I found this setting in the registry to show the UMTS band, it will also let you switch between UMTS and Edge.. now i have fully tested this yet since i live in a edge area and work in a umts area.. havent been to work yet today, but i made a cab for it, after installing this cab the menu is listed in settings/phone/ band tab
Just FYI I have yet this with the original HTC French Rom.
i forgot to mention this reg hack came from my cingular 8525 but dont see why the other hermes would be any different
shogunmark said:
i forgot to mention this reg hack came from my cingular 8525 but dont see why the other hermes would be any different
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I know im a total Newb but i would lke to turn off the UMTS or find the switch to it. Living in Denver there is no UMTS yet so i would like to be able to turn it on or off. I was looking for it yesterday and couldnt find it. I have the 8525 also please help . thanks.
install this reg hack then you can fix your phone to GSM(edge) instead of wcdma
shogunmark said:
install this reg hack then you can fix your phone to GSM(edge) instead of wcdma
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Ok so i link my pc and the 8525 via usb or bluetooth. Load the file on the 8525 and run it? Is it able to run this and install without unlocking it? Im just trying to gather all the info i can before doing anything to it. I plan on unlocking it but still have a lot more reading to do.
yes just transfer it to your phone and click it, it will install the reg entry
works good thanks now i can stay on 3g when streaming instead of shifting to gsm
shogunmark said:
I found this setting in the registry to show the UMTS band, it will also let you switch between UMTS and Edge.. now i have fully tested this yet since i live in a edge area and work in a umts area.. havent been to work yet today, but i made a cab for it, after installing this cab the menu is listed in settings/phone/ band tab
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Will this edit allow me to manually go back and forth between Edge and UMTS?
Can you tell me the location of the key you edited?
yes it will allow you to switch, the reg key is
HKLM\Software\OEM\PhoneSetting change the value from 0 to 1
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yes it will allow you to switch, the reg key is
HKLM\Software\OEM\PhoneSetting change the value from 0 to 1
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Awesome. Thanks very much for your reply.
I now have 2 drop down menus in the band tab under settings.
Select your network type with 3 choices:
1) Auto
2) GSM
3) WCDMA (Does WCDMA=UMTS, or 3G?)
Select your GSM/UMTS band:
1) Auto
2) GSM (900+1800)+UMTS(2100)
3) GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850)
4) UMTS(2100+800)
I'm on Cingular so I'd like to know which GSM band to use when I want to specify for my phone to only use GSM.
This could potentially save a large amount of battery resources for me and others that don't need 3G unless we really need the blazing speed...
Also, do you have to soft reset for the settings to take effect?
mbn said:
Awesome. Thanks very much for your reply. Forgive the noob question, but will I have to go into the registry to change back and forth, or will I be able to toggle UMTS/Edge from the today screen or a simple setting on the phone?
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that reg hack will give you the Band option in the phone settings, in there you can toggle back and forth
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Awesome. Thanks very much for your reply.
I now have 2 drop down menus in the band tab under settings.
Select your network type with 3 choices:
1) Auto
2) GSM
3) WCDMA (Does WCDMA=UMTS, or 3G?)
Select your GSM/UMTS band:
1) Auto
2) GSM (900+1800)+UMTS(2100)
3) GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850)
4) UMTS(2100+800)
I'm on Cingular so I'd like to know which GSM band to use when I want to specify for my phone to only use GSM.
This could potentially save a large amount of battery resources for me and others that don't need 3G unless we really need the blazing speed...
Also, do you have to soft reset for the settings to take effect?
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I edited my previous post which you VERY quickly replied to. Thanks for the fast response.
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I edited my previous post which you VERY quickly replied to. Thanks for the fast response.
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lol anyway, im not sure, i havent actually used the feature yet... but the wcdma does = 3g, umts.. and i think cingular in the use is 900 1800.. but try them one by one till you hit the right one.. and you shouldnt have to soft reset
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Awesome. Thanks very much for your reply.
I now have 2 drop down menus in the band tab under settings.
Select your network type with 3 choices:
1) Auto
2) GSM
3) WCDMA (Does WCDMA=UMTS, or 3G?)
Select your GSM/UMTS band:
1) Auto
2) GSM (900+1800)+UMTS(2100)
3) GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850)
4) UMTS(2100+800)
I'm on Cingular so I'd like to know which GSM band to use when I want to specify for my phone to only use GSM.
This could potentially save a large amount of battery resources for me and others that don't need 3G unless we really need the blazing speed...
Also, do you have to soft reset for the settings to take effect?
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Band setting that worked for me on Cingular is:
GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850)
I needed to stop all 'data calls' before it will allow the change so I went into memory under settings and stopped all programs that are data - for me it was Goodlink (called 'email' under the running programs). Then I put it into flight mode by clicking on the signal bar icon, waited a few seconds, and then turned flight mode off. That seemed to clear the data call. After turning off flight mode and waiting the 15 seconds before it will allow me to click on 'settings' in that dialog box, I made the switch to GSM.
To switch back to UMTS, I just repeated the steps.
This is a useful hack. Now I can test whether the poor battery life issue is Goodlink, or UMTS.
Thanks Shogun
Ok one more newb question! I unzipped it and it has two files. 0001 file and an html file. Do i load one of these and run it or do i load the hole zip file on to the 8525 and click it? Dont laugh its the first time i will load something on it. Thanks!
there should only be 1 file in that zip, should only be a cab file... if there are more then disregard the others and only load the cab file...
He did the same thing I did. When you unzip it, it says .cab file but winzip still shows the winzip icon on it and he unzipped it again. Just drag/copy the .cab file over only unzipping it one time!
rayzer1 said:
He did the same thing I did. When you unzip it, it says .cab file but winzip still shows the winzip icon on it and he unzipped it again. Just drag/copy the .cab file over only unzipping it one time!
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oh ok, i thought i must have somehow added more files then i needed... thanks for clearing that up
Thanks for this hack, I wasn't getting 3g at all before at home, now that I set it manually it is showing up "U" on my phone and i'm gettting 1010mbp/s speeds on data!
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Hey all
Back when i was using Black Majik, when I was connected to a UMTS network, the wireless Home plugin would show 'UMTS T-Mobile'
however, now, with the Schaps 3.60a rom, it only shows T-mobile, and with TNT it only shows TMobile
Is there any way possible to get it to show UMTS?
with thanks
also, which radio rom do you all reccommend for T-Mobile UK?
Im assuming you are in a 3G zone? Is 3G disabled via the comm manager or via the registry?
i know exactly what you mean! This is what i think is causing a problem with the network name not being sent to my Parrot 3200LS car kit.
Would be very glad of an answer to this.
I too noticed this problem and just assumed that it was a display setting as i've still seen the carrier signal thing in the top bar turn to the U for UMTS.
There are a couple of settings in your registry that control this.
Take a look at:
HKLM/SOFTWARE/OEM/PhoneSetting
There are two values here that are of interest.
The first one is Enable3GLongName. This should be turned on (set to 1).
The second value is for LongNamePrefix
This can basically be anything you want. UMTS is a bit of a favourite, but you could call it whatever you like (Next G in Australia for instance - it would display 'Next G Telstra').
Jasjamming's ROMs have these settings set by default whereas Schap's do not - thus the reason for the change to your operator display.
if that works mate you are an absolute hero!!! Just trying it now.
You are indeed a complete and total Hero! This worked for me, although Enable3GLongName was already enabled, changing the prefix from 3G to UMTS was the part that worked for me!
Now my parrot says UMTS T-Mobile again!! I really cant thank you enough mate!!
Cheers mate - glad I could help
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can this be lobbed into the wiki?! i'm not sure how to edit it, but if someone else is then great, otherwise i'll try and figure it out over the weekend!
Hey all. I use the old cycleBT utility to turn BT on and off constantly. I am looking for a utility that could sit in the start menu as a single program that would change my roaming settings from Sprint Only to Automatic, etc.
Has anyone come across such a utility. If not, is this something that could be done in Mortscript? Could anyone take a stab at it?
Thanks,
Josh
PS-I want to have this to save battery life and turn on roaming easily only when there is no signal at all. I work in a hospital and there is NO cell service in the basement and then I get one bar roaming and then back to sprint, etc...and it fries the battery
i too would like to request such a feature
I am not a programmer, but I have dabbled a little with mortscript. I was tweaking TalynOne's GPS script. I noticed that he made some registry edits, which worked well for changing battery and backlight timeouts. I don't have time to figure it out now, but if I did, I would start by getting cregedit (http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/?lang=en) and saving a copy of my registry. I would then change the setting to the other one, and compare the current registry to the saved registry. This would show me what key(s) were changed by changing the setting. I would then go about learning how to write a mortscript to change the registry settings. This is the hard part for me but I'm sure it's elementary for the programmers. There are lots of examples on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=289197
EDIT: dcd is right, no setting in registry. I'm out of ideas.
studentjunk said:
I am not a programmer, but I have dabbled a little with mortscript. I was tweaking TalynOne's GPS script. I noticed that he made some registry edits, which worked well for changing battery and backlight timeouts. I don't have time to figure it out now, but if I did, I would start by getting cregedit (http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/?lang=en) and saving a copy of my registry. I would then change the setting to the other one, and compare the current registry to the saved registry. This would show me what key(s) were changed by changing the setting. I would then go about learning how to write a mortscript to change the registry settings. This is the hard part for me but I'm sure it's elementary for the programmers. There are lots of examples on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=289197
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i believe that changing the setting sends a command to the radio. notice this setting survives a hard reset? my guess is that you will not find a setting in the registry. need to find a way of scripting epst or sending the command to the radio.
I hope this isn't too terribly off topic, but I really don't want to try this and incur a huge bill.
Does sprint still charge for roaming? Or is that a thing of the past? I remember accidentally making a couple roam calls not not seeing anything on my bill but I don't stay on the phone long to begin with sooooo....yeah.
I guess the main point I'm trying to get to is, are there any negative consequences for making roaming calls?
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I hope this isn't too terribly off topic, but I really don't want to try this and incur a huge bill.
Does sprint still charge for roaming? Or is that a thing of the past? I remember accidentally making a couple roam calls not not seeing anything on my bill but I don't stay on the phone long to begin with sooooo....yeah.
I guess the main point I'm trying to get to is, are there any negative consequences for making roaming calls?
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It is off topic, but it doesn't bother me. Hopefully won't bother others. I have gotten several bills over last 6 months with roaming calls. They reimbursed me because it's included in our plan. I would disable it on the phone and call them and see if they can disable it. If so, then then they will flag your account so if you get roaming charges, they can easily reimburse you.
Try this script - One Touch Toggle
You must have mortscript installed on your ppc in order for the script to work.
There will be two files in this zip.
1. Roaming Shortcut.lnk
2. Roaming Selection.mscr
Place the roaming shortcut.lnk in your \windows directory of pocket pc.
Place the roaming selection.mscr anywhere on your phone. You can tie it to a button if you place it under \Windows\start menu\programs
Run the roaming selection.mscr. It will aks you which of the 4 you would prefer Roaming, Sprint Only, Automatic or Toggle
It will default to Toggle if the time runs out.
Once you make your choice it will open the phone settings by use of the roaming shortcut.lnk.
It will then choose roaming and then it will pick the correct roaming selection and then exit out of both of the phone settings windows.
Before Toggle can be used you must first either select Roaming or Automatic.. from that point on the Toggle selection will go from either
Roaming or Automatic by itself.
Thanks
andason
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not what ya wanting?
Thanks a bajillion!!! Haven't been on in a while cause work's crazy...This works like a charm..
-Josh
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2182381#post2182381
glad it could help at least one person : )
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glad it could help at least one person : )
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Nice script. Great idea. It doesn't work for my Diamond because the screen mappings are for QVGA. I'm currently using your shortcut to at least save a few steps.
I looked at your script, and the Mortscript commands. I think it's a simple matter of remapping the mouse clicks for VGA. How does one go about determing the x and y locations on the screen?
Thanks!
snovvman said:
Nice script. Great idea. It doesn't work for my Diamond because the screen mappings are for QVGA. I'm currently using your shortcut to at least save a few steps.
I looked at your script, and the Mortscript commands. I think it's a simple matter of remapping the mouse clicks for VGA. How does one go about determing the x and y locations on the screen?
Thanks!
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Instead of trying to determine x and y locations, you could just give it commands to go up/down/left/right/center on the d-pad.
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Instead of trying to determine x and y locations, you could just give it commands to go up/down/left/right/center on the d-pad.
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Interesting. I might give that a try. Thanks.
andason said:
You must have mortscript installed on your ppc in order for the script to work.
There will be two files in this zip.
1. Roaming Shortcut.lnk
2. Roaming Selection.mscr
Place the roaming shortcut.lnk in your \windows directory of pocket pc.
Place the roaming selection.mscr anywhere on your phone. You can tie it to a button if you place it under \Windows\start menu\programs
Run the roaming selection.mscr. It will aks you which of the 4 you would prefer Roaming, Sprint Only, Automatic or Toggle
It will default to Toggle if the time runs out.
Once you make your choice it will open the phone settings by use of the roaming shortcut.lnk.
It will then choose roaming and then it will pick the correct roaming selection and then exit out of both of the phone settings windows.
Before Toggle can be used you must first either select Roaming or Automatic.. from that point on the Toggle selection will go from either
Roaming or Automatic by itself.
Thanks
andason
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All credits go to andason. I took his script and modified it to work with VGA. I remapped the screen coordinates and change the wait time on each action. I found the wait time did not need to be so long.
To use w/ VGA:
Download andason's zip, install as instructed, download my VGA script and replace his with mine. You will still need the .lnk file.
prerequsite:
You must have roaming enabled. If you do not, follow this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\InitProv\PhoneSetting
1) Change ItemCount to 3
2) Create new string (if doesn't exist): ItemName3 = Roaming. (Default = Automatic-B on my Diamond)
3) New Dword: ItemValue3 = 3
Soft reset. Go back to the settings you should now see roaming option.
Enjoy...
snovvman, you are the man! thanks for the VGA roaming script.
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snovvman, you are the man! thanks for the VGA roaming script.
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Right on, glad it works for you. Credit goes to andason for creating it in the first place!
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Right on, glad it works for you. Credit goes to andason for creating it in the first place!
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I've attached a modified VGA roaming script that simply toggles between Roaming and Automatic without showing the Mortscript choice menu. I have it mapped to a softkey so I can quickly toggle between the two.
andason or snowman,
Installing the zipped files as well as mortscript I get only as far as the Settings menu. I then have to manually toggle to Roaming, Settings and make the change. I made sure to insert the shortcuts file to the windows directory and the .mscr file to the programs folder so that I could shortcut to a button. Any ideas as to why it will not complete the toggle for me. Thanks in advance,
Gordon
I've been looking for something I can put in my startup folder to run when the phone boots to do the opposite. If I change my phone from "Automatic" to "Home Only" as soon as I even soft reset the setting is changed back.
Just recently called Telus to have them remove the roaming data charges ($32 for 4mb!) I got when I was near the border (didn't even cross). The person tried to look into a way to permanently disable roaming and after talking with their data department she said it was impossible and then tried to tell me I should get a BlackBerry.
I'll have to try some of the stuff in this thread later tonight.
I'm thinking of getting a Verizon Touch Pro when it's available.
Right now, my battery life on my Motorola Q is terrible. I live in an area where the signal is pretty poor and I think that's the main reason for the bad battery life.
If I go into the "secret" settings on the Q, I can change it to CDMA Only and that disables EvDO and probably gives me at least a 50% increase in battery life.
Unfortunately, it's pretty much of a PITA to go back and forth.
So, if I get a Touch Pro, I guess I have to hope that it's better at picking up a signal (probably not, right?) or that there's some way to put it into CDMA Only mode.
Does anyone know, for sure, that'll be possible?
Now, if that's possible, does a program already exists or could someone easily just write a program that would give me a program icon that if I click it, it toggles the phone between CDMA Only and Automatic? I'm thinking something like the nodata program that I've used before, but even better would be just click on the icon to toggle and no submenus to go through.
I know on the Q when I change back and forth, the change is immediate (Ev icon turns to 1x and vice versa as soon as I make the change), so if I had an icon to just make the change for me without digging through 4 menus to make a change, I might be able to live with just activating EvDO when I'm going to use it.
Any help is appreciated.
Thoughts?
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I'm thinking of getting a Verizon Touch Pro when it's available.
Right now, my battery life on my Motorola Q is terrible. I live in an area where the signal is pretty poor and I think that's the main reason for the bad battery life.
If I go into the "secret" settings on the Q, I can change it to CDMA Only and that disables EvDO and probably gives me at least a 50% increase in battery life.
Unfortunately, it's pretty much of a PITA to go back and forth.
So, if I get a Touch Pro, I guess I have to hope that it's better at picking up a signal (probably not, right?) or that there's some way to put it into CDMA Only mode.
Does anyone know, for sure, that'll be possible?
Now, if that's possible, does a program already exists or could someone easily just write a program that would give me a program icon that if I click it, it toggles the phone between CDMA Only and Automatic? I'm thinking something like the nodata program that I've used before, but even better would be just click on the icon to toggle and no submenus to go through.
I know on the Q when I change back and forth, the change is immediate (Ev icon turns to 1x and vice versa as soon as I make the change), so if I had an icon to just make the change for me without digging through 4 menus to make a change, I might be able to live with just activating EvDO when I'm going to use it.
Any help is appreciated.
Thoughts?
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I just upgraded from a q, i havent recieved my htc yet so ill try and help with your q problem.
First and foremost never ever let the battery run down. My q worked fine for a year and a half until tuesday the battery ran down and i got this
Anyway, make sure its not going out and checking your email every 1,5,10,15 minutes etc. That really kills the battery fast. Bluetooth too. When I disabled those i saw my battery life skyrocket, but it still went down pretty fast when i used the internet and camera. maybe those two things will help you in the interim though.
you think your moto q battery is bad wait til you get to the your touch pro. i forced my touch pro (data speeds sucked big ones) to 1x by going to settings phone and roaming i set it to roaming only? but that is a sprint version i dont know if verzion allows you to pick roaming only
benitojuarez, I appreciate it, but it's none of that. The reason for the bad battery life on the Q is that the signal is low and it's fluctuating between 1x and EvDO. When I set it to 1x only, the battery life is fine.
cjmedina, yes, I'm worried about that.
That's why I'm here. I'm still hoping someone could come up (either it exists already or someone could make it) with a little utility that when clicked would toggle between 1x (CDMA Only) and Automatic modes. I think I could live with that.
I can't imagine that'd be too difficult. You can force 1x on your Sprint, I can force 1x on my Q. The change takes effect immediately. There's got to be an easy way to program it to happen.
It sounds like you might benefit from this type of program as well. I know on my Q, I rarely switch back from 1x only, just because it's about a multi step process that's a slight PITA to make the change. If I had a one step process, I could leave it as 1x while it's just sitting around and quickly change it to EvDO when I want to use the net. At least that's how I envision it.
Lastly, I'm not certain that my Q hasn't just been defective for 2 years now. I even have the 2100mah Seidio battery and if i leave it as Automatic, I pretty much can't get a full day out of it. If I set it to 1x, I can make it though the day unless I use it real heavily.
I'm worried that unless the TP has a better radio, I might not even make it though the day on 1x only mode. I guess we'll see what happens.
Is there anyone who can assist here?
I can't imagine this is something too difficult. Everyone phone I've had so far allows it to be put into a 1x only mode.
With the work all of you guys do customizing, someone must have a good handle on what needs to be changed to put the phone into 1x mode.
Am I in the right place or should I have posted this in a different forum?
Well, hopefully, someone can come up with something...or point me to something that already exists.
Thanks!
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Is there anyone who can assist here?
I can't imagine this is something too difficult. Everyone phone I've had so far allows it to be put into a 1x only mode.
With the work all of you guys do customizing, someone must have a good handle on what needs to be changed to put the phone into 1x mode.
Am I in the right place or should I have posted this in a different forum?
Well, hopefully, someone can come up with something...or point me to something that already exists.
Thanks!
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I didn't come up with it but I have tested and it works like a charm.
To do this, you will need your MSL number, which only Sprint (or your provider) can provide you.
1) Open up the phone app and dial ##778# (PST).
2) You will be asked to enter your MSL. Enter it, and you will be brought into the provisioning of your phone.
3) From the top left, select Modem Settings
4) Preferred Mode: The Default is Automatic, which is the best available mode (EV that will roll back to 1X when EV is unavailable). There are times when you might be in a fringe area and your mode may cycle frequently and this can seriously drain your battery. Setting this to HDR will force EV-DO only if you demand an EV-DO connection. Changing this setting to CDMA Only will force the phone to ignore an EV-DO tower and maintain only a 1xRTT connection.
*Change your "Slot Cycle" while you are on this page to one so your phone polls towers every 2 sec instead of 5 sec. I did know about this trick but did not know the force 1xRTT was one of the setting on the same page.
here is the cab for roaming only un zip and install
mrrogers1, I appreciate the response, but, first of all I'm on Verizon.
On my Q, I can do ##*, go into the "secret" menu, to to the option to change it to CDMA only, save it and back out.
It's just too long a process to really do it frequently, so I just wind up leaving my phone in 1x mode and that stinks.
So, what I was looking for is just a program to install that would activate/deactivate that option by just clicking the program icon.
cjmedina, before I install that, can you tell me exactly what that is? Is it for Verizon? What do you mean by roaming only? I want 1x/CDMA only. Will it just disable roaming or is it a toggle thing? I don't want to risk installing something that's not easily reversible.
Roam only wouldn't really address this because if you (at least for me) roam in EVDO coverage the phone stays in that mode. Forcing 1x is something different all together.
Changing in the modem settings is it for now and works well.
I went from a 9c to a Diamond. Maybe the TP is much different but my Diamond signal strength is a little lower than my 9c.
Combine that with the Diamond/TP already bad heat issues, battery life I don't think you'll be happy with it.
Just go to reg and mimic these keys.. It will enable the ability to switch it on and off in the settings panel.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\PhoneSetting]
"HiddenModeOperationPage"=dword:0
"HiddenAlertPage"=dword:0
"HiddenNAMSelectPage"=dword:0
"HiddenAlertPage"=dword:0
"HiddenVoicePrivacyPage"=dword:0
I actually found this elsewhere and it works.
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Here is the Registry edit for enabling Hidden Phone Settings "Mode of Operation" option to pick 1X mode only.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\PhoneSetting
Change the option HiddenModeOperationPage from 1 to 0
Then go to Phone/menu/option/service/and check in the list, "Mode of Operation" should be at the bottom. You have 3 choices, Hybrid, EVDO, and 1X.
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With your way, it is supposed to appear somewhere else? You mention settings, but I don't see anything new there.
What does changing HiddenAlertPage, HiddenNAMSelectPage and HiddenVoicePrivacyPage to 0 do?
I'd still like an easier way to do it, like a toggle I can put in my start menu.
lexluthor said:
I actually found this elsewhere and it works.
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Here is the Registry edit for enabling Hidden Phone Settings "Mode of Operation" option to pick 1X mode only.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\PhoneSetting
Change the option HiddenModeOperationPage from 1 to 0
Then go to Phone/menu/option/service/and check in the list, "Mode of Operation" should be at the bottom. You have 3 choices, Hybrid, EVDO, and 1X.
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With your way, it is supposed to appear somewhere else? You mention settings, but I don't see anything new there.
What does changing HiddenAlertPage, HiddenNAMSelectPage and HiddenVoicePrivacyPage to 0 do?
The others were already defaulted to 1.
I'd still like an easier way to do it, like a toggle I can put in my start menu.
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Start> settings> phone
What would be really neat is an app that would force 1x unless you were in certain applications (like opera or you tube) and than switch to hybrid for the duration of the session.
-Space
For what it's worth, someone posted a mortscript over here
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=47045
that toggles 1x/hybrid.
Works pretty quickly too. I'm happy.
lexluthor said:
For what it's worth, someone posted a mortscript over here
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=47045
that toggles 1x/hybrid.
Works pretty quickly too. I'm happy.
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that post works great, one of the guys on the post made a program that lets you run a script that does it all for you whenever you wanna switch back and forth between 1x and hybrid.
mnasr87 said:
that post works great, one of the guys on the post made a program that lets you run a script that does it all for you whenever you wanna switch back and forth between 1x and hybrid.
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That script is probably the best option. Otherwise there's a registry key that enables the menu option, though I can't remember where it is. Verizon usually has the option disabled so the key needs to be added to the registry.
So I found through the Advanced Config a way to add a 3G on off button in the comm manager, but as we are CDMA it does not work for us. Can anyone confirm what this button is trying to do? Perhaps a redirect to the reg setting for hybrid/1x?
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http://www.fuzemobility.com/?p=555
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1) Open up the phone app and dial ##778# (PST).
2) You will be asked to enter your MSL. Enter it, and you will be brought into the provisioning of your phone.
3) From the top left, select Modem Settings
4) Preferred Mode: The Default is Automatic, which is the best available mode (EV that will roll back to 1X when EV is unavailable). There are times when you might be in a fringe area and your mode may cycle frequently and this can seriously drain your battery. Setting this to HDR will force EV-DO only if you demand an EV-DO connection. Changing this setting to CDMA Only will force the phone to ignore an EV-DO tower and maintain only a 1xRTT connection.
*Change your "Slot Cycle" while you are on this page to one so your phone polls towers every 2 sec instead of 5 sec. I did know about this trick but did not know the force 1xRTT was one of the setting on the same page.
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I know you noted that it wasn't your idea, but maan, did it work. Thank you so much. that was the last step I needed for my HTC Touch PRO to work on MetroPCS web... this is the easiest method (rather them editing registry)!! Thank you much.
Has anyone made this work on a Verizon HTC Touch Pro2?
My extended battery lasts about 12 hours (EVDO 0-1 bars in buildings) and I think this could help me.
The *-something and #-something numbers place a call that says invalid number. The registry edits don't make anything for Mode of Operation appear under "CDMA Services" on Phone Settings.
Help?
hi all,
just recently bought a hero and sorry for the noob questions. any help will be greatly appreciated.
1.) How do i activate the green notification light for any new notifications? so far i can only use the trackball to flash for a number of minutes and thats it.
2.) how can i permanently use 3g as a signal without switching back to edge? i prefer 3g because it is faster, but when i use the web, it reverts to edge making it slower when browsing. i want it never to switch back to edge just 3g.
3.) How do you update radio and rom? is it the same with winmo? i have a topaz and im currently using hero.
Thanks for any feedback!
So far the only answer i found was the notification light as a bug or a defect. line switching is still unsolved and updating.
orouborus said:
So far the only answer i found was the notification light as a bug or a defect. line switching is still unsolved and updating.
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1) It works as it is stated in the user's manual. How can you state that it is a bug or defect? Funny... Just because it works that way on Magic or G1 does not mean that it has to be the same on Hero.
2) You cannot as your phone will automatically switch between them when one another is not available. You phone will select 3G only if it is available around where you are. If it switches to Edge/GPRS/whatever, that means you don't have 3G signals around you.
3) There are 1.000 posts on the forum here regarding updating ROM, etc. Search is our best friend.
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2) You cannot as your phone will automatically switch between them when one another is not available. You phone will select 3G only if it is available around where you are. If it switches to Edge/GPRS/whatever, that means you don't have 3G signals around you.
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You can force HSDPA, but you do so at your own risk!
You need to download AnyCut from the Market and create new shortcut to the activity "Phone Info". From this short cut, you access a screen which gives lots of diagnostic info about the phones state and there is an option to "Set preferred network type". By default this is "WCDMA Preferred", but if you want to force to always use HSDPA you should select "WCDMA Only".
Note if you do this, your phone will never drop back to 2G, even if a 2G signal is available and a 3G one isn't.
I wouldn't advise playing around with any of the other options in this screen unless you know what you are doing!
Regards,
Dave
cokbok said:
1) It works as it is stated in the user's manual. How can you state that it is a bug or defect? Funny... Just because it works that way on Magic or G1 does not mean that it has to be the same on Hero.
2) You cannot as your phone will automatically switch between them when one another is not available. You phone will select 3G only if it is available around where you are. If it switches to Edge/GPRS/whatever, that means you don't have 3G signals around you.
3) There are 1.000 posts on the forum here regarding updating ROM, etc. Search is our best friend.
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thanks for the info about point 2.
Thanks again!
foxmeister said:
You can force HSDPA, but you do so at your own risk!
You need to download AnyCut from the Market and create new shortcut to the activity "Phone Info". From this short cut, you access a screen which gives lots of diagnostic info about the phones state and there is an option to "Set preferred network type". By default this is "WCDMA Preferred", but if you want to force to always use HSDPA you should select "WCDMA Only".
Note if you do this, your phone will never drop back to 2G, even if a 2G signal is available and a 3G one isn't.
I wouldn't advise playing around with any of the other options in this screen unless you know what you are doing!
Regards,
Dave
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very interesting. because for my topaz i always set it to wcdma only. willing to give it a try. where can i download it? do i need a gmail account for this? cant find it any website where it can be downloaded.
Android software is downloadable via the Android Market application on your hero - any purchases are made by using a google checkout account which is set up like paypal so you don't need to enter your details all the time...
Dayzee
Dayzee said:
Android software is downloadable via the Android Market application on your hero - any purchases are made by using a google checkout account which is set up like paypal so you don't need to enter your details all the time...
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i tried logging in the market and there are TONS of applications! had to make a gmail accouint for this. hehe!
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Ya!! What a great resource!! Very different to the WMo world and I like it a lot.....
Dayz
Hello, all.
I have 2 phones: IOLITE and Touch cruise.
I'm working in some place with strange GSM situation: my old cruise is on 3G network with full coverage, and Iolite shows 2G only status and low coverage..
Please assist how to solve the problem.
I checked my network connection properties on both telephones and it's configured for "Auto"...
Strange indeed..suppose you have the same operator for both? Or do you switch sim cards?
My experience is that I have better coverage with 2G than 3G. And therefor have a 2G/3G switch in my communicator.....also to save on battery.
Attached is a small program to check signal strength more in detail (per %). You can use to see how the pattern you describe develops. I do not use this programm anymore.
I have owned both a Touch cruise (Polaris) and have a Iolite now but can not say that there is a difference between the two (quality of radio).
Perhaps some other members can add.....
demon-resident: Maybe you already solved it. But for others. You must also look into Phone settings -> Band tab and keep both options on auto.
I suppose I have a RADIO problem - my IOLITE phone never gets 3G option...
May be some radio re-flash will solve this issue?
Or try hard-reset......back-up your data first......
can some one suggest me a new RADIO ?
Have not seen a seperate Iolite radio Rom circulating here.....only 0.41.30.12.....
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Have not seen a seperate Iolite radio Rom circulating here.....only 0.41.30.12.....
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This radio is with 3G function?
This is stock Iolite radio.....and for sure can handle 3G......
Check your boot screen which radio you have (when you do a soft reset).....the black screen with red letters....."R" is for radio.....
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This is stock Iolite radio.....and for sure can handle 3G......
Check your boot screen which radio you have (when you do a soft reset).....the black screen with red letters....."R" is for radio.....
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the radio is as previously mentioned - R 0.41.30.12
I performed a Hard Reset, but unfortunately I can't see a 3G icon on my phone...
May be I need to reflash a radio rom anyway?
If so, where can I get this radio?
Ask guys like Billabongstaff, serfer222 or roo303oom if they can make for you a seperate Iolite radio rom....install with RUU
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the radio is as previously mentioned - R 0.41.30.12
I performed a Hard Reset, but unfortunately I can't see a 3G icon on my phone...
May be I need to reflash a radio rom anyway?
If so, where can I get this radio?
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It's coming up.....thank "Le Chef"...... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=572713&page=93
demon-resident: Did you try to look at settings as I wrote i my previous post? Try to look in Phone setting options. One tab is called Network and this is not as important as another tab called Band. In that Band tab, try to manualy select different options from the list (Select your network type and Select your GSM/UMTS band) and apply those settings. You will see, if something changes.
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demon-resident: Did you try to look at settings as I wrote i my previous post? Try to look in Phone setting options. One tab is called Network and this is not as important as another tab called Band. In that Band tab, try to manualy select different options from the list (Select your network type and Select your GSM/UMTS band) and apply those settings. You will see, if something changes.
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On "Network Type" I have next options: Auto, GSM, WCDMA
On "Band": Auto, UMTS(850+1900)+GSM(850+1900)
I suppose that I have no GSM 1800, UMTS 2100, UMTS 850 etc...
It looks like I have a BAD ROM version
There are meanwhile some nice custom Rom's available to choose from......give it a go....
demon-resident: Yes, that is the core of your problem. Network type is ok, but in band, you should have these options: Auto, GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(900+2100), GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850) and UMTS(2100+800). New ROM should solve the problem.
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demon-resident: Yes, that is the core of your problem. Network type is ok, but in band, you should have these options: Auto, GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(900+2100), GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850) and UMTS(2100+800). New ROM should solve the problem.
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Yes,
please can you provide me with link to new ROM with stable radio inside.
I prefer an original ROM..
demon-resident: Try this one -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522934
This rom is with standard Iolite radio as you now have......
Frank Caarls said:
This rom is with standard Iolite radio as you now have......
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The ROM has been downloaded.
But to flash it I need a Iolite Hard-SPL Unlocker...
I downloaded it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=552481 but I have a problem with openning the EXE file inside the zip. This may be a problem of the file, or may be a problem with my PC. It strange, but no problems with other files....
Can some one "repack" it for me? or may be some one has an alternative link with other "unlocker"?...
I posted this question on the "Hard SPL" post.. but no answer till now.