Can i turn off LTE? Or do i have to wait for a user-friendly root method?
Jamesyboy said:
Can i turn off LTE? Or do i have to wait for a user-friendly root method?
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pretty much unfortunately.
Also, how do i turn off cellular data? I know this is blasphemy, but im coming from and iphone and i want to be able to force wifi when needed, and ensure there is no cell data usage when i want.
What if we have already rooted our phone, how do i turn off lte now?
Sorry this is my first android phone.
mclaughlinar said:
What if we have already rooted our phone, how do i turn off lte now?
Sorry this is my first android phone.
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How'd you root? Which method?
Jamesyboy said:
How'd you root? Which method?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504218
Jamesyboy said:
Also, how do i turn off cellular data? I know this is blasphemy, but im coming from and iphone and i want to be able to force wifi when needed, and ensure there is no cell data usage when i want.
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Hi just put this on your Home on your phone. Works so well Very tiny widget turns on and off the Data.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.farproc.data.enabler#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDUwMSwiY29tLmZhcnByb2MuZGF0YS5lbmFibGVyIl0.
Jamesyboy said:
Also, how do i turn off cellular data? I know this is blasphemy, but im coming from and iphone and i want to be able to force wifi when needed, and ensure there is no cell data usage when i want.
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I know its cumbersome, but until we have roms with custom toggles in the notification bar pulldown, go to settings > wireless and networks > mobile networks > uncheck data enabled.
I don't have a note, but this has been the same on both my infuse and captivate. Should be the same or similar for the note. Yeah its cumbersome, but it works.
Also, if you stay connected to the same wifi, it shouldn't use data anyways, but I suppose this way makes sure.
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Blown, welchert, and various. Thanks so much for making an android noob feel at home! While the LTE issue isnt resolved, a major worry of mine is!
No problem. And I'm not exactly sure, but there may be some code that you can dial to force 3g data only. I know for my infuse there are codes to force edge, but I have no clue about lte. Anybody with any knowledge of this should definitely chime in, because once I get my note ill definitely be interested in turning of lte as well.
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If you arent in an LTE supported area you have no worries. ATTs network isnt like verizons where the phone will constantly be looking for LTE. If you are in an LTE area and just dont want to use it you will have to alter APN settings to one that only uses H+. You should be able to use the same settings from an H+ only phone.
Just go in settings, wireless network, mobile network,network mode... And you should see this
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big samm said:
Just go in settings, wireless network, mobile network,network mode... And you should see this
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Ahhh nice to see they integrated the option
Jamesyboy said:
Also, how do i turn off cellular data? I know this is blasphemy, but im coming from and iphone and i want to be able to force wifi when needed, and ensure there is no cell data usage when i want.
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I just enter airplane mode and then turn back on the wifi if I want to make I am only using wifi connection.
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big samm said:
Just go in settings, wireless network, mobile network,network mode... And you should see this
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unfortunately that option isn't in the at&t version... i live in an lte area, but for battery reasons i may want to turn it off some of the time, but not something as difficult as changing apn settings every time.
If there's no easy option i'll just deal with it.
yea um like the user mc said its not there and no good reason why they didnt put it there...
Maybe because your devices are locked to Att.
Mine is form bell here in Canada but its unlocked!
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drksilenc said:
yea um like the user mc said its not there and no good reason why they didnt put it there...
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does the widge work? (from link above)
As expected, stock at&t ROM doesn't have that simple option to choose which of those 3 data options you want. I'm not surprised considering stock Skyrocket also doesn't give you this option.
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If you arent in an LTE supported area you have no worries. ATTs network isnt like verizons where the phone will constantly be looking for LTE. If you are in an LTE area and just dont want to use it you will have to alter APN settings to one that only uses H+. You should be able to use the same settings from an H+ only phone.
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Verizon doesn't search for LTE constantly if you aren't in an LTE area.
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In the (likely) event that the Thunderbolt is rooted, will 4G data be able to be transmitted through the Wireless Tether app on the market, or is that app limited to 3G? I don't know how it works with the Evo and Wi-Max, but I assume it'll be the same for the Thunderbolt, no? 4G hotspot sounds awesome to me...
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4g gets utilized on the epic 4g on sprnt with wireless tether
But it has to hve wimax enabled before you open the app, it doesn't make the transistion from 3g to 4g on its own even if you turn 4g on afterwards so I'm guessing itsgonna work the same
Also, I haven't used wireless tether because of sprints hotspot app (they say it requires $30 but it works great for me ) but that's what I unerstand about it.
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Good insight. Thanks for the information!
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If its like the Incredible and EVO, EPST access should work to make tethering free with the official app that comes pre-loaded on the ThunderBolt. Which I assume works with Hotspot switching from 3G to 4G and vice versa when its in range without having do anything special.
rumor has it that the LTE handoff issue that was found to cause the delay of the phone as tweeted by black_man_x, was possibly having to do with the Hotspot app not handing off data control to 3G when 4G was not available and vice versa for Wifi.
That... would be sweet. Usually built-in apps for tethering/hotspot are among the best. Well, in the case of the Droid X, that was true until Wireless Tether supported infrastructure mode... now that's a lot better, too.
Sounds good to me... waiting for the phone to come out is the hardest part for many of us now.
If you attempt to use the built in app, and they charge extra for that, do you get any kind of warning beforehand? Or do you just get a surprise on your bill?
Sprint does not charge for the use of wireless tether but if you use their hotspot they do charge. I don't know if they have the ability to figure out whether you're using tether or they don't care. Now with Verizon LTE who knows?
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Kinda offtopic but what happened to the most where you can simply delete part of the email address identifier that vzw sees? To use the stoxk tether Does this no longer work?
PS. I forget where those 2 ids are so I'd someone can chime in to refresh my memory that be great
Exeodus said:
If you attempt to use the built in app, and they charge extra for that, do you get any kind of warning beforehand? Or do you just get a surprise on your bill?
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You will get a warning if you are not subscribed to a tethering plan. When you tether with the built in app (unmodded) the first webpage you will see from your pc is a VZW page to subscribe to mobile hotspot tethering plan. At this point you simply stop and no charges. From my own experiences.
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On a somewhat related note, we have some time to figure that out. As a promotion, vzw is allowing free use of the hotspot app on the tb until may 11th!
They told me that the mobile hotspot feature is free for now. I tested it out and it is. Not sure if this is just for new customers or not.
JFMFT said:
In the (likely) event that the Thunderbolt is rooted, will 4G data be able to be transmitted through the Wireless Tether app on the market, or is that app limited to 3G? I don't know how it works with the Evo and Wi-Max, but I assume it'll be the same for the Thunderbolt, no? 4G hotspot sounds awesome to me...
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I just finished rooting my TB about an hour ago and finally got the wireless tether app to work. I'm currently running off of it while typing this post on my laptop and it appears to be using the 4G without any issue. It's pretty quick if you have bars showing. I also installed the setcpu and changed the setting to performance. Gotta love this device. Next thing I want to do is hook up my Xbox to my TB while using the wireless tether app and see how well it performs. Cheers!
when I got my phone they included tethering for free, and my xoom can see the tether, how smart are they?
I am a long time verizon cust and I have been through many android phones with them, this is a promo if you buy the phone before may 15th or something, they told me it will continue to be free but anyone who buys it after may will have to pay for tethering. Always ask for promos anytime you are in the store, sometimes they can just apply it without buying hardware, if they like you.
destroyerbmx said:
when I got my phone they included tethering for free, and my xoom can see the tether, how smart are they?
I am a long time verizon cust and I have been through many android phones with them, this is a promo if you buy the phone before may 15th or something, they told me it will continue to be free but anyone who buys it after may will have to pay for tethering. Always ask for promos anytime you are in the store, sometimes they can just apply it without buying hardware, if they like you.
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It's a promo that will last until April or May 15th. I forget. After that, I believe it's an additional 20 dollar charge with a 2GB cap. When you get the tethering app working after rooting your TB, then you don't have to worry about using the hotspot anymore. You can use your tethering app without any cap.
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Kinda offtopic but what happened to the most where you can simply delete part of the email address identifier that vzw sees? To use the stoxk tether Does this no longer work?
PS. I forget where those 2 ids are so I'd someone can chime in to refresh my memory that be great
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Are you talking about the M.IP setting that has [email protected] and @dun.vzw3g.com? If so try ##778 send enter 6 0s (000000) and go through the settings till you find username and take the dun. Out and save it. If it is the same as all the other HTC phones that is. It might be a different username because of 4g but the concept is the same, make the dun password the same as the regular one.
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So is the Promo for Free Hotspot Free forever or just now untill the end date? Can comone confirm this?
HorsexD said:
So is the Promo for Free Hotspot Free forever or just now untill the end date? Can comone confirm this?
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I believe the free hotspot option ends on May 15th.
I hope wireless tether is faster. Mobile hotspot I was getting 3 mbps.
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I can personally confirm wireless tether from the market works on the thunderbolt once rooted.
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I believe the free hotspot option ends on May 15th.
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I can confirm that the best buy and verizon guy told me this they will charge after the day
1. If you cannot get into HBOOT or recovery, go in settings, battery and turn off fast boot.
2. If you need data and voice at the same time, go settings, mobile data and change the network to CDMA/LTE.
3. If you need SmartSync disabled, there is an app in the market for that (SmartSync Disabler). If you don't know what SmartSync is, you don't need the app. LOL
I will expand this as things come up.
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dsb9938 said:
1. If you cannot get into HBOOT or recovery, go in settings, battery and turn off fast boot.
2. If you need data and voice at the same time, go settings, mobile data and change the network to CDMA/LTE.
3. If you need SmartSync disabled, there is an app in the market for that (SmartSync Disabler). If you don't know what SmartSync is, you don't need the app. LOL
I will expand this as things come up.
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Are you saying with #2 that SVDO IS POSSIBLE while only on Verizon's 3G network? (data on 3G voice on 1X-Advanced) Or do you have to do this to get SVDO while on 4G? (data on 4G voice on 3G)? I am assuming the latter...
Where's the option to change network? Can't see it on mine
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BFirebird101 said:
Where's the option to change network? Can't see it on mine
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Under "Preferred Network", is set to "Global" by default.
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bakemcbride21 said:
Are you saying with #2 that SVDO IS POSSIBLE while only on Verizon's 3G network? (data on 3G voice on 1X-Advanced) Or do you have to do this to get SVDO while on 4G? (data on 4G voice on 3G)? I am assuming the latter...
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I'm hoping so, although I heard a rep said it wasn't possible.. can someone with a DNA confirm whether it works with these settings?
From what I have been told, it only works on 4G, but I don't have any 3G areas around me to test it.
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dsb9938 said:
From what I have been told, it only works on 4G, but I don't have any 3G areas around me to test it.
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Wow, I just realized you're in Edison lol. That's 20 minutes away from me - I'm in Holmdel and yeah, there aren't really any 3g areas around here.. just the occasional (very random) 3g for s few seconds then back to 4g..
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3. If you need SmartSync disabled, there is an app in the market for that (SmartSync Disabler).
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I have searched for this but it is no where in the store? Any idea why?
xShin said:
Wow, I just realized you're in Edison lol. That's 20 minutes away from me - I'm in Holmdel and yeah, there aren't really any 3g areas around here.. just the occasional (very random) 3g for s few seconds then back to 4g..
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Live in Sussex...work in Newark...yeah no 3G anywhere for you guys...I'm still bathed in up here..lol
The demo unit at the Rockaway Mall is live...I'll stop by and change that setting and see if it does. It DID NOT work when I tried it on Wednesday but I am assuming it was set to global mode. It probably won't work but I'm passing by there today anyway.
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From what I have been told, it only works on 4G, but I don't have any 3G areas around me to test it.
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Switching to CDMA/LTE won't enable SVDO.
The MDM9615 in its current configuration doesn't support SVDO and this can be seen in another phone (iPhone 5).
If you want to look at the technical reasons (for iPhone 5 as an example), HTC probably did it to keep the phone so slim and less of a brick.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6295/...ous-voice-and-lte-or-evdo-svlte-svdo-support-
adrynalyne said:
Switching to CDMA/LTE won't enable SVDO.
The MDM9615 in its current configuration doesn't support SVDO and this can be seen in another phone (iPhone 5).
If you want to look at the technical reasons (for iPhone 5 as an example), HTC probably did it to keep the phone so slim and less of a brick.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6295/...ous-voice-and-lte-or-evdo-svlte-svdo-support-
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Will need to look at the FCC docs to be 100% sure on the capability of SVDO and this device.
It's not about the MDM9615 chip config, its about the lack of transmissions and such that limited the iP5, as svdo requires multiple paths.
I'd be surprised if its not supported here on this device for VZ to be honest... The reason iP5 lacks it was merely bc they wanted to cover more LTE bands with one device as opposed to many devices...
This being on VZ I'd think it'd be implemented....less they made other decisions for some reason...need look over FCC doc to see.
In the end looks like a solid device you guys have regardless!
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sgt. slaughter said:
Will need to look at the FCC docs to be 100% sure on the capability of SVDO and this device.
It's not about the MDM9615 chip config, its about the lack of transmissions and such that limited the iP5, as svdo requires multiple paths.
I'd be surprised if its not supported here on this device for VZ to be honest... The reason iP5 lacks it was merely bc they wanted to cover more LTE bands with one device as opposed to many devices...
This being on VZ I'd think it'd be implemented....less they made other decisions for some reason...need look over FCC doc to see.
In the end looks like a solid device you guys have regardless!
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That was what I was referring to regarding config and the 9615 and using different paths, which, according to the Anandtech article, adds thickness and weight. I figured the paths were directly related to the 9615.
My bad.
dsb9938 said:
1. If you cannot get into HBOOT or recovery, go in settings, battery and turn off fast boot.
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If you don't want to turn off fast boot. You can hold power button and restart. When you see the screen off(no backlight) then hold volume down button. You'll get it.
xShin said:
Wow, I just realized you're in Edison lol. That's 20 minutes away from me - I'm in Holmdel and yeah, there aren't really any 3g areas around here.. just the occasional (very random) 3g for s few seconds then back to 4g..
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I grew up in Holmdel parents still live there. My girlfriend and I bought a house in Matawan. Small world and I bet I know you!
You can find 3g on van brackel road on the hills.
Love this phone
adrynalyne said:
That was what I was referring to regarding config and the 9615 and using different paths, which, according to the Anandtech article, adds thickness and weight. I figured the paths were directly related to the 9615.
My bad.
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No worries.
Yeah it would add weight and such if apple wanted to keep the current antenna design and add the path ontop of it, is the way I look at it.
If I get time ill look around and see on the DNA bc ill be stunned if it doesn't support it.... That is less HTC went to a diff antennae design somewhat themselves too...which is possible.
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how do you boot into recovery? whats the button combo?
Hold down volume down while pressing the power button
Dri94 said:
how do you boot into recovery? whats the button combo?
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The program WiFi Tether for Root Users works for those that are rooted with these settings:
Change the Device-Profile to HTC Rezound (LTE/CDMA/GSM)
Change Setup-Method to Netd-Ndc (master)
Add encryption, change passphrase, and change SSID as needed.
docnok63 said:
The program WiFi Tether for Root Users works for those that are rooted with these settings:
Change the Device-Profile to HTC Rezound (LTE/CDMA/GSM)
Change Setup-Method to Netd-Ndc (master)
Add encryption, change passphrase, and change SSID as needed.
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It works fine as generic with the routing fix too.
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sgt. slaughter said:
No worries.
Yeah it would add weight and such if apple wanted to keep the current antenna design and add the path ontop of it, is the way I look at it.
If I get time ill look around and see on the DNA bc ill be stunned if it doesn't support it.... That is less HTC went to a diff antennae design somewhat themselves too...which is possible.
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Some tests I ran came up with these results:
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Showing that I was on 3G:
My office is notorious for bad cell phone signal. For some reason in the office my Galaxy s4 seems to connect to 3g, which barely has any signal, until I reboot at which point it connects to the 4g network with one bar, which is still allot better than its 3g signal. My rezound always connected via 4g and it was fast enough to tether my Kindle, nexus 7, and laptop.
Any suggestions to improve signal or make it connect to 4g instead of 3g without rebooting?
a bunch of us friends get together every wednesday night at this chili's near our house and for some reason the second we go inside our 4G drops out. we all have samsung phones, note 2's, S3's and now my S4 and the best way we found to restore our 4G when in the building, toggle airplane mode on and off. we go from having no 4G, to full blown 4G
I agree
Use this app to force lte only http://db.tt/6emsIZZE
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cell128 said:
Use this app to force lte only http://db.tt/6emsIZZE
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Which app is this? I used to use LTE switch on my rezound. I could set it for LTE, CDMA and it would cut out 3g entirely. Most of the time my rezound preferred 4g, but would occasionally revert back to 3G. LTE switch or any other of the Play store LTE toggle apps do not work on the S4.....So what makes this one different?
Edit.... Ok so I installed it.....First THANK YOU. It's just like LTE switch...but it is slightly different. LTE switch had more radio options/combinations. WCdma would make the rezound lock up and go into an endless reboot cycle, so you had to use Cdma auto prl for 3g. But it had the standard LTE, CDMA, EVDO for 4G, 3G, and 1x. LTE only will not allow phone calls. so I used LTE, CDMA. Will the LTE/CDMA auto (prl) on this keep it from going to 3g like I had on the rezound?
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Which app is this? I used to use LTE switch on my rezound. I could set it for LTE, CDMA and it would cut out 3g entirely. Most of the time my rezound preferred 4g, but would occasionally revert back to 3G. LTE switch or any other of the Play store LTE toggle apps do not work on the S4.....So what makes this one different?
Edit.... Ok so I installed it.....First THANK YOU. It's just like LTE switch...but it is slightly different. LTE switch had more radio options/combinations. WCdma would make the rezound lock up and go into an endless reboot cycle, so you had to use Cdma auto prl for 3g. But it had the standard LTE, CDMA, EVDO for 4G, 3G, and 1x. LTE only will not allow phone calls. so I used LTE, CDMA. Will the LTE/CDMA auto (prl) on this keep it from going to 3g like I had on the rezound?
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Doesn't seem to be in my case. The phone still defaults to 3g. Hopefully a sim card swap fixes it. If not, we're looking at warranty exchanges.
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najaboy said:
Doesn't seem to be in my case. The phone still defaults to 3g. Hopefully a sim card swap fixes it. If not, we're looking at warranty exchanges.
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Yeah this sucks. If I hit LTE it will switch to 4g and then I go back to lte/cdma/auto, and will switch back to 3g. If it had the ability to block evdo than it would stay in 4g or 1x only. Maybe this can be tweaked? The rezound had a number sequence you could dial to get into the same menu that lte switch would give you.
New sim fixed the issue for me.
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Who developed this app and is it safe? Not that I think you are out to cause harm, but side-loading apps merits these questions and concerns.
jsz3us said:
Who developed this app and is it safe? Not that I think you are out to cause harm, but side-loading apps merits these questions and concerns.
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It looks like this is just the Phone Info shortcut app.
Phone Info is an android system app (pre loaded), this app is just a shortcut to it (rather than using a long dialer code to get in).
I tried the long dialer code (*#*#4636#*#*) but that did not work. This app did the trick for me. Many thanks for posting it.
This also happens to me....see below. It shows i have 4G, but isn't connecting to it.
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Swapped sim card - no change
factory reset - no change
enabled global mode - no change
Anyone have any luck with a warranty replacement? I'm starting to think I'm going to have to wait for an update.
Hey people I understand sprints network is unlimited etc.... but me and the other person on my line are rooted and we tether he used probably near 15-20gb i used probably about 5 and ever since the 30th of december my 4g connection has been unreliable to the point where i have to turn on 3g to use the internet or it will just hang at loading the website or the app i even did a speedtest with other people that have sprint in my area they easily get over 10mbps while i cant even get 1mbps unless i throw 3g on..... my question is can i do anything about this? we both have sprint note 3s stock rooted i checked the towers in my area all are good! I called sprint they made me do a network reset etc update profile and prl nothing changed! please help
Could be defective but I don't think you're being throttled. Try taking the battery out for a few minutes.
jamal717 said:
Hey people I understand sprints network is unlimited etc.... but me and the other person on my line are rooted and we tether he used probably near 15-20gb i used probably about 5 and ever since the 30th of december my 4g connection has been unreliable to the point where i have to turn on 3g to use the internet or it will just hang at loading the website or the app i even did a speedtest with other people that have sprint in my area they easily get over 10mbps while i cant even get 1mbps unless i throw 3g on..... my question is can i do anything about this? we both have sprint note 3s stock rooted i checked the towers in my area all are good! I called sprint they made me do a network reset etc update profile and prl nothing changed! please help [/QUOTE
My wife and I are with Sprint as well and we both strongly believe that Sprint throttles 4g LTE at 5 gb download. Every month when I hit 5 gb I can't connect to 4g until the next billing cycle. We are going to see how Spark is this year and if it's as piss poor as the current 4g we are jumping over to AT&T.
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w7excursion said:
Could be defective but I don't think you're being throttled. Try taking the battery out for a few minutes.
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Sprint has to be throttling I know my device is not defective it just so happens it's happening to both lines on my account we both used a decent amount of data I wonder if there is some sort of work around
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jamal717 said:
Sprint has to be throttling I know my device is not defective it just so happens it's happening to both lines on my account we both used a decent amount of data I wonder if there is some sort of work around
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Call and if they can't fix it on the spot demand credits to your account!
idone said:
Call and if they can't fix it on the spot demand credits to your account!
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Agreed. If you aren't in a roaming area, they shouldn't be throttling you. Make sure that you update your PRL and profile, reboot, then call them. There are a lot of factors, including times of day, towers from which you're pulling, &c. They know this info, so I suggest that have your facts before calling.
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jamal717 said:
Sprint has to be throttling I know my device is not defective it just so happens it's happening to both lines on my account we both used a decent amount of data I wonder if there is some sort of work around
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No throttling. 5gb isn't anything. I've used close to 100gb with no problems. For years I've easily gone over that 5gb mark. Someone here in another thread used almost 200gb. Just sounds like tower overload. New customers around Christmas time makes sense. Sprint should be able to see that.
Edit: For anyone that wants to see the unthrottled usage lol http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2592679&page=4
I'm having a similar issue. Will have to keep a close eye on it. I thought it was just my phone or the towers acting funny
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w7excursion said:
No throttling. 5gb isn't anything. I've used close to 100gb with no problems. For years I've easily gone over that 5gb mark. Someone here in another thread used almost 200gb. Just sounds like tower overload. New customers around Christmas time makes sense. Sprint should be able to see that.
Edit: For anyone that wants to see the unthrottled usage lol http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2592679&page=4
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Ya if data is not fast enough to stream some video in an area with lte coverage I would call and see whats up. Or go take your phone to another of the same model and compare signal strength. You can go into testing settings and make sure both are on same tower and see actual signal dBm.
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Good lord that's a lot of premium data lol. Should be a sin to use that much but it's not on Sprint .
w7excursion said:
....... it's not on Sprint .
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Yes that is sprint lte at its best I love this phone/service. I cant see me needing spark untill phones have 4k displays and 4k video out. Maybe for really congested/populated cities its needed. wimax never made it here and lte is pretty new for us too, spark is probably years away for me anyways.
So, I upgraded from the EVO 4G LTE today...
Now at home I can only get 3G instead of LTE!
I could get LTE on the EVO 4G LTE here before, now it's just 3G!
I do get better bars, though.
I have updated the profile and PRL
Is Sprint Spark running off different towers than regular LTE or something? That is the only thing I can think of that would do this.
Any ideas? I know LTE works near Sprint HQ.
Kind of bites, as now I will have to rely on wireless due to Sprint's abysmal 3G network...
Let me know if you have any ideas.
Try settings, network tab, more, mobile networks, network mode. Change it from global to lte/cdma. It seemed to work for me. Same issue.
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Try settings, network tab, more, mobile networks, network mode. Change it from global to lte/cdma. It seemed to work for me. Same issue.
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Yep works. I did it and drove around a bit and it picked up Sprint Spark LTE. When I got back home, it is now on LTE with half bars (30 Mbps - 45 Mbps_ so I am happy :good:
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Curiously, this has come back. LTE tries to connect, but then drops to 3G.
Wondering if it's possibly just a tower issue by my home.
It could possibly be because the Evo LTE has 2 radios, while the spark devices only have 1. I've noticed that if I lose connection for any short amount of time, it drops to 3G and stays there for a long time.
I've found that if I
1) Place LG G3 next to window
2 Restart the phone
It jumps to LTE Spark. Otherwise, it defaults to 3G.
I get strong 3G and weak LTE inside, so I imagine the phone thinks I want the stronger connection over the faster one
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I've found that if I
1) Place LG G3 next to window
2 Restart the phone
It jumps to LTE Spark. Otherwise, it defaults to 3G.
I get strong 3G and weak LTE inside, so I imagine the phone thinks I want the stronger connection over the faster one
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Do you have connections optimizer turned off?
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Do you have connections optimizer turned off?
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Yes, I had to turn that off immediately because it kept pushing me back on Wireless automatically.
I reproduced this problem elsewhere in my city, where - after a reboot - the phone jumped to LTE Spark.
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Yes, I had to turn that off immediately because it kept pushing me back on Wireless automatically.
I reproduced this problem elsewhere in my city, where - after a reboot - the phone jumped to LTE Spark.
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Have you tried toggling airplane mode when this happens? To get the radios to reset? Works on my S5. If I drive through a particular part of town my device drops to 3G and won't jump back to 4G without either e reboot or a data radio reset. I've heard the problem has something to do with certain towers needing updates.
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Have you tried toggling airplane mode when this happens? To get the radios to reset? Works on my S5. If I drive through a particular part of town my device drops to 3G and won't jump back to 4G without either e reboot or a data radio reset. I've heard the problem has something to do with certain towers needing updates.
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That - and the power off/on trick - both work about half the time.
I'm not sure why it is so inconsistent
I use LTE Discovery to reset data sometimes to get LTE connection. Much better solution than a reboot. Plus many other benefits on the app.
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That's awesome; I didn't know about that program.
Kujila said:
That's awesome; I didn't know about that program.
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Welcome sir, because I'm a nerd, I have that program alert when I'm under spark band
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This is what worked for me...but it resets your phone.
In your Sprint dialer, dial: ##72786#
That should reset your phone completely and give you consistent 4g lte. I had the same problem and thought i was going to have to return the g3, but fortunately that method of resetting fixed my problem. Just to note, hard resetting through the settings menu does not work the same for this situation.
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Yea and when u go into certain buildings thw phone drops to 3g only
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Old thread i know, but this has something to do with the signal threshold. I have been dealing with it for years. Basically if i understand it correctly it will drop to 3g when 4g hots a certain signal threshold. I have found though that even with full 3g signal it is still increddibly slow compared to barely any 4g signal as far as data is concerned. The phone just thinks you are better off with the stronger 3g signal. It is good to hear i am not the only one who thi ks Sprints 3g is pitiful. I cannot load anything with it.....most webpages and apps give up before they load from 3g. I use Intelli3g to force my phone to stay on 4g because I have found that even the weakest 4g is better than my best 3g signal. Although using Intelli3g takes a bit of modding to your phone.... On the LG G3 ls990 it requires root...which is easy....but also twrp manager installed ...then you have to flash Xposed framework.....can be a bit scary but possible. This is the only way I know of to force your phone to stay connected to any signal 4g 3g 2g ect....just select fast network and slow network and flick the switch. This was a must app for me because where i am....signal is the worst. Screenshot of the app I use...