Since the common hidden menu code does not work on our device ( *#*#4636#*#* ), there is another way we must use.
1. Download this app from the Play Store: Force LTE Only (4G/5G)
2. Launch app and choose "METHOD3: (Android 11)"
3. Under Set Preferred Network Type dropdown, select the network type you want.
-- to get 4G/LTE and below, set to "LTE/TDSCDMA/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA"
-- to get 5G, set to "NR/LTE/TDSCDMA/CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA"
This was the only way to enable 5G for me since I am in Canada.
Only issue with this is that it may not stick once you reboot. You would have to follow these steps again.
Thanks man. This helped me with my Global variant. It got 5g to kick on when I couldn't see it in the menus.
Update - Found the shortcut keys to get directly to it
*#*#4636#*#*
lowridincrew said:
Update - Found the shortcut keys to get directly to it
*#*#4636#*#*
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I don't have the phone anymore, but when I did, I had tried that earlier; it never worked for me.
lowridincrew said:
Update - Found the shortcut keys to get directly to it
*#*#4636#*#*
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It didn't work on mine. When I punch in the final *, it just goes to my contact list.
Although the app ForceLTE mentioned earlier by TikiThePug did work perfectly.
I finally get 5G all day long on a T-Mo SIM.
It's such a fast, beautiful phone and now it has all its functionality.
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Hey I just started using Verizon coming from Fi. I have an unlocked.pixel 6 from the Google store what should my settings be? I know I need NR but what else or what would work best. I'm on new York it that matters at all.
And I can get to the menu via *#*#4636#*#* I just need to know what would work best for me .
I keep trying to set to NR/LTE/TDSCDMA/GSM/WCDMA ( Only way to get full speed on 5G
for some reason my setting keep resetting to NL/LTE/GSM/WCDMA (Very slow as if running 3G but says 5G)
How do I get my setting to stick Oh I'm on T-Mobile Network
rinnycoop121 said:
I keep trying to set to NR/LTE/TDSCDMA/GSM/WCDMA ( Only way to get full speed on 5G
for some reason my setting keep resetting to NL/LTE/GSM/WCDMA (Very slow as if running 3G but says 5G)
How do I get my setting to stick Oh I'm on T-Mobile Network
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It's always going to set to what your network tells
This menu isn't actually real control
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When i enable my phone with comm manager, my 3G data connection is also getting enabled and it shows the connection duration 1, 2 ,3....
Then i went to Phone settings --> Band and selected GSM insted of Auto.
Now "Edge" is getting connected the same way.
Please help me as i am not using my phone !! afraid of Bills !!
EDGE is via GSM the only way to kill that is to disable you GPRS connection entirely by removing the settings.
GPRS and EDGE are via GSM
3G and HSDPA are via UMTS.
I will suggest Bandswitch manager the freeware one (1.23) works great.
You can chose the band (UMTS/GSM), great to save battery life, and to enable/disable data connection, AUTO or just when needed.
Try to find it somewere...
both of you are wrong, sorry no offense. go to phone then menu/options/band and under "Select your network type" select gsm. and the fastest you will get is edge. yup, found that out the hard way
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both of you are wrong, sorry no offense. go to phone then menu/options/band and under "Select your network type" select gsm. and the fastest you will get is edge. yup, found that out the hard way
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going to phone>menu>options>band is the same as going to settings>phone>band.
Its the same thing.
But the OP seemed to say that EDGE was also unwanted so I advised the only way to stop GPRS connecting at all is to remove the settings.
or you could go to settings->connections->connections->advanced->select networks and choose "my work network" for both internet and work. this will ensure that your device will not seek a connection for GPRS etc.
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going to phone>menu>options>band is the same as going to settings>phone>band.
Its the same thing.
But the OP seemed to say that EDGE was also unwanted so I advised the only way to stop GPRS connecting at all is to remove the settings.
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ya your right i did not read the whole thing my apologizes
docraj said:
or you could go to settings->connections->connections->advanced->select networks and choose "my work network" for both internet and work. this will ensure that your device will not seek a connection for GPRS etc.
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Thanks a lot!! ... now it stops connecting automatically to t-mobile data connection and i have peace of mind!!
Every solution is good, I just prefer to tap in a page like this and choose (what and when) band/connection... and enable/disable it
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Bandswitch 2.0
It's already version 2.0 of Bandswitch software.
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It's already version 2.0 of Bandswitch software.
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Is it freeware?
My 1.23 release is freeware and I've seen also the 2.2 release but it isn't free anymore (and has the same band control I have on mine)
I bought a pre-owned T-mobile S5 to use on AT&T. I've sim-unlocked it, rooted it, installed CM12 on it. However I keep losing service. This is NOT an AT&T issue, as the tablet sitting next to it is on AT&T and works flawlessly. Do I need to flash a new modem? Or do something else to make this work closer to flawlessly? I already searched the forums and couldn't find anyone with my problem.
Thanks in advance.
Possibly you have to edit the APN settings. I did a small thread on what you need to do to use a Tmobile s5 on AT&T:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/help/tips-using-g900t-att-t2975336
Thanks, I assume when I inserted the sim card, the APN info was loaded, as I've not touched that part, and it's already on my phone. That doesn't seem to be my issue. Any other suggestions?
I've been having the same issue for months. I went back to a stock rom and recently came back to AOSP, but I forgot I was having constant signal drop.
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I've been having the same issue for months. I went back to a stock rom and recently came back to AOSP, but I forgot I was having constant signal drop.
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I am having the same issue. Can you tell me what modem/rom are working the best for you? Thanks!
Solution!
My particular solution does require xposed and gravity box module.
I noticed that the cell signal issues only happen when I'm connected to WiFi.
I created a tasker profile that toggles mobile data off when wifi is on and changes the data mode to 3G only. I used the toggle data 5.0 plugin (see for details) in tasker to toggle to change to 3G.
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I then used the gravity box "change network type" action (see for details) to change network back to LTE and I used the toggle data 5.0 plugin to turn data back on when WiFi is disconnected. I guess this would be the end task?
I took a screenshot a couple hours ago of the result. Not one signal drop in 3 or so hours. I'm no expert in tasker, and these are the exact steps I followed.
I was having a similar issue with CM12.1 on AT&T using the G900T I actually posted on their forums about it: http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/106617-lte-issues-cm12-tmobile/ however it looks like they're has been any resolution..I had no issues running stock, and when I installed BlissPop (CM Based) I had no issues at all.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will try them out.
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Thanks, I assume when I inserted the sim card, the APN info was loaded, as I've not touched that part, and it's already on my phone. That doesn't seem to be my issue. Any other suggestions?
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No you have to edit the Apn often times.
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Please read the limitations before installing or replying!!!!
Hello all. This was a request so I threw this together today as a way of procrastinating and making the long weekend feel a little longer
Sony gives single sim users an easy way to enable/disable LTE from the quick settings. They don't have us Z3 Dual users the same luxury. Lets fix that! This xposed module allows quick and easy enable/disable of LTE for Sim1. Simply install, enable, and restart. Then add the tile the normal way.
LIMITATIONS and known issues:
1. Rarely the tile doesn't correctly update the state at boot. Simply enable and disable the LTE tile, it'll be fine afterwards.
2. Big one- The tile only works with Sim 1. The "Sim card for data traffic" setting will have no effect on this. So keep your data sim in slot 1. Sorry to those users wanting to switch back and forth.
3. The module was only tested on 5.1.1. It may work with 5.0. I've no idea about 4.4. Post your results.
4. A couple of checks were left out that were present in the original code. This module will assume sim 1 is capable of LTE.
As I said, I put this together in a few hours due to a request. It seems to work fine on my phone. But I haven't extensively bug tested it. Hence the 0.1 version number and beta status.
Regarding the limitations. If I have time, I may try to tackle them. #2 will require considerable work as the code currently only supports 1 sim. A number of portions will need to be rewritten. Although, honestly I'm very busy with work and I doubt I'll find the time. The source is posted with this module as usual. I put a few thoughts about this in the source comments. Anyone is free to give it a shot. That's the advantage of open source.
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Thank you very very much
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Very useful thx, I hope you make another version do that, ON --- Only LTE, OFF --- Only GSM,
Hello all,
I recently purchased my 5x and i have some questions about the LTE bands.
I do speedtests from time to time and sometimes i get 5 mbits, sometimes 10 and sometimes 40+
All of these results in the matter of a few minutes in the same house.
Until recently I did not know why this was, but now I understand it's because of the bands my phone switches between (3,7,40,41)
I wanted to know if there is a way to force or tell the phone to prefer one band to another, because even -115 dbm on band 40 is 5-7 times faster than band 3. If not, then Is there at least a way to check what band you're on, ive tried apps like LTE Discovery and they don't manage to tell me what band or frequency im on, and most of the USSD codes that should tell me this info don't work.
I would really appreciate it if someone with knowledge on this matter can help me out here
androiduser192 said:
I would really appreciate it if someone with knowledge on this matter can help me out here
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https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/ install netvelocity apk then run speed test. Under settings, enable advanced mode.
It'll display the band you are currently on.
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As far as I know, you can't force a phone to use a specific band (it depends on the area you're in)
After installation the app crashes on startup
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After installation the app crashes on startup
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FYI, you can't force the phone to use a specific band, it depends on the area where you are
21031980 said:
https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/ install netvelocity apk then run speed test. Under settings, enable advanced mode.
It'll display the band you are currently on.
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Hi there,
Unfortunately this app is not working on my device, maybe it's network dependent (Jio)?
would love to have a working app like this as I'm very curious about which lte band
my phone is on. tried couple dozen apps to no avail so far. and it seems huawei has
disabled radio info and some other parts of it's service menu.
anyone knows any other way?
Bought an unlocked 256G pixel 6, looking to disable 5G to get longer battery life. However I am not seeing the "Preferred network" option under SIMS. Is there a secret handshake?
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Hi fella. Go to Settings. Type preferred in to the search bar.
Select preferred network type.
Bob's your uncle.
preferred does not give you what you are looking for. Preferences would be the better term.
But even when typing preferences it takes you to the same page and there are no options.
I wonder if you have to change the name of the access point to exclude 5G. Something "older" than nextgenphone
Nothing under Developer Options either it seems.
sorry Bob
cheers
GroovyGeek said:
Bought an unlocked 256G pixel 6, looking to disable 5G to get longer battery life. However I am not seeing the "Preferred network" option under SIMS. Is there a secret handshake?
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Try this method. The details of what you are doing (or not) may matter . . .
To change from 5G to LTE as the preference --
Safe mode (long press power, hold the restart button and select safe mode)
After rebooting, turn off airplane mode.
then
settings > network & internet > internet > cog next to your provider > preferred network type
Reboot to exit safe mode
GroovyGeek said:
Bought an unlocked 256G pixel 6, looking to disable 5G to get longer battery life. However I am not seeing the "Preferred network" option under SIMS. Is there a secret handshake?
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Or try this,
Dial *#*#4636#*#*
This will open a Testing menu,
tap phone information, and go down to Set preferred Network Type,
Select GSM/WCDMA/LTE(PRL)
Exit out and reboot.
LeoD said:
Or try this,
Dial *#*#4636#*#*
This will open a Testing menu,
tap phone information, and go down to Set preferred Network Type,
Select GSM/WCDMA/LTE(PRL)
Exit out and reboot.
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Ok, so I changed it but forgot to note what the original network type was. Anyone can point me in the right direction? Thx
NR/LTE/GSM/WCDMA is what my AT&T Pixel 6 is set to.