No 4G in your area? This may get you on 4G!
Hop from H to E? This will lock on HSDPA and stop hopping to Edge
Why? Your phone automatically drops to Edge if HSDPA signal is to low to Android Standards. You can actually use HSDPA with a much weaker signal then they recommend. This tweak locks on HSDPA and prevents drop to Edge
Warning: If you get no reception, switch back to 'WCDMA Preferred'
Step 1: Open Dialer App, Enter *#*#4636#*#* (A menu will appear)
Step 2: Select Phone information
Step 3: Change Set preferred network type: to WCDMA only
You can also download Anycut app and select to make a shortcut instead of having to dial that all the time
...or download the app "Network" from the App Market
Old news is old. This still wont help if you get 2 bars or less of 3g.
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GermanGuy said:
...or download the app "Network" from the App Market
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Exactly what I did...however I can NEVER find it because it's such a generic name and gets totally buried in market garbage. I always have to rely on the fact it's in my Titanium backup. I had to send my friend the APK off mine cause we could not for the life of us find it in the market again.
I found search for wcdma and network
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Omg this is great! Thank you for this!
Thanks! I'll try to give the "network" app a try now.
Thank you for the info!
Hmmm interesting will give it a go [email protected] bradley thanks for the app name, all works fine with New Z Radio.
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Hi All,
anyone know an app that can auto switch to 3G mode when using web browser (like opera or PIE) goto internet and then change back to 2G when i am done?
this will save a lot of time doing band switching
thanks.
i don't know if this should be post here, but if this app not exist, then may be it is a good idea to create one.
ctrlaltdel said:
Hi All,
anyone know an app that can auto switch to 3G mode when using web browser (like opera or PIE) goto internet and then change back to 2G when i am done?
this will save a lot of time doing band switching
thanks.
i don't know if this should be post here, but if this app not exist, then may be it is a good idea to create one.
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What is your phone doing when you're not browsing? IM? Email? If nothing else is using data, just leave it on 3G. Data online without doing anything doesn't use any battery.
However, if you have online IM or Email, EDGE will save you some battery life at the expense of speed and ability to have data during calls.
yo i wanted an app like this too. before this thread, i was under the impression 2g drained less energy than 3g. Anyway, another reason for something like this is to prevent dropped calls when leaving a 3g zone (aus).
you need to search more,saveyourgonads would be what you seek
dyetheskin said:
you need to search more,saveyourgonads would be what you seek
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nice thanks
dyetheskin said:
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will there be another app that we can control what should kick the 3G on?
thanks for your suggestion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478519
Windows Mobile Long Life is what you seek. Soon to go public beta.
You can also search for ' Long-Send to Select Band '.
Hey guys,
I work in an area where my 3g signal is really weak and cuts in and out. This really effects my battery quite a bit. However I have been using that # *#* number to get into the phone settings and change the setting to cdma only which seems to put my phone in 2g mode (is that true?)..and thn back to automatic to get 3g back. My question is is it possible for some of you to develop an app or a widget which could do this with a single click?
Thank you
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Couldnt you do that with power widget plus? I do something similar since I'll in a bad area as well except I use it to reset my data connection so to speak.
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Well I have extended controls installed all I can do with that is turn off data completely..from what I gather none of the power widgets support cdma devices when switching between 2 and 3 g
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You don't want to go 1x. The data rate is pitiful at 153 Kbps max.
I just use Bettercut and make a data manager shortcut and just turn off manually the internet saves more battery than 1x connection
mdhaliwal said:
Hey guys,
I work in an area where my 3g signal is really weak and cuts in and out. This really effects my battery quite a bit. However I have been using that # *#* number to get into the phone settings and change the setting to cdma only which seems to put my phone in 2g mode (is that true?)..and thn back to automatic to get 3g back. My question is is it possible for some of you to develop an app or a widget which could do this with a single click?
Thank you
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There is an app on the market, called Network which takes you to that menu with the push of a button. No need to enter in all those #*#*#*##* digits
Another way is to use AnyCut to set a shortcut to the field test menu where all of those settings are available.
Thanks
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What is the full name of the app? There are multiple apps named "network"
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If I turn my Data off can I still get texts?
Ubermicro13 said:
If I turn my Data off can I still get texts?
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yea, data is internet
Thank you for the very quick response
Gingerbread ROMs were not able to tweak the hidden wimax settings. There was an attempt but before it was complete, Google enabled it with a new app in the ICS update (WimaxHiddenMenu.apk) and source.
Update:
having built and used an ICS aosp build, these wimax settings are now available thru the *#*#data#*#* and *#*#debug#*#*
Here is a link to the one I know for sure works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397916
Cool, ill take a look when i have a second or 2
lets get to work
snandlal, which settings are you looking fwd to the most?
4g idle timing would be an awesome discovery
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you can find your MSL which unlocks most of that menu. I use logcat live wallpaper and filter for msl result. it shows up every 5 - 10 minutes and I can use the phone while I wait. It appears taht when you access the menu it grabs that code and it ends up in the log file. A trick I picked up from working on my HTC Hero
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you can find your MSL which unlocks most of that menu. I use logcat live wallpaper and filter for msl. it shows up every 5 - 10 minutes and I can use the phone while I wait.
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Yes.. msl unlocks the data menu... but if u select 'view' instead of 'edit' from the hidden data menu.. you will find a new 'wimax' section. When trying to access it.. msl is required.. but even after doing so.. this does nothing.
I believe the wimax setting menus are NOT blocked.. but simply not there at all. Rather than try n lock out settings.. why not just remove the apks that do so. Seems Samsung wanted a quick n EZ fix.
If we could find out what the epics apks did exactly.. we may have a chance at porting them to nexus.
Orrr ... we find where the settings are stored in the phone and manually edit them.. via hex editing or something.
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I came from an epic, Im not sure what the exact difference is. The epic has 4 apks in the /system folder regarding the Wimax:
WiMAXLineTest.apk
WiMAXWTM.apk
WiMAX_NETEST.apk
WiMAX_RC.apk
I have attached a zip with those apks.
Same thing for debug menu. Options for wimax, but doesn't open up. It's like the phone realizes this info is in the wrong spot and has radio and signal issue because of this. Might just be my phone though.
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Yes.. msl unlocks the data menu... but if u select 'view' instead of 'edit' from the hidden data menu.. you will find a new 'wimax' section. When trying to access it.. msl is required.. but even after doing so.. this does nothing.
I believe the wimax setting menus are NOT blocked.. but simply not there at all. Rather than try n lock out settings.. why not just remove the apks that do so. Seems Samsung wanted a quick n EZ fix.
If we could find out what the epics apks did exactly.. we may have a chance at porting them to nexus.
Orrr ... we find where the settings are stored in the phone and manually edit them.. via hex editing or something.
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you can find your MSL which unlocks most of that menu. I use logcat live wallpaper and filter for msl result. it shows up every 5 - 10 minutes and I can use the phone while I wait. It appears taht when you access the menu it grabs that code and it ends up in the log file. A trick I picked up from working on my HTC Hero
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adb shell getprop ril.MSL
shabbypenguin said:
adb shell getprop ril.MSL
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This has been one of my favorite commands since I got on the android bandwagon
any update OP?
2nd this
Wonder if people are waiting for new update on Monday.
autoprime said:
any update OP?
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Wanted to get this project started and ideas goin. It is wise to hold out til then
is everyone 'holding out' for the new update? or does no one have a clue what to do here?
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is everyone 'holding out' for the new update? or does no one have a clue what to do here?
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Lil bit of both
I used Super Manager to run through all the activities in the Sprint Menu, and I didn't see anything obvious (but I wasn't looking specifically for wimax at the time). You can add a shortcut that will take you right to the 4g toggle setting.
Maximilian Mary said:
I used Super Manager to run through all the activities in the Sprint Menu, and I didn't see anything obvious (but I wasn't looking specifically for wimax at the time). You can add a shortcut that will take you right to the 4g toggle setting.
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yes, other than 4g toggle.. there are no hidden wimax settings using that method.
bump for science! ..err .. wimax!!
anyone have anything?
Idk but this aggrivates me, specially cause my girl just got the Droid charge with omg 30mbps compared to my .6mb 3g and my 1-5mb 4g when I find signal.
Whats weird tho is this. My brother and mom use Clear. They have the modem for direct internet and 2 usb dongles. The 4g and the 4g/3g ones.
The first day I used his Clear 4g usb I was in the middle of the house, and in the basement, it was 5-7mbps.
Then it stopped working in the house, it would only get 3g. If I sat near a window I would pick up 4g. I would have to set my laptop hooked up to a TV to stream netflix where speeds were up and down WTF OMG turtles.
Whenever I brought it to work with me, or drive laptop open to download big files. Pretty much everywhere that wasnt my house it would be 3-4 mbps. Sometimes 7mbps, one time 10.
Then 4g decided to never work at my house anymore.
PS I live near atlanta, and I am in the city.
Anyways I left ATT for sprint, and got the NS4g, it uses the same radio as Clear. 3g Spring, and 4gWimax.
day one with NS4g, i got 4g in my backyard by my back door and driveway, it was 5mbps. I remember it worked because i went outside to mass DL all my market purchases.
later that day, and to this very day, my yard, house and driveway...do not get nay 4g. Not on my deck, deeper backyard or near the Airvana. but i get4-7mb at work via tether.
Was in atlanta the other day, and it worked at 17mbps. I shat bricks and wanted to move there.
Been about 2-3 weeks. Ive had my phone replaced once. 2.3.3 3.4 and 3.5 havent made a difference.
So idk what happened, I blame clear. using my gfs to tether right now. hopefully verizon doesnt find out
any updates?
has anyone been able to dump the phones memory? when i try in cdma workshop the phone reboots. im guessing im hitting unreadable addresses. anyone know a better way to peek/poke for readable memory addresses?
Im using MIUI, and it has Home Network or Automatic, is there a way to make it Home/Roam/Automatic?
is this a asop limitation? or is it the rom?
Have you tried "Roam Control" from the market? Only way I've found to force myself into roaming.
I'm unable to find it. Does anyone have the apk available?
EDIT: found it but it does not work.
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nlghtcrawler said:
I'm unable to find it. Does anyone have the apk available?
EDIT: found it but it does not work.
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You have to have a current version that allows you to disable rom detection. PM if you need further assistance. I have Roam Control working on Miui
@mulhiny, I have Roam Control set up with rom detection disabled and can't get it to work. You mind helping me out and see if we can get it to work?
I was looking for answers to this exact question; I'm back on MIUI but miss that "roam only" option on the newer Sense roms.
So before I buy it, those of you using the "roam control" app: does it consistently put you onto Verizon's 3G when it's available? (I've been reading around some threads that the app may be limited to giving you only 1X for some reason, but that may be old information).
If you get 3G or 1X depends on what area you're in. You don't always roam on Verizon's network. Only way you can always roam on Verizon is by hacking the PRL.
mordbane said:
If you get 3G or 1X depends on what area you're in. You don't always roam on Verizon's network. Only way you can always roam on Verizon is by hacking the PRL.
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I may have worded my question poorly, sorry about that. To clarify, right now there are locations where I get 3G on Verizon (noticeably/substantially faster than Sprint's 3G) when I use the "Roam Only" option in the newer Sense ROMs -- so I just wanted to make sure that in those same locations, this app would give me the same results in MIUI.
(I'd like the option to switch back and forth, so I would not have to use the PRL hack, and thus make sure I am on Sprint at least part of the time)
The app will only let you roam on 1x. HOWEVER:
There are a few PRLs out there that let you switch between sprint 3g and Verizon 3g. You can just use the roam control app to switch between the blazing fast and crappy network speeds.
The PRL is posted in a .zip file in the thread about hacking the PRL. Gimme a sec and I'll post a link for it.
Alright here's the link: http://db.tt/pxgkDfbI
Download it to your SD card. Make a nandroid of your aosp rom, flash a sense ROM, enter ##775#, enter msl (msl reader on market). Select the msl, hit menu, commit mods. Reboot. Bam!
rocket999 said:
The app will only let you roam on 1x. HOWEVER:
There are a few PRLs out there that let you switch between sprint 3g and Verizon 3g. You can just use the roam control app to switch between the blazing fast and crappy network speeds.
The PRL is posted in a .zip file in the thread about hacking the PRL. Gimme a sec and I'll post a link for it.
Alright here's the link: http://db.tt/pxgkDfbI
Download it to your SD card. Make a nandroid of your aosp rom, flash a sense ROM, enter ##775#, enter msl (msl reader on market). Select the msl, hit menu, commit mods. Reboot. Bam!
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Ah, ok, thanks! I'll have to buy the app and try this out.
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Yup! Msl reader should be free. And these settings will stick even if you do a full wipe, so you can restore your nandroid without a problem.
If I helped ya out hit the thanks button!
is there anyway to do the PRLhack on AOSP?
First of all, I was a bit confused about the section in which I should create this thread. I consulted few people and they said development section. If this is in wrong section, I would request the mod to move it to the correct section.
Okay people, so I came across these things when I googled for increasing 3G speeds.
This can benefit you of getting 3g speeds on 2g, like me. You just need to switch to 'wcdma only'
How to switch to 'wcdma only' mode?
Settings -> Wireless and networks -> Mobile Networks -> Network Preferences -> WCDMA only
Or
Type *#*#4636#*#* in dialer, Select Phone information, scroll down and set preffered network type to WCDMA only.
Follow ahead :
(This will mostly work for indians. And maybe for you too )
1) Download this software called 3g/4g speed optimizer from market - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsInByb3Zpc2lvbi5uZXRzcGVlZC5vcHRpbWl6ZXIiXQ
2) Download this script manager - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=os.tools.scriptmanager&feature=search_result
3) Download the 3G turbcharger script by zeppelinrox attached to this post
NOTE: You might want to compare the speed differences before applying this tweak and after applying this tweak. If so, then download Speedtest app from Google Play and test speeds using it.
Now Follow ahead
Start 3g/4g speed optimizer
-choose network speed as 12/28/7-max speed
-check on down speed increase
-now click on apply tweak.
!!!RESTART YOUR DEVICE!!!
Now open script manager
-browse to the downloaded 3g turbocharger text file
-check on superuser icon(N00BS: the android skeleton icon)
-click on run. script will load. wait till it asks to make a selection...
-scroll up and see what setting you need. fast, faster or fastest. I would recommend fastest. enter the option number.
-again enter the option to reboot.
thats it!
After reboot, your 3G speeds should be increased
To check your speeds, again download something from play store, something bigger than 2-3 megabytes would be preferable as it lets you see how far the speeds can get.
NOTE 2: This may not work for everyone, if it doesn't work for you, dont blame me, you are probably getting the max speed from your network operator. Also I would again like to mention that Indian users will be mostly benefited with this tweak.
I would like to thank my friend shreyas.kukde who let me share this tweak. Please take a moment to visit the original thread by him and press the Thanks button there - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568959
1st nice thread
i rule you 3*-*E
Great.
Thanks for sharing.
Is this because of the revolution meizu rom or I did wrong with the turbo?
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I'm bookmarking this thread. Does it work for any rom? Also, is the script incompatible with any other ones I should know about?
SuperAce609 said:
I'm bookmarking this thread. Does it work for any rom? Also, is the script incompatible with any other ones I should know about?
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This tweak works with all roms
muiz15 said:
Is this because of the revolution meizu rom or I did wrong with the turbo?
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Read the steps properly. You must have missed out something. And I have already mentioned that this tweak might not work for everyone.
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Read the steps properly. You must have missed out something. And I have already mentioned that this tweak might not work for everyone.
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Neh... Didn't miss a step.. Its just the kernel doesn't allow me to use the script and DT2EXT+. Everything okay now didn't see much change anyway
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This does work!
I tried this yesterday and my speed went up from 1.8 to 2.8- 3.0 Mbps!
Cheers.
Where is the 2G boost option as I have 3G turned off to save battery but would love to have been speed on 2G
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First of all, I was a bit confused about the section in which I should create this thread. I consulted few people and they said development section. If this is in wrong section, I would request the mod to move it to the correct section.
Okay people, so I came across these things when I googled for increasing 3G speeds.
This can benefit you of getting 3g speeds on 2g, like me. You just need to switch to 'wcdma only' mode.
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Hi, thanks for the info. But could you pls explain the highlighted line. i just feel the two sentence contradict each other. "3g speed on 2g" is great but enabling "wcdma only mode" would get check only the 3g signals, right?
jeikumar said:
Hi, thanks for the info. But could you pls explain the highlighted line. i just feel the two sentence contradict each other. "3g speed on 2g" is great but enabling "wcdma only mode" would get check only the 3g signals, right?
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Its like. Sometimes even though you are on a 2G network, you still get 3G signals even though you havent subscribed for 3G. So, if you enable WCDMA only mode, your phone MIGHT start getting 3G signals and you can enjoy 3G speeds even on 2G network.
strangely I can use 3g on 2g packs by using the auto mode..without using this tweak
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I tried this script and i am testing it... But i have some doubts, I have checked the option on mobile networks to use only 2g! I can have this option checked or i need to uncheck it?
With 2g i only get edge Signal, but it seems it is faster than before...
Question ?
I havent tried your process yet..
I was just cusious how did you achieve..not the process
I mean logic behind gettin higher speed..
Does carrier put some limit with speed with which we can browse net..
If they put limit.how does this method handle it..?
Or something else
I am already using supercharger script...so will there be any problem using your script over that one ?
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nice 2g speeds
well im on 2g data plan (tata docomo), so im not granted access to its 3g network,
i used to get 10-15kBps on 2g EDGE..(CM7.2),
all i did was:
Start 3g/4g speed optimizer
-choose network speed as 12/28/7max speed
-check on down speed increase
-now click on apply tweak.
<AS STATED in 1st post>,
2g edge data speeds now increased to 25-29kBps.. youtube streaming working smoothly on 2g
Manvendra05 said:
I am already using supercharger script...so will there be any problem using your script over that one ?
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3g turbocharger is an "add-on" to supercharger. So no compatibility problems.
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Well , I can only say that it seems to place upload as the priority instead of download.....
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CallMeVentus said:
Well , I can only say that it seems to place upload as the priority instead of download.....
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Its just the opposite mathew
It places download as the priority instead of upload. Operators usually set a mid value to balance upload and download speeds.