In the mediapad you have no way to say only use 3G/HSDPA as a mode directly. However it has an option saying only use 2G.
The problem i see is that with no option to say only use a 3G network, the tab is far to happy to switch into a 2G network which is a very irritating headache.
Even if i manually go to the network and select the 3G network it switches back to a 2G network.
However this is not a network issue, since my Sony Arc phone and my Huawei 3G dongle work flawlessly in such situations. I tested to ensure it was not an network issue.
Is there anyway to ensure it only uses a 3G network?
I have the same thing, problem switching from edge/2g to 3g/h.
Get anycut from mar..google play and create a shortcut to the activity listed as testing.
Standard setting is wcdma preferred.
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mangoman said:
I have the same thing, problem switching from edge/2g to 3g/h.
Get anycut from mar..google play and create a shortcut to the activity listed as testing.
Standard setting is wcdma preferred.
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I download anycut Play, and created selected the Activity Shortcut called Testing.
However I don't see an option for wcdma.
The options in testing are Tablet Info | Battery Info | Usage statistics | Wifi info | MMI Test
Tablet info, there you should see preferred network.
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Darn, did not noticed the option right above the button. Thanks found it. Much appreciated.
thanks I have the same problem with the latest ICS rc and I solve it with anycut
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How can I disable 3G and only use EDGE for Internet Connections?
Maybe it safes some battery as mine sucks like hell... even more than my (old) iPhone4 which I try to replace but I am not yet convinced by this phone and OS yet...
I havent found it too ..
on android phones its in main settings, wireless and networks, then hit the use 2g only checkbox.
Go to Settings/Wireless Network/Mobile Network/Network Mode/ Select GSM ONLY.
That will get you 2g data. Hit the thanks button if it helps.
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How can I disable 3G and only use EDGE for Internet Connections?
Maybe it safes some battery as mine sucks like hell... even more than my (old) iPhone4 which I try to replace but I am not yet convinced by this phone and OS yet...
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Thanks!
I found this setting but thought this would disable all internet connection...
I've spend over a month trying to battle the issues with not able to use Live services and Marketplace over the 3G connection.
I've been back and forth with plenty of hard resets adviced by Zune support - no change.
I've been back and forth with plenty of hard resets adviced by WinPhone support - no change.
I've even swapped SIM cards - no help.
Issue:
You can't download apps/music or stream music using 3G. On wifi it works fine.
Reason:
HTC WiFi bug goes deeper than we think. It's not just being or not being able to run 3G and WiFi together or low WiFi signal. But if you at times try and download or ugrade using WiFi and use 2G mode at the same time - you will get this. As soon as you switch from 2g to 3g and switch off wifi - nothing will download off your marketplace.
Solution:
I've reproduced it many many times. However, it will only happen if your SIM doesn't have APN settings on it i.e. non-contract phones using certain pay as you go networks i.e. Tesco, Lyca, Giffgaff, Talktalk
When you go 2g/3g swapping and use wifi - the phone forgets your APN settings. Once you switch to 3g, go to APN settings, edit your password by writing your password again and save it. Restart phone. Now your 3g will work again. You have to do this every time you use combo of wifi/2g or sometimes even when using wifi and then switching to 3g.
Moan:
I've contacted HTC, they don't care, they think it doesn't exist. They want my phone to be sent for repairs. I am not doing it as I have only one phone. I know HTC won't even acknowledge the earlier Wifi bug. But luckily we have workarouns.
Have you tried running the HTC connection setup to see if that resolves the situation in some way?
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jasonkruys said:
Have you tried running the HTC connection setup to see if that resolves the situation in some way?
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Yes I did that too. But HTC connection setup settings are forgotten as soon as you swap away from 3g. So everytime I come back to 3g, I have to re-fresh my APNs manually and restart! - such a pain.
thanks....
Hello,
I'm about to be an owner of one of these units, however I do not plan on signing up for tmobile service.
I had an HTC EVO View 4G and there were quite a few roms out there that disabled the sprint activation on boot and a script that disabled the radio. I think that script might still work, however does anyone here make any custom roms that automatically disables it?
I haven't really heard much talk about just using WiFi, who here just uses Wifi? How does it work and perform?
I use WiFi almost always when at home. No problems whatsoever.
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Do you have a tmobile subscripttion on it as well though?
I don't want to use a subscription, just don't want my battery to die by having it connect to 3G or searching for it.
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Do you have a tmobile subscripttion on it as well though?
I don't want to use a subscription, just don't want my battery to die by having it connect to 3G or searching for it.
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No I had unlocked it. I use airtel/aircel in India. It should work just the same I think. I keep it on airplane mode always. When I need net, I use WiFi or I get off the airplane mode and enable the mobile data to access internet. Simple as that. There is a setting in the buld.prop as well which allows me to restrict the mobile connection to 2g only thereby enabling me to receive messages if I want to. It saves the battery needed for scanning for 3g or lte network. So I guess shouldn't be a problem irrespective which network you are on.
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hasseye said:
Hello,
I'm about to be an owner of one of these units, however I do not plan on signing up for tmobile service.
I had an HTC EVO View 4G and there were quite a few roms out there that disabled the sprint activation on boot and a script that disabled the radio. I think that script might still work, however does anyone here make any custom roms that automatically disables it?
I haven't really heard much talk about just using WiFi, who here just uses Wifi? How does it work and perform?
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Ok, I found this and I tried it.
You can 1st enable phone by editing the build.prop settings (need to be rooted for that).
Once that is done, you need to type in *#*#4636#*#*
It automatically opens a Testing Menu of Settings. This gives useful information including battery etc.
Under the Tablet menu, there is an option to disable the radio all-together. I haven't tried this , but I did try changing the network mode from 2g-3g-4g and it worked for that. I would still suggest you use the airplane mode and put on/off wifi as and when needed. I didn't try this because saw some people complaining that after disabling it, they were not able to re-enable the radio. So be-warned about this.
Anyone know how to toggle 3g now? I would like to use it as default and only enable LTE when needed because the battery drain is crazy for LTE. However, as we all known, the dropdown 3g toggle is not there. I see an access point menu but whenever I select EHRPD the phone remains on 4G. Is there a way to get the EHRPD selection to "stick" or is there another way to solve this?
slackaz said:
Anyone know how to toggle 3g now? I would like to use it as default and only enable LTE when needed because the battery drain is crazy for LTE. However, as we all known, the dropdown 3g toggle is not there. I see an access point menu but whenever I select EHRPD the phone remains on 4G. Is there a way to get the EHRPD selection to "stick" or is there another way to solve this?
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depends on what your running, and what provider you have. Most cases can be fixed with a LTE toggle app from the market. This doesn't work with Verizon on stock rom (last time I checked). However, I have Verizon with Note II running liquidsmooth android 4.2.2, and for me it's as simple as setting CDMA/EVDO under settings > wireless & networks > More... > mobile networks > network mode
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depends on what your running, and what provider you have. Most cases can be fixed with a LTE toggle app from the market. This doesn't work with Verizon on stock rom (last time I checked). However, I have Verizon with Note II running liquidsmooth android 4.2.2, and for me it's as simple as setting CDMA/EVDO under settings > wireless & networks > More... > mobile networks > network mode
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Okay. I am using Jelly'Beans' rom for Verizon's Note II. But the toggle for CDMA is removed in there. So should I ask for it in that thread?
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slackaz said:
Okay. I am using Jelly'Beans' rom for Verizon's Note II. But the toggle for CDMA is removed in there. So should I ask for it in that thread?
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I am using the same rom, and would love to have this functionality as 3G works better at my work than 4G.
ktbt said:
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I am using the same rom, and would love to have this functionality as 3G works better at my work than 4G.
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Found the old phone info app online and that took care of the issue. The new phone info app on the market does not have the capability to set network modes.
ktbt said:
Found the old phone info app online and that took care of the issue. The new phone info app on the market does not have the capability to set network modes.
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what version or build number did you use?
abc3754 said:
what version or build number did you use?
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The version of Phone info that I use for this is Version 1.3
googled phone info app version 1.3 , working fine...thanks
nh97103 said:
The version of Phone info that I use for this is Version 1.3
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Power Toggles maybe?
On the Nexus5 phone you can select the WiFi band to use, I can't find that option on this phone. (The GPe version)
How do I select to make the phone stick to the 5GHz Access Points?
I can not find that in settings>wifi>advanced.
Even in the wifi analyzer app, I can't tap between the bands to list all the APs on both frequencies.
thanks
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Still no luck. Has anyone had this connect to 5Ghz either n or ac?