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[Epic 4G General] TheRob44:
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I followed your directions. Got into Network, changed the dropdown box to CDMA Auto (PRL) and then hit the home button. Nothing changed, so I went back into the app to check if it stuck and it was back at WCDMA Preferred. Am I missing a step to make the change stick or something?

Thanks,

-Rob
[Epic 4G General] icantdrawanime:
I just did it multiple times. =)
[Epic 4G General] Kelvala:
Mine is not sticking either...ah well..

Hero used to be

#*#*4636*#*#
[Epic 4G General] richse:
I'm going to try the suggested fixes but we need a permanent solution. This drain is horrible, check out my battery usage from today in this pic. I really like this phone but I'm going to have to return it if this keeps up.
[Epic 4G General] icantdrawanime:
Yea, Thats what mine looked like until I fixed it with the Network app.

Yes, I have been playing lots of games/angry birds
[Epic 4G General] richse:
I have been trying to use the Network app that people are suggesting but I am getting some weird issues. When I open the Network app it says I am on "WCDMA preferred" but then if I just let it sit for about 15-30 seconds it changes to "Unknown" without my pressing anything. I tried setting it to "CDMA only" and to "WCDMA only" but it doesn't save either setting. If I exit and reopen the program it goes back to "WCDMA preferred" and then changes itself to "Unknown" after a short duration. Anyone else have a problem like this? Any ideas?
[Epic 4G General] icantdrawanime:
Hmm, mine stayed on cdma auto for a few hours, but yes, now it popped back into wcdma preferred. I also changes to unknown after a while.

I'm not sure how to make it permanent. But that would really really help...
[Epic 4G General] icantdrawanime:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=6a327a95211ac789&hl=en

That link has some more insight into what each of the different settings are.

No clue how to make something stick though.
[Epic 4G General] TheRob44:
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Richse, I am having exactly the same issues. The Network app is a GUI for "com.android.settings", whatever that is. Is anyone aware of a manual way to change those settings?

Thanks,

-Rob
[Epic 4G General] icantdrawanime:
I think part of what is keeping the setting on cdma auto is NOT exiting the network app (dont push the back button, use home instead). Unfortunately, eventually the android process manager kills the network app and when I restart it the setting is back to wcdma preferred... If someone could figure out where this setting resides we could fix this issue for good...
[Epic 4G General] richse:
I'll look into making a script that can run at startup make the changes to the API that the network app uses. It might take me a while because I have not worked on android but I am familiar with writing scripts for automating processes in linux. If anyone has more experience I would welcome help or advice.
[Epic 4G General] richse:
I don't have a script yet but I do have a quick and dirty fix that you can do everytime you reboot for now. I have tested this a few times and it works perfectly. All you need to do is force the radio to reboot. Two ways to do this, I suggest the second way because its easier.

1. This can be done from the network app by hitting menu and choosing "select radio band" which crashes the program but also resets the radio.

2. An even easier way is to turn Airplane mode on and then turn it off.

Both of these methods reset the radio and the phone stops racking up time without signal (TWS). Right after reboot my TWS has been going right to 50% but as soon as I toggle Airplane mode it starts dropping. I also confirmed by clearing the battery stats after doing the fix. The cell standby doesn't display any TWS and is at <10% of my battery consumption. Test it out and let me know if it works for you guys.

I'm still working on some kind of automation at boot for this but I have a huge test next week that I'm going to be studying all weekend for.
[Epic 4G General] TheRob44:
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Nice work, Richse! I'll try it out tonight. How do you reset the battery stats? I see the refresh button, but that doesn't do it, as far as I can tell.

Thanks,

-Rob
[Epic 4G General] 2.0t03speed:
hmm i cant change mine at all when ever i set it to auto cdma (prl) it goes right back to wcdma preferred. Hopefully we can get this figured out
[Epic 4G General] richse:
Just plug the charger in and then remove it and the battery stats will be cleared. Let me know if it works for you.
[Epic 4G General] TheRob44:
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The airplane toggle trick totally works! I wonder why that is, though. Is it maybe that the startup protocol for the phone is generalized to all the galaxy s phones, but the restart protocol after the radio is shut off is specific to the Sprint network?

Either way, thanks for the help and hopefully a script or something can be arranged to perform the toggle at startup or just replace the wrong commands with the proper ones.

-Rob
[Epic 4G General] oxeneers:
I was getting severe TWS (I have never had that problem on my Hero or EVO by the way) over 50%, when my phone was left at home on accident. I get perfect service in my room. The airplane mode trick has fixed my life. Thank you, richse.
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
It was an issue on the hero when we started using 2.1 roms based off of other phones.
[Epic 4G General] Phen0m:
This sounds absolutely ridiculous.. but ive been getting much better battery life leaving 4g on.. I think the 3G connection never dies, and just continually sucks the battery. 4G is disabled, and seems to disable all connections when not surfing the net, or syncing.
[Epic 4G General] richse:
I noticed that too but thought I might be going crazy cause how in the world could 4G use less power. I really hope they get the 3G fixed with Froyo, the battery life would be amazing.
[Epic 4G General] icemanjs4:
WOW, I tried your fix and my TWS went from 52% as well down to 0% last night. My battery, which previously drained >30% while I slept, now only drained about 9%. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but I think you may have found the fix.

Now for a more permanent solution... Do you think we should contact Samsung about this?
[Epic 4G General] JediWing:
I fixed this on my and my wife's Epic this morning. We were both getting a good amount of TWS, and within minutes of using the airplane mode fix, the TWS dropped dramatically. I've been getting HUGE battery drain, and a few noticeably bad service areas. I'm hoping that this has fixed all of my problems with this otherwise wonderful phone.

Thank you richse!
[Epic 4G General] richse:
I have contacted Samsung and Sprint but I really think we all should be contacting them. As with most corporate entities, they will only take action when they perceive it to be important to their bottom line.
[Epic 4G General] icemanjs4:
What's the best way to contact them?
[Epic 4G General] icemanjs4:
Uggh, I've triend emailing Sprint. All I get is "We can't check your battery remotely - please go to a Sprint store". I'm trying to explain to them that the battery is fine and that it's a software bug. How do I tell them they need to contact Samsung for a real fix?
[Epic 4G General] bojackson63044:
Just tried the Airplane mode trick, here's to hoping for improved battery life!
[Epic 4G General] goddimus:
The airplane mode trick is hit or miss for me. I called Samsung to report the issue and to see if they had heard of the issue. The rep I spoke to said he had not heard of anything like this except that if the phone has no signal it will keep searching and kill drain the battery. I explained to him that this has never been an issue where I have 0 signal but always when I have 1 to 2 bars.

Here is the kicker. I told him to search google for the phrase "Epic 4g Time without Signal" and he will see that I am not the only person with this issue. His response was "We don't believe the people on the internet because they are just blogs and forums."

They may just be on blogs and forums but they are your customers.... why would you not want to listen to them? A less than stellar response. He said he would notate the issue. I guess we can flood them with calls about the problem

1-888-987-4357, Mon-Fri: 7 AM - 9 PM (CST), Sat: 9 AM - 6 PM (CST). samsung support
[Epic 4G General] tbobaggins:
For the past 1 hour and 17 minutes i have been 100% without signal. It has technically been a bit longer than that but it has been reset a few times. This phone is bugging the hell out of me because yesterday I was pulling 1-2 bars with 3g in the exact same spot i'm sitting in now..yet tonight I have nothing?!
[Epic 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Same here. Signal quality is junk. I can leave the phone in the same spot and watch it go in and out of service or start to roam. Can have 2 bars then is gone. Samsung needs to fix the radio because this is getting rediculous.
[Epic 4G General] goddimus:
Just wanted to follow up on this. I found that the airplane mode trick was a) unreliable and b) a pain to have to do all the time. I looked for another solution and stumbled upon a setting under Settings -> -> Call Settings -> System Select and I set the option to "Sprint Only". This has causes a dramatic improvement in my battery and I don't have to change this option all the time.

I think this is essentially fixing the issue that when signal is low the phone starts looking for roaming options. Since I am telling it to use sprint only it doesn't look anymore.
[Epic 4G General] atoy74:
How did this work out for you long term?
[Epic 4G General] dieselg5:
The only thing the airplane mode trick does is change the preferred network type from WCDMA to Unknown. You can try to replicate this by dialing *#4636*1111# in dialer, then go to Phone Information and scroll all the way down. If you haven't put your phone in airplane mode since last boot it will say WCDMA. After you do the airplane mode trick (seems to work more reliably when you leave it on airplane mode for about 10-15 seconds) go back to Phone Information and it will say Unknown. I have to tried to manually change the preferred network type but it won't save when you back out of the menu. WCDMA is for GSM phones not CDMA (although the name may confuse you) which is where the searching for signal problem comes from.
[Epic 4G General] Bigjim1488:
I average about 4-6% time without signal. It goes up if I am actually in a building where I get a weak signal of course.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
You're telling the phone that it's not allowed to roam, so you might see a dramatic decrease in cellular signal and quality, despite the battery lasting longer.
[Epic 4G General] Doppler808:
Mine doesn't do this. Most I have ever seen is 7% over a 12-16 hour period.
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
The only time I get any time without signal is whe I put it in my pocket and not in my belt clip (looks good at work, not with shorts)
[Epic 4G General] APOLAUF:
Technically, Ev-DO and HSPA/UMTS are all variants of "classically-defined" WCDMA... they're all direct-sequence spread spectrum technologies.
[Epic 4G General] dieselg5:
True but I don't think it's searching for the right signal by default. Although, I can't explain why it stops searching when it's set to Unknown.
[Epic 4G General] jasonsf:
BTW, it appears that whatever that app is, it just shortcuts you to the INFO menu (*#INFO*1111#). After typing that, choose Phone Information and scroll down. You'll see a dropdown with those same choices.

Here's a thread with all the various *# options available.
[Epic 4G General] RRexA3:
That is ridiculously incorrect...

CDMA = Code Division Multiple Access and is limited to 1.25 MHz of spectrum per channel

WCDMA = Wideband Code Division Multiple Access and it expanded up to 5 MHz of spectrum per channel

They are the exact same technology and protocol with the exception of the Wideband allowing a higher frequency supporting more bandwidth... In fact there were legal battles regarding the patent Qualcomm has on the CDMA technology with a larger spectrum of frequency per channel...
[Epic 4G General] dieselg5:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=6a327a95211ac789&hl=en
[Epic 4G General] robl45:
i was doing the airplane mode thing, but now since di18, it doesn't seem to work, seems to work until i plug the phone in each night, am i supposed to toggle airplane mode everytime i charge the phone?
[Epic 4G General] BlondHorse:
Network? Maybe...

Network did not show up in Market, no matter what I tried. AppBrain found it the first time. At "lights out" I left it set at EVDO-only, even though much that I know tells me it would be a bad choice - especially for the signal weakness where I sleep.

However, Battery Use reveals that Cell Standby has dropped from >50% to less than 5%. AND the greatest use of power is turning on the Display. Nope, I'm not telepathic with EPIC 4G.

Conclusion? WTF? SOMETHING seems to be going on here. THIS is worth messing around. My bet is that the Labels used in Network are somebody's best guess, but that the options Make A Difference.
[Epic 4G General] stir fry a lot:
Bump for a consistant solution.
[Epic 4G General] Vega:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=651848

here try this. i wenr from 40-50 tws to 0-2 tws
[Epic 4G General] h8uman:
I am kinda of leery trying this on the Epic. WCDMA is there for a reason.
[Epic 4G General] poit:
WCDMA is not compatible with Sprint phones. In the US it is only overlayed on GSM networks such as AT&T. It makes no sense that a Sprint CDMA phone would try to search for WCDMA networks. It's either a holdover from other varients of Galaxy S phones or a bug in the display or a bug in the radio control firmware. I'd guess the last, since the TWS display and battery drain seem to confirm the problem
[Epic 4G General] raylusk:
I had this problem on 2.1 but since I started running 2.2 it hasn't been an issue.
[Epic 4G General] poit:
that what I thought, but today I checked and TWS on my phone was at 65%, using viperrom 4.03 (a Froyo rom). I've been getting about 14 hours on a charge, I'll see what happens tomorrow.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikramjatt11:
ever since i rooted my phone, i have stayed with the latest Fresh ROM... but if i wanted to change to another ROM to check it out, i know titanium backup will save all my apps... and a nand backup will save my current ROM, so in case something goes wrong, i can always go back...

BUT what about my theme and how i have everything setup on my homescreen(s)... will i have to do that again? i know it onli takes 10 - 15 mins to make it the way you want, but i would still like to know if there was a easier way... any help would be appreciated... thank you
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafroehlich2:
A nandroid will save everything. The moment you save it, that is how it will restore. All modifications will be there.

Sent from my PC36100
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikramjatt11:
ok, lets say im on the latest fresh 3.1 rom rite now n do a nand backup... n then i do a full wipe n flash the fresh 3.2 rom... if i restore the nand backup now, its going to bring me back to the 3.1 rom again...

i just want to save my theme, thats all, like where i placed all the widgets, shortcuts, apps, etc... so i can just restore the theme in my new rom
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverStone641:
Titanium backup restored all that for me. just run the batch backup "Full backup. Apps +System data" that should do it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carguy4471:
think of nandroid like norton ghost.

if you ghost your computer when you are running windows vista then install 7 then re-install your ghost image, you are back on vista with EVERYTHING exactly as you had it when you ghosted it. icons, apps, settings, everything.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
You gotta be careful when using TB batch restore like that. If it's not the same ROM and version from which you made the backup, you can introduce all sorts of problems by just cramming everything into a new environment.

http://geekfor.me/faq/why-you-shouldnt-be-using/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mizzos4:
Mybackup pro can save your sense homescreens if that's what you're using. I'm on current Fresh rom also, but I use ADW launcher instead Sense and LauncherPro. Not sure about LauncherPro, but if you're using ADW, you can go into adwsettings and backup your homescreen setup. However, I notice it doesn't restore the widgets but I can deal with that since they're easy enough to place back.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickgillyon:
I've searched for this, but can't find anything. I want to use Sense to play music, but the cover art display is really small. Is there any mod that will increase the cover size in Sense?

I realise I could use S2P etc., but this is the only problem I have with sense for music, and it seems like an obvious candidate for a mod...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] spence91:
I know this isn't an x10 mini specific problem.. but since we are one of the increasingly few handsets that are stuck on 1.6 i thought it might be worth a shot..

Basically if any of you have tried to upload something (image site, 4chan, etc) via your mobile web browser you'll see a sign saying 'uploads disabled'

I've searched the forums and the only solution that people have found is to use opera mini.. which is fair enough but what about uploading stuff on an Intranet site ?? opera mini uses proxys and if your on an Intranet it can't get at them so your stuffed...

I'm finding this infuriating.. has anyone found a solution to this?
[EVO 4G General] xavier1022:
Ok, I’m to the point of exploding. I have received 3 different refurbished Evo's from Sprint (Multiple Device Exchange Department). I kiddd you not, EVERY REPLACEMENT is worst than the last. 1st one had screen separation, second one had blown speaker right out the box, this last one had light gushing from the bottom of the screen. It was BAD! Noticeable during day time use! Anybody else experience this? I don’t think I’m being to demanding or picky. I paid $$$ for my fist evo and settled for these refurbs that are trash. Any suggestions? I got approved by a supervisor to receive a NEW one, when they become available. All the reps Ive spoken with said they have not seen new Evos available since the release date (for their department)
[EVO 4G General] pirish1:
My "Refurb" was actually a new white evo. At first I didn't want the white one, but it has since grown on me. That was the only complaint I have had with the "Refurb". Other than that, hardware wise, it is far nicer than the one I had got on release day. No screen seperation, no light leak, and it is actually louder than my first one. If I were you I would take the complaint to tier 3 in the retentions department. They always seem to find things that nobody else has.
[EVO 4G General] Jye75:
It shouldn't be long. New Evo's have gone out to a lot of people. I've ordered 4 in the last month, and both times (2 at a time) they've taken about a week to arrive.
[EVO 4G General] Philyteach:
I just got my new Eco yesterday. They are in stock @ Sprint now!
[EVO 4G General] dmystic1:
Funny exact thing happened to me, three refurbs within the last two weeks. I have given up though and just stuck with my original. Im sure around black Friday ill be looking for a new phone anyway.
[EVO 4G General] jd9900:
Yeah, but you are probably talking about buying new evos I think as opposed to getting a new unit from the damages department. If that is the case, he may be waiting a lot longer than a week. The refurb department would probably be one of the last departments to see a new evo. Let's face it, they already have his money.

But who knows maybe sprint customer service is improving.
[EVO 4G General] Jye75:
Pretty sure they come from the same place. Back when I had a Mogul, I went through 3 bad refurbs, and got upgraded to a new Touch Pro. Address it was shipped from was 2216 Outerloop Rd, Louisville, KY. (same address as the Evo's, and every other phone I've recieved from Sprint, business or personal) I don't think the "refurb dept" would have their own stock of new phones, when all they'd have to do is place the order through their computer system to be drawn from the warehouse.
[EVO 4G General] jd9900:
That's great news then. That is way too many problems for them not to hook the op up.
[EVO 4G General] xavier1022:
Last Hope

ok, so I have 4th Refurb Evo sitting in my front door via UPS, Im at work and Im feeling pretty good about this one. Maybe 4th time is the charm... cross your fingers fellas.. If not, I'll end up with slit wrists. jk lol
[EVO 4G General] xavier1022:
Finally

So I got my new phone and it is wayyyy better than the ones the sent me prior. Still some light leaks but I will live.

Now its like my Ex girl friend, shes a 8, but 9 in a dress. My evo is a 8, 9 with a hard cover..lol
[EVO 4G General] bluehaze:
Got a refurb here as well and far happier with it then the brand new one I had. My brand new one had slight screen seperation, nothing I would have noticed without reading the forums but the new "refurb" had 0 screen seperation it also had an Epson screen which is worlds better than the Nova screen my new one had. I have no complaints at all about this refurb, I was actually ecstatic when I saw them side by side as the Nova screen is the only real problem i've had with this phone and the Epson fixed that 100x over the screen actually seems comparable to iPhone 4 screen now only bigger.

Like I said i'm ecstatic and if you still get the same phones I highly recommend trading yours in for a refurb if they are still giving out the ones with Epson screens LOL I think you are far better off with the refurb IME anyway.

Cheers
[EVO 4G General] chaoticallysweet:
LOL, your ex was a liar..... her dress size should be smaller than her pant size, unless she wore extremely tight jeans...manufacturer tend to label the dress size 2 sizes smaller than it really is.... but she's your ex so who cares!!! :p

But back on topic: why are they using 002 as refurbished phones, we all ( me) ditched them because of all the problems!
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Sprint rep told me they aren't shipping refurbed Evos yet... wtf.
[EVO 4G General] jasonrush:
I think he meant she's an 8 on a scale of 1-10...Anyway, I got a "recertified" Evo from Asurion and it is way better than my Evo I got on day 1.
[EVO 4G General] DeMiNe0:
I went through 2 refurbs. First one came with a smashed screen. I almost couldn't get it returned because they thought I did it. Went all the way up to retentions, and was about to cancel my account, when they magically said to send it back, and they would ship out a new one.

The second one came, with VERY minor Light leakage. It also had some type of issue with I think the battery. The phone would get so hot to the point where I couldn't hold it. It also wouldn't charge when I didn't have it sitting under a fan.

My Third Evo has been a ****ing HULK! NO issues what so ever, and it's been dropped a few times... Not from up high, except for one situation. It's also been subject to EXTREME heat. I'm a fire fighter, and I forgot to take my phone off when I geared up. Ended up going into a fire for search and rescue. I didn't realize it was on me, until it started ringing and I could feel it vibrate. Phone still works like a champ, and just started getting pretty decent battery life (which I thought was pretty bad when I first got the phone) on Fresh 3.2.
[EVO 4G General] Alanmw86:
From my experience (2 years working at a service and repair sprint store)

for the most part the Refurbs are 100% solid

BUT! I've also had to do like 4-5 exchanges in a row because all the refurbs my technician gave me were trash.

I've also exchanged 4 before and ran out of ones in stock and had to order a replacement haha.

but that only happened maybe 2-3x

(one time i think it was just like a double exchange)
[Epic 4G Android Development] WhiteWidows:
Does anyone know if ClockworkMod or Amon_RA working on a Custom Recovery for our phones?
[Epic 4G Android Development] lv2bll:
why dont you ask them?

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=1461524

i dont know who does clockwork but you can email the maker of his app
[Epic 4G Android Development] WhiteWidows:
I did...no reply yet