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All I Want Is 3G...Is That So Hard?

Is there any way I can get a constant 3G signal without having to constantly reboot - or go in and out of airplane mode numerous times - or using LTE OnOff until I'm ready to throw the phone through the wall. I'm on the LTE map fringe, so keeping the phone in LTE mode drains my battery. I am so tired of 1x - can't Verizon show us some 3G love on this phone?

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Wildman

Since Verizon is going forward full blown with the 4G network you may get hit and miss 3G connections because they are probably updating the towers and this could effect the 3G connection from time to time...

phat6

I here ya. I have 4g all around me with one little pocket of 3g where my house is (about 4 houses wide by 30 houses long). So what do you think I get all the time - no its not 3g its a lot of 1x or nothing unless I do the airplane mode thing then I will get 3g for a while. Still hate myself for buying into 4g at $30 a month when the one place you want to use it I can't.

Tidbits

Exactly what is your house made of and when was it built? When was the last time it was renovated?

No carrier promises coverage inside a building. There's a lot more factors inside buildings when it comes to coverage. An example cheap glass is polished with lead. This affects coverage. A lot of old paint are lead based... you home could be made of brick or concrete which also affects coverage.

Wildman

Tidbits is making a lot of sense and has a number of good points... Another thing, if you are focusing on 3G only have you tried disabling the 4G radio, there is a number of apps on market that can do this if the device doesn t already have this function, some report a better signal if they experianced 4G issues.

phat6

Less than 5yr old house, i have disabled 4g and tried that, does not help. Then I only get 3g, 1x or nothing. The sad part is my wifes stupid iPhone gets perfect 3g even in the basement. To bad I still have over a year contract on the thunderbolt, can't wait to get rid of it.

crshinn

I feel your pain since I have the same problem while at work where my signal would constantly switch between 4G and 3G. I finally decided to just bypass 4G and stick with 3G while at work by using LTE OnOff and setting it to "CDMA Auto (PRL)" so that it only looks for 3G and not LTE. Then when I leave work and can get a good 4G singal I set it back to "CDMA + LTE/EvDo".

If you have your LTE OnOff set to LTE only then it will only find 4G or 1X and not 3G.

jake5150

I did the exact thing to my phone, I'm in a 3G area but got the T-bolt instead of the Inc. 2 because spec wise they are basically the same phone. The T-bolt is just a tad bigger but like the 4.3 screen anyhow on your dial pad dial the following: *#*#4636#*#* a screen will appear, under phone information scrool down to "Set preferred network type" switch the phone to CDMA auto (PRL) and this will make it a 3G phone. If ya want to switch back, just do the same steps and select CDMA+LTE/EvDo auto I put a 1800Mah battery in mine, switched it to 3G, and got the app Juice Defender and battery life is pretty good. Hope this helps.

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