[HD2 General] vdelab:
Hello everyone,

like the majority of the owners of HD2, in order to optimise the duration of accumulator charge, I use Band connection control programs , to pass in 3G only when it is necessary. Thus, I have:

- phoneAlarm: to force the 2G mode the night, and also for differ quiet mode if I am in meeting, etc…. In particular, in the case which interests me there, I force the 2G the night and asks to pass to 2G the morning.

- WMlonglife (version for HD2): which normally loads himself to make the effective switch 2G towards 3G or 3G+ if an application program requiring it is launched, and otherwise to remain in 2G. It should be noted that WMlonglife has two applis, one for the configuration, and to make manually changes 2G 3G, WMbandswitch.

- recently, I tested Bandswitch v2.8

I meet the following phenomena, and I would like to know if others also have them, and/or if there are parameters to change so that it goes better.

Point A: Already some question about the icons of the bar of state in top.

There are always two icons side by side. Tell me if I interpret them well.

one with a letter: G= GSM, E= Edge, 3G = 3G, H = 3G+

This letter tellsonly that this kind of network is available, but it does not say that one is actually connected there. Is it well that?

To know in which mode one is actually connected, it is another icon, on its line, with the 1 to 4 bars of reception and a small letter, which should be looked at.

This small letter, it is “H " ==> connected in 3G+, “3G” ==> connected in 3G, “E” ==> connected in Edge

and finally a simple antenna, which I imagine wants to say that one is just connected in 2G, no data connection

Is what all that is correct?

Is there another mean of knowing in real-time the current mode of connexion (and thus mode of conso of the accumulator)?

Point B, use of Phonealarm:

like said in introduction, I force the 2G (mode GSM/GPRS) during the night, and to 6:00 of the morning, I pass it in mode “house” where I put “Car”, by also putting the pin number at it, because it seems that for this transition, one needs the pin number (is it the radio cycle on-off?)

There, the first thing, they is that every morning, when I unlock it I find myself with the screen for input of the pin number, where it is enough to make cancel (because the code already entered via PA and even already connected). Moreover, if one tries to enter a pin number, then he refuses the input.

on the other hand, at this time, the telephone seems to remain in Edge icon “E”, and does not pass in H. On the other hand, so there I reset, then he will connect to H with the boot

Have you also this history of pin number?

For hangs, it is as if WMlonglife did not take the hand to force a 3G mode or 3G+….

this brings me to the point C

Point C: WMbandswitch… after a software reset, my Tel. is connected automatically towards the 3G network (or 3G+) of orange. On the other hand the morning (after to automatic wake up through PA), it remains in E. When I test action manually a passage in 3G with WMbandswitch, it does not change anything. I tested with radio operator chip on Samsung, or Qualcomm (WCDMA). similar behavior….

To check out, I then loaded and installed Bandswitch 2.8, and tried to change into 3G, and there I see appearing the letter H. so, there is a difference with WMlonglife, which would seem to show that WMlonglife does not manage to make the switch towards 3G.

Which radio chip put in WMlonglife?

Have you to it even thing?

Poind D: use of bandswitch 2.8 (on xda): I tested. Hard to know if that is interfaced well with all the remainder. Of your experiment, which one would you advise? It does not have the system of “whitelist” like WMlonglife…

Here is, in synthesis, to summarise my questions

- Has: major significance of the icons

- B: phonealarm and switch of the 3G mode (after a forcing in 2G the night)

- C: WMbandswitch, and configuration/use for HD2

- D: alternative to WMlonglife?

For info, with normal use of browsing, email and phone, I drop of about 50% battery for 24h, that is not so bad, but I 'd like to make sure about the Bandswitch thing...

Thank you in advance for all…

vdelab