You might find some answers there. You can switch your phone to 2G or 3G networks only, but the 3G option also includes H. So even if you left out the 2G you'd still suffer the same issues.
Hello,
This morning when I woke up, I noticed that when I switched to data on my Z5, it wouldn't work. Normally the signal strength icon in the status bar at the top will display a small "4G" next to it. However in my case it seemingly connects and then disconnects in a set pattern. The "4G" appears, and then disappears. The same thing happens when I switch to WCDMA/GSM preferred. I'm on T-Mobile.
I just did a factory reset on this phone so any setting I could have tweaked should be back to normal and there are no apps/Stamina Mode or anything turning it off. It's straight up frustrating to see 4G literally flicker on and off my screen.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you're setting it to WCDMA/GSM preferred it should should 3G no? Do you have an LTE preferred option?
Could be your towers are being worked on.
Hi
It's like from the oreo update that my phones keeps stuck on h+ or 3g connection. With nougat I surf on 4g+ without problems when covered. Now in the same areas it won't connect to LTE. I can't force it becuase I can't access to the hidden menu its locked from the SW.
What can I do? It switch from h+ and 3g (with the 3g the velocity sucks..)
Already tried to reset my network setting from the reset settings.
If I put ONLY 2G also datas wont work, I stay offline. When i put 4g back it go in 4G but after few second it switch to h+ again. It's frustrating.