Is there a way to create an APN that will force me to run on 2g only? I cant seem to find a toggle for 2g/3g. I downloaded an app by curvefish but it just takes me to the APN list when I click the widget, so that makes me wonder if I can create a 2g APN.
I am trying to convince my cousin to leave apple, but his one holdout is that he has to be able to toggle to 2g. I would like to see how my phone runs in 2g at work, since I work in a large steel building. I've tried *#*#4636#*#* but it just reverts. If an APN cant be set up for GSM I either need a step by step on how to get my APN to not be set to auto, or maybe a script or an apk. ANY info would be greatly appreciated.
38 views and no response, does anyone have any good info on a 2g toggle that works on an atrix?
do you mean 'edge'?
jpfx said:
do you mean 'edge'?
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Yes, I mean 2g/edge.
I have been told that it is not possible on the atrix. Changes to data on this phone don't stick.
With 4636 code, if it revert, your rom has some prob. 4636 works properly with me.
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I was trying to input the correct AT&T APN's in my X10 and so I looked on my wifes phone (hers is identical to mine) and I found that she didn't have any APNS listed either!
My question is; what purpose do APN's serve and how can we be going along perfectly without them?
On official AT&T Firmware I believe that it is automatic. You have an APN, or you wouldn't be able to access data. Sort of like your Internet Provider at your home.
So have apns but just can't see them?
I noticed that after I input them, I started getting the "H" and the up/down arrows...this wasn't there before when it was blank...it was just a little antenna icon...
they are like login name and passwords to different Providers servers.
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denenatse said:
they are like login name and passwords to different Providers servers.
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Then how could my phone be working fine without these in my list?
rpavich said:
So have apns but just can't see them?
I noticed that after I input them, I started getting the "H" and the up/down arrows...this wasn't there before when it was blank...it was just a little antenna icon...
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The little antenna icon is bluetooth. You do understand that the APN is needed for data and Internet, not for Wifi, sms, phone calls, camera, etc.
You have an "H" now because the APN settings you input. You are now on the HSPA (3.5G) network and can use your data plan. You could also see an "E" for Edge or 2G, or 3G for 3G network. If you don't have one of those symbols, then you probably can't access the internet, not including when using Wifi.
Just to be clear: I'm referring to the:
settings> wireless>mobile networks>access point names.
There was nothing in their before...and I typed some things in that I found on the forum for ATT...
How could my phone work fine if there is nothing in this list?
Also....like I said; after I put in the ATT information...all of a sudden I got an "H" with the upload/download arrow indicators where previously there was none except a "signal" looking icon next to the wireless bars.
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The little antenna icon is bluetooth. You do understand that the APN is needed for data and Internet, not for Wifi, sms, phone calls, camera, etc.
You have an "H" now because the APN settings you input. You are now on the HSPA (3.5G) network and can use your data plan. You could also see an "E" for Edge or 2G, or 3G for 3G network. If you don't have one of those symbols, then you probably can't access the internet, not including when using Wifi.
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That's exactly right! I could not access the internet without the wifi being on!....I didn't realize that that's not the way it was supposed to work.... whoops...
thanks for the info
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Just to be clear: I'm referring to the:
settings> wireless>mobile networks>access point names.
There was nothing in their before...and I typed some things in that I found on the forum for ATT...
How could my phone work fine if there is nothing in this list?
Also....like I said; after I put in the ATT information...all of a sudden I got an "H" with the upload/download arrow indicators where previously there was none except a "signal" looking icon next to the wireless bars.
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just be happy you have it now.
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Well...this partially solved my problem of barnacle not working.
Now when I fire barnacle up it says it's running and beaconing an ad-hoc network....the only bummer is my laptop or my transformer don't see it.
rpavich said:
That's exactly right! I could not access the internet without the wifi being on!....I didn't realize that that's not the way it was supposed to work.... whoops...
thanks for the info
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Use wifi at home or at Hotspots. Wifi is usually faster and it's free. Use H data when on the road, but it costs money for data. Especially if you don't have an unlimited data plan.
Btw, you shouldn't have to manually enter the APN Settings. Just follow path settings / Sony Ericsson / Auto search for internet settings.
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Well...this partially solved my problem of barnacle not working.
Now when I fire barnacle up it says it's running and beaconing an ad-hoc network....the only bummer is my laptop or my transformer don't see it.
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Are you rooted?
Wow...everything working now...I had somehow gotten ahold of a stock wpa_supplicant file....I replaced it with the "ad-hoc-friendly" one from the transformer thread and now I can connect.
My APNS are happy, I'm happy, barnacle is happy....thanks very much for the help.
hello all,
about two weeks ago a flood came through pa and ever since that flood came through the tower by my house is putting off a "bad 4g" or "h+" signal, which my atrix is forced to used, when i make a phone call the atrix drops down to 3g and i can get on the internet no problem and i can get on any other tower no problem, i called att about the problem and they said the tower by my house is in a degraded state and they don't know how long it will be before it gets fixed, to me it doesnt seem to be a priority since the problem only affects those who's phones use the bad h+ signal. I know the phone would function fine if there were some way to drop the phone down to 3g or edge as my wifes captivate works off the sme tower no problem. I have tried the #*#*4636*#*# option - gms blah blah and it didnt do anything to change the h+, i even figured out how to modify the settings under etc/motorala/android.phone/settings.xml to get the network settings ungreyed only to find out that changing the settings to 2g or 3g did nothing to change the h+ symbol, i am running stock rom 2.3.4 att, one thing i did noticed don't know if it is related but the apn's are locked, do i need to unlock my phone to force edge? those of you who have atrix and are able to force edge please let me know how you are able to and weather or not your phone is locked. if at all possible i would like to avoid flashing roms but would be willing to unlock my phone if it goves me the ability to force edge. this is ridicous that att would lock this option out. please help me as having no internet on my phone sucks
*#*#4636#*#* -> phone information -> set preferred network type to -> GSM only -> Press back button to exit out of it.
Do not attempt to change anything else.
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*#*#4636#*#* -> phone information -> set preferred network type to -> GSM only -> Press back button to exit out of it.
Do not attempt to change anything else.
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i Tried that and it did not change the h+ down to edge and when i go back in it is set back to gsm auto/ are your apns unlocked or phone unlocked if this actually does work for you?
apn wap.cingular and set to use 2g only. wap.cingular is edge. hsdpa will be 3g speeds.
i know i thought of that too, except att has locked all of their apns they have a little lock next to them? any one know how to remove the locks or is this the same thing as unlocking the phone?
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i know i thought of that too, except att has locked all of their apns they have a little lock next to them? any one know how to remove the locks or is this the same thing as unlocking the phone?
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Add a new apn and select it. You can only have one active at any time anyways.
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Add a new apn and select it. You can only have one active at any time anyways.
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There isn't a 2G option in APN settings.
Someone had success installing toggle 2g in gingerbread At&t rom?
I already tried, but didn't work.....
Dev of the software only guarantee on CM6 and CM7 but I dont want to install this rom, due to lack of resources (webtop, fingerprint, etc).......
Someone can help?
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From what I understand based on the CM7 issue list, switching to 2g in the US is not working because of AT&T. You apparently have to call and enable it.
Here in Brazil it works...I can switch manually between GSM Only, Automatically or 3G Only.....but this app called Toggle 2G can do it automatically when we put in sleep mode....it's better because save much battery.....
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From what I understand based on the CM7 issue list, switching to 2g in the US is not working because of AT&T. You apparently have to call and enable it.
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have you called and enabled this on your phone, i am curious if you have it working and what you asked them to enable?
On my stock AT&T which I'm using here in Oz,
Settings->Wireless & Networks->Mobile networks->Select network was disabled and wouldn't let me change it.
Take a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14494826&postcount=24
Now all the toggle apps work.
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On my stock AT&T which I'm using here in Oz,
Settings->Wireless & Networks->Mobile networks->Select network was disabled and wouldn't let me change it.
Take a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14494826&postcount=24
Now all the toggle apps work.
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I saw this thread before and even got the options ungreyed, yet selecting 2g changes nothing here in us
Well, I have not used that app, but *#*#4636#*#* then phone info, and then preferred network should work.
Is what I always do in areas with poor 3G coverage. I switch to GSM. And vice verse, in areas with good 3G coverage I set it to WCDMA only.
Sorry, I didn't realise OP had already unlocked the 'Select network' menu and it works.
I didn't find an app that would toggle 2g/3g automatically on a stock ROM. I just installed the 2G-3G OnOff widget that's a shortcut to the 'Select network menu, and I manually toggle it when in bad signal area.
I couldn't install it on my german Atrix with french stock rom. After installing the Toggle2G-Update.zip with CWM the app simply doesn't appear in the drawer.
Those of you who were successful, what did you do?
Thanks!
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I just got Galaxy S2 att but I am in Europe, and since I don't use phone only for calls & sms I wonder if there is an option to permanently set phone to use GSM only?
I know the trick with ...4636... menu, where I can set to use gsm, but when I restart my phone it goes back to umts again.
Is there some hack to open that menu in "mobile networks" or should I use international rom?
I'd find what db it edits when you do that then make init.d script to make that edit every time you boot.
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I'd find what db it edits when you do that then make init.d script to make that edit every time you boot.
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can you explain me how to do it?
thanks
The phone should technically revert to edge. You see the phone by default is set to 3g prefered meaning in these situations in which roaming in another country and the frequency bands do not match or cannot find 3g in the area that in which your phone uses "att". It would in this case revert to a lower spectrum until it finds one your phone uses. So in this case it should be automatically reverting to edge when you hopped off the plane, boat, canoe, whatever.
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The phone should technically revert to edge. You see the phone by default is set to 3g prefered meaning in these situations in which roaming in another country and the frequency bands do not match or cannot find 3g in the area that in which your phone uses "att". It would in this case revert to a lower spectrum until it finds one your phone uses. So in this case it should be automatically reverting to edge when you hopped off the plane, boat, canoe, whatever.
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I have 3g signal but it's love, and i have seen posts that 3g uses more battery, so since i don't use data i want be able to force phone to use gsm only.
I have tried *#*#4636#*#* but it won't switch to gsm, stays at 3g.
I got the same problem, dude. Still find no way...Using UNNAMED 2.2.1...
You can check you wireless setting menu--> Mobile network to see if there is an option for you to choos Use 2G only.
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I got the same problem, dude. Still find no way...Using UNNAMED 2.2.1...
You can check you wireless setting menu--> Mobile network to see if there is an option for you to choos Use 2G only.
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unfortunately there is no option to choose 2g because that menu option is gray, i can't even open it.
i am also using unnamed 2.2.1
Try *#2263# and in menu choose gsm only, then it will use only gsm network. Bu again, when you restart the phone it goes back to umts
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Hey guys,
I recently noticed that the default network mode on the Google Edition 4.2 dump is set to 0, or "WCDMA Prefered". Thus not enabling LTE on our devices by default.
It can easily be changed by using *#*#INFO#*#* on dial pad.
Im wondering if anyone knows where the default network mode is set or how we can modify the default network mode.
Im assuming its somewhere in Phone.apk or Settings.apk or some bool god knows where, if anyone can shed some light would be appreciated.
didnt work for me is there a diff code to enable lte or have i got to reflash a diff rom
I always used *#2263# to modify network mode
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You guys are off topic..
I would also like to know how to change preferred network mode on my GE rom. None of the suggestions above work for me. If I enter the code *#2263# it tries to start something, but then it FC.
*#*#4636#*#* set it in there.
Set your default network mode in your build.prop too.
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Dubbsy said:
*#*#4636#*#* set it in there.
Set your default network mode in your build.prop too.
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What are you using to set in build.prop ? The CM10.1/2 methods of doing this does not work.
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What are you using to set in build.prop ? The CM10.1/2 methods of doing this does not work.
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ro.telephony.default_network=(8 for me because I work with CDMA)
With that I also add a lot of prop lines for the Verizon network specifically. You'll have to add your own network's information
No matter what you set it at though, if you go into network settings it will auto-switch back to WCDMA. I haven't fixed the link and switching yet but I did change that menu link to automatically open up *#*#4636#*#* instead of the menu that switches it to WCDMA. Kind of a work around for the time being.
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ro.telephony.default_network=(8 for me because I work with CDMA)
With that I also add a lot of prop lines for the Verizon network specifically. You'll have to add your own network's information
No matter what you set it at though, if you go into network settings it will auto-switch back to WCDMA. I haven't fixed the link and switching yet but I did change that menu link to automatically open up *#*#4636#*#* instead of the menu that switches it to WCDMA. Kind of a work around for the time being.
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The point is to hard code whatever property that menu is changing right into the rom.
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The point is to hard code whatever property that menu is changing right into the rom.
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I agree, and I haven't been able to get it defaulted to my network by the any decompile/recompile system edits I've tried that i found through researching/reading. I'd welcome the direct answer as to where that specific bit of code lies but given this thread and the lack of answers I'm going to guess that help isn't coming.
I've been slowly working through each core app and framework editing everything relating to GSM, baseband, and radio. But I've not found or fixed that menu setting that defaults to wcdma. I've found the menu but nothing that would initiate it automatically changing to WCDMA without even clicking the dropdown menu.
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