[Q] Problem with 3G/LTE setting - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi
how can I fix my nexus on 3G network? when 3G signal goes low, my phone automatically uses the 2G. I want to put it on "wcdma only" but i cant
please help

sobhan1998 said:
hi
how can I fix my nexus on 3G network? when 3G signal goes low, my phone automatically uses the 2G. I want to put it on "wcdma only" but i cant
please help
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Well your phone does that because, your 3g signal is gone/too low or to save battery. Its better to keep it this way or you have to switch carrier

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[Q] How to activate 2G/3G switch in INFUSE 4G (I997UCKD5)

please help.How to activate 2G/3G switch in INFUSE 4G (I997UCKD5).
I would like to switch my phone between EDGE and HSDPA+ speeds.
The Edge and Hsdpa+ speeds are the same on ATT lol
J/k
infuse 4g "a lot a screen real estate"
i just asked about switch, not for the ATT speed.
Somebody knows how to to activate this button?
re: 2G/3G
malikin said:
please help.How to activate 2G/3G switch in INFUSE 4G (I997UCKD5).
I would like to switch my phone between EDGE and HSDPA+ speeds.
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There is NO switch like that, if you want only 2G then simply set the phone to "GSM only" and it will only get the slow EDGE speeds regardless of what area you are in.
If you do not set the phone for GSM only then the phone will automatically switch to 3G/4G speeds if those speeds are available in whatever area you are in.
Whenever you are in a 3G/4G area you will see a little icon in your notification bar if you have not set the phone up for GSM Only.
Misterjunky said:
There is NO switch like that, if you want only 2G then simply set the phone to "GSM only" and it will only get the slow EDGE speeds regardless of what area you are in.
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but we haven't configuration button/item to choose "GSM ONLY" or 3G MODE in my firmware.
may be this will help us http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963562 ?????????
*#*#INFO#*#* in dialer, then Phone Information
INFO = 4636
Default is GSM/WCDMA Auto (PRL)
Battery History is kinda useful too...
Entropy512 said:
*#*#4636#*#* in dialer, then Phone Information
Default is GSM/WCDMA Auto (PRL)
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but i can't to save changes. i choosed "WCDMA only" and after reconnecting were automatically connected to EDGE
please help
You're right... I tried to force GSM Only and failed.
Not sure why you would ever want to force WCDMA only. The phone will always prefer 3G over 2G.
I tried to force WCMA Only and failed.
Entropy512 said:
You're right... I tried to force GSM Only and failed.
Not sure why you would ever want to force WCDMA only. The phone will always prefer 3G over 2G.
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The reason for doing that is if you are somewhere on the outer edge of a 3g/4g connection and it keeps jumping back and forth. All the signal jumping can kill a battery quicker.
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When you go into the *#*#4636#*#* screen, select phone information and then hit menu. Select radio band and pick AUS. This locks my phone to 3g/4g.
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Infused 2.0 adds this feature.
How to Switch Samsung Infuse 4G i997 to 2G Edge Network. Turn off 3G/4G on Samsung In
Warning: This will work depending on where you’re at. If you’re in a good area with excellent coverage your phone may just stay with the H+ and not switch. Here we go.
Step 1) Dial *#*#4636#*#*
Step 2) Click Phone Information (at the top)
Step 3) Scroll down
Step 4) Click the grey/bluish menu and select GSM only. DON’T SELECT ANY OTHER ONES or you may roam on other carriers.
Why would you do this? You can save battery power by not using the H+ network.
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To switch back to 3G or 4G
Step 1) To switch back follow steps 1-3 and then click GSM/WCDMA auto (PRL)

[Q] HSPA Fallback

Hi everyone,
I was looking around and I read that the Nexus is suppose to fallback to HSPA when the LTE signal is weak or non-existent.
I was curious as to when the phone actually considers the LTE signal weak. In my room, I only get 1 bar on LTE (~115 dBm), sometimes losing the signal completely, however I have never actually seen it fallback to HSPA.
So my question is, when does the phone automatically switch from LTE to HSPA?
Thanks in advance!
Current setting on my phone:
LTE (Recommended) is selected as the "Preferred network type"
[LTE/GSM auto (PRL) in the hidden menu]
Yes it will automatically switch when you not in a LTE area.. Its not based on signal strength.. Its based on your area and the area without Lte must have hspa to work or it will switch to 3g or Edge if hspa is unavailable...
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As in previous reply, it only falls back if there is no signal. Sometimes signals are weak and connection drop. Your phone tries to connect back to LTE. Since LTE signals are still in the air, it wouldn't switch to HSPA. If you think you will benefit from HSPA compared to LTE, you can manually change it.
areazus said:
As in previous reply, it only falls back if there is no signal. Sometimes signals are weak and connection drop. Your phone tries to connect back to LTE. Since LTE signals are still in the air, it wouldn't switch to HSPA. If you think you will benefit from HSPA compared to LTE, you can manually change it.
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Hey, thanks for the quick reply.
I guess now my question is, how long will the phone wait before it gives up on looking for a LTE signal and switch to HSPA?
I initially thought that the phone would fall back to HSPA if the LTE signal is too weak.
Thanks in advance!

[Q] OnePlus One LTE BAND selection?

Is there a way to see and change the LTE BAND that my phone is on? Rogers support aws, 2600, 700. So I was wondering if I could manually change between them. The S5 has that option in the hidden menu, so I'm hoping I could do the same on this one.
Thanks.
The phone choose the band himself, if he don't find bands authorized by your phone company, he can't use them.
tonymtl said:
Is there a way to see and change the LTE BAND that my phone is on? Rogers support aws, 2600, 700. So I was wondering if I could manually change between them. The S5 has that option in the hidden menu, so I'm hoping I could do the same on this one.
Thanks.
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*#*#46363#*#* > Phone information > Set Preferred Network Type > 'LTE/GSM auto (PRL)'
That's as far as you can get in telling it what network to operate on. It won't let you select specific bands (at least not stock). Mine was set to 'TD-SCDMA, GSM and LTE' out of the box (international version) and since I don't plan to use my phone in China anytime soon, it didn't make sense for the phone to waste resources searching for a TD-SCDMA (China's homebrew 4G) signal. Haven't noticed much improvement to my LTE signal though, still the weakest radio I've seen in a 'flagship' in a while.
Thanks.
I am also on Rogers.
Does that mean when I am on the phone, it will revert to EDGE instead of 3g by using the LTE-edge setting?
I have major issues with reception on this phone.
LTE Works Fine but the 3G/H+ signal is awful, absolute disaster on this phone. It is extremely, extremely weak. And I lose coverage often and over 50% of the times my calls go straight to voicemail because Rogers uses 2g/3g for calling. The phone can't drop back to 2G or 3G in time to receive calls when on LTE
Rly frustrating. Have tried playing with all the settings.
Same issue
hashim71 said:
I have major issues with reception on this phone.
LTE Works Fine but the 3G/H+ signal is awful, absolute disaster on this phone. It is extremely, extremely weak. And I lose coverage often and over 50% of the times my calls go straight to voicemail because Rogers uses 2g/3g for calling. The phone can't drop back to 2G or 3G in time to receive calls when on LTE
Rly frustrating. Have tried playing with all the settings.
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I'm having issues with 3G H+ too. Dont know its CM issue or not coz I had nice H+ signals on Color OS...
Can't even use internet data. most of the time network drops after using internet for a bit.. Network just suddenly gone and after that it comes back with no internet. Internet comes back online after a while...
Really worried.. and annoyed coz can't seem to find any solve for this. Even Mahdi rom had this issue..

Force 3G or LTE Connection

Hello everyone.
I have a question since I've got my s6. Can you force the phone to only connect to LTE or 3G network only? Because in the network option: the only preferences available are:
-4G/3G/2G
-3G/2G
-3G Only
-2G Only
So what I want is an option like 4G/3G because I'm forced to go to the settings every time I want to have 4G because my phone always connect to 2G, so when I am in a poor signal area, I have to put 3G Only.
I don't want a toggle. I just want to change the network preferences. My phone run XtreSoLite and Xposed is installed.
Thanks guys
glehvs said:
Hello everyone.
I have a question since I've got my s6. Can you force the phone to only connect to LTE or 3G network only? Because in the network option: the only preferences available are:
-4G/3G/2G
-3G/2G
-3G Only
-2G Only
So what I want is an option like 4G/3G because I'm forced to go to the settings every time I want to have 4G because my phone always connect to 2G, so when I am in a poor signal area, I have to put 3G Only.
I don't want a toggle. I just want to change the network preferences. My phone run XtreSoLite and Xposed is installed.
Thanks guys
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OH that's strange, I'm on Tyrannus rom 28.1 and have the option for lte only. Maybe just the rom or your network provider.
sofir786 said:
OH that's strange, I'm on Tyrannus rom 28.1 and have the option for lte only. Maybe just the rom or your network provider.
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Oh I'm sorry you didn't understand.
I don't want LTE Only. I want a network preference that is "3G and LTE". Not just 3G only or 4G/LTE only.
Thanks
glehvs said:
Oh I'm sorry you didn't understand.
I don't want LTE Only. I want a network preference that is "3G and LTE". Not just 3G only or 4G/LTE only.
Thanks
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Ah right, tbf I don't think I've seen this option on any phone I've owned.
Reason being if you go into a 2g area and you only have 3g/4g then your phone will not pick up a signal
sofir786 said:
Ah right, tbf I don't think I've seen this option on any phone I've owned.
Reason being if you go into a 2g area and you only have 3g/4g then your phone will not pick up a signal
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I agree with that but in my city. All the areas are at least cover by 3G connection so I can afford it.
It's juste that my S6 always connect to 2G while they are 3G connection, because when I select "3G only", it works.
My post is there just to ask if anyone know about a tweak that can select only 3G and 4G.
Thanks guys

Phone prefers 3g over 4g

Hello, my problem is the phone prefers 3g over 4g even if there is excellent 4g coverage. Looks like the phone gets stuck on 3g after leaving 4g area and never tries to change network unless I put it in airplane mode for a sec. I have 4g set as preferred in network settings but this doesn't work at all, only solution is to set lte only in hidden menu, but that obviously causes other issues. Is there a fix?
theleet said:
Hello, my problem is the phone prefers 3g over 4g even if there is excellent 4g coverage. Looks like the phone gets stuck on 3g after leaving 4g area and never tries to change network unless I put it in airplane mode for a sec. I have 4g set as preferred in network settings but this doesn't work at all, only solution is to set lte only in hidden menu, but that obviously causes other issues. Is there a fix?
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It sounds like a problem with your provider. What is it?
nabbed said:
It sounds like a problem with your provider. What is it?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(telecommunications)
Not sure about it being a problem with the provider though, all my previous phones were fine (htc one, 6p, S8) and I haven't replaced my sim card since then.
Open phone app, dial *#*#4636#*#*, go to phone information, in preferred network type, select LTE only.
utkarsh102 said:
Open phone app, dial *#*#4636#*#*, go to phone information, in preferred network type, select LTE only.
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This is what I did which is in the first post, but then if there's no lte I'm kinda screwed..
Same here (Play). I think it's the operator's fault.

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