Force 3G on T-Mobile! No more Edge!

soulstar · 01-08-2010, 01:06 PM

Ok this is truly weird...

I haven't been able to lose 3G signal inside the office ever since I switched the option.

And if my mind isn't playing tricks on me... I'm seeing more bars than I should.

soulstar · 01-08-2010, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soulstar

Ok this is truly weird...

I haven't been able to lose 3G signal inside the office ever since I switched the option.

And if my mind isn't playing tricks on me... I'm seeing more bars than I should.

Oh wait, nevermind.

I can confirm if 3G connection is lost, you do not get data at all (obviously) and will not jump on the EDGE band.

Still going to leave it on as I'm seeing some improvement in my bars overall. That's a whole different theory.

jah · 01-08-2010, 02:15 PM

keep us updated! I have too many things to experiment with right now to add this, too. :-)

gr8gorilla · 01-14-2010, 02:11 PM

This works. When I am at school the phone constantly switches between 3g/edge. Today I forced 3g and now it it is staying on 3g and keeping signal. So In my opinion the problem will probably be fixed with a firmware update, that fixes the radio.

bmo · 01-14-2010, 02:47 PM

anyone else notice the CDMA options in this menu??? i am assuming that its something there for the future and the hardware wont support it... dunno, anyone have thoughts about this?

bmo · 01-14-2010, 06:14 PM

So after a day of having this fix in my office where i was getting 3G/E switching, I have to say i am much happier with the performance of the phone

Highly recommended!

**Admin** · 01-14-2010, 06:24 PM

Awesome, glad to hear it.

jah · 01-15-2010, 09:00 AM

How do you get it to save? I've tried this a few times, and each time I come out and go back in and it's back to WCDMA preferred.

Spydaz · 01-15-2010, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Admin

Think we need to get a FAQ and How-To area and move this in there. Will work on that.

Yeah um.. I had that and you didn't sticky it. I asked you to but no reply.... LOL..

marcusmarc · 01-15-2010, 11:35 AM

I found another way to get it to force it to bounce back to 3G if it bounces to Edge, instead of disabling Edge all together.

Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks>Network operators

At this point it will search for all available GSM networks. For me, I get att and t mobile coming up. Select att, it will try to register, and then say you have an invalid sim for this network. Then select t mobile, and it will connect to t mobile 3g. I find that the 3g signals lasts at least a few minutes at a time, but I do need to go back and do this every now and then if i get kicked to Edge.

Try this and let me know how it works for you!

01-14-2010, 02:11 PM	#14
gr8gorilla Member Member #1197 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 71 Phone: Nexus One Carrier: T-Mobile	This works. When I am at school the phone constantly switches between 3g/edge. Today I forced 3g and now it it is staying on 3g and keeping signal. So In my opinion the problem will probably be fixed with a firmware update, that fixes the radio. __________________ Proud new owner of Nexus One as of 1/11/10 Unlocked Rooted Amon-RA recovery v1.7.0(Cyanogen Mod Version) Cyanogen Mod LATEST! (Beta or Stable) Baked In MoDaCo's Kitchen! NexTHEME Helix Launcher2 16GB Class 6 MicroSD Twitter @Gr8gorilla

01-14-2010, 06:24 PM	#17
Admin Administrator Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,421 Phone: Droid & N1 Carrier: Verizon	Awesome, glad to hear it. __________________ Nexus One Forum / Nexus S Forum

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soulstar Senior Member Member #516 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 131 Phone: Nexus One Carrier: Not Listed	Ok this is truly weird... I haven't been able to lose 3G signal inside the office ever since I switched the option. And if my mind isn't playing tricks on me... I'm seeing more bars than I should.

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bmo Member Member #642 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 45 Phone: N1 Carrier: Tmo	So after a day of having this fix in my office where i was getting 3G/E switching, I have to say i am much happier with the performance of the phone Highly recommended!

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marcusmarc Junior Member Member #1433 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1 Phone: Not Listed Carrier: Not Listed	I found another way to get it to force it to bounce back to 3G if it bounces to Edge, instead of disabling Edge all together. Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks>Network operators At this point it will search for all available GSM networks. For me, I get att and t mobile coming up. Select att, it will try to register, and then say you have an invalid sim for this network. Then select t mobile, and it will connect to t mobile 3g. I find that the 3g signals lasts at least a few minutes at a time, but I do need to go back and do this every now and then if i get kicked to Edge. Try this and let me know how it works for you!

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