Hi there,
As I live at the border of Switzerland and France and move around in both, I have the problem that the phone is not very smart in choosing the right network operator. So I often end up in roaming evening though the home network is available and it is maybe just a little bit weaker than the foreign one. Is there a way to make Android choose it's network operator more smartly to avoid roaming? Best would be with rules such as: as long as the home network is available, take it and don't switch to the stronger one. Roaming just as the last resort.
I could not find any app which does something like this.
Please help.
Best wishes, Christian
baaldfg said:
Hi there,
As I live at the border of Switzerland and France and move around in both, I have the problem that the phone is not very smart in choosing the right network operator. So I often end up in roaming evening though the home network is available and it is maybe just a little bit weaker than the foreign one. Is there a way to make Android choose it's network operator more smartly to avoid roaming? Best would be with rules such as: as long as the home network is available, take it and don't switch to the stronger one. Roaming just as the last resort.
I could not find any app which does something like this.
Please help.
Best wishes, Christian
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I suppose you could simply disable roaming as a temporary solution unless you're looking for a solution to avoid having to do that all together?
Ok, but how to disable roaming? As far as I know, there is only the data roaming switch in android. And with data roaming off, the phone will still connect to the wrong network.
Best wishes, Christian
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Hi,
I have a question about the 3g network. Well recently i tried connecting to vodafone and noticed that there is no 3g icon on the status bar unlike from the orange network. My question is that if there is no 3g icon, does this mean i do not have the 3 g coverage ? I tried connecting to the net, i put on the right settings APN, proxy.... but in vain. all i get is the message that i have to enable mobile connections which in fact is already enabled.
Can anyone here clear my mind please. thanks.
P.S I have no problems with the orange network. 3 g, Hspda everything works fine and fast.
You need to make sure you have a 3G SIM card for Vodafone. If you just pulled one out of an older phone (especially one that did not have 3G) then the SIM is probably only good for 2G (GSM/GPRS). The 2G and 3G SIM cards look identical, but they have different information on them.
clobber said:
You need to make sure you have a 3G SIM card for Vodafone. If you just pulled one out of an older phone (especially one that did not have 3G) then the SIM is probably only good for 2G (GSM/GPRS). The 2G and 3G SIM cards look identical, but they have different information on them.
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for sure it is a 3g simcard. on other phones, coverage and data connection works fine but on the hero....
But on the Orange network are you not using an Orange SIM? And on the Vodafone network using a Vodafone SIM?
Only other thing I can think of is Vodafone don't have 3G coverage at the exact location you are trying?
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But on the Orange network are you not using an Orange SIM? And on the Vodafone network using a Vodafone SIM?
Only other thing I can think of is Vodafone don't have 3G coverage at the exact location you are trying?
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well yes. i actually have two sims and 2 phones but i would have prefered to have the vodafone one on the hero. Vodafone do have the coverage cause my other phone do have the 3 g coverage.Cannot figure out where is the problem. Called the guys at vodafone and all they could tell me was that they do not have any settings for the phone, that they cannot help me cause they do not provide the pphone here.
Hmm....the APN setting and everything should be the same regardless of 2G or 3G data connectivity. Actually, that is something to check if you have not already. With the Vodafone SIM in your Hero when you go to Settings->Wireless Controls -> Mobile Network settings you might want to make sure "use only 2G networks" is not checked. Also make sure the Access Point Names is configured correctly. I don't know what they are for Vodafone, but a quick Google should tell you. Other than that, hmmm.........
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Hmm....the APN setting and everything should be the same regardless of 2G or 3G data connectivity. Actually, that is something to check if you have not already. With the Vodafone SIM in your Hero when you go to Settings->Wireless Controls -> Mobile Network settings you might want to make sure "use only 2G networks" is not checked. Also make sure the Access Point Names is configured correctly. I don't know what they are for Vodafone, but a quick Google should tell you. Other than that, hmmm.........
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Yep , i did everything right. still......
Try locking it in 3g mode. I have a rooted G1, you get to the menu by typing the following into the dialer:
*#4636#*
after entering that sequence it should goto a menu, pick the first item and scroll down and see if you can change from "CDMA preferred" to "CDMA only" or whatever your 3G equivalent is.
This is based off a G1 with a Hero ROM, so results may vary. Let me know if this works =)
Also make sure that you are switching over to the Vodafone APN settings. You can have the settings in correctly, but if you don't switch to that profile, then it will try using the Orange. This is the most common reason I have people in my store with data connection issues, they have the right settings, but didn't select the right profile.(I sell cell phone and cell phone accessories on a GSM network in the US, so I get a lot of unlocked phones in need of setup.)
Problem solved. A moderator could kindly please close this thread. thanks to all who helped. Cheers!!!
deeren said:
Problem solved. A moderator could kindly please close this thread. thanks to all who helped. Cheers!!!
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Care to share what fixed it? For future reference if I do buy a Hero =)
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Care to share what fixed it? For future reference if I do buy a Hero =)
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hi friend,
well there was nothing to fix as such. it was a misunderstanding.
One thing i came to know is that 3g will appear only is there is a data connection ...and if your apn is set correctly.
and another thing that was resolved is that htc hero cannot connect to vodafone live here in romania because it is only possible through wap bla bla bla a lot of crap.
This was the answer of vodafone representant: For the moment, the service vodafone live we provide cannot be accessed through new handsets with new browsers such as n97,iphone htc magic...
I'm going to Europe in 2 weeks with my TMobile Samsung Vibrant. How do I ensure that my phone won't connect to networks over there, thus racking up a huge bill. I still want to be able to use wifi
I believe there is a setting in the network section (exact name escapes me, and I don't have my Vibrant handy at the moment) to not roam, which would do what you want. However, why not just remove the SIM card if all you want to use is WiFi? That way, you can be assured that it will not be able to rack up any charges. Can probably still make emergency calls though.
On another note, if you did want to use it there without too much expense, you could probably unlock your phone easily if it isn't already and buy a pre-paid SIM for whatever market you are visiting. That is, of course, if you do not already have plans to use another phone and just want to bring your Vibrant along because it is so sexy.
Ed Zachary - just remove the SIM.
-bZj
via XDAapp
Phone off (airplane mode)
What if you switch off your radio with AIRPLANE MODE option. It cuts off everything. You will still be able to use WiFi.
Why do you need to have only GPRS OFF in roaming?. what about GSM ? You still have to pay for calls in roaming, right?
Or i`m missing something.
System Settings
Wireless and Network
Mobile Networks
Network Operators
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System Settings
Wireless and Network
Mobile Networks
Network Operators
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thanks! that's what I was looking for.
down8 said:
Ed Zachary - just remove the SIM.
-bZj
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Wow. So, to be clear, if I take my SIM card out, my G2x becomes just like a wifi tablet (like a Galaxy tab ect)? Tmo has no way of tracking what I'm doing or charging me for any of it?
Hi,
I've got a somewhat strange situation, I'd like to find a solution to. I live just by the border of Belgium and Holland and go over regularly to Holland. My Belgian provider of course goes into roaming mode when on a Dutch network, that's all fine like that.
The problem is, that since I live too close to the border, the phone often stays on the Dutch network instead of switching over to the Belgian - unless I do it manually.
Is there some kind of setting/app to switch to a preferred network when it's present?
My old HTC Touch pro had a network operator priority list, and it worked rather well with that - hope there's a solution for Android too...
Cheers.
Somebody asked exactly the same question a few months back but i doubt a search would find it and i don't know if they got an answer .
Same sort of location as well .
jje
I'd be very interested as well... Let us know if you find something, I'll check it out on my side.
I'm in the same situation, on returning to my home country my phone stays with the neighbouring country operator, and I pay unnecessary roaming charges. Any solution would be an absolute god send for millions of people who live near borders. It's weird, it seems like such an obvious app to produce. Any suggestions would be most helpful. This thread is what made me register on XDA. I have a Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000.
An app to display the available cell towers (cid`s) and the option to manually select would be great! Ever since Tmobile/Orange activated a new cell near me I continually connect to that instead of my `normal` Three cell and the bandwidth is crap.
Atb
SST
Hey,
This is a strange post however I assure you that there is method in my madness. My network provider is Virgin Mobile UK who are a virtual network that use the EE network to provide the service, the downside is that EE is the newly created network after Orange & T-Mobile merged their network. This sounds great however the Orange network is terrible at the minute and the data side of the service is pretty much unusable. The way around it has been to manually select the T-mobile network however the service seems to switch back to Orange presumable because Orange is the stronger voice network available.
My question is - is there anyway of blocking out the specific network code that Orange broadband effectively stopping the handset picking up Orange and forcing it to stick with T-mobile.
I have spoken to Virgin about this and they say that there is no official way of turning off the national roaming facility and there are no permanent changes that you can make to the handset as is it........so I am turning to the developer / hacking community.
Anyone want to offer some guidance?
Cheers
Obey the rules this is not a post for development.
jje
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Maybe cultivating the APNs list may help (or make things worse). Being stuck in a similar situation myself, I know the pains of the horrible Orange UK network. I get 2G where I live and that is patchy at best.
Sorry if I posted in the wrong section....
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I've got a XQ-CT54, I guess i was wondering whether if you put two sims in (lets say one esim and one physical), would the phone switch to the other sim if it lost singal on one?
This sony help guide page; https://helpguide.sony.net/mobile/xperia-1m4/v1/en/contents/TP1000669479.html
Suggests the phone can only have one 5G sim set for data traffic, but doesnt say what happens if theres only 4G available or no signal available for that carrier/network. Would it automatically switch to the other sim, or would you have to go in to the settings and switch it over each time?
Guess i was sort of hoping/thinking how good it would be to have a main sim on one network, and then another sim on another network and it would auto switch between the two if say 5G or signal was lost on one, but im guessing it wont work like that?
Thanks!
Awesome question!
PS: Would't even mind to switch manually but the stupid icons on the top screen don't really show useful information (just those crappy 4 bars loosely related to RSSI).
i guess it should work if you disable national roaming but I have never used 2 SIMs in one phone so.....
Where I live, if you have signal than it is usually present for all 3 carriers and during field work I needed multiple devices anyway so 2 SIMs would not help at all.