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GSM Lost Signal control

Hi,
Does anyone know some tool or app, which can control/use the strenght of GSM reception and turn the phone off (flight mode) when there is no reception to save device''s battery, to let the device stop trying searching for the signal.

you can disconnect the phone function in "comm manager" puts it into "flight mode" by clicking the phone icon. you get a reminder in the top bar to tell you the phone is off.
its also good to disable wifi too in the same page, as that also keeps searching, wasting battery.

Yeha.
This, i do manage manually.
But I am talking about something automatically.
There is something similar on SonyEricsson mobile phones. When the reception is very poor, it goes to "Emergency Calls Only" mode and it saves battery. At the moment the reception improves, it goes to regular standart mode...

Roaming

I read somewhere that I should disable roaming to prevent missed calls. Should I also disable data roaming?
Also, is this the explanation on why I would look at my phone and see that it had switched to airplane mode?

wwing49 said:
I read somewhere that I should disable roaming to prevent missed calls. Should I also disable data roaming?
Also, is this the explanation on why I would look at my phone and see that it had switched to airplane mode?
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cant say about romaing, i live in chicago so i always have a sprint signal
as for plane mode, holding the hardware End button for a few seconds puts it in plane mode, ive noticed sometimes the holster pinches it and does that

defaultdotxbe said:
cant say about romaing, i live in chicago so i always have a sprint signal
as for plane mode, holding the hardware End button for a few seconds puts it in plane mode, ive noticed sometimes the holster pinches it and does that
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ah so thats why my phone has gone into plane mode a few times recently. good looks

defaultdotxbe said:
cant say about romaing, i live in chicago so i always have a sprint signal
as for plane mode, holding the hardware End button for a few seconds puts it in plane mode, ive noticed sometimes the holster pinches it and does that
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Is there a disable or workaround for this?
Thanks for the info.

wwing49 said:
Is there a disable or workaround for this?
Thanks for the info.
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not that i know of, sorry, ive been looking for something too, all the button mappers ive seen only deal with the shortcut buttons on the side and top

Its a system function, ie. a layer beyond what button mappers do.
There is something in the registry I believe you can edit to change that, although I don't recall where. I did it on another HTC device once.

Simple work around... simply lock the keypad or put the phone in standby before putting it in the holster. One button pushed, problem solved.

I don't know why allowing voice roaming would cause you miss calls. Data roaming could cause this, though. EVDO supports calls ringing through even in an active data session, but 1xRTT does not. Most of Sprint's roaming agreements only let you data roam on 1x. So if you're roaming and in a data session, you won't receive calls.

not sure if anyone is still interested but i found the reg key to disable going into flight mode with the end call button
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/ControlPanel/PhoneExtendFunction/CDMA/
set FlightModeSwitchByPnHEndKey to 0

Stopping Vibrate When Wi-Fi Is Turned On

I was wondering if anyone knew a registry tweak that would STOP the phone from vibrating (3-4 vibrates ANNOY me ) when you turn the Wi-Fi switch on, on the side of the phone? Thnx

mine doesn't do that... strange?

It's only when the phone is on "vibrate"

maybe there's a noise that you have set to play when wifi is switched, and since you're on vibe, it will vibrate instead.
As I said, I don't have this problem, and neither does anyone I know who has this device.
Then again, we're all professional types who turn off the keytones and sliding sounds right away. Maybe that has to do with it.

is vibrating when you turn the wrieless on
or is it when it finds a wireless ap
I would try in your sounds and notificatins goto notifications
in the selection list select "wireless network detected", make sure the vibrate button is not ticked

Yeah, I don't know what you have set up because mine definitely doesn't do that, even when the phone is on vibrate.

Turn off phone radio (not airplane mode)

Dont know if this has been asked before.. but is there a way to turn off your phone's signal? Not airplane mode, since airplane mode turns off wifi as well.

You can do this with AnyCut. Choose "Activity" and then add a shortcut to Phone Info. Right near the bottom, there is an option to turn off the radio.

zer0day said:
You can do this with AnyCut. Choose "Activity" and then add a shortcut to Phone Info. Right near the bottom, there is an option to turn off the radio.
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thanks for the info.. do you know if its possible to create a shortcut directly to "Turn Off Radio"?

Not afaik.

Huh?
Press and hold the red End button for a few seconds. Select "Power Off".

RueTheDay said:
Huh?
Press and hold the red End button for a few seconds. Select "Power Off".
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Turn off phone radio, but not the device itself. That way you can still use the other features

providence said:
Turn off phone radio, but not the device itself. That way you can still use the other features
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LOL! Im sure RueTheDay was excercising a bit of sacasm there... Of course he didnt mean the device all together
Go to the Market and search "APNdroid"
May not turn off the radio completely but it comes in handy if you're annoyed by the random push/pull activity and constant edge/3g network flux (depending on your location) that contributes to a faster battery drain.
Havent figured out yet how u still recieve SMS while its enabled.
I set it at work when i dont use the networks and Ive noticed signifigant difference in battery life. Seems like the next best thing to holding that power button

I actually need to turn off the phone's radio when I go to sleep, but want to keep my device on because I use it as an alarm clock

providence said:
I actually need to turn off the phone's radio when I go to sleep, but want to keep my device on because I use it as an alarm clock
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Alarm clock works for me in airplane mode

Theater mode not working in low signal areas (moto360)

I have this issue where the screen will keep turning on even though theater mode is enabled. I'm still trying to determine exactly what causes this, but as far as I can tell, it appears that the screen turns on when my phone signal goes from no data to data. This gets really frustrating when I'm in a fringe area or a building (like a theater......) that has low signal.
I found a way to replicate the issue
1. Turn on airplane mode.
2. Turn Bluetooth on and verify watch is connected
3. Turn off airplane mode
Every time I do this, the screen on the watch turns on despite theater mode being on. Let me know if its the same for you so I can know whether its just me/my watch/my phone.
Oddly enough, it doesn't happen if I turn mobile data off and then back on, so that makes me question my hypothesis....
Anyways, if you have any ideas or work around let me know.