[Q] moto g not forcing to use ONLY WCDMA - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello. i have a moto g 16gb version. actually i want to use only 3g at my location. but my phone is set to preferred 3g mode which means that it uses 3g only when 3g signals are good. so there is no option of using only wcdma or 3g. also tried the phone testing app but no gain. plz solve this.

Settings>more>mobile networks>network mode and change it
(it's in ics menu, don't know about kitkat)
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amit694 said:
hello. i have a moto g 16gb version. actually i want to use only 3g at my location. but my phone is set to preferred 3g mode which means that it uses 3g only when 3g signals are good. so there is no option of using only wcdma or 3g. also tried the phone testing app but no gain. plz solve this.
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Try this.
In the dialer, press *#*#4636#*#*,
choose phone information,
change WCDMA only.
Turn the radio off and on again.
This may help.
Good luck.

Sithu Htun said:
Try this.
In the dialer, press *#*#4636#*#*,
choose phone information,
change WCDMA only.
Turn the radio off and on again.
This may help.
Good luck.
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i have done this metod. when i choose any option there it automatically changes to gsm only mode.

So check that did you tick "Use only 2G to save battery" option in mobile network setting.
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Sithu Htun said:
So check that did you tick "Use only 2G to save battery" option in mobile network setting.
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actually this option is not there in my phones setting. and i have said that my phone sometimes go to 3g mode when i move to better 3g network coverage.

arnabbiswasalsodeep said:
Settings>more>mobile networks>network mode and change it
(it's in ics menu, don't know about kitkat)
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i have changed the mode to 3g . but no help.

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How do I select 3g only?

Hey folksI need help. Is there a way to select just the 3g bands?
Here's where I'm stuck:
Dail *#*#4636#*#*
Click phone information
Go down to preferred network type
Select 'WCDMA only '
Now what?
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If you did that, you are done!
Just press the home screen and you should be set for 3g only. This screen do not have any save option. As soon you get out of the screen your settings will be saved.
If you are with AT&T, you are still on 2G anyway!
i just add the INFO code as a contact on the phone, that way i can switch between preferred 3g (gsm auto prl), forced 3g (wcdma only) and forced 2g (gsm only) at will. by dialing INFO and just touch the resolved contact.
Whats the benefit?
It's not working for me. I'll keep trying though! Thanks
Francis can you post a step by step guide on how to do this?
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WiredPirate said:
Whats the benefit?
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Where I live has spotty coverage. Doing anything on EDGE is so painfully slow, I open have to flip airplane mode on then off so I can at least browse XDA properly
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(Q) wcdma and gsm

If i choose network type as wcdma will i get 3g speed coz when i select wcdma instead of E it shows H in status bar ? Does the speed increse or its just the letter that changes from E to H ?
Any 1 getting better speed by selecting wcdma network type plz share ur views
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From what I know you will get better speeds with wcdma as its 3g.
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FitAmp said:
From what I know you will get better speeds with wcdma as its 3g.
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Do u feel any change in speed in wcdma
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There a s/w name speedtest in play store.. you can check the speed.
Depending on the area.. normal Edge goes till 30KB/s and Hsdpa will give you speed more than 1Mbps.
rr0yy said:
There a s/w name speedtest in play store.. you can check the speed.
Depending on the area.. normal Edge goes till 30KB/s and Hsdpa will give you speed more than 1Mbps.
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I get 13kB/s in 2g . Hsdpa gives 1 mbps in 3g plan right ? If i activAte 2g plan and change network to wcdma will i get 1 mbps? I currently use a sim which has no 3g in our circle . I m going to buy a new sim 3g so will i get goood. Speed in 2g with wcdma network
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bhaskar. said:
I get 13kB/s in 2g . Hsdpa gives 1 mbps in 3g plan right ? If i activAte 2g plan and change network to wcdma will i get 1 mbps? I currently use a sim which has no 3g in our circle . I m going to buy a new sim 3g so will i get goood. Speed in 2g with wcdma network
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No u wont get 3g speed on 2g plan,even though e changes to h.
ashishv said:
No u wont get 3g speed on 2g plan,even though e changes to h.
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Kk thanks . The speed wont increase a little also ?
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Which options to choose?
I kind of have a follow up question. I rarely use mobile network for data and use only wi-fi. But at those rare time that I do I wanna use the 3G network and rest the time when I have got my data off I want the phone to use the 2G network for voice and sms services. So how do I go about it? Right now I have selected " Use 2G only" and " GSM only" in the wireless and network settings.
sweettaniyaa said:
I kind of have a follow up question. I rarely use mobile network for data and use only wi-fi. But at those rare time that I do I wanna use the 3G network and rest the time when I have got my data off I want the phone to use the 2G network for voice and sms services. So how do I go about it? Right now I have selected " Use 2G only" and " GSM only" in the wireless and network settings.
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When u want to use 3g select wcdma in network type and unmark use 2g only after the work is over select use 2g only and select gsm only
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sweettaniyaa said:
I kind of have a follow up question. I rarely use mobile network for data and use only wi-fi. But at those rare time that I do I wanna use the 3G network and rest the time when I have got my data off I want the phone to use the 2G network for voice and sms services. So how do I go about it? Right now I have selected " Use 2G only" and " GSM only" in the wireless and network settings.
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Whichever Rom you are using.. you will find the Toggle Option.
You can place it in notification power widget.. you switch 2g-3g-2g as per your need!!
rr0yy said:
Whichever Rom you are using.. you will find the Toggle Option.
You can place it in notification power widget.. you switch 2g-3g-2g as per your need!!
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I liked this toggle idea but it seems to have only "2G" or "2G/3G" option and not just "3G" option. That one comes only when I manually select "wcdma only" option in the settings. Any ideas on how to bring up just the "3G" option right in the toggle itself?
If you are using CM.. go to cm settings.. go to the option where you enabled toggle.. at the bottom you wil find the option of managing notification widgets. Im not using cm so cant get you the exact place but search a little.. you will find it there.
Edit: CM means cyanogenMod..

Can't enable HSPA

Hi, today I followed a guide that was supposed to disable fast dormancy but instead it disabled HSPA+ completely. The method was the on where you dialed *#192328640# and then after a few options you Released R99 which turns HSPA off. The problem is I can't seem to figure out how to turn it back on! I've tried every option in the menu but still no luck,
Any help?
Thanks
rj.camargo said:
Hi, today I followed a guide that was supposed to disable fast dormancy but instead it disabled HSPA+ completely. The method was the on where you dialed *#192328640# and then after a few options you Released R99 which turns HSPA off. The problem is I can't seem to figure out how to turn it back on! I've tried every option in the menu but still no luck,
Any help?
Thanks
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First enter service menu via secret code
*#197328640#
In the menu, choose the following items sequentially:
1 (debug screen)
8 (phone control)
3 (nas control)
5 (rcc HSPA control)
And then you will find the well known menu to change the HSDPA settings, as on Galaxy S and SII.
you can follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693529
i hope thjs helps
saywhatt said:
First enter service menu via secret code
*#197328640#
In the menu, choose the following items sequentially:
1 (debug screen)
8 (phone control)
3 (nas control)
5 (rcc HSPA control)
And then you will find the well known menu to change the HSDPA settings, as on Galaxy S and SII.
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I've tried this but the options to change revision won't do anything (I tried release 5 and release 6)
try wiping cache via recovery..
if not, flash another modem.. if it still persists, call your network service
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saywhatt said:
try wiping cache via recovery..
if not, flash another modem.. if it still persists, call your network service
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Do you know where can i find other modems?
rj.camargo said:
Do you know where can i find other modems?
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There is a threat in general which lists all available modems: search for 'modern i9300'
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that menu works weirdly,
1 - deactivate the data connection
2 - when you are in the option rcc HSPA control release 6 , press the both options like a crazy... lol, then keep pressed the first option and then the second one (it's obvious... I am not sure how that menu works xD)
3 - In the normal configuration menu, in the menu where you can change between GSM,WCDMA, select GSM, then WCDMA and at least GSM/WCDMA (automatic mode) <- the default option.
4 - reboot
That is how I get back H+
I am pretty sure this is not related to the modem version or the fast dormancy thing...
Regards
srryforthebadenglishxD
Use this app, network, check if you can change to wcdma
http://db.tt/sFcTG7TF
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SLver said:
that menu works weirdly,
1 - deactivate the data connection
2 - when you are in the option rcc HSPA control release 6 , press the both options like a crazy... lol, then keep pressed the first option and then the second one (it's obvious... I am not sure how that menu works xD)
3 - In the normal configuration menu, in the menu where you can change between GSM,WCDMA, select GSM, then WCDMA and at least GSM/WCDMA (automatic mode) <- the default option.
4 - reboot
That is how I get back H+
I am pretty sure this is not related to the modem version or the fast dormancy thing...
Regards
srryforthebadenglishxD
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I tried this but it didn't work, can you be more specific in the instructions? Lol what do you mean like crazy! how many times or for how long. Thanks
kofiaa said:
Use this app, network, check if you can change to wcdma
http://db.tt/sFcTG7TF
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Tried this, it shows only H sometimes (no H+) but when I start using the phone it switches to 3G =(
Ur H+ thing depends on your network/signal. Call ur network provider
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saywhatt said:
Ur H+ thing depends on your network/signal. Call ur network provider
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I know, I had H+ two days ago but when I tried the procedure stated in the OP it was gone! I can't seem to make it appear again, only 3g.
Well.. i suggest (if the H+ is really important to you) to flash back to a stock firmware and do a factory reset
I hope this helps
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saywhatt said:
Well.. i suggest (if the H+ is really important to you) to flash back to a stock firmware and do a factory reset
I hope this helps
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I already did that but still no luck. It's driving me crazy!!!
Any other ideas?

Only 3g mode in ics?

Is there is any way to activate only 3g mode in ics... I am using icysnap..!
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Yeah.. But we have that only in cm7 not in cm9 for your kind info.. I am asking about cm9....mr. Awesome.. Lolzzz
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Cool down guys! I am meditating . LOL
use the toggle on status bar to switch to only 3g mod in cm9
or dial in phone *#*#4636#*#* go to phone info and switch to whatever network type you want or like fd said go to settings > more > mobile network > network mode and choose wcdma only
Christian Nothing said:
or dial in phone *#*#4636#*#* go to phone info and switch to whatever network type you want or like fd said go to settings > more > mobile network > network mode and choose wcdma only
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there is no network mode in ics
fd is wrong
androidisfuture said:
there is no network mode in ics
fd is wrong
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+1
@OP: I think you can just leave "Use only 2G networks unchecked" and you should be good to go. But I might be wrong
I have it on p-one that is miui on cm9.
3g preferred, 2g only, 3g only.
I remember also cm9 has it but maybe I'm wrong.
Usually I switch between 2g and 3gpreferred, never used 3g only.
if your rom doesn't have network mode you can use that code or the toggle from statusbar any method have the same result
Christian Nothing said:
or dial in phone *#*#4636#*#* go to phone info and switch to whatever network type you want or like fd said go to settings > more > mobile network > network mode and choose wcdma only
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@OP Christian Nothing is right. Try that!!
FD1999 said:
WTF?!? It is there! Settings>More>Network>Network mode
Even on my fu*king slow Neo V running ICS...
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There isn't even a "Network" option under "more". The closest thing to "network" that is there is "mobile networks" and even under that there is no "network mode" option.
sweetnsour said:
There isn't even a "Network" option under "more". The closest thing to "network" that is there is "mobile networks" and even under that there is no "network mode" option.
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totally agree with sweet sour
the only thing is can be done is *#*#4636#*#*
+1 to sweetnsour..... Only that no help us...
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How come u all ignor my post. Wtf!
Go to settings-system-notification drawer-widget buttons- tick network mod and scroll down to adjust network mod settings. If i made a mistake in it then do use yr precious common sense to figure it out
kssood said:
How come u all ignor my post. Wtf!
Go to settings-system-notification drawer-widget buttons- tick network mod and scroll down to adjust network mod settings. If i made a mistake in it then do use yr precious common sense to figure it out
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calm down man
cool

Cm 13 Always Switching to Automatically choose available network

Hello i recently switched to Cm13 shapshot version and when i manually select the Network i wanna be registered to it always switches back to the 'Automatically choose available network' which slows down my network speed... Anyone know what could be wrong????
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Can you make your question a little bit simpler?! I couldn't dully understand it
CronaMell said:
Can you make your question a little bit simpler?! I couldn't dully understand it
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Lol ok...I am using the KIw-L24 and cyanogen 13 Os...But in the option where i choose what network to register to they are two options...either the network chooses automatically or i choose manually...and i preferably use the setting where i use manually but it still reverts back to being chosen automatically by the network... Mostly the network chooses 2G speeds for me when I'd rather a minimum of 3G...Do you get me now????
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Milupi said:
Lol ok...I am using the KIw-L24 and cyanogen 13 Os...But in the option where i choose what network to register to they are two options...either the network chooses automatically or i choose manually...and i preferably use the setting where i use manually but it still reverts back to being chosen automatically by the network... Mostly the network chooses 2G speeds for me when I'd rather a minimum of 3G...Do you get me now????
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Yes, just go to settings--->cellular networks---> preferred network type, then select 3G.
I hope this helps you
CronaMell said:
Yes, just go to settings--->cellular networks---> preferred network type, then select 3G.
I hope this helps you
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Yeah tried that already but still ironically it sometimes drops to 2G
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Milupi said:
Yeah tried that already but still ironically it sometimes drops to 2G
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I don't what to say know but, maybe another CM13 build have this issue fixed.
I hope you find a solution.
Ok think i found a way...
Thanks anyway
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My pleasure to help you

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