Use this tag for questions related to the cellular radio communication in a device (not necessarily the firmware)
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Why does my phone say “Verizon Wireless” when I receive a phone call?
Whenever I receive a phone call on my DROID RAZR MAXX, the phone speaks the words "Verizon Wireless" in a female voice and then begins playing the ringtone.
If I put the phone into airplane mode, the ...
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Why are Dialer, Cell standby, and Phone idle killing my battery?
HTC G2 with Cyanogenmod 7.2.0, T-Mobile. It used to last all day, I'd always plug the phone in before bed and it would rarely run out of energy before then. Lately it runs out mid-day.
Today I ...
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Phone Radio uses 80% of my battery
I have GSam Battery Monitor, and it says that my Phone Radio is using about 80% of my battery. Why is this so high? I usually unplug my phone in the morning at 8AM, and I usually need to plug it back ...
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DC-HSPA Cellular Standard Indicator
I have recently picked up a Nexus 4, on a carrier with a good DC-HSPA network (3 in the UK), and I want to check out the speed on that network. However, I don't know whether my phone has even picked ...
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How can I monitor and log data connection mode and rate, and log with location?
I would like to understand what connection type and theoretical data rate my phone is using for its data connection, and how it changes with different locations. I'm not looking for an actual data ...
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Can I permanently disable the cell/radio of my phone?
My wife got a new phone with a new service, so I get to have her old phone to play around with.
Since the old phone no longer has cell phone service, I want to completely disable the cell phone or ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 “Not registered on network”
It had stock 4.0.4 -> could call.
I've flashed FoxHound ROM -> after a while, when I try calling, it says "Not registered on network" .
Tried GalaxSim, but everything looks ok.
Restored back to ...
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HTC ONE X: The process “com.android.phone” has stopped?
I have just brought a Second had HTC ONE X from an auction site,
When booting up the phone it works fine, with no sim card.
However I have a 2degrees (New Zealand) Micro SIM which is a snapper sim ...
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What is *Cell standby* and how can I keep it from eating my battery?
Looking up my battery statistics, I almost always find Cell standby amongst the top consumers:
I never thought that "idle" would use so much energy. I saw that other people encounter similar ...
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Change WCDMA to GSM automatically
I have Samsung Galaxy S II with Android 4.
If I configure my phone to GSM/WCDMA (automatic) mode, I have problems when I receive or make a call. Usually I lost the call or the other person cannot ...
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How do you turn off all cellular communication but leave things like bluetooth and wifi enabled?
I'm going to be traveling overseas and don't have an international roaming plan. I would like to disable my cellular radio while I am there but I'd also like to use bluetooth and wifi. I don't think ...
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Can I use a radio firmware for GB (2.3.6) for my SGS1 (GT-I9000) if I have ICS installed?
I still have the original cellular radio firmware my phone came with (at least, I think I do. The baseband version is I9000BVJJPG). However, I've changed ROMs many times, and am currently using the ...
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Galaxy S3 cell standby is eating my battery
My battery on my new S3 seems to be being eaten up by the cell standby using more than 50%.
I appear to get a decent signal on the phone. Does anyone have any idea why this figure would be so high?
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Multiple force closes
I have intermittent issues with multiple apps forcing closing. This has happened on both my current ROM (Miui) and every version of Cyanogenmod I've tried.
Usually this problem crops up again a few ...
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How to display cell info display (CID) on screen?
Does Android OS have an option for showing Cell Info Display (Name of the cell Tower) on home screen ? (Without using external apps)
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Flashed ICS i9020T image onto AT&T I9020XXKI1 baseband phone now intermittent WiFi
I flashed a Nexus S i9020T Android 4.0.3 package image onto my AT&T Nexus S. The flash was a success, but the wi-fi is intermittent. It will come on for a bit, but then lose connectivity. In ...
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How do I turn off the cellular radio without disabling mobile data?
I know for some the title is a little contradicting, but here is what I am looking for:
I would like to turn off calls and sms, and enable only mobile data (3g). Airplane mode is not good for this as ...
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Install Ginger Yoshi 1.4 on HTC Magic 32a, which radio do I need?
My HTC Magic 32a is actually running CyanogenMod 6.1 and I'd like to switch to latest GingerYoshi 1.4 with GingerBread.
I have SPL 1.33.2010
radio 3.22.20.17
The reason I want to change is because ...
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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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Does Gingerbread use extra battery power to make calls when the phone has poor signal?
Since I got this phone (Galaxy S, originally on Eclair, then Froyo) and switched network provider, I've had major problems with the signal at home, and call quality as a result.
Following the upgrade ...
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Where the driver for CDMA/GSM hardware?
i.e. I have a phone in CDMA from HTC, who provides the CDMA hardware driver (radio-firmware ?),Google Android source tree or HTC?
If the driver is provided by Google Android source tree, then I can ...
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What is the difference between GSM and WCDMA when switching to manual Network Mode?
I was reading this answer and I need to comprehend this better:
What is the technical difference between "selecting GSM" and "selecting WCDMA" in Network Mode settings menu? To save battery life, I'm ...
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How to fix Telstra network dropouts on Gingerbread Oxygen ROM?
It's a long shot, but figured i'd give it a go.. I've installed the Oxygen RC6 ROM on my Telstra HTC Desire. It's pretty much perfect - better than this phone has ever been. It's fast, great to use, ...
