Use this tag for questions related to the cellular radio communication in a device (not necessarily the firmware)
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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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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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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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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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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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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, ...
