Does anyone use a functioning 2G/3G Toggle widget? I can't find any that are a simple widget or work. Doesn't work on the Free Power Widget. The CurveFish app doesn't work on CDMA phones.
Not aware of 2g/3g but the app Data Switch will work for 3g on/off being the option isn't in the shutdown menu like it was on the Epic.
thank you. i was only doing searches for 3g switch or 2g switch, didn't even think about doing a "data switch" search. thanks again.
Try Data Enabler Widget;
That worked for me.
Widgetsoid is beast, and it has many features you might need down the road.
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Toggle 1x and evdo (3G).
gall0249 said:
Does anyone use a functioning 2G/3G Toggle widget? I can't find any that are a simple widget or work. Doesn't work on the Free Power Widget. The CurveFish app doesn't work on CDMA phones.
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Are you still looking? Ain't pretty, maybe a dev can put some lipstick on it.
Any Cut will let you pin activities to the Desktop. You will have to try all the datas with any cut. Here is my solution with launcher pro.
1. Long press on desktop/shortcuts/activities.
2. Scroll and select com.android.sprint menu
3. The last DATA that mention HDR1X, select it and name it.
4. Click the new shortcut.
Hybrid automatically is both. This is default.
CDMA is 2G or 1x only
EVDO is 3G only
If someone makes it pretty and an actual on and off toggle, I would appreciate it but just having quick access to the menu works for now.
Techincally 1xRTT is 3G. The 2G version of CDMA is known as IS-95, and 1xRTT doubled what IS-95 was capable of.
Also, be aware if you go into EVDO only mode, you will not get texts or calls.
Thanks, I just know in some phones 1x means is slow data and 3G is "faster data".
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My wife has a problem with her EVO. Not so much with the EVO itself, but with Sprint service.
Within the building she works, she has terrible reception. Because of this, if she leaves mobile internet enabled, after a 6 hour day, her battery will be at 30%.The battery status says that she spent 60% without signal. I did do the "trick" to change her phone from GSM to CDMA using that diag menu from the dial menu, but again, the issue with her is that when she is deep in her building, she doesn't have any reception.
And of course, if she disables mobile internet before she gets to work, her battery is just fine when she leaves work.
Now, I am aware that you can either hold down the power button and turn it off and/or go into the options and enable it. We use LauncherPro, so we lost the ability to add the HTC sense mobile internet toggle widget.
Here are a few questions:
1. Does the Locale application work on the EVO, and if so, does it allow you to turn on/off mobile internet on a CDMA phone based on your location?
2. Is there a widget for the HTC EVO that lets you turn on/off mobile internet that works if you're not using HTC sense? The few I've found don't appear to work on a CDMA phone, or had reported problems.
just out of curiosity... You can't use the power button because your launcher does not have that feature? ... or you are looking for an automated way?
Does verizon have better coverage there? You could always try using their towers.
Locale does indeed work on the Evo, however it might be because I don't have the specific plugin, but i don't see any parameters to just turn off mobile internet. I think you can alternatively turn on wifi and have it auto connect to wifi at her work if they have it, since having wifi connected turns off mobile internet.
Another alternative is settings profile, which i haven't used myself but from the description it looks like it functions like locale, but also has a widget.
Lastly, when I need to toggle mobile internet, i'm using switchpro widget, which does have a toggle for mobile internet, as well as 4g and a few other options.
jigglywiggly said:
Does verizon have better coverage there? You could always try using their towers.
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How do you use their towers but wouldn't that be roaming ??
Try Timerrific. It let's you use time base profiles to enable and disable stiff and its free.
I use a widget called Dazzle.
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How do you use their towers but wouldn't that be roaming ??
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Yes. Which is free. I do this all day every day. Where I work, service for both Sprint and Verizon suck. However I usually have one or the other and it will pick whichever one is better. Also, in the metro tunnels (subwway in Washington DC), Verizon has great service so I maintain a connection through them almost the whole way home.
Menu > Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks
- Check data roaming
- Uncheck the guards and the sound
- Click Roaming and set it for automatic
In stock form, and in many 2.1 roms, if you hold down the upper right button, one of the options is to toggle off the connection to the internet. I go to a couple areas that have HORRIBLE cell reception and when in these areas if I toggled off the connection to the internet my battery would last "normally" as opposed to dying in a matter of hours. I do not see this as an option in froyo, so I am wondering if anyone knows of a widget that does this and/or a way to do this.
Switchpro if you're trying to toggle 3G.
anthonylokrn said:
Switchpro if you're trying to toggle 3G.
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Will it toggle it to 2G or turn it off completely?
edit: purchased, installed, works great! w00t! THANKS! Allows me to totally turn of the data connection.
Has anyone found an app to toggle the 4G on/off yet? I realise it is disabled in Android 2.3, but I see they have it working for the Evo and maybe others. I also saw at least one paid app that says it works, but I don't want to pay for it and then find out it doesn't work.
Thanks,
All the 4g toggles I've tried work on WiMax only
Why do you want to disable 4g? Its not like an lte out Wimax radio that causes massive battery drain so why turn it off?
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Data Enabler Widget
really? i did not know this. I'm not sure what Sprint uses, but i know when i had sprint if i disabled my mobile data it made my battery last MUCH longer.
most of the standard 4g toggle widgets included in most widget packs, i.e. widgetzoid, do not work on this phone.
the one toggle i have found to work is called "Data Enabler Widget" by "farproc" it is available on the market.
Be aware that picture messaging does NOT work without 4g data on, and you must re enable it before you use it. (wifi too for some stupid reason)
why disable?
I want to disable it primarily because i don't have unlimited data, but also to extend battery life as well. If there is no toggle switch that works I will just have get used to the extra steps of turning it on and off through the settings menu.
Yesterday I used 50% of the data that I would normally use in a month, because I thought I was using wifi, but apparently was not. That tells me that the phone either is not holding the wifi signal at home very well or the wifi is not overriding the data connection. Either way, I need to be turning off the data connection when I am at home or using a wifi hotspot.
if you would take the time to read my post, i just provided you with the exact app you are looking for. it is a widget available on the android market. it is called;
DATA ENABLER WIDGET by farproc.
kthx.
bikemaker said:
I want to disable it primarily because i don't have unlimited data, but also to extend battery life as well. If there is no toggle switch that works I will just have get used to the extra steps of turning it on and off through the settings menu.
Yesterday I used 50% of the data that I would normally use in a month, because I thought I was using wifi, but apparently was not. That tells me that the phone either is not holding the wifi signal at home very well or the wifi is not overriding the data connection. Either way, I need to be turning off the data connection when I am at home or using a wifi hotspot.
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Another option then is any this party power control app. You can turn off mobile data through those.
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I always used the power control app on my Hero, but unfortunately the one for this phone doesn't include a data toggle.
reata Enabler Widget
ApexZeph,
I tried the Data Enabler Widget you mentioned and it works perfectly! Thanks!
Sprint's 4G is not the same as HSPA+. HSPA+ is just 3G, or if you wanna feel better, 3.5G. It runs all the time and doesn't use extra battery because you're still only using the 3G radio. Sprint's 4G is WiMax, which is basically glorified Wifi and requires a totally separate radio. It works like Wifi; you turn it on, wait for it to scan and connect to the 4G network (which doesn't even deserve to be called 4G because it sucks ****).
Since you guys are on GSM, what you could do is disable 3G data and that would do it. You'd go to EDGE, but you'd save a ton of battery. Again, 4G is just a marketing term for you guys; you're still just using fast 3G.
kenvan19 said:
Why do you want to disable 4g? Its not like an lte out Wimax radio that causes massive battery drain so why turn it off?
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Its not?
4G on idle 2 hours: 18% drain from 100%
EDGE idle 2 hours: 5% drain from 100%.
4G is a bleeder.
kenvan19 said:
Why do you want to disable 4g? Its not like an lte out Wimax radio that causes massive battery drain so why turn it off?
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HSPA+ uses a lot more power than EDGE. Programs like Juice Defender use this fact to their advantage and disable HSPA when the screen is off, and I hear it just about doubles idle battery life.
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HSPA+ uses a lot more power than EDGE. Programs like Juice Defender use this fact to their advantage and disable HSPA when the screen is off, and I hear it just about doubles idle battery life.
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HSPA+ = 3G. Yes, 3G uses more power than EDGE. It has always been and will always be that way. There is no magical "4G" toggle because HSPA IS 3G. So the only way to turn off your faux-G is to turn off 3G data and fall back to EDGE.
There is no 2g/3g(4g) toggle that works on the stock roms. It will just take you to the settings page where you have to choose GSM/HSPA, GSM only, or HSPA only.
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There is no 2g/3g(4g) toggle that works on the stock roms. It will just take you to the settings page where you have to choose GSM/HSPA, GSM only, or HSPA only.
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GSM only = 2G only
HSPA = 3G/4G only (remember, they use the same radio)
GSM/HSPA+ = whatever is available, with HSPA having priority.
Hey everyone,
I spent 4 hours this evening reading up on how to Root, CWM, and Flash a ROM onto my SGS2. Contained in one of the threads (I believe it was [ROM][NOV 14]Bombaridier V.2.0) I came across a brief mention of a program which allows the user to toggle 4g Data on/off simply by clicking the icon. I downloaded it, and just now I flashed Bombaridier (awesome ROM btw). That problem is now gone (obviously) and I can not, for the life of me, remember what it was called. I'm hoping someone can throw me a bone here so I don't have to sift through hundreds of pages again in order to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks
Nate
You are probably speaking of Juice Defender but Ill let you know of another program that is better IMO. It's called LLama its event based. I have two events 1. Mobile data on when screen is on and 2. Mobile data off when screen is off. Juice defender does the same thing but every fifften mins turns on 4g grabs emails etc and then turns off again. The reason I think LLama is better is because in my job Ill forget about my phone while working and pick it hours later. yesterday my phone went 2hrs before it dropped from 100% to 99%.
the only problem I find with having mobile data off when screen is off (llama) personally is that I use GV as my text app. and if my mobile data is off, then I won't know that I've received any text.
When in the office, i do not have wifi, so I rely on my data connections for texts. Is there a condition where when the screen is off for 1 minute, then mobile data will be turned off and turn on again every 10 minutes or so (like juice defender) to help me check if i received any text?
Sorry if this has been asked, but searching for the word "4G" fails for some reason.
I use the Extended Controls widget, but the 4G toggle setting isn't supported on the Nexus (or perhaps for Verizon?), so is there a widget out there that will work with the VZW Nexus?
Thanks!
I found a 4g toggle bewteen SwitcherPro Widgets' toggles...
It says in the market that it doesn't work for LTE. What's up with that?
Might have to wait for a VZW specific ROM that has it in the pulldown menu.
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It says in the market that it doesn't work for LTE. What's up with that?
Might have to wait for a VZW specific ROM that has it in the pulldown menu.
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Personally, I'd like something with Tasker/Locale features. Turn off LTE when the screen is off, turn on LTE when it's on...
That's what I have been looking for all day...lte off when screen off. Not that my screen has been of much so far...
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takaides said:
Personally, I'd like something with Tasker/Locale features. Turn off LTE when the screen is off, turn on LTE when it's on...
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Or 4G when screen is on, 3G when screen is off so you still get notifications. Also, an option to auto switch to 3G after the battery gets below a certain level would be nice.
Of course, even running 3G all day, my battery life stinks. I'm going to let it discharge overnight and see if that helps it condition a little.
Glad someone else thought of this
I agree with the idea of LTE being on/off with the screen...however, I would also like to see a toggle as well for times when I'm using the phone but not the internet.
I feel like switching between 4G and 3G that often would hurt your battery life (Keep having to find signal)
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I feel like switching between 4G and 3G that often would hurt your battery life (Keep having to find signal)
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I agree. I think it would be a very poor solution. One of the most battery intensive tasks is searching for signal. Doing that every time you turn on and off your screen?
I had and an EVO 4G and now an EVO 3D (my buddy just got a GN LTE and is looking for a 4G toggle) and I've found the best way to preserve battery is to stay on 3G 90% of the time. If I'm about to download a bunch of apps or 3G is just going too damn slow, I quickly toggle on 4G and turn it off before I pocket the phone. Treating it as a "turbo mode" basically.
I don't know of a working toggle as of yet. If you wanted, you can manually change the setting under Settings > Mobile Networks > Network mode and changing it to "CDMA" only
Widgetsoid 2.0 has a 4g enable/disable widget but it says experimental and is greyed out. Hopefully something coming soon...
Have you tried juice defender (free version in market)? I don't live in a 4g area so my lte radio is always off, but hypothetically juice defender would auto toggle the 3g/4g radios.
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I'm still searching for a 3g/4g toggle widget or something. I would also like to leave the 4g off except when I am downloading or browsing. My house is also just out of 4g's reach so It would also be nice to disable 4g when on wifi.
Has anyone found anything that works? It seems like it would be a very simple app to create.
I have the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and I had this same problem. I use "Date Enabler Widget" and it works perfect
Doubler9 said:
I have the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and I had this same problem. I use "Date Enabler Widget" and it works perfect
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http://market.android.com/details?id=com.farproc.data.enabler
This appears to be a complete data on/off toggle - not a 3G/4G toggle
thrillerbee said:
This appears to be a complete data on/off toggle - not a 3G/4G toggle
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2nd that. There is a 'toggle' called LTE Switch but it just takes you to the menu item, so it's not a true solution. But it gets us about 80% of the way there. I figure it's only a matter of time until Extended or Widgetsoid get a working toggle.
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2nd that. There is a 'toggle' called LTE Switch but it just takes you to the menu item, so it's not a true solution. But it gets us about 80% of the way there.
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yep. that's what i've been using. works fine..
I'll give the Data Enabler a shot.
Saves me a bit of trouble at least for the time being
takaides said:
Personally, I'd like something with Tasker/Locale features. Turn off LTE when the screen is off, turn on LTE when it's on...
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Locale + widgetsolid combo gives you the option to make a locale rule. It seems to work most of the time....
I'm still waiting for a widget toggle,...
I leave my phone on 4g all the time and get ~13 hours. I tried only 3g and my battery life was significantly less. IMO there isn't a built in switch for a reason.
I was wondering how one switches from 4g to 3g(which i think people here call edge) to save battery.
I dont see it anywhere in settings so i wasnt sure what people did..
Thanks!
I think you mean 3g to 2g. This phone does not have "4g". It's just 3g with higher throughput.
I'm not sure if you can on the stock rom without a USSD code. But on custom roms it's:
Settings
Wireless and network
Mobile networks
Network mode
GSM only.
Unfortunately apps like llama/JuiceDefender can't do it automatically when you're on WiFi or not using data because Google "blocked" it. I think CM7 allows apps to control 2g/3g toggle though.
I thought if your wifi was on the 4g was turned off.
Also, on stock 2.5.- the system folder for wireless settings has a choice to only use the edge frequency. I don't know for any of the modded roms or the newer stock 2.6.- versions. Hope this helped.
T-Mobile uses 3.5g(which they call it 4g) a more advance 3g speeds so a with a 4g/3g toggle wouldn't do any good unless you wanna go to edge/2g. is not like Verizon where I think you have your Band for 2g/3g and a separate Band for 4g so what the toggle does its just turn off the 4g Band and automatically goes to 3g. but with Tmobile your have your Bands for 1g/2g and another band for 3g/3.5g(fake 4g) so using a toggle you would only be blocking 3g.