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Which consumes less battery: Wi-Fi or 2G data?
I just want to know what consumes less battery Wi-Fi or 2G Data.
My battery last long for 12- 16 hours only. I know there are lots of application which continually running and fetching data from ...
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What are the benefits of 2G+3G mode?
Some of the advanced power control widgets or 2G/3G switching widgets allow the following options for the radio mode:
2G
3G only
2G+3G
What are the benefits of 2G+3G over running 3G only? Are ...
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2G versus 3G: Does it really save battery?
I often hear the recommendation that fixing your device to 2G saves a lot of juice compared to using 3G.
Is that true? Or is it really a myth?
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Simple way to toggle between 2G and 3G connection
TL;DR
Usually, I have my device locked to "2G only" for multiple reasons:
saving battery-life
no need for "high-speed" to simply be informed about new mail or doing the little contacts/calendar ...
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Does disabling mobile data revert from 3G to 2G?
When I disable mobile data in Android 2.2, the 3G symbol disappears. Does this revert my phone's signal to 2G? I don't want to lose my signal when I go to the subway, but I don't want to all my apps ...
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How can I use 2G voice calls in Nexus 7
I have bought a Google Nexus 7 3G Tablet.
But, My country and area doesn't allow me to use 3G sims/Wi-Fi.
We have only 2G sims. When I insert the sim, I can connect to the Internet. I can send and ...
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Android battery usage (3G, HSDPA and Edge)
In order to reduce battery usage I checked the Use only 2G networks from Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks on my Android. Then I noticed the E icon appeared instead of H on ...
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Why is internet switched off when switching 2G/3G?
I have a stock Android 4.2.2 on Galaxy Nexus, so I think this can be related to all Android phones. When switching from 2G to 3G and vice versa internet connection is switched off for a few seconds, ...
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Is it faster to send a picture message through 2G or Wi-Fi? [closed]
I have a LG Mytouch android smartphone.
I need to send a picture out tonight!
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In Android Is it possible to access the physical layer of 2G/3G to transmit voice/data
I wanted to make an walkie talkie app in android, i know there are a lot of apps like these but they use the Wi-fi or they are just web services. But if we want to like transmit voice/data on 2G/3G ...
