Hey guys,
I'm finding that when my phone is in an area with very poor data and goes to 1x mode that after a few minutes the phone will get very hot and it seems to drink battery like no one's business.
I'm wondering if there's a way to disable 1x at all? It's pretty much useless anyways these days the throughput isn't even enough to really even send / receive emails from my server let alone anything else.
I'm finding myself having to manually disable mobile data when I notice it's occurring (which I don't always). really the only way I notice is why my pocket starts getting warm =)
Thanks!
This also has been happening to me. In school a lot of my classes are in the basement and I get terrible reception.
Turn off Mobile data then?
Poor service and battery use have always gone hand in hand.
Set up a toggle to turn off your data connection at those times? You'll still get texts and phone calls.
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NaterTots said:
Turn off Mobile data then?
Poor service and battery use have always gone hand in hand.
Set up a toggle to turn off your data connection at those times? You'll still get texts and phone calls.
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I stated that I would do this in my first post but I also stated that I don't always notice it. It sucks to lose 30-50% of your battery life before you realize you're in power drain mode.
Does anyone know if I can just disable the 1X antenna completely (permanently) at all times?
Thanks!
If I'm not mistaken 1x is data roaming, so disabling the roam option in your data settings should eliminate it
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If I'm not mistaken 1x is data roaming, so disabling the roam option in your data settings should eliminate it
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If thays so then thanks TL!
I had always thought it was just a poor connection which put you on 1x because the data connection was so slow.
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1x (also known as CDMA2000) isn't data roaming, but it is a very slow data connection.
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FinZ28 said:
1x (also known as CDMA2000) isn't data roaming, but it is a very slow data connection.
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I guess I am mistaken
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I guess I am mistaken
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1x is essentially 2g. EVDO is 3g.
You will know you are romaing when your signal bars have a triangle on top of them. That is the only roaming indicator.
When your on 1X your Phone Constantly tries to connect to 3G/LTE your battery ifs drained from your phone trying to connect to 3G
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If I'm not mistaken 1x is data roaming, so disabling the roam option in your data settings should eliminate it
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Couldn't find the options you're referring to under "mobile network settings"
you can change roaming mode - but none of these settings seems like it would work.
Am I missing something? Thanks for the reply!
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Turn off Mobile data then?
Poor service and battery use have always gone hand in hand.
Set up a toggle to turn off your data connection at those times? You'll still get texts and phone calls.
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This is what will preserve your battery life from a poor connection if it bothers you.
1x is not roaming. Its a very slow connection due to a poor connection.
Roam settings is in mobile connections. It will give you some options for roaming.
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You are permanently damaging your battery if it is running hot
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raclimja said:
You are permanently damaging your battery if it is running hot
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The problem is I'm not doing it by choice this is on the stock ROM or any other Sense ROM I've tried (OMJ, Fresh, Stock Rejuv)
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I wanna save battery by using 3G only but everytime i put it into CDMA PRL auto mode it just shuts off my internet... i live near dallas, any ideas?
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I wanna save battery by using 3G only but everytime i put it into CDMA PRL auto mode it just shuts off my internet... i live near dallas, any ideas?
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3g is evdo
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No if you put it in evdo mode you don't get phone calls. Plus I tried and no 3g
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No if you put it in evdo mode you don't get phone calls. Plus I tried and no 3g
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hmm well that's what I'm using right now and I just got a phone call.
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Nikolai2.1 said:
I wanna save battery by using 3G only but everytime i put it into CDMA PRL auto mode it just shuts off my internet... i live near dallas, any ideas?
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Cdma prl auto works fine for me.
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Just to be perfectly clear, CDMA PRL Auto is the proper mode to switch to.
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Just to be perfectly clear, CDMA PRL Auto is the proper mode to switch to.
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That's what I'm saying. But mine just shuts off signal if LTE isn't on fo some reason
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I get no internet on cdma auto either. Even after a reboot. Ping says network unreachable.
Sadface.
Dallas/Richardson area here, having the same problem. Data only working on 4G, nothing on evdo/1x.
Same here on two Thunderbolts in Los Angeles. I actually haven't seen 3G at all since Friday night. Called Verizon and apparently there is an issue with 3G provisioning. They claim they are working on it and that there will be a fix in the next day. I know others say they fixed it with a hard reset but I don't want to do that if I don't have to, especially if its just going to break again later...
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Dallas/Richardson area here
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same here plano/richardson
good i think that means the phone isnt broken!
/me tazers Verizon
Hey guys I had the same issue in Baltimore, MD area and for me I had to factory reset and the 3g is now working when using cdma auto and its been running for about an hour now
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Weird. Mine never had that problem.
Did a factory reset now (since I hardly customized my phone yet), and it seems to have fixed the 3G problem. Not only that, but now I have the updated market! (Before the reset, I had the old market)
Go to the market and download Restart Connections. If you lose mobile network after switching to the proper setting, run that app.
Edit: This will also get rid of the need to do a factory reset to regain data connection
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Did a factory reset now , and it seems to have fixed the 3G problem.
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Go to the market and download Restart Connections.
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neither of these fix it for me. as far as i can tell there is no 3g for TB in dallas.
only 4g and wifi get internet access.
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neither of these fix it for me. as far as i can tell there is no 3g for TB in dallas.
only 4g and wifi get internet access.
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it worked for me after a while. i turned it on outside my house and it worked, but for some reason my home wouldnt let me switch
Had a similar issue. Figured out that when I switch from LTE to CDMA (PRL) it will switch to 3g, it can take a while, however if I power off the phone it will not connect on reboot to 3g again have to switch back to LTE and go to 4g and then switch back again. Hope this helps
3g just started working and i did nothing (other than going without internet for hours until it started working).
im blaming Verizon and my local network.
I am always on wifi so I don't need LTE, 4G, HSPA or 3G.... is there any way I can force 2G or edge only on an AT&T locked Galaxy Note i717? I've looked all over the forums and people say go into the menu and select that option, but it doesn't work. Same with apps, don't work. I've read flashing a different modem will enable that option to work, but won't I need an unlocked phone to do so?
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Why in the world would you want to do that. Why go to 2G? Why not just turn the data off
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Justinfedor said:
Why in the world would you want to do that. Why go to 2G? Why not just turn the data off
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Well like I said I'm on wifi all day and don't need LTE killing my battery for no reason. And, so I can still send or receive pictures.
LTE/Data is automatically disabled when you connect to wifi. No need to do anything. It will turn itself on automatically to receive/send mms.
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LTE/Data is automatically disabled when you connect to wifi. No need to do anything. It will turn itself on automatically to receive/send mms.
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100% truth
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Im guess the op really meant to say how to turn it off when not using wifi?
otherwise, like you guys mentioned, it turns off automatcially when wifi connects
and 2G still exists?
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LTE/Data is automatically disabled when you connect to wifi. No need to do anything. It will turn itself on automatically to receive/send mms.
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So by forcing 2G I'm not going to see any battery improvement since it's automatically turned off since I'm always on wifi?
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So by forcing 2G I'm not going to see any battery improvement since it's automatically turned off since I'm always on wifi?
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...yes.
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...yes.
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I find that very hard to believe since on my iPhone forcing Edge gave me almost 3 times my battery life.
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I find that very hard to believe since on my iPhone forcing Edge gave me almost 3 times my battery life.
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That is Apple's "innovation" for you right there. This is Android. Android turns off cellular data when on wifi and only turns it on when needed for MMS.
You notice how when on wifi you don't see a 4g icon? Send an mms and you will see it pop up long enough for the message to be sent and then disappear.
That is your phone automatically enabling/disabling cellular data when needed/not needed.
Ok, well to get this back on track I'd like to force 2G or even 3G no matter what. Any solution for me?
Dial *#*#4636#*#* and hit phone information. Scroll down and in the drop down list and choose GSM Only. Reboot.
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Dial *#*#4636#*#* and hit phone information. Scroll down and in the drop down list and choose GSM Only. Reboot.
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There's no option for GSM only.
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So by forcing 2G I'm not going to see any battery improvement since it's automatically turned off since I'm always on wifi?
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Nope. Even on wifi, say If you're sending or receiving MMS it will use your data (4G or LTE). Also, unless you have it turned on while the phone is asleep, your phone will switch back to 4G for downloading or synchronize data. 2G takes longer to download information because of he slower speed which causes the phone to drain battery because the phone would still be downloading the data.
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Nope. Even on wifi, say If you're sending or receiving MMS it will use your data (4G or LTE). Also, unless you have it turned on while the phone is asleep, your phone will switch back to 4G for downloading or synchronize data. 2G takes longer to download information because of he slower speed which causes the phone to drain battery because the phone would still be downloading the data.
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Ok well I want it to do that via 2G
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There's no option for GSM only.
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Thats a lie. You hit phone information and scroll down. Click the dropbox and it says gsm only.
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Thats a lie. You hit phone information and scroll down. Click the dropbox and it says gsm only.
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K... if you say so...
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K... if you say so...
http://db.tt/4TwHJqew
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Looks like when you root and rom your phone you cant have that option. If your not in an lte area then choose lte/gsm auto. That should force u on 2G if no lte in area
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Looks like when you root and rom your phone you cant have that option. If your not in an lte area then choose lte/gsm auto. That should force u on 2G if no lte in area
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I can't select anything except for LTE/GSM/CMDA auto. If I pick anything else it reverts back to that.
For some reason i could connect to LTE for about 30 seconds before my phone would revert to 3G. no matter how many times i updated prl or profile.
Solution: used Network from app store to switch from CDMA+LTE AUTO to LTE,CDMA. now getting lightning fast LTE all the time.
Nice.
I was having the same problem, could you explain what you did exactly? There is an app called network that allows you to change this?
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tomplatz said:
Solution: used Network from app store to switch from CDMA+LTE AUTO to LTE,CDMA. now getting lightning fast LTE all the time.
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Which "Network" app did you use? Play Store shows like 19,000 apps when I search on just "network"!
Thanks!
Dave
'Network' on AppBrain: http://www.appbrain.com/app/de.mangelow.network
I'll try this out, I've been dialing *#*#4636#*#* and selecting lte/cdma, this may make it easier to switch
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Just remember...the resets when you reboot and keeps your phone from connecting to ehrpd (i think)
Still running tests
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Working good for me as soon as i changed the settings.... Been on lte since then without getting on 3g.... This is good...
Thanks
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Just remember...the resets when you reboot and keeps your phone from connecting to ehrpd (i think)
Still running tests
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Whats ehrpd ?
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App works well, good shortcut..
I just have to set it back to cdma, lte+evdo/auto when I leave an lte area.. Then 3g/4g/1x hand offs appears to function normally..
Lte+cdma lets me maintain 4g down to 1 bar otherwise it drops down to 3g for no reason I can tell..
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Whats ehrpd ?
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Enhanced High Rate Packet Data (eHRPD). eHRPD is an enhancement of 1xEV-DO (AKA HRPD) that enables LTE to CDMA handover.
00mred00, do you know a way around this problem? I'm just not getting LTE if I don't change my network like this. Seems odd that we should have to do this at all. Is this a problem of the freshROM or a coverage problem or what?
Thanks for the intel.
It happens because sprint has flipped the switch early and less than half of lte towers are on and are still not fully powered up. The 3g signal is stronger (although slower) than the 4g.. Sprint has said that there lte isn't fully functional and that it's currently mostly for outdoor use
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It happens because sprint has flipped the switch early and less than half of lte towers are on and are still not fully powered up. The 3g signal is stronger (although slower) than the 4g.. Sprint has said that there lte isn't fully fictional and that it's currently mostly for outdoor use
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I will have to try this next week when I am in an area supposedly with LTE on but it's not accessible
Yes! This works! I was having the same issue and sprint stores and tech support could never help! This definitely is the fix. Makes me so angry that it is just a setting on the phone. The people at the Sprint stores were insisting that there was nothing wrong. Dirty liars.
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It happens because sprint has flipped the switch early and less than half of lte towers are on and are still not fully powered up. The 3g signal is stronger (although slower) than the 4g.. Sprint has said that there lte isn't fully functional and that it's currently mostly for outdoor use
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This is pretty much what I have found here in Dallas. I am not convinced we we need a permanent solution for this reason.
For example...the areas I have to do this in are not officially up and running yet. (keep in mind not all of the "orange" is officially up yet either)
I continue to test it. Right now I want to say Atlanta is the furthest in completion
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So like title says, what happens when data is enabled and screen is of, is it being used or not, also when in browser I am on the "h" icon, however when I'm at home I get a 3g symbol, what happens, this resumes to, how HTC sense handles data?
I recently got postpaid contract for unlimited data and want to know cuz of battery life
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So like title says, what happens when data is enabled and screen is of, is it being used or not, also when in browser I am on the "h" icon, however when I'm at home I get a 3g symbol, what happens, this resumes to, how HTC sense handles data?
I recently got postpaid contract for unlimited data and want to know cuz of battery life
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Unless you explicitly turn off data or setup a script or something to turn off data while the screen is off, it can and will still be used.
As for the H icon, that's you connected to HSPA while the 3G is plain old GSM 3G.
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Hey everyone,
For some reason my GN3 isn't getting a 4G connection in my home or office, my GN2 gets a flawless connection.
I did all standard trouble shooting procedures with Sprint but no go.
I made sure the cdma/lte option was selected, turned off the connection optimization, reset the profiles and prl.
Sometimes the 4G will turn on, but it will disconnect quickly. Is my phone defective?
Thanks
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I know in my area, theyre constantly turning on and off the towers as theyre making the transition to bigger and better speeds.
Hmm.
Now my 3g connection is gone, and I keep getting refreshing sim message pop up
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Sounds defective to me. This phone has a stellar LTE radio, definitely up there with the Note 2.
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Yeah a combination of both might really be giving you a horrible experience. This phone is amazing when getting a signal. I switched from the HTC One, which for me was a horrible phone for 4G or just signal in general. This phone grabs and keeps 4g anytime.
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Sounds defective to me. This phone has a stellar LTE radio, definitely up there with the Note 2.
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Actually it seems better than the note 2, I am getting 4g where my wife note 2 is only getting 3g in some spots. Yes we are side by side when it happens. Yes we traded phones to see if it was just the distance of a foot or two in the truck made the difference. It did not.
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I never knew LTE could hold as well as this on Sprint until I got this phone..just say'n
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I'm having same issue as OP. It's driving me absolutely nuts! The only time I got 4g for a few seconds was while doing hands free activation but once the phone auto reboot LTE was gone again!
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I'm having same issue as OP. It's driving me absolutely nuts! The only time I got 4g for a few seconds was while doing hands free activation but once the phone auto reboot LTE was gone again!
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I'll refer you back to this post.
I get 4G in places I never got it before
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The 4g on my note 3 goes in and out. I can wake the phone and as soon as I do the 4glte icon disappears and the 3g icon pops up. No stable 4g connection at. Haven't been able to test the speeds because of this. Now my gs4 is sitting right by my note 3 and it has full 4g getting speeds up to 24mbps. Yet the note 3 is still only showing 3g. Both on the same prl. Both have lte enabled.
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I get some issues from time to time; In Seattle, Sprint has yet to officially announce 4G LTE coverage.
I'm lucky to get it where I live and frequent but from time to time it just doesn't seem to work, it will say I'm connected but has DNS errors, perhaps because the connection dropped or they're upgrading a tower... When my connection drops I try cycling Airplane Mode a few times and that usually lets me connect.
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I get some issues from time to time; In Seattle, Sprint has yet to officially announce 4G LTE coverage.
I'm lucky to get it where I live and frequent but from time to time it just doesn't seem to work, it will say I'm connected but has DNS errors, perhaps because the connection dropped or they're upgrading a tower... When my connection drops I try cycling Airplane Mode a few times and that usually lets me connect.
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I have to cycle airplane mode to connect a lot of times as well. Does anyone know why LTE seems to be so much tougher to connect to than WiMax? On my S2 that I just upgraded from you could set the specific db that Wimax connected and disconnected at as well as the specifc interval that it would check for 4g. It connected to and stayed connected much more reliably than LTE does. I live in a well covered area, but there are certain points along my driving route where the 4g will drop to 3g. After that I notice that it is very hit and miss as far as deciding to reconnect to LTE, even though the coverage is superb. If I cycle airplane mode, it connects with a strong LTE signal. This is after setting the LTE timer and the buffer timer to 1. Does anyone have settings that make the phone try to connect more often?
Did anybody ever figure out why this is happening, i just picked up my n3 while i was in denver where there is no sprint 4g, but i noticed as soon as i got back to my house where my n2 always got 4g and my wifes icrap 5s gets 4g but not my n3?
Here are the settings I use. 4G almost always. connection optimizer is removed on my phone too. If you use something to create shortcuts to activities you can access the hidden menus without using the dialer. Easy prl change is nice but since 4G is new in my area I stay on the newest the phone grabs from network.
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The 4g on my note 3 goes in and out. I can wake the phone and as soon as I do the 4glte icon disappears and the 3g icon pops up. No stable 4g connection at. Haven't been able to test the speeds because of this. Now my gs4 is sitting right by my note 3 and it has full 4g getting speeds up to 24mbps. Yet the note 3 is still only showing 3g. Both on the same prl. Both have lte enabled.
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I'm having the exact same problem! Have you been able to figure out anything?
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I'm having the exact same problem! Have you been able to figure out anything?
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Yep I got a new one. Been working fine.
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Yeah, I'm getting general LTE flakiness lately, when previously it was fine. I don't know if it's the phone or the network. I seemed to have better speeds with my kyocera torque and s4. I'm guessing it's network congestion. In some places with decent signal, it has slow connection to no. Pisses me off when it drops down to 3g. I'm thinking more people are upgrading old phones and hogging bandwidth. Ten months ago LTE was much faster.
You guys think this would work??
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gejos.android.internetbooster