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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
I tried this and it seems to have made a difference on my phone. My batter used to drain very quickly. After making this change, in about 12 hours my phone has gone from 100% to 93%. Usually after 12 hours it would have been down to about 60% or less.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffreii:
A little bit of bad news here:

I have been on "WCDMA All" (HSPA+ aka 3G4/G, with LTE disabled) for 10 days now with ZERO problems whatsoever.

However, I am pretty sure that whichever you choose, if not "Automatic", you will be locked to ONLY that band:

i.e. if you choose "WCDMA All" you will not only be disabling LTE, but also 2G (EDGE) as well. You may not need it (and if so, it will not effect you) - but if your phone loses the HSPA+ signal, it will not fall back to 2G unless you change the setting.

I tested this theory by setting my phone to "LTE all" and trying to call myself from another phone. The call went straight to my voicemail. LTE is data only (for now) and when you receive a call, it switches to HSPA+. Unfortunately, since I had set my phone to "LTE All", it stayed on LTE and could not receive the call.

This may not be a deal-breaker but it's something to be aware of, for sure. I only tested "LTE All" because it was easy to do so, but I am assuming the same applies for the other settings...only "Automatic" would seem to pick the best available network.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffreii:
It appears that if your phone was on option 3 (GSM), you would have been stuck on 2G (EDGE) connection only so it seems unlikely?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] beartrap:
That's what it displayed and I have even entered option 3 manually, rebooted and got LTE speeds. However unlikely you want to think. 17k down and 12k up is a far cry from 2G. Whether the phone reverted to a different option is unknown, but I even entered the menu after reboot to verify it was still reading 3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffreii:
That's so strange because I just now changed it to 3 (GSM All) and rebooted - I was stuck on "E" (2G/EDGE). This despite being in a very strong LTE/3G/4G area. I actually tested all the settings and found exactly what I expected with each one:

1) Automatic = Best available (LTE for me)

2) WCDMA = 4G aka 3G/HSPA+ only

3) GSM = 2G aka EDGE only

4) LTE = 4G LTE only (no voice capability)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] beartrap:
I just ran three speed tests for each option (all are the max down/up of the three tests after reboot): Option 1 - 5.5k/1.1k, Option 2 - 15.5k/12.6k, Option 3 - 15.6k/11.5k, Option 4 - 15.9k/10.2k

The only thing I can figure is my options mean something different than those you list and those shown in the OP link. When I go into ServiceMode, I do not use the SIM card pull method, but manually enter *#2263# a second time by opening the key input screen. I also don't have a screen menu showing my what options are available, I was just going off the link in the OP. Those speeds are too fast for any one of them to be 2G only - aren't they? Since ServiceMode was on 3 when I first entered this menu, I would guess 3 must be automatic. I was able to receive incoming calls on all, so that would indicate none of them were your Option 4. I also had 4G icon in the notification bar for all options. Thus, I am thinking I have different options. I am running Blazer ROM and ktoonsez KT747 kernel.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffreii:
I tried your method and saw the 3 as well...but I am not sure at all that these are the same options. I don't know what you're editing when you change that, as all you're changing is a number. As such, you may be doing something entirely different than what I described in the OP.

Also, your custom ROM/Kernel may change the entire process as well.

It's apples to oranges at this point...custom rom/kernel and you're using your own method instead of the sim pull trick to access the menu...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] beartrap:
I just repeated the procedure but followed the OP and pulled the SIM card. Got the menus as described and it was on automatic. I changed to WCDMA ALL and got speeds I would expect (2.2k down/1k up). Re-entered the menu after a SIM card pull and put back to auto, returning to LTE speeds after reboot. You're right about me having entered a different menu by not pulling the SIM card. Thus, I'd bet it's not the ROM or kernel,but actually different options. Interesting that iI did see some battery savings (~25%) while still having fast data speeds, but not conclusive without some type of rundown test.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] avarize:
LTE is data only, you wouldn't receive the call anyway.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffreii:
In my post, which you quoted, I stated that LTE was data only! The whole point is that when set to LTE, your phone will ONLY use LTE. That's why I tested it with a phone call because normally, your phone will switch to HSPA+ to receive the call. The fact that my phone did NOT receive the call (went straight to voicemail) tells me that setting the phone to LTE locks it to LTE ONLY (no HSPA+ or other band capable of handling calls). You can then make the leap that this is the same way it works for all settings other than Automatic.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] PensFan66:
Anyone have an idea why I cant get this to work on my AT&T S3? Im stock with Root, pop sim - I get the notification that the SIM is removed - Go to Phone and dial #2263# and all that I get is an error that Im Not Registered on Network - No menu to select or anything like that??

***EDIT*** Sorry, I kept missing the * to start ... DOH.... All Set!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drock212:
Dont know if these codes might help but I found them while at work and some do work I just dont know how to use them. OH! and I tested the ones similar to what was being said to change from LTE to 4G and they get into the menu.

*#1234# View SW Version PDA, CSC, MODEM

*#12580*369# SW & HW Info

*#197328640# Service Mode

*#0228# ADC Reading

*#32489# (Ciphering Info)

*#232337# Bluetooth Address

*#232331# Bluetooth Test Mode

*#232338# WLAN MAC Address

*#232339# WLAN Test Mode

*#0842# Vibra Motor Test Mode

*#0782# Real Time Clock Test

*#0673# Audio Test Mode

*#0*# General Test Mode

*#2263# RF Band Selection

*#9090# Diagnostic ConfiguratioN

*#7284# USB I2C Mode Control

*#872564# USB Logging Control

*#4238378# GCF Configuration

*#0283# Audio Loopback Control

*#1575# GPS Control Menu

*#3214789650# LBS Test Mode

*#745# RIL Dump Menu

*#746# Debug Dump Menu

*#9900# System Dump Mode

*#44336# Sofware Version Info

*#7780# Factory Reset

*2767*3855# Full Factory Reset

*#0289# Melody Test Mode

*#2663# TSP / TSK firmware update

*#03# NAND Flash S/N

*#0589# Light Sensor Test Mode

*#0588# Proximity Sensor Test Mode

*#273283*255*3282*# Data Create Menu

*#273283*255*663282*# Data Create SD Card

*#3282*727336*# Data Usage Status

*#7594# Remap Shutdown to End Call TSK

*#34971539# Camera Firmware Update

*#526# WLAN Engineering Mode

*#528# WLAN Engineering Mode

*#7412365# Camera Firmware Menu

*#07# Test History

*#3214789# GCF Mode Status

*#272886# Auto Answer Selection

*#8736364# OTA Update Menu

*#301279# HSDPA/HSUPA Control Menu

*#7353# Quick Test Menu

*2767*4387264636# Sellout SMS / PCODE view

*#7465625# View Phone Lock Status

*7465625*638*# Configure Network Lock MCC/MNC

#7465625*638*# Insert Network Lock Keycode

*7465625*782*# Configure Network Lock NSP

#7465625*782*# Insert Partitial Network Lock Keycode

*7465625*77*# Insert Network Lock Keycode SP

#7465625*77*# Insert Operator Lock Keycode

*7465625*27*# Insert Network Lock Keycode NSP/CP

#7465625*27*# Insert Content Provider Keycode

*#272*imei#* Product code , works on Froyo

*#*#7780#*#* Factory data reset

*#06# = IMEI Number.

*#1234# = Firmware Version.

*#2222# = H/W Version.

*#8999*8376263# = All Versions Together.

*#8999*8378# = Test Menu.

*#4777*8665# = GPSR Tool.

*#8999*523# = LCD Brightness.

*#8999*377# = Error Menu.

*#8999*327# = EEP Menu.

*#8999*667# = Debug Mode.

*#92782# = PhoneModel. (Wap)

*#*#4636#*#*- Shows*Phone information,*Battery information,*Battery history,*Usage statistics

*#*#8255#*#*- Show GTalk service monitor

*#*#1111#*#*- Service Mode

*#*#232331#*#*- Bluetooth test

*#*#3264#*#*- RAM version

*#*#0588#*#*- Proximity sensor test

*#*#2664#*#*- Touch screen test

*#*#0842#*#*- Vibration test
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
When I use the method in the original post, it works and I can disable LTE but every so often I find that my phone has reenabled LTE all by itself and I have to go back and do the whole process over again. It has happened several times. Any ideas?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 98XJ:
I tried this and right after pushing the sim the phone turns off and vibrates twice rather angrily then reboots to no sim.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffreii:
Any estimate on how long before yours reverted back to LTE? I went as long as 11 days and never saw it revert. Maybe's it's just random - I'm not really sure what's working behind the scenes.

Are you on stock AT&T or another ROM?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MattMJB0188:
I am wondering if anyone has had any luck turning LTE off running a CM10 build or AOKP/AOSP custom rom. I have network mode listed, but it won't allow me to select GSM/WCDMA or use 2G only. The settings don't stick. Dialing *#2263# doesn't work either.

This is absolutely ridiculous that AT&T does this. I don't need my battery dying all day sitting on LTE. Why I can't switch it at my will to HSPA+ 2G I'll never know.

Ok, so the AT&T modem is RAT locked. Anyone know if we could flash a Rogers modem on out AT&T GSIII to be able to change the network mode?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
There is now an easier way to do this. No more taking the back off your phone and popping sim card in and out and no rebooting required. Follow the directions on this post by XDA member nobarb: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2116346. This is far easier and thus far it works perfect. No rebooting required at this point. While it is not exactly what I was wanting (prefer to turn off LTE only) it is now the closest thing to a solution out there for turning off LTE.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
I agree that this is crap. It is sad that this method can only be made to work on Stock based roms. Try to see if the code that I linked just now will work on AOSP.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffreii:
After testing this new method, it appears as though it works well and makes this a lot easier/more convenient. No reboot required.

Thanks to norbarb on XDA:

From the phone dialer enter: *#197328640#

Umts -> Debug Screen -> Phone Control -> Network Lock -> RAT_FREE_SUPPORITNG ON <- once you choose this option it will say "Now RAT Free Supporting" - this will allow you to change bands freely (no need to pull the SIM card) until your next reboot.

Thanks to aybarrap1 on XDA:

You can save *#197328640# in your contacts. I wasn't able to call the contact directly but from the dialer you can dial *#1 and it will pop up as a suggestion - you press that and it launches automatically. You can then go to Umts -> Debug Screen -> Phone Control -> Network Control <- this leads you to the screen you'd find in my original method with *#2263#

From here you can freely swap to whichever band you prefer and it will connect without a reboot required!

Note: After disabling RAT restrictions you can hit the menu button and choose back, twice. You'll then be at the menu list that includes "Network Control" aka *#2263# which is a little faster.

I will update the OP here with this new information.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
Yes the menu really does spell SUPPORTING as SUPPORITNG. Guess someone at Samsung, Google, or AT&T forgot to use spell check.

Now that we are aware of this menu, if anyone can figure out if there is a way to use it to allow for choosing "Preferred Network type" (i.e. GSM only, WCDMA Preferred, GSM auto, etc) under the *#*#4636#*#* "Device Information" option that would be great. This would take care of the entire problem of turning off LTE only.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] fmllc:
These methods do not allow the use of multiple bands....here's a better solution....

Go to settings-more settings-mobilr network-apn and create a new APN called anything. Then switch over to it. In a few seconds you should drop the lte signal and get whatever else (usually h+ but it doesn't matter at this point.

Then hit *#*#4636#*#* on your dialer. And click on device settings and switch the drop down window to gsm/CDMA prl. (This has to be done when you DONT have an LTE signal).

Then go back to settings-more-mobile network-apn and switch back to the phone or pta APN you were using so you can get your picture SMS messages while on h+ or 3g!

***these settings will not stick on a reboot...so if you don't plug your phone in and swap out batteries....you will have to do this everytime you boot!

***If you're wondering why the extra step when I've already changed the apn to a non lte APN.....the non lte APN that you create will drop signal randomly and you wont get picture SMS messages. I've tried it extensively!

Galaxy S III I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gisxer:
how can I tell if it worked? i tried the first method from the OP. seemed to work, the * is next to '[6] WCDMA ALL'

but my status bar still says '4G' but if I go to setting/about device/status - it switches between HSPAP:15 and UMTS:3 - i don't know what those mean.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jeffreii:
WCDMA ALL is the setting for HSPA+ which AT&T calls 4G (even though it's technically 3G). When your phone is connected to LTE the icon says "4G LTE", not just "4G".
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gisxer:
ah, ok, got it now. i misunderstood the description in the OP. so it worked!, i'm running stock 4.1.1 rooted.

cool, thx
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
So far this method works in the hours I have tested it. Flawlessly switched to 2G when I left 3G area and switched back like it should when I got back in 3G tower range. Did not notice any network drops at all. However, the "GSM only" in network preferences would not stick no matter what I did. I personally need this because I get only stable 2G signals at work and it keeps me from dropping calls. I still have to use the RAT unlock and select GSM bands through *#2263#.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gisxer:
funny thing. i went out for lunch today and noticed the 'LTE' icon was back next to the '4G'

so i followed the instructions again and under Umts -> Debug Screen -> Phone Control -> Network Control

it was set to 'automatic' so i switched it back to WCDMA ALL

this happen to anyone else? any thing that would make it revert? i haven's flashed anything or removed the sim. just rebooted the phone once in a while.
[General Questions and Answers] dovedescent7:
Just bought a Pantech Element Tab,and spent 8 hours trying to use the adb root method from rootwiki...

But i am stuck in quite a quagmire.

Apparently there is something wrong with mine (refurb-great deal) because everytime i execute the first cmd command it shuts down the device and its a pain to get it back on... i read somewhere that i needed an oem unlock so i did that with success,and also got it in fastboot mode,but could never get it rooted or cwm...

i absolutely LOVE the device itself though...The feel,the price,the size...Everything is perfect except for the root and the fact that there isnt much out there as far as roms etc...

The processor benchmarks the same as the Galaxy 8.9 and i also like the fact that if i coudl root it,i could put my straight talk unlimited card in it and use like a phone....

But withe the nexus 7 @ 199$ w/jellybean,i dont know what to do...i cant really afford the 199$ or even the 175 i paid for this let alone more...

I have never been able to NOT root something and i am seeing red all day....

But i REALLY love the feel of this thing man,and im upset that i assumed that these "rooting guides" people had out were good... Im pissed..

What do i do? i only have 14 days to return the element and it seems i cannot unlock.....

p.s. I know many will say that the Nexus 7 is a no brainer (JellyBean +Quad) ,but the size and feel of this vs a 7 inch is like THE biggest reason i bought it,then secondly the fact that it is wifi + 4g,and finally the great specs and ruggedness of it,PLUS its storage and connectivity options... (im near the water alot and it s waterproof)
[Nexus 7 General] wissamidrissi:
Hello guys I wrote a guide that will help you improve your battery life because screen is the most thing that uses battery, here is a solution for all that, don't forget that the screen sensor for auto brightness is also taking lot of power.

enjoy

The first app is useful for Galaxy Nexus only.

The second application is useful for both.

"The downside is that an IPS-LCD may consume more power than a TFT-LCD."

http://nexus-hacks.blogspot.com/2012/08/increase-nexus-battery-life-by.html
[Nexus 7 General] Toast95135:
The N7 has a backlit IPS screen, how would adding a filter to make the screen darker save any power? An an amoled screen sure, although I never noticed much power savings with my Epic 4G.
[Nexus 7 General] wissamidrissi:
The filter dims the screen because the Amoled is too bright even with lowest brightness, and the filter darken that's right but that also means lower brightness from lamps, the filter is different then lowering the brightness on system.
[Nexus 7 General] redmonke255:
Doesn't matter, the leds are still outputting the same amount of energy, you're just making the screen darker. Easier on your eyes maybe, not the battery.

Sent from my paranoid Nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 General] scrizz:
the N7 doesn't have an amoled screen.

and it doesn't have amoled backlight either.....
[Nexus 7 General] wissamidrissi:
You are right, read up I fixed the post.
[Nexus 7 General] albundy2010:
No no no just no. Again this NOT a amoled screen. Blacks do not shut the pixels off. Its backlit LCD. The the light is always on when the screen is on. Hell it takes more enegery for a LCD to produce blacks over whites.
[Nexus 7 General] wissamidrissi:
Read again, I said the second app is useful which is auto brightness.
[Nexus 7 General] hecksagon:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nnevod.loggraph&feature=search_result

This app lets you setup autobrightness based on light sensor values. Gives you the option of using a filter or actual backlight levels. Can let you use level lower than android normally allows.
[Nexus 7 General] Po1soNNN:
Why would you need to save battery? The battery life is amazing :confused:
[Nexus 7 General] gogol:
Does it really work and save more battery juice?
[Nexus 7 General] being.smiley:
+1 :cowboy:
[Nexus 7 General] CharliesTheMan:
Replacing auto brightness with a manual alternative that's properly managed will save some battery. Check out display brightness by BigRubberPepper.

It will allow an invisible or barely visible and customizable widget to put a slider st the very edge of the screen wherever you so choose to control the brightness in 1% increments.
[Nexus 7 General] mariolouis:
But running that widget all the time in the background might consume same, if not more battery life and negate any additional advantage?
[Nexus 7 General] MrSchroeder:
Elixir Widgets

I'm using Elixir 2 Widgets for system status reporting and options like when to run GPS/BT/autorotate, in fact I have 32 small panel items up in one widget on one of my screens. On my primary page I also have a 1x1 widget for brightness set to 8%, 23%, 65% for the primary environments i am in.

I've never seen the widget using as much as 1% of my battery life (Ran battery dry over 2d and just short of 7h screen time, almost the entire 2d had it hooked up running Google play to my computer speakers)

I'd say that using a homepage, 1touch widget has had a big part in this. Even compared to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nnevod.loggraph&feature=search_result which really took a while to register the change in light (as much as 45 seconds in some cases) and would reduce screen brightness in bright enviornments when my head was between light source and Nexus.
[Nexus 7 General] Hobbes2099:
The screen filter app, while small in size (57kb) and minimal memory footprint (8.5MB), does affect the screen smoothness. Transitions between screens, menus and other settings seemed affected.

Will try it out for a couple of days and post any additional impressions.
[Nexus 7 General] dilldoe:
none of these actually lower your brightness MORE than the minimum. And screen filters are just a black overlay that goes transparent to fake dimming.
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
Great job digging up this useless year old thread. Can you bury it when you're done?
[Nexus 7 General] hotrodwinston:
Or we could play "keep the thread alive"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Snndev:
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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Snndev:
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