I just got a new ATT S4 and have a question about LTE. I know that I am able to get LTE here because if I use the 2263 menu, or phone info app and choose LTE only it works perfect, and very fast. But of course that disable calling, etc. What happens is that its always on HSPA+ instead. Is there a way to prioritize or force it to connect to LTE instead? I know LTE takes more battery, but my HSPA is very slow. Thanks
I should add that if I go into airplane mode, then back to normal I get LTE for a few seconds. Then it goes back to regular 4G.
I been having weird signal issues with my Sprint LG G2 even with the new OTA enabling spark. The issue is when i go into a roaming area and back out the phone stays stuck in roaming until a reboot or airplane mode. Also i have to do the same to get LTE sometimes from 3G. And another issue if i drop down to 1xRTT i have to do a airplane mode to get back to 3g or lte. Is it the phone or the network? Or the network is not ready for a tri-band yet
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I love my phone however I wished it would switch from 3g to LTE faster. I know which parts in my area have Sprint LTE by trial and error. My wife has an iPhone 5s and her phone switches to LTE as soon as she reaches an LTE area, however my LG G2 stays in 3G almost always...Sometimes my phone switches to LTE, but I find myself having to toggle airplane mode off and on to grab the LTE signal most of the time which is turning to be annoying. Perhaps this phone requires a really strong LTE signal or it needs some programming? or maybe the iPhone have a better chip? Is there a way to fix this, thanks in advance
HI, I just switched from AT&T to T-mobile. Everything basically works, except when I restart the phone, it connects to 4G only without LTE. Likewise when moving out of wifi range to LTE, i get 4G. However, if I go to Networks Operators and "Search Automatically," it connects to LTE immediately. Is there way I can get it to connect to LTE every time? I live in a area with excellent LTE coverage and I don't wan to have to constantly go and manually do the search for networks.... Thanks!
I have discovered that my MXP consumes more battery than it needs to over night. This is because, on my night stand, I have strong 3G signal, but weak 4G signal and the phone hangs on to the weak 4G signal consuming unnecessary power, even though I have good WiFi too. If I manually select my 'Preferred network type' to 3G in settings at night, this works, but I can't automate the process of setting 3G or 4G modes.
I discovered the "test mode" (dial #*#*4636*#*# on the phone keypad) and the Phone information section allows you set many more options via the Set preferred network type drop down. I'm unclear what the different options option will achieve. I want the phone to prefer 3G over 4G when the signal is poor. Is there an option for this?
Phone is stock, unrooted, on the EE network in the UK
3G = WCDMA
WCDMA PREFERRED (prefer 3G)
WCDMA ONLY (it will turn off you 4G and 2G.)
thing is if the phone shows it is hanging on to a weak 4g signal you have to remember just because it is displaying a weak signal it is still connected to the stronger 3g signal, it has to be otherwise you wouldn't get calls and texts.
Will have to experiment, but
> WCDMA PREFERRED (prefer 3G)
Does this mean it won't connect to 4G at all if 3G is available?
> if the phone shows it is hanging on to a weak 4g signal you have to remember just because it is displaying a weak signal it is still connected to the stronger 3g signal
Maybe, but my issue is the power consumption when connected to a weak 4G signal
Silly thing is it's not necessary to maintain a connection to 4G at all when WiFi is active, when the only useful benefit of 4G is fast data
If a phone is connected to a weak signal, it will take greater toll on battery.
Try - settings, more, mobile networks and then preferred network type. You can then set 3g?
Richy101 said:
Try - settings, more, mobile networks and then preferred network type. You can then set 3g?
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I want the phone to automatically prefer 3G over 4G when the 4G signal is poor. Doesn't look like this is possible, and I'm stuck with aggressive 'hanging on to' 4G despite heavy power consumption.