I saw it in a previous thread but can't find it anymore. Anyone remember what app forces lte on? Every time I move away from my desk to the interior of the building I switch back to 3g but it never goes back to 4g unless I switch airplane mode off on again.
Thanks
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dial *#*#4636#*#* > phone info > scroll down to preferred network type > select LTE only or LTE,CDMA see which works for you. You can always switch back to whatever you want.
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So I installed cyanogentazz v8 the other day. I decided to check and make sure my phone was using the right radio band so I did the following:
Dialed *#*#4636#*#* > phone info and radio was set to wcdma. So I switched to cdma auto prl and then menu > select radio band. It forced close as it should. I turned the screen off for while, then I check again and it was set to gsm. I had not restarted the phone it anything like that. I switched back to cdma auto prl and turned the screen off again. A few minutes later it was set to wcdma.
Now my question is could the app toggle 2g be doing this? That's really the only thing I can of that would change the radio band. Any insight would be great.
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I just changed the band and hit the back button and rebooted. I didn't do Menu > Change Radio Band. When I dialed back into the settings, it was still at prl cdma auto.
Not sure what wcdma is.. anyone know?
Checked again and it went back to wcdma. Something is changing my radio band...
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orkillakilla said:
Now my question is could the app toggle 2g be doing this? That's really the only thing I can of that would change the radio band. Any insight would be great.
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Yes, Toggle 2G will reset the network type. However, new in version 0.0.8 I added an option to pick which network type to use for 2G and 3G modes. Just open the settings and set 3G to cdma auto prl
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Yes, Toggle 2G will reset the network type. However, new in version 0.0.8 I added an option to pick which network type to use for 2G and 3G modes. Just open the settings and set 3G to cdma auto prl
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Thank you for your answer. And thank you for creating this awesome app. Saves me loads of battery without the hassle of turning data off manually every time I turn my screen off!!
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I'm on CELB Froyo 2.1 and since changing my radio band from wcdma preferred (default on rom) to cdma auto (prl)(default on stock), my battery life has been crap!
Can someone explain this?
Thanks.
I don't get good 3G at my house and when I'm on edge in get almost full bars. How can I shut off 3G/4g? I did the 4636 thing and selected gsm only but I still see h+. What am I doing wrong ? Is there another way? App?
When change it I just back out by the back button...is there a diffremt way I should do it to save the gsm settings only?
Thanks
dvigue said:
I don't get good 3G at my house and when I'm on edge in get almost full bars. How can I shut off 3G/4g? I did the 4636 thing and selected gsm only but I still see h+. What am I doing wrong ? Is there another way? App?
When change it I just back out by the back button...is there a diffremt way I should do it to save the gsm settings only?
Thanks
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Ok .. sigh... first off... the "bars" you are referring to indicates cell strength(voice calls/SMS) not data speed or strength. I think the atrix shows h+ no matter what as on my nexus it would change to H when using hsdpa and 3g for when on 3g and likewise for edge and even g **edit that's a cyanogen mod**. NOW as for switching to 2g only and disabling 3g it is ( settings> wireless & networks> mobile networks> select network = your choice) no need for *#*#4636#*#*
On another note if your getting slowdown on 3g try a restart... 2g is not going to be any faster.
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Besides going through the different setting menus, there are widgets available in the market that will act as a shortcut to the last (or semi-last) preference. I have it configured in Extended Controls
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Ok .. sigh... first off... the "bars" you are referring to indicates cell strength(voice calls/SMS) not data speed or strength. I think the atrix shows h+ no matter what as on my nexus it would change to H when using hsdpa and 3g for when on 3g and likewise for edge and even g **edit that's a cyanogen mod**. NOW as for switching to 2g only and disabling 3g it is ( settings> wireless & networks> mobile networks> select network = your choice) no need for *#*#4636#*#*
On another note if your getting slowdown on 3g try a restart... 2g is not going to be any faster.
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ok...Sigh...
i know what the bars mean. what i am saying is, i get a way better signal at home/work with EDGE. i want to be able to shut off 3g, like i use to be able to on my iphone to save battery, and i jsut dont need the connection at home and work.
i went to the settings, and mobile networks is greyed out? how can i get into that menu?
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Besides going through the different setting menus, there are widgets available in the market that will act as a shortcut to the last (or semi-last) preference. I have it configured in Extended Controls
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will it shut off 3g? and just keep EDGE? i have done it manually, but it does not seem to work?
no matter how many times i go into the 4636 screen and select GSM ONLY it goes right back to GSM/WCDMA
and i am so sick of looking service when it switches over from EDGE to 3g for ONE bar. what am i doing wrong? why cant i get it to STAY on EDGE>..this no service thing is making me wonder if i want to return this phone..
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no matter how many times i go into the 4636 screen and select GSM ONLY it goes right back to GSM/WCDMA
and i am so sick of looking service when it switches over from EDGE to 3g for ONE bar. what am i doing wrong? why cant i get it to STAY on EDGE>..this no service thing is making me wonder if i want to return this phone..
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Try the widget call Extended Control and disable it. Good luck
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ok...Sigh...
i know what the bars mean. what i am saying is, i get a way better signal at home/work with EDGE. i want to be able to shut off 3g, like i use to be able to on my iphone to save battery, and i jsut dont need the connection at home and work.
i went to the settings, and mobile networks is greyed out? how can i get into that menu?
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I forgot that I had to unlock my phone for it to work (canada, go figure) maybe thats why mine isn't greyed out.
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After selecting 2g only mode, my Atrix still gets 4g speeds...
I am running the same phone under AT&T with 4.5.141. I rooted the phone and enabled the greyed out preference pane to select 2g only. Regardless of if I select 2g only there, and if I use the *#*#4636#*#* code, I can run speedtest and get 4g speeds .... Do I just need to go the cyanogen mod? Are there other preference panes that I need to edit? I am jealous of all of you out there who have successfully whipped their Atrix 4g!
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You will have to flash the n_1.100.00r radio
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I was just wondering if I should change from WCDMA to GSM (Only) or something else when I go to that menu when you dial *#*#4636#*#*
Does one offer better battery life? I see that I'm on WCDMA now. I'm not in a LTE location by the way.
Thanks.
Yes switch it to wcdma it will save you battery because your phone will no longer be searching for lte all the time. And also switching to GSM will save you even more
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Changing that option does NOT work on the Note.
Im in a good 4g area and it randomly switches to 3G. Is there a way to make it stay?
You may not be in as good an area as you think. The signal strength meter is actually for 3g, even when using 4g.
Open the dialed and use *#*#4636#*#* and you can set to LTE only instead of LTE+CDMA auto + EvDo (can't remember exactly how it's worded.
You want to use the dropdown preferred network setting. Remember after switching, give it about 30 seconds to make the swap between changes.
That's a very handy dialer string everyone should know from memory.
If you want to disable the 4G radio so it's not searching for a signal if it doesn't exist in your area, go down to the preferred network and choose cdma auto prl.
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There is a program in that market that will take you to the same place as that dialer string.
LTE ONOFF
I could never remember the string, and since I was going to need to switch to GSM networks in Europe I just used this. It works well. And the LTE only option is labeled is just LTE Only
Is there a way to force LTE so that 1X and EVDO are disabled?
The LTE Only mode in the Device Info screen via Additional Options via the Advanced Signal Info app will not work. I am able to make EVDO Only selection work as confirmed by going to Mobile Networks under System Settings and then More Settings.
However, LTE Only selection will have no effect if Global or LTE/EVDO/CDMA is already selected. No change is made as confirmed under Mobile Networks. The LTE Only selection reverts back to the previous selection.
If EVDO Only mode is active, then LTE Only selection will prompt for Global mode periodically until the user confirms. Selecting Cancel will just postpone the prompt to enable Global mode for a short time. Unless user selects Global mode, EVDO Only mode is confirmed as active in the Mobile Networks settings page.
Another method that also failed is using the app Hidden Menu to open the IOTHiddenMenu. Under LTE Mode Menu, one can select LTE Service Forced, but no changes or popup notification appears. Popup notifications appear for other selections in the same LTE Mode Menu. The other selections under the LTE Mode Menu also do have a working effect-- it is just the LTE Service Forced selection that has no effect.
This is pretty disappointing as I believe the baseband or radio software version does not support Forced LTE. The HTC Rezound and Motorola RAZR seem to work fine with Forced LTE.
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Bump. I have the same question/issue...
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I would like to force mine into EVDO only so I can tether without calls or texts interrupting my data. I live in a 3g area.
Anyone know how to turn 3g off but keep LTE on and still make calls/text?
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There is an app in the play store that will force 3G only. But it doesn't do the other things that people are asking for. But I've never tried it on the Note 2.
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Foots said:
I would like to force mine into EVDO only so I can tether without calls or texts interrupting my data. I live in a 3g area.
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Bad news bud. This phone doesn't support SVDO. So without LTE you'll never be able to tether and make calls at the same time
Sucks because my old crappy Thunderbolt had the right radio setup for that, but the newer device doesn't. Meh. I'm just glad my area is fully soaked in 40/15mbps LTE speeds.
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Bad news bud. This phone doesn't support SVDO. So without LTE you'll never be able to tether and make calls at the same time
Sucks because my old crappy Thunderbolt had the right radio setup for that, but the newer device doesn't. Meh. I'm just glad my area is fully soaked in 40/15mbps LTE speeds.
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Lol, I think you misunderstood what I meant. I DON'T want calls or texts interrupting the data, so I want to force it to data only while on 3g since I don't have 4g at home. I used to do it all the time on my Incredible (HDR only) and Touch Pro 2 (EVDO only). I did figure it out using the Hidden Menu app though, so I'm good to go now.
Verizon did just build a tower about two miles north of my house. Surely it will be a 4g tower. It just isn't operational yet, but hopefully soon I'll be soaking up some 4g myself.
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I too would be interested in something that forced 4g. I live in an area where 4g is present but weak, and it switches back to 3g which is much slower data speed wise....
The phone info app will do what you want. I had to use it for a bit when I lost my 4g prl. It will force lte only, evdo only, etc
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Sorry for bumping this thread, but tried phone info, and it didn't work. I also cant seem to find the network settings in mobile networks. I go into settings, choose more settings, choose mobile network, but it doesn't have an advanced toggle, or more setting. Where do you do this at? I believe it was network mode that I clicked on which isn't there anymore. Did. I fudge this up somehow? I know I accessed it before, but I can't find it now. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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These is the options I have using the phone info app. Clearly LTE only is an option. I'm not sure if it's a function of my Rom. I'm using jelly thunder with the Verizon patch from Scott.
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It is an option, but when you enable it, it doesnt do anything. When ever I used it on my rezound, you would see the phone switch networks. When it would not find lte, it would show no network in both the app, and the status bar. When I do it on my note 2, there is no switch, and it maintains 3g. What version is the app that you are you are using? The other thing that confuses me is that i lost network mode on my phone in settings. It isn't in my wife's phone either, and hers is modded very little. Mine is rooted, deodexed, with multiwindow, and 23 toggles enabled. Thanks for the reply
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What modem version do you have?
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RALL4 is my baseband version. Also whenever I do change my network type, and back out of the app, it resets back to the prior mode.
Edit: here is the same problem on on another forum. It seems some have this problem, and others don't. It just blows my mind that I lost network mode in settings. It was there a couple days ago, and now it is gone. Reverted to my oldest nandroid, and it was still gone. Anywho, here is the link.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-note-2/233006-cant-change-radio-type.html
Edit 2: turns out a call recording mod makes it go away. Set up fresh, and tracked down why it happens. Phone info still doesn't control lte only for me though even on a stock deodexed rom thanks for the help.
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I am going to bump this thread again because I finally found a way that works for me. If phone info works for you great, but ot never did on my note2. What you need to do is follow this post of mine. Nome of the info is mine, just found it on the web
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42876028
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